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2020年7月大学英语四级考试真题PartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheuseoftranslationapps.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence“Theuseoftranslationappsisbecomingincreasinglypopular”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)(略）PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.“Scienceandeverydaylifecannotandshouldnotbeseparated.”ThosewerethewordsutteredbyPioneeringBritishscientistRosalindFranklin,whofirmlybelievedthatthepursuitofscienceshouldbe26toall.Asawomanworkinginthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,Franklin’scontributionstosomeofthegreatestscientificdiscoveriesofourtimeincludingthestructureofDNA—weresadly27inherlifetime.Morethan60yearsafterFranklin’sdeath,weare28livinginadifferentworld,wherewomenplayanimportantpartineveryechelon(阶层)ofoursociety—notleastinscience,innovation,highereducationandresearch.UKuniversitiesareworldleaderswhenitcomestoadvancingand29genderequality.Inthepastdecade,wehaveseena30increaseinEnglandinthenumberofwomenacceptedontofull-timeundergraduatedegreesinscience,technology,engineeringandmaths(Stemsubjects).Andinthelastacademicyear,women31formorethanhalfofallStempostgraduatesatUKuniversities.Datashowsusthe32tosuccessgetsharderforwomentoclimbthefurtheruptheygo.Althoughwomenmakeupthemajorityofundergraduatesinouruniversities,justunderhalfofacademicstaffarefemale.At33levels,onlyaquarterofprofessorsarewomen,andblackwomenmakeuplessthan2%ofallfemaleacademicstaff.Therearealsostarkdifferencesinpayacrossgrades.Thegenderpaygapbasedonmediansalariesacrossthesectorin2016-2017was13.7%,34thereisstillsomewaytogotoensurewomenarerisingthroughtherankstohighergradepositionsandbeingpaid35.A)accessibleF)effectiveK)promoting1B)AccountedG)ladderL)seniorC)AdaptationH)misreadM)submissionD)AppropriatelyI)nominationN)suggestingE)ConsiderableJ)overlookedO)thankfullySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.HowtoEatWellA)WhydosomanyAmericanseattonsofprocessedfood,thestuffthatiscorrectlycalledjunk(垃圾)andshouldreallycarrywarninglabels？B)It'snotbecausefreshingredientsarehardtocomeby.Supermarketsoffermorevarietythanever,andthereareoverfourtimesasmanyfarmers'marketsintheUSastherewere20yearsago.Norisitforlackofavailableinformation.Thereareplentyofrecipes(食谱),how—tovideosandcookingclassesavailabletoanyonewhohasacomputer,smartphoneortelevision.Ifanything,theinformationisoverwhelming.C)Andyetwearen'tcooking.IfyoueatthreemealsadayandbehavelikemostAmericans,youprobablygetatleastathirdofyourdailycalories(卡路里)outsidethehome.Nearlytwo-thirdsofusgrabfastfoodonceaweek,andwegetalmost25%ofourdailycaloriesfromsnacks,Sowe’reeatingoutortakingin.，andwedon’tsitdown—orwedo,butwehurry。D)Shouldn'tpreparing—andconsuming-foodbeasourceofcomfort,pride,health，well-being,relaxation,sociability?？Somethingthatconnectsustootherhumans?Whywouldwewanttooutsource（外包）thisbasictask,especiallywhenoutsourcingitissoharmfulE)WhenItalkaboutcooking,I'mnottalkingaboutcreatingelaboratedinnerpartiesorthree-dayscienceprojects.I’mtalkingaboutsimple,easy,everydaymeals.Mymissionistoencouragegreenhandsandthoselackingtimeormoneytofeedthemselves.Thatmeansweneedmodest,realisticexpectations,andweneedtoteachpeopletocookfoodthat'sgoodenoughtosharewithfamilyandfriends.F)Perhapsareturntorealcookingneedn'tbefaroff.ArecentHarrispollrevealedthat79%ofAmericanssaytheyenjoycookingand30%“loveit”:14%admittonotenjoyingkitchenworkandjust7%won'tgonearthestoveatall.Butthisdoesn’tnecessarilytranslatetorealcooking,andtheresultofthissurveyshouldn'tsurpriseanyone:52%ofthose65oroldercookathomefiveormoretimesperweekonlyathirdofyoungpeopledo.G)Backinthe1950smostofusgrewupinhouseholdswhereMomcookedvirtuallyeverynight.Theintentiontoputahome-cookedmealonthetablewasprettymuchuniversal.Mostpeoplecouldn'taffordtodootherwise.H)Althoughfrozendinnerswereinthe’40s.theirpopularitydidn’tboom2untiltelevisionsbecamepopularadecadeorsolaterSincethen,packaged,pre-preparedmealshavebeenwhat'sfordinner,Themicrowaveandfast-foodchainswerethebiggestcatalysts(催化剂),butthebigfoodcompanies-whichwanttosellanythingexcepttherawingredientsthatgointocooking-madethehomecookanEndangeredspecies.I)Still,Ifinditstrangethatonlyathirdofyoungpeoplereportpreparingmealsathomeregularly.Isn’tthisthesamecrowdthatrailsagainstprocessedjunkandchampionscraftcooking?Andisn'tthisthegenerationwhosaythey’reconcernedaboutthei