2022年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力文本（第1套）

2022年12月大学英语四级考试

真题（一）PartⅡListeningComprehensionSectionANewsReportOne【听力原文】[1]TheWorldPipeBandChampionshipswilltakeplaceinGlasgowonSaturday.Over120oftheworld’sbestpipebandswillcompeteatthechampionships.Over4,000pipersanddrummersareexpectedtodescendonthecityfortheannualevent.ItwilltakeplaceattheSaintJamesPlayingFieldsinGlasgowonSaturday,18Mayfrom10:00a.m.until7:00p.m.Theeventisfree.Also,afreeshuttlebuswillrunbetweentheeventcarparksandthecompetitionsite.Shuttlebuseswillrunevery15minutesfrom8:00a.m.until8:00p.m.[2]GlasgowCityCouncilsaysitisestimatedtobring300,000poundstothelocaleconomy.ThefirstWorldPipeBandChampionshipswereheldinEdinburghin1947.TheeventfirsttookplaceinGlasgowin1948.IthasbeenheldregularlyinGlasgowsince1986.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.WhateventwilltakeplaceinGlasgow?2.WhatdoesGlasgowCityCouncilsaytheeventwilldo?NewsReportTwo【听力原文】[3]Summerdoesn’tbeginfortwomoredays,butscientistsarealreadysoundingthealarmaboutdangerousicemeltsgoingonrightnowinGreenland.Thevastislandusuallylocksawayenoughfreshwaterinitsicesheet,whichifmelted,canraiseglobalsealevelsby6metres.Andresearchshowsthatinrecentyears,itsicehasmeltedfasterthaneverbefore.Thismonth,astemperaturesinnorthwesternGreenlandapproachedall-timehighs,researchersareencounteringunusual,surprisinglevelsofmeltingiceintheregion.Themostsignificantconcernhereishowearlythisisallhappening.[4]Greenlandexperiencesannualicemeltandgrowthcycles.Butthisyear,themeltingseasonbeganinearlyMay.That’samonthearlierthannormalandsomethingthat’shappenedonlyoncebeforeinthehistoricalrecordin2016.Thatmeansthatnotonlyistheicemeltingveryfast,ithasmoretimetomeltthissummerthanitwouldinanormalclimatesystem.Longermeltseasonslikethisoneseemtoleadtomuchgreatercontributionstosealevelrisethaninpreviousdecades.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.Whatisscientists’warninginthenewsreport?4.Whatdowelearnaboutthisyear’sicemeltingseasoninGreenland?NewsReportThree【听力原文】[5]BundlescontainingthousandsofpoundsincashkeepturninguponthestreetsofBlackhallCollieryinnorthernEngland,accordingtopolice.Residentsofthevillagehavebeencomingacrossbundlesof£20notes,usuallyworth£2,000,intheformerminingvillageinCountyDurham.ThelatestdiscoverywasonMonday,meaningfourofthesecashbundleshavebeenhandedinthisyearandthirteensince2014.Thebundlesareusuallyleftinplainsightandhadbeenscatteredacrossthesmallcoastalvillage.[6]Theownerhastwoweekstocollectthecash,whichisthenreturnedtothefinderifnotclaimed,accordingtoPeterleePolice.ADurhampolicespokespersonsaidthemoneyhasbeenreturnedtotheluckyfinders,inallcases,exceptyesterday.PolicemanJohnFostersaidinastatement:“Thecircumstancesremainamysterysowewouldwelcomeanyinformationthatwillhelpusgettothebottomoftheserandomincidents.”[7]HetoldTheNorthernEcho,“Itisn’tanaffluentpartoftheworld,soforthemtofindcashofthatamountandinstantlythinkabouttakingitQuestions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.6.Whatdothelocalpolicedowiththemoneyifnotclaimedintwoweeks?7.WhatdidthepolicemanJohnFostersayaboutthevillagers?SectionBConversationOne【听力原文】W: It’syourbirthdaynextweek.Whathaveyougotplanned?W: It’snotentirelyunusualtofeelanxiousorsadaroundyourbirthday.Birthdayscantapintoalotofthingspeopleworryabout,includingtheirachievementsinlifeinthepastdecadeortheiraccomplishmentsofthepastyear.[9]Manybegintosearchforthemeaningoftheirexistence,leadingtobehaviorssuchasendingorstartingarelationshiporplanslikestartingavigorousdietorfitnessprogram.M: [10]Ihavewonderfulfriends.AndIlovecelebratingtheirbirthdays,butIdon’tlikebeingthecenterofattention,receivinggiftsandhavingafussmade.Itseemstotriggeratypeofsocialanxiety.Ithinksocialmedia,too,canintensifythingsasbirthdaysnowplayoutmorepublicly.Birthdayreminderscanbehelpful,butIkindofworryIwon’tbeabletodrumupmyowndayandshowittolookasexcitingasitissupposedtobe.W: Well,todealwiththebirthdayblues,youshouldnotisolateyourself.It’sbesttograduallyfaceyourbirthdaywithpeopleyoutrust.Thatwouldhelpyoulearnself-acceptanceorthatit’sokaytobethefocus.M: Perhaps.OrIcouldperceivemybirthdayasanopportunitytodosomethingforotherslikeaskingpeopletomakeadonationinsteadofbuyingagift.W: Exactly.[11]Orevensimplyseeyourbirthdayasanopportunitytobringpeopletogetherforthemtohavefun.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.Howdoesthemanoftenfeelonhisbirthday?9.Whatdoesthewomansaymanypeopletendtodoontheirbirthday?11.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandoabouthisbirthdaycelebrationattheendoftheconversation?ConversationTwo【听力原文】W: Themetrowasabsolutelyterriblethismorning.M: Oh,wasthereadelay?W: No,butthetrainwassopackedthatIcouldbarelymove.Anditwasdifficulttobreathe,too.Ateverystation,morepeoplesqueezedin,andIgotpushedfurtherandfurtherinside.WhenIgottomystation,Icouldhardlygetout.OnceIdidgetout,[12]Iwastotallyexhausted.M: Thatsoundslikeanightmare.Whydidn’tyoutakethebus?W: M: W: M: Haveyouthoughtaboutgettinganelectricmotorbike?W: Iconsideredthatformaybeaminute,buthonestly,[14]I’vejustseentoomanyhorribleaccidentsinvolvingthosedangerousmonsters.M: WhataboutthosepopularShareBikes?Youcouldregistertouseone.W: Yeah,that’sapossibility.Therearealwaysseveralofthosebikesoutinfrontofourapartmentcomplex.M: Oryoucouldjustwalktowork.W: Well,it’s5kilometersfromhometotheoffice,butyou’vegivenmeathought.Icouldtakeachangeofclothesandjogtowork.Butatthistimeofyear,theairpollutionisarealproblem.M: Oh,yeah.Ididn’tthinkofthat.You’dtaxiifyoureallyhaveto.W: Well,that’sanexpensivewaytogettowork.M: [15]NotifyouusearidesharingApp.W: [15]Goodidea.I’lldownloadoneimmediately.Thankyou.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13.Whyhasn’tthewomangotherowncar?15.Howwasthewomangoingtogettowork?SectionCPassageOne【听力原文】[16]SteveMillerbeganhiscareerinITbackinthelate1980s.Beingadeafpersonintechrequiredahugeamountofeffortinorganization.Becausetherewasnoemailortextmessageservice,everythinghadtobedonefacetofaceorbytelephone.Communicatinginmeetingswasverydifficult.Heneededasignlanguageinterpreterforeverymeeting,butitwasahugeefforttocoordinate.“Thesedaysalthoughchallengesstillremain,it’sagoodtimetobeadeafpersonintech,”saysMiller.[17]Bigadvancesinspeechrecognitiontechnologyhaveenabledcommunicationtoolstoturnlivespeechintotextinrealtimeonyoursmartphoneorlaptop,andsignlanguageintotextaswell.NewtechcoupledwithimprovementsinhearingaidtechnologyandmedicaladvancesmeansthatMillerisabletofocusfarmoreonhiswork.Hehasbenefitedtoagreatextentfromatinyhearingdeviceinhisear.Itgiveshimadegreeofhearing,andhecanuseavarietyofcommunicationmethodsdependingonthesituation.[18]Hecanemploylipreadingandhavemeetingsviavideoinsteadofonthephone.Thesethingshavemadeahugedifference.Henolongerhastoworryaboutwhetherornothecanunderstand.Hecanjustconcentrateonhowinterestingthemeetingmightbe,andwhatheneedstogetoutofitinordertoprogress.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.WhatdowelearnaboutSteveMiller?17.WhatdoesMillersayismakingthingsbetterforpeoplelikehim?18.InwhatwaycanMillerbenefitfromattendingmeetingsviavideo?PassageTwo【听力原文】Colourisnowspreadingthroughourhomes,upstaircases,acrosswoodframesandceilings,fillinginneutralspaces.Accordingtooneinteriordesigner,[19]whenpeoplereturnhome,theywanttoseecoloursthatcheerthemupandgivethemahug.Purewhitewallssimplydon’tdothat.Theydon’tlookafteryou.Anotherinteriordesignercommentedthatcertaincombinationscankeyintosomethingonadeeperlevel,transportingyoutoadifferentmomentintime.That’sthepowerofcolour.[20]Ifyouarethinkingtotrycolouronsomeofyourneutralwalls,theadviceisrefreshinglysimple:chooseacolouryouactuallylike.Don’tgoforacolourbecauseit’sinfashion,oryou’veseenitinamagazine.Ifyou’rewaryoffullcolour,testyourtolerancewithsmallerspaces,suchastheinsideofacupboard,orabrightwindowframe.Ifitgivesyoujoyeverytimeyouopenthecupboard,youcanstarttotakeitfurther.[21]Onecanalsopaintthewoodenframeworksthesamecolourasthewalls,helpingtheroomslookbigger.Inthekitchen,paintingtheoverheadcupboardsandthewallsinthesamecolourcanmakeitfeelmorespacious.Whilepaintingthekitchencountersaboldcolourcanmakeeverythingfeelmoreopenandlighter.Additionally,apaintedceilingisamagicalthingwithoutbeingtooobviousandcanaffecthowthespacefeelsaswell.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.Whatdopeoplewantuponreturninghomeaccordingtothepassage?20.Whatdoesthepassagesaypeopleshouldavoiddoinginhomedecoration?21.WhatcanonedotomakearoomlookbiggerPassageThree【听力原文】[22]Parentsoftenhearthatreadingtotheirchildreniscriticalforsupportingdevelopment,andthemessageisgettingthroughtothem.Infact,intheUnitedStates,alittleoverhalfofchildrenbetweenagesofthreeandfivewerereadtoeverydayin2007,and83percentofchildreninthatagegroupinthesamecountrywerereadtwo,threeormoretimesperweekin2012.Thisisgoodnews,becausereadingtoyoungchildrenhelpstheirlanguageandbraindevelopment.[23]In