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2017年12月四级听力真题

PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachnewsreport,

enewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonly

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Hergrandfather.B)Hergrandmother.C)HerfriendErika.D)Herlittlebrother.

2.A)Bytakingpicturesforpasrs-by.B)Byllinglemonadeandpictures.

C)Byworkingparttimeatahospital.D)Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.

B)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.

C)Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.

D)Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.

4.A)Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.B)Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick.

C)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.

D)Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Thelackofcluesaboutthespecies.B)Inadequatefundingforrearch.

C)Endlessfightingintheregion.D)Thehazardsfromthedert.

6.A)Toobrvethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.

B)TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.

C)Toidentifythereasonsforthelions'disappearance.

D)Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe"lostlions".

7.A)Lions'tracks.B)Lionswalking.C)Somecampingfacilities.D)Trapstbylocalhunters.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeach

conversation,econversationandthequestionswillbespoken

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Aspecialgiftfromtheman.B)Herweddinganniversary.

C)Acallfromherdad.D)Her'luckybirthday'.

9.A)Threwherasurpriparty.B)Tookheronatripoveras.

C)Boughtheragoodnecklace.D)Gaveherabigmodelplane.

10.A)Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.B)Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.

C)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.D)Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.

11.A)Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple'sholidayplan.

B)Heiagertolearnhowthecouple'sholidayturnsout.

C)Hewilltellthewomenthecretifherhusbandagrees.

D)Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple'sholidaytrip.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Theytaketherival'sattitudeintoaccount.B)Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.

C)Theyetheimportanceofmakingcompromis.

D)Theyarensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.

13.A)Theyknowwhentostop.B)Theyknowhowtoadapt.

C)Theyknowwhentomakecompromis.D)Theyknowhowtocontroltheiremotion.

14.A)Theyarepatient.B)Theylearnquickly.

C)Theyaregoodatexpression.D)Theyupholdtheirprinciples.

15.A)Clarifyitemsofnegotiation.B)Makeclearone'sintentions.

C)Gettoknowtheotherside.D)Formulateone'sstrategy.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwill

ou

hearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)HowspacerearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.

B)WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt.

C)Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.

D)WhenAmerica'arliestspaceprogramstarted.

17.A)Theytriedtomakebestuofthelatesttechnology.

B)Theytriedtomeetastronauts'specificrequirements.

C)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouinouterspace.

D)Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbitingshuttles.

18.A)Theyareexpensivetomake.B)Theyareextremelyaccurate.

C)Theywerefirstmadeinspace.D)Theywereinventedinthe1970s.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.

B)Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.

C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.

D)ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.

20.A)Theywereknowntobecreative.B)Theyenjoyedlivingalifeofea.

C)Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.D)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.

21.A)Chattingwithherancestors.B)Doingneedleworkbythefire.

C)Furnishinghercountryhou.D)Polishingallthesilverwork.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Sitdownandtrytocalmyourlf.B)Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.

C)Uamaptoidentifyyourlocation.D)Trytofollowyourfootprintsback.

23.A)Youmayendupenteringawonderland.

B)Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.

C)Youmayexpoyourlftounexpecteddangers.

D)Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.

24.A)Walkuphill.B)Lookforfood.C)Startafire.D)Waitpatiently.

25.A)Checkthelocalweather.B)Findamapandacompass.

C)Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.D)Informsomebodyofyourplan.

News1：

A9-year-oldgirlinNewMexicohasraidmorethan$500forherlittlebrotherwhoneeds

nWitulski'sgrandmotherKimAllredsaidAddison

probablyoverheardaconversationbetweenfamilymemberstalkingaboutthefundsneededtoget

herlittlebrothertotreatment.

"Iguesssheoverheardhergrandfatherandmetalkingabouthowwe’reworriedabouthow

we’regoingtogettoHouston,formygrandson’sheartsurgery,”idedtogo

outsideandhavealemonadestandandmakesomedrawingsandpicturesandllthem.”

That’swhenAddisonandherfriendsErikaandEmilyBordendecidedtolllemonadefor50

centsacupandllpicturesfor25centach.

BeforeAllredknewit,NewMexicoStatePoliceOfficerswereamongthemanystoppingby

helpingthemreachatotalof$568.

Thefamilyturnedtosocialmediaexpressingtheirgratitudesaying,“Fromthebottomofour

hearts,wewouldliketodeeplythankeach&everypersonthatstoppedby!

Q1:WhodidAddisonraimoneyfor?

Q2:HowdidAddisonraimoney?

News2：

Lastweek,Franceannouncedthatthecountrywillpave621milesofroadwithsolarpanels

overthenextfiveyears,withthegoalofprovidingcheap,renewableenergytofivemillionpeople.

Called“theWattway,”theroadswillbebuiltthroughjointeffortswiththeFrench

panyspentthe

lastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyaboutaquarterofaninchthickandarestrong

enoughtostanduptoheavyhighwaytrafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmoreslippery.

Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbeinstalleddirectlyontopofexistingroadways,

makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.

Franceisn’tth

November2015,theNetherlandscompleteda229-foot-longbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasa

r,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesignedtobelaiddirectly

ontopofexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelsonpublichighways.

Q3:WhatwasFrance'spurpoofconstructingtheWattway?

Q4:WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsudintheWattway?

News3：

LionshavedisappearedfrommuchofAfrica,butforthepastfewyearsscientistshave

wuous

fightingintheregionhasmadesurveysdifficult.

ButscientistsreleadareportMondaydocumenting,withhardevidence,thediscoveryof

"lostlions."

AteamwithOxfordUniversity’sWildlifeConrvationRearchUnit,supportedbyacharity

organization,spenttwonightsinNovembercampingintheNationalParkinnorthwestEthiopia,on

earcherstoutsixcameratrapscapturingimagesoflions,and

theyidentifiedliontracks.

ThescientistsconcludedthatlionsarealsolikelytoliveintheneighbouringNationalPark

ernationalUnionforConrvationofNaturehadpreviously

consideredtheareaa"possiblerange"forthespecies,andlocalpeoplehadreportedeinglionsin

thearea,butnooneprentedconvincingevidence.

Q5:WhathasmadeitdifficulttosurveylionsinremotepartsinSudanandEthiopia?

Q6:Whatwasthemainpurpooftherearch?

Q7:WhatdidtherearchersfindintheNationalPark?

Passage1

M:Ibetyou'?

W:Yes,youknow?

M:Davidtoldmeyouhadaspecialbirthdaycomingup.

W:Oh…yeahthat'arwillbemygoldenbirthday.

M:Whatdoesthatmean?I'veneverheardofagoldenbirthday.

W:I'ately,nor

,forexample,mysister'sbirthday

isDecember9thandhergoldenbirthdaywouldhavebeentheyearsheturnednineyearsold.

Cometothinkofit,myparentsdidthrowherasurpripartythatyear.

M:enbirthdaywould'e

yougotbigplansthen.

W:o

ideawhathe'sgotinmind,butI'entionedanythingtoyou?

M:Hemighthave.

W:Anythingyou'dliketoshare?I'mdyingtoknowwhatkindoftriphehasplannedonwhere

we'regoing.

M:Youknownothingatall?

W:imagine,isn’tit?ThoughImustsayIthinkhe'sbeenhavingevenmorefun

keepingthecretfrommeinthepastfewweeks.

M:I'oldenbirthday!Ican'twaittohearall

aboutitwhenyougetback.

thewomanlookingforwardto?

dthewoman'sparentsdoonhersister'sluckybirthday?

thewomaneagertofindoutabout?

esthemansayattheendoftheconversation?

Passage2

W:,whatdoyouthinkmakesasuccessfulnegotiator?

M:Well,that’inksuccessfulnegotiatorshaveveralthingsincommon.

nrecognize

ojecttheimageofconfidence,and

perhapsmostimportantly,theyknowwhentostop.

W:And,whataboutanunsuccessfulnegotiator?

M:Well,robablyimmatureandover-trusting.

nsureofourlvesandwewanttobelikedbyeveryone.

gotiatorsremainlikethatandgoonlosingnegotiations.

W:Inyouropinion,cantheskillsofnegotiationbetaught?

M:Well,reperhapssixstagesin

yareas

finally,ategiestobe

ink,thereallysuccessfulnegotiatoris

probablybornwithsixnaboutrespondingappropriatelytothesituationathand.

W:Theartisticnyou’vejustdescribed?

M:’sright.

Q12:Whatdoesthemansayaboutgoodnegotiators?

Q13:Whatdoesthemansaymaybethemostimportantthingtoasuccessfulnegotiator?

Q14:Howisagoodnegotiatordifferentfromapoorone?

Q15:Whatisthefirststageofnegotiationaccordingtotheman?

Passage1

Sontto

lyspacetechnologyhelpspeopleonEarth

called"spin-offtechnology."

Spin-offtechnologyisspacetechnologythatisnowudonEarth.

Inearlyspaceprograms,suchastheApollomissionsofthe1960sand1970s,andintheSpace

Shuttlemissionstoday,scientistsdevelopedobjectsfortheastronautstouonthemoonandin

someoftheobjectveryday.

Forexample,wehaveQuartzcrystalclocksandwatchesaccuratetowithinoneminuteayear.

Wepurifythewaterwedrinkwithawaterfilterdesignedfortheastronauts'uinspace.

Thecordless,hand-heldtoolsweuinourhomes,suchasvacuumcleaners,flashlights,drills

andsawscamefromthetechnologyoftheearlyspaceprograms.

Oncoldwinterdayswecanstaywarmwithbattery-operatedglovesandsocks,andspecially

heclothesaresimilartothespacesuitdesignsthatkeptastronauts

comfortableinthetemperaturesofthemoon,andarespin-offsfromspacetechnology.

Theproductsareonlyafewexamplesofthemanywaysspacetechnologyhelpsusinour

nowshownewspin-offtechnologyfromtheInternationalSpaceStation

willhelpusinthefuture.

Q16:Whatdosomepeoplewanttoknowaboutspaceexploration?

Q17:Whatdidscientistsdoforthespaceshuttlemissions?

Q18:WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutQuartzcrystalclocksandwatches?

Passage2

Well,ifIcouldgobackinhistoryandlive,I'dliketogobacktothe18thcenturyandperhaps

incolonialAmericainYankee,NewEngland,whereoneofmyancestorslived,becauitwasthe

beginningofsomething.

Bythe18thcentury,storwasa

preacher,ere

fishermenandfarmerswhoprovidedfreshfoodthattastedandlookedlikefood,unlikethatin

today'ssupermarkets,andthereweresmalltowns,andNewYorkwasn'tthatfaraway.I'mdeeply

attachedtothePuritantradition,notinareligiousn,buttheybelievedinworkingforsomething,

workingforgoals,andIlikethat.

Theyworkedhardatwhatevertheydid,lievedin

hecolonialfabrics,allthesilverwork,the

furnishings,nting,thebooks,I'mvery

attachedtoallthatkindofthingthatmaynotallbeveryentertaininginthemodernnofthe

uldhaveenjoyedspendingmyeveningsinthatenvironment,discussingnewideas,

nemylfsittingonasmallchairbythefiredoingneedlework.

Q19:Whydoesthespeakersayshewouldliketogobackandliveinthe18thcenturyAmerica?

Q20:WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthePuritans?

uldthespeakerlikedoingifshecouldgobacktothepast?

Passage3

Ifyouarelostinthewoods,alittleknowledgecanturnwhatsomepeoplecallahardshipinto

uthinkyouarelost,sitdown

onalog,orarock,orleanagainstatree,andrecitesomethingthatyouhavememorized,tobring

youmindtoapointwhereit’’ustmove,don’tfollowa

streamunlessyouknowit,andinthatca,s,normallyflowthrough

therearemoreeatableplants,theremayalsobe

wildanimals,poisonoussnakes,pertsfeelthatit’swisttowalkuphill.

Atthetopofmosthillsandmountains,earenotrails,

youaremucheasiertobeenontopofahill,andyoumayevenspotahighway,orarailroadfrom

ys,land,orinden

growth,eyougointothewoods,somebodyshouldknowwhere

youaregoing,,whensomeonecomeslooking,youshouldbe

abletosignaltothem.

esthespeakeradviyoutodofirstifyouarelostinthewoods?

llhappenifyoufollowanunknownstreaminthewoods?

manyexpertsthinkisthewistthingtodoifyouarelostinthewoods?

ouldyoudobeforeyougointothewoods?

tlebrother

inglemonadeandpictures

ingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople

nbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways

sfightingintheregion

evidenceoftheexistenceofthe“Lostlions”

’tracks

“luckybirthday”

erasurpriparty

pherhusbandhasplanned

gertolearnhowthecouple’sholidayturnsout

ensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation

owwhentostop

arnquickly

nowtheotherside.

cerearchbenefitspeopleonEarth

velopedobjectsforastronautstouinouterspace

eextremelyaccurate.

edthebeginningofsomethingnew.

lievedinworkingforgoals.

eedleworkbythefire.

nandtrytocalmyourlf.

expoyourlftounexpecteddangers.

hill.

somebodyofyourplan.