1、英语四级听力原文2017年12月Part n Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Sectio n ADirecti ons : In this secti on, you will hear three n ews reports. At the end of each n ews report, you will hear two or three questio ns. Both the n ews report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question,
2、 you must choose the best an swer 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 cen tre.News 1 :res heartA 9-year-old girl in New Mexico has raised more tha n $500 for her little brother who n eeds heart surgery in
3、 Houst on Texas this July. Addis on Witulskis gran dmother Kim Allred said Addis on probably overheard a con versati on between family members talking about the funds needed to get her little brother to treatme nt.I guess she overheard her gran dfather and me talk ing about how we worried about how
4、we re going to get to Houston, for my grandson surgery, ” said Allred. She decided to go outside and have a lem on ade sta nd and make some draw ings and pictures and sell them. ”That s whe n Addis on and her friends Erika and Emily Borde n decided to sell lemon ade for 50 cents a cup and sell pictu
5、res for 25 cents each.FlBefore Allred knew it, New Mexico State Police Officers were among the many stopping by helping them reach a total of $568.The family turned to social media express ing their gratitude say ing, bottom of our hearts, we would like to deeply thank each & every person that stopp
6、ed by!Questi ons 1 and 2 are based on the n ews report you have just heard.Q1: Who did Addis on raise money for?A) Her friend Erika.B) Her little brother.C) Her grandfather.D) Her grandmother.Q2: How did Addis on raise mon ey?A) By taking pictures for passers-by.B) By working part time at a hospital
7、.C) By selling lemonade and pictures.D) By asking for help on social media.News 2 :Last week, France announ ced that the country will pave 621 miles of road with solar pan els over the n ext five years, with the goal of providi ng cheap, ren ewable en ergy to five milli on people.Called “ the Wattwa
8、y, ” the roads will be built through joi nt efforts with the French road-buildi ng compa ny Colas and the Natio nal In stitute of Solar En ergy. The compa ny spe nt the last five years develop ing solar pan els that are only about a quarter of an inch thick and are strong eno ugh to sta nd up to hea
9、vy highway traffic without break ing or making the roads more slippery. The pan els are also desig ned so that they can be in stalled directly on top of exist ing roadways, maki ng them relatively cheap and easy to in stall.France isn t the first country to kick around the idea of paving its roads w
10、ith solar pan els. In November 2015, the Netherla nds completed a 229-foot-l ong bike path paved with solar pan els as a test for future projects. However, this is the first time a panel has been designed to be laid directly on top of existing roads and the first project to in stall the pan els on p
11、ublic highways.Questi ons 3 and 4 are based on the n ews report you have just heard.Q3: What was Fran ces purpose of con struct ing the Wattway?A) Finding cheaper ways of highway con struct ion.B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles.C) Providing clean energy to five million people.D) Test
12、i ng the efficie ncy of the new solar pan el.Q4: What is special about the solar pan els used in the Wattway?A) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements.B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways.C) They can only about half an inch thick.D) They are made from cheap materials.N
13、ews 3 :Lions have disappeared from much of Africa, but for the past few years scientists have wondered if the big cats were hanging on in remote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia. Continuous fighting in the region has made surveys difficult.But scie ntists released a report Mon day docume nting, with hard
14、 evide nee, the discovery of lost lion s.A team with Oxford Un iversity s Wildlife Con servati on Research Un it, supportedby a charity orga ni zati on, spe nt two ni ghts in November camp ing in theNational Park in northwest Ethiopia, on the Ethiopia-Sudan border. The researchers set out six camera
15、 traps capturi ng images of lions, and they identified lion tracks.The scientists concluded that lions are also likely to live in the neighbouringNati onal Park across the border in Suda n. The Intern ati onal Un io n forCon servati on of Nature had previously con sidered the area a possible ran ge
16、for the species, and local people had reported see ing lio ns in the area, but no one prese nted convincing evide nee.Questi ons 5 and 7 are based on the n ews report you have just heard.Q5: What has made it difficult to survey lions in remote parts in Sudan andEthiopia?A) Endless fighting in the re
17、gion.B) The hazards from the desert.C) In adequate funding for research.D) The lack of clues about the species.Q6: What was the main purpose of the research?A) To observe the wildlife in the two national parks.B) To identify the reasons for the lions disappearanee.C) To study the habitat of lions in
18、 Sudan and Ethiopia.D) To find evidenee of the existenee of the “lost lions ”Q7: What did the researchers find in the National Park?A) Lions walk ing. C) Some camp ing facilities.B) Lion s tracks. D) Traps set by local hunters.Sectio n BDirecti ons: In this secti on, you will hear two long conv ersa
19、ti ons. At the end of each con versati on, you will hear four questi ons. Both the conv ersatio n 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
20、1 with a single line through the centre.Passage 1M: I bet youre look ing forward to the end of this mon th. Are you?W: Yes, I am. How did you know?M: David told me you had a special birthday coming up.W: Ohyeah thats right. This year will be my golden birthday.M: What does that mean?ve n ever heard
21、of a golde n birthday.W: Ive actually just learnt this concept myself. Fortunately, just in time to celebrate. A golden or lucky birthday is when one turns the age of their birth date. So, for example, my sisters birthday is December 9th and her golde n birthday would have been the year she turned n
22、ine years old. Come to think of it, my parents did throw her a surprise party that year.M: In teresti ng. Too bad I missed mine. My golde n birthday wouldve bee n four years ago. I assume you got big pla ns the n.W: Actually yes. My husband is planning a surprise holiday for the two of us next week.
23、 I have no idea what hes got in mind, but Im excited to find out. Has he men ti oned anything to you?M: He might have.W: Anything youd like to share? Im dying to know what kind of trip he has pla nned on where were going.M: You know nothing at all?W: Not a clue. Hard to imagine, isn t it? Though I m
24、ust saysI bleieiikhehaving even more fun keeping the secret from me in the past few weeks.M: Im sure both of you will have a fantastic time. Happy golden birthday! I cant wait to hear all about it when you get back.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q8. What is the w
25、oma n look ing forward to?A) Her lucky birthday C) Her weddi ng anni versary.B) A call from her dad. D) A special gift from the man.Q9. What did the woma ns pare nts do on her sisters lucky birthday?A) Gave her a big model pla ne. C) Took her on a trip overseas.B) Bought her a gold n ecklace. D) Thr
26、ew her a surprise party.Q10. What is the woma n eager to find out about?A) The gift her husba nd has bought.B) The trip her husba nd has pla nn ed.C) What has bee n troubli ng her husba nd.D) What her husba nd and the man are up to.Q11. What does the man say at the end of the conv ersati on?A) s hol
27、iday trip.He will be glad to be a guide for the coupleB) He will tell the woman the secret if her husband agrees.C) s holiday turns out.s holiday pla n.He is eager to lear n how the coupleD) He wants to find out about the couplePassage 2W: Mr. Green, what do you think makes a successful negotiator?M
28、: Well, that s hard to define. But I think successful negotiators have several things in com mon. They are always polite and rati onal people. They are firm but flexible. They can recog nize power and know how to use it. They are sensitive to the dynamics of the negotiation. The way of rises and fal
29、ls and how it may cha nge direct ion. They project the image of con fide nee, and perhaps most importa ntly, they know whe n to stop.W: And, what about an un successful n egotiator?M: Well, this is probably all of us whe n we start out. We are probably immature and over-trusti ng. Too emoti onal or
30、aggressive. We are un sure of ourselves and we want to be liked by every one. Good n egotiators learn fast. Poor n egotiators rema in like that and go on los ing n egotiati ons.W: In your opinion, can the skills of n egotiati on be taught?M: Well, you can teach some one how to prepare for a n egotia
31、ti on. There are perhaps six stages in every n egotiati on. Get to know the other side. State your goals. Start the process. Clarify areas of disagreeme nt or con flict. Reassess your positi on. Making acceptable compromises. And fin ally, reach some agreeme nt in prin ciple. These stages can be stu
32、died. And strategies to be used in each can be pla nned beforeha nd. But I think, the really successful n egotiator is probably born with six sense about responding appropriately to the situation at hand.W: The artistic sense you ve just described?M: Yes. That s right.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q12: What does the man say about good n egotiators?A) They are sen sitive to the dyn am
