2020年12月英語四級聽力及答案解析

2020年12月英語四級聽力及答案解析ApoisonousfishwhichhasastingstrongenoughtokillahumanisinvadingtheMediterranean,warnedscientists.(Ql)TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature(IIICN)hasraisedconcernsafterthepoisonousfishwasspottedinthewateraroundTurkey,CyprusandtheeasternMediterranean.NativetotheSouthPacificandIndianOcean,thepotentiallydeadlyfishhaspoisonoushooksandapainfulstingcapableofkillingpeople.Althoughfatalitiesarerare,thestingscancauseextremepainandstoppeoplebreathing.Thefish,oftenknownasDevilFirefish,isahighlyinvasivespecies.Andenvironmentalistsfearitsarrivalcouldendangerothertypesofmarinelife.(Q2)AfterbeingspottedintheMediterranean,amarinescientistsays,“Thefishisspreading,andthat7sacauseforconcern/Q2:Whatistheenvironmentalists'concernofthespreadofDevilFirefishintheMediterranean?2020年12月英語四級聽力及答案解析：短篇新聞2dealwithlowgravity,specificallyfocusingonmice(Q22).Theresultsarebothinterestingandhumorous.ThescientistsfirstsendsomemiceinaspeciallydesignedcagetotheInternationalSpaceStation.ThecageallowedthemtostudythebehaviorofthemiceremotelyfromEarthviavideo.Asyounoticedinthevideo,themicedefinitelyseemuncomfortableatthebeginningoftheexperiment.Theymovearoundclumsily,driftingwithinthesmallconfinesofthecageanddotheirbesttofigureoutwhichwayisup,butwithoutsuccess.(Q23)However,it'snotlongbeforethemicebegintocatchon.Theyadaptremarkablywelltotheirnewenvironmentandevenusingthelackofgravitytotheiradvantageastheypushthemselvesaroundthecage.That'swhenthingsreallygetwild.The11thdayoftheexperimentshowsthemicearenotjustdealingwiththegravitychangebutactuallyseemtobeenjoyingit.(Q24)Severalofthemiceareobservedrunningaroundthecagewalls.ThescientistswantedtoseewhetherthemicewouldcontinuedoingthesamekindsofactivitiestheywereobserveddoingonEarth.Thestudyshowedthatthemicekeptmuchoftheirroutinesintact,includingcleaningthemselvesandeatingwhenhungry.(Q25)Q23Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthemiceatthebeginningoftheexperiment?Q24Whatwasobservedaboutthemiceonthe11thdayoftheexperiment?Q25Whatdidthescientistsfindaboutthemicefromtheexperiment?聽力答案解析A)AdeadlyfishhasbeenspottedintheMediterraneanwaters.C)Itcouldposesathreattoothermarinespecies.B)Abouthalfofitscitycenterwillbeclosedtoears.A)TherisingairpollutioninParisB)Hishouseshasburntdowninafire.D)Sellthepearlhehadkeptforyears.C)Hismonstrouspearlwasextremelyvaluable.A)Itboastsafarilylonghistory.C)Itisafamilybusiness.D)Lossofcompetitiveedge.A)Conductingafinancialanalysisforit.D)Sheisreallyimpressedbytheman'shouse.B)Fromhomedesignmagazine.C)Thecostwasaffordable.B)Shewantshimtosharehisrenovationexperienceswithher.D)Removingobjectsfrompatients'nosesandears.C)Fivetonine-year-oldswerethemostlikelytoputthingsintheirears.D)Theyarecuriousaboutthesebodyparts.B)Itgaveherausedbicycle.A)Expandingbike-ridinglessons.B)Itisacharityorganization.D)Howanimalsdealwithlackofgravity.A)Theywerenotusedtothelow-gravityenvironment.C)Theyalreadyfeltathomeinthenewenvironment.B)TheybehavedasiftheywereonEarth.純視聽一致40%10道題視聽一致+同義替換48%12道題純同義替換12%3道題（有一道是全文理解）Passage1主題：孩子往耳朵和鼻子里塞東西，去醫(yī)院取出D)Removingobjectsfrompatients'nosesandears.聽力原文：RemovingforeignobjectsfromearsandnosescostsEnglandalmost3millionpoundsayear;astudysuggests.考點：視聽一致C)Fivetonine-year-oldswerethemostlikelytoputthingsintheirears.聽力原文:fivetonine-year-oldscometothehospitalwithsomethingintheirearsthemost.考點：視聽一致D)Theyarecuriousaboutthesebodyparts.聽力原文：考點：視聽一致+同義替換Accordingtothestudy,theoccurrenceofforeignobjectsinchildrenisgenerallyattributedtocuriosity.Childrenhaveanimpulsetoexploretheirnosesandears.Passage2主題：二手自行車做慈善，送給有需要的人，教他們騎B)Itgaveherausedbicycle.聽力原文：Atthistime,rebicyclegotinvolvedandgaveLaylaasecond-handbicycle.考點：視聽一致+同義替換A)Expandingbike-ridinglessons.聽力原文：Andthere'snowexpandingbikeridinglessonsasdemandsource.考點：視聽一致B）Itisacharityorganization.聽力原文：無考點：全文理解Passage3主題：老鼠在低重力環(huán)境下的試驗D)Howanimalsdealwithlackofgravity.聽力原文：Tothatend,theyhavebeenstudyinghowotherspeciesdealwithlowgravity,specificallyfocusingonmice.考點：視聽一致+同義替換A)Theywerenotusedtothelow-gravityenvironment.聽力原文：Asyou'llnoticeinthevideo,themicedefinitelyseemuncomfortableatthebeginningoftheexperiment.考點：同義替換C)Theyalreadyfeltathomeinthenewenvironment.聽力原文：Severalofthemiceareobservedrunningaroundthecagewalls.考點：同義替換B)TheybehavedasiftheywereonEarth.Thescientistwantedtoseewhetherthemicewouldcontinuedoingthesamekindsofactivitiestheywereobserveddoingonearth.Thestudyshowedthatthemicekeptmuchoftheroutinesintact,includingcleaningthemselvesandeatingwhenhungry.考點：視聽一致+同義替換[Q3]AlmosthalfthecentreofPariswillbeaccessibleonlybyfootorbicyclethisSundaytomarkWorldCar-FreeDay.[Q4]ThisisinresponsetorisingairpollutionthatmadeParisthemostpollutedcityintheworldforabrieftime.MayorAnneHidalgopromotedthefirstWorldCarFreeDaylastyear.HidalgoalsohassupportedaParisBreathesDay.OnthefirstSundayofeverymonth；Parisclearstrafficfromeightlanesofthemainroad.About400milesofstreetswillbeclosedtocars.Itisexpectedtobringsignificantreductioninpollutionlevels."Lastyear7scar-freedayshoweda40%dropinpollutionlevelsinsomepartsofthecity,accordingtoanindependentairpollutionmonitor”,reportstheGuardian,“andsomelevelsdroppedby50%inthecitycentre/Q4:WhatmotivatedthemayorofParistopromotethefirstWorldCarFreeDayinhercity?2020年12月英語四級聽力及答案解析：短篇新聞3APhilippinefishermanwasfeelingdownonhisluckwhen[Q5]ahousefireforcedhimto[Q6]clearouthispossessionsandchangelocations.Then,agoodluckcharmthathehadkeptunderhisbedchangedhislife.TheunidentifiedmanhadfishedoutagiantpearlfromtheoceanwhenhisanchorgotstuckontherockwhilesailingoffacoastalislandinthePhilippinestenyearsago.When[Q6]hewasforcedtosellit,theshockedtouristagentatPuertoPrincescatoldhim[Q7]thatthe77-poundgiantpearlthathehadkepthiddeninhisrundownwoodenhousewasthebiggestpearlintheworld,whichwasvaluedat￡76million.ThepearlofAllah,whichiscurrentlyondisplayinaNewYorkmuseum,onlyweighs14pounds.Thatisfivetimessmallerthanthepearlthatthefishermanjusthandedin.Themonstrouspearl,measuredat1footwideand2.2feetlong,isgoingtobeverifiedbylocalexpertsandinternationalauthoritiesbeforehopefullygoingondisplaytoattractmoretouristsinthelittletown.WOMAN:Mr.Smith,Itsapleasuremeetingyou!Man:Nicetomeetyou,too.WhatcanIdoforyou?WOMAN:Well,rmheretoshowyouwhatourfirmcandoforyou.AstroConsultantshasbranchesinoverfiftycountries,offeringdifferentbusinessservices.We'reaglobalcompanywith75yearsofhistory.Andourclientsincludesomeoftheworld7slargestcompanies⑻.MAN:Thankyou,Mrs.Houston.IknowAstroConsultantsisafamouscompany.Butyousaidyouwouldshowmewhatyoucoulddoforme.Well.Whatexactlycanyourfirmdoformycompany?WOMAN:Weadvisebusinessesonallmatters,frommarketanalysistolegalissues.AnythingabusinesslikeyourscouldmeetOurfirmoffersexpertadvice.CouldIaskyou,Mr.Smith,totellmealittleaboutyourcompanyandthechallengesyouface?Thatway,Icouldbetterrespondastohowwecanhelpyou.Man:OK,sure.Thisisafamilybusinessstartedbymygrandfatherin1950.Weemployjustover100people.Wemanufactureanexportstoneforbuildingsandotherconstructions.Ourclientsusuallywantaspecialkindofstonecutinaspecialdesign.Andthat'swhatwedoinourfactory[9].Ourmainchallengeisthatournationalcurrencyisrising,andwe'relosingcompetitiveadvantagestostoneproducesinIndia[10].WOMAN:Isee.That'sveryinteresting.!willsuggestthatyouletusfirstconductafinancialanalysisofyourcompany,togetherwiththeanalysisofyourcompetitorsinIndia.[11]Thatway,wecouldofferthebestadviceondifferentwaysforwardforyou.Question8-11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Q8:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman7scompany?Q9:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisowncompany?Q10:Whatisthemainproblemwiththeman'scompany?Qll:Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoingtohelptheman'scompany?Woman:Wow,congratulations,Simon!Theplacelooksabsolutelyamazing!W:Ofcourse.IloveitItlookslikeyouhadaprofessionalinteriordesigner.Butyoudidn't,didyou?M:No.Ididitallbymyselfwithalittlehelpfrommybrother,Greg.He'sactuallyintheconstructionbusiness,whichwasreallyhelpful.W:Honestly,Tmimpressed!IknowIcanprobablyrepaintthewallsinmyhouseoveraweekendorsomething,butnotafullrenovation.Wheredidyougetyourideas?Iwouldn'tknowwheretostart.[12]M:Well,forawhilenow,I'vebeenregularlybuyinghomedesignmagazines.Everynowandthen,TdsavedthepicturesIliked.Believeitornot,Ihaveafullnotebookofmagazinepages.[13]Sincebyoverallstylewasquiteminimal,Ithoughtandhopedawholerenovationwouldn'tbetoodifficult.Andsureenough,withGreg1shelp,itwasveryachievable.W:Wasnztitexpensive?Ihaveimaginedaprojectlikethiscouldbe.M:Actually,itwassurprisinglyaffordable.Imanagedtosellalotofmyoldfurnitureandputthatextramoneytowardsthenewmaterial.[14]Gregwasalsoabletogetsomediscountmaterialsfromarecentprojecthewasworkingonaswell.W:Great!Ifyoudonztmind,Vdliketopickyourbrainabitmore.JohanssonandIarethinkingofrenovatingoursittingroom,notthewholehouse,notyetanyway.Andwe'dlovetogetsomeinspirationfromyourexperience.[15]Areyoufreetocomeoverforacoffeeearlynextweek?Q12:Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?Q13:Wheredidthemangethisideasfortheproject?)Q14:Whatdidthemansayabouttheprojectherecentlycompleted?Q15:Whydoesthewomaninvitethemantoherhousenextweek?2020年12月英語四級聽力篇章1SectionCRemovingforeignobjectsfromearsandnosescostsEnglandalmost￡3mayear,astudysuggests.[Q16]Childrenwereresponsibleforthevastmajorityofcases-95%ofobjectsremovedfromnosesand85%fromears.Everyyear,anaverageof1,218noseand2Z479earremovalstookplacebetween2010and2016.AccordingtoEngland'sHospitalEpisodeStatistics,childrenagedonetofourwerethemostlikelytoneedhelpfromdoctorsforaforeignobjectintheirnose.Fivetonineyearoldscometothehospitalwithsomethingintheirearthemost.Jewelryitemsaccountedforupto40%ofcasesinboththeearsandnosesofchildren.[Q17]Paperandplastictoysweretheitemsremovednextmostfromnoses.Cottonbudsandpencilswerealsofoundinears.Accordingtothestudy,theoccurrenceofforeignobjectsinchildrenisgenerallyattributedtocuriosity.Childrenhaveanimpulsetoexploretheirnosesandears.Thisresultsintheaccidentalentryofforeignobjects.[Q18]Anyear,noseandthroatsurgeonhasmanyweirdstoriesaboutwonderfulobjectsfoundinthenosesandearsofchildrenandadults.Batteriescanposeaparticulardanger.Inallcases,preventionisbetterthancure.Thisiswhymanytoyscontainwarningsaboutsmallparts.Recognizingproblemsearlyandseekingmedicalattentionisimportant.Q16:WhatdoesEnglandspendanannual￡3mon?Q17:WhatdowelearnfromEngland'sHospitalEpisodeStatistics?Q18:Whatisgenerallybelievedtoaccountforchildrenputtingthingsintheirearsornoses?Goodmorning,TdliketotalktoyouaboutmycharityReBicycle.Butbeforethat,letmeintroducesomeone.ThisisLeilaRahimi.ShewassoscaredwhenshefirstmovedtoNewZealandthatshestruggledtoleavethehouseandwouldspenddaysworkingupthecouragetowalktothes