2022年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力文本（第2套）

2022年12月大学英语四级考试

真题（二）PartⅡListeningComprehensionSectionANewsReportOne【听力原文】[1]OperationsatoneofAustralia’slargestgoldmineshadtobetemporarilysuspendedonFridayafterapartialwallcollapseatoneofthemine’sdams.ThewallcollapseattheCadiaminecamejustafewdaysaftertwoearthquakeshitthearea.ThedamagetothedamwallwasnoticedinthelateafternoononFriday,whenworkersfoundthesectionofthenortherndamwallhadcollapsedintothesoutherndam.Thedamscontainwasteproductsofminingandcancontainmaterials,whichareharmfultotheenvironmentandhumanhealth.Thedamsaregenerallyconstructedusingearthfillandaregraduallyraisedovertime.Thecompanywasunabletoconfirmwhethertherecentearthquakeshadcontributedtothedamwallcollapse,butsaiditwasconductingathoroughinvestigation.[2]Acompanyspokespersonsaidtheoperationsatthesitehadbeenhaltedwhiletheinvestigationisongoing,andthatthebreakhadposednosafetythreattoworkers.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.WhathappenedatoneofAustralia’slargestgoldmines?2.Whatdidthespokespersonsayabouttheincident?NewsReportTwo【听力原文】TwoboysandfourgirlswerebornonMondaytothesurpriseofayoungcoupleanddoctorswhohadexpectedfivebabies.Thiswasthefirstrecordofsixbabiesbeingbornatthesametimeinthatregion.Thedoctorspreparedfromearlyinthemorningtohelpdeliverfivetinycitizens.[3]Theywereintheoperatingroomwithfiveteamsofdoctors,oneforeachbaby.Thefirstfivebabiesweredeliveredsuccessfully,andallbabybedswereoccupied,andthenallofasudden,itturnedouttherewasanotherwaitingtocomeout.[4]Thedoctorsaidthebabieswereinhealthycondition,butcouldnotgohomeimmediately.Theyneededtostayinthehospitalfortwotothreemonthsformedicalsupervision.Themother,whowasinstablecondition,couldreturnhomeadaylater,ifallphysicaltestscamebacknormal.Thebaby’smothercommentedthattheyhadalreadypreparedroomforfivebabiesathome.Sotheywillhavetorearrangethingsfortheirhappysurprise.Thenewparentshaveyettonamethesixthbaby,butareconsideringeither“Lily”or“Rose”.3.Whatdidthehospitaldoforthedeliveryofthebabies?4.Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutthenewborns?NewsReportThree【听力原文】ASpanishislandcalledPalmadorhasbeenboughtbyafamilyfromEuropefor18millioneuros.[5]Theislandisoftendescribedas“Heavenonearth”byholidaymakers.Fordecades,touristshavebeenflockingtoPalmador,whichislocatedoffthesoutheastcoastofSpain.[6]Theycometoenjoyitsunspoiledbeachesandcrystalclearwaters.Itsnaturalbeautyisprotectedasitliesinsideanaturalpark.AlthoughPalmadorisoneofthemostfamousprivateislandsintheworld,itsseafrontispubliclandandisafavoritedestinationforfamouspeople.Whentheislandwasputupforsale,itwasofferedtothelocalgovernment,butprovedtooexpensiveforthelocalauthorities.Itisunclearwhetherthenewownershavethepowertobantouristsfromtheisland.Butwiththeirnewfoundluxurycomestheresponsibilityforitsprotectionandmaintenance.Theislandislessthantwomileslongandhalfamilewide.[7]Itissaidtohave“aremarkablelocationthatfewotherprivateislandsofthissizecanmatch”,accordingtoestateagents.Palmadoristheperfectplacetoretreatto,somewheretogetawayfromthecitynoiseandrelaxinbeautifulsurroundings,withzerostress.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.WhatdowelearnfromthenewsreportabouttheSpanishislandPalmador?7.WhatdoestateagentssayaboutPalmador?SectionBConversationOne【听力原文】M: Hi!Christi’sGymCenter.HowcanIhelpyou?W: Hi.I’mcallingtoaskaboutthenewlyscheduledgymclasses.I’mjustwonderingifIcangetadiscountonthem.M: Areyoualreadyamember?W: Yes[8]Isigneduptwomonthsago,butIhaven’tbeentoanyofthegroupclassesyet.M: CanItakeyournameplease?W: Yes,mynameisCarolFriedman.M: CarolFriedman.That’srightandyousigneduptwomonthsago.[9]Currentlyweareofferingexistingmembersdiscountsofftwoofourbrandnewclasses,hotyogaandadvancedspinning.Butthediscountdoesn’tapplytoanyofourregularclasses,I’mafraid.W:M: Thesamediscountof20%isbeingofferedtoeveryoneatthedooronafirst-come-first-servebasisforthefirstmonth.[10]It’sashameyoumissedoutonthegeneraldiscount.W: Isee.M: Butyoucanget25%offifyousignupinadvance.Whichofthetwoclassesareyouthinkingabout?W: Well,IguessI’monlyreallyinterestedinhotyoga.Canyousignmeupforthe10-weekcourseonThursdayevenings?M: Sure.Wouldyouprefertopayinadvance?W: No,[11]Idon’tlikegivingmycarddetailsoverthephoneanyway.M:W: That’sperfect.Thanksforyourhelp.M: SeeyouThursday.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?9.Whatisthegymcenterdoingrightnow?10.Whatdoesthemansayisapityforthewoman?11.Whyisthewomanunwillingtopayinadvance?ConversationTwo【听力原文】M: Well,Ithinkthatwasquiteasuccessfultripintheend.Don’tyouthink,Jenny?W: Absolutely.[12]TherearelotsofgreatpotentialmarketshereinChina.SoI’msurethattheheadofficeinLondonwillbepleasedoncewegetbackandpresentourresearch.M: Okay.We’vegotabitofsparetimenow.Canwediscussthereturntriptotheheadoffice?W: Sure.I’vecheckedtheavailabilityofflightsfromBeijingtoLondononthe22nd.Andyouhaveachoice.There’saflightarrivingthefollowingmorningwithatwo-hourstopoverinDubaioraflightarrivingat11:30intheeveningwithafive-hourstopoverinAmsterdam.M: Right.Well,that’sobviousthen,isn’tit?W: OK.[13]Sothat’sDubai.I’vebookedaroominahotelaboutamilefromtheoffice.ThenearestmetrostationisEarl’sCourt.M: Great.[14]Canyoufindamapthatshowswherethehotelisandsendittomeonline?I’veneverbeentotheheadoffice,youknow.IwanttoseeifIcangetoneofthoserentalbicyclesandridetotheoffice,justforfun.Forthepresentation,I’llbringmyownlaptopandhookituptotheirprojector.Doyourememberthecapacityoftheirmeetingroom?W: No,butI’llcheck.M: Justonemorething.I’llpayeverythingwithmyowncard,right?AndI’llsubmitmyclaimsformafterwards.W: Noproblem.[15]Justremembertokeepallyourreceipts.Yourememberthetroubleyouhadlasttime?M: Oh,don’tremindme.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.WhyarethespeakersinChina?14.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?15.Whatdidthewomanremindthemantodoattheendoftheconversation?SectionCPassageOne【听力原文】Anewstudyhasdemonstratedtheimportanceofwomen’srights.Theresearchersbehindthestudystatethatmanypartsoftheworldhavemadegoodeconomicprogress,butwomen’srightsareoftenoverlooked.[16]Thus,theywantedtodetermineiftherewasalinkbetweenprotectionofwomen’srightsandpublichealth.Theresearchersanalyzeddatabaseswhichheldinformationfrom162countriesfortheperiod2004to2010.Countrieswereclassifiedaccordingtotherespecttheygavetowomen’seconomicandsocialrights.Therewerethreecategories.Theywerehigh,moderateandpoor.Analysisofthedatashowedthatcountrieswithstrongwomen’srightshadbetterhealththanthosewherewomen’srightswerenotasrespected.Thehealthindicatorsstudiedincludeddiseaseprevention,reproductivehealth,deathratesandlifeexpectancy.Furthermore,incountrieswherewomen’srightsweremostrespected,butwhereaccesstohospitalsanddoctorswasbelowaverage,healthoutcomeswerestillbetterthanincountriesratedasmoderateorpoor.[17]Thisconfirmsthatevenwithalackofresources,ifacountryhasstrongwomen’srights,thehealthoutcomesarebetter.Thus,theresearchersarguethatgenderequalityisnotjustawomen’srightsissue.Itisalsoadevelopmentissue.Thisisbecausebetterheathaidseconomicdevelopment.[18]Theynotethatthevalueofwomen’srightshasoftenbeenquestionedfromaneconomicstandpoint.Somehavearguedthatensuringthoserightswouldlimitprogress,butthisstudyindicatestheopposite.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.Whatdidtheresearchersofthenewstudytrytodetermine?17.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutcountrieslackinginmedicalresources?18.Whathasoftenbeenquestionedregardingwoman’sright?PassageTwo【听力原文】[19]Sunshineandhightemperaturescanmeanpicnicsandparksandtripstobeaches,buttheycanmakeyourbodyreactinsomestrangeways.First,sunshinecanactuallyaffectyourbreath.Youmaythinkthatsummeristheperfecttimetogoonadateorchatwithanattractiveboyorgirl.[20]Butexcessiveheatcancauseyoutolosewater,whichhasbeenproventohaveaprettyunattractivesideeffect—badbreath.Whenyouarelackingwater,yourmouthbecomesdry.Bacteriaaccumulatesbecausethereisn’tenoughwaterinyourmouthtowashitaway.Sunshinecanstopyoufromsweatingtoo.Thebody’snormaltemperatureis36to37degreescentigrade,butifitheatsupto40to41degrees,youmayfindyourselfgettingheatstroke.Atthatpoint,yourheatregulatorysystemcanessentiallyquit,whichstopsyoufromsweatingasyourbodytriestokeepwateraroundyourvitalorgans.[21]However,thesuncanhaveapositiveinfluenceonyourbodybyraisingyourenergylevels.Youmightfeellikethesunisgivingyouextraenergyforyourday,whichisactuallyhappening.AndvitaminDfromsunshinecanhelpyourbodytoabsorbcertainmineralswhicharelinkedtobuildingstrongerbones.Therefore,Isuggestyouspendmoretimeintheparkwithyourfriends,butmakesureyouapplylotsofskinprotectionandfillupthosewaterbottlestoo.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.Whatdoesthepassagesayabouthotsunshine?20.Whatdoesthepassagesayisanegativesideeffectofwaterloss?21.Whatissaidtobeapositiveeffectofsunshine?PassageThree【听力原文】Left-handedpeoplecanfinditinconvenienttodocertainthings,writinginanotebook,forexample.Butthereareanumberofadvantagesofbeingleft-handed.[22]Researchfoundthattheywereoverrepresentedamongfightersincombatsports.Left-handedfightersalsohadhigherchancestowin.Thisconfirmsthefightertheory.[23]Left-handersmayalsobebetteratrememberingevents.Theexplanationisthatthetwobrainspheresofleft-handersaremorestronglyconnected.Beingleft-handedmightbeafactorinma