12月英语四级听力原文

1、2017 年 12 月Part n Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Sectio n ADirecti ons : In this secti on, you will hear three n ews reports. At the end of each n ews report, you will hear two or three questio ns. Both the n ews report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you

2、must choose the best an swer 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 cen tre.News 1 :A 9-year-old girl in New Mexico has raised more tha n $500 for her little brother who n eeds heart surgery in Houst on Texa

3、s this July. Addis on Witulski's gran dmother Kim Allred said Addis on probably overheard a con versati on between family members talking about the funds needed to get her little brother to treatme nt."I guess she overheard her gran dfather and me talk ing about how we worriedreabout how we

4、 ' re going to get to Houston, for my grandson surgery, ” said Allred.s heartShe decided to go outside and have a lem on ade sta nd and make some draw ings and pictures and sell them.”That ' s whe n Addis on and her friends Erika and Emily Borde n decided to sell lemon ade for 50 cents a cup

5、 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 express ing their gratitude say ing, bottom of ourFlhearts, we would like to deeply thank each & every

6、 person that stopped by!Questi ons 1 and 2 are based on the n ews report you have just heard.Q1: Who did Addis on raise money for?A) Her friend Erika.B) Her little brother.C) Her grandfather.D) Her grandmother.Q2: How did Addis on raise mon ey?A) By taking pictures for passers-by.B) By working part

7、time at a hospital.C) By selling lemonade and pictures.D) By asking for help on social media.News 2 :Last week, France announ ced that the country will pave 621 miles of road with solar pan els over the n ext five years, with the goal of providi ng cheap, ren ewable en ergy to five milli on people.C

8、alled “the Wattway, ” the roads will be built through joi nt efforts with the French road-buildi ng compa ny Colas and the Natio nal In stitute of Solar En ergy. The compa ny spe nt the last five years develop ing solar pan els that are only about a quarter of an inch thick and are strong eno ugh to

9、 sta nd up to heavy highway traffic without break ing or making the roads more slippery. The pan els are also desig ned so that they can be in stalled directly on top of exist ing roadways, maki ng them relatively cheap and easy to in stall.France isn ' t the first country to kick around the ide

10、a of paving its roads with solar pan els. In November 2015, the Netherla nds completed a 229-foot-l ong bike path paved with solar pan els as a test for future projects. However, this is the first time a panel has been designed to be laid directly on top of existing roads and the first project to in

11、 stall the pan els on public highways.Questi ons 3 and 4 are based on the n ews report you have just heard.Q3: What was Fran ce's purpose of con struct ing the Wattway?A) Finding cheaper ways of highway con struct ion.B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles.C) Providing clean energy to

12、 five million people.D) Testi ng the efficie ncy of the new solar pan el.Q4: What is special about the solar pan els used in the Wattway?A) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements.B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways.C) They can only about half an inch thick.D) They are

13、 made from cheap materials.News 3 :Lions have disappeared from much of Africa, but for the past few years scientists have wondered if the big cats were hanging on in remote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia. Continuous fighting in the region has made surveys difficult.But scie ntists released a report Mon

14、 day docume nting, with hard evide nee, the discovery of "lost lion s."A team with Oxford Un iversity' s Wildlife Con servati on Research Un it, supported by a charity orga ni zati on, spe nt two ni ghts in November camp ing in theNational Park in northwest Ethiopia, on the Ethiopia-Su

15、dan border. The researchers set out six camera traps capturi ng images of lions, and they identified lion tracks.The scientists concluded that lions are also likely to live in the neighbouringNati onal Park across the border in Suda n. The Intern ati onal Un io n forCon servati on of Nature had prev

16、iously con sidered the area a "possible ran ge" for the species, and local people had reported see ing lio ns in the area, but no one prese nted convincing evide nee.Questi ons 5 and 7 are based on the n ews report you have just heard.Q5: What has made it difficult to survey lions in remot

17、e parts in Sudan andEthiopia?A) Endless fighting in the region.B) The hazards from the desert.C) In adequate funding for research.D) The lack of clues about the species.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 t

18、he lions' disappearanee.C) To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.D) To find evidenee of the existenee of the“ lost lions ”Q7: What did the researchers find in the National Park?A) Lions walk ing.C) Some camp ing facilities.B) Lion ' s tracks.D) Traps set by local hunters.Sectio

19、 n BDirecti ons: In this secti on, you will hear two long conv ersati ons. At the end of each con versati on, you will hear four questi ons. Both the conv ersatio n 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),

20、 B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage 1M: I bet you're look ing forward to the end of this mon th. Are you?W: Yes, I am. How did you know?M: David told me you had a special birthday coming up.W: Oh yeah that's right

21、. This year will be my golden birthday.M: What does that mean? ve n ever heard of a golde n birthday.W: I've actually just learnt this concept myself. Fortunately, just in time to celebrate. A golden or lucky birthday is when one turns the age of their birth date. So, for example, my sister'

22、s birthday is December 9th and her golde n birthday would have been the year she turned nine years old. Come to think of it, my parents did throw her a surprise party that year.M: In teresti ng. Too bad I missed mine. My golde n birthday would've bee n four years ago. I assume you got big pla ns

23、 the n.W: Actually yes. My husband is planning a surprise holiday for the two of us next week. I have no idea what he's got in mind, but I'm excited to find out. Has he men ti oned anything to you?M: He might have.W: Anything you'd like to share? I'm dying to know what kind of trip h

24、e has pla nned on where we're going.M: You know nothing at all?W: Not a clue. Hard to imagine, isn' t it? Though I must saysI bleieiikhe'having even more fun keeping the secret from me in the past few weeks.M: I'm sure both of you will have a fantastic time. Happy golden birthday! I

25、can't wait to hear all about it when you get back.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.A) Her 'lucky birthdayB) A call from her dad.Q8. What is the woma n look ing forward to?C) Her weddi ng anni versary.D) A special gift from the man.Q9. What did the woma n

26、9;s pare nts do on her sister's lucky birthday?A) Gave her a big model pla ne.C) Took her on a trip overseas.B) Bought her a gold n ecklace.D) Threw her a surprise party.Q10. What is the woma n eager to find out about?A) The gift her husba nd has bought.B) The trip her husba nd has pla nn ed.C)

27、What has bee n troubli ng her husba nd.D) What her husba nd and the man are up to.Q11. What does the man say at the end of the conv ersati on?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 lear n how the coup

28、les holiday turns out.D) He wants to find out about the couples holiday pla n.Passage 2W: Mr. Green, what do you think makes a successful negotiator?M: Well, that ' s hard to define. But I think successful negotiators have several things in com mon. They are always polite and rati onal people. T

29、hey are firm but flexible. They can recog nize power and know how to use it. They are sensitive to the dynamics of the negotiation. The way of rises and falls and how it may cha nge direct ion. They project the image of con fide nee, and perhaps most importa ntly, they know whe n to stop.W: And, wha

30、t about an un successful n egotiator?M: Well, this is probably all of us whe n we start out. We are probably immature and over-trusti ng. Too emoti onal or aggressive. We are un sure of ourselves and we want to be liked by every one. Good n egotiators learn fast. Poor n egotiators rema in like that

31、and go on los ing n egotiati ons.W: In your opinion, can the skills of n egotiati on be taught?M: Well, you can teach some one how to prepare for a n egotiati on. There are perhaps six stages in every n egotiati on. Get to know the other side. State your goals. Start the process. Clarify areas of di

32、sagreeme nt or con flict. Reassess your positi on. Making acceptable compromises. And fin ally, reach some agreeme nt in prin ciple. These stages can be studied. And strategies to be used in each can be pla nned beforeha nd. But I think, the really successful n egotiator is probably born with six se

33、nse about responding appropriately to the situation at hand.W: The artistic sense youve just described?M: Yes. That ' s right.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q12: What does the man say about good n egotiators?A) They are sen sitive to the dyn amics of a n ego

34、tiati on.B) They see the importa nee of making compromises.C) They know whe n to adopt a tough attitude.D) They take the rival' s attitude into account.Q13: What does the man say may be the most importa nt thing to a successful n egotiator?A) They know how to adapt.C) They know whe n to makecomp

35、romises.B) They know whe n to stop.D) They know how to con trol theiremoti on.Q14: How is a good n egotiator differe nt from a poor one?A) They are patie nt.C) They lear n quickly.B) They are good at expressi on. D) They uphold their prin ciples.Q15: What is the first stage of negotiation according

36、to the man?A) Make clear one ' s intentiortS) Formulate onestraSgy.B) Clarify items of n egotiati on. D) Get to know the other side.Sectio n CDirecti ons: In this secti on, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questi ons. Both the passage and the

37、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), D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage 1Some people wonder why countries spend millions of dollars o

38、n space projects. They want to know how space research helps people on Earth. Actually space tech no logy helps people on Earth every day. This is called "sp in-off tech no logy."Spi n-off tech no logy is space tech no logy that is now used on Earth.In early space programs, such as the Apo

39、llo missi ons of the 1960s and 1970s, and in the Space Shuttle missi ons today, scie ntists developed objects for the astronauts to use on the moon and in space. We now use some of these objects every day.For example, we have Quartz crystal clocks and watches accurate to within one minute a year. We

40、 purify the water we drink with a water filter designed for the astr on auts' use in space.The cordless, han d-held tools we use in our homes, such as vacuum clea ners, flashlights, drills and saws came from the tech no logy of these early space programs.On cold win ter days we can stay warm wit

41、h battery-operated gloves and socks, and specially made coats and jackets. All of these clothes are similar to the spacesuit desig ns that kept astr on auts comfortable in the temperatures of the moon, and are spin-offs from space tech no logy.These products are only a few examples of the many ways

42、space tech no logy helps us in our everyday lives. No one knows how new spin-off tech no logy from the International Space Station will help us in the future.Questi ons 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q16: What do some people want to know about space explorati on?A) When Americ

43、a ' s earliest space program started.B) When the International Space Station was built.C) How many space shuttle missi ons there will be.D) How space research ben efits people on Earth.Q17: What did scie ntists do for the space shuttle missi ons?A) They accurately calculated the speed of the orb

44、it ing shuttles.B) They developed objects for astr on auts to use in outer space.C) They tried to meet astr on auts' specific requireme nts.D) They tried to make best use of the latest tech no logy.Q18: What does the speaker say about Quartz crystal clocks and watches?A) They are extremely accur

45、ate.C) They were first made in space.B) They are expe nsive to make.D) They were inven ted in the 1970s.Passage 2Well, if I could go back in history and live, I'd like to go back to the 18th cen tury and perhaps in colo nial America in Yan kee, New En gla nd, where one of my an cestors lived, be

46、cause it was the beg inning of someth ing.By the 18th century, there was a feeling of community that had grown. My an cestor was a preacher, traveli ng around the coun tryside. People lived in small com mun ities. There were fisherme n and farmers who provided fresh food that tasted and looked like

47、food, un like that in today's supermarkets, and there were small tow ns, and New York was n't that far away. I'm deeply attached to the Puritan tradition, not in a religious sense, but they believed in working for something, working for goals, and I like that.They worked hard at whatever

48、 they did, but they had a sense of achieveme nt. They believed in good ness in com mun ity and help ing one ano ther. I love the colo nial fabrics, all the silver work, the furni shi ngs, the comb in ati on of elega nee and simplicity. I love it. The printing, the books, I'm very attached to all

49、 that kind of thing that may not all be very en terta ining in the moder n sense of theworld. But I would have enjo yed spe nding my eve nings in that en vir onment, discussing new ideas, building a new world. And I can see myself sitting on a small chair by the fire doing n eedlework.Questi ons 19

50、to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q19: Why does the speaker say she would like to go back and live in the 18th cen tury America?A) It was whe n her an cestors came to America.B) People had plenty of land to cultivate then.C) It marked the begi nning of someth ing n ew.D) Everyth ing

51、 was n atural and genuine the n.Q20: What does the speaker say about the Purita ns?A) They believed in work ing for goals. C) They had all kinds of en terta inment.B) They enjoyed livi ng a life of ease.D) They were known to be creative.21. What would the speaker like doing if she could go back to t

52、he past?A) Chatting with her ancestors.B) Furnishing her country house.C) Polishing all the silver work.D) Doi ng n eedlework by the fire.Passage 3If you are lost in the woods, a little knowledge can turn what some people call a hardship in to an enjoyable stay away from the troubles of moder n society.t runWhe n you think you are lost, sit dow n on a log, or a rock, or lea n aga inst a tree, and recite someth ing that you have memorized, to bring you mind to a point where it ' s under contr