2022年9月大学英语四级考试真题听力文本

2022年9月大学英语四级考试真题

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA1

NewsReportOne

【听力原文】

Whitemeat,suchaschicken,mayraiseblood

cholesterollevelsasmuchasredmeatdoes.[l]This

findingsurprisedresearcherswhoadmittedtheydidn't

expectthateatingwhitemeatwouldleadtohigher

bloodcholesterollevels.Inthestudy,researchers

lookedat113healthypeople.Theparticipantsatethree

differentdiets.Thesewerearedmeatdietwhichis

primarilybeef,awhitemeatdietwhichismostly

chickenandturkey,andavegetarianproteindiet.Each

dietperiodwasfourweeks.Betweenthedietperiods,

participantshadabreak,duringwhichtheyatetheir

regularfoods.Inaddition,participantshadbloodtests

atthestartandfinishofeachnewdiet.

Theresultsshowedthatwhiteandredmeatdietshad

thesameeffectsonbloodcholesterollevels.Further,

bothdietsincreasedbloodcholesterollevelscompared

withthedietbuiltonvegetarianproteinsources.⑵The

teamacknowledgedthatitispossiblethatwhitemeatis

betterforourhealththanredmeat,despitetheir

findings.Thisisbecauseothereffectsofredmeat

consumptioncouldcontributetoheartdisease

independentofcholesterol.Theirmainrecommendations

arethatpeopleeatlessofbothkindsofmeatandmore

vegetarianprotein.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreport

youhavejustheard.

1.Whatdowelearnfromthenewsreportabout

thestudy?

2.Whatdidtheresearchersacknowledge?

NewsReportTwo

【听力原文】

Ataroundhalfpastninethismorning,atrailer

attachedtoalorryturnedoveratthecrossingofHigh

StreetinMilton.Hundredsof⑶frozenturkeyswere

spilledallovertheroad.Itisreportedthatnobodywas

hurtintheincident,butpolicesaiditmayaffecttraffic

andChristmasdinners.Withjustoneweektogobefore

Christmas,thereareworriesthatlocalsupermarket

suppliesofthisholidayfavoritemaybeaffected.

Apolicespokeswomansaidthatofficerswere

currentlyinattendanceatthescene.Shestatedthatthe

driverofthelorryhadbeenarrestedonsuspicionof

dangerousdriving.ThecrossingonHighStreetisa

well-knownaccidentblackspot.⑷Thisyearalone,

therehavebeenseventrafficaccidentsatthislocation.

Thankfully,noneoftheseaccidentshaveresultedin

seriousinjury.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreport

youhavejustheard.

3.Whatdoesthenewsreportsayabouttheaccident

atthecrossingofHighStreetinMilton?

4.WhatdowelearnaboutthecrossingonHighStreet?

NewsReportThree

【听力原文】

IndialauncheditshelicoptertaxiserviceonMonday,

promisingtoferrycustomersthe40milesbetween

Bangalore'sElectronicCitytechhubandthe

internationalairportterminalin15minutes.Customers

canbooktheirhelicopterridethroughamobileApp.

Theservice,whichclaimstobethefirstofitskindin

India,offersonlyoneroute,」5]butBangaloreairport

willaddmoreonceitgetsapproval.

Helicoptertaxiisnotanaffordableoptionformany

travelers.⑹Acarrideforthesamejoumaycostsless

thanhalfasmuch.⑺ButBangaloreairportsaysitisa

competitivealternativetoacarridefortechexecutives

inahurry."Alargenumberofhigh-classtravelers,

includingCEOs,havetospendmorethanthreehours

byroadtogetthere-andthatisalossoftime,"a

Bangaloreairportspokespersonsaid."Thisisnotalow

costoption,butitisanoption,sheadded.The

helicoptersferriedaround8customerstotheairporton

theirfirstday.Thecompanythatownsandoperatesthe

serviceiscalledThumbyAviation.Itpreviously

specializedinprivatecharterflightsforgovernment

officials.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyou

havejustheard.

5.WhatisBangaloreairporttryingtodoaboutthe

helicoptertaxiservice?

6.Whatdowelearnfromthenewsaboutthe

helicoptertaxiride?

7.Whoarethetargetedcustomersofthehelicopter

taxiservice?

SectionB

ConversationOne

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W:]8]Hi,Iwishtobuysomecheeseforabarbecue

thisweekend.

M:Whatkindwouldyoulike?

W:Sorry,Idon'tknowmuchaboutcheese.Whattype

doyouthinkwouldbesuitableforabarbecue?

M:Thafseasy.Forabarbecue,youcouldhaveany

cheeseyouwant.Iimaginetherewillbe

differentfoodsandpeoplewilljusthelp

themselvesandeatattheirownpace,right?

W:Yes,exactly.Itwillbeverycasual.⑻Wewill

justbeasmallgroupoffriendsgathering

togetheratWashingtonPark.Therewillbe

around20ofus,includingchildren.

M:Great.⑼Soyoucouldhavedifferenttypesof

cheese.Howmuchwouldyouliketospend?

W:Notverymuch.Lefssay$30.

M:⑼Iwouldsuggesthavingatleastonesoft

cheeseandonehardcheese.Thatwillofferyoua

goodvarietytosuitdifferentpeople'stastes.

W:Thatsoundsgood.Whafsthedifference

betweenasoftcheeseandahardcheese?

M:Well,itdepends.Butgenerallyspeaking,soft

cheesesarecreamyandgowellwithsweet

thingslikehoneyandjam.Iwouldsuggest

somethinglikethisSpanishgoatcheese.Ifsonly

$15,averygoodprice.Youcanspreaditon

breadwithaknife,andthenaddatinybitof

honeyontop.Ifsdelicious.n0]Childrenloveit.

W:Okay,great.Whataboutahardcheese?

M:Yes,forhardcheese,Iwouldrecommendthis

Italianonehere.Ithasaverystrongsmellanda

dryflavor.Youcancutitintothinslicesandeat

itonitsown.Ifs$16.

W:[H]Okay,DItakeboth.Thankyouforyourhelp.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

8.Whatdoesthewomanplantodofortheweekend?

9.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

10.WhatdoesthemansayaboutSpanishgoatcheese?

11.Whatisthewomangoingtodoattheendof

theconversation?

ConversationTwo

【听力原文】

M:Ourschoolisreplacingprintedtextbookswith

e-textbooksnextsemester.Ican'twait.

W:Really?Whataboutthecost?U2]Notonly

buyingallthosetablets,butthesoftwareand

electronicinfrastructurethatgoeswithit,notto

mentionretrainingalltheteachersand

administrationstaff.

M:Sure,theinitialexpenditurewillbehigh,but

muchlowerafterwards.Besidesthat,tablet

pricescontinuetodropandarebecoming

increasinglyaffordable.[13]Anyway,tablets

helpstudentslearnupto80%faster.

W:Notnecessarily.114]Tabletshavetoomany

distractions.StudentsmaypayattentiontoApps,

games,andwebsitesinsteadoftheirteachers.In

fact,researchsuggeststhatpeoplewhoread

printedtextscomprehendmore,remember

moreandlearn30%morethanthosewhoread

digitaltexts.

M:Yes,buttabletscontainmanytechnological

featuresthatarenotfoundinprintedtextbooks.

Thinkaboutit.113]Studentsareabletohighlight

andedittext,writenotesandsearchfor

informationmuchmorequicklythantheycan

withprintedtextbooks.Andwhataboutallthose

treesthatarecutdowntomakeprintedbooks?

W:Actually,manufacturingtabletsisenvironmentally

destructiveanddangeroustohumanhealth.The

healthimpactsfrommakingoneelectronic

readerare70timesgreaterthanthosefrom

makingasingleprintedbook.Alotofminerals

areextractedfromtheearthtomakeelectronic

readers.，5]Itdoesfarmoredamagetothe

environment.

M:Yes,butthesoftwareforelectronicreaderscan

beupdatedinstantlywithouttheneedfor

buyingawholelotofnewbooks.Thafsbetter

fortheenvironment.

W:Butthecorecurriculumdoesn'tchangethat

much.Printedtextbooksthatarenotbrandnew

stillcontainthebasicrelevantinformationof

coresubjects.

M:Well,I'mlookingforwardtothechange.

W:rilstickwithmyprintedbooks.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

12.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutusinge-textbooks?

13.Accordingtotheman,howcantheuseoftablets

benefitstudents?

14.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutstudents

usingtablets?

15.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutmaking

electronicreaders?

SectionC1

PassageOne

【听力原文】

socialpsychology,theterm“person

perception“referstothementalprocessesthatweuseto

formimpressionsofotherpeople.Itincludesnotjust

howweformtheseimpressions,buttheconclusionswe

makeaboutotherpeoplebasedonourimpressions.

[16]Considerhowoftenyoumakethiskindof

judgmenteveryday.Whenyoumeetwithanew

coworker,youimmediatelybegintodevelopaninitial

impressionofthisperson.Whenyouvisitthegrocery

store,youmightdrawconclusionsaboutthecashier

whochecksyouout.

Obviously,U7]personperceptionisavery

subjectiveprocessthatcanbeaffectedbyanumberof

variables,includingthecharacteristicsoftheperson

youareobserving,thecontextofthesituation,your

ownpersonaltraitsandyourpastexperiences.118]One

ofthetechniquesweuseinpersonperceptionissocial

categorization.Inthisprocess,wementallycategorize

peopleintodifferentgroupsbasedoncommon

characteristics.118]Problemswiththistechnique

includethefactthatitcanleadtoerrorsandprejudice.

Imaginethatyouaregettingonabus.Thereareonly

twoseatsavailable.Oneisnexttoasmallelderly

woman;theotherisnexttoamuscular,fierce-looking

man.Yousitnexttotheelderlywoman,who

unfortunatelyturnsouttobequiteskilledatpicking

pockets.Becauseofsocialcategorization,you

immediatelyjudgethewomanasharmlessandtheman

asthreatening,leadingtothelossofyourwallet.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

16.Whatdoesthepassagesaywetendtodoeveryday?

17.Whatdowelearnaboutpersonperceptionfrom

thispassage?

18.Whatistheproblemwithusingsocial

categorizationinpersonperception?

PassageTwo

【听力原文】

Despitesmartphonesandsocialmedia,youngpeople

todayareassociallycompetentasthosefromthe

previousgeneration.Atleastthisiswhatanewstudy

suggests.[19]Forthestudy,researcherscompared

teacherandparentevaluationsofAmericanchildren

whostartedkindergartenin1998withthosewhobegan

schoolin2010.Theformergroupenteredkindergarten

whenmobilephoneswereluxuries.Thelattergroup

startedschoolwhenmobiledeviceswerewidespread.

"9]Resultsshowedbothgroupsofchildrenwere

ratedsimilarlyonimportantsocialskills.These

includedtheabilitytoformandmaintainfriendships

andgetalongwithpeoplewhoaredifferent.Theywere

alsoratedsimilarlyonself-control,suchastheabilityto

regulatetheirtemper.Invirtuallyeverycomparison

made,ratingsofsocialskillseitherremainedconstant

orimprovedforthechildrenbornlater.Therewasone

exception:「20]Socialskillswereslightlylowerfor

childrenwhoaccessedonlinegamesandsocial

networkingsitesmanytimesaday.[21]Adultsare

worriedwhentechnologicalchangestartstoundermine

traditionalrelationships,particularlytheparent-child

relationship.Theintroductionoftelephones,

automobilesandradioallledtomoralpanicamong

adultsofthetime,becausethetechnologyallowed

childrentoenjoymorefreedom.

Fearsoverscreen-basedtechnologyrepresentthe

mostrecentpanicinresponsetotechnologicalchange.

Butoverall,thestudyfoundlittleevidencethattime

spentonscreenswashurtingsocialskillsformostchildren.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

19.Whatdoesthenewstudysuggestaboutyoung

peopletodayandthosefromthepreviousgeneration?

20.Whatdidthestudyfindaboutchildrenwho

accessedsocialnetworkingsitesmanytimesaday?

21.Whatisadults'worryabouttechnologicalchange?

PassageThree

【听力原文】

Ifseasytospendalldaysearchingforinspiration.

Youcanfindincrediblevideos,articlesandnewsstories

aboutthesuccessofothers.122]Theproblemisthat

consumingthesuccessandideasofothersispassive

inspiration.Everytimeyoureadanarticleorlistento

aninterview,youarepracticingpassiveinspiration.You

mightlearnsomething,butyoudon'tactuallyhaveto

doanything.Hearinga