大学英语四级听力原文2018.12(卷二)

英语四级听力原文

2018.12试卷二

2021/5/91News1

Rescuecrewspulledamantosafetyafter

acollapseataconstructionsiteinBrooklynonTuesday.Theincidenthappenedonthe400blockofRutlandRoadjustafter12:30p.m.ThefiredepartmentofNewYorksaysthevacant100-yearoldbuildingbeingpulleddownpartiallycollapsed.Amandescribedasanon-workercivilianwasburieduptohiswaistinthebasement.

Themanwascollectingbuildingmaterialswhenthefirstfloorcollapsedunderneathhim.Hewastrappedunderabinabout10feetbelowthesurfacefornearlyanhourandahalf.2021/5/92News1

Themanwasthentakentohospital.Officialssaidheisinstableconditionwithnolife-threateninginjuries.

Thebuildingwasreportedlypurchasedbyaneighboringchurchin2011.Itwasthesiteofa2006fireandhasremainedweakenedeversince.

1.WhathappedataconstructionsiteinBrooklynonTuesday?2.Whatdoesthereportsayaboutthenon-workercivilian?

2021/5/93News2Millionsofpeoplearestrugglingtounderstandtheirpaychecksorcalculatemoneyinshops,campaignershavesaid.Beingbadatmathsshouldnolongerbeseenasbadgeofhonorordamnedgenetics,(3)accordingtoNationalNumeracy,aneworganizationwhichaimstochallengethenation’snegativeviewofthesubject.

ChrisHumphries,thechairmanofthegroup,saidthatpoormathsskillscanaffectanindividual’slife,leavingthematahigherriskofbeingexcludedfromschooloroutofwork.Figuresfromagovernmentsurveypublishedlastyearshowthat17millionadultsinEnglandhavebasicmathskillsthatare,atbest,thesameasan11-year-old,hesaid.2021/5/94SpeakingofthelaunchoftheNationalNumeracy,Mr.Humphriessaid,“That’sascaryfigure,becausewhatitmeansistheyoftencan’tcalculateorgivechange.”MikeEllicock,chiefexecutiveofNationalNumeracy,said,“Wewanttochallengethis‘Ican’tdomaths’attitudethatisprevalentintheUK”,

(4)addingthatisvitalthatallprimaryschoolteachersunderstandkeymathsconcepts

asyoungchildrenwhofailtolearnthebasicswillsufferlateron.

3.Whatdoestheorganization“NationalNumeracy”aimtodo?4.WhatisvitalaccordingtothechiefexecutiveofNationalNumeracy?

2021/5/95News3(5)

TheDutchkinghasrevealedthatformorethantwodecades,hehashelddownapart-timesecondjob,alongsidehisroyalduties.

KingWillem-AlexanderoftheNetherlandssaidthatherecentlyendedhisroleasaregular“guestpilot”after21yearswithanationalairline’sfleetofnowoutdatedaircraft.Asaguestflier,thekingworkedabouttwiceamonth,alwaysasco-pilot.HewillnowretraintoflythebiggerBoeing737sastheoldplanesarebeingphasedoutofservice.

Thefifty-year-oldfatherofthreeandkingstothe17millionDutchcitizenscallsflyinga“hobby”.

(6)Itletshimleavehisroyaldutiesonthegroundandfullyfocusonsomethingelse.

2021/5/96

“Youhaveanaircraft,passengersandcrew.Youhaveresponsibilityforthem,”thekingsaid.“Youcan’ttakeyourproblemsfromthegroundintotheskies.Youcancompletelychangefocusandconcentrateonsomethingelse.That,forme,isthemostrelaxingpartofflying.”Willem-Alexandersaidheisrarelyrecognizedbypassengers.(7)

Veryfewpeoplepayattentiontohimashewalksthroughtheairportinhisairlineuniformandcap.

5.WhatdoesthereportsayabouttheDutchking?6.Whydoesthekingsayhelikesflying?7.Whatdoesthekingsayaboutpassengersoftheairport?

2021/5/97Conversation1M:Morning,Ms.Samino,welcometoourstudio.W:Thanks,mypleasure.M:Ok,then,letmestartbyaskingyouhowoldyourcompanyis.W:Mygrandparentsstartedthecompanyin1955.M:WhydidtheydecidetoopenafurnitureplantinBucharest?W:(8)Atthetimetherewasaconstructionboom,therewasagreatneedoffurniture.Andmygrandparentssawabusinessopportunity.(9)Theyaimtoprovidequalityyetaffordablewoodfurniture.Andthisgoalhaveneverchanged.2021/5/98M:Doyoustillonlyworkwith

wood?W:That’sright.Itwaswhatweknowandwhatwedobest.Ifwestartedtotrydifferentmaterials,ourqualitywouldprobablysuffer.M:Andallthiswoodislocal?W:Correct.(10)AhundredpercentofrawmaterialcomesfromRomania.M:Couldyoupleaseoutlinehowthecompanyhasgrownovertime?Whatistheopportunityandchallengethatyouhavefaced?W:Well,backinthe50sand60s,Romaniawasalotpoorerthanitistoday.Mygrandfatherandfatherdidnothavemuchcapitalandourcustomersdidn’thavemuchmoneyeither.2021/5/99Survivedlimitedgrowth,(11)

thebigchangewasin2007,whenRomaniajoinedtheEuropeanUnion.Suddenly,ourmarketisexplodedinsize,andwecouldnowsellourproductintoallacrossthecontinent.Therewasmorefinancialinvestmentandasaresult,wewentfromhaving20employeesto200.M:Whichcountryisyourbiggestmarket?W:BesidesRomania,ourbiggestmarketinGermany.Thereisstrongdemandthereforourtraditionalstyleoffurniture.

2021/5/910Question8WhydidSamino’sgrandparentsstartafurnitureplantinBucharest?Question9WhatwasSamino’sgrandfathertryingtodo?Question10WhatdoesSaminosayabouthercompany’srawmaterials?Question11WheredoesSamino’scompanyselltheirproducts?

2021/5/911Conversation2M:HaveyouheardaboutthenewrestaurantThePearl?(12)SusanandIaregoingtotryitoutthisweekend.WehaveareservationonSaturdayat7o’clock.Icancalltoaddtwomoretothetableifyou’dlike.W:Thatsoundsgreat!We’dliketojoinyou.Youalwaysseemtoknowthebestplacetogo.Wheredoyouhearaboutthesethings?M:Ihaveahabitofreading614magazine.(13)Ithasalltheinformationonlocaleventswithinthe614ColumnCodeArea.W:Doesn’tseemaclevernameforthemagazinethen.Doesitfocusonnewrestaurantopenings?M:Theyhaveotherinformation,too.Thingslikeconcerts,festivalsandsmallshops.Ithinktherestaurantinformationandreviewsarethemostexciting,though.Eachyear,theyalsosponsoralocaleventcalledRestaurantWeek.2021/5/912W:RestaurantWeek?What’sthat?M:Oh,it’swonderful.Allthestylishrestaurantsparticipate.Theyhavespecialsetmenusfortheweek,usuallyinspringatanumberofdifferentpricepoints.(14)SusanandIgotoatleast3differentplacesduringtheevent.It’sagreatopportunitytotrysomeofthemoreexpensiverestaurantsatadiscountedpriceandtrysomethingnew.

That’showwefoundthePearlactually.W:Wow,that’saneventIwouldbeinterestedin.Whenwoulditbehappeningthisyear?M:You’reinluck.(15)RestaurantWeekstartsinjustafewdays,thefirstSundayinMay.Let’smakesuretosetadoubledateduringtheevent.Justletmeknowwhattypeoffoodyouwouldliketotry.W:OK,Iwill.2021/5/913

12.Whatdoesthemaninvitethewomantodothisweekend?13.Whatdoesthemansayabout614magazine?14.WhatdoesthemanusuallydowithSusanduringRestaurantWeek?15.Whydoesthemansaythewomanisinluck?

2021/5/914Passage1Allparentsknowitisdifficulttogetchildrentoeattheirvegetables.Someofthemofferrewardsalltreatsforchildrenfinishingtheirshare.Butresearchershavediscoveredthatyoungsterswhoarenotpraisedfortryingvegetablesaremorelikelytoeatthemeventually.(16)Thestudyfoundthatthebestwaytogetchildrentoeatfoodtheydonotlikeissimplytogivethemrepeatedexposuretoit.PsychologistsfromGhentUniversityinBelgium,studied98children.Theygavethem5kindsofvegetablestoeat:mushrooms,peas,eggplants,carrotsandcabbages.(17)Thetastestestsrevealedthatcarrotsweretheleastlikedvegetableamongyoungsters.Thechildrenwerethengivenabowlofboiledcarrotsandtoldtochoosehowmuchtoeat.After8minutestheywereaskedtoratethedishasdelicious,justokayordisgusting.2021/5/915Thetrialwentontwiceaweekforamonthwithafollow-uptastetestafter8weeks.Childrenweresplitintothreegroups,withonegroupaskedtotrythebowlofcarrotsrepeatedlywithnofurtherencouragement.Theothertwogroupsweregivenrewardsofatoyorverbalpraise.(18)Afterthetrial,81%ofchildrenwhosimplytrythecarrotsconsistentlylikedthem.Thisiscontrastto68%forthegroupgivenatoyand75%forthegroupgivenverbalpraise.

16.Whatisthebestwaytogetchildrentoeatvegetablesaccordingtoarecentstudy?17.Whatdidtheresearchersfindaboutcarrots?18.Whatdoestheresultofthisresearchshow?

2021/5/916Passage2Onethingaboutthemoonmanypeopledon’tknowisthat(19)ithasalotofgarbageonitssurface,leftoverfromhumanspaceexploration.Buthowmuchgarbageexactlyhavehumansleftonthemoon?It’shardtobeaccurate,butthetrashlikelyweighsmorethan181,000kilogramsonearth.MuchofitwasleftbyAmericanastronauts,wholandedonthelunarsurfacebetween1969and1972duringNASA’sApolloMissions.Theotherrubbishcomesfrommissionsthatdidnothavehumancrews.Thesemissionswereconductedbyvariousspaceexploringagencies,includingthosefromtheUS,Russia,Japan,IndiaandEurope.Manyoftheolderpiecesareequipmentsenttolearnaboutthemoon.Theequipmentstayedthereafteritsmissionended.Themoonisalsohometolunarorbitersthatnabbedthemoonbeforetheycrashedintoitssurface,addingtothegarbageheap.2021/5/917TheobjectsleftbytheApolloastronautsincludedtheequipmentthatwasnolongerneeded.(20)Bringingbackunneededequipmentwouldhaveuseduppreciousresourcessuchasfuel.

Butasthesayinggoes,“oneperson’strashisanother’streasure”,(21)researcherscanstudythegarbageleftonthemoontoseehowitsmaterialsweatheredtheradiationandvacuumofspaceovertime.

Moreover,someoftheobjectsonthemoonarestillbeingused,includingalaserrangereflectorleftbytheApollo11crew.19.Whatdoesthepassagesaymaybeunknowntomanypeople?20.Whyhasalotofequipmentbeingleftonthemoon?21.Whatcanresearchersdowiththegarbageonthemoon?2021/5/918Passage3Inmylineofwork,Ireceivealotofe-mails.Ialsosendalotofe-mails,thoughsocialmediaandmessagingappshavetakenoversomeoftherolesfromemailasaformofcommunication.(22)E-mailislikelytoretainanimportantroleforbusinesscommunicationinthefuture.Surprisinglythough,alotofcompaniesandorganizationslackformalguidelinesfore-mailing.Asmostofyouwillsoonbeenteringtheworkforce,Iwouldliketosharewithyoumyownrulesfore-mailing.Ifsomeonesendsyouane-mail,replytot