大学英语四级考试真题一听力原文.docx
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大学英语四级考试真题一听力原文
2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题
(一)听力原文
2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题
(一)听力原文
【NewsReport1】
OneofGoogle'sself-drivingcarscrashedintoabusinCalifornialastmonth.Therewerenoinjuries.
ItisnotthefirsttimeoneofGoogle'sfamedself-drivingcarshasbeeninvolvedinacrash,butitmaybethefirsttimeithascausedone.
OnFebruary14ththeself-drivingcar,travellingat2mph(3km/h),pulledoutinfrontofapublicbusgoing15mph(24km/h).
ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.
Inastatement,Googlesaid:
"Weclearlybearsomeresponsibility, becauseifourcarhadn'tmoved,therewouldn'thavebeenacrash."
Thatsaid,ourtestdriverbelievedthebuswasgoingtosloworstoptoallowustomergeintothetraffic,andthattherewouldbesufficientspacetodothat."
【NewsReport2】
Thousandsofbeesleftatownafterlandingonthebackofacarwhentheirqueengotstuckinitsboot.TomMoseswhoworksatanearbynationalpark,noticeda“brownpatch”onthebackofthecaraftertheownerparkedittodosomeshopping.Whenhelookedcloserherealizeditwasahugegroupofbees.
Mosessaid:
“Ihaveneverseenthatmanybeesinonespot.Itwasveryunusual.Theywereveryclosetogetherandtherewasalotofnoiseandmovements,itwasinterestingtoseesuchastrangesight.ButtherewerealotofpeoplearoundandIwasabitworriedaboutthebeesandthepeoplestoppingtolook.Ithoughtthatsomeonemightdosomethingstupid.
Mosescalledtwolocalbeesspecialistswhohelpedremovedthebeesbyattractingthemintoabox.
Mosesspentthreehourslookingafterthebeesandwasstungfivetimes,hesaidmystingsareabitpainfulbutIampleasedthatallworkedoutandIcouldhelp,peopleneedtorealizethatbeesarevaluableandtheyshouldbelookedafter.
Q3.WhatdowelearnaboutTomMoses?
A)Heworksatanationalpark.
Q4.Whatdoweknowaboutthebeesonthebackofthecar?
B)Theyweremakingalotofnoise.
【Newsreport3】
AnewspeciesofsnakehasbeendiscoveredonaremoteislandintheBahamas.
Scientistsidentified20oftheonemeter-longsnakesduringtwotripstotheCaribbeanislands.ThesecondtripwasmadeinOctoberlastyear.
Oneofthecreaturesmadeadramaticappearancebymovingontotheheadoftheteamleaderasheslept.
Thesnakehasbeennamedsilverboa becauseitismetalliccoloredandthefirstspecimenfoundwasclimbingasilverpalmtree.
TheteamwasledbyDr.GrahamReynolds,fromHarvardUniversity,thescientistconfirmedthesnakewasapreviouslyunknownspeciesafterconductingageneticanalysisoftissuesamples.
Commentingonthefind,snakeexpertRobertHendersonfromtheMuseumofNaturalHistory,said:
“Worldwidenewspeciesoffrogsarebeingdiscoveredanddescribedquiteregularity.Newspeciesofsnakes,however,aremuchrarer.
Q5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
A)Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.
Q6.Whatdowelearnaboutthescientificteamleader?
C)Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep.
Q7.Howdidthenewlydiscoveredcreaturegetitsname?
D)Fromitscolour.
【Conversation1】
W:
Didyouenjoyyourstaywithus,Mr.Brown?
M:
Yes,verymuch.Ihadawonderfultimehere.NowI'mgoingtotheairport.Myflightleavesinlessthan2hours.So,couldyoutellme,what'sthequickestwaytogetthere?
W:
Well,wecancallataxiforyou.Wealsohaveafreeairportshuttleservice.
M:
Thatsounds great,butwilltheshuttlegetmetotheairportintime?
W:
Yes,itshould.Thenextshuttleleavesin15minutes.Andittakessome25minutestogettotheairport.
M:
Fantastic!
I'lljustwaitinthelobby.Willyoupleaseletmeknowwhenit'sleaving?
W:
Ofcourse,sir.
M:
NowIwouldliketosettlemymini-barbill.Howmuchisthat?
W:
Let'ssee.Itcomesto$37.50.Howwouldyouliketopayforit?
M:
I'llpaywithmycreditcard.Thanks.ButI'llneedareceipt,soIcanchargeittomycompany.
W:
Absolutely!
Hereyouare,sir.Ifyoulike,Icanleaveyourbagswiththeporter.Andhecanloadthemontotheshuttleforyouwhenitarrives.
M:
Thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.
W:
Wouldyouliketoleaveacommentonourwebpagewhenyouhavetime?
M:
Sure.Ihadareallygoodstayhere,andI'dliketorecommendyourhoteltomyfriendsandcolleagues.
W:
That’sverykindofyou.ThankyouagainforstayingatSheratonHotel.
Q8.Whydoesthemanaskaboutthequickestwaytotheairport?
A)Thesecuritychecktakestime.
Q9.Howisthemangoingtopayhisbill?
B)Bycreditcard.
Q10.Whatdidthemanaskthewomantodo?
A)Givehimareceipt.
Q11.Whatfavordoesthewomanaskoftheman?
D)Postingacommentonthehotel’swebpage.
【Conversation2】
M:
Youknow,Ben’sgivenupmakingthoseterriblefacesheusedtomake.Theotherday,hecamehomefromschoolalmostintears.Histeachersaidifhewentonlikethat,hisfacewouldgetstuckwhenthewindschanged.
W:
Andhebelievedher?
M:
Yeah,he’sonlyalittleboy.Don’tyourememberallthosethingsweusedtobelievewhenwewerelittle?
IremembermyauntMaryusedtosayifyouswallowacherrystone,atreewouldgrowoutofyourmouth.AndI’mstillterrifiedtoday,sortofsubconsciously.Youknow,ifIswallowonebymistake…
W:
Yeah,Isupposeyou'reright.Theonethatusedtogetmewasthatswanscouldbreakyourlegwhentheyblowofthewing.
M:
Theycan,can’tthey?
Ialwaysthoughttheycould.
W:
No,theyarenotthatstrong.Butthere’sanotheroneevenmoreterrifying.Thatis,ifyouputapoststamponupsidedown,youwillgotoprison.
M:
No,neverheardofthat.Butmygrandmotherwasaterrorforthatkindofthing.Forexample,shewouldsay,youwillgetaspotonyourtongueifyoutellalie.Ifyoueatstalebread,yourhairwillcurl.Andhere’sonemore.WewentonacampaigntriponceinItaly,andmywifespentthewholetimeworryingaboutbatsgettingintoherhair.Shesaidhergrandmotherreckonedyouhadtoshaveyourheadtogetitout.Mywifewasreallyterrified.
W:
Silly,isn’tit?
Butthat’showsomeparentstrytokeeptheirkidsfromdoingthewrongthingorgettingintotrouble.
Q12:
WhatdoesthemansayaboutBen?
C)Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.
Q13:
WhatdidauntMarryusedtodowhenthemanwasachild?
D)Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory.
Q14:
Whatdoesthewomanbelieveswanscoulddo?
A)Theycouldbreakpeople’slegs.
Q15:
Whatdidthegrandmotheroftheman’swifesay?
B)Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair.
【Passage1】
IfIcouldgobackinhistoryandlivewhenIliked,Iwouldn'tgobackveryfar.Infact,I'dliketoreliveaperiodI'vealreadylived–the1960s.
Iwasinmytwenties,andeverythingwasbeingrenewed.PeoplewouldcomeinoutofaformalandalmostVictorianattitude,andyoureallyfeltanythingwaspossible.Meetingpeoplewasthething,andyouwenttocoffeebarswhereyoumetfriendsandspenttheevening.Thecinema,thetheater,allthatwaseveryexcitingwithnewthingscomingout.Infact,weseemedtobeout,allthetime!
Idon'treallyrememberworking–ofcourse,Iwasastudent–orsittingaroundathomeverymuch.Thatjustwasn'twherethescenewas,eveneating!
Itwasthefirsttime,ordinarypeoplestartedgoingouttoeat.Wewerebeginningtobeadventurousaboutfood,butweweremoreinterestedinmeetingpeoplethanineatingordrinking.Anddress,yes,thatwastherevolution.Imean,girlswentaroundinreallyshortskirts,andworeflowersintheirhair.Andmenwereinjeans,andcouldweartheirhairlongtoo.Itwasawonderfulperiod.Itwaslikelivinginanageyoucouldneverhaveimagined,andthatneverhascomeback.Wedidn'thavemuchmoney,butitdidn'tmatter.Andtherewasplentyofopportunitytodowhateveryoufeltlikedoing.
Q16.Whydoesthespeakersayhewouldliketorelivethe1960s?
C)Everythingseemedtobechanging.
Q17.Whatdoesthespeakersaywasthemostpopularthingtodoatthattime?
A)Meetingpeople.
Q18.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?
D)Hewasayoungstudentinthe1960s.
【Passage2】
Dogs,man'sbestfriends,haveaclearstrategyfordealingwithangryowners—theylookaway.
Newresearchshowsthatdogslimittheireyecontactwithangryhumans.Thescientistssuggestthismaybeanattempttocalmhumansdown.Thisbehaviormayhaveevolvedasdogsgraduallylearnedtheycouldbenefitfromavoidingconflictswithhumans.
Toconductthetests,theUniversityofHelsinkiresearcherstrained31dogstorestinfrontofavideoscreen.Facialphotosofdogsandhumansweredisplayedonthescreenfor1.5seconds.Theyshowedthreatening,pleasantandneutralexpressions.Nearbycamerastrackedthedogs'eyemovements.
Dogsinthestudylookedmostattheeyesofhumansandotherdogstosensetheiremotions.Whendogslookedatexpressionsofangrydogs,theireyesrestedmoreonthemouth,perhapstointerpretthethreateningexpressions.Andwhenlookingatangryhumans,theytendedtoturnawaytheirgaze.
Dogsmayhavelearnedtodetectthreatsignsfromhumansandrespondbytryingtomakepeace,accordingtoresearcherSanniSomppi.Avoidingconflictsmayhavehelpeddogsdevelopbetterbondswithhumans.
Theresearchersalsonotethatdogsscanfacesasawholetosensehowpeoplearefeeling,insteadoffocusingonagivenfeature.Theysuggestthisindicatesthatdogsaren'tsensingemotionsfromasinglefeature,butpiecingtogetherinformationfromallfacialfeaturesjustashumansdo.
Q19.Whatdodogsdowhentheyarefacedwithangryhumans?
B)Theyavoidlookingatthem.
Q20.Whatdoesadogdowhenitseestheexpressionsofangrydogs
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