2019年12英語四級聽力真題原文【完整版】

1、News 1A device that weighs less than one kilogram is part of amission that will allow scientists to deliver fourthgeneration or 4G mobile coverage to the moon in Ifsuccessful， the tiny device will provide the moon with itsfirst ever mobile phone The lunar network willsupport high definition streamin

2、g of video and data betweenthe moon and The network is part of a mission to themoon。 This is a project with the goal of landing the firstprivately paid for mission to the The 4G mission isset to launch from Cape Canaveral in the United States on aspace X Falcon 9 rocket in Mission to the moon intend

3、sto establish and test the first elements of a communicationsnetwork on the The scientists working on the projectopted to build a 4G rather than a fifth generation or 5Gnetwork。 This is because fifth generation networks are stillin testing and trial This means that a 5G networkmay not yet be stable

4、enough to work on the moons surfaceQuestion are scientists planning to do?Question did scientists choose to set up a 4Gnetwork in their mission?News 2Its responded to a fire Wednesday night at anabandoned mall in The fire was reported at pmat an old shopping center on Michigan Avenue near Marys Chur

5、ch。Six fire two trucks and two chiefsresponded to the Crews had the fire under control inabout 45 minutes and managed to contain the fire to its pointof origin。 There were some people inside the building whenthe fire broke out but there were no reports of anyinjuries。 Fire investigators have respond

6、ed to the scene buthave not yet determined the cause of the Firefighterswill remain on the scene until later this morning to ensurethat fire doesnt start up again。The shopping mall hadnot been in use since In 2014 City Hall developed aplan to knock down the building and replace it withaffordable How

7、ever the plan was dropped due to lackof funds。Question does the news item say about the fire?Question4：What had City Hall planned to do?News 3Potato chips in Japan are being sold for 6X their normalprice。 This is after the countrys main manufacturerstopped sales due to a potato Storms and floodsand

8、its main potato growing region last year caused the worstharvest and more than 3 Local media reports suggestCalbee and its main rival Koike-ya are halting almost 50products?！癢e dont know when well be able to restart”，acompany spokesman Snack lovers are panic buying andmany supermarket shelves are Ja

9、panese laws limit theamount of imported potatoes that can be used in Japanese madeproducts。 Japan says fear of disease is its main reason toblock fresh It still only allows potatoes fromselected US This is only at certain times and oncondition that they are processed at factories based nearJapanese

10、But global warming has raised the possibility thatdomestic produce could be seriously affected by rare weatherevents more Question problem is Japan facing?Question does Japan limit the import of potatoes?Question might affect Japanese domestic produce?Conversation 1 Mr。 Browns lectures are soboring。

11、 he is not a very exciting But thesubject is interesting。 During every one of his I try to listen Ireally But after about 10 minutes my mind begins towander and I lose But I see that you seem tobe OK。 How do you stay focused through the entire hour? what I do is keep my pen What do you mean? Its a m

12、ethod of active concentration I readabout。 One of the most effective ways to concentrate is towrite things But it has to be done by nottyping on a You see writing by hand forces you toactually engage with what youre learning in a more physicalway。 Do you review your notes afterwards then? Sometimes

13、but thats not important。My notes mayor may not be useful but the point is that by writing downwhat Brand says I can follow his line of thinking moreeasily。 In sometimes I draw a little You draw in class and that helps me pay attention? honestly it works for I just draw littlelines and nonsense It wa

14、s also in that article Iread。 It can keep the mind prevent getting boredand help to concentrate。 Again the point is to listen hardwhile keeping the pen If Im at home andI need tostudy what I do is read out It has a similar effect towriting by It helps memorize information in a physicalway。Question W

15、hat does the man think of Brownslectures?Question What does the woman do during Brownslectures?Question Why does the woman draw in class?Question What does the woman say about reading outloud?Conversation 2 And where is this?F：These photos are from the Taj Mahal in Wewent there about ten years ago f

16、or our Was it The Taj Mahal was a very romantic Theguide told us there is a famous love story behind thisbuilding that all Indians learn in I think it wasduring the 1600 and the princess at that time died whilegiving birth to her 14th The Emperor loved theprincess so much and was so sad when she die

17、d that he orderedthe palace to be built in her Wow ! That sounds very It looks Yes its gorgeous。Its alsolarger in real lifethan it looks in the The building is very tall andthere are gardens in a wall around it Its all builtin this white stone and some walls of the building aredecorated with M：It mu

18、st have been very crowded when you were Yes its a very famous tourist destination。Sothere are thousands of visitors every Was the rest of India crowded?F：Yes， very crowded in many It was sometimesso crowded that it was difficult to walk along the streetsespecially through busy And there are so manyc

19、ars。 Traffic was terrible but the people were The culture is amazing and we had a great M：What about the food? the Indian food is There are lots ofdifferent dishes to try and every region has its own specialfood。Question 12。 For what purpose did the woman go to India?Question Why was the Taj Mahal b

20、uilt?Question What does the woman say about the TajMahal?Question 15 what is the impression of Indiancities?Passage 1A Pew Research Center survey of more than 1000 Americansconducted in April 2016 finds that Americans continue toexpress largely positive views about the current state oftheir local pu

21、blic For instance around threequarters say that public libraries provide them with theresources they need and 66 percent say the closing of theirlocal public library would have a major impact on theircommunity。 Although notably just 33 percent say this wouldhave a major impact on them personally or

22、on their Amajority of Americans feel libraries are doing a good job ofproviding a safe place for people to hang out or spend timeas well as opening up educational opportunities for people ofall ages and roughly half think their libraries contribute alot to their communities in terms of helping spark

23、 creativityamong young people and providing a trusted place for peopleto learn about new As in past Pew ResearchCenter surveys of library use the April 2016 survey alsomeasured Americans usage of and engagement with Overall， 53 percent of Americans ages 16 and older have hadsome interaction with the

24、 puppet library in the past yeareither through an in person visit or using a library Web sitesome 48 percent of adults specifically visited a library inthe past 12 A modest increase from the 44 percentwho said that in late Question do most Americans say about localpublic libraries?Question can local

25、 public libraries benefityoung people?Question does the 2016 survey show about adultlibrary users?Passage 2A Savannah cat is a crossbreed between a domestic catand a medium-sized wild African cat called the Theunusual cross became popular among breeders at the end of the1990s。 And in the Internation

26、al Cat Associationaccepted it as a new registered The savannahs aretall and slim and can weigh up to nine point one making them one of the largest breeds of cats that people canown。 They have a spotted code similar to that of many typesof wild cats and their ears are very They are alsocommonly compa

27、red to dogs in their loyalty and can be trainedto walk on a lead and to and often notedcharacteristic of the Savannah is its jumping Theyare known to jump on top of doors and high Somecan leap metres high from a standing Cats aretypically known for being very inquisitive and so are theSavannahs。 The

28、y often learn how to open doors andcupboards。 Many Savannah cats do not fear water and willplay with or even dive into Some owners even showerwith their Savannah presenting a water bowl toSavannah may also prove a as some will promptlybegin to bat all the water out of the bowl until it is emptyusing

29、 their front Question What do we learn about the savannah cat?Question What is characteristic of Savannah cats?Question 21 What do some people do with their Savannahcats?Passage 3When children start school for the very 1st time parentsoften feel a sense of excitement coupled with a touch ofsadness a

30、t the end of an This is the start of a newadventure for children playing and interacting with newfriends taking turns and settling into a newroutine。But of this is not the start of your childseducation which in fact began at Back u wouldhave been your childs most influential teachers。Duringthis time at ur child would have learnt more than atany other period in their During your childs firstyear in school