2021年6月大学英语四级考试真题听力文本（第2套）

2021年6月大学英语四级考试真题（二）PartⅡListeningComprehensionSectionANewsReportOne【听力原文】[2]An81-year-oldmanendedupinGermanybyaccidentaftertryingtogetfromNewcastle,GreatBritain,toRome,Italy.[1]Theold-agepensionerwasonamissiontoseethePope,whoisheadoftheCatholicChurch,anddecidedtomakehiswaytherebycar.HewassurprisedwhenhisGPSsystemtoldhimhehadarrived,althoughtherewerenosignsofanyofthefamousbuildingsorarchitecture.Themanparkedbutdidn’tputonthehandbrakeofhiscarproperly.Hiscarrolledbackwards,andinastrikingdisplayofirony,hitasignsaying“Rom”—thesmalltowninNorthGermanyhehadmistakenlypluggedintotheGPSsystem.Policesaidthatthecarhadcometoahaltafterhittingthesign,butdidnotappeartobeseriouslydamaged,althoughanambulancewascalledtocheckonthepensioner.Theman,wholivesintheUKandisoriginallyItalian,mighthavebeenconfusedbythefactthatRomeiswritten“Roma”inItalianand“Rom”inGerman.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.Whatdidtheold-agepensionerplantodo?2.Whatfinallyhappenedtotheoldman?NewsReportTwo【听力原文】[3]GlasgowhaspledgedtobecomethefirstcarbonneutralcityintheUK.Thecity’scouncilandScottishPowerhaveannouncedarangeofstrategiesinanattempttoreducecarbonemissionsaheadofthenewnationaltargetof2045.FirstministerNicholaSturgeonwelcomedthepledgeandsaid,“Today’sannouncementbetweenScottishPowerandGlasgowCityCouncil—tomakeGlasgowtheUK’sfirstnet-zerocityisaverywelcomestep.Reachingourgoalswillneedexactlythiskindofpartnershipapproachwithgovernment,business,localauthoritiesandcitizensallplayingtheirpart.”SpeakingaheadoftheAllEnergyConferencebeingheldinGlasgow,ScottishPowerchiefexecutiveKeithAndersonsaid,“Wehavealargesupplyofrenewableenergyonourdoorstepandoneoftheonlytwolow-emissionzonesinactionacrosstheUK.[4]NowweneedtoinvestinthetechnologiesandprogramsthattransformtherestofGlasgoweconomyandmakeusnet-zerobeforeanyoneelse.”Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.Whatdowelearnfromthenewsreport?4.WhatdidScottishPower’schiefexecutivesayaheadoftheAllEnergyConference?NewsReportThree【听力原文】AJapaneseITfirmhasofficiallyintroducedan“officecat”policytocombatthestressfulenvironmentoftheworkplace.Atotalofninefurryfriendsfreelywanderaroundintheoffice,anddowhatevertheirlittleheartsdesire.[5]HidenobuFukuda,whoheadsthefirm,introducedthepetpolicyuponrequestfromoneofhisemployees,allowingstafftobringtheirowncatstowork.EmployeeEriItoisgratefulfortheanimal’scomfortingways.“Catsaresleepingjustbesideus...It’shealing,”shesaid.NotonlydoesFukudaencouragebringingcatstothejob,but[6]healsoencourageshisemployeestorescuecatsfromover-populatedsheltersorstreets.Hegives5,000yen,about45USdollars,amonthtothosewhorescueacat.“Whilethepositivesaremany,thereisstillsomeobstacles.Sometimesacatwillwalkonaphoneandcutoffthecall,ortheyshutdownthecomputersbywalkingontotheoffswitch,”Itosays.Still,catsintheworkplacehavebeenatremendoussuccessforthecompany.[7]Thepolicyhasledtovariousothercompaniesdoingthesame.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.WhatdowelearnfromthenewsreportabouttheJapaneseITfirm?6.WhatdoesFukudaencouragehisemployeestodo?7.Whatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutthefirm’spolicy?SectionBConversationOne【听力原文】M:HasJimmybeencominginlately?W:No,Ihaven’tseenhimaround.Why?Hashebeencausinganytrouble?M:NotthatIknowof,[8]butIneedtoseehim,becausemyfriendsandIlenthimsomemoneylastmonth,andwehaven’theardfromhimsince.Iheardhecomesherealot,soIthoughtI’dcomeinandcheckwithyou.W:Well,that’sfunny.[9]SomeotherfellowcameinaskingforJimmyjustyesterday,areal,nervous,pushytypeoffellow,sayingheneededJimmyforsomestudyprojecttheywereworkingon.ButIcan’tquiterememberwhatitwasallabout.Isthisalotofmoneywe’retalkingabouthere?M:No,just£60betweenthethreeofus,butstillabittoomuchtojustletgo.[10]Hetoldushe’dgotintoanaccident,nothingseriousmindyou,buthedamagedsomeone’scarandwantedtogetsomemoneytogethertomakeupforthedamagehe’dcaused.W:Mmm,isn’tthatsortofthingusuallycoveredbyinsurance?Andthen,ifhestillwantedtogivemoneyassomesortofapologyorsomething,heprobablyshouldn’thavetogoaroundborrowingitfrompeople.M:YouthinkJimmy’sjustmakingitallup?See,Ididthinkitwasabitweirdforhimtobeaskingformoneyforthatsortofthing.Andhisstorywasabitweirdtobeginwith,[11]butIthoughtmaybehedoesn’twanthisparentstoknowaboutwhathappened.Sohe’drathercometousandkeepthingsquiet.Anyway,Jimmy’sagoodguy,sowedidn’tmakeafussaboutit.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?9.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanwhocametoseethewomanyesterday?10.WhatdidJimmysayhappenedtohimoneday?11.WhydidJimmyborrowmoneyaccordingtotheman?ConversationTwo【听力原文】W:Hi,Max,howareyou?Listen,[12]Iwantedtoaskyouaboutorderingshoppingonline.I’veneverdoneitbeforeandIknowthatyou’vebeendoingitforages.M:Sure,Ilovegettingmyshoppingdelivered.Itmakeslifesomuchsimpler.Nocarryingheavyshoppingbagsintherainor[13]tryingtoparkthecarinthosehugesupermarketcarparks,thennotbeingabletofinditagainafteryoucomeoutoftheshops.W:Buttheremustbesomeproblems.Imean,[14]howdoyouknowthatyouwon’tgetbadfruitorthattheeggswon’tbebroken?M:Oh,comeon.Thefoodisexactlythesameasthestuffyoubuyinaconventionalshop.Theyaren’tgoingtodeliveryoufoodthatisoutofdate.Andifyougetabrokenegg,well,thatcouldhappeninaconventionalshop,too.Ifanythingisreallywrong,youcanjusttakephotographsofthedamage,andtheywillgiveyouthemoneybackorreplacetheitem.W:Howaboutdeliveryfees?Isitnotmoreexpensivetogeteverythingdelivered?M:[15]Iactuallyfoundthatitwascheaperforme,asIlivequitefarawayfrommylocalsupermarket.Sowiththedeliveries,I’mactuallysavingonpetrol.W:Ineverthoughtofthat.Ifyouaren’tdrivingyourowncar,thenyouaresavingonfuel.Right,you’veconvincedme.I’mgoingtogoonthecomputernowandgiveitatry.So,whichsupermarketdoyouthinkisthebesttoorderfrom?M:Oh,no,that’sdefinitelyuptoyou.Otherwise,we’llbehereallday.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.WhatdidthewomanwanttoaskMaxabout?13.Whatdoesthemanthinkisaproblemwithshoppinginsupermarkets?14.Whatisthewoman’sconcernaboutshoppingonline?15.Whatdoesthemanfindaboutshoppingonline?SectionCPassageOne【听力原文】[16]Arecentstudyfoundthat10%ofBritishchildrensufferfrommathanxiety.Thismeanstheyhaveoverwhelmingnegativeemotionstowardsthesubjectrangingfromragetodespair.Otheremotionstriggeredbymathsincludefeelingsoftensionandfrustration.Physicalsymptomsincludearacingheartorstrugglingtocatchbreath.Thephenomenonofmathsanxietyischaracterizedasageneralsenseoffeelingthatthesubjectishardcomparedwithothersubjects,leadingtoasubsequentlackorlossofconfidence.Theresearcherssaidtheyinvestigatedindividuals’attitudestowardsmathematicsbecauseofwhatcouldbereferredtoasa“mathematicscrisis”intheUK.[17]Thereisawidespreadmisunderstandingthatonlylow-performingchildrensufferfrommathanxiety.Peopleautomaticallyassumechildrenareanxiousaboutmathbecausetheyarepoorachievers.Infact,morethanthreequartersofchildrenwithhighlevelsofmathsanxietyarenormal-tohigh-achievers.Probablytheirmathanxietywillgounnoticedbecausetheirperformanceisgood.Butinthelongterm,theirperformanceisnegativelyaffected.Soarealdangerhereisthatchildrenwhoarecompletelyabletodomathsatanormallevelmaykeepawayfromitbecausetheyfeelanxious.Mathsanxietycanseverelydisruptstudents’performanceinthesubjectinbothprimaryandsecondaryschool.Butimportantly—andsurprisingly—[18]thisnewstudysuggeststhatthemajorityofstudentsexperiencingmathanxietyhavenormaltohighmathability.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.WhatdidarecentstudyfindaboutsomeBritishchildren?17.Whatisthewidespreadmisunderstandingaboutmathanxiety?18.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutBritishstudentswithmathanxiety?PassageTwo【听力原文】Peoplespendalotoftimeusingphonesandcomputers.Muchofthattimeisdevotedtotextmessagesandsocialmedia.Butmanypeoplechoosetospendtheirtimeplayingcomputergames.Foryears,parentsandteachershaveworriedthatthesegamesmightbeaddictive.[19]Andnow,theWorldHealthOrganizationhasrecognizedaddictiontocomputergamesasadisease.Theorganizationexplainsthatthisdecisionreflectsgeneralagreementamongexpertsaroundtheworldthatsomepeoplehaveaproblemwiththesegames.Theyshowapatternofbehaviorcharacterizedbyalackofcontrol.[20]Suchpeoplemakecomputergamesapriorityovertheirresponsibilities.Theymayplaygamesinsteadofattendingschoolorworkorsocializing.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganizationexperts,people’suseofcomputergamesisdifferentfromtheiruseoftheInternet,socialmediaandonlineshopping.Theseexpertsclaimthereisnotsufficientdatatoindicatethatpeople’srelianceonthoseotheractivitiesisanaddiction.Buttheyarguethatplayingcomputergamestoexcessisdifferent.Thisbehaviorcanbecomeadisorder.Tomeetthenewdefinitionforaddiction,thebehaviormustdamageaperson’srelationshipsorperformanceatschoolorwork.Andthismustlastforatleastayear.Still,notallbehaviorexpertsagree.[21]Somearguethatthereisnotenoughresearchonthesubject.Thus,theyclaimitistooearlytocallcomputergameaddictionadisorder.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.WhatconclusionhastheWorldHealthOrganizationcometorecently?20.Whatissaidofpeoplewithaddictivebehavior?21.Whatdosomebehaviorexpertsthinkofaddictiontocomputergames?PassageThree【听力原文】Maybeyoucarrythemostpowerfulpassportintheworld,orperhapstherarestpassport.Whateverthecase,yourpassportwilllikelybeoneoffourcolors:red,blue,green,orblack,althoughthereareslightvariations.Switzerland’spassportisdarkred,forexample,[22]whilemostEuropeancountriespreferashadeofredthat’salmostbrown.Therearenoofficialrulesregardingpossiblecolors,[23]butcountriesfollowacertainsetofnormswhendesigningthem.TheInternationalCi