2017年6月英語四級(jí)聽力真題

1、2017年6月英語四級(jí)聽力真題One of Googles self-driving cars crashed into a busin California last month. There were no injuries.上個(gè)月，在加利福利亞州，谷歌公司的一輛無人駕駛汽車撞到了一輛巴士。沒有人員受傷。It is not the first time one of Googles famed self-driving cars has been involved in谷歌公司名聲在外的無人駕駛汽車并不是第一次卷入撞車事故中，but it may be the first time it

2、has caused one.但是這是第一次由它引起的撞車事故。On February 14th the self-driving car, travelling at2mph (3km/h) , pulled out in front of a public bus going 15mph(24km/h) .2月14日，這輛以每小時(shí)2英里(每小時(shí)3公里)的速度行駛的無人駕駛汽車，從一輛以每小時(shí) 里(每小時(shí)24公里)的速度行駛的巴士前駛出。The man in the Google vehicle reported that he assumed the bus would slow down

3、 to let thecar out,坐在谷歌公司汽車?yán)锏娜藞?bào)告說，他以為那輛巴士會(huì)減速讓汽車駛出，and so he did not switch to the manual mode.所以他沒有切換到手動(dòng)模式。In a statement, Google said: We clearly bear some responsibility,在一份聲明中，谷歌公司說：“我們很顯然要承擔(dān)一些責(zé)任，because if our car hadnt moved, there wouldnt have been a crash.因?yàn)槿绻覀兊能嚊]有移動(dòng)，那么就不會(huì)出現(xiàn)撞車事故。”That said,

4、our test driver believed the bus was going to slow or stop to allow us to merge intothe traffic,它說，“我們的測(cè)試司機(jī)認(rèn)為那輛巴士會(huì)減速或停下來讓我們匯入車流，and that there would be sufficient space to do that.并且有足夠的空間做到那一點(diǎn)The companys self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in theUS,該公司的無人駕駛汽

5、車在美國已經(jīng)成功地行駛了超過100萬英里，穿過了許多州，and until now have only reported minor accidents.直到現(xiàn)在為止只報(bào)告了一些小事故。Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.a crash,15英請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的新聞報(bào)道回答問題1和問題2。Question 1. According to Google, what was the cause of the accident?問題1.根據(jù)谷歌公司的說法，這起事故的起因是什么?Question 2. H

6、ow have Googles self-driving cars performed so far?問題2.谷歌公司的無人駕駛汽車到目前為止表現(xiàn)如何?Thousands of bees left a town after landing on theback of a car when their queen got stuck in its boot.因?yàn)榉浜蟊焕г诹艘惠v車的后備箱里，數(shù)以千計(jì)的蜜蜂停留在車尾，隨后離開了某個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)。Tom Moses who works at a nearby national park,noticed a brown patch on the back o

7、f the car afterthe ownerparked it to do some shopping.在附近一家國家公園工作的湯姆摩西，在車主停車去買東西的時(shí)候，注意到那輛汽車的后面有一塊 “棕色的斑點(diǎn)”。When he looked closer, he realized it was a hugegroup of bees.他走近一看，才意識(shí)到那是一大群蜜蜂。Moses said: I have never seen that many bees in one spot. It was very unusual.摩西說：“我從沒在一個(gè)地方見過那么多蜜蜂。這實(shí)在是太不尋常了They w

8、ere very close together and there was a lot of noise and movements.它們靠得非常近，飛來飛去的，并且有很多噪音。It was interesting to see such a strange sight.能看到這么一個(gè)奇怪的景象是很有趣的。But there were a lot of people around and I was a bit worried about the bees and the peoplestopping to look.但是當(dāng)時(shí)周圍有很多人，我有一點(diǎn)擔(dān)心那些蜜蜂還有駐足觀看的人。I though

9、t that someone might do something stupid.我當(dāng)時(shí)想有些人可能會(huì)做些傻事?！盡oses called two local bees specialists who helped removed the bees by attracting them into abox.隨后，摩西給當(dāng)?shù)氐拿鄯鋵＜掖螂娫挘麄兺ㄟ^將蜜蜂吸引到一個(gè)盒子里，從而幫忙轉(zhuǎn)移了蜜蜂。Moses spent three hours looking after the bees and was stung five times.摩西花了三個(gè)小時(shí)來照看那些蜜蜂，并且被叮了五次。He said

10、, My stings are a bit painful but I am pleased that all worked out and I could help.他說：“我被叮的地方有點(diǎn)疼，但是我很高興一切都解決了，并且我能幫上忙。People need to realize that bees are valuable and they should be looked after.人們需要意識(shí)到蜜蜂是有價(jià)值的，并且他們應(yīng)該被照顧?！盦uestions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的新

11、聞報(bào)道回答問題3和問題4。Question 3. What do we learn about Tom Moses?問題3.關(guān)于湯姆摩西，我們知道了什么？Question 4. What do we know about the bees on the back of the car?問題4.關(guān)于車后面的蜜蜂，我們知道了什么A new species of snake has been discovered on aremote island in the Bahamas.在巴哈馬群島的一個(gè)偏僻小島上發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種新的蛇類。Scientists identified 20 of the one m

12、eter-longsnakes during two trips to the Caribbean islands.科學(xué)家們?cè)谇巴永毡葝u的兩次勘察中，都認(rèn)出了20條這種一米長的蛇。The second trip was made in October last year.第二次勘察是在去年的十月。One of the creatures made a dramatic appearanceby moving on to the head of the team leader as heslept.其中一條蛇出現(xiàn)的方式非常戲劇化：它在領(lǐng)隊(duì)睡覺的時(shí)候爬到了他的頭上。The snake has b

13、een named silver boa because it is metallic colored and the first specimen foundwas climbing asilver palm tree.這條蛇被命名為銀蟒，因?yàn)樗式饘偕?，并且第一個(gè)被發(fā)現(xiàn)的標(biāo)本當(dāng)時(shí)正在爬一棵銀色棕櫚樹。The team was led by Dr. Graham Reynolds, from Harvard University,這個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)由來自哈佛大學(xué)的格雷漢姆雷諾帶領(lǐng)，the scientist confirmed the snake was a previously unknown sp

14、ecies after conducting agenetic analysis of tissuesamples.這位科學(xué)家在對(duì)組織樣品進(jìn)行了一次基因分析后證實(shí)，這種蛇是之前所不為人知的一個(gè)種類。Commenting on the find, snake expert Robert Henderson from the Museumof Natural Historysaid:來自自然歷史博物館的蛇類專家羅伯特亨德森對(duì)這個(gè)發(fā)現(xiàn)評(píng)價(jià)說：Worldwide new species of frogs are being discovered and described quite regularl

15、y.“在世界范圍內(nèi)，經(jīng)常會(huì)現(xiàn)新種類的青蛙。New species of snakes, however, are much rarer.然而新種類的蛇則要稀有的多Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的新聞報(bào)道回答問題5至問題7。Question 5. What is the news report mainly about?問題5.這篇新聞的主要內(nèi)容是什么?Question 6. What do we learn about the scientific team leader?問題

16、6.關(guān)于這個(gè)科學(xué)團(tuán)隊(duì)的領(lǐng)隊(duì)，我們獲知了什么?Question 7. How did the newly discovered creature get its name?問題7.這個(gè)最新發(fā)現(xiàn)的生物是如何得名的?W: Did you enjoy your stay with us, Mr. Brown?女：您在我們這里過得愉快嗎，布朗先生?M: Yes, very much. I had a wonderful time here.男：是的，非常愉快。我在這里度過了美好的時(shí)光。Now Im going to the airport. My flight leaves in lessthan 2

17、hours.現(xiàn)在我要去機(jī)場(chǎng)。我的航班還有不到2小時(shí)就要出發(fā)了。So, could you tell me, whats the quickest way to getthere?所以你能告訴我到那里最快的方式是什么嗎?W: Well, we can call a taxi for you.We also have afree airport shuttle service.女：好的，我們可以為您叫一輛出租車。我們也有免費(fèi)的機(jī)場(chǎng)往返巴士接送服務(wù)。M: That sounds great, but will the shuttle get me to the airport in time?男：這

18、聽起來不錯(cuò)，但是往返巴士能把我按時(shí)送到機(jī)場(chǎng)嗎?W: Yes, it should. The next shuttle leaves in 15 minutes.女：是的，應(yīng)該可以。下一趟往返巴士將在15分鐘后離開And it takes some 25 minutes to get to the airport.到機(jī)場(chǎng)大約要花25分鐘。M: Fantastic! Ill just wait in the lobby. Will you please let me know when its leaving?男：太棒了!我就在大廳等候。你能在它準(zhǔn)備走的時(shí)候告知我嗎?W: Of course, s

19、ir.女：當(dāng)然了，先生。M: Now I would like to settle my mini-bar bill. How much is that?男：現(xiàn)在我想要處理我的迷你酒吧賬單。總共是多少錢?W: Lets see. It comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for it?女：我們來看看?？偣彩?7.5美元。您想通過什么方式支付呢?M: Ill pay with my credit card. Thanks.男：我要用信用卡支付。謝謝。But Ill need a receipt, so I can charge it to my

20、company.但是我需要發(fā)票，這樣我就可以找我的公司報(bào)銷了。W: Absolutely! Here you are, sir. If you like, I can leave your bags with the porter.女：當(dāng)然!給您，先生。如果您愿意的話，我可以把您的行李留給行李搬運(yùn)工。And he can load them onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.他會(huì)在往返巴士離開的時(shí)候幫您把它們放上去的。M: That would be great. Thank you.男：那樣就太好了。謝謝你。W: Would you like

21、to leave a comment on our web page when you have time?女：您愿意在您有時(shí)間的時(shí)候在我們的網(wǎng)頁上留下評(píng)論嗎M: Sure. I had a really good stay here, and Id like to recommend your hotel to my friendsandcolleagues.男：當(dāng)然。我在這里過的非常好，我會(huì)向我的朋友和同事推薦你們酒店的。W: Thats very kind of you. Thankyou again for staying at Sheraton Hotel.女：您真是太好了。再次感謝

22、下榻喜來登酒店。Questions 8 to 11 are basedon the conversation you have just heard.請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的對(duì)話回答問題8至問題11。Question 8. Why does theman ask about the quickest way to the airport?問題8.為什么男士要詢問去機(jī)場(chǎng)的最快方式? Question 9. How is theman going to pay his bill?問題9.男士要如何支付他的賬單?Question 10. What did the man ask the woman to

23、do?問題10.男士要求女士做什么?Question 11. What favor does the woman ask of the man?問題11.女士請(qǐng)男士幫什么忙?M: You know, Bens given up making those terriblefaces he used to make.男：你知道的，本已經(jīng)放棄做他以前常常做的可怕的鬼臉了。The other day, he came home from school almost intears.有一天他從學(xué)?；丶遥劾锖鴾I。His teacher said if he went on like that, his

24、 face wouldget stuck when the winds changed.他的老師說，如果他繼續(xù)那樣做，他的臉會(huì)在風(fēng)向改變的時(shí)候僵住。W: And he believed her?女：他相信她了嗎?M: Yeah, hes only a little boy. Dont you remember all those things we used to believe when wewere little?男：是的，他只是個(gè)小男孩。你還記得我們小時(shí)候常常相信的那些事情嗎?I remember my aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a che

25、rrystone, a tree would grow out ofyour mouth.我記得我的嬸嬸瑪麗過去常常說，如果你吞下了一個(gè)小蛤蜊，你的嘴里會(huì)長出一棵樹。And Im still terrified today, sort of subconsciously. You know, if I swallow one by mistake.我直到今天都會(huì)下意識(shí)地有點(diǎn)害怕。你知道的，如果我誤吞了一個(gè).W: Yeah, I suppose youre right.女：是的，我想你是對(duì)的。The one that used to get me was that swans could bre

26、ak your leg when they blow of the wing.過去常常騙到我的說法是，天鵝可以在它們扇動(dòng)翅膀的時(shí)候打斷你的腿。M: They can, cant they? I always thought they could.男：它們可以吧，不是嗎?我一直以為它們可以。W: No, they are not that strong. But theres another one even more terrifying.女：不，它們力氣沒那么大。但是還有一個(gè)更可怕的。That is, if you put a post stamp on upside down, you w

27、ill go to prison.那就是，如果你把一張郵票上下貼反的話，你就會(huì)坐牢。M: No, never heard of that. But my grandmother was a terror for that kind of thing.男：沒有，我從沒有聽說過這個(gè)。但是我的祖母經(jīng)常說那種恐怖的話。For example, she would say, you will get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie.比如，她會(huì)說，如果你撒謊的話，舌頭上就會(huì)有斑點(diǎn)。If you eat stale bread, your hair will

28、curl.如果你吃了不新鮮的面包的話，你的頭發(fā)就會(huì)變卷And heres one more. We went on a camping trip once in Italy,還有一個(gè)。我們?cè)?jīng)在意大利露營，and my wife spent the whole time worrying about bats getting into her hair.我的妻子一直在擔(dān)心蝙蝠飛到她的頭發(fā)里。She said her grandmother reckoned you had to shave your head to get it out. My wife wasreally terrified

29、.她說她的祖母認(rèn)為，你必須要剃光你的頭發(fā)才能把它弄出來。我的妻子真的很害怕。W: Silly, isnt it? But thats how some parents try to keep their kids from doing the wrong thingor getting intotrouble.女：很傻，不是嗎?但是這就是一些家長嘗試不讓他們的孩子做錯(cuò)事或陷入麻煩的方法。Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的對(duì)話回答問題12至問題15。Question 12:

30、What does the man say about Ben?問題12：關(guān)于本，男士提到了什么?Question 13: What did aunt Marry used to do when the man was a child?問題13： 在男士還是一個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，瑪麗嬸嬸常常做什么?Question 14: What does the woman believe swans could do?問題14： 女士認(rèn)為天鵝可以做什么?Question 15: What did the grandmother of the mans wife say?問題15： 男士妻子的祖母說了什么?If

31、 I could go back in history and live when I liked, Iwouldnt go back very far.如果我能重返過去并生活在我喜歡的年代，我不會(huì)選很久以前In fact, Id like to relive a period Ive already lived-the 1960s.事實(shí)上，我想要重新度過我已經(jīng)生活過的時(shí)光-20世紀(jì)60年代。I was in my twenties, and everything was beingrenewed.我那時(shí)二十多歲，一切都在復(fù)興。People were coming out of a forma

32、l and almost Victorian attitude, and you really felt anythingwas possible.人們正從一種非常正式的、幾乎是維多利亞時(shí)代的狀態(tài)中走出來，你真的覺得任何事都是可能的。Meeting people was the thing, and you went to coffee bars where you met friends and spentthe evening.與人見面就是這樣一件事，你到咖啡館去見朋友，并在那里花一晚上的時(shí)間。The cinema, the theater, all that was every exci

33、ting with new things coming out.還有電影院、劇院，所有這些都非常令人興奮，總有新的事物出現(xiàn)。In fact, we seemed to be out, all the time!事實(shí)上，我們似乎一直要在外邊了!I dont really remember working-of course, I was a student-or sitting around at home verymuch.我不太記得工作-當(dāng)然，我那時(shí)是個(gè)學(xué)生-或在家里閑坐是什么樣的了。That just wasnt where the scene was, even eating!當(dāng)時(shí)的場(chǎng)面

34、已經(jīng)不是之前那個(gè)時(shí)代的樣子了，甚至連吃飯也是!It was the first time, ordinary people started going out to eat.當(dāng)時(shí)是第一次，普通人開始出去吃飯。Wewere beginning to be adventurous about food, but we were more interested in meetingpeople than in eating ordrinking.我們開始冒險(xiǎn)嘗試各種食物，但是相比于吃喝，我們對(duì)與人見面更感興趣。And dress, yes, that was the revolution.還有裙裝，

35、是的，那就是革命。I mean, girls went around in really short skirts, and wore flowers in their hair.我的意思是，女孩子們穿著非常短的裙子到處走，頭發(fā)里還插著花。And men were in jeans, and could wear their hair long too. It was a wonderful period.男性們穿著牛仔褲，并且頭發(fā)也留的很長。那是一段美妙的時(shí)光。It was like living in an age you could never have imagined, and th

36、at never has come back.就好像生活在你從沒想象過的年代，并且也不會(huì)再回來了。We didnt have much money, but it didnt matter. And there was plenty of opportunity to dowhatever you felt likedoing.我們沒有多少錢，但是沒有關(guān)系。你可以有很多機(jī)會(huì)去做你想做的事情。Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的文章回答問題16至問題18。Question 16. Why

37、 does the speaker say he would like to relive the 1960s?問題16.為什么敘述人想要重新生活在20世紀(jì)60年代?Question 17. What does the speaker say was the most popular thing to do at that time?問題17.敘述人所說的當(dāng)時(shí)最流行的事情是做什么?Question 18. What do we learn about the speaker?問題18.關(guān)于敘述人，我們了解到了什么信息?Dogs, mans best friends, have a clear

38、strategy fordealing with angry owners-they look away.狗，人類最好的朋友，應(yīng)對(duì)它們生氣的主人時(shí)有一個(gè)很明確的策略-它們看向別處。New research shows that dogs limit their eye contactwith angry humans.新的研究表明，狗會(huì)減少它們與生氣的人類的眼神交流。The scientists suggest this may be an attempt tocalm humans down.科學(xué)家們表示，這可能是為了讓人類冷靜下來。This behavior may have evolve

39、d as dogs graduallylearned they could benefit from avoiding conflicts withhumans.這種行為可能是隨著狗狗逐漸明白可以通過避免與人類發(fā)生沖突而獲益這一點(diǎn)進(jìn)化而來的。To conduct the tests, the University of Helsinki researchers trained 31 dogs to rest in front ofa video screen.為了進(jìn)行測(cè)試，赫爾辛基大學(xué)的研究員們訓(xùn)練了31只狗，讓它們?cè)谝粋€(gè)視頻屏幕前休息。Facial photos of dogs and hu

40、mans were displayed on the screen for 1.5 seconds.狗和人類的面部照片被展示在屏幕上，時(shí)間為1.5秒。They showed threatening, pleasant and neutral expressions.他們展示了威脅的、高興的和中性的表情。Nearby cameras tracked the dogs eye movements.旁邊的照相機(jī)追蹤了狗的眼部活動(dòng)。Dogs in the study looked most at the eyes of humans and other dogs to sense their emot

41、ions.研究中的狗看的最多的是人類和其它狗的眼睛，這樣就可以感受他們的情緒。When dogs looked at expressions of angry dogs, their eyes rested more on the mouth,perhaps to interpret thethreatening expressions.當(dāng)那些狗看到憤怒的狗的表情時(shí)， 它們的視線更多地會(huì)落到嘴巴上， 也許這樣是為了解讀威脅的表情。And when looking at angry humans, they tended to turn away their gaze.而當(dāng)它們看到憤怒的人類時(shí)，

42、它們往往會(huì)把視線轉(zhuǎn)移開。Dogs may have learned to detect threatsigns from humans and respond by trying to makepeace,according to researcher Sanni Somppi.根據(jù)研究員桑尼松皮的說法，狗也許已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)了檢測(cè)來自人類的威脅信號(hào)，并且通過努力講和來回 應(yīng)。Avoiding conflicts may have helped dogs develop better bonds with humans.避免沖突可能會(huì)有助于狗和人類建立起更良好的關(guān)系The researchers al

43、so note that dogs scan faces as a whole to sense how people are feeling,instead of focusingon a given feature.此外，研究員們還發(fā)現(xiàn)，狗可以通過整體地看人臉的表情來判斷人的情緒，而不是只聚焦于某一特定 的特征。They suggest this indicates that dogs arent sensing emotions from a single feature,他們表示，這一點(diǎn)表明狗不是從某個(gè)單一的特征來感知情緒，but piecing together informatio

44、n from all facial features just as humans do.而是像人類一樣，將所有面部特征信息整合到一起。Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的文章回答問題19至問題21。Question 19. What do dogs do when they are faced with angry humans?問題19.當(dāng)狗面對(duì)憤怒的人類時(shí)，它們會(huì)做什么?Question 20. What does a dog do when it sees the expres

45、sions of angry dogs?問題20.當(dāng)一狗看到憤怒的狗的表情時(shí)，它會(huì)做什么?Question 21. How does a dog sense peoples feelings?問題21.狗是如何感知人的情緒的?Winter in many places is very cold.很多地方的冬天都很寒冷。There is lots of snow around, and the groundfreezes, which can make life difficult for到處都是積雪，大地被冰封，這讓動(dòng)物們的生活變得艱難。People in cold places live i

46、n warm houses and havelearned to adapt. What do animals do?生活在寒冷地區(qū)的人類，居住在溫暖的房屋里，并且已經(jīng)學(xué)著習(xí)慣了。那動(dòng)物們?cè)趺崔k呢?There are three main ways that animals survive thecold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.動(dòng)物們挺過冬天嚴(yán)寒的方法主要有三種：睡覺、適應(yīng)或遷徙。Some animals, such as bears, frogs and snakes, sleep all winter.某些動(dòng)物，例如熊、青蛙還有蛇，會(huì)睡一整個(gè)冬天。They sleep very deeply and need little or no food.它們睡得非常熟，并且?guī)缀醪恍枰蛑耆恍枰澄铩hile sleeping, their body temperature drops,