四六级 | 2020年12月英语四级听力真题：第1套
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hearthree news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or threequestions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question. you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B). C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through she centre.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the newsreport you have just heard.
1.
A)A deadly fish has been spotted in the Mediterraneanwaters.
B) Invasive species are driving awaycertain native species.
C) The Mediterranean is a natural habitatof Devil Firefish.
D) Many people have been attacked by DevilFirefish.
2.
A)It could add to greenhouse emissions.
B) It could disrupt the food chains there.
C) It could pose a threat to other marinespecies.
D) It could badly pollute the surroundingwaters.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the newsreport you have just heard.
3.
A) cars will not be allowed to enter thecity.
B) About half of its city center will beclosed to cars.
C) Buses will be the only vehicles allowedon its streets.
D)Pedestrianswillhavefreeaccesstothecity.
4.
A)The rising air pollutionin Paris.
B) The worsening global warming.
C The ever-growing cost of petrol.
D) The unbearable traffic noise.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the newsreport you have just heard.
5.
A)Many of his possessions were stolen.
B) His house was burnt down in a fire.
C) His fishing boat got wrecked on a rock.
D) His good luck charm sank into the sea.
6.
A) Change his fishing locations.
B) Find a job in a travel agency.
C) Spend a few nights on a small island
D) Sell the pearl he had kept for years
7.
A) A New Year museum
B) The largest pearl in the world weighs
C) His monstrous pearl was extremelyvaluable.
D) His pearl could be displayed in amuseum.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will heartwo long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear fourquestions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
8.
A) It boasts a fairly long history.
B) It produces construction materials.
C) It has 75 offices around the world.
D)It has over 50 business partners.
9.
A)It has about 50 employees.
B) It was started by his father.
C) It has a family business.
D) It is over 100 years old.
10.
A) Shortage of raw material supply.
B) Legal disputes in many countries.
C) Outdated product design.
D) Loss of competitive edge.
11.
A) Conducting a financial analysis for it.
B) Providing training for its staffmembers.
C) Seeking new ways to increase is exports.
D) Introducing innovative marketingstrategies.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
12.
A) She is a real expert at housedecorations.
B) She is well informed about the designbusiness.
C) She is attracted by the color of thesitting room.
D) She is really impressed by the man’shouse.
13.
A) From his younger brother Greg.
B) From home design magazines.
C) From a construction businessman.
D) From a professional interior designer.
14.
A)The effort was worthwhile.
B) The style was fashionable .
C) The cost was affordable.
D) The eft was unexpected.
15.
A) She’d like him to talk with Jonathanabout a new project.
B) She wants him to share his renovationexperience with her
C) She wants to discuss the housedecoration budget with him.
D)She’d like to show him around hernewly-renovated house.
SectionC
Directions: In this section,you will hearthree passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or fourquestions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. Afteryou hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the your choicesmarked A),B),C) and D). Then mark he corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passageyou have just heard.
16.
A) Providing routine care for smallchildren.
B) Paying hospital bills for emergencycases.
C) Doing research on ear, nose and throatdiseases.
D) Removing objects from patients’ nosesand ears.
17.
A) Many children like to smell things theyfind or play with.
B) Many children like to put foreignobjects in their mouths.
C) Five-to nine-year-olds are the moslikely to put things in their ears.
D) Children aged one to four a often morecurious than older children.
18.
A) They tend to act out of impulse.
B) They want to attract attentions.
C) They are unaware of the potential risks.
D) They are curious about these body parts.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passageyou have just heard.
19.
A) It paid for her English lessons.
B) It gave her a used bicycle.
C) It delivered her daily necessities.
D) It provided her with physical therapy.
20.
A) Expanding bike-riding lessons.
B) Asking local people for donations.
C) Providing free public transport.
D) Offering walking tours to visitors.
21.
A) It is a language school.
B) It is a charity organization.
C) It is a counseling center.
D) It is a sports club.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passageyou have just heard.
22.
A) How mice imitate human behavior a space.
B) How low gravity affects the human body.
C) How mice interact in a new environment.
D) How animals deal with lack of gravity.
23.
A) They were not use to the low-gravity environment.
B) They found it difficult to figure outwhere they were.
C) They found the space in the cage toosmall to stay in.
D) They were not sensitive to the changedenvironment.
24.
A) They tried every thing possible toescape from the cage.
B) They continued to behave as they did inthe beginning.
C) They already felt at home in the newenvironment.
D) They had found a lot more activities toengage in.
25.
A) They repeated their activities everyday.
B) They behaved as if they were on Earth.
C) They begin to eat less after some time.
D) They changed their routines in space.
News report 1
(1) A poisonous fish which has a stingstrong enough to kill a human is invading the Mediterranean, warn thescientist.
The International Union for theConservation of Nature has raised concerns after the poisonous fish was spottedin the waters around Turkey, Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean.
Native to the South Pacific and IndianOcean, the potentially deadly fish haspoisonous barbs and an painful stingcapable of killing people.
Although fatalities are rare, the stingscan cause extreme pain, and stop people breathing.
The fish, also known as the Devil Firefish,is a highly invasive a species, (2) and environmentalists fear its arrivalcould endanger other types of marine life.
After being spotted in the Med, a marinescientist says: 'The fish is spreading, and that's a cause for concern.”
Q1: What is reported in the news?
Q2: What is the environmentalist concernabout the spread of devil fire fish in theMediterranean?
News report 2
(3) Almost half the center of Paris will beaccessible only by foot or bicycle thisSunday to mark World-Car-Free Day. (4)This is in response to rising air pollution that made Paris the most pollutedcity in the world for a brief time. MayorAnn Ethogo promoted the firstWorld-Car-Free Day last year. Ethogo also has supported a Pairs-briefs-Day onthe first Sunday of every month. Paris clears traffic from eight lanes of themain road. About 400 miles of streets will be closed to cars. It is expected tobring significant reduction in pollution levels. (4) Last year's Car-Free Dayshowed a 40% drop in pollution levels in some parts of the city. According toan independent air pollution monitor, reports the guardian and sound levelsdropped by 50% in the city center.
Q3: What will happen on World-Car-Free-Dayin Paris?
Q4: What motivated the mayor of Paris topromote the first World-Car-Free Day in her city?
News report3
News Report Three
A Philippine fisherman was feeling down onhis luck when a house fire forced him to clear out his possessions and changelocations. Then, a good luck charm that he keptunder his bed changed his life.(5) The unidentified man fished out a giantpearl from the ocean when his anchorgot stuck on the rock while sailing off a coastal island in the Philippines 10years ago. (6) When he was forced to sell it, (7) the shocked tourist agent atPuerto Francesca told him that the £77 giant pearl that he had kept hidden inhis run-down wooden house was the biggest pile in the world, which was valuedat £76 million.
The pearl of Allah, which is currently ondisplay in a New York Museum, only weighs 14 pounds. That is 5 times smallerthan the pearl that the fisherman just handed in.The monstrous pearl, measuredat 1 foot wide and 2.2 feet long, is going to be verified by local experts andinternational authorities before hopefully going on display to attract moretourists in the little town.
Question 5. What happened to the Philippinefisherman one day?
Question 6. What was the fisherman forcedto do?
Question 7. What did the fisherman learnfrom the tourist agent?
Conversation 1
W: Mr. Smith, it's a pleasure meeting you.
M: Nice to meet you,too. What can I do foryou?
W: Well, I'm here to show you what our firmcan do for you. Astro Consultant has branches in over 50 countries, offeringdifferent business services. (8) We are a global company with 75 years ofhistory and our clients include some of the world's largest companies.
M: Thank you, Mrs. Houston. I know AstroConsultant is a famous company, but you said you would show me what you coulddo for me. Well, what exactly can your firm do for my company?
W: We advise businesses on all matters—frommarket analysis to legal issues. Anything of business like yours could need,our firm offers expert advice. Could I ask you, Mr. Smith, to tell me a littleabout your company and the challenges you face? That way, I could betterrespond as to how we can help you.
M: OK, sure. (9) This is a family businessstarted by my grandfather in 1950. We employed just over 100 people. Wemanufacture an export stone for buildings and other constructions. Our clientsusually want a special kind of stone cut in a special design. That's what we doin our factory. (10) Our main challenge is that our national currency is risingand we're losing competitive advantage to stone producers in India.
W: I see. that's very interesting. (11) Iwould suggest that you let us first conduct a financial analysis of yourcompany, together with an analysis ofyour competitors in India. That way we could offer the best advice on differentways forward for you.
Q8. What do we learn about the woman'scompany?
Q9. What does the man say about his owncompany?
Q10. What is the main problem with theman's company?
Q11. What does the woman suggest doing tohelp the man’s company?
Conversation2
W: Wow, Congratulations, Simon. The placelooks absolutely amazing.
M: Really? You think so?
W: Of course, I love it! It looks like youhad a professional interior designer. But you didn't, did you?
M: No. (12) I did it all by myself—with alittle help from my brother Greg. He's actually in the construction business,which was really helpful.
W: Well, honestly, I'm impressed. I knew Icould probably repaint the walls in my house over a weekend or something, butnot a full renovation. Where did you get your ideas? I wouldn't know where tostart.
M: (13) Well, for a while now, I've beenregularly buying home design magazines every now and then, and say the pictureI liked. Believe it or not, I had a full notebook of magazine pages. Since myoverall style was quite minimal, I thought and hoped the whole renovationwouldn't be too difficult. And sure enough, with Greg's help,it was veryachievable.
W: Was it very expensive? I imagine aproject like this could be.
M: (14) Actually, it was surprisinglyaffordable. I managed to sell a lot of my old furniture, and put that extramoney towards the new material. Greg was also able to get some discount ofmaterials from a recent project he was working on as well.
W: Great. If you don't mind, I'd like topick your brain a bit more. Jonathan and I are thinking of renovating oursitting room, not the whole house—not yet anyway. (15)And we'd love to get someinspiration from your experience. Are you free to come over for a coffee earlynext week?
Question 12. What do we learn about thewoman from the conversation?
Question 13. Where did the man get hisideas for the project?
Question 14. What did the man say about theproject he recently completed?
Question 15. Why does the woman invite theman to her house next week?
Passage 1
(16) Removing foreign objects from ears andnoses costs England almost￡3 million a year, a studysuggests.
Children were responsible for the vastmajority of cases. 95% of objects removed from noses, and 85% from ears. Everyyear, an average of 1,218 nose，and 2,479ear removalstook place between 2010 and 2016. (17) According to England's hospital episodesstatistics, children aged 1 to 4 were the most likely to need help from doctorsfor a foreign object in their nose. 5 to 9 -year-olds come to the hospital withsomething in their ears the most.
Jewelry items accounted for up to 40% ofcases in both the ears and noses of children. Paper and plastic toys for theitems removed next most from noses. Cotton buds, and pencils were also found inyears.
(18)According to the study, the occurrenceof foreign objects in children is generally attributed to curiosity. Childrenhave an impulse to explore their noses and ears. This results in the accidentalentry of foreign objects. Any ear, nose and throat surgeon has many weirdstories about wonderful objects found in the noses and ears of children andadults. Batteries can pose a particular danger. In all cases, prevention isbetter than cure. This is why many toys contain warnings about smallparts.Recognizing problems early and seeking medical attention is important.
Question16 What does England spend anannual￡3 million on?
Question17 What do we learn from England'shospital episodes statistics?
Question18 What is generally believed toaccount for children putting things in their ears or noses?
Passage 2
Good morning. Today, I would like to talkto you about my charity Re-bicycle.
But before that, let me introduce someone.This is Layla Rahimi. She was so scared when she first moved to new Zealand.Does she struggled to leave the house? I would spend days working up thecourage to walk to the supermarket for basic supplies. (19) After a few monthsof being quite down and unhappy, she was invited to join a local bike club. Atthis time, Re-bicycle got involved and gave Layla a second-hand bicycle. Withinweeks, her depression had begun to ease as she cycled. The bicycle totallychanged her life, giving her hope and a true feeling of freedom. (20) To date,Re-bicycle has donated more than 200 bikes to those in need and is nowexpanding bike-riding lessons as a demand source. With a bike, new comers herecan travel farther but for almost no cost. The 3 hours a day they used to spendwalking to and from English language lessons has been reduced to just1hour.
Our bike riding lessons are so successfulthat we are urgently looking for more volunteers, learning to ride a bike isalmost always more difficult for an adult. And this can take days and weeksrather than hours. So if any of you have some free time during the weekend,please come join us at Re-bicycle and make a difference in someone’s life.
Question 19. What did Re-bicycle do to helpLayla Rahimi?
Question 20. What is Re-bicycle doing tohelp those in need?
Question 21. What do we learn from thepassage about Re-bicycle?
Passage 3
Thanks to the international space station,(22) we know quite a bit about the effects of low gravity on the human body,but NASA scientists want to learn more.To that end, they have been studying howother species deal with low gravity,specifically focusing on mice. The resultsare both interesting and humorous. The scientists first sent some mice and especiallydesigned cage to the international space station.The cage allowed them to studythe behavior of the mice remotely from earth, via video.
As you’ll notice in the video, (23) themice definitely seem uncomfortable at the beginning of the experiment.They movearound clumsily, drifting within the small confines of the cage and do theirbest to figure out which way is up, but without success. However, it’s not longbefore the mice begin to catch on.They adapt remarkably well to their newenvironment, and even use the lack of gravity to their advantage as they pushthemselves around the cage. That’s when things really get wild. (24) The 11thday of the experiment shows the mice are not just dealing with the gravitychange, but actually seem to be enjoying it. Several of the mice are observedrunning around the cage walls. The scientists wanted to see whether the micewould continue doing the same kinds of activities they were observed doing onearth.
(25) The study showed that the mice keptmuch of the routines intact, including cleaning themselves and eating whenhungry.
Question 22 : What do NASA scientists wantto learn about?
Question 23: What does the passage sayabout the mice at the beginning of the experiment?
Question 24: What was observed about themice on the 11th day of the experiment?
Question 25: What did the scientists findabout the mice from the experiment?
1. D. A deadly fish has been spotted in theMediterranean waters.
2. B. It could pose a threat to othermarine species.
3. C. About half of its city center will beclosed to cars.
4. D. The rising air pollution in Paris.
5. A. His house was burnt down in a fire.
6. C. Sell the pearl he had kept for years.
7. B. His monstrous pearl was extremelyvaluable.
8. A. It boasts a fairly long history.
9. D. It is a family business.
10. B. Loss the competitive edge.
11. D. Conducting a financial analysis forit.
12. B. She is really impressed by the man’shouse.
13. C. From home design magazines.
14. A. The cost was affordable.
15. D. She wants him to share hisrenovation experience with her.
16. C. Removing objects from patients’noses and ears.
17. B. Five-to nine-year-olds are the mostlikely to put things in their ears.
18. D. They are curious about these bodyparts.
19. A. It gave her a used bicycle.
20. A. Expanding bike-riding lessons.
21. D. It is a charity organization.
22. A. How animals deal with lack ofgravity.
23. C. They were not used to thelow-gravity environment.
24. B. They already felt at home in the newenvironment.
25. C. They behaved as if they were onEarth.