2020年9月四级真题第一套

2020年9月四级听力原文及答案(第一套)

SectionA

【Newsreportone】

ANASAsatelliteorbitingoverPortugaltookphotographsthatrevealtheeffectsofpolluti

hephotosshowsathinfilmofcloudsabovethebrilliantblueofthe

northAtlantic,cutbywhitelinesofthickercloudsthatlooklikescars.(1)NASAofficialxpl

ainedthothickercloudsaresignsofshiptrafficbelowwhenshipspowertheirwaythroug

htheocean,carsdo.

Andthomassiveamountsofparticlescancaucloudstoform,getenoughofthop

ycanleadtothecreationofnew

themstretchhundreds

ofkilometersfromendtoend.(2)NASAofficialssaidit’slikelythatthesortsofcloudsare

havingsomeeffectontheglobalclimate,accordingtoNASAofficials.

Butscientistsaren’onsoneandtwoarebadonthen

ewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Questions1to2arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question1WhathascaudthethickcloudsinthephotostakenbyaNASAsatellite?

Question2WhatdoNASAofficialsthinkaboutthethickclouds?

【Newsreporttwo】

StaffatasuburbansupermarketinMelbournesaytheyfeelunsafeatworkaftercurityg

meafterariesofphysicalattacksandverbalabubycusto

mers.(3)Morethan50workersatthestorehavesignedalettercallingforapermanentc

urityguardfollowingariesofincidents,includingacustomerthreateningtoattackasupe

ityworkerhadguardatthestormeachnightfromvenpmuntil

12am.

ButthathadstoppedsuddenlyonMonday,kersaidanangrycu

stomerhadthrownachickenathisheadaftercomplainingabouthowlongshehadwaited

rworkersaidthelackofprotectionatthestormmadeherfeeluncomf

ortableatwork.(4)However,thespokesmanofthesupermarketsaidthestorehadtakenst

foundveryfewinstancesofbadcustomerbe

arecas,t

akenstrongactioninrespon,includingbanningacustomerfromthestore.

Questions3to4arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question3ForwhatpurpodidthisstaffatasupermarketinMelbournesignaletter?

Question4Whatdidthespokesmanofthesupermarketssayregardingtheemployeesdem

and?

【Newreportthree】

(5)DriversontheirwaytothepolishcapitalofWarsawonWednesdaymorningfoundther

liquidchocolatethatspilledontothemotorwa

carryingthesweetloadhitaroadbarrierandoverturned,blockingtwolanes.(6)

Thecrackedtankspilledapoolofarapidlyhardeningchocolate,whichquicklycoveredthe

widthoftheroad,whilethedriverwastakentohospitalwithabrokenarm,firefightersstrug

gledtoremoveareported12tonsofsolidchocolatefromtheroad.(7)Areprentativefor

thefirefighterstoldthelocalTVthatremovingthechocolatewasworthandealingwiths

ontactingthechocolatemanufacturer,thefirefightersresortedtosprayinghot,

alTValsonotedthatthecleanup

spannedmorethanaMilebecaudriverssimplydrovethroughthechocolateafterthecra

sh,pitethestickysituation,firefightersandpoliceatte

ll,whocoul

dbemadabout12tonsofchocolate?

Questions5to7arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question5WhatdoesdriversonthemotorwaytoWarsawfind?

Question6Whatdoesthereportsayabouttheaccident?

Question7WhatarethefirefightersreprentativetellthelocalTV?

SectionB

【Conversationone】

M:Lisa,whydidyoupayforyourmealwithcashinsteadofthepaymentappsonyourphon

e?

W:Well,I’vegonebacktocash.I’monlyusingpaymentappsifthat’stheonlyoption.（8）

ndthatusingcashratherthanpayment

appshelpsmetosave.

M:Buthow?Moneyismoney,isn’tit?Idon’tthinkitmatterswhetheryoutakeitoutofthe

bankandputitinyourwalletwillsimplytransferfromyourbankaccounttotheller’sban

kaccountusinganapp.

W:No,’sapsychologicalphenomenon.[9]Ibelievewehavelessc

onnectionwiththevalueofourmoneywhenwejusthavetheapprovedbuttonsonourpho

nes.

M:stoppedcarryingcasharoundandstartedusingmypho

neappstopay,[10]Imayhavedevelopedatendencytobuymoresmallornonesntialite

ms.

W:That’bouttheamountoftimewespendwithourphonesinour

timesemsthatourphoneisbuyi

ngtheproductforus,notourlves.

M:[11]Socashlesspaymentaffectsourabilitytobudget?

W:endahundredyuanincash,werealizethatwedon’thavethathund

e’respendingelectronically,wearelesslikelyt

omakethatmentalcalculation.

M:IstoppedusingmycreditcardbecauIfoundoutspendingexcessively,perhapsIshoul

dtakethesameapproachofpayingusingmyphone.

W:It’sworthconsidering.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

thewomandecidetogobacktocashforpayment?

ppenswhenpeopleuthatforpaymentaccordingtothewoman?

ghtthemantendtobuywithpaymentapps?

esthemanthinkofelectronicpayment?

【ConversationTwo】

W:Hello,pectingyourcall.[12]Mycretarytoldmeyouwerehavings

right?

M:No,no,thetableisfine.[12]Theproblemisthechairs.

W:Oh,exactlyistheissue?

M:Well,toputsimply,thearenotthechairsmywifeandIlectedinyourstorelastwee

usthavebeensomeconfusionwithourorder.

W:Oh,Ie.I’mlookingthroughmyfilesnow,andIethatthedeliverywasthismorning.

Isthatcorrect?

M:Yes.

W:[13]Doyouminddescribingthechairsthatweredeliveredtoyourapartment,

n?

M:aveaflatbackwitharoundedtop,andareveryheavy—

they’sweorderedweredarkbrowntomatch

thetable.

W:Right,hereyoupurchadtheArlingtontableandfourMilanochairs.A

syousaid,theremusthavebeensomeconfusionwiththeorder.I’mterriblysorry.[14]We

will

omorrow9ambeokay,?

M:Yes,ou.

W:rythingelyouorderedfromusarriveokay?

M:Yes,coffeetable

sarealsohere,,wehaven’

wedo,wewillcertainlyletyouknow.

W:Okay,great.[15]Onceagain,I’msorryfortheconfusionandtroublecaud.

Questions12to15arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

themancallthewoman?

dthewomanaskthemantodo?

dthewomanpromitodofortheman?

dthewomandoattheendoftheconversation?

SectionC

【PassageOne】

Doyouhavetoomuchstuff?Areyoudaringsayinguntidy?(16)SayhellotoaTVshowc

alled“tidyingupwithMaryKondo”,ahomeimprovementshowbadonawidelypopular

book,how,MarieKondoactsasatinygarbage

fairyformessypeople,visitingtheirhoustosharethewisdomoftheconMariemethod.

Thismethodissimpleintheory,butcanbeendlesslycomplexandpractice.(17)Youdivide

allthestuffinyourhou,allofitintoveralcategories,andthenexamineeachitem,allof

es,esn’t,youthankitandneatlydiscar

eTVshowinspiringpeopletotidyup?Firsthandaccountsemtoindicateas

rereceive

yisusuallythestoresslowaso

nfordonationsbecauit’pledon’thisJanuary,pe

opleemdeterminedtocleanuptheirhomes.(18)Oneudbookstorereceivedamonth’

sworthofbooksanddonationsinaweek,whenamangaveover50boxesofbooksfromh

sMary’sTVshowishavingabigimpactafterall.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question16:WhatisMarieKondos’TVshowabout?

Question17:Whatthingscanbekeptinone’shomeaccordingtoMarieKondo?

Question18:WhatdowelearnaboutoneudbookstorethisJanuary?

【PassageTwo】

Atjust12yearsold,MikeHannonismakingadifferenceinhiscommunity.(19)Onelunc

hatatime,Mike’slunchesoflovehasfedmorethan2000ofthetown’smostvulnerableres

liversmealstothehomeless.“It’slikeawaytogivepeoplejoy,maybespark

somethinginthemthatcanchangethem,”orofMike’stownfeel

sthatMikeisagreatcommunityleader,especiallyinsuchtimesofsomuchnegativenews,

,Mikeisn’tlookingforprai

butkindnessinreturn.(20)Hehopeshisactsofcharitywillinfluenceotherstospreadpo

cludesahandwrittenmessageofjoyoneachbag.

,hisonlinepagetorais

efundshasbroughtinmorethan44,000dollarsinacounty,raisingmorethan17,000dolla

rsinjustonedaywiththehelpofmanyfamousactorsandothers.(21)Peoplefromallover

thecountryarendingspecialhandcraftedbagstohelptheyoungmanwithhismissiont

ehopingthesimpleactofkindnessspreads,likeisenasho

peforthefutureofthetown,thecountry,andtheworld.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question19:WhatdoesMikeHannondotohelppeopleinhistown?

Question20:WhatdoesMikehopeotherswilldo?

Question21:HowarepeopleallovercountryrespondingtowhatMikeisdoing?

【PassageThree】

Inarecentstudycarriedoutbypsychologistsonthedisruptiveeffectsofsmartphones,

(22)roupwastoldto

Completethepuzzleswithitsparticipants,smartphones,ondgr

oup,however,wastoldthatthephoneswouldinterferewithequipmentintheexperimenta

ndwouldneedtobemovedawayfromthetestingarea.

Midwaythroughthecondgroupssolvingofthepuzzles,theexperimentcalledoneof

thephones“letitringforawhilebeforehangingup”.(23)Manyofthestudentsinthatgrou

pwereunabletofocusfromthenon,becominganxiousandperformingmorepoorlythant

hefirstgroup.

Uofelectronicshasalsobeenknowntoleadtoadeclineinhumaninteractionsrathert

hanhavingreallifeconversations,manyexpresmotionsandengageindeepconversatio

udentsutheirphonesandcomputersduringpassfor

nonacademicactivities,whichleadstopoorgrades.(24)Perhapsthemostdramaticimpact

isthereductionontheamountofsleep,whichleadstopoorhealthandweightgain.

r,it’sle

ep,reductionofproductivityandweightgainareonlyafew.(25)Ifwearenotcarefulabout

alltheminorproblemsrightnow,effectonthefuturegenerationisgoingtobemuch

bigger.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question22:Whatwerethecollegestudentsinbothgroupsrequiredtodointhestudy?

Question23:Whatdowelearnaboutmanyofthestudentsinthecondtestgroupaftert

hephonerang?

Question24:Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemostdramaticimpactofsmartphoneus

e?

Question25:Whatdoesthespeakersuggestpeopledo?

★【答案】

1.A)ShiptrafficintheAtlantic.

2.D)Theymaybeaffectingtheworld’sclimate.

3.C)Tocallforapermanentcurityguard.

4.A)Ithadalreadytakenstrongaction.

5.B)Theroadwasblocked.

6.D)Atrackhitabarrierandoverturned.

7.B)Itwasahardtasktoremovingthespilledsubstance.

8.A)Shewantedtosaveforanewphone.

9.D)Theyarelessawareofthevalueoftheirmoney.

10.B)Morenon-esntialthings.

11.C)Itmayleadtoexcessivespending.

12.C)Hehadaproblemwiththefurnituredelivered.

13.B)Describethefurniturehereceived.

14.A)Correcttheirmistake.

15.C)Sheapologizedtothemanoncemore.

16.B)Tidyingupone’shome.

17.A)Thingsthatmakeonehappy.

18.C)Itreceivedanincrediblylargenumberofdonatedbooks.

19.A)Givefreemealstothehomeless.

20.D)Followhixample.

21.C)Sendinghimhad-madebags.

22.A)Tosolvewordarchpuzzles.

23.B)Theycouldnolongerconcentrateontheirtask.

24.C)Areductionintheamountofsleep.

25.C)Realizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnology.