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英语四级听力原文

2017年12月

PartnListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

News1:

A9-year-oldgirlinNewMexicohasraisedmorethan

$500forherlittlebrotherwhoneedsheartsurgeryin

HoustonTexasthisJuly.AddisonWitulski'sgrandmotherKimAllredsaidAddisonprobablyoverheardaconversationbetweenfamilymemberstalkingaboutthefundsneededtogetherlittlebrothertotreatment.

"Iguesssheoverheardhergrandfatherandmetalkingabouthowwe'reworriedabouthowwe'regoingtogettoHouston,formygrandson'sheartsurgery,”saidAllred.Shedecidedtogooutsideandhavealemonadestandandmakesomedrawingsandpicturesandsellthem.”

That'swhenAddisonandherfriendsErikaandEmilyBordendecidedtoselllemonadefor50centsacupandsellpicturesfor25centseach.

BeforeAllredknewit,NewMexicoStatePoliceOfficerswereamongthemanystoppingbyhelpingthemreachatotalof$568.

Thefamilyturnedtosocialmediaexpressingtheirgratitudesaying,“Fromthebottomofourhearts,we

wouldliketodeeplythankeach&everypersonthatstoppedby!

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q1:

WhodidAddisonraisemoneyfor?

A）HerfriendErika.

B）Herlittlebrother.

C）Hergrandfather.

D）Hergrandmother.

Q2:

HowdidAddisonraisemoney?

A）Bytakingpicturesforpassers-by.

B）Byworkingparttimeatahospital.

C）Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.

D）Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia.

News2:

Lastweek,Franceannouncedthatthecountrywillpave621milesofroadwithsolarpanelsoverthenextfive

years,withthegoalofprovidingcheap,renewableenergytofivemillionpeople.

Called“theWattway,”theroadswillbebuiltthrough

jointeffortswiththeFrenchroad-buildingcompanyColasandtheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy.The

companyspentthelastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyaboutaquarterofaninchthick

andarestrongenoughtostanduptoheavyhighway

trafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmore

slippery.Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbeinstalleddirectlyontopofexistingroadways,

makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.

Franceisn'tthefirstcountrytokickaroundtheideaofpavingitsroadswithsolarpanels.InNovember2015,theNetherlandscompleteda229-foot-longbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasatestforfutureprojects.

However,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesignedtobelaiddirectlyontopofexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelsonpublic

highways.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q3:

WhatwasFrance'spurposeofconstructingthe

Wattway?

A）Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.

B）Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.

C）Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.

D）Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.

Q4:

WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsusedintheWattway?

A）Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.

B）Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.

C）Theycanonlyabouthalfaninchthick.

D）Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.

News3:

LionshavedisappearedfrommuchofAfrica,butforthepastfewyearsscientistshavewonderedifthebigcatswerehangingoninremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia.

Continuousfightingintheregionhasmadesurveys

difficult.

ButscientistsreleasedareportMondaydocumenting,

withhardevidence,thediscoveryof"lostlions."

AteamwithOxfordUniversity'sWildlifeConservationResearchUnit,supportedbyacharityorganization,spenttwonightsinNovembercampingintheNational

ParkinnorthwestEthiopia,ontheEthiopia-Sudanborder.Theresearcherssetoutsixcameratrapscapturingimagesoflions,andtheyidentifiedliontracks.

ThescientistsconcludedthatlionsarealsolikelytoliveintheneighbouringNationalParkacrossthe

borderinSudan.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehadpreviouslyconsideredtheareaa"possiblerange"forthespecies,andlocalpeoplehadreportedseeinglionsinthearea,butnoonepresentedconvincingevidence.

Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q5:

WhathasmadeitdifficulttosurveylionsinremotepartsinSudanandEthiopia?

A）Endlessfightingintheregion.

B）Thehazardsfromthedesert.

C）Inadequatefundingforresearch.

D）Thelackofcluesaboutthespecies.

Q6:

Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheresearch?

A）Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.

B）Toidentifythereasonsforthelions'

disappearance.

C）TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.

D）Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lost

lions”.

Q7:

WhatdidtheresearchersfindintheNationalPark?

A）Lionswalking.

C）Somecampingfacilities.

B）Lion'stracks.

D）Trapssetbylocalhunters.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1

M:

Ibetyou'relookingforwardtotheendofthismonth.

Areyou?

W:

Yes,Iam.Howdidyouknow?

M:

Davidtoldmeyouhadaspecialbirthdaycomingup.

W:

Oh…yeahthat'sright.Thisyearwillbemygolden

birthday.

M:

Whatdoesthatmean?

rveneverheardofagolden

birthday.

W:

rveactuallyjustlearntthisconceptmyself.

Fortunately,justintimetocelebrate.Agoldenor

luckybirthdayiswhenoneturnstheageoftheirbirthdate.So,forexample,mysister'sbirthdayisDecember9thandhergoldenbirthdaywouldhavebeentheyear

sheturnednineyearsold.Cometothinkofit,myparentsdidthrowherasurprisepartythatyear.

M:

Interesting.ToobadImissedmine.Mygolden

birthdaywould'vebeenfouryearsago.Iassumeyougotbigplansthen.

W:

Actuallyyes.Myhusbandisplanningasurpriseholidayforthetwoofusnextweek.Ihavenoideawhathe'sgotinmind,butI'mexcitedtofindout.Hashe

mentionedanythingtoyou?

M:

Hemighthave.

W:

Anythingyou'dliketoshare?

rmdyingtoknowwhatkindoftriphehasplannedonwherewe'regoing.

M:

Youknownothingatall?

W:

Notaclue.Hardtoimagine,isn'tit?

ThoughImustsayIthinkhe'sbeenhavingevenmorefunkeepingthesecretfrommeinthepastfewweeks.

M:

I'msurebothofyouwillhaveafantastictime.Happygoldenbirthday!

Ican'twaittohearallaboutitwhenyougetback.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q8.Whatisthewomanlookingforwardto?

birthday'

A）Her‘lucky

C）Herweddinganniversary.

dad.

B）Acallfromher

D）

Aspecialgiftfromtheman.

Q9.Whatdidthewoman'sparentsdoonhersister'sluckybirthday?

plane.

A）Gaveherabigmodel

C）Tookheronatripoverseas.

necklace.

B）Boughtheragold

D）Threwherasurpriseparty.

Q10.Whatisthewomaneagertofindoutabout?

A）Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.

B）Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.

C）Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.

D）Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.

Q11.Whatdoesthemansayattheendoftheconversation?

A）Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple's

holidaytrip.

B）Hewilltellthewomanthesecretifherhusband

agrees.

C）Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple'sholidayturns

out.

D）Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple'sholiday

plan.

Passage2

W:

Mr.Green,whatdoyouthinkmakesasuccessfulnegotiator?

M:

Well,that'shardtodefine.ButIthinksuccessfulnegotiatorshaveseveralthingsincommon.Theyarealwayspoliteandrationalpeople.Theyarefirmbutflexible.Theycanrecognizepowerandknowhowtouse

it.Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofthenegotiation.Thewayofrisesandfallsandhowitmaychangedirection.Theyprojecttheimageofconfidence,andperhapsmostimportantly,theyknowwhentostop.

W:

And,whataboutanunsuccessfulnegotiator?

M:

Well,thisisprobablyallofuswhenwestartout.

Weareprobablyimmatureandover-trusting.Tooemotionaloraggressive.Weareunsureofourselvesandwewanttobelikedbyeveryone.Goodnegotiatorslearn

fast.Poornegotiatorsremainlikethatandgoonlosingnegotiations.

W:

Inyouropinion,cantheskillsofnegotiationbetaught?

M:

Well,youcanteachsomeonehowtopreparefora

negotiation.Thereareperhapssixstagesineverynegotiation.Gettoknowtheotherside.Stateyourgoals.Starttheprocess.Clarifyareasofdisagreementorconflict.Reassessyourposition.Makingacceptablecompromises.Andfinally,reachsomeagreementinprinciple.Thesestagescanbestudied.Andstrategiestobeusedineachcanbeplannedbeforehand.ButIthink,thereallysuccessfulnegotiatorisprobablybornwithsixsenseaboutrespondingappropriatelytothesituationathand.

W:

Theartisticsenseyou'vejustdescribed?

M:

Yes.That'sright.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q12:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutgoodnegotiators?

A）Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.

B）Theyseetheimportanceofmakingcompromises.

C）Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.

D）Theytaketherival'sattitudeintoaccount.

Q13:

What