2020年9月大学英语四级考试真题听力文本

年月大学英语四级考试真题

（一）20209Part IIListening ComprehensionSectionANews ReportOne【听力原文】A NASAsatellite orbitingover Portugaltookphotographs thatreveal the effects ofpollution fromships.One of the photosshows athin filmof cloudsabove thebrilliantblue of the northAtlantic,cut bywhite linesofthicker cloudsthat looklike scars.11]NASA officialsexplainedthose thickerclouds aresigns ofship trafficbelow.When shipspower their way throughthe ocean,they pumpexhaust into the atmosphere.Just ascars do.And thosemassive amountsof particlescan causecloudsto form.Get enoughof thoseparticles in one place,asfrom theexhaust of a一and arevery heavytheyre lightbrown thatlookkind ofcheap.The oneswe orderedwere darkbrownto matchthe table.W:Right,of course.It sayshere youpurchased theArlingtontable andfour Milanochairs.As yousaid,there musthave been some confusion with theorder.Im terriblysorry,fl4]We willsend avan tocollectthose fourand replacethem with the Milanoyoupurchased.Will tomorrow9a.m.be okay,Mr.BrownM:Yes,that wouldbe great.Thank you.W:Good.Did everythingelse youordered fromusarrive okayM:Yes,I thinkso.Let mecheck.The mirrorand twopaintingsare here.The twocoffee tablesare alsohere,and thesofa.Yes,we haventnoticed anythingelsewrong ormissing.But ifwe do,we willcertainlylet youknow.W:Okay,great.115]O again,Im sorryfbr theKCVconfusionand troublecaused.Questions12to15are basedon theconversationyou have just heard.

12.Why didthe mancall the woman

13.What didthe womanask the man to do

14.What didthe womanpromise todo for the man

15.What didthe womando atthe endof theconversationSectionCPassage One【听力原文】Do youhave toomuch stuffAre youdaring sayinguntidy116]Say helloto aTV showcalled TidyingUpwith Marie Kondo,a homeimprovement showbased onherwidely popularbook,The Life-Changing MagicofTidying Up.In theshow,MarieKondoacts asa tinygarbagefairy formessy people,visiting theirhouses tosharethe wisdomof theKonMarie“method.This methodissimple in theory,but can be endlesslycomplex andpractice.―17]You divideall thestuff in your house,all ofit-into severalcategories,and thenexamine eachitem-all ofthem—to seeif itsparks joy.If it does,you keepit.If itdoesnt,you thankit andneatly discardit.So isthe TVshowinspiring peopleto tidyup First-hand accountsseemto indicatea smallwave ofpeople bringingpiles ofdonationbags toused goodstores.One storereceived thousandsof bagsof usedpossessionsinone day.January isusually thestores slowseasonfor donations,because itscold andpeople dontwantto bother.But notthis January,people seemdeterminedto cleanup theirhomes.

[18]One usedbookstorereceived amonths worthof booksin donationsin a week,when aman gaveover50boxes ofbooks fixmhis home.It seemsMarys TV show ishaving abig impactafter all.Questions16to18are basedon the passage youhave just heard.

16.What isMarie KondosTVshowabout

17.What thingscan bekept inones homeaccording toMarieKondo

18.What dowe learnabout oneused bookstore thisJanuaryPassageTwo【听力原文】At just12years old,Mike Hannonis makinga一difference inhis communitone lunchat atime.Mikes Lunchesof Love“has fedmore than2000of thetownsmost vulnerableresidents.[191Mike deliversmealsto thehomeless.Its likea wayto givepeople joy,maybe sparksomething in them thatcan changethem JMiketold WBC-TV.The mayorof Mikestown feelsthat Mike is a greatcommunity leader,especially insuch timesof somuchnegative news.While hisfather commentedon howproudhe wasof hisson.120]Yet,Mike isntlooking forpraisebut kindnessin return.He hopeshis actsof charitywillinfluence othersto spreadpositive actionsin theirowntowns.Mike includesa handwrittenmessage ofjoy oneachbag.His messageand starpower hasspread all over thecountry.To date,his onlinepage toraise fundshas broughtinmore than$44,000inacounty,raising morethan$17,000in justonedaywith thehelp ofmany famousactorsand others.1211People fromalloverthe countryaresending specialhandcrafted bagsto helpthe youngmanwith hismission tohelp thosein need.Many arehopingthe simpleact ofkindness spreads.Mikeisseen ashopefor thefuture of the town,the country,and theworld.Questions19to21are basedon thepassage youhave just heard.

19.What doesMike Hannondo tohelp peoplein histown

20.What doesMike hopeothers willdo

21.How arepeople allover countryresponding towhatMike isdoingPassage Three【听力原文】―22]In arecent studycarried outby psychologistsonthe disruptiveeffects ofsmartphones,two groupsofcollege studentswere givenword searchpuzzles.The firstgroupwas toldto completethe puzzleswith its9participants smartphonesin theirline ofsight.The secondgroup,however,was toldthat the phones wouldinterferewith theequipment in the experimentand wouldneed tobemoved awayfrom thetesting area.「231Midway throughthe secondgroups solvingofthe puzzles,the experimentercalled oneof thephones andletit ringfor awhile befoiehanging up.Many ofthestudents inthat groupwere unableto focusfrom thenon,becoming anxiousand performingmore poorlythanthe firstgroup.Use ofelectronics hasalso beenknown tolead toadecline inhuman interactions.Rather thanhaving real-lifeconversations,many expressemotions andengage indeepconversations throughsocial mediasites.Many studentsusetheir phonesand computersduring classfornon-academic activities,which leadsto poorgrades.124]Perhaps themost dramaticimpact isthereduction inthe amountof sleep,which leadsto poorhealthand weight gain.―25]Technology isagreattool.However,itsimportant torecognize itsdownsides.Lack ofsleep,reduction ofproductivity andweightgainare onlya few.Ifwe arenot carefulabout allthese minorproblems rightnow,theeffecton thefuture generationis goingto bemuchbigser.Questions22to25are basedon thepassage youhavejust heard.

22.What werethe collegestudents inboth groupsrequiredtodointhestudy

23.What dowe learnabout manyof thestudents inthesecond testgroup after thephonerang

24.According to thepassage,what isthe mostdramaticimpact ofsmartphone use

25.What doesthe speakersuggest peopledoship,and theycan leadto thecreation ofnew cloudseasilyvisible fromspace.“These cloudscanbehuge.Some ofthemstretch hundredsof kilometersfrom endtoend,“NASA officialssaid.12]Its likelythat thesesorts ofcloudsare havingsome effecton theglobal climate,according toNASA officials.But scientistsarent yetsurewhat effectit has.Questions1and2are basedon thenews reportyouhavejust heard.

1.What hascaused thethick cloudsinthephotos takenbya NASAsatellite

2.What doNASA officialsthink aboutthe thickcloudsNewsReport Two【听力原文】Staff at a suburbansupermarket inMelbourne saytheyfeel unsafeat workafter securityguards wereremoved.This cameafteraseries ofphysical attacksand verbalabuseby customers.13]More than50workers atthe storehavesigned aletter callingfor apermanent securityguardfollowing aseries ofincidents,including a customerthreatening toattack asupervisor witha knife.“A securityworker hadguard thestore eachnightfrom7p.m.until12a.m.,but thathad stoppedsuddenly onMonday,“employees said.One workersaid anangrycustomer hadthrown achicken athis headaftercomplaining abouthow longshe hadwaited tobe served.Another workersaid thelack ofprotection atthe storemadeher feeluncomfortable atwork.14]However,the spokesmanofthesupermarket saidthestore hadtaken strongaction inresponse toincidents.We havefound veryfew instancesof badcustomerbehavior atour storeinthepast year.In therare cases,wehave seenbad behavior,we havetaken strongaction inresponse,including banningacustomerfrom thestore.Questions3and4are basedon thenews reportyouhavejustheard.

3.For whatpurpose didthis staffatasupermarket inMelbournesign aletter

4.What didthe spokesmanofthesupermarkets sayregardingthe employeesdemandNews ReportThree【听力原文】「51Drivers on theirwaytothePolish capitalofWarsaw onWednesday morningfound the road blockedbyan unusualobstacle—tons ofliquid chocolatethatspilled ontothe motorway.16]A truckcarrying thesweetload hita roadbarrier andoverturned,blocking twolanes.The crackedtank spilleda poolofarapidly-hardeningchocolate,which quicklycovered thewidth oftheroad.While thedriver wastaken tohospital witha brokenarm,firefighters struggledto removea reported12tons ofsolidchocolate fromtheroad.-7]A representativeforthe firefighters toldthe localTVthat removingthe chocolatewas worsethan dealingwithsnow.After contactingthe chocolatemanufacturer,the firefightersresorted tospraying hot,pressurized watertoget ridofthe sticky substance.17]The localTV alsonoted that the cleanupspannedmore thana Milebecause driverssimply drovethroughthe chocolateafterthecrash,leaving along chocolatetrail.But despitethestickysituation,firefighters andpoliceattending tothe cleanupwere reportedlycheerful aboutthelong taskahead.After all,who couldbe madabout12tons ofchocolateQuestions5and7are basedon thenews reportyouhavejustheard.

5.What doesdrivers onthe motorwayto Warsawfind

6.What doesthe reportsay aboutthe accident

7.What didthefirefightersrepresentative tellthe localTVSectionBConversation One【听力原文】M:Lisa,why didyou payfor yourmeal withcashinstead ofthe paymentapps onyour phoneW:Well,Fve goneback to cash.Im onlyusingpayment appsif thafsthe onlyoption.

[8]I amtryingto savemoney fora newphone,and Ifindthat usingcash ratherthan paymentapps helpsmeto save.M:But howMoney ismoney,isnt itI dontthink itmatterswhether youtake itout tothe bankandput itinyourwallet orsimply transferfrom yourbank account tothe sellersbankaccountusing anapp.W:No,I believeitdoesmatter.Its apsychological，phenomenon.19believe wehave lessconcoctionwith thevalue ofour moneywhen wejust tapthe-Approve”buttons onour phoneM:You mighthave apoint.110]Since I stoppedcarrying casharound andstarted using my phoneappsto pay,I mayhave developeda tendencytobuy moresmall ornon-essential items.W:Thafs highlypossible.Think aboutthe amountoftime wespend with our phonesin ourhands andallthe thingswe dowithourphones.Itsometimes seemsthat ourphone isbuying theproductfor us,not ourselves.M:[ll]So cashlesspayment affectsour abilitytobudgetW:I believeso.If wespend ahundred yuanin cash,we realizethat wedont havethat hundredyuanto spendon somethingelse.But ifwere spendingelectronically,we areless likelyto makethatmental calculation.M:-11]Istoppedusingmycredit cardbecause IfoundI wasspending excessively.Perhaps Ishouldtake thesame approachof payingusingmy phone.W:Its worthconsidering.Questions8to11are basedontheconversation youhavejustheard.

8.Why didthewomandecide togo backtocashforpayment

9.What happenswhen peopleuse appsfor paymentaccordingtothewoman

10.What mightthe mantend tobuy withpaymentapps

11.What doesthemanthink ofelectronic paymentConversationTwo【听力原文】W:Hello,Mr.Brown.I wasexpecting yourcall.―12]My secretarytold meyou werehavingsome problemswiththewooden table.Is thatrightM:No,no,the tableis fine.

[12]The problemis thechairs.W:Oh,the chairs.So whatexactly isthe issueM:Well,put simply,these arenot the chairs mywifeand Iselected inyour storelast week.There musthavebeensomeconfusionwithour order.W:Oh,I see.Im lookingthrough myfiles now,and Iseethatthedelivery wasthis morning.Is thatcorrectM:Yes.W:113]Do youmind describingthechairsthat weredeliveredto yourapartment,Mr.BrownM:Sure.These havea flatback witha roundedtop,。