份英语四级考试试题含答案.docx

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份英语四级考试试题含答案

2020年12月份英语四级考试试题含答案

听力原文：

1.C）Herclaimhasbeencompletelydisregarded.

2.A）Thegroundflooroftheircottagewasflooded.

3.D）Thewoman’sfailuretopayherhouseinsuranceintime.

4.A）Filealawsuitagainsttheinsurancecompany.

5.B）TheydisagreeaboutthefutureofAItechnology.

6.C）Lesstime-consumingandfocusingoncreation.

7.B）Digitallifecouldbereplacehumancivilization.

8.D）Itwillbesmarterthanhumanbeings.

9.B）Saveonefifthoftheirnetmonthlyincome.

10.A）Startbydoingsomethingsmall.

11.C）Apropermindset.

12.B）Shefoundheroutfitinappropriate.

13.A）Tosavethetroubleofchoosingauniqueoutfiteveryday.

14.C）Itmattersalotinjobsinvolvinginteractionwithothers.

15D）Dowhateverispossibletolooksmart.

16.A）Theirobsessionwithconsumption.

17.B）Thingsthatcostlessmoney.

18.A）Theyservemultiplepurposes.

19.C）Over10%oftherespondentsliedaboutthedistancetheydrove.

20.C）Theywantedtoprotecttheirreputation.

21.B）Theyseemintuitive.

22.D）Olderpeople'saversiontonewmusic.

23A）Theynolongerlistentonewmusic.

24.D）Themoreyouexperiencesth,thebetteryou'llappreciateit.

25.D）Teenagersaremuchmoresentimental.

Conversation1

1.C）Herclaimhasbeencompletelydisregarded.

听力原文：

I'mgettingalittlefedupwithmycallsaboutmyclaimbeingcompletelydisregarded.

考点：

视听一致

2.A）Thegroundflooroftheircottagewasflooded.

听力原文：

Theentiregroundfloorofourcottagewassubmergedinwater.

考点：

视听一致

3.D）Thewoman’sfailuretopayherhouseinsuranceintime.

听力原文：

thebizarretechnicaldetailthatyoumentionedreferstothefactthatyouhadn'tpaidhouseinsurancethemonthbeforetheincident

考点：

视听一致+同义替换

4.A）Filealawsuitagainsttheinsurancecompany.

听力原文：

andthatyourcompanyhasalawsuitonitshand.Youwillbehearingfrommylawyer

考点：

视听一致

M:

Goodmorning,safehouseinsurance.MynameisPaul.HowcanIhelpyoutoday?

W:

Morning?

Iwouldn'tsaythatit'sagoodfromwhereIamstanding.ThisisMs.Wilson,andthisisthethirdtimeI'vecalledthisweeksincereceivingyourletteraboutourinsuranceclaim.

（1）I'mgettingalittlefedupwithmycallsaboutmyclaimbeingcompletelydisregarded.

M:

Ms.Wilson,thankyouforcallingback.CanItakesomedetailstohelpmelookatyourclaim?

W:

It'sMs.MayWilsonof15SouthsearoadinCornwall.Andthedetailsarethatourvillagewasextensivelyfloodedtwomonthsago.

（2）Theentiregroundfloorofourcottagewassubmergedinwater.Andfiveofushavebeenlivinginacaravaneversince.Youpeoplearestillwithholdingthemoneyweareentitledtooverabizarretechnicaldetailandit'snotacceptable,Paul.

M:

Ms.Wilson,accordingtothenotesonyouraccount,

（2）thebizarretechnicaldetailthatyoumentionedreferstothefactthatyouhadn'tpaidhouseinsurancethemonthbeforetheincident.

W:

Thatmoneyleftouraccount.Andnowthatyoushouldbepayingout,youaresuddenlysayingthatyoudidn'treceiveitontime.I'mreallyskepticalaboutthisclaim.

M:

Thecontractdoessaythatanymissedpaymentinayearwillaffectthetermsandconditionsoftheinsurancecontractandmayaffectclaims.Ofcourse,Icanpauseyouontomymanagertotalktoyoumoreaboutthis.

W:

I'vealreadyspokentohimandyoucantellhimI'mfuriousnow,andthatyourcompanyhasalawsuitonithand.Youwillbehearingfrommylawyer.Goodbye.

1.Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

2.Whatistheproblemthewoman'sfamilyencountered?

3.Whathascausedtheso-calledbizarretechnicaldetailaccordingtotheman?

4.What'swomansayshewilldoattheendoftheconversation?

Conversation2

5.B）TheydisagreeaboutthefutureofAItechnology.

听力原文：

W:

Howdoyoufeelaboutthefutureoftheartificialintelligence.Personally,Ifeelquiteoptimisticaboutit.

M:

AI,I'mnotsooptimisticactually.

考点：

同义替换

6.C）Lesstime-consumingandfocusingoncreation.

听力原文：

whichwouldrequirelessofourtimeandallowustobecenteredoncreativetasks

考点：

视听一致+同义替换

7.B）Digitallifecouldbereplacehumancivilization.

听力原文：

There'sariskthathumancivilizationcouldbereplacedbyasuperiortypeofdigitallife

考点：

视听一致

8.D）Itwillbesmarterthanhumanbeings.

Onceit'sfullydeveloped,AIwillbecometiredoftryingtocommunicatewithhumansaswewouldbemuchslowerthinkersincomparison

考点：

同义替换

W:

Howdoyoufeelaboutthefutureoftheartificialintelligence.（5）Personally,Ifeelquiteoptimisticaboutit.

M:

AI,I'mnotsooptimisticactually.Infact,it'ssomethingweshouldbeconcernedabout.

W:

Well,itwillhelpushumansunderstandourselvesbetter.Andwhenwehaveabetterunderstandingofourselves,wecanimproveworld.

M:

Well,onethingisforsure,technologyisevolvingfasterthanourabilitytounderstandit.AndinthefutureAIwillmakejobskindofpointless.

W:

Ithinkartificialintelligencewillactuallyhelpcreatenewkindsofjobs,（6）whichwouldrequirelessofourtimeandallowustobecenteredoncreativetasks.

M:

Idoubtthatverymuch.ProbablythelastjobthatwillremainwillbewritingAIsoftware.AndtheneventuallyAIwilljustwriteitsownsoftware.

W:

Atthattimewearegoingtohavealotofjobs,whichnobodywillwanttodo.Sowewillneedartificialintelligencefortherobotstotakecareoftheoldguyslikeus.

M:

Idon'tknow.（7）There'sariskthathumancivilizationcouldbereplacedbyasuperiortypeofdigitallife.AIwillbeabletocompletelysimulateapersonineverywaypossible.Infact,somepeoplethinkwe'reinasimulationrightnow.

W:

That'simpossible.Humanscan'tevenmakeamosquito.Computersonlyhavechips.Peoplehavebrains.Andthat'swherethewisdomcomesfrom.

M:

（8）Onceit'sfullydeveloped,AIwillbecometiredoftryingtocommunicatewithhumansaswewouldbemuchslowerthinkersincomparison.

W:

Well,I'mnotsosure.Acomputerisacomputerandacomputerisjustatoy.

M:

Computerscaneasilycommunicateincrediblyfast.Sothecomputerwilljustgetimpatienttalkingtohumans.It'llbebarelygettinganyinformationout.

W:

Well,Ibelievethere'sabenevolentfuturewithAI.Ialsothinkyouwatchtoomanyscience-fictionfilms.

Q5:

Whatdidwelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

Q6:

Whatwillnewkindsofjobsbelikeaccordingtothewoman?

Q7:

Whatistheriskthemananticipates?

Q8:

Whatistheman'sconcernaboutAItechnology?

PASSAGE1

Toachievefinancialsecurity,howmuchyousaveisalwaysmoreimportantthantheamountyouearnorhowshrewdlyyouinvest.Ifyou'reunder30yearsold,（9）yourgoalshouldbetosave20%ofyourmonthlyincomeaftertaxdeductions.Thisisirrespectiveofhowmuchyouearnapproximately50%shouldbereservedforessentialslikefoodandaccommodation.

Theremaining30%isforrecreationandentertainment,butformanyyoungpeople,itwillbedifficulttodesignatesuchalargeproportionoftheincomeforsavings.Ifyoufindithardtosaveanymoneyatall,（10）startbycuttingallunnecessaryspending,allocatethetinyamountofoneor2%forsavingsandgraduallyincreasethatamount.

Alwayskeepthat20%goalinmind,preventyourselffrombecomingcomplacent.Itcanbechallengingtosticktosuchastrictplan,butifyouadopttherightmindset,youshouldbeabletomakeitworkforyou.Sowhatshouldyoubedoingwiththemoneythatyouaresaving?

Somemustbe（11）kepteasilyaccessibleincaseyouneedsomecashinanemergency.

Thelodgehasproportionshouldbeinvestedinretirementplans.Eitherthroughyouremployerorprivately,andyoucankeepsomemoneyforhighrisk,butpotentiallylucrativeinvestments.Dividendscanbereinvestedorusetopurchasesomethingyoulike.Byfollowingthisplan,youshouldhopefullybeabletoenjoyyourlifenowandstillbefinanciallysecureinthefuture.

Q9:

Whatarepeopleunder30advisetodo,toachievefinancialsecurity?

Q10:

Whatshouldpeopledoiftheyfinditdifficulttofollowthespeaker'sadviceontheirfinancialplan?

Q11:

Whatdoesthespeakerthinkisimportantforachievingfinancialsecurity?

PASSAGE2

IworkinadvertisingandIliketokeepupwithcurrenttrendsmainlybecauseI'mawarethatweliveinanimageobsessedworld.However,whenIfirststartedmyjob,occasionallyI'dcatchaglimpseofobniolintheliftsandfindyoudaomyselfthinking（12）thatIlookedatotalmess.WasIbeingheldbackbymychoiceofclothing?

Theshortanswerisyes,especiallywhenclientsarequicktojudgeyouonyourstyleratherthanyourwork.（13）Butnoonecanbeuniquewiththeiroutfiteveryday.Imean,that'swhyuniformswereinvented.Sohere'swhatIdid.Icreatedmyownuniform.Todothis,Ichoseanappropriateoutfit.ThenIboughtmultipleitemsofthesamestyleindifferentshades.

NowIneverworryaboutwhatI'mwearinginthemorning,evenifIdogetabittiredofjustwearingthesameclassicpieces.Overall,whenitcomestowork,youhavetoaskyourself:

（14）Willlookingsmarterenhancemyabilitytodomyjob?

Forsome,thisquestionmaynotbeanissueatall.Especiallyifyouworkremotelyandrarelyseeyourcolleaguesorclientsfacetoface,butifyourjobinvolvesinteractingwithotherpeople,theanswertothisisoftenyes.

Soratherthanfightingthesystem,Ithinkweshouldjust（15）dowhateverhelpsustoachieveourgoalsatwork.Ifthatmeansplayingitsafewithyourimage,thenlet'sfaceit.It'sprobablyworthit.

Q12:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakerwhenshefirststartedherjob?

Q13:

Whywereuniformsinventedaccordingtothespeaker?

Q14:

WhatdoestheLoinbosayaboutlookingsmarter?

Q15:

Whatdoesthespeakeradvisepeopletodoinanimageobsessedwor