2020年9月大學英語四級考試聽力原文及參考答案

經(jīng)典word整理文檔，僅參考，雙擊此處可刪除頁眉頁腳。本資料屬于網(wǎng)絡整理，如有侵權(quán)，請聯(lián)系刪除，謝謝！2020年9月大學英語四級考試聽力原文及參考答案【Newsreport】ANASAsatelliteorbitingoverPortugaltookphotographsthatrevealtheeffectsofpollutionfromships.OneofthephotosshowsathinfilmofcloudsabovethebrilliantblueofthenorthAtlantic,cutbywhitelinesofthickercloudsthatlooklikescars.(1)NASAofficialsexplainedthosethickercloudsaresignsofshiptrafficbelowwhenshipspowertheirwaythroughtheocean,theypumpexhaustintotheatmosphere.Justascarsdo.Andthosemassiveamountsofparticlescancausecloudstoform,getenoughofthoseparticlesinoneplaceasfromtheexhaustofaship.Andtheycanleadtothecreationofnewcloudseasilyvisiblefromspace.Thesecloudscanbehuge.Someofthemstretchhundredsofkilometersfromendtoend.(2)NASAofficialssaidit'slikelythatthesesortsofcloudsarehavingsomeeffectontheglobalclimate,accordingtoNASAofficials.Butscientistsaren'tyetsurewhateffectithas.questionsoneandtwoarebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question1WhathascausedthethickcloudsinthephotostakenbyaNASAsatellite?Question2WhatdoNASAofficialsthinkaboutthethickclouds?【Newsreporttwo】StaffatasuburbansupermarketinMelbournesaytheyfeelunsafeatworkaftersecurityguardswereremoved.Thiscameafteraseriesofphysicalattacksandverbalabusebycustomers.(3)Morethan50workersatthestorehavesignedalettercallingforapermanentsecurityguardfollowingaseriesofincidents,includingacustomerthreateningtoattackasupervisorwithaknife.Asecurityworkerhadguardatthestormeachnightfromsevenpmuntil12am.ButthathadstoppedsuddenlyonMonday,employeessaid.Oneworkersaidan1angrycustomerhadthrownachickenathisheadaftercomplainingabouthowlongshehadwaitedtobeserved.Anotherworkersaidthelackofprotectionatthestormmadeherfeeluncomfortableatwork.(4)However,thespokesmanofthesupermarketsaidthestorehadtakenstrongactioninresponsetoincidents.Wehavefoundveryfewinstancesofbadcustomerbehavioratourstoreinthepastyear.Intherarecases,wehaveseenbadbehavior.Wehavetakenstrongactioninresponse,includingbanningacustomerfromthestore.Question3ForwhatpurposedidthisstaffatasupermarketinMelbournesignaletter?Question4Whatdidthespokesmanofthesupermarketssayregardingtheemployeesdemand?【Newreportthree】(5)DriversontheirwaytothepolishcapitalofWarsawonWednesdaymorningfoundtheroadblockedbyanunusualobstacle.Tonsofliquidchocolatethatspilledontothemotorway.Atruckcarryingthesweetloadhitaroadbarrierandoverturned,blockingtwolanes.(6)Thecrackedtankspilledapoolofarapidlyhardeningchocolate,whichquicklycoveredthewidthoftheroad,whilethedriverwastakentohospitalwithabrokenarm,firefightersstruggledtoremoveareported12tonsofsolidchocolatefromtheroad.(7)ArepresentativeforthefirefighterstoldthelocalTVthatremovingthechocolatewasworsethandealingwithsnow.Aftercontactingthechocolatemanufacturer,thefirefightersresortedtosprayinghot,pressurizedwatertogetridofthestickysubstance.ThelocalTValsonotedthatthecleanupspannedmorethanaMilebecausedriverssimplydrovethroughthechocolateafterthecrash,leavingalongchocolatetrail.Butdespitethestickysituation,firefightersandpoliceattendingtothecleanupwerereportedlycheerfulaboutthelongtaskahead.Afterall,whocouldbemadabout12tonsofchocolate?Question5WhatdoesdriversonthemotorwaytoWarsawfind?Question6Whatdoesthereportsayabouttheaccident?Question7WhatarethefirefightersrepresentativetellthelocalTV?2【Conversationone】M:Lisa,whydidyoupayforyourmealwithcashinsteadofthepaymentappsonyourphone?W:Well,I’vegonebacktocash.I’monlyusingpaymentappsifthat’stheonlyoption.[8]Iamtryingtosavemoneyforanewphone.AndIfindthatusingcashratherthanpaymentappshelpsmetosave.M:Buthow?Moneyismoney,isn’tit?Idon’tthinkitmatterswhetheryoutakeitoutofthebankandputitinyourwalletwillsimplytransferfromyourbankaccounttotheseller’sbankaccountusinganapp.W:No,Ibelieveitdoesmatter.It’sapsychologicalphenomenon.[9]Ibelievewehavelessconnectionwiththevalueofourmoneywhenwejusthavetheapprovedbuttonsonourphones.M:Youmighthaveapoint.SinceIstoppedcarryingcasharoundandstartedusingmyphoneappstopay,[10]Imayhavedevelopedatendencytobuymoresmallornonessentialitems.W:That’shighlypossible.Thinkabouttheamountoftimewespendwithourphonesinourhandsandallthethingswedowithourphones.Itsometimesseemsthatourphoneisbuyingtheproductforus,notourselves.M:[11]Socashlesspaymentaffectsourabilitytobudget?W:Ibelieveso.Ifwespendahundredyuanincash,werealizethatwedon’thavethathundredyuantospendonsomethingelse.Butifwe’respendingelectronically,wearelesslikelytomakethatmentalcalculation.M:IstoppedusingmycreditcardbecauseIfoundoutspendingexcessively,perhapsIshouldtakethesameapproachofpayingusingmyphone.W:It’sworthconsidering.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Question8.Whydidthewomandecidetogobacktocashforpayment?Question9.Whathappenswhenpeopleusethatforpaymentaccordingtothewoman?3Question10.Whatmightthemantendtobuywithpaymentapps?Question11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofelectronicpayment?【ConversationTwo】W:Hello,Mr.Brown.Iwasexpectingyourcall.[12]Mysecretarytoldmeyouwerehavingsomeproblemswiththewoodentable.Isthatright?M:No,no,thetableisfine.[12]Theproblemisthechairs.W:Oh,thechairs.Sowhatexactlyistheissue?M:Well,toputsimply,thesearenotthechairsmywifeandIselectedinyourstorelastweek.Theremusthavebeensomeconfusionwithourorder.W:Oh,Isee.I’mlookingthroughmyfilesnow,andIseethatthedeliverywasthismorning.Isthatcorrect?M:Yes.W:[13]Doyouminddescribingthechairsthatweredeliveredtoyourapartment,Mr.Brown?M:Sure.Thesehaveaflatbackwitharoundedtop,andareveryheavy—they’relightbrownthatlookkindofcheap.Theoneswedarkbrowntomatchthetable.W:Right,ofcourse.ItsayshereyoupurchasedtheArlingtontableandfourMilanochairs.Asyousaid,theremusthavebeensomeconfusionwiththeorder.I’mterriblysorry.[14]WewillsendavantocollectthosefourandreplacethemwiththeMilanoyoupurchased.Willtomorrow9ambeokay,Mr.Brown?M:Yes,thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.W:Good.Dideverythingelseyouorderedfromusarriveokay?M:Yes,Ithinkso.Letmecheck.Themirrorandtwopaintingsarehere.Thetwocoffeetablesarealsohere,andthesofa.Yes,wehaven’tnoticedanythingelsewrongormissing.Butifwedo,wewillcertainlyletyouknow.W:Okay,great.[15]Onceagain,I’msorryfortheconfusionandtroublecaused.Question12.Whydidthemancallthewoman?Totalkaboutthewrongchairs.4Question13.Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?Describethechairs.Question14.Whatdidthewomanpromisetodofortheman?ToreplacethechairswiththeMilanoones.Question15.Whatdidthewomandoattheendoftheconversation?Apologizefortheconfusionandtroublecaused.【Passage】Doyouhavetoomuchstuff?Areyoudaringsayinguntidy?(16)SayhellotoaTVshowcalled“tidyingupwithMaryKondo”,ahomeimprovementshowbasedonawidelypopularbook,thelifechangingmagicoftidyingup.Intheshow,MarieKondoactsasatinygarbagefairyformessypeople,visitingtheirhousestosharethewisdomoftheconMariemethod.Thismethodissimpleintheory,butcanbeendlesslycomplexandpractice.(17)Youdivideallthestuffinyourhouse,allofitintoseveralcategories,andthenexamineeachitem,allofthemtoseeifitsparksjoy.Ifitdoes,youkeepit.Ifitdoesn't,youthankitandneatlydiscardit.SoistheTVshowinspiringpeopletotidyup?Firsthandaccountsseemtoindicateasmallwaveofpeoplebringingpilesofdonationbagstousedgoodstores.Onestorereceivedthousandsofbagsofusedpossessionsinoneday.Januaryisusuallythestoresslowseasonfordonationsbecauseit'scold.Andpeopledon’twanttobother.ButnotthisJanuary,peopleseemdeterminedtocleanuptheirhomes.(18)Oneusedbookstorereceivedamonth’sworthofbooksanddonationsinaweek,whenamangaveover50boxesofbooksfromhishome.ItseemsMary’sTVshowishavingabigimpactafterall.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question16:WhatisMarieKondos’TVshowabout?Question17:Whatthingscanbekeptinone’shomeaccordingtoMarieKondo?Question18:WhatdowelearnaboutoneusedbookstorethisJanuary?5【PassageTwo】Atjust12yearsold,MikeHannonismakingadifferenceinhiscommunity.(19)Onelunchatatime,Mike’slunchesoflovehasfedmorethan2000ofthetown’smostvulnerableresidents.Mikedeliversmealstothehomeless.“It’slikeawaytogivepeoplejoy,maybesparksomethinginthemthatcanchangethem,”MiketoldThemayorofMike’stownfeelsthatMikeisagreatcommunityleader,especiallyinsuchtimesofsomuchnegativenews,whilehisfathercommentedonhowproudhewasofhisson.Yet,Mikeisn’tlookingforpraisebutkindnessinreturn.(20)Hehopeshisactsofcharitywillinfluenceotherstospreadpositiveactionsintheirowntowns.Mikeincludesahandwrittenmessageofjoyoneachbag.Hismessageandstarpowerhasspreadalloverthecountry.Todate,hisonlinepagetoraisefundshasbroughtinmorethan44,000dollarsinacounty,raisingmorethan17,000dollarsinjustonedaywiththehelpofmanyfamousactorsandothers.(21)Peoplefromalloverthecountryaresendingspecialhandcraftedbagstohelptheyoungmanwithhismissiontohelpthoseinneed.Manyarehopingthesimpleactofkindnessspreads,likeisseenashopeforthefutureofthetown,thecountry,andtheworld.Question19:WhatdoesMikeHannondotohelppeopleinhistown?Question20:WhatdoesMikehopeotherswilldo?Question21:HowarepeopleallovercountryrespondingtowhatMikeisdoing?【PassageThree】Inarecentstudycarriedoutbypsychologistsonthedisruptiveeffectsofsmartphones,(22)twogroupsofcollegestudentsweregivenwordsearchpuzzles.FirstgroupwastoldtoCompletethepuzzleswithitsparticipants,smartphones,intheirlineofsight.Thesecondgroup,however,wastoldthatthephoneswouldinterferewithequipmentintheexperimentandwouldneedtobemovedawayfromthetestingarea.Midwaythroughthesecondgroupssolvingofthepuzzles,theexperimentcalledone6ofthephones“l(fā)etitringforawhilebeforehangingup”.(23)Manyofthestudentsinthatgroupwereunabletofocusfromthenon,becominganxiousandperformingmorepoorlythanthefirstgroup.Useofelectronicshasalsobeenknowntoleadtoadeclineinhumaninteractionsratherthanhavingreallifeconversations,manyexpressemotionsandengageindeepconversationsthroughsocialmediasites.Manystudentsusetheirphonesandcomputersduringpassfornon-academicactivities,whichleadstopoorgrades.(24)Perhapsthemostdramaticimpactisthereductionontheamountofsleep,whichleadstopoorhealthandweightgain.Technologyisagreattool.However,it’simportanttorecognizeitsdownsides.Lackofsleep,reductionofproductivityandweightgainareonlyafew.(25)Ifwearenotcarefulaboutalltheseminorproblemsrightnow,effectonthefuturegenerationisgoingtobemuchbigger.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question22:Whatwerethecollegest