英语四级听力真题原文.docx

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英语四级听力真题原文

2020年7月英语四级听力真题原文（完整版）

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

NewsReportOne...partsofScotlandcoveredbytheorangealerttoavoidtravelonWednesday,'thisiswhathesaidtous.Theorangewarningmayberaisedtoredinsomeareas.ThatisawarningforsnowthathasneverbeenseensincethemodernsystemcameintoplaceinScotland.Theorangewarninghasbeenextendeduntil6p.m.onThursday.Trains,planesandferriesarealsolikelytobeaffected,withwindchillthatcouldseepartsofBritainfeelingascoldas-15℃.Theheadofroadpolicingsaid,'Iwouldurgedriverstotakeextracareontheroadsfortheirjourneys.Driversshouldmakesuretheyarepreparedfortheirjourneywithwarmclothing,foodanddrink,sufficientfuelandachargedmobilephone.Therecouldbesignificanttrafficdelays,sopleasestarttoplanyourjourneynowtoconsiderifyoureallyneedtotravelonconditionsofthis...

Questions1to2arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question1:

WhatwerepeopleatpartsofScotlandadvisedtodo?

Question2:

Whatdidtheheadofroadpolicingurgedriverstodo?

NewsReport2

Romania'swetlandsarecomingbacktolife,thankstohelpfromlocalcommunities,theWorldWildlifeFundandfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion.Roughly2,224acresofthepicturesqueDanubeDelta-hometo300speciesofbirds-havefilledwithwildlife.Thelandhasbeenconnectedtothenetworkoflakesandstreamsinthearea.*Alotofbirdshavemigratedtotheareaandonedoesn*tneedtotravellonghoursanymoreorgotootherlakestowatchthebirds,'saysIonMeuta,DeputyMayorofMahmudia.TheareaaroundMahmudia,whichisaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite,isthethird-mostbiodiverseintheworld,afterAustralia'sGreatBarrierReefandtheGalapagosIslands.Groupsusedearth-movingequipmenttorestorethewaterways.Governmentofficialsproposedtoprotectthearea'sendangeredwildfishbyissuingafishingbanoverthenextdecade.

Questions3to4arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Questions：

Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

Question4:

Whatdidgovernment'sofficialsproposetodotoprotecttheendangeredfish?

NewsReport3

ScottDunn,recentlyawokefromamedically-inducedsleephe'dbeeninafteracaraccident.Hewasheartbrokenafterrealizinghe'dmissedhishighschoolgraduation.Hisclassmatesdecidedtogivehimasecondchance.ItwasjustamonthagothatEastJuniataHighSchoolseniorsmetintheschool'sauditoriumforgraduation.Andlastweek,theydiditagain.ScotfscaraccidentwasonMay22nd,just3daysbeforetheceremony.nIrememberwakingupinthehospitalandaskingmom/*Whatdayitwas）shetoldmeitwasthe28th.MHesaid,"Ilookedatherandsaid,'Imissedmygraduation.nTheschool'sprincipal,Mr.Fausey,calledScott'smomKarenandsaidthateverybodywantstodosomethingspecialforhim.Studentsworetheircapsandgownsandsatinthefrontoftheauditorium.Scott'sparents,KarenandScottSenior,satfrontandcenter.Afterbriefspeeches,Scotfsnamewascalled,onlyScotfsname.Hewalkedacrossthestageastheaudiencecheered.Agraduationforone.'Tmspeechless/Scottsaid.nIdon'tknowhowtoevenexplainit.Pmspeechlesstoknowthatsomanypeoplearebehindme.”

Questions5to7arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Questions：

WhathappenedtoScotamonthago?

Question6:

WhatdidScotaskaboutwhenheregainedconsciousness?

Question?

:

WhywasScotspeechlessatthegraduationceremony?

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetlwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

M:

Howdoyoulikeyournewflexibleworkinarrangement?

Doyouenjoyworkingfromhome?

W:

Yesandno,Ifindanisolationchallengingattimes,apartfrommymother,nottoomanypeopleIknow,havetimeforphonechatduringworkinghour.ItriedthelibrarybutfoundIwasnztreallykeenonworkingthere.

M:

No,neitherwould1.1findthelibraryabittooquietYdlackinspirationorstimulation,whichwouldbecounterproductivetogettingalotofworkdone.

W:

Ifoundthesamething.So,lately,I'vebeengoingouttoCafesoccasionallyIlovethenoise,thepeople,thebusynessofaCafe,thesenseofbeingoutintheworld.

M:

Coffeeshopsseemtohaveaffectivelybecomeoffspacesforsomanypeopleinthisdigitalage.ThoughI'mnotsurehowCafeownersfeelaboutit-havingsomanypeoplewhogotothatplacestoworkratherthandrinkandeat.

W:

Yes,somepeopleseemtospendalotoftimethereandnotordermuch.ThemostannoyingoneforCafeownersmusttrulybethose,usuallyonlytwoofthem,whooccupyatableforsixwiththeirlaptopsandpaperwork.

M:

Theyshouldsitatatablefortwo,notthetableforsix.Someobviouslystaysolong,theyneedtoplugthelaptopsintoapoweradapter.Inearlytrippedoversomeone1scomputerelectricalleadtheotherdayinmylocalcafe.

W:

It'sadouble-edgedsword,nodoubtaboutthat,foraCafeowner.Whileremoteworkershelptokeepthecafefullinquiettimes,theycantakeupvaluabletablespaceandbusyperiod.

Questions10to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Questions.Whatdoesthewomansayisthedisadvantageofworkingfromhome?

Question9.Whatdoesthemansayiscounter-productivetogettingworkdoneinthelibrary?

QuestionlO.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutdoingone'sworkinacafe?

Questionll.Whatismostannoyingforcafeownersaccordingtothewoman?

ConversationTwo

W:

Tmgoingtostartworkingforanotherjob.Ican'tseemyselfgettinganopportunitytoprogressonmycompanyanytimeinthenearfuture.AndIreallythinkmyskillsandabilitiesdeserveahighersalary.

M:

Youarenotgoingtoquit,areyou?

W:

TmthinkingImightaswell.ThenIcandevotemoretimeandenergytofindmeabetterpositionatanothercompany.

M:

Butyou'vebeeninyourpresentcompanylessthantwoyears,haven'tyou?

Thiswouldbethethirdtimeyouzveleftyourjobinthelastfiveyears.Ifyoudoseveraljobsinarelativelyshortspanoftime,perspectiveemployersmightseethatyoulackloyalty.Thatcouldmakethemworryandreluctanttoemployyou.

W:

Unfortunately,loyaltydoesn1tpay.EvenifIgetapromotionatmycompany,it1slikelytobelesssizeablethanifIweretogetajobelsewhere.AndevenifIgetapromotion,Ymnotguaranteedtogetaraise.IhadthatexperienceatanothercompanyIworkedup.

M:

Theywantyoutotakeonmoreworkandresponsibilitybutforthesameamountofmoney?

W:

Moreorless,yes.ThewayIseeit,throughhavingdifferentjobs,rvegotalotofexperience,anddifferentjobsandindifferentindustries.

M:

Butpotentialemployersmightworryaboutthatexperienceisnotdeep,orthoroughenough.

W:

Perhaps,butIfeelprettyconfidentthatIcansellmyself.Youknowwhattheysay,fortunefavorsthebrave.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Questionl2:

Whatmakesthewomanthinkaboutchangingherjob?

Questionl3:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutpeoplewhokeepchangingtheirjobs?

Questionl4:

Whatdoesthewomansaywouldhappenevenifshegotpromotedinhercurrentcompany?

Questionl5:

Whatbenefithasthewomangainfromchangingherjobsfrequently?

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaques-tion#youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Thereisasayingthatgoessomethingalongthelinesof'Youmustloveyourselffirstbeforeyoucanlovesomeoneelse/Similarly,Ipersonallybelievethatyoumustbecomfortableandhappyinyourowncompanybeforeyoucantrulybeyourselfinthecompanyofothers.Thereisamassivedifferencebetweenbeinglonelyandbeingalone.Lonelinessisahorriblefeeling.However,youdonzthavetoactuallybealonetofeelthatway.Manytimes,Tvefeltlonelywhensurroundedbyabiggroupofpeople.Incontrast,beingalonecanactuallybeablessing,particularly,whenyouzveactivelychosenit.Inmyexperience,beingboredandaloneisdangerousandcaneasilyleadtothefeelingofloneliness.Thetrickistobeactive.Getoutside,stretchyourlegs,dosomethingcultural,buyyourselfsomethingtastytoeatorsomethingprettytowear.Youdon'thavetotakeanyoneelseintoconsiderationandcandowhateveryouplease.Spendingtimealonealsoallowsyoutomoreefficientlytakecareofproblems.Andthen,whenit'stimetobesocialandmeetupwithyourfriends,youwillbefullythere,becauseyouwon'thavetoomuchotherstufffloatingaroundinyourmind.Havingbeenaloneforabitzyouwillalsoappreciateyourfriends'companymoreandchancesareyourtimespenttogetherwill