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四级听力文本

2018年12月大学英语四级参考真题（第一套）

SectionA

NewsReportOne

（1）Adevicethatweighslessthan1kilogramispartofamissionthatwillallowscientiststodeliverfourthgenerationor4Gmobilecoveragetothemoonin2019.Ifsuccessful,thetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirstevermobilephonenetwork.Thelunarnetworkwillsupporthighdefinitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandtheearth.Thenetworkispartofamissiontothemoon.Thisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontothemoon.The4GmissionissettolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnitedStatesonaspaceXFalconNineRocketin2019.Missiontothemoonintendstoestablishandtestthefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon.

（2）Thescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuild4Gratherthanthefifthgenerationor5Gwork.Thisisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases.Thismeansthata5Gnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoon’ssurface.

Question1:

Whatarescientistsplanningtodo?

Question2:

Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4Gnetworkintheirmission?

NewsReportTwo

FirefightersrespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinHeywood.Thefirewasreportedat9:

26p.m.atanoldshoppingcenteronMichiganAvenuenearSt.Mary’sChurch.Sixfireengines,twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene.Crewshadthefireundercontrolinabout45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin.Thereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefirebrokeout,（3）buttherewerenoreportsofanyinjuries.Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescenebuthavenotyetdeterminedthecauseofthefire.Firefighterswillremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesn’tstartupagain.Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002.（4）In2014,CityHalldevelopedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing.However,theplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds.

Question3:

Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire？

Question4:

WhathadCityHallplannedtodo？

NewsReportThree

（5）PotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6timestheirnormalprice.Thisisafterthecountry’smainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage.Stormsandfloodsanditsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestandmorethan3decades.LocalmediareportssuggestCalbeeanditsmainrivalKoike-yaarehaltingalmost50products.“Wedon’tknowwhenwe’llbeabletorestart”,acompanyspokesmansaid.Snackloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarebare.（6）JapaneselawslimittheamountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinJapanesemadeproducts.Japansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshimports.ItstillonlyallowspotatoesfromselectedUSstates.ThisisonlyatcertaintimesandonconditionthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearJapaneseports.（7）Butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweathereventsmoreoften.

Question5：

WhatproblemisJapanfacing？

Question6：

WhydoesJapanlimittheimportofpotatoes？

Question7：

WhatmightaffectJapanesedomesticproduce？

SectionB

ConversationOne

M:

（8）Mr.Brown’slecturesaresoboring.

W:

Yes,heisnotaveryexcitingspeaker.Butthesubjectisinteresting.

M:

Duringeveryoneofhislectures,Itrytolisten.Ireallytry.Butafterabout10minutesmymindbeginstowanderandIloseconcentration.ButIseethatyouseemtobeOK.Howdoyoustayfocusedthroughtheentirehour?

W:

Well,（9-1）whatIdoiskeepmypenmoving.

M:

Whatdoyoumean?

W:

It’samethodofactiveconcentrationIreadabout.（9-2）Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateistowritethingsdown.Butithastobedonebyhand,nottypingonakeyboard.Youseewritingbyhandforcesyoutoactuallyengagewithwhatyou’relearninginamorephysicalway.

M:

Doyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthen?

W:

Sometimes,butthat’snotimportant.MynotesmayormaynotbeusefulbutthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatMr.BrandsaysIcanfollowhislineofthinkingmoreeasily.Infact,sometimesIdrawalittletoo.

M:

Youdrawinclassandthathelpsmepayattention?

W:

（10）Yes,honestlyitworksforme.Ijustdrawlittlelinesandnonsensereally.ItwasalsointhatarticleIread.Itcankeepthemindactive,preventgettingboredandhelptoconcentrate.Againthepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthepenmoving.（11）IfI’mathomeandIneedtostudywhatIdoisreadoutloud.Ithasasimilareffecttowritingbyhand.Ithelpsmemorizeinformationinaphysicalway.

Question8:

WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr.Brown’slectures?

Question9:

WhatdoesthewomandoduringMr.Brown’slectures?

Question10:

Whydoesthewomandrawinclass?

Question11:

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutreadingoutloud?

ConversationTwo

M:

Andwhereisthis?

W:

ThesephotosarefromtheTajMahalinIndia.（12）Wewentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon.

M:

Wasitromantic.

W:

Yeah.TheTajMahalwasaveryromanticplace.TheguidetoldusthereisafamouslovestorybehindthisbuildingthatallIndianslearninschool.（13）Ithinkitwasduringthe1600andtheprincessatthattimediedwhilegivingbirthtoher14thchild.TheEmperorlovedtheprincesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor.

M:

Wow.Thatsoundsveryromantic.Itlooksamazing.

W:

Yes,it’sgorgeous.It’salsolargerinreallifethanitlooksinthephotos.Thebuildingisverytallandtherearegardensinawallarounditall.It’sallbuiltinthiswhitestone（14）Andsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels.

M:

Itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere.

W:

Yes,it’saveryfamoustouristdestination.Sotherearethousandsofvisitorseveryday.

M:

WastherestofIndiacrowded?

W:

Yes,verycrowdedinmanycities.Itwassometimessocrowdedthatitwasdifficulttowalkalongthestreetsespeciallythroughbusymarkets.Andtherearesomanycars.Trafficwasterriblebutthepeoplewerefriendly.Thecultureisamazingandwehadagreattime.

M:

Whataboutthefood?

W:

TheIndianfoodisgreat.Therearelotsofdifferentdishestotryandeveryregionhasitsownspecialfood.

Question12:

ForwhatpurposedidthewomangotoIndia?

Question13:

WhywastheTajMahalbuilt?

Question14:

WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheTajMahal?

Question15:

whatisthewoman’simpressionofIndiancities?

SectionC

PassageOne

APewResearchCentersurveyofmorethan1000AmericansconductedinApril2016findsthatAmericanscontinuetoexpresslargelypositiveviewsaboutthecurrentstateoftheirlocalpubliclibraries.（16）Forinstance,aroundthreequarterssaythatpubliclibrariesprovidethemwiththeresourcestheyneed.And66%saytheclosingoftheirlocalpubliclibrarywouldhaveamajorimpactontheircommunity.Althoughnotablyjust33%saythiswouldhaveamajorimpactonthempersonallyorontheirfamily.AmajorityofAmericansfeellibrariesaredoingagoodjobofprovidingasafeplaceforpeopletohangoutorspendtimeaswellasopeningupeducationalopportunitiesforpeopleofallages（17）Androughlyhalfthinktheirlibrariescontribute“alot”totheircommunitiesintermsofhelpingsparkcreativityamongyoungpeople.Andprovidingatrustedplaceforpeopletolearnaboutnewtechnologies.AsinpastPewResearchCentersurveysoflibraryusetheApril2016surveyalsomeasuredAmericansusageofandengagementwithlibraries.Overall,53%ofAmericansages16andolderhavehadsomeinteractionwiththepuppetlibraryinthepastyeareitherthroughaninpersonvisitorusingalibrarywebsite（18）Some48%ofadultsspecificallyvisitedalibraryinthepast12months,amodestincreasefromthe44%whosaidthatinlate2015.

Question16:

WhatdomostAmericanssayaboutlocalpubliclibraries?

Question17:

Howcanlocalpubliclibrariesbenefityoungpeople?

Question18:

Whatdoesthe2016surveyshowaboutadultlibraryusers?

PassageTwo

（19）ASavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenadomesticcatandamedium-sizedwildAfricancatcalledtheServal.Theunusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe1990s.Andin2001,theInternationalCatAssociationaccepteditasanewregisteredbreed.Thesavannahsaretallandslimandcanweighuptoninepointonekilograms,makingthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanown.Theyhaveaspottedcodesimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcatsandtheirearsareverylarge.（20）Theyarealsocommonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyalty.Andcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch,andoftennotedcharacteristicoftheSavannahisitsjumpingability.Theyareknowntojumpontopofdoorsandhighcabinets.Somecanleapabout2.5metershighfromastandingposition.CatsaretypicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitiveandsoaretheSavannahs.Theyoftenlearnhowtoopendoorsandcupboards.ManySavannahcatsdonotfearwaterandwillplaywithorevendiveintowater.（21）SomeownersevenshowerwiththeirSavannahCats.PresentingawaterbowltoSavannahmayalsoproveachallenge,assomewillpromptlybegintobatallthewateroutofthebowluntilitisemptyusingtheirfrontpaws.

Question19:

Whatdowelearnaboutthesavannahcat?

Question20:

WhatischaracteristicofSavannahcats?

Question21:

WhatdosomepeopledowiththeirSavannahcats?

PassageThree

（22）Whenchildrenstartschoolfortheveryfirsttimeparentsoftenfeelasenseofexcitementcoupledwithatouchofsadnessattheendofanera.Thisisthestartofanewadvent