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2020年12月大学英语
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级考试真题(二)
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part9 you are allowed 30 minutes to write on the topic Changes in the Way of Transportation . You should write at least 120 \vonds but no more than 180 words .
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choosse the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D)? Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news rq)ort you have just heard.
L A) He wanted to buy a home.
He suffered from a shock.
A) Invite the waiter to a fancy dinner.
Tell her story to the Daily News.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
A) Whether or not to move to the state's mainland.
How to keep the village from sinking into the sea.
Where to get the funds for rebuilding their village.
What to do about the rising level of the seawater.
A) It takes too long a time. C) It has to wait for the state's final approval.
It costs too much money. D) It faces strong opposition from many villagers.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
A) To investigate whether people are grateful for help.
To see whether people hold doors open for strangers.
To explore ways of inducing gratitude in people.
To find out how people express gratitude.
A) They induced strangers to talk with them.
They helped 15 to 20 people in a bad mood.
They held doors open for people at various places.
They interviewed people who didn't say thank you.
A) People can be educated to be grateful. C) Most people have bad days now and then.
B) Most people express gratitude for help. D) People are ungrateful when in a bad mocxi.
四级2020年12月 24Section B
Directions: In this section 9 you will hear tw long conversations. At the end of each conversation 9 you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard
A) To order a solar panel installation.
B) To report a serious leak in his roof.
A) He plans to install solar panels.
B) He owns a four-bedrcx)m house.
A) The service of the solar panel company.
B) The cost of a solar panel installation.
A) One year and a half.
B) Less than four years.
To enquire about solar panel installations.
To complain about the faulty solar panels.
He saves $ 300 a year.
He has a large family.
The maintenance of the solar panels.
The quality of the solar panels.
Roughly six years.
About five years.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) At a travel agency.
B) At an Australian airport.
At an airline transfer service.
At a local transportation authority.
13. A) She would be able to visit more scenic spots.
She wanted to save as much money as possible.
She would like to have everything taken care of.
She wanted to spend more time with her family.
A) Four days.
B) Five days.
A) Choosing some activities herself.
B) Spending Christmas with Australians.
One week.
Two weeks.
Driving along the Great Ocean Road.
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Learning more about wine making.
Section C
Directions: In this section 9 you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the pass^e you have just heardL
A) Bring their own bags when shopping. C) Dispose of their trash properly.
B) Use public transport when traveling. D) Pay a green tax upon arrival.
A) It has not been doing a good job in recycling.
It has witnessed a rise in accidental drowning.
It has not attracted many tourists in recent years.
It has experienced an overall decline in air quality.
A) To charge a small fee on plastic products in supermarkets.
To ban single-use plastic bags and straws on Bali Island.
To promote the use of paper ba序 for shopping.
To impose a penalty on anyone caught littering.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
A) It gives birth to several babies at a time.
B) It is the least protected mammal species.
A) Global warming.
B) Polluted seawaters.
A) To mate.
B) To look for food.
Its breeding grounds are now better preserved.
Its population is now showing signs of increase.
Commercial hunting.
Decreasing birthrates.
To escape hunters.
To seek breeding grounds.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heanl
A) They prefer to drink low-fat milk. B) They think milk is good for health.
A) It is not as healthy as once thought.
B) It is not easy to stay fresh for long.
A) They drink too many pints every day. B) They are sensitive to certain minerals.
A) It is easier for sick people to digest. B) It provides some necessary nutrients.
They consume less milk these days.
They buy more milk than the British.
It benefits the elderly more.
It tends to make people fat.
They lack the necessary proteins to digest it.
They have eaten f ood incompatible with milk.
It is healthier than other animal products.
It supplies the body with enough calories.
Part ]I Reading Comprehension
Section A
(40 minutes)
Directions: In this section 9 there is a passage with ten blanks ? You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage . Read the passage through car^ully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once .
When my son completes a task, I can't help but praise him. It's only natural to give praise where praise is due9 right? But is there such a thing as too much praise?
According to psychologist Katherine Phillip 9 children doift benefit from 26 praise as much as
we'd like to think. u Parents often praise 9 believing they are building their child's self-confidence. However, over-praising can have a 27 effect,w says Phillip. “When we use the same praise
28 9 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.99
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Does this mean we should do away with all the praise? Phillip says no. "The key to healthy praise is to focus on the process rather than the 31 . It is the recognition of a child's attempt 9 or the process in
which they achieved something9 that is essential^ she says. "Parents should encourage their child to take the risks needed to learn and grow.n
So how do we break the 32 of praise we're all so accustomed to? Phillip says it's important to
_33 between M person praisew and M process praiseM Person praise is 34 saying how great
someone is. It's a form of personal approval. Process praise is acknowledgement of the efforts the person四级2020年12月26has just 35 Children who receive person praise are more likely to feel shame after losing,” says Phillip. f
A) choose
F) experienced
K) repeatedly
B) constant
G) negative
L) rewarded
C) disappointing
H) outcome
M) separately
D) distinguish
I) pattern
N) simply
E) exhausting
J) plural
O) undertaken
Section B
Directions: In this section9 you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement 内容过长,仅展示头部和尾部部分文字预览,全文请查看图片预览。 le in people's lives.
Forest destruction in the developing world will quickly slow down.
Developed and developing countries are moving in opposite directions.
Part W Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
春节前夕吃团?|饭是中国人的传统。团圆饭是一年中最重要的晚餐,也是家庭团聚的最佳时机,家人 生活在不同地方的家庭尤其如此。团画饭上的菜肴丰富多样,其中有些菜肴有特殊含义。例如,鱼是不可 橆少的一道莱,因为汉语中的“鱼”字和“余”字听上去一样。在中国的许多地方,饺子也是一道重要的佳 肴,因为饺子象征着财富和好适。
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