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年月大学英语四级考试真题
(二)20216Part IIListening ComprehensionSectionANews ReportOne【听力原文】
[2]An81-year-old manended upin Germanybyaccident aftertrying to get fromNewcastle,Great Britain,to Rome,Italy.[l]The old-age pensionerwas ona missiontosee thePope,who ishead of the CatholicChurch,anddecided to make hisway thereby car.He wassurprisedwhen hisGPS systemtold himhe hadarrived,althoughthere wereno signsof anyof thefamous buildingsorarchitecture.The manparked but didnt puton thehandbrakeof hiscar properly.His carrolled backwards,and in a strikingdisplay ofirony,hit asign sayingRom-the smalltown inNorth on the computernow andgiveit atry.So,which supermarketdo youthink isthebest toorder fromM:Oh,no,thafs definitelyup toyou.Otherwise,9we11be hereall day.Questions12to15are basedon theconversationyou havejust heard.
12.What didthe womanwant to ask Maxabout
13.What doesthe manthink is a problemwithshopping insupermarkets
14.What isthe womansconcern aboutshoppingonline
15.What doesthe manfind aboutshopping onlineSectionCPassage One【听力原文】
[16]A recentstudy found that10%of Britishchildrensuffer from math anxiety.This meansthey haveoverwhelmingnegative emotionstowards the subjectranging fixm rageto despair.Other emotionstriggeredby mathsinclude feelingsof tensionand frustration.Physical symptomsinclude aracing heartor strugglingtocatch breath.The phenomenonof mathsanxiety ischaracterizedas ageneral senseof feelingthat the subjectis hardcompared withother subjects,leading toasubsequent lackor lossof confidence.The researchers9said theyinvestigated individualsattitudes towardsmathematicsbecause ofwhat couldbe referredtoasamathematics crisis“in the UK.fl7]There isa widespreadmisunderstandingthat onlylow-performing childrensufferfrommath anxiety.People automaticallyassumechildren areanxious aboutmath becausethey arepoorachievers.In fact,more thanthree quartersof childrenwithhigh levelsof mathsanxiety arenormaltohigh-achievers.Probably theirmathanxietywill gounnoticedbecause their performance isgood.But in thelong term,theirperformanceis negativelyaffected.So arealdanger hereis thatchildren whoare completelyableto domaths ata normallevel maykeep away from itbecausethey feelanxious.Maths anxietycan severely9disrupt studentsperformance in thesubject inbothprimary andsecondary school.But importantlyand一surprisingly
[18]this newstudy suggests that themajority一of studentsexpeiiencing mathanxiety havenormal tohighmath ability.Questions16to18are basedon the passage youhave just heard.
16.What dida recentstudy findabout someBritishchildren
17.What isthe widespreadmisunderstanding aboutmathanxiety
18.What doesthe passagesay aboutBritish studentswithmath anxietyPassageTwo【听力原文】People spenda lotof timeusing phonesand computers.Much ofthat timeis devotedto textmessages andsocialmedia.But manypeople chooseto spendtheir timeplayingcomputer games.For years,parents andteachershave worriedthat thesegames mightbeaddictive.119]And now,the WorldHealth Organizationhasrecognized addiction to computer games asa disease.The organizationexplains thatthis decisionreflectsgeneral agreementamong expertsaround theworld thatsomepeople havea problemwith thesegames.They showapattern ofbehavior characterizedby alack ofcontrol.120]Such peoplemake computergames apriority overtheirresponsibilities.They mayplay gamesinstead ofattendingschool or work orsocializing.According tothe WorldHealthOrganization experts,peoples use of computergamesis differentfrom theiruseof the Internet,socialmedia andonline shopping.These expertsclaim there isnot sufficientdata toindicate thatpeoples relianceonthose otheractivities isan addiction.But theyargue thatplayingcomputergamesto excessis different.Thisbehavior canbecome a disorder.To meetthe newdefinitionfor addiction,the behaviormust damageapersons relationshipsor performanceat schoolorwork.And thismust lastfor atleast ayear.Still,not allbehaviorexperts agree.―21]Some arguethat there is notenoughresearch on thesubject.Thus,they claimit istoo earlytocall computergame addictionadisorder.Questions19to21are basedon thepassage youhave just heard.
19.What conclusionhas theWorld HealthOrganizationcome torecently
20.What issaid ofpeople withaddictive behavior
21.What dosome behaviorexperts thinkof addictiontocomputer gamesPassageThree【听力原文】Maybe youcarry themost powerfulpassport in theworld,or perhapsthe rarestpassport.Whatever thecase,your passportwill likelybe oneof fourcolors:red,blue,green,or black,although thereare slightvariations.Switzerlands passportis darkred,forexample,―22]while mostEuropean countriesprefer ashadeof redthats almostbrown.There areno officialrulesregarding possiblecolors,123]but countriesfollow acertainset ofnorms whendesigning them.TheInternational CivilAviation Organization,which workstodefine theprinciples ofair travel,suggeststhatcountriesuse asuitable type,size andstyle forofficial documentslikepassports.There arealso afew compulsoryaspects ofpassports.They must be madefrom amaterial thatbends.They shouldbe able to beread bya machineattemperatures rangingfrom10℃to50℃under conditionswhere theair canbe extremelydryor moist.Despite theseexisting recommendations,thereisnothing regardingthe cover color.Why124]Simply putcountries stickto darkerand moreconservativecolors becausethey appearmore officialandthey canalso hidedirt and wear.While thereslittleinnovation whenit comesto passportcovercolor,thesame cannotbe saidfor thepages.[251The passportsofmany countriescontain imagesof theirwell-knowngeographical featuresand wildlife,which alsofunction assecurityfeatures,as someare onlyvisible undeia speciallight.Questions22to25are basedon thepassage youhave just heard.
22.What dowe learnabout mostEuropeanpassports
23.What doesthepassagesay about the designofpassports
24.Why aredark colorschosen forpassport covers
25.What isone specialfunction ofthe imagesinsidemany passportsGermanyhe hadmistakenly pluggedinto theGPS system.Police saidthat thecar hadcome toa haltafter hittingthesign,butdidnot appearto beseriously damaged,althoughan ambulancewas calledto checkon thepensioner.Theman,who livesin theUK andis originallyItalian,mighthave beenconfused bythe factthat Romeis writtenRomain Italianand Romin German.Questions1and2are basedon the news reportyouhavejust heard.
1.What didthe old-age pensionerplan to do
2.What finallyhappened tothe oldmanNews ReportTwo【听力原文】⑶Glasgow haspledged tobecome thefirst carbonneutralcity intheUK.The cityscouncil andScottishPowerhave announceda rangeof strategiesin anattemptto reducecarbon emissionsahead ofthe newnationaltarget of
2045.First ministerNichola Sturgeonwelcomedthe pledgeand said,Todays announcementbetweenScottishPower andGlasgow CityCouncil——tomake Glasgowthe UKsfirst net-zero cityisaverywelcome step.Reaching ourgoals willneed exactlythiskind ofpartnership approachwith government,business,local authoritiesand citizensall playingtheir part.^^Speaking aheadofthe All EnergyConference beingheldin Glasgow,ScottishPower chief executive KeithAndersonsaid,We havea largesupply ofrenewableenergy onour doorstepand oneoftheonly twolow-emission zonesin actionacross theUK.
[4]Now weneed to investinthetechnologies andprograms thattransformthe restof Glasgoweconomy andmake usnet-zero beforeanyone else.”Questions3and4are basedon thenews reportyouhavejustheard.
3.What dowe learnfrom thenews report
4.What didScottishPower^chiefexecutivesay aheadoftheAllEnergy ConferenceNewsReport Three【听力原文】A JapaneseIT firmhas officiallyintroduced anofficecat“policy tocombat thestressful environmentof theworkplace.A totalof ninefurry friendsfreely wanderaroundintheoffice,and dowhatever theirlittle heartsdesire.15]Hidenobu Fukuda,who headsthe firm,introduced thepet policyupon requestfrom oneof hisemployees,allowing staffto bringtheir owncats towork.Employee EriIto isgrateful for the animalscomforting9ways.Cats aresleeping justbeside us...Its healing/shesaid.Not onlydoes Fukuda encourage bringingcats tothejob,but16]he alsoencourages his employees torescue catsfromover-populated sheltersor streets.He gives5,000yen.about45US dollars,a monthto thosewho rescuea cat.While thepositives aremany,thereisstill someobstacles.Sometimes acat willwalk ona phoneand cutoff thecall,or theyshut downthe computersby walkingontothe offswitch,“Ito says.Still,cats inthe workplacehave beenatremendous successforthecompany.17]The policyhasled tovarious othercompanies doingthe same.Questions5to7are basedonthenews reportyouhavejustheard.
5.What dowe learnfrom thenews reportabout theJapaneseIT firm
6.What doesFukudaencouragehisemployeestodo
7.What doesthenewsreports sayabout thefirmspolicySection BConversationOne【听力原文】M:Has Jimmybeen comingin latelyW:No,I haventseen himaround.Why Hashe beencausingany troubleM:Not thatI knowof,18]but Ineedtosee him,because myfriends and I lenthim somemoney lastmonth、andwehavent heardfh mhim since.Iheard hecomes herea lot,so Ithought rdcome inandcheck withyou.W:Well,thafs funny.91some otherfellow cameinasking forJimmy justyesterday,a real,nervous,pushy typeof fellow,saying heneeded Jimmyforsome studyproject theywere workingon.But Icantquite rememberwhat it was allabout.Is thisalot ofmoney weretalking abouthereM:No,just£60between thethree ofus,but stilla bittoomuch tojust letgo.110]He toldus hedgot intoanaccident,nothing seriousmind you,but hedamagedsomeones carand wantedtoget somemoney togethertomakeup forthedamage hedcaused.W:Mmm,isnt that sort of thing usuallycovered byinsuranceAnd then,if hestill wantedto givemoneyas somesort ofapology orsomething,heprobably shouldnthave to go aroundborrowingit frompeople.M:You thinkJimmys justmaking itall upSee,Idid thinkit wasa bit weird forhim tobe askingformoney forthatsortofthing.And hisstorywas abitweirdto beginwith,[ll]but Ithoughtmaybe hedoesnt wanthis parentsto knowaboutwhat happened.So hedrather cometo usandkeep thingsquiet.Anyway,Jimmys agood guy,so wedidnt makea fussabout it.Questions8to11are basedontheconversation youhavejustheard.
9.What dowe learnabouttheman whocame tosee thewomanyesterday
10.What didJimmy sayhappened tohim oneday
11.Why didJimmy borrowmoney accordingto themanConversationTwo【听力原文】W:Hi,Max,how areyou Listen,[1211wanted toaskyou aboutordering shoppingonline.Fvenever doneit beforeandIknow that youve beendoingit forages.M:Sure,I lovegetting myshopping delivered.Itmakes lifeso muchsimpler.No carryingheavyshopping bagsintherain or[131trying toparkthe carin thosehuge supermarketcar parks,thennot beingabletofind itagain afteryou comeoutof theshops.W:But theremustbesome problems.I mean,114]how doyou knowthatyouwont getbadfruit orthat thaeggs wontbe brokenM:Oh,come on.The foodis exactlythe sameas thestuffyou buyinaconventional shop.They arentgoingto deliveryou foodthat isout ofdate.Andif youget abroken egg,well,that couldhappenin aconventional shop,too.If anythingis reallywrong,you canjust takephotographs ofthedamage,and theywill giveyou themoney backorreplace theitem.W:How aboutdelivery feesIs itnot moreexpensivetogeteverything deliveredM:
[15]I actuallyfoundthatitwascheaper forme,asI livequite farawayfrommy localsupermarket.So withthe deliveries,Im actuallysaving onpetrol.W:I neverthought ofthat.If youarent drivingyourown car,then youare savingon fuel.Right,youve convincedme.Fm goingtogo。