2019年6月大学英语四级听力真题、答案和原文(第二套)

2019年06月大学英语四级真题(第2套)听力真题SectionADirections：Inthissection，youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreportyouwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthenquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questionsland2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Heavyfloods.B)Safetyconcerns.C)Badeconomy.D)Workers'strikes.2.A)Itiscompetitivewithitsnumeroustouristdestinations.B)ItprovidesmanyjobopportunitiesforFrenchpeople.C)ItisthebiggestconcernoftheFrenchgovernment.D)Itplaysanimportantroleinthenation'seconomy.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Tocarryoutascientificsurvey.B)Toestablishanewresearchstation.C)TorescuetwosickAmericanworkers.D)Todeliverurgentmedicalsupplies.4.A)Thedarknessandcold.B)Theheavysnowandfog.C)Thebitingwinds.D)Theiceallaround.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Bytyingittoadoorhandle.B)Byshakingitbackandforth.C)Witharemotecontrolcraft.D)Withafull-sizedhelicopter.6.A)HehaslotsoffansonFacebook.B)Hehasrichexperienceinflying.C)Heoftensuffersfromtoothaches.D)Hehasleamedtopullteethfromavideo.7.A)Spendmoretimetogether.B)Tellthemadventurestories.C)Dosomethingfunandcreative.D)Playwiththeminasafeplace.SectionBDirections：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion.youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8tollarebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.8.A)Toconfirmanurgentappointment.B)Tocollectapackagefromthewoman.C)Toaskthewomantosignadocument.D)Toarrangethedeliveryofapackage.9.A)Sheisdoingshopping.B)Sheisvisitingafriend.C)Sheisnotathome.D)Sheisnotfeelingwell.10.A)Hewillbeoffdutythewholeday.B)Hewillbeworkingsomewhereelse.C)Hewillhavetohavehiscarrepaired.D)Hewillbetoobusytospareandtime.11.A)Signhername.B)Confirmonline.C)Payasmallfee.D)Showupinperson.Questions12tol5arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.12.A)VacationinItaly.B)Studyabroad.C)Throwafarewellparty.D)GotoafashionshowinMilan.13.A)Quitesleepy.B)Veryexcited.C)Ratherdepressed.D)Nearlyexhausted.14.A)Hehastoattendaparty.B)Hehastomeetafriend.C)Hehastomakeapresentation.D)Hehastofinishanassignment.15.A)Saygoodbyetothewomanattheairport.B)MeetthewomanattheBlackCatCafe.C)DrivetheWomantotheairport.D)Have1unchwiththewoman.SectionCDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16tol8arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Ithaskeptgrowingoverthecenturies.B)Itstopishiddenincloudsofvolcanicsmoke.C)Itsheightchangeswitheachvolcaniceruption.D)Ithasarecordedhistoryof1500years.17.A)Theyarenowatouristdestination.B)Theyattractalotofmigratingbirds.C)Theyprovideshelterforthefarmers.D)Theymakegoodfieldsforfarming.18.A)Theynestonthevolcano'sslopes.B)Theyfeedoncertainsmallmammals.C)Theycompetewitheachotherforfood.D)Theymatchlargemammalsinstrength.Questions19to2larebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Heisself-employed.B)Heisacareeradvisor.C)Hestudiestalent.D)Heownsamagazine.20.A)Doingwhattheylikebest.B)Lovingtheworktheydo.C)Makingnoexcusesforfailures.D)Followingtheirnaturalinstinct.21.A)Itdoesnotcometoanythingwithouthardwork.B)Itmayprovetobequitedifferentfromhardwork.C)Itisanaturalgiftonlysomespecialpeoplecanpossess.D)Itdoesnotcometoyouuntilsomethingspecialhappens.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Itisabitdifficulttolearn.B)ItwaspopularinNewZealand.C)Itisatraditionaltypeofballet.D)Itevolvedinthemid-1970s.23.A)Shewantedhertobeaballetdancer.B)Sheusedtobeaballetdancerherself.C)Shehatedtoseeheridlingabout.D)Shewastoobusytolookafterher.24.A)AftershestartedteachingEnglish.B)BeforesheleftforNewZealand.C)WhenshemovedtoNewYorkcity.D)Onceshebeganto1iveonherown.25.A)Ithasrenewedherpassionforlife.B)Ithasmadeherhappyandenergetic.C)Ithashelpedhermakenewfriends.D)Ithasenabledhertostartanewcareer.2019年06月大学英语四级真题(第2套)参考答案1.B)Safetyconcerns.2.D)Itplaysanimportantroleinthenation'seconomy.3.C)TorescuetwosickAmericanworkers.4.A)Thedarknessandcold.5.D)Withafull-sizedhelicopter.6.B)Hehasrichexperienceinflying.7.C)Dosomethingfunandcreative.8.D)Toarrangethedeliveryofapackage.9.C)Sheisnotathome.10.B)Hewillbeworkingsomewhereelse.11.A)Signhername.12.B)Studyabroad.13.C)Ratherdepressed.14.D)Hehastofinishanassignment.15.A)Saygoodbyetothewomanattheairport.16.C)Itsheightchangeswitheachvolcaniceruption.17.D)Theymakegoodfieldsforfarming.18.B)Theyfeedoncertainsmallmammals.19.A)Heisself-employed.20.B)Lovingtheworktheydo.21.A)Itdoesnotcometoanythingwithouthardwork.22.D)Itevolvedinthemid-1970s.23.C)Shehatedtoseeheridlingabout.24.A)AftershestartedteachingEnglish.25.B)Ithasmadeherhappyandenergetic2019年06月大学英语四级真题(第2套)听力原文Franceisfacingpotentiallymorethanonebilliondollarsinlostrevenuethisyear,duetohugedeclinesintourism.Safetyconcernshavebeenoneofthebiggestreasonswhythecountryhaslostoverhalfabillioninrevenuealreadyinthefirstsixmonthsof2016.TheterrorattacksinParislast.November,wewerecalledEurope'sworstinthepastdecade,besidesviolence,workersstrikesandheavyfloodsaresaidtohavealsobeenwhyinternationaltouristshavestayedaway.SofarintheParisregion，there'sbeenaforty-sixpercentdeclineinJapanesevisitors，thirty-fivepercentfewerRussiansandtwenty-sevenpercentfewerItalians.Americantravelersseemedtheleastaffected,Theirnumbershaveonlydroppedbyroughlyfivepercent.AccordingtotheFrenchgovernment，thecountryisthenumberonetouristdestinationintheworld，andtourismisextremelyimportanttotheFrencheconomy.ThesectorrepresentsroughlyninepercentofitsGDP.TheHeadofParis'sTourismBoardsaid："it'stimetorealizethatthetourismsectorisgoingthroughanindustrialdisaster."Questionsland2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question1:WhatcountsmostforthehugedeclinesintourisminFrance?Question2:WhatdowelearnfromthereportabouttourisminFrance?AsmallplanewithtwosickU.S.workersarrivedsafelyinChilelateWednesdayafterleavingAntarcticainadaringrescuemissionfromaremoteSouthPoleresearchstation.AftermakingastopforafewhoursataBritishstationontheedgeofAntarctica,thetwoworkerswereflowntothesouthemmostChileancityofPuntaArenas.Inachaotictwodaysofflying,therescueteamflew3,000milesround-tripfromtheBritishstationRotheratopickuptheworkersattheUSAmundsen-ScottStationattheSouthPole.ThetwopatientsaboardwillbetransportedtoamedicalfacilitythatcanprovidealevelofcarethatisnotavailableatAmundsen-Scott,saysaspokesperson.Normally,planesdon'tgotothepolarpostfromFebruarytoOctoberbecauseofthedangersofflyinginthepitch-darkandcold."Antarcticacreatesahostileenvironment,"saystheoperationsdirectorfortheBritishAntarcticSurvey,"ifyouarenotcareful,it’llcomearoundandbiteyou.”Question3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question3:Whatwasthesmallplane'smissiontoAntarctica?Question4:WhatmakesflyingtoAntarcticadangerousfromFebruarytoOctober?ApilotfromVirginiaremovedhisson'sloosetoothusingahelicopter.RickRahimfromVirginiaflieshelicoptersforaliving,andwhenhisseven-year-oldson'stoothbecameloose,hedidnotwastetimebytyingittoadoorhandle.Instead,Mr.Rahimtiedoneendofastringaroundhisson'stoothandtheotherendtohisfull-sizedcommercialhelicopter.ThefatheroffourpostedvideoclipofhisplayfulventureonFacebook，advisingparentstodofunandcreativestuffwiththeirkids.Thevideoshowshimlaunchingthehelicopterintotheairandflyingjustfarenoughtosuccessfullyremovetheloosetooth.Attheendofthevideo,Mr.Regimeassureswatchersthatthecircumstancesweresafeandthathehas13yearsofhelicopterflyingexperiencebehindhim."You'vegottodoeverythingsafein1ife,andthat’swhatIdidtoday,"hesaid.Mr.Rahimlatersaidthatalthoughsomeparentshaveusedremotecontrolhelicopterstopullteethbefore,hemightbethefirsttouseafull-sizedaircraft，ashecan'tfindevidencethatithasbeendonebefore.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question5:HowdidRickRahimremovehisson'sloosetooth?Question6:WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutRickRahim?Question7:WhatdidRickRahimadviseparentstodowiththeirkids?W：Hi,Emma’sspeaking.Who'sthis?M：Hi,Emma.[8]I'mPaulfromEmingl’sdeliveryservice.Hereisapackageforyou.Arcyouathometocollectit?W：Oh,sorry,Paul.[9]Imoutatthemoment.Canyouputitinmymailbox?M：I'mafraidIcan'tdothat.Sorry.Thepackageistoobiganditneedsasignaturetoconfirmyouhavereceivedit,soIwouldneedtodeliveritatatimewhenyouarein.W：Okay,well,Tmoutalldaytoday,butIshouldbeintomorrowmorningbeforeIgooutforlunch.AndthenI’llbeathomeagainlaterintheafternoon.Willeitherofthosetimesbeconvenientforyou?M：They’renotunfortunately.I’msorry.[10]IwontbeintheareatomorrowasIhavesomeotherdeliveriestomakeontheothersideoftown.Icouldcomethedayafterifthatsuitsyou.W：Okay.Yes,thatshouldbefine.Ihaveafriendcomingroundintheafternoon,butI’llbeathome.Sothedayaftertomorrowwillbegreat.DoIneedtopayforthepackage?M：No,youdon't.Itsaysherethatyoupaidforitwhenyouordereditonline.W：Oh,yes,Idid.Igotmixedup.M：[11]Soyoujustneedtosigntheformtosayyou’vereceivedit.W：Okay,great.Seeyouthedayaftertomorrowthen.M：Yes,seeyouthen.Questions8tollarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question8:Whyisthemanmakingthephonecall?Question9:Whycantthewomanmeetthemantoday?Question10:Whyisthemanunabletoseethewomantomorrow?Question11:Whatshouldthewomandotoreceiveherpurchase?M：Hi,Emily,[12]IhearyouareleavingforItalysoon.Doyouplantohaveagoing-awaypartybeforeyoudisappear?It’dbereallyniceforustohangouttogetherbeforeyougo.W：I’mnotsure.I'mleavinginjusttwomoredays,andI’mgoingtomissallmyfriendshereandespeciallythisplace.Whydon’tyoucomeover?[13]I’mfeelingrathersad,actually.I’mcurrentlysittingaloneatatableoutsidetheBlackCatCafe,listeningtotherainandwatchingpeoplepassingby.M：I'msorry.[14]Ican’tjustnow.IneedtogetthisassignmentfinishedbyMonday,andI’mwaybehind.Anyhow，cheerup.You’renotleavingforgood,andyou’llabsolutelyloveItaly.W：Yeahyou’reright.ButIjustfeellikeI'mnotquitereadytogo.[12]Andstudyinginaforeigncountryseemsabitoverwhelming.M：JustthinkofyourlifeinMilan.Inthemornings,youcangodowntoasmalllocalcafe,soakingupthesun'sraysanddrinkingcoffee.Ienvyyou.YoucanbuylotsofgorgeousItalianclothes.W：Thatdoessoundnice.AndofcourseIcankeepintouchwitheveryonethroughFacebook.Maybeyoucanallcomevisitme.M：Ofcoursewewill.Whenisyourflight?W：OnSaturday,afterlunch,at1:45.M：Okay,[15]I’lltryandcometotheairportonSaturdaytoseeyouoffI’llgiveyouacallthatmorningnomatterwhat.Questionsl2tol5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Question12:Whatisthewomangoingtodo?Question13:Howdoesthewomanfeelatthemoment?Question14:Whycan’tthemanmeetthewomannow?Question15:WhatwillthemanpossiblydoonSaturday?MountEtnaisoneofthemostactivevolcanoesonEarth.Themountainhasbeeninastateofnear-continuouseruptionforhalfofamillionyears.ExploringtheEtnageographicalarearevealsahistorywritteninfire.Beforetheeruptions，itwascoveredbyforestsofpinetrees.LocatedinsouthemItaly,EtnaisthehighestactivevolcanoinEurope.However，itsheightoftenchangeswhenvolcanicmaterialaccumulatesduringeruptionsandsubsequentlycollapses.Fewvolcanoesintheworldhaveaneruptionhistorysothoroughlydocumentedbyhistoricalrecords.Etna'seruptionhistorydatesbackasfaras1500BC.Sometwohundrederuptionshavebeenrecordeddownthroughthecenturies,butcomparedwithothervolcanoes，mostofitseruptionshavesofarbeenfairlylightintermsofdeathanddestruction.Onlyaboutonehundreddeathshavebeenattributedtothevolcano.Themountainhasn’tbeenentirelyharmless，however.In1928，itdestroyedthetownofMascali.Overthecenturies，Etna'slowestslopeshavebeenshapedbyhumanhandstotakeadvantageofrichsoilsforgrowinggrapes,applesandnuts.Localpeoplehavealsocarvedoutovertwohundredcavesinthesoftrock，andusethemforeverythingfromsacredburialplacestofoodstorage.Largemammalsoncewanderedthevolcanoslopes,buttoday,foxes,wildcats,rabbits,andmicearemorecommon.Someofthosesmallmammalshelptosustainsuchbigbirdsasgoldeneagles.Questions16tol8arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question16:WhatdoesthespeakerssayaboutMountEtna?Question17:WhatdowelearnaboutthelowerslopesofMountEtna?Question18:WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutbigbirdslikegoldeneaglesatMountEtna?MynameisBrandonLeonard，andImanauthor，magazinewriter,filmmaker，andpublicspeaker.I'mself-employed,whichmeansIworkformyselfandIdowhatIlove.WehaveapopularsceneinAmericawhichgoes，"Dowhatyoulove，andyou’llneverworkadayinyourlife.""ButI’mheretotellyouthatinsteadoffocusingondoingwhatwelove，Ithinkweshouldfocusonlovingwhatwedo.Inmylineofwork，you’llhearalotabouttalent，whichisanideawemostlyinventedtogiveourselvesanexcusetobelazy.Here'swhy：ifyouseesomeonedoingsomethingreallywell，youwouldsayitsbecausetheyaretalented.Youthinktheyaresomehowspecial.Youdiscountthetremendousamountofworkthey’vedonetogettowheretheyare.Researchhasshownthattalentisnothingwithouthardwork.Ichoosetobelieveinhardwork,butnotsomuchintalent.Therearenospecialpeople,justpeoplewhoputinenoughhardworkuntilsomethingspecialhappens.Icanpromiseyouonething：whateveryouchoosetodoforacareer，ifyouworkhardatit,eventuallyspecialthingswillhappen.Theymaynothappenasquicklyasyou'd1ikethemto,andtheymaytumouttobecompletelydifferentfromthespecialthingsyouimaginedatthebeginning，buttheywillhappen.Que