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1、大学英语四级听力原文2018.12(卷二)nNews 1nThemanwasthentakentohospital.Officialssaidheisinstableconditionwithnolife-threateninginjuries.Thebuildingwasreportedlypurchasedbyaneighboringchurchin2011.Itwasthesiteofa2006fireandhasremainedweakenedeversince.n1.WhathappedataconstructionsiteinBrooklynonTuesday?n2.Whatdoe
2、sthereportsayaboutthenon-workercivilian?nNews 2nMillionsofpeoplearestrugglingtounderstandtheirpaychecksorcalculatemoneyinshops,campaignershavesaid.Beingbadatmathsshouldnolongerbeseenasbadgeofhonorordamnedgenetics,(3)accordingtoNationalNumeracy,aneworganizationwhichaimstochallengethenationsnegativevi
3、ewofthesubject.ChrisHumphries,thechairmanofthegroup,saidthatpoormathsskillscanaffectanindividualslife,leavingthematahigherriskofbeingexcludedfromschooloroutofwork.Figuresfromagovernmentsurveypublishedlastyearshowthat17millionadultsinEnglandhavebasicmathskillsthatare,atbest,thesameasan11-year-old,hes
4、aid.nSpeakingofthelaunchoftheNationalNumeracy,Mr.Humphriessaid,“Thatsascaryfigure,becausewhatitmeansistheyoftencantcalculateorgivechange.”nMikeEllicock,chiefexecutiveofNationalNumeracy,said,“WewanttochallengethisIcantdomathsattitudethatisprevalentintheUK”,(4)addingthatisvitalthatallprimaryschoolteac
5、hersunderstandkeymathsconceptsasyoungchildrenwhofailtolearnthebasicswillsufferlateron.n3.Whatdoestheorganization“NationalNumeracy”aimtodo?n4.WhatisvitalaccordingtothechiefexecutiveofNationalNumeracy?nNews 3(5)TheDutchkinghasrevealedthatformorethantwodecades,hehashelddownapart-timesecondjob,alongside
6、hisroyalduties.KingWillem-AlexanderoftheNetherlandssaidthatherecentlyendedhisroleasaregular“guestpilot”after21yearswithanationalairlinesfleetofnowoutdatedaircraft.Asaguestflier,thekingworkedabouttwiceamonth,alwaysasco-pilot.HewillnowretraintoflythebiggerBoeing737sastheoldplanesarebeingphasedoutofser
7、vice.Thefifty-year-oldfatherofthreeandkingstothe17millionDutchcitizenscallsflyinga“hobby”.(6)Itletshimleavehisroyaldutiesonthegroundandfullyfocusonsomethingelse.“Youhaveanaircraft,passengersandcrew.Youhaveresponsibilityforthem,”thekingsaid.“Youcanttakeyourproblemsfromthegroundintotheskies.Youcancomp
8、letelychangefocusandconcentrateonsomethingelse.That,forme,isthemostrelaxingpartofflying.”Willem-Alexandersaidheisrarelyrecognizedbypassengers.(7)Veryfewpeoplepayattentiontohimashewalksthroughtheairportinhisairlineuniformandcap.5.WhatdoesthereportsayabouttheDutchking?6.Whydoesthekingsayhelikesflying?
9、7.Whatdoesthekingsayaboutpassengersoftheairport?nConversation 1nM:Morning,Ms.Samino,welcometoourstudio.nW:Thanks,mypleasure.nM:Ok,then,letmestartbyaskingyouhowoldyourcompanyis.nW:Mygrandparentsstartedthecompanyin1955.nM:WhydidtheydecidetoopenafurnitureplantinBucharest?nW:(8)Atthetimetherewasaconstru
10、ctionboom,therewasagreatneedoffurniture.Andmygrandparentssawabusinessopportunity.(9)Theyaimtoprovidequalityyetaffordablewoodfurniture.Andthisgoalhaveneverchanged.nM:Doyoustillonlyworkwithwood?nW:Thatsright.Itwaswhatweknowandwhatwedobest.Ifwestartedtotrydifferentmaterials,ourqualitywouldprobablysuffe
11、r.nM:Andallthiswoodislocal?nW:Correct.(10)AhundredpercentofrawmaterialcomesfromRomania.nM:Couldyoupleaseoutlinehowthecompanyhasgrownovertime?Whatistheopportunityandchallengethatyouhavefaced?nW:Well,backinthe50sand60s,Romaniawasalotpoorerthanitistoday.Mygrandfatherandfatherdidnothavemuchcapitalandour
12、customersdidnthavemuchmoneyeither.Survivedlimitedgrowth,(11)thebigchangewasin2007,whenRomaniajoinedtheEuropeanUnion.Suddenly,ourmarketisexplodedinsize,andwecouldnowsellourproductintoallacrossthecontinent.Therewasmorefinancialinvestmentandasaresult,wewentfromhaving20employeesto200.M:Whichcountryisyou
13、rbiggestmarket?W:BesidesRomania,ourbiggestmarketinGermany.Thereisstrongdemandthereforourtraditionalstyleoffurniture.Question8WhydidSaminosgrandparentsstartafurnitureplantinBucharest?Question9WhatwasSaminosgrandfathertryingtodo?Question10WhatdoesSaminosayabouthercompanysrawmaterials?Question11Wheredo
14、esSaminoscompanyselltheirproducts?Conversation 2M:HaveyouheardaboutthenewrestaurantThePearl?(12)SusanandIaregoingtotryitoutthisweekend.WehaveareservationonSaturdayat7oclock.Icancalltoaddtwomoretothetableifyoudlike.W:Thatsoundsgreat!Wedliketojoinyou.Youalwaysseemtoknowthebestplacetogo.Wheredoyouheara
15、boutthesethings?M:Ihaveahabitofreading614magazine.(13)Ithasalltheinformationonlocaleventswithinthe614ColumnCodeArea.W:Doesntseemaclevernameforthemagazinethen.Doesitfocusonnewrestaurantopenings?M:Theyhaveotherinformation,too.Thingslikeconcerts,festivalsandsmallshops.Ithinktherestaurantinformationandr
16、eviewsarethemostexciting,though.Eachyear,theyalsosponsoralocaleventcalledRestaurantWeek.W:RestaurantWeek?Whatsthat?M:Oh,itswonderful.Allthestylishrestaurantsparticipate.Theyhavespecialsetmenusfortheweek,usuallyinspringatanumberofdifferentpricepoints.(14)SusanandIgotoatleast3differentplacesduringthee
17、vent.Itsagreatopportunitytotrysomeofthemoreexpensiverestaurantsatadiscountedpriceandtrysomethingnew.ThatshowwefoundthePearlactually.W:Wow,thatsaneventIwouldbeinterestedin.Whenwoulditbehappeningthisyear?M:Youreinluck.(15)RestaurantWeekstartsinjustafewdays,thefirstSundayinMay.Letsmakesuretosetadoubled
18、ateduringtheevent.Justletmeknowwhattypeoffoodyouwouldliketotry.W:OK,Iwill.n12.Whatdoesthemaninvitethewomantodothisweekend?n13.Whatdoesthemansayabout614magazine?n14.WhatdoesthemanusuallydowithSusanduringRestaurantWeek?n15.Whydoesthemansaythewomanisinluck?nPassage1nAllparentsknowitisdifficulttogetchil
19、drentoeattheirvegetables.Someofthemofferrewardsalltreatsforchildrenfinishingtheirshare.Butresearchershavediscoveredthatyoungsterswhoarenotpraisedfortryingvegetablesaremorelikelytoeatthemeventually.(16)Thestudyfoundthatthebestwaytogetchildrentoeatfoodtheydonotlikeissimplytogivethemrepeatedexposuretoi
20、t.nPsychologistsfromGhentUniversityinBelgium,studied98children.Theygavethem5kindsofvegetablestoeat:mushrooms,peas,eggplants,carrotsandcabbages.(17)Thetastestestsrevealedthatcarrotsweretheleastlikedvegetableamongyoungsters.Thechildrenwerethengivenabowlofboiledcarrotsandtoldtochoosehowmuchtoeat.After8
21、minutestheywereaskedtoratethedishasdelicious,justokayordisgusting.nThetrialwentontwiceaweekforamonthwithafollow-uptastetestafter8weeks.Childrenweresplitintothreegroups,withonegroupaskedtotrythebowlofcarrotsrepeatedlywithnofurtherencouragement.Theothertwogroupsweregivenrewardsofatoyorverbalpraise.(18
22、)Afterthetrial,81%ofchildrenwhosimplytrythecarrotsconsistentlylikedthem.Thisiscontrastto68%forthegroupgivenatoyand75%forthegroupgivenverbalpraise.n16.Whatisthebestwaytogetchildrentoeatvegetablesaccordingtoarecentstudy?n17.Whatdidtheresearchersfindaboutcarrots?n18.Whatdoestheresultofthisresearchshow?
23、nPassage 2nOnethingaboutthemoonmanypeopledontknowisthat(19)ithasalotofgarbageonitssurface,leftoverfromhumanspaceexploration.Buthowmuchgarbageexactlyhavehumansleftonthemoon?Itshardtobeaccurate,butthetrashlikelyweighsmorethan181,000kilogramsonearth.MuchofitwasleftbyAmericanastronauts,wholandedonthelun
24、arsurfacebetween1969and1972duringNASAsApolloMissions.Theotherrubbishcomesfrommissionsthatdidnothavehumancrews.Thesemissionswereconductedbyvariousspaceexploringagencies,includingthosefromtheUS,Russia,Japan,IndiaandEurope.Manyoftheolderpiecesareequipmentsenttolearnaboutthemoon.Theequipmentstayedtherea
25、fteritsmissionended.Themoonisalsohometolunarorbitersthatnabbedthemoonbeforetheycrashedintoitssurface,addingtothegarbageheap.nTheobjectsleftbytheApolloastronautsincludedtheequipmentthatwasnolongerneeded.(20)Bringingbackunneededequipmentwouldhaveuseduppreciousresourcessuchasfuel.Butasthesayinggoes,“on
26、epersonstrashisanotherstreasure”,(21)researcherscanstudythegarbageleftonthemoontoseehowitsmaterialsweatheredtheradiationandvacuumofspaceovertime.Moreover,someoftheobjectsonthemoonarestillbeingused,includingalaserrangereflectorleftbytheApollo11crew.n19.Whatdoesthepassagesaymaybeunknowntomanypeople?n2
27、0.Whyhasalotofequipmentbeingleftonthemoon?n21.Whatcanresearchersdowiththegarbageonthemoon?nPassage 3Inmylineofwork,Ireceivealotofe-mails.Ialsosendalotofe-mails,thoughsocialmediaandmessagingappshavetakenoversomeoftherolesfromemailasaformofcommunication.(22)E-mailislikelytoretainanimportantroleforbusi
28、nesscommunicationinthefuture.Surprisinglythough,alotofcompaniesandorganizationslackformalguidelinesfore-mailing.Asmostofyouwillsoonbeenteringtheworkforce,Iwouldliketosharewithyoumyownrulesfore-mailing.Ifsomeonesendsyouane-mail,replytothem,acknowledgingtheemail.Asimple“thankyou”letsthesenderknowthatt
29、heiremailhasarrivedsafely,thatithasnotbeenlostamongwhatcouldbefiftyotheremailsthathavearrivedinyoure-mailinboxthatday.(24)Itisnotnecessarytoreplytoamassemailsenttonumerousrecipients.Theseemailsareofteninformativeratherthanpersonalizedcorrespondencerequiringaresponseoraction.(23)Butitscommonpolitenes
30、storespondtoapersonalmessagepreferablywithin24hoursofreceivingit.ItsalsoimportanttouseproperEnglish.JustbecauseE-mailsareaquickformofcommunicationdoesntmeane-mails,especiallybusinesse-mails,shouldbewrittenusinginformal,shortenedformsofwords.Thinkofe-mailasaletter.Spelling,grammarandpunctuationshould
31、notbeoverlooked.(25)Andneverusecapitalstoemphasizeawordorwordsinane-mail.Itsthesameasyelling.22.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboute-mail?23.Whatshouldonedouponreceivingpersonalizede-mail?24.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutamasse-mail?25.Whatshouldonedowhenwritingabusinesse-mail?nThanks for your time!Thanks for your time!Welcome!Welcome!Have a nice day!Have a nice day!此课件下载可自行编辑修改，仅供参考！此课件下载可自行编辑修改，仅供参考！感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！谢谢感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！谢谢