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2020年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題(二)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteonthetopicChangesintheWayofTransportation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsrepquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmark 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hasjust35.ChildrDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachpletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteroniAnswerSheet2.A)Toooftenstill,wethinkwekwe'vebeenforce-fedfordecades.Thechronicallyhomelesurbanpoor,usuallypersonifiedasawomanofcolor,the“welfarequeen”polB)Butasincomeineqeconomicexpansion,thosefamiliarimagesareoutdated,hurtfuattentiononsolutionsandbuildiC)Today'sfacesofincomeinequalityandlackofopportunitylooklikeallofus.It'sAnnaLandre,adisabledGeorgetownUniversitystudentfightingtokeephealthbenefitsthaliveherlife.It'sTiffanieStandard,acounselorforyoungwomenofcolorinPhbetechentrepreneurs—butwhomustworkmultiplejobsruralNorthCarolinawhosedreamofgoingbacktoschoolatalHurricaneFlorence—justoneoftheextremeweathereventsthathavetippedthebalanceforstrugglAmericansacrossthD)Ifthesearethecentralcharactersofourstoryaboutpoverty,whatlayersofpercepcomplicatedreality,MotheringJustice,ledbywomenofcolor,wentlastyeartLansing,Michigan,tolobbyonissuesthat—thevestiges(痕跡)ofasystemthatexpectedmotherstostayhomewiththeirchildrenwhiletheirhusbandsworked.Alegislativestafferdismissedtheactivist'sconccareofthat—Istayedhome.”promotemobilitymustbydefinitioMotheringJusticeactivisthappenedtobemarried.Andinmostcaimagesthatcometomindwhen四級2020年12月27reflectingacomplicatedreality:povertytouchesvirtuallyallofus.ThefaceF)HowmanyofusarepoorintheU.S.38millionpeopleintheU.S.arelivingbelowtheofficialpovertythresholds.Takpeoplearepoororlow-income.That'salmosthalftheU.S.population.G)Whateverthemeasure,withinthatmassivepeoplearemoreaffectedthanothofcolor.statisticforgoodreason:economicinstabilitystrreachesintothemiddleclasses,asrealwageshavestagnated(不增長)forallbuttheverywealthyandtemporaryspellsoffinancialinstabilityarenotuncommon.I)NegativeimagesremainofwhoislivinginpovertyaswellaswhatisneededtomAmericanmythisthatyoucanpullyourselfupbyyourowneffortsgoodone.Therealityisthatfindingcommunityisvirtuallyimpossible.AndtheplayingfieldJ)TheFrameWorksInstitute,aresearchgrouptsustainsstereotypesandnarrativesoandwellbeinginlifeasaproductofchoice,willpower,anddrive,”saysNFrameWorks.“Whenweseepeoplewhoarestruggling,"hesperceptionthatpeopleinpovertyarelazy,theydon'tcare,andtheyhavdecisions.”.pictureofreality.“Whenpeopleenterintothatpatternofthinking,”saysKendall-Taylor,“it'scognitivelycomfortabletomakesenseofissuesofpovertyinthatway.Itcreatesakiblindness—allofthefactorsexternaltoaperson'sdriveandchoicesthatthey'vemadebecomeiandfadefromview.”L)Thoseexternalfactorsincludetheddiscriminationbasedonrace,gender,orabilgovernmentbenefitstohelpthearereceivingwhathasbecomeadirtyword:“welfare.”M)AccordingtotheGeneralSocialSur“welfare”:37percentbelievewearespendingtoomuch.N)“Povertyhasbeeninterchangeablewithpeopleofcolor—specificallyblackwomenandblamothers,”saysAtkinsonofMotheringJustice.It'struethatblackmothersaremoreaffectedbypovertythanmanyothergroups,yettheyare.disproportionatelythefaceofpoverty.Forexample,Americansroutinelyoverestimatetheshareofblackrecipientsofpublicassistanceprograms.O)Inreality,mostpeopl四級2020年12月2836.Onelegislativestafferassumedtha37.Peoplefromdifferen38.Accordingtoasurvey,whileth40.UndertheoldsysteminAmerica,amotherwassupposedtos41.Itwasfoundthatnearly50%ofAmericansar42.Americansusuallyoverestimatethenumberofblacksreceivingwelfarebenefit43.ItisimpossibleforAmericanstoliftthemselvesoutofpo45.AssumptionsaboutpoorpeoplebecomeevenmorenegativewhentheylivDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideontheQuestions46to50areBoredomhas,paradoxically,becomequiteinteBoringConferencecelebratedsevenyeaboutweather,trafficjams,andvending-machinesounds,amongothersleep-inducingtopics.What,exactly,iseverybodystudying?Onewidelyacceptedpsychologicaldefi“thedistastefulexperienceofwanting,butbeingunable,toengageinsatisfyingactivity.”Buthowcanyouquantifyaperson'sboredomlevelandcompareitwithsomintroducedtheBoredomPronenessScale,designedtomeasureanindividual'soveralltendencytofeelbored.Bycontrast,theMultidimensionalStateBoredomScale,developedin2008,measuresaperson'sfeelingsofboredominagivensituation.Boredomhasbeenlinkedtobehaviorissuesincludinginattentivedriving,mindlesssnadrinking,andaddictivegambling.Infact,manyofuswouldchoosepainoverboredom.Oneteamofpsychologistsdiscoveredthattwo-thirdsofmenandaquarterofwomenwouldratherself-administerelectricshocksthansitalonewiththeirthoughtsfor1teamaskedvolunteerstowatchboring,sad,ornelectricshocks.TheboredvolunteersearlystudygaveparticiOncealltheobviousanswerswereexhausted四級2020年12月29Inouralways-connectedworld,borpaintdryorwater46.Whenarepeoplelikelytoexperienceboredom,accordiB)Whentheydon'tD)Whentheyengageinsome48.WhatisthefindingofoneteamA)Volunteerspreferwatchinga