2020英语四级听力真题原文

2020年7月英语四级听力真题原文(完整版)PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)fC)andD)>ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.NewsReportOne...partsofScotlandcoveredbytheorangealerttoavoidtravelonWednesday,'thisiswhathesaidtous.Theorangewarningmayberaisedtoredinsomeareas.ThatisawarningforsnowthathasneverbeenseensincethemodernsystemcameintoplaceinScotland.Theorangewarninghasbeenextendeduntil6p.m.onThursday.Trains,planesandferriesarealsolikelytobeaffected,withwindchillthatcouldseepartsofBritainfeelingascoldas-15℃.Theheadofroadpolicingsaid,'Iwouldurgedriverstotakeextracareontheroadsfortheirjourneys.Driversshouldmakesuretheyarepreparedfortheirjourneywithwarmclothing,foodanddrink,sufficientfuelandachargedmobilephone.Therecouldbesignificanttrafficdelays,sopleasestarttoplanyourjourneynowtoconsiderifyoureallyneedtotravelonconditionsofthis...Questions1to2arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question1:WhatwerepeopleatpartsofScotlandadvisedtodo?Question2:Whatdidtheheadofroadpolicingurgedriverstodo?NewsReport2Romania'swetlandsarecomingbacktolife,thankstohelpfromlocalcommunities,theWorldWildlifeFundandfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion.Roughly2,224acresofthepicturesqueDanubeDelta-hometo300speciesofbirds-havefilledwithwildlife.Thelandhasbeenconnectedtothenetworkoflakesandstreamsinthearea.*Alotofbirdshavemigratedtotheareaandonedoesn*tneedtotravellonghoursanymoreorgotootherlakestowatchthebirds,'saysIonMeuta,DeputyMayorofMahmudia.TheareaaroundMahmudia,whichisaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite,isthethird-mostbiodiverseintheworld,afterAustralia'sGreatBarrierReefandtheGalapagosIslands.Groupsusedearth-movingequipmenttorestorethewaterways.Governmentofficialsproposedtoprotectthearea'sendangeredwildfishbyissuingafishingbanoverthenextdecade.Questions3to4arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions：Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?Question4:Whatdidgovernment'sofficialsproposetodotoprotecttheendangeredfish?NewsReport3ScottDunn,recentlyawokefromamedically-inducedsleephe'dbeeninafteracaraccident.Hewasheartbrokenafterrealizinghe'dmissedhishighschoolgraduation.Hisclassmatesdecidedtogivehimasecondchance.ItwasjustamonthagothatEastJuniataHighSchoolseniorsmetintheschool'sauditoriumforgraduation.Andlastweek,theydiditagain.ScotfscaraccidentwasonMay22nd,just3daysbeforetheceremony.nIrememberwakingupinthehospitalandaskingmom/*Whatdayitwas)shetoldmeitwasthe28th.MHesaid,"Ilookedatherandsaid,'Imissedmygraduation.nTheschool'sprincipal,Mr.Fausey,calledScott'smomKarenandsaidthateverybodywantstodosomethingspecialforhim.Studentsworetheircapsandgownsandsatinthefrontoftheauditorium.Scott'sparents,KarenandScottSenior,satfrontandcenter.Afterbriefspeeches,Scotfsnamewascalled,onlyScotfsname.Hewalkedacrossthestageastheaudiencecheered.Agraduationforone.'Tmspeechless/Scottsaid.nIdon'tknowhowtoevenexplainit.Pmspeechlesstoknowthatsomanypeoplearebehindme.”Questions5to7arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions：WhathappenedtoScotamonthago?Question6:WhatdidScotaskaboutwhenheregainedconsciousness?Question?:WhywasScotspeechlessatthegraduationceremony?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetlwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneM:Howdoyoulikeyournewflexibleworkinarrangement?Doyouenjoyworkingfromhome?W:Yesandno,Ifindanisolationchallengingattimes,apartfrommymother,nottoomanypeopleIknow,havetimeforphonechatduringworkinghour.ItriedthelibrarybutfoundIwasnztreallykeenonworkingthere.M:No,neitherwould1.1findthelibraryabittooquietYdlackinspirationorstimulation,whichwouldbecounterproductivetogettingalotofworkdone.W:Ifoundthesamething.So,lately,I'vebeengoingouttoCafesoccasionallyIlovethenoise,thepeople,thebusynessofaCafe,thesenseofbeingoutintheworld.M:Coffeeshopsseemtohaveaffectivelybecomeoffspacesforsomanypeopleinthisdigitalage.ThoughI'mnotsurehowCafeownersfeelaboutit-havingsomanypeoplewhogotothatplacestoworkratherthandrinkandeat.W:Yes,somepeopleseemtospendalotoftimethereandnotordermuch.ThemostannoyingoneforCafeownersmusttrulybethose,usuallyonlytwoofthem,whooccupyatableforsixwiththeirlaptopsandpaperwork.M:Theyshouldsitatatablefortwo,notthetableforsix.Someobviouslystaysolong,theyneedtoplugthelaptopsintoapoweradapter.Inearlytrippedoversomeone1scomputerelectricalleadtheotherdayinmylocalcafe.W:It'sadouble-edgedsword,nodoubtaboutthat,foraCafeowner.Whileremoteworkershelptokeepthecafefullinquiettimes,theycantakeupvaluabletablespaceandbusyperiod.Questions10to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions.Whatdoesthewomansayisthedisadvantageofworkingfromhome?Question9.Whatdoesthemansayiscounter-productivetogettingworkdoneinthelibrary?QuestionlO.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutdoingone'sworkinacafe?Questionll.Whatismostannoyingforcafeownersaccordingtothewoman?ConversationTwoW:Tmgoingtostartworkingforanotherjob.Ican'tseemyselfgettinganopportunitytoprogressonmycompanyanytimeinthenearfuture.AndIreallythinkmyskillsandabilitiesdeserveahighersalary.M:Youarenotgoingtoquit,areyou?W:TmthinkingImightaswell.ThenIcandevotemoretimeandenergytofindmeabetterpositionatanothercompany.M:Butyou'vebeeninyourpresentcompanylessthantwoyears,haven'tyou?Thiswouldbethethirdtimeyouzveleftyourjobinthelastfiveyears.Ifyoudoseveraljobsinarelativelyshortspanoftime,perspectiveemployersmightseethatyoulackloyalty.Thatcouldmakethemworryandreluctanttoemployyou.W:Unfortunately,loyaltydoesn1tpay.EvenifIgetapromotionatmycompany,it1slikelytobelesssizeablethanifIweretogetajobelsewhere.AndevenifIgetapromotion,Ymnotguaranteedtogetaraise.IhadthatexperienceatanothercompanyIworkedup.M:Theywantyoutotakeonmoreworkandresponsibilitybutforthesameamountofmoney?W:Moreorless,yes.ThewayIseeit,throughhavingdifferentjobs,rvegotalotofexperience,anddifferentjobsandindifferentindustries.M:Butpotentialemployersmightworryaboutthatexperienceisnotdeep,orthoroughenough.W:Perhaps,butIfeelprettyconfidentthatIcansellmyself.Youknowwhattheysay,fortunefavorsthebrave.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questionl2:Whatmakesthewomanthinkaboutchangingherjob?Questionl3:Whatdoesthemansayaboutpeoplewhokeepchangingtheirjobs?Questionl4:Whatdoesthewomansaywouldhappenevenifshegotpromotedinhercurrentcompany?Questionl5:Whatbenefithasthewomangainfromchangingherjobsfrequently?SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaques-tion#youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneThereisasayingthatgoessomethingalongthelinesof'Youmustloveyourselffirstbeforeyoucanlovesomeoneelse/Similarly,Ipersonallybelievethatyoumustbecomfortableandhappyinyourowncompanybeforeyoucantrulybeyourselfinthecompanyofothers.Thereisamassivedifferencebetweenbeinglonelyandbeingalone.Lonelinessisahorriblefeeling.However,youdonzthavetoactuallybealonetofeelthatway.Manytimes,Tvefeltlonelywhensurroundedbyabiggroupofpeople.Incontrast,beingalonecanactuallybeablessing,particularly,whenyouzveactivelychosenit.Inmyexperience,beingboredandaloneisdangerousandcaneasilyleadtothefeelingofloneliness.Thetrickistobeactive.Getoutside,stretchyourlegs,dosomethingcultural,buyyourselfsomethingtastytoeatorsomethingprettytowear.Youdon'thavetotakeanyoneelseintoconsiderationandcandowhateveryouplease.Spendingtimealonealsoallowsyoutomoreefficientlytakecareofproblems.Andthen,whenit'stimetobesocialandmeetupwithyourfriends,youwillbefullythere,becauseyouwon'thavetoomuchotherstufffloatingaroundinyourmind.Havingbeenaloneforabitzyouwillalsoappreciateyourfriends'companymoreandchancesareyourtimespenttogetherwillbemoreworthwhile.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question16:Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbeingalone?Question17:Whatdoesthespeakersayhowtoreduceone'sfeelingofloneliness?Question18:Whatisanadvantageofspendingone'stimealone?PassageTwoWhenIturnedtwelve,Iworkedsummersatmyfather'ssmallbrickcleaningbusiness.Iremembertheharshacidsmellofthecleaningsolution,andthescrapingsoundofstiffironbrushesagainstroughbrick.Itwastemptingtohaveyourjobjustfinish.ButanybodywhoworkedforThomasKahoonhadtomeethisstandards,andthatincludeofme.IfImessedup,hemademestaylateuntilIgotitrightMyfatherwasnztbeenme.Hedemandedthesameathimself.Everybrickhecleanedonthehousestoodoutlikearedjewelinawhitesetting.Itwashissignature.In1970,whenIwastwenty,Igotmarried.Imovedoutmyparent'smodestplaceintoahousingproject.Drugsandgangviolentwerejustbeginningtoplaguetheprojects.Someofmyfriendwenttojail.Somewerekilled.MywifeVerllen,was18,andnobodygaveourmarriageachance.Butwebelievedineachother.Andourfaithmadeusstrong.Whenwemarried,IworkedasastockclerkatSouthwestSuperFood.Itwashard,tediouswork.EachFridaynightatruckcame,withcasesoffoodthathadtobeunloaded,pricedandplacedonshelves.MostofstockclerkstrytogetFridaynightoff.ButIwasalwaysreadytowork.BySaturdaymorning,allthekindsanddrawersinmyaislewouldplacewithalabelfacingsmartlyout,likealineofsoldiersonreview.Thatwasmysignature.Itookprideinajobnobodywanted.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question19.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker'sfather?Question20.Whatdoesthespeaksayaboutthehousingproject?Question21.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakerasastockclerk?PassageThreeWatchingmorethan3hoursoftelevisionadaydoublesmemorylossinolderpeople,anewstudyofmorethan3,000adultssuggests.ScientistatUniversityCollegeLondonusedmemoryandfluencytestsonthesamegroupofpeople6yearsapart.Theyfoundthatthosewhowatchedonaveragelessthan3hourstelevisionadayshowedadeclineeverround4to5percent,whilethosewhotendedtowatchmorethan3hoursadaydeclinedbyanaverageof8to10percent.Theresearchteamsaytheybelievethealertbutpassivenatureoftelevisionwatchingmaybecreatingstressonthemind,whichcontributestomemorydecline.Olderpeoplewhowatchmoretelevisionarealsolesslikelytoundertakeactivitiesknowingtopreservementalfunctioning,suchasreadingorinteractivescreenbasepursuits,suchasusingtheinternetorplayingvideogames.TheresearcherssaythattelevisionviewingmaybeariskfactorforallAlzheimer1sdisease,butmoreresearchesneededtoestablishalink.Whilewatchingtelevisionmayhaveeducationalbenefitsandrelaxationbenefits,theresearchersadvisethatadultsovertheageof50shouldtryandensurethattelevisionviewingisbalancedwithothercontrastingactivities.Ifyou'reconcernedthattheamountoftelevisionyou'rewatchingcouldhaveanegativeimpactonyourhealth,youshouldeliminatetheamountofTVwatcheachdayandundertakesomehealthyhobbies.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question22.BywhatmeansdoesscientistatUniversityCollegeLondonmeasurememorylost?Question23.Whatcontributedtomemorydeclineintheparticipants?Question24.WhatdidtheresearcherssayabouttheirfindingconcerningthelinkbetweenTVviewingandxxxthisdisease?Question25.Whatdotheresearcherssuggestolderpeopledo?