1、2019年 12月英语四级听力答案（文字完整版） “考试采取“多题多卷”模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题实行核 对。” Part Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) 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 be spoken o
2、nly 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. News 1： A 9-year-old girl in New Mexico has raised more than $500 for her little brother wh
3、o needs heart surgery in Houston Texas this July. Addison Witulskis grandmother Kim Allred said Addison probably overheard a conversation between family members talking about the funds needed to get her little brother to treatment. “ I guess she overheard her grandfather and me talking about how wer
4、e worried about how were going to get to Houston, for my grandsons heart surgery,” said Allred. She decided to go outside and have a lemonade stand and make some drawings and pictures and sell them.” Thats when Addison and her friends Erika and Emily Borden decided to sell lemonade for 50 cents a cu
5、p and sell pictures for 25 cents each. Before Allred knew it, New Mexico State Police Officers were among the many stopping by helping them reach a total of $568. The family turned to social media expressing their gratitude saying, “From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to deeply thank each &
6、 every person that stopped by! Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. Q1： Who did Addison raise money for? A)Her friend Erika. B)Her little brother. C)Her grandfather. D)Her grandmother. 答案：B) Her little brother. Q2： How did Addison raise money? A)By taking pictures for
7、passers-by. B)By working part time at a hospital. C)By selling lemonade and pictures. D)By asking for help on social media. 答案：C) By selling lemonade and pictures. News 2： Last week, France announced that the country will pave 621 miles of road with solar panels over the next five years, with the go
8、al of providing cheap, renewable energy to five million people. Called “the Wattway,” the roads will be built through joint efforts with the French road-building company Colas and the National Institute of Solar Energy. The company spent the last five years developing solar panels that are only abou
9、t a quarter of an inch thick and are strong enough to stand up to heavy highway traffic without breaking or making the roads more slippery. The panels are also designed so that they can be installed directly on top of existing roadways, making them relatively cheap and easy to install. France isnt t
10、he first country to kick around the idea of paving its roads with solar panels. In November 2015, the Netherlands completed a 229-foot-long bike path paved with solar panels as a test for future projects. However, this is the first time a panel has been designed to be laid directly on top of existin
11、g roads and the first project to install the panels on public highways. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. Q3： What was Frances purpose of constructing the Wattway? A)Finding cheaper ways of highway construction. B)Generating electric power for passing vehicles. C)Pr
12、oviding clean energy to five million people. D)Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel. 答案：C) Providing clean energy to five million people. Q4： What is special about the solar panels used in the Wattway? A)They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements. B)They can be laid right on top o
13、f existing highways. C)They can only about half an inch thick. D)They are made from cheap materials. 答案：B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways. News 3： Lions have disappeared from much of Africa, but for the past few years scientists have wondered if the big cats were hanging on in re
14、mote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia. Continuous fighting in the region has made surveys difficult. But scientists released a report Monday documenting, with hard evidence, the discovery of “lost lions.“ A team with Oxford Universitys Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, supported by a charity organizat
15、ion, spent two nights in November camping in the National Park in northwest Ethiopia, on the Ethiopia-Sudan border. The researchers set out six camera traps capturing images of lions, and they identified lion tracks. The scientists concluded that lions are also likely to live in the neighbouring Nat
16、ional Park across the border in Sudan. The International Union for Conservation of Nature had previously considered the area a “possible range“ for the species, and local people had reported seeing lions in the area, but no one presented convincing evidence. Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news r
17、eport you have just heard. Q5： What has made it difficult to survey lions in remote parts in Sudan and Ethiopia? A)Endless fighting in the region. B)The hazards from the desert. C)Inadequate funding for research. D)The lack of clues about the species. 答案：A) Endless fighting in the region. Q6： What w
18、as the main purpose of the research? A)To observe the wildlife in the two national parks. B)To identify the reasons for the lions disappearance. C)To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia. D)To find evidence of the existence of the “lost lions”. 答案：D) To find evidence of the existence of
19、the “lost lions“. Q7： What did the researchers find in the National Park? A) Lions walking. C) Some camping facilities. B) Lions tracks. D) Traps set by local hunters. 答案：B) Lions tracks. Section B Directions： In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, yo
20、u will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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. Passage
21、 1 M： I bet youre looking forward to the end of this month. Are you? W： Yes, I am. How did you know? M： David told me you had a special birthday coming up. W： Ohyeah thats right. This year will be my golden birthday. M： What does that mean? Ive never heard of a golden birthday. W： Ive actually just
22、learnt this concept myself. Fortunately, just in time to celebrate. A golden or lucky birthday is when one turns the age of their birth date. So, for example, my sisters birthday is December 9th and her golden birthday would have been the year she turned nine years old. Come to think of it, my paren
23、ts did throw her a surprise party that year. M： Interesting. Too bad I missed mine. My golden birthday wouldve been four years ago. I assume you got big plans then. W： Actually yes. My husband is planning a surprise holiday for the two of us next week. I have no idea what hes got in mind, but Im exc
24、ited to find out. Has he mentioned anything to you? M： He might have. W： Anything youd like to share? Im dying to know what kind of trip he has planned on where were going. M： You know nothing at all? W： Not a clue. Hard to imagine, isnt it? Though I must say I think hes been having even more fun ke
25、eping the secret from me in the past few weeks. M： Im sure both of you will have a fantastic time. Happy golden birthday! I cant wait to hear all about it when you get back. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Q8. What is the woman looking forward to? A) Her lucky bi
26、rthday C) Her wedding anniversary. B) A call from her dad. D) A special gift from the man. 答案：A) Her lucky birthday. Q9. What did the womans parents do on her sisters lucky birthday? A) Gave her a big model plane. C) Took her on a trip overseas. B) Bought her a gold necklace. D) Threw her a surprise
27、 party. 答案：D) Threw her a surprise party. Q10. What is the woman eager to find out about? A) The gift her husband has bought. B) The trip her husband has planned. C) What has been troubling her husband. D) What her husband and the man are up to. 答案：B) The trip her husband has planned. Q11. What does
28、 the man say at the end of the conversation? A) He will be glad to be a guide for the couples holiday trip. B) He will tell the woman the secret if her husband agrees. C) He is eager to learn how the couples holiday turns out. D) He wants to find out about the couples holiday plan. 答案： C) He is eage
29、r to learn how the couples holiday turns out. Passage 2 W： Mr. Green, what do you think makes a successful negotiator? M： Well, thats hard to define. But I think successful negotiators have several things in common. They are always polite and rational people. They are firm but flexible. They can rec
30、ognize power and know how to use it. They are sensitive to the dynamics of the negotiation. The way of rises and falls and how it may change direction. They project the image of confidence, and perhaps most importantly, they know when to stop. W： And, what about an unsuccessful negotiator? M： Well,
31、this is probably all of us when we start out. We are probably immature and over-trusting. Too emotional or aggressive. We are unsure of ourselves and we want to be liked by everyone. Good negotiators learn fast. Poor negotiators remain like that and go on losing negotiations. W： In your opinion, can
32、 the skills of negotiation be taught? M： Well, you can teach someone how to prepare for a negotiation. There are perhaps six stages in every negotiation. Get to know the other side. State your goals. Start the process. Clarify areas of disagreement or conflict. Reassess your position. Making accepta
33、ble compromises. And finally, reach some agreement in principle. These stages can be studied. And strategies to be used in each can be planned beforehand. But I think, the really successful negotiator is probably born with six sense about responding appropriately to the situation at hand. W： The art
34、istic sense youve just described? M： Yes. Thats right. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Q12： What does the man say about good negotiators? A) They are sensitive to the dynamics of a negotiation. B) They see the importance of making compromises. C) They know when
35、to adopt a tough attitude. D) They take the rivals attitude into account. 答案：A) They are sensitive to the dynamics of a negotiation. Q13： What does the man say may be the most important thing to a successful negotiator? A) They know how to adapt. C) They know when to make compromises. B) They know w
36、hen to stop. D) They know how to control their emotion. 答案：B) They know when to stop. Q14： How is a good negotiator different from a poor one? A) They are patient. C) They learn quickly. B) They are good at expression. D) They uphold their principles. 答案： C) They learn quickly. Q15： What is the firs
37、t stage of negotiation according to the man? A) Make clear ones intentions. C) Formulate ones strategy. B) Clarify items of negotiation. D) Get to know the other side. 答案：D) Get to know the other side. Section C Directions： In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, y
38、ou 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), D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Passa
39、ge 1 Some people wonder why countries spend millions of dollars on space projects. They want to know how space research helps people on Earth. Actually space technology helps people on Earth every day. This is called “spin-off technology.“ Spin-off technology is space technology that is now used on
40、Earth. In early space programs, such as the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, and in the Space Shuttle missions today, scientists developed objects for the astronauts to use on the moon and in space. We now use some of these objects every day. For example, we have Quartz crystal clocks and wat
41、ches accurate to within one minute a year. We purify the water we drink with a water filter designed for the astronauts use in space. The cordless, hand-held tools we use in our homes, such as vacuum cleaners, flashlights, drills and saws came from the technology of these early space programs. On co
42、ld winter days we can stay warm with battery- operated gloves and socks, and specially made coats and jackets. All of these clothes are similar to the spacesuit designs that kept astronauts comfortable in the temperatures of the moon, and are spin-offs from space technology. These products are only
43、a few examples of the many ways space technology helps us in our everyday lives. No one knows how new spin-off technology from the International Space Station will help us in the future. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. Q16： What do some people want to know about spac
44、e exploration? A) When Americas earliest space program started. B) When the International Space Station was built. C) How many space shuttle missions there will be. D) How space research benefits people on Earth. 答案： D) How space research benefits people on Earth. Q17： What did scientists do for the
45、 space shuttle missions? A) They accurately calculated the speed of the orbiting shuttles. B) They developed objects for astronauts to use in outer space. C) They tried to meet astronauts specific requirements. D) They tried to make best use of the latest technology. 答案：B) They developed objects for
46、 astronauts to use in outer space. Q18： What does the speaker say about Quartz crystal clocks and watches? A) They are extremely accurate. C) They were first made in space. B) They are expensive to make. D) They were invented in the 1970s. 答案：A) They are extremely accurate. Passage 2 Well, if I coul
47、d go back in history and live, Id like to go back to the 18th century and perhaps in colonial America in Yankee, New England, where one of my ancestors lived, because it was the beginning of something. By the 18th century, there was a feeling of community that had grown. My ancestor was a preacher,
48、traveling around the countryside. People lived in small communities. There were fishermen and farmers who provided fresh food that tasted and looked like food, unlike that in todays supermarkets, and there were small towns, and New York wasnt that far away. Im deeply attached to the Puritan traditio
49、n, not in a religious sense, but they believed in working for something, working for goals, and I like that. They worked hard at whatever they did, but they had a sense of achievement. They believed in goodness in community and helping one another. I love the colonial fabrics, all the silver work, the furnishings, the combination of elegance and simplicity. I love it. The printing, the books, Im very attached to all that kind of thing that may not all be very entertaining in the modern sense of the world. But I would have enjoyed spending my
