英语四级听力真题原文和答案.docx

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英语四级听力真题原文和答案

2019年12月英语四级听力真题原文和答案

2019年12月大学英语四级听力真题（第一套）原文和答案：

PartⅡListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionADirections:

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

SectionA

Newsreport1

NewYorkCitypolicecapturedacowonthelooseinProspectParkonTuesdayaftertheanimalbecameanattractionfortouristswhilewalkingalongthestreetsandenjoyingtheparkfacilities.Theconfusedcreatureandcamera-holdinghumansstaredateachotherthroughafenceforseveralminutes.Atothertimesthecowwanderedaroundthe526acreparkandtheartificialgrassfieldnormallyusedforhumansportingevents.Officersusesoccergoalstofencetheanimalin.However,thecowthenmovedthroughoneofthenetsknockingdownapoliceofficerintheprocess.Policeeventuallytrappedthecowbetweentwovehiclesparkedoneithersideofabaseballfield’sbencharea.Anofficerthenshotanarrowtoputittosleep.Thenofficerswaitedforthedrugtotakeeffect.Afteritfellasleeptheyloadedthecowintoahorsetrailer.Itwasnotclearwherethecowcamefromorhowitgotlost.Policeturneditovertotheanimalcontroldepartmentaftertheycaughtit.

Q1:

WhathappenedinNewYork'sProspectParkonTuesday?

A）Manyfacilitiesweredestroyedbyawanderingcow.

B）Awanderingcowknockeddownoneofitsfences.

C）Sometouristswereinjuredbyawanderingcow.

D）Awanderingcowwascapturedbythepolice.

Q2:

Whatdowelearnaboutthecowfromtheendofthenewsreport?

 　A）Itwasshottodeathbyapoliceofficer.

B）Itfounditswaybacktothepark’szoo.

C）Itbecameagreatattractionfortourists.

D）Itwassenttotheanimalcontroldepartment.

Newsreport2

StartingApril28ofthisyear,theNationalMuseumofNaturalHistorywillbeginrenovatingitsfossilhall.Thefossilhall,whichdisplayssomeoftheworld’soldestandlargestfossilspecimens,receivesmorethan2millionvisitorseachyear.It’soneofthemuseum’smostfamousattractions.Asaresult,themuseumplanstoexpandthehall,aswellasaddtoitsancientbirdscollection.Birdlovers,bothyoungandold,havealreadyrespondedwithexcitementatthenews.Themuseum’ssocialmediaaccounthasbeenfloodedwithmessagesofsupport.Inthemeantime,thecurrentcollectionwillbeclosed.However,visitorswillbecompensatedduringtheclosure.Museum’sspecialexhibitionareawillnowbefreeofcharge.Thisweek,theresidentexhibitionisadisplayofancientwallpaintingsonloanfromAustralia.TheycelebratetheculturalheritageofthecountryandwillbeavailabletoviewuntilSunday.Nextweek,theexhibitionwillbetakenoverbytheWildlifePhotographeroftheYearCompetition.Thewinnerofthisyear’scompetitionwillbeawardedapreviewofthenewfossilhall,aswellasacashprize.

Q3.WhatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutthefossilhalloftheNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory?

A）Itisthelargestofitskind.

B）Itisgoingtobeexpanded.

C）Itisdisplayingmorefossilspecimens.

D）Itisstaringanonlineexhibition.

Q4.Whatisondisplaythisweekinthemuseum’sexhibitionhall?

 A）AcollectionofbirdfossilsfromAustralia.

B）Photographsofcertainrarefossilexhibits.

C）SomeancientwallpaintingsfromAustralia.

D）Picturesbywinnersofawildlifephotocontest.

Newsreport3

SixbirdshavejustbeentrainedtopickuprubbishataFrenchhistoricalthemepark.Accordingtothepark’smanager,Mr.Villiers,thegoalisnotjusttoclearupthepark.Hesaysvisitorsarealreadygoodatkeepingthingsclean.Instead,hewantstoshowthatnatureitselfcanteachustotakecareoftheenvironment.Hesaysthatrooks,thechosenbirds,areconsideredtobeparticularlyintelligent.Intherightcircumstances,theyevenliketocommunicatewithhumansandestablisharelationshipthroughplay.Thebirdswillbeencouragedtocleantheparkthroughtheuseofasmallboxthatdeliversasmallamountofbirdfood.Eachtime,therookdepositsacigaretteendorasmallpieceofrubbish.Sofar,visitorstothethemeparkhavebeenexcitedtoseethebirdsinaction.However,someparentsareconcernedthatitencouragestheirchildrentodroplittersotheycanwatchthebirdstopickitup.Villiersisnotconcernedaboutthiscriticism.Hemaintainsmostofthefeedbackhehasreceivedhasbeenoverwhelminglypositive.Hehopesnowtotrainmorebirds

Q5:

WhathavesixbirdsbeentrainedtodoataFrenchhistoricalthemepark?

A）Pickuptrash.

B）Amusevisitors.

C）Delivermessages.

D）Playwithchildren.

Q6:

Whywererookschosenbytheparkmanager?

A）Theyareespeciallyintelligent.

B）Theyarechildren’sfavorite.

CTheyarequiteeasytotame.

D）Theyarecleanandpretty.

Q7:

Whatistheconcernofsomeparents?

A）Childrenmaybeharmedbytherooks.

B）Childrenmaybetemptedtodroplitter.

C）Childrenmaycontractbirddiseases.

D）Childrenmayoverfeedtherooks.

SectionB

Directions:

 Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Conversation1

Woman:

ThenameoftheTVshowwewishtoproduceisScienceNation.

Man:

Pleasetellusmore.WhatwillScienceNationbeabout?

Woman:

Itwillbeaboutscience,allsortsofscience.Eachepisodewillfocusonadifferentareaofscience,andtelluswhatweknow,howweknowit,andwhatwestilldon'tknow.Theshowwillhaveonehostonly,andthiswillbeProfessorSusanPaulfromHarvardUniversity.She'sagreatpublicspeaker.

Man:

So,justtobeclear,willtheshowitsformatbelikethatofthedocumentary?

Woman:

Kindof.Itwillbelikeadocumentaryinthesense,thatitwillbenon-fictionandfact-based.However,ourideaisforittobealsofunandentertaining,somethingwhichtraditionaldocumentariesaren'tsomuch.Pleasekeepinmind,thiswillbeanewTVshow,likenothingeverdonebefore.

Man:

Okay,soitwillbebotheducationalandentertaining,andyouraudiencewillbeanyoneinterestedinscience,right?

Woman:

That'scorrect,yes.

Man:

Right,thankyou.So,Ithinkwe'remoreorlessclearwhattheshowwillbelike.Couldyoupleasetellusnow,whatexactlyyouwantfromus?

Woman:

Yes,ofcourse.Basically,whatweneedfromyouisfinancialsupport.Inordertogoaheadwiththisidea,weneed2milliondollars.Thiswillcoverthecostofmakingall12showsinthefirstseasonforthefirstyear.Iftheshowisasuccess,wecanthenlookatmakingasecondseasonforthefollowingyear.

Q8.WhatdowelearnabouttheTVshowScienceNation?

A）ItwillbeproducedatHarvardUniversity.

B）Itwillbehostedbyfamousprofessors.

C）Itwillcoverdifferentareasofscience.

D）Itwillfocusonrecentscientificdiscoveries.

Q9.InwhatwaywilltheTVshowScienceNationdifferfromtraditionaldocumentaries?

A）Itwillbemorefuturistic.

B）Itwillbemoresystematic.

C）Itwillbemoreentertaining.

D）Itwillbeeasiertounderstand.

Q10.WhowillbetheintendedaudienceoftheTVshowScienceNation?

 A）Peopleinterestedinscience.

B）Youngsterseagertoexplore.

C）Childrenintheirearlyteens.

D）Studentsmajoringinscience.

Q11.WhatdoesthewomanwantthemantodofortheTVshow?

 A）Offerprofessionaladvice.

B）Providefinancialsupport.

C）HelppromoteitontheInternet.

D）Makeepisodesforitsfirstseason.

Conversation2

（W=woman,M=man）

W:

What’supwithyou?

Youdon’tlookveryhappy.

M:

IfeellikeI’mafailure.Ican’tseemtodoanythingverywell.

W:

Iwouldn’tsaythat.Youdoverywellinalotofthings.Thatpresentationyougavelastweekwasexcellent.

M:

Yes,butIhavethisurgetostriveforperfection.Ireallywanttopushharderandprogressfurther.

W:

Well,that’sveryadmirable.Butbecareful.Overconcernwithbeingperfectcandamageourconfidenceifweneverachieveit.

M:

Yes,Iknow.IfeelawfulwheneverImakeamistakeinwhateverI’mtryingtodo.

W:

Well,thinkaboutit.Youcan’tmakeprogresswithoutmakingmistakesandlearningfromthem.ThomasEdison,thefamousinventor,oncesaid“I’venotfailed.I’vejustfound10,000waysthatwon’twork.”

M:

Youmaywellberight.IguessIshouldrecognizemymistakesandlearnthelessontheyteachmeandmoveforward.

W:

Also,rememberasuccessfulendingisnottheonlythingworthyofacelebration.Youneedtorecognizeeachstepofprogressyoutaketowardsachievingyourgoals.Andnomatterhowtinyitis,it’sstillgoodnews.

M:

IalwaysfeeldownwhenIseeothersaccomplishingthingsandIfeelmiserableaboutmyownachievements.I’malwaystryingtobeasgoodasothers,butIneverseemtogetthere.

W:

Listen.Ifyoualwayscompareyourselfwithothers,you’llneverfeelgoodenough.You’retheonlypersonyoushouldbecomparingyourselfwith.Whenyoucompareyourcurrentstatuswiththestartingpoint,you’llfindyou’vemadeprogress,right?

That’sgoodenough.

M:

That’sgreatadvice.Thankyou.I’mfeelingbetteralready.

Q12:

Howdoesthemanfeelabouthimself?

 A）Unsure.

B）Helpless.

C）Concerned.

D）Dissatisfied.

Q13:

Whatdoesthewomanthinkistheman’sproblem?

A）Heistooconcernedwithb