2021年12月大学英语4级（卷二）听力原文

1、NewsReportOne(1)A22-year-oldChinesewomanwhosufferedfromapersistentcoughwasshockedtolearnthatshehadapieceofchickenbonelodgedinherlung.TheunnamedwomanfromtheprovinceofShandongstartedhavecoughingproblemswhenshewas7or8yearsold.For14years,shemadenumeroushospitalvisits.However,nodoctorcouldidentifyanyprob

2、lem.Heruncontrollablecoughingwasamystery.Finally,thewomangotafullbodyscanatahospitalinthecityofQingdao.Thisspecialmedicalprocedurerevealedshehadachickenbonestuckinherlung.(2)Doctorsperformedsurgeryandremovedthebone.Thesimpleprocedurewentsmoothlyandthewomanhasrecoveredfullywiththebonefinallyremovedfr

3、omherlung,thewomanisveryhappythatshenolongersuffersfromthatannoyingcough.1.Whatwasthewomansproblem?2.Howwasthewomansproblemeventuallysolved?NewsReportTwo(3)AwhiteshapenamedPricklesthatranawayfromanAustralianfarmduringthe2013bushfiresrecentlyreturnedhome.AccordingtofarmerAliceGray,Prickleswasonlyalam

4、bwhensheranaway.Thebushfiresthathittheareabackthendestroyedalargepartofherfamilysmassiveproperty.TheythoughtPrickleshaddiedinthefire.Butinstead,theyoungsheepescapedintoa200-acreforestnearthefarm.(4)Oncethefireswereover,thefamilyhadtofixthedamagedonetothefarmasitwassuchalargeproperty,whichincludedreb

5、uildingabout40kilometersoffencing.ItwasthishugefencingthatpreventedPicklesfromfindingherwayback.Overtheyears,thefamilyspottedherafewtimes.Theyevenrecordedherwithcamerasinstalledtomonitortheactivity.ButwhentheyknewPringleswasalive,theycouldntfindherandneverexpectedhertoreturnbyherself.Sevenyearslater

6、,theywereprovenwrong.3.WhatdoesthenewssayaboutthewhitesheepPrickles?4.Whatthefamilydoofthebushfires?NewsReportThree(5)TonsofgoldhavefallenoutoftheskyinRussiaafteracargoplanemalfunctionedinmidairthismorning.Theaircraftwascarrying265millionpoundsworthofgoldanddiamonds,whenthedoorflewopen,sendingthepre

7、ciousmetalbacktoearth.Accordingtotheofficialnewsagency,Russianauthoritieshaverecoveredmorethan170goldbarsweighing20kilogramseach.TheplanewastravelingfromYakutskairportinamajordiamondproducingregiontothecityKrasnoyarskinSiberia.(6)However,theaircraftmadeanemergencylandinginMaganafterbeganlosingsomeof

8、itsvaluablecargo.Reportssuggestsomebarsofgoldwerescattereduptofifteenmilesawayfromtheairport.NinetonsofgoldonplaneAN12belongedtoagoldminecompany.Policehavesealedofftherunwayandsayitisunclearifitwasanaccidentoranattemptedrobbery.(7)Technicalengineerswhoworkedontheplanepriortotakeoffarereportedlygoing

9、tobequestionedbythepolice.5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?6.Whatdidtheaircraftdowhentheincidenthappened?7.Whatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutthetechnicalengineerswhoworkedontheplanebeforetakeoff?ConversationOne8.Whydoesthemanhavethisconversationwiththemanrecorded?Hisjobisrelatedtothecustomerservice.9.Wha

10、tisthewomanspurposeofcallingtothefurniturecompany?Shewantstoknowwhenshecangethermoneyback.10.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherbankcard?ThenewbankcardwillbesenttoheronTuesday,andthebankmayhascanceledtheoldonebeforethemanmadethepayment.11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?Sheneedstoupdatethecarddetailsdirect

11、lyonthewebsite.ConversationTwo12.Whyisntthemangoingtocook?Heswornout.13.Whatdoesthemansayhelldoonhisphone?Hellusethefooddeliveryapponhisphone.14.WhatdoesthewomanthinkoftheIndianfood?Thatsnotthekindofthehotshemeans.Sheneedssomethingmild.15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?Shesreallydifficulttoplease.Pas

12、sageOne(16)AnewstudycarriedoutbytheuniversityofLincolnhasfoundalinkbetweenthepersonalitiesofcatownersandthebehaviorandwellbeingoftheircats.Thefindingssuggestthatjustasapparentpersonalitycanaffectthepersonalityofachild,thesameistrueforacatanditsowner.Ownersdefinedasindividualswithhighlevelsofanxiety,

13、fear,anger,depressionandlonelinessweremorelikelytohavecatswithbehavioralissues.Suchcatsdisplaymoreaggressiveandanxiousbehavioralstylesaswellasmorestressrelatedsickness.Theywillalsomorelikelytohaveanongoingmedicalconditionandbeoverweight.Theresearchalsofoundthatmentallywell-adjustedownershadcomefromh

14、appierandhealthiercats.Researchersexplainedthatmanyownersregardtheirpetsasafamilymemberandformclosesocialbondswiththem.(17)Themajorityofownerswanttoprovidethebestcarefortheirpetsandisthereforepossiblethatpetscouldbeaffectedbythewaytheirownersinteractwithandmanagethem.Thestudyhighlightsanimportantrel

15、ationshipbetweenourpersonalitiesandthewell-beingofourpets.(18)Furtherresearchisneededtoinvestigatethecauseofnatureofthisrelationshipandlookathowownerspersonalitiesaredirectlyinfluencingtheirpetsbehaviorandwell-being.Itispossiblethatthewell-beingofpetsisdrivenbytheunderlyingnatureoftheownernotsimplyb

16、ytheirconsciousdecisionsandbehaviors.16.WhatdowelearnfromthenewstudybytheUniversityofLincoln?17.Whatdoesthepassagesaymostpetownerswanttodo?18.Whatdoesthepassagesayitsstillneededtounderstandtheeffectsofownerspersonalitiesontheirpets?PassageTwo(19)One50-minuteruncanaddsevenhourstoyourlife.Thiswasaclai

17、mmadebyTheTimeslastweek.Theclaimwasbasedonanewreviewofstudiesabouttheeffectsofrunning.Thereviewconcludedthatanaveragerunnerslivethreeyearslongerthannon-runnersandthatrunningdoesmoretoextendlifethananyotherformofexercise.Buttheresmoretorunningthanitshealthbenefits.(20)Researchpublishedinrecentyearsha

18、veshownthatrunningchangesyourbrainandmindinsomefascinatingwaysfromincreasingyourbrainfunctiontoregulatingyouremotions.However,thepreciseeffectsvaryaccordingtowhetheryouengageinshortfastrunningorlongdistancerunning.Forexample,inonestudy,researcherscomparedparticipantsabilitytolearnnewwordsaftersevera

19、lminutesofintenserunning,andafter40minutesofgentlerunning,participantswereabletolearn20percentfasteraftertheintenserunningandtheyshowedasuperiormemorywhentestedagainaweeklater.Inanotherstudy,researchersaskedvolunteerstojogfor30minutesandthenshowedthemclipsfromasadmovie.Participantswhousuallystruggle

20、dtohandlenegativeemotionsweremoreintenselyaffectedbythesadclipsjustasyoudexpect.Butcrucially,thiswaslesssoiftheyhadcompletedthe30minutesjog.(21)Theresearcherssaidmoderateexerciseappearstohavehelpedthoseparticipantstobelessvulnerabletotheimpactofthesadmovie.19.Whatdidthenewreviewofstudiesclaim?20.Wha

21、tisoneeffectthatrunninghasonpeopleaccordingtorecentresearch?21.Whatdidanotherstudyfindabouttheparticipantaftertheyhada30minutesjog?PassageThreeWelcometothetouroftheHillHouse.Thishousebuiltin1904isoneofthemostwell-knownworksofCharlesHill,thefamousarchitect.Itwasdesignedandbuiltforlocalentrepreneurand

22、hisfamily.Beforestartingthetour,letmegiveyouabriefintroductionaboutthedesignofthisamazingbuilding.(23)Priortobeginninghisdesign,thearchitectspendssometimeintheclientsoldhome,observingtheirlifeandstudyingtheirhabits.Thismeantthathecoulddesignthehouseaccordingtotheneedsofthefamily.(24)Theclientsmaindesirewastohaveahomewithuniquedesign,sothearchitectwasgivencompletefreedom.Thebuildingstyleisradicallydifferentfromwhatwa