2020年12月英语四级真题及参考答案-三套全

表示小孩容易在耳朵和眼睛放异物是因为他们的好奇心，

选

项

D

符合文意，

curious

和

curiosity

同词根不同词性同义替换

Passage 2

(21) Good morning. Today, I would like to talk to you about my charity Re

-

bicycle.

But before that, let me introduce someone. This is Layla Rahimi. She was so scared when she first

moved to new Zealand. Does she struggled to leave the house? I would spend days working up

the

courage

to

walk

to

the supermarket

for

basic

supplies.

(19)

After a

few

months

of

being

quite down and unhappy, she was invited to join a local bike club. At this

time, Re

-

bicycle got

involved and gave Layla a second

-

hand bicycle. Within weeks, her depression had begun to ease

as she cycled. The bicycle totally changed her life, giving her hope and a true feeling of freedom.

(20) To date, Re

-

bicycle has donated more than 200 bikes to those in need and is now expanding

bike

-

riding lessons as a demand source. With a bike, new comers here can travel farther but for

almost

no

cost.

The

3

hours

a

day

they

used

to

spend

walking

to

and

from

English

language

lessons has been reduced to just 1hour.

(21)

Our bike riding lessons are so successful that we are urgently looking for more volunteers,

learning to ride a bike is almost always more difficult for an adult. And this can take days and

weeks rather than hours. So if any of you have some free time during the weekend, please come

join us at Re

-

bicycle and make a difference in someone’s life.

Question 19. What did Re

-

bicycle do to help Layla Rahimi?

B. It gave her a used bicycle.

此题考察视听一致

+

同义替换，

gave

和

bicycle

原词复现，

used

和

second

-

hand

同义替换

Question 20. What is Re

-

bicycle doing to help those in need? A. Expanding bike

-

riding lessons.

此题考察视听一致，关键词全部复现

Question 21. What do we learn from the passage about Re

-

bicycle?

B. It is a charity organization.

此题考察出题点在开头，

charity

原词复现。

Passage 3

Thanks

to

the

international

space

station,

(22)

we

know

quite

a

bit

about

the

effects

of

low

gravity on the human body, but NASA scientists want to learn more. To that end, they have been

studying how other species deal with low gravity, specifically focusing on mice. The results are

both interesting and humorous. The scientists first sent some mice and especially designed cage

to

the

international

space

station.

The

cage

allowed

them

to

study

the

behavior

of

the

mice

remotely from earth, via video.

As you’ll notice in the video, (23) the mice definitely seem uncomfortable at the beginning of the

experiment.

They

move

around

clumsily,

drifting

within

the

small

confines

of

the

cage

and

do

their best to figure out which way is up, but without success. However, it’s not long before the

mice begin to catch on. They adapt remarkably well to their new environment, and even use the

lack of gravity to their advantage as they push themselves around the cage. That’s when things

really get wild. (24) The 11th day of the experiment shows the mice are not just dealing with the

gravity

change,

but

actually

seem

to

be

enjoying

it.

Several

of

the

mice

are

observed

running

around the cage walls. The scientists wanted to see whether the mice would continue doing the

same kinds of activities they were observed doing on earth.

(25)

The

study

showed

that

the

mice

kept

much

of

the

routines

intact,

including

cleaning

themselves and eating when hungry.

Question 22 : What do NASA scientists want to learn about?

D. How animals deal with lack of gravity.

此题考察视听 一致

+

同义替换，注意信号词

to that end

提示答案句，

deal with

，

gravity

原

词复现，

animals

和

other species

，

lack

和

low

此语境下同义。

Question 23: What does the passage say about the mice at the beginning of the experiment? A.

They were not used to the low

-

gravity environment.

此题考察句意理解，原文提到“

the mice definitely seem uncomfortable

”表示老鼠在低重力

的环境里感觉不舒服，也就是表示他们不习惯这种环境，选项

C

符合文意

Question

24:

What

was

observed

about

the

mice

on

the 11th

day

of

the experiment?

C.

They

already felt at home in the new environment.

此题考察句意理解，注意信号词“

but

”

,

原文提到“

the mice are not just dealing with the

gravity change, but actually seem to be enjoying it

”

表示老鼠开始习惯这种环境，

并开始享受，

C

项符合文意

Question 25: What did the scientists find about the mice from the experiment?

B. They behaved as if they were on Earth.

此题考察句意理解，文章最后提到

The study showed that the mice kept much of the routines

intact

， 老鼠的习惯完全没有变化，也就是跟在地球上是一样的，选项

C

符合文意。

四级听力第二套

(1)

D) He did an unusual good deed.

(2)

C) Give some money to the waiter.

(3)

A) Whether or not to move to the state’s mainland.

(4)

B) It costs too much money.

(5)

A) To investigate whether people are grateful for help.

(6)

C) They held doors open for people at various places.

(7)

B) Most people express gratitude for help.

(8)

C) To enquire about solar panel installations.

(9)

D) He has a large family.

(10)

B) The cost of a solar panel installation.

(11)

D) About five year.

(12)

A) At a travel agency.

(13)

D) She wanted to spend more time with her family.

(14)

D) Two weeks.

(15)

A) Choosing some activities herself.

(16)

D) Pay a green tax upon arrival.

(17)

A) It has not been doing a good job in recycling.

(18)

B) To ban single

-

use plastic bags and straws on Bali island.

(19)

D) Its population is now showing signs of increase.

(20)

C) Commercial hunting.

(21)

D) To seek breeding grounds.

(22)

C) They consume less milk these days.

(23)

A) It is not as healthy as once thought.

(24)

C) They lack the necessary proteins to digest it.

(25)

B) It provides some necessary nutrients.

四级选词填空第一套

When my son completes a task, I can't help but praise him. It's only natural to give praise where

praise

is

due,

right?

But

is

there

such

a

thing

as

too

much

praise?

According

to

psychologist

Katherine Phillip, children don’t benefit from

26

praise as much as we’d like to think.

often praise, believing they are building their child's self

-

confidence. However, over

-

praising can

have a_27_effect,” says Phillip.

28

, it may become empty

and no longer valued by the child. It can also become an expectation that anything they do must

be

29 with praise. This may lead to the child avoiding taking risks due to fear of

30 their

parents.”

Does this mean we should do away with all the praise? Phillip says no.

is to focus on the process rather than the

31 . it is the recognition of a child's attempt, or the

process in which they achieved something, that is essential,

their child to take the risks needed to learn and grow”

So how do we break the

32

of praise we're all so accustomed to? Phillip says it's important

to _33_ between

34_ saying how great

someone

is.

It's

a

form

personal

approval.

Process

praise

as

acknowledgment

of

the

efforts

to

person

has

just

35 .

Children

who

receive

person

praise

are

more

likely

to

feel

shame

after

losing,

A)

choose

B)

constant

C)

disappointing

D)

distinguish

E)

exhausting

F)

experienced

G)

negative

H)

outcome

I)

pattern

J)

plural

K)

repeatedly

L)

rewarded

M)

separately

N)

simply

答案

26.

B. constant

27.

G. negative

28.

K repeatedly

29.

L rewarded

30.

C disappointing

31.

H. outcome

32.

I .pattern

33.

D .distinguish

34.

N. simply

35 O. undertaken

四级选词填空第二套

The things people make, and the way they make them, determine how cities grow and decline,

and influence how empires rise and fall. So, any disruption to the world's factories __26__.

And that disruption is surely coming. Factories are being digitized, filled with new sensors and

new computers to make them quicker, more __27__, and more efficient.

Robots are breaking free from the cages that surround them, learning new skills, and new ways

of working. And 3D printers have long __28__a world where you can make anything, any

-

where,

from

a

computerised

design.

That

vision

is

__29__

closer

to

reality.

These

forces

will

lead

to

cleaner

factories,

producing

better

goods

at

lower

prices,

personalized

to

our

individual

needs

and desires. Humans will be __30__many of the dirty, repetitive, and dangerous jobs that have

long been a __31__of factory life.

Greater efficiency __32__ means fewer people can do the same work. Yet factory bosses in many

developed

countries

are

worried

about

a

lack

of

skilled

human

workers

-

and

see

__33__

and

robots as a solution.

But

economist

Helena

Leurent

says

this

period

of

rapid

change

in

manufacturing

is

a

__34__

opportunity to make the world a better place.

got

the

biggest

source

of

innovation,

the

biggest

source

of

economic

growth,

and

the

biggest

source of great jobs in the past.

system differently, and if we can, it will have enormous significance.

答案

26.

K) matters

27.

G) flexible

28.

M) promised

29.

L) moving

30.

O) spared

31.

F) feature

32.

H) inevitably

33.

A) automation

34.

D) fantastic

35.

N) shape

四级选词填空第三套

Trust is fundamental to life. If you cannot trust in anything, life becomes intolerable—a constant

battle against paranoia and looming disaster. You can’t have relationships without trust, let alone

good ones. Intimacy depends on it. I suspect more marriages are wrecked by lack of trust than by

actual infidelity. The partner who can’t trust the other not to betray him or her will either drive

them away or force them into some real or assumed act of faithlessness.

In the workplace too, trust is 26

. An organization without trust will be full of backstabbing, fear

and

paranoid

27

.

If

you

work

for

a

boss

who

doesn’t

trust

her

people

to

do

things

right,

you’ll have a 28

time of it. She’ll be checking up on you all the time, correcting “mistakes”