2020年09月英语四级真题第2套.pdf

2020年9月四级真题（第2套）Pa式IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:氏r this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the use of PowerPoint(PPT)in class.You can start your essay with the s砌拓加eThe use of PowerPoint is becoming increasingly popular in class.You should write at least 120 words but no 一一more than 180 words.Part Il Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)说明：由千2020年9月四级考试全国共考了1套听力，本套真题听力与第1套内容完全一样，只是顺序不一样，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。Part田Section A Directions:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are requiri或to select one word for each blank from a list of c加ices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your c加ices.Each c加ice in the bank is Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)诚叩ified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on A邱werSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.It can be seen from the cheapest budget airlines to the worlds largest carriers:Airlines across the globe 26 various shades of blue in therr cabin seats and it is no 27.There does appear to be some psychology behind it.Blue is 28 with the positive qualities of trust,efficiency,quietness,coolness,reflection and calm.Nigel Goode is a leading aviation designer who works at a company which has been delivering aircraft interiors for airlines for 30 years.Our job as designers is to reinforce the airlines brand and make it more 29,he says.But our primacy concern is to deliver an interior that一旦Q_ comfort to create a pleasant envirorunent.Its all about maldng the traveling experience less _fil_ and blue is said to induce a feeling of calm.W血e some of the budget airlines might use brighter,bolder shades,most others go with softened tones.The 32 aim is to create a home-like relaxing feel,so airlines tend to use soft colors that feel domestic,一旦and earthy for that reason.Its also a trend that emerged decades ago and has _M_ stuck.Blue became the color of choice 2020.9/1(第2套）because its a conseIVative,agreeable,corporate shade that 35 being trustworthy and safe.Thats wy you see it used in all of the older airlines like British Airways,Nigel Goode added.A)associatedB)coincidenceC)determinedD)drasticallyE)enormousF)imitateG)indicationH)integrateSection B I)maximizesJ)naturalK)principalL)recognizableM)simplyN)s汀essful0)symbolizesDirections:In this sectio九，you are going to read a passage with ten st,atements attached to it.Each statement cont,ains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the饥formation is derived.You may clwose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding比t阮onAnswer Sheet 2.Why Are Asian Americans Missing from Our Textbooks?A)I still remember my fourth-grade social studies project.Our class was studying the Gold Rush,something all California fourth-穸aders learned.I was excited because I had asked to researchChinese immigrants during that era.Gro咖g up in the San Francisco Bay Area,I had always knownthat San Francisco translated to Gold Moun呻 in Chinese.The name had stuck ever sinceChinese immigrants arrived on the shores of Northern California in the 1850s,eager to try their luckin the gold mines.Now Id have the chance to learn about them.B)My excitement was short-lived.I remember heading to the library with my class and asking for help.I remember the librarians hesitation.She finally led me past row after row of books,to a corner ofthe library where she pulled an oversized book off the shelf.She checked the index and turned overto a page about early Chinese immigrants in California.That was all there was in my entire schoollibrary in San Francisco,home of the nations first Chinatown.That was it.C)I finally had the opportunity to learn about Asian Americans like myself,and how we became part ofthe fabric of the United States when I took an introductory class on Asian-American history incollege.The class was a revelation.I realized how much had been missing in my textbooks as Igrew up.My identity had been shaped by years of never reading,seeing,hearing,or learning aboutpeople who had a sinlilar background as me.Why,I wondered,werent the stories,histories,andcontributions of Asian Americans taught in K-12 schools,especially in the elementary schools?Whyare they still not taught?D)Our students-Asian,Latino,African American,Native American,and,yes,white-st.and to gainfrom a multicultural curriculum.Students of color are more engaged and e皿better grades when2(l.2Q.9/?.(第2套）they see themselves in their studies.Research has also found that white students benefit by being challenged and exposed to new perspectives.E)For decades,activists have called for schools to offer anti-racism or multicultural curricula.Yet atraditional American K-12 curriculum continues to be taught from a Eurocentric point of view.Beingmul廿cultural often falls back on weaving children of color into photographs,or creating a fewsupporting characters that happen to be ethnic-an improvement,but superficial nonetheless.Elementary school classrooms celebrate cultural holidays一Lunar New Ye如Red envelopes!Liondancers!一but theyre quick to gwss ov窃（掩饰）the challenges and injustices that Asian Americanshave faced.Most students dont,for example,learn about the laws that for years excluded Asiansfrom immigrating to the U.S.They dont hear the narratives of how and why Southeast Asianrefugees(难民）had to rebuild their lives here.F)Research into what students learn in school has found just how much is missing in their studies.Inan analysis,Christine Sleeter,a professor in the College of Professional Studies at California StateUniversity,Monterey Bay,reviewed Californias history and social studies framework,thecurriculum determined by s也te educators that influences what is taught in K-12 classrooms.Ofenearly 100 Americans recommended to be studied,77%were white,18%African American,4%Native American,and 1%Latino.None were Asian American.G)Worse,when Asian Americans do make an appearance in lesson books,it is often laced withproblems.There hasnt been much progress,says Nicholas Hartlep,an assistant professor atMetropolitan S组te University.His 2016 study of K-12 social studies textbooks and teacher manualsfound that Asian Americans were poorly represented at best,and subjected to racist caricatures(拙劣的模仿）at worst.The wide diversity of Asian Americans was overlooked;there was very littlemention of South Asians or Pacific Islanders,for example.And chances were,in the images,AsianAmericans appeared in s勋它otypical(模式化的）roles,such as engineers.H)Teachers with a multicultural background or training could perhaps overcome such cuniculumchallenges,but theyre few and far between.In California,66%of K-12 teachers are white,compared with a student popul啦on that is 76%students of color.Na廿onwide,the gap is evengreater.It isnt a requirement that teachers share the same racial or ethnic background as theirstudents!but the imbalance poses challenges,from the potential for unconscious bias to a lack ofknowledge or comfort in discussing race and culture.I)How race and ethnicity is taught is crucial,says Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales,an Asian-Americanstudies professor at San Francisco S也te University.She added that its not so much about theteachers background,but about training.You can have a great curriculum but if you dont haveteachers dedicated(专注于）to teaching it well,she says,it wont work as well as you wantit to.J)Some teachers are finding ways to expose students to Asian-Amenican issues-if not during schoolhours,then outside of them.This summer,Wilson Wong will lead a class of rising fifth-graders at aday camp dedicated to Chinese culture and the Chinese-American community in Oakland,2020.9/3(第2套）California.His studen岱，for instance,will learn about how Chinese immigran岱built the railroads in California,and even have a chance to experience it themselves:They w出race each other to build a railroad model on the playgroud,with some studen岱being forced to work longer and faster and at cheaper wages.Wong,a middle school teacher during the school year,hopes hes exposing the studen岱to how Chinese Americans contributed to the U.S.,something that he didnt get as a student gro咖g up in the San Francisco Bay Area.I planted the seeds early,he says.Thats what Im hoping for.K)And,despite setbacks,the tide may finally be turning.California legislators passed a bill last yearthat w诅bring ethnic studies to all i区public high schools.Some school distri啦，including SanFrancisco and Los Angeles,already offer ethnic studies at i区 high schools.High schools inPortland,Chicago,and elsewhere have either implemented or will soon introduce ethrlc studiesclasses.And,as more high schools begin teaching it,the door could crack open for middle schools,and,perhaps inevitably,elementary schools,to incorporate a truly more multicultural curriculum.Doing so will send an important message to the nations youngest citizens:Whatever your race orethnicity,you matter.Your histo可matters.Your sto可matters.36.W血e cultural holidays are celebrated,the坟justices experienced by Asian Americans are notexposed in elementary school classrooms.37.Little infonnation can be found about Chinese immigran岱in the authors school library.38.A middle school teacher is making a great effort to help studen岱learn about the contributions madeby Chinese immigran岱to America.39.No Asian Americans were included in the list of historical figures recommended for study in K-12classrooms.40.There is an obvious lack of teachers with a multicultural perspective to meet the cw寸culumchallenges in America.41.Studen区of ethnic backgrounds learn better from a multicultural cuITiculum.42.Now more and more high schools in America are including ethnic studies in their curriculums.43.A study of some K-12 textbooks and teacher manuals showed that Asian Americans wereinadequately and improperly represented in them.44.When taldng a class in college,the author realized that a lot of information about Asian Americanswas left out of the textbooks he studied.45.An Asian-American studies professor placed greater emphasis on teacher training than on teachersbackground.Section C Directions:There are 2 passages切this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or U九fi九ished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You sho啦decide on the best choice a叫mark the correspo戒ing letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a si九gle line through the c幼tre.20.o._ 9/_ 4(第2套）关注四六级真题大全微信公众号获取更多资料关注四六级真题大全微信公众号获取更多资料 关注四六级真题大全微信公众号获取更多资料关注四六级真题大全微信公众号获取更多资料52.According to Suniya Luthar,doing chores will help children learn to.A)share family responsibilitiesB)appreciate the value of workC)cultivate the spirit of independenceD)manage domestic affairs themselves53.What does Ron Lieber think should be the goal of giving children allowances?A)To help to strengthen family ties.B)To teach them how to manage money.C)To motivate them to do more housework.D)To show paren岱appreciation of their help.54.What does David Laney say about 18-month-olds?A)They have a natural instinct to help around the house.B)They are too young to request money for what they do.C)They should learn to understand family responsibilities.D)They need a little incentive to get involved in housework.55.What does David Laney advise American parents to do?A)Set a good example for children in doing housework.B)M吐e children do housework without compensation.C)Teach children how to do housework.D)Accept childrens够rly bids to help.Part IV Translation(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,加u are allowed 30 m切utes to translate a p邸S叨e from Ch切蕊e into 扫lish.Yi四should write your a妫初窃吭，A邱wer8朊et2.茶拥有5 000年的历史。传说，挫空氐(ShenNong)喝开水时，几片野树叶子落进壶里，开水顿时散发出宜人的香味。他喝了几口，觉得很提神。茶就这样发现了。自此，茶在中国开始流行。茶园遍布全国，茶商变得富有。昂贵、雅致的茶具成了地位的象征。今天，茶不仅是一种健康的饮品，而且是中国文化的一个组成部分。越来越多的国际游客一边品茶，一边了解中国文化。200._9/7 I(第2套）一1