2020年9月英语四级听力新闻词汇整理

英语四级听力考试新闻词汇

新闻听力词汇a package of proposals一揽子建议announcement n.公告，通告abduct vt.诱拐，绑架annualized a.按年计算的abolish v.废止，取消anti-corruption n,反腐败absent trial缺席审判antique a.古时的，古老的n.古文物absent voting缺席投票antiquity n.古物;古迹absolute majority绝对多数apartheid n.种族隔离abstain from voting弃权ape n.猿abstention n.牵权appeal n.上诉Academia n.学术界appointment n.任命academic career学历，学业archaeology n.考古学academician n.院土archeologist n.考古学家academy of sciences科学院arch-foe n.主要的劲敌accelerate v(使)加快，促进argumentative a.爱争论的accessory n.附件armed intervention武装干涉accidental a.意外的;偶然的arm-twisting n.施加压力acclimate vt.使适应新环境arrest n./v.逮捕Account n.账户arson n.放火，纵火account settlement结账artifact n.人工制品accredited journalist特派记者assembly hall会议厅accumulated deficit累计赤字assembly line生产流水线accuse v.控告;指控assemblyman n.州众议院议员accustom v.使习惯于assess v评估acid rain酸雨assistant secretary〈美〉助理部长active trade balance贸易顺差assistant secretary of state(美〉助理国务卿adapt v.使适合astronaut n.航天员adjust vt.改变-以适应asylum n.庇护;避难adolescent n.青少年atomic nucleus原子核advisory body顾问团attempted a.未遂的affirmative vote赞成票attorney n.律师;授权人after-sale service售后服务audience rating收视率aftershock n.余震audiophile n.音乐发烧友aggression n.进攻，侵犯authoritative information官方消息air crash飞机失事authoritative source权威人士air force空军authority n.权力;权限album n.专辑auto loan汽车贷款alleged a.被指控的automatic a.自动的allied powers同盟国autonomous region自治区all-out ban全面禁止bachelor mother未婚母亲all-round title全能冠军background briefing背景情况介绍会alumnus n.(复数:alumni)校友bacteria n.细菌ambassador n.大使bail n.保释，保释金amendment n.修正案，附加条款ballot paper选票amicable relations友好关系bank book银行存折amnesty n.特赦bank failure银行倒闭anarchy n.无政府状态bar code条形码ancient a.古代的，古老的bargain price廉价barrage n.接连发问be due to由于circulate x流通be obliged to不得不;有义务Claim v.声称;索取;提出要求be scheduled to计划，安排claw back夺同，费力收回beeper n.无线传呼机clinical trial临床试验benchmark n基准点，衡量标准collapse vi.倒塌，崩溃benefit concert义演音乐会;慈善音乐会collide x碰撞bid up price哄拾物价collision n.碰撞，冲突big gun有势力的人，名人colonial a.殖民地的big lie大骗局colony n.殖民地bilateral a.双边的comatose a.昏迷的bilateral trade双边贸易comb v.彻底搜查bill n.议案commercial a.商务的;商业性的biological a.生物的，生物学的committee n.委员会bistro n.小饭馆;夜总会commonwealth n.共和国，民主国black box黑匣子complaint n.控告，申诉black market price黑市价格compromise v妥协blanket ballot全面选举computerize v(使)计算机化blast n.爆炸;冲击波confederation n.联邦blaze n.烈火，火灾conservative n.保守派blind alley死胡同;没有前途的职业constituency n.全体选民，选民阵营blizzard n.暴风雪Constituent n.选民blockade v.封锁consulate n.领事馆bloodless coup不流血政变consultation n.磋商bogus a.假的;伪造的converge vi.聚集bombard v.轰炸，炮击Convict n.囚犯，罪犯coup n.政变Bonus n.奖金coup plotter政变策划者boom n.(经济)繁荣，兴旺crackdown n.取缔，镇压boost infrastructure推进基础建设cram v塞满，拥挤boost vt.促进crew n.所有船员border n.国界，周边crime n.罪行;犯罪brace for准备接受，准备迎接(困难)curb vt.控制，抑制break apart分裂currency converter货币换算器break taboos打破禁忌custody n.监护权;拘留Broker n.经纪人cut down the staff裁员brutal a.猛烈的death toll死亡人数budget cut预算削减debate n.辩论Budget n.预算decipher v破译，解释bully vt.威逼，恐吓degenerate v退化business slump生意萧条denuclearize n.非核化Cabinet n.内阁denunciation n.谴责，指责cable n.电缆;电视deploy vt.部署capital outflow资本外流depression n.衰退时期capitalism n.资本主义deputy a.副的;代理的Cargo n.(船、飞机等装载的)货物derail vi.脱轨cash-strapped a.资金短缺的destruction n.破坏，毁灭catastrophe n.大灾难，大祸detention n.拘留，监禁catastrophic a.灾难性的detonate v引爆，起爆caucus n.(机构中的)核心组织devaluation n.贬值cell n.电池device n.设备census office普查办公室digital a.数字的charity n.救济金;施舍;慈善团体diplomat n.外交家，外交官diplomatic channels外交途径diplomatic courier外交信使diplomatic immunity外交豁免权footage n.电影片段diplomatic privilege外交特权for decades几十年来diplomatic rank外交官街foreign affairs外交disaster n.灾难，大祸fossil n.化石disorder n.无秩序，混乱fossil fuel化石燃料Disturb v扰乱foundation n.基础;基金会;建立disturbing a.不稳定的fraud n.欺骗:欺诈dividend n.红利friendly exchanges友好往来dominant a.占优势的;显著的function n.函数donate v.捐赠，赠送gene n.基因download n./w下载genetic a.遗传的gold standard金本位down-to-earth a.实际的，切实的govern v统治，管理downturn n.衰退government think-tank政府智囊团draft n.法案，草案governmental a.统治的，政府的drought n.干旱，旱灾gradual a.逐渐的，逐步的dull market萧条的市场Graffiti n.涂鸦during one's absence在某人离任期gross a.总共的earthquake monitoring地震监控gross domestic product国内生产总值ecocide n,生态灭绝ground forces陆军，地面部队economic contraction经济收缩handover n.移交economic power经济大国Handset n.电话听筒economic recession经济衰退hardware n.硬件hazard n.危害v以.冒风险，试着做economic stimulus经济刺激hedge funds对冲基金，套利基金economic takeoff经济起飞heir n.继承人election n.选举hideout n.藏身点elector n.选举人highlight vt.强调embassy n.大使馆hold off推迟，拖延;阻止，抵挡住emerge vi.浮现，暴露hole up藏匿emergency oxygen apparatus应急供氧装置homepage n.主页energy conservation节能housing market住宅区市场environmental concerns环境意识humanitarian a.人道主义的environmental deterioration环境恶化hyperlink n.[计]超链接evacuate v撒离;疏散impact n./v.冲击;影响evacuation n.疏散;撤离impose v.强制实行;强加evidence n.根据，证据in arrow一个接一个evolution n.进化;进化论in faltering economy经济低迷期industrial output falls工业产值下降evolve v(使)进化infect v.传染，影响examination n.讯问，质问inflict vt.使遭受excavate v挖掘，掘出inheritance n.遗传excavation n.挖掘，发掘injure v.伤害，损伤excess labor过剩劳动力ink n.签署(合同、文件等)export-oriented industry出口创汇型企业innovation n.创新，改革extinct a.灭绝的;(火山等)熄灭的，死的inquiry n.询问，调查famine n.饥荒install vt.安装;任命fatal a.致命的;重大的insurgent n.叛乱分子fever pitch高度兴奋，狂热intangible cultural heritage非物质文化遗产financial deficit财政赤字interface n.界面fine n.罚款interim government过渡政府fire back还击international contributions国际援助flame n.火焰international situation国际形势international waters国际水城mixed economy混合经济Internet n.[the~]互联网mobilize vt.动员，调动intimidation n.威胁Monarchy.什主制;君主政治intricate a.复杂的，难懂的monetary policy货币政策inventory n.货存，库存量money laundering洗钱issue颁布，发行money supply货币供应量judge.法官，审判员monitor n.监控器，(计算机)显示器monopolize v,华断jury n.陪审团moral hazard道德风险justice n.审判mouse n.鼠标juvenile a.青少年的multimedia n.多媒体keyboard n.键盘municipality n.直辖市Kidnapper n.劫匪，绑匪murder n./v谋杀kiosk n.报摊;电话亭music cafe音乐茶座knock-out system淘汰制mutual recognition互相承认knowledge economy知识经济national anthem国歌lag behind落在后面national survey全国调查Laid-offal.下岗的nationalization n.国有化lands loss and soil degradation水土流失natural disaster自然灾害laptop n.笔记本电脑negative vote反对票launch pad发射台nest-egg私房钱;储备金launch vt.发射;发起，发动net worth资本净值lawyer n.律师，法律顾问network n.网络lay off employees裁员neutrality n.中立LCD n.液晶显示器news agency通讯社Leak n.v.透露，泄露news briefing新闻发布会lease n.租约，租期news conference记者招待会Legal a.合法的，依法的news flash短讯，快讯legislation n.立法nominee n.候选人lens n.镜头non-tariff barrier非关税壁垒Liberal n.自由派normalization n.正常化life support system生命维持系统nosedive n.急降，暴跌lip synching假唱notions n.小商品log off登出(在网络上中止联接主机/服务器的操作)null and void无效的log on登录off-hour hobby业余爱好loot vi,抢劫off-the-job training脱产培训mad cow disease疯牛病on site在现场Manipulative a.不适应的on standby待命man of mark名人，要人on the throne当权mandate n.授权令online n.联机，在线marines n.海军陆战队on-the-job training在职培训maritime resources海洋资源on-the-spot broadcasting现场直播marriage lines结婚证书operating system操作系统master key万能钥匙opinion poll民意测验memory n.存储(器)optimization n.最优化mercy killing安乐死ordeal n.严峻的考验merger of states国家合并origin n.起源milestone n.里程碑，转折点outbreak n.爆发military base军事基地outlaw vt.宣布-.为非法Ministry of Foreign Affairs外交部overheating n.过热mire v.使陷人困境overpass n.(人行)天桥miserable a.痛苦的，悲惨的，可怜的overseas student留学生Over staff vt.人员过多overthrow v./n.推翻;终止parade n.游行reign n./vi.统治;支配paralyzed a.瘫痪的release n./vt.释放;发布parliamentary election议会选举relevance n.关联;适宜;中肯parliamentary monarchy议会君主制relic n.遗物，文物password n.密码religious taboo宗教禁忌patrol n.巡逻队remains n.遗迹，遗骸Remittance n.汇款;汇款额peace saboteur和平破坏者republic n.共和国penal a.刑事的;刑罚的rescue plan援助计划penalty n.处罚rescue team救援小组perch vt.就位，位于rescue vt.In.营救，救援permanent member常任理事国restriction n.限制;约束personnel n.人员revenue n.收入pilgrimage n.朝圣revolution n,革命play down对.不太重视riot vi.聚众闹事，骚乱play up大肆渲染robot n.机器人，自动机械policymaker n.决策人，政策制定者rubble n.瓦砾polling station〈英〉投票站ruins n.遗迹，废墟portable a.便于携带的，手提的ruler n.支配者，统治者portal n.门户网站sabotage n.破坏活动pose v引起;造成scanner n.扫描仪power n.强国schedule vt.安排时间power plant发电站Scheme n.诡计，阴谋;方案power struggle权力斗争scrabble vt.翻找preemptive a.先发制人的Sensor n.传感器，敏感元件(或装置)premature a.过早的，仓促的sentence n./vt.宣判，判决price index物价指数set a goal of制定目标primary n.初选Settlement n.殖民(地);定居shelter n.遮蔽处;保护v.庇护;躲避prison n.监狱(美作:jail)shortfall n.不足;差额，赤字prisoner n.囚犯showcase n.陈列柜v展示procedure n.步骤snap a.仓促的processor n.处理器snap poll即席调查Procurement n.采购soar vi.高涨，上升profitable a.有利可图的;有益的socialism n.社会主义profiteering a.牟取暴利的software n.软件proof n.证据，证词sound-detection gear声音探测器prop up支持sovereign wealth fund主权财富基金prosecutor n.检察官sovereignty n.主权;统治权protectorate n.(被)保护国space suit航天服Protest n.抗议spam n.垃圾邮件protest vote投抗议票species n.物种pull out撤离spread n./vt.展开;散布，蔓延ration.率，比率stake n.股份rational a.理智的，合理的state visit国事访问recession n.衰退时期statement n.声明reciprocal trade agreement互惠贸易政策stem cell干细胞step down辞职，下台reconstruction n.重建stock n,库存red tape公事程序;繁文缛节stoppage n.中止，中断refugee camp难民营strand vt.使陷于困境;使搁浅refugee n.难民substitute n.代用品，代替品register n./n登记，注册Sue v起诉，提起公诉trigger v.引发suffrage n.选举权troop n.军队supersede v取代，淘汰tsunami warning system海啸预警系统surge vi.激增undeniable a.不可否认的surveillance n.监视;监控unearth v发掘，挖出survive v幸存unify v.使联合，统一;使一致suspend v.中断unite v(使)联合;统一;(使)团结take refuge避难variation n.变异，变种team up合作，协作vicious circle恶性循环technology n.技术，工艺voluntary a.自愿的，主动的terrain n.地形vote n.选票territorial air领空voter n.选民territorial sea领海vulnerable a.易受伤的，脆弱的;难防御的territorial waters领水wage cuts工资削减territory n.领土wail n./.大哭theft n.盗窃tidal waves潮汐波，浪潮welfare n.福利;福利救济to lose the election在竞选中失利wholesales dealer批发商to win the election在竞选中获胜will n.遗嘱trade protectionism贸易保护主义work-to-rule n.合法怠工transmit vt.传播，发射;传送;传染wreck vt.毁坏，使.失事trial n,审理。

2020年9月四级听力原文及详细答案(第一套)

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

2020最新年9月大学英语四级高频词汇整理

【篇一】2020年9月大学英语四级高频词汇整理1. agent n. 代理人，代理商;动因，原因;经纪人表示“代表、代理人”的词还有delegate、representative、deputy等，它们的区别如下：agent 普通用词，通常指授权代理某人或某团体，指在双方之间代表一方起中间作用的人。

delegate 一般用于指参加会议的代表。

representative 一般指经选举或受委派代表某人或某个较大的团体的人，其职务有时是长期性的。

deputy 指上级授权代理行事的代表，特指被选择为执行全部或部分公务的人。

I decide to choose a travel agent to help me get a visa for Britain.我想找旅行社帮我办好去英国的签证。

2. alcohol n. 含酒精的饮料，酒精alcohol可以指含酒精的饮料，即食用酒精，也可以指非饮品，即工业或医用酒精。

英语中表示不同的酒名称也不同，如：wine 葡萄酒 white spirit 白酒;中国烈酒 beer 啤酒 whisky 威士忌 champagne 香槟 sake 日本清酒 rum 朗姆酒 gin 杜松子酒，琴酒 tequila 龙舌兰 vodka 伏特加I don't like drinks with alcohol.我不喜欢喝含酒精的饮料。

3. appeal n. /vi. 呼吁，恳求appeal既可作名词，也可作动词，appeal to 向……呼吁，恳求;诉诸;求助于appealing adj. 引起兴趣的，动人的，有趣的Appealing to force to solve problems is just a lie.用武力解决问题简直就是个天大的谎言!4. appreciate vt. 重视，赏识，欣赏另一个含“欣赏”之意的动词是enjoy，它们之间的区别如下：appreciate 多用于文学方面，强调对事物有深入的理解能力，且能鉴赏。

2020年9月四级听力原文及详细答案(第一套)

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

2020年9月大学英语四级考试备考短语

2020年9月大学英语四级考试备考短语be able to 能，会abound in 盛产，富于，充满be about to 即将(做)above all首要，尤其是be absorbed in 专心致力于…be abundant in …富于，丰富by accident 偶然in accordance with 与…一致;按照，根据according as 根据…而…according to 根据…所说;按照account for 说明(原因等)解释on account of 因为，由于on no account 决不take into account 考虑;重视accuse sb. of sth. 控告(某人某事) for ages 长期agree on 同意，赞成agree to 同意，商定agree with 同意，与…取得一致ahead of 在…前面，先于;胜过get ahead 进步，获得成功go ahead 前进;干吧aim for 力争…，针对by air 通过航空途径in the air 在空中;未定be alike to 与…相同，与…相似after all 毕竟，终究;虽然这样all along 始终，一直，一贯all but 几乎，差一点all in all 总的说来;头等重要的all out 竭尽全力all over 到处，遍及;全部结束all right 行，可以;顺利;确实at all 完全，根本;到底in all 总共，共计not at all 根本不;一点也不allow for 考虑到，估计到;体谅allow of 容许(有…)，容得leave alone 听其自然，不要去管along with 同…一道(一起) amount to 总共达到;实际上是feel amused at 以…自娱，逗…笑and all that 诸如此类and so forth 等等，如此等等and that 而且and what not 诸如此类，等等and then 于是，然后one after another 一个接一个地，依次地one another 互相地answer sb. back (与某人)顶嘴，回嘴answer for 对…负责;符合…answer up 应对迅速at any rate 不管怎样，反正if any 若有的话in any case 不管怎样any longer 再any more 再;较多些anything but 除…以外任何事(物) apart from 除…之外(别无) appeal to 上诉apply for 提出申请(或要求等) apply...to 把…应用于apply oneself to 致力于approve of 赞成，满意arm in arm 手挽手地under arms 在备战状态中up in arms 起来进行武装斗争arrive at 到达(某地)as a rule 通常，一般(说来) as...as... 象，如同，与…一样not as...as... 不如…那样as for as 就…而论，据…as for 至于，就…方面说as good as 几乎(实际)已经as if 好象，仿佛as long as 只要as to 至于，关于as well 也，又as well as (除…之外)也，既…又ay as well 还是…的好aside from (美)除…以外ask after 询问，问候ask for 请求，要求，寻求assist in 帮助(做某事)assist sb. with sth. 帮助某人做某事assure sb. of sth. 使(某人)确信(某事)attach to 使属于，使参加attach oneself to 依附;参加党派be attached to 附属于;喜爱;爱慕attach importance to 认为重要attain to 达到(理想的状态)attend on 照顾，侍候attend to 专心;照顾，护理pay attention to 注意;重视be attentive to 对…关怀be available for 有效on an average 平均起来，一般说来be aware of 知道，意识到，认识到right away 立刻，马上back and forth (前后)来回地，往返back away 逐渐后退back of 在…的后面;在…背后get back at 报复go back on 丢弃(朋友等);食言go back to 追溯到…back up 支持，援助;倒退keep one's balance 保持(身体)平衡lost one's balance 失去平衡;心慌意乱off balance 不平稳的，摇摆的on balance 总的说来based on 以…为基础bear away 夺得;赢得(奖品等)bear sth. in mind 记住(某事)bear on 对…施加影响;有关bear out 证实，证明bear with 宽容;耐心等待beat down 打倒，推翻;杀(价)beat off 击退，打退(进攻)beat up and down 来回奔走begin with 以…开始;开始于to begin with 首先，第一on behalf of 代表…，为了…believe in 相信，信仰，主张make believe 假装，装作belong to[bi'l08]属于;附属for the best (完全)出于好意as best one can 尽最大努力at best 充其量，至多best of all 最(好)，首先at one's best 处在最好状态do one's best 尽力，努力do one's level best 全力以赴get the best of 胜过，打赢had best 最好，顶好make the best of 充分利用(时间等)for the better 好转，向好的方向发展get the better of 打败，智胜had better do sth. 还是…好，最好还是…a bill of fare 菜单;节目单bit by bit 一点一点地，渐渐do one's bit 尽自己的一份力量every bit 每一点，完全(一样) black and blue (被打得)遍体鳞伤black out 用墨涂掉;封锁(新闻) look black 怒视be to blame 该受责备;应该负责blow out 吹熄(灯火等)blow over 经过;(云等)吹散blow one's top (美)气急败坏;发脾气blow up 给(轮胎等)打气;爆炸on board 在船(车、飞机)上boast of 吹牛，自夸，夸耀border on 接界;接近，非常像born of 源于;出生于both...and... 既…又…，不但…而且be bound to 一定会…，必然…be bound up in 热心于;忙于be bound up with 与…有密切关系break down 打破;发生故障;中止break in 训练;强行进入;打断break into 闯进;突然…起来break off (使)折断;中断;断绝break out (战争等)爆发;逃出break through 突破，冲垮;突围break up 打碎;(关系)破裂catch one's breath 喘息;屏息out of breath 喘不过气来breeze through 轻松地做in brief 简言之;以简洁的形式bring about 带来;使(船)掉过头来bring back 带回来，使恢复bring down 降低(温度等);使倒下bring forward 提出(建议等);显示bring in 收获(庄稼等);生产bring out 使…显示出来;公布bring through 救活(病人)bring together 使…团结起来bring up 教育;提出(供讨论) bring up the rear 走在最后面brush aside 扫除(障碍等)，无视build up 树立;逐步建立;增大burn out 烧坏;烧尽，筋疲力尽burn up (炉火等)烧旺起来burst into laughter 突然笑起来burst out laughing 突然笑起来on business 因事，因公mean business 是当真的be busy with 忙于…but for 倘没有，要不是button up 扣，扣紧钮扣buy off 收买buzz off (俚)急忙离去by and by 不久以后，将来by and large 总的来说，大体上by oneself 单独;独自，自行by far …得多;最最call after 追在…的后面叫喊call back 叫回来，收回(错话等) call for 要求，需要，提倡call forth 唤起，引起call in 收回(某物)call off 叫走，叫开;取消call on 访问;号召;呼吁call up 征召(服役)，动员cannot but 不得不，不会不cannot help 不得不;忍不住cannot help but 不得不(接动词原形) cannot...too... 越…越好be capable of 有做出(某事)倾向的care for 关怀，照管;愿意take care 当心，注意take care of 爱护，照顾，照料carry back 运回;使回想起carry off 拿走，夺去…的生命carry on 继续开展，坚持下去carry out 进行(到底)，开展carry through 进行(到底);贯彻a case in point 一个恰当的例子in case 假如;免得in case of 假如，万一…in any case 无论如何，总之in no case 决不，无论如何不in the case of 就…来说;至于in this case 既然是这样cash in 兑现;收到…的货款cash in on 靠…赚钱，乘机利用cast about for 搜索，寻觅cast aside 消除，抛弃;废除cast back 回想，追溯cast oneself on 委身于，指望catch at 想抓住;渴望取得catch on 理解，明白，变得流行catch up with 赶上;指出…出了差错be caught up in 对…特别感兴趣cave in (使)下陷，坍塌per cent[p2'sent]百分之…be certain of 确信，肯定be certain to do sth 一定做…for certain 肯定地;确凿地make certain (把…)弄确实，弄清楚by chance 偶然，碰巧，意外地take a chance 冒险，投机take one's chance 碰运气，听任命运in charge of 主管，掌管，照管take charge 掌管，负责，看管under the charge of 在…掌管(或看管)之下check in 办理登记手续，报到check out 结账后离开;检验合格check up 核对，检验cheer up 使高兴，使高兴起来clear away 把…清除掉;(云)消失clear off 消除，摆脱(负担等)clear out 把…清出(或出空)clear up 消除(误会等);整理close about 围住，包围close down (工厂等)关闭，倒闭close in 包围;迫近;渐短close up 关闭;堵塞;靠近come to a close 结束，终止draw to a close 渐近结束come about 发生;(风等)改变方向come across (越过…而)来到come at 袭击;达到;得到come before 在…之前来come by 从旁走过;得到come down 败落come down on 申斥;惩罚come for 来接人;来取物come forth 出来;涌现come home 回家;打中come into 进入;得到come of 出身于;由…引起come off (计划等)实现;举行come on (劝说等)来吧;开始come out 出版;传出;显现come round (非正式的)来访;绕道come through 经历(困难);获得成功come to 苏醒;共计;达到come to terms with 达成协议;妥协，让步come true 实现，达到come up 走近;(从土中)长出come up against 碰到(困难、反对等) come up to 达到;符合come up with 追上，赶上;提出come what may 不管发生什么事in common 共用，公有，共同keep company with 与…交往;和…亲热compare...to 把…比作;与…相比较by comparison 比较起来in comparison with 与…比较as concerns 关于be concerned with 关心，挂念;从事于on condition that 如果…;在…条件下in consequence 结果是，因此in consequence of 由于…的缘故consist in 在于;存在于consist of 由…构成，包含有consult with 与…商量(协商)on the contrary 正相反to the contrary 意思相反的(地) contribute to 有助于…，促成beyond control 无法控制out of control 失去控制under control 处于控制之下cope with 对付…，妥善处理at all costs 不惜任何代价at any cost 不惜任何代价at the cost of 以…为代价count on 依靠;期待，指望count out 点…的数count up 把…加起来，共计a couple of 一对，一双;几个in the course of 在…期间，在…过程中of course[2v'k0:s]自然，当然，无疑cover up 掩盖，掩饰on credit 赊(购)credit with 把…记入贷方be burned to a crisp 烧脆cross off 从…划掉，删去cross out 删去，取消cry down 贬低cry for 哭着要;恳求cry off 取消(买卖、契约等)cry out 大声呼喊;大声抱怨cut across 抄近路穿过，对直通过cut back 修剪(树枝等);削减cut down 砍倒;消减;缩短cut in (汽车)超车，抢挡cut into 侵犯(利益等);削减cut off 切掉;切断;阻隔cut out 切掉;删掉;停止cut through (抄近路)穿过;穿透cut up 切碎;齐根割掉in danger 在危险中，垂危out of danger 脱离危险in the dark 在黑暗中;秘密地out of date 过时的，陈旧的to date 到此为止up to date 现代的;直到最近的date back to 追溯到;从…开始有day in day out 日复一日地，天天day after day 日复一日地every other day 每隔一天have one's day 走运;正在得意的时候one day (过去或将来的)某一天the other day 在不久前某天to a day 一天也不差without day 不定期;无限制(休会)a good deal 许多，大量;…得多deal in 经营deal out 分配，分给deal with 做买卖;处理;安排make a deal with 与…做买卖;和…妥协get into debt 借债，负债in debt to sb. 欠某人的债out of debt 不欠债decide for 作对…有利的决定decide on 选定，决定dedicate to 献(身);把…用在…take delight in 以…为乐depart from 离开，起程;开出derive from 取得;起源;由来be detached from 把…从…上卸下in detail 详细地play the devil with 弄糟…;使失败devote oneself to 献身于;致力于die away 变弱;逐渐平息die for 渴望，切望die from 由于…而死，因…致死die of illness 病死die off 一个个死掉die out 消失，灭绝;熄灭make a difference 有影响，有关系in difficulties 处境困难make no difficulties 不留难;表示无异议dig down 挖下去;掘倒dig in 掘土以参进(肥料等)dig out 掘出;挖掉dig up 掘起;挖出dip into 浸一浸;掏;翻阅一下in all directions 向四面八方have a dislike of 不喜欢，讨厌take a dislike to 讨厌make a display of 把…炫耀一下on display 展出at sb's disposal 任某人处理in the distance 在远处，远方的do away with 废除，去掉;弄死do by sb. 对待(某人)do down 胜过;欺骗do for 对…有效;照应do sb. good 帮助某人do one's best 尽力，尽最大努力do one's bit 尽一份力do up 维修;使整洁;包扎do with 与…相处;忍受;对付do without 没有…也行;将就have sth. to do with 和…有关;和…打交道do wrong 做错;作恶，犯罪next door 隔壁的;在隔壁out of doors 在户外double back 把…对折;往回跑double up 弯着身子;把…对折no doubt 无疑地，必定;很可能throw doubt upon 使人对…产生怀疑without doubt 无疑地，很可能down with 打倒;把…拿下get down to work 认真开始工作drag in 把…拉进去drag on 拖延;使拖延drain...of 耗尽;用完drain off 流掉;渐渐枯竭draw a conclusion 得出结论draw away 拉开;引开;离开draw aside 拉到一边draw back 收回(已付关税等) draw in (火车、汽车)进站draw into 使卷入draw lots 抽签，抽签决定draw on 吸收;利用;凭;戴上draw out 拉长;掏出(手帕等) draw to a close 结束;终结draw up 起草，制订dream of 梦到;梦想;向往dream up (凭想象)虚构dress up 穿上盛装be in drink 喝醉了be on the drink 常常喝酒，酗酒drink down 以酒消(愁)drink to 为…干杯，为…祝福drink up 喝干净，喝完drive at 意指drive away at 努力做(工作等) drive home 用车把…送到家drive out 赶出去drive up 抬高drop by 顺便走访，非正式访问drop off 睡着;(让…)下车drop on 训斥，惩罚drop out 退出，退学;掉落drop over 顺便来访dry up (使)干涸due to 由于;应归于in due course 在适当的时候do duty for 当…用，起作用do one's duty 尽职，尽本分off duty 下班on duty 值班;上班dwell on 细想;详细讲述each other['i '352]互相(多用作宾语) be all ears 全神贯注地倾听着give ear to 听，倾听give one's ears 不惜任何代价(要) early or late 迟早keep early hours 早睡早起earn one's living 谋生on earth 在世界上;究竟，到底at ease 自由自在;舒适，舒坦take it easy 不紧张;放松;松懈eat of 吃…中的一部分eat off 吃掉，腐烂掉eat up 吃完，吃光;耗尽bring into effect 实行，实现，实施come into effect 开始生效，开始实行in effect 实际上;正实行中take effect (药等)见效either...or 或…或，不是…就是or else 否则，要不然employ oneself in 使忙于，使从事于be out of employment 失业empty of 缺乏，无be at the end 到尽头，达限度come to an end 告终，结束;完结end in 以…为结果end off 结束end up 结束，告终;竖着end up with 以…而结束in the end 最后，终于on end 连续地;竖着to the end of time 永远world without end 永远，永久地engaged in 使从事于，使忙于engaged with 与…有事商谈enjoy oneself[in'd-0i w3n'self]过得快活;玩得高兴ensure sb. against 保护某人免受…enter into 进入;参加;开始从事enter upon 开始，着手be equal to 等于，相当于equip with 装备，配备by error 错误地in error 弄错了的;错误地even if 即使，纵然at all events 无论如何even now 即使在现在in any event 不管怎样，无论如何in the event of 如果…发生，万一for ever 永远for example 例如except for 除…之外go to excess 走极端in excess of 超过in exchange for 交换exert oneself to 努力，尽力expect of 对…期望(要求)at the expense of 归…付费go to the expense of 为…的目的花钱find expression in 在…中表现出来give expression to 表达出，反映to some extent 在某种程度上catch sb.'s eye 引起(某人)注目clap eyes on 看见;注视keep an eye on 照看;留意keep one's eyes open 留心看着;保持警惕run one's eyes over 扫视，浏览see eye to eye 看法完全一致face to face 面对面(的)地;对立地face up to 勇敢地对付;大胆面向in face of 面对;纵然，即使make a face (表示厌恶等)做鬼脸as a matter of fact 事实上，其实in fact 其实，实际上in point of 实际上，就事实而论fail in 在…不足，疏忽fail to 不能，记忆without fail 必定，务必in faith 确实，的确keep faith 守信，忠于信仰break faith 背信，背弃信仰fall back on 求助于，转而依靠fall behind 落在…后面，跟不上fall for 爱上，迷恋;受骗fall in love 爱上某人fall in with 偶尔遇到;同意，赞许fall into 落入;陷于;河流注入fall out 争吵;闹翻;结果fall out of 放弃(习惯等)fall through 失败，成为泡影fall to 着手;开始攻击fall under 受到(影响等);被列为a far cry 遥远的距离as far as …那么远，直到;至于far and away 大大…;无疑地far and near 远近，到处，四面八方far from 远离，决不，完全不in so far as (程度等)就…;至于so far 迄今为止be in fashion (人、物)合于时尚do sb. a favour 给某人以恩惠in favour of 赞成，支持;有利于out of favour 失宠;不受欢迎fear for 为…担心for fear of 由于害怕;生怕，以免feed on 以…为食物(能源)feed up 供给…营养feed with 加上(油、煤等)be fed up 吃得过饱;对…极厌倦feel like 感到想要做feel out 试探出，摸清feel up to 觉得能担当a few 少许，一些a good few 相当多，不少no fewer than 不少于quite a few 相当多，有相当数目figure on 把…估计在内;指望figure out 计算出;估计;理解figure up 计算…，把…总加起来fill in 填充，填写，临时代替fill out 填好，填写;使长大fill up 填补;装满find oneself 发觉自己的处境find out 查明;找到;发现finish up 结束;完成finish up with 以…结束;最后有…finish with 完成，结束catch fire 着火，烧着fire up (突然)生气，勃然大怒on fire 起火;(喻)非常激动set fire to 使燃烧，点燃at first 最初，首先，开始时候first and foremost 首要地，首先first of all 首先，第一first or last (古)迟早，早晚fish out 捞出;把…中的鱼捕尽fix one's eyes on 注意，注视fix up 修补，修理好;解决flame out 突然冒火焰flare up 突然烧起来;突然发怒flash out 突然说，突然表现出来fly into a temper 大发脾气，勃然大怒focus...on 使眼睛注视，集中in focus 焦点对准;清晰out of focus 焦点没有对准;模糊as follows 如下follow out 贯彻;把…探究到底follow through 坚持到底follow up 穷追(猎物等)be fond of 爱好on foot 步行;在进行中by force 凭借暴力;强迫地in force (法律)有效的;大批地put...in force 实施…;使…生效forget about 忘记and so forth 等等free and easy 不拘形式的;随便的free from 不受…影响的free of 无…的;摆脱了…的set free 释放，使获得自由。

英语专业四级听力常用词汇分类汇总

英语专业四级新闻听力重点词汇打的请重点掌握1. 国际关系常见国家及地区名称Afghanistan 阿富汗Kabul 喀布尔阿富汗首都Pakistan巴基斯坦Palestine巴勒斯坦Democratic People’s Republic of Korea North Korean 朝鲜Pyongyang平壤Philippines菲律宾Seoul首尔Lebanon黎巴嫩Maldives马尔代夫Nepal尼泊尔Iraq伊拉克Iran伊朗Israel以色列Jordan约旦Congo刚果Ghana加纳Uganda乌干达Haiti海地Venezuela委内瑞拉Antarctica南极洲Arctic Ocean北极洲Capitol Hill国会山美国国会所在地Jerusalem耶路撒冷Pacific Rim环太平洋地区Pentagon五角大楼常见国际组织机构名称United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization 联合国粮食农业组织Security Council 联合国安理会Economic and Social Council 经济与社会理事会United Nation Children’s Fund 联合国儿童基金组织United Nations Development Program 联合国开发计划处International Atomic Energy Agency 国际原子能组织ITU=International Telecommunications Union 国际电信同盟UNIDO=United Nations Industrial Development Organization 联合国工业开发组织IBRD=International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 国际复兴与开发银行IOC=International Olympic Committee 国际奥林匹克委员会=CIOIMF=International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织GA TT=General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 关贸总协定G-7 summit七国首脑会议Red Cross红十字会常见巴以冲突问题新闻词汇Jewish settler 犹太定居者assassination 暗杀cease-fire 停火Gaza Strip 加沙地带conflict 冲突withdrawal 撤退P.L.O 缩Palestine Liberation Organization 巴勒斯坦解放组织Fatah 法塔赫巴解组织最大的一支游击队West Bank 约旦河西岸Oslo agreement 奥斯陆协定evacuate 疏散Likud party 利库德集团Middle East 中东targeted elimination 定点清除unilateral action 单边行动国际关系ambassador大使ambassadress女大使permanent Member常任理事国diplomat外交人员embassy大使馆accord协议charter宪章memorandum备忘录protest抗议书treaty条约a courtesy call礼节性访问a focal point焦点a viable proposal一项可靠的建议bilateralism双边的/互惠主义adversary对手,敌手nuclear club核俱乐部指有核武器的国家refugee camp难民营政治活动Communist Party共产党Conservative Party保守党Labor Party工党Liberal Party自由党Radical Party激进党Republican Party共和党Ruling party执政党extremist极端分子humanitarian人道主义者racism种族主义Assembly议会Cabinet内阁commission委员会Congress国会Council委员会Department部、院Foreign Ministry外交部parliament 议会regime政权Senate参议院chief justice首席法院inaugural address就职演说premier总理prime minister首相secretary of state国务卿absence缺席、不在abstain弃权ballot无记名投票election选举forum论坛2. 灾难新闻交通事故aground搁浅rescue official 援救人员capsize 特指船倾覆death toll 死亡人数collide车、船等猛撞crash碰撞、坠落derail火车出轨fragment碎片life vest救生背心raft救生筏rescue营救、援救wreck船只等失事、失事的船地震等natural calamity 自然灾害earthquake 地震fatality 不幸,灾祸,天命plague 瘟疫,麻烦,苦恼,灾祸doom 厄运,毁灭,死亡after shock余震derris碎片、瓦砾堆、废墟earthquake belt地震带landslide塌方、滑坡、山崩mudslide 泥石流tsunami 海啸火灾、风灾、水灾、旱灾volcano eruption 火山爆发flood 洪水crest洪峰dam大坝deluge洪水、大雨、暴雨drown淹死gale狂风hurricane飓风typhoon台风drought 干旱depredate 掠夺,毁坏snowstorm 暴风雪humanitarian 人道主义者afflicted district 受灾地区sandstorm 沙尘暴tornado 龙卷风3. 犯罪新闻常用犯罪、法律类新闻词汇agitate煽动、捣乱assassinate暗杀blackmail敲诈、勒索bombing爆炸mob暴徒slaughter屠杀smuggle私运、偷带、走私verdict 律陪审团的裁决,判决guilty 犯罪的,有罪的jurisdiction 权限appeal 上诉penalty 处罚,罚款accusation 谴责,律指控robbery 抢掠,抢夺rape 强奸fraud 欺骗corruption 腐败,贪污,堕落immunity 豁免权extradite 引渡assassination 暗杀sanction 制裁trial 审讯,审判defence 律被告的答辩、辩护execute 处死bail 保释,保证金,保证人procurator 代理人kidnapping 诱拐,拐骗bribe 贿赂arson 纵火罪defalcation 挪用公款,贪污hijack 劫机right of asylum 避难权amnesty 特赦repatriate 遣返felony 律重罪4. 经济新闻经济人员与组织board of directors董事会branch分公司broker经纪人、中间人、代理人consortium国际财团enterprise企业单位entrepreneur企业家joint venture合资企业subsidiary子公司division部门tycoon企业、财界的巨头an economic forum 经济论坛常见经济用词venture 投机,风险trade disputes 贸易争端deficit 赤字appreciate增值、涨价currency货币lottery彩票depreciation 贬值devaluation 货币贬值budget 预算amortize 分期清偿launch 投放市场brand 商标,牌子debenture 债券deflate 紧缩通货depression 萧条,不景气bankroll 资金arbitrage 套汇antitrust 反托拉斯的,反垄断的常见财经证券新闻词汇DOW: Dow Jones industrial average DJIA 道琼斯工业指数Tokyo’s Nikkei average 东京日经平均指数a bull market 牛市bonus share 红股The standard and Poor’s 500 标准普尔500指数NYSE, New York Stock Exchange 纽约证券交易所NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations 纳斯达克指数Hang Seng Index香港恒生指数nosedive价格等暴跌a bear market 熊市blue chip 绩优股inscribed shares 记名式股票discount贴现5. 民生调查环境用语air quality monitoring system 空气质量监测系统thermal pollution 热污染tropical island effect 热岛效应acid rain 酸雨desertification 土壤荒漠化,沙漠化soil erosion 水土流失acid rain酸雨atmosphere大气carbon dioxide二氧化碳conservation保护区EI Nino厄尔尼诺现象green-house effect温室效应nuclear radiation核辐射ozone layer臭氧层solar energy太阳能sustainable development可持续发展waste废物、废料ecological balance生态平衡extinction绝种habitat栖息地、住处poacher偷猎者健康卫生用语life-span 寿命mortality 死亡率chronic 慢性的non-infection 非传染avian influenza 禽流感taint 感染venom 毒；毒物toxin 毒素noxious 有害的placebo 安慰剂immunize 使免疫fungus 真菌remedy 药物,治疗法sanitary 有关卫生的,保持清洁的,清洁卫生的HIV human immunodeficiency virus 人体免疫缺损病毒,艾滋病病毒after effect后遗症allergy过敏症coma昏迷complication并发症dehydration脱水euthanasia安乐死infect传染inflammation发炎malnutrition营养不良obesity肥胖症wound伤、伤口addict上瘾的人addiction吸毒成瘾教育用词curriculum 课程academy 高等专科院校,研究院,学会,学术团体,学院semester 学期guest professor 客座教授statistics 统计学president 校长ethics 伦理学plagiarism 剽窃,剽窃物assistant助教lecture讲师associate professor副教授post graduate研究生scholarship奖学金illiteracy文盲bachelor学士dean系主任faculty全体教学人员能源、交通用词van 有篷货车trolley 电车,电车滚轮,手推车shuttle 往返汽车列车、飞机,航天飞机unleaded 无铅的nuclear 原子能的petroleum 石油lorry 铁路货车vehicular 车的,用车辆运载的commuter 通勤者,经常往返者solar energy 太阳能heat energy 热能6. 恐怖主义与恐怖主义有关的词汇explode 爆炸sponsor terrorism 赞助恐怖主义body bomb 人体炸弹suicide attacks 自杀性袭击sympathizers of AI Qaeda 基地组织的支持者hostage 人质terrorism’s financer 恐怖主义资助者casualty 伤亡terrorist suspects 恐怖主义嫌疑犯abduct 绑架loot 抢劫ransom 敲诈,勒索反恐常用词汇the bomb squad防爆小组Britain’s 2000 Terrorism Act 英国2000年反恐怖主义法案bulletproof 防弹的convoy 护航7. 政治新闻政治用词consulate 领事,领事馆ally 同盟cabinet <美>内阁demonstration 游行示威removal 免职protest 抗议dignitary 高官chancellor 长官,大臣poll 投票选举,民意测验rally 集会rebel 造反,反叛suffrage 投票,选举权,参政权stump 在某地做政治巡回演说caucus 政党的领导人秘密会议,核心小组会议bureaucracy 官僚作风,官僚机构despotism 专制containment 围堵政策,牵制政策impeach <主美>弹劾,怀疑prerogative 特权anarchism 无政府主义summitry 高峰会campaign 竞选运动bicameral 两院制的,有两个议院的hegemony 霸权enfranchise 给予选举权,给予自治权propaganda 宣传multi-party elections 多党选举8. 科技新闻网络科技新闻用词online service在线服务searching engine 搜索引擎digital divide 数字鸿沟Internet-based 以网络为基础的e-commerce 电子商务SPAM messages 垃圾电子邮件cyber phobia 计算机恐惧症online transaction 网上交易BBS 电子布告栏系统browser 浏览器electronic platform 电子化平台community portal 社区门户online consultation 在线咨询electronic banking 电子银行e-government 电子政务junk-e-mail 垃圾电子邮件interface 界面航天科技新闻用词unmanned probe 无人探测the launch tower 发射塔shuttle 航天飞机definitive orbit 既定轨道external tank 外壳lunar module 登月舱manned spacecraft 载人宇宙飞船the re-entry capsule 返回舱emergency landing 紧急降落Telstar 通讯卫星command module 指令舱multistage rocket 多级火箭其他科学、科技词汇fossil 化石evolution 演变,进化semiconductor 半导体radiation 放射线,放射物handset 手机,手持机dinosaur 恐龙origin 起源,由来relic 遗物,遗迹breakthrough突破voice recognition system 语音识别系统mechanistic 机械论学说的,机械论的videophone 电视电话9. 旅游新闻娱乐、文化、艺术、旅游用词theme park 主题公园showgirl 歌舞女郎DINK 丁克一族：有双薪收入而没有孩子的夫妇Emmy 艾美奖videoporn <口>色情电视,黄色录像Warner Brothers 华纳兄弟娱乐公司choreographer 舞蹈指导Broadway 百老汇baroque 巴洛克时期艺术和建筑风格telecopter 空中电视台tent pole movie 大片Hollywood 好莱坞film fans 影迷premiere 初次公演,初演主角pop chart 流行榜box office 票房Soap Opera 肥皂剧signature 签名show tour 巡演10. 体育新闻体育组织名称FIFA=Federation Internationale de Football Association,国际足球联盟IOC=International Olympic Committee 国际奥林匹克委员会=CIOInternational Amateur Athletics Federation 国际运动员协会比赛有关用词tournament 锦标赛,联赛final 决赛riot 球场骚动round-robin 循环赛world record 世界纪录Master’s Champion 大师赛count out 数十：从一秒数到十秒,在此期间被击倒的拳手必须站起来,不然便被宣布失败Grand Prix 国际汽车大奖赛cheerleader 啦啦队队长elimination match, knock-out 淘汰赛grouping 分组ranking 排名Championship 冠军赛Formula One 一级方程式赛车体育用词stadium 露天大型运动场judo<日> 柔道j avelin throwing 标枪billiards 台球,桌球Karate 空手道grand slam棒球大满贯hockey 曲棍球discus 铁饼,掷铁饼rugby 橄榄球archery 剑术Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会aerobics 有氧运动soccer 英式足球taekwondo 跆拳道smash 扣球11. 工农业工业cargo货物crude oil原油engine发动机fossil fuel矿物燃料fossil oil石油gasoline汽油handicraft手工业mining采矿petroleum石油refinery炼油厂robot机器人textile纺织品农、林、牧、副、渔aquiculture水产养殖breed繁殖、生育、饲养chemical fertilizer化学肥料cross-breeding杂交dairy farm奶牛场fibre纤维irrigation灌溉livestock牲畜photosynthesis光合作用raise饲养12. 社会、家庭adult成年人ancestor祖先community团体、同一地区的全体居民descendant后代divorce离婚gay同性恋者generation gap代沟homosexual同性恋的illegitimacy 非法、私生lesbian女同性恋者。

2020最新年9月英语四级听力场景词汇

【篇一】2020年9月英语四级听力场景词汇plane / craft 飞机book 订票timetable 时间表destination 目的地open ticket one way ticket 单程票round trip ticket 来回票non-stop / direct flight 直航transfer / lay over / stop over 转机first / business / economy cabin 头等/ 商务/ 经济舱confirm the flight 确认航班check in 登记boarding card 登机牌security check 安检see off 送行送别时的祝语keep in touch 保持联系safe landing 安全着陆board 登机take off 起飞departure 离港safety / seat belt 安全带land 着陆arrival 进港pick up 接机flight attendant空姐【篇二】2020年9月英语四级听力场景词汇attitude 态度personality 品质，性格overwork 加班determined 有决心的forgetful 健忘的diligent 勤奋的wear out 疲劳perseverance 坚持不懈complain 抱怨hang on 坚持workaholic 工作狂workload 工作负担struggle 奋斗continuous exploration 不断的探索hard-working 工作努力的【篇三】2020年9月英语四级听力场景词汇recycled water再生水renewable energy可再生能源sewage treatment污水治理recyclable 可回收的deforestation rate森林砍伐率water and soil erosion水土流失temperature 温度muggy 闷热潮湿的humidity 湿度breeze 微风climate trend 气候趋势climate variation 气候变化climate warming 气候变暖climate watch 气候监视climate-sensitive activity影响气候的活动climatic anomaly 气候异常conservation area 保护区forecast 预报downpour倾盆大雨gust 一阵狂风。

2020 年 9 月英语四级考试听力原文及参考答案

2020年9月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.Question1What has caused the thick clouds in the photos taken by a NASA satellite?Question2What 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 than50workers at the store have signed a letter calling for a permanent security guard following a series of incidents,including a customerthreatening to attack a supervisor with a knife.A security worker had guard at the storm each night from seven pm until12am.But that had stopped suddenly on Monday,employees said.One worker said an angry 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.Question3For what purpose did this staff at a supermarket in Melbourne sign a letter?Question4What 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 reported12tons 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 policeattending to the cleanup were reportedly cheerful about the long task ahead.After all, who could be mad about12tons of chocolate?Question5What does drivers on the motorway to Warsaw find?Question6What does the report say about the accident?Question7What 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 my phone 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 phones in our hands and all the things we do with our phones.It sometimes seems that our phone 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 that hundred 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.Questions8to11are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question8.Why did the woman decide to go back to cash for payment? Question9.What happens when people use that for payment according to the woman?Question10.What might the man tend to buy with payment apps?Question11.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 tomorrow9am 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. Question12.Why did the man call the woman?To talk about the wrong chairs.Question13.What did the woman ask the man to do?Describe the chairs.Question14.What did the woman promise to do for the man?To replace the chairs with the Milano ones.Question15.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 bookstorereceived a month’s worth of books and donations in a week,when a man gave over50 boxes of books from his home.It seems Mary’s TV show is having a big impact after all.Questions16to18are based on the passage you have just heard.Question16:What is Marie Kondos’TV show about?Question17:What things can be kept in one’s home according to Marie Kondo? Question18:What do we learn about one used book store this January?【Passage Two】At just12years old,Mike Hannon is making a difference in his community.(19) One lunch at a time,Mike’s lunches of love has fed more than2000of the town’s most vulnerable 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 told WBCTV.The mayor of Mike’s town feels that Mike is a great community leader, especially in such times of so much negative news,while his father commented on how proud he was of his son.Yet,Mike isn’t looking for 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 than44,000dollars in a county,raising more than 17,000dollars 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.Question19:What does Mike Hannon do to help people in his town? Question20:What does Mike hope others will do?Question21: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 one of 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.Questions22to25are based on the passage you have just heard.Question22:What were the college students in both groups required to do in the study?Question23:What do we learn about many of the students in the second testgroup after the phone rang?Question24:According to the passage,what is the most dramatic impact of smartphone use?Question25: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.。