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大学英语四级真题及答案解析全三套
2017年12月大学英语四级真题及答案解析(全三套)
四级听力第一套:
NewsReport1
A9-year-oldgirlinNewMexicohasraisedmorethan$500forherlittlebrotherwhoneedsheartsurgeryinHouston,TexasthisJuly.AddisonWitulski'sgrandmotherKimAllred,saidAddisonprobablyoverheardaconversationbetweenfamilymemberstalkingaboutthefundsneededtogetherlittlebrothertotreatment. "Iguesssheoverheardhergrandfatherandmetalkingabouthowwe'reworriedabouthowwe'regoingtogettoHouston,formygrandson'sheartsurgery,"saidAllred.Shedecidedtogooutsideandhavealemonadestandandmakesomedrawingsandpicturesandsellthem.”That'swhenAddisonandherfriendsErikaandEmilyBordendecidedtoselllemonadefor50centsacupandsellpicturesfor25centseach.
BeforeAllredknewit,NewMexicoStatePoliceOfficerswereamongthemanystoppingbyhelpingthemreachatotalof$568. Thefamilyturnedtosocialmediaexpressingtheirgratitudesaying,"Fromthebottomofourhearts,wewouldliketodeeplythankeachandeverypersonthatstoppedby!
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1:
WhodidAddisonraisethemoneyfor?
2:
HowdidAddisonraisethemoney?
1.D)Herlittlebrother.
2.B)Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.
NewsReport2:
Lastweek,Franceannouncedthatthecountrywillpave621milesofroadwithsolarpanelsoverthenextfiveyearswiththegoalofprovidingcheap,renewableenergytofivemillionpeople.CalledtheWard Way,theroadswillbebuiltthroughjointeffortswiththeFrenchroadbuildingcompanyColasandtheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy.Thecompanyspentthelastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyaboutaquarterofinchthickandarestrongenoughtostanduptoheavyhighwaytrafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmoreslippery.Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbeinstalleddirectlyontopoftheexistingroadways,makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.Franceisthefirstcountrytokickaroundtheideaofpavingitsroadswithsolarpanels.InNovember2015,theNetherlandscompleteda229-footlongbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasatestforfutureprojects.However,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesignedtobelaiddirectlyontopexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelsonpublichighways.
3:
WhatwasFrance’spurposeofconstructingtheWard Way?
4:
WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsusedintheWard Way?
3.B)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.
4.C)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.
NewsReport 3
LionshavedisappearedfrommuchofAfrica,butforthepastfewyearsscientistshavewonderedifthebigcatswerehangingoninremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia.Continuousfightingintheregionhasmadesurveysdifficult.ButscientistsreleasedareportMondaydocumentingwithhardevidencethediscoveryof"lostlions."AteamwithOxfordUniversity’sWildlifeConservationResearchUnit,supportedbyacharityorganization,spenttwonightsinNovembercampinginanationalparkinnorthwestEthiopiaontheEthiopia-Sudanborder.Theresearcherssetoutsixcameratraps,capturingimagesoflions,andtheidentifiedliontracks. ThescientistsconcludedthatlionsarealsolikelytoliveinaneighboringnationalparkacrosstheborderinSudan.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehadpreviouslyconsideredtheareaa"possiblerange"forthespecies,andlocalpeoplehadreportedseeinglionsinthearea,butnoonepresentedconvincingevidence.
5:
WhathasmadeitdifficulttosurveylionsinremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia?
6:
Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheresearch?
7:
Whatdidtheresearchersfindinthenationalpark?
5.C)Endlessfighingintheregion.
6.D)Tofindevidenceofthelions'disappearance.
7.A)Lions'tracks.
ConversationOne
M:
Ibegyou’relookingforwardtotheendofthismonth.Aren’tyou?
W:
Yes,Iam.Howdidyouknow?
M:
Davidtoldmeyouhadaspecialbirthdaycomingup.
W:
Oh,yes.That’sright.Thisyearwouldbemygoldenbirthday.
M:
Whatdoesthatmean?
I’veneverheardofagoldenbirthday.
W:
I’veactuallyjustlearnedofthisconceptmyself.Fortunately,justintimetocelebrate.Agoldenorluckybirthdayiswhenoneturnstheageoftheirbirthdate.So,forexample,mysister’sbirthdayisDecember9thandhergoldenbirthdaywouldhavebeentheyearsheturns9yearsold.Cometothinkofit,myparentsdidthrowherasurprisepartythatyear.
M:
Interesting.ToobadImissedmine.Mygoldenbirthdaywould’vebeenfouryearsago.Iassumedlygotabigplanthen.
W:
Actuallyyes.Myhusbandisplanningasurpriseholidayforthetwoofusnextweek.Ihavenoideawhathe’sgotteninmind,butI’mexcitedtofindout.Hashementionedanythingtoyou?
M:
Hemighthave.
W:
Anythingyou’dliketoshare?
I’mdyingtoknowwhatkindoftriphehasplannedwherewe’regoing.
M:
Yeah,nothingatall.
W:
Notaclue.Hardtoimagine,isn’tit!
ThoughImustsay,Ithinkithasbeenevenmorefunkeepingthesecretformethepastfewweeks.
M:
I’msurebothofyouwillhaveafantastictime.Happygoldenbirthday!
Ican’twaittohearallaboutitwhenyougetback.
8.Whatdoesthewomanlookingforwardto?
9.Whatdidthewoman’sparentsdoonhersister’sluckybirthday?
10.Whatisthewomaneagertofindoutabout?
11.Whatdoesthemansayattheendoftheconversation?
8.D)Her"luckybrithday".
9.A)Threwherasuperiseparty.
10.C)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.
11.B)Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple'sholidayturnsout.
ConversationTwo
W:
Mr.Green,Whatdoyouthinkmakesasuccessfulnegotiator?
M:
Well,Itdoeshardtodefine,butIthinksuccessfulnegotiatorshaveseveralthingsincommon.Theyarealwayspoliteandrationalpeople,theyarefirm,butflexible.Theycanrecognizepowerandknowhowtouseit.Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsinthenegotiation,thewayitraisesandfalls,andhowmaychangethedirection.Theyprojecttheimageofconfidence,andperhapsmostimportantly,theyknowwhentostop.
W:
Andwhataboutanunsuccessfulnegotiator?
M:
Well,thisprobablyallofuswhenwestartout.Weareprobablyimmatureandover-trusting,tooemotionaloraggressive.Weareunsureofourselvesandwanttobelikedbyeveryone.Goodnegotiatorslearnfast,poolnegotiatorsremainlikethatandgoonlosingnegotiations,
W:
Inyouropinion,cantheskillsofnegotiationbetaught?
M:
Well,youcanteachsomeonehowtopreparefornegotiation.Thereperhapssixstagesineverynegotiation,gettoknowtheotherside,stayyourgoals,starttheprocess,clarifythereisadisagreementorconflict,reassessyourposition,makingacceptablecompromise,andfinallyreachsomeagreementsandprincipals.Thesestagescanbestudied,andstrategiestobeusedineachcanbeplannedbefore-hand.ButIthinkthereallysuccessfulnegotiatorisprobablybornwiththesixthsensethatmayrespondproperlytothesituationathand.
W:
Theartisticsenseyoujustdescribed?
M:
Yes,that’sright
12.What’sthemansayaboutgoodnegotiators?
13.Whatdoesthemansay,maybethemostimportantthingtoasuccessfulnegotiator?
14.Howisagoodnegotiatordifferentfromapoorone?
15.What’sthefirststageofanegationaccordingtotheman?
12.A)Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.
13.B)Theyknowwhentostop.
14.C)Theylearnquickly.
15.D)Gettoknowtheotherside.
PassageOne
Somepeoplewonderwhycountriesspendmillionsofdollarsonspaceprojects.Theywanttoknowhowspaceresearchhelpspeopleonearth.Actually,spacetechnologyhelpspeopleoneartheveryday.Thisiscalledspin-offtechnology.Spin-offtechnologyisspacetechnologythatisnowusedonearth.Inearlyspaceprograms,suchastheApollomissionsofthe1960sand1970sandinthespaceshuttlemissionstoday,scientistsdevelopedobjectsfortheastronautstouseonthemoonandinspace.Wenowusesomeoftheseobjectseveryday.Forexample,wehavequartzcrystalclocksandwatchesaccuratetowithinoneminuteayear.Wepurifythewaterwedrinkwiththewaterfilterdesignedfortheastronautstouseinspace.Thecordlesshand heldtoolsweuseinourhomes,suchasvacuumcleaners,flashlights,drillscamefromthetechnologyoftheseearlyspaceprograms.Oncoldwinterdays,wecanstaywarmwithbattery-operatedglovesandsocks,especiallymadecoatsandjackets.Alltheclothesaresimilartothespacesuitsdesignsthatkeptastronautscomfortableinthetemperaturesofthemoon,inourspin offsfromspacetechnology.Theseproductsareonlyafewexamplesofthemanywaysspacetechnologyhelpsusinoureverydaylives.Nooneknowshownewspin offtechnologyfromtheinternationalspacestationwillhelpusinthefuture.
16.Whatdosomepeoplewanttoknowaboutspaceexploration?
17.Whatdidscientistdoforthespaceshuttlemissions?
18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthequartzcrystalclocksandwatches?
16.D)HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.
17.B)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouterspace.
18.C)Theyareextremelyaccurate.
PassageTwo
Well,ifIcouldgetbackinhistoryandlive,I'dliketogetbacktothe18thcenturyandperhapsincolonialAmericainYankeenewEnglandwhereoneofmyancestorslived,becauseitwasthebeginningofsomething.Bythe18thcentury,therewasafeelingofcommunitythathadgrown.Myancestorwasthepreachertravelingaroundcountryside.Peoplelivedinsmallcommunities.Itwasfishermanandfarmerswhoprovidedfreshfoodthattastedandlookedlikefood.Unliketoday’ssupermarkets,andthereweresmalltownsandNewYorkwasn'tthatfaraway.I'mdeeplyattachedt