1、英语四级听力真题详解2017年12月英语四级听力真题&答案Part Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a questi
2、on, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) .Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.News 1：A 9-year-old girl in New Mexico hasraised(筹集)more than $500 for her little brother who needs heartsurgery(外科手术)(surgeo
3、n, physician)in Houston Texas this July. Addison Witulskis grandmother Kim Allred said Addison probablyoverheard(无意中听到；偷听)a conversation between family members talking about thefundsneeded to get her little brother totreatment（治疗）. I guess she overheard her grandfather and me talking about how were
4、worried about how were going to get to Houston, for my grandsons heart surgery,” said Allred. She decided to go outside and have alemonade stand（柠檬汁的小摊；茶水摊）and make some drawings and pictures and sell them.”Thats when Addison and her friends Erika and Emily Borden decided to sell lemonade for 50 cen
5、ts a cup and sell pictures for 25 cents each.Before Allred knew it, New Mexico State Police Officers were among the many stopping by helping them reach a total of $568.The family turned to social media expressing theirgratitude（感激）saying, “From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to deeply thank
6、 eachandevery person thatstopped by(顺路拜访)!Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Q1: Who did Addison raise money for?A）Her friend Erika.B）Her little brother.C）Her grandfather.D）Her grandmother.答案：B) Her little brother.Q2: How did Addison raise money?A）By taking pictures f
7、or passers-by.B）By working part time at a hospital.C）By selling lemonade and pictures.D）By asking for help on social media.答案：C) By selling lemonade and pictures.News 2：Last week, Franceannouncedthat the country willpave（铺设）621 miles ofroad withsolar panels(太阳能电池板)over the next five years, with the
8、goal of providing cheap,renewable(可再生的)energy to five million people.Called “theWattway,” the roads will be built throughjoint（共同的）effortswith the French road-building company Colas and the NationalInstitute of Solar Energy. The company spent the last five years developing solar panels that are only
9、 abouta quarter of(四分之一)an inch thick and are strong enough tostand up to（经受）heavy highway traffic without breaking or making the roads moreslippery(滑的). The panels are also designed so that they can beinstalleddirectly on top of existing roadways, making them relatively cheap and easy to install.Fr
10、ance isnt the first country tokick around(仗势欺人；到处流浪；仔细考虑)the idea of paving its roads with solar panels. In November 2015, the Netherlands completed a 229-foot-long bike path paved with solar panels as a test for future projects. However, this is the first time a panel has been designed to be laid d
11、irectly on top of existing roads and the first project to install the panels onpublic highways(公路).Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Q3: What was Frances purpose of constructing the Wattway?A）Finding cheaper ways of highway construction.B）Generating electric power fo
12、r passing vehicles.C）Providing clean energy to five million people.D）Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel.答案：C) Providing clean energy to five million people.Q4: What is special about the solar panels used in the Wattway?A）They can stand thewear and tear(磨损；衰竭；伐采)of natural elements.B）They
13、can be laid right on top of existing highways.C）They can only about half an inch thick.D）They are made from cheap materials.答案：B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways.News 3：Lions have disappeared from much of Africa, but for the past few years scientists have wondered if the big cats
14、werehanging on(坚持；支撑着)inremote（偏远的）parts of Sudan and Ethiopia.Continuous fighting（打仗）in the region has made surveys difficult.But scientists released a report Mondaydocumenting(记录；证实), withhard（可靠的）evidence, the discovery of lost lions.A team with Oxford UniversitysWildlife（野生动物）Conservation（保护）Res
15、earch Unit, supported by acharity（慈善）organization, spent two nights in Novembercamping（野营）in the National Park in northwest Ethiopia, on the Ethiopia-Sudanborder（边境）. The researchersset out(开始；出发；准备)sixcamera traps(相机陷阱)capturingimages of lions, and theyidentifiedlion tracks.The scientists concluded
16、 that lions are also likely to live in the neighbouring National Park across the border in Sudan. The International Union for Conservation of Nature had previously considered the area a possible range(可能范围) for thespecies（物种）, and local people had reported seeing lions in the area, but no onepresent
17、ed（提出）convincing（信服的）evidence.Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Q5: What has made it difficult to survey lions in remote parts in Sudan and Ethiopia?A）Endless fighting in the region.B）The hazards from the desert.C）Inadequate funding for research.D）The lack of clues a
18、bout the species.答案：A) Endless fighting in the region.Q6: What was the main purpose of the research?A）To observe the wildlife in the two national parks.B）To identify the reasons for the lions disappearance.C）To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.D）To find evidence of the existence of t
19、he “lost lions”.答案：D) To find evidence of the existence of the lost lions.Q7: What did the researchers find in the National Park?A) Lions walking. C) Some camping facilities.B) Lions tracks. D) Traps set by local hunters.答案：B) Lions tracks.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long
20、 conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer she
21、et 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage 1M: I bet youre looking forward to the end of this month. Are you?W: Yes, I am. How did you know?M: David told me you had a special birthday coming up.W: Ohyeah thats right. This year will be mygolden birthday.M: What does that mean? Ive never heard
22、 of a golden birthday.W: Ive actually just learnt thisconcept（概念）myself. Fortunately, just in time to celebrate. Agolden or lucky birthdayis when oneturns(成为；超过（某一年龄或时间）)the age of their birth date. So, for example, my sisters birthday is December 9th and her golden birthday would have been the year
23、 she turned nine years old. Come to think of it, my parents did throw her a surprise party that year.M: Interesting. Too bad I missed mine. My golden birthday wouldhave been four years ago. Iassumeyou got big plans then.W: Actually yes. My husband is planning a surprise holiday for the two of us nex
24、t week. I have no idea what hes got in mind, but Im excited to find out. Has he mentioned anything to you?M: He might have.W: Anything youd like to share? Im dying to know what kind of trip he has planned on where were going.M: You know nothing at all?W:Not a clue(毫无头绪；一无所知；不可端倪). Hard to imagine, i
25、snt it? Though I must say I think hes been having even more fun keeping the secret from me in the past few weeks.M: Im sure both of you will have afantastic（美妙的）time. Happy golden birthday! I cant wait to hear all about it when you get back.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have ju
26、st heard.Q8. What is the woman looking forward to?A) Her lucky birthday C) Her wedding anniversary.B) A call from her dad. D) A special gift from the man.答案：A) Her lucky birthday.Q9. What did the womans parents do on her sisters lucky birthday?A) Gave her a big model plane. C) Took her on a trip ove
27、rseas.B) Bought her a gold necklace. D) Threw her a surprise party.答案：D) Threw her a surprise party.Q10. What is the woman eager to find out about?A) The gift her husband has bought.B) The trip her husband has planned.C) What has been troubling her husband.D) What her husband and the man are up to.答
28、案：B) The trip her husband has planned.Q11. What does the man say at the end of the conversation?A) He will be glad to be a guide for the couples holiday trip.B) He will tell the woman the secret if her husband agrees.C) He is eager to learn how the couples holiday turns out.D) He wants to find out a
29、bout the couples holiday plan.答案：C) He is eager to learn how the couples holiday turns out.Passage 2W: Mr. Green, what do you think makes a successfulnegotiator（谈判者）?M: Well, thats hard to define. But I think successful negotiators have several things in common. They are always polite andrational（理性
30、的）people. They are firm butflexible. They can recognize power and know how to use it. They aresensitiveto thedynamics(动态)of the negotiation. The way ofrises and fallsand how it may change direction. Theyproject(树立，塑造)the image ofconfidence, and perhapsmost importantly, they know when to stop.W: And,
31、 what about anunsuccessfulnegotiator?M: Well, this is probably all of us when we start out. We are probablyimmature（不成熟的）andover-trusting(过分信任的). Tooemotional(情绪化)oraggressive(好斗的；挑衅的). We are unsure of ourselves and we want to be liked by everyone.Good negotiators learn fast.Poor negotiators remain like that and go on losing negotiations.W: In your opinion, can the skills of negotiation be taught?M: Well, you can teach someone how to prepare for a negotiation.
