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英语四级听力及答案解析
2020年12月英语四级听力及答案解析:
短篇新闻1
ApoisonousfishwhichhasastingstrongenoughtokillahumanisinvadingtheMediterranean,warnedscientists.(Q1) TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature(UICN)hasraisedconcernsafterthepoisonousfishwasspottedinthewateraroundTurkey,CyprusandtheeasternMediterranean.NativetotheSouthPacificandIndianOcean,thepotentiallydeadlyfishhaspoisonoushooksandapainfulstingcapableofkillingpeople.Althoughfatalitiesarerare,thestingscancauseextremepainandstoppeoplebreathing.Thefish,oftenknownasDevilFirefish,isahighlyinvasivespecies. Andenvironmentalistsfearitsarrivalcouldendangerothertypesofmarinelife.(Q2) AfterbeingspottedintheMediterranean,amarinescientistsays,“Thefishisspreading,andthat’sacauseforconcern.”
Q1:
Whatisreportedinthenews?
Q2:
Whatistheenvironmentalists’concernofthespreadofDevilFirefishintheMediterranean?
2020年12月英语四级听力及答案解析:
短篇新闻2
【Q3】AlmosthalfthecentreofPariswillbeaccessibleonlybyfootorbicyclethisSundaytomarkWorldCar-FreeDay.【Q4】ThisisinresponsetorisingairpollutionthatmadeParisthemostpollutedcityintheworldforabrieftime. MayorAnneHidalgopromotedthefirstWorldCarFreeDaylastyear.HidalgoalsohassupportedaParisBreathesDay.OnthefirstSundayofeverymonth,Parisclearstrafficfromeightlanesofthemainroad.About400milesofstreetswillbeclosedtocars.Itisexpectedtobringsignificantreductioninpollutionlevels.“Lastyear’scar-freedayshoweda40%dropinpollutionlevelsinsomepartsofthecity,accordingtoanindependentairpollutionmonitor”,reportstheGuardian,“andsomelevelsdroppedby50%inthecitycentre.”
Q3:
WhatwillhappenonWorldCarFreeDayinParis?
Q4:
WhatmotivatedthemayorofParistopromotethefirstWorldCarFreeDayinhercity?
2020年12月英语四级听力及答案解析:
短篇新闻3
Newsreport3
APhilippinefishermanwasfeelingdownonhisluckwhen [Q5]ahouse fireforcedhimto [Q6]clearouthispossessionsandchangelocations. Then,agoodluckcharmthathehadkeptunderhisbedchangedhislife.
TheunidentifiedmanhadfishedoutagiantpearlfromtheoceanwhenhisanchorgotstuckontherockwhilesailingoffacoastalislandinthePhilippinestenyearsago.
When[Q6]hewasforcedtosellit,theshockedtouristagentatPuertoPrincescatoldhim [Q7]thatthe77-poundgiantpearlthathehadkepthiddeninhisrundownwoodenhousewasthebiggestpearlintheworld,whichwasvaluedat£76million.
ThepearlofAllah,whichiscurrentlyondisplayinaNewYorkmuseum,onlyweighs14pounds.Thatisfivetimessmallerthanthepearlthatthefishermanjusthandedin.
Themonstrouspearl,measuredat1footwideand2.2feetlong,isgoingtobeverifiedbylocalexpertsandinternationalauthoritiesbeforehopefullygoingondisplaytoattractmoretouristsinthelittletown.
Q5:
WhathappenedtothePhilippinefishermanoneday?
Q6:
Whatwasthefishermanforcedtodo?
Q7:
Whatdidthefishermanlearnfromthetouristagent?
2020年12月英语四级听力原文:
长对话1
WOMAN:
Mr.Smith,It’sapleasuremeetingyou!
Man:
Nicetomeetyou,too.WhatcanIdoforyou?
WOMAN:
Well,I’mheretoshowyouwhatourfirmcandoforyou. AstroConsultantshasbranchesinoverfiftycountries,offeringdifferentbusinessservices.We’reaglobalcompanywith75yearsofhistory.Andourclientsincludesomeoftheworld’slargestcompanies【8】.
MAN:
Thankyou,Mrs.Houston.IknowAstroConsultantsisafamouscompany.Butyousaidyouwouldshowmewhatyoucoulddoforme.Well.Whatexactlycanyourfirmdoformycompany?
WOMAN:
Weadvisebusinessesonallmatters,frommarketanalysistolegalissues.Anythingabusinesslikeyourscouldmeet.Ourfirmoffersexpertadvice.CouldIaskyou,Mr.Smith,totellmealittleaboutyourcompanyandthechallengesyouface?
Thatway,Icouldbetterrespondastohowwecanhelpyou.
Man:
OK,sure. Thisisafamilybusinessstartedbymygrandfatherin1950.Weemployjustover100people.Wemanufactureanexportstoneforbuildingsandotherconstructions.Ourclientsusuallywantaspecialkindofstonecutinaspecialdesign.Andthat’swhatwedoinourfactory【9】.Ourmainchallengeisthatournationalcurrencyisrising,andwe’relosingcompetitiveadvantagestostoneproducesinIndia【10】.
WOMAN:
Isee.That’sveryinteresting. Iwillsuggestthatyouletusfirstconductafinancialanalysisofyourcompany,togetherwiththeanalysisofyourcompetitorsinIndia.【11】Thatway,wecouldofferthebestadviceondifferentwaysforwardforyou.
Question8-11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Q8:
Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman’scompany?
Q9:
Whatdoesthemansayabouthisowncompany?
Q10:
Whatisthemainproblemwiththeman’scompany?
Q11:
Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoingtohelptheman’scompany?
2020年12月英语四级听力原文:
长对话2
Woman:
Wow,congratulations,Simon!
Theplacelooksabsolutelyamazing!
Man:
Really?
Youthinkso?
W:
Ofcourse.Iloveit.Itlookslikeyouhadaprofessionalinteriordesigner.Butyoudidn’t,didyou?
M:
No.Ididitallbymyselfwithalittlehelpfrommybrother,Greg.He’sactuallyintheconstructionbusiness,whichwasreallyhelpful.
W:
Honestly,I’mimpressed!
IknowIcanprobablyrepaintthewallsinmyhouseoveraweekendorsomething,butnotafullrenovation.Wheredidyougetyourideas?
Iwouldn’tknowwheretostart.[12]
M:
Well,forawhilenow,I’vebeenregularlybuyinghomedesignmagazines.Everynowandthen,I’dsavedthepicturesIliked.Believeitornot,Ihaveafullnotebookofmagazinepages.[13]Sincebyoverallstylewasquiteminimal,Ithoughtandhopedawholerenovationwouldn’tbetoodifficult.Andsureenough,withGreg’shelp,itwasveryachievable.
W:
Wasn’titexpensive?
Ihaveimaginedaprojectlikethiscouldbe.
M:
Actually,itwassurprisinglyaffordable.Imanagedtosellalotofmyoldfurnitureandputthatextramoneytowardsthenewmaterial.[14]Gregwasalsoabletogetsomediscountmaterialsfromarecentprojecthewasworkingonaswell.
W:
Great!
Ifyoudon’tmind,I’dliketopickyourbrainabitmore.JohanssonandIarethinkingofrenovatingoursittingroom,notthewholehouse,notyetanyway.Andwe’dlovetogetsomeinspirationfromyourexperience.[15]Areyoufreetocomeoverforacoffeeearlynextweek?
Q12:
Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?
Q13:
Wheredidthemangethisideasfortheproject?
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Q14:
Whatdidthemansayabouttheprojectherecentlycompleted?
Q15:
Whydoesthewomaninvitethemantoherhousenextweek?
2020年12月英语四级听力篇章1
SectionC
Passage1
RemovingforeignobjectsfromearsandnosescostsEnglandalmost£3mayear,astudysuggests.[Q16] Childrenwereresponsibleforthevastmajorityofcases-95%ofobjectsremovedfromnosesand85%fromears.Everyyear,anaverageof1,218noseand2,479earremovalstookplacebetween2010and2016. AccordingtoEngland'sHospitalEpisodeStatistics,childrenagedonetofourwerethemostlikelytoneedhelpfromdoctorsforaforeignobjectintheirnose.Fivetonineyearoldscometothehospitalwithsomethingintheirearthemost.Jewelryitemsaccountedforupto40%ofcasesinboththeearsandnosesofchildren.[Q17]Paperandplastictoysweretheitemsremovednextmostfromnoses.Cottonbudsandpencilswerealsofoundinears.
Accordingtothestudy,theoccurrenceofforeignobjectsinchildrenisgenerallyattributedtocuriosity.Childrenhaveanimpulsetoexploretheirnosesandears.Thisresultsintheaccidentalentryofforeignobjects.[Q18] Anyear,noseandthroatsurgeonhasmanyweirdstoriesaboutwonderfulobjectsfoundinthenosesandearsofchildrenandadults.Batteriescanposeaparticulardanger.Inallcases,preventionisbetterthancure.Thisiswhymanytoyscontainwarningsaboutsmallparts.Recognizingproblemsearlyandseekingmedicalattentionisimportant.
Q16:
WhatdoesEnglandspendanannual£3mon?
Q17:
WhatdowelearnfromEngland'sHospitalEpisodeStatistics?
Q18:
Whatisgenerallybelievedtoaccountforchildrenputtingthingsintheirearsornoses?
2020年12月英语四级听力篇章2
SectionC
PassageTwo
Goodmorning,I’dliketotalktoyouaboutmycharityReBicycle.Butbeforethat,letmeintroducesomeone.ThisisLeilaRahimi.ShewassoscaredwhenshefirstmovedtoNewZealandthatshestruggledtoleavethehouseandwouldspenddaysworkingupthecouragetowalktothesupermarketforbasicsupplies.Afterafewmonthsofbeingquitedownandunhappy,shewasinvitedtojoinalocalbikeclub. Atthistime,ReBicyclegotinvolvedandgaveLeilaasecond-handbicycle.[Q19] Inweeks,herdepressionhadbeguntoeaseasshecycled.Thebicycletotallychangedherlife,givingherhopeandatruefeelingoffreedom.
Todate,ReBicyclehasdonatedmorethan200bikestothoseinneed,andisnowexpandingbike-ridinglessonsasdemandsoars.[Q20] Withabike,youcantravelfartherbutforalmostnocost.ThethreehoursadaythatusedtospendonwalkingtoandfromEnglishlanguagelessonshasbeenreducedtojustonehour. Ourbike-ridinglessonsaresosuccessfulthatweareurgentlylookingformorevolunteers.[Q21] Learningtorideabikeisalmostalwaysmoredifficultasanadult,andthiscantakedaysandweeks,ratherthanhours.So,ifanyofyouhavesomefreetimeduringtheweekend,pleasecomejoinusatReBicycleandmakeadifferenceinsomeone’slife.
Q19:
WhatdidReBicycledotohelpLeilaRahimi?
Q20:
WhatisReBicycledoingtohelpthoseinneed?
Q21:
Whatdo
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