2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力文本（第2套）

年月大学英语四级考试真题（）2019121听力录音Section ADirections:In this section,you willhear threenews reports.At the end ofeach news report,you willhear twoor threequestions.Both the news reportand the questions will be spoken only once.After youhear aquestion,you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A B C and D.Then markthef fcorrespondingletter on Answer Sheet1with asingle linethrough thecentre.Questions1and2are basedon the news report you have just heard.1-1New YorkCity policecaptured acow on the loosein ProspectPark ODTuesday afterthe animalbecamean attractionfor touristswhile walkingalong thestreets andenjoying the park facilities.The confusedcreature andcamera-holding humansstared ateach otherthrough afence forseveral minutes.1-2At othertimes the cowwandered aroundthe526-acre parkand theartificial grassfield normallyused forhuman sportingevents.Officersused soccergoals tofence the animal in.However,the cowthen movedthrough oneof thenets,knocking downapolice officerin theprocess.Police eventuallytrapped thecow betweentwo vehiclesparked oneither sideof abaseballfields bencharea.2An officerthen shotan arrowto putit tosleep.Thon officerswaited for the diugto takeeffect.Aftei itfell asleep,they loadedthecowinto ahorse trailer.It wasnot cleaiwhere thecow camefrom orhow itgotlost.Police turnedit overto the animal controldepartment afterthey caughtit.

1.What happenedin New Yorks ProspectPark onTuesday

2.What dowe learnabout thecow from theend of the news reportQuestions3and4are basedon thenews reportyou have just heard.3-1Starting April28th of this year,the National Museum of Natural Historywill beginrenovating itsfossilhall.The fossil hall,which displayssome of the worldsoldest andlargest fossilspecimens,receives morethan2million visitorseach year.3-2Its oneof thnmuseums mostfamous attractions.As aresult,the museumplans toexpand the hall,as well as addto its ancient birdcollections.Bird lovers,both youngand old,have alreadyrespondedwith excitementat thenews.The museumssocial mediaaccount has been floodedwith messagesof support.In themeantime,the currentcollection will be closed.However,visitors will be compensatedduring theclosure.Museumsspecial exhibition area willnow befree ofcharge.4This weekthe residentexhibition is a displayof ancientwallpaintings onloan fromAustralia.They celebratethe culturalheritage of the countryand will be availableto viewuntilSunday.Next weekthe exhibitionwill betaken overby theWildlife Photographerof theYear Competition.Thewinner ofthis yearscompetition will be awardeda previewof thenew fossilhall aswell as a cashprize.with geologistsfor anadditional searchas therecould bemore fossilsnear thesite.Jude andhis familyhad beeninvitedby the researchers to see the fossil beingpreserved at the university.

22.What didthe boyJude Sparksthink hehad discovered

23.What arethe researchers at New Mexico State University doingwith theboys discoveiy

24.What didProfessor PeterHoude saywhen interviewedby ABC News

25.What dotheresearchersplan to do

3.What does thenews report say about the fossilhallof theNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory

4.What ison displaythis weekin themuseums residentexhibition hallQuestions5to7are basedon thenews reportyou have just heard.5Six birdshave just bevn trainedto pickup rubbishat aFrench historicaltheme park.According to the parksmanager,Mr.Villiers,the goalis notjust toclear up thepark.He saysvisitors arealready goodat keepingthings clean.Instead,he wantsto showthat natureitself canteach us to takecare of the environment.6He saysthat rooks,thechosen birds,are consideredto beparticularly inteHigent.In theright circumstances,they evenlike tocommunicatewith humansand establisha relationshipthiough play.The birdswill beencouraged toclean thepark through the useof a smallbox thatdelivers a small amountof birdfood eachtime therook depositsa cigaretteend or a smallpiece ofrubbish.So far,visitors to the theme park havebeen excitedtosee the birdsin action.7However,some parents areconcerned thatit encouragestheir childrento droplitter sothey canwatch thebirds pickit up.Villiers is not concernedaboutthis criticism.He maintainsmost of the feedbackhe hasreceived hasbeen overwhelminglypositive.He hopesnowto trainmore birds

5.What havesix birdsbeen trainedto doat aFrench historicalthemepark

6.Why wererooks chosenby thepark manager

7.What is the concernof someparentsSection BDirections:In this section,you willhear twolong conversations.At theend ofeach conversation,you willhear fourquestions.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After youhear aquestion,you mustchoose the best answerfrom thefour choicesmarked A,B,C andD.Then markthecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with asingle linethrough thecentre.Questions8to11are basedon theconversation you have just heard.W:The nameof the TV show we wishto produceis Science Nation.M:Please tellus more.What willScience Nationbe aboutW:8It willbe aboutscience,all sortsof science.Each episodewill focus on adifferent areaof science,and telluswhat weknow,howweknow it,and what we stilldont know.The showwill haveone hostonly,and thiswillbe ProfessorSusan Paulfrom HarvardUniversity.Shes a great publicspeaker.M:So,justbeclear.Will the shows formatbe likethat of a documentaryW:9Kind of.Itll belike adocumentary in the sensethat itllbe non-fiction andfact-based.However,our ideaisfor itto bealso funaad entertaining,something whichtraditional documentariesarent somuch.Pleasekeep inmind thiswillbea newTV showlike nothingever donebefore.M:Okay,so it willbeboth educationaland entertaining,and10-1your audiencewillbeanyone interestedinscience,rightW:10-2Thats correct.Yes.M:Right,thank you.So,I thinkwere moreor lessclear whattheshowwillbelike.Could youplease tellus nowwhatexactly youwant fromusW:Yes,of course.11Basically,whatwe need fromyou isfinancial support.In orderto goahead withthisidea,weneed2million dollars.This wouldcover thecost ofmaking all12shows inthe firstseason for thefirst year.If theshow isa success,we canthen look at makinga secondseason for the followingyear.

8.What dowe learnabout the TV show Science Nation!

9.In whatway willtheTV showScienceNation differfrom traditionaldocumentaries

10.Who willbe theintended audienceof theTVshowScienceNation

11.What does the womanwant the man to do for theTVshowQuestions12to15are basedon theconversation you have just heard.W:Whats upwith youYou dontlook veryhappy.M:12-1I fbellike Ima failure.I cantseem to do anythingvery well.W:I wouldntsay that.You dovery wellin alot ofthings.That presentationyou gavelast weekwas excellent.M:Yes,12-2but I have thisurge ostrive forperfection.I reallywant topush harderand progressfurther.W:Well,thafs veryadmirable.13But becareful.Over・concern withbeing perfectcan damageour confidenceifwe neverachieve it.M:Yes,I know.I feelawful wheneverI makea mistakein whateverIm trying todo.W:Well,think about it.You cantmake progresswithout makingmistakes andlearning from them.ThomasEdison,the famousinventor,once said,“Ive notfailed.Tve justfound10,000ways thatwont work.”M:You maywell beright.I guessI shouldrecognize mymistakes andlearn thelesson theyteach meand moveforward.W:Also,remember a successful endingisnotthe onlything worthyof acelebration.You need to recognizeeachstep ofprogress youmake towardsachieving yourgoals.And nomatter howtiny itis,its stillgoodnews.M:14I alwaysfbel downwhen Isee others accomplishing things,and Ifeel miserableabout myownachievements.Im alwaystryingto be asgood asothers,but Inever seem to getthere.W:Listen,if youalways compareyourself withothers,youll neverfeel good enough.15Youre theonlyperson youshould becomparing yourselfwith.When youcompare youncurrent statuswith thestartingpoint,youll findyouve madeprogress,right Thatsgoodenough.M:Thats greatadvice.Thank you.Tm feelingbetter already.

12.How doesthe manfeel abouthimself

13.What doesthe womanthink isthe mansproblem

14.How doesthe manfeel whenhe seesothersaccomplishingthings

15.What doesthe womansuggest the man doSectionCDirections:There are2passages inthissection.Each passageis followedby somequestions orunfinished statements.For eachof them,there arefour choicesmarked AB,C andD.You shoulddecide on the bestchoicefand markthe correspondingletter on Answer Sheet2with asingle linethrough thecentre.Questions16to18are basedon the passage youhave justheard.Single-sex educationcan haveenormous benefitsfor femalestudents.Numerous studieshave shownthatwomen who attend single-sex schoolstend tohave strongerself-confidence,better studyhabits andmore ambitiouscareergoals thanwomen whoattend co-educational schools.16Girls whograduate fromsinglo-sex schoolsarethiee timesmore likely to becomeengineers[han thosewhoattendcoeducational schools.The reasonis thatall-girlsschools encouragewomen toenter fieldstraditionally dominatedby men,such asscience,technology andengineering.In co-educational schools,girls areoften expectedto succeedonly inhumanities orthe arts.17Research has alsoshown thatin co-educational settings,teachers aremore likelyto praiseand givein-depth responsesto aboys、comments inclass.In contrastthey mightonly respondto agirls commentswith anod.They alsomore likelyto】encouiage boysto workthrough problemson theiown,while theytend tostep in and helpgirls whostruggle withaproblem.In an all-girls setting,girls aremore likelyto speakup frequentlyand makesignificant contributionstoclass thanin aco-educational setting.Girls studyingin asingle-sex settingalso earnhigher scoreson theirCollegeBoard andAdvanced PlacementExams thangirls whostudy in co-educational settings.18AlLgirls schoolstend tobesmaller thanco-educational schools,which meansteachers willbe ableto tailorthe materialsto girlstudentspersonal learningstyles andinterests.

16.What advantagedoesthe speaker saygirls fromsingle-sex schoolshave overthose fromco-educationalschools

17.What doteachers tendtodo inco-educational settings

18.What areteachers morelikelytodoinanall-girls schoolQuestions19to21are basedon the passage youhave justheard.19-1Today1found outthat Seattledoesnt reallyget thatmuch raincompared withmost UScities.In fact,Seattle ranks44th amongmajor UScities inaverage annualrainfall.Cities thatget more rainfall than Seattle includeHouston,Memphis,Nashville,and prettymuch everymajor cityon theeastern coast,such asNewYork,Boston andMiami.19-2So whydoes everyonethink ofSeattle asa rainycity Theprimary rootofthismisconception liesinthat Seattlehasarelatively largenumber ofdays per year withrainfall comparedwith NewYork andBoston,whichget an average ofabout16%morerainperyearthanSeattle,but alsoaverage betweenthem about36fewer days a yearofrainfall.20So itrains alol lessin Seattle,and therain isspread outover moredays[han thosecities.This iswhyfew localsin Seattlecarry anumbreHa generally.When itdoes rain,it tendstobea verylight rain.That isnt】troublesome.It almostnever reallyrains asmost peoplethink.21On top of that,it nevereally stormsin Seattle,either.Seattle getsanaverageofamere sevendaysayear withthunder.So inshort,if youlike sunnybut nottoo hotsummers,mild wintersbut withlots ofcloudy days,Seattles theplace tobe.Anyway,if youvisit Seattle,dont bringan umbrella.People willlookatyou,thinking yourefunny.

19.What doesthe speakerfind outabout Seattle

20.Why dolocal peoplein Seattleseldom carryanumbrella

21.Why doesthe speakersay Seattleisa good placeto beQuestions22to25are basedon the passage youhave justheard.After atough workoutoraday fullof physicalactivity,its common to findyour musclesaching.But wheredothese painscome from22According to a Germanprofessor,the sorenesscomes fromstraining yourmuscles inanuncommon way,for example,jumping on a bicyclefor aride,because youhavent riddeninalong time.Sorenessoccurs sinceyour legmuscles arentused tothat movement.When musclesperform anactivity they arent regularlyexposedto,the tinyfibres thatare insidethem arebeing tornapart.As muscle soreness develops,the bodyhas toworkto repairthe muscletears.But thisdoesnt happenimmediately.First,the bodymust realizethe musclesare damaged.23When thebody realizesthe musclesare hurt,the responseis to increase bloodflow to the areaand increasebodyheat.Damaged cellsare thencleaned up andthebody sendscells speciallydesigned tobreak downthe largemusclefibre fragments.Healing cantake placeafter this.It takes about aday untilthese cellsmake itto youraching muscles.Thats whythere ismost oftena delayassociated withmusclesoreness.24Repair ofdamaged cellstakesabouttwodays,aed afterwardsthe sorenessdisappears.Unfortunately,there islittle thatcan bedone torelieve musclesoreness.25Pain-relieving creamsdont work,but ahot showeror warmbath canprovide somerelief.

22.What doesthe Germanprofessor say about musclesoreness

23.What happenswhen musclesare damagedaccording tothe passage

24.How longdoes ittake fordamaged cellsto heal

25.What doesthe speakersuggest onedo torelieve musclesoreness年月大学英语四级考试真题（）2019122听力录音Section ADirections:In thissection,you willhear threenews reports.At theend ofeach news report,you willhear twoor threequestions.Both thenewsreportandthe questionswillbespokenonlyonce.After youhear aquestion,youmust choose the best answerfrom thefour choicesmarked AB,C andD.Then markthefcorresponding letteronAnswerSheet Iwith asingle linethrough thecentre.Questions1and2are basedon thenewsreportyouhave justheard.1The Britishgovernment hascalled formore mento considera careerin nursing.Figures showthe numberof】male nuses hasfallen inthe lastthiee years.Now,the numberof menworking inthe nursingsector hasreached aseven-year low.Numbers ofmale nursesincreased between2011and2014,and reacheda peakof7,

168.This figurehasdropped toonly6,924in

2017.2-1The UK Health Secretary said,“This isclearly acultural problem,andprobably onethat existsin manyparts of the world.But wecan makeefforts tochange that.Now wewant topersuademales to think aboutcareer optionsof goinginto nursing.2-2There isabsolutely noreason whymen cantgo intothisprofession.The HealthSecretarysaid that thegovernment alreadyhas plansto attracta morevaried workforceintonursing.She stated,“we areleading the way onworkforce planning.We willbecome thefirst nationin Europetopublish anational healthand careworkforce plan.

1.What problemis Britainfacing

2.What isthe causeofthe problem accordingtotheUKHealthSecretary Questions3and4are basedon thenewsreportyouhave justheard.3A manfrom Libyawas enjoyinga walkalong thesands atSouthport Beach.When hewas abouthalf amileout fromthe dock,he felta bittired,so helay downand fellasleep.But thetide sweptin quicklyatthe beach.And themanwas shockedto wakeupandfind thetide hadcome inand completelysurrounded him,cutting himoff fromtheshore.Fortunately forhim,thebeachlifeguaids werequickly on the sceneto stophim fromdrowning.They actprofessionallyto ensurethe manwas comfortableuntil anambulance arrived.He wasthen takento hospital.He isnowin astable condition.4When interviewed,Keith PorteroftheSouthport Beachsaid,“Our beachis soflat thatitsvery commonforthetide tocome aroundthe backof peopleand cutthem offfromthebeach.Thankfully,theemergency serviceshave againworked welltogethei toensuie apositive outcome.And wewish thegentleman aspeedyrecovery.”

3.What doesthenewsreport sayabout theLibyan man

4.What didKeith Portersay atan interviewQuestions5to7are basedon thenewsreportyouhave justheard.5A raccoon,a smallcat-like animal,climbed to[he topofa25・sto】ey skyscraperearly oeWednesday.It wascapturedafter becomingan onlinestar across the world.At alittle before3a.m.,theanimalmade ittotheroof ofthe buildingafter ittook along breakon a17th-floorwindow ledge.At thetopofthe building,animal controlofficers putcat foodin trapsand capturedthe raccoon.6Aprivate wildlifemanagement companywill releasetheanimalinto thewild.The raccoonsupward journeybegan onMonday.The brownanimal wasspotted stuckonanarrow windowledge ofthe officetower.On Tuesday,the raccoonslowlyclimbed thebuilding.It reachedthe23rd floor,and itslegend continuedto growon socialmedia witheveryfloor itclimbed.As itwent up,people gatheredon thesidewalk belowto takephotos andcheer forits safety.Onlineoffice workersposted photosand videosofthe raccoon restingon windowedges andclimbing upthe buildingsconcreteexterior.7One onlinepos[saidthat theraccoonhas succeededin unitingthe countrythewayno politiciancould.

5.What doesthenewsreport sayabout theraccoon,asmallcat-like animal

6.What willthe wildlifemanagement companydo withthe capturedraccoon

7.What didone onlinepost saySectionBDirections:In thissection,you willhear twolong conversations.At theend ofeach conversation,you willhear fourquestions.Both theconversation andthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After youhear aquestion,you mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour choicesmarked AB,C andD.Then markthefcorresponding letteronAnswerSheet1with asingle linethrough thecentre.Questions8to11are basedon theconversation youhavejustheard.W:8-1I havereally amazingnews.I justgot atext messagefrom mybank,saying mysalary hasbeendeposited inmy account.M:Getting paidis good,but I dont understandwhy youreso excited.It happensevery month.W:Well,Ive beenworking for a fewyears.In fact,I workedall throughuniversity but I onlyhad part-time jobsthen.8-2So thisisthefirst timeIve everbeen paidforamonth offUll-time work.M:Wow,then youmust feelgreat.9I mean,its beentwo decades,but Ican stillremember whenI gotmy Erstrealsalary.I washappy fordays.I feltlike itwas asmall fortune,even thoughit wasnt.W:Yeah,Ive neverearned somuch moneybefore.And there are somany thingsId liketodo with it.What didyoudo with your firstpayM:10I boughta newsuit forwork and took myparents toa vicerestaurant tocelebrate.Maybe youcould dothe same.W:Ihaveenough professionalclothes.And myparentsareacrossthecountry.So seeingthem isimpossible.Butsome peoplefromtheoffice aremembers ofa gymI want to join.And myuniversity classmatesarearranging atrip tovisit ourold campus,and Idlove togo withthem,butI cant affordboth.M:11-1If Iwere you,Id jointhe gymbecause itsa goodway tostay healthy,and itmight help you buildastronger relationshipwithyourcolleagues.And goodrelationships arekey toasuccessfulcareer.W:11・2Hmm.Youre right.Thanks forthe advice.Im takingit.

8.Why didthe womanfeel excited

9.When didthe manget his first full-time job

10.What didthe mando whenhe gothisfirstpay

11.What doesthe womansay sheis goingto doQuestions12to15are basedon theconversation youhavejustheard.W:Whafs goingon withyou latelyYou seemso distracted,like youarent reallylistening toanything Isay.M:I know.Im sorry.12Icantseem tofocusonanything,because Istill haventdecided ifI shouldaccept theofferfor thatPh.D.program inLondon,or ifI shouldtake thejob offerin NowYork,W:Look,itsatough decision.But yourerunning outof time,arent youI thoughtyou saidthe companyexpectedan answerby theend ofthe month.M:Actually,its thebeginning ofnext monthforthejob,but theuniversity needsa decisionby theendoftheweek.So Ihave toact quickly.W:13You definitelyneed advicefor animportant decisionlike this.So whohave youtalked toaboutitWhatdoes yourfamily thinkAnd youradvisor for your mostvcsprogram、X:14Ive askedtheir adviceand thatspart oftheproblem.My parentswant me to getthe degreebut myadvisorthinks itstime formeto get morework experience.W:What doyou meanby part oftheproblem Oh,wait.Its yourgirlfriend,isnt itYouve beendating sinceyourfirst yearof university,so thafssix yearsnow.She musthave anopinion aboutall this.I mean,isnt ittimeforyou to thinkabout gettingmarriedY:15Well,Idowanttoget married,but shethinks weneedtowait untilwevv launchedour careers.Plus,shes notsure whatshell bedoing nextyear.Shes consideringa jobin Englandand onein Australia.And herparentsare pushingforthelatter.

12.Why doesthemanseemtobe distracted

13.What doesthe womansay theman shoulddo

14.What doesthemansay ispartofhis problem

15.Why doesntthe mansgirlfriend agreetogetmarried rightnowSection CDirections:There are2passages inthissection.Each passageis followedby somequestions orunfinished statements.For eachof them,therearefourchoicesmarkedAB,CandD.You shoulddecide onthebestchoicefand markthe correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2with asingle linethroughthecentre.Questions16to18are basedonthepassage youhavejustheard.16Analytical skillsare ourability touadeisland andsolve problemsusing informationwe have available.These skillsare extremelyimportant forour professional,social,and intellectuallives.What arethebestways toimprovethem Oneway is to expand your worldview.Unfortunately,this takestime.Ultimately,itwillhelp youbetterevaluate informationand analyzedifferent ideas and outcomes.Travelling isagreatway toexpandyourworldview,although itcan beexpensive.17An entertainingway ofenhancing your analytical skillsistoengage themby playingbrain games.Theseare gamesthat challengeyou tothink deeplyandtodevelop youranalytical skills.These gameswill getyou usedtothinking ina certainway.As aresult,they willhelp improveyour abilitytothink.However,opinions varyon whethervideogames areeffective.The generalconsensus isthatthebest onesavoid mindlessviolence,and insteadfocus onstrategyand challengeustosolve problemsand achievebroad goals.18Joining adebate orreading clubor groupis alsoagoodidea.This providespeople withthe opportunitytocome togetherand discussideas,literature andproblems.Groups likethese willhelpyourefine youranalytical skillsandenable youto expressyourself better.Any socialgroup thatencourages freeexchange ofideasandpursuit ofknowledgeis beneficial.It helpsyoutoactively developyouranalytical skills.

16.What kindof abilitydo analyticalskills refertointhepassage

17.What doesthepassagesay isan entertainingway ofenhancing onesanalyticalskills

18.What elsedoesthespeaker advisepeople todo toimprove theiranalytical skillsQuestions19to21are basedonthepassage youhavejustheard.Theres anendless amountof scientificdata provingthat dogs can developstrong bonds with theirowners.19People arentkidding whenthey saythey“love”their dog,or theirdog“loves them.But wererather ignorantaboutthe natureofthelelationships thatform betweendogs.20In aneffort tounderstand thematter further,I spokewith Dr.Marc Bekoff,a researcherand formerprofessorof animalbehavior.The doctorslesponse tothequestionof whetheior notdogs canfall inlove likehumansdo was a straightOf course.He wentontosay thatif loveis definedasalong-term commitmentmeaningdogs seekone another outwhen theyreapart,theyre happywhen theyrereunited,they protectoneanother,they feedoneanother,they raisetheir childrentogether——then,of course,dogs loveeach other.Now ourfurry friendsdont reallyexperience romantic“love likeinthemovies,but theycan formdeep andlastingbondswiththeir fellowdogs aswellashumans.21In fact,evidence showsthat mostdogs staywith onepartnertheir wholelives.In actuality,love betweendogscanbe evenmore intimatethan humanrelationships.Whenthey interact,theyarentafraid tosmell eachother andwill expressthemselves clearlyand honestly.Once again,itseems wehavealot tolearn fromdogs.

19.What doesthepassagesay wedont knowmuch about

20.What doesDr.Marc Bekoffsayaboutdogs

21.What doesthespeakersayaboutmost dogsQuestions22to25are basedonthepassage youhavejustheard.A pieceof historyhasbeenfound thankstoaboy trippingonarare,

1.2million-year-old animalfossil.22In】】November2016,Jude Sparks,now10,was onan outingwith hisfamily neathei NewMexico homewhen hetrippedover whathe thoughtwasacow bone.23Now,researchersat NewMexico StateUniversityare preservingthisdiscovery,which wasidentified asan ancientelephant-like animal.Kyle Sparks,father ofJude,said helet hisson decidewhat todowiththefossil.So Judereached out to PeterHoude,a professoratNewMexicoStateUniversity,who hadexperience withthesametype offossil inthe past.Thenext day,Houde cameouttoseethefossil forhimself.24Houde toldABCNewsthat hewas quiteexcited aboutdiefind.It wasfortunate thatthe familydidnt tryto digupthefossil becausethat coulddestroy thespecimen.They didtheright thingby callingsomeone whowould knowwhat todo.Jts greatforthecommunity becausenow everybodycanappreciate itJ headded.Houde andhis fellowfaculty membersdug upthefossilin lateMay.25They hopeto returntothesite。