2023年6月英語四級聽力真題(第一套)

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Shewasinvolvedinaconflictwithbirdlovers.

B)Shewaschargedwithmistreatinganimals.

C)Shewasonbadtermswithherneighbors.

D)Shewasaccusedofviolatingacitylaw.

2.A)Itwilltaketimetosolvetheratproblem.

B)Allwildanimalsshouldbewellprotected.

C)Thewomanwasnottoblameforthesituation.

D)Nooneshouldgounpunishedforviolatinglaw.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)CommunicatewithastronautsinMarsDuneAlpha.

B)WorkinanenvironmentresemblingMars.

C)BuildaMartianhabitatinHouston.

D)SendinapplicationsbeforeFriday.

4.A)Ready-madefood.

B)Foodthatisorganic.

C)Foodtheygrow.

D)Potatoesmostly.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Heapologizedforscratchinganathlete?sgoldmedal.

B)HewasaskedtopresentagoldmedaltoMiuGoto.

C)Hebitasoftballplayer5sOlympicgoldmedal.

D)Heattractedpublicattentionatamediaevent.

6.A)HaveanotherpicturetakenwiththeOlympicmedalist.

B)ApologizetotheInternationalOlympicCommittee.

C)Getthedamagedmedalrepaired.

D)Payforthecostofanewmedal.

7.A)Allownoonetotouchthem.

B)Seethemassymbolsofhonor.

C)Treatthemastreasures.

D)Keeptheminasafeplace.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Shecovereditsscreenwithaplasticsheet.

B)Sheconnecteditwithhersmartphone.

C)Shedecorateditwithcolorfulstickers.

D)Sheboughtsomenewsoftwareforit.

9.A)Itmaynotbesimplyblue.

B)Itincludesunnaturallight.

C)Itismoreharmfultoyoungpeople.

D)Itinducespeopletofallasleep.

10.A)Hehashadmuchtroublefallingasleep.

B)Hehashadsomesortofhealthproblems.

C)Hehasstayedupplayingcomputergames.

D)Hehasbeenburdenedwithexcessivework.

11.A)Exposuretobluelightisthechiefcauseofobesity.

B)Sleepmaybemoreimportantthanpeopleassumed.

C)Sleepmayalsobenegativelyaffectedbynaturallight.

D)Overuseofelectronicdevicesmaycauseheartdisease.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Whattheywantedtobewhengrownup.

B)Whattheirfavoritecartooncharacterwas.

C)Whattheylearnedfromcomputergames.

D)Whattheylikedtodomostafterschool.

13.A)Astockbroker.

B)Apopsinger.

C)Amechanicalengineer.

D)Abasketballplayer.

14.A)Ambitious.

B)Sensible.

C)Imaginative.

D)Practical.

15.A)Relaxtheirstrictcontroloftheirkids.

B)Helptheirkidsunderstandthemselves.

C)Imposetheirowndreamsontheirkids.

D)Dismisstheirhighexpectationsoftheirkids.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Setupcompanybranches.

B)Improveitsinfrastructure.

C)IntroduceiPhonesintoitsmarkets.

D)PromoteInternet-readyphones.

17.A)TheycatertoAfricans'needs.

B)Theyaremoreexpensivemodels.

C)Theyaremorepowerfulandcapable.

D)Theyboastthelongestbatterylife.

18.A)Alargetouchscreen.

B)Anold-schoolkeypad.

C)Avoice-responsedevice.

D)Adigitally-designedsystem.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Itensuredsustainableeconomicgrowth.

B)Itwasstronglyopposedbymanufacturers.

C)Itwascheaperthanusingfossilfuelplastic.

D)Itsatisfiedconsumerdemandsonthewhole.

20.A)Thecapacitytomassproduceit.

B)TheU.S.federalgovernment'sregulations.

C)Aboominmarketdemandforclearplasticbottles.

D)ArapidincreaseinU.S.petroleumchemicalproduction.

21.A)Requirecompaniestouse30%ofnewplastic.

B)Increasethesupplyofnewplasticinthemarket.

C)Reducetheamountofplasticpollutioninlocalareas.

D)Takemeasurestopromotetheuseofrecycledplastic.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Itstudiesdreams.

B)Itrentsaplacefornap-takers.

C)Itisahotelforbusinesspeople.

D)Itisanapresearchinstitute.

23.A)Tofindoutcreativepeople'sworkperformance.

B)Toseehowmanypeoplecangowithoutnapping.

C)Tounderstandtheobviousimportanceofnapping.

D)Tofeelhowdifficultitistogethisideaacross.

24.A)Theydeclineduetopointlessmeetings.

B)Theydependonhisabilitytoconcentrate.

C)Theyenablehimtoenjoyacreativecareer.

D)Theyareaffectedbytheoveruseofsocialmedia.

25.A)Somebossesassociatenappingwithlaziness.

B)Manyofficeworkersnapduringworkhours.

C)Somebossescanconcentratewithoutnapping.

D)Manyofhisfriendsdaydreamintheoffice.

答案速查

1.D)Shewasaccusedofviolatingacitylaw.

2.A)Itwilltaketimetosolvetheratproblem.

3.B)WorkinanenvironmentresemblingMars.

4.A)Ready-madefood.

5.C)Hebitasoftballplayer'sOlympicgoldmedal.

6.D)Payforthecostofanewmedal.

7.C)Treatthemastreasures.

8.A)Shecovereditsscreenwithaplasticsheet.

9.B)Itincludesunnaturallight.

10.D)Hehasbeenburdenedwithexcessivework.

11.B)Sleepmaybemoreimportantthanpeopleassumed.

12.A)Whattheywantedtobewhengrownup.

13.C)Amechanicalengineer.

14.C)Imaginative.

15.B)Helptheirkidsunderstandthemselves.

16.D)PromoteInternet-readyphones.

17.A)TheycatertoAfricans?needs.

18.B)Anold-schoolkeypad.

19.C)Itwascheaperthanusingfossilfuelplastic.

20.D)ArapidincreaseinU.S.petroleumchemicalproduction.

21.D)Takemeasurestopromotetheuseofrecycledplastic.

22.B)Itrentsaplacefornap-takers.

23.C)Tounderstandtheobviousimportanceofnapping.

24.B)Theydependonhisabilitytoconcentrate.

25.A)Somebossesassociatenappingwithlaziness.

聽力原文與答案

SectionA

NewsReportOne

(1)AwomanwaschargedwithallegedlyviolatingaRhodeIslandcitylawagainstfeedingwild

animalsThe55-year-oldwoman'sneighborsblameherformakingthearea'sratproblemworse.

Newlyinstalledcamerascapturedseveralratsactiveinthemiddleoftheday.Neighborssaythatit's

evenworseduringthenight.Thewomanandherparents,whoownedthehome,toldreportersthat

she'sbeingchargedforfeedingbirds.

“Whowouldhaveknownjustlovinganimalsgetsyouthatmuchtrouble/9shesaid.

Itisprohibitedtofeedanywildanimals,includingbirds,inRhodeIslandcity.Nevertheless,whilethe

woman5sintentionwastofeedbirds,itisclearthatratswerealsobenefiting.

(2)AnthonyMoretti,directorofthecityadministration,saidhesawmorethan20ratsnearthe

woman'shome.Hesaiditwilltakemonthstogettheproblemundercontrol.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

QI.Whatdowelearnfromthereportaboutthe55-year-oldwoman?答案：D)

Q2.Whatdidthedirectorofthecityadministrationsayattheendofthenewsreport?答案：A)

NewsReportTwo

ToprepareforeventuallysendingastronautstoMars,NASAbegantakingapplicationsFridayforfour

peopletoliveforayearinMarsDuneAlpha.That'sa1,700-square-footMartianhabitatinsidea

buildinginHouston.

(3)ThepaidvolunteerswillworkinanenvironmentsimilartoMars.Theywillhavelimited

communicationswithfamily,restrictedfoodandresources.

NASAisplanningthreeexperimentswiththefirstonestartinginthefallnextyear.(4)Foodwillallbe

ready-to-eatspacefood.Someplantswillbegrown,butnotpotatoeslikeinthemovie,TheMartian”.

“Wewanttounderstandhowhumansperforminthem,^^saidleadscientistsGraceDouglas.44Weare

lookingatMarsrealisticsituations.

TheapplicationprocessopenedFridayandthey5renotseekingjustanybody.Therequirementsare

strict,includingamaster'sdegreeinascience,engineeringormathfieldorpilotexperience.Only

AmericancitizensorpermanentU.S.residentsareacceptable.Applicantsmustbebetween30and55

andingoodphysicalhealth.

Attitudeiskey,saidformerCanadianastronautChrisHadfield.Hesaidtheparticipantsneedtobe

supercompetent,resourceful,andnotrelyingonotherpeopletofeelcomfortable.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q3.WhatdoesNASArequirethepaidvolunteerstodo?答案:B)

Q4.Whatwilltheparticipantsintheprojecteat?答案：A)

NewsReportThree

(5)AJapanesemayorapologizedThursdayforbitingtheOlympicgoldmedalofasoftballplayer.

NagoyamayorTakashiKawamurahadpraisedathleteMiuGotoduringapublicmediaevent.Heasked

hertoputthemedalaroundhisneck.Kawamurathenbitintoit.

BitingamedalinfrontofjournalistsandphotographershasbecomeacommonposeforOlympic

medalists.However,itisonlyforthewinnersthemselves,notothers.

'TmreallysorrythatIhurtthetreasureofthegoldmedalist,KawamuratoldreportersThursday.

(6)Themayorsaidthemedalwasundamaged,thoughheofferedtopayforthecostofanewone.Goto,

however,hasacceptedtheInternationalOlympicCommittee'sofferofareplacement,accordingto

Japanesemediareports.

Thescenebroadcastontelevisionpromptedthousandsofcomplaintstocityhall.(7)SomeOlympians

saidtheytreattheirmedalsastreasuresandthatitwasdisrespectfulandunacceptableforKawamurato

biteone.

“Iwouldcryifthathappenedtome,“saidanotherathlete,NaohisaTakato."Ihandlemyowngold

medalsogentlythatIwouldnotscratchit.”

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q5.WhatdoesthenewsreportsayabouttheJapanesemayorTakashiKawamura?答案：C)

Q6.WhatdidMayorTakashiKawamuraoffertodo?答案：D)

Q7.WhatdidsomeOlympianssaytheywoulddowiththeirmedals?答案：C)

SectionB

ConversationOne

M:(8-1)What'sthatorangethingonyouncomputerscrnen?

W:It?ssomethingIboughtyesterday.(8-2)It'saplasticsheetthatblocksbluelight.IhaveonethatI

usetocovermyphonescreentoo.

M:Whatdoyoumeanbybluelight?

W:(9)Bluelightincludesnaturallight,butitalsoincludeslightthatisn'tnatural.Forexample,from

computers,phones,televisions,andotherelectronicdevices.

M:So,bluelightisharmfulandthat'swhyyouwanttoblockit?

W:Itisn'tthatsimple.Bluelightisn'tnecessarilybadforus.Infact,weneedbluelightduringtheday

tobehealthy,buttoomuchbluelight,especiallyfromelectronicdevices,canharmourhealthby

weakeningourvisionandmakingitharderforustofallasleep.Andpoorsleepcancauseallsortsof

healthproblems.

M:Fmnotsosurethatsleepisnearlyasimportantaspeoplealwayssayitis.(10)Ihaven'tslept

enoughinmonthsbecauseIhavetoomuchworktodoandIfeelfine,andit'sthesameformostofmy

friends.Poorsleepmightbeaproblemforoldpeople,butsurelyyoungpeoplecanhandlelatenights.

W:Well,(11)theresearchI'vereadshowsthatsleepisprobablyevenmoreimportantthanwethought,

andthatnothavingenoughsleepcancontributetoserioushealthproblemslikeobesityandheart

disease.Andalltheartificialbluelightfromelectronicdevicesmeanswehavetotryhardertosleep

well.

M:Maybeyou'reright.Fmonmycomputerverylatemostnights,andthat'sprobablywhyIdon't

sleepenough.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q8.Whatdidthewomandotohercomputer?答案：A)

Q9.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutbluelight?答案：B)

Q10.Whydoesthemansayhehasn'tsleptenoughformonths?答案：D)

Qll.Whathasthewomanlearnedfromtheresearchshehasread?答案：B)

ConversationTwo

W:Asakiddidyouknowwhatjobyouwantedtodowhenyougrewup?

M:No,Ididn't.(12-1)AndIgotsickeverytimeadultsaskedmewhatIwantedtobewhenIgrewup.

W:(12-2)It'sthesamewithme.AndI'mtiredofpeopleaskingthatquestionofmy1O-year-old

daughter.(13)Mydaughter'sstockanswersarebasketballplayer,popsinger,mechanicalengineer.

Adultslovethatlastoneasit'stheperfectmixofthesensibleandtheambitious.Whenshewasmuch

younger,mydaughterusedtosayshewantedtobequeenoftheclouds,whichIloved.(14)That'sthe

kindofgoalsettingIliketoseeinchildren,springingfromtheirboundlessimaginations.

M:Yes,wegrown-upscanbetediousandlimitinginourneedforreality.Andweteachaverygloomy

imageofadulthoodthatwhateverourchildren'sfutureholds,itmustbeseenwithinthecontextofa

job.

W:Howutterlyoverwhelminganddull!

M:Whenpeopleaskmysonwhathewantstobewhenhegrowsup,Ihavetoswallowtheurgetosay,

“Hey,backoffmykid'sdreams.

W:Wecan'tdismisstheideathatteenagershavetoplantodosomethingaftertheyfinishschool,and

parentsareentitledtohopeit'smorethansimplyspending10hoursadayplayingcomputergames.

M:Butasking,t€Whatdoyouwanttobe?"isn'tgoingtoleadachildtoafulfilledlife,rather,leadsto

falseexpectationsandahighchanceofdisappointment.

W:Exactly.(15)Weshouldbehelpingourkidsunderstandwhotheyare,evenifthatmeanslettinggo

ofwhowethinktheyshouldbe.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q12.Whatquestionwerebothspeakersfedupwithwhentheywerekids?答案：A)

Q13.Whatoccupationdoadultsseeasbothsensibleandambitiousaccordingtothewoman?答案：C)

Q14.Whatkindofgoalsettingdoesthewomanliketoseeinchildren?答案：C)

Q15.Whatdoesthewomansuggestadultsshoulddo?答案：B)

SectionC

PassageOne

GreaterInternetaccesscorrelatesdirectlywithimprovedhealthcare,educationandeconomic

development.Peoplelivinginruralareas,however,lagbehindinonlineuse,whichlimitstheiraccess

togovernmentservices,banking,andjobopportunities.Nowhereisthischallengeclearerthanin

Africa.MostAfricansliveinruralareasthataretoughtowireforinternetaccess.(16)Now,some

phonecompaniesaretryingtointroduceInternet-readyphonesintoAfricanmarkets.Certain

companieshavestartedsellingsimplesmartphonesforonly$20.Previously,thelowestpricehadbeen

around$40,welloutofreachformanypeople.Thesedevicesarepoweredbysoftwarefromthegiant

electronicscompany,KaiOSTechnologiesLimited.(17)Mostcompaniesaietryingtomakephones

evermorepowerfulandcapable,butKaiOSwenttheotherway.Itmadeeveryefforttokeepthe

essentialcapabilitiesofsmartphones,butstripoutcostsandpreservebatterylifeforpeoplewholikely

haveinadequateaccesstoelectricity.TheKaiOSdevicesofferanalternativetothemoreexpensive

modelsthatremainoutofreachtomanyAfricansandcontributetothedigitaldivide.(18)Thebodyof

KaiOSphonesisasbasicasitgets.Insteadofatouchscreen,they'recontrolledwithanold-school

keypad.They'redesignedfor3Gnetworksbecause4Gcoveragedoesn'treachtwothirdsofAfrica's

customers.Intotal,KaiOSphonesaremadefromabout$15worthofparts,whileApple'stopofthe

lineiPhonehas$390worthofstuff.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q16.WhatareanumberofphonecompaniestryingtodoinAfrica?答案：D)

Q17.HowdoKaiOSsmartphonesdifferfromsmartphonesofmostothercompanies?答案：A)

Q18.WhatareKaiOSsmartphonesequippedwith?答案:B)

PassageTwo

(19)Foryears,usingrecycledplastictomakeplasticproductswascheap.Bycontrast,fossilfuel

plasticwasmoreexpensive.Thus,thesustainableoptionwasaneconomicoptiontoo.Butnowitis

cheaperformajormanufacturerstousenewplastic.

Accordingtoonerecentbusinessreport,recycledplasticnowcostsanextra$72atonnecomparedwith

newlymadeplastic.Thismaybebecauseofconsumerdemands.Theyarepushingformorerecycled

plasticsinnewproducts.(20)Meanwhile,newplasticisbecomingcheaper.Thisisbecauseofaboom

inpetroleumchemicalproductionfromtheU.S.

Thepriceincreaseofrecycledplasticcouldcostsustainablemanufacturersanextra$250mayear.

Smallermanufacturersmayalsobeforcedtousenewplastictoreducecosts.Makersofclearplastic

bottlesmayalsooptfornewfossil-fuelbasedplastictosavemoney.Plasticpackagingmakersare

beingpressuredtousemorerecycledplastic.Thisisdoneinhopesofreducingtheenormousamount

ofplasticpollutionintheoceans.

(21)TheUKgovernmentplanstotaxcompanieswhichdon'tuseatleast30%recycledplasticintheir

products.Additionally,thegovernmentisplanningtoincreasethequantityofrecycledplasticinthe

market.Thiscouldmeanincentivesfornewrecyclingplants.Additionally,recyclingfacilitiesmaybe

improvedatalocalcouncillevelandrecycledplasticcouldbeimported.Thiswouldhelpincreasethe

amountofrecycledplasticincirculation.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassag