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1、00:01.25College English Test Band Four大学英语四级考试00:04.06Part II Listening Comprehension第二部分听力理解00:07.20Section A A 节00:08.87Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. 说明：在本节中，你将听到三篇新闻 报道。00:14.08At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. 在每一篇新闻报道的最后， 你会听到
2、两个或三个问题。00:19.08Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. 新闻报道和问题将只播放一遍。 00:23.57After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).h听到问题后，你需要从A)、B)、C)和D)四个选项中选出最佳答案。00:32.22Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer She
3、et 1 with a single line through the centre. 然J后 将相应的答案涂在答题卡1上。00:38.88News Report One新闻一00:40.72The World Pipe Band Championships will take place in Glasgow on Saturday. 世界风笛乐队锦标赛 将于周六在格拉斯哥举行。00:46.200ver 120 of the worlds best pipe bands will compete at the championships. ffiil 120 支世界顶级 风笛乐队将参加锦标赛
4、。00:52.34Over 4,000 pipers and drummers are expected to descend on the city for the annual event. 预i十将 有超过4,000名风笛手和鼓手来到这座城市参加这一年度盛事。00:59.13lt will take place at the St. James Playing Fields in Glasgow on Saturday, 18 May from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm. h比赛将于5月18日星期六上午10:00至晚上7:00在格拉斯哥圣詹姆士运动场举行。01:07.
5、85The event is free. Also, a free shuttle bus will run between the event car parks and the competition site.活动是免费的。此外，活动停车场和比赛场地之间将有免费班车往返。01:15.71Shuttle buses will run every 15 minutes from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm. 班车从早上 8 点运行到晚上 8 点，每15分钟一班。01:21.59Glasgow City Council says it is estimated to bring
6、 300,000 to the local economy. 格拉斯哥市议会 表示，预计此次世界风笛乐队锦标赛将为当地经济带来30万英镑的收入。01:29.08The first World Pipe Band Championships were held in Edinburgh in 1947. 第届世界风笛乐队锦 标赛于1947年在爱丁堡举行。01:34.43The event first took place in Glasgow in 1948. 该赛事于 1948 年首次在格拉斯哥举行。(01:38.86lt has been held regularly in Glasgow
7、since 1986. 自 1986 年以来则一直在格拉斯哥定期举行。01:42.94Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. h请根据你刚听到的新闻报道 回答第1题和第2题。01:48.90l. What event will take place in Glasgow? l.格拉斯哥将举行什么活动？02:08.802. What does Glasgow City Council say the event will do? 2.格拉斯哥市议会认为该活动将有何意 义？02:29.15News Re
8、port Two新闻二02:30.26Summer doesnt begin for two more days, but scientists are already sounding the alarm about dangerous ice melts going on right now in Greenland. 还要两天才入夏，但科学家们已经对格陵兰岛正在发 生的危险冰盖融化发出了警告。02:40.85The vast island usually locks away enough fresh water in its ice sheet, which if melted can
9、 raise global sea levels by six meters. 这个巨大的岛屿通常会将足够多的淡水锁在冰盖中，如果冰盖融化会使全球海平 面上升六米。02:51.78And research shows that in recent years its ice has melted faster than ever before. 而且研究表明， 近年来，它的融冰速度比以往任何时候都快。02:57.69This month, as temperatures in northwestern Greenland approach all-time highs, researchers
10、 are encountering unusual, surprising levels of melting ice in the region. 本月,格陵兰岛西北部的气温接近历史 最高点，研究人员在该地区遇见了异常且惊人的融冰速度。03:09.77The most significant concern here is how early this is all happening. 最重要的问题是这一切发生 得太早了。03:15.01Greenland experiences annual ice melt and growth cycles. 卜格陵兰每年都会经历冰盖融化和生长 周期
11、。03:19.31But this year, the melting season began in early May. 但是今年的融化季节开始于 5 月初。03:22.92Thats a month earlier than normal and something thats happened only once before in the historical record in 2016. 这比正常情况早了一个月，而且这样的事情只在2016年发生过一次。03:32.78That means that not only is the ice melting very fast, it
12、 has more time to melt this summer than it would in a normal climate system. 这意味着不仅冰盖融化的速度非常快，而且今年夏天冰盖融化的时间比正常 气候系统下的时间要长。03:42.62Longer melt seasons like this one seem to lead to much greater contributions to sea-level rise than in previous decades. h像这次这样较长的融冰季节，对海平面上升的影响似乎比过去几十年大得多。03:51.52Questi
13、ons 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 请根据你刚听到的新闻报道 回答第3题和第4题。03:57.233. What is scientists warning in the news report? 3.在新闻报道中,科学家发出 了什么警告?04:17.024. What do we learn about this years ice melting season in Greenland? 4.对于格陵兰岛今年的融 冰季节，我们了解到了什么？04:35.54News Report Three新闻三04:3
14、9.16Bundles containing thousands of pounds in cash keep turning up on the streets of Blackhall Colliery in northern England, according to police. 据警方称，英格兰北部布莱克霍尔煤矿村的街道上不断出现成捆 的数千英镑现金。04:48.93Residents of the village have been coming across bundles of 20 notes一usually worth 2,000in the former mining
15、village in County Durham. 这个位于达勒姆郡的村子的居民在当地偶然发现了成捆的面 值20英镑的现金，通常价值2,000英镑。04:59.33The latest discovery was on Monday, meaning four of these cash bundles have been handed in this year and 13 since 2014. 最近一次发现是在周一，这意味着今年已经发现了四捆，自2014年以来共发现13捆。(05:08,83The bundles are usually left in plain sight and h
16、ave been scattered across the small coastal village. 这些成捆的现金通常被落在显眼的地方，散落在了这个沿海的小村庄。05:14.89The owner has two weeks to collect the cash, which is then returned to the finder if not claimed, according to Peterlee Police. 根据彼得利警方的说法，失主有两周的时间来领取现金，如果没人领取，这 些现金就会退还给捡获者。05:23.55A Durham Police spokespers
17、on said the money has been returned to the lucky finders in all cases except yesterday. h达勒姆警方发言人表示，除昨天外，这些钱都已退还给幸运的捡获者。(05:31.00Policeman John Forster said in a statement: 44The circumstances remain a mystery so we would welcome any information that will help us get to the bottom of these random in
18、cidents.n 警察约翰?福斯特 在声明中表示：“情况仍然是个谜，因此我们欢迎任何有助于我们查明这些随机事件的真相的信息05:43.13He told The Northern Echo: It isnt an affluent part of the world, so for them to find cash of that amount and instantly think about taking it to the police stations shows the community spirit there is. ” 他告 诉北方回声报：“这里不是世界上富裕的地区.所以
19、对于这里的居民来说，捡到如此大额的现金并立即 将其交到警察局足以体现了这里有社区精神。”05:56.63Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 请根据你刚听到的新闻报道 回答第5至7题。（06:01.655. What happened on the streets of Blackhall Colliery? 5.布莱克霍尔煤矿村的街道上发生了什 么？06:21.576. What do the local police do with the money if not claimed in two
20、 weeks? 6.如果两周内没人认 领，当地警方会如何处理这笔钱？06:43.357. What did the policeman John Forster say about the villagers? 7.关于村民,警察约翰?福斯特说 了什么？07:04.11Section B B 节07:05.24Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. 说明：在本节中,你将听到两篇 长对话。07:09.90At the end of each conversation, you will hear fou
21、r questions. 在每一篇对话的最后,你将会听到 四个问题。07:13.78Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. 对话和问题均播放一遍。07:18.62After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）. 听到问题后，你需要从A）、B）、Q和D）四个选项中选出最佳答案。07:25.61Then mark the correspondin
22、g letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 然后 将相应的答案涂在答题卡1上。07:31,87Conversation 0件11对话07:33.84W: Its your birthday next week. 女：下周是你的生日。07:36.01What have you got planned? 你有什么计划？（07:38.51M: Im not sure. I often feel strange on my birthday. h男:我不确定。我经常在生日那天感到奇怪。07:41.28lts lik
23、e my brain decides to have a crisis. h就像我的大脑出现 T危机。07:44,15W: Its not entirely unusual to feel anxious or sad around your birthday. 女:在生口 前后感到焦虑 或悲伤完全不奇怪。07:49.25Birthdays can tap into a lot of things people worry about, including their achievements in life in the past decade, or their accomplishmen
24、ts of the past year. 生日会让人们想起很多担忧的事情，包括他们在过去十 年中的成就，或者过去一年的成就。08:00.15Many begin to search for the meaning of their existence, leading to behaviors such as ending or starting a relationship, or plans, like starting a vigorous diet or fitness program. 许多人开始才找自己存在的意义，从 而导致诸如结束或开始一段关系等行为，或者制订诸如开始积极饮食或健
25、身等计划。08:12.45M: I have wonderful friends and I love celebrating their birthdays. 55 ：我有很棒的朋友,我喜欢为 他们庆祝生日。08:16.62But I dont like being the center of attention, receiving gifts and having a fuss made. 但我不喜欢成 为被关注的焦点，不喜欢接受礼物，不喜欢大惊小怪。08:22.27lt seems to trigger a type of social anxiety. 这似乎引发了一种社交焦虑。08
26、:25.69l think social media too can intensify things as birthdays now play out more publicly. 我认为社交媒 体也会加剧事态，因为现在的生日越来越公开。08:31,81Birthday reminders can be helpful, but I kind of worry I wont be able to drum up my own day and show it to look as exciting as it is supposed to be. 生日提醒可能会有帮助，但我有点担心,我不会安
27、排自己的天，让它看起来像想象中的那样令人兴奋。08:41.34W: Well, to deal with the birthday blues, you should not isolate yourself. ：女：好吧，为了应对生 R 带来的忧郁，你不应该孤立自己。08:46.00lts best to gradually face your birthday with people you trust. That would help you learn self-acceptance, or that its okay to be the focus. 最好是逐渐与你信任的人面对你的生
28、口，他们会帮助你学 会自我接纳，或者成为焦点也没关系。08:55.39M: Perhaps. Or I could perceive my birthday as an opportunity to do something for others like asking people to make a donation instead of buying a gift. 男：也许吧。或者我可以把我的生日看作是一个为他人 做一些事情的机会，比如让人们捐款而不是买礼物。09:05.40)W: Exactly. Or even simply see your birthday as an oppo
29、rtunity to bring people together for them to have fun. h女：没错。甚至可以简单地把你的生日看作是一个让人们聚在一起玩的机会。09:12.56Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 请根据你刚听到的对话回答 第8至11题。09:18.448. How does the man often feel on his birthday? 8.男士过生日时通常心情如何?09:37.559. What does the woman say many pe
30、ople tend to do on their birthday? 9.女士说很多人在生日 时往往会做什么？09:57.5710. What does the man say about birthday celebrations? 10.关于生日庆祝活动,男士怎么说？10:16.9311. What does the woman suggest the man do about his birthday celebration at the end of the conversation? ll.在对话末尾，女士建议男士如何庆祝生日？10:39.68Conversation Two对话二1
31、0:41.14W: The metro was absolutely terrible this morning. 女:今天早上的地铁非常糟糕。10:44,63M: Oh, was there a delay? S：哦,是有延迟吗?10:46.66W: No, but the train was so packed that I could barely move, and it was difficult to breathe too. 女: 不是，地铁太拥挤了，我儿乎动弹不得，呼吸也很困难。10:53.16At every station, more people squeezed in
32、and I got pushed further and further inside. 每到一站都 有更多的人挤进来，我被推得越来越靠里。10:59.06When I got to my station, I could hardly get out. 当我到站时，我几乎无法下车。11:01.80Once I did get out, I was totally exhausted. 一出了地铁,我感到筋疲力尽。11:05.10M: That sounds like a nightmare. Why didnt you take the bus? 男：这听起来像一场噩梦。你为什 么不坐公共汽
33、车？11:08.81W: The bus takes twice as long and its just as crowded. 女：坐公共汽车要花两倍的时间，而且同 样拥挤。ll:13.00M: Well, whats the alternative? Havent you got a car? 男:那么，还有别的选择吧?你没有车 吗？11:16.58W: Ive got a drivers license, but thats all. 女：我有驾照,仅此而己。11:19.52lm saving up to buy something reasonably small and cute,
34、 but its still a bit expensive for me, and itll take a while before I have enough money. 我攒的钱只够买些小而可爱的东西，汽车对我来说还是有点 贵，我需要一段时间才能攒够钱买。11:28.54M: Have you thought about getting an electric motorbike? 男：你想过买一辆电动摩托车吗？ 11:31.15W: I consider that for maybe a minute. 女：我有考虑过一下。ll:34.09But honestly, Ive just
35、 seen too many horrible accidents involving those dangerous monsters. 但老 实说，我看到了太多有关那些危险怪物的可怕事故。11:40.78M: What about those popular shared bikes? You could register to use one. h男:那么那些流行的共 享单车怎么样？你可以注册使用一辆。11:45.11W: Yeah, thats a possibility. 女:是的，这倒有可能。11:47.30There are always several of those bik
36、es out in front of our apartment complex. 在我们的公寓大楼 前面总是有几辆这样的自行车。ll:52.06M: Or you could just walk to work. 男：或者你可以走路去上班。11:54.33W: Well, its five kilometers from home to the office. 女：嗯，从家到办公室有五公里。ll:58.55But youve given me a thought. 不过,你给了我一个想法。（12:00.16l could take a change of clothes and jog to
37、 work. 我J 以换件衣服，慢跑去上班。12:03.20But at this time of year, the air pollution is a real problem. 但在每年的这个时候,空气污染是个问 题。12:07.41M: Oh, yeah. I didnt think of that. 男：哦，是的,这点我没想到。12:09.77You take a taxi if you really have to. 如果你真的需要的话,你可以打车。12:12.14W: Well, thats an expensive way to get to work. 女:嗯,这是一种昂贵
38、的上班方式。12:15.20M: Not if you use a ride sharing app. 男:如果你使用拼车程序,那就不贵了。12:18.54W: Good idea. Ill download one immediately. Thank you. C：好主意,我马上下载。非常感谢。12:21.90Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 请根据你刚听到的对话回 答第12至15题。12:27.29）12. What does the woman say about her subw
39、ay ride? 12.关于自己乘坐地铁的经历，女士说了什 么？12:47.07）13. Why hasnt the woman got her own car? 13.女士为什么没有自己的车？13:06.2714. What does the woman say about electric motorbikes? 14.关于电动摩托车，女士说 什么？ 13:26.1 刀 15. How was the woman going to get to work? 15.女士会怎么去上班?13:45.35Section CC 节13:46.27Directions: In this section
40、, you will hear three passages. ift：在本节中,你将听到三篇短文。13:50.57At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. 在每一篇短文的最后，你将会听 到三个或者四个问题。13:54.79Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. 短文和问题均播放一遍。13:59.10After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer fro
41、m the four choices marked A）, B）, C） andD）.听到问题后，你需要从A）、B）、C）和D）四个选项中选出最佳答案。14:07.26Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 然后 将相应的答案涂在答题卡1上。14:13.20Passage One短文一14:15.05Steve Miller began his career in IT back in the late 1980s. 史蒂夫?米勒的 IT 职业生涯始于
42、 20 世 纪80年代末。14:20.91Being a deaf person in tech required a huge amount of effort in organization. 作为一个技术领域 的聋人，需要在工作中付出巨大的努力。14:27,08Because there was no email or text message service, everything had to be done face to face, or by telephone. 因为没有电子邮件或短信业务，一切工作都必须面对面或通过电话完成。14:34.57Communicating in
43、meetings was very difficult. 在会议上沟通非常困难。14:38.47He needed a sign language interpreter for every meeting, but it was a huge effort to coordinate. 每次开会都需要一名手语译员，但协调起来很费力。14:43.93These days, although challenges still remain, its a good time to be a deaf person in tech, says Miller. 米勒说，现在尽管挑战仍然存在，但对于科技
44、领域的聋人来说确实好多了。14:51.23Big advances in speech recognition technology have enabled communication tools to turn live speech into text in real time on your smartphone or laptop, and sign language into text as well. h语音识别技术的巨 大进步使通信工具能够在智能手机或笔记本电脑上将实时语音转换为文本或将手语转换为文本。15:05.48New Tech coupled with improvem
45、ents in hearing aid technology and medical advances means that Miller is able to focus far more on his work. 新技术加上助听器技术的进步和医学的进步，意味着米勒能够 更加专注于他的工作。15:15.37He has benefited to a great extent from a tiny hearing device in his ear. 他在很大程度上得益于耳 朵里的一个小助听器。15:20.27lt gives him a degree of hearing, and he
46、can use a variety of communication methods depending on the situation. h这使他具备了一定的听力能力，他可以根据情况使用各种沟通方法。15:27.12He can employ lip-reading and have meetings via video instead of on the phone. These things have made a huge difference. 他可以使用唇读，通过视频而不是电话进行会议。这些东西发挥了巨大的作用。15:35.99He no longer has to worry about whether or not he can understand. 他再也不用担心自己是否能 理解会议内容。15:39.92He can just concentrate on how interesting the meeting might be and what he needs to get out of it i