2018年12月四级英语听力真题第二套(含答案及原文)

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionANewsReportDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewstheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreethenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyyouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Amanwaspulledtosafetyafterabuildingcollapse.Abeamabouttenfeetlongcollapsedtotheground.Arescueworkergottrappedinthebasement.Adeserted100-year-oldbuildingcaughtfire.Hesufferedafatalinjuryinanaccident.Heonceservedinafiredepartment.Hewascollectingbuildingmaterials.Hemovedintohisneighbor'soldhouse.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Improvethemathsskillsofhighschoolteachers.ChangeBritishpeople'snegativeviewofmaths.HelpBritishpeopleunderstandtheirpaychecks.Launchacampaigntopromotemathsteaching.Childrentakemathscoursesatanearlierage.Thepublicseesthevalueofmathsintheirlife.Britishpeopleknowhowtodoelementarycalculations.Primaryschoolteachersunderstandbasicmathsconcepts.Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Heownsafleetofaircraft.Heislearningtobeapilot.Heregardshisroyaldutiesasaburden.Heheldapart-timejobforover20years.Hecandemonstratehissuperiorpilotingskills.Hecanchangehisfocusofattentionandrelax.Hecanshowhisdiffereneefromotherroyalty.Hecancomeintoclosercontactwithhispeople.Theyenjoyedhiscompany.Theylikedhiminhisuniform.Theyrarelyrecognisedhim.Theyweresurprisedtoseehim.SectionBConversationDirections：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongtheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce。AfteryouhearamustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Theywereskilledcarpentersthemselves.Itdidn'tneedmuchcapitaltostartwith.WoodsupplywasplentifulinRomania.Theysawabusinessopportunitythere.Providequalityfurnitureataffordableprices.Attractforeigninvestmenttoexpandbusiness.Enlargetheircompanybyhiringmoreworkers.OpensomemorebranchcompaniesinGermany.Theyarefromherhometown.TheyareimportedfromGermany.TheyallcomefromRomania.Theycomefromalloverthecontinent.AllacrossEurope.Throughouttheworld.MostlyinBucharest.InRomaniaonly.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Gotoaconeertwithhimandhisgirlfriend.Tryoutanewrestauranttogetherintown.GowithhimtochooseapearlforSusan.Attendtheopeningofalocalrestaurant.Itissponsoredbylocalrestaurants.Itspecializesinfoodadvertizing.Itisespeciallypopularwiththeyoung.Itprovidesinformationonlocalevents.Theydesignaspecialsetofmenusforthemselves.Theytreatthemselvestovariousentertainments.Theygotoeatatdifferentstylishrestaurants.Theyparticipateinavarietyofsocialevents.MorerestaurantswilljoinRestaurantWeek.Thisyear'sRestaurantWeekwillstartsoon.BiggerdiscountswillbeofferedthisRestaurantWeek.MoretypesoffoodwillbeservedthisRestaurantWeek.SectionCPassageDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearthreetheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourthepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Rewardingthemforeatingvegetables.Exposingthemtovegetablesrepeatedly.Improvingthetasteofvegetabledishesforthem.Explainingthebenefitsofeatingvegetablestothem.Theyweredislikedmostbychildren.Theywereconsideredmostnutritious.TheywereleastusedinBelgiancooking.Theywereessentialtochildren'shealth.Vegetablesdifferintheirnutritionalvalue.Children'seatinghabitscanbechanged.Parentswatchcloselywhatchildreneat.Children'schoicesoffoodvarygreatly.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Spaceexplorationhasseriousconsequences.Indiahasmanyspaceexplorationprograms.Thereisquitealottolearnaboutthemoon.Alotofgarbagehasbeenleftonthemoon.Itiscostlytobringback.Itisriskytodestroy.ItisofnouseonEarth.Itisdamagedbyradiation.Recorddetailsofspaceexploration.Monitorthechangeoflunarweather.Studytheeffectofradiationandvacuumonitsmaterials.Explorethepossibilityofhumansettlementonthemoon.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Itislikelytoremainameansofbusinesscommunication.Itislikelytobeacompetitorofvariousmessagingapps.Itwillgraduallybereplacedbysocialmedia.Itwillhavetobegovernedbyspecificrules.Savethemessageintheirfile.Makeatimelyresponse.Examinetheinformationcarefully.Seeifanyactionneedstobetaken.Itistobe