英语四级听力真题原文完整版1.docx

1、英语四级听力真题原文完整版12019年12月英语四级听力真题原文【完整版】News 1A device that weighs less than one kilogram is part of amission that will allow scientists to deliver fourthgen erati on or 4G mobile coverage to the moon in 2019 。Ifsuccessful , the tiny device will provide the moon with its first ever mobile phone network

2、 。The lunar network willsupport high defi niti on stream ing of video and data betwee n the moon and earth 。The network is part of a mission to the moon This is a project with the goal of landing the first privately paid for mission to the moon 。 The 4G mission isset to launch from Cape Canaveral in

3、 the United States on a space X Falc on 9 rocket in 2019 。Missio n to the moon intendsto establish and test the first eleme nts of a com muni cati ons network on the moon 。The scientists working on the project opted to build a 4G rather tha n a fifth gen eratio n or 5G network。 This is because fifth

4、 generation networks are still in testing and trial phases 。 This means that a 5G network may not yet be stable eno ugh to work on the moon s surfaceQuestion 1 : What are scientists planning to doQuestion 2 : Why did scientists choose to set up a 4Gn etwork in their missi onNews 2It s resp on ded to

5、 a fire Wedn esday ni ght at anabandoned mall in Heywood 。The fire was reported at 9 : 26 pmat an old shopp ing cen ter on Michiga n Ave nue n ear St 。Mary s Church。 Six fire engines , two trucks and two chiefs responded to the scene 。Crews had the fire under control inabout 45 minu tes and man aged

6、 to contain the fire to its point of orig in 。There were some people in side the buildi ng whe nthe fire broke out but there were no reports of anyinjuries 。 Fire inv estigators have resp on ded to the sce ne buthave not yet determined the cause of the fire 。 Firefighterswill rema in on the sce ne u

7、n til later this morning to en sure that the fire doesn t start up again 。The shopping mall had not bee n in use since 2002 。In 2014 City Hall developed aplan to knock down the building and replace it withaffordable hous ing 。However the pla n was dropped due to lackof funds 。Question 3 : What does

8、the news item say about the fireQuestion4 : What had City Hall planned to doNews 3Potato chips in Japa n are being sold for 6X their no rmal price。 This is after the country s main manufacturerstopped sales due to a potato shortage 。Storms and floods and its main potato grow ing regi on last year ca

9、used the worst harvest and more tha n 3 decades 。Local media reports suggest Calbee and its main rival Koike-ya are halting almost 50 products。“We don t know when we ll be able to restart ”， a company spokesman said。Snack lovers are panic buying and many supermarket shelves are bare 。 Japanese laws

10、limit the amount of imported potatoes that can be used in Japa nese made products。 Japan says fear of disease is its main reason to block fresh imports 。 It still only allows potatoes from selected US states 。 This is only at certain times and on con diti on that they are processed at factories base

11、d n ear Japanese ports 。But global warm ing has raised the possibility that domestic produce could be seriously affected by rare weather eve nts more ofte n 。Question 5 : What problem is Japan facingQuestion 6 : Why does Japan limit the import of potatoesQuestion 7 : What might affect Japanese domes

12、tic produceConv ersati on 1M： Mr。 Brown s lectures are so boring 。W Yes , he is not a very exciting speaker 。But thesubject is in teresti ng 。M： During every one of his lectures , I try to liste n Ireally try 。 But after about 10 minu tes my mind beg ins to wan der and I lose concen trati on 。 But I

13、 see that you seem to be OK。How do you stay focused through the en tire hourW Well , what I do is keep my pen moving 。M： What do you meanW It s a method of active concen trati on I read about o One of the most effective ways to concentrate is towrite things down 。 But it has to be done by hand , not

14、typing on a keyboard 。 You see writing by hand forces you to actually engage with what you re learning in a more physical way。M： Do you review your no tes afterwards the nW Sometimes but that s not important 。My notes may or may not be useful but the point is that by writing down what Mr。Brand says

15、I can follow his line of thinking more easily 。 In fact , sometimes I draw a little too 。M： You draw in class and that helps me pay attentionW Yes , honestly it works for me 。 I just draw littlelines and nonsense really 。 It was also in that article Iread。 It can keep the mind active , preve nt gett

16、 ing bored and help to concen trate 。Aga in the point is to liste n hard while keeping the pen moving 。 If I m at home and I need to study what I do is read out loud 。 It has a similar effect towriting by hand 。 It helps memorize information in a physicalway。Question 8。What does the man think of Mr

17、。 Brown s lecturesQuestion 9 。 What does the woman do during Mr 。 Brown slecturesQuestion 10 。 Why does the woman draw in classQuestion 11。What does the woman say about reading outloudConv ersati on 2M： And where is thisF : These photos are from the Taj Mahal in India 。Wewent there about ten years a

18、go for our hon eym oon 。M： Was it romantic 。F： Yeah。The Taj Mahal was a very romantic place 。The guide told us there is a famous love story behi nd thisbuilding that all Indians learn in school 。I think it wasduring the 1600 and the princess at that time died whilegiving birth to her 14th child 。The

19、 Emperor loved theprin cess so much and was so sad whe n she died that he ordered the palace to be built in her honor 。M： Wow ! That sounds very romantic 。 It looks amazing 。F： Yes it s gorgeous。I t s also larger in real life than it looks in the photos 。The building is very tall and there are garde

20、 ns in a wall around it all 。 It s all builtin this white stone and some walls of the building are decorated with jewels 。M : It must have been very crowded when you were thereF： Yes it s a very famous tourist dest in ati on 。 Sothere are thousa nds of visitors every day 。M： Was the rest of India cr

21、owdedF： Yes, very crowded in many cities 。 It was sometimes so crowded that it was difficult to walk along the streets especially through busy markets 。And there are so many cars。Traffic was terrible but the people were friendly 。The culture is amaz ing and we had a great time 。M： What about the foo

22、dF： the Indian food is great 。There are lots of differe nt dishes to try and every regi on has its own special food。Question 12。 For what purpose did the woman go to IndiaQuestion 13 。 Why was the Taj Mahal builtQuestion 14。What does the woman say about the TajMahalQuestion 15 what is the wom an s i

23、mpression of IndiancitiesPassage 1A Pew Research Cen ter survey of more tha n 1000 America nscon ducted in April 2016 finds that America ns continue to express largely positive views about the curre nt state of their local public libraries 。 For instanee around threequarters say that public librarie

24、s provide them with the resources they n eed and 66 perce nt say the clos ing of their local public library would have a major impact on their com muni ty。 Although no tably just 33 perce nt say this would have a major impact on them pers on ally or on their family 。Amajority of America ns feel libr

25、aries are doing a good job of provid ing a safe place for people to hang out or spe nd time as well as opening up educational opportunities for people of all ages and roughly half thi nk their libraries con tribute a lot to their communities in terms of helping spark creativityamong young people and

26、 providi ng a trusted place for people to lear n about new tech no logies 。As in past Pew ResearchCen ter surveys of library use the April 2016 survey also measured America ns usage of and en gageme nt with libraries Overall , 53 perce nt of America ns ages 16 and older have had some in teracti on w

27、ith the puppet library in the past year either through an in person visit or using a library Web site some 48 percent of adults specifically visited a library in the past 12 mon ths 。A modest in crease from the 44 perce nt who said that in late 2015 。Questi on 16 : What do most America ns say about

28、local public librariesQuesti on 17 : how can local public libraries ben efityoung peopleQuestion 18 : what does the 2016 survey show about adult library usersPassage 2TheA Sava nnah cat is a crossbreed betwee n a domestic cat and a medium-sized wild Africa n cat called the Serval 。unu sual cross bec

29、ame popular among breeders at the end of the1990s。And in 2001 , the International Cat Associationaccepted it as a new registered breed 。The savannahs are tall and slim and can weigh up to nine point one kilograms ,making them one of the largest breeds of cats that people can owr。They have a spotted

30、code similar to that of many types of wild cats and their ears are very large 。They are alsocom monly compared to dogs in their loyalty and can be tra ined to walk on a lead and to fetch , and ofte n no ted characteristic of the Savannah is its jumping ability 。 Theyare known to jump on top of doors

31、 and high cab in ets 。Somecan leap metres high from a standing position 。Cats aretypically known for being very inq uisitive and so are the Savannah& They often learn how to open doors and cupboards。Many Sava nnah cats do not fear water and will play with or even dive into water 。Some owners even sh

32、owerwith their Savannah Cats , presenting a water bowl toSava nnah may also prove a challe nge , as some will promptlybegin to bat all the water out of the bowl until it is empty using their front paws 。Question 19。 What do we learn about the savannah catQuestion 20 。 What is characteristic of Savannah catsQuesti on 21 What do some people do with their Sava nnah catsPassage 3When children start school for the very 1st time parents o