2023年6月大学英语四级考试真题(一)听力原文

2023年6月高校英语四级考试真题(一)听力原文

[NewsReport1]

OneofGoogle'sself-drivingcarscrashedintoabusinCalifornialastmonth.Therewereno

injuries.

ItisnotthefirsttimeoneofGoogle*sfamedself-drivingcarshasbeeninvolvedinacrash,but

itmaybethefirsttimeithascausedone.

OnFebruary14ththeself-drivingcar,travellingat2mph(3km/h),pulledoutinfrontofapublic

busgoing15mph(24km/h).

ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthe

carout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.

Inastatement,Googlesaid:*'Weclearlybearsomeresponsibility,becauseifourcarhadn't

moved,therewouldn'thavebeenacrash."

Thatsaid,ourtestdriverbelievedthebuswasgoingtosloworstoptoallowustomergeinto

thetraffic,andthattherewouldbesufficientspacetodothat."

Thecompany'sself-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesin

theUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.

QI:AccordingtoGoogle,whatwasthecauseoftheaccident?

B)Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement

解析：依据新闻第一句话，这篇新闻主要报道的是谷歌无人自动驾驶汽车与一辆公交车

发生碰撞这一事故。依据原文“ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebus

wouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.”选项B是正确

选项，是对原文的同义替换，题目较难。

Q2:HowhaveGoogle'sself-drivingcarsperformedsofar?

D)Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.

解析：依据原文“Thecompany'sself-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacross

variousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.^^选项D是对原文的

同义替换。题目相对较难。

[NewsReport2]

Thousandsofbeesleftatownafterlandingonthebackofacarwhentheirqueengotstuckin

itsboot.TomMoseswhoworksatanearbynationalpark,noticeda“brownpatch“onthebackof

thecaraftertheownerparkedittodosomeshopping.Whenhelookedcloserherealizeditwasa

hugegroupofbees.

Mosessaid:"Ihaveneverseenthatmanybeesinonespot.Itwasveryunusual.Theywere

veryclosetogetherandtherewasalotofnoiseandmovements,itwasinterestingtoseesucha

strangesight.ButtherewerealotofpeoplearoundandIwasabitworriedaboutthebeesandthe

peoplestoppingtolook.Ithoughtthatsomeonemightdosomethingstupid.

Mosescalledtwolocalbeesspecialistswhohelpedremovedthebeesbyattractingthemintoa

box.

Mosesspentthreehourslookingafterthebeesandwasstungfivetimes,hesaidmystingsare

abitpainfulbutIampleasedthatallworkedoutandIcouldhelp,peopleneedtorealizethatbees

arevaluableandtheyshouldbelookedafter.

Q3.WhatdowelearnaboutTomMoses?

A)Heworksatanationalpark.

Q4.Whatdoweknowaboutthebeesonthehackofthecar?

B)Theyweremakingalotofnoise.

[Newsreport3]

AnewspeciesofsnakehasbeendiscoveredonaremoteislandintheBahamas.

Scientistsidentified20oftheonemeter-longsnakesduringtwotripstotheCaribbeanislands.

ThesecondtripwasmadeinOctoberlastyear.

Oneofthecreaturesmadeadramaticappearancebymovingontotheheadoftheteamleader

asheslept.

Thesnakehasbeennamedsilverboabecauseitismetalliccoloredandthefirstspecimenfound

wasclimbingasilverpalmtree.

TheteamwasledbyDr.GrahamReynolds,fromHarvardUniversity,thescientistconfirmed

thesnakewasapreviouslyunknownspeciesafterconductingageneticanalysisoftissuesamples.

Commentingonthefind,snakeexpertRobertHendersonfromtheMuseumofNaturalHistory,

said:"Worldwidenewspeciesoffrogsarebeingdiscoveredanddescribedquiteregularity.New

speciesofsnakes,however,aremuchrarer.

Q5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

A)Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.

Q6.Whatdowelearnaboutthescientificteamleader?

C)Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep.

Q7.Howdidthenewlydiscoveredcreaturegetitsname?

D)Fromitscolour.

[Conversation1]

W:Didyouenjoyyourstaywithus,Mr.Brown?

M:Yes,verymuch.Ihadawonderfultimehere.NowFmgoingtotheairport.Myflightleavesin

lessthan2hours.So,couldyoutellme,what'sthequickestwaytogetthere?

W:Well,wecancallataxiforyou.Wealsohaveafreeairportshuttleservice.

M:Thatsoundsgreat,butwilltheshuttlegetmetotheairportintime?

W:Yes,itshould.Thenextshuttleleavesin15minutes.Andittakessome25minutestogettothe

airport.

M:Fantastic!I'lljustwaitinthelobby.Willyoupleaseletmeknowwhenit'sleaving?

W:Ofcourse,sir.

M:NowIwouldliketosettlemymini-barbill.Howmuchisthat?

W:Let'ssee.Itcomesto$37.50.Howwouldyouliketopayforit?

M:I'llpaywithmycreditcard.Thanks.ButI'llneedareceipt,soIcanchargeittomycompany.

W:Absolutely!Hereyouare,sir.Ifyoulike,Icanleaveyourbagswiththeporter.Andhecanload

themontotheshuttleforyouwhenitarrives.

M:Thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.

W:Wouldyouliketoleaveacommentonourwebpagewhenyouhavetime?

M:Sure.Ihadareallygoodstayhere,andI'dliketorecommendyourhoteltomyfriendsand

colleagues.

W:That'sverykindofyou.ThankyouagainforstayingatSheratonHotel.

Q8.Whydoesthemanaskaboutthequickestwaytotheairport?

A)Thesecuritychecktakestime.

Q9.Howisthemangoingtopayhisbill?

B)Bycreditcard.

Q10.Whatdidthemanaskthewomantodo?

A)Givehimareceipt.

Qll.Whatfavordoesthewomanaskoftheman?

D)Postingacommentonthehotefswebpage.

[Conversation2]

M:Youknow,Ben'sgivenupmakingthoseterriblefacesheusedtomake.Theotherday,hecame

homefromschoolalmostintears.Histeachersaidifhewentonlikethat,hisfacewouldgetstuck

whenthewindschanged.

W:Andhebelievedher?

M:Yeah,he'sonlyalittleboy.Don'tyourememberallthosethingsweusedtobelievewhenwe

werelittle?IremembermyauntMaryusedtosayifyouswallowacherrystone,atreewouldgrow

outofyourmouth.AndI'mstillterrifiedtoday,sortofsubconsciously.Youknow,ifIswallowone

bymistake...

W:Yeah,Isupposeyou'reright.Theonethatusedtogetmewasthatswanscouldbreakyourleg

whentheyblowofthewing.

M:Theycan,can'tthey?Ialwaysthoughttheycould.

W:No,theyarenotthatstrong.Butthere'sanotheroneevenmoreterrifying.Thatis,ifyouputa

poststamponupsidedown,youwillgotoprison.

M:No,neverheardofthat.Butmygrandmotherwasaterrorforthatkindofthing.Forexample,

shewouldsay,youwillgetaspotonyourtongueifyoutellalie.Ifyoueatstalebread,yourhair

willcurl.Andhere'sonemore.WewentonacampaigntriponceinItaly,andmywifespentthe

wholetimeworryingaboutbatsgettingintoherhair.Shesaidhergrandmotherreckonedyouhad

toshaveyourheadtogetitout.Mywifewasreallyterrified.

W:Silly,isn'tit?Butthat'showsomeparentstrytokeeptheirkidsfromdoingthewrongthingor

gettingintotrouble.

Q12:WhatdoesthemansayaboutBen?

C)Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.

Q13:WhatdidauntMarryusedtodowhenthemanwasachild?

D)Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory.

Q14:Whatdoesthewomanbelieveswanscoulddo?

A)Theycouldbreakpeopledlegs.

Q15:Whatdidthegrandmotheroftheman'swifesay?

B)Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair.

[Passage1]

IfIcouldgobackinhistoryandlivewhenIliked,Iwouldn'tgobackveryfar.Infact,Tdlike

toreliveaperiodFvealreadylived-the1960s.

Iwasinmytwenties,andeverythingwasbeingrenewed.Peoplewouldcomeinoutofaformal

andalmostVictorianattitude,andyoureallyfeltanythingwaspossible.Meetingpeoplewasthe

thing,andyouwenttocoffeebarswhereyoumetfriendsandspenttheevening.Thecinema,the

theater,allthatwaseveryexcitingwithnewthingscomingout.Infact,weseemedtobeout,allthe

time!Idon'treallyrememberworking-ofcourse,Iwasastudent-orsittingaroundathomevery

much.Thatjustwasn'twherethescenewas,eveneating!Itwasthefirsttime,ordinarypeople

startedgoingouttoeat.Wewerebeginningtobeadventurousaboutfood,butweweremore

interestedinmeetingpeoplethanineatingordrinking.Anddress,yes,thatwastherevolution.I

mean,girlswentaroundinreallyshortskirts,andworeflowersintheirhair.Andmenwereinjeans,

andcouldweartheirhairlongtoo.Itwasawonderfulperiod.Itwaslikelivinginanageyoucould

neverhaveimagined,andthatneverhascomeback.Wedidn'thavemuchmoney,butitdidn'tmatter.

Andtherewasplentyofopportunitytodowhateveryoufeltlikedoing.

Q16.Whydoesthespeakersayhewouldliketorelivethe1960s?

C)Everythingseemedtobechanging.

Q17.Whatdoesthespeakersaywasthemostpopularthingtodoatthattime?

A)Meetingpeople.

Q18.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

D)Hewasayoungstudentinthe1960s.

[Passage2]

Dogs,man'sbestfriends,haveaclearstrategyfordealingwithangryowners-theylookaway.

Newresearchshowsthatdogslimittheireyecontactwithangryhumans.Thescientistssuggest

thismaybeanattempttocalmhumansdown.Thisbehaviormayhaveevolvedasdogsgradually

learnedtheycouldbenefitfromavoidingconflictswithhumans.

Toconductthetests,theUniversityofHelsinkiresearcherstrained31dogstorestinfrontofavideo

screen.Facialphotosofdogsandhumansweredisplayedonthescreenfor1.5seconds.They

showedthreatening,pleasantandneutralexpressions.Nearbycamerastrackedthedogs'eye

movements.

Dogsinthestudylookedmostattheeyesofhumansandotherdogstosensetheiremotions.

Whendogslookedatexpressionsofangrydogs,theireyesrestedmoreonthemouth,perhapsto

interpretthethreateningexpressions.Andwhenlookingatangryhumans,theytendedtoturnaway

theirgaze.

Dogsmayhavelearnedtodetectthreatsignsfromhumansandrespondbytryingtomake

peace,accordingtoresearcherSanniSomppi.Avoidingconflictsmayhavehelpeddogsdevelop

betterbondswithhumans.

Theresearchersalsonotethatdogsscanfacesasawholetosensehowpeoplearefeeling,

insteadoffocusingonagivenfeature.Theysuggestthisindicatesthatdogsaren*tsensingemotions

fromasinglefeature,butpiecingtogetherinformationfromallfacialfeaturesjustashumansdo.

Q19.Whatdodogsdowhentheyarefacedwithangryhumans?

B)Theyavoidlookingatthem.

Q20.Whatdoesadogdowhenitseestheexpressionsofangrydogs?

C)Itfocusesitseyesontheirmouths.

Q21.Howdoesadogsensepeopledfeelings?

B)Bytakingintheirfacialexpressionsasawhole.

[Passage3]

Winterinmanyplacesisverycold.Thereislotsofsnowaround,andthegroundfreezes,which

canmakelifedifficultforanimals.Peopleincoldplacesliveinwarmhousesandhavelearnedto

adapt.Whatdoanimalsdo?Therearethreemainwaysthatanimalssurvivethecoldinwinter:sleep,

adaptormigrate.

Someanimals,suchasbears,frogsandsnakes,sleepallwinter.Theysleepverydeeplyand

needlittleornofood.Whilesle