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大学英语四级考试听力真题全
2018年12月大学英语四级考试英语四级听力真题(全):
News1
Adevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartofamissionthatwillallowscientiststodeliverfourthgenerationor4Gmobilecoveragetothemoonin2019。
Ifsuccessful,thetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirstevermobilephonenetwork。
Thelunarnetworkwillsupporthighdefinitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandearth。
Thenetworkispartofamissiontothemoon。
Thisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontothemoon。
The4GmissionissettolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnitedStatesonaspaceXFalcon9rocketin2019。
Missiontothemoonintendstoestablishandtestthefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon。
Thescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuilda4Gratherthanafifthgenerationor5Gnetwork。
Thisisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases。
Thismeansthata5Gnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoon‘ssurface
Question1:
Whatarescientistsplanningtodo?
Question2:
Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4Gnetworkintheirmission?
News2
It‘srespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinHeywood。
Thefirewasreportedat9:
26pmatanoldshoppingcenteronMichiganAvenuenearSt。
Mary’sChurch。
Sixfireengines,twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene。
Crewshadthefireundercontrolinabout45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin。
Thereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefirebrokeoutbuttherewerenoreportsofanyinjuries。
Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescenebuthavenotyetdeterminedthecauseofthefire。
Firefighterswillremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesn‘tstartupagain。
Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002。
In2014CityHalldevelopedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing。
Howevertheplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds。
Question3:
Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire?
Question4:
WhathadCityHallplannedtodo?
News3
PotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6Xtheirnormalprice。
Thisisafterthecountry‘smainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage。
Stormsandfloodsanditsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestandmorethan3decades。
LocalmediareportssuggestCalbeeanditsmainrivalKoike-yaarehaltingalmost50products。
“Wedon‘tknowwhenwe’llbeabletorestart”,acompanyspokesmansaid。
Snackloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarebare。
JapaneselawslimittheamountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinJapanesemadeproducts。
Japansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshimports。
ItstillonlyallowspotatoesfromselectedUSstates。
ThisisonlyatcertaintimesandonconditionthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearJapaneseports。
Butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweathereventsmoreoften。
Question5:
WhatproblemisJapanfacing?
Question6:
WhydoesJapanlimittheimportofpotatoes?
Question7:
WhatmightaffectJapanesedomesticproduce?
Conversation1
M:
Mr。
Brown‘slecturesaresoboring。
W:
Yes,heisnotaveryexcitingspeaker。
Butthesubjectisinteresting。
M:
Duringeveryoneofhislectures,ItrytolistenIreallytry。
Butafterabout10minutesmymindbeginstowanderandIloseconcentration。
ButIseethatyouseemtobeOK。
Howdoyoustayfocusedthroughtheentirehour?
W:
Well,whatIdoiskeepmypenmoving。
M:
Whatdoyoumean?
W:
It‘samethodofactiveconcentrationIreadabout。
Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateistowritethingsdown。
Butithastobedonebyhand,nottypingonakeyboard。
Youseewritingbyhandforcesyoutoactuallyengagewithwhatyou’relearninginamorephysicalway。
M:
Doyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthen?
W:
Sometimesbutthat‘snotimportant。
MynotesmayormaynotbeusefulbutthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatMr。
BrandsaysIcanfollowhislineofthinkingmoreeasily。
Infact,sometimesIdrawalittletoo。
M:
Youdrawinclassandthathelpsmepayattention?
W:
Yes,honestlyitworksforme。
Ijustdrawlittlelinesandnonsensereally。
ItwasalsointhatarticleIread。
Itcankeepthemindactive,preventgettingboredandhelptoconcentrate。
Againthepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthepenmoving。
IfI‘mathomeandIneedtostudywhatIdoisreadoutloud。
Ithasasimilareffecttowritingbyhand。
Ithelpsmemorizeinformationinaphysicalway。
Question8。
WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr。
Brown‘slectures?
Question9。
WhatdoesthewomandoduringMr。
Brown‘slectures?
Question10。
Whydoesthewomandrawinclass?
Question11。
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutreadingoutloud?
Conversation2
M:
Andwhereisthis?
F:
ThesephotosarefromtheTajMahalinIndia。
Wewentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon。
M:
Wasitromantic。
F:
Yeah。
TheTajMahalwasaveryromanticplace。
TheguidetoldusthereisafamouslovestorybehindthisbuildingthatallIndianslearninschool。
Ithinkitwasduringthe1600andtheprincessatthattimediedwhilegivingbirthtoher14thchild。
TheEmperorlovedtheprincesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor。
M:
Wow!
Thatsoundsveryromantic。
Itlooksamazing。
F:
Yesit‘sgorgeous。
It’salsolargerinreallifethanitlooksinthephotos。
Thebuildingisverytallandtherearegardensinawallarounditall。
It‘sallbuiltinthiswhitestoneandsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels。
M:
Itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere。
F:
Yesit‘saveryfamoustouristdestination。
Sotherearethousandsofvisitorseveryday。
M:
WastherestofIndiacrowded?
F:
Yes,verycrowdedinmanycities。
Itwassometimessocrowdedthatitwasdifficulttowalkalongthestreetsespeciallythroughbusymarkets。
Andtherearesomanycars。
Trafficwasterriblebutthepeoplewerefriendly。
Thecultureisamazingandwehadagreattime。
M:
Whataboutthefood?
F:
theIndianfoodisgreat。
Therearelotsofdifferentdishestotryandeveryregionhasitsownspecialfood。
Question12。
ForwhatpurposedidthewomangotoIndia?
Question13。
WhywastheTajMahalbuilt?
Question14。
WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheTajMahal?
Question15whatisthewoman‘simpressionofIndiancities?
Passage1
APewResearchCentersurveyofmorethan1000AmericansconductedinApril2016findsthatAmericanscontinuetoexpresslargelypositiveviewsaboutthecurrentstateoftheirlocalpubliclibraries。
Forinstancearoundthreequarterssaythatpubliclibrariesprovidethemwiththeresourcestheyneedand66percentsaytheclosingoftheirlocalpubliclibrarywouldhaveamajorimpactontheircommunity。
Althoughnotablyjust33percentsaythiswouldhaveamajorimpactonthempersonallyorontheirfamily。
AmajorityofAmericansfeellibrariesaredoingagoodjobofprovidingasafeplaceforpeopletohangoutorspendtimeaswellasopeningupeducationalopportunitiesforpeopleofallagesandroughlyhalfthinktheirlibrariescontributealottotheircommunitiesintermsofhelpingsparkcreativityamongyoungpeopleandprovidingatrustedplaceforpeopletolearnaboutnewtechnologies。
AsinpastPewResearchCentersurveysoflibraryusetheApril2016surveyalsomeasuredAmericansusageofandengagementwithlibraries。
Overall,53percentofAmericansages16andolderhavehadsomeinteractionwiththepuppetlibraryinthepastyeareitherthroughaninpersonvisitorusingalibraryWebsitesome48percentofadultsspecificallyvisitedalibraryinthepast12months。
Amodestincreasefromthe44percentwhosaidthatinlate2015。
Question16:
WhatdomostAmericanssayaboutlocalpubliclibraries?
Question17:
howcanlocalpubliclibrariesbenefityoungpeople?
Question18:
whatdoesthe2016surveyshowaboutadultlibraryusers?
Passage2
ASavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenadomesticcatandamedium-sizedwildAfricancatcalledtheServal。
Theunusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe1990s。
Andin2001,theInternationalCatAssociationaccepteditasanewregisteredbreed。
Thesavannahsaretallandslimandcanweighuptoninepointonekilograms,makingthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanown。
Theyhaveaspottedcodesimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcatsandtheirearsareverylarge。
Theyarealsocommonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyaltyandcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch,andoftennotedcharacteristicoftheSavannahisitsjumpingability。
Theyareknowntojumpontopofdoorsandhighcabinets。
Somecanleapabout2.5metreshighfromastandingposition。
CatsaretypicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitiveandsoaretheSavannahs。
Theyoftenlearnhowtoopendoorsandcupboards。
ManySavannahcatsdonotfearwaterandwillplaywithorevendiveintowater。
SomeownersevenshowerwiththeirSavannahCats,presentingawaterbowltoSavannahmayalsoproveachallenge,assomewillpromptlybegintobatallthewateroutofthebowluntilitisemptyusingtheirfrontpaws。
Question19。
Whatdowelearnaboutthesavannahcat?
Question20。
WhatischaracteristicofSavannahcats?
Question21WhatdosomepeopledowiththeirSavannahcats?
Passage3
Whenchildrenstartschoolforthevery1sttimeparentsoftenfeelasenseofexcitementcoupledwithatouchofsadnessattheendofanera。
Thisisthestartofanewadventureforchildrenplayinga