2018年12月四級英語聽力真題(共兩套-含答案及原文)

2018年12月四級英語聽力真題第一套Part

II

Listening

Comprehension

(30

minutes)Section

A

News

Report

Directions：

In

this

section，

you

will

hear

threenews

reports。

At

the

end

of

each

news

report，

you

will

hear

two

or

three

questions。

Both

thenews

report

and

the

questions

will

be

spoken

only

once。

After

you

hear

a

question，

you

mustchoose

the

best

answer

from

the

four

choices

marked

A），

B），

C）

and

D）。

Then

mark

thecorresponding

letter

on

Answer

Sheet

1

with

a

single

line

through

the

centre。Questions

1

and

2

are

based

on

the

news

report

you

have

just

heard.

1.

A)

Land

a

space

vehicle

on

the

moon

in

2019.

B)

Design

a

new

generation

of

mobile

phones.

C)

Set

up

a

mobile

phone

network

on

the

moon.

D)

Gather

data

from

the

moon

with

a

tiny

device.

2.

A)

It

is

stable.

B)

It

is

durable.

C)

It

is

inexpensive.

D)

It

is

sophisticated.Questions

3

and

4

are

based

on

the

news

report

you

have

just

heard.

3.

A)

It

lasted

more

than

six

hours.

B)

No

injuries

were

yet

reported.

C)

Nobody

was

in

the

building

when

it

broke

out.

D)

It

had

burned

for

45

minutes

by

the

time

firefighters

arrived.

4.

A)

Recruit

and

train

more

firefighters.

B)

Pull

down

the

deserted

shopping

mall.

C)

Turn

the

shopping

mall

into

an

amusement

park.

D)

Find

money

to

renovate

the

local

neighborhood.Questions

5

to

7

are

based

on

the

news

report

you

have

just

heard.

5.

A)

Shrinking

potato

farming.

B)

Heavy

reliance

on

import.

C)

Widespread

plant

disease.

D)

Insufficient

potato

supply.

6.

A)

It

intends

to

keep

its

traditional

diet.

B)

It

wants

to

expand

its

own

farming.

C)

It

is

afraid

of

the

spread

of

disease.

D)

It

is

worried

about

unfair

competition.

7.

A)

Global

warming.

B)

Ever-rising

prices.

C)

Government

regulation.

D)

Diminishing

investment.Section

B

Conversation

Directions:

In

this

section,you

will

hear

two

long

conversation.At

the

end

of

each

conversations

you

will

hear

four

questions.

Both

the

conversations

and

the

question-s

will

be

spoken

only

once.After

you

hear

a

question.You

must

choose

the

best

answer

from

the

four

choices

marked

A,B,C,D.

Then

mark

the

corresponding

letter

on

Answer

Sheet

1

with

a

single

line

through

the

center.Questions

8

to

11

are

based

on

the

conversation

you

have

just

heard.

8.

A)

Informative.

B)

Inspiring.

C)

Dull.

D)

Shallow.

9.

A)

She

types

on

a

keyboard.

B)

She

does

recording.

C)

She

takes

photos.

D)

She

takes

notes.

10.

A)

It

keeps

her

mind

active.

B)

It

makes

her

stay

awake.

C)

It

enables

her

to

think

hard.

D)

It

helps

her

kill

time.

11.

A)

It

enables

her

to

improve

her

pronunciation.

B)

It

helps

her

better

remember

what

she

learns.

C)

It

turns

out

to

be

an

enjoyable

way

of

learning.

D)

It

proves

to

be

far

more

effective

than

writing.Questions

12

to

15

are

based

on

the

conversation

you

have

just

heard.

12.

A)

To

spend

her

honeymoon.

B)

To

try

authentic

Indian

food.

C)

To

take

photos

of

the

Taj

Mahal.

D)

To

trace

the

origin

of

a

love

story.

13.

A)

In

memory

of

a

princess.

B)

In

honor

of

a

great

emperor.

C)

To

mark

the

death

of

an

emperor

of

the

1600s.

D)

To

celebrate

the

birth

of

a

princess's

14th

child.

14.

A)

It

looks

older

than

expected.

B)

It

is

built

of

wood

and

bricks.

C)

It

stores

lots

of

priceless

antiques.

D)

It

has

walls

decorated

with

jewels.

15.

A)

Their

streets

are

narrow.

B)

They

are

mostly

crowded.

C)

Each

one

has

a

unique

character.

D)

Life

can

be

tedious

in

some

places.Section

C

Passage

Directions：

In

this

section,you

will

hear

three

passages.At

the

end

of

each

passage,you

will

hear

three

or

four

questions。

Both

the

passage

and

the

questions

will

be

spoken

only

once.After

you

hear

a

question，

you

must

choose

the

best

answer

from

the

four

choices

marked

A），B），C）and

D）.Then

mark

the

corresponding

letter

on

Answer

Sheet

1

with

a

single

line

through

the

centre.Questions

16

to

18

are

based

on

the

passage

you

have

just

heard.

16.

A)

They

help

spread

the

latest

technology.

B)

They

greatly

enrich

people’s

leisure

life.

C)

They

provide

residents

with

the

resources

needed.

D)

They

allow

free

access

to

digital

books

and

videos.

17.

A)

By

helping

them

find

jobs.

B)

By

inspiring

their

creativity.

C)

By

keeping

them

off

the

streets.

D)

By

providing

a

place

of

relaxation.

18.

A)

Their

interaction

with

teenagers

proved

fruitful.

B)

They

used

libraries

less

often

than

teenagers.

C)

They

tended

to

visit

libraries

regularly.

D)

Their

number

increased

modestly.Questions

19

to

21

are

based

on

the

passage

you

have

just

heard.

19.

A)

It

is

the

cleverest

cat

in

the

world.

B)

It

is

the

largest

cat

in

Africa.

C)

It

is

an

unusual

cross

breed.

D)

It

is

a

large-sized

wild

cat.

20.

A)

They

are

as

loyal

as

dogs.

B)

They

have

unusually

long

tails.

C)

They

are

fond

of

sleeping

in

cabinets.

D)

They

know

how

to

please

their

owners.

21.

A)

They

shake

their

front

paws.

B)

They

teach

them

to

dive.

C)

They

shower

with

them.

D)

They

shout

at

them.Questions

22

to

25

are

based

on

the

passage

you

have

just

heard.

22.

A)

Anxious

and

depressed.

B)

Contented

and

relieved.

C)

Excited

but

somewhat

sad.

D)

Proud

but

a

bit

nervous.

23.

A)

It

is

becoming

parents

biggest

concern.

B)

It

is

gaining

increasing

public

attention.

C)

It

depends

on

their

parents

for

success.

D)

It

starts

the

moment

they

are

born.

24.

A)

Set

a

good

example

for

them

to

follow.

B)

Read

books

and

magazines

to

them.

C)

Help

them

to

learn

by

themselves.

D)

Choose

the

right

school

for

them.

25.

A)

Their

intelligence.

B)

Their

home

life.

C)

The

effort

they

put

in

learning.

D)

The

quality

of

their

school.

答案1.C2.A3.B4.B5.D6.C7.A8.C9.D10.A11.B12.A13.A14.D15.B16.C17.B18.D19.C20.A21.C22.C23.D24.A25.B2018年12月四級英語聽力真題第一套原文

NewsReportOneAdevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartofamissionthatwillallowscientiststodeliverfourhgenerationor4Gmobilecoveragetothemoonin2019.Ifsuccessful,thetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirst-evermobilephonenetwork.Thelunarnetworkwillsupporthigh-definitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandEarth.Thenetworkispartofamissiontothemoon.Thisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontothemoon.The4GmissionissettolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnitedStatesonaSpaceXFalcon9rocketin2019.Missiontothemoonintendstoestablishandtestthefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon.Thescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuilda4G,ratherthanafifthgenerationor5Gnetwork.Thisisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases.Thismeansthata5Gnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoon'ssurface.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.Whatarescientistsplanningtodo?2.Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4Gnetworkintheirmission？

NewsReportTwoFirefightersrespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinHeywood.Thefirewasreportedat9:26p.m.atanoldshoppingcenteronMichiganAvenuenearSt.Mary'sChurch.Sixfireengines,twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene.Crewshadthefireundercontrolinabout45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin.Thereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefirebrokeout,buttherewerenoreportsofanyinjuries.Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescene,buthavenotyetdeterminedthecauseofthefire.Firefighterswillremainonthesceneuntilaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesn'tstartupagain.Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002.In2014,CityHalldevelopedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing.However,theplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire?4.WhathadCityHallplannedtodo?NewsReportThreePotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6timestheirnormalprice.Thisisafterthecountry'smainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage.Stormsandfloodsinitsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestandmorethan3decades.LocalmediareportssuggestCalbeeanditsmainrivalKoikeyaarehaltingalmost50products."Wedon'tknowwhenwe'llbeabletorestart,"acompanyspokesmansaid.Snackloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarebare.JapaneselawslimittheamountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinJapanesemadeproducts.Japansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshimports.ItstillonlyallowspotatoesfromselectedUSstates.ThisisonlyatcertaintimesandonconditionthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearJapaneseports.Butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweathereventsmoreoften.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.WhatproblemisJapanfacing?6.WhydoesJapanlimittheimportofpotatoes?7.WhatmightaffectJapanesedomesticproduce?

ConversationOneM:Mr.Brown'slecturesaresoboring:W:Yes,heisnotaveryexeitingspeaker.Butthesubjectisinteresting.M:Duringeveryoneofhislectures,Itrytolisten.Ireallytry.Butafterabout10minutesmymindbeginsto

wanderand1loseconcentration.ButIseethatyouseemtobeoK.Howdoyoustayfocusedthroughtheentirehour?W:Well,whatIdoiskeepmypenmoving.M:Whatdoyoumean?W:It'samethodofactiveconcentrationIreadabout.Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateistowritethingsdown.Butithastobedonebyhand,nottypingonakeyboard.Yousee,writingbyhandforcesyoutoactuallyengagewithwhatyou'relearninginamorephysicalway.M:Doyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthen?W:Sometimes,butthat'snotimportant.Mynotesmayormaynotbeuseful,butthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatMr,Brandsays,Icanfollowhislineofthinkingmoreeasily.Infact,sometimesIdrawalittletoo.M:Youdrawinclass?Andthathelpsyoupayattention?W:Yes,honestlyitworksforme.Ijustdrawlittlelinesandnonsensereally.ItwasalsointhatarticleIread.Itcankeepthemindactive,preventgettingboredandhelptoconcentrate.Againthepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthepenmoving.IfI'mathomeandIneedtostudy,whatIdoisreadoutloud.Ithasasimilarfecttowritingbyhand.

Ithelpsmemorizinformationinaphysicalway.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr.Brown'slectures?9.WhatdoesthewomandoduringMr.Brown'slectures10.Whydoesthewomandrawinclass?11.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutreadingoutloud?ConversationTwoM:Andwhereisthis?W:ThesephotosarefromtheTajMahalinIndia.Wewentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon.

M:Wasitromantic?W:Yeah.TheTajMahalwasaveryromanticplace.TheguidetoldusthereisafamouslovestorybehindthisbuildingthatallIndianslearninschool.Ithinkitwasduringthe1600sandtheprincessatthattimediedwhilegivingbirthtoher14thchild.Theemperorlovedtheprincesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor.M:Wow!Thatsoundsveryromantic.Itlooksamazing.W:Yes,it'sgorgeous.It'salsolargerinreallifethanitlooksinthephotos.Thebuildingisverytallandtherearegardensinawallarounditall.

It'sallbuiltinthiswhitestoneandsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels.M:Itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere.W:Yes,it'saveryfamoustouristdestination.Sotherearethousandsofvisitorseveryday.M:WastherestofIndiacrowded?W:Yes,verycrowdedinmanycities.Itwassometimessocrowdedthatitwasdifficulttowalkalongthestreets,especiallythroughbusymarkets.Andtherearesomanycars.Trafficwasterriblebutthepeoplewerefriendly.Thecultureisamazingandwehadagreattime.M:Whataboutthefood?W:Indiantoodisgreat.Therearelotsofdifferentdishestotryandeveryregionhasitsownspecialfood.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.ForwhatpurposedidthewomangotoIndia?13.WhywastheTajMahalbuilt?14.WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheTajMahal?15.Whatisthewoman'simpressionofIndiancities?PassageOneAPewRearchCentersurneyofnorethan1,00AneireanscndctedinApril2016findkthatAmeicoconinetoepresslargelypsieviewsaboutthecunrentslateoftheirlocalpublicibarie

Forinsanesrundthequatersaythatpubliclibariesprovidethemwiththeresuretheyneed.And66%saytheclosinoftheirlocalpubliclibrarywouldhaveamajorimpactontheircommunity,alhoughnotably,just33%saythiswouldhaveamajorimpactonthempersonallyorontheirfamily.AmajorityofAmericansfeellibrariesaredoingagoodjobofprovidingasafeplaceforpeopletohangoutorspendtimeaswellasopeningupeducationalopportunitiesforpeopleofallages.(17)Androughlyhalfthinktheirlibrariescontribute"alot"totheircommunitiesintermsofhelpingsparkcreativityamongyoungpeopleandprovidingatrustedplaceforpeopletolearnaboutnewtechnologies.AsinpastPewResearchCentersurveysoflibraryuse,theApril2016surveyalsomeasuredAmericans'usageofandengagementwithlibraries.Overall,53%ofAmericansage16andolderhavehadsomeinteractionwithapubliclibraryinthepastyear-eitherthroughanin-personvisit,orusingalibrarywebsite.Some48%ofadultsspecificallyvisitedalibraryinthepast12months,amodestinereasefromthe44%whosaidthatinlate2015.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.WhatdomostAmericanssayaboutlocalpubliclibraries?17.Howcanlocalpubliclibrariesbenefityoungpeople?18.Whatdoesthe2016surveyshowaboutadultlibraryusers?PassageTwoASavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenadomesticcatandamedium-sized,wildAfricancatcalledthe"Serval".Theunusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe1990s.Andin2001,TheInternationalCatAssociationaccepteditasanewregisteredbreed.TheSavannahsaretallandslim,andcanweighupto9.1kilograms,makingthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanknow.Theyhaveaspottedcoatsimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcats,andtheirearsareverylarge.Theyarealsocommonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyalty,andcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch.AnoftennotedcharacteristicoftheSavannahisitsjumpingability.Theyareknowntojumpontopofdoorsandhighcabinets.Somecanleapabout2.5metershighfromastandingposition.Catsaretypicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitive,andsoaretheSavannahs.Theyoftenleamhowtoopendoorsandcupboards.ManySavannahcatsdonotfearwater,andwillplaywithorevendiveintowater.SomeownersevenshowerwiththeirSavannahcats.PresentingawaterbowltoaSavannahmayalsoproveachallenge,assomewillpromptlybegintobatallthewateroutofthebowluntilitisempty,usingtheirfrontpaws.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.WhatdowelearnabouttheSavannahcat?20.WhatischaracteristicofSavannahcats?21.WhatdosomepeopledowiththeirSavannahcats?PassageThree

Whenchildrenstartschoolfortheirveryfirsttime,parentsoftenfeelasenseofexcitementcoupledwithatouchofsadnessattheendofanera.Thisisthestartofanewadventureforchildrenplayingandinteractingwithnewfriends,sharing,takingturnsandsettlingintoanewroutine.Butofcourse,thisisnotthestartofyourchild'seducation,whichinfactbegunatbirth.Backthen,youwouldhavebeenyourchild'smostinfluentialteachers.Duringthistimeathome,yourchildwouldhavelearnedmorethanatanyotherperiodintheirlife.Duringyourchild'sfirstyearinschool,muchtimewillbespentinlearningtoreadandtheyneedtoknowthatthisisfunandworth-well.Yourchildwillnaturallycopyyou,soitisimportantthatyouareseeing,readingandenjoyingbooks,newspapersandmagazinesratherthanjustabsorbedinscreens.Ultimately.anexcellenteducationshouldbeaclosepartnershipbetweenparentsandteachers.Achild'syearsplitsfairlyneatlyintothirds--athirdatschool,athirdatsleepandathirdawakeathomeoronholiday.Inrespectiveofthequalityoftheschool,achild'shomelifeisofkeyimportance.Itisthedeterminingfactoroftheiracademicsuccess.Yourchildmayhavestartedonanewjourney,butyourworkisfarfromfinished.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.Howdoparentsfeelwhentheirchildrenstartgoingtoschool?23.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutchildren'Seducation?24.Whatshouldparentsdoforthesuccessoftheirchildren'seducation?25.Whatdoesthepassagesayisthekeyfactorofchildren'sacademicsuccess?2018年12月四級英語聽力真題第二套PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionANewsReportDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,

B）,

C）andD）.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Amanwaspulledtosafetyafterabuildingcollapse.B)Abeamabouttenfeetlongcollapsedtotheground.C)Arescueworkergottrappedinthebasement.D)Adeserted100-year-oldbuildingcaughtfire.2.A)Hesufferedafatalinjuryinanaccident.B)Heonceservedinafiredepartment.C)Hewascollectingbuildingmaterials.D)Hemovedintohisneighbor'soldhouse.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Improvethemathsskillsofhighschoolteachers.B)ChangeBritishpeople'snegativeviewofmaths.C)HelpBritishpeopleunderstandtheirpaychecks.D)Launchacampaigntopromotemathsteaching.4.A)Childrentakemathscoursesatanearlierage.B)Thepublicseesthevalueofmathsintheirlife.C)Britishpeopleknowhowtodoelementarycalculations.D)Primaryschoolteachersunderstandbasicmathsconcepts.

Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Heownsafleetofaircraft.B)Heislearningtobeapilot.C)Heregardshisroyaldutiesasaburden.D)Heheldapart-timejobforover20years.6.A)Hecandemonstratehissuperiorpilotingskills.B)Hecanchangehisfocusofattentionandrelax.C)Hecanshowhisdifferencefromotherroyalty.D)Hecancomeintoclosercontactwithhispeople.7.A)Theyenjoyedhiscompany.B)Theylikedhiminhisuniform.C)Theyrarelyrecognisedhim.D)Theyweresurprisedtoseehim.

SectionBConversationDirections：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions.

Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion.YoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Theywereskilledcarpentersthemselves.B)Itdidn'tneedmuchcapitaltostartwith.C)WoodsupplywasplentifulinRomania.D)Theysawabusinessopportunitythere.9.A)Providequalityfurnitureataffordableprices.B)Attractforeigninvestmenttoexpandbusiness.C)Enlargetheircompanybyhiringmoreworkers.D)OpensomemorebranchcompaniesinGermany.10.A)Theyarefromherhometown.B)TheyareimportedfromGermany.C)TheyallcomefromRomania.D)Theycomefromalloverthecontinent.11.A)AllacrossEurope.B)Throughouttheworld.C)MostlyinBucharest.D)InRomaniaonly.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Gotoaconcertwithhimandhisgirlfriend.B)Tryoutanewrestauranttogetherintown.C)GowithhimtochooseapearlforSusan.D)Attendtheopeningofalocalrestaurant.13.A)Itissponsoredbylocalrestaurants.B)Itspecializesinfoodadvertizing.C)Itisespeciallypopularwiththeyoung.D)Itprovidesinformationonlocalevents.14.A)Theydesignaspecialsetofmenusforthemselves.B)Theytreatthemselvestovariousentertainments.C)Theygotoeatatdifferentstylishrestaurants.D)Theyparticipateinavarietyofsocialevents.15.A)MorerestaurantswilljoinRestaurantWeek.B)Thisyear'sRestaurantWeekwillstartsoon.C)BiggerdiscountswillbeofferedthisRestaurantWeek.D)MoretypesoffoodwillbeservedthisRestaurantWeek.

SectionCPassageDirections：Inthissection,

youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearthreeorfourquestio