英语四级听力真题.docx

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英语四级听力真题

2018年12月英语四级听力真题

　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

　　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。

Thisisthestartofanewadventureforchildrenplayingandinteractingwithnewfriendssharing，takingturnsandsettlingintoanewroutine。

　　Butofcourse，thisisnotthestartofyourchild‘seducationwhichinfactbeganatbirth。

Backthen，uwouldhavebeenyourchild’smostinfluentialteachers。

Duringthistimeathome，urchildwouldhavelearntmorethanatanyotherperiodintheirlife。

Duringyourchild‘sfirstyearinschoolmuchtimewillbespentinlearningtoreadandtheyneedtoknowthatthisisfunandworthwhile。

Urchildwillnaturallycopyusoitisimportantthatuareseenreadingandenjoyingbooksnewspapersandmagazinesratherthanjustabsorbedinscreens。

Ultimatelyanexcellenteducationshouldbeaclosepartnershipbetweenparentsandteachers。

Achild’syearsplitsfairlyneatlyintothirds：

a3rdatschool，a3rdasleepandathirdawakeathomeoronholiday。

　　Irrespectiveofthequalityofaschoolachild‘shomelifeisofkeyimportance。

Itisthedeterminingfactoroftheiracademicsuccess。

Ur