大学英语四级真题试卷最新完整版

1、大学英语四级真题试卷最新完整版（包括3套作文翻译和听力试题选项和听力原文答案、1套阅读理解原文和答案）一、Part Writing (30 minutes)第1套Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on online dictionaries. You can start your essay with the sentence Online dictionaries are becoming increasingly popular. You should write at least

2、 120 words but no more than 180 words.参考答案范文本次英语四级作文话题是在线词典，不难看出此次题目所考察的话题是很贴合时事的互联网应用，当然从题目本身也可知此次作文主要考查学生的立意和论述角度与立场。参考范文：The increasing popularity of using online dictionaries has aroused a heated discussion as to its benefits and drawbacks. Views on the topic vary greatly among people from diffe

3、rent walks of life. Some believe that it is convenient for looking up new words but others believe that it does more harm than good.On the one hand, an online dictionary is lighter than a traditional dictionary and it saves time. Instead of carrying a thick dictionary around, all you need to do is d

4、ownload an online dictionary on your phone. And a tap on the screen will rescue you from awkwardness when coming across a new word. On the other hand, using online dictionaries too much may hinder language learning, especially for students. Looking up words in a traditional dictionary takes time, bu

5、t it can enhance your memory of the words at the same time. If students rely too much on online dictionaries, they would probably stop learning new words.From my perspective, it is crucial that companies should update their apps regularly and improve the overall quality. Also, it is high time that p

6、eople realized that online dictionaries are not only for looking up new words, but for vocabulary learning as well. Only by doing so can people truly enjoy the benefits brought by online dictionaries.第2套Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on Online libraries. You

7、can start your essay with the sentence Online libraries are becoming increasingly popular. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.本次英语四级作文话题二是在线图书馆，同样也是互联网应用。参考范文范文：As the mobile devices get developed gradually, more and more people regard online libraries as their first opti

8、on. However, people hold different views on the e-libraries. Some believe it is quite convenient for us to read online while others oppose it, for they think it can never be as good as brick and mortar libraries.In terms of the advantages of online library, it is more accessible than the real librar

9、ies. Simply take out your mobile devices, and sign in the library, you can borrow the book you want to read. It saves you the trouble of transporting yourself to the library, and lifts you from the toil of carrying the heavy paper books. Besides, you can get notices from the e-libraries which remind

10、 you of the expiration date so you will never forget to return it.However, online libraries do have some demerits. For instance, you always need a wi-fi connection to activate it. If you are in some place where wi-fi is not available, online libraries will no longer work. But a paper book will never

11、 fail you. Besides, reading online means you are more easily to be distracted, while it is the physical libraries that provide you a tranquil environment for you to focus on your reading.In a nutshell, online libraries are designed to make reading more convenient. But sometimes readers cannot make t

12、he best of it. Therefore, it is we readers ourselves who should take the advantage of the online libraries and make it a helper for our life. 第3套Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the use of PowerPoint(PPT) in class. You should write at least 120 words but no

13、more than 180 words.点评：这题比较新颖。参考范文The use of PowerPoint has gained popularity in class nowadays. More and more teachers are using PowerPoint in their classes, no matter in primary schools, high schools or universities. Some students love it, some dont. Indeed, not all teachers, students even parents

14、 hold the same opinion, as they focus on the different perspectives of the PPT.For people who love it, they believe PPT serves as a useful tool in class. PPT can present knowledge in a clarified way and students no longer need to recognize the handwriting of their teachers as some teachers do have t

15、errible handwriting. And for teachers, PPT also rescues them from writing on the blackboard, which is sometimes a heavy work. Besides, PPT can be saved and copied for students to review after class.But for people who prefer the traditional class, they think PPT can never replace the blackboard. As w

16、hen having class with PPT, students have less time taking notes. Meanwhile, some teachers say preparing PPT is very time-consuming and not efficient at all. Some parents, especially parents of primary students, are strongly against PPT for they regard PPT as a digital product that damages the eyesig

17、ht of their kids.To sum up, PPT does have strengths and weaknesses. But I believe it brings so much convenience for us that we can ignore the few weakness it has. And when using it, we can still take the blackboard as an aid so as to present the class in the best way. 二、听力2020年9月19日英语四级听力真题音频来自超能资料库

18、00:0023:46【听力试题选项】Questions 1 to 2 are based on the new report you have just heard.1 .A) Warm currents in the oceanB) Ship traffic in the AtlanticC) Particles emitted by power plantsD) Exhaust from cars in Europe2.A) They need to be taken seriouslyB) They have a huge effect on fisheryC) They may be

19、affecting the worlds climateD) They might be causing trouble to air flights Questions 3 to 4 are based on the new report you have just heard3.A) To appeal for higher wagesB) To demand better health careC) To dismiss the bad-tempered supervisorD) To call for a permanent security guard4.A) It was seek

20、ing help from the police.B) It would put customersneeds firstC) It had already taken strong actionD) It would take their appeal seriouslyQuestions 5 to 7 are based on the new report you have just heard.5. A) The road was blockedB) The road was floodedC) The road was frozen with snowD) The road was c

21、overed with spilled gas6. A) A truck hit a barrier and overturnedB) The truck driver dozed off while drivingC) The heavy snow made driving very difficultD) A truck plunged into a pool of liquid chocolate7.A)It was fortunate that no passenger got injuredB) It was a hard task to remove the spilled sub

22、stanceC) It was a long time before the cleanup was finishedD) It was difficult to contact the manufacturer. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) She found it much safer to use cashB) She could enjoy discounts with cashC) She wanted to save for a new phoneD) She b

23、ad been cheated using phone9. A) They derive greater pleasure from buying things.B) They are less aware of the value of their money.C) They find it less difficult to make purchasesD) They can save a lot more time and trouble.10.A) More valuable itemsB) Electronic devicesC) Everyday neccessities.D) M

24、ore non-essential things11 A) It may lead to excessive spending.B) It is altering the way of shopping.C) It can improve shopping efficiency.D) It appeals more to younger people. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A) He wanted the furniture store to give him a ref

25、und.B) He had a problem with the furniture delivered.C) He had to change the furniture delivery time.D) He wanted to order some wooden furniture.13. A) Send the furniture back to the store.B) Buy another brand of furniture.C) Collect the furniture he ordered.D) Describe the furniture he received.14.

26、 A) Improve their serviceB) Apologize to his wifeC) Correct their mistakeD) Give the money back15. A) She recommended a new styleB) She decided all the items with manC) She offered some gift to the manD) She apologized to the man once moreSection CQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have

27、 just heard.16.A) Tidying up ones homeB) Reading books of wisdomC) Donating to charityD) Sharing with others17. A) Things that occupy little spaceB) Things that are becoming rareC) Things that make one happyD) Things that cost a lot of money18. A) It did little business because of the unusual cold w

28、eatherB) It received an incredibly large number of donated booksC) It sold as many as fifty boxes of booksD) It joined the citys clean-up campaignQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A) Give free meals to the homelessB) Provide shelter for the homelessC) Call for change

29、 in the local governmentD) Help the vulnerable to cook lunches20.A) Promote understandingB) Strengthen co-operationC) Follow his example.D) Win national support.21 A) Spreading news of his deedsB) Sending him hand-made bagsC) Following the example he setsD) Writing him thank-you notesQuestions 22 to

30、 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A) To install some audio equipment in a labB) To test their eyesight using a phone appC) To send smartphone messagesD) To solve word search puzzles23.A) They could no longer concentrate on their taskB) They could not go on until the ringing stopped

31、C) They grabbed the phone and called back right awayD) They asked their experimenter to hung up the phone24.A) A decline in sports activitiesB) A rise in emotional problemsC) A decline in academic performanceD) A reduction in the amount of sleep25.A) Ensure they have sufficient sleep every day.B) Re

32、alize the disruptive effects of technologyC) Take effective measures to raise productivityD) Protect the eyesight of the younger generation.【听力原文】【News report one】A NASA satellite orbiting over Portugal took photographs that reveal the effects of pollution from ships. One of the photos shows a thin

33、film of clouds above the brilliant blue of the north Atlantic, cut by white lines of thicker clouds that look like scars. (1) NASA officials explained those thicker clouds are signs of ship traffic below when ships power their way through the ocean, they pump exhaust into the atmosphere. Just as car

34、s do.And those massive amounts of particles can cause clouds to form, get enough of those particles in one place as from the exhaust of a ship. And they can lead to the creation of new clouds easily visible from space. These clouds can be huge. Some of them stretch hundreds of kilometers from end to

35、 end. (2) NASA officials said its likely that these sorts of clouds are having some effect on the global climate, according to NASA officials.But scientists arent yet sure what effect it has. questions one and two are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 1 What has caused the thick

36、clouds in the photos taken by a NASA satellite?Question 2 What do NASA officials think about the thick clouds?【News report two】Staff at a suburban supermarket in Melbourne say they feel unsafe at work after security guards were removed. This came after a series of physical attacks and verbal abuse b

37、y customers. (3) More than 50 workers at the store have signed a letter calling for a permanent security guard following a series of incidents, including a customer threatening to attack a supervisor with a knife. A security worker had guard at the storm each night from seven pm until 12 am.But that

38、 had stopped suddenly on Monday, employees said. One worker said an angry customer had thrown a chicken at his head after complaining about how long she had waited to be served. Another worker said the lack of protection at the storm made her feel uncomfortable at work. (4) However, the spokesman of

39、 the supermarket said the store had taken strong action in response to incidents. We have found very few instances of bad customer behavior at our store in the past year. In the rare cases, we have seen bad behavior. We have taken strong action in response, including banning a customer from the stor

40、e.Question 3 For what purpose did this staff at a supermarket in Melbourne sign a letter?Question 4 What did the spokesman of the supermarkets say regarding the employees demand?【New report three】(5) Drivers on their way to the polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by

41、an unusual obstacle. Tons of liquid chocolate that spilled onto the motorway. A truck carrying the sweet load hit a road barrier and overturned, blocking two lanes. (6) The cracked tank spilled a pool of a rapidly hardening chocolate, which quickly covered the width of the road, while the driver was

42、 taken to hospital with a broken arm, firefighters struggled to remove a reported 12 tons of solid chocolate from the road. (7) A representative for the firefighters told the local TV that removing the chocolate was worse than dealing with snow. After contacting the chocolate manufacturer, the firef

43、ighters resorted to spraying hot, pressurized water to get rid of the sticky substance. The local TV also noted that the cleanup spanned more than a Mile because drivers simply drove through the chocolate after the crash, leaving a long chocolate trail. But despite the sticky situation, firefighters

44、 and police attending to the cleanup were reportedly cheerful about the long task ahead. After all, who could be mad about 12 tons of chocolate?Question 5 What does drivers on the motorway to Warsaw find?Question 6 What does the report say about the accident?Question 7 What are the firefighters repr

45、esentative tell the local TV?【Conversation one】M: Lisa, why did you pay for your meal with cash instead of the payment apps on your phone?W: Well, Ive gone back to cash. Im only using payment apps if thats the only option. 8I am trying to save money for a new phone. And I find that using cash rather

46、 than payment apps helps me to save.M: But how? Money is money, isnt it? I dont think it matters whether you take it out of the bank and put it in your wallet will simply transfer from your bank account to the sellers bank account using an app.W: No, I believe it does matter. Its a psychological phe

47、nomenon. 9 I believe we have less connection with the value of our money when we just have the approved buttons on our phones.M: You might have a point. Since I stopped carrying cash around and started using my phone apps to pay, 10 I may have developed a tendency to buy more small or nonessential i

48、tems.W: Thats highly possible. Think about the amount of time we spend with our phones in our hands and all the things we do with our phones. It sometimes seems that our phone is buying the product for us, not ourselves.M: 11 So cashless payment affects our ability to budget?W: I believe so. If we s

49、pend a hundred yuan in cash, we realize that we dont have that hundred yuan to spend on something else. But if were spending electronically, we are less likely to make that mental calculation.M: I stopped using my credit card because I found out spending excessively, perhaps I should take the same a

50、pproach of paying using my phone.W: Its worth considering.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 8. Why did the woman decide to go back to cash for payment?Question 9. What happens when people use that for payment according to the woman?Question 10. What might t

51、he man tend to buy with payment apps?Question 11. What does the man think of electronic payment?【Conversation Two】W: Hello, Mr. Brown. I was expecting your call. 12 My secretary told me you were having some problems with the wooden table. Is that right?M: No, no, the table is fine. 12 The problem is

52、 the chairs.W: Oh, the chairs. So what exactly is the issue?M: Well, to put simply, these are not the chairs my wife and I selected in your store last week. There must have been some confusion with our order.W: Oh, I see. Im looking through my files now, and I see that the delivery was this morning.

53、 Is that correct?M: Yes.W: 13 Do you mind describing the chairs that were delivered to your apartment, Mr. Brown?M: Sure. These have a flat back with a rounded top, and are very heavytheyre light brown that look kind of cheap. The ones we ordered were dark brown to match the table.W: Right, of cours

54、e. It says here you purchased the Arlington table and four Milano chairs. As you said, there must have been some confusion with the order. Im terribly sorry. 14 We will send a van to collect those four and replace them with the Milano you purchased. Will tomorrow 9am be okay, Mr. Brown?M: Yes, that

55、would be great. Thank you.W: Good. Did everything else you ordered from us arrive okay?M: Yes, I think so. Let me check. The mirror and two paintings are here. The two coffee tables are also here, and the sofa. Yes, we havent noticed anything else wrong or missing. But if we do, we will certainly le

56、t you know.W: Okay, great. 15 Once again, Im sorry for the confusion and trouble caused.Question 12. Why did the man call the woman?To talk about the wrong chairs.Question 13. What did the woman ask the man to do?Describe the chairs.Question 14. What did the woman promise to do for the man?To replac

57、e the chairs with the Milano ones.Question 15. What did the woman do at the end of the conversation?Apologize for the confusion and trouble caused.【Passage One】Do you have too much stuff? Are you daring saying untidy? (16) Say hello to a TV show called “tidying up with Mary Kondo”, a home improvement show based on a widely popular book, the life changing magic of tidying up. In the show, Marie Kondo acts as a tiny garbage fai