2023年3月英语四级听力真题及原文

2023年3月英语四级听力真题及原文

（第一套）

[SectionA]

NewsReport1

音频原文：

[1]Africanleadersplantoturnthecontinentintoacontinentwithout

borders.Theywillintroduceasinglepassportpolicy,allowingfree

movementbetweencountries.TheideafromtheAfricanUnionhasbeen

modeledontheEU-SchengenFreeMovementDeal.Europehas

abolishedmanyinternalborders.Thisenablesvisafreemovementacross

thecontinent.Currently,13Africancountrieshavevisafreedealsin

placewitheachother.Theseallowcitizenstovisitanothercountry

withoutavisa.Somecountriesoffervisasonarrival.Incontrast,

Americansareabletotravelto20ofthecontinent'scountrieswithouta

visaorsecureavisaonarrival.TheAfricanUnion,whichrepresents54

states,wantstoabolishtherequirementofavisaforAfricansvisiting

otherAfricancountries.

[2]Italsowantstoestablishafreetradedealacrossthecontinentinthe

nearfuture,astradewithintheAfricancontinentcostmorethanany

otherregion.

题目+答案

Questionone,whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

l.A)AproposedpolicyallowingAfricanstotraveIinAfricawithoutavisa.

Questiontwo,whatbenefitwillafreetradedealbringtoAfrican

economy?

2.C)ItwillreducethecostoftradebetweenAfricancountries.

NewsReport2

音频原文：

[3]ResearchersattheIcelandfoundanewwayoftacklingclimate

changebypumpingcarbondioxideundergroundandturningitinto

stone.Othercarboncaptureandstoragemethodsstorecarbondioxide

asagas.Butproblemsincludeahighcostandconcernaboutleaks.This

newmethodofburyingcarbondioxideandturningitintostoneis

cheaperandmoresecure,theGuardianreports.Toturncarbondioxide

intostone,researcherswiththecarbfixedprojectpumpedthegasinto

volcanicrockandspedupthenaturalprocessinwhichthevolcanicrock

reactswithgasandformscarbonminerals.

Thegasturnedintosolidinjusttwoyears,muchfasterthanthe

hundredsorthousandsofyearsresearchershadpredicted.Theresearch

tookplaceatIceland'sHellisheidipowerplant.

Already,theprojectinIcelandhasbeenincreasedinscaletobury10,000

tonsofcarbondioxideeachyear.[4]Onepotentialdifficultyisthatfor

eachtonofcarbondioxideburied,thetechniquerequires25tonsof

water.However,theleadresearchersaidseawatercouldbeused.

题目+答案

Q3.Whatnewmethodhasbeendevelopedtohelpfightclimate

change?3.D)Pumpingcarbondioxideundergroundtoformstone.

Q4.Whatisapotentialdifficultyinapplyingthenewtechnique?

4.C)Highconsumptionofwater

NewsReport3

音频原文：

[5]AssociationhassaidtheNationalAssociationofFrenchMillers

saysbreadconsumptionisonthedecline,withfrenchpeopleeating

ninegramslessthaninthepreviousyear.Theassociationis

concernedabouttheeffectsthistrendwillhaveontheirtradeand

suggeststhreereasonswhyitishappening.Associationcited

changingdiets,inparticular,theswitchtothoselowincaloriesasa

factorinthereductionofbreadconsumption.Thiscouldexplain

whythedifferenceinconsumptionbetweengendersissobig.

Nowadays,meneatanapproximateaverageof140gramsofbread

daily,[6]whereaswomeneat80to90grams.Thesecondreason

theysayislifestylechangesinthecountry[7]withpeople

dedicatinglesstimetobreakfastwhenbreadwouldtraditionallybe

eatenwithbutterandjam.Finally,therisingcostofbreadis

consideredtobeafactorwiththepriceofaFrenchstickloaf,

increasingbynearly25%inthelast10years.

题目+答案

Q5.WhatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutFrenchpeople'sbread

consumption?

5.B)Ithasbeenonthedecline

Q6.Whatdowelearnaboutfrenchwomenfromthereport?

6.D)Theyfavordietslowerincalories

Q7.WhatissaidaboutlifestylechangesoftheFrenchpeople?

7.B)Theyspendlesstimeeatingbreakfast.

[SectionB]

Conversation1

音频原文：

W:Next,please.

M:[8]Yes.I'dliketobooktwotrainticketstoLondontomorrow

morning,please.

W:OK,whattimewouldyouliketogo?

M:Well,aftertherushhourIthink.We'dliketoavoidthecrowdsif

possible.Soprobablysometimearound10o'clock.

W:Noproblem.Justgivemeaminute.There,sonehereat9:47,then

oneat10:12,andthenathirdat10:26

M:Theoneat10:12soundsgood.

W:Allright.Wouldyouliketositinfirstorsecondclass?

M:Secondclassisfine.Thanks.

[9]Isthereanychancewecouldhaveawindowseatforoneofthose?

W:Noproblem.AndI'vebookedthoseseatsnexttoeachotherforyou.

Thetotalpriceis£36,50.Isthereanythingelse?

M:Yes,actually.We'IIbetakingourbicycleswithus.Whatisthe

arrangementforthat?Andwillitcostextra?

W:It'snoextracost.Thepricewillbethesame.

[10]Allyouneedtodoiswaitatthefarendoftheplatform.Whenthe

trainarrives,tellthetrainguardwhereyou'regoingandhe

willhelpyousecurethebicyclesinthelastcarriageandgiveyouaticket.

Thenyoucanwalkdownthroughthetraintoyourcarriageandtakeyour

seats.

[11]WhenyouarriveinLondon,handthetickettotheguardandhewill

returnthebicyclestoyou.

M:Thankyoufortheinformation.That'sveryhelpful.

题目+答案

Question8.WhenwouldthemanliketoleaveforLondon?

8.A)A代ertherushhour.Question

9.Whatistheman,sotherrequest?

9.C)Onewindowseat.

Question10.Whereshouldthemanwaitforthetrain?

10.B)Atthefarendoftheplatform.Question

11.Whatshouldthemandotocollectthebicycles?

ll.D)Givethetickettothetrainguard.

Conversation2

音频原文：M:Goodmorning.OurguesttodayisKarenBrooke.Karenis

themanaging

directorofCubeMovieTheater,locatedonUnderhillRoad.Thankyou

forcoming,

Karen.W:Thankyouforhavingme.

M:Sotellusaboutyourcinema,CubeMovieTheater.W:Sure.Cuban

MovieTheaterhasbeenaroundnowfor11years.It*slocatedinwhat

usedtobeahatfactory.M:Oh,really?

W:[12]Yeah,thereusedtobemanyhatfactoriesinBritainuntilaround

the1950s,butfashionchangedandmostpeoplestoppedwearinghats.

Sopractically,allofthosefactorieshadtoclosedown.Thisone,in

particular,wasclosedfor47yearsbeforewetransformeditintoamovie

theater.M:Isee,Ihearthere'ssomethingelsethatmakesyourtheater

special.Whatisitthatsetsyouapartfromothertheaters?

W:[13]Wearetheonlymovietheaterinthewholecountrythatonly

showsforeignmovies.

M:Isthereenoughdemandforthat?

[14]IwouldhavethoughtthatinLondon,mostpeopledon'tspeak

foreignlanguages.

W:[15]Sure,there'senoughdemand.Thefactthatwehavebeenopen

andinbusinessforalltheseyearsprovesit.Londonisaverylargeand

internationalcity.Therearelotsofpeopleinterestedinwatchingsuch

movies.Furthermore,ImightaddallmoviescomewithEnglishtextat

thebottomofthescreen.Soevenifyoudon'tunderstandwhatthe

actorssay,youcanstillreadit.

M:Ofcourse.Whatmovieareyoushowingrightnow?W:Thisweekwe

reshowingamusicalfromPakistan.ltJsverypopular.

题目+答案

Question12.WhatdowelearnabouthatfactoriesinBritain?

12.C)Nearlyallofthemcloseddowndecadesago.

Question13.WhatisspecialaboutCubeMovieTheater?

13.A)Itshowsforeignmoviesexclusively.

Question14.WhatdoesthemansayaboutmostpeopleinLondon?

14.B)Theydon'tspeakforeignlanguages.

Question15.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutforeignmoviesshownin

London?

15.D)TheyhaveanEnglishtranslationonthescreen

[SectionC]

Passage1

音频原文：

Lovethemorhatethem?Smartphoneshavebecomeanintegralpartof

ourdailylives,butshouldtheybeIe代outsidetheclassroom?NickGibb,

ministerforschoolstandardsinEngland,believesschoolsshouldban

theirpupilsfrombringinginsmartphones.

(16)AstridNatalie,asecondaryschoolmathteacher,incorporates

phonesintoherclassroom.Myschooldoesn'thavemoneyfortablets.

Shesays,whenstudentsusetheirphonesforresearch,theylearnthey

haveapowerfultoolintheirhands.Ifwestopchildrenusingphones,we

arerejectingsomethingtheycareabout.Meanwhile,HelenLockhart,a

registerednurseworkingforcommunityeducation,supportsacomplete

ban.I'mbannedfrommobileuseatwork,andmyphonemustbe

handedin.IfI'mcaughtwithitinmypocket,Iwillbesubjectto

disciplinaryprocedure,whichwillimpactonmycareer.

(17)Weneedtoteachchildrenhowtobehaveliketheprofessionals

they'restrivingtobecome.

(18)Richardstone,anEnglishteacher,thinksthereshouldbeaclear

separationbetweenschoolandhome.Studentsshoulddothings

differentlyinthetwoenvironments.Childrenaregettingmorethan

enoughscreentimeintheirliveswithouttheneedtobringtheirphone

intotheclassroom.Theinternetistooeasyandtoounreliablearesearch

tool.Solet'sleavephonesandlaptopsathomeandshowthema

differentworldintheirlessons.Oneofbooksandpens,hesays.

题目+答案

Question16.WhatdowelearnaboutAstridNatalie,Asecondaryschool

mathteacher?

16.B)Sheincorporatessmartphonesintoherteaching.Question17.Why

doesHelenLockhart,aregisterednurse,supportacompletebanon

smartphoneuseinthelassroom?

17.C)Tohelpchildrengrowuptobeprofessionals.Question18.What

shouldstudentsdointheclassroomaccordingtoRichardStone,an

Englishteacher?

18.A)Usebooksandpensonly

Passage2

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[19]Kate,a6-year-oldgirl,helpedherbrotherwashwindowstogeta

rewardpromisedbyhermother,apurpledollthatshewanted.She

watchedhermotherorderthedollonline.Thenextday,Kateasked

ifshecouldchecktheshippingstatus,sohermomclickedontheweb

pageandwalkedoutoftheroom.Katesawthatherdollwouldbe

arrivingtenextafternoon,butthenshenoticedsomethingelse,

suggestionsaboutotherdollsandtoysshecouldorder.

[20]15minutesandafewclickslater,withmorethan$350worthof

dol