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英语四级听力原文

2017年6月英语四级听力原文

2017年6月

一．新闻听力

【NewsReport1】

OneofGoogle'sself-drivingcarscrashedintoabusinCalifornialastmonth.Therewerenoinjuries.

ItisnotthefirsttimeoneofGoogle'sfamedself-drivingcarshasbeeninvolvedinacrash,butitmaybethefirsttimeithascausedone.

OnFebruary14ththeself-drivingcar,travellingat2mph（3km/h）,pulledoutinfrontofapublicbusgoing15mph（24km/h）.

ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.

Inastatement,Googlesaid:

"Weclearlybearsomeresponsibility,becauseifourcarhadn'tmoved,therewouldn'thavebeenacrash."

Thatsaid,ourtestdriverbelievedthebuswasgoingtosloworstoptoallowustomergeintothetraffic,andthattherewouldbesufficientspacetodothat."

Thecompany'sself-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.

Q1:

AccordingtoGoogle,whatwasthecauseoftheaccident?

Q2:

HowhaveGoogle’sself-drivingcarsperformedsofar?

【NewsReport2】

Thousandsofbeesleftatownafterlandingonthebackofacarwhentheirqueengotstuckinitsboot.TomMoseswhoworksatanearbynationalpark,noticeda“brownpatch”onthebackofthecaraftertheownerparkedittodosomeshopping.Whenhelookedcloserherealizeditwasahugegroupofbees.

Mosessaid:

“Ihaveneverseenthatmanybeesinonespot.Itwasveryunusual.Theywereveryclosetogetherandtherewasalotofnoiseandmovements,itwasinterestingtoseesuchastrangesight.ButtherewerealotofpeoplearoundandIwasabitworriedaboutthebeesandthepeoplestoppingtolook.Ithoughtthatsomeonemightdosomethingstupid.

Mosescalledtwolocalbeesspecialistswhohelpedremovedthebeesbyattractingthemintoabox.

Mosesspentthreehourslookingafterthebeesandwasstungfivetimes,hesaidmystingsareabitpainfulbutIampleasedthatallworkedoutandIcouldhelp,peopleneedtorealizethatbeesarevaluableandtheyshouldbelookedafter.

Q3.WhatdowelearnaboutTomMoses?

Q4.Whatdoweknowaboutthebeesonthebackofthecar?

【Newsreport3】

AnewspeciesofsnakehasbeendiscoveredonaremoteislandintheBahamas.

Scientistsidentified20oftheonemeter-longsnakesduringtwotripstotheCaribbeanislands.ThesecondtripwasmadeinOctoberlastyear.

Oneofthecreaturesmadeadramaticappearancebymovingontotheheadoftheteamleaderasheslept.

Thesnakehasbeennamedsilverboabecauseitismetalliccoloredandthefirstspecimenfoundwasclimbingasilverpalmtree.

TheteamwasledbyDr.GrahamReynolds,fromHarvardUniversity,thescientistconfirmedthesnakewasapreviouslyunknownspeciesafterconductingageneticanalysisoftissuesamples.

Commentingonthefind,snakeexpertRobertHendersonfromtheMuseumofNaturalHistory,said:

“Worldwidenewspeciesoffrogsarebeingdiscoveredanddescribedquiteregularity.Newspeciesofsnakes,however,aremuchrarer.

Q5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

Q6.Whatdowelearnaboutthescientificteamleader?

Q7.Howdidthenewlydiscoveredcreaturegetitsname?

二．对话听力

【Conversation1】

W:

Didyouenjoyyourstaywithus,Mr.Brown?

M:

Yes,verymuch.Ihadawonderfultimehere.NowI'mgoingtotheairport.Myflightleavesinlessthan2hours.So,couldyoutellme,what'sthequickestwaytogetthere?

W:

Well,wecancallataxiforyou.Wealsohaveafreeairportshuttleservice.

M:

Thatsoundsgreat,butwilltheshuttlegetmetotheairportintime?

W:

Yes,itshould.Thenextshuttleleavesin15minutes.Andittakessome25minutestogettotheairport.

M:

Fantastic!

I'lljustwaitinthelobby.Willyoupleaseletmeknowwhenit'sleaving?

W:

Ofcourse,sir.

M:

NowIwouldliketosettlemymini-barbill.Howmuchisthat?

W:

Let'ssee.Itcomesto$37.50.Howwouldyouliketopayforit?

M:

I'llpaywithmycreditcard.Thanks.ButI'llneedareceipt,soIcanchargeittomycompany.

W:

Absolutely!

Hereyouare,sir.Ifyoulike,Icanleaveyourbagswiththeporter.Andhecanloadthemontotheshuttleforyouwhenitarrives.

M:

Thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.

W:

Wouldyouliketoleaveacommentonourwebpagewhenyouhavetime?

M:

Sure.Ihadareallygoodstayhere,andI'dliketorecommendyourhoteltomyfriendsandcolleagues.

W:

That’sverykindofyou.ThankyouagainforstayingatSheratonHotel.

Q8.Whydoesthemanaskaboutthequickestwaytotheairport?

Q9.Howisthemangoingtopayhisbill?

Q10.Whatdidthemanaskthewomantodo?

Q11.Whatfavordoesthewomanaskoftheman?

【Conversation2】

M:

Youknow,Ben’sgivenupmakingthoseterriblefacesheusedtomake.Theotherday,hecamehomefromschoolalmostintears.Histeachersaidifhewentonlikethat,hisfacewouldgetstuckwhenthewindschanged.

W:

Andhebelievedher?

M:

Yeah,he’sonlyalittleboy.Don’tyourememberallthosethingsweusedtobelievewhenwewerelittle

IremembermyauntMaryusedtosayifyouswallowacherrystone,atreewouldgrowoutofyourmouth.AndI’mstillterrifiedtoday,sortofsubconsciously.Youknow,ifIswallowonebymistake…

W:

Yeah,Isupposeyou'reright.Theonethatusedtogetmewasthatswanscouldbreakyourlegwhentheyblowofthewing.

M:

Theycan,can’tthey

Ialwaysthoughttheycould.

W:

No,theyarenotthatstrong.Butthere’sanotheroneevenmoreterrifying.Thatis,ifyouputapoststamponupsidedown,youwillgotoprison.

M:

No,neverheardofthat.Butmygrandmotherwasaterrorforthatkindofthing.Forexample,shewouldsay,youwillgetaspotonyourtongueifyoutellalie.Ifyoueatstalebread,yourhairwillcurl.Andhere’sonemore.WewentonacampaigntriponceinItaly,andmywifespentthewholetimeworryingaboutbatsgettingintoherhair.Shesaidhergrandmotherreckonedyouhadtoshaveyourheadtogetitout.Mywifewasreallyterrified.

W:

Silly,isn’tit

Butthat’showsomeparentstrytokeeptheirkidsfromdoingthewrongthingorgettingintotrouble.

Q12:

WhatdoesthemansayaboutBen?

Q13:

WhatdidauntMarryusedtodowhenthemanwasachild?

Q14:

Whatdoesthewomanbelieveswanscoulddo?

Q15:

Whatdidthegrandmotheroftheman’swifesay?

三．短文听力

【Passage1】

IfIcouldgobackinhistoryandlivewhenIliked,Iwouldn'tgobackveryfar.Infact,I'dliketoreliveaperiodI'vealreadylived–the1960s.

Iwasinmytwenties,andeverythingwasbeingrenewed.PeoplewouldcomeinoutofaformalandalmostVictorianattitude,andyoureallyfeltanythingwaspossible.Meetingpeoplewasthething,andyouwenttocoffeebarswhereyoumetfriendsandspenttheevening.Thecinema,thetheater,allthatwaseveryexcitingwithnewthingscomingout.Infact,weseemedtobeout,allthetime!

Idon'treallyrememberworking–ofcourse,Iwasastudent–orsittingaroundathomeverymuch.Thatjustwasn'twherethescenewas,eveneating!

Itwasthefirsttime,ordinarypeoplestartedgoingouttoeat.Wewerebeginningtobeadventurousaboutfood,butweweremoreinterestedinmeetingpeoplethanineatingordrinking.Anddress,yes,thatwastherevolution.Imean,girlswentaroundinreallyshortskirts,andworeflowersintheirhair.Andmenwereinjeans,andcouldweartheirhairlongtoo.Itwasawonderfulperiod.Itwaslikelivinginanageyoucouldneverhaveimagined,andthatneverhascomeback.Wedidn'thavemuchmoney,butitdidn'tmatter.Andtherewasplentyofopportunitytodowhateveryoufeltlikedoing.

Question16–18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

16.Whydoesthespeakersayhewouldliketorelivethe1960s?

17.Whatdoesthespeakersaywasthemostpopularthingtodoatthattime?

18.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

【Passage2】

Dogs,man'sbestfriends,haveaclearstrategyfordealingwithangryowners—theylookaway.

Newresearchshowsthatdogslimittheireyecontactwithangryhumans.Thescientistssuggestthismaybeanattempttocalmhumansdown.Thisbehaviormayhaveevolvedasdogsgraduallylearnedtheycouldbenefitfromavoidingconflictswithhumans.

Toconductthetests,theUniversityofHelsinkiresearcherstrained31dogstorestinfrontofavideoscreen.Facialphotosofdogsandhumansweredisplayedonthescreenfor1.5seconds.Theyshowedthreatening,pleasantandneutralexpressions.Nearbycamerastrackedthedogs'eyemovements.

Dogsinthestudylookedmostattheeyesofhumansandotherdogstosensetheiremotions.Whendogslookedatexpressionsofangrydogs,theireyesrestedmoreonthemouth,perhapstointerpretthethreateningexpressions.Andwhenlookingatangryhumans,theytendedtoturnawaytheirgaze.

Dogsmayhavelearnedtodetectthreatsignsfromhumansandrespondbytryingtomakepeace,accordingtoresearcherSanniSomppi.Avoidingconflictsmayhavehelpeddogsdevelopbetterbondswithhumans.

Theresearchersalsonotethatdogsscanfacesasawholetosensehowpeoplearefeeling,insteadoffocusingonagivenfeature.Theysuggestthisindicatesthatdogsaren'tsensingemotionsfromasinglefeature,butpiecingtogetherinformationfromallfacialfeaturesjustashumansdo.

Q19.Whatdodogsdowhentheyarefacedwithangryhumans?

Q20.Whatdoesadogdowhenitseestheexpressionsofangrydogs?

Q21.Howdoesadogsensepeople'sfeelings?

【Passage3】

Winterinmanyplacesisverycold.Thereislotsofsnowaround,andthegroundfreezes,whichcanmakelifedifficultforanimals.Peopleincoldplacesliveinwarmhousesandhavelearnedtoadapt.Whatdoanimalsdo