大学英语四六级考试-2020年9月英语四级真题及参考答案完整版

1、寻觅2020年9月英语四级真题及参考答案【完整版】四六级试卷采用多题多卷形式，大家核对答案时，请找具体选项内容，忽略套数。无忧考网搜集整理了各个版本(有文字也有图片)，仅供大家参考。【网络综合版】听力：SectionANewsReport1ANASAsatelliteorbitingoverPortugaltookphotographsthatrevealtheeffectsofpollutionfromships.OneofthephotosshowsathinfilmofcloudsabovethebrilliantblueoftheNorthAtlantic,cutbywhiteline

2、softhickercloudsthatlooklikescars.NASAofficialsexplainedthosethickercloudsaresignsofshiptrafficbelow.【Q1】Whenshipspowertheirwaysthroughtheocean,theypumpexhaustintotheatmosphere,justascarsdo.Andthosemassiveamountsofparticlescancausecloudstoform.Getenoughofthoseparticlesinoneplace,asfromtheexhaustofas

3、hip,andtheycanleadtothecreationofnewcloudseasilyvisiblefromspace.“Thesecloudscanbehuge,someofthemstretchhundredsofkilometersfromendtoend”,NSASofficialssaid.【Q2】Itslikelythatthesesortsofcloudsarehavingsomeeffectontheglobalclimate,accordingtoNASAofficials.Butscientistsarentyetsurewhateffectithas.Q1:Wh

4、athascausedthethickcloudsinthephotostakenbyaNASAsatellite?Q2:WhatdoNASAofficialsthinkaboutthethickclouds?SectionANewReport2StaffatasuburbansupermarketinMelbournesaytheyfeelunsafeatworkaftersecurityguardswereremoved.Thiscameafteraseriesofphysicalattacksandverbalabusebycustomers.Morethan50workersatthe

5、storehavesignedalettercallingforapermanentsecurityguardfollowingaseriesofincidents,寻觅寻觅includingacustomerthreateningtoattackasupervisorwithaknife.Asecurityworkerhadguardedthestoreeachnightfrom7pmuntil12am,butthathadstoppedsuddenlyonMonday,”employeessaid.Oneworkersaidanangrycustomerhadthrownachickena

6、thisheadaftercomplainingabouthowlongshehadwaitedtobeserved.Anotherworkersaidthelackofprotectionatthestoremadeherfeeluncomfortableatwork.However,thespokesmanofthesupermarketsaidthestorehadtakenstrongactioninresponsetoincidents,Wehavefoundveryfewinstancesofbadcustomerbehavioratourstoreinthepastyear.In

7、therarecaseswehaveseenbadbehavior,wehavetakenstrongactioninresponse,includingbanningacustomerfromthestore.Q3:Forwhatpurpose,didthestaffatthesupermarketinMelbournesignaletter?Q4:Whatdidthespokesmanofthesupermarketsay,regardingtheemployeesdemand?Newsreportthree5.driversontheirwaytothepolishcapitalofWa

8、rsawonWednesdaymorningfoundtheroadblockedbyanunusualobstacle.Tonsofliquidchocolatethatspilledontothemotorway,6.atruckcarryingthesweetloadhitaroadbarrierandoverturned,blockingtwolanes.Thecrackedtankspilledapoolofrapidlyhardeningchocolate,whichquicklycoveredthewidthoftheroad,whilethedriverwastakentoho

9、spitalwithabrokenarm,firefightersstruggledtoremoveareported12tonsofsolidchocolatefromtheroad.7.ArepresentativeforthefirefighterstoldthelocalTVthatremovingthechocolatewasworsethandealingwithsnow.Aftercontactingthechocolatemanufacturer,thefirefightersresortedtosprayinghot,pressurizedwatertogetridofthe

10、stickysubstance.ThelocalTValsonotedthatthecleanupspannedmorethanamile,becausedriverssimplydrovethroughthechocolateafterthecrash,leavingalongchocolatetrail.Butdespitethestickysituation,firefightersandpoliceattendingtothecleanupwerereportedlycheerfulaboutthelongtaskahead.Afterall,whocouldbemadabout12t

11、onsofchocolate?Q5WhatdiddriversonthemotorwaytoWarsawfind?寻觅寻觅Q6Whatdoesthereportsayabouttheaccident?Q7WhatarethefirefightersrepresentativetellthelocalTV?SectionBConversation1Man:Lisa,whydidyoupayforyoumealwithcashinsteadofthepaymentappsonyourphone?Woman:Well,Ivegonebacktocash.Imonlyusingpaymentappsi

12、fthatstheonlyoption.【Q8】Imtryingtosavemoneyforanewphone,andIfindthatusingcashratherthanpaymentappshelpsmetosave.Man:Buthow?Moneyismoney,isntit?【Q11】Idontthinkitmatterswhetheryoutakeitouttothebankandputitintowallet,orsimplytransferfromyourbankaccounttothesellersbankaccountusinganapp.Woman:No,Ibelieve

13、itdoesmatter.Itsapsychologicalphenomenon.【Q9】Ibelievewehavelessconnectionwithavalueofourmoney,whenwejusttaptheapprovebuttonsonourphones.Man:Youmighthaveapoint,sinceIstopcarryingcasharound,andstarttousingmyphoneappstopay,Imayhavedevelopedatendencytobuy【Q10】moresmallornon-essentialitems.Woman:Thatshig

14、hlypossible,thinkabouttheamountoftimewespendwithourphonesinourhands,andallthethingswedowithourphones.Itsometimesseemsthatourphoneisbuyingtheproductforus,notourselves.Man:So,cashisthepaymentaffectsourabilitytobudget?Woman:Ibelieveso.IfwespendahundredYuanincash,werealizethatwedonthavethathundredYuanto

15、spendonsomethingelse.Butifwespendinelectronically,werelesslikelytomakethatmentalcalculation.Man:IstoppedusingmycreditcardbecauseImfondofspendingexcessively.PerhapsIshouldtakethesameapproachofpayingusingmyphone.Woman:Itsworthconsidering.寻觅寻觅Q8:Whydidthewomandecidetogobacktocashforpayment?Q9:whathappe

16、nswhenpeopleuseappsforpaymentaccordingtothewoman?Q10:whatmightthemantendtobuywithpaymentapps?Q11:whatdoesthemanthinkofelectronicpayment?SectionBConversation2售后服务退换货W:HelloMr.Brown.Iwasexpectingyourcall.Mysecretarytoldmeyouwerehavingsomeproblemswiththewoodentable,isthatright?M:No,no,thetableisfine.【Q

17、12】Theproblemisthechairs.W:Oh,thechairs,so,whatexactlyistheissue?M:Well,putsimply,【Q12】thesearenotthechairsmywifeandIselectedinyourstorelastweek.Theremustbesomeconfusionwithourorder.W:Oh,Isee.Imlookingthroughmyfilesnow.AndIseethatthedeliverywasthismorning.Isthatcorrect?M:Yes.W:【Q13】Doyouminddescribi

18、ngthechairsthatweredeliveredtoyourapartment,Mr.Brown?M:Sure.Thesehaveaflatbackwitharoundtopandareveryheavy.Theyarelightbrownandlookkindofcheap.Theonesweorderedweredarkbrowntomatchthetable.W:Right.Ofcourse.ItsayshereyoupurchasedtheArlingtontableandfourMilanochairs.Asyousaid.Theremustbesomeconfusionwi

19、ththeorder.Imterriblysorry.【Q14】WellsendavantocollectthosefourandreplacethemwiththeMilanoyoupurchased.Willtomorrow9a.m.beOKMr.Brown?M:Yes.Thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.W:Good.DideverythingelseyouorderedfromusarriveOK?寻觅寻觅M:Yes.Ithinkso.Letmecheck.Themirrorandtwopaintingsarehere.Thetwocoffeetablesarealso

20、here.Andthesofa.Yes.Wehaventnoticedanythingelsewrongormissing.Butifwedo,wellcertainlyletyouknow.W:OK.Great.Onceagain.【Q15】Imsorryfortheconfusionandtroublecaused.Q12:Whydidthemancallthewoman?Q13:Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?Q14:Whatdidthewomanpromisetodofortheman?Q15:Whatdidthewomandoattheendofthecon

21、versation?Thewomanapologizedagain.SectionBPassage1Doyouhavetoomuchstuff?Areyoudarewesayit“untidy”?SayhellotoaTVshowcalled“TidyingUpwithMarieKondo”.AhomeimprovementshowbasedonherwidelypopularbookTheLifeChangingMagicofTidyingUp.Intheshow,MarieKondoactsasatinygarbagefairyformessypeople,visitingtheirhou

22、sestosharethewisdomoftheKonMarimethod.Thismethodissimpleintheorybutcanbeendlesslycomplexinpractice.Youdivideallthestuffinyourhouseallofitintoseveralcategories,andthenexamineeachitem-allofthemtoseeifitsparksjoy.Ifitdoes,youkeepit.Ifitdoesnt,youthankit,andneatlydiscardit.So,istheTVshowinspiringpeoplet

23、otidyup?Firsthandaccountsseemtoindicateasmallwaveofpeoplebringingpilesofdonationbagstousedgoodstores.Onestorereceivedthousandsofbagsofusedpossessionsinoneday.Januaryisusuallythestoresslowseasonfordonations,becauseitscoldandpeopledontwanttobother.ButnotthisJanuary.Peopleseemeddeterminedtocleanuptheir

24、homes.Oneusedbookstorereceivedamonthsworthofbooksindonationsinaweekwhenamangaveover50boxesofbooksfromhishome.ItseemsMariesTVshowishavingabigimpactafterall.Q16.WhatisMaireKondosTVshowabout?寻觅寻觅Q17.Whatthingscanbekeptinoneshome,accordingtoMaireKondo?Q18.WhatdowelearnaboutoneusedbookstorethisJanuary?Se

25、ctionCPassage2Atjusttwelveyearsold,MikeHannonismakingadifferenceinhiscommunityonelunchatatime.“MikesLunchesofLove”hasfedmorethan2,000ofthetownsmostvulnerableresidents.Mikedeliversmealstothehomeless.“Itslikeawaytogivepeoplejoy,maybesparksomethinginthemthatcanchangethem,”MiketoldWBZ-TV.ThemayorofMikes

26、townfeelsthatMikeisagreatcommunityleader,especiallyinsuchtimesofsomuchnegativenews.Whilehisfathercommentedonhowproudhewasofhisson,yetMikeisntlookingforpraise,butkindnessinreturn.Hehopeshisactivecharitywillinfluenceotherstospreadpositiveactionsintheirowntowns.Mikeincludesahandwrittenmessageofjoyoneac

27、hbag.Hismessageandstarpowerhasspreadalloverthecountry.Todate,hisonlinepagetoraisefundshasbroughtinmorethan44,000dollarsandcounting,raisingmorethan17,000dollarsinjustoneday,withthehopeofmanyfamousactorsandothers.Peoplefromalloverthecountyaresendingspecialhandcraftbagstohelptheyoungmanwithhismissionto

28、helpthoseinneed.Manyarehopingthesimpleactivekindnessspreads.Mikeisseemedasthehopeforthefutureofthetown,thecountryandtheworld.Q19:WhatdoesMikeHannondotohelppeopleinhistown?Q20:WhatdoesMikehopeotherswilldo?Q21:HowarepeoplealloverthecountryrespondingtowhatMikeisdoing?SectionCPassage3Inarecentstudycarri

29、edoutbypsychologistsonthedisruptiveeffectsofsmartphones,twogroupsofcollegestudentsweregivenword-searchpuzzles.Thefirstgroupwastoldtocompletethepuzzleswithitsparticipantssmartphonesintheirlineofsight.Thesecondgroup,however,wastoldthatthe寻觅寻觅phoneswouldinterferewiththeequipmentintheexperimentandwouldn

30、eedbemovedawayfromthetestingarea.Midwaythroughthesecondgroupssolvingofthepuzzles,theexperimentcalledoneofthephonesandletitringforawhilebeforehangingup.Manyofthestudentsinthatgroupwereunabletofocusfromthenon,becominganxiousandperformingmorepoorlythanthefirstgroup.Useofelectronicshasalsobeenknowntolea

31、dtoadeclineinhumaninteractions.Ratherthanhavingreal-lifeconversations,manyexpressemotionsandengageindeepconversationsthroughsocialmediasites.Manystudentsusetheirphonesandcomputersduringclassfornon-academicactivities,whichleadstopoorgrades.Perhapsthemostdramaticimpactisthereductioninamountofsleep,whi

32、chleadtopoorhealthandweightgain.Technologyisagreattool.However,itsimportanttorecognizeitsdownsides.Lackofsleep,reductionofproductivity,andweightgainareonlyafew.Ifwearenotcarefulaboutallthesemindproblemsrightnow,theeffectonthefuturegenerationisgoingtobemuchbigger.Q22Whatwerethecollegestudentsinbothgr

33、oupsrequiredtodointhestudy?Q23Whatdowelearnaboutmanyofthestudentsinthesecondtestgroupafterthephonering?Q24Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemostdramaticimpactofsmartphoneuse?Q25Whatdoesthespeakersuggestpeopledo?参考答案第一套：1.A)WarmcurrentsintheoceanB)ShiptrafficintheAtlanticC)ParticlesemittedbypowerplantsD

34、)ExhaustfromcarsinEurope寻觅寻觅2.A)TheyneedtobetakenseriouslyB)TheyhaveahugeeffectonfisheryC)TheymaybeaffectingtheworldsclimateD)TheymightbecausingtroubletoairflightsQuestions3to4arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard。3.A)ToappealforhigherwagesB)TodemandbetterhealthcareC)Todismissthebad-temperedsupervi

35、sorD)Tocallforapermanentsecurityguard4.A)Itwasseekinghelpfromthepolice.B)ItwouldputcustomersneedsfirstC)IthadalreadytakenstrongactionD)ItwouldtaketheirappealseriouslyQuestions5to7arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)TheroadwasblockedB)TheroadwasfloodedC)TheroadwasfrozenwithsnowD)Theroadwascove

36、redwithspilledgas6.A)AtruckhitabarrierandoverturnedB)ThetruckdriverdozedoffwhiledrivingC)TheheavysnowmadedrivingverydifficultD)Atruckplungedintoapoolofliquidchocolate寻觅寻觅7.A)ItwasfortunatethatnopassengergotinjuredB)ItwasahardtasktoremovethespilledsubstanceC)ItwasalongtimebeforethecleanupwasfinishedD

37、)Itwasdifficulttocontactthemanufacturer.SectionBQuestions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)ShefounditmuchsafertousecashB)ShecouldenjoydiscountswithcashC)ShewantedtosaveforanewphoneD)Shebadbeencheatedusingphone9.A)Theyderivegreaterpleasurefrombuyingthings.B)Theyarelessawareofthevalue

38、oftheirmoney.C)Theyfinditlessdifficulttomakepurchases.D)Theycansavealotmoretimeandtrouble.10.A)Morevaluableitems.B)Electronicdevices.C)Everydaynecessities.D)Morenon-essentialthings11.A)Itmayleadtoexcessivespending.B)Itisalteringthewayofshopping.C)Itcanimproveshoppingefficiency.D)Itappealsmoretoyoung

39、erpeople.寻觅寻觅Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Hewantedthefurniturestoretogivehimarefund.B)Hehadaproblemwiththefurnituredelivered.C)Hehadtochangethefurnituredeliverytime.D)Hewantedtoordersomewoodenfurniture.13.A)Sendthefurniturebacktothestore.B)Buyanotherbrandoffurniture.

40、C)Collectthefurnitureheordered.D)Describethefurniturehereceived.14.A)ImprovetheirserviceB)ApologizetohiswifeC)CorrecttheirmistakeD)Givethemoneyback15.A)SherecommendedanewstyleB)ShedecidedalltheitemswiththemanC)SheofferedsomegifttothemanD)SheapologizedtothemanoncemoreSectionCQuestions16to18arebasedon

41、thepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)TidyinguponeshomeB)ReadingbooksofwisdomC)DonatingtocharityD)Sharingwithothers17.A)Thingsthatoccupylittlespace寻觅寻觅B)ThingsthatarebecomingrareC)ThingsthatmakeonehappyD)Thingsthatcostalotofmoney18.A)ItdidlittlebusinessbecauseoftheunusualcoldweatherB)Itreceivedanincredibl

42、ylargenumberofdonatedbooksC)ItsoldasmanyasfiftyboxesofbooksD)Itjoinedthecitysclean-upcampaignQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)GivefreemealstothehomelessB)ProvideshelterforthehomelessC)CallforchangeinthelocalgovernmentD)Helpthevulnerabletocooklunches20.A)PromoteunderstandingB)

43、Strengthenco-operationC)FollowhisexampleD)Winnationalsupport21.A)SpreadingnewsofhisdeedsB)Sendinghimhand-madebagsC)FollowingtheexamplehesetsD)Writinghimthank-younotesQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)ToinstallsomeaudioequipmentinalabB)TotesttheireyesightusingaphoneappC)Tosends

44、martphonemessagesD)Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles寻觅寻觅23.A)TheycouldnolongerconcentrateontheirtaskB)TheycouldnotgoonuntiltheringingstoppedC)TheygrabbedthephoneandcalledbackrightawayD)Theyaskedtheirexperimentertohungupthephone24.A)AdeclineinsportsactivitiesB)AriseinemotionalproblemsC)Adeclineinacademicperfo

45、rmanceD)Areductionintheamountofsleep25.A)EnsuretheyhavesufficientsleepeverydayB)RealizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnologyC)TakeeffectivemeasurestoraiseproductivityD)Protecttheeyesightoftheyoungergeneration参考答案第二套：1.A)ShiptrafficintheAtlantic.2.D)Theymaybeaffectingtheworldsclimate.3.C)Tocallforapermane

46、ntsecurityguard.4.A)Ithadalreadytakenstrongaction.5.B)Theroadwasblocked6.D)Atrackhitabarrierandoverturned7.B)Itwasahardtasktoremovingthespilledsubstance.8.A)Shewantedtosaveforanewphone.9.D)Theyarelessawareofthevalueoftheirmoney.10.B)Morenon-essentialthings.11.C)Itmayleadtoexcessivespending.寻觅寻觅12.C)

47、Hehadaproblemwiththefurnituredelivered.13.B)Describethefurniturehereceived.14.A)Correcttheirmistake.15.C)Sheapologizedtothemanoncemore.16.B)Tidyinguponeshome.17.A)Thingsthatmakeonehappy.18.C)Itreceivedanincrediblylargenumberofdonatedbooks.19.A)Givefreemealstothehomeless.20.D)Followhisexample.21.C)Se

48、ndinghimhad-madebags.22.A)Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles.23.B)Theycouldnolongerconcentrateontheirtask.24.C)Areductionintheamountofsleep.25.C)Realizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnology.阅读阅读试题选词填空源文OpinionThethreetypesoffinancialstressByPaulBensonNovember7,2018-12.00amTherearethreemaintypesoffinancialstresstha

49、tIcomeacrossonaregularbasis.Thefirstisinherited,thesecondisdebt,andthethirdislongevity.Inheritedfinancialstressisthemostcommonanddebilitating.Itisexperiencedbythosewhohavegrownupinhouseholdswheretheirparents寻觅寻觅regularlyarguedandfoughtaboutmoney.Moneythereforebecomesastressfultopic,andsothethoughtof

50、sittingdownandplanningisaboutasattractiveasvolunteeringtohavearootcanaldonebyatraineedentist.Financialstresscanmakeyoubroke,likeaviciouscircle.Credit:ShutterstockThosesufferinginheritedfinancialstresstendtofollowoneoftwopatterns.Eithertheyputtheirheadinthesand-theydontopentheirsuperannuationstatemen

51、ts,dontbudget,andcertainlydontdiscussfinancialmatterswiththeirlovedones.Alternativelytheygototheotherextreme,andmicro-analyseeverything,tothepointofcompleteparalysis.Theyreconvincedthatwhateverdecisiontheymake,itwillbethewrongone.AdvertisementThenextcommontypeoffinancialstressisthatcausedbydebt.In99

52、outof100casesofdebt-inducedfinancialstress,creditcardswillbeacentralelement.Andyes,thatisintentionallyplural-theresneverjustone.Oftentherellbeacarloanandperhapsamortgage,butcreditcardscertainlyseemtobethegatewaydrugtodebt-relatedfinancialstress.Thefinalformoffinancialstress,thatIsee,Ivesomewhatimper

53、fectlytermedlongevity.Thismanifestsitselfinbeingstressedaboutthenormalupsanddownsofinvestmentmarkets-actuallynotsomuchtheups,butdefinitelythedowns.寻觅寻觅Sowhatcanyoudotopreventfinancialstressfromholdingyouback?Thefirstthingtodoishaveaseparatebankaccountforyourbillsandregularexpenses,andhaveanautomatic

54、transferfromyoureverydayaccounteverytimeyougetpaid,totopitup.Withthissystemupandrunning,youwillknowthatwheneverabillcomesin,youhavethemoneysittingtherewaitingtopayit.Thismeans,a)nomorestress,andb)noneedtohitthecreditcard.AdvertisementRelatedArticleOpinionHouseholddebtThepressureoflivingundertheweigh

55、tofdebtThenextthingistoclearyourunproductivedebts.Determinewhichdebtisthemostexpensiveandfocusallyourattentionongettingridofit.Again,useautomatictransfersasmuchaspossibletoavoidtheriskofweakenedwillpower.Anotherusefulwaytoalleviatefinancialstressistohavesomeprojectionsdone,soyouhaveagoodsensewhatthe

56、long-termoutlookis.Youllfindyoursuperfundwebsitewillhaveaprojectiontoolsoyoucangetanestimateofwhereyourretirementsavingswillend,andsiteslikethegovernmentsMoneySmarthassomegoodcalculatorsforthispurposetoo.寻觅寻觅Worst-caseplanningisanothergreatwaytoreduceworry.Thisiswhereyoulistoutthebiggestworriesyouha

57、ve,andthendeterminewhatactionyoudtakeifthosethingsoccurred.Theactionsmaynotalwaysbepleasant,butjustknowingyouhaveaplancanremovethatdarkcloudfloatingaroundinthebackofyourbrain.Finally,dontbeafraidtotalkaboutyourfinanceswithyourpartnerorotherlovedones.Especiallyforcouples;youreateam,andchancesareifyou

58、reworriedaboutyourfinancesbutaretooafraidtodiscussit,soisyourpartner.Dontpassyourinheritedfinancialstressdowntoyourkids.仔细阅读1源文Doesthinkingyoulookfataffecthowmuchmoneyyouearn?Twothingspeopleoftenthinkaboutaremoneyandtheirappearance.Pastresearchhasshownthatthereisacorrelationbetweenthetwo:Peoplesubje

59、ctivelyconsideredattractiveearnmore.AddThisSharingButtonsSharetoFacebookSharetoTwitterSharetoWhatsAppSharetoLinkedInSharetoEmailSunday,July15,2018-12:45PMPatriciaSmithandJayL.ZagorskyTwothingspeopleoftenthinkaboutaremoneyandtheirappearance.Pastresearchhasshownthatthereisacorrelationbetweenthetwo:Peo

60、plesubjectivelyconsideredattractiveearnmore.寻觅寻觅Andbodyweightplaysamajorroleinattractiveness.Apersonsbodymassindex-whichadjustsapersonsweightfortheirheight-andtheirsuccessintheworkplacearelinked.Putsimply,thinpeople,especiallywomen,arerewardedmorethantheirlargercolleagues.Butthosestudiesonlyconsider