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四级听力原文及答

2020年7月四级听力原文及答案

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension （25 minutes）

SectionA

NewsReport1

Goodmorning!

 Intoday'sheadlines,Scotland's TransportMinisterhaswarnedpotentiallyextremeweatherconditionsasheavysnowisforecastacrossthecountrylaterthisweek.Orangewarnings  areinforceinmanyareasonWednesdayandThursday. 

（1）The TransportMinister advisedpartsofScotlandcoveredbytheorangealerttoavoidtravelonWednesday, thisiswhathesaidtous. 

Theorangewarningmayberaisedtoredinsomeareas.ThatisawarningforsnowthathasneverbeenseensincethemodernsystemcameintoplaceinScotland.Theorangewarninghasbeenextendeduntil6p.m.onThursday.Trains,planesandferriesarealsolikelytobeaffected,withwindchillthatcouldseepartsofBritainfeelingascoldas-15℃. 

（2）Theheadofroadpolicingsaid,'Iwouldurgedriverstotakeextracareontheroadsfortheirjourneys. Driversshouldmakesuretheyarepreparedfortheirjourneywithwarmclothing,foodanddrink,sufficientfuelandachargedmobilephone.Therecouldbesignificanttrafficdelays,sopleasestarttoplanyourjourneynowtoconsiderifyoureallyneedtotravelonconditionsofthis…

Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question1:

WhatwerepeopleinpartsofScotlandadvisedtodo?

Question2:

Whatdidtheheadofroadpolicingurgedriverstodo?

NewsReport2

（3）Romania'swetlandsarecomingbacktolife,thankstohelpfromlocalcommunities,theWorldWildlifeFundandfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion. Roughly2,224acresofthepicturesqueDanubeDelta–hometo300speciesofbirds–havefilledwithwildlife.Thelandhasbeenconnectedtothenetworkoflakesandstreamsinthearea.'Alotofbirdshavemigratedtotheareaandonedoesn'tneedtotravellonghoursanymoreorgotootherlakestowatchthebirds,'saysIonMeuta,DeputyMayorofMahmudia.TheareaaroundMahmudia,whichisaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite,isthethird-mostbiodiverseintheworld,afterAustralia'sGreatBarrierReefandtheGalapagosIslands.Groupsusedearth-movingequipmenttorestorethewaterways. （4）Governmentofficialsproposedtoprotectthearea'sendangeredwildfishbyissuingafishingbanoverthenextdecade.

Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question3:

Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

Question4:

Whatdidgovernment'sofficialsproposetodotoprotecttheendangeredfish?

NewsReport3

ScottDunn,recentlyawokefromamedically-inducedsleephe'dbeeninafteracaraccident.Hewasheartbrokenafterrealizinghe'dmissedhishighschoolgraduation.Hisclassmatesdecidedtogivehimasecondchance.ItwasjustamonthagothatEastJuniataHighSchoolseniorsmetintheschool'sauditoriumforgraduation.Andlastweek,theydiditagain. （5）Scott'scaraccidentwasonMay22nd,just3daysbeforetheceremony. （6）"Irememberwakingupinthehospitalandaskingmom,'Whatdayitwas',shetoldmeitwasthe28th."Hesaid,"Ilookedatherandsaid,‘Imissedmygraduation."Theschool'sprincipal,Mr.Fausey,calledScott'smomKarenandsaidthateverybodywantstodosomethingspecialforhim.Studentsworetheircapsandgownsandsatinthefrontoftheauditorium.Scott'sparents,KarenandScottSenior,satfrontandcenter.Afterbriefspeeches,Scott'snamewascalled,onlyScott'sname.Hewalkedacrossthestageastheaudiencecheered.Agraduationforone. （7）"I'mspeechless,"Scottsaid."Idon’tknowhowtoevenexplainit.I'mspeechlesstoknowthatsomanypeoplearebehindme."

Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question5:

WhathappenedtoScotamonthago?

Question6:

WhatdidScotaskaboutwhenheregainedconsciousness?

Question7:

WhywasScotspeechlessatthegraduationceremony?

SectionB

ConversationOne

M：

Howdoyoulikeyournewflexibleworkinarrangement?

Doyouenjoyworkingfromhome?

W：

Yesandno,Ifindanisolationchallengingattimes,apartfrommymother,nottoomanypeopleIknow,havetimeforphonechatduringworkinghour.ItriedthelibrarybutfoundIwasn’treallykeenonworkingthere.

M：

No,neitherwouldI.Ifindthelibraryabittooquiet.I’dlackinspirationorstimulation,whichwouldbecounter-productivetogettingalotofworkdone.

W：

Ifoundthesamething.So,lately,I’vebeengoingouttoCafesoccasionally,Ilovethenoise,thepeople,thebusynessofaCafé,thesenseofbeingoutintheworld.

M:

Coffeeshopsseemtohaveaffectivelybecomeoffspacesforsomanypeopleinthisdigitalage.ThoughI’mnotsurehowCaféownersfeelaboutit-havingsomanypeoplewhogotothatplacestoworkratherthandrinkandeat.

W：

Yes,somepeopleseemtospendalotoftimethereandnotordermuch.ThemostannoyingoneforCaféownersmusttrulybethose,usuallyonlytwoofthem,whooccupyatableforsixwiththeirlaptopsandpaperwork.

M：

Theyshouldsitatatablefortwo,notthetableforsix.Someobviouslystaysolong,theyneedtoplugthelaptopsintoapoweradapter.Inearlytrippedoversomeone’scomputerelectricalleadtheotherdayinmylocalcafé.

W：

It’sadouble-edgedsword,nodoubtaboutthat,foraCaféowner.Whileremoteworkershelptokeepthecaféfullinquiettimes,theycantakeupvaluabletablespaceandbusyperiod.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question8.Whatdoesthewomansayisthedisadvantageofworkingfromhome?

Question9.Whatdoesthemansayiscounter-productivetogettingworkdoneinthelibrary?

Question10.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutdoingone’sworkinacafé?

Question11.Whatismostannoyingforcaféownersaccordingtothewoman?

ConversationTwo

W:

I’mgoingtostartworkingforanotherjob.Ican’tseemyselfgettinganopportunitytoprogressonmycompanyanytimeinthenearfuture.AndIreallythinkmyskillsandabilitiesdeserveahighersalary.

M:

Youarenotgoingtoquit,areyou?

W:

I’mthinkingImightaswell.ThenIcandevotemoretimeandenergytofindmeabetterpositionatanothercompany.

M:

Butyou’vebeeninyourpresentcompanylessthantwoyears,haven’tyou?

Thiswouldbethethirdtimeyou’veleftyourjobinthelastfiveyears.Ifyoudoseveraljobsinarelativelyshortspanoftime,perspectiveemployersmightseethatyoulackloyalty.Thatcouldmakethemworryandreluctanttoemployyou.

W:

Unfortunately,loyaltydoesn’tpay.EvenifIgetapromotionatmycompany,it’slikelytobelesssizeablethanifIweretogetajobelsewhere.AndevenifIgetapromotion,I’mnotguaranteedtogetaraise.IhadthatexperienceatanothercompanyIworkedup.

M:

Theywantyoutotakeonmoreworkandresponsibilitybutforthesameamountofmoney?

W:

Moreorless,yes.ThewayIseeit,throughhavingdifferentjobs,I’vegotalotofexperience,anddifferentjobsandindifferentindustries.

M:

Butpotentialemployersmightworryaboutthatexperienceisnotdeep,orthoroughenough.

W:

Perhaps,butIfeelprettyconfidentthatIcansellmyself.Youknowwhattheysay,fortunefavorsthebrave.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question12:

Whatmakesthewomanthinkaboutchangingherjob?

Question13:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutpeoplewhokeepchangingtheirjobs?

Question14:

Whatdoesthewomansaywouldhappenevenifshegotpromotedinhercurrentcompany?

Question15:

Whatbenefithasthewomangainfromchangingherjobsfrequently?

SectionC

PassageOne

Thereisasayingthatgoessomethingalongthelinesof‘Youmustloveyourselffirstbeforeyoucanlovesomeoneelse.’Similarly,Ipersonallybelievethatyoumustbecomfortableandhappyinyourowncompanybeforeyoucantrulybeyourselfinthecompanyofothers.Thereisamassivedifferencebetweenbeinglonelyandbeingalone.Lonelinessisahorriblefeeling.However,youdon’thavetoactuallybealonetofeelthatway.Manytimes,I’vefeltlonelywhensurroundedbyabiggroupofpeople.Incontrast,beingalonecanactuallybeablessing,particularly,whenyou’veactivelychosenit.Inmyexperience,beingboredandaloneisdangerousandcaneasilyleadtothefeelingofloneliness.Thetrickistobeactive.Getoutside,stretchyourlegs,dosomethingcultural,buyyourselfsomethingtastytoeatorsomethingprettytowear.Youdon’thavetotakeanyoneelseintoconsiderationandcandowhateveryouplease.Spendingtimealonealsoallowsyoutomoreefficientlytakecareofproblems.Andthen,whenit’stimetobesocialandmeetupwithyourfriends,youwillbefullythere,becauseyouwon’thavetoomuchotherstufffloatingaroundinyourmind.Havingbeenaloneforabit,youwillalsoappreciateyourfriends’companymoreandchancesareyourtimespenttogetherwillbemoreworthwhile.

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question16:

Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbeingalone?

Question17:

Whatdoesthespeakersayhowtoreduceone’sfeelingofloneliness?

Question18:

Whatisanadvantageofspendingone’stimealone?

PassageTwo

WhenIturnedtwelve,Iworkedsummersatmyfather’ssmallbrickcleaningbusiness.Iremembertheharshacidsmellofthecleaningsolution,andthescrapingsoundofstiffironbrushesagainstroughbrick.Itwastemptingtohaveyourjobjustfinish.ButanybodywhoworkedforThomasKahoonhadtomeethisstandards,andthatincludeofme.IfImessedup,hemademestaylateuntilIgotitright.

Myfatherwasn’tbeenme.Hedemandedthesameathimself.Everybrickhecleanedonthehousestoodoutlikearedjewelinawhitesetting.Itwashissignature.

In1970,whenIwastwenty,Igotmarried.Imovedoutmyparent's