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2020年9月四级听力原文及详细答案(第一套)

2020年9月四级听力原文及答案(第一套)Section A【News report one】A NASA satellite orbiting over Portugal took photographs that reveal the effects of polluti on from ships. One of the photos shows a thin film of clouds above the brilliant blue of the north Atlantic, cut by white lines of thicker clouds that look like scars. (1) NASA officials expl ained those thicker clouds are signs of ship traffic below when ships power their way throug h the ocean, they pump exhaust into the atmosphere. Just as cars do.And those massive amounts of particles can cause clouds to form, get enough of those p articles in one place as from the exhaust of a ship. And they can lead to the creation of new clouds easily visible from space. These clouds can be huge. Some of them stretch hundreds of kilometers from end to end. (2) NASA officials said it’s likely that these sorts of clouds are having some effect on the global climate, according to NASA officials.But scientists aren’t yet sure what effect it has. questions one and two are based on the n ews report you have just heard.Questions 1 to 2 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 1 What has caused the thick clouds in the photos taken by a NASA satellite?Question 2 What do NASA officials think about the thick clouds?【News report two】Staff at a suburban supermarket in Melbourne say they feel unsafe at work after security g uards were removed. This came after a series of physical attacks and verbal abuse by custo mers. (3) More than 50 workers at the store have signed a letter calling for a permanent sec urity guard following a series of incidents, including a customer threatening to attack a supe rvisor with a knife. A security worker had guard at the storm each night from seven pm until 12 am.But that had stopped suddenly on Monday, employees said. One worker said an angry cu stomer had thrown a chicken at his head after complaining about how long she had waited to be served. Another worker said the lack of protection at the storm made her feel uncomf ortable at work. (4) However, the spokesman of the supermarket said the store had taken st rong action in response to incidents. We have found very few instances of bad customer be havior at our store in the past year. In the rare cases, we have seen bad behavior. We have t aken strong action in response, including banning a customer from the store.Questions 3 to 4 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 3 For what purpose did this staff at a supermarket in Melbourne sign a letter?Question 4 What did the spokesman of the supermarkets say regarding the employees dem and?【New report three】(5) Drivers on their way to the polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the r oad blocked by an unusual obstacle. Tons of liquid chocolate that spilled onto the motorwa y. A truck carrying the sweet load hit a road barrier and overturned, blocking two lanes. (6) The cracked tank spilled a pool of a rapidly hardening chocolate, which quickly covered the width of the road, while the driver was taken to hospital with a broken arm, firefighters strug gled to remove a reported 12 tons of solid chocolate from the road. (7) A representative for the firefighters told the local TV that removing the chocolate was worse than dealing with s now. After contacting the chocolate manufacturer, the firefighters resorted to spraying hot, pressurized water to get rid of the sticky substance. The local TV also noted that the cleanup spanned more than a Mile because drivers simply drove through the chocolate after the cra sh, leaving a long chocolate trail. But despite the sticky situation, firefighters and police atte nding to the cleanup were reportedly cheerful about the long task ahead. After all, who coul d be mad about 12 tons of chocolate?Questions 5 to 7 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 5 What does drivers on the motorway to Warsaw find?Question 6 What does the report say about the accident?Question 7 What are the firefighters representative tell the local TV?Section B【Conversation one】M: Lisa, why did you pay for your meal with cash instead of the payment apps on your phon e?W: Well, I’ve gone back to cash. I’m only using payment apps if that’s the only option.（8）I am trying to save money for a new phone. And I find that using cash rather than payment apps helps me to save.M: But how? Money is money, isn’t it? I don’t think it matters whether you take it out of the bank and put it in your wallet will simply transfer from your bank account to the seller’s ban k account using an app.W: No, I believe it does matter. It’s a psychological phenomenon. [9] I believe we have less c onnection with the value of our money when we just have the approved buttons on our pho nes.M: You might have a point. Since I stopped carrying cash around and started using my pho ne apps to pay, [10] I may have developed a tendency to buy more small or nonessential ite ms.W: That’s highly possible. Think about the amount of time we spend with our phones in our hands and all the things we do with our phones. It sometimes seems that our phone is buyi ng the product for us, not ourselves.M: [11] So cashless payment affects our ability to budget?W: I believe so. If we spend a hundred yuan in cash, we realize that we don’t have that hund red yuan to spend on something else. But if we’re spending electronically, we are less likely t o make that mental calculation.M: I stopped using my credit card because I found out spending excessively, perhaps I shoul d take the same approach of paying using my phone.W: It’s worth considering.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 8. Why did the woman decide to go back to cash for payment?Question 9. What happens when people use that for payment according to the woman?Question 10. What might the man tend to buy with payment apps?Question 11. What does the man think of electronic payment?【Conversation Two】W: Hello, Mr. Brown. I was expecting your call. [12] My secretary told me you were having s ome problems with the wooden table. Is that right?M: No, no, the table is fine. [12] The problem is the chairs.W: Oh, the chairs. So what exactly is the issue?M: Well, to put simply, these are not the chairs my wife and I selected in your store last wee k. There must have been some confusion with our order.W: Oh, I see. I’m looking through my files now, and I see that the delivery was this morning. Is that correct?M: Yes.W: [13] Do you mind describing the chairs that were delivered to your apartment, Mr. Brow n?M: Sure. These have a flat back with a rounded top, and are very heavy—they’re light brown that look kind of cheap. The ones we ordered were dark brown to match the table.W: Right, of course. It says here you purchased the Arlington table and four Milano chairs. A s you said, there must have been some confusion with the order. I’m terribly sorry. [14] We will send a van to collect those four and replace them with the Milano you purchased. Will t omorrow 9am be okay, Mr. Brown?M: Yes, that would be great. Thank you.W: Good. Did everything else you ordered from us arrive okay?M: Yes, I think so. Let me check. The mirror and two paintings are here. The two coffee table s are also here, and the sofa. Yes, we haven’t noticed anything else wrong or missing. But if we do, we will certainly let you know.W: Okay, great. [15] Once again, I’m sorry for the confusion and trouble caused.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 12. Why did the man call the woman?Question 13. What did the woman ask the man to do?Question 14. What did the woman promise to do for the man?Question 15. What did the woman do at the end of the conversation?Section C【Passage One】Do you have too much stuff? Are you daring saying untidy? (16) Say hello to a TV show called “tidying up with Mary Kondo”, a home improvement show based on a widely popular book, the life changing magic of tidying up. In the show, Marie Kondo acts as a tiny garbage fairy for messy people, visiting their houses to share the wisdom of the con Marie method. This method is simple in theory, but can be endlessly complex and practice. (17)You divide all the stuff in your house, all of it into several categories, and then examine each item, all of them to see if it sparks joy. If it does, you keep it. If it doesn’t, you thank it and neatly discar d it. So is the TV show inspiring people to tidy up? First hand accounts seem to indicate a s mall wave of people bringing piles of donation bags to used good stores. One store receive d thousands of bags of used possessions in one day. January is usually the stores slow seaso n for donations because it’s cold. And people don’t want to bother. But not this January, pe ople seem determined to clean up their homes. (18) One used bookstore received a month’s worth of books and donations in a week, when a man gave over 50 boxes of books from h is home. It seems Mary’s TV show is having a big impact after all.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16:What is Marie Kondos’ TV show about?Question 17:What things can be kept in one’s home according to Marie Kondo?Question 18: What do we learn about one used book store this January?【Passage Two】At just 12 years old, Mike Hannon is making a difference in his community. (19) One lunc h at a time, Mike’s lunches of love has fed more than 2000 of the town’s most vulnerable res idents. Mike delivers meals to the homeless. “It’s like a way to give people joy, maybe spark something in them that can change them,” Mike told WBCTV. The mayor of Mike’s town feel s that Mike is a great community leader, especially in such times of so much negative news, while his father commented on how proud he was of his son. Yet, Mike isn’t looking for prai se but kindness in return. (20) He hopes his acts of charity will influence others to spread po sitive actions in their own towns. Mike includes a handwritten message of joy on each bag. His message and star power has spread all over the country. To date, his online page to rais e funds has brought in more than 44,000 dollars in a county, raising more than 17,000 dolla rs in just one day with the help of many famous actors and others. (21) People from all over the country are sending special handcrafted bags to help the young man with his mission t o help those in need. Many are hoping the simple act of kindness spreads, like is seen as ho pe for the future of the town, the country, and the world.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 19: What does Mike Hannon do to help people in his town?Question 20: What does Mike hope others will do?Question 21: How are people all over country responding to what Mike is doing?【Passage Three】In a recent study carried out by psychologists on the disruptive effects of smartphones, (22)two groups of college students were given word search puzzles. First group was told to Complete the puzzles with its participants, smartphones, in their line of sight. The second gr oup, however, was told that the phones would interfere with equipment in the experiment a nd would need to be moved away from the testing area.Midway through the second groups solving of the puzzles, the experiment called one of the phones “let it ring for a while before hanging up”.(23)Many of the students in that grou p were unable to focus from then on, becoming anxious and performing more poorly than t he first group.Use of electronics has also been known to lead to a decline in human interactions rather t han having real life conversations, many express emotions and engage in deep conversatio through social media sites. Many students use their phones and computers during pass for nonacademic activities, which leads to poor grades. (24)Perhaps the most dramatic impact is the reduction on the amount of sleep,which leads to poor health and weight gain. Technology is a great tool. However, it’s important to recognize its down sides. Lack of sle ep, reduction of productivity and weight gain are only a few. (25)If we are not careful about all these minor problems right now, effect on the future generation is going to be much bigger.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 22: What were the college students in both groups required to do in the study?Question 23: What do we learn about many of the students in the second test group after t he phone rang?Question 24: According to the passage, what is the most dramatic impact of smartphone us e?Question 25: What does the speaker suggest people do?★【答案】1. A) Ship traffic in the Atlantic.2. D) They may be affecting the world’s climate.3. C) To call for a permanent security guard.4. A) It had already taken strong action.5. B) The road was blocked.6. D) A track hit a barrier and overturned.7. B) It was a hard task to removing the spilled substance.8. A) She wanted to save for a new phone.9. D) They are less aware of the value of their money.10. B) More non- essential things.11. C) It may lead to excessive spending.12. C) He had a problem with the furniture delivered.13. B) Describe the furniture he received.14. A) Correct their mistake.15. C) She apologized to the man once more.16. B) Tidying up one’s home.17. A) Things that make one happy.18. C) It received an incredibly large number of donated books.19. A) Give free meals to the homeless.20. D) Follow his example.21. C) Sending him had-made bags.22. A) To solve word search puzzles.23. B) They could no longer concentrate on their task.24. C) A reduction in the amount of sleep.25. C) Realize the disruptive effects of technology.。

23年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文

23年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇123年12月大学英语四级考试听力原文如下：Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, B is the correct answer. You should choose [B] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A][B][C][D]1. A) He is still in the hospital.B) He is working in the lab.C) He has recovered from his illness.D) He is waiting for the bus.2. A) He agrees with the woman.B) He enjoys the piano concert.C) He doesn’t mind missing the concert.D) He doesn’t find the woman's advice helpful.3. A) The woman should make a reservation.B) The restaurant is too crowded.C) The woman will be back soon.D) There are few tables available.4. A) She has a little trouble understanding the man.B) She knows the man quite well.C) She doesn’t want to take a taxi.D) She is looking forward to seeing Bob.5. A) He is unhappy with the woman’s suggestion.B) He doesn’t believe the woman’s excuse.C) He dislikes the woman.D) He is willing to wait a little longer.6. A) Go to the student service center.B) Choose a new course by himself.C) Ask the man about his new course.D) Apply for a course change.7. A) The man was late for his flight.B) The man couldn’t catch a plane.C) There might be something wrong with the man’s car.D) The man missed his 4 pm flight.8. A) The man will leave his job.B) The woman is planning to quit her job.C) The man has been dismissed.D) The man intends to look for another job.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Health issues. B) Nutritional advice.C) Financial management. D) Cosmetic products.10. A) Cancer. B) Cardiovascular diseases.C) Diabetes. D) Mental illness.11. A) Coffee. B) Tea. C) Wine. D) Fruit juice.Passage TwoQuestions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) It is too noisy. B) It is too crowded.C) It is too small. D) It is too dark.13. A) Libraries. B) Bookstores. C) Restaurants. D) Cafés.14. A) Reading a newspaper. B) Watching a TV program.C) Taking a nap. D) Doing homework.Passage ThreeQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) Take part in a marathon. B) Prepare for some tests.C) Work on their writing assignment. D) Join a student club.16. A) They can try to follow a strict schedule.B) It is better to work in a quiet place.C) They should avoid interruptions.D) They may benefit from discussions.17. A) Take part in a match. B) Visit the library.C) Give their friends some help. D) Have lunch with a friend.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Section CQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. French artists sketch personalized———————— for clients.19. One can see “———————” in the restaurant windows in China.20. Tourists on a boat in Venice paint ———————— to remember the trip.Now, you will hear the passage.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)The year 2023 will be another great year for space exploration, with exciting missions planned to explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond.China is planning a manned mission to the Moon by the end of next year. The mission, called Chang’e, aims to land an astronaut on the Moon for the first time in 50 years. Chinese scientists are also working on a joint mission to Mars with the European Space Agency, which is set to launch in 2024.The United States will further its exploration of Mars in 2023 with the launch of the Mars Perseverance rover. The rover will search for signs of life and collect samples of Martian rock for return to Earth. Furthermore, NASA will launch the James Webb Space Telescope, which will be the most powerful telescope ever sent into space.Private companies are also making advancements in space exploration. SpaceX will send the first all-civilian mission to space in 2023, with a crew consisting entirely of private citizens. This ispart of the growing trend of commercial space travel, with companies like Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic also planning manned missions in the coming years.In addition to the missions planned for 2023, scientists are working on developing new technologies for future space exploration. This includes the development of advanced propulsion systems that could enable faster travel to distant planets, as well as new spacecraft designs that could make space travel more affordable and accessible.Overall, the year 2023 promises to be an exciting time for space exploration, with new missions, technologies, and advancements that will push the boundaries of human knowledge and discovery.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

英语四级短篇新闻听力原文

英语四级短篇新闻听力原文一、听力原文。

(News Reporter) Good evening, everyone. Today we're at Greenfield University, where an exciting and meaningful environmental protection campaign has been launched.The campaign, named "Green Campus, Clean Future", aims to raise students' awareness of environmental protection and encourage them to take practical actions to make the campus a greener and cleaner place.According to the organizer, Professor Smith from the Environmental Science Department, the campaign includes a series of activities. Therewill be regular waste sorting workshops to teach students how to classify different types of waste correctly. In addition, tree-planting activities are planned around the campus. Volunteers will plant various kinds of trees and flowers, adding more greenery to the campus environment.Moreover, a competition called "Best Green Idea" is being held. Students are encouraged to come up with innovative ideas on how to reduce energy consumption and waste on campus. The winning ideas will be implemented in the university.Many students have already shown great enthusiasm for this campaign. One student, Lisa, said, "I think this campaign is really important. We should all do our part to protect the environment of our campus. It's not only good for us but also for future generations."The university hopes that through this campaign, students will develop good environmental habits and contribute to a sustainable campus. Andthat's all for today's news.二、注释。

2023年6月四级听力原文

20236月四级听力原文Short Conversations11.W.Ther.wer.mor.tha..hundre.peopl.a.Kate'.birthda.party .she'.go.s.man.friends?M.It'.reall.n.surprise.Yo.kno.sh.wa.popula.eve.whe.sh.wa.. childQ: What does the man imply about Kate?12.M.The.sa.there'l.b..snow-s.quit..fe.days.W.Oh.We'r.s.lucky.we'l.b.gettin.awa.fo..while.an.havin..holi da.i.Florida.Bu.let'.cal.righ.no.t.confir.ou.flight.Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?13.W.Ton.wa.awarde..meda.fo.rescuin.severa.familie.fro.th.fores.fire.M: I really admire his courage.Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?14.M.M.washin.machin.i.mor.tha.fiftee.year.ol.an.i.ha.works.night.W.You’l.neve.b.abl.t.ge.part.fo.it.eve.fro.Japan.S.i.migh.b.tim.t.inv es..mor.recen.model.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?15.W..hear.abou.you.promotion.yo.mus.b.thrilled.M: Not really, the new office is huge, but the word loadhas doubled.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?16.W..can’.decid.wha.t.d.abou.th.part.tomorrow.M: You don’t have to go if you don’t want to, but I’ll be glad to give you a ride if you do.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?17.M.No.i.yo.hav.an.question.abou.th.contract.I’l.b.happ.t.answe.them.W: Nothing come s to mind right now, but I’d like to go over all the articles of the contract once more before signing it. Q: What are the speakers doing right now?18.M.W.ar.ou.o.pape.fo.th.printer.Ca.yo.pleas.orde.some? plete.th.orde.for.onlin.yesterda.an.i.wil.b.her.b.noo n.I’e.in.Q: What did the woman do?Long ConversationConversation OneW.Bob.d.yo.kno.wh..sa.th.othe.day.Ol.Jake.lookin.terribl.d st?M.Yes.The.mad.hi.retir.afte.5.year.a.sea.H.i.prett.upse.ab ou.it.bu.wha.ca.yo.do.H.reall.i.pasted.W: He is all alone, isn’t he?M.Yes.hi.wif.ha.bee.dea.fo.years.The.ha.on.daughter.Dori es.Bu.sh.wen.of.t.tow.a.soo.a.sh.lef.school.An.h.hasn’.h ear.fro.he.since..hea.sh.i.makin.goo.mone.a..model..bac.fo. .whil.t.help?M..don’e.Sh.neve.go.o.wit.he.father.H.i.b i.o..toug.characte.an.sh.i.rathe.selfish.Oh..expec.ol.Jak.wil e.int..clini.fo..chec.regularly. W: Are you his doctor?M.No.m.partne.docto.Johnso.is.W: That bad-tempered old thing?M.Oh.h.isn’.bad-tempered.H.jus.look.it.H.i.a.excellen.doctor.taugh.m..lot.an .h.ha..ver.nic.family.Hi.wif.invite.m.ove.ther.t.suppe.ever.w eek.Ver.pleasant. z.abou.he.schoo.work.bu..brigh.littl.thin.an.ver.popula.wit. he.ag.group.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.19.Wh.doe.ol.Jak.loo.terribl.depressed?20.Wha.d.w.lear.abou.Jake’.wife?21.Wha.doe.th.ma.sa.abou.Jake’.daughter?22.Wha.doe.th.ma.sa.abou.Jake’.doctor?Conversation TwoW.Hello.Mr.Summerfield.Ho.ar.yo.today?M.Ver.well.Than.you.Ms.Green.W: What can I do for you?M.Well.unfortunately.ther.i..proble.wit.th.orde.w.receive.fro .yo.yesterday.I.seem.w.haven’.see.th.righ.quantit.o.man ual.t.suppor.th.telephon.system.W.Oh.dear.that’.ba.news.I’.ver.sorr.t.hea.that.an.yo.do n’.kno.ho.man.pack.ar.withou.manuals?M.No.becaus.w.haven’.opene.ever.pack.Bu.i.severa.o.th os.tha.hav.bee.opene.ther.ar.none.n.manuals.W.I’.ver.sorr.abou.thi.inconvenience.Mr.Summerfield.We ’l.sen.ou.th.manual.thi.afternoo.b.expres.mai.entirel.a.ou.c test. M: All of them, right?W.Yes.I.mayb.tha.som.hav.the.already.bu.w.canno.b.sure. S.th.bes.thin.i.t.sen.ou.th.manua.fo.ever.pack.M.Yes.Yes..see.Tha.woul.b.great.W.Pleas.accep.ou.apologie.fo.thi.mix-up..assur.yo.w.wil.d.everythin.possibl.t.fin.ou.wh.th.mistak. happenedM.Right.Thank.fo.you.swif.action.W.No.a.all.Than.yo.an.goodby.fo.now.D.cal.i.ther.i.anythin .else.M.Al.right.Than.you.Goodbye.M.Green.W: Goodbye.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.23.Wha.problem.ar.th.speaker.discussing?24.Wha.doe.th.woma.promis.t.do?25.Wha.doe.th.ma.thin.o.th.solution?PassagePassage 1Attractin.an.feedin.wil.bird.ar.entertainin.activitie.tha.hav.lo n.bee.enjoye.b.peopl.al.ove.th.world.Feedin.bird.ha.beco m.s.popula.tha.prepare.fee.mixture.ar.readil.available.W.f .fro.watc hin.birds..hobb.ofte.develop.int..seriou.stud.o.thei.habits.A uall.th.firs.goal.Bu.observatio n.tha.a.amateu.bird-watche.ca.mak.ar.reall.limitless.Ther.is.however.responsib ilit.associate.wit.bir.feeding.includin..diseas.hazard.Attracti n.number.o.bird.continuall.t.th.sam.spo.ca.b.harmfu.t.them .particularl.specie.tha.pic.foo.fro.th.groun.contaminate.b.th .dropping.o.othe.birds.I.winte.feedin.effort.ar.mos.satisfyin. t.peopl.an.ar.o.greates.benefi.t.birds.Durin.thi.tim.whe.few e.natura.food.ar.availabl.an.ai.temperature.ar.lower.extr.fe edin.ca.kee..bir.war.an.well.Onc.begun.feedin.shoul.neve. sto.durin.thes.lea.months.I.yo.star..loca.increas.o.birds.b.p repare.t.d.wha.ma.b.require.t.eliminat.hazard.t.thos.yo.wa n.t.befriend..constan.suppl.o.foo.shoul.b.give.unti.th.col.i.o e.I.feedin.i.stoppe.durin.sever.weather. e.t.relyin.upo.th.feeder.mus.starve.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.Q26 What does the speaker say about bird watching?Q27 What does the speaker say about birds fed continually on the same spot?Q28 What does the speaker suggest we do in feeding birds in winter?Passage 2M.frien.Le.make.u.wea.an.poo.excuse.wheneve.ther.i.som ethin.h.doesn’.wan.t.do.Jus.tw.week.ago.h.wa.a.m.hous. whe.h.decide.h.didn’.wan.t.g.int.work.H.calle.hi.bos.an.s ai.h.ha.t.ge..ne.se.o.tire.pu.o.hi.truck.The.h.sa.dow.an.wat che.T.wit.me.No.onl.ha.h.lie.bu.hi.excus.wasn’..ver.convi s .minut.tellin.he.h.ha.t.ge..ne.batter.fo.hi.truck.Sh.wa.angr.a s.weekend. 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Passage 1 Town and Country Life in England Passage 2 A Change in Women's LifePassage 3 A Popular Pastime of the English People Passage 4 British and American Police Officers Passage 5 Living SpacePassage 6 The United NationsPassage 7 PlasticPassage 8 Display of GoodsPassage 9 Albert EinsteinPassage 10 Private CarsPassage 11 A Henpecked Husband and His Wife Passage 12 A Y oung Man's PromisePassage 13 A Kind NeighborPassage 14 That Isn't Our FaultPassage 15 A Guide's AnswerPassage 16 A Qualified PilotPassage 17 Living Things ReactPassage 18 Flowering PlantsPassage 19 Finding the Direction and Location Passage 20 WavesPassage 21 SoilsPassage 22 CrisisPassage 23 America's Worst SurprisePassage 24 Great Depression in the U.S.Passage 25 A Place of Our OwnPassage 26 Travel for WorkPassage 27 IntelligencePassage 28 A Free Dress Every WeekPassage 29 TimePassage 30 CartoonistsPassage 31 Water PollutionPassage 32 Making a ComplaintPassage 33 Where Do the British LivePassage 34 Will Computers Replace human Beings? Passage 35 SoccerPassage 36 ArtistsPassage 37 Professional Sports in the U.S. Passage 38 "How to" BooksPassage 39 Don't Give UpPassage 40 how high Can Y ou Jump?Passage 41 Apology HelpsPassage 42 SleepPassage 43 Our ConcernPassage 44 Gardening in AmericaPassage 45 The Influence of LifePassage 46 AutomobilesPassage 47 house and HomePassage 48 Population GrowthPassage 49 Natural ResourcesPassage 50 ReadingTown and Country Life in EnglandThere is a big difference between town life and country life in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want help, you will always get it and you will be glad to help others.In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are often very lonely. This is because people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends. If you walk through the streets in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living on their own. They could die in their homes and would not be discovered for weeks or even months.Passage 2A Change in Women‟ s LifeThe important change in women‟s life pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women‟ s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the f irst opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. V ery many more afterwards return to full-time or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relation-ship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, accord-ing to the abilities and interests of each of them.Passage 3A Popular Pastime of the English PeopleOne of the best means of understanding the peo-ple of any nation is watching what they do with their non-working time.Most English men, women and children love growing things, especially flowers. V isitors to England in spring, summer, or autumn are likely to see gar-dens all the way along the railway lines. There are flowers at the airports and flowers in factory grounds, as well as in gardens along the roads. Each English town has at least one park with beautifully kept flower beds. Public buildings of every kind have brilliant win-dow boxes and sometimes baskets of flowers are hang-ing on them. But what the English enjoy most is growing things themselves. If it is impossible to have a garden, then a window box or something growing in a pot will do.Looking at each other‟ s gardens is a popular pastime with the English.Passage 4British and American Police OfficersReal policemen, both in Britain and the U. S., hardly recognize any common points between their lives and what they see on TV - if they ever get home in time.Some things are almost the same, of course, but the policemen do not think much of them.The first difference is that a policeman‟ s real life deals with the law. Most of what he learns is the law. He has to know actually what actions are against the law and what facts can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a lawyer, and what‟s more, he has to put it into prac-tice on his feet, in the dark and, running down a nar-row street after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in talking with beautiful girls or in bravely facing cruel criminals. He will spend most of his working life arranging millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, ordinary people who are guilty-—or not of stupid, unimportant crimes.Passage 5Living SpaceHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his space needs are not met? Scientists are doing experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behaviour of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have enough living space, they eat well, sleep well and produce their young well. But if their living conditions become too crowd-ed, their behaviour and even their health change obvi-ously. They can not sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and worry become clear. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus, for rats, population and vio-lence are directly related. Is this a natural law for hu-man society as well? Is enough space not only satisfac-tory, but necessary for human survival? These are in-teresting questions.Passage 6The United NationsIn 1945, representatives of 50 nations met to plan this organization. It was called the United Nations. after the war, many more nations joined.There are two major parts of the United Nations. One is called the General Assembly. In the General As-sembly, every member nation is represented and has an equal vote. The second part is called the Security Council. It has representatives of just 15 nations. Five nations are permanent members: the United States, Russia, France, Britain, and China. The 10 other members are elected every two years by the General Assembly.The major job of the Security Council is to keep peace in the world. If necessary, it can send troops from member nations to try to stop little wars before they turn into big ones.It is hard to get the nations of the Security Coun-cil to agree on when this is necessary. But they did vote to try to stop wars.Passage 7PlasticWe use plastic wrap to protect our foods. We put our garbage in plastic bags or plastic cans. We sit on plastic chairs, play with plastic toys, drink from plas-tic cups, and wash our hair with shampoo from plastic bottles!Plastic does not grow in nature. It is made by mixing certain things together. We call it a produced or manufactured material. Plastic was first made in the l860s from plants, such as wood and cotton. That plastic was soft and burned easily.The first modem plastics were made in the l930s. Most clear plastic starts out as thick, black oil. That plastic coating inside a pan begins as natural gas.Over the years, hundreds of different plastics have been developed. Some are hard and strong. Some are soft and bendable. Some are clear. Some are many-colored. There is a plastic for almost every need. Scientists continue to experiment with plastics.They hope to find even ways to use them!Passage 8Display of GoodsAre supermarkets designed to persuade us to buy more?Fresh fruit and vegetables are displayed near su-permarket entrances. This gives the impression that only healthy food is sold in the shop. Basic foods that everyone buys, like sugar and tea, are not put near each other. They are kept in different aisles so cus-tomers are taken past other attractive foods before they find what they want. In this way, shoppers axe encouraged to buy products that they do not really need.Sweets are often placed at children‟ s eye level at the checkout. While parents are waiting to pay, chil-dren reach for the sweets and put them in the trolley.More is bought from a fifteen-foot display of one type of product than from a ten-foot one. Customers also buy more when shelves are full than when they are half empty. They do not like to buy from shelves with few products on them because they feel there is something wrong with those products that are there.Passage9Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein was born in Germany in l879. His father owned a factory that made electrical devices. His mother enjoyed music and books. His parents were Jewish but they did not observe many of the reli-gion‟ s rules. Albert was a quiet child who sp ent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had diffi-culty learning to read. When Albert was five years old, his father gave him a compass. The child was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle always pointed in the same direction - to the north. He asked his father and his uncle what caused the needle to move. Their answers about magnetism and gravity were difficult for the boy to understand. Y et he spent a lot of time thinking about them. He said later that he felt something hidden had to be behind things.Passage 10Private CarsWith the increase in the general standard of liv-ing, some ordinary Chinese families begin to afford a car. Y et opinions of the development of a private car vary from person to person.It gives a much greater degree of comfort and mo-bility. The owner of a car is no longer forced to rely on public transport, and hence no irritation caused by waiting for buses or taxis. However, others strongly object to developing private cars. They maintain that as more and more cars are produced and run in theStreet, a large volume of poisonous gas will be given off, polluting the atmosphere and causing actual harm to the health of people.Whether private cars should be developed in China is a difficult question to answer, yet the desire for the comfort and independence a private car can bring will not be eliminated.Passage 11A Henpecked Husband and His WifeThere was once a large, fat woman who had a small, thin husband. He had a job in a b ig company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home on Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money, and then she used to give him back only enough to buy his lunch in his company every day.One day, the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living-room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there.“Y ou will never guess what happened to me to-day, dear,” he said.He waited for a few seconds and then added, “I won ten thousand dollars on the lottery!”“That is wonderful!” said his wife delightedly.But then she pulled a long face and added angrily,“But how could you afford to buy the ticket?”Passage 12A Y oung Man‟ s PromiseOne day a young man was writing a letter to his girl friend who lived just a few miles away in a nearby town. He was telling her how much he loved her and how wonderful he thought she was. The more he wrote, the more poetic he became. Finally, he said that in order to be with her he would suffer the great-est difficulties, he would face the greatest dangers that anyone could imagine. In fact, to spend only one minute with her, he would swim across the widest riv-er, he would enter the deepest forest, and he would fight against the fiercest animals with his bare hands.He finished the letter, signed his name, and then suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to mention something quite important. So, in a postscript below his name, he added :“By the way, I‟ll be over to see you on Wednes-day night, if it doesn‟t rain.”Passage 13A Kind NeighborMr. and Mrs. Jones‟ apartment was full of lug-gage, packages, furniture and boxes. Both of them were very busy when they heard the doorbell ring. Mrs. Jones went to open it and she saw a middle-aged lady outside. The lady said she lived next door. Mrs. Jones invited her to come in and apologized because there was no place for her to sit. “Oh, that‟s OK,” said the lady. “I just come to welcome you to your new home. M you know, in some parts of this city neighbors are not friendly at all. There are some apart-ment houses where people don‟ t know any of their neighbors, not even the ones next door. But in this building everyone is very friendly with everyone else. We are like one big happy family. I‟m sure you‟ll be very happy here.” Mr. and Mrs. Jones said, “But madam, we are not new dwellers in this apartment. We‟ve lived here for two years. We‟ re moving out tomorrow. “Passage 14That Isn‟ t Our FaultMr. and Mrs. Williams got married when he was twenty-three, and she was twenty. Twenty-five years later, they had a big party, and a photographer came and took some photographs of them.Then the photographer gave Mrs. Williams a card and said, “They‟ II be ready next Wednesday. Y ou ca n get them from studio.”“No,” Mrs. Williams said, “please send them to us.The photographs arrived a week later, but Mrs. Williams was not happy when she saw them. She got into her car and drove to the photographer‟ s studio.She went inside and said a ngrily, “Y ou took some photographs of me and my husband last week, but I‟m not going to pay for them.”“Oh, why not?” the photographer asked. “Because my husband looks like a monkey,”Mrs. Williams said.“Well,” the photographer answered, “that isn‟ t our fault. Why didn‟ t you think of that before you married him?”Passage 15A Guide‟ s Answer1n1861, the Civil War started in the United States between the Northern and the Southern states. The war continued with great bitterness until 1865, when the Northerners were victorious. However, even to-day, many Southerners have not forgotten their defeat, or forgiven theNortherners.A few years ago, a party of American tourists were going round one of the battlefields of the Civil War with a guide who came from one of the Southern states. At each place, the guide told the tourists stir-ring stories about how a few Southern soldiers had conquered powerful forces of Northerners there.At last, one of the tourists, a lady who came from the North, stopped the guide and said to him, “But surely the Northern army must have won at least one victory in the Civil War?”“Not as long as I‟m the guide here, madam,” an-swered the Southern guide.Passage 16A Qualified PilotThe captain of a small ship had to go along a rocky coast, but he was unfamiliar with it, so he tried to find a qualified pilot to guide him. He went ashore in one of the small ports, and a local fisherman pre-tended that he was a pilot because he needed some money. The captain took him on board and asked him where to steer the ship.After half an hour the captain began to suspect that the fisherman did not really know what he was doing and where he was going.“Are you sure you are a qualified pilot?” he asked.“Oh, yes,” answered the fisherman. “I know ev-ery rock on this part of the coast.”Suddenly there was a terrible crash from under the ship. At once the fisherman added, “And that‟ s one of them.Passage 17Living Things ReactY ou and all organisms live in an environment. An environment is made up of everything that surrounds an organism. It can include the air, the water, the soil, and even other organisms.An organism responds to changes in its environ-ment. When an organism responds to a change, it re-acts in certain ways. All living things respond in some way.Have you ever noticed how plants and insects re-spond to light? Plants bend toward light. Insects fly toward light. Living things also respond in other ways. The leaves on some trees respond to a change in season.In autumn, they change colors and then fall off the branches. Animals also respond to a change in season. Squirrels save nuts for the winter. Bears sleep through the winter in a cave.Y ou respond to your environment in many ways, too. Y ou may shiver if you are cold. What other ways do you respond to changes in your environment?Passage 18Flowering PlantsWhat are the parts of a flower?Flowers can have male parts and female parts. The female parts make eggs that become seeds. The male parts make pollen. Pollen is a powdery material that is needed by the eggs to make seeds. …lb make seeds, pollen and eggs must come together. The wind, in-sects, and birds bring pollen to eggs. Many animals love flowers‟ bright colors. They also like a sugary liq-uid in flowers. This is called nectar. While they drink nectar, pollen rubs off on their bodies. As they move, some of this pollen gets delivered to the female flower parts.Over time, the female parts turn into fruits that contain seeds. Animals often eat the fruits and the seeds pass through their bodies as waste. The animals do not know they are working for the plants by plant-ing seeds as they travel to different placesPassage 19Finding the Direction and LocationHow can you tell which direction? By day, look for the Sun. It is in the east in the morning and the west in the afternoon. At night, use the Big Dipper to help you find the North Star. It would be better to bring a compass because its needle always points north.How do you know how far you have gone? Y ou could count every step. Each step is about two feet. Y ou‟ d better wear a pedometer which is a tool that counts steps. If you know where you started, which direction you are heading, and how far you have gone, you can use a good map to figure out exactly where you are.Today there is a new way for travelers to figure out where they are. It is the GPS. It has 24 satellites that orbit the earth and constantly broadcast their posi-tions. Someday you may carry a small receiver as you hike and use GPS to find out if you are there yet!Passage 20WavesHow does light get from the sun to the earth?How does music get from the stage to the audience? They move the same way —in waves!Light and sound are forms of energy. All waves carry energy, but they may carry it differently. Light and sound travel through different kinds of matter. For example, light waves cannot move through walls, but Sound waves can. That is why you can hear people talking in another room even though you cannot see them. The energy of some waves is destructive. An earthquake produces seismic waves.Catch a wave. Ask a friend to stand a few feet away from you. Stretch a spring between you. Shake the spring to transfer energy to it. What happens? The spring bounces up and down in waves. When the waves reach your friend, they bounce back to you!Light waves travel 300,000 kilometers (186, 000 miles) per second! They can also travel through a vac-uum. That is why light from the sun and distant stars can travel through space to the earth!Passage 21SoilsThere are many different kinds of soils. Different soils have different types of rock and minerals in them. Some soils have more water in them than oth-ers. Some soils might have more plant and animal ma-terial in them, too.Different kinds of soils are found in different parts of the world. There are several kinds of soils found in the United States. In some areas, the soil has a lot of clay. Other soils are very sandy. Loam is a kind of soil that has a good mixture of clay and sand.In some places, soil layers are very thick. Lots of plants grow in places with a thick soil layer. In dry and windy places soil layers are much thinner, layers of soil on mountains are thin because gravity pulls the soil downhill. The type of soil in a particular place affects what kinds of plants can grow there.Passage 22CrisisLife is a contest! Who will win? A bluebird and sparrow both compete for space to build their nests. A fast-growing maple tree and slower-growing dogwood compete for the sunlight they both need. Oil competes with coal and nuclear power as an energy source for electric power plants.There is a problem. There is a limited amount of space for birds, sunlight for trees, and energy for peo-ple! If we do not cut back on our uses of some of our resources, someday they will be gone!How can we use energy today and know we will have enough to go around in the future? We can choose alternate, or replacement, energy resources. It takes the earth millions of years to create coal, oil, and gas. They are nonrenewable resources.Solar energy, wind energy and water energy are renewable. What other ways can we conserve our re-sources? How can we make sure there is always enough to go around?Passage 23America‟ s Worst SurpriseDecember 7, 1941 was one of the worst days in America n history. Nearly all Americans who are old enough to remember that day can still remember what they were doin g at the moment they heard “the news”, the news was that America has been attacked!Shortly before 2:00 P.M., a radio dispatch came into Washington from Honolulu, Hawaii. “Air Raid, Pearl Harbor—This is no drill.” Japanese planes had begun an attack on the largest American military base in the Pacific. They first destroyed planes on the ground. Then they bombed the ships in the harbor. No one had expected the attack. So no one was prepared for it. And it did not take long for the Japanese to do their damage. When the smoke cleared, the Navy counted its losses. Eighteen ships had been sunk or badly damaged. Nearly 150 planes had been destroyed. More than 2,400 Americans had been killed and more than 1, 200 wounded.Passage 24Great Depression in the U. S.In 1929, the bills started to come in. Americanindustry had produced too many goods. Americans could not afford to buy all of them. So factories had to cut down on their production. Many workers lost their jobs. Investors tried to get their money back. But businesses did not have enough money to pay them.Banks tried to get their money back from investors. But the investors could not pay, either. Too many people owed money. And few of them could pay their bills.During the next few years, business got worse and worse. By 1932, banks all over the country were closing.People without money could not buy goods. So more businesses closed. More and more people lost their jobs. By 1932, more than 12 million Americans were jobless. Millions more were earning barely enough to live on. The country was in a great depres-sion they had never experienced before.Passage 25A Place of Our OwnWe are all usually very careful when we buy something for the house. Why? Because we have to live with it for along lime. We paint a room to make it brighter, so we choose the colours carefully.We buy new curtains in order to match the newly decorated room, so they must be the right colour. We move the furniture round so as to make more space— or we buy new furniture—and so on. It is an endless business. Rich or poor, we take time to furnish a room. Perhaps some people buy furniture in order to impress their friends. But most of us just want to enjoy our surroundings. We want to live as comfortably as we can afford to. We spend a large part of our lives at home. We want to make a small corner in the world which we can recognize as our own.Passage 26Travel for WorkY ou can see them in every airport in the world. They are businessmen and women who have to travel for their work. When they first applied for the job, they may have thought of good food and hotels, huge expense accounts and fashionable cities. Now they have to sit in airport lounges, tired and uncomfortable in their smart clot hes, listening to the loudspeaker announce “The flight to Tokyo, or Berlin, or New Y ork is delayed for another two hours”. Some people say to me, “Howlucky you are to be able to travel abroad in your work! Y ou can go sightseeing without paying any money by yourself1.” They think that my job is like a continual holiday. it is not.There are advantages, of course, and I do think I am lucky, but only because I can go to places I would never visit if I was a tourist.Passage 27IntelligenceAre some people born clever and others born stupid?Or is intelligencedeveloped by our environment and our experience?Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent，our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special educationcan make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring enviro n ment will develop hisintelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus, the limits of a person‟s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his enviro n ment. This view, held bymost experts now, can be supported in a number of ways. As is easy to show that intelligence is to some exten t something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people is, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence.Passage 28A Free Dress Every WeekThe temptation to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops and people are not so honest as they once were.A detective recently watched a well-dressed wom-an who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual w hen the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. The woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying.When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. Believe it or not, the girl “gave” her mother a free dress every week!Passage 29TimeTime is tangible. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save time, or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal this concrete quality as though lime were a possession. “Do you have any time?”, “Can you get some time for this?”, “How much free time do you have?” The treatment of time as a possession influences the way that time is carefully divided.Generally, Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses, the careful scheduling of time and the separation of activities are common prac-tices. Appointment calendars are printed with 15-, 30-, and 60-minute time slots. The idea that “there is a time and place for everything” extends to America n social life. Visitors who drop by without prior notice may interrupt their host‟ s personal time. Thus, calling friends on the telephone before visiting them is gener-ally preferred to visitors‟ dropping by.Passage 30CartoonistsIn a good cartoon, the artist can tell in a few lines as much as a writer can tell in half a dozen para-graphs. The cartoonist not only tells a story but he al-so tries to persuade the reader to his way of thinking.He has great influence on public opinion. In a political campaign, he plays an important part. Controversial issues in Congress or at meetings of the United Nations may keep the cartoonist well-supplied with current materials.A clever cartoonist may cause laughter because he often uses humour in his drawings. If he is sketching a famous person, he takes a prominent feature and ex-aggerates it. Cartoonists, for instance, like to length-en an already long nose and to widen an already broad grin. This exaggeration of a person‟ s characteristics is called caricature. The artist uses such exaggeration to。

23年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文

23年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1Title: December 23rd College English Test Band 4 Listening Comprehension TranscriptsPart I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. M: I'm sorry, I forgot to bring the book I borrowed from the library.W: That's OK. You can return it next time when you come to the library.2. W: Where are you heading?M: I'm going to the bank to deposit some money in the account.3. M: I've heard that the company is going to lay off a number of employees.W: Yeah, it's just a rumor. Don't worry too much about it.4. W: Why are you dressed so formally today?M: I have an interview with a big company this afternoon.5. M: Have you decided where to go for the holiday?W: Not yet. I'm thinking about going to Europe.Section BPassage OneGood afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to today's seminar on job hunting skills. Today we will focus on preparing a winning resume. Your resume is often the first impression a potential employer gets of you. Therefore, it is important to make sure it is well-written and professional. Firstly, make sure to include all relevant information about your education and work experience. Don't forget to highlight your achievements and skills. Secondly, use a clean and easy-to-read format. Avoid using fancy fonts or colors. Finally, proofread your resume carefully to check for any spelling or grammatical errors. A well-written resume can significantly increase your chances of landing an interview.Passage TwoThe human brain is a fascinating organ. It is responsible for all our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. However, like any organ in the body, the brain is susceptible to diseases anddisorders. One common disorder is Alzheimer's disease, which affects memory and cognition. Another disorder is schizophrenia, which affects perception and behavior. These disorders can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life. Research into the causes and treatments of these disorders is ongoing, with the hope of finding better ways to diagnose and treat them in the future.Section C1. M: Did you hear that the new restaurant downtown has just opened?W: Yes, I heard. Let's go check it out this weekend.2. W: How was your trip to the beach last weekend?M: It was great. The weather was perfect, and the water was so clear.3. M: I can't decide which shirt to buy. Can you help me choose?W: Sure, let me see. How about this blue one? It looks great on you.4. W: I heard that there's a new movie coming out next week. Are you interested in watching it?M: Yeah, I saw the trailer. It looks really exciting. Let's go watch it together.5. M: Hey, have you finished your assignment for tomorrow's class?W: Not yet. I still have a few more questions to answer. I'll finish it tonight.This is the end of the listening comprehension section. Thank you for listening.Part II: Questions and Answers1. What should you include in a well-written resume?A. Personal interests and hobbies.B. Your achievements and skills.C. Your favorite colors and fonts.2. What does Alzheimer's disease affect?A. Perception and behavior.B. Memory and cognition.C. Thought and emotions.3. What are the speakers planning to do this weekend?A. Go shopping.B. Check out the new restaurant downtown.C. Watch a movie together.4. Why does the man need help choosing a shirt?A. He can't afford to buy one.B. He can't decide which one to choose.C. He doesn't like any of them.5. What does the woman still need to do for tomorrow's class?A. Finish her assignment.B. Study for a test.C. Attend a lecture.That's all for today's listening comprehension section. Thank you for participating in the test. Good luck!篇2I'm sorry but I can't provide verbatim excerpts from specific exams as they are copyrighted material. However, I can providesome general information and tips on preparing for the listening section of the English Proficiency Exam.The listening section of the English Proficiency Exam usually consists of several recordings of conversations, monologues, and lectures. Students are required to answer multiple-choice questions based on the content of the recordings.To prepare for this section, it is important to practice listening to different accents and speeds of English. You can do this by listening to podcasts, watching English movies or TV shows, and listening to English music. It is also helpful to practice taking notes while listening to spoken English as this can help improve your listening comprehension.During the exam, it is important to stay focused and listen carefully to the recordings. Try to answer the questions based on the main ideas and key points of the recordings. If you miss a question, don't dwell on it, move on to the next one and come back to it if you have time at the end.Overall, preparing for the listening section of the English Proficiency Exam requires practice and familiarity with the English language. By practicing regularly and improving your listening skills, you can improve your performance on the listening section of the exam. Good luck with your preparation!篇3December 2023 CET-4 Listening TestPart I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A Conversation1. M: I'm planning to take a road trip next week. Do you have any suggestions on where to go?W: How about driving along the coast? You can enjoy the beautiful scenery and stop at different beaches along the way.2. W: I heard that the cafeteria will be closed for renovation next week. Where should we eat then?M: Don't worry. There are plenty of restaurants around campus. We can try some new places.3. M: I'm thinking about getting a part-time job during the summer break. Do you have any tips on finding one?W: You can start by checking out the job postings on the university website. They usually have job listings for students.4. W: I can't find my keys anywhere. Have you seen them?M: I saw them on the kitchen counter this morning. You might have left them there before you went out.5. M: I'm having some trouble with my computer. Could you help me fix it?W: Sure. I'll take a look at it later and see what I can do.Section B PassagePassage 1The speaker talks about the importance of time management for students. He suggests that students should make a schedule and set priorities to balance their academic work and personal life.Passage 2The speaker discusses the benefits of studying abroad. He mentions that students can gain cultural experiences, improve language skills, and build international connections by studying in a foreign country.Passage 3The speaker talks about the impact of social media on society. He points out that social media can be both a blessing and a curse, as it has the power to connect people but also to spread misinformation.Section C News Broadcast1. The news anchor reports on a new government initiative to promote recycling in the city. Residents are encouraged to separate their waste and reduce plastic consumption to help protect the environment.2. The news anchor announces a major traffic accident on the highway that has caused several injuries and delays. Drivers are advised to take alternate routes to avoid the congestion.3. The news anchor gives an update on the weather forecast for the weekend. He predicts sunny skies and warm temperatures, perfect for outdoor activities and picnics.4. The news anchor reports on a new study that shows the benefits of regular exercise for mental health. Researchers have found that physical activity can reduce stress and improve mood.5. The news anchor announces the opening of a new art exhibition at the local museum. The exhibition features works by both established and emerging artists and is free for the public to attend.Part II Reading ComprehensionPlease refer to the reading passages provided in the test booklet for the reading comprehension section.End of Test.Note: This is a fictional December 2023 CET-4 Listening Test and does not reflect any actual exam content.。

23年12月四级听力原文

23年12月四级听力原文英文回答：Passage 1。

Narrator: Welcome to "The World of History." I'm your host, Dr. Emily Carter. Today, we'll travel back in time to explore the fascinating life and legacy of Alexander the Great.Alexander was born in Pella, Macedonia in 356 BC. His father, Philip II, was a brilliant military strategist who transformed Macedonia into a powerful kingdom. From a young age, Alexander showed exceptional promise as a warrior and leader.At the age of 20, Alexander became king of Macedonia after his father's assassination. Driven by an insatiable thirst for conquest, he embarked on a remarkable military campaign that stretched from Greece to India.Over the next 13 years, Alexander's armies conquered a vast empire that extended over 2,200 miles. He defeated the Persian Empire, the Egyptian Empire, and numerous other kingdoms. Alexander's conquests not only expanded the boundaries of the known world but also spread Greek culture and influence throughout the Mediterranean region.Alexander's military genius was unparalleled. He employed innovative tactics, such as the phalanx formation, and used a combination of heavy infantry, cavalry, and siege engines to overwhelm his opponents. He was also a skilled diplomat and administrator, who respected the customs of the conquered peoples and encouraged cultural exchange.Beyond his military prowess, Alexander was a patron of the arts and sciences. He founded new cities, including Alexandria in Egypt, which became a center of learning and scholarship. He supported scholars such as Aristotle, who served as his tutor during his youth.In 323 BC, at the age of 32, Alexander the Great died in Babylon under mysterious circumstances. His vast empire was divided among his generals, leading to a period of instability and fragmentation known as the Hellenistic Period.Alexander's legacy continues to inspire and fascinate people around the world. He is remembered as one of the greatest military commanders in history, a brilliant strategist, and a visionary leader who shaped the course of Western civilization.Passage 2。

2023年12月英语四级真题听力原文(第2套)

2023年12月英语四级真题听力原文(第2套)News Report 1A police officer in the U.S. stopped a large SUV car that was going very slowly and drifting across lanes on a highway.He expected to find a driver who was either very drunk or having a medical emergency.Instead, the officer discovered a five-year-old boy sat on the edge of the driver's seat.His feet could barely reach the brake, and his head was only just high enough to see out of the windows.The child had taken the keys to the family car while his teenage sister was napping.He then drove three kilometers across town before getting on the highway.The boy later told confused officers that he was planning to travel to California and buy a Lamborghini sports car.Although he only had three dollars in his wallet, at least he was driving in the right direction.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 1: Why did the police officer stop the SUV car?Question 2:What did the boy tell the police officers he was planning to do?News Report 2Mobile phones have changed the way we live, how we read, work, communicate, and shop.But we already know this.What we have not yet understood is the way the tiny machines in front of us are changing our skeletons, possibly altering not just the way we behave but even the very shape of our bodies.New scientific research at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, suggests that young people are developing extra pieces of bone at the backs of their heads.These pieces of bone are caused by the way people bend their heads when they use the phone.This shifts weight onto the muscles at the back of the head and causes the bone to grow in a way that is not normal.This process can be compared to the way the skin hardens in response to constant rubbing or pressure.The result is a piece of bone like a horn that sticks out from the head by the neck.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 3:What does the report say we have not yet understood aboutmobile phones?Question 4: What happens to the skin when rubbed or pressed constantly?News Report 3A village is going to throw a birthday party for an orange cat named Wilbur, who has become famous for making a regular appearance at local shops.Wilbur has his own Internet pages as he approaches his 10th birthday on July, 7. Wilbur is both bold and friendly.He spends most of his time in shops and businesses around the village.He'll just take himself into any shop, anywhere.There was one time when the doctor's receptionist came back and he was sitting on her chair.Among his favorite haunts are a local hairdresser, two pubs, and the Nottingham Primary School.Lesley Harper, who runs one of the pubs, said the cat has been a big hit with their customers."He's been a regular visitor for most of this year," she told the Press Association."He's a very relaxed cat, happy for customers and villagers young and old to come in and say hello."She also said he is a cat of expensive tastes who likes his high priced cat food.Sarah Godfrey, who is organizing Wilbur's party, told the local newspaper, "Wilbur is part of our lives, as he is for everyone who lives in the village."Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 5: What does the report say the village is going to do for the cat Wilbur?Question 6: What do we learn from the report about the cat?Question 7:What does the pub owner, Lesley Harpei, say about the cat?Conversation 1So, where do you want to go for lunch?I don't know. Do you have anything in mind?What about the Sandwich Place on Camden Street?Hmm... No, sorry. I don't feel like sandwiches today. It's a great place, but I think we go there too often.That's true. Remember that's where we saw Brigette Clark, the famous movie star.Of course. How could I ever forget? There were crowds of people around her asking for a photo with her.What about hamburgers, then? There's that American style diner on theway to the mall.I like that place. Their chips are great, but their service takes a long time. And I need to get back by 2:30 for a conference call.How about trying something new? We could try Mario's, the new Italian restaurant on the corner. It looks all right. Have you been there?No, I haven't, but I've noticed that it has great reviews on the Internet. It's supposed to be one of the best Italian's in town. I think Jeremy has been there and said it was amazing. I'm up for that.Cool. Have you asked Jeremy if he would like to come with us?I already have. He says he can't. He has brought his own lunch today, so he will stay in. I think his wife made him soup.Poor Jeremy. His wife is a terrible cook. He should throw that soup in the bin and join us.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 8:What are the speakers talking about in this conversation?Question 9: Where did the speakers see Brigette Clark, the famous movie star?Question 10: Why does the woman say she needs to get back by 2:30?Question 11: Why does the woman say Jeremy should throw his soup in the bin?Conversation 2Hi, there. How are you today? Do you have a reservation with us already?Good afternoon. Yes, we reserved our rooms yesterday morning on your website for three nights. The name's Patterson.Okay. Let me have a look. Yes, we have it here. You brought the whole family with you, I see.Yes, the two kids, my wife and I, and her parents too.Great. So we have a family room for you and your wife and the kids, and another double room for your parents-in-law.They are right next to each other on the ground floor, since you mentioned in your message that they have trouble with stairs.That's wonderful. My father-in-law has had terrible problems getting up and down stairs since his knee operation last April.I'm sorry to hear that. And if you need any help to find transportation for the whole family, we can definitely recommend someone for you.We were thinking of renting a car, but we will explore all the options available for sure.So, yes, that would be very helpful in comparing prices. We're also wondering what tours and day trips are available.We have bunches of brochures here. I would recommend getting out on a boat trip.The kids will love it and there are so many islands nearby to explore.There's also a great night market further into town that has all kinds of food and cool little shops selling souvenirs and local jewelry and clothing made by hand.That all sounds marvelous.Now, all I need is to photocopy your passports and then I can get you all checked in and show you to your rooms.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12: Who is the man talking to in the conversation?Question 13:What do we learn about the man's father-in-law from the conversation?Question 14: Why does the man say they will explore all the options available?Question 15: What does the woman suggest the man and his family do dose to the end of the conversation?Passage 1Artificial intelligence agents play ever more influential Wes in our lives.They do everything from suggesting new friends to recommending purchases.They're even beginning to drive our cars.Another role that they are expected to take over is negotiating on our behalf in commercial transactions or legal disputes.So, it's important to know whether using an artificial intelligence agent might affect how we negotiate.Research indicates that it does.In a new study, participants were told to imagine that they were negotiating for something important to them, like a house.Next, they were told either that they would negotiate for themselves, or they would program an artificial intelligence agent to negotiate for them.Participants then completed a survey indicating how tough, deceptive and pleasant or otherwise they wanted to be, or wanted their agent to be, in the negotiations.For example, participants could choose to be tough by making an opening demand far greater than what they'd be willing to accept.They could also choose to express sympathy with their opponent to appear pleasant.But they could also indicate that they -- or their agent -- would strategically express anger toward the opponent to gain advantage, or they could opt to convey dissatisfaction with the encounter so that the other party would think they were losing interest.These are both examples of deceptive strategies.Participants were more willing to employ deceptive strategies whenassigned an agent to negotiate on their behalf.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16:What does the passage say about artificial intelligence agents?Question 17: What does the new study want to find out about using an artificial intelligence agent?Question 18:What did participants tend to do when assigned an AI agent to negotiate on their behalf?Passage 2New research has studied the effects of a seven-week healthy cooking course.Academics measured the program's effect on cooking confidence and self-perceived mental health.Researchers also measured participants' overall satisfaction around cooking and diet-related behaviors.What were the findings? Course participants saw significant improvements in general health.They also reported improved mental health and subjective vitality immediately after the program.These benefits remained six months after the completion of the course.What caused these improvements?Researchers have previously found a link between eating more fruits and vegetables, and improved longer term mental health.This would imply that the participants in the current study may have felt better due to improved diet.However, the study showed participants mental health improved even if their reported diet did not change after completing the program.Also, the mental health benefits were equal among participants who were overweight or obese, and those in a healthy weight range.This suggests a link between cooking confidence and satisfaction around cooking, and mental health benefits.Who benefits most from learning to cook? Gender plays a part.At the start of the program, 77 per cent of female participants were confident about cooking, but just 23 per cent of males were confident.At the end of the program, cooking confidence and skills were equal across both counterparts.This change in confidence could lead to a gender balance in home cooking.This in turn could reduce consumption of unhealthy, high-calorie processed meals.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 19: What do we learn about the benefits the participants gained from the healthy cooking course?Question 20: What do the new research findings suggest about mental health benefits?Question 21:What plays a role in determining who benefits most from learning to cook?Passage 3What is personal space?We often think of it as an invisible bubble of space surrounding us that others can't enter, without causing discomfort.Research shows, however, that we actually have bubbles of different sizes.Each of these bubbles applies to a different set of people.The smallest zone, called "intimate space", extends outward from our bodies 18 inches in every direction.Only family, pets and one's closest friends may enter it.A mere acquaintance entering our intimate space makes us uncomfortable.Next is the bubble called "personal space", extending from 1.5 feet to 4 feet away.Friends and acquaintances can comfortably occupy this zone, especially during informal conversations, but strangers are forbidden.Extending from 4 to 12 feet away from us is "social space".Here people feel comfortable conducting routine social interactions with new acquaintances or total strangers.Those are the average sizes of American's personal bubbles, anyway.It is important to keep in mind that personal space varies depending on culture and context.Furthermore, there are significant individual differences.As we all know, cultural or individual differences in personal bubble diameters are all too often the cause of discomfort.How did these personal bubbles arise?According to research, we begin to develop our individual sense of personal space around age 3 or 4.The sizes of our bubbles are fixed by our teens.These bubbles are constructed and monitored by the brain region involved in fear.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 22: What does research show about our personal space?Question 23:What happens if a mere acquaintance enters our intimate space?Question 24: Where do people feel comfortable interacting with new acquaintances or strangers?Question 25: When are the sizes of our bubbles fixed?。

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标准听力（一）Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A 11. [A] She originally proposed it. [B] She’s quite sure it will take place. [C] Its success depends on the weather. [D] She doesn’t think it will be held as proposed. 12. [A] The library has already chosen some people to work there. [B] The library is looking for more applicants. [C] She is going to give the man a job offer. [D] The man should hurry up. 13. [A] Antibiotics. [B] Cough medicine. [C] Honey and whisky. [D] Over-the-counter medicines. 14. [A] The woman is a housewife. [B] The woman is an excellent cook. [C] Mary helped a lot in cooking the dish. [D] The woman has never cooked before. 15. [A] She is not a very famous actress. [B] She is not so fortunate as other actresses. [C] She is not very much tempted by big money. [D] She has no idea of how to make advertisements. 16. [A] The man should buy a new camera. [B] The man can have his camera fixed here. [C] She will probably fix the man’s camera herself. [D] The camera should have been brought in earlier. 17. [A] The so-early start-working hour. [B] The advanced equipment in the laboratory. [C] The terrible working habit of his colleagues. [D] The interval between the start-working hours of two places. 18. [A] She thinks the man should stay with his sister at home. [B] She invites the man and his sister to her party. [C] She will go with the man to meet his sister. [D] She will cancel her birthday party. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] The colors of clothing. [B] The individual taste on clothing. [C] The idea of psychology of clothing. [D] The clothing fashion. 20. [A] It is a subconscious thing. [B] It reflects a lack of self-consciousness. [C] It is unnecessary indeed. [D] It is a kind of conscious act. 21. [A] He has a feeling of insecurity. [B] He is missing his family. [C] He lacks self-confidence. [D] He feels ill. 22. [A] Warmer clothes. [B] More aggressive clothes. [C] Clothes of brighter colors. [D] More casual clothes. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] He can’t find an ideal date. [B] He is too common a person. [C] He has failed to realize his dreams. [D] He is deceived by Mrs. Right. 24. [A] Entering a large company without application. [B] Programming human feelings into machines. [C] Deciding one’s best partner through Internet. [D] Matching up people with questionnaires. 25. [A] It isn’t reliable. [B] It needs checking. [C] It is definitely trustworthy. [D] It won’t hurt to try. Section BPassage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] She has been living with her father. [B] She suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. [C] She was sad about the death of her father. [D] She can’t search for her father without being watched. 27. [A] They will certainly die in 8 to 10 years. [B] They will forget everybody but their spouses. [C] Their families and friends will experience mental sufferings. [D] Their families and friends will suffer from the same disease. 28. [A] It occurs for a number of reasons. [B] It occurs with changes in personality. [C] It occurs from sadness, shock, anger, and so on. [D] It occurs from Alzheimer’s disease and nothing else. 29. [A] Early treatment may stop Alzheimer’s disease occurring. [B] Nerve fibers in the brain will cause Alzheimer’s disease. [C] When one suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he will be buried. [D] It is still unknown what causes the changes in the brain’s nerve fibers. Passage Two Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. [A] To make a deal. [B] To greet each other. [C] To show friendliness. [D] To reach an agreement. 31. [A] Westerners are unwilling to shake hands. [B] Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese. [C] We shouldn’t shake hands with European women. [D] We should make a judgment before shaking hands. 32. [A] To give us some advice before we travel abroad. [B] To offer us some important facts about handshaking. [C] To introduce us to some different customs in the West. [D] To tell us some differences between the East and the West. Passage Three