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四级听力原文及答
2020年7月四级听力原文及答案
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
SectionA
NewsReport1
Goodmorning!
Intoday'sheadlines,Scotland's TransportMinisterhaswarnedpotentiallyextremeweatherconditionsasheavysnowisforecastacrossthecountrylaterthisweek.Orangewarnings areinforceinmanyareasonWednesdayandThursday.
(1)The TransportMinister advisedpartsofScotlandcoveredbytheorangealerttoavoidtravelonWednesday, thisiswhathesaidtous.
Theorangewarningmayberaisedtoredinsomeareas.ThatisawarningforsnowthathasneverbeenseensincethemodernsystemcameintoplaceinScotland.Theorangewarninghasbeenextendeduntil6p.m.onThursday.Trains,planesandferriesarealsolikelytobeaffected,withwindchillthatcouldseepartsofBritainfeelingascoldas-15℃.
(2)Theheadofroadpolicingsaid,'Iwouldurgedriverstotakeextracareontheroadsfortheirjourneys. Driversshouldmakesuretheyarepreparedfortheirjourneywithwarmclothing,foodanddrink,sufficientfuelandachargedmobilephone.Therecouldbesignificanttrafficdelays,sopleasestarttoplanyourjourneynowtoconsiderifyoureallyneedtotravelonconditionsofthis…
Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question1:
WhatwerepeopleinpartsofScotlandadvisedtodo?
Question2:
Whatdidtheheadofroadpolicingurgedriverstodo?
NewsReport2
(3)Romania'swetlandsarecomingbacktolife,thankstohelpfromlocalcommunities,theWorldWildlifeFundandfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion. Roughly2,224acresofthepicturesqueDanubeDelta–hometo300speciesofbirds–havefilledwithwildlife.Thelandhasbeenconnectedtothenetworkoflakesandstreamsinthearea.'Alotofbirdshavemigratedtotheareaandonedoesn'tneedtotravellonghoursanymoreorgotootherlakestowatchthebirds,'saysIonMeuta,DeputyMayorofMahmudia.TheareaaroundMahmudia,whichisaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite,isthethird-mostbiodiverseintheworld,afterAustralia'sGreatBarrierReefandtheGalapagosIslands.Groupsusedearth-movingequipmenttorestorethewaterways. (4)Governmentofficialsproposedtoprotectthearea'sendangeredwildfishbyissuingafishingbanoverthenextdecade.
Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question3:
Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
Question4:
Whatdidgovernment'sofficialsproposetodotoprotecttheendangeredfish?
NewsReport3
ScottDunn,recentlyawokefromamedically-inducedsleephe'dbeeninafteracaraccident.Hewasheartbrokenafterrealizinghe'dmissedhishighschoolgraduation.Hisclassmatesdecidedtogivehimasecondchance.ItwasjustamonthagothatEastJuniataHighSchoolseniorsmetintheschool'sauditoriumforgraduation.Andlastweek,theydiditagain. (5)Scott'scaraccidentwasonMay22nd,just3daysbeforetheceremony. (6)"Irememberwakingupinthehospitalandaskingmom,'Whatdayitwas',shetoldmeitwasthe28th."Hesaid,"Ilookedatherandsaid,‘Imissedmygraduation."Theschool'sprincipal,Mr.Fausey,calledScott'smomKarenandsaidthateverybodywantstodosomethingspecialforhim.Studentsworetheircapsandgownsandsatinthefrontoftheauditorium.Scott'sparents,KarenandScottSenior,satfrontandcenter.Afterbriefspeeches,Scott'snamewascalled,onlyScott'sname.Hewalkedacrossthestageastheaudiencecheered.Agraduationforone. (7)"I'mspeechless,"Scottsaid."Idon’tknowhowtoevenexplainit.I'mspeechlesstoknowthatsomanypeoplearebehindme."
Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question5:
WhathappenedtoScotamonthago?
Question6:
WhatdidScotaskaboutwhenheregainedconsciousness?
Question7:
WhywasScotspeechlessatthegraduationceremony?
SectionB
ConversationOne
M:
Howdoyoulikeyournewflexibleworkinarrangement?
Doyouenjoyworkingfromhome?
W:
Yesandno,Ifindanisolationchallengingattimes,apartfrommymother,nottoomanypeopleIknow,havetimeforphonechatduringworkinghour.ItriedthelibrarybutfoundIwasn’treallykeenonworkingthere.
M:
No,neitherwouldI.Ifindthelibraryabittooquiet.I’dlackinspirationorstimulation,whichwouldbecounter-productivetogettingalotofworkdone.
W:
Ifoundthesamething.So,lately,I’vebeengoingouttoCafesoccasionally,Ilovethenoise,thepeople,thebusynessofaCafé,thesenseofbeingoutintheworld.
M:
Coffeeshopsseemtohaveaffectivelybecomeoffspacesforsomanypeopleinthisdigitalage.ThoughI’mnotsurehowCaféownersfeelaboutit-havingsomanypeoplewhogotothatplacestoworkratherthandrinkandeat.
W:
Yes,somepeopleseemtospendalotoftimethereandnotordermuch.ThemostannoyingoneforCaféownersmusttrulybethose,usuallyonlytwoofthem,whooccupyatableforsixwiththeirlaptopsandpaperwork.
M:
Theyshouldsitatatablefortwo,notthetableforsix.Someobviouslystaysolong,theyneedtoplugthelaptopsintoapoweradapter.Inearlytrippedoversomeone’scomputerelectricalleadtheotherdayinmylocalcafé.
W:
It’sadouble-edgedsword,nodoubtaboutthat,foraCaféowner.Whileremoteworkershelptokeepthecaféfullinquiettimes,theycantakeupvaluabletablespaceandbusyperiod.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question8.Whatdoesthewomansayisthedisadvantageofworkingfromhome?
Question9.Whatdoesthemansayiscounter-productivetogettingworkdoneinthelibrary?
Question10.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutdoingone’sworkinacafé?
Question11.Whatismostannoyingforcaféownersaccordingtothewoman?
ConversationTwo
W:
I’mgoingtostartworkingforanotherjob.Ican’tseemyselfgettinganopportunitytoprogressonmycompanyanytimeinthenearfuture.AndIreallythinkmyskillsandabilitiesdeserveahighersalary.
M:
Youarenotgoingtoquit,areyou?
W:
I’mthinkingImightaswell.ThenIcandevotemoretimeandenergytofindmeabetterpositionatanothercompany.
M:
Butyou’vebeeninyourpresentcompanylessthantwoyears,haven’tyou?
Thiswouldbethethirdtimeyou’veleftyourjobinthelastfiveyears.Ifyoudoseveraljobsinarelativelyshortspanoftime,perspectiveemployersmightseethatyoulackloyalty.Thatcouldmakethemworryandreluctanttoemployyou.
W:
Unfortunately,loyaltydoesn’tpay.EvenifIgetapromotionatmycompany,it’slikelytobelesssizeablethanifIweretogetajobelsewhere.AndevenifIgetapromotion,I’mnotguaranteedtogetaraise.IhadthatexperienceatanothercompanyIworkedup.
M:
Theywantyoutotakeonmoreworkandresponsibilitybutforthesameamountofmoney?
W:
Moreorless,yes.ThewayIseeit,throughhavingdifferentjobs,I’vegotalotofexperience,anddifferentjobsandindifferentindustries.
M:
Butpotentialemployersmightworryaboutthatexperienceisnotdeep,orthoroughenough.
W:
Perhaps,butIfeelprettyconfidentthatIcansellmyself.Youknowwhattheysay,fortunefavorsthebrave.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question12:
Whatmakesthewomanthinkaboutchangingherjob?
Question13:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutpeoplewhokeepchangingtheirjobs?
Question14:
Whatdoesthewomansaywouldhappenevenifshegotpromotedinhercurrentcompany?
Question15:
Whatbenefithasthewomangainfromchangingherjobsfrequently?
SectionC
PassageOne
Thereisasayingthatgoessomethingalongthelinesof‘Youmustloveyourselffirstbeforeyoucanlovesomeoneelse.’Similarly,Ipersonallybelievethatyoumustbecomfortableandhappyinyourowncompanybeforeyoucantrulybeyourselfinthecompanyofothers.Thereisamassivedifferencebetweenbeinglonelyandbeingalone.Lonelinessisahorriblefeeling.However,youdon’thavetoactuallybealonetofeelthatway.Manytimes,I’vefeltlonelywhensurroundedbyabiggroupofpeople.Incontrast,beingalonecanactuallybeablessing,particularly,whenyou’veactivelychosenit.Inmyexperience,beingboredandaloneisdangerousandcaneasilyleadtothefeelingofloneliness.Thetrickistobeactive.Getoutside,stretchyourlegs,dosomethingcultural,buyyourselfsomethingtastytoeatorsomethingprettytowear.Youdon’thavetotakeanyoneelseintoconsiderationandcandowhateveryouplease.Spendingtimealonealsoallowsyoutomoreefficientlytakecareofproblems.Andthen,whenit’stimetobesocialandmeetupwithyourfriends,youwillbefullythere,becauseyouwon’thavetoomuchotherstufffloatingaroundinyourmind.Havingbeenaloneforabit,youwillalsoappreciateyourfriends’companymoreandchancesareyourtimespenttogetherwillbemoreworthwhile.
Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question16:
Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbeingalone?
Question17:
Whatdoesthespeakersayhowtoreduceone’sfeelingofloneliness?
Question18:
Whatisanadvantageofspendingone’stimealone?
PassageTwo
WhenIturnedtwelve,Iworkedsummersatmyfather’ssmallbrickcleaningbusiness.Iremembertheharshacidsmellofthecleaningsolution,andthescrapingsoundofstiffironbrushesagainstroughbrick.Itwastemptingtohaveyourjobjustfinish.ButanybodywhoworkedforThomasKahoonhadtomeethisstandards,andthatincludeofme.IfImessedup,hemademestaylateuntilIgotitright.
Myfatherwasn’tbeenme.Hedemandedthesameathimself.Everybrickhecleanedonthehousestoodoutlikearedjewelinawhitesetting.Itwashissignature.
In1970,whenIwastwenty,Igotmarried.Imovedoutmyparent's
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