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大学英语四级考试真题听力原文
2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题
(一)听力原文
【NewsReport1】
OneofGoogle'sself-drivingcarscrashedintoabusinCalifornialastmonth.Therewerenoinjuries.
ItisnotthefirsttimeoneofGoogle'sfamedself-drivingcarshasbeeninvolvedinacrash,butitmaybethefirsttimeithascausedone.
OnFebruary14ththeself-drivingcar,travellingat2mph(3km/h),pulledoutinfrontofapublicbusgoing15mph(24km/h).
ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.
Inastatement,Googlesaid:
"Weclearlybearsomeresponsibility,?
becauseifourcarhadn'tmoved,therewouldn'thavebeenacrash."
Thatsaid,ourtestdriverbelievedthebuswasgoingtosloworstoptoallowustomergeintothetraffic,andthattherewouldbesufficientspacetodothat."
Thecompany'sself-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.
Q1:
AccordingtoGoogle,whatwasthecauseoftheaccident
B)Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement
解析:
根据新闻第一句话,这篇新闻主要报道的是谷歌无人自动驾驶汽车与一辆公交车发生碰撞这一事故。
根据原文“ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.”选项B是正确选项,是对原文的同义替换,题目较难。
Q2:
HowhaveGoogle’sself-drivingcarsperformedsofar
D)Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.
解析:
根据原文“Thecompany'sself-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.”选项D是对原文的同义替换。
题目相对较难。
【NewsReport2】
Thousandsofbeesleftatownafterlandingonthebackofacarwhentheirqueengotstuckinitsboot.TomMoseswhoworksatanearbynationalpark,noticeda“brownpatch”onthebackofthecaraftertheownerparkedittodosomeshopping.Whenhelookedcloserherealizeditwasahugegroupofbees.
Mosessaid:
“Ihaveneverseenthatmanybeesinonespot.Itwasveryunusual.Theywereveryclosetogetherandtherewasalotofnoiseandmovements,itwasinterestingtoseesuchastrangesight.ButtherewerealotofpeoplearoundandIwasabitworriedaboutthebeesandthepeoplestoppingtolook.Ithoughtthatsomeonemightdosomethingstupid.
Mosescalledtwolocalbeesspecialistswhohelpedremovedthebeesbyattractingthemintoabox.
Mosesspentthreehourslookingafterthebeesandwasstungfivetimes,hesaidmystingsareabitpainfulbutIampleasedthatallworkedoutandIcouldhelp,peopleneedtorealizethatbeesarevaluableandtheyshouldbelookedafter.
Q3.WhatdowelearnaboutTomMoses
A)Heworksatanationalpark.
Q4.Whatdoweknowaboutthebeesonthebackofthecar
B)Theyweremakingalotofnoise.
【Newsreport3】
AnewspeciesofsnakehasbeendiscoveredonaremoteislandintheBahamas.
Scientistsidentified20oftheonemeter-longsnakesduringtwotripstotheCaribbeanislands.ThesecondtripwasmadeinOctoberlastyear.
Oneofthecreaturesmadeadramaticappearancebymovingontotheheadoftheteamleaderasheslept.
Thesnakehasbeennamedsilverboa?
becauseitismetalliccoloredandthefirstspecimenfoundwasclimbingasilverpalmtree.
TheteamwasledbyDr.GrahamReynolds,fromHarvardUniversity,thescientistconfirmedthesnakewasapreviouslyunknownspeciesafterconductingageneticanalysisoftissuesamples.
Commentingonthefind,snakeexpertRobertHendersonfromtheMuseumofNaturalHistory,said:
“Worldwidenewspeciesoffrogsarebeingdiscoveredanddescribedquiteregularity.Newspeciesofsnakes,however,aremuchrarer.
Q5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout
A)Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.
Q6.Whatdowelearnaboutthescientificteamleader
C)Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep.
Q7.Howdidthenewlydiscoveredcreaturegetitsname
D)Fromitscolour.
【Conversation1】
W:
Didyouenjoyyourstaywithus,Mr.Brown
M:
Yes,verymuch.Ihadawonderfultimehere.NowI'mgoingtotheairport.Myflightleavesinlessthan2hours.So,couldyoutellme,what'sthequickestwaytogetthere
W:
Well,wecancallataxiforyou.Wealsohaveafreeairportshuttleservice.
M:
Thatsounds?
great,butwilltheshuttlegetmetotheairportintime
W:
Yes,itshould.Thenextshuttleleavesin15minutes.Andittakessome25minutestogettotheairport.
M:
Fantastic!
I'lljustwaitinthelobby.Willyoupleaseletmeknowwhenit'sleaving
W:
Ofcourse,sir.
M:
NowIwouldliketosettlemymini-barbill.Howmuchisthat
W:
Let'ssee.Itcomesto$37.50.Howwouldyouliketopayforit
M:
I'llpaywithmycreditcard.Thanks.ButI'llneedareceipt,soIcanchargeittomycompany.
W:
Absolutely!
Hereyouare,sir.Ifyoulike,Icanleaveyourbagswiththeporter.Andhecanloadthemontotheshuttleforyouwhenitarrives.
M:
Thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.
W:
Wouldyouliketoleaveacommentonourwebpagewhenyouhavetime
M:
Sure.Ihadareallygoodstayhere,andI'dliketorecommendyourhoteltomyfriendsandcolleagues.
W:
That’sverykindofyou.ThankyouagainforstayingatSheratonHotel.
Q8.Whydoesthemanaskaboutthequickestwaytotheairport
A)Thesecuritychecktakestime.
Q9.Howisthemangoingtopayhisbill
B)Bycreditcard.
Q10.Whatdidthemanaskthewomantodo
A)Givehimareceipt.
Q11.Whatfavordoesthewomanaskoftheman
D)Postingacommentonthehotel’swebpage.
【Conversation2】
M:
Youknow,Ben’sgivenupmakingthoseterriblefacesheusedtomake.Theotherday,hecamehomefromschoolalmostintears.Histeachersaidifhewentonlikethat,hisfacewouldgetstuckwhenthewindschanged.
W:
Andhebelievedher
M:
Yeah,he’sonlyalittleboy.Don’tyourememberallthosethingsweusedtobelievewhenwewerelittleIremembermyauntMaryusedtosayifyouswallowacherrystone,atreewouldgrowoutofyourmouth.AndI’mstillterrifiedtoday,sortofsubconsciously.Youknow,ifIswallowonebymistake…
W:
Yeah,Isupposeyou'reright.Theonethatusedtogetmewasthatswanscouldbreakyourlegwhentheyblowofthewing.
M:
Theycan,can’ttheyIalwaysthoughttheycould.
W:
No,theyarenotthatstrong.Butthere’sanotheroneevenmoreterrifying.Thatis,ifyouputapoststamponupsidedown,youwillgotoprison.
M:
No,neverheardofthat.Butmygrandmotherwasaterrorforthatkindofthing.Forexample,shewouldsay,youwillgetaspotonyourtongueifyoutellalie.Ifyoueatstalebread,yourhairwillcurl.Andhere’sonemore.WewentonacampaigntriponceinItaly,andmywifespentthewholetimeworryingaboutbatsgettingintoherhair.Shesaidhergrandmotherreckonedyouhadtoshaveyourheadtogetitout.Mywifewasreallyterrified.
W:
Silly,isn’titButthat’showsomeparentstrytokeeptheirkidsfromdoingthewrongthingorgettingintotrouble.
Q12:
WhatdoesthemansayaboutBen
C)Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.
Q13:
WhatdidauntMarryusedtodowhenthemanwasachild
D)Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory.
Q14:
Whatdoesthewomanbelieveswanscoulddo
A)Theycouldbreakpeople’slegs.
Q15:
Whatdidthegrandmotheroftheman’swifesay
B)Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair.
【Passage1】
IfIcouldgobackinhistoryandlivewhenIliked,Iwouldn'tgobackveryfar.Infact,I'dliketoreliveaperiodI'vealreadylived–the1960s.
Iwasinmytwenties,andeverythingwasbeingrenewed.PeoplewouldcomeinoutofaformalandalmostVictorianattitude,andyoureallyfeltanythingwaspossible.Meetingpeoplewasthething,andyouwenttocoffeebarswhereyoumetfriendsandspenttheevening.Thecinema,thetheater,allthatwaseveryexcitingwithnewthingscomingout.Infact,weseemedtobeout,allthetime!
Idon'treallyrememberworking–ofcourse,Iwasastudent–orsittingaroundathomeverymuch.Thatjustwasn'twherethescenewas,eveneating!
Itwasthefirsttime,ordinarypeoplestartedgoingouttoeat.Wewerebeginningtobeadventurousaboutfood,butweweremoreinterestedinmeetingpeoplethanineatingordrinking.Anddress,yes,thatwastherevolution.Imean,girlswentaroundinreallyshortskirts,andworeflowersintheirhair.Andmenwereinjeans,andcouldweartheirhairlongtoo.Itwasawonderfulperiod.Itwaslikelivinginanageyoucouldneverhaveimagined,andthatneverhascomeback.Wedidn'thavemuchmoney,butitdidn'tmatter.Andtherewasplentyofopportunitytodowhateveryoufeltlikedoing.
Q16.Whydoesthespeakersayhewouldliketorelivethe1960s
C)Everythingseemedtobechanging.
Q17.Whatdoesthespeakersaywasthemostpopularthingtodoatthattime
A)Meetingpeople.
Q18.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker
D)Hewasayoungstudentinthe1960s.
【Passage2】
Dogs,man'sbestfriends,haveaclearstrategyfordealingwithangryowners—theylookaway.
Newresearchshowsthatdogslimittheireyecontactwithangryhumans.Thescientistssuggestthismaybeanattempttocalmhumansdown.Thisbehaviormayhaveevolvedasdogsgraduallylearnedtheycouldbenefitfromavoidingconflictswithhumans.
Toconductthetests,theUniversityofHelsinkiresearcherstrained31dogstorestinfrontofavideoscreen.Facialphotosofdogsandhumansweredisplayedonthescreenfor1.5seconds.Theyshowedthreatening,pleasantandneutralexpressions.Nearbycamerastrackedthedogs'eyemovements.
Dogsinthestudylookedmostattheeyesofhumansandotherdogstosensetheiremotions.Whendogslookedatexpressionsofangrydogs,theireyesrestedmoreonthemouth,perhapst
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