2020年7月英语四级真题及参考答案完整版

2020年7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，找具体选项内容，忽略套数。
无忧考网搜集整理了各个版本，仅供大家参考。
【新东方在线版】

【分科目整理】
一、 作文&参考范文

作文题目：翻译软件的使用

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the
use of translation apps. You can start your essay with the sentence
of translation apps is becomging increasingly popular.
least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

【参考范文一：新东方版】
The use of translation apps is becoming increasingly popular. Why? Admittedly,
in the contemporay society, an increasing number of people, with the help of
translation apps, find it convenient to read foreign literature or essays.

On the one hand, these apps can bring users greater efficiency and help them
save more time or energy, particularly for those who have no knowledge of a
foreign language. For instance, a host of people may have a variety of
difficulties or troubles in learning English, but with the assistance of these
apps, it will not be difficult for them to read and understand English materials.
On the other hand, it is these apps that cuase some learners to lose motivation
for studying. With Apps in hand, they are not willing to do their utmost to
memorize new words, pratice speaking or writing skills every day. Fianlly, they
will fail to get a good command of any foreign language.

I, as a college student, deem that it is of great necessity for youngsters to
use translations apps in a rational way. We should bear in mind that any
translation app is merely a tool. Provided that one intends to master a foreign
language, it is advisabel to practice each day instead of relying on translation
apps.
译文
翻译APP的使用变得越来越普遍流行。为什么呢？不得不承认，在当今社会，在翻译< br>APP的辅助下，越来越多人发现阅读外语文献或文章变得高效又方便。
一方面，这些APP能 带给使用者更高的效率并帮助他们节约时间和精力，尤其是对于
根本不懂一门外语的人而言。例如，很多 人在学英语方面有各种困难或麻烦，但有了
这些APP，他们读懂或理解英语资料将不是难事。另一方面 ，正是这些APP导致一些
学习者失去了学习的动机。有了Apps，他们不愿尽全力每天背生词、练听 和说的技能。
最终，他们将无法掌握任何一门外语。
作为一名大学生，我认为年轻人很有必要 以理性态度实用翻译Apps。我们应该牢记在
心的是任何翻译APP也只是工具。假设一个人想要掌握 一门外语，明智地做法是每天
训练，而不是依赖翻译App。

【参考范文二：有道版】

【参考范文三：星火版】

【参考范文四：网络版】
The use of translation apps is becoming increasingly popular. Nowadays, more
and more people start to use them in helping with translating whatever written
in foreign languages in daily life. There has been a hit debate on whether the
use of translation apps does good to us. As for this issue, I think it has both
advantages and disadvantages.
On the one hand, the use of translation apps has greatly improved the efficiency
of translating, saving time for us in a fast-paced working atmosphere, and
especially helping those who are really not good at English. Once we see a new
word or what we want to understand immediately, such as medical instruction
or international news, we can solve our problem quickly with translation apps.
However, on the other hand, the use of translation apps will result in our
laziness. Many people rely on them so much that they don’t want to use their
brains anymore. Besides, the preciseness of those apps still remains to be seen.
Given the factors above, we can draw the conclusion that every coin has two
sides. As for those apps, we should make reasonable use of them. Only in this
way can we maximize their benefits.
翻译应用程序的使用正变得越来越流行。现在，越来越多的人开始在日常生活中用 它
们来帮助翻译任何用外语写的东西。翻译应用软件是否有用一直是我们争论的焦点。
对于这个 问题，我认为有利也有弊。
一方面，翻译应用程序的使用大大提高了翻译的效率，为我们在快节奏的工 作环境中
节省了时间，特别是帮助了那些真正不擅长英语的人。一旦我们遇到一个新词或我们
想 立即理解的东西，例如医学指导或国际新闻，我们可以用翻译应用程序快速解决我
们的问题。然而，另一 方面，翻译应用程序的使用导致了我们的懒惰。很多人太依赖
他们了，他们不想再动脑子了。此外，这些 应用程序的精确性还有待观察。

考虑到上述因素，我们可以得出这样的结论：凡事都有 两面性。至于那些应用程序，
我们应该合理利用它们。只有这样，才能最充分地发挥其作用。

【参考范文五：沪江版】
On the Use of Translation Apps
The increasing popularity of using translation apps has aroused a heated
discussion as to its benefits and drawbacks. Views on the topic vary greatly
among people from different walks of life. Some believe that it is convenient
for understanding foreign languages, but others believe that it does more harm
than good.
On the one hand, using translation apps saves time. For example, when you are
travelling in a foreign country and you don’t understand their language, using
a translation app will help you to understand signs and to communicate with
the locals. On the other hand, using translation apps too much may hinder one's
second language acquisition, especially for students. Learning a new language
requires hard work and patience. If students have easy access to translation
apps, they will probably discard their own thinking and rely on the apps
instead.
From my perspective, it is always cheerful to enjoy the convenience brought
by technology development. However, in terms of language acquisition, we should
realize that we can’t depend on an app in any circumstances and forever.
Therefore, it is of greater significance in the long run to acquire a second
language on our own.
【参考范文六：文都教育版】

二、 听力原文&答案
文字版：
短篇新闻1：苏格兰
News report 1
… parts of Scotland covered by the orange alert to avoid travel on Wednesday,
' this is what he said to us. The orange warning may be raised to red in some
areas. That is a warning for snow that has never been seen since the modern
system came into place in Scotland. The orange warning has been extended until
6 p.m. on Thursday. Trains, planes and ferries are also likely to be affected,
with wind chill that could see parts of Britain feeling as cold as -15℃. The
head of road policing said, 'I would urge drivers to take extra care on the
roads for their journeys. Drivers should make sure they are prepared for their
journey with warm clothing, food and drink, sufficient fuel and a charged mobile
phone. There could be significant traffic delays, so please start to plan your
journey now to consider if you really need to travel on conditions of this …
Question 1: What were people at parts of Scotland advised to do?
答案;…parts of Scotland covered by the orange alert to avoid travel on
Wednesday
Question 2: What did the head of road policing urge drivers to do?
答案：The head of road policing said, 'I would urge drivers to take extra care
on the roads for their journeys. Drivers should make sure they are prepared
for their journey with warm clothing, food and drink, sufficient fuel and a
charged mobile phone.
短篇新闻2：罗马尼亚湿地
News Report 2
Romania's wetlands are coming back to life, thanks to help from local
communities, the World Wildlife Fund and funding from the European Union.
Roughly 2,224 acres of the picturesque Danube Delta – home to 300 species of
birds – have filled with wildlife. The land has been connected to the network

of lakes and streams in the area. 'A lot of birds have migrated to the area
and one doesn't need to travel long hours anymore or go to other lakes to watch
the birds, ' says Ion Meuta, Deputy Mayor of Mahmudia. The area around Mahmudia,
which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the third-most biodiverse in the world,
after Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the Galapagos Islands. Groups used
earth-moving equipment to restore the waterways. Government officials proposed
to protect the area's endangered wild fish by issuing a fishing ban over the
next decade.
3. What is the news report mainly about?
答案：Romania's wetlands are coming back to life, thanks to help from local
communities, the World Wildlife Fund and funding from the European Union.
4. What did government's officials propose to do to protect the endangered
fish?
答案：Government officials proposed to protect the area's endangered wild fish
by issuing a fishing ban over the next decade.
短篇新闻3： Scott Dunn
News Report 3
Scott Dunn, recently awoke from a medically-induced sleep he'd been in after
a car accident. He was heartbroken after realizing he'd missed his high school
graduation. His classmates decided to give him a second chance. It was just
a month ago that East Juniata High School seniors met in the school's auditorium
for graduation. And last week, they did it again. Scott's car accident was on
May 22nd, just 3 days before the ceremony. remember waking up in the hospital
and asking mom, 'What day it was', she told me it was the 28th.
looked at her and said, ‘I missed my school's principal, Mr.
Fausey, called Scott's mom Karen and said that everybody wants to do something
special for him. Students wore their caps and gowns and sat in the front of
the auditorium. Scott's parents, Karen and Scott Senior, sat front and center.
After brief speeches, Scott's name was called, only Scott's name. He walked
across the stage as the audience cheered. A graduation for one.

speechless,Scott said. don’t know how to even explain it. I'm speechless
to know that so many people are behind me.
Question 5: What happened to Scot a month ago?
答案;It was just a month ago that East Juniata High School seniors met in the
school's auditorium for graduation.
Question 6: What did Scot ask about when he regained consciousness?
答案：
Question 7: Why was Scot speechless at the graduation ceremony?
答案：I'm speechless to know that so many people are behind me.
长对话1：在家办公
Conversation 1
M：How do you like your new flexible work in arrangement? Do you enjoy working
from home?
W：Yes and no, I find an isolation challenging at times, apart from my mother,
not too many people I know, have time for phone chat during working hour. I
tried the library but found I wasn’t really keen on working there.
M：No, neither would I. I find the library a bit too quiet. I’d lack inspiration
or stimulation, which would be counter-productive to getting a lot of work done.
W：I found the same thing. So, lately, I’ve been going out to Cafes occasionally,
I love the noise, the people, the busyness of a Café, the sense of being out
in the world.
M: Coffee shops seem to have affectively become off spaces for so many people
in this digital age. Though I’m not sure how Café owners feel about it - having
so many people who go to that places to work rather than drink and eat.
W：Yes, some people seem to spend a lot of time there and not order much. The
most annoying one for Café owners must truly be those, usually only two of them,
who occupy a table for six with their laptops and paperwork.
M：They should sit at a table for two, not the table for six. Some obviously
stay so long, they need to plug the laptops into a power adapter. I nearly

tripped over someone’s computer electrical lead the other day in my local caf
é.
W：It’s a double-edged sword, no doubt about that, for a Café owner. While
remote workers help to keep the café full in quiet times, they can take up
valuable table space and busy period.
8. What does the woman say is the disadvantage of working from home?
答案：I find an isolation challenging at times, apart from my mother, not too
many people I know, have time for phone chat during working hour.
9. What does the man say is counter- productive to getting work done in the
library?
答案：I find the library a bit too quiet. I’d lack inspiration or stimulation,
which would be counter-productive to getting a lot of work done.
10. What does the woman like about doing one’s work in a café?
答案：I love the noise, the people, the busyness of a Café, the sense of being
out in the world.
11. What is most annoying for café owners according to the woman?
答案：some people seem to spend a lot of time there and not order much. The
most annoying one for Café owners must truly be those, usually only two of them,
who occupy a table for six with their laptops and paperwork.
长对话2：离职
Conversation 2
W: I’m going to start working for another job. I can’t see myself getting
an opportunity to progress on my company anytime in the near future. And I really
think my skills and abilities deserve a higher salary.
M: You are not going to quit, are you?
W: I’m thinking I might as well. Then I can devote more time and energy to
find me a better position at another company.
M: But you’ve been in your present company less than two years, haven’t you?
This would be the third time you’ve left your job in the last five years. If
you do several jobs in a relatively short span of time, perspective employers

might see that you lack loyalty. That could make them worry and reluctant to
employ you.
W: Unfortunately, loyalty doesn’t pay. Even if I get a promotion at my company,
it’s likely to be less sizeable than if I were to get a job elsewhere. And
even if I get a promotion, I’m not guaranteed to get a raise. I had that
experience at another company I worked up.
M: They want you to take on more work and responsibility but for the same amount
of money?
W: More or less, yes. The way I see it, through having different jobs, I’
ve got a lot of experience, and different jobs and in different industries.
M: But potential employers might worry about that experience is not deep, or
thorough enough.
W: Perhaps, but I feel pretty confident that I can sell myself. You know what
they say, fortune favors the brave.
Q12: What makes the woman think about changing her job?
答案：I can’t see myself getting an opportunity to progress on my company
anytime in the near future.
Q13: What does the man say about people who keep changing their jobs?
答案：If you do several jobs in a relatively short span of time, perspective
employers might see that you lack loyalty. That could make them worry and
reluctant to employ you.
Q14: What does the woman say would happen even if she got promoted in her current
company?
答案：Even if I get a promotion at my company, it’s likely to be less sizeable
than if I were to get a job elsewhere. And even if I get a promotion, I’m
not guaranteed to get a raise.
Q15: What benefit has the woman gain from changing her jobs frequently?
答案：through having different jobs, I’ve got a lot of experience, and different
jobs and in different industries.
听力篇章1：孤独感

Passage one
There is a saying that goes something along the lines of ‘You must love yourself
first before you can love someone else.’ Similarly, I personally believe that
you must be comfortable and happy in your own company before you can truly be
yourself in the company of others. There is a massive difference between being
lonely and being alone. Loneliness is a horrible feeling. However, you don’
t have to actually be alone to feel that way. Many times, I’ve felt lonely
when surrounded by a big group of people. In contrast, being alone can actually
be a blessing, particularly, when you’ve actively chosen it. In my experience,
being bored and alone is dangerous and can easily lead to the feeling of
loneliness. The trick is to be active. Get outside, stretch your legs, do
something cultural, buy yourself something tasty to eat or something pretty
to wear. You don’t have to take anyone else into consideration and can do
whatever you please. Spending time alone also allows you to more efficiently
take care of problems. And then, when it’s time to be social and meet up with
your friends, you will be fully there, because you won’t have too much other
stuff floating around in your mind. Having been alone for a bit, you will also
appreciate your friends’ company more and chances are your time spent together
will be more worthwhile.
Question 16: What does the speaker say about being alone?
Question 17: What does the speaker say how to reduce one’s feeling of
loneliness?
Question 18: What is an advantage of spending one’s time alone?
【图片版】

【星火版】

四级听力解读
◆【新闻1】
of Scotland covered by the orange alert to avoid travel on Wednesday
head of road policing said, “I would urge drivers to take extra care
on the roads for their journeys. Drivers should make sure they are prepared
for their journey with warm clothing, food and drink, sufficient fuel and a
charged mobile phone.”
◆【解读】
两题均为细节题，考察了动词原形的动宾短语，由于在选项形式上较为相似，增加 了
一定的难度。在预判和听音过程中，注意留心时态的转变，即“新闻事件发生后”尚
未产生的 动作（措施、建议、目的等），做题时应重点关注动词及宾语的搭配及动词
的同义替换。此外，以上两题 的动作发出者一为“people”，二为“drivers”，在预
判时可通过选项中的关键词进行主 语（信号词）的定位推断。
◆【新闻2】
a's wetlands are coming back to life, thanks to help from local
communities, the World Wildlife Fund and funding from the European Union.
4. Government officials proposed to protect the area's endangered wild fish
by issuing a fishing ban over the next decade.
◆【解读】
前一题为主旨题。听力新闻中 但凡出现主旨题，定位均在前两句。在预判时，需要留
意对比选项中各个不同的主语和专有名词，由于本 题选项较长，且为完整句子，听音
时要保证视听一致划词的精确度，同时避免由于World Wildlife Fund和European
Union等专有名词在复现比例中的干扰。

第二题为细节题，此处的issue在理解或替换上可能稍有难度，注意预判时结合时态来定位。另外，decade一词在往年真题中出现过替换，要注意分辨。
◆【新闻3】
5. He was heartbroken after realizing he'd missed his high school graduation.
It was just a month ago that East Juniata High School seniors met in the school's
auditorium for graduation.
6.
7. I'm speechless to know that so many people are behind me.
◆【解读】
第一题为主旨题，借助人称代词的 定位，此题不难通过选项中的He和过去时态来猜测，
提问为发生在男性身上过去的事，主要听男性出场 时间。此外，选项中的high school
graduation一词不容易出现替换，因而可以作为定位词。
第二题为细节题，选项均 为疑问词开头，由于疑问词依旧不容易出现替换，此题听到
疑问词即可定位，然后判断其余成分的对应关 系。
第三题考查了同义替换，由于选项的各个成分差异较大，此题听到选项中任何一个成
分， 均可以直接验证剩余部分是否复现或有被替换。本体的难点在于对behind一词的
理解。
三、 阅读
【文字版】
?选词填空
“Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.” Those were
the words uttered by pioneering British scientist Rosalind Franklin, who firmly
believed that the pursuit of science should be (26) ______ to all.

As a woman working in the first half of the 20th century, Franklin’s
contributions to some of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time –
including the structure of DNA – were sadly (27) ______ in her lifetime. One
of my proudest moments in my role as universities and science minister was being
able to go some way to redress this injustice last month, by unveiling the new
Mars rover named after this brilliant British scientist.

Today, on International Women’s Day, it is only right that we recognise the
important work of female scientists like Franklin and seek to honour her memory
by inspiring more women and girls to follow in her footsteps.
More than 60 years after Franklin’s death, we are (28) ______ living in a
different world, where women play an important part in every echelon of our
society – not least in science, innovation, higher education and research.
UK universities are world leaders when it comes to advancing and (29) ______
gender equality. The Athena SWAN charter, initially established to improve the
representation of women in scientific disciplines in higher education, now has
145 members. It has also expanded to promote gender equality in multiple
disciplines – including the arts, social sciences, humanities, business and
law.
In the past decade, we have seen a (30) ______ increase in England in the number
of women accepted on to full-time undergraduate degrees in science, technology,
engineering and maths (Stem subjects). And in the last academic year, women
(31) ______ for more than half of all Stem postgraduates at UK universities.

The government is taking further steps to improve women’s representation in
science and has today awarded nine inspiring women ?50,000 to develop
inventions to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities we face as a
society. From new materials to cut down on plastics pollution to special devices
to improve posture and comfort for wheelchair users, these women are at the
forefront of creating the new technology for tomorrow.
This is significant progress, but access to higher education is only half of
the equation. To have real equality in the sector, we need to ensure talented
women are able to progress into the academic and leadership roles they desire,
and get the remuneration they deserve.
Data shows us the (32) ______ to success gets harder for women to climb the
further up they go. Although women make up the majority of undergraduates in
our universities, just under half of academic staff are female. At (33) ______
levels, only a quarter of professors are women, and black women make up less
than 2% of all female academic staff.
I welcome the introduction of pro-active strategies like the new initiative
at the University of Leicester, which I am visiting today, to increase the
number of female professors by 1.5% each year, with the overall goal of having
30% professorships held by women by 2020.
There are also stark differences in pay across grades. The gender pay gap based
on median salaries across the sector in 2016-17 was 13.7%, (34) ______ there
is still some way to go to ensure women are rising through the ranks to higher
grade positions and being paid (35) ______.
26.【A】accessible
27.【J】overlooked

28.【O】thankfully
29.【K】promoting
30.【E】considerable
31.【B】accounted
32.【G】ladder
33.【L】senior
34.【N】suggesting
35.【D】apprppriately
?仔细阅读
It’s late in the evening: time to close the book and turn off the computer.
You’re done for the day. What you may not realize, however, is that the learning
process actually continues—in your dreams.
It might sound like science fiction, but researchers are increasingly focusing
on the relationship between the knowledge and skills our brains absorb during
the day and the fragmented, often bizarre imaginings they generate at night.
Scientists have found that dreaming about a task we’ve learned is associated
with improved performance in that activity (suggesting that there’s some truth
to the popular notion that we’re “getting” a foreign language once we begin
dreaming in it). What’s more, researchers are coming to recognize that
dreaming is an essential part of understanding, organizing and retaining what
we learn—and that dreams may even hold out the possibility of directing our
learning as we doze.

While we sleep, research indicates, the brain replays the patterns of activity
it experienced during waking hours, allowing us to enter what one psychologist
calls a neural (神经的) virtual reality. A vivid example of such reenactment
can be seen in this video , made as part of a 2011 study by researchers in the
Sleep Disorders Unit at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. They taught a
series of dance moves to a group of patients with conditions like sleepwalking,
in which the sleeper engages in the kind of physical movement that is normally
inhibited during slumber. They then videotaped the subjects as they slept.
Lying in bed, eyes closed, the woman on the tape does a faithful rendition of
the dance moves she learned earlier—“the first direct and unambiguous
demonstration of overt behavioral replay of a recently learned skill during
human sleep,” writes lead author Delphine Oudiette.
Of course, most of us are not quite so energetic during sleep—but our brains
are busy nonetheless. While our bodies are at rest, scientists theorize, our
brains are extracting what’s important from the information and events we’ve
recently encountered, then integrating that data into the vast store of what
we already know—perhaps explaining why dreams are such an odd mixture of fresh
experiences and old memories. A dream about something we’ve just learned seems
to be a sign that the new knowledge has been processed effectively. In a 2010
study published in the journal Current Biology, researchers at Harvard Medical
School reported that college students who dreamed about a computer maze task
they had learned showed a 10-fold improvement in their ability to navigate the
maze compared to participants who did not dream about the task.
Robert Stickgold, one of the Harvard researchers, suggests that studying right
before bedtime or taking a nap following a study session in the afternoon might
increase the odds of dreaming about the material. But some scientists are
pushing the notion of enhancing learning through dreaming even further, asking
sleepers to mentally practice skills while they slumber. In a pilot study

published in The Sport Psychologist journal in 2010, University of Bern
psychologist Daniel Erlacher instructed participants to dream about tossing
coins into a cup. Those who successfully dreamed about the task showed
significant improvement in their real-life coin-tossing abilities.
Experiments like Erlacher’s raise the possibility that we could train
ourselves to cultivate skills while we slumber. Think about that as your head
hits the pillow tonight.
51:【C】 Dreaming about a learned task betters its performance.
52:【D】The brain once again experiences the learning activities of the day.
53:【C】It processes and absorbs newly acquired data
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四、翻译
火锅
在中国火锅已有2000多年的历史，最早流行最寒冷的地区， 然后在很多地区盛行，出
现了具有地方特色的种类。吃火锅时，家人和朋友为坐在桌边，桌子中间放着热 腾腾
的火锅。吃火锅时，人们可以根据自己的口味放肉，海鲜，蔬菜和其他配料，自己烹
饪。人 们可以一边尽情地聊天，一边享受美餐。
【参考译文】
Hotpot in China has a history of more than two thousand years. In the earliest
days, it was only popular in the coldest areas. Later on, it became very common

in many areas, and hotpot with local features also appeared. When eating hotpot,
family and friends sit around a table and the steaming hot hotpot is placed
at the center of it. People can put in the pot meat, seafood, vegetables, as
well as other ingredients according to their own tastes. That is, they cook
themselves. They also chat as much as they like while enjoying their meal.
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