英語四級(jí)真題聽力是檢驗(yàn)學(xué)生英語實(shí)際應(yīng)用能力的重要標(biāo)尺,它不僅考查聽力理解能力,更體現(xiàn)了對(duì)語言綜合運(yùn)用的挑戰(zhàn)。掌握真題聽力,對(duì)于提升四級(jí)成績至關(guān)重要。本次,小編整理了2021年6月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)真題聽力部分內(nèi)容及答案(卷二),以供大家參考!
Section A
Directions:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report and the questions will bespoken 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 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(2) An 81-year-old man ended up in Germany by accident after trying to get from Newcastle,Great Britain,to Rome,Italy.
(1) The old age pensioner was on a mission to see the Pope, who is headof the Catholic Church,and decided to make his way there by car.
He was surprised when his GPS system told him he had arrived,although there were no signs of any of the famous buildings or architecture.
The man parked but didn't puton the handbrake of his car properly.
His car rolled backwards,andin a striking display of irony,hit a sign saying“Rom”—the smalltown in North Germany he had mistakenly plugged into the GPS system.
Police said that the car had come to a halt after hitting the sign,but did not appear to be seriously damaged,although an ambulance was calledto check on the pensioner.
The man,who lives in the UK and is originally Italian,might havebeen confused by the fact that Rome is written“Roma"in Italian and“Rom”in German.
1.What did the old age pensioner plan to do?
A)See the Pope.
B)Go to Newcastle.
C)Travel to Germany.
D)Tour an Italian city.
2.What finally happened to the old man?
A)He was taken to hospital in an ambulance.
B)His car hit a sign and was badly damaged.
C)His GPS system went out of order.
D)He ended up in the wrong place.
答案解析
1.A)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。新聞開頭指出, 一名81歲的老人試圖從英國紐卡斯?fàn)柸ヒ獯罄_馬,他是為了去見天主教會(huì)的教皇。因此,答案為A)。
2.D)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。新聞開頭提到,老人試圖從英國紐卡斯?fàn)柸ヒ獯罄_馬,卻最終意外地到了德國。由此可知,他最終到錯(cuò)了地方,故答案為D)。
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(3) Glasgow has pledged to become the first carbon neutral city in the UK.The city's council and ScottishPower have announced a range of strategies in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions ahead of the new national target of 2045.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed the pledge and said:“Today's announcement between ScotishPower and Glasgow City Council—to make Glasgow the UK'sfirst net-zero city-is a very welcome step.Reaching our goals willneed exactly this kind of partnership approach—withgovernment,business,local authorities and citizens all playing their part.”
(4) Speaking ahead of the All Energy Conference being held in Glasgow,ScottishPower chief executive Keith Anderson said:“We have a large supply of renewable energy on our doorstep and one of the only two low emission zoncs in action across the UK.Now,we need to invest in the technologies and programmes that transform the rest of Glasgow's economy and make us net zero before anyone else.”
3.What do we learn from the news report?
A)Scotland will reach the national target in carbon emissions reduction ahead of schedule.
B)Glasgow City Council has made a deal with ScottishPower on carbon emissions.
C)Glasgow has pledged to take the lead in reducing carbon emissions in the UK.
D)First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urged ScottishPower to reduce carbon emissions.
4.What did ScottishPower's chief executive say ahead of the All Energy Conference?
A)Glasgow needs to invest in new technologies to reach its goal.
B)Glasgow is going to explore new sources of renewable energy.
C)Stricter regulation is needed in transforming Glasgow's economy.
D)It's necessary to create more low-emission zones as soon as possible.
答案解析
3.C)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。新聞開頭提到,格拉斯哥承諾要成為英國第一個(gè)碳中和城市,并通過一系列的措施減少碳排放。因此,答案為C)。
4.A)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。新聞中提到,蘇格蘭電力公司的首席執(zhí)行官在能源大會(huì)之前提出他們需要投資技術(shù)和項(xiàng)目來實(shí)現(xiàn)格拉斯哥其他地區(qū)的經(jīng)濟(jì)轉(zhuǎn)型。因此,答案為A)。
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heand.
(5-1) A Japanese IT firm has officially introduced an“office cat”policy to combat the stressful environment of the workplace.
A total of nine furry friends freely wander around in the office and do whatever their little hearts desire.
(5-2) Hidenobu Fukuda,who heads the firm,introduced the pet policy,upon request from one of his employees,allowing staff to bring their own cats to work.
Employee Eri Ito is grateful for their animals'comforting ways.“Cats are sleeping just beside us.It's healing.”she said.(6)Not only does Fukuda encourage bringing cats to the job,but he also encourages his employeesto rescue cats from overpopulated shelters or streets.He gives 5,000 yen,about 45 US dollars a month to those who rescue a cat.
While the positives are many,there are still someobstacles.“Sometimes a cat will walk on aphone and cut off the call,or they shut down the computersby walking onto the off switch.”Itosays.
(7)Still,cats in the workplace have been a tremendous success for the company.The policy has led to various other companies doingthe same.
5.What do we learn from the news report about the Japanese IT firm?
A)It donates money to overpopulated animal shelters.
B)It permits employees to bring cats into their office.
C)It gives 5,000 yen to employees who keep pet cats.
D)It allows workers to do whatever their hearts desire.
6.What does Fukuda encourage his employees to do?
A)Keep cats off the street.
B)Rescue homeless cats.
C)Volunteer to help in animal shelters.
D)Contribute to a fund for cat protection.
7.What does the news report say about the firm's policy?
A)It has contributed tremendously to the firm's fame.
B)It has helped a lot to improve animals'well-being.
C)It has led some other companies to follow suit.
D)It has resulted in damage to office equipment.
答案解析
5.B)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。新聞開頭提到,日本一家IT公司正式推出了一項(xiàng)“辦公室貓”政策,以改善緊張的工作環(huán)境。根據(jù)這一政策,這家公司允許員工把自己的貓帶進(jìn)辦公室,因此答案為B)。
6.B)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。新聞中提到福田不僅鼓勵(lì)員工帶著貓工作,還鼓勵(lì)員工從動(dòng)物數(shù)量過多的動(dòng)物收容所或大街上救助貓。此處在收容所和大街上的貓都可以理解為無家可歸的貓,因此答案為B)。
7.C)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。新聞最后肯定了“辦公室貓”政策的積極影響,認(rèn)為帶貓上班對(duì)于公司來說是一項(xiàng)巨大的成功,其他公司也紛紛效仿這一政策,因此答案為C)。
Section B
Directions:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.Afier 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 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
M:(8-1) Has Jimmy been coming in lately?
W:No,I haven't seen him around.Why?Hashe been causing any trouble?
M:Not that I know of.(8-2)But I need to see him,becausemy friendsand I lenthim somemoneylast month. We haven'theard from him since. I heard he comes here a lot,so I thought I'd come in and check with you.
W:Well,that's funny.Some other fellow came in asking for Jimmy just yesterday,(9)a real nervous,pushy type of fellow,saying he needed Jimmy for some study project they were working on. But I can't quite remember what it was all about.Is this a lot of money we're talking about here?
M:No,just 60 pounds between the three of us,but still a bit too much to just let go.(10)He told us he'd got into an accident. Nothing serious,mind you,but he damaged someone's car and wanted to get some mone together to make up for the damage he'd caused.
W:Hmm,isn't that sort of thing usually covered by insurance?And then,if youstill wanted to givemoney as some sort of apology or something,he probably shouldn't have to go around borrowing it from people.
M:You think Jimmy's just making it all up?See,I did thinkit was a bit weird for him to be'asking for money for that sort ofthing.And his story was a bit vague to begin with.(11)But I thought maybe he doesn't wan his parents to know about what happened.So he'd rather come to us and keep things quiet.Anyway Jimmy is a good guy.So we didn't make a fuss about it.
8.What does the man want to do?
A)Find out where Jimmy is.
B)Borrow money from Jimmy.
C)Make friends with Jimmy.
D)Ask Jimmy what is to be done.
9.What do we learn about the man who came to see the woman yesterday?
A)He was unsure what kind of fellow Jimmy was.
B)He was working on a study project with Jimmy.
C)He wanted to make a sincere apology to Jimmy.
D)He wanted to invite her to join in a study project.
10.What did Jimmy say happen to him one day?
A)He got a ticket for speeding.
B)He got his car badly damaged.
C)He was involved in a traffic accident.
D)He had an operation for his injury.
11.Why did Jimmy borrow money according to the man?
A)He needed to make some donation to charity.
B)He found the 60 pounds in his pocket missing.
C)He wanted to buy a gift for his mother's birthday.
D)He wanted to conceal something from his parents.
答案解析
8.A)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。對(duì)話開頭,男士向女士詢問吉米的下落,并向女士解釋自己和朋友借給吉米一些錢,但是已經(jīng)一個(gè)月沒有他的消息了。由此可知,男士是在找吉米,因此答案為A)。
9.B)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。對(duì)話中,女士了解男士的來意后,向他提起昨天也有人來找吉米,那個(gè)人和吉米正在做一個(gè)研究項(xiàng)目,因此答案為B)。
10.C) 【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。對(duì)話中,男士提及吉米曾告訴他自己出了車禍,C)選項(xiàng)中的was involved in 有“卷入,涉及”之意,和原文表達(dá)相符,因此答案為C) 。
11.D) 【精析】目的原因題。對(duì)話末尾男士分析了吉米借錢的原因,雖然有點(diǎn)奇怪,但是他認(rèn)為吉米是不想讓自己的父母知道發(fā)生了什么事,D) 選項(xiàng)中的conceal 表示“隱瞞”,和原文表達(dá)相符,因此答案為D)。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
W:Hi,Max.How are you?Listen.(12)I wanted to ask you about ordering shopping online. I've never done it before and I know that you've been doing it for ages.
M:Sure.I love getting my shopping delivered.It makes life so much simpler—(13)no carrying heavy shopping bags in the rain,or trying to park the car on those huge supermarket car parks then not being able to find it again after youcome out of the shops.
W:(14) But there must be some problems.I mean,how do you know that you won't get bad fruit,or that the eggs won't be broken?
M:Oh,come on.The food is exactly the same as the stuff you buy in a conventional shop.They aren't going to deliveryou food that is out of date.And if you get a broken egg,well,that could happen in a conventional shop,too.If anything is really wrong,you can just take photographs of the damage,and they will give you the moneyback orreplace the item.
W:How about delivery fees?Is it not more expensive to get everything delivered?
M:(15) I actually found that it was cheaper for me,as I live quite far away from my local supermarket.So with the deliveries,I'm actually saving on petrol.
W:I've never thought of that.Ifyou aren't driving your own car,thenyou are saving on fuel.Right,you've convinced me.I'm goingto go on the computer now and give it a try.So,which supermarket do youthink is the best to order from?
M:Oh,no.That's definitely up toyou.Otherwise,we'll be here all day.
12.What did the woman want to ask Max about?
A)Shopping delivery.
B)Shopping online.
C)Where he goes shopping.
D)How often he does shopping.
13.What does the man think is a problem with shopping in supermarkets?
A)Searching in the aisles.
B)Dealing with the traffic.
C)Driving too long a distance.
D)Getting one's car parked.
14.What is the woman's concern about shopping online?
A)The after-sales service.
B)The replacement policy.
C)The quality of food products.
D)The damage to the packaging.
15.What does the man find about shopping online?
A)It saves money.
B)It offers more choice.
C)It increases the joy of shopping.
D)It is less time-consuming.
答案解析
12.B)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。對(duì)話開頭女士開門見山,直接表明自己想咨詢網(wǎng)上購物的相關(guān)問題,因此答案為B)。
13.D)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。對(duì)話中男士向女士介紹網(wǎng)上 購物使自己的生活變得簡單,不需要在雨中提沉重的購物袋,也不用面對(duì)費(fèi)力把車停到大超市停車場后,購物出來找不到車的窘境,對(duì)比四個(gè)選項(xiàng) ,D)選項(xiàng)符合原文的表達(dá),因此答案為D)。
14.C)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。對(duì)話中,女士認(rèn)為網(wǎng)上購物會(huì)有一些問題,詢問男士怎么知道自己不會(huì)收到壞水果或者收到碎雞蛋。由此可知,女士擔(dān)心網(wǎng)上購物會(huì)出現(xiàn)食品質(zhì)量問題,因此答案為C)。
15.A)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。對(duì)話末尾,女士詢問男士快遞費(fèi)用,擔(dān)心網(wǎng)上購物花費(fèi)高。男士表示網(wǎng)上購物對(duì)他來說更便宜,因?yàn)樗〉秒x超市比較遠(yuǎn),用快遞的方式可以省下油費(fèi),因此答案為A)。
Section C
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 bespoken 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 corresgponding 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 recent study found that 10 percent of British children suffer from math anxiety.This means they have overwhelming negative emotions towards the subject,ranging from rage to despair.Other emotions triggered by math include feelings of tension and frustration.Physical symptoms include a racing heart or struggling to catch breath.
The phenomenon of math anxiety is characterized as a general sense of feling that the subject is hard compared with other subjects leading to a subsequentlack orlossof confidence
Researchers said they investigated individuals'attitudes towards mathematics becauseof what could be referred to as a mathematics crisis in the UK.(17)There's a widespread misunderstanding that only low performing children suffer from math anxiety.People automatically assume children are anxious about math because they are poorachicvers.
In fact,more than three quarters of children with high levels of math anxiety are normal to high achievers.
Probably their math anxiety willgo unnoticed because their performance isgood.Butin thelong term their performance is negatively affected.
So the real dangerhere isthat children who will completely able to do math at a normal level may keep away from it becausethey feel anxious.
Math anxiety can severely disrupt students'performance in the subject in both primary and secondary school.(18) But importantly—and surprisingly—this new study suggests that the majority of students experiencing math anxiety have normal to high math ability.
16.What did a recent study find about some British children?
A)They have little talent for learning math.
B)They need medical help for math anxiety.
C)They need extra help to catch up in the math class.
D)They have strong negative emotions towards math.
17.What is the widespread misunderstanding about math anxiety?
A)It will gradually pass away without teachers'help.
B)It affects low performing children only.
C)It is related to a child's low intelligence.
D)It exists mostly among children from poor families.
18.What does the passage say about British students with math anxiety?
A)Most of them have average to strong math ability.
B)Most of them get timely help from their teachers.
C)They will regain confidence with counselling.
D)They are mostly secondary school students.
答案解析
16.D)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。短文開頭指出,最近的一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn),10%的英國兒童患有數(shù)學(xué)焦慮。這意味著他們對(duì)這門學(xué)科有著從憤怒到絕望的強(qiáng)烈的消極情緒,由數(shù)學(xué)觸發(fā)的情緒還包括緊張和沮喪,體征表現(xiàn)為心跳加速或呼吸困難。因此,答案為D)。
17.B)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。短文中提到,有一種普遍的誤解認(rèn)為只有表現(xiàn)不佳的兒童才會(huì)患上數(shù)學(xué)焦慮,因此答案為B)。
18.A)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。短文最后提到,一項(xiàng)新研究表明,大多數(shù)經(jīng)歷數(shù)學(xué)焦慮的學(xué)生,其數(shù)學(xué)能力正常或高于正常水平,即大多數(shù)有數(shù)學(xué)焦慮的學(xué)生有較強(qiáng)的數(shù)學(xué)能力,因此答案為A)。
Questions 19 to 21 are basel on the passage you have just heard.
People spend a lot of time using phones and computers.Much of that time is devoted totext messages and social media.But many people choose to spend their timeplaying computergames.
For years,parents and teachers have worried that these games might be addictive.(19)And now,the World Health Organization has recognized addiction to computer games as a disease.The organization explains that this decision reflects general agreement among experts around the world that some people have a problem withthese games.They show a pattern of behavior characterized by a lack of control.(20)Such people make computer games a priority over their responsibilities.They may play games instead of attending school,or work,or socializing.
According to the World Health Organization experts,people's use of computer games is different from their use of theInternet,social media and online shopping.These experts claim there is not sufficient data to indicate that people's reliance on those other activities is an addiction.But they argue that playing computer games to access is different.This behavior can become a disorder.To meet the new definition for addiction, the behavior must damage a person's relationships or performance at school or work,and this must last for at least a year.(21)Still not all behavior experts agree.Some argue thatthere's not enough research on the subject.Thus,they claim it is too carly to call computer game addiction a disorder.
19.What conclusion has the World Health Organization come to recently?
A)Social media addiction is a threat to our health.
B)Too many people are addicted to smartphones.
C)Addiction to computer games is a disease.
D)Computer games can be rather addictive.
20.What is said of people with addictive behavior?
A)They prioritize their favored activity over what they should do.
B)They do their favored activity whenever and wherever possible.
C)They are unaware of the damage their behavior is doing to them.
D)They are unable to get rid of their addiction without professional help.
21.What do some behavior experts think of addiction to computer games?
A)It may be less damaging than previously believed.
B)There will never be agreement on its harm to people.
C)It may prove to be beneficial to developing creativity.
D)There is not enough evidence to classify it as a disease.
答案解析
19.C)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。短文開頭指出,人們花大量時(shí)間玩手機(jī)和電腦游戲,家長和老師擔(dān)心這些游戲會(huì)使人上癮;接著指出,世界衛(wèi)生組織已經(jīng)認(rèn)定電腦游戲成癮是一種疾病。因此答案為C)。
20.A)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。短文提到,世界衛(wèi)生組織指出,世界各地專家普遍認(rèn)為有些人對(duì)于玩游戲會(huì)表現(xiàn)出一種缺乏控制的行為模式,他們把電腦游 戲置于自己的責(zé)任之上,他們可能只玩游戲,而不去上學(xué)、工作或社交。A) 選項(xiàng)中的favored activity對(duì)應(yīng)文中的computer games,選項(xiàng)中what they should do則對(duì)應(yīng) theirresponsibilities, 因此答案為A)。
21.D)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。短文最后指出,并非所有行為專家都同意電腦游戲成癮是種疾病的說法,有些人認(rèn)為這方面的研究還不夠,他們認(rèn)為將電腦游戲成瘤稱為一種疾病還為時(shí)過早。因此答案為D)。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Maybe you carrythemost powerful passport in the world,or perhaps the rarest passport.Whatever the case,your passport will likely be one of four colors:red,blue,green or black,although there are slight variations.Switzerland's passport is dark red,for example,(22)while most European countries prefer a shade of red.That's almost brown.
(23) There are no official rules regardingpassport colors,but countries follow a certain set of norms when designing them. The International Civil Aviation Organization,which works to define the principles of air travel,suggests that countries use a suitable type,size and style for official documents like pasports.
There are also a few compulsory aspects of passports.Theymust bemade from a material that bends.They should be able to be read by a machine at temperaturesranging from 10degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius, under the conditions where the air can be extremely dry or moist.
Despite these existing recommendations,there isnothingregarding the cover color.Why?(24)Simply put,countries stick to darker and more conservative colors because they appear more official.And they can also hide dirt and wear. While there's little innovation when it comes to passport cover color,the same cannot be said for the pages. (25) The passports of many countries can take images of their well-known geographical features and wildlife, which also function as security features as some are only visible under a special light.
22.What do we learn about most European passports?
A)They are relatively uniform in color and design.
B)They appear more formal than other passports.
C)They are a shade of red bordering on brown.
D)They vary in color from country to country.
23.What does the passage say about the design of passports?
A)They must endure wear and tear.
B)They must be of the same size.
C)They must be made from a rare material.
D)They must follow some common standards.
24.Why are dark colors chosen for passport covers?
A)They-look-more traditional.
B)They look more official.
C)They are favored by airlines.
D)They are easily identifiable.
25.What is one special functionof the imagesinside many passports?
A)For beauty
B)For variety
C)For visibility
D)For security
答案解析
22.C【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。短文開頭提到,各國護(hù)照以紅色、藍(lán)色、綠色或黑色為主,接著舉例指出多數(shù)歐洲國家的護(hù)照更喜歡使用近似棕色的紅色,因此答案為C)。
23.D)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。短文提到,對(duì)于護(hù)照的顏色沒有官方規(guī)定,但是各國在設(shè)計(jì)護(hù)照時(shí)會(huì)遵循一定的標(biāo)準(zhǔn),因此答案為D)。
24.B)【精析】目的原因題。短文提到,各個(gè)國家堅(jiān)持護(hù)照封面使用深色和更保守的顏色,因?yàn)樗鼈兛雌饋砀?,因此答案為B)。
25.D)【精析】細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。短文最后提到,許多國家的護(hù)照上可以使用本國著名的地理特征和野生動(dòng)物的圖像,這些圖像可以作為安全特征,因?yàn)橛行﹫D像只有在特殊的光線下才能看到,因此答案為D)。