英语四级听力真题详解.docx

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英语四级听力真题详解

2017年12月英语四级听力真题&答案

PartⅡListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

News1：

A9-year-oldgirlinNewMexicohas raised（筹集） morethan$500forherlittlebrotherwhoneedsheart surgery（外科手术）（surgeon,physician） inHoustonTexasthisJuly.AddisonWitulski'sgrandmotherKimAllredsaidAddisonprobably overheard（无意中听到；偷听） aconversationbetweenfamilymemberstalkingaboutthe funds neededtogetherlittlebrotherto treatment（治疗）.

"Iguesssheoverheardhergrandfatherandmetalkingabouthowwe’reworriedabouthowwe’regoingtogettoHouston,formygrandson’sheartsurgery,”saidAllred.Shedecidedtogooutsideandhavea lemonadestand（柠檬汁的小摊；茶水摊） andmakesomedrawingsandpicturesandsellthem.”

That’swhenAddisonandherfriendsErikaandEmilyBordendecidedtoselllemonadefor50centsacupandsellpicturesfor25centseach.

BeforeAllredknewit,NewMexicoStatePoliceOfficerswereamongthemanystoppingbyhelpingthemreachatotalof$568.

Thefamilyturnedtosocialmediaexpressingtheir gratitude（感激） saying,“Fromthebottomofourhearts,wewouldliketodeeplythankeach and everypersonthat stoppedby（顺路拜访）!

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q1:

WhodidAddisonraisemoneyfor?

A）HerfriendErika.

B）Herlittlebrother.

C）Hergrandfather.

D）Hergrandmother.

答案：

B）Herlittlebrother.

Q2:

HowdidAddisonraisemoney?

A）Bytakingpicturesforpassers-by.

B）Byworkingparttimeatahospital.

C）Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.

D）Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia.

答案：

C）Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.

News2：

 Lastweek,France announced thatthecountrywill pave（铺设） 621milesof roadwith solarpanels（太阳能电池板） overthenextfiveyears,withthegoalofprovidingcheap, renewable（可再生的） energytofivemillionpeople.

Called“the Wattway,”theroadswillbebuiltthrough joint（共同的） efforts withtheFrenchroad-buildingcompanyColasandtheNational InstituteofSolarEnergy.Thecompanyspentthelastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyabout aquarterof（四分之一） aninchthickandarestrongenoughto standupto（经受） heavyhighwaytrafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmore slippery（滑的）.Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbe installed directlyontopofexistingroadways,makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.

Franceisn’tthefirstcountryto kickaround（仗势欺人；到处流浪；仔细考虑） theideaofpavingitsroadswithsolarpanels.InNovember2015,theNetherlandscompleteda229-foot-longbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasatestforfutureprojects.However,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesignedtobelaiddirectlyontopofexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelson publichighways（公路）.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q3:

WhatwasFrance'spurposeofconstructingtheWattway?

A）Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.

B）Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.

C）Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.

D）Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.

答案：

C）Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.

Q4:

WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsusedintheWattway?

A）Theycanstandthe wearandtear（磨损；衰竭；伐采） ofnaturalelements.

B）Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.

C）Theycanonlyabouthalfaninchthick.

D）Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.

答案：

B）Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.

News3：

LionshavedisappearedfrommuchofAfrica,butforthepastfewyearsscientistshavewonderedifthebigcatswere hangingon（坚持；支撑着） in remote（偏远的） partsofSudanandEthiopia. Continuousfighting（打仗） intheregionhasmadesurveysdifficult.

ButscientistsreleasedareportMonday documenting（记录；证实）,with hard（可靠的） evidence,thediscoveryof"lostlions."

AteamwithOxfordUniversity’s Wildlife（野生动物） Conservation（保护） ResearchUnit,supportedbya charity（慈善） organization,spenttwonightsinNovember camping（野营） intheNationalParkinnorthwestEthiopia,ontheEthiopia-Sudan border（边境）.Theresearchers setout（开始；出发；准备） six cameratraps（相机陷阱） capturing imagesoflions,andthey identified liontracks.

ThescientistsconcludedthatlionsarealsolikelytoliveintheneighbouringNationalParkacrosstheborderinSudan.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehadpreviouslyconsideredtheareaa"possiblerange（可能范围）"forthe species（物种）,andlocalpeoplehadreportedseeinglionsinthearea,butnoone presented（提出） convincing（信服的） evidence.

Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q5:

WhathasmadeitdifficulttosurveylionsinremotepartsinSudanandEthiopia?

A）Endlessfightingintheregion.

B）Thehazardsfromthedesert.

C）Inadequatefundingforresearch.

D）Thelackofcluesaboutthespecies.

答案：

A）Endlessfightingintheregion.

Q6:

Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheresearch?

A）Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.

B）Toidentifythereasonsforthelions’disappearance.

C）TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.

D）Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions”.

答案：

D）Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe"lostlions".

Q7:

WhatdidtheresearchersfindintheNationalPark?

A）Lionswalking.                         C）Somecampingfacilities.

B）Lion’stracks.                          D）Trapssetbylocalhunters.

答案：

B）Lions'tracks.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1

M:

Ibetyou'relookingforwardtotheendofthismonth.Areyou?

W:

Yes,Iam.Howdidyouknow?

M:

Davidtoldmeyouhadaspecialbirthdaycomingup.

W:

Oh…yeahthat'sright.Thisyearwillbemy goldenbirthday.

M:

Whatdoesthatmean?

I'veneverheardofagoldenbirthday.

W:

I'veactuallyjustlearntthis concept（概念） myself.Fortunately,justintimetocelebrate.A goldenorluckybirthday iswhenone turns（成为；超过（某一年龄或时间）） theageoftheirbirthdate.So,forexample,mysister'sbirthdayisDecember9thandhergoldenbirthdaywouldhavebeentheyearsheturnednineyearsold.Cometothinkofit,myparentsdidthrowherasurprisepartythatyear.

M:

Interesting.ToobadImissedmine.Mygoldenbirthdaywould havebeenfouryearsago.Iassume yougotbigplansthen.

W:

Actuallyyes.Myhusbandisplanningasurpriseholidayforthetwoofusnextweek.Ihavenoideawhathe'sgotinmind,butI'mexcitedtofindout.Hashementionedanythingtoyou?

M:

Hemighthave.

W:

Anythingyou'dliketoshare?

I'mdyingtoknowwhatkindoftriphehasplannedonwherewe'regoing.

M:

Youknownothingatall?

W:

 Notaclue（毫无头绪；一无所知；不可端倪）.Hardtoimagine,isn’tit?

ThoughImustsayIthinkhe'sbeenhavingevenmorefunkeepingthesecretfrommeinthepastfewweeks.

M:

I'msurebothofyouwillhavea fantastic（美妙的） time.Happygoldenbirthday!

Ican'twaittohearallaboutitwhenyougetback.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q8.Whatisthewomanlookingforwardto?

A）Her‘luckybirthday’          C）Herweddinganniversary.

B）Acallfromherdad.                      D）Aspecialgiftfromtheman.

答案：

A）Her'luckybirthday'.

Q9.Whatdidthewoman'sparentsdoonhersister'sluckybirthday?

A）Gaveherabigmodelplane.               C）Tookheronatripoverseas.

B）Boughtheragoldnecklace.               D）Threwherasurpriseparty.

答案：

D）Threwherasurpriseparty.

Q10.Whatisthewomaneagertofindoutabout?

A）Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.

B）Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.

C）Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.

D）Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.

答案：

B）Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.

Q11.Whatdoesthemansayattheendoftheconversation?

A）Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple’sholidaytrip.

B）Hewilltellthewomanthesecretifherhusbandagrees.

C）Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple’sholidayturnsout.

D）Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple’sholidayplan.

答案：

 C）Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple'sholidayturnsout.

Passage2

W:

Mr.Green,whatdoyouthinkmakesasuccessful negotiator（谈判者）?

M:

Well,that’shardtodefine.ButIthinksuccessfulnegotiatorshaveseveralthingsincommon.Theyarealwayspoliteand rational（理性的） people.Theyarefirmbutflexible.Theycanrecognizepowerandknowhowtouseit.Theyare sensitive tothe dynamics（动态） ofthenegotiation.Thewayof risesandfalls andhowitmaychangedirection.They project（树立，塑造） theimageof confidence,andperhaps mostimportantly,theyknowwhentostop.

W:

And,whataboutan unsuccessful negotiator?

M:

Well,thisisprobablyallofuswhenwestartout.Weareprobablyimmature（不成熟的） and over-trusting（过分信任的）.Tooemotional（情绪化） or aggressive（好斗的；挑衅的）.Weareunsureofourselvesandwewanttobelikedbyeveryone. Goodnegotiatorslearnfast. Poornegotiatorsremainlikethatandgoonlosingnegotiations.

W:

Inyouropinion,cantheskillsofnegotiationbetaught?

M:

Well,youcanteachsomeonehowtoprepareforanegotiation.