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短篇新闻2

【Q3】AlmosthalfthecentreofPariswillbeaccessibleonlybyfootorbicyclethisSundaytomarkWorldCar-FreeDay.【Q4】ThisisinresponsetorisingairpollutionthatmadeParisthemostpollutedcityintheworldforabrieftime.MayorAnneHidalgopromotedthefirstWorldCarFreeDaylastyear.HidalgoalsohassupportedaParisBreathesDay.OnthefirstSundayofeverymonth,Parisclearstrafficfromeightlanesofthemainroad.About400milesofstreetswillbeclosedtocars.Itisexpectedtobringsignificantreductioninpollutionlevels.“Lastyear’scar-freedayshoweda40%dropinpollutionlevelsinsomepartsofthecity,accordingtoanindependentairpollutionmonitor”,reportstheGuardian,“andsomelevelsdroppedby50%inthecitycentre.”

Q3:

WhatwillhappenonWorldCarFreeDayinParis?

Q4:

WhatmotivatedthemayorofParistopromotethefirstWorldCarFreeDayinhercity?

　2020年12月英语四级听力及答案解析：

短篇新闻3

Newsreport3

APhilippinefishermanwasfeelingdownonhisluckwhen[Q5]ahousefireforcedhimto[Q6]clearouthispossessionsandchangelocations.Then,agoodluckcharmthathehadkeptunderhisbedchangedhislife.

TheunidentifiedmanhadfishedoutagiantpearlfromtheoceanwhenhisanchorgotstuckontherockwhilesailingoffacoastalislandinthePhilippinestenyearsago.

When[Q6]hewasforcedtosellit,theshockedtouristagentatPuertoPrincescatoldhim[Q7]thatthe77-poundgiantpearlthathehadkepthiddeninhisrundownwoodenhousewasthebiggestpearlintheworld,whichwasvaluedat£

76million.

ThepearlofAllah,whichiscurrentlyondisplayinaNewYorkmuseum,onlyweighs14pounds.Thatisfivetimessmallerthanthepearlthatthefishermanjusthandedin.

Themonstrouspearl,measuredat1footwideand2.2feetlong,isgoingtobeverifiedbylocalexpertsandinternationalauthoritiesbeforehopefullygoingondisplaytoattractmoretouristsinthelittletown.

Q5:

WhathappenedtothePhilippinefishermanoneday?

Q6:

Whatwasthefishermanforcedtodo?

Q7:

Whatdidthefishermanlearnfromthetouristagent?

　2020年12月英语四级听力原文：

长对话1

WOMAN:

Mr.Smith,It’sapleasuremeetingyou!

Man:

Nicetomeetyou,too.WhatcanIdoforyou?

Well,I’mheretoshowyouwhatourfirmcandoforyou.AstroConsultantshasbranchesinoverfiftycountries,offeringdifferentbusinessservices.We’reaglobalcompanywith75yearsofhistory.Andourclientsincludesomeoftheworld’slargestcompanies【8】.

MAN:

Thankyou,Mrs.Houston.IknowAstroConsultantsisafamouscompany.Butyousaidyouwouldshowmewhatyoucoulddoforme.Well.Whatexactlycanyourfirmdoformycompany?

Weadvisebusinessesonallmatters,frommarketanalysistolegalissues.Anythingabusinesslikeyourscouldmeet.Ourfirmoffersexpertadvice.CouldIaskyou,Mr.Smith,totellmealittleaboutyourcompanyandthechallengesyouface?

Thatway,Icouldbetterrespondastohowwecanhelpyou.

OK,sure.Thisisafamilybusinessstartedbymygrandfatherin1950.Weemployjustover100people.Wemanufactureanexportstoneforbuildingsandotherconstructions.Ourclientsusuallywantaspecialkindofstonecutinaspecialdesign.Andthat’swhatwedoinourfactory【9】.Ourmainchallengeisthatournationalcurrencyisrising,andwe’relosingcompetitiveadvantagestostoneproducesinIndia【10】.

Isee.That’sveryinteresting.Iwillsuggestthatyouletusfirstconductafinancialanalysisofyourcompany,togetherwiththeanalysisofyourcompetitorsinIndia.【11】Thatway,wecouldofferthebestadviceondifferentwaysforwardforyou.

Question8-11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q8:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman’scompany?

Q9:

Whatdoesthemansayabouthisowncompany?

Q10:

Whatisthemainproblemwiththeman’scompany?

Q11:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoingtohelptheman’scompany?

长对话2

Woman:

Wow,congratulations,Simon!

Theplacelooksabsolutelyamazing!

Really?

Youthinkso?

W:

Ofcourse.Iloveit.Itlookslikeyouhadaprofessionalinteriordesigner.Butyoudidn’t,didyou?

M:

No.Ididitallbymyselfwithalittlehelpfrommybrother,Greg.He’sactuallyintheconstructionbusiness,whichwasreallyhelpful.

Honestly,I’mimpressed!

IknowIcanprobablyrepaintthewallsinmyhouseoveraweekendorsomething,butnotafullrenovation.Wheredidyougetyourideas?

Iwouldn’tknowwheretostart.[12]

Well,forawhilenow,I’vebeenregularlybuyinghomedesignmagazines.Everynowandthen,I’dsavedthepicturesIliked.Believeitornot,Ihaveafullnotebookofmagazinepages.[13]Sincebyoverallstylewasquiteminimal,Ithoughtandhopedawholerenovationwouldn’tbetoodifficult.Andsureenough,withGreg’shelp,itwasveryachievable.

Wasn’titexpensive?

Ihaveimaginedaprojectlikethiscouldbe.

Actually,itwassurprisinglyaffordable.Imanagedtosellalotofmyoldfurnitureandputthatextramoneytowardsthenewmaterial.[14]Gregwasalsoabletogetsomediscountmaterialsfromarecentprojecthewasworkingonaswell.

Great!

Ifyoudon’tmind,I’dliketopickyourbrainabitmore.JohanssonandIarethinkingofrenovatingoursittingroom,notthewholehouse,notyetanyway.Andwe’dlovetogetsomeinspirationfromyourexperience.[15]Areyoufreetocomeoverforacoffeeearlynextweek?

Q12:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

Q13:

Wheredidthemangethisideasfortheproject?

）

Q14:

Whatdidthemansayabouttheprojectherecentlycompleted?

Q15:

Whydoesthewomaninvitethemantoherhousenextweek?

　2020年12月英语四级听力篇章1

SectionC

Passage1

RemovingforeignobjectsfromearsandnosescostsEnglandalmost£

3mayear,astudysuggests.[Q16]Childrenwereresponsibleforthevastmajorityofcases-95%ofobjectsremovedfromnosesand85%fromears.Everyyear,anaverageof1,218noseand2,479earremovalstookplacebetween2010and2016.AccordingtoEngland'

sHospitalEpisodeStatistics,childrenagedonetofourwerethemostlikelytoneedhelpfromdoctorsforaforeignobjectintheirnose.Fivetonineyearoldscometothehospitalwithsomethingintheirearthemost.Jewelryitemsaccountedforupto40%ofcasesinboththeearsandnosesofchildren.[Q17]Paperandplastictoysweretheitemsremovednextmostfromnoses.Cottonbudsandpencilswerealsofoundinears.

Accordingtothestudy,theoccurrenceofforeignobjectsinchildrenisgenerallyattributedtocuriosity.Childrenhaveanimpulsetoexploretheirnosesandears.Thisresultsintheaccidentalentryofforeignobjects.[Q18]Anyear,noseandthroatsurgeonhasmanyweirdstoriesaboutwonderfulobjectsfoundinthenosesandearsofchildrenandadults.Batteriescanposeaparticulardanger.Inallcases,preventionisbetterthancure.Thisiswhymanytoyscontainwarningsaboutsmallparts.Recognizingproblemsearlyandseekingmedicalattentionisimportant.

Q16:

WhatdoesEnglandspendanannual£

3mon?

Q17:

WhatdowelearnfromEngland'

sHospitalEpisodeStatistics?

Q18:

Whatisgenerallybelievedtoaccountforchildrenputtingthingsintheirearsornoses?

　2020年12月英语四级听力篇章2

PassageTwo

Goodmorning,I’dliketotalktoyouaboutmycharityReBicycle.Butbeforethat,letmeintroducesomeone.ThisisLeilaRahimi.ShewassoscaredwhenshefirstmovedtoNewZealandthatshestruggledtoleavethehouseandwouldspenddaysworkingupthecouragetowalktothesupermarketforbasicsupplies.Afterafewmonthsofbeingquitedownandunhappy,shewasinvitedtojoinalocalbikeclub.Atthistime,ReBicyclegotinvolvedandgaveLeilaasecond-handbicycle.[Q19]Inweeks,herdepressionhadbeguntoeaseasshecycled.Thebicycletotallychangedherlife,givingherhopeandatruefeelingoffreedom.

Todate,ReBicyclehasdonatedmorethan200bikestothoseinneed,andisnowexpandingbike-ridinglessonsasdemandsoars.[Q20]Withabike,youcantravelfartherbutforalmostnocost.ThethreehoursadaythatusedtospendonwalkingtoandfromEnglishlanguagelessonshasbeenreducedtojustonehour.Ourbike-ridinglessonsaresosuccessfulthatweareurgentlylookingformorevolunteers.[Q21]Learningtorideabikeisalmostalwaysmoredifficultasanadult,andthiscantakedaysandweeks,ratherthanhours.So,ifanyofyouhavesomefreetimeduringtheweekend,pleasecomejoinusatReBicycleandmakeadifferenceinsomeone’slife.

Q19:

WhatdidReBicycledotohelpLeilaRahimi?

Q20:

WhatisReBicycledoingtohelpthoseinneed?

Q21:

WhatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheReBicycle?

　2020年12月英语四级听力篇章3

Passage3

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