2020年9月大学英语四级考试真题听力文本

2020年9月大学英语四级考试真题（一）PartⅡListeningComprehensionSectionANewsReportOne【听力原文】ANASAsatelliteorbitingoverPortugaltookphotographsthatrevealtheeffectsofpollutionfromships.OneofthephotosshowsathinfilmofcloudsabovethebrilliantblueofthenorthAtlantic,cutbywhitelinesofthickercloudsthatlooklikescars.[1]NASAofficialsexplainedthosethickercloudsaresignsofshiptrafficbelow.Whenshipspowertheirwaythroughtheocean,theypumpexhaustintotheatmosphere.Justascarsdo.Andthosemassiveamountsofparticlescancausecloudstoform.Getenoughofthoseparticlesinoneplace,asfromtheexhaustofaship,andtheycanleadtothecreationofnewcloudseasilyvisiblefromspace.“Thesecloudscanbehuge.Someofthemstretchhundredsofkilometersfromendtoend,”NASAofficialssaid.[2]It’slikelythatthesesortsofcloudsarehavingsomeeffectontheglobalclimate,accordingtoNASAofficials.Butscientistsaren’tyetsurewhateffectithas.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.WhathascausedthethickcloudsinthephotostakenbyaNASAsatellite?2.WhatdoNASAofficialsthinkaboutthethickclouds?NewsReportTwo【听力原文】StaffatasuburbansupermarketinMelbournesaytheyfeelunsafeatworkaftersecurityguardswereremoved.Thiscameafteraseriesofphysicalattacksandverbalabusebycustomers.[3]Morethan50workersatthestorehavesignedalettercallingforapermanentsecurityguardfollowingaseriesofincidents,includingacustomerthreateningtoattackasupervisorwithaknife.“Asecurityworkerhadguardthestoreeachnightfrom7p.m.until12a.m.,butthathadstoppedsuddenlyonMonday,”employeessaid.Oneworkersaidanangrycustomerhadthrownachickenathisheadaftercomplainingabouthowlongshehadwaitedtobeserved.Anotherworkersaidthelackofprotectionatthestoremadeherfeeluncomfortableatwork.[4]However,thespokesmanofthesupermarketsaidthestorehadtakenstrongactioninresponsetoincidents.Wehavefoundveryfewinstancesofbadcustomerbehavioratourstoreinthepastyear.Intherarecases,wehaveseenbadbehavior,wehavetakenstrongactioninresponse,includingbanningacustomerfromthestore.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.ForwhatpurposedidthisstaffatasupermarketinMelbournesignaletter?4.Whatdidthespokesmanofthesupermarketssayregardingtheemployeesdemand?NewsReportThree【听力原文】[5]DriversontheirwaytothePolishcapitalofWarsawonWednesdaymorningfoundtheroadblockedbyanunusualobstacle—tonsofliquidchocolatethatspilledontothemotorway.[6]Atruckcarryingthesweetloadhitaroadbarrierandoverturned,blockingtwolanes.Thecrackedtankspilledapoolofarapidly-hardeningchocolate,whichquicklycoveredthewidthoftheroad.Whilethedriverwastakentohospitalwithabrokenarm,firefightersstruggledtoremoveareported12tonsofsolidchocolatefromtheroad.[7]ArepresentativeforthefirefighterstoldthelocalTVthatremovingthechocolatewasworsethandealingwithsnow.Aftercontactingthechocolatemanufacturer,thefirefightersresortedtosprayinghot,pressurizedwatertogetridofthestickysubstance.[7]ThelocalTValsonotedthatthecleanupspannedmorethanaMilebecausedriverssimplydrovethroughthechocolateafterthecrash,leavingalongchocolatetrail.Butdespitethestickysituation,firefightersandpoliceattendingtothecleanupwerereportedlycheerfulaboutthelongtaskahead.Afterall,whocouldbemadabout12tonsofchocolate?Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.WhatdoesdriversonthemotorwaytoWarsawfind?6.Whatdoesthereportsayabouttheaccident?7.Whatdidthefirefighters’representativetellthelocalTV?SectionBConversationOne【听力原文】M:W:Well,I’vegonebacktocash.I’monlyusingpaymentappsifthat’stheonlyoption.[8]Iamtryingtosavemoneyforanewphone,andIfindthatusingcashratherthanpaymentappshelpsmetosave.M:Buthow?Moneyismoney,isn’tit?Idon’tthinkitmatterswhetheryoutakeitouttothebankandputitinyourwalletorsimplytransferfromyourbankaccounttotheseller’sbankaccountusinganapp.W:No,Ibelieveitdoesmatter.It’sapsychologicalphenomenon.[9]Ibelievewehavelessconnectionwiththevalueofourmoneywhenwejusttapthe“Approve”buttonsonourphones.M:Youmighthaveapoint.[10]SinceIstoppedcarryingcasharoundandstartedusingmyphoneappstopay,Imayhavedevelopedatendencytobuymoresmallornon-essentialitems.W:That’shighlypossible.Thinkabouttheamountoftimewespendwithourphonesinourhandsandallthethingswedowithourphones.Itsometimesseemsthatourphoneisbuyingtheproductforus,notourselves.M:[11]Socashlesspaymentaffectsourabilitytobudget?W:Ibelieveso.Ifwespendahundredyuanincash,werealizethatwedon’thavethathundredyuantospendonsomethingelse.Butifwe’respendingelectronically,wearelesslikelytomakethatmentalcalculation.M:[11]IstoppedusingmycreditcardbecauseIfoundIwasspendingexcessively.PerhapsIshouldtakethesameapproachofpayingusingmyphone.W:It’sworthconsidering.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.Whydidthewomandecidetogobacktocashforpayment?9.Whathappenswhenpeopleuseappsforpaymentaccordingtothewoman?10.Whatmightthemantendtobuywithpaymentapps?11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofelectronicpayment?ConversationTwo【听力原文】W:Hello,Mr.Brown.Iwasexpectingyourcall.[12]Mysecretarytoldmeyouwerehavingsomeproblemswiththewoodentable.Isthatright?M:No,no,thetableisfine.[12]Theproblemisthechairs.W:Oh,thechairs.Sowhatexactlyistheissue?M:Well,putsimply,thesearenotthechai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