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英语四级听力真题原文完整版1
2019年12月英语四级听力真题原文【完整版】
News1
Adevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartofa
missionthatwillallowscientiststodeliverfourth
generationor4Gmobilecoveragetothemoonin2019。
If
successful,thetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirstevermobilephonenetwork。
Thelunarnetworkwill
supporthighdefinitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandearth。
ThenetworkispartofamissiontothemoonThisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontothemoon。
The4Gmissionis
settolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnitedStatesonaspaceXFalcon9rocketin2019。
Missiontothemoonintends
toestablishandtestthefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon。
Thescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuilda4Gratherthanafifthgenerationor5Gnetwork。
Thisisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases。
Thismeansthata5Gnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoon‘ssurface
Question1:
Whatarescientistsplanningtodo
Question2:
Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4G
networkintheirmission
News2
It‘srespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatan
abandonedmallinHeywood。
Thefirewasreportedat9:
26pm
atanoldshoppingcenteronMichiganAvenuenearSt。
Mary'sChurch。
Sixfireengines,twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene。
Crewshadthefireundercontrolin
about45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin。
Thereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhen
thefirebrokeoutbuttherewerenoreportsofany
injuries。
Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescenebut
havenotyetdeterminedthecauseofthefire。
Firefighters
willremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesn‘tstartupagain。
Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002。
In2014CityHalldevelopeda
plantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwith
affordablehousing。
Howevertheplanwasdroppedduetolack
offunds。
Question3:
Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire
Question4:
WhathadCityHallplannedtodo
News3
PotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6Xtheirnormalprice。
Thisisafterthecountry‘smainmanufacturer
stoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage。
Stormsandfloodsanditsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestandmorethan3decades。
LocalmediareportssuggestCalbeeanditsmainrivalKoike-yaarehaltingalmost50products。
“Wedon'tknowwhenwe'llbeabletorestart”，acompanyspokesmansaid。
Snackloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarebare。
JapaneselawslimittheamountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinJapanesemadeproducts。
Japansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshimports。
ItstillonlyallowspotatoesfromselectedUSstates。
ThisisonlyatcertaintimesandonconditionthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearJapaneseports。
Butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweathereventsmoreoften。
Question5:
WhatproblemisJapanfacing
Question6:
WhydoesJapanlimittheimportofpotatoes
Question7:
WhatmightaffectJapanesedomesticproduce
Conversation1
M：
Mr。
Brown'slecturesaresoboring。
WYes,heisnotaveryexcitingspeaker。
Butthe
subjectisinteresting。
M：
Duringeveryoneofhislectures,ItrytolistenI
reallytry。
Butafterabout10minutesmymindbeginstowanderandIloseconcentration。
ButIseethatyouseemtobeOK。
Howdoyoustayfocusedthroughtheentirehour
WWell,whatIdoiskeepmypenmoving。
M：
Whatdoyoumean
WIt'samethodofactiveconcentrationIreadaboutoOneofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateisto
writethingsdown。
Butithastobedonebyhand,not
typingonakeyboard。
Youseewritingbyhandforcesyoutoactuallyengagewithwhatyou'relearninginamorephysicalway。
M：
Doyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthen
WSometimesbutthat‘snotimportant。
MynotesmayormaynotbeusefulbutthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatMr。
BrandsaysIcanfollowhislineofthinkingmoreeasily。
Infact,sometimesIdrawalittletoo。
M：
Youdrawinclassandthathelpsmepayattention
WYes,honestlyitworksforme。
Ijustdrawlittle
linesandnonsensereally。
ItwasalsointhatarticleI
read。
Itcankeepthemindactive,preventgettingboredandhelptoconcentrate。
Againthepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthepenmoving。
IfI‘mathomeandIneedtostudywhatIdoisreadoutloud。
Ithasasimilareffectto
writingbyhand。
Ithelpsmemorizeinformationinaphysical
way。
Question8。
WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr。
Brown‘slectures
Question9。
WhatdoesthewomandoduringMr。
Brown‘s
lectures
Question10。
Whydoesthewomandrawinclass
Question11。
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutreadingout
loud
Conversation2
M：
Andwhereisthis
F:
ThesephotosarefromtheTajMahalinIndia。
We
wentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon。
M：
Wasitromantic。
F：
Yeah。
TheTajMahalwasaveryromanticplace。
Theguidetoldusthereisafamouslovestorybehindthis
buildingthatallIndianslearninschool。
Ithinkitwas
duringthe1600andtheprincessatthattimediedwhile
givingbirthtoher14thchild。
TheEmperorlovedthe
princesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor。
M：
Wow!
Thatsoundsveryromantic。
Itlooksamazing。
F：
Yesit‘sgorgeous。
It'salsolargerinreallifethanitlooksinthephotos。
Thebuildingisverytallandtherearegardensinawallarounditall。
It‘sallbuilt
inthiswhitestoneandsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels。
M:
Itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere
F：
Yesit‘saveryfamoustouristdestination。
So
therearethousandsofvisitorseveryday。
M：
WastherestofIndiacrowded
F：
Yes,verycrowdedinmanycities。
Itwassometimessocrowdedthatitwasdifficulttowalkalongthestreetsespeciallythroughbusymarkets。
Andtherearesomanycars。
Trafficwasterriblebutthepeoplewerefriendly。
Thecultureisamazingandwehadagreattime。
M：
Whataboutthefood
F：
theIndianfoodisgreat。
Therearelotsofdifferentdishestotryandeveryregionhasitsownspecialfood。
Question12。
ForwhatpurposedidthewomangotoIndia
Question13。
WhywastheTajMahalbuilt
Question14。
WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheTaj
Mahal
Question15whatisthewoman‘simpressionofIndian
cities
Passage1
APewResearchCentersurveyofmorethan1000Americans
conductedinApril2016findsthatAmericanscontinuetoexpresslargelypositiveviewsaboutthecurrentstateoftheirlocalpubliclibraries。
Forinstaneearoundthree
quarterssaythatpubliclibrariesprovidethemwiththeresourcestheyneedand66percentsaytheclosingoftheirlocalpubliclibrarywouldhaveamajorimpactontheircommunity。
Althoughnotablyjust33percentsaythiswouldhaveamajorimpactonthempersonallyorontheirfamily。
A
majorityofAmericansfeellibrariesaredoingagoodjobofprovidingasafeplaceforpeopletohangoutorspendtimeaswellasopeningupeducationalopportunitiesforpeopleofallagesandroughlyhalfthinktheirlibrariescontributealottotheircommunitiesintermsofhelpingsparkcreativity
amongyoungpeopleandprovidingatrustedplaceforpeopletolearnaboutnewtechnologies。
AsinpastPewResearch
CentersurveysoflibraryusetheApril2016surveyalsomeasuredAmericansusageofandengagementwithlibrariesOverall,53percentofAmericansages16andolderhavehadsomeinteractionwiththepuppetlibraryinthepastyeareitherthroughaninpersonvisitorusingalibraryWebsitesome48percentofadultsspecificallyvisitedalibraryinthepast12months。
Amodestincreasefromthe44percentwhosaidthatinlate2015。
Question16:
WhatdomostAmericanssayaboutlocalpubliclibraries
Question17:
howcanlocalpubliclibrariesbenefit
youngpeople
Question18:
whatdoesthe2016surveyshowaboutadultlibraryusers
Passage2
The
ASavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenadomesticcatandamedium-sizedwildAfricancatcalledtheServal。
unusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe
1990s。
Andin2001,theInternationalCatAssociation
accepteditasanewregisteredbreed。
Thesavannahsaretallandslimandcanweighuptoninepointonekilograms,
makingthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanowr。
Theyhaveaspottedcodesimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcatsandtheirearsareverylarge。
Theyarealso
commonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyaltyandcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch,andoftennotedcharacteristicoftheSavannahisitsjumpingability。
They
areknowntojumpontopofdoorsandhighcabinets。
Some
canleapmetreshighfromastandingposition。
Catsare
typicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitiveandsoaretheSavannah&Theyoftenlearnhowtoopendoorsandcupboards。
ManySavannahcatsdonotfearwaterandwillplaywithorevendiveintowater。
Someownersevenshower
withtheirSavannahCats,presentingawaterbowlto
Savannahmayalsoproveachallenge,assomewillpromptly
begintobatallthewateroutofthebowluntilitisemptyusingtheirfrontpaws。
Question19。
Whatdowelearnaboutthesavannahcat
Question20。
WhatischaracteristicofSavannahcats
Question21WhatdosomepeopledowiththeirSavannahcats
Passage3
Whenchildrenstartschoolforthevery1sttimeparentso
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