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2022年12月英语四级听力原文和答案(第一套)

2022年12月英语四级听力原文和答案（第一套）Part II Listening Comprehension第二部分：听力考试Section AA 节Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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.考试说明：在这一部分，你将听到三篇新闻报道。

每篇新闻的结尾，会有两到三个问题。

新闻和问题只读一遍。

听到问题后从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。

然后在答题纸1 上相应的字母中间划上横线（涂满）。

News Report One新闻报道一（1）Operations at one of Australia's largest gold mines had to be temporarily suspended on Friday after a partial wall collapse at one of the mine's dams.周五，澳大利亚最大金矿之一的一座大坝发生部分围墙坍塌，该矿不得不暂停运营。

The wall collapsed at the Cadia Mine. Came just a few days after two earthquakes hit the area.卡迪亚矿区的墙壁倒塌了。

2020年9月大学英语四级考试听力原文及参考答案

12020年9月大学英语四级考试听力原文及参考答案【News report one 】A NASA satellite orbiting over Portugal took photographs that reveal the effects of pollution 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 explained those thicker clouds are signs of ship traffic below when ships power their way through 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 particles 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 news report 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 guards were removed. This came after a series of physical attacks and verbal abuse by customers. (3) More than 50 workers at the store have signed a letter calling for a permanent security guard following a series of incidents, including a customer threatening to attack a supervisor 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 anangry customer 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 uncomfortable at work. (4) However, the spokesman of the supermarket said the store had taken strong action in response to incidents. We have found very few instances of bad customer behavior at our store in the past year. In the rare cases, we have seen bad behavior. We have taken strong action in response, including banning a customer from the store.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 demand?【New report three】(5) Drivers on their way to the polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by an unusual obstacle. Tons of liquid chocolate that spilled onto the motorway. 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 struggled 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 snow. 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 crash, leaving a long chocolate trail. But despite the sticky situation, firefighters and police attending to the cleanup were reportedly cheerful about the long task ahead. After all, who could be mad about 12 tons of chocolate?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?【Conversation one】M: Lisa, why did you pay for your meal with cash instead of the payment apps on your phone?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 bank account using an app.W: No, I believe it does matter. It’s a psychological phenomenon. [9] I believe we have less connection with the value of our money when we just have the approved buttons on our phones.M: You might have a point. Since I stopped carrying cash around and started using myphone apps to pay, [10] I may have developed a tendency to buy more small or nonessential items.W: That’s highly possible. Think about the amount of time we spend with our phonesin our hands and all the things we do with our phones. It sometimes seems that ourphone is buying 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 thathundred yuan to spend on something else. But if we’re spending electronically, we are less likely to make that mental calculation.M: I stopped using my credit card because I found out spending excessively, perhaps I should 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 some 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 week. 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. Brown?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. As 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 tomorrow 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 tables 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. Question 12. Why did the man call the woman?To talk about the wrong chairs.Question 13. What did the woman ask the man to do?Describe the chairs.Question 14. What did the woman promise to do for the man?To replace the chairs with the Milano ones.Question 15. What did the woman do at the end of the conversation?Apologize for the confusion and trouble caused.【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 discard it. So is the TV show inspiring people to tidy up? First hand accounts seem to indicate a small wave of people bringing piles of donation bags to used good stores. One store received thousands of bags of used possessions in one day. January is usually the stores slow season for donations because it's cold. And people don’t want to bother. But not this January, people seem determined to clean up their homes. (18) One used bookstore received a month’s worth of booksand donations in a week, when a man gave over 50 boxes of books from his 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 lunch at a time, Mike’s lunches of love has fed more than 2000 of the town’s mostvulnerable residents. 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 WBCTV.. The mayor of Mike’s town feels that Mike is a great community leader, told WBCTVespecially 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 praise but kindness in return.(20) He hopes his acts of charity will influence others to spread positive 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 raise funds has brought in more than 44,000 dollars in a county, raising more than 17,000 dollars 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 to help those in need. Many are hoping the simple act of kindness spreads, like is seen as hope for the future of the town, the country, and the world.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 group, however, was told that the phones would interfere with equipment in the experiment and would need to be moved away from the testing area. Midway through the second groups solving of the puzzles, the experiment called oneof the phones “let it ring for a while before hanging up”. (23)Many of the students in that group were unable to focus from then on, becoming anxious and performing more poorly than the first group.Use of electronics has also been known to lead to a decline in human interactions rather than having real life conversations, many express emotions and engage in deep conversations through social media sites. Many students use their phones and computers during pass for non-academic 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 sleep, 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 the phone rang?Question 24: According to the passage, what is the most dramatic impact of smartphone use?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 blocked6. D) A track hit a barrier and overturned7. 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.。

2021年专四答案听力原文

专四答案+听力原文Part Ⅰ DICTATIONLearning SympathyA big part of being human is feeling sympathy，/ but how early on in our lives do we learn this? / Scientists find that babies respond to other people / by crying when other babies cry. / However，babies can’t distinguish between themselves and others / until they’re eighteen to twenty months old. / Toddlers start to show concern for others around this time. / Kids also begin to do things like comforting other people. / And by the time they’re three，/ most children will try to protect a victim in a fight.Part Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A TALK1. a physical classroom2. a coherent concept3. personalized curriculum4. (more) meaningful practice5. feedback6. collaborative learning7. question and answer8. fundamental human right9. lifelong learning10. innovationSECTION B CONVERSATIONS1. What’s wrong with the man’s computer?答案：A. It has wiped the data from the flash drive.2. How will the man be compensated if the computer can’t be fixed?答案：C. Get a new computer.3. How did the man feel about the woman’s offer of compensation?答案：D. Dissatisfied.4. When will the service engineer come to fix the computer?答案：B. After 8:30 tomorrow morning.5. What is the man’s phone number?答案：A. 6574-3205.6. What sho uld we do if our neighbors didn’t reach out?答案：B. Introduce ourselves first.7. Which is the best way to handle a noisy neighbor?答案：C. Give him a reason to stop.8. What should we do if we have a nosy neighbor?答案：D. Don’t answer their que stions.9. How long do we expect our neighbors to stay?答案：B. Five to ten minutes.10. Where can we get more information on this topic?答案：D. CBS news website.Part III LANGUAGE USAGE11. B. Whatever12. A. on which13. C. women drivers14. B. present event for tentativeness15. D. make a suggestion16. B. disappointment17. D. would later make18. C. to have been created19. A. would have been… had been20. C. that21. B. characters22. D. ensure23. B. relieve24. A. releases25. C. indicative26. B. eye27. A. critically28. C. on29. D. bound30. A. invariablyPart IV CLOZE31. ［F］implications32. ［N］single33. ［B］barely34. ［L］online35. ［C］demise36. ［M］rising37. ［I］naturally38. ［G］leaf39. ［H］lost40. ［J］objectPart V READING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICEQUESTIONSPASSAGE ONE41. In Para. 4，the phrase “hit the jackpot” means according to the context.答案：C. broke one of the objects42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that .答案：D. people hold entirely different views on the issue43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?答案：A. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.PASSAGE TWO44. It can be learned from the beginning that Miriam’s attitude tow ards love between her and Paul is .答案：C. pessimistic45. The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings EXCEPT . 答案：A. delight46. Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?答案：B. Every member except Miriam was amused.PASSAGE THREE47. Why does the author give two examples in Para. 2?答案：A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.48. According to the author，the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCEPT .答案：D. independent49. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?答案：C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.50. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on (Paras. 10 and 11)?答案：B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.SECTION B SHORT ANSWERQUESTIONS阐明：简答题答案不唯一，意思对即可。

四级听力专项答案及原文

一、短对话（Short Conversations）1－5. A C C A C 6－10. D B B B A 11－15. B B C A C 16－20. A C A D A21－25. C C C C B 26－30. A C D A C 31－35. C B C C A 36－40. CC B A A二、长对话（Long Conversations）1－5. D B AC A 6－10. C D A D C 11－15. B A A B A 16－20. D A C B A21－25. C D B C A 26－30. B A D A C 31－35. A A B A B录音文字稿听力理解一、短对话（Short Conversations）Directions：In this section, you will hear 40 short conversations . At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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.1.W: Bob said that Seattle is a great place for conferences.M: He’s certainly in a position to make that comment. He’s been there so often.Q: What does the man say about Bob?2.M: Would you pass me the sports section, please?W: Sure, if you give me the classified ads and local news section.Q: What are the speakers doing?3.M: It’s hard to believe that Susan has already finished her homework.W: Well, she copied Jack’s homework and made a few changes.Q: What does the woman say about Susan?4.W: I read in the newspaper that the novel you are reading is excellent.M: I’ve also read some negative reviews.Q: What can be learned from the conversation?5.W: Good evening, Professor David. My name is Susan Gray. I’m with the local newspaper. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?M: Not at all. Go ahead, please.Q: What is Susan Gray?6.W: Excuse me, sir. I’m going to send this parcel to London. What’s the postage for it?M: Let me see. It’s one pound and fifty.Q: What is the woman most probably speaking to?7.M: This book is $ and the blue one is a dollar more.W: The red one is twice as much as the blue one.Q: How much is the red book?8.W: Prof. Clark said that the mid-term exam would cover the first fifteen lessons.M: Really? I thought it would only include the first twelve lessons. Then I must spend the weekend going over the rest of lessons.Q: How many lessons will the man have to review in the weekend?9.M: How about your party last night?W: It was so interesting that not a single friend was absent.Q: What does the woman mean?10.W: Help me with this stack of books, will you, Jack?M: Help you? Do you think I work here?Q: What does Jack mean?11.W: Did you see the film last night?M: I wouldn’t have gone to see it if I had known it’s boring.Q: Where was the man last night?12.W: How do you like the play you saw last night?M: Well, I should have stayed at home.Q: What does the man think of the play?13.W: John told me he had got a second-hand car, do you know how much he paid for it?M: Well, he said he paid 800 dollars for it. I think he got a real bargain.Q: What does the man think of the price of the car?14.W: How did your interview go?M: I couldn’t feel better about it. The questions were very fair and I seemed to find answers for all of them.Q: How does the man feel about the interview?15.W: Your sister Jane didn’t recognize me at first.M: I’m not surprised. Why don’t you lose some weight?Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?16.W: How noisy outside! I can’t concentrate on my s tudy.M: If you close the door, the noise will decrease.Q: What’s the man’s suggestion?17.W: The Students’ English club is having a party on Sunday night. Can you come?M: I’d like to. But I work at a restaurant on weekends.Q: Why can’t the man go to the party?18.M: I wish I could see George here.W: He was planning to come. But a moment ago his wife called to say that he had to take hisfather to the hospital.Q: Who was ill?19.M: If you are in a hurry, you can take the subway. If you want to go sightseeing, take a bus. W: Actually, I don’t have to be at the conference before noon.Q: What will the woman probably do?20.W: How long will it take to stay out of school?M: That depends. You still have a fever. Let me take your pulse.Q: What’s the man’s occupation?21.W: Can I see a pair of shoes like the black ones in the window? I need a size six-and-a-half. M: I’m sorry, but that style doesn’t come in half sizes. I can show you a seven.Q: What’s the man’s occupation?22.M: Has the latest China Daily arrived yet? Today is already Tuesday.W: Sorry, it’s late. Probably not until the day after tomorrow.Q: On what day of the week will the newspaper arrive?23.M: It’s 9:40 now. I’ll meet you in 20 minutes at the bus stop.W: Would you please wait for me one more hour, I have some other things to do.Q: What time will they meet at the bus stop according to the woman?24.W: Jim, let’s start making plans for our vacation.M: But, Mary, I don’t get my vacation until July. That’s not for s ix months.Q: When did the conversation take place?25.M: When I go on a diet, I eat only grapefruit and that takes off weight quickly.W: I prefer to eat whatever I want and then run to lose weight.Q: What causes the man’s weight loss?26.M: I thought it would be fun if we all went to see that new movie downtown.W: Count me out. I’ve heard it’s not worth the money.Q: What does the woman mean?27.M: I’d like to drive to the concert, but my brother has the car tonight.W: Who needs a car? We can take the subway if we go a little earlier.Q: What does the woman mean?28.M: That test is supposed to be easy.W: Not many people do well in it though, do they?Q: What does the woman think about the test?29.W: This room is so stuffy I can hardly breathe!M: I think they should ban smoking here, don’t you?Q: Why is the woman complaining?30.M: You couldn’t have finished that novel already?W: But I did.Q: What does the woman mean?31.W: Peter has been doing poorly in school this term.M: His sister Jane is no better than he is.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?32.W: I don’t know what I’m going to wear to the party. All of my clothes look so old and I can’t afford something new.M: Why don’t you wear your black silk dress?Q: What is the woman going to do?33.W: Do you like the dark?M: I’d prefer the light. Would you please turn on the light?Q: What does the man want the woman to do?34.W: How do you like the car I just bought?M: Well, it seems to run well, but I think it needs a new paint job.Q: What does the man think of the car?35.M: Excuse me, would you please tell me when the next flight to Los Angeles is?W: Sure, the next flight to Los Angeles is two hours from now, but if you do not mind transferring at San Francisco, you can board now.Q: What do you learn from this conversation?36.W: How often did you write home?M: I used to write home once a week.Q: What do you understand from the man’s answer?37.W: Did you visit the TV tower when you had vacation in Shanghai last summer?M: I couldn’t make it last July, but I finally visited it three months later. I plan to visit it again sometime next year.Q: What do we learn about the man?38.W: Shall we have an English test this afternoon?M: It is postponed because the teacher has to attend a meeting.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?39.W: How is George doing? Is he doing all right?M: He is doing fine now. He planned to change his job for a while but finally decided to keep the present one.Q: What can we learn about George from this conversation?40.M: Are you telling me you don’t have a housekeeper?W: No, we don’t. If you make a mess, you clean it up yourself.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?二、长对话（Long Conversations）Directions: In this part, you will hear 10 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear some questions. 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.Conversation 1M: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.W: Your name, please?M: Nelson, Charles Nelson.W: OK, Mr. Nelson, that’s a room for five and …M: Excuse me? You mean a room for five pounds? I didn’t know the special was so good.W: No, no, no, according to our records, a room for five guests was booked under your name. M: No, no, hold on. You must have two guests under the name.W: OK, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.M: Yes?W: Charles Nelson, a room for one for the nineteen…M: Wait, wait, it was tonight, not tomorrow night.W: Ehm, hmm, I don’t think we have any rooms for tonight. There is a conference going on in town and, let’s see, yeah, no rooms.M: Oh, come on, you must have something! Anything!W: Well, let, let me check my computer here. Ah!M: What?W: There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoon suite is now available.M: Great, I’ll take it.W: But I’ll have to charge you a hu ndred and fifty pounds for the night.M: What? I should get a discount for the inconvenience!W: Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount, plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast. M: Hey, isn’t the breakfast free anyway?W: Well, only on weekends.M: I want to talk to the manager.W: Wait, wait, wait, Mr. Nelson, I think I can give you an additional 15% discount!Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. What’s the man’s problem?2. Why did the hotel clerk say th ey didn’t have any rooms for that night?3. What did the clerk say about the breakfast in the hotel?4. What did the man imply he would do at the end of the conversation?Conversation 2M: Hi, Serena, what are you doing?W: I’m carrying it to my apartment.M: That box looks heavy, Serena.W: Yes, surely it is.M: Can I help you carry it up to your apartment?W: Thanks. This chair was on sale, but I wasn’t thinking about the stairs. I wish we had an elevator in this building!M: I’ve got this side. Hey, Ser ena, by the way, I was wondering: what do you do during the day? W: Well, on weekdays I usually get up at ten. I’ll go on the Internet or read the paper for two hours.Then I eat lunch around noon. If I have time, I’ll go catch a matinee at the theater ove r at the mall.M: It’s great. When do you go to work?W: I catch a bus at three thirty, and I get to the office about forty-five minutes later. Wait, let me unlock the door.M: Oh, it is really a kind of relaxing life style. And what time do you come back?W: Here in the corner is fine, thanks. Uh, I get home pretty late, usually after one in the morning. M: Really? What exactly is your job?W: Oh, I thought you knew. I’m a TV announcer. I do WNTV’s entertainment reports! Haven’t you seen me before?M: Ge e, I’m sorry. I never watch TV. But if I am free, I will watch your entertainment program on TV.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. Who are the speakers?6. What do the speakers do with the box?7. At what time does the woman usually arrive at work?Conversation 3W: Dr. Carter’s Office.M: Yes, I’d like to make an appointment to see Dr. Carter, please. This is my first visit and my name is Ronald Schuller.W: And may I ask who referred you to our office?M: Uh, I drove past your office yesterday.W: Okay. How about the day after tomorrow on Wednesday at 4: 00 o’clock?M: Uh. Do you happen to have an opening in the morning? I usually pick up my kids from school around that time.W: Okay. Um…how about Tuesday at 8:00 A.M. or Thursday at 8:15 A.M.?M: Well, in that case, Thursday would be fine. And my phone number is 643-0547.W: Alright. And what’s the nature of your visit?M: Well, to tell the truth, I fell from a ladder two days ago while painting my house, and I sprained my ankle when my foot landed in a paint can. I’m most concerned that the swelling in my ankle hasn’t gone down yet. Uh, the paint can is still on my foot.W: Look, Mr. Schuller. Please come in today. I don’t think your case can wait.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. From the conversation, how did the man probably find out about Dr. Carter?9. Why can’t the man make it Wednesday at 4:00 o’clock?10. Which of the following statements is true?11. Why did the man want to see the doctor?Conversation 4W: So, how are things going, Steve?M: Well, to be honest, Carla, I was feeling great on Saturday, but I started to feel sick Sunday afternoon, I thought I’d get better, but I feel worse than before. And I’m really worr ied because I’m scheduled to give a presentation at work on Friday, so I have to be better by then.W: Well, what seems to be the problem?M: Well, I thought I had the flu, but the doctor said it was just a bad cold. He gave me some cold medicine to take c are of my stuffy nose and fever. I’m supposed to take the medicine three times a day after eating, but it doesn’t seem to help. He also told me to stay off my feet for a day or so, but I’m so busy these days.W: Listen! Forget about that medicine! I have just the thing to get rid of bad colds. You see, my mom is really good at herbal medicine.M: Oh, no, thanks.W: Ah, come on! Give it a try. You just take some of my mom’ herbal tea and drink it four times a day. Believe me. You’ll be up and dancing around in no time.M: Dancing around in no time, right? Well, I guess. Nothing else seems to be doing the job.W: Great. I’ll come by your place at 7: 30. See you then.Questions 12 to 14 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What was one of the things the doctor asked Steve to do?13. Which of the following statements is true?14. What does Steve decide to do?Conversation 5W: Elizabeth Martin speaking.M: Dr. Martin, my name is Mark Johnson. My roommate, Benjamin Jones, is in your art history class. Uh-m, Art History 502?W: Yes.M: Well, he is sick and won’t be in your class today. He asked me to bring his term paper to your office in the afternoon.W: OK. The paper is due by 3 o’clock. But I have a meeting this afternoon. So you can drop it off with the secretary of the art history department. She’ll see that I get it.M: Ok. Oh I almost forgot. I’m a biology major. But my advisor told me that I need one more humanities course to graduate. I’ve noticed that you are teaching a course on lan dscape painters next semester. Could you tell me a little bit about it?W: Sure. Well, it’s a course for non-art majors. We’ll be looking at several different painters and examining their works. We’ll also look into the history and politics of the era in w hich they lived.M: That sounds interesting. What else is required?W: There is no final exam. And there is only one required book. But each student has to give a major presentation about the individual painter at the end of the course.M: Hmm. It sounds g ood. Will you be in your office later today? I’d like to talk with you some more.W: Well, my meeting’s scheduled to last all afternoon. Why don’t you stop by tomorrow? Any time in the afternoon. My office is in the fine arts building right next to the library.M: Thanks. I’ll do that.Questions 15 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.is the major reason for the man to call the woman?does the man almost forget to do?is one thing the students will be required to do in the course the woman teaches?does the woman suggest the man do?Conversation 6W: Now I’ve got your background, let’s talk about the management trainee scheme. What exactly do you think a manager does?M: I don’t know a great deal about the work.W: But have you got any ideas about it? You must have thought about it.M: Well, er, I suppose he has a lot of, er, what is called, policy-making to do. And, mm, he’d have to know how to work with people and all about the company.W: Mmm.M: Yes, I, er, should think a manager must know, er, something about all aspects of the work. W: Yes, that’s right. We like our executive staff to undergo a thorough training. Young men on our trainee scheme have to work through every branch in the company.M: Well, if I had to do it, I suppose. But I was thinking that my French and German would mean that I could specialize in overseas work. I’d like to be some sort of an export salesman and travel abroad.W: You know the charm of travelling abroad disappears when you’ve got to work hard. It’s not all fun and game.M: Oh, yes, I realize that. It’s just that my knowledge of languages would be useful.W: Now, Mr. Smith, is there anything you want to ask me?M: Well, there is one or two things. I’d like to know if I’d have to sign a contract, what the salary is and what the prospects are.W: With our scheme, Mr. Smith, there is no contract involved. Your progress is kept under constant review. If we, at any time, decide we don’t like you, then that’s that! We reserve the right to dismiss you. Of c ourse, you have the same choice about us. As for salary, you’d be on our fixed scale starting at 870 pounds. For the successful trainee, the prospects are very good. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. How does Mr. Sm ith sound when asked what a manager’s role is?20. What does Mr. Smith say he would like to do?21. Which of the following statements about the management trainee scheme is true?Conversation 7M: Is the relationship between parents and children in China very different from that in America, Han Jing?W: No, I don’t think so. But I have noticed a few differences.M: Oh, such as?W: Well, parents here seem to give their children a lot more freedom than in China. Don’t young people lose respect for their parents because of that?M: I don’t think so. My parents still give me a lot of advice, bur after I turned 18 they never triedto force me to do things I didn’t want to do. I think I respect them more for this, not less.W: You seem very close to your parents.M: I am. I know a lot of my friends feel their parents don’t understand them, but I’m lucky—I get along really well with mine. What about you?W: I love my parents, but we don’t always get along very well with each other. They try to control me too much.M: How come?W: Well, family value is very important in China. It’s traditionally the parents’ duty to look after their children, no matter how old they are. Your parents treat you as an adult; mine treat me like a kid.M: But they let you come to America to study on your own.W: Yes, but I had to spend about 3 years persuading them!M: Oh, really? Anyhow, you succeeded, and that means they love you so much.W: Yeah, you’re right.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. What does the conversation mainly discuss?23. Which of the following is TRUE about the parents in America?24. Why does the man in the conversation say he feels lucky?25. Where do you think this conversation take place?Conversation 8M: Susan, do you happen to know where the movie theatre is downtown? The one near the hospital.W: Yeah. Why do you ask?M: Well, on Monday, I asked Jane out on a date for this coming Saturday night.W: Wow. You’ve really been seeing a lot of her lately. Sounds great. Okay, write down these directions so you don’t get lost.M: Okay, go ahead.W: First, drive down 1st Street going west, cross the river, and keep going straight until Pine Street.Then turn left, and the movie theatre is the second building on the right. It’s next to the church. M: Got it. Now, can you recommend any nice restaurants?W: Yeah. The Tacos serves excellent Mexican food.M: Well, where’s that?W: Well, starting from the movie theatre, go south on Pine Street, cross 2nd Street, and drive to 3rd Stre et. You’ll see a parking lot on the left side of the street.M: Okay, then what?W: Then turn left on 3rd Street and drive east. The Tacos is the building just before the river on the left side. I think it’s open weekdays from 10:30 in the morning to 11:30 at night, but it stays open until midnight on the weekends.M: Okay, I think I’ve driven by there before. Great, thanks a lot.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard.26. When is the man going out with Jane?27. Where is the movie theatre located?28. What time does the restaurant close on Sundays?Conversation 9M: Hello.W: Hello, welcome to “Active”radio program. What’s your name?M: Jim.W: What’s your problem?M: Er...well I’m er...beginning to lose hair. Er, I went to the doctor, but he just said there was nothing I could do about it. He said it was probably hereditary. My father was bald by the time he was thirty.W: And how old are you?M: Me? I’m twenty-eight.W: And are losing a lot of hair then?M: Well, it comes out a lot when I comb my hair and you can see a thin part on the top of my head.W: Does that really worry you, Jim?M: Well, I don’t like it. It’s old, you know, looks old. I don’t want to look like a middle-aged man at twenty-eight. And I wonder if there is some special shampoo I should use, and if you could tell me one that I should buy, something like that, you know, to stop it getting worse.W: Well, you know, Jim, to be honest with you there’s not really a lot you can do about it, actually, I’m afrai d. I mean, baldness is one of those things that, in my experience, you just have to accept. Some men find it more difficult to accept baldness than others. There is one piece of advice, though, Jim, and that’s don’t try to comb your hair over the bald or t hin patch.Whatever you do, don’t comb it over because that usually looks ridiculous. And the other thing that usually looks ridiculous is a man with a wig, that is, the false hairpiece. Don’t let anyone persuade you to buy one of those false hairpiece things, because they usually look much worse than a bald man. I actually think bald men can look very attractive. My husband is bald and I think it really suits him.Questions 29 to 32 are based on the conversation you have just heard.29. What’s probably the reason for the man’s baldness?30. What does the woman suggest to the man?31. Where do you think this conversation takes place?32. What does the woman think of her husband’s baldness?Conversation 10M: Sara, I’ve heard that you want to move into a ho mestay family. Is that correct?W: Yes, that’s right. I’ve been staying with my aunt. Now my cousin is arriving from Singapore and my aunt needs the room for him.M: Oh, that’s bad luck. Well, I’ll need to get some particulars first. Sara, what’s your full name? W: Sara Lim, and that’s Sara without the “h”at the end.M: Mmm. How old are you?W: 23, only just. It was my birthday on the 21st of August.M: Happy Birthday for yesterday. How long have you been in Australia?W: A year in Adelaide and six months in Sydney. I prefer Sydney, and I’ve got more friends here. M: What’s your address at your aunt’s house?百度文库- 让每个人平等地提升自我W: Flat one, 539 Forest Road, Canterbury. And the post code is 2036.M: OK. What are you studying now?W: I was studying General English in Adelaide and now I’m doing Academic English, because I’m trying to get into Medicine next year.M: That sounds good, but it’ll take you a long time. When would you like to move out from your aunt’s?W: My cousin arrives on Friday morning, so I’d better be out on T hursday.M: Is that the seventh of September?W: Yes, that’s right.Questions 33 to 35 are based on the conversation you have just heard.33. Why does the woman want to move into a homestay family?34. How long has the woman been in Australia?35. What does the woman want to study?11。

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Section A11.W: I just heard about a really beautiful park in the east end of the town. There are a lot of roses inbloom.M: Why don’t we walk over there and see for ourselves?Q: What will the speakers probably do?答案：C. Go to the park to enjoy the flowers.点评：对话中女士介绍了一处漂亮的公园，从男士的回答“为什么不去看看呢？”可以判断，接下去两人可能会去这个公园。

see for 看见12.M: My presentation is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning at the lecture hall. I hope to see youthere.W: Oh, sorry. I was about to tell you that I have an appointment wi th my dentist at 9:00 o’clock tomorrow.Q: What do we learn about the woman?答案：C. She cannot attend the presentation.点评：从对话中可知，女士九点要去看牙医，无法参加男士的讲座了。

13.W: How long have you been running this company?M: Twenty years if you can believe that. I brought it from a small operation to what it is today.Q: What do we learn about the man?答案：B. He is a very successful businessman.点评：从对话中可知，男士经营这家公司20年了，而且成功把公司从一家小公司发展到了现在较大的规模。

2020年12月英语四级听力原文和答案(第二套)

2020年12月英语四级听力原文和答案（第二套）2020年12月英语四级听力原文（第二套）Section A.News Report One.A waiter has returned a check worth nearly $ 424,000 to a retired social worker who lost it. The waiter found a bank envelope while cleaning oﬀa table last Saturday at restaurant. He ran outside but the customer was gone. He opened the envelop and got a shock. After an unsuccessful search, the restaurant's owner called the Daily News for help. The "relieved" customer was reunited with her check on Wednesday. It contained money from her apartment sale, already planned for a down payment on a new home. The customer did not tip the waiter after her meal. She tried to give him money later on, but he graciously declined. The waiter, who's working his way through school, did accept the customer's apology and gratitude and said it was happy to have helped her.Q1: What does the news report say about the waiter?A) He wanted to buy a home.B) He suffered from a shock.C) He lost a huge sum of money.1D) He did an unusual good deed.Q2: What did the customer try to do when she got her check back?A) Invite the waiter to a fancy dinner.B) Tell her story to the Daily News.C) Give some money to the waiter.D) Pay the waiter's school tuition.News Report Two.The village of Maref in Alaska voted on Tuesday to move to the state's mainland. The move is due to global warming and rising sea levels. Most of the village's 169 registered voters took part in the town hall meeting. They decided in a vote of 89-78 to move from their land on Sarichef Island, near the Arctic Circle. Maref Council Secretary Donna Barr said the vote was largely symbolic. It will be costly ﬁnancially to the community."About 15 years ago, they estimated the cost at $180 million. I would ﬁgure it's much higher now," Barr said. "We don't see the move happening in our lifetime because of the funding". The village's roughly 650 residents have seen warming temperatures melt sea ice and permanently frozen land. This has resulted in houses falling into the water. At least 31 villages in Alaska face"immediate threats" due to climate change, the Government Accountability Oﬃ2ce reported in 2009.Q3: What is Maref's vote on Tuesday about?A) Whether or not to move to the state's mainland.B) How to keep the village from sinking into the sea.C) where to get the funds for rebuilding their village.D) What to do about the rising level of the seawater.Q4: Why did Donna Barr say they wouldn't see the plan carried out any time soon?A) It takes too long a time.B) It costs too much money.C) It has to wait for the state's final approval.D) It faces strong opposition from many villagers.News report 3.A man in Halifax, Canada wanted to ﬁnd out if people were thankful for someone holding the door open for them. The social experiment showed that 99 out of 100 people expressed gratitude. "I didn't think we were going to get 99. I don't know why, but I was pleasantly surprised because it went beyond just 'thank you'—people got into conversations with us," said Steve Foran, CEO ofGratitude At Work. "What we know from research is that from grateful people 3come good things," he said. "A simple way to induce gratitude in people is opening doors and so we went to six places and open the doors for people". For the experiment, Foran's team went to a shopping center, a mall, two oﬃce buildings and a coﬀee shop. The door was held for 15 to 20 people at a time at each location. "We did have one that didn't say thank you. We're not here to judge them, because on any given day, that could be me or you. I suspect out of the 100 people, there were probably a bunch of them having a bad day, but grateful people make people grateful," said Foran.Q5: What is the purpose of the social experiment?A) To investigate whether people are grateful for help.B) To see whether people hold doors open for strangers.C) To explore ways of inducing gratitude in people.D) To find out how people express gratitude.Q6: What did Steve Foran and his team do in the experiment?A) They induced strangers to talk with them.B) They helped 15 to 20 people in a bad mood.C) They held doors open for people at various places.D) They interviewed people who didn't say thank you.Q7: What do we learn from the news report?4A) People can be educated to be grateful.B) Most people express gratitude for help.C) Most people have bad days now and then.D) People are ungrateful when in a bad mood.Section B.Conversation One.W: Raise Solar. Lisa's speaking. How can I help?M: Hi. My name is Winston. I wish to enquire about solar panel installations.W: Yes. What would you like to know?M: Well, my neighbor installed panels on his roof about a year ago, in order to power his hot water. He tells me it has saved him over $500 thus far. Does that sound about right to you?W: Well, I'm not familiar with your neighbor or his particular setup. But that amount is deﬁnitely possible. I can tell you that the average four-bedroom house may typically have a roof with 50 square metres of surface area. Four panels on one side of that roof could save a family of four around $300 a year.M: OK. That sounds about right, then. My house is about the size you described, but my neighbor's is bigger. I'm not sure how many panels he has upthere, but he does have a large family of six.5W: Are you interested in installing some solar panels on your roof, sir?M: Yes. I'm considering it.W: If you wish to come into our oﬃce, we could show you the diﬀerent solutions we oﬀer.M: OK. I might do that. But just quickly if you don't mind, could you tell me approximately how much a typical installation costs, like, say, four panels?W: Prices do vary depending on diﬀerent factors, but as a rough estimate, it's around $2,000. But you know, a typical household will make back that initial investment in about ﬁve years.M: OK. I see. Thank you.Q8: What is the man's purpose for calling the woman?A) To order a solar panel installaton.B) To report a serious leak in his roof.C) To enquire about solar panel installations.D) To complain about the faulty solar panels.Q9: What do we learn about the man's neighbor from the conversation?A) He plans to install solar panels.B) He owns a four-bedroom house.C) He saves $ 300 a year.6D) He has a large family.Q10: What is one of the man's chief concerns?A) The service of the solar panel company.B) The cost of a solar panel installation.C) The maintenance of the solar panels.D) The quality of the solar panels.Q11: How long will it take a typical household to make back the initial investment?A) One year and a half.B) Less than four years.C) Roughly six years.D) About five years.Conversation Two.M: Good afternoon. Sory to have kept you waiting. How can I help you?W: Oh, no problem. I'm interested in booking a holiday to Australia and wonder if you could tell me what deals you have.M: Sure. Are you only looking for ﬂights or a package holiday with everything included?W: When you say "everything", what do you mean?7M: Well, a package holiday would include your ﬂights, hotels, meals, day trips to diﬀerent places of interest and transport to and from the airport.W: Yeah, that sounds pretty good.I'm going with my family, so it would be nice to have everything taken care of. So what sort of deals do you have for package holidays, then?M: All sorts, really. How long do you want to go for? And on what dates?Two weeks around Christmas time would be great.M: OK, let me check that for you. Here's one, 14 nights in southeastern Australia, 5 nights in Sydney and 5 nights in Melbourne. And then for the other 4 nights, you can choose from a list of trips to other places nearby. You could visit Canberra, for example, or the Blue Mountains. Or you could go for a drive down the Great Ocean Road. Also, if you're interested in wine, you could go on a tour of the places where they grow grapes and make wine.W: That sounds great. It's good we can choose some activities ourselves.Q12: Where is the conversation taking place?A) At a travel agency.B) At an Australian airport.C) At an airline transfer service.D) At a local transportation authority.8Q13: Why is the woman interested in package holidays?A) She would be able to visit more scenic spots.B) She wanted to save as much money as possible.C) She would like to have everything taken care of.D) She wanted to spend more time with her family.Q14: How long does the woman want to go for the holiday?A) Four days.B) Five days.C) One week.D) Two weeks.Q15: What does the woman say she likes about the holiday package?A) Choosing some activities herself.B) Spending Christmas with Australians.C) Driving along the Great Ocean Road.D) Learning more about wine making.Section C.Passage One.Tourists taking a holiday in the Indonesian island of Bali are facing a new$14- per-person tax when they arrive on the holiday island from next year. But 9this is a green tax which Bali Governor Wayan Koster has been working on for months and which is designed to help clean up the island's natural environment and with good reason, too. Indonesia is drowning in plastics. Recycling is not one of the country's strong points.It's not uncommon to be oﬀered many more plastic bags than one could ever need when visiting supermarkets and shopping malls, but slowly things are starting to change for the better. Back in 2016, the medium sized city of Banjarmasin banned single-use plastic bags. The city of Bogor followed suit in 2018. A few months ago, Koster announced a plan that would not only ban single-use plastic bags from supermarkets and convenience stores but plastic bags and straws across the island. The regulation will come into full eﬀect next month. "We received a fast and quick response from the Balinese people. Not only positive responses from the Balinese, we received good responses from the central government, other local governments, and even from overseas," Koster told the Sydney Morning Herald this week during an interview. The governor is a determined environmentalist and he has more laws planned to protect the island's water ways in particular, and to support the introduction of electric vehicles, too.Q16: What would tourists have to do when they visit Indonesia's Bali 10Island?A) Bring their own bags when shopping.B) Use public transport when traveling.C) Dispose of their trash properly.D) Pay a green tax upon arrival.Q17: What does the passage say about Indonesia?A) It has not been doing a good job in recycling.B) It has witnessed a rise in accidental drowning.C) It has not attracted many tourists in recent years.D) It has experienced an overall decline in air quality.Q18: What is the new plan Governor Koster recently announced?A) To charge a small fee on plastic products in supermarkets.B) To ban single-use plastic bags and straws on Bali Island.C)· T o promote the use of paper bags for shopping.D) To impose a penalty on anyone caught littering.Passage Two.An endangered species of whale is experiencing a small baby boom oﬀthe coast of America. The North Atlantic right whale is one of the rarest species ofwhale on the planet numbering only about 411. But the Center for Coastal 11Studies said Friday that its aerial survey team spotted a mom with two babies in Cape Cod Bay a day earlier. That brings the number seen in nearby waters alone this year to 3. That's big news because the whale population has been falling and no baby whales were seen last year. In all, seven baby whales have been spotted so far this year. The whale population has become endangered due to commercial whaling activities in recent years. This is because they are sometimes hunted for their meat or their skin. Over-hunting could lead to the disappearance of the whale population, possibly causing major problems to the global food chain. The whales give birth oﬀthe southeast coast of America in the winter and travel to feeding grounds oﬀthe northeast coast in the early spring. Northeast coast is a critically important source of food.The animals often feed close to shore. This provides watchers on land with unbeatable views of one of the rarest of marine mammals. It's illegal to get within 1,500 feet of the animals without a federal research permit, so whale watchers are discouraged from attempting to get close to the whales.Q19: What do we learn from the passage about the North Atlantic right whale、A) It gives birth to several babies at a time.B) It is the least protected mammal species.12C) Its breeding grounds are now bte ter preserved.D) Its population is .now showing signs of increase.Q20: What has caused the decline of the whale population in recent years?A) Global warming.B) Polluted seawaters.C) Commercial hunting.D) Decreasing birthrates.Q21: Why do whales travel to the northeast coast of America in the early spring?A) To mate.B) To look for food.C) To escape hunters.D) To seek breeding grounds.Passage Three.An average person consumes 144 pints of milk a year, but 40% of that is poured onto cereal and 60% of those people are children. But what was once advertised as nutritious is becoming unpopular. Americans drink 37% less milkthan they did in the 1970s. And in the UK, dairy consumption overall has fallen 13by a third in the past 20 years. Milk is increasingly being described in a negative light. A recent blog suggested:" Maybe people are drinking less milk because it is poisonous to many of us". Lactose is the sugar found in milk and dairy products.It needs a series of complex proteins to break it down. Without enough of these proteins, the lactose is broken down by bacteria in the human body. This can cause physical pain and produce gas in the stomach. However, after we have ﬁnished breast or formula feeding, most of us don't continue producing the complex proteins in our body, which are necessary to break down the lactose. Despite the problems in digesting milk, it does provide many beneﬁts. Milk is nutritious, it contains vitamins A and D as well as protein and isn't full of calories. You can test yourself by drinking a large glass of milk. If you get sick in your stomach within the next 24 hours, you are lacking the proteins to digest milk.Q22: What does the passage say about Americans?A) They prefer to drink low-fat milk.B) They think milk is good for health.C) They consume less milk these days.D) They buy more milk than the British.14Q23: How do Americans and British people think of milk nowadays?A) It is not as healthy as once thought.B) It is not easy to stay fresh for long.C) It benefits the elderly more.D) It tends to make people fat.Q24: Why does drinking milk cause pain in some people?A) They drink too many pints every day.B) They are sensitive to certain minerals.C) They lack the necessary proteins to digest it.D) They have eaten food incompatible with milk.Q25: What does the passage say is a beneﬁt of milk?A) It is easier for sick people to digest.B) It provides some necessary nutrients.C) It is healthier than other animal products.D) It supplies the body with enough calories.答案1-7 DCABACB8-15 CDBDADDA 16-25 DABDCDCACB15。

2020年12月英语四级听力原文和答案(第一套)

2020年12月英语四级听力原文和答案（第一套）2020年12月英语四级听力原文（第一套）News report 1( 1 ) A poisonous fish which has a sting strong enough to kill a human is invading the Mediterranean, warn the scientist.The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has raised concerns after the poisonous fish was spotted in the waters around Turkey, Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean.Native to the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, the potentially deadly fish has poisonous barbs and an painful sting capable of killing people.Although fatalities are rare, the stings can cause extreme pain, and stop people breathing.The fish, also known as the Devil Firefish, is a highly invasive a species, ( 2 ) and environmentalists fear its arrival could endanger other types of marine life.After being spotted in the Med, a marine scientist says: "The fish is spreading, and that's a cause for concern.”Q1: What is reported in the news?A ) A deadly fish has been spotted in the Mediterranean waters.B ) Invasive species are driving away certain native species.C ) The Mediterranean is a natural habitat of Devil Firefish.D ) Many people have been attacked by Devil Firefish.Q2: What is the environmentalist concern about the spread of devil fire fish in the Mediterranean?A ) It could add to greenhouse emissions.B ) It could disrupt the food chains there.C ) It could pose a threat to other marine species.D ) It could badly pollute the surrounding waters.News Report 2（3-1）Almost half the center of Paris will be accessible only by foot or bicycle this Sunday to mark World-Car-Free Day. ( 4 ) This is in response to rising air pollution that made Paris the most polluted city in the world for a brief time. Mayor Ann Ethogo promoted the first World-Car-Free Day last year. Ethogo also has supported a Pairs-briefs-Day on the first Sunday of every month. Paris clears traffic from eight lanes of the main road. （3-2）About 400 miles of streets will be closed to cars. It is expected to bring significant reduction in pollution levels. Last year's Car-FreeDay showed a 40% drop in pollution levels in some parts of the city. According to an independent air pollution monitor, reports the guardian and sound levels dropped by 50% in the city center.Q3: What will happen on World-Car-Free-Day in Paris?A ) Cars will not be allowed to enter the city.B ) About half of its city center will be closed to cars.C ) Buses will be the only vehicles allowed on its streets.D ) Pedestrians will have free access to the city.Q4: What motivated the mayor of Paris to promote the first World-Car-Free Day in her city?A ) The rising air pollution in Paris.B ) The worsening global warming.C ) The ever-growing cost of petrol.D ) The unbearable traffic noise.News Report 3( 5 ) A Philippine fisherman was feeling down on his luck when a house fire forced him to clear out his possessions and change locations. Then, a good luck charm that he kept under his bed changed his life. The unidentified man fished out a giant pearl from the ocean when his anchor got stuck on the rock while sailing off a coastal island in the Philippines 10 years ago. ( 6 ) When he was forced to sell it, ( 7 ) the shocked tourist agent at Puerto Francesca told him that the 77-pound giant pearl that he had kept hidden in his run-down wooden house was the biggest pile in the world, which was valued at 76 million pounds. The pearl of Allah, which is currently on display in a New York Museum, only weighs 14 pounds. That is 5 times smaller than the pearl that the fisherman just handed in. The monstrous pearl, measured at 1 foot wide and 2.2 feet long, is going to be verified by local experts and international authorities before hopefully going on display to attract more tourists in the little town.Question 5. What happened to the Philippine fisherman one day?A ) Many of his possessions were stolen.B ) His house was burnt down in a fire.C ) His fishing boat got wrecked on a rock.D ) His good luck charm sank into the sea.Question 6. What was the fisherman forced to do?A ) Change his fishing locations.B ) Find a job in a travel agency.C ) Spend a few nights on a small island.D ) Sell the pearl he had kept for years.Question 7. What did the fisherman learn from the tourist agent?A ) A New York museum...B ) The largest pearl in the world...C ) His monstrous pearl was extremely valuable.D ) His pearl could be displayed in a museum.Conversation 1W: Mr. Smith, it's a pleasure meeting you.M: Nice to meet you,too. What can I do for you?W: Well, I'm here to show you what our firm can do for you. ( 8 )Astra Consultant has branches in over 50 countries, offering different business services. We are a global company with 75 years of history and our clients include some of the world's largest companies.M: Thank you, Mrs. Houston. I know Astro Consultant is a famous company, but you said you would show me what you could do for me. Well, what exactly can your firm do for my company?W: We advise businesses on all matters—from market analysis to legal issues. Anything of business like yours could need, our firm offers expert advice. Could I ask you, Mr. Smith, to tell me a little about your company and the challenges you face? That way, I could better respond as to how we can help you.M: OK, sure. ( 9 ) This is a family business started by my grandfather in 1950. We employed just over 100 people. We manufacture an export stone for buildings and other constructions. Our clients usually want a special kind of stone cut in a special design. That's what we do in our factory. ( 10 ) Our main challenge is that our national currency is rising and we're losing competitive advantage to stone producers in India.W: I see. that's very interesting. ( 11 ) I would suggest that you let us first conduct a financialanalysis of your company, together with an analysis of your competitors in India. That way we could offer the best advice on different ways forward for you.Q8. What do we learn about the woman's company?A ) It boast a fairly long history.B ) It produces construction materials.C ) It has 75 offices around the world.D ) It has over 50 business partners.Q9. What does the man say about his own company?A ) It has about 50 employees.B ) It was started by his father.C ) It has a family business.D ) It is over 100 years old.Q10. What is the main problem with the man's company?A ) Shortage of raw material supply.B ) Legal disputes in many countries.C ) Outdated product design.D ) Loss of competitive edge.Q11. What does the woman suggest doing to help the man’s company?A ) Conducting a financial analysis for it.B ) Providing training for its staff members.C ) Seeking new ways to increase its exports.D ) Introducing innovative marketing strategies.Conversation 2W: Wow, Congratulations, Simon. （12-1）The place looks absolutely amazing.M: Really? You think so?W: Of course,（12-2）I love it! It looks like you had a professional interior designer. But you didn't, did you?M: No. I did it all by myself—with a little help from my brother Greg. He's actually in the construction business, which was really helpful.W: （12-3）I honestly am impressed. I knew I could probably repaint the walls in my house over a weekend or something, but not a full renovation. Where did you get your ideas? I wouldn't know where to start.M: ( 13 ) Well, for a while now, I've been regularly buying home design magazines every now and then, and say the picture I liked. Believe it or not, I had a full notebook of magazine pages. Since my overall style was quite minimal, I thought and hoped the whole renovation wouldn't be too difficult. And sure enough, with Greg's help,it was very achievable.W: Was it very expensive? I imagine a project like this could be.M: ( 14 ) Actually, it was surprisingly affordable. I managed to sell a lot of my old furniture, and put that extra money towards the new material. Greg was also able to get some discount of materials from a recent project he was working on as well.W: Great. If you don't mind, I'd like to pick your brain a bit more. Jonathan and I are thinking of renovating our sitting room, not the whole house—not yet anyway. ( 15 ) And we'd love to get some inspiration from your experience. Are you free to come over for a coffee early next week?Question 12. What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?A ) She is a real expert at house decorations.B ) She is well informed about the design business.C ) She is attracted by the color of the sitting room.D ) She is really impressed by the man’s house.Question 13. Where did the man get his ideas for the project?A ) From his younger brother Greg.B ) From home design magazines.C ) From a construction businessman.D ) From a professional interior designer.Question 14. What did the man say about the project he recently completed?A ) The effort was worthwhile.B ) The style was fashionable.C ) The cost was affordable.D ) The effect was unexpected.Question 15. Why does the woman invite the man to her house next week?A ) She’d like him to talk with Jonathan about a new project.B ) She wants him to share his renovation experience with her.C ) She wants to discuss the house decoration budget with him.D ) She’d like to show him around her newly-renovated house.Passage 1( 16 ) Removing foreign objects from ears and noses costs England almost￡3 million a year, a study suggests. Children were responsible for the vast majority of cases. 95% of objects removed from noses, and 85% from ears. Every year, an average of 1,218 nose，and 2,479 ear removals took place between 2010 and 2016. ( 17 ) According to England's hospital episodes statistics, children aged 1 to 4 were the most likely to need help from doctors for a foreign object in their nose. 5 to 9 -year-olds come to the hospital with something in their ears the most.Jewelry items accounted for up to 40% of cases in both the ears and noses of children. Paper and plastic toys for the items removed next most from noses. Cotton buds, and pencils were also found in years.( 18 ) According to the study, the occurrence of foreign objects in children is generally attributed to curiosity. Children have an impulse to explore their noses and ears. This results in the accidental entry of foreign objects. Any ear, nose and throat surgeon has many weird stories about wonderful objects found in the noses and ears of children and adults. Batteries can pose a particular danger. In all cases, prevention is better than cure. This is why many toys contain warnings about small parts. Recognizing problems early and seeking medical attention is important.Question16 What does England spend an annual￡3 million on?A ) Providing routine care for small childrenB ) Paying hospital bills for emergency cases.C ) Doing research on ear, nose and throat diseases.D ) Removing objects from patients’ noses and ears.Question17 What do we learn from England's hospital episodes statistics?A ) Many children like to smell things they find or play with.B ) Many children like to put foreign objects in their mouth.C ) Five-to nine-year-olds are the most likely to put things in their ears.D ) Children aged one to four are often more curious than older children.Question18 What is generally believed to account for children putting things in their ears or noses?A ) They tend to act out of impulse.B ) They want to attract attentions.C ) They are unaware of the potential risks.D ) They are curious about these body parts.Passage 2( 21 ) Good morning. Today, I would like to talk to you about my charity Re-bicycle.But before that, let me introduce someone. This is Layla Rahimi. She was so scared when she first moved to new Zealand. Does she struggled to leave the house? I would spend days working up the courage to walk to the supermarket for basic supplies. ( 19 ) After a few months of being quite down and unhappy, she was invited to join a local bike club. At this time, Re-bicycle got involved and gave Layla a second-hand bicycle. Within weeks, her depression had begun to ease as she cycled. The bicycle totally changed her life, giving her hope and a true feeling of freedom. ( 20 ) To date, Re-bicycle has donated more than 200 bikes to those in need and is now expanding bike-riding lessons as a demand source. With a bike, new comers here can travel farther but for almost no cost. The 3 hours a day they used to spend walking to and from English language lessons has been reduced to just 1hour.( 21 ) Our bike riding lessons are so successful that we are urgently looking for more volunteers, learning to ride a bike is almost always more difficult for an adult. And this can take days and weeks rather than hours. So if any of you have some free time during the weekend, please come join us at Re-bicycle and make a difference in someone’s life.Question 19. What did Re-bicycle do to help Layla Rahimi?A ) It paid for her English lessons.B ) It gave her a used bicycle.C ) It delivered her daily necessities.D ) It provided her with physical therapy.Question 20. What is Re-bicycle doing to help those in need?A ) Expanding bike-riding lessons.B ) Asking local people for donations.C ) Providing free public transport.D ) Offering walking tours to visitors.Question 21. What do we learn from the passage about Re-bicycle?A ) It is a language school.B ) It is a charity organization.C ) It is a counseling center.D ) It is a sports club.Passage 3Thanks to the international space station, ( 22 ) we know quite a bit about the effects of low gravity on the human body, but NASA scientists want to learn more.To that end, they have been studying how other species deal with low gravity, specifically focusing on mice. The results are both interesting and humorous. The scientists first sent some mice and especially designed cage to the international space station.The cage allowed them to study the behavior of the mice remotely from earth, via video.As you’ll notice in the video, ( 23 ) the mice definitely seem uncomfortable at the beginning of the experiment.They move around clumsily, drifting within the small confines of the cage and do their best to figure out which way is up, but without success. However, it’s not long before the mice begin to catch on.They adapt remarkably well to their new environment, and even use the lack of gravity to their advantage as they push themselves around the cage. That’s when things really get wild. ( 24 ) The 11th day of the experiment shows the mice are not just dealing with the gravity change, but actually seem to be enjoying it. Several of the mice are observed running around the cage walls. The scientists wanted to see whether the mice would continue doing the same kinds of activities they were observed doing on earth.( 25 ) The study showed that the mice kept much of the routines intact, including cleaning themselves and eating when hungry.Question 22 : What do NASA scientists want to learn about?A ) How mice imitate human behavior in space.B ) How low gravity affects the human body.C ) How mice interact in a new environment.D ) How animals deal with lack of gravity.Question 23: What does the passage say about the mice at the beginning of the experiment?A ) They were not used to the low-gravity environment.B ) They found it difficult to figure out where they were.C )They found the space in the cage too small to stay in.D ) They were not sensitive to the changed environment.Question 24: What was observed about the mice on the 11th day of the experiment?A ) They tried everything possible to escape from the cage.B ) They continued to behave as they did in the beginning.C ) They already felt at home in the new environment.D ) They had found a lot more activities to engage in.Question 25: What did the scientists find about the mice from the experiment?A ) They repeated their activities every day.B ) They behaved as if they were on Earth.C ) They begin to eat less after some time.D ) They changed their routines in space.答案1-7 ACBABDC8-15 ACDADBCB16-25 DCDBABDDCB。

2021年12月英语四级听力原文和答案(第二套)

2021年12月英语四级听力原文和答案（第二套）2021年12月英语四级听力原文(第二套)Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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 center.Section ANews report 1（1）A 22-year-old Chinese woman who suffered from a persistent cough was shocked to learn that she had a piece of chicken bone lodged in her lung.The unnamed woman, from the province of Shandong, started to have coughing problems when she was 7 or 8 years old. For 14 years, she made numerous hospital visits. However, no doctor could identify any problem. Her uncontrollable coughing was a mystery.Finally, the woman got a full body scan at a hospital in the city of Qingdao. This special medical procedure revealed she had a chicken bone stuck in her lung.（2）Doctors performed surgery and removed the bone. The simple procedure went smoothly and the woman has recovered fully. With the bone finally removed from her lung, the woman is very happy that she no longer suffers from that annoying cough.Q1: What was the woman’s problem?A) She was pierced by a chicken bone.B) She was coughing all the time.C) She suffered from lung cancer.D) She suffered from shock.Q2: How was the woman’s problem eventually solved?A) By eating chicken soup daily.B) Through regular exercising.C) Through a surgical operation.D) By using traditional Chinese medicine.News report 2（3-1）A white sheep named Prickles that ran away from an Australian farm during the 2013 bushfires, recently returned home.According to farmer Alice Gray, Prickles was only a lamb when she ran away. The bushfires that hit the area back then destroyed a large part of her family’s massive property. They thought Prickles had died in the fire. But instead, （3-2）the young sheep escaped intoa 200-acre forest near the farm. Once the fires were over, （4）the family had to fix the damage done to the farm, as it was such a large property. This included rebuilding about 50 kilometers of fencing. It was this huge fencing that prevented Prickles from finding her way back. Over the years, the family spotted her a few times. They even recorded her with cameras installed to monitor deer activity. But while they knew Prickles was alive, they couldn’t find her and never expected her to return by herself. Seven years later, they were proven wrong.Q3.What does the news report say about the white sheep Prickles?A) It was born 13 years ago.B) It was Alice Gray's lovely pct.C) It got injured in a big bushfire.D) It ran away into a nearby forest.Q4. What did the family do after the bushfires?A) They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.B) They spent seven years replanting their farm.C) They claimed damages for their heavy losses.D) They installed a camera to monitor sheep activity.News report 3（5）Tons of gold have fallen out of the sky in Russia after a cargo plane malfunctioned in midair this morning.The aircraft was carrying 265 million pounds worth of gold and diamonds, when the door flew open，sending the precious metal back to earth.According to the official news agency , Russian authorities have recovered more than 170 gold bars weighing 20 kilograms each. The plane was traveling from Yakutsk Airport in a major diamond-producing region to the city Krasnoyarsk in Siberia.（6）However, the aircraft made an emergency landing in Magan after it began losing some of its valuable cargo.Reports suggest some bars of gold were scattered up to 15 miles away from the airport. Nine tons of gold on the plane AN-12 belonged to a goldmine company.Police have sealed off the runway, and say it is unclear if it was an accident or an attempted robbery .（7）Technical engineers who worked on the plane prior to take-off are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.Q5: What is the news report mainly about?A) The disappearance of some gold and diamonds.B) The transfer of tons of precious metal by air.C) The crash of a Russian cargo airplane.D) The loss of gold from an airplane.Q6: What did the aircraft do when the incident happened?A) It made an emergency landing.B) It informed the local police at once.C) It contacted the goldmine company.D) It had a crew member fix the problem.Q7: What does the news report say about the technical engineers who worked on the plane before take-off?A) They will cooperate with the police.B) They had checked the plane carefully.C) They will be questioned by the police.D) They took some gold bars and diamondsSection BDirections:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 center.Conversation 1M: Hello, you’re through to customer service. This is Michael speaking. （8）Before we continue, I just want to make you aware that this call is being recorded and may be used in the future for training purposes. What can I help you with today?W:Hi, my name is Jean Seimon. I recently bought an office chair from your company, but I returned it about a week ago. （9）I’m just calling to inquire when I will be able to get my money back. It says on your website that your company will pay back the money within three working days of you receiving the returned item. But it’s been five working days and I haven’t received anything.M:I’m sorry to hear that, Miss Seimon. What’s your customer reference number, please?W:It’s 389460.M:Okay, 389460. I’m just looking on the system here. And according to our records, the chair you returned was received by our warehouse on Friday morning. The payment was made on Wednesday. But this seems to be a problem with your card number.W:My card number? Oh, （10）maybe it has something to do with my new card. It was sent to me on Tuesday. Maybe the bank canceled my old one before you’re made the payment.M:Well, （11）you’ll need to update your card details directly on our website. Just make sure you’re logged in. And then under the description of your personal information, you should see an option for updating payment methods.W:I am logged in, and I’ll give that a go.M:I’ll make a note here on the system for you, so that the payment will be made tomorrow morning.W:Thank you very much.Q8. Why does the man have his conversation with the woman recorded?A) For the company's records.B) For future training purposes.C) To follow the company's rule.D) To ensure information security.Q9. What is the woman’s purpose of calling the furniture company?A) To check her customer reference number.B) To inquire about the price of office chairs.C) To get her money back for the returned chair.D) To make complaints about its customer service.Q10. What does the woman say about her bank card?A) She had to update its information.B) She forgot where she had led it.C) She lost it about three days ago.D) She was issued a new card.Q11. What does the man advise the woman to do?A) Reconsider her options for payment methods.B) Make a specific note on the company's system.C) Update her bank card details on the company’s website.D) Upload her personal information to the company's website.Conversation 2(W=woman, M=man)M: I’m getting a bit hungry.W: Yes, me too. I’m starving. Are you going to prepare a meal for us?M: No, sorry, （12）I’m actually pretty worn out. Let’s just go out somewhere close to eat.W: Well, I think we should stay in and save some cash. Can we get a meal delivered?M：Yeah, great. （13）I’ll use that food delivery app on my phone. What do you want, fried chicken, hamburgers, or fish and chips?W: Oh, can we stay away from the junk food? How about something healthy?M: Okay, well, there’s a place that does salads.W: Let me have a look at that. Yeah, that looks delicious. But to be honest, I’d prefer something hot, not cold.M:（14-1）How about Indian food?W:（14-2）That’s not the kind of hot I mean. I’m just not a fan of sauces. That made me sweat and cry. I need something mild.M: Okay. So would you consider Mexican? Oh no, sorry. There’s also very hot pepper in that. Would you like some Italian food, perhaps? It’s a bit heavy, but it’s great food for a cold night like this.W: Pizza? Spaghetti with creamy sauce? I know it’s really tasty and great comfort food, but it’s too fattening for me. I’m trying to keep a slim figure, you know.M:Oh, （15）you’re really difficult to please. Well, there’s a nice Chinese restaurant that delivers.W: Yes, I love Chinese food. Let me see. Oh, it’s 15 kilometers away.M: That’s a bit too far away. Do you feel like Vietnamese food then?W: Yeah, awesome. It’s healthy, and we can afford it.M: Great. Let’s order Vietnamese right away.Q12: Why isn’t the man going to cook??A) He is fueling exhausted.B) He is tired of cooking.C) He has to work late.D) He wants to try Asian foods.Q13: What does the man say he’ll do on his phone??A) Book a table.B) Order a delivery.C) Download a menu.D) Locate a restaurant.Q14: What does the woman think of Indian food??A) It is not tasty.B) It is not healthy.C) It is too oily.D) It is too spicy.Q15: What does the man think of the woman?A) She is too concerned about money.B) She is too weight-conscious.C) She is too picky about food.D) She is too eager to please.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four 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 center.Passage 1（16）A new study carried out by the University of Lincoln has found a link between the personalities of cat owners and the behaviour and wellbeing of their cats. The findings suggest that, just as a parent’s personality can affect the personality of a child, the same is true for a cat and its owner.Owners—defined as individuals with high levels of anxiety, fear, anger, depression and loneliness—were more likely to have cats with behavioural issues.Such cats displayed more aggressive and anxious behavioural styles as well as more stress-related sickness. They were also more likely to have an ongoing medical condition and be overweight.The research also found that mentally well-adjusted owners had calmer, happier and healthier cats.The researchers explained that “Many owners regard their pets as a family member, and form close social bonds with them.”（17）The majority of owners want to provide the best care for their pets and it’s therefore possible that pets could be affected by the way theirowners interact with and manage them. （18）The study highlights an important relationship between our personalities and the wellbeing of our pets. Further research is needed to investigate the causal nature of this relationship and to look at how owners’personalities are directly influencing their pets’ behaviour and wellbeing.It is possible that the wellbeing of pets is driven by the underlying nature of the owner, not simply by their conscious decisions and behaviours.Q16: What do we learn from the new study by the University of Lincoln?A) Owners' personalities a fleet their cats' behaviour and wellbeing.B) Parents' personalities can affect the personalities of their children.C) Parents and cat owners alike experience high levels of anxiety.D) More and more people are treating pet cats like their children.Q17: What does the passage say most pet owners want to do?A) Give their pets behavioural training.B) Provide their pets with the best care.C) Know their pets' feelings and desires.D) Interact with their pets in novel ways.Q18: What does the passage say is still needed to understand the effects of owners’personalities on their pets?A) More convincing explanation.B) More extensive sampling.C) Collection of more data.D) Further investigation.Passage 2（19-1）”One 60-minute run can add seven hours to your life.” This was a claim made by The Times last week. The claim was based on a new review of studies about the effects of running. （19-2）The review concluded that on average runners live three years longer than non-runners and that running does more to extend life than any other form of exercise. But there’s more to running than its health benefits. （20）Research published in recent years has shown that running changes your brain and mind in some fascinating ways, from increasingyour brain function to regulating your emotions. However, the precise effects vary according to whether you engage in short, fast running or long-distance running.For example, in one study, researchers compared participants’ability to learn new words after several minutes of intense running and after 40 minutes of gentle running. Participants were able to learn 20 percent faster after the intense running and they showed a superior memory when tested again a week later.In another study, researchers asked volunteers to jog for 30 minutes and then showed them clips from a sad movie. Participants who usually struggled to handle negative emotions were more intensely affected by the sad clips, just as you’d expect. （21）But crucially, this was less so if they had completed the 30-minute jog. The researchers said moderate exercise appears to have helped those participants to be less vulnerable to the impact of the sad movie.Q19. What did the new review of studies claim?A) People should do more running than mere walking.B) Running is the best exercise lor extending one's life.C) People should exercise at least 60 minutes every day.D)Running is the easiest form of exercise for most people.Q20. What is one effect that running has on people according to recent resear ch?A) Improving their brain function.B) Regulating their breathing rate.C) Slowing down their ageing process.D) Accelerating their blood circulation.Q21. What did another study find about the participants after they had a 30-minute jog?A) They found it easy to control their emotions.B) They struggled to handle negative emotions.C) They were more eager to enjoy a movie.D) They were less a fleeted by sad movies.Passage 3（22-1）Welcome to the tour of the Hill House. This house built in 1904 is one of the most well-known works of Charles Hill, the famous architect. It was designed and built for a local entrepreneur and his family. （22-2）Before starting the tour, let me give you a brief introduction about the design of this amazing building.（23）Prior to beginning his design, the architect spent some time in the client’s old home, observing their life and studying their habits. This meant that he could design the house according to the needs of the family.（24）The client’s main desire was to have a home with the unique design, so the architect was given complete freedom. The building style is radically different from what was the fashion of the period. At the time, most large homes were constructed of timber and brick. This one, however, is made of concrete, a novel construction material in those days. The interior of the house, including fittings and furniture, was also designed by the same person. Most of the furniture you will see is original and in good condition. However, （25）those pieces in the children’s bedrooms are copies built to the designs of the architect. Fortunately, all the blueprints for both the building and its contents have been preserved, so we’ve been able to replace badly damaged furniture. （22-3）Let’s begin our tour, starting from the rooms.22. What do we learn about the speaker?A) He is a tour guide.B) He is a famous architect.C) He is local entrepreneur.D) He is the owner of the Hill House.23.What did the architect do before beginning his design?A) He studied the blueprints of other famous buildings.B) He inquired about his client's family background.C) He observed his client's life and habits.D) He took a tour of his client's old home.24. What did the architect’s client mainly want?A) A house made of timber and brick.B) A house with a lot of free space.C) A house of the current fashion.D) A house of a unique design.25. What do we learn about the pieces of furniture in the children’s bedrooms?A) They are well preserved and in pretty good shape.B) They are copies built to the architect's designs.C) They were designed by another architect.D) They were badly damaged but restored.答案1-7 BCDADAC8-15 BCDCBBDC16-25 ABDBADACDB。

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-----好资料学习6月四级听力答案2010年Section Ashort conversation11. C) He cannot get access to the assigned book.12. A) She will drive the man to the supermarket.13. C) Tidy up the place.14. A) The talks can be held any day except this Friday.n's feelings.15. A) He understands the woma16. D) She has to invite David to the party.17. C) Many students find Prof. Johnson's lectures boring.18. D) Assemble a computer.long conversation19. B) It requires him to work long hours.20. D) It demands physical endurance and patience.21. D) In a hotel.22. B) Paying attention to every detail.23. A) The pocket money British children get.24. C) It often rises higher than inflation.25. B) Pay for small personal things.Section B Passage 126. B) District managers27. D) The important part played by district managers28. B) Fifty percent of them were female29. B) He was not gender sensitivePassage 230. C) Ask to see the manager politely but firmly31. D) You can't tell how the person on the line is reacting32. D) Stick to the point Passage 333. B) Architect34. A) Do some volunteer work.35. C) A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother.Section C36. curious37. figuring38. independent39. unusual40. interacting更多精品文档．好资料-----学习41. formal42. abstract43. mystery44. he has found out how it works and learnt to use it appropriately45. by trying it out and seeing whether it works, by gradually changing it and refining46. including many of the concepts that the schools think only they can teach him月大学英语四级听力原文2010年6Section AShort Conversation11. W: Just imagine! We have to finish reading 300 pages before Monday! How can the professor expect us to do it in such a short time?M: Yeah, but what troubles me is that I can't find the book in the library or in the university bookstore.Q: What does the man mean?12. M: Do you think I could borrow your car to go grocery shopping? The supermarkets outsidethe city are so much cheaper. I'd also be happy to pick up anything you need.W: Well, I don't like tolet anyone else drive my car. Tell you what, why don't we gotogether?Q: What does the woman mean?13. M: Forgive the mess in here. We had a party last night. There were a lot of people and they all brought food.g most of today. W: Yeah, I can tell. Well, I guess it's pretty obvious what you'll be doinQ: What does the woman think the man will do?14. W: What time would suit you for the first round talks with John Smith?M: Well, you know my schedule. Other than this Friday, one day is as good as the next.Q: What does the man mean?15. W: I was so angry yesterday! My biology teacher did not even let me explain why I missed thefield trip. He just wouldn't let me pass! M: That doesn't seem fair. I'd feel that way too if I were you.Q: What does the man imply?he way David controls the conversation all the time. If he is going to be16. M: I really can't stand t at your Christmas party, I just won't come. W: I'm sorry you feel that way, but my mother insists that he come.Q: What does the woman imply?17. W: You're taking a course with Professor Johnson. What's your impression so far?M: Well, many students could hardly stay awake in his class without first drinking a cup ofcoffee.Q: What does the man imply?18. W: Have you ever put a computer together before?更多精品文档．-----好资料学习e follow these instructions exactly, we won't have much M: No, never. But I think if wtrouble.Q: What are the speakers going to do?Long ConversationsConversation 1W: What sort of hours do you work, Steve?M: Well I have to work very long hours, about eleven hours a day.W: What time do you start?M: I work 9 to 3, then I start again at 5:30 and work until 11, six days a week. So I have to workvery unsocial hours.W: And do you have to work at the weekend?M: Oh, yes, that's our busiest time. I get Wednesdays off. hings you have to do and the things you don't have to do?W: What are the tup, so that's good. I have to wear white, and I have to keep-M: Uh, I don't have to do the washingeverything in the kitchen totally clean.W: What's hard about the job?he time. When we are busy, people get angry and shout, but that'sM: You are standing up all tnormal.W: How did you learn the profession?M: Well, I did a two-year course at college. In the first year we had to learn the basics, and thenwe had to take exams.W: Was it easy to find a job?M: I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me my first job, so I didn't have to wait too long.W: And what's the secret of being good at your job?M: Attention to detail. You have to love it. You have to show passion for it.W: And what are your plans for the future?M: I want to have my own place when the time is right.Q19. What does the man say about his job?Q 20. What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?Q 21. Where did the man get his first job after graduation?Q 22. What does the man say is important to being good at his job?Conversation 2W: Now you've seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get? M: Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don't quite understand the column entitled “Change”. Can you explain what it means?W: Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I am not a mathematician, but I assumethe rise from 72 p to 90 p is a rise of 25 percent.M: Oh yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.W: Yes. Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation?M: I am sorry I've no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous. 更多精品文档．-----好资料学习W: Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were a lot better off in 2001 than they were in 2002.That's strange, isn't it? And they seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. Iwonder why that is.M: Yes, I don't understand that at all.W: Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?I'd probably give them 2 pounds a week.M: I don't know. I thinkW: Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?M: Well, out of that, they have to buy some small personal things, but I wouldn't expect them tosave to buy their own socks, for example.W: Yes, by the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?M: Yeah, they do.Q23 What is the table of figures about?Q24 What do we learn from the conversation about British children's pocket money?Q25 Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?Section BPassage 1As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward toAlex's time, and on district managers. Everyone arrived meeting his first with the company's presentation went extremely well. He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the company's plans. “I believe we are going to continue to ple in this room. increase our share of the market,”he began, “because of the quality of the peoThe district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets theterm for everyone else. If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in When Alex was finished, he received polite applause, but hardly his unit will follow his example.”managers. “Things the warm response he had hoped for. Later he spoke with one of the seniorwere going so well until the end”, Alex said disappointedly. “Obviously, I said the wrong thing.”“Yes”, the district manager replied. “Half of our managers are women. Most have worked their the in they played very are proud of the role representatives, way up from sales and theydefinitely were correctness. But they about don't company's growth. They care at all political surprised and distressed to be referred to as ‘he' in your speech.”Q26 Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?Q27 What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation?Q28 What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?Q29 Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for?Passage 2The way to complain is to act business-like and important. If your complaint is immediate,suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager. When the manager comes, ask his or her name. And then state your problem and what you expectto have done about it. Be polite! Shouting or acting rude will get you nowhere. But also be firm in important. This doesn't mean to put on airs and say “do you making your complaint. Besides, act更多精品文档．好资料学习-----know who I am?”What it means is that people are often treated the way they expect to be treated.If you act like someone who expects a fair request to be granted, chances are it will be granted.from voice coming are speaking to a way to complain is over the telephone. You The worst someone you cannot see. So you can't tell how the person on the line is reacting. It is easy for that person to give you the run-around. Complaining in person or by letter is generally more effective.If your complaint does not require an immediate response, it often helps to complain by letter. If-like and you have an appliance that doesn't work, send a letter to the store that sold it. BebusinessDon't spend a paragraph on how your uncle Joe tried to fix the problem and stick to the point. couldn't.Q30 What does the speaker suggest you do when you are not served properly at a restaurant? Q31 Why does the speaker say the worst way to complain is over the telephone?Q32 What should you do if you make a complaint by letter?Passage 3Barbara Sanders is a wife and the mother of two children, ages 2 and 4. Her husband, Tom, isan as children, she worked excellent salary. Before Barbara had an an engineer and makesarchitect for the government, designing government housing. She quit her job when she became pregnant, but is now interested in returning to work. She's been offered an excellent job with the government. Her husband feels it's unnecessary for her to work since the family does not need the added income. He also thinks that a woman should stay home with her children. If Barbara feelsthe need to do socially important work, he thinks that she should do volunteer work one or twodays a week. Barbara, on the other hand, has missed the excitement of her profession and does not feel she would be satisfied doing volunteer work. She would also like to have her own income, so she does not have to ask her husband for money whenever she wants to buy something. She doesnot think it's necessary to stay home every day with the children and she knows a very reliablea can replace not think a babysitter come who's willing to to her house. Tom does babysittermother and thinks it's a bad idea for the children to spend so much time with someone who's notpart of the family.Q33 What was Barbara's profession before she had children?Q34 What does Barbara's husband suggest she do if she wants to work?Q35 What does Tom think about hiring a babysitter?Section Cmore smarter, school the building, is sets the Almost every child, on first day he foot inmoreout, figuring finding better doesn't what afraid ，curiousless of he know, at and things更多精品文档．好资料学习-----confident, resourceful, persistent and independent, than he will either be again in his schooling or,unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life.Already, by paying close attention to and interacting with the world and people around him, and without any school-type formal instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and abstract than anything he will be asked to do in school, or than any of his teachers has done forhe has solved the mystery of language. He has discovered it. Babies don't even know that —years language exists.by done it He to learnt use it appropriately. has and it out has And he found how works exploring, by experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar of language, by trying it out and seeing whether it works, by gradually changing it and refining it until it does work.And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other things as well, including many of the concepts that the schools think only they can teach him, and many that are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him更多精品文档．。