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2020年9月大学英语四级真题试卷(第2套)PartIWritingDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheuseofPowerPoint(PPT)inclass.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence“TheuseofPowerPointisbecomingincreasinglypopularinclass”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)与第一套同,略PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Itcanbeseenfromthecheapestbudgetairlinestotheworld’slargestcarriers:Airlinesacrosstheglobe26_____variousshadesofblueintheircabinseats,anditisno27_____.Theredoesappeartobesomepsychologybehindit.Blueis28_____withthepositivequalitiesoftrust,efficiency,quietness,coolness,reflectionandcalm.NigelGoodeisaleadingaviationdesignerwhoworksatacompanywhichhasbeendeliveringaircraftinteriorsforairlinesfor30years.“Ourjobasdesignersistoreinforcetheairline’sbrandandmakeitmore29_____,”hesays.“Butourprimaryconcernistodeliveraninteriorthat30_____comforttocreateapleasantenvironment.”“It’sallaboutmakingthetravelingexperienceless31_____andblueissaidtoinduceafeelingofcalm.Whilesomeofthebudgetairlinesmightusebrighter,boldershades,mostothersgowithsoftenedtones.The32_____aimistocreateahome-likerelaxingfeel,soairlinestendtousesoftcolorsthatfeeldomestic,33_____andearthyforthatreason.”It’salsoatrendthatemergeddecadesagoandhas34_____stuck.“Bluebecamethecolorofchoicebecauseit’saconservative,agreeable,corporateshadethat35_____beingtrustworthyandsafe.That’swhyyouseeitusedinalloftheolderairlineslikeBritishAirways,”NigelGoodeadded.A)associatedF)G)H)I)imitateK)L)M)N)principalrecognizablesimplystressfulsymbolizesB)C)coincidencedeterminedindicationintegratemaximizesnaturalD)drasticallyE)enormousJ)O)SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.WhyAreAsianAmericansMissingfromOurTextbooks?A)Istillremembermyfourth-gradesocialstudiesproject.OurclasswasstudyingtheGoldRush,somethingallCaliforniafourth-graderslearned.IwasexcitedbecauseIhadaskedtoresearchChineseimmigrantsduringthatera.GrowingupintheSanFranciscoBayArea,Ihadalwaysknownthat“SanFrancisco”translatedto“GoldMountain”inChinese.ThenamehadstuckeversinceChineseimmigrantsarrivedontheshoresofNorthernCaliforniainthe1850s,eagertotrytheirluckinthegoldmines.NowI’dhavethechancetolearnaboutthem.B)Myexcitementwasshort-lived.Irememberheadingtothelibrarywithmyclassandaskingforhelp.Irememberthelibrarian’shesitation.Shefinallyledmepastrowafterrowofbooks,toacornerofthelibrarywhereshepulledanoversizedbookofftheshelf.ShecheckedtheindexandturnedovertoapageaboutearlyChineseimmigrantsinCalifornia.ThatwasalltherewasinmyentireschoollibraryinSanFrancisco,homeofthenation’sfirstChinatown.Thatwasit.C)IfinallyhadtheopportunitytolearnaboutAsianAmericanslikemyself,andhowwebecamepartofthefabricoftheUnitedStateswhenItookanintroductoryclassonAsian-Americanhistoryincollege.Theclasswasarevelation.IrealizedhowmuchhadbeenmissinginmytextbooksasIgrewup.Myidentityhadbeenshapedbyyearsofneverreading,seeing,hearing,orlearningaboutpeoplewhohadasimilarbackgroundasme.Why,Iwondered,weren’tthestories,histories,andcontributionsofAsianAmericanstaughtinK-12schools,especiallyintheelementaryschools?Whyaretheystillnottaught?D)Ourstudents—Asian,Latino,AfricanAmerican,NativeAmerican,and,yes,white—standtogainfromamulticulturalcurriculum.Studentsofcoloraremoreengagedandearnbettergradeswhentheyseethemselvesintheirstudies.Researchhasalsofoundthatwhitestudentsbenefitbybeingchallengedandexposedtonewperspectives.E)Fordecades,activistshavecalledforschoolstoofferanti-racismormulticulturalcurricula.YetatraditionalAmericanK-12curriculumcontinuestobetaughtfromaEurocentricpointofview.Beingmulticulturaloftenfallsbackonweavingchildrenofcolorintophotographs,orcreatingafewsupportingcharactersthathappentobeethnic—animprovement,butsuperficialnonetheless.Elementaryschoolclassroomscelebrateculturalholidays—LunarNewYear!Redenvelopes!Liondancers!—butthey’requicktoglossover(掩饰)thechallengesandinjusticesthatAsianAmericanshavefaced.Moststudentsdon’t,forexample,learnaboutthelawsthatforyearsexcludedAsiansfromimmigratingtotheU.S.Theydon’thearthenarrativesofhowandwhySoutheastAsianrefugeeshadtorebuildtheirliveshere.F)Researchintowhatstudentslearninschoolhasfoundjusthowmuchismissingintheirstudies.Inananalysis,ChristineSleeter,aprofessorintheCollegeofProfessionalStudiesatCaliforniaStateUniversity,MontereyBay,reviewedCalifornia’shistoryandsocialstudiesframework,thecurriculumdetermi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