2018年12月四级英语听力真题(共两套,含答案与原文)

1、WORD格式PAGE1 / NUMPAGES182018年12月四级英语听力真题第一套PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionANewsReportDirections：Inthissection，youwillhearthreenewsreports。Attheendofeachnewsreport，youwillheartwoorthreequestions。Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethe

2、bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Landaspacevehicleonthemoonin2019.B)Designanewgenerationofmobilephones.C)Setupamobilephonenetworkonthemoon.D)Gatherdata

3、fromthemoonwithatinydevice.2.A)Itisstable.B)Itisdurable.C)Itisinexpensive.D)Itissophisticated.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Itlastedmorethansixhours.B)Noinjurieswereyetreported.C)Nobodywasinthebuildingwhenitbrokeout.D)Ithadburnedfor45minutesbythetimefirefightersarrived.4.

4、A)Recruitandtrainmorefirefighters.B)Pulldownthedesertedshoppingmall.C)Turntheshoppingmallintoanamusementpark.D)Findmoneytorenovatethelocalneighborhood.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Shrinkingpotatofarming.B)Heavyrelianceonimport.C)Widespreadplantdisease.D)Insufficientpotato

5、supply.6.A)Itintendstokeepitstraditionaldiet.B)Itwantstoexpanditsownfarming.C)Itisafraidofthespreadofdisease.D)Itisworriedaboutunfaircompetition.7.A)Globalwarming.B)Ever-risingprices.C)Governmentregulation.D)Diminishinginvestment.SectionBConversationDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconvers

6、ation.Attheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion.YoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions8to11arebasedontheco

7、nversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Informative.B)Inspiring.C)Dull.D)Shallow.9.A)Shetypesonakeyboard.B)Shedoesrecording.C)Shetakesphotos.D)Shetakesnotes.10.A)Itkeepshermindactive.B)Itmakesherstayawake.C)Itenableshertothinkhard.D)Ithelpsherkilltime.11.A)Itenableshertoimproveherpronunciation.B)Ithelpsherbe

8、tterrememberwhatshelearns.C)Itturnsouttobeanenjoyablewayoflearning.D)Itprovestobefarmoreeffectivethanwriting.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Tospendherhoneymoon.B)TotryauthenticIndianfood.C)TotakephotosoftheTajMahal.D)Totracetheoriginofalovestory.13.A)Inmemoryofaprinces

9、s.B)Inhonorofagreatemperor.C)Tomarkthedeathofanemperorofthe1600s.D)Tocelebratethebirthofaprincesss14thchild.14.A)Itlooksolderthanexpected.B)Itisbuiltofwoodandbricks.C)Itstoreslotsofpricelessantiques.D)Ithaswallsdecoratedwithjewels.15.A)Theirstreetsarenarrow.B)Theyaremostlycrowded.C)Eachonehasaunique

10、character.D)Lifecanbetediousinsomeplaces.SectionCPassageDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions。Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.Then

11、markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theyhelpspreadthelatesttechnology.B)Theygreatlyenrichpeoplelseisurelife.C)Theyprovideresidentswiththeresourcesneeded.D)Theyallowfreeaccesstodigitalbooksandvideos.17.A)Byhe

12、lpingthemfindjobs.B)Byinspiringtheircreativity.C)Bykeepingthemoffthestreets.D)Byprovidingaplaceofrelaxation.18.A)Theirinteractionwithteenagersprovedfruitful.B)Theyusedlibrarieslessoftenthanteenagers.C)Theytendedtovisitlibrariesregularly.D)Theirnumberincreasedmodestly.Questions19to21arebasedonthepass

13、ageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Itisthecleverestcatintheworld.B)ItisthelargestcatinAfrica.C)Itisanunusualcrossbreed.D)Itisalarge-sizedwildcat.20.A)Theyareasloyalasdogs.B)Theyhaveunusuallylongtails.C)Theyarefondofsleepingincabinets.D)Theyknowhowtopleasetheirowners.21.A)Theyshaketheirfrontpaws.B)Theyteachthe

14、mtodive.C)Theyshowerwiththem.D)Theyshoutatthem.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Anxiousanddepressed.B)Contentedandrelieved.C)Excitedbutsomewhatsad.D)Proudbutabitnervous.23.A)Itisbecomingparentsbiggestconcern.B)Itisgainingincreasingpublicattention.C)Itdependsontheirparentsfors

15、uccess.D)Itstartsthemomenttheyareborn.24.A)Setagoodexampleforthemtofollow.B)Readbooksandmagazinestothem.C)Helpthemtolearnbythemselves.D)Choosetherightschoolforthem.25.A)Theirintelligence.B)Theirhomelife.C)Theefforttheyputinlearning.D)Thequalityoftheirschool.答案1.C2.A3.B4.B5.D6.C7.A8.C9.D10.A11.B12.A1

16、3.A14.D15.B16.C17.B18.D19.C20.A21.C22.C23.D24.A25.B2018年12月四级英语听力真题第一套原文NewsReportOneAdevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartofamissionthatwillallowscientiststodeliverfourhgenerationor4Gmobilecoveragetothemoonin2019.Ifsuccessful,thetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirst-evermobilephonenetwork.Th

17、elunarnetworkwillsupporthigh-definitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandEarth.Thenetworkispartofamissiontothemoon.Thisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontothemoon.The4GmissionissettolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnitedStatesonaSpaceXFalcon9rocketin2019.Missiontothemoon

18、intendstoestablishandtestthefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon.Thescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuilda4G,ratherthanafifthgenerationor5Gnetwork.Thisisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases.Thismeansthata5Gnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoonssurface.Q

19、uestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.Whatarescientistsplanningtodo?2.Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4Gnetworkintheirmission？NewsReportTwoFirefightersrespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinHeywood.Thefirewasreportedat9:26p.m.atanoldshoppingcenteronMichiganAvenuenearSt.Marys

20、Church.Sixfireengines,twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene.Crewshadthefireundercontrolinabout45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin.Thereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefirebrokeout,buttherewerenoreportsofanyinjuries.Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescene,buthavenotyetdete

21、rminedthecauseofthefire.Firefighterswillremainonthesceneuntilaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesntstartupagain.Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002.In2014,CityHalldevelopedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing.However,theplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds.Questions3and4areba

22、sedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire?4.WhathadCityHallplannedtodo?NewsReportThreePotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6timestheirnormalprice.Thisisafterthecountrysmainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage.Stormsandfloodsinitsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcaused

23、theworstharvestandmorethan3decades.LocalmediareportssuggestCalbeeanditsmainrivalKoikeyaarehaltingalmost50products.Wedontknowwhenwellbeabletorestart,acompanyspokesmansaid.Snackloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarebare.JapaneselawslimittheamountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinJapanesemadep

24、roducts.Japansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshimports.ItstillonlyallowspotatoesfromselectedUSstates.ThisisonlyatcertaintimesandonconditionthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearJapaneseports.Butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweatherev

25、entsmoreoften.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.WhatproblemisJapanfacing?6.WhydoesJapanlimittheimportofpotatoes?7.WhatmightaffectJapanesedomesticproduce?ConversationOneM:Mr.Brownslecturesaresoboring:W:Yes,heisnotaveryexeitingspeaker.Butthesubjectisinteresting.M:Duringeveryoneofh

26、islectures,Itrytolisten.Ireallytry.Butafterabout10minutesmymindbeginstowanderand1loseconcentration.ButIseethatyouseemtobeoK.Howdoyoustayfocusedthroughtheentirehour?W:Well,whatIdoiskeepmypenmoving.M:Whatdoyoumean?W:ItsamethodofactiveconcentrationIreadabout.Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateistowr

27、itethingsdown.Butithastobedonebyhand,nottypingonakeyboard.Yousee,writingbyhandforcesyoutoactuallyengagewithwhatyourelearninginamorephysicalway.M:Doyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthen?W:Sometimes,butthatsnotimportant.Mynotesmayormaynotbeuseful,butthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatMr,Brandsays,Icanfollowhis

28、lineofthinkingmoreeasily.Infact,sometimesIdrawalittletoo.M:Youdrawinclass?Andthathelpsyoupayattention?W:Yes,honestlyitworksforme.Ijustdrawlittlelinesandnonsensereally.ItwasalsointhatarticleIread.Itcankeepthemindactive,preventgettingboredandhelptoconcentrate.Againthepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthe

29、penmoving.IfImathomeandIneedtostudy,whatIdoisreadoutloud.Ithasasimilarfecttowritingbyhand.Ithelpsmemorizinformationinaphysicalway.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr.Brownslectures?9.WhatdoesthewomandoduringMr.Brownslectures10.Whydoesthewomandrawinclass?

30、11.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutreadingoutloud?ConversationTwoM:Andwhereisthis?W:ThesephotosarefromtheTajMahalinIndia.Wewentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon.M:Wasitromantic?W:Yeah.TheTajMahalwasaveryromanticplace.TheguidetoldusthereisafamouslovestorybehindthisbuildingthatallIndianslearninschool.Ithin

31、kitwasduringthe1600sandtheprincessatthattimediedwhilegivingbirthtoher14thchild.Theemperorlovedtheprincesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor.M:Wow!Thatsoundsveryromantic.Itlooksamazing.W:Yes,itsgorgeous.Itsalsolargerinreallifethanitlooksinthephotos.Thebuildingisvery

32、tallandtherearegardensinawallarounditall.Itsallbuiltinthiswhitestoneandsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels.M:Itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere.W:Yes,itsaveryfamoustouristdestination.Sotherearethousandsofvisitorseveryday.M:WastherestofIndiacrowded?W:Yes,verycrowdedinmanycities.Itwass

33、ometimessocrowdedthatitwasdifficulttowalkalongthestreets,especiallythroughbusymarkets.Andtherearesomanycars.Trafficwasterriblebutthepeoplewerefriendly.Thecultureisamazingandwehadagreattime.M:Whataboutthefood?W:Indiantoodisgreat.Therearelotsofdifferentdishestotryandeveryregionhasitsownspecialfood.Que

34、stions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.ForwhatpurposedidthewomangotoIndia?13.WhywastheTajMahalbuilt?14.WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheTajMahal?15.WhatisthewomansimpressionofIndiancities?PassageOneAPewRearchCentersurneyofnorethan1,00AneireanscndctedinApril2016findkthatAmeicoconinetoepre

35、sslargelypsieviewsaboutthecunrentslateoftheirlocalpublicibarieForinsanesrundthequatersaythatpubliclibariesprovidethemwiththeresuretheyneed.And66%saytheclosinoftheirlocalpubliclibrarywouldhaveamajorimpactontheircommunity,alhoughnotably,just33%saythiswouldhaveamajorimpactonthempersonallyorontheirfamil

36、y.AmajorityofAmericansfeellibrariesaredoingagoodjobofprovidingasafeplaceforpeopletohangoutorspendtimeaswellasopeningupeducationalopportunitiesforpeopleofallages.(17)Androughlyhalfthinktheirlibrariescontributealottotheircommunitiesintermsofhelpingsparkcreativityamongyoungpeopleandprovidingatrustedpla

37、ceforpeopletolearnaboutnewtechnologies.AsinpastPewResearchCentersurveysoflibraryuse,theApril2016surveyalsomeasuredAmericansusageofandengagementwithlibraries.Overall,53%ofAmericansage16andolderhavehadsomeinteractionwithapubliclibraryinthepastyear-eitherthroughanin-personvisit,orusingalibrarywebsite.S

38、ome48%ofadultsspecificallyvisitedalibraryinthepast12months,amodestinereasefromthe44%whosaidthatinlate2015.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.WhatdomostAmericanssayaboutlocalpubliclibraries?17.Howcanlocalpubliclibrariesbenefityoungpeople?18.Whatdoesthe2016surveyshowaboutadultlibra

39、ryusers?PassageTwoASavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenadomesticcatandamedium-sized,wildAfricancatcalledtheServal.Theunusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe1990s.Andin2001,TheInternationalCatAssociationaccepteditasanewregisteredbreed.TheSavannahsaretallandslim,andcanweighupto9.1kilograms,maki

40、ngthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanknow.Theyhaveaspottedcoatsimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcats,andtheirearsareverylarge.Theyarealsocommonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyalty,andcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch.AnoftennotedcharacteristicoftheSavannahisitsjumpingability.Theyareknowntojumpontop

41、ofdoorsandhighcabinets.Somecanleapabout2.5metershighfromastandingposition.Catsaretypicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitive,andsoaretheSavannahs.Theyoftenleamhowtoopendoorsandcupboards.ManySavannahcatsdonotfearwater,andwillplaywithorevendiveintowater.SomeownersevenshowerwiththeirSavannahcats.Presentingaw

42、aterbowltoaSavannahmayalsoproveachallenge,assomewillpromptlybegintobatallthewateroutofthebowluntilitisempty,usingtheirfrontpaws.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.WhatdowelearnabouttheSavannahcat?20.WhatischaracteristicofSavannahcats?21.WhatdosomepeopledowiththeirSavannahcats?Pas

43、sageThreeWhenchildrenstartschoolfortheirveryfirsttime,parentsoftenfeelasenseofexcitementcoupledwithatouchofsadnessattheendofanera.Thisisthestartofanewadventureforchildrenplayingandinteractingwithnewfriends,sharing,takingturnsandsettlingintoanewroutine.Butofcourse,thisisnotthestartofyourchildseducati

44、on,whichinfactbegunatbirth.Backthen,youwouldhavebeenyourchildsmostinfluentialteachers.Duringthistimeathome,yourchildwouldhavelearnedmorethanatanyotherperiodintheirlife.Duringyourchildsfirstyearinschool,muchtimewillbespentinlearningtoreadandtheyneedtoknowthatthisisfunandworth-well.Yourchildwillnatura

45、llycopyyou,soitisimportantthatyouareseeing,readingandenjoyingbooks,newspapersandmagazinesratherthanjustabsorbedinscreens.Ultimately.anexcellenteducationshouldbeaclosepartnershipbetweenparentsandteachers.Achildsyearsplitsfairlyneatlyintothirds-athirdatschool,athirdatsleepandathirdawakeathomeoronholid

46、ay.Inrespectiveofthequalityoftheschool,achildshomelifeisofkeyimportance.Itisthedeterminingfactoroftheiracademicsuccess.Yourchildmayhavestartedonanewjourney,butyourworkisfarfromfinished.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.Howdoparentsfeelwhentheirchildrenstartgoingtoschool?23.Whatd

47、oesthepassagesayaboutchildrenSeducation?24.Whatshouldparentsdoforthesuccessoftheirchildrenseducation?25.Whatdoesthepassagesayisthekeyfactorofchildrensacademicsuccess?2018年12月四级英语听力真题第二套PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionANewsReportDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Atthe

48、endofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsrep

49、ortyouhavejustheard.1.A)Amanwaspulledtosafetyafterabuildingcollapse.B)Abeamabouttenfeetlongcollapsedtotheground.C)Arescueworkergottrappedinthebasement.D)Adeserted100-year-oldbuildingcaughtfire.2.A)Hesufferedafatalinjuryinanaccident.B)Heonceservedinafiredepartment.C)Hewascollectingbuildingmaterials.D

50、)Hemovedintohisneighborsoldhouse.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Improvethemathsskillsofhighschoolteachers.B)ChangeBritishpeoplesnegativeviewofmaths.C)HelpBritishpeopleunderstandtheirpaychecks.D)Launchacampaigntopromotemathsteaching.4.A)Childrentakemathscoursesatanearlierag

51、e.B)Thepublicseesthevalueofmathsintheirlife.C)Britishpeopleknowhowtodoelementarycalculations.D)Primaryschoolteachersunderstandbasicmathsconcepts.Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Heownsafleetofaircraft.B)Heislearningtobeapilot.C)Heregardshisroyaldutiesasaburden.D)Heheldapart-

52、timejobforover20years.6.A)Hecandemonstratehissuperiorpilotingskills.B)Hecanchangehisfocusofattentionandrelax.C)Hecanshowhisdifferencefromotherroyalty.D)Hecancomeintoclosercontactwithhispeople.7.A)Theyenjoyedhiscompany.B)Theylikedhiminhisuniform.C)Theyrarelyrecognisedhim.D)Theyweresurprisedtoseehim.S

53、ectionBConversationDirections：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion.YoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Thenmarkthecorrespondinglette

54、ronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Theywereskilledcarpentersthemselves.B)Itdidntneedmuchcapitaltostartwith.C)WoodsupplywasplentifulinRomania.D)Theysawabusinessopportunitythere.9.A)Providequalityfurnitureataffordableprices.B)Attr

55、actforeigninvestmenttoexpandbusiness.C)Enlargetheircompanybyhiringmoreworkers.D)OpensomemorebranchcompaniesinGermany.10.A)Theyarefromherhometown.B)TheyareimportedfromGermany.C)TheyallcomefromRomania.D)Theycomefromalloverthecontinent.11.A)AllacrossEurope.B)Throughouttheworld.C)MostlyinBucharest.D)InR

56、omaniaonly.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Gotoaconcertwithhimandhisgirlfriend.B)Tryoutanewrestauranttogetherintown.C)GowithhimtochooseapearlforSusan.D)Attendtheopeningofalocalrestaurant.13.A)Itissponsoredbylocalrestaurants.B)Itspecializesinfoodadvertizing.C)Itisespecia

57、llypopularwiththeyoung.D)Itprovidesinformationonlocalevents.14.A)Theydesignaspecialsetofmenusforthemselves.B)Theytreatthemselvestovariousentertainments.C)Theygotoeatatdifferentstylishrestaurants.D)Theyparticipateinavarietyofsocialevents.15.A)MorerestaurantswilljoinRestaurantWeek.B)ThisyearsRestaurantWeekwillstartsoon.C)BiggerdiscountswillbeofferedthisRestaurantWeek.D)MoretypesoffoodwillbeservedthisRestaurantWeek.SectionCPassageDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheen