大学英语四级听力题目答案及原文第套解析

标准听力（一）听力原文及答案解析Part III Listening Comprehension Section A…………………………………………………………………………………………………11. W: I have to think about your offer. I can‟t say “yes”or “no” at the moment.M: You can take your time. It will do if you let me know your decision in a day or two.Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 【听前预测】选项中的The man thinks，the woman should save his time，The woman need not hurry等表明，本题可能与男士给女士的建议有关。

【解析】选[D]。

女士说她现在还不能马上对男士的提议给予回复，男士让女士不必着急，还说她在一两天内给他答复就行了，由此可知，女士不必立刻做出决定，故答案为[D]。

12. M: Here comes my secretary. She‟s an extremelygood-looking young woman, don‟t you think?W: Yes, but I heard that her work isn‟t as good as her appearance.Q: What does the woman think of the secretary? 【听前预测】选项中的She is，good-looking，perfect，good at work等表明，本题与对女士的评价有关。

【解析】选[D]。

男士提到自己的秘书长得很漂亮，女士表示同意，但接着用but转折提到她听说她（即男士的秘书）的工作能力没有外表那么好（her work isn‟t as good as her appearance），言外之意就是男士的秘书的工作能力不行，故答案为[D]。

四级听力真题解析在本文中，我们将对四级听力真题进行解析和解答，以帮助同学们更好地应对四级听力考试。

听力真题解析（正文部分）第一篇：Conversation 1（解析及答案）本篇对话主要讨论了两个学生要如何安排周末的活动。

男生建议去听音乐会，但女生提出自己想去爬山。

最后，他们决定一起去爬山。

这道题的答案是：B. It's best for them to go climbing.答案解析：在对话中，女生表示自己对爬山很感兴趣，男生也同意她的观点，并认为两人一起去爬山是最好的选择。

第二篇：Passage 1（解析及答案）本篇短文主要介绍了塑料袋对环境的污染问题，并提出应该减少使用塑料袋的建议。

这道题的答案是：D. It is suggested that people reduce the use of plastic bags.答案解析：在短文中，作者表示塑料袋对环境造成了很大的污染，并提出了减少使用塑料袋的建议。

第三篇：Conversation 2（解析及答案）本篇对话主要讨论了男生想要买一本介绍北京的书。

女生推荐了几本书，并告诉男生哪本书最合适。

这道题的答案是：C. Book B is the best.答案解析：女生在对话中推荐了几本书，但她认为B书是最合适的选择。

（篇尾）通过以上的解析，我们可以发现，四级听力真题主要考察学生理解对话和短文的能力，以及在有限时间内准确抓取信息并做出正确答案的能力。

在备考过程中，同学们可以通过多听英语材料，提高听力水平；注意练习抓取关键信息，快速做出准确答案；掌握一些常见的听力题型，积累做题的经验。

希望以上解析能对同学们备考四级听力有所帮助。

祝大家取得好成绩！。

6月四级第一套（一）Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A1. A) He is pleased to sit on the committee. B) He is willing to offer the woman a hand.C) He will tell the woman his decision later.D) He would like to become a club member.2. A) Their planned trip to V ancouver is obviously overpriced.B) They should borrow a guide book instead of buying one.C) The guide books in the library have the latest information.D) The library can help order guide books about Vancouver.3. A) He regrets having taken the history course.B) He finds little interest in the history books.C) He has trouble finishing his reading assignments.D) He has difficulty writing the weekly book report.4. A) The man had better choose another restaurant.B) The new restaurant is a perfect place for dating.C) The new restaurant caught her fancy immediately.D) The man has good taste in choosing the restaurant.5. A) He has been looking forward to spring.B) He has been waiting for the winter sale.C) He will clean the woman’s boots for spring.D) He will help the woman put things away.6. A) At a tailor’sB) At Bob’s home.C) In a clothes store.D) In a theatre.7. A) His guests favor Tibetan drinks.B) His water is quite extraordinary.C) Mineral water is good for health.D) Plain water will serve the purpose.8. A) Report the result of a discussion.B) Raise some environmental issues.C) Submit an important document. D) Revise an environmental report.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) They pollute the soil used to cover them.B) They are harmful to nearby neighborhoods.C) The rubbish in them takes long to dissolve.D) The gas they emit is extremely poisonous.10. A) Growing population.B) Packaging materials.C) Changed eating habits.D) Lower production cost.11. A) By saving energy. B) By using less aluminum.C) By reducing poisonous wastes.D) By making the most of materials.12.A) We are running out of natural resources soon.B) Only combined efforts can make a difference.C) The waste problem will eventually hurt all of us.D) All of us can actually benefit from recycling.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A) Miami.B) Vancouver.C) Bellingham.D) Boston.14. A) To get information on one-way tickets to Canada.B) To inquire about the price of “Super Saver” seats.C) To get advice on how to fly as cheaply as possible.D) To inquire about the shortest route to drive home.15. A) Join a tourist group.B) Choose a major airline.C) Avoid trips in public holidays.D) Book tickets as early as possible.Section BPassage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) There are mysterious stories behind his works.B) There are many misunderstandings about him.C) His works have no match worldwide.D) His personal history is little known.17. A) He moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhood.B) He failed to go beyond grammar school.C) He was a member of the town council.D) He once worked in a well-known acting company.18. A) Writers of his time had no means to protect their works.B) Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire.C) His works were adapted beyond recognition.D) People of his time had little interest in him.Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) It shows you have been ignoring you health.B) It can seriously affect your thinking process.C) It is an early warning of some illness.D) It is a symptom of too much pressure.20. A) Reduce our workload.B) Control our temper.C) Use painkillers for relief.D) Avoid masking symptoms.21. A) Lying down and having some sleep.B) Rubbing and pressing one’s back.C) Going out for a walk.D) Listening to light music.Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) Depending heavily on loans.B) Having no budget plans at all.C) Spending beyond one’s means.D) Leaving no room for large bills.23. A) Many of them can be cut.B) Alt of them have to be covered.C) Their payment cannot be delayed.D) The eat up most of the family income.24. A) Rent a house instead of buying one.B) Discuss the problem in the family.C) Make a conservation plan.D) Move to a cheaper place.25. A) Financial issues plaguinga family.B) Difficulty in making both ends meet.C) Family budget problems and solutions.D) New ways to boost family income.Section CPerhaps because going to college is so much a part of the American dream, many people go for no(26)_____reason. Some go because their parents expect it, others becau se it’s what their friends are doing.Then, there’s the belief that a college degree will(27)____ensure a good job and high pay.Some students (28)____ through for years ,attending classes, or skipping(逃课) them as the case may be, reading only what can’t be avoided, looking for less(29)_____courses,and neverbeing touched or changed in any important way. For a few of these people, college provides no(30)____, yet because of parental or peer pressure, they cannot voluntarily leave. They stop trying in the hope that their teachers will make the decision for them by(31)____ them.To put it bluntly(直截了当地)，unless you’re willing to make your college years count, you might be(32)_____ doing something else. Not everyone should attend college, nor should everyone who does attend begin right after high school. Many college students(33)_____ taking a year or so off. A year out in the world helps some people to(34)_____their priorities and goals. If you’re really going to get something out of going to college, you hav e to make it mean something, and to do that you must have some idea why you’re there, what you hope to get out of it, and (35)_____even what you hope to become.Part III Reading ComprehensionSection AQuestions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.It’s our guilty pleasure: Watching TV is the most common everyday activity, after work andsleep, in many parts of the world. Americans view five hours of TV each day, and while we knowthat spending so much time sitting36 can lead to obesity (肥胖症) and other diseases,researchers have now quantified just how37 being a couch potato can be.In an analysis of data from eight large38 published studies, a Harvard-led group reportedin the Journal of the American Medical Association that for every two hours per day spent channel39 , the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes (糖尿病) rose 20% over 8.5 years, the risk of heartdisease increased 15% over a40 , and the odds of dying prematurely41 13% during aseven-year follow-up. All of these42 are linked to a lack of physical exercise. But comparedwith other sedentary (久坐的) activities, like knitting, viewing TV may be especially43 atpromoting unhealthy habits. For one, the sheer number of hours we pass watching TV dwarfs thetime we spend on anything else. And other studies have found that watching ads for beer andpopcorn may make you more likely to44 them.Even so, the authors admit that they didn’t compare different sedentary activities to45 whether TV watching was linked to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease or early deathcompared with,Section BEssay-Grading Software Offers Professors a Break[A] Imagine taking a college exam, and, instead of handing in a blue book and getting a gradefroma professor a few weeks later, clicking the “send” button when you are clone and receiving agrade back instantly, your essay scored by a software program. And then, instead of being clonewith that exam, imagine that the system would immediately let you rewrite the test to try toimprove your grade.[B] EdX, the nonprofit enterprise founded by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT) to offer courses on the Internet, has just introduced such a system and will make itsautomated (自动的) software available free on the Web to any institution that wants to use it.The software uses artificial intelligence to grade student essays and short writtenanswers,fleeing professors for other tasks.[C] The new service will bring the educational consortium (联盟) into a growing conflict overtherole of automation in education. Although automated grading systems for multiple-choice andtrue-false tests are now widespread, the use of artificial intelligence technology to grade essayanswers has not yet received widespread acceptance by educators and has many critics. [D] Anant Agarwal, an electrical engineer who is president of EdX, predicted that the instant-grading software would be a useful teaching tool, enabling students to take tests and writeessays over and over and improve the quality of their answers. He said the technology wouldoffer distinct advantages over the traditional classroom system, where students often wait daysor weeks for grades. “There is a huge value in learning with instant feedback,” Dr.Agarwalsaid. “Students are telling us they learn much better with instant feedback.”[E] But skeptics (怀疑者) say the automated system is no match for live teachers. Onelongtimecritic, Les Perelman, has drawn national attention several times for putting together nonsenseessays that have fooled software grading programs into giving high marks. He has also been highly critical of studies claiming that the software compares well to human graders.[F] He is among a group of educators who last month began circulating apetition (呼吁)opposingautomated assessment software. The group, which calls itself Professionals Against MachineScoring of Student Essays in High-Stakes Assessment, has collected nearly 2,000 signatures,including some from famous people like Noam Chomsky.[G] “Let’s face the realities of automatic essay scoring,” the group’s statement reads in part.“Computers cannot ‘read.’ They cannot measure the essentials of effective written communication: accuracy, reasoning, adequacy of evidence, good sense, ethical (伦理的) position, convincing argument, meaningf ul organization, and clarity, among others.”[H] But EdX expects its software to be adopted widely by schools and universities. It offersfreeonline classes from Harvard, MIT and the University of California-Berkeley; this fall, it willadd classes from Wellesley, Georgetown and the University of Texas. In all, 12 universitiesparticipate in EdX, which offers certificates for course completion and has said that it plans tocontinue to expand next year, including adding international schools.[I] The EdX assessment tool requires human teachers, or graders, to first grade 100 essays oressayquestions. The system then uses a variety of machine-learning techniques to train itself tobe able to grade any number of essays or answers automatically and almost instantly. Thesoftware will assign a grade depending on the scoring system created by the teacher, whether it is a letter grade or numerical (数字的) rank.[J] EdX is not the first to use the automated assessment technology, which dates to early computers in the 1960s. There is now a range of companies offering commercial programs to gradewritten test answers, and four states—Louisiana, North Dakota, Utah and West Virginia —are using some form of the technology in secondary schools. A fifth, Indiana, has experimen tedwith it. In some cases the software is used as a “second reader,” to check the reliability of thehuman graders.[K] But the growing influence of the EdX consortium to set standards is likely to give the technology a boost. On Tuesday, Stanford announced that it would work with EdX to developa jointeducational system that will make use of the automated assessment technology.[L] Two start-ups, Coursera and Udacity, recently founded by Stanford faculty members to create“massive open online courses,” or MO OCs, are also committed to automated assessmentsystems because of the value of instant feedback. “It allows students to get immediate feedback on their work, so that learning turns into a game, with students naturally gravitating (吸引) toward resubmitting the work until they get it right,” said Daphne Koller, a computer scientistand a founder of Coursera.[M]Last year the Hewlett Foundation, a grant-making organization set up by one of the Hewlett-Packard founders and his wife, sponsored two $100,000 prizes aimed at improving softwarethat grades essays and short answers. More than 150 teams entered each category. A winner ofone of the Hewlett contests, Vik Paruchuri, was hired by EdX to help design its assessmentsoftware.[N] “One of our focuses is to help kids learn how to think critically,” said Victor Vuchic, a programofficer at the Hewlett Foundation. “It’s probably impossible to do that with multiple-choicetests. The challenge is that this requires human graders, and so they cost a lot more and theytake a lot more time.”[O] Mark D. Shermis, a professor at the University of Akron in Ohio, supervised the HewlettFoundation’s contest on automated essay scoring and wrote a paper about the experiment. Inhis view, the technology—though imperfect—has a place in educational settings. [P] With increasingly large classes, it is impossible for most teachers to give students meaningfulfeedback on writing assignments, he said. Plus, he noted, critics of the technology have tendedto come from the nation’s best universit ies, where the level of teaching is much better than atmost schools.[Q] “Often they come from very famous institutions where, in fact, they do a much better job ofproviding feedback than a machine ever could,” Dr. Shermis said. “There seems to be a lack o fappreciation of what is actually going on in the real world.”46. Some professionals in education are collecting signatures to voice their opposition toautomated essay grading.47. Using software to grade students’ essays saves teachers time for other wo rk.48. The Hewlett contests aim at improving essay grading software.49. Though the automated grading System is widely used in multiple-choice tests, automatedessaygrading is still criticized by many educators.50. Some people don’t believe the software grading system can do as good a job as human graders.51. Critics of automated essay scoring do not seem to know the true realities in lessfamousuniversities.52. Critics argue many important aspects of effective writing cannot be measured bycomputerrating programs.53. As class size grows, most teachers are unable to give students valuable comments as to howtoimprove their writing.54. The automated assessment technology is sometimes used to double check the work ofhumangraders.Section CPassage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Some of the world’s most significant problems never hit headlines. One example comes fromagriculture. Food riots and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarelytalked about. Thi s is the decline in the growth in yields of some of the world’s major crops.A newstudy by the University of Minnesota and McGillUniversity in Montreal looks at where, and howfar, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat, corn and soyabeans (大豆). They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world’s most populous (人口多的) countries, India and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world foodmarkets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted ifyields continue to slow down or reverse.Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in corn and soyabeans. This isproblematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of allcalories consumed. Com and soyabeans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that“we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars ratherthan on crops that feed people and are the basis of food security in much of the world.”The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that theworld will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050,as the Food and Agriculture Organisation has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed up for crops might be able to revert (回返) to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen.56. What does the author try to draw attention to?A) Food riots and hunger in the world. B) News headlines in the leading media.C) The decline of the grain yield growth. D) The food supply in populous countries.57. Why does the author mention India and China in particular?A) Their self-sufficiency is vital to the stability of world food markets.B) Their food yields have begun to decrease sharply in recent years.C) Their big populations are causing worldwide concerns.D) Their food self-sufficiency has been taken for granted.58. What does the new study by the two universities say about recent crop improvement efforts?A) They fail to produce the same remarkable results as before the 1980s.B) They contribute a lot to the improvement of human food production.C) They play a major role in guaranteeing the food security of the world.D) They focus more on the increase of animal feed than human food grains.59. What does the Food and Agriculture Organisation say about world food production inthecoming decades?A) The growing population will greatly increase the pressure on world food supplies.B) The optimistic prediction about food production should be viewed with caution.C) The slowdown of the growth in yields of major food crops will be reversed.D) The world will be able to feed its population without increasing farmland.60. How does the author view the argument of the Food and Agriculture Organisation?A) It is built on the findings of a new study.B) It is based on a doubtful assumption.C) It is backed by strong evidence.D) It is open to further discussion.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.The endless debate about “work-life balance” often contains a hopeful footnote about stay-at-home dads. IfAmerican society and business won’t make it easier on future female leaders whochoose to have children, there is still the ray of hope that increasing numbers of full-time fatherswill. But based on tod ay’s socioeconomic trends, this hope is, unfortunately, misguided.It’s true that the number of men who have left work to do their thing as full-time parents hasdoubled in a decade, but it’s still very small: only 0.8% of married couples where the stay-at-homefather was out of the labor force for a year. Even that percentage is likely inflated by men thrustinto their caretaker role by a downsizing. This is simply not a large enough group to reduce the social stigma (污名) and force other adjustments necessary to supporting men in this decision, even if only for a relatively short time.Even shorter times away from work for working fathers are already difficult. A study foundthat 85% of new fathers take some time off after the birth of a child—but for all but a few, it’s aweek or two at most. Meanwhile, the average for women who take leave is more than 10 weeks.Such choices impact who moves up in the organization. While you’re away, someone else isdoing your work, making your sales, taking care of your customer s. That can’t help you at work. Itcan only hurt you. Women, of course, face the same issues of returning after a long absence. Butwith many more women than men choosing to leave the workforce entirely to raise families, returning from an extended parental leave doesn’t raise as many eyebrows as it does for men.Women would make more if they didn’t break their earning trajectory (轨迹) by leaving the workforce, or if higher-paying professions were more family-friendly. In the foreseeable future,stay-at-home fathers may make all the difference for individual families, but their presence won’treduce the numbers of high-potential women who are forced to choose between family and career.61. What gives women a ray of hope to achieve work-life balance?A) More men taking an extended parental leave.B) People’s changing attitudes towards family.C) More women entering business management.D) The improvement of their socioeconomic status.62. Why does the author say the hope for more full-time fathers is misguided?A) Women are better at taking care of children.B) Many men value work more than their family.C) Their number is too small to make a difference.D) Not many men have the chance to stay at home.63. Why do few men take a long parental leave?A) A long leave will have a negative impact on their career.B) They just have too many responsibilities to fulfill at work.C) The economic loss will be too much for their family to bear.D) They are likely to get fired if absent from work for too long.64. What is the most likely reaction to men returning from an extended parental leave?A) Jealousy. B) Surprise. C) Admiration. D) Sympathy.65. What does the author say about high-potential women in the not-too-distant future?A) They will benefit from the trend of more fathers staying at home.B) They will find high-paying professions a bit more family-friendly.C) They are unlikely to break their career trajectory to raise a family.D) They will still face the difficult choice between career and children.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)据报道，今年中国快递服务(courier service)将递送大约120亿包裹。

2024年6月英语四级听力真题（第一套）题目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 question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions1and2are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A)Because of the smoke and heat damage.B)Due to a fire alarm in their apartments.C)Due to the water used to extinguish the flames.D)Because of the collapse of the three-story building.2.A)Checking town records for the property developer.B)Rescuing the businessmen trapped in the building.C)Helping search for the suspect of the crime.D)Investigating the cause of the incident.Questions3and4are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)It is linked with older adults'symptoms of depression.B)It is associated with people's mental health conditions.C)It impacts people's health to a lesser degree than sun exposure.D)It plays a less important role in one's health than nutrient intake.4.A)It was indefinite.B)It was systematic.C)It was insignificant.D)It was straightforward.Questions5to7are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)It has done better than naturally born dogs.B)It has surpassed its mother in performance.C)It has become a star police dog in Beijing.D)It has helped solve several murder cases.6.A)To speed up investigation into criminal cases.B)To test the feasibility of cloning technology.C)To cut down training expenses.D)To reduce their training time.7.A)Cloning is too complicated a process.B)The technology is yet to be accepted.C)Cloning is ethically controversial.D)The technology is too expensive.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two long 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 Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions8to11are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A)He read it somewhere online.B)He heard about it from a coworker.C)He read an article reviewing it.D)He watched a TV series based on it.9.A)His publications.B)His first book.C)His address.D)His name.10.A)Collect a lot more data.B)Relax a bit less often.C)Clarify many new concepts.D)Read more reference books.11.A)Find out the show's most interesting episodes.B)Watch the series together with the woman.C)Get an e-copy of the book to read.D)Check to see when the show starts.Questions12to15are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)To check the prices of his farm produce.B)To ask the way to the Newcastle City Hall.C)To inquire about the vegetarian food festival.D)To seek the man's help with her work on the farm.13.A)Bakers.B)Vendors.C)Vegetarian.D)Organizers.14.A)The issuing of certificates to vendors.B)The completion of the baking task.C)The festival they are organizing.D)The deadline for application.15.A)The closing date of submission.B)The website of his company.C)The details of the ceremony.D)The organizer's address.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage 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 Sheet1with a single line through the centre. Questions16to18are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)Most scenic sites have been closed.B)Access to official campsites is limited.C)Health experts advise going outdoors.D)People have more time during the summer.17.A)It is strongly opposed by nearby residents.B)It leads to much waste of public money.C)It has caused environmental concerns.D)It has created conflicts among campers.18.A)Look for open land in Scotland.B)Leave no trace of their camping.C)Avoid getting close to wilderness.D)Ask for permission from authorities.Questions19to21are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)They outcompete mythical creatures.B)They usually mind their own business.C)They truly exist in the Amazon region.D)They resemble alarmingly large snakes.20.A)Scar tissue from dolphins fighting.B)Skin infection from water pollution.C)Unhealed wounds from snake bites.D)Swimming along in seasonal floods.21.A)It has been shrinking at an astonishing pace.B)It has been placed under international protection.C)It has been appealing to both freshwater and sea dolphins.D)It has been abandoned as a battleground for male dolphins. Questions22to25are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)About58%of young adults call parental support the new normal.B)Most adult children enjoy increasing sources of financial support.C)A full70%of the young adults cannot afford to buy a car by themselves.D)Most early adults cannot sustain their lifestyles without parental support.23.A)It renders them dependent.B)It causes them to lose dignity.C)It makes them mentally immature.D)It hinders them from getting ahead.24.A)It challenges one's willpower.B)It results from education.C)It calls for due assistance.D)It defines adulthood.25.A)Current lifestyles.B)Poor budgeting.C)College loans.D)Emergency expenses.听力原文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 question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.News Report OneSix people had to move away from their home to another place after a fire broke out in a building on Main Street Saturday,officials said.Firefighters responded to the three-story building shortly after1p.m.for a reported structure fire, according to Norwalk Deputy Fire Chief Adam Markowitz.Markowitz said crews encountered heavy smoke coming from the second floor when they arrived.A team of about25firefighters then spent about25minutes extinguishing the flames. Officials described the structure as a mixed-use building that features commercial businesses on the first floor and residential on the second and third floors.Town records list four apartments in the building.(1)Due to smoke and heat damage,the four apartments were declared uninhabitable and the six residents had to move to another place,officials said.No injuries were reported in connection with the fire.(2)The Norwalk Fire Marshal is investigating the cause and origin of the fire.Questions1and2are based on the news report you have just heard.Q1.Why did the six residents have to find another place to stay?答案：A)Q2.What does the news report say the Norwalk Fire Marshal is doing?答案：D)News Report TwoA new study has cast doubt on(3)historic research suggesting that the season or month of someone's birth is associated with an increased risk of certain mental health conditions.The study looks at symptoms of anxiety and depression among more than70,000older adults in Europe.A number of past studies have found the link between season of birth and mental health diagnoses. Researchers have suggested that such links could arise from various things.These include nutrient intake,sun exposure,climate,and disease exposure varying across the course of the year.However,evidence has been mixed.More recent studies have suggested that factors such as social class or economic background have more to do with these diagnoses than month of birth.(4)Overall,the new study found no significant relationship between participants'month of birth and symptoms of depression or anxiety.There was some variability in some countries.In Poland, depressive symptoms fluctuated a little depending on birth month.In the Czech Republic,the same was true of anxiety symptoms.But,on the whole,there was no systematic pattern. Questions3and4are based on the news report you have just heard.Q3.What have a number of past studies found about season of birth?答案：B)Q4.What did the new study find about the relationship between participants'month of birth and symptoms of depression?答案：C)News Report ThreeGenetic researchers in China have made a clone of a star police dog.The clone was born in a laboratory in Beijing in December.Tests show that the clone and her mother are almost identical genetically.The mother dog helped solve multiple murders and many other crimes.(5)The clone has already performed better than traditionally bred dogs on several tests.If the clone continues to perform as well as expected,it could mean a huge reduction in the training time for police dogs,which usually takes about five years.(6)The ultimate goal of scientists is to produce clones of talented police dogs that can be trained in months instead of years.(7)However,this goal is not yet possible due to the current costs of the technology.This is not the first time a clone has been made of a star police dog.In South Korea,six clones began working with the police in2008.Questions5to7are based on the news report you have just heard.Q5.What do the researchers'tests show about the cloned dog?答案：A)Q6.What is the scientists'purpose in cloning police dogs?答案：D)Q7.Why does the news report say the scientists'goal is not yet possible?答案：D)Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two long 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 Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Conversation OneW:(8-1)Tom,did you see the article online about the new TV series based on the book The Three-Body Problem?M:(8-2)A colleague mentioned the book,but I've been so busy writing my thesis that I haven't been able to read for pleasure in months.W:Well,sounds like if you're going to read anything for fun,this is the book.(9)It's written by a Chinese science fiction writer.I can't remember his name,but he's written three books in all,and The Three-Body Problem is the first in the series.I don't want to say too much and spoil it for you. But it's definitely got some amazing technological and sociological concepts in it.M:It does sound like it would suit my taste.But if they are making a TV series based on it now,I don't know if I should read the book or watch the show first.W:I think it's better to read the book first.It's rare for the show or movie to be better than the book.And then,you just end up ruining the book for yourself,if the show isn't very good.M:When is the show supposed to start?(10)I'm a bit overwhelmed with the amount of data.I still need to collect to finish my thesis.But I still need to relax sometimes.W:I can't remember exactly.It's pretty soon,and it's going to be quite long.There are24episodes. (11-1)Well,maybe you could download an electronic copy of the book and try to read it beforethe show starts.M:(11-2)That's a good idea.And then,maybe we can watch the series together.Thanks for the tip,Alice.W:No problem.Questions8to11are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q8.How did the man get to know about the book The Three-Body Problem?答案：B)Q9.What does the woman say she can't remember about the book's author?答案：D)Q10.What does the man have to do to finish his thesis?答案：A)Q11.What will the man most probably do first after the conversation?答案：C) Conversation TwoW:Hello,good afternoon.(12)I have an inquiry to make.It's about the vegetarian food festival you are holding on the19th of August at the Newcastle City Hall.M:Yes,of course.My name's Philip.How can I help you?W:(13)It says on your website that you are still looking for vendors.And I grow organic vegetables on my farm,as well as doing my own home baking.Would I be able to sell both the vegetables and items baked from them at the festival?M:That's exactly the type of thing we're looking for.(14)We're getting close to the deadline, however.Do you prefer to fill out an application on the web,or to print it out and fill it in by hand and then post it back to us?Remember that you will have to have all your certificates to hand when you are filling out the forms,as the standards are high and they will be carefully checked before anyone will be able to sell their produce at the event.W:I should be fine with doing it on your website.And I already have all my certificates,as we run a small farm shop too.But can you give me your details anyway?M:Sure.Please address it to the Organic Organization,Vendor Applications,112Queens Road, Newcastle,Northumbria.The postcode is NU293LJ.(15)Remember that the closing date is next Tuesday,the28th of June.W:That's absolutely wonderful.Thank you so much for your help.Goodbye.Questions12to15are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q12.Why does the woman call the man?答案：C)Q13.What is the man still looking for?答案：B)Q14.What does the man say they are getting close to?答案：D)Q15.What does the man finally ask the woman to remember?答案：A)Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage 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 Sheet1with a single line through the centre. Passage OneSupporters call it“wild camping”;opponents call it“illegal camping”.What both sides accept is that there has been a boom in the past few months,with increasing numbers of visitors pitching their tents on any bit of land they fancy in the UK.(16)In part,this reflects the fact that official campsites have been wholly or partially closed,or are overflowing in a summer when fewerpeople are going abroad.It is also cheap,at a time when many are worried about what the economic future holds.But it may also be an expression of a desire for going outdoors—a response to the months of lockdown.Most of the coverage of the boom in wild camping has been negative.(17)Camping in public parks has now been banned for August and the early part of September because campers dump litter,human waste,and even their tents on the grassland.Similar action has been taken even in Scotland,where camping is usually permitted on most of its open land.Clearly,there have to be rules.It would make sense that wild campers need to ask for permission to camp from landowners(especially outside Scotland where the law is far more restrictive).(18) It would be common sense for people to use small tents and leave no trace of their visit.They've been attracted by a patch of land that is close to wilderness,and it is their responsibility to keep it that way.Questions16to18are based on the passage you have just heard.Q16.Why has wild camping become popular in the UK?答案：B)Q17.Why is camping banned for part of the summer in public parks?答案：C)Q18.What does the speaker suggest campers do?答案：B)Passage TwoImagine boating down the Amazon River,minding your own business—calmly keeping an eye out for alarmingly large snakes—and a curious,pink dolphin appears to swim alongside.(19)While this may seem like a mythical creature,pink dolphins do exist in the Amazon region.The Amazon river dolphin is a giant among its species.It can measure up to two meters long and weigh around204kilograms.Size isn't the only thing that sets the Amazon river dolphin apart.Thriving in South American rivers and temporary lakes caused by seasonal flooding,this freshwater dolphin is sometimes shockingly pink.Although born gray,males of the species are easily identified as they enter adulthood by a decisive pink shade.(20)Their unusual coloring is believed to be the result of scar tissue from dolphin fights,whether play-fighting or a serious bid for a mate.The deeper the pink,the more attractive the males are believed to be—and the older the male,the more pink he will have.There's also a theory that this color helps the dolphins more readily blend in with their surroundings.During heavy rains,rivers along the Amazon rainforest turn a pink shade,and with their pink coloring,male dolphins are harder to detect.(21)The Amazon wetland system,fed by the Amazon River,is a crucial place for pink dolphins to breed,and since2018has been granted internationally protected status.Questions19to21are based on the passage you have just heard.Q19.What does the passage say about pink dolphins?答案：C)Q20.What is the unusual coloring of pink dolphins believed to originate in?答案：A)Q21.What has become of the Amazon wetland system since2018?答案：B)Passage Three(22)In a new Merrill Lynch Age Wave survey,a full70%of the early adults said they've received financial support from their parents in the past year and58%said they couldn't afford their currentlifestyles without it.The most common types of financial support include cellphone plans,food, school costs,and car expenses.Parental financial support of early adults,said Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave,is“the new normal”.(23)But64%of the young adults surveyed said parents'financial support to children aged25to 34is“a bad thing”,because it makes those kids dependent.By contrast,only29%thought supporting men and women aged18to24is bad;the remaining71%thought that assistance “helps the adult children get ahead”.Dychtwald believes the young women and men surveyed were saying that by25,young adults ought to be financially independent.(24)In fact,the respondents said,financial independence defines adulthood.“Financial independence is something they were struggling with and challenged by.And it scared them a bit,”Dychtwald said.(25)One big reason they're struggling is attributed to college loans,of which the average amounts to$37,000.Many of the parents have taken on college loans for the kids,too,sometimes at the expense of their own finances.In the survey,60%of early adults define financial success as being debt-free. Whether that's likely,or even possible,anytime soon is anyone's guess.Questions22to25are based on the passage you have just heard.Q22.What do we learn from a new survey by Merrill Lynch Age Wave?答案：D)Q23.Why did most young adults in the survey say financial support to children aged25to34is a bad thing?答案：A)Q24.What did the respondents in the survey say regarding financial independence?答案：D)Q25.What is one big reason young adults are struggling?答案：C)答案速查Section A1.A)Because of the smoke and heat damage.2.D)Investigating the cause of the incident.3.B)It is associated with people's mental health conditions.4.C)It was insignificant.5.A)It has done better than naturally born dogs.6.D)To reduce their training time.7.D)The technology is too expensive.Section B8.B)He heard about it from a coworker.9.D)His name.10.A)Collect a lot more data.11.C)Get an e-copy of the book to read.12.C)To inquire about the vegetarian food festival.13.B)Vendors.14.D)The deadline for application.15.A)The closing date of submission.Section C16.B)Access to official campsites is limited.17.C)It has caused environmental concerns.18.B)Leave no trace of their camping.19.C)They truly exist in the Amazon region.20.A)Scar tissue from dolphins fighting.21.B)It has been placed under international protection.22.D)Most early adults cannot sustain their lifestyles without parental support.23.A)It renders them dependent.24.D)It defines adulthood.25.C)College loans.。

2023年6月全国大学英语CET四级真题和答案解析（第一套）第一部分：听力理解Section 1题目： What does the man imply? 选项： a. He could lend the woman some money. b. The woman should ask her brother for money. c. The woman should lend him some money. d. He could help the woman with her financial problem.解析：通过对对话内容的理解和推断，答案为b. The woman should ask her brother for money.Section 2题目： What does the woman suggest working on? 选项： a. The presentation slides. b. The design concept. c. The marketing strategy. d. The budget plan.解析：通过对对话内容的理解和推断，答案为d. The budget plan.…第二部分：阅读理解Passage 1题目：What is the main purpose of the passage? 选项： a. To encourage people to explore different cultures. b. To inform readers about the benefits of learning a second language. c. To analyze the impact of globalization on language learning. d. To introduce various language learning methods.解析：通过阅读全文内容的理解，答案为b. To inform readers about the benefits of learning a second language.Passage 2题目：What can be inferred about the ongoing research mentioned in the passage? 选项： a. It focuses on finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. b. It has not been successful so far.c. It may provide new insights into the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.d. It mainly involves the use of pharmaceutical drugs.解析：通过阅读全文内容的推断，答案为c. It may provide new insights into the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.…第三部分：完形填空题目：文章主要描述了什么？选项： a. 作者对人生象征的探讨。

英语四级详细参考答案（全三套）四级听力1听力第一套Section ANews Report OneA message in a bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than five decades ago was found 1500miles away and he’s been returned to his daughter. The long lost message was discovered by Clint Buffington of Utah while he was vacationing. Buffington says he found a soda bottle half-buried in the sand that looked like it had been there since the beginning of time.The note inside the bottle said, "Return to 419 Ocean Street and receive a reward of $150 from Richard and Tina Pierce, owners of the beach Comber motel.The motel was owned by the Paula Pierce in 1960. Her father had written the notes as a joke and had thrown it into the Atlantic Ocean. Buffington flew to New Hampshire to deliver that message to Pola Pierce. She held up to her father's promise giving Buffington that reward. But the biggest reward is the message in a bottle finding its way back home.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What is the news report mainly about?2. Why did Paula Pierce give Clint Buffington the reward?News Report TwoMillions of bees have died in South Carolina during aerial insect spraying operations that were carried out to combat the Zika virus. The insects spraying over the weekend left more than 2 million bees dead on the spot in Dorchester county South Carolina, where four travel-related cases of Zika disease have been confirmed in the area. Most of the deaths came from Flower Town Bee farm, a company in Somerville that sells bees and honey products. Juanita Stanley who owns the company said the farm looks like it's been destroyed. The farm lost about 2.5 million bees. Dorchester county officials apologized for the accidental mass killing of bees.Dorchester County is aware that some beekeepers in the area that was sprayed on Sunday lost their bee colonies.County manager Jason Ward said in a statement. “I'm not pleased that so many bees were killed.”Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. Why was spraying operations carried out in Dorchester County?4. What does the news reports say about Flower Town Bee farm?News Report ThreeThe world's largest aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time. The Airlander 10 spent nearly 2 hours in the air having taken off from Coddington airfield in Bedfordshire. During its flight it reached 3000 feet and performed a series of gentle turns all over a safe area. The aircraft is massive as long as a football field and as tall as 6 double decker buses and capable of flying for up to 5 days. It was first developed for the US government as a long range spy aircraft, but was abandoned following budget cutbacks. The aircraft cost25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes while also producing less noise and omittingless pollution. The makers believe it's the future of aircraft and one day we'll be using them to go places. But there's still a long way to go. The Airlander will need to have 200 hours flying time before being allowed to fly by the aviation administration if it passes though we can hope we'll all get some extra legroom.Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. What do we learn about the first flight of the Airlander 10?6. What caused the US government to abandon theAirlander 10 as a spy aircraft?7. What is the advantage of the Airlander 10 over huge jet planes?Section BConversation OneM: Do you feel like going out tonight？W：Yeah，why not，we haven’t been out for ages, what’s on?M: Well, there’s a film about climate change. Does it sound good to you?W: No, not really, it doesn’t really appeal to me. What’s it about? Just climate change?M: I think it’s about how climate change affects everyday life. I wonder how they make it entertaining.W: Well, it sounds really awful, it’s an important subject I agree. But I am not in the mood for anything depressing. What else is on?M：There’s a Spanish dance festival.W: Oh, I love dance. That sounds really interesting.M: Apparently, it’s absolutely brilliant. Let’s see what it says in the paper. A leads an exciting production of the great Spanish love story Kamen.W: Ok, then. What time is it on?M: At 7:30.W: Well, that’s no good. We haven’t got enough time to get there. Is there anything else?M: There’s a comedy special on.W: Where’s it on?M: It’s at the city theater. It’s a charity comedy night with lots of different acts. It looks pretty good. The critic in the local the paper says it’s the funniest thing he’s ever seen. It says here Roger Whitehead is an amazing host to a night of fun performances.W: Em.. I am not keen on him. He is not very funny.M: Are you sure your fancy going out tonight? You are not very enthusiastic.W: Perhaps you are righ t. Okay, let’s go to see the dance. But tomorrow, not tonight.M: Great, I’ll book the tickets online.Questions 8 and 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. What does the women think of the climate change?9. Why do the speakers give up going to the Spanish dance festival tonight?10. What does the critic say about the comedy performed at the city theater?11. What does the woman decide to do tomorrow?Conversation TwoW: Good morning Mr. Lee, May I have a minutes of your time?M: Sure Katherine, what can I do for you?W: I’m quiet anxious about transferring over to our college, I’m afraid I won’t fit in.M: don't worry Katherine, it’s completely normal for you to be nervous about transferring schools, this happens to many transfer students.W: Yes, I know, but I’m younger than most students in my year and that worries me a lot.M: Well, you may be the only younger one in your year, but you know, we have a lot of after-school activities you can join in, and so, this way, you will be able to meet new friends of different age groups.W: That’s nice, I love games and hobby groups.M: I’m sure you do, so will be just fine, don’t worry so much and try to make the most of what we have on offer here, also, remember that you can come to me anytime of the day if you need help.W: Thanks so much, I definitely feel better now, as a matter of fact, I’ve already contacted one of the girls who will be living in the same house with me, and she seemed really nice. I guess living on campus, I'll hav e a chance to have a close circle of friends, since we'll be living together.M: All students are very friendly with new arrivals. Let me check who would be living with you in your flat.Okay. There are Hannah, Kelly, and Bree. Bree is also a new student h ere, like you, I’m sure you two ‘ll have more to share with each other.Questions 12 and 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. Why does Katherine feel anxious?13. What does Mr. Lee encourage Katherine to do?14. What does Mr. Lee promised to do for Katherine?15. What do we learn about Katherine’ schoolmate Bree?Section CPassage OneHave you ever felt like you would do just about anything to satisfy your hunger? A new study in mice may help to explain why hunger can feel like such a powerful motivating force. In the study, researchers found that hunger outweighed other physical drives, including fear, thirst and social needs.To determine which feeling won out, the researchers did a series of experiments. In o ne experiment, the mice were both hungry and thirsty. When given the choice of either eating food or drinking water, the mice went for the food, the researchers found. However, when the mice were well-fed but thirsty, they opted to drink, according to the study. In the second experiment meant to pit the mice's hunger against their fear, hungry mice were placed in a cage that had certain "fox-scented" areas and other places that smelled safer (in other words, not like an animal that could eat them) but also had food. It turned out that, when the mice were hungry, they ventured into the unsafe areas for food. But when the mice were well-fed, they stayed in areas of the cage thatwere considered "safe." Hunger also outweighed the mice's social needs, the resear chers found. Mice are usually social animals and prefer to be in the company of other mice, according to the study. When the mice were hungry, they opted to leave the company of other mice to go get food.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What is the researchers’ purpose in carrying out the serious experiment with mice?17. In what circumstances, do mice venture into unsafe areas?18. What is said about mice at the end of the passage?Passage TwoThe United States has one of the best highway systems in the world. Interstate highways connect just about every large and mid-sized city in the country. Did you ever wonder why such a complete system of excellent roads exists? For an answer，you would have to go back to the early 1920s. In those years, just after World War I, the military wanted to build an American highway system for national defense. Such a system could, if necessary, move troops quickly from one area to another. It could also get people out of cities in dan ger of being bombed. So-called roads of national importance were designated, but they were mostly small country roads. In 1944, Congress passed a bill to upgrade the system, but did not fund the plan right away. In the 1950s, the plan began to become a reality. Over $25 billion was appropriated by congress, and construction began on about 40,000 miles of new roads. The idea was to connect the new system to existing expressways and freeways. And though the system was built mostly to make car travel easier, defense was not forgotten. For instance, highway overpasses had to be high enough to allow trailers carrying military missiles to pass under them. By 1974, this system was mostly completed. A few additional roads would come later. Quick and easy travel between all parts of the country was now possible.Questions 19 and 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What does the speaker say about the American highway system?20. What was the original purpose of building a highway system?21. When was the interstate highway system mostly completed?Passage ThreeTexting while driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among young Americans back in 2013. A recent study said that 40% of American teens claim to have been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger. This sounds like a widespread disease but it's one that technology may now helped cure. T.J. Evarts, a 20- year-old inventor, has come up with a novel solution that could easily put texting drivers on notice. It's called Smart Wheel, and it's designed to fit over the steering wheel of most standard vehicles to track whether or not the driver has two hands on the wheel at all times. Evarts’ invention warns the drivers with the light and the sound when they hold the wheel with one hand only, but as soon as they place the other hand back on the wheel the light turns back to green and the sound stops. It also watches for what's called “close by hands”, where both hands are close together near the top o f the wheel so the driver can type with both thumbs and drive at the same time. All the data Smart Wheel collects is also sent to a connected app. So any parents who install Smart Wheel can keep track of the teens’ driving habits. If they try to remove or damage the cover, that's reported as well.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What is a major cause of road deaths among young Americans?23. What is Smart Wheel?24. What happens if the driver has one hand on the wheel?25. How do parents keep track of their teens’ driving habits?参考答案：ABBCA CDADC BDCAD BACDB ABACB2听力第二套参考答案：Section A1. B) Scared.2. D) It was covered with large scales.3. A) A Study of the fast-food service.4. C) Increased variety of products.5. C) US government’s approval of private space missions.6. A) Deliver scientific equipment to the moon.7. B) It is promising.Section B8. D) Lying in the sun on a Thai beach.9. A) She visited a Thai orphanage10. D)His phone is running out of power.11. C ) He collects things from different countries.12. D) Trying out a new gym in town.13. C) A discount for a half-year membership.14. D) The operation of fitness equipment.15. C) She knows the basics of weight-lifting.Section C16. B) They often apply for a number of positions.17. A) Get better organized.18. D) Apply for more promising positions.19. B) If not forced to go to school, kids would be out in the streets.20. D) Design activities they now enjoy doing on holidays.21. D)Take kids out of school to learn at first hand22. C) It is seen almost anywhere and on any occasion.23 D) It offers people a chance to socialize.24 A) Their state of mind improved.25 B) It is life.2018年6月四级阅读1阅读第一套Section A26. E) constructed27. O) undertaken28. F) consulted29. C) collection30. N) scale31. I) eventually32. K) necessarily33. L) production34. A) cheaper35. J) heightSection B36. K）A 20-year-old junior at Georgia Southern University told BuzzFeed News that she normally…37. D）“When we talk about the access code we see it as the new face of the textbook monopoly(垄断), a new way to lock students around this system,”…38. M）Harper, a poultry（家禽）science major, is taking chemistry again this year and had to buy a new access code to hand in her homework…39. G）The access codes may be another financial headache for students, but for textbook businesses, they’re the future…40. B）The codes—which typically range in price from ＄80 to ＄155 per course—give students online access to systems developed by education companies like McGraw Hill and Pearson…41. L）Benjamin Wolverton, a 19-year-old student at the University of South Carolina, told BuzzFeed News that…42. H）A Pearson spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that “dig ital materials are less expensive and a good investment” that offer new features,…43. F）She decided to wait for her next work-study paycheck, which was typically $150-$200, to pay for the code…44. J）David Hunt, an associate professor in sociology at Augusta University, which has rolled out digital textbooks across its math and psychology departments,…45. C）But critics say the digital access codes represent the same profit-seeking ethos(观念) of the textbook business, and are even harder for students to opt out of…Section CPassage One开头英语为：Losing your ability46. A) Not all of them are symptoms of dementia.答案出处:There are pretty clear differences between signs of dementia and age-related memory loss.47. C) Communication within our brain weakens.答案出处:Changes in brain cells can affect communication between different regions of the brain.48. A) Totally forgetting how to do one's daily routines.答案出处:Forgetting how to operate a familiar object like a microwave oven, or forgetting how to drive to the house of a friend you’ve visited many times before can also be signs of something going wrong.49. C) Turn to a professional for assistance.答案出处:Daffner suggests going to your doctor to check on medications, health problems and other issues that could be affecting memory.50. D) Staying active both physically and mentally.答案出处:And the best defense against memory loss is to try to prevent by building up your brain's cognitive reserve.In other words, keep your brain busy and working. And also get physically active, because exercise is a known brain booster.Passage Two文章开头是A letter51. What happened to Darwin's letter in the 1970s?B) It was stolen more than once.答案出处：“We realized in the mid-1970s that it was missing,”…. likely taken by an intern (实习生)”… “The intern likely took the letter again once nobody was watching it.”52. What did the FBI do after the recovery of the letter?A) They proved its authenticity.答案出处：Their art crime team recovered the letter but were unable to press charges because the time oflimitations had ended. The FBI worked closely with the Archives to determine that the letter was both authentic and definitely Smithsonian’s property.53. What is Darwin's letter about?D) His acknowledgement for help from a professional.答案出处：The letter was written by Darwin to thank an American geologist, Dr. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, for sending him copies of his research into the geology of the region that would become Yellowstone National Park.54. What will the Smithsonian Institution Archives do with the letter according to Kapsalis?D) Make it available online.答案出处：After it is repaired, we will take digital photos of it and that will be available online.55. What has the past half century witnessed according to Kapsalis?B) Radical changes in archiving practices.答案出处：…“Archiving practices have changed greatly since the 1970s,”says Kapsalis, “and we keep our high value documents in a safe…”2阅读第二套Section A26-30 M N C J F 31-35 K L B I E26. M) pollutants27. N) restricted28. C) consequence29. J) innovation30. F) detail31. K) intended32. L) outdoor33. B) collaborating34. I) inhabitants35. E) creatingSection BAs Tourists Crowd Out Locals, Venice Faces “Endangered” List36. E Just beyond St. Mark’s Square…37. J Earlier this year …38. G Venice’s deadline passed with …39. C Venice is one of…40. N Then it hits him…41. F For a time, UNESCO, …42. B “People are cheering and holding …”43. L The city’s current mayor, Luigi Brugnaro …44. D Laura Chigi, a grandmother at the march, …45. H But UNESCO didn’t even hold a vote …Section CPassage one46. C) Help them build a positive attitude towards life.47. A) Earn more money.48. C) How long its positive effect lasts.49. D) Their communication with others improved.50. A) Find financial support.Passage Two51. C) They all experienced terrible misfortunes.52. B) The utmost comfort passengers could enjoy.53. A) It was a mere piece of decoration.54. D) The belief that they could never sink with a double-layer body.55. A) She was used to carry troops.3阅读第三套Section A26. C) cast27. L) replaced28. F) efficient29. J) professionals30. E) decorative31. G) electrified32. I) photographed33. B) approach34. K) quality35. H) identify长篇阅读n-American students have been eager participants…37.C.But instead of bringing families together…38.I.The issue of the stresses felt by students in elites school…39.E.The district has become increasingly popular with..40.B.With his letter…41.K.Not all public opinion…42.H.Jennifer Lee…43.D.About 10 minutes44.A.This fall…45.G.Both Asian-American and white families…Section C仔细阅读Passage One46. A) Senesa’s thinking is still applicable today.47. B) It is a teaching tool under development.48. C) It helps them learn their academic subjects better.49. D) They use various ways to explain the materials.50. B) Their emotional involvement.Passage Two51:D) They are beter educated than their counterparts.52 C ) They think it needs further improving.53. B) Job stability and flexibility.54. D) The balance between work and family.55. A) They still view this world as one dominated by males.2018年6月四级翻译1翻译第一套：过去，乘飞机出行对大多数中国人来说是难以想象的。

On Excessive PackagingNowadays the phenomena of excessive packaging of goods are prevai ling in our society: clothes swathed in tissue paper, placed in cardboard b ox and finally wrapped in well-designed plastic bags, imported bottles of grape wine packed in wooden boxes, fruits put in hand-woven baskets, to name but a few.rg.nu panie.believ.tha.the.ca.attrac.customers.attentio.an.stimulat.the i.purchasin.desir.b.over-packagin.thei.goods.thu.gainin.mor.profits.O.th.o the.hand.quit..numbe.o.consumer.mistakenl.hol.tha.th.mor.delicat.th.pack ag.is.th.bette.th.qualit.wil.be.thu.encouragin.excessiv.packaging.In my point of view, excessive packaging has disastrous consequenc es, including the loss of precious resources, excessive consumption of wat er and energy, and unnecessary extraction of scarce land for landfill.T.solv.th.problem.it’w. panies.I.additio n.w.nee.t.rais.consumer’.awarenes.tha.excessiv.packagin.doesn’.equa.t. hig.qualit.an.advocat.packagin.recycling.【解析】本次作文旳话题是“过度包装”, 话题不停新, 考生应当都比较熟悉。

2024年6月大学英语四级考试听力原文（第1套）News Report OneSix people had to move away from their home to another place after a fire broke out in a building on Main Street Saturday, officials said.Firefighters responded to the three-story building shortly after 1 p.m. for a reported structure fire, according to Norwalk Deputy Fire Chief Adam Markowitz.Markowitz said crews encountered heavy smoke coming from the second floor when they arrived.A team of about 25 firefighters then spent about 25 minutes extinguishing the flames.Officials described the structure as a mixed-use building that features commercial businesses on the first floor and residential on the second and third floors.Town records list four apartments in the building.Due to smoke and heat damage, the four apartments were declared uninhabitable, and the six residents had to move to another place, officials said.No injuries were reported in connection with the fire.The Norwalk Fire Marshal is investigating the cause and origin of the fire.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 1. Why did the six residents have to find another place to stay?Question 2. What does the news report say the Norwalk Fire Marshal is doing?News Report TwoA new study has cast doubt on historic research suggesting that the season or month of someone's birth is associated with an increased risk of certain mental health conditions.The study looks at symptoms of anxiety and depression among more than 70,000 older adults in Europe.A number of past studies have found the link between season of birth and mental health diagnoses.Researchers have suggested that such links could arise from various things.These include nutrient intake, sun exposure, climate, and disease exposure varying across the course of the year.However, evidence has been mixed.More recent studies have suggested that factors such as social class or economic background have more to do with these diagnoses than month of birth.Overall, the new study found no significant relationship between participants' month of birth and symptoms of depression or anxiety.There was some variability in some countries.In Poland, depressive symptoms fluctuated a little depending on birth month.In the Czech Republic, the same was true of anxiety symptoms.But on the whole, there was no systematic pattern.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 3. What have a number of past studies found about season of birth?Question 4. What did the new study find about the relationship between participants' month of birth and symptoms of depression?New Report ThreeGenetic researchers in China have made a clone of a star police dog.The clone was born in a laboratory in Beijing in December.Tests show that the clone and her mother are almost identical genetically.The mother dog helped solve multiple murders and many other crimes.The clone has already performed better than traditionally bred dogs on several tests.If the clone continues to perform as well as expected, it could mean a huge reduction in the training time for police dogs, which usually takes about five years.The ultimate goal of scientists is to produce clones of talented police dogs that can be trained in months instead of years.However, this goal is not yet possible due to the current costs of the technology.This is not the first time a clone has been made of a star police dog.In South Korea, six clones began working with the police in 2008.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 5. What do the researchers' tests show about the cloned dog?Question 6. What is the scientists' purpose in cloning police dogs?Question 7. Why does the news report say the scientists' goal is not yet possible?Conversation OneTom, did you see the article online about the new TV series based on the book The Three Body Problem?A colleague mentioned the book, but I've been so busy writing my thesis that 1 haven't been able to read for pleasure in months.Well, sounds like if you're going to read anything for fun, this is the book.It's written by a Chinese science fiction writer.I can't remember his name, but he's written three books in all, and The Three Body Problem is the first in the series.I don't want to say too much and spoil it for you, but it's definitely got some amazing technological and sociological concepts in it.It does sound like it would suit my taste, but if they are making a TV series based on it now, I don't know if I should read the book or watch the show first.I think it's better to read the book first.It's rare for the show or movie to be better than the book.And then, you just end up ruining the book for yourself, if the show isn't very good.When is the show supposed to start?I'm a bit overwhelmed with the amount of data I still need to collect to finish my thesis.But I still need to relax sometimes.I can't remember exactly.It's pretty soon, and it's going to be quite long.There are 24 episodes.Well, maybe you could download an electronic copy of the book and try to read it before the show starts.That's a good idea.And then, maybe we can watch the series together.Thanks for the tip, Alice.W: No problem.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 8. How did the man get to know about the book The Three Body Problem?Question 9. What does the woman say she can't remember about the book's author?Question 10. What does the man have to do to finish his thesis?Question 11. What will the man most probably do first after the conversation?Conversation TwoHello, good afternoon.I have an inquiry to make.It's about the vegetarian food festival you are holding on the 19th of August at the Newcastle City Hall.Yes, of course. My name's Philip How can I help you?It says on your website that you are still looking for vendors, and I grow organic vegetables on my farm, as well as doing my own home baking.Would I be able to sell both the vegetables and items baked from them at the festival?That's exactly the type of thing we are looking for.We're getting close to the deadline, however.Do you prefer to fill out an application on the web, or to print it out and fill it in by hand and then post it back to us?Remember that you will have to have all your certificates to hand when you are filling out the forms, as the standards are high and they'll be carefully checked before anyone will be able to sell their produce at the event.I should be fine with doing it on your website, and I already have all my certificates, as we run a small farm shop too.But can you give me your details anyway?Sure. Please address it to the Organic Organization, Vendor Applications, 112 Queens Road, Newcastle, Northumbria.The postcode is NU 29 3LJ.Remember that the closing date is next Tuesday, the 28th of June.That's absolutely wonderful.Thank you so much for your help. Goodbye.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12.Why does the woman call the man?Question 13. What is the man still looking for?Question 14. What does the man say they are getting close to?Question 15. What does the man finally ask the woman to remember?Passage OneSupporters call it "wild camping"; opponents call it "illegal camping".What both sides accept is that there has been a boom in the past few months, with increasing numbers of visitors pitching their tents on any bit of land they fancy in the UK.In part, this reflects the fact that official campsites have been wholly or partially closed, or are overflowing in a summer when fewer people are going abroad.It is also cheap, at a time when many are worried about what the economic future holds.But it may also be an expression of a desire for going outdoors- a response to the months of lockdown.Most of the coverage of the boom in wild camping has been negative.Camping in public parks has now been banned for August and the early part of September because campers dump litter, human waste, and even their tents on the grassland.Similar action has been taken even in Scotland, where camping is usually permitted on most of its open land.Clearly there have to be rules.It would make sense that wild campers need to ask for permission to camp from landowners, especially outside Scotland, where the law is farmore restrictive.It would be common sense for people to use small tents and leave no trace of their visit.They have been attracted by a patch of land this close to wilderness, and it is their responsibility to keep it that way.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16. Why has wild camping become popular in the UK?Question 17. Why is camping banned for part of the summer in public parks?Question 18. What does the speaker suggest campers do?Passage TwoImagine boating down the Amazon River, minding your own business calmly keeping an eye out for alarmingly large snakes- and a curious pink dolphin appears to swim alongside.While this may seem like a mythical creature, pink dolphins do exist in the Amazon region.The Amazon river dolphin is a giant among its species.It can measure up to 2 meters long and weigh around 204 kilograms.Size isn't the only thing that sets the Amazon river dolphin apart.Thriving in South American rivers and temporary lakes caused by seasonal flooding, this freshwater dolphin is sometimes shockingly pink.Although born gray, males of the species are easily identified as they enter adulthood by a decisive pink shade.Their unusual coloring is believed to be the result of scar tissue from dolphin fights-- whether play-fighting or a serious bid for a mate.The deeper the pink, the more attractive the males are believed to be, and the older the male, the more pink it will have.There's also a theory that this color helps the dolphins more readily blend in with their surroundings.During heavy rains, rivers along the Amazon rainforest turn a pink shade, and with it male dolphins are harder to detect.The Amazon wetland system, fed by the Amazon River, is a crucial place for pink dolphins to breed, and since 2018 has been granted internationally protected status.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 19. What does the passage say about pink dolphins?Question 20. What is the unusual coloring of pink dolphins believed to originate in?Question 21. What has become of the Amazon wetland system since 2018?Passage ThreeIn a new Merrill Lynch/Age Wave survey, a full 70% of the early adults said they received financial support from their parents in the past yearand 58% said they couldn't afford their current lifestyles without it.The most common types of financial support include cell phone plans, food, school costs and car expenses.Parental financial support of early adults, said Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave, is "the new normal".But 64% of the young adults surveyed said parents' financial support to children age 25 to 34 is "a bad thing", because it makes those kids dependent.By contrast, only 29% thought supporting men and women age 18 to 24 is bad; the remaining 71% thought that assistance "helps the adult children get ahead".Dychtwald believes the young women and men surveyed were saying that by 25 younger adults ought to be financially independent.In fact, the respondents said, financial independence defines adulthood."Financial independence is something they were struggling with and challenged by. And it scared them a bit," Dychtwald said.One big reason they're struggling is attributed to college loans, of which the average amounts to $37,000.Many of the parents have taken on college loans for the kids, too, sometimes at the expense of their own finances.In the survey, 60% of early adults define financial success as being debt-fee.Whether that's likely, or even possible, anytime soon, is anyone's guess.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 22. What do we learn from a new survey by Merrill Lynch/Age Wave?Question 23. Why did most young adults in the survey say financial support to children aged 25 to 34 is a bad thing?Question 24. What did the respondents in the survey say regarding financial independence?Question 25. What is one big reason young adults are struggling?。

可编辑修改精选全文完整版大学英语四级听力考试套题练习及原文解析大学英语四级听力考试套题练习及原文解析Rome wasn't built in a day.work harder and practice more.your hardworking will be rewarded by god one day.god is equal to everyone!以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的大学英语四级听力考试套题练习及原文解析，希望能给大家带来帮助!Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which the best answer is. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11. A) Get some small change. B) Find a shopping center.C) Cash a check at a bank. D) Find a parking meter.12. A) Shopping with his son. B) Buying a gift for a child.C) Promoting a new product. D) Bargaining with a salesgirl.13. A) Taking photographs. B) Enhancing images.C) Mending cameras. D) Painting pictures.14. A) He moved to Baltimore when he was young.B) He can provide little useful information.C) He will show the woman around Baltimore.D) He will ask someone else to help the woman.15. A) He is rather disappointed. B) He is highly ambitious.C) He can’t face up to the situation D) He knows his own limitation.16. A) She must have paid a lot B) She is known to havea terrific figure.C) Her gym exercise has yielded good results.D) Her effort to keep fit is really praiseworthy.17. A) Female students are unfit for studying physics.B) He can serve as the woman’s tutor.C) Physics is an important course at school.D) The professor’s suggestion is constructive.18. A) Indifferent. B) Doubtful. C) Pleased. D) Surprised.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) He prefers the smaller evening classes. B) He has signed up for a day course.C) He has to work during the day. D) He finds the evening course cheaper.20. A) Learn a computer language. B) Learn data processing.C) Buy some computer software. D) Buy a few coursebooks.21. A) Thursday evening, from 7:00 to 9:45. B) From September 1 to New Year’s eve.C) Every Monday, lasting for 12 weeks. D) Three hours a week,45 hours in total.22. A) What to bring for registration. B) Where to attend the class.C) How he can get to Frost Hall. D) Whether he can use a check.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you havejust heard.23. A) A training coach. B) A trading adviser.C) A professional manager. D) A financial trader.24. A) He can save on living expenses. B) He considers cooking creative.C) He can enjoy healthier food. D) He thinks take-away is tasteless.25. A) It is something inevitable.B) It is frustrating sometimes.C) It takes patience to manage. D) It can be a good thing.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage 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 Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) There were no planets without moons. B) There was no air or water on Jupiter.C) Life was not possible in outer space. D) The mystery of life could not be resolved.27. A) It has a number of active volcanoes. B) It has an atmosphere like the earth’s.C) It has a large ocean under its surface. D) It has deep caves several miles long.28. A) Light is not an essential element to it. B) Life can form in very hot temperatures.C) Every form of life undergoes evolution. D) Oxygen is not needed for some life forms.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) Whether they should take the child home.B) What Dr. Mayer’s instructions exactly were.C) Who should take care of the child at home.D) When the child would completely recover.30. A) She encourages them to ask questions when in doubt.B) She makes them write down all her instructions.C) She has them act out what they are to do at home.D) She asks them to repeat what they are supposed to do.31. A) It lacks the stability of the printed word. B) It contains many grammatical errors.C) It is heavily dependent on the context. D) It facilitates interpePassage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) Job security. B) Good labour relations.C) Challenging work. D) Attractive wages and benefits.33. A) Many tedious jobs continue to be done manually.B) More and more unskilled workers will lose jobs.C) Computers will change the nature of many jobs.D) Boring jobs will gradually be made enjoyable.34. A) Offer them chances of promotion.B) Improve their working conditions.C) Encourage them to compete with each other.D) Give them responsibilities as part of a team.35. A) They will not bring real benefits to the staff.B) They concern a small number of people only.C) They are arbitrarily set by the administrators.D) They are beyond the control of ordinary workers.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上。

2020年12月英语四级听力原文和答案（第一套）2020年12月英语四级听力原文（第一套）News report 1( 1 ) A poisonous fish which has a sting strong enough to kill a human is invading the Mediterranean, warn the scientist.The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has raised concerns after the poisonous fish was spotted in the waters around Turkey, Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean.Native to the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, the potentially deadly fish has poisonous barbs and an painful sting capable of killing people.Although fatalities are rare, the stings can cause extreme pain, and stop people breathing.The fish, also known as the Devil Firefish, is a highly invasive a species, ( 2 ) and environmentalists fear its arrival could endanger other types of marine life.After being spotted in the Med, a marine scientist says: "The fish is spreading, and that's a cause for concern.”Q1: What is reported in the news?A ) A deadly fish has been spotted in the Mediterranean waters.B ) Invasive species are driving away certain native species.C ) The Mediterranean is a natural habitat of Devil Firefish.D ) Many people have been attacked by Devil Firefish.Q2: What is the environmentalist concern about the spread of devil fire fish in the Mediterranean?A ) It could add to greenhouse emissions.B ) It could disrupt the food chains there.C ) It could pose a threat to other marine species.D ) It could badly pollute the surrounding waters.News Report 2（3-1）Almost half the center of Paris will be accessible only by foot or bicycle this Sunday to mark World-Car-Free Day. ( 4 ) This is in response to rising air pollution that made Paris the most polluted city in the world for a brief time. Mayor Ann Ethogo promoted the first World-Car-Free Day last year. Ethogo also has supported a Pairs-briefs-Day on the first Sunday of every month. Paris clears traffic from eight lanes of the main road. （3-2）About 400 miles of streets will be closed to cars. It is expected to bring significant reduction in pollution levels. Last year's Car-FreeDay showed a 40% drop in pollution levels in some parts of the city. According to an independent air pollution monitor, reports the guardian and sound levels dropped by 50% in the city center.Q3: What will happen on World-Car-Free-Day in Paris?A ) Cars will not be allowed to enter the city.B ) About half of its city center will be closed to cars.C ) Buses will be the only vehicles allowed on its streets.D ) Pedestrians will have free access to the city.Q4: What motivated the mayor of Paris to promote the first World-Car-Free Day in her city?A ) The rising air pollution in Paris.B ) The worsening global warming.C ) The ever-growing cost of petrol.D ) The unbearable traffic noise.News Report 3( 5 ) A Philippine fisherman was feeling down on his luck when a house fire forced him to clear out his possessions and change locations. Then, a good luck charm that he kept under his bed changed his life. The unidentified man fished out a giant pearl from the ocean when his anchor got stuck on the rock while sailing off a coastal island in the Philippines 10 years ago. ( 6 ) When he was forced to sell it, ( 7 ) the shocked tourist agent at Puerto Francesca told him that the 77-pound giant pearl that he had kept hidden in his run-down wooden house was the biggest pile in the world, which was valued at 76 million pounds. The pearl of Allah, which is currently on display in a New York Museum, only weighs 14 pounds. That is 5 times smaller than the pearl that the fisherman just handed in. The monstrous pearl, measured at 1 foot wide and 2.2 feet long, is going to be verified by local experts and international authorities before hopefully going on display to attract more tourists in the little town.Question 5. What happened to the Philippine fisherman one day?A ) Many of his possessions were stolen.B ) His house was burnt down in a fire.C ) His fishing boat got wrecked on a rock.D ) His good luck charm sank into the sea.Question 6. What was the fisherman forced to do?A ) Change his fishing locations.B ) Find a job in a travel agency.C ) Spend a few nights on a small island.D ) Sell the pearl he had kept for years.Question 7. What did the fisherman learn from the tourist agent?A ) A New York museum...B ) The largest pearl in the world...C ) His monstrous pearl was extremely valuable.D ) His pearl could be displayed in a museum.Conversation 1W: Mr. Smith, it's a pleasure meeting you.M: Nice to meet you,too. What can I do for you?W: Well, I'm here to show you what our firm can do for you. ( 8 )Astra Consultant has branches in over 50 countries, offering different business services. We are a global company with 75 years of history and our clients include some of the world's largest companies.M: Thank you, Mrs. Houston. I know Astro Consultant is a famous company, but you said you would show me what you could do for me. Well, what exactly can your firm do for my company?W: We advise businesses on all matters—from market analysis to legal issues. Anything of business like yours could need, our firm offers expert advice. Could I ask you, Mr. Smith, to tell me a little about your company and the challenges you face? That way, I could better respond as to how we can help you.M: OK, sure. ( 9 ) This is a family business started by my grandfather in 1950. We employed just over 100 people. We manufacture an export stone for buildings and other constructions. Our clients usually want a special kind of stone cut in a special design. That's what we do in our factory. ( 10 ) Our main challenge is that our national currency is rising and we're losing competitive advantage to stone producers in India.W: I see. that's very interesting. ( 11 ) I would suggest that you let us first conduct a financialanalysis of your company, together with an analysis of your competitors in India. That way we could offer the best advice on different ways forward for you.Q8. What do we learn about the woman's company?A ) It boast a fairly long history.B ) It produces construction materials.C ) It has 75 offices around the world.D ) It has over 50 business partners.Q9. What does the man say about his own company?A ) It has about 50 employees.B ) It was started by his father.C ) It has a family business.D ) It is over 100 years old.Q10. What is the main problem with the man's company?A ) Shortage of raw material supply.B ) Legal disputes in many countries.C ) Outdated product design.D ) Loss of competitive edge.Q11. What does the woman suggest doing to help the man’s company?A ) Conducting a financial analysis for it.B ) Providing training for its staff members.C ) Seeking new ways to increase its exports.D ) Introducing innovative marketing strategies.Conversation 2W: Wow, Congratulations, Simon. （12-1）The place looks absolutely amazing.M: Really? You think so?W: Of course,（12-2）I love it! It looks like you had a professional interior designer. But you didn't, did you?M: No. I did it all by myself—with a little help from my brother Greg. He's actually in the construction business, which was really helpful.W: （12-3）I honestly am impressed. I knew I could probably repaint the walls in my house over a weekend or something, but not a full renovation. Where did you get your ideas? I wouldn't know where to start.M: ( 13 ) Well, for a while now, I've been regularly buying home design magazines every now and then, and say the picture I liked. Believe it or not, I had a full notebook of magazine pages. Since my overall style was quite minimal, I thought and hoped the whole renovation wouldn't be too difficult. And sure enough, with Greg's help,it was very achievable.W: Was it very expensive? I imagine a project like this could be.M: ( 14 ) Actually, it was surprisingly affordable. I managed to sell a lot of my old furniture, and put that extra money towards the new material. Greg was also able to get some discount of materials from a recent project he was working on as well.W: Great. If you don't mind, I'd like to pick your brain a bit more. Jonathan and I are thinking of renovating our sitting room, not the whole house—not yet anyway. ( 15 ) And we'd love to get some inspiration from your experience. Are you free to come over for a coffee early next week?Question 12. What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?A ) She is a real expert at house decorations.B ) She is well informed about the design business.C ) She is attracted by the color of the sitting room.D ) She is really impressed by the man’s house.Question 13. Where did the man get his ideas for the project?A ) From his younger brother Greg.B ) From home design magazines.C ) From a construction businessman.D ) From a professional interior designer.Question 14. What did the man say about the project he recently completed?A ) The effort was worthwhile.B ) The style was fashionable.C ) The cost was affordable.D ) The effect was unexpected.Question 15. Why does the woman invite the man to her house next week?A ) She’d like him to talk with Jonathan about a new project.B ) She wants him to share his renovation experience with her.C ) She wants to discuss the house decoration budget with him.D ) She’d like to show him around her newly-renovated house.Passage 1( 16 ) Removing foreign objects from ears and noses costs England almost￡3 million a year, a study suggests. Children were responsible for the vast majority of cases. 95% of objects removed from noses, and 85% from ears. Every year, an average of 1,218 nose，and 2,479 ear removals took place between 2010 and 2016. ( 17 ) According to England's hospital episodes statistics, children aged 1 to 4 were the most likely to need help from doctors for a foreign object in their nose. 5 to 9 -year-olds come to the hospital with something in their ears the most.Jewelry items accounted for up to 40% of cases in both the ears and noses of children. Paper and plastic toys for the items removed next most from noses. Cotton buds, and pencils were also found in years.( 18 ) According to the study, the occurrence of foreign objects in children is generally attributed to curiosity. Children have an impulse to explore their noses and ears. This results in the accidental entry of foreign objects. Any ear, nose and throat surgeon has many weird stories about wonderful objects found in the noses and ears of children and adults. Batteries can pose a particular danger. In all cases, prevention is better than cure. This is why many toys contain warnings about small parts. Recognizing problems early and seeking medical attention is important.Question16 What does England spend an annual￡3 million on?A ) Providing routine care for small childrenB ) Paying hospital bills for emergency cases.C ) Doing research on ear, nose and throat diseases.D ) Removing objects from patients’ noses and ears.Question17 What do we learn from England's hospital episodes statistics?A ) Many children like to smell things they find or play with.B ) Many children like to put foreign objects in their mouth.C ) Five-to nine-year-olds are the most likely to put things in their ears.D ) Children aged one to four are often more curious than older children.Question18 What is generally believed to account for children putting things in their ears or noses?A ) They tend to act out of impulse.B ) They want to attract attentions.C ) They are unaware of the potential risks.D ) They are curious about these body parts.Passage 2( 21 ) Good morning. Today, I would like to talk to you about my charity Re-bicycle.But before that, let me introduce someone. This is Layla Rahimi. She was so scared when she first moved to new Zealand. Does she struggled to leave the house? I would spend days working up the courage to walk to the supermarket for basic supplies. ( 19 ) After a few months of being quite down and unhappy, she was invited to join a local bike club. At this time, Re-bicycle got involved and gave Layla a second-hand bicycle. Within weeks, her depression had begun to ease as she cycled. The bicycle totally changed her life, giving her hope and a true feeling of freedom. ( 20 ) To date, Re-bicycle has donated more than 200 bikes to those in need and is now expanding bike-riding lessons as a demand source. With a bike, new comers here can travel farther but for almost no cost. The 3 hours a day they used to spend walking to and from English language lessons has been reduced to just 1hour.( 21 ) Our bike riding lessons are so successful that we are urgently looking for more volunteers, learning to ride a bike is almost always more difficult for an adult. And this can take days and weeks rather than hours. So if any of you have some free time during the weekend, please come join us at Re-bicycle and make a difference in someone’s life.Question 19. What did Re-bicycle do to help Layla Rahimi?A ) It paid for her English lessons.B ) It gave her a used bicycle.C ) It delivered her daily necessities.D ) It provided her with physical therapy.Question 20. What is Re-bicycle doing to help those in need?A ) Expanding bike-riding lessons.B ) Asking local people for donations.C ) Providing free public transport.D ) Offering walking tours to visitors.Question 21. What do we learn from the passage about Re-bicycle?A ) It is a language school.B ) It is a charity organization.C ) It is a counseling center.D ) It is a sports club.Passage 3Thanks to the international space station, ( 22 ) we know quite a bit about the effects of low gravity on the human body, but NASA scientists want to learn more.To that end, they have been studying how other species deal with low gravity, specifically focusing on mice. The results are both interesting and humorous. The scientists first sent some mice and especially designed cage to the international space station.The cage allowed them to study the behavior of the mice remotely from earth, via video.As you’ll notice in the video, ( 23 ) the mice definitely seem uncomfortable at the beginning of the experiment.They move around clumsily, drifting within the small confines of the cage and do their best to figure out which way is up, but without success. However, it’s not long before the mice begin to catch on.They adapt remarkably well to their new environment, and even use the lack of gravity to their advantage as they push themselves around the cage. That’s when things really get wild. ( 24 ) The 11th day of the experiment shows the mice are not just dealing with the gravity change, but actually seem to be enjoying it. Several of the mice are observed running around the cage walls. The scientists wanted to see whether the mice would continue doing the same kinds of activities they were observed doing on earth.( 25 ) The study showed that the mice kept much of the routines intact, including cleaning themselves and eating when hungry.Question 22 : What do NASA scientists want to learn about?A ) How mice imitate human behavior in space.B ) How low gravity affects the human body.C ) How mice interact in a new environment.D ) How animals deal with lack of gravity.Question 23: What does the passage say about the mice at the beginning of the experiment?A ) They were not used to the low-gravity environment.B ) They found it difficult to figure out where they were.C )They found the space in the cage too small to stay in.D ) They were not sensitive to the changed environment.Question 24: What was observed about the mice on the 11th day of the experiment?A ) They tried everything possible to escape from the cage.B ) They continued to behave as they did in the beginning.C ) They already felt at home in the new environment.D ) They had found a lot more activities to engage in.Question 25: What did the scientists find about the mice from the experiment?A ) They repeated their activities every day.B ) They behaved as if they were on Earth.C ) They begin to eat less after some time.D ) They changed their routines in space.答案1-7 ACBABDC8-15 ACDADBCB16-25 DCDBABDDCB。

Unit 1Task 1:【答案】A.Event YearKenny G was born. 1956He toured Europe with his High School band. 1971He made his first solo album. 1982He won released his most successful album. 1993He won the Best Artist Award. 1994He broke the world record for playing a single note. 1997B．1) F2) F3) T【原文】Saxophonist Kenny G is now the world's most successful jazz musician. He was born in 1956 as Kenny Gorelick in Seattle, USA, and he learned to play the saxophone at an early age. When he was just 15 years old, he toured Europe with his High School band. After studying at Washington University he started his career as a musician. In 1982 he signed for Arista Records and made his first solo album Kenny G.Success came slowly at first, but during the 1990s Kenny became well-known on the international scene. He released Breathless, his most successful album so far in 1993, and in 1994 won the Best Artist Award at the 21st American Music Awards held in Los Angeles.As well as making records, he also found time to play in front of another famous saxophone player—US President Bill Clinton—at the "Gala for the President" concert in Washington, and to break the world record for playing a single note (45 minutes and 47 seconds!) at the J & R Music World Store in New York in 1997.During the last 20 years, Kenny G has played with superstars like Aretha Franklin, Michael Bolton and Whitney Houston, and he has sold more than 36 million albums worldwide... and he hasn'tsung a note!Task 2:【答案】1) c2) d3) c【原文】Senn: Everybody always has this misconception that female policemen don't do the same thingas men do, you know. I've worked..Interviewer: That's not true?Senn: That is not true! I've worked my share of graveyard shifts, and, you know, splitshifts, and double-back and no days off, and...Interviewer: Uh-huh...Senn: ...as much as the next guy. There's no distinction used if there's a male or femaleofficer on duty. Two men on duty—I'll refer to as two men, ’caus e in my field there's no difference between the genders. We're still the same. Okay, if there's two men on duty—just because one's a female, she still gets in on the same type of call. If there's a bar disturbance downtown, then we go too. There's been many times where being the only officer on duty—that's it! It’s just me and whoever else is on duty in the county. They can come backme up if I need assistance. And it does get a little hairy. You go in there, and you have thesegreat big, huge monster-guys, and they're just drunker than skunks, and can't see three feet in frontof them. And when they see you, they see fifteen people, and you know... But still, there's enough...Interviewer: That's where the uniform is important, I should imagine.Senn: Sometimes, you know. If somebody is going to…or has a bad day, and they are out to get a cop, you know, it doesn't matter if you're, you know, boy, girl, infant or anything! When you've got that cop uniform on, they'll still take it out on you.Interviewer: Yeah...Senn: But I think there's one advantage to being a female police officer. And that is the factthat most men still have a little respect, and they won't smack you as easy as they would one of theguys.Interviewer: Uh-huh...I'd rather deal with ten drunk men that one drunkSenn: But I'll tell you one thing I’ve learned—woman any day of the week!Interviewer: Well, why is that?Senn: Because women are so unpredictable. You cannot ever predict what a woman'sgoing to do.Interviewer: Hmm...Senn: Especially, if she's agitated, you know.Interviewer: Emotionally upset.Senn: Yeah. I saw a lady one time just get mad at the guy she was withbecause he wouldn't buy her another drink—take off her high heel and lay his headwide open. Yuch! Oh, they can be so vicious, you know.Task 3:【答案】1) d2) b3) b4) b【原文】You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At thestart they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads withchairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window—and falls thirty feet tothe ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fallout of high windows or jump from fast-moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, areprofessionals. They do this for a living. These men are called “stunt men”. That i s to say, theyperform “tricks”.There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. Forexample, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on toempty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress. Again, when they hit one another with chairs, thechairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill andeful timing. For example, when he is "blowntraining. Often a stunt man’s success depends on carup" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well-paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often getseriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edgeof a cliff a thousand feet high. His parachute failed to open—and he was killed.In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for “men only”. Men no longer dress up aswomen when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are “stuntgirls”too！Task 4:【答案】1) He started writing poetry when he was about 14 or 15.2) He has published four books.3) His first book came out when he was about 26. It wasn’t easy. He got a lot of his work rejectedat first.4) The British, or at least the English, a re embarrassed by it. They’re embarrassed by people whoreveal personal feelings, emotions, thoughts and wishes.【原文】When Thomas Edison was born in the small town of Milan, Ohio, in 1847, America was justbeginning its great industrial development. In his lifetime of eighty-four years, Edison shared inthe excitement of America’s growth into a modern nation. The time in which he lived was an ageof invention, filled with human and scientific adventures, and Edison became the hero of that age.As a boy, Edison was not a good student. His parents took him out of school and his mother taughthim at home, where his great curiosity and desire to experiment often got him into trouble. Whenhe was six, he set fire to his father’s barn “to see what would happen.” The barn burned do When he was ten, Edison built his own chemistry laboratory. He sold sandwiches and newspaperson the trains in order to earn money to buy supplies for his laboratory. His parents becameaccustomed, more or less, to his experiments and the explosions which sometimes shook thehouse.Edison’s work as a sales boy with the railroad introduced him to the telegraph and, with a friend,he built his own telegraph set.Six years later, in 1869, Edison arrived in New York City, poor and in debt. He went to work witha telegraph company. It was there that he became interested in the uses of electricity.Task 5:【答案】1815，1914，35millionI.A. villages，seaportB. danger，long ocean voyageC. a new land，a new languageD. finding a place to liveII.a better life，opportunity，freedomIII.A. England, Germany, Russia, HungaryB. Roman Catholic, JewishC. customs，languagesIV.A. Americanized，disappeared.B. haven't disappeared，customs，identitiesV.A. were cheated，prejudice，mistreatedB. hardest，least-paid，dirtiest，most overcrowdedD. rejected，old-fashioned，ashamedovercome【原文】Thousands of people came to American cities before Blacks and Puerto Ricans did. Between 1815 and 1914, more than 35 million Europeans crossed the ocean to find new homes in the United States.Most of these immigrants were ordinary people. Few were famous when they arrived. Few became famous afterward. Most had lived in small villages. Few had ever been far outside them. Most of them faced the same kinds of problems getting to America: the hardship of going fromtheir villages to a seaport, the unpleasantness—even danger—of the long ocean voyage, the strangeness of a new land, and of a new language, the problem of finding a place to live, of finding work in a new, strange country.Every immigrant had his own reasons for coming to America. But nearly all shared one reason: They hoped for a better life. They considered America a special place, a land of opportunity, a land of freedom.Immigrants came from many different countries: England, Germany, Denmark, Finland[, Russia, Italy, Hungary and many others.They came with many different religions: Roman Catholic, Jewish, Quaker, Greek Orthodox.They brought many different customs and many languages.Some people have called the United States a "melting pot". After immigrants were here awhile—in the melting pot—they became Americanized. Differences were "melted down". They gradually disappeared.Some people say no. America isn't a melting pot. It's more like a salad bowl. Important differences between groups of people haven't disappeared. Many groups have kept their own ways, their customs, their identities, and this has given America great strength.Melting pot? Salad bowl? Perhaps there's some troth to both ideas.In any case, life in America was hard for most immigrants—especially at first. Often they werecheated. Often they met with prejudice. They were often laughed at, even mistreated, by people who themselves had been immigrants.Most of them soon found that the streets of America weren't paved with gold. They usually got the hardest jobs, and those that paid the least, the dirtiest places to live in, the most overcrowded tenements.They came to be citizens of a new country; but often they felt like people without a country. They had given up their own, but they didn't understand their new one. They didn't really feel a part of it. And the people of the new one didn't always welcome them.They came for the sake of their children, but in America their children often rejected them. To the children, their parents seemed old-fashioned. They didn't learn the new language quickly. Some didn't learn it at all. Their parents' customs made children ashamed.Gradually, however, problems were overcome. For most immigrants, life in America was better. It certainly was better for their children and for their grandchildren.Task 6:【答案】A.The Life Story of Thomas EdisonOhio，1847，industrial development, 1931, a modern nationI.A. curiosity，desireB. 1857，station master’s sonC. 1863II.A. New York City，electricity，report the pricesB. New Jersey，invented，producedC. organized industrial researchD. 1877E. 1879III.A. 1,000B. motion-picture machineC. photographyD. streetcars，electric trainsIV.B. turn off all powerC. the progress of manB.1) F2) F3) T4) T5) F【原文】When Thomas Edison was born in the small town of Milan, Ohio, in 1847, America was just beginning its great industrial development. The time in which he lived was an age of invention,filled with human and scientific adventures, and Edison became the hero of that age.As a boy, Edison was not a good student. His parents took him out of school and his mothertaught him at home, where his great curiosity and desire to experiment often got him into trouble. When he was ten, Edison built his own chemistry laboratory. He sold sandwiches and newspapers on the local trains in order to earn money to buy supplies for his laboratory. His parents became accustomed, more or less, to his experiments and the explosions which sometimes shook the house.Edison’s work as a sales boy with the railroad introduced him to the telegraph and with a friend, he built his own telegraph set. He taught himself the Morse telegraphic code and hoped for the chance to become a professional telegraph operator. A stroke of luck and Edison's quick thinking soon provided the opportunity.One day, as young Edison stood waiting for a train to arrive, he saw the station master's sot wander into the track of an approaching train. Edison rushed out and carried the boy to safety. The thankful station master offered to teach Edison railway telegraphy. Afterwards, in 1863, he became tan expert telegraph operator and left home to work in various cities.Six years later, in 1869, Edison arrived in New York City, poor and in debt. He went to work witha telegraph company. It was there that he became interested in the uses of electricity. At that time electricity was still in the experimental stages, and Edison hoped to invent new ways to use it forthe benefit of people. As he once said: "My philosophy of life is work. I want to bring out the secrets of, nature and apply them for the happiness of man. I know of no better service to renderfor the short time we are in this world."The same year, when he was only 22 years old, Edison invented an improved ticker-tape machine which could better report the prices on the New York Market. The ticker-tape machine was successful, and Edison decided to leave his job and concentrate wholly on inventing. When the president of the telegraph company asked how much they owed him for his invention, Edison was ready to accept only $3,000. Cautiously he said: "Suppose you make me an offer.""How would $40,000 strike you?" the president inquired. Edison almost fainted, but he finally replied that the price was fair.With this money, and now calling himself an electrical engineer, Edison formed his own "invention factory" in Newark, New Jersey. Over the next few years he invented and produced many new items, including the mimeograph machine, wax wrapping paper, and improvements ofthe telegraph.In 1877 Edison decided he could no longer continue both manufacturing and inventing. He soldhis share in the factory and built a new laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. It was the first laboratory of its kind devoted to organized industrial research. One of the first inventions to come from his new laboratory was an improvement of Alexander Bell's telephone. Edison invented amore powerful mouthpiece which removed the need to shout into the telephone. But his great inventions were still to come.On August 12, 1877, Edison began experimenting with an instrument which he had designed and ordered to be built. It was a cylinder, wrapped in tinfoil and turned by a handle. As it revolved, a needle made a groove in the foil. Turning the handle, Edison began to shout."Mary had a little lambWhose fleece was white as snow!"He stopped and moved the needle back in the starting position. Then, putting his ear close to the needle, he turned the handle again. A voice came out of the machine:"Mary had a little lamb,Whose fleece was white as snow!"Edison had just invented the phonograph, a completely new concept: a talking machine.While he was perfecting his phonograph, Edison also worked on another invention. He called it"an Electric Lamp for Giving Light by Incandescence". Today we call it the light bulb.For years other inventors had experimented with electric lights, but none of the lights had proven economical to produce. Edison, in studying the problem, spent over a year experimenting. He tested 1,600 materials (even hairs from a friend's beard) to see if they would carry electric current and glow. Finally, on October 21, 1879, he tried passing electricity through a carbonized cotton thread in a vacuum glass bulb. In his own words Edison described the experiment: "... before nightfall the carbon was completed and inserted in the lamp. The bulb was exhausted of air and sealed, the current turned on, and the sight we had so long desired to see met our eyes." The lamp gave off a feeble, reddish glow, and it continued to bum for 40 hours. Edison's incredible invention proved that electric lighting would be the future light of the world.Edison was now so famous as an inventor that people thought there was nothing he could not do. They began to call him "the wizard", as if he could produce an invention like magic. Few people realized how hard Edison worked, often 20 hours a day, and that most of his inventions were the results of hundreds of experiments.For 60 years Edison was the world's leading inventor. He patented over 1,000 inventions which changed our way of living. He was one of the earliest inventors of the motion-picture machine.His invention of the phonograph was joined with photography to produce talking pictures. He also perfected the electric motor which made streetcars and electric trains possible.It is no wonder that Edison received many honors during his life for contributions to the progressof mankind. The United States gave him its highest award, a special Congressional Medal of Honor. Yet, in spite of all his fame, Edison remained a modest man. He preferred to continue his work, rather than rest on his achievements. His motto was: "I find what the world needs; then I go ahead and try to invent it." He never considered himself a brilliant man and once remarked that genius was "2 percent inspiration and 98 percent perspiration".When Edison died in 1931, it was proposed that the American people mm off all power in their homes, streets, and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course, it was quickly realized that such an honor would be impossible. Its impossibility was indeed the real tribute to Edison's achievements. Electric power had become so important and vital a part of America's life that a complete shut-down for even a few seconds would have created chaos. As "one of the great heroes of invention", Edison rightfully belongs among America's and the world's great contributors to the progress of man.Task 7:【答案】A.1) c2) a3) d4) c5) c6) aB.1) That’s because the explosion robs the fire of oxygen.2) Once the fire is out, the well still needs to be covered, or capped, to stop the flow of oil. This isthe most dangerous part of the process. Any new heat or fire could cause the leaking well and the surrounding area to explode.3) In March of 1991, Red Adair went to Kuwait. He and his crews were called in to help put outoil well fires.4) He has spent his 76th birthday in Kuwait working side by side with his crew.5) At his funeral, many family members and friends honored him by wearing red clothes.【原文】Paul Neal Adair was born in Houston, Texas in nineteen fifteen. He was one of five sons of a metal worker. He also had three sisters. While growing up, he became known as Red Adair because his hair was bright red. The color became a trademark for Adair. He wore red clothes and red boots. He drove a red car, and his crew members used red trucks and red equipment.During World War Two, Adair served on a trained army team that removed and destroyed bombs. After the war, he returned to Houston and took a job with Myron Kinley. At the time, Kinley wasthe leader in putting out fires in oil wells. Red Adair worked with Myron Kinley for fourteen years.But in nineteen fifty-nine, Adair started his own company.During his thirty-six years in business, Red Adair and his crews battled more than two thousandfires all over the world. Some were on land. Others were on ocean oil-drilling structures. Somefires were in burning oil wells. Others were in natural gas wells.Red Adair was a leader in a specialized and extremely dangerous profession. Putting out oil well fires can be difficult. This is because oil well fires are extinguished, or put out, at the wellhead just above ground. Normally, explosives are used to stop the fire from burning. The explosion robs the fire of oxygen. But, once the fire is out, the well still needs to be covered, or capped, to stop theflow of oil. This is the most dangerous part of the process. Any new heat or fire could cause the leaking well and the surrounding area to explode.Red Adair developed modern methods to extinguish and cover burning oil wells.They became known in the industry as Wild Well Control techniques. In addition to explosives,the techniques involved large amounts of water and dirt. Adair also developed special equipment made of bronze metal to help extinguish oil well fires. The modern tools and his Wild Well Control techniques earned Red Adair and his crews the honor of being called the "best in the business."Red Adair was known for not being afraid. He was also known for his sense of calm and safety. None of his workers were ever killed while putting out oil well or gas fires. He described his workall the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everyone's face, this way: “It scares you—when you are finished and packing, it is the best smile in the world; and there is nobody hurt, and the well is under control.”One of Red Adair's most important projects was in nineteen sixty-two. He and his crew put out a natural gas fire in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. The fire had been burning for six months. This famous fire was called the "Devil's Cigarette Lighter." Fire from the natural gas well shot aboutone hundred forty meters into the air. The fire was so big that American astronaut John Glenn could see it from space as he orbited Earth.The desert sand around the well had melted into glass from the extreme heat. News reports said Adair used about three hundred forty kilograms of nitroglycerine explosive material to pull the oxygen out of the fire.Adair's success with the "Devil's Cigarette Lighter" and earlier well fires captured the imaginationof the American film industry. In nineteen sixty-eight, Hollywood made an action film called Hellfighters. It was loosely based on events in Red Adair's life. Actor John Wayne played an oilwell firefighter from Houston, Texas whose life was similar to Adair's. Adair served as an advisorto Wayne while the film was being made. The two men became close friends. Adair said one of the best honors in the world was to have John Wayne play him in a movie.In nineteen eighty-eight, Adair fought what was possibly the world's worst off-shore accident. Itwas at the Piper Alpha drilling structure in the North Sea. Occidental Petroleum operated the structure off the coast of Scotland. The structure produced oil and gas from twenty-four wells.One hundred sixty-seven men were killed when the structure exploded after a gas leak. Red Adair had to stop the fires and cap the wells. He faced winds blowing more than one hundred twenty kilometers an hour, and ocean waves at least twenty meters high.In March of nineteen ninety-one, Red Adair went to Kuwait following the Persian Gulf War. Heand his crews were called in to help put out fires set by the Iraqi army.The Red Adair Company capped more than one hundred wells. His crews were among twenty-seven teams from sixteen countries called in to fight the fires. The crews' efforts put out about seven hundred Kuwaiti fires. Their efforts saved millions of barrels of oil. Some experts say the operation also helped prevent an environmental tragedy. The job had been expected to take three to five years. However, it was completed in just eight months.Red Adair had spent his seventy-sixth birthday in Kuwait working side by side with his crew. When asked when he might retire, he told reporters: "Retire? I do not know what that word means. As long as a man is able to work, and he is productive out there and he feels good—keep at it." Still, Red Adair finally did retire in nineteen ninety-four. At that time, he joked about where hewould end up when he died. He said he hoped to be in Heaven. But he said this about Hell: "I have made a deal with the devil. He said he is going to give me an air-conditioned place when I godown there—if I go there—so I won't put all the fires out."Red Adair died in two thousand four. He was eighty-nine years old. At his funeral, many family members and friends honored him by wearing red clothes. Many Americans remember Red Adairfor his bravery. He lived his life on the edge of danger. He was known for his willingness to riskhis own life to save others.Task 8:【答案】A.1) She was born in New York City in 1884.2) After she finished school, Eleanor began teaching children to read in one of the poorest areas of New York City. She investigated factories where workers were said to be badly treated. Shebecame involved with other women who shared the same ideas about improving social conditions.3) She decided she would no longer play the part of a politician's wife. Instead, she began to builda life with interests of her own.4) Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1932. His new economic program was called the New Deal.5) She was different from the wives of earlier presidents in that she was the first to become activein political and social issues.6) She publicly resigned her membership to protest the action of the group.7) She spent the last years of her life visiting foreign countries. She became America's unofficial ambassador. She called on Americans to help the people in developing countries.B.1) F2) T3) T【原文】Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of America's thirty-second president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She helped her husband in many ways during his long political life. She also became one of the most influential people in America. She fought for equal rights for all people -- workers, women,poor people, black people. And she sought peace among nations.Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City in eighteen eighty-four. Eleanor's family had great wealth and influence. When she was eight years old, her mother died. Two years later, her father died. It was Eleanor's grandmother who raised the Roosevelt children.After she finished school, Eleanor began teaching children to read in one of the poorest areas of New York City, called "Hell's Kitchen." She investigated factories where workers were said to be badly treated. She saw little children of four and five years old working until they dropped to the floor. She became involved with other women who shared the same ideas about improving social conditions.Franklin Roosevelt began visiting Eleanor. Franklin belonged to another part of the Roosevelt family. Franklin and Eleanor were married in nineteen-oh-five. In the next eleven years, they hadsix children.Franklin Roosevelt began his life in politics in New York. He was elected to be a state legislator. Later, President Woodrow Wilson appointed him to be assistant secretary of the Navy. The Roosevelts moved to Washington in nineteen thirteen. It was there, after thirteen years of marriage, that Eleanor Roosevelt went through one of the hardest periods of her life. She discovered that her husband had fallen in love with another woman. She wanted to end the marriage. But her husband urged her to remain his wife.She did. Yet her relationship with her husband changed. She decided she would no longer play the part of a politician's wife. Instead, she began to build a life with interests of her own.Eleanor Roosevelt learned about politics and became involved in issues and groups that interested her. In nineteen twenty-two, she became part of the Women's Trade Union League. She also joined the debate about ways to stop war. In those years after World War One, she argued that America must be involved in the world to prevent another war. "Peace is the question of the hour," she once told a group of women. "Women must work for peace to keep from losing their loved ones."The question of war and peace was forgotten as the United States entered a severe economic。

2020年7月大学英语四级听力材料及参考答案PartⅠWritingPartⅡListening Comprehension(25minutes)Section A[听力原文]Good morning.In today’s headlines,Scotland’s transport minister has warned of potentially extreme weather conditions as heavy snow is forecast across the country later this week.Orange warnings are in force for many areas for Wednesday and Thursday.The transport minister advised people in parts of Scotland covered by the orange alert to avoid travel on Wednesday.This is what he said to us:“The orange warning may be raised to red in some areas.That is a warning for snow that has never been seen since the modern system came into place in Scotland.”The orange warning has been extended until6p.m.on Thursday.Trains,planes and ferries are also likely to be affected,with a wind chill that could see parts of Britain feeling as cold as minus15degrees Celsius.The head of road policing said,“I would urge drivers to take extra care on the roads for their journeys.Drivers should make sure they’re prepared for their journey with warm clothing,food and drink,sufficient fuel and a charged mobile phone.There could be significant traffic delays,so please start to plan your journey now and consider if you really need to travel when conditions are this poor.”第2题、C答案解析：[听力原文]What were people in parts of Scotland advised to do?细节辨认题。

2021年12月英语四级听力原文和答案（第一套）2021年12月英语四级听力原文（第一套）Section ANews report 1United Airlines has apologized for mistakenly shipping an American family’s pet dog in the wrong direction to Japan.The dog owner’s beloved 10-year-old dog named Buddy, took an unexpected 16-hour flight to Tokyo following a mix-up by the airline.The dog owner’s family are currently in the process of moving. They were meant to be reunited with the pet in their new home city in Texas.But, when they arrived at the United Airlines cargo facility in the southern US state, they found a stranger’s dog waiting in Buddy’s place.Both of the dogs had been sent to the wrong destinations on connecting flights from Denver, with Buddy mistakenly being sent to Japan instead.Buddy was given a physical check-up when he arrived at Tokyo’s International Airport. The dog was then sent back to the US on a private chartered jet.“I'm so glad he's alive and coming home soon,”said the relieved dog owner.“And an error occurred during the connections in Denver. We have notified our customers that their pets arrived safely. We will arrange to1/ 16return the pens to them as soon as possible,”a spokesperson of United Airlines said.Q1: What did Joe's parents decide to do?A) It found a pet dog on board a plane to a city in Texas.B) It had one of its cargo planes land at a wrong airport.C) It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.D) It had two of its domestic flights mixed up.Q2: What will the restaurant Number 4 do?A) Correct their mistake as soon as possible.B) Give the two pets a physical checkup.C) Hire a charter jet to bring the pets back.D) Send another plane to continue the flight.New report 2Officials at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona, are celebrating the birth of a baby elephant. Zoo officials say the baby was born on Monday. It is a female, and she weighs nearly 130 kilograms.Samba, her mother is a 30-year-old African elephant. The pregnancy lasted 22 months.Officials describe the baby elephant as healthy, standing and nursing.The baby hasn't been given a name yet.2/ 16Samba has given birth before. Zoo officials said during this pregnancy, she was closely monitored through physical exams and blood tests.Doctor Sue Tagalsky is the zoo’s director of the zoological operations. She said the elephant's birth went smoothly and, that there were no complications.The new baby expands the zoo's elephant herd to six. That includes the baby's parents, a sister, a brother, and an adult female.Q3: What do we learn about the mother elephant Samba?A) She weighs 130 kilograms.B) She has had babies before.C) She was brought from Africa.D) She has a big family of six.Q4: What does the report say about the birth of the new baby elephant?A) It took 22 hours.B) It had some complications.C) It was smooth.D) It was monitored by Dr. Sue Tygielski.New report 33/ 16Three years ago, a couple was enjoying a meal at a beach restaurant. The restaurant was built on a wooden structure above the sea water. During the meal, the man's wedding ring slipped off his finger. It fell through the wooden floorboards apparently lost forever.Recently, the restaurant manager Ron Krivoy decided to replace the wooden deck, and he found an old gold coin, some $100 bills and a silver wedding ring while replacing the deck.The restaurant's waitress Sasha F Mecca posted a picture of the ring on Facebook. The post was shared about 5,000 times.3 days later, the happy wife called to claim the ring. She even tested pictures of her and her husband eating there in 2017 as proof.The restaurant mailed the ring back to the happy couple. Meanwhile, Krivoy discovered that the gold coin was very rare. It was from 1855 and worth as much as $2,000.Q5:What do we learn about the restaurant?A) It enjoyed great popularity.B) It started business three years ago.C) It was frequented by newly-weds.D) It was built above the sea-water.Q6: What did the restaurant manager decide to do recently?A) Expand his business on the beach.4/ 16B) Replace the restaurant’s wooden deck.C) Post a picture of his restaurant online.D) Celebrate his silver wedding anniversary.Q7: What did the waitress do about the recovered ring?A) She sold it for two thousand dollars.B) She took it to the restaurant manager.C) She posted its picture on Facebook.D) she returned it to its owner right away.Section BLong conversation 1W: I can't believe that duck hunting is still legal in so many parts of the world. The scientific evidence from countries like Australia, Canada, and the USA clearly indicates a decline in the birds' numbers.M: But can anyone be sure if the decline is really caused by the hunting or by climate change?W: It's caused by both in fact. We see more droughts in countries like Australia. Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areas where there is a lot of water, but their habitats have been shrinking in recent decades because of the droughts.5/ 16M: And I guess with fewer places to inhabit, they concentrate in greater numbers in few areas, which surely makes them easier targets for the hunters.W: It does. My grandfather was a duck hunter. He told me hunting ducks and geese began in the 19th century. They were easily found and plentifully available food source in farming areas, especially for poor immigrants.M: What do they use for hunting during that period?W: They use new types of guns, and birds could easily be shot down in flight, and in such great numbers that commercial hunting of ducks and geese became an industry. Yet, there's no commercial farming of these birds nowadays. Their meat is hardly eaten in western countries.M: No, duck hunting seemingly exists as the continuation of a tradition.W: Well, ducks have never been popular with farmers like my grandfather anyway because they sometimes destroy crops. In fact, farmers used to poison them in large numbers.M: That somehow doesn't surprise me. Nobody places much value on the lives of these poor birds or on their meat.Q8: What does the woman find unbelievable?A) The number of ducks has declined sharply in recent years.6/ 16B) Climate change has little effect on the lives of wild ducks.C) Duck meat is not eaten in Australia, Canada and the U.S.D) Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.Q9: What does the woman say has caused the shrinking of ducks' habitats in Australia?A) Droughts.B) Bushfires.C) Farming.D) Hunting.Q10: Why is there no commercial farming of ducks and geese in western countries?A) They are not easy to domesticate.B) Their meat is not that popular.C) It is not environmentally friendly.D) It is not considered cost-effective.Q11: What does the woman say about farmers in her grandfather's time?A) They hunted ducks as a traditional sport.B) They killed wild ducks and geese for food.C) They raised ducks and geese for their eggs.D) They poisoned wild ducks in large numbers.7/ 16Long Conversation 2M: Okay, Miss Bright. I finished calculating. I estimate you have between 210 and 240 square meters of walls and ceiling.W: So how much would the pain job cost?M: That would depend on the quality of paint you choose. We carry two brands -one cost 60 cents every square meter, and the other 90 cents. The second is guaranteed to look great for about 10 years, whereas the cheaper one will start to dull after around 6 or 7 years.W: In that case, we would prefer the more expensive option.M: All right, then. So including labor costs, taxes, and everything, this job would come to $3,000.W: Emm, to be perfectly honest, that's more than I expected.M: Please bear in mind that the price includes moving all the furniture, and the whole task would take 2 days.W: Really? Why?M: Well, we can't paint the walls without clearing all the furniture first. So every time we paint a room, we first have to move the furniture to another room. So that takes more time. Plus, it requires two people, which works out more expensive.W: I see. But does that mean I could not live here in my own house during those 2 days?8/ 16M: That is correct.W: Oh well, that changes everything I'm afraid. I would have to stay with a friend or check into a hotel. I hadn't considered any of that. I'm starting to realize that painting my house is far more troublesome than I had anticipated.M: This is usually the case. Most of our clients go through the same realization.W: I see.M: You have my number. Please feel free to call me for any further questions.W: Thank you.Q12: What is the woman planning to do?A) Have her house repainted.B) Replace some of her old furniture.C) Move into a newly-painted house.D) Calculate the cost of the paint job.Q13: What is the woman's chief concern?A) How long the work will take.B) How much the work will cost.C) How the paint job is to be done.D) How many workers are needed.9/ 16Q14: What does the woman have to do while the paint job is being done?A) Cover up her furniture.B) Ask some friends for help.C)Stay somewhere else.D) Oversee the work herself.Q15: What has the woman come to realize at the end of the conversation?A) She could have asked a friend for help with the paint job.B) Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.C) she should have repainted her house much earlier.D) Moving her furniture is harder than the paint job.Section CPassage 1Homework is an important part of schooling, but the purposes of giving children homework will change as they grow older. At the primary level, the main aim is to cultivate good habits, like learning to plan and exercising self discipline. During the secondary school years, extending what is learned at school is positively related to academic achievement. So the content of homework becomes more important.So how can you help your child do their best?10/ 16Creating an ideal working environment will make it easier for them to get down to their assignments quickly. Make sure it's free of distractions. And for primary school children at least somewhere near you. So you can answer questions and offer encouragement.You probably have to help younger children plan their session. But it's important that by the end of primary school, it's second nature get them to tell you everything they have to do, then encourage them to establish an order in which they do work.When there are several different assignments, make sure they begin with one they enjoy. So it seems easy to get started. It's best to take on the most difficult task second. Once they're settled, but before they get tired.If older children have more than an hour of homework, encourage them to schedule a short break to stretch.If you encourage them to tell you what they've learned, they'll absorb the information more deeply and remember it more readily.Q16: What is the main aim of homework for primary school kids?A) To cultivate good habits.B) To prepare for secondary school.C) To review what is learned in class.D) To stimulate interest in learning.11/ 16Q17: What does the passage suggest parents do to help their children?A) Discuss their academic achievements with them.B) Create an ideal study environment for them.C) Allow them to learn independently.D) Check their homework promptly.Q18: What should children do to deal with multiple assignments?A) Finish them before they get tired.B) Tackle the most difficult task first.C) Start with something they enjoy.D) Focus on the most important ones.Passage 2Workers at Mexican Oil Company will receive a health incentive of almost $300 a year if they meet certain body weight standards. To qualify for the bonus, they must maintain a healthy weight. For those who are overweight or obese, they can receive the bonus if they reduce their weight by 10 % during the year.Some applaud the policy as fair, because it rewards both individuals who maintain a healthy weight and those who are working towards achieving it.12/ 16But critics say the policy contradicts recommendations by many health experts who warned that a person's weight is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. That means weight can be hard for individuals to control, which makes the bonus unfair.Some experts say the policy is inconsistent with the science of what we know about body weight regulation. These experts argue that focusing on wage is the wrong approach. A more productive method of encouraging health among employees is to promote healthy behaviors. For example, companies can give workers gym memberships, or encourage participation in lectures on healthy eating and living. They can also reduce sweets and provide healthier snacks in the office and healthier meals at the company canteen. Or they can give employees more time during their lunch break to exercise. These are much better and much more productive ways for companies to move forward on their employees’well being.Q19: Who will qualify for the bonus in Mexican Oil Company?A) Workers who meet its body weight standards.B) Workers who can lose 30 pounds in a year.C) Workers who try the hardest to lose weight.D) Workers who are in the top 10% of the slimmest.13/ 16Q20.:What do critics think of Mexican Oil Company's bonus policy?A) Impractical.B) Inconsistent.C) Unmanageable.D) Unfair.Q21: What do experts propose companies do about workers’well being?A) Offer them much fatter bonuses.B) Improve working environment.C) Encourage healthy behaviors.D) Provide free lunch and snacks.Passage 3Campaigners have warned that the British government is not doing enough to prevent left-handed pupils from falling behind their peers. They claim that thousands of children are still being penalized for being left-handed. This is due to a lack of action from ministers who failed to take any meaningful action for years.It is feared that a failure to address early year challenges such as poor handwriting is too much more serious problems down the line with these pupils facing reduced career prospects.14/ 16Studies in recent years show that left-handed children are more likely to suffer with learning difficulties, and their scores are lower on IQ tests.Campaigners feel it's strange that children and British schools are penalized because they happen to be left-handed. They don't understand why successive governments have failed to act on this. They want the Department of Education to record which children areleft-handed and what their educational attainments are since they make up some 10 % of the population.In early year education, left-handed children are struggling and making a mess of their handwriting. Educators don't know how to deal with this. In many cases, there's no active help and a lack of teacher training. Campaigners point out that a high percentage of the prison population is left-handed. They say that these prison numbers are unusually high and ask why it is the case.Q22: Why are some people criticizing the British government?A) It has not done enough to help left-handed children.B) It has treated left-handed children as being disabled.C) It has not built facilities specially for the left-handed.D) It has ignored campaigns on behalf of the left-handed.15/ 16Q23: What do studies in recent years show about left-handed children?A) They are as intelligent as other children.B) They have a distinctive style of handwriting.C) They sometimes have psychological problems.D) They tend to have more difficulties in learning.Q24: What do the campaigners demand the Department of Education do?A) Punish teachers discriminating against left-handed students.B) Lay more emphasis on improving children’s mental health.C) Encourage students to develop various professional skills.D) Keep track of left-handed children’s school performance.Q25: What do the campaigners want to know about left-handed prisoners?A) How they can be reduced in number.B) Why their numbers are so high.C) What percentage they account for.D) If their percentage keeps increasing.答案1-7 CABCDBC 8-15 DABDABCB 16-25 ABCADCADDB16/ 16。

2016年6月英语四级考试真题（第2套）答案、解析、听力Section A News ReportDirections： 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 question， youmust 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.Directions: Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 1A) How college students can improve their sleep habits.B) Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.C) Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.D) How college students can handle their psychological problems.Question 2A) It is not easy to improve one's sleep habits.B) It is not good for students to play video games.C) Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.D) Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.Directions: Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 3A) Whether more airports should be built around London.B) Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.C) Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.D) Whether the Spanish company could offer better service. Question 4A) Inefficient management.B) Poor ownership structure.C) Lack of innovation and competition.D) Lack of runway and terminal capacity.Directions: Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 5A) Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.B) Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.C) Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.D) Study the effects of nicotine on young smokers.Question 6A) The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.B) Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking.C) Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.D) Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.Question 7A) They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.B) They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.C) They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.D) They will pay more attention to the quality of their products. Section B ConversationDirections： In this section， you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversations you will hear four questions. Both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once. After you hear a question. Youmust 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.Question 8A) Indonesia.B) Holland.C) Sweden.D) England.Question 9A) Getting a coach who can offer real help.B) Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.C) Learning a language where it is not spoken.D) Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize. Question 10A) Listening to language programs on the radio.B) Trying to speak it as much as one can.C) Making friends with native speakers.D) Practicing reading aloud as often as possible.Question 11A) It creates an environment for socializing.B) It offers various courses with credit points.C) It trains young people's leadership abilities.D) It provides opportunities for language practice.Directions: Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12A) The impact of engine design on road safety.B) The role policemen play in traffic safety.C) A sense of freedom driving gives.D) Rules and regulations for driving.Question 13A) Make cars with automatic control.B) Make cars that have better brakes.C) Make cars that are less powerful.D) Make cars with higher standards. Question 14A) They tend to drive responsibly.B) They like to go at high speed.C) They keep within speed limits.D) They follow traffic rules closely. Question 15A) It is a bad idea.B) It is not useful.C) It is as effective as speed bumps.D) It should be combined with education.Section C PassagesDirections： In this section， you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage， you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question， you must choosethe 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.Directions:Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16A) The card got damaged.B) The card was found invalid.C) The card reader failed to do the scanning.D) The card reader broke down unexpectedly.Question 17A) By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic.B) By calling the credit card company for confirmation.C) By seeking help from the card reader maker Verifone.D) By typing the credit card number into the cash register.Question 18A) Affect the sales of high-tech appliances.B) Change the lifestyle of many Americans.C) Give birth to many new technological inventions.D) Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures. Directions: Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 19A) They are set by the dean of the graduate school.B) They are determined by the advising board.C) They leave much room for improvement.D) They vary among different departments.Question 20A) By consulting the examining committee.B) By reading the Bulletin of Information.C) By contacting the departmental office.D) By visiting the university's website.Question 21A) They specify the number of credits students must earn.B) They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates.C) They have to be approved by the examining committee.D) They are the same among various divisions of the university.Directions: Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 22A) Students majoring in nutrition.B) Students in health classes.C) . candidates in dieting.D) Middle and high school teachers.Question 23A) Its overestimate of the effect of dieting.B) Its mistaken conception of nutrition.C) Its changing criteria for beauty.D) Its overemphasis on thinness.Question 24A) To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep.B) To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women.C) To explain how computer images can be misleading.D) To prove that technology has impacted our culture.Question 25A) To persuade girls to stop dieting.B) To promote her own concept of beauty.C) To establish an emotional connection with students.D) To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.Keys：参考答案1. B)Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.2. D)Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.3. C)Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.4. D)Lack of runway and terminal capacity.5. A)Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.6. A)The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.7. C)They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.8. B)Holland.9. C)Learning a language where it is not spoken.10. B)Trying to speak it as much as one can.11. D)It provides opportunities for language practice.12. D)Rules and regulations for driving.13. C)Make cars that are less powerful.14. A)They tend to drive responsibly.15. B)It is not useful.16 C)The card reader failed to do the scanning.17 A)By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic.18 D)Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.19. D)They vary among different departments.20. C)By contacting the departmental office.21. A)They specify the number of credits students must earn.22 B)Students in health classes.23 D)Its overemphasis on thinness.24 C)To explain how computer images can be misleading.25 A)To persuade girls to stop dieting.大学英语四级考试2016年6月第二套真题听力原文及解析Section ANews Item 1You probably think college students are experts at sleeping, but parties, preparations for tests, personal problems and general stress can rack a student's sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and the mind. Texas Tech University is even offering a class called Improving Your Sleep Habits. People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes. Students who don't get enough sleep have poor attendance and lower grades. On top of all that, (2)a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test. Two hundred college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games. Subjects who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later, (1)but they did much better after getting a good night's sleep. So if you really want to do your job well, don't forget to get some sleep.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.What is the news report mainly about解析：主旨大意题。

2023年6月英语四级真题答案及解析(第一套)Part I Writing(30 minutes)请于正式开考后半小时内完毕该部分，之后将进行听力考试。

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a news report to your school newspaper on a volunteer activity organized by your Student Union to help elderly people in theneighborhood .You should write at least 120 words not more than 180 words.【范文】Young Volunteers Visited a Nursing HomeVolunteers from our university visited a nursing home located in Hangzhou on June 14th, which was highly appraised by the elderly there.Upon the students’ arrival, tears of joy glistened in the seniors’ eyes when the young students presented them with well-prepared gifts. Then, the students talked to them one-on-one with kindness. Both the youth and the aged were willing to share their life stories, immersing in an atmosphere of joy. When it was time for the youngsters to leave, the elderly thanked them over and over again. And the volunteers expressed that they learned a lot and were all stunned by the optimism their elderly friends had for their future.According to Winston Churchill, a British statesman, “we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” The visit not only enriches the seniors’ daily life, but also provides the youth with an opportunity to learn some important life lessons from the elderly residents.By Aria, school newspaper【点评】写作试题是考察考生综合运用英语语言旳能力，四级写作试题对考生旳规定也越来越高。

以下是2023 年3、6、12 月大学英语四级真题试卷部分听力原文及解析2023 年6 月大学英语四级听力真题一卷•原文：•为了准备将宇航员最终送往火星，美国国家航空航天局（NASA）于星期五开始接受申请，招募四名志愿者在火星沙丘阿尔法（Mars Dune Alpha）生活一年。

这是一个位于休斯顿建筑物内的占地1,700 平方英尺的火星栖息地。

这些有偿志愿者将在一个类似火星的环境中工作。

他们将与家人有限的交流，并受限制地获得食物和资源。

NASA 计划进行三项实验，第一项将于明年秋天开始。

食物将全部是即食太空食品。

会种植一些植物，但不会像电影《火星救援》中那样种植土豆。

“我们希望了解人类在其中的表现，” 首席科学家格雷斯・道格拉斯说。

“我们正在研究火星的真实情况。

” 申请程序于星期五开放，并不是任何人都可以获得机会。

要求非常严格，包括拥有科学、工程或数学领域的硕士学位，或者有飞行员经验。

只接受美国公民或美国永久居民的申请。

申请人必须年龄在30 至55 岁之间，并身体健康。

前加拿大宇航员克里斯・哈德菲尔德表示，态度是关键。

他说参与者需要非常能干、足智多谋，并且不依赖他人。

•解析：•整体理解：这篇新闻主要讲述了NASA 招募火星生存实验志愿者的相关事宜，包括项目背景、志愿者工作生活条件、食物安排、申请要求等内容。

•题目分析：•第 3 题问NASA 要求付薪志愿者做什么，答案为B，即在类似火星的环境中工作，可从原文“These paid volunteers will work in a Mars-likeenvironment.” 直接得出。

•第 4 题问项目参与者将吃什么，答案为A，即即食食品，依据是“Food willbe all ready-to-eat space food.” 。

2023 年12 月大学英语四级听力真题•Section A 新闻报道•原文：•第一篇新闻报道：A new study has found that the number of people whoare obese in the United States has increased significantly in recent years.The study, which was conducted by researchers at the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC), analyzed data from a large number ofsurveys and medical records. According to the study, more than 40percent of adults in the United States are now obese, compared to about30 percent a decade ago. The increase in obesity rates is particularlyconcerning because it is associated with a higher risk of many chronicdiseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. Theresearchers also found that obesity rates vary significantly by region, withthe highest rates in the southern states and the lowest rates in thewestern states. They suggest that differences in lifestyle factors, such asdiet and physical activity, may play a role in these regional variations.•第二篇新闻报道：In an effort to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution,a new public transportation system is being introduced in a major city.The system, which is called the "Metro Express," will consist of a networkof dedicated bus lanes and high-capacity buses that will operate on afrequent schedule. The Metro Express is expected to be launched nextyear and will initially serve several key corridors in the city center. Cityofficials hope that the new system will encourage more people to usepublic transportation and reduce their reliance on private cars. Inaddition to reducing traffic congestion and air pollution, the MetroExpress is also expected to have a positive impact on the local economyby creating jobs and stimulating business activity in the areas it serves.•解析：•第一篇：•整体理解：该新闻主要介绍了美国肥胖人数近年来显著增加的情况，包括研究数据、肥胖引发的健康风险以及地区差异等内容。

英语四级考试真题试题附答案解析完整版第套 Document number【980KGB-6898YT-769T8CB-246UT-18GG08】P a r t I W r i t i n g(30m i n u t e s)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutes towriteashortessayontheimportanceofwriti ngabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwill heartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmar kthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.?A)?Annoyed.?B)?Scared.C)?Confused.D)?Offended.2.?A)?It?crawled?over?the?woman's?hands.?B)?It?wound?up?on?the?steering?wheel.?C)?It?was?killed?by?the?police?on?the?spot.D)?It?was?covered?with?large?scales.Questions?3?and?4?are?based?on?the?news?report?you?have?just?heard.3.?A)?A?study?of?the?fast-food?service.?B)?Fast?food?customer?satisfaction.C)?McDonald's?new?business?strategies.D)?Competition?in?the?fast-food?industry.4.?A)?Customers'?higher?demands.?B)?The?inefficiency?of?employees.C)?Increased?variety?of?products.D)?The?rising?number?of?customers.Questions?5?to?7?are?based?on?the?news?report?you?have?just?heard.5.?A)?International?treaties?regarding?space?travel?programs.B)?Legal?issues?involved?in?commercial?space?exploration.C)?.?government's?approval?of?private?space?missions.D)?Competition?among?public?and?private?space?companies.6.?A)?Deliver?scientific?equipment?to?the?moon.B)?Approve?a?new?mission?to?travel?into?outer?space.C)?Work?with?federal?agencies?on?space?programs.D)?Launch?a?manned?spacecraft?to?Mars.7.?A)?It?is?significant.?B)?It?is?promising.C)?It?is?unpredictable.D)?It?is?unprofitable.Section?BDirections:?In?this?section,?you?will?hear?two?long?conversations.?At?the?end?of?each conversation,?you?will?hear?four?questions.?Both?the?conversation?and?the?questions?w ill?bespoken?only?once.?After?you?hear?a?question,?you?must?choose?the?best?answer?fr om?the?fourchoices?marked?A),?B),?C)?and?D).?Then?mark?the?corresponding?letter?on?An swer?Sheet?1with?a?single?line?through?the?centre.Questions?8?to?11?are?based?on?the?conversation?you?have?just?heard.8.?A)?Visiting?her?family?in?Thailand.B)?Showing?friends?around?Phuket.C)?Swimming?around?a?Thai?island.D)?Lying?in?the?sun?on?a?Thai?beach.9.?A)?She?visited?a?Thai?orphanage.B)?She?met?a?Thai?girl's?parents.C)?She?learned?some?Thai?words.D)?She?sunbathed?on?a?Thai?beach.10.?A)?His?class?will?start?in?a?minute.B)?He?has?got?an?incoming?phone?call.C)?Someone?is?knocking?at?his?door.D)?His?phone?is?running?out?of?power.11.?A)?He?is?interested?in?Thai?artworks.B)?He?is?going?to?open?a?souvenir?shop.C)?He?collects?things?from?different?countries.D)?He?wants?to?know?more?about?Thai?culture.Questions?12?to?15?are?based?on?the?conversation?you?have?just?heard.12.?A)?Buying?some?fitness?equipment?for?the?new?gym.B)?Opening?a?gym?and?becoming?personal?trainers.C)?Signing?up?for?a?weight-loss?course.D)?Trying?out?a?new?gym?in?town.13.?A)?Professional?personal?training.B)?Free?exercise?for?the?first?week.C)?A?discount?for?a?half-year?membership.D)?Additional?benefits?for?young?couples.14.?A)?The?safety?of?weight-lifting.B)?The?high?membership?fee.C)?The?renewal?of?his?membership.D)?The?operation?of?fitness?equipment.15.?A)?She?wants?her?invitation?renewed.B)?She?used?to?do?200?sit-ups?every?day.C)?She?knows?the?basics?of?weight-lifting.D)?She?used?to?be?the?gym's?personal?trainer.Section?CDirections:?In?this?section,?you?will?hear?three?passages.?At?the?end?of?each?passage ,?you?willhear?three?or?four?questions.?Both?the?passage?and?the?questions?will?be?sp oken?only??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?Sheet?1?with?a ?single?linethrough?the?centre.Questions?16?to?18?are?based?on?the?passage?you?have?just?heard.16.?A)?They?tend?to?be?nervous?during?interviews.B)?They?often?apply?for?a?number?of?positions.C)?They?worry?about?the?results?of?their?applications.D)?They?search?extensively?for?employers'?information.17.?A)?Get?better?organized.?B)?Edit?their?references.C)?Find?better-paid?jobs.D)?Analyze?the?searching?process.18.?A)?Provide?their?data?in?detail.?B)?Personalize?each?application.C)?Make?use?of?better?search?engines.D)?Apply?for?more?promising?positions.Questions?19?to?21?are?based?on?the?passage?you?have?just?heard.19.?A)?If?kids?did?not?like?school,?real?learning?would?not?take?place.B)?If?not?forced?to?go?to?school,?kids?would?be?out?in?the?streets.C)?If?schools?stayed?the?way?they?are,?parents?were?sure?to?protest.D)?If?teaching?failed?to?improve,?kids?would?stay?away?from?school.20.?A)?Allow?them?to?play?interesting?games?in?class.B)?Try?to?stir?up?their?interest?in?lab?experiments.C)?Let?them?stay?home?and?learn?from?their?parents.D)?Design?activities?they?now?enjoy?doing?on?holidays.21.?A)?Allow?kids?to?learn?at?their?own?pace.B)?Encourage?kids?to?learn?from?each?other.C)?Organize?kids?into?various?interest?groups.D)?Take?kids?out?of?school?to?learn?at?first?hand.Questions?22?to?25?are?based?on?the?passage?you?have?just?heard.22.?A)?It?is?especially?popular?in?Florida?and?Alaska.B)?It?is?a?major?social?activity?among?the?young.C)?It?is?seen?almost?anywhere?and?on?any?occasion.D)?It?is?even?more?expressive?than?the?written?word.23.?A)?It?is?located?in?a?big?city?in?Iowa.B)?It?is?really?marvelous?to?look?at.C)?It?offers?free?dance?classes?to?seniors.D)?It?offers?people?a?chance?to?socialize.24.?A)?Their?state?of?mind?improved.B)?They?became?better?dancers.C)?They?enjoyed?better?health.D)?Their?relationship?strengthened.25.?A)?It?is?fun.B)?It?is?life.C)?It?is?exhausting.D)?It?is?rhythmical.Part?Ⅲ?Reading?Comprehension?(40?minutes)Section?ADirections:?In?this?section,?there?is?a?passage?withten?blanks.?You?are?required?to?s elect?one?word?foreach?blank?from?a?list?of?choices?given?in?a?word?bank?following?th e?passage.?Read?thepassage?through?carefully?before?making?your?choices.?Each?choice? in?the?bank?is?identified by?a?letter.?Please?mark?the?corresponding?letter?for?each?i tem?on?Answer?Sheet?2?with?asingle?line?through?the?centre.?You?may?not?use?any?of?th e?words?in?the?bank?more?than?once.Since?the?1940s,?southern?California?has?had?a?reputation?for?smog.?Things?are?not?as ?bad?asthey?once?were?but,?according?to?the?American?Lung?Association,?Los?Angeles?is ?still?the?worstcity?in?the?United?States?for?levels?of?26?.?Gazing?down?on?the?city? from?the?Getty?Center,?anart?museum?in?the?Santa?Monica?Mountains,?one?would?find?the ?view?of?the?Pacific?Oceanblurred?by?the?haze?(霾).?Nor?is?the?state's?bad?air?27?to? its?south.?Fresno,?in?the?centralvalley,?comes?top?of?the?list?in?America?for?year-round?pollution.?Residents'?hearts?and?lungsare?affected?as?a?28?.?All?of?which,?comb ined?with?California's?reputation?as?the?home?oftechnological?29?,?makes?the?place?id eal?for?developing?and?testing?systems?designed?tomonitor?pollution?in?30?.?And?that? is?just?what?Aclima,?a?new?firm?in?San?Francisco,?has?beendoing?over?the?past?few?mon ths.?It?has?been?trying?out?monitoring?stations?that?are?31?to yield?minute-to-minute?maps?of?32?air?pollution.?Such?stations?will?also?be?able?to?keep?aneye?on?wha t?is?happening?inside?buildings,?including?offices.To?this?end,?Aclima?has?been?33?with?Google's?Street?View?system.?Davida?Herzl,?Aclim a'sboss,?says?they?have?revealed?pollution?highs?on?days?when?San?Francisco's?transit ?workerswent?on?strike?and?the?city's?34?were?forced?to?use?their?cars.?Conversely, "cycle?to?work"days?have?done?their?job?by?35?pollution?lows.A)?assisted?B)?collaborating?C)?consequence?D)?consumers?E)?creating?F)?detail?G)dome stic?H)?frequently?I)?inhabitants?J)?innovation?K)?intended?L)?outdoor?M)?pollutantsN )?restricted?O)?sumSection?BDirections:?In?this?section,?you?are?going?to?read?a?passage?with?ten?statements?atta ched?toit.?Each?statement?contains?information?given?in?one?of?the?paragraphs.?Identi fy?theparagraph?from?which?the?information?is?derived.?You?may?choose?a?paragraph?more?thanonce.?Each?paragraph?is?marked?with?a?letter.?Answer?the?questions?by?marking?t hecorresponding?letter?on?Answer?Sheet?2.As?Tourists?Crowd?Out?Locals,?Venice?Faces?'Endangered'?ListA)?On?a?recent?fall?morning,?a?large?crowd?blocked?the?steps?at?one?of?Veni ce's?main?touristsites,?the?Rialto?Bridge.?The?Rialto?Bridge?is?one?of?the? four?bridges?spanning?the?Grand??is?the?oldest?bridge?across?the?canal,?and ?was?the?dividing?line?between?the?districts?of?SanMarco?and?San?Polo.?But? on?this?day,?there?was?a?twist:?it?was?filled?with?Venetians,?nottourists.B)"People?are?cheering?and?holding?their?carts?in?the?air,"?says?Giovanni?Gio rgio,?who?helped organize?the?march?with?a?grass-roots?organization?called?Generazione?'90.?The?carts?herefers?to?are?small? shopping?carts—the?symbol?of?a?true?Venetian."It?started?as?a?joke,"?hesays?with?a?laugh."The?idea?was?to?put?blades?on?the?wheels!?You?know?Like?Ben??like?that,?yo u?just?go?around?and?run?people?down."C)?Venice?is?one?of?the?hottest?tourist?destinations?in?the?world.?But?that 's?a?problem.?Up?to90,000?tourists?crowd?its?streets?and?canals?every?day—far?outnumbering?the?55,000permanent?residents.?The?tourist?increase?is?one ?key?reason?the?city's?population?is?downfrom?175,000?in?the?1950s.?The?out numbered?Venetians?have?been?steadily?fleeing.?Andthose?who?stick?around?ar e?tired?of?living?in?a?place?where?they?can't?even?get?to?the?marketwithout ?swimming?through?a?sea?of?picture-snapping?tourists.?Imagine,?navigating?through50,000?people?while?on?the?wa y?to?school?or?to?work.D)?Laura?Chigi,?a?grandmother?at?the?march,?says?the?local?and?national?gov ernments?havefailed?to?do?anything?about?the?crowds?for?decades,?because?th ey're?only?interested?in?tourism—the?primary?industry?in?Venice,?worth?more?than?$3?billion?in?2015. "Venice?is?a?cash?cow,"she?says, "and?everyone?wants?a?piece."E)?Just?beyond?St.?Mark's?Square,?a?cruise?ship?passes,?one?of?hundreds?eve ry?year?thatappear?over?their?medieval?(中世纪的)?surroundings.?Their?massive?wake?creates?waves?atthe?bottom?of?the?sea, ?weakening?the?foundations?of?the?centuries-old?buildings?themselves. "Every?time?I?see?a?cruise?ship,?I?feel?sad,"?Chigi?says."You?see?the?mud?it?drags;?the destruction?it?leaves?in?its?wake?That?hurts? the?ancient?wooden?poles?holding?up?the?cityunderwater.?One?day?we'll?see?V enice?break?down."F)?For?a?time,?UNESCO,?the?cultural?wing?of?the?United?Nations,?seemed?to?a gree.?Two?yearsago,?it?put?Italy?on?notice,?saying?the?government?was?not?p rotecting?Venice.?UNESCOconsiders?the?entire?city?a?World?Heritage?Site,?a? great?honor?that?means?Venice,?at?thecultural?level,?belongs?to?all?of?the?world's?people.?In?2014,?UNESCO?gave?Italy?two?years?tomanage?Venice's?flou rishing?tourism?or?the?city?would?be?placed?on?another?list—WorldHeritage?In?Danger,?joining?such?sites?as?Aleppo?and?Palmyra,?destroye d?by?the?war?in?Syria.G)?Venice's?deadline?passed?with?barely?a?murmur?(嘟哝)?this?summer,?just?as?UNESCO?wasmeeting?in?Istanbul.?Only?one?representa tive,?Jad?Tabet?from?Lebanon,?tried?to?raise?the issue."For?several?years,?the?situation?of?heritage?in?Venice?has?been?worsening, ?and?it?hasnow?reached?a?dramatic?situation,"?Tabet?told?UNESCO."We?have?to?act?quickly—there?isnot?a?moment?to?waste."H)?But?UNESCO?didn't?even?hold?a?vote."It's?been?postponed?until?2017,"?says?Anna?Somers,the?founder?and?CEO?of?T he?Art?Newspaper?and?the?former?head?of?Venice?in?Peril,?a?group devoted?to? restoring?Venetian?art.?She?says?the?main?reason?the?.?cultural?organizatio ndidn't?vote?to?declare?Venice?a?World?Heritage?Site?In?Danger?is?because?U NESCO?hasbecome?"intensely?politicized.?There?would?have?been?some?back-room?negotiations."I)?Italy?boasts?more?UNESCO?World?Heritage?Sites?than?any?other?country?in? the?world,granting?it?considerable?power?and?influence?within?the?organizat ion.?The?former?head?of?theUNESCO?World?Heritage?Centre,?which?oversees?her itage?sites,?is?Francesco?Bandarin,?aVenetian?who?now?serves?as?UNESCO's?as sistant?director-general?for?culture.J)?Earlier?this?year,?Italy?signed?an?accord?with?UNESCO?to?establish?a?tas k?force?of?police?artdetectives?and?archaeologists?(考古学家)?to?protect?cultural?heritage?from?natural?disastersand?terror?groups,?s uch?as?ISIS.?The?accord?underlined?Italy's?global?reputation?as?a?goodstew ard?of?art?and?culture.K)?But?adding?Venice?to?the?UNESCO?endangered?list—which?is?dominated?by?sites?indeveloping?and?conflict-ridden?countries—would?be?an?international?embarrassment,?andcould?even?hurt?Italy's?profit able?tourism?industry.?The?Italian?Culture?Ministry?says?it?is unaware?of?an y?government?efforts?to?pressure?UNESCO.?As?for?the?organization?itself,?it declined?a?request?for?an?interview.L)?The?city's?current?mayor,?Luigi?Brugnaro,?has?ridiculed?UNESCO?and?told? it?to?mind?its?ownbusiness,?while?continuing?to?support?the?cruise?ship?ind ustry,?which?employs?5,000?Veniceresidents.M)?As?for?Venetians,?they're?beyond?frustrated?and?hoping?for?a?solution?so on."It's?a nightmare?for?me.?Some?situations?are?really?difficult?with?tourists ?around,"?says?Giorgio?ashe?navigates?around?a?swelling?crowd?at?the?Rialto ?Bridge."There?are?just?so?many?of??never?know?where?they?are?going,?and?do?not?wal k?in?an?orderly?manner.?Navigatingthe?streets?can?be?exhausting."N)?Then?it?hits?him:?This?crowd?isn't?made?up?of?tourists.?They're?Venetian s.?Giorgio?says?he'snever?experienced?the?Rialto?Bridge?this?way?in?all?his ?22?years."For?once,?we?are?the?oneswho?are?blocking?the?traffic,"?he?says?delightedl y."It?feels?unreal.?It?feels?like?we're?someform?of?endangered?species.?It's? just?nice.?The?feeling?is?just?pure."?But,?he?worries,?iftourism?isn't?mana ged?and?his?fellow?locals?continue?to?move?to?the?mainland,?his?generationm ight?be?the?last?who?can?call?themselves?native?Venetians.36.?The?passing?cruise?ships?will?undermine?the?foundations?of?the?ancient? buildings?inVenice.37.?The?Italian?government?has?just?reached?an?agreement?with?UNESCO?to?tak e?measures?to protect?its?cultural?heritage.38.?The?heritage?situation?in?Venice?has?been?deteriorating?in?the?past?few ?years.39.?The?decrease?in?the?number?of?permanent?residents?in?Venice?is?mainly?d ue?to?theincrease?of?tourists.40.?If?tourism?gets?out?of?control,?native?Venetians?may?desert?the?city?al together?one?day.41.?UNESCO?urged?the?Italian?government?to?undertake?its?responsibility?to? protect?Venice.42.?The?participants?in?the?Venetian?march?used?shopping?carts?to?show?they ?were?100%?localresidents.43.?Ignoring?UNESCO's?warning,?the?mayor?of?Venice?maintains?his?support?of ?the?city'stourism?industry.44.?One?woman?says?that?for?decades?the?Italian?government?and?local?author ities?have?onlyfocused?on?the?revenues?from?tourism.45.?UNESCO?has?not?yet?decided?to?put?Venice?on?the?list?of?World?Heritage? Sites?In?Danger.Section?CDirections:?There?are?2?passages?in?this?section.?Each?passage?is?followed?by?some?questionsor?unfinished?statements.?For?each?of?them?there?are?four?choices?marked?A),?B),?C)?andD).?You?should?decide?on?the?best?choice?and?mark?the?corresponding?letter?on?Answer?Sheet2?with?a?single?line?through?the?centre.Passage?OneQuestions?46?and?50?are?based?on?the?following?passage.Living?in?an?urban?area?with?green?spaces?has?a?long-lasting?positive?impact?on?people's mental?well-being,?a?study?has?suggested.?UK?researchers?found?moving?to?a?green?spacehad?a?sustained?positive?effect,?unlike?pay?rises?or?promotions,?which?only?provided?a?short-term?boost.?Co-author?Mathew?White,?from?the?University?of?Exeter,?UK,?explained?that?thestudy?showe d?people?living?in?greener?urban?areas?were?displaying?fewer?signs?of depression?or?an xiety. "There?could?be?a?number?of?reasons,"?he?said,"for?example,people?do?many?things?to?make?themselves?happier:?they?strive?for?promot ion?or?pay?rises,or?they?get?married.?But?the?trouble?with?those?things?is?that?withi n?six?months?to?a?year,people?are?back?to?their?original?baseline?levels?of?well-being.?So,?these?things?are?notsustainable;?they?don't?make?us?happy?in?the?long?term .?We?found?that?for?some?lottery?(彩票)?winners?who?had?won?more?than?￡500,000?the?positive?effect?was?definitely?there,?butafter?six?months?to?a?year,?th ey?were?back?to?the?baseline."Dr.?White?said?his?team?wanted?to?see?whether?living?in?greener?urban?areas?had?a?las ting positive?effect?on?people's?sense?of?well-being?or?whether?the?effect?also?disappeared?after?aperiod?of?time.?To?do?this,?the?t eam?used?data?from?the?British?Household?Panel?Surveycompiled?by?the?University?of?Es sex.Explaining?what?the?data?revealed,?he?said:"What?you?see?is?that?even?after?three?years,mental?health?is?still?better,?which?is? unlike?many?other?things?that?we?think?will?make?ushappy."?He?observed?that?people?li ving?in?green?spaces?were?less?stressed,?and?less?stressedpeople?made?more?sensible?d ecisions?and?communicated?better.With?a?growing?body?of?evidence?establishing?a?link?between?urban?green?spaces?and?ap ositive?impact?on?human?well-being,?Dr.?White?said,"There's?growing?interest?among?publicpolicy?officials,?but?the?trouble?is?who?funds? it.?What?we?really?need?at?a?policy?level?is?todecide?where?the?money?will?come?from? to?help?support?good?quality?local?green?spaces."46.?According?to?one?study,?what?do?green?spaces?do?to?people？A)?Improve?their?work?efficiency.B)?Add?to?their?sustained?happiness.C)?Help?them?build?a?positive?attitude?towards?life.D)?Lessen?their?concerns?about?material?well-being.47.?What?does?Dr.?White?say?people?usually?do?to?make?themselves?happier？A)?Earn?more?money.B)?Settle?in?an?urban?area.?C)?Gain?fame?and?popularity.D)?Live?in?a?green?environment.48.?What?does?Dr.?White?try?to?find?out?about?living?in?a?greener?urban?area？A)?How?it?affects?different?people.B)?How?strong?its?positive?effect?is.?C)?How?long?its?positive?effect?lasts.D)?How?it?benefits?people?physically.49.?What?did?Dr.?White's?research?reveal?about?people?living?in?a?green?environment？A)?Their?stress?was?more?apparent?than?real.B)?Their?decisions?required?less?deliberation.C)?Their?memories?were?greatly?strengthened.D)?Their?communication?with?others?improved.50.?According?to?Dr.?White,?what?should?the?government?do?to?build?more?green?spaces? incities？A)?Find?financial?support.?B)?Improve?urban?planning.C)?Involve?local?residents?in?the?effort.D)?Raise?public?awareness?of?the?issue.Passage?TwoQuestions?51?to?55?are?based?on?the?following?passage.You?probably?know?about?the?Titanic,?but?it?was?actually?just?one?of?three?state-of-the-art?(先进的)?ocean?ships?back?in?the?day.?The?Olympic?class?ships?were?built?by?the?Harland?&a mp;Wolff?ship?makers?in?Northern?Ireland?for?the?White?Star?Line?company.?The?Olympic ?classincluded?the?Olympic,?the?Britannic?and?the?Titanic.?What?you?may?not?know?is?t hat?the?Titanicwasn't?even?the?flagship?of?this?class.?All?in?all,?the?Olympic?class?ships?were?marvels?of?seaengineering,?but?they?seemed?cursed?to?suffer?disastrous?fat es.The?Olympic?launched?first?in?1910,?followed?by?the?Titanic?in?1911,?and?lastly?the?B ritannic?in1914.?The?ships?had?nine?decks,?and?White?Star?Line?decided?to?focus?on?ma king?them?themost?luxurious?ships?on?the?water.Stretching??meters,?the?Olympic?class?ships?were?wonders?of?naval?technology,?andever yone?thought?that?they?would?continue?to?be?so?for?quite?some?time.?However,?allsuffe red?terrible?accidents?on?the?open?seas.?The?Olympic?got?wrecked?before?the?Titanic?d id,but?it?was?the?only?one?to?survive?and?maintain?a?successful?career?of?24?years.?T he?Titanicwas?the?first?to?sink?after?famously?hitting?a?huge?iceberg?in?1912.?Follow ing?this?disaster,the?Britannic?hit?a?naval?mine?in?1916?and?subsequently?sank?as?wel l.Each?ship?was?coal-powered?by?several?boilers?constantly?kept?running?by?exhausted?crewsbelow?deck.?Most ?recognizable?of?the?ship?designs?are?the?ship's?smoke?stacks,?but?thefourth?stack?wa s?actually?just?artistic?in?nature?and?served?no?functional?purpose.?While?twoof?thes e?ships?sank,?they?were?all?designed?with?double?hulls?(船体)?believed?to?make?them"unsinkable",?perhaps?a?mistaken?idea?that?led?to?the?Titani c's?and?the?Britannic's?tragic?end.The?Olympic?suffered?two?crashes?with?other?ships?and?went?on?to?serve?as?a?hospital? ship?andtroop?transport?in?World?War?I.?Eventually,?she?was?taken?out?of?service?in?1 935,?ending?theera?of?the?luxurious?Olympic?class?ocean?liners.51.?What?does?the?passage?say?about?the?three?Olympic?class?ships？A)?They?performed?marvellously?on?the?sea.B)?They?could?all?break?the?ice?in?their?way.C)?They?all?experienced?terrible?misfortunes.D)?They?were?models?of?modern?engineering.52.?What?did?White?Star?Line?have?in?mind?when?it?purchased?the?three?ships？A)?Their?capacity?of?sailing?across?all?waters.B)?The?utmost?comfort?passengers?could?enjoy.C)?Their?ability?to?survive?disasters?of?any?kind.D)?The?long?voyages?they?were?able?to?undertake.53.?What?is?said?about?the?fourth?stack?of?the?ships？A)?It?was?a?mere?piece?of?decoration.B)?It?was?the?work?of?a?famous?artist.?C)?It?was?designed?to?let?out?extra?smoke.D)?It?was?easily?identifiable?from?afar.54.?What?might?have?led?to?the?tragic?end?of?the?Titanic?and?the?Britannic？A)?Their?unscientific?designs.B)?Their?captains'?misjudgment.C)?The?assumption?that?they?were?built?with?the?latest?technology.D)?The?belief?that?they?could?never?sink?with?a?double-layer?body.55.?What?happened?to?the?ship?Olympic?in?the?end？A)?She?was?used?to?carry?troops.B)?She?was?sunk?in?World?War?I.?C)?She?was?converted?into?a?hospital?ship.D)?She?was?retired?after?her?naval?service.Part?IV?Translation?(30?minutes)Directions:?For?this?part,?you?are?allowed?30minutes?to?translate?a?passage?from?Chin eseinto English.?You?should?write?your?answer?onAnswer?Sheet?2.公交车曾是中国人出行的主要交通工具。