时讯：2018年12月英语四级考试听力真题（全）

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下半年全国大学英语四六级考试将于12月15日举行，澎湃教育将全天候关注，给你带来第一手四六级考试信息。 以下是英语四级听力真题(全):

news 1

adevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartofamissionor4gmobilecoveragetothemoome ( adevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartoff tothom ome ) ( adevicethat if successful，thetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirstevermobilephonenetwork。 thelunarnetworkwillsupporthighdefinitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandearth。 thenetworkispartofamissiontothemoon。 thisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontothemoon。 youdaokaoshenthe4gmissionissettolaunchfromcapecanaveralintheunitedstatesonaspacexfalcon9rocket in 2019。 missiontothemoonintendstoestablishandtestthefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon。 thescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuilda4gratherthanafifthgenerationor 5g network。 thisisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases。 thismeansthata5gnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoon ' s surface

question1: whatarescientistsplanningtodo？

question2: whydidscientistschoosetosetosetupa4gnetworkintheirmission？

news 2

it ' srespondedtoafirewednesdaynightanabandonedmallinheywood。 thefirewasreportedat9: 26 pmatanoldshoppingcenteronmichiganavenuenearst。 Mary’s church six fire engines，twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene。 crewshadthefireundercontrolinabout 45 minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin。 youdaokaoshenthereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefireoutbuttherewerenoreportsofanyinjuries。 fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescenebuthavenotyetdeterminedthecauseofthefire。 firefighterswillremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesn ' tstartupagain。 theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince 2002。 incityhalldevelopedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing。 howevertheplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds。

question3: whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire？

question4: whathadcityhallplannedtodo？

news 3

potatochipsinjapanarebeingsoldfor6xtheirnormalprice。 thisisafterthecountry ' smainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage。 stormsandfloodsanditsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestandmorethan3decades。 localmediareportssuggestcalbeeanditsmainrivalkoike-yaarehaltingalmost 50 products。

“we don ' tknowwhenwe ' llbeabletorestart”，a公司spokesman said。 snackloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarebare。 japaneselawslimittheamountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinjapanesemadeproducts。 youdaokaoshenjapansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshimports。 itstillonlyallowspotatoesfromselectedusstates。 thisisonlyatcertaintimesandonconditionthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearjapaneseports。

butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweathereventsmoreoften。

question5: whatproblemisjapanfacing？

question6: whydoesjapanlimittheimportofpotatoes？

question7: whatmightaffectjapanesedomesticproduce？

conversation 1

m: mr。 brown‘s lectures are so boring。

w :是，he is not a very exciting speaker。 but the subject is interesting。

m: during every one of his lectures，i try to listen i really try。 butafterabout 10 minutesmymindbeginstowanderandiloseconcentration。 but i see that you seem to be ok。 howdoyoustayfocusedthroughtheentirehour？

w: well，what i do is keep my pen moving。

m: what do you mean？

w:it ' samethodofactiveconcentrationireadabout。 oneofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateistowritethingsdown。 but it has to be done by hand，not typing on a keyboard。 youseewritingbyhandforcesyoutoactuallyengagewithwhatyou’relearninginamorephysicalway。

m:doyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthen？

w:sometimesbutthat ' snot important。 mynotesmayormaynotbeusefulbutthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatmr。 brandsaysicanfollowhislineofthinkingmoreeasily。 youdaokaoshen in fact，sometimes i draw a little too。

m:youdrawinclassandthathelpsmepayattention？

w :是，honestly it works for me。 ijustdrawlittlelinesandnonsensereally。 it was also in that article i read。 it can keep the mind active，preventgettingboredandhelptoconcentrate。 againthepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthepenmoving。 ifi‘mathomeandineedtostudywhatidoisreadoutloud。 ithasasimilareffecttowritingbyhand。 ithelpsmemorizeinformationinaphysicalway。

question 8。 what does the man think of mr。 brown‘s lectures？

question 9。 what does the woman do during mr。 brown‘s lectures？

question 10。 why does the woman draw in class？

question 11。 whatdoesthewomansayaboutreadingoutloud？

转换2。

m: and where is this？

f:thesephotosarefromthetajmahalinindia。 wewentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon。

m: was it romantic。

f:yeah thetajmahalwasaveryromanticplace。 theguidetoldusthereisafamouslovestorybehindthisbuildingthatallindianslearninschool。 ithinkitwasduringthe 1600 andtheprincessatthattimediedwhilegivingbirthtoher 14 th child。 theemperorlovedtheprincesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor。

m: wow that sounds very romantic。 it looks amazing。

f :是it‘s gorgeous。 it’salsolargerinreallifethanitlooksinthephotos。 youdaokaoshenthebuildingisverytallandthereardensinawallarounditall。 it ' sallbuiltinthiswhitestoneandsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels。

m:itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere。

f:yesit ' saveryfamoustouristdestination。 sotherearethousandsofvisitorseveryday。

m: was the rest of india crowded？

f :是，very crowded in many cities。 itwassometimessocrowdedthatitwasdifficulttowalkalongthestreetsespeciallythroughbusymarkets。 and there are so many cars。 trafficwasterriblebutthepeoplewerefriendly。 thecultureisamazingandwehadagreattime。

m:what about the food？

f: the indian food is great。 therearelotsofdifferentdishestotryandeveryregionhasitsownspecialfood。

question 12。 forwhatpurposedidthewomangotoindia？

question 13。 why was the taj mahal built？

question 14。 whatdoesthewomansayaboutthetajmahal？

question 15 whatisthewoman ' simpressionofindiancities？

passage 1

apewresearchcentersurveyofmorethan 1000 americansconductedinaprilfindsthatamericanscontinuetoexpresslargelypositivewsabouthe f rterssaythatpubliclibrariesprovidethemwiththeresourcestheyneedand 66 percentsaytheclosingoftheirloclap ubliclibrarywouldhaveamajop althoughnotablyjust 33 percentsaythiswouldhaveamajorimpactonthempersonallyorontheirfamily。 youdaokaoshenamajorityofamericansfeellibrariesaredoingagoodjobofprovidingasafeplaceforpeopletohangoutorspendtimeaswellasop enini tiesforpeopleofallagesandroughlyhalfthinktheirlibrariescontributealottotheircommunitiesintermsohllefelf.engupupupupeducationii arkcreativityamongyoungpeopleandprovidingatrustedplaceforpeopletolearnaboutnewtechnologies。 asinpastpewresearchcentersurveysoflibraryusetheaprilsurveyalsomeasuredamericansusageofandengagementwithlibraries。 overall， 53 percentofamericansages 16 andolderhavehadsomeinteractionwiththepuppetlibraryinthepastyeareitherthroughaninpersonvisitorusin glin ntofadultsspecificallyvisitedalibraryinthepast 12 months。 amodestincreasefromthe 44 percentwhosaidthatinlate。

question 16:whatdomostamericanssayaboutlocalpubliclibraries？

question 17:howcanlocalpubliclibrariesbenefityoungpeople？

question 18:whatdoesthesurveyshowaboutadultlibraryusers？

passage 2

asavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenadomesticcatandamedium-sizedwildafricancatcalledtheserval。 theunusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe 1990 s。 and in 2001，theinternationalcatassociationaccepteditasanewregisteredbreed。 thesavannahsaretallandslimandcanweighuptoninepointonekilograms，makingthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanown。 theyhaveaspottedcodesimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcatsandtheirearsareverylarge。 theyarealsocommonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyaltyandcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch，andoftennotedcharacteristicofthesanvance theyareknowntojumpontopofdoorsandhighcabinets。 somecanleapabout 2.5 metreshighfromastandingposition。 youdaokaoshencatsaretypicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitiveandsoarethesavanahs。 theyoftenlearnhowtoopendoorsandcupboards。 manysavannahcatsdonotfearwaterandwillplaywithorevenpeintowater。 someownersevenshowerwiththeirsavannahcats，presentingawaterbowltosavannahmayalsoproveachallenge，assomewillpromptlybegintobata

question 19。 whatdowelearnaboutthesavannahcat？

question 20。 whatischaracteristicofsavannahcats？

question 21 whatdosomepeopledowiththeirsavanahcats？

passage 3

whenchildrenstartschoolforthevery1sttimeparentsoftenfeelasenseofexcitementcoupledwithatouchofsadnessattheendofanera。 thisisthestartofanewadventureforchildrenplayingandinteractingwithnewfriendssharing，takingturnsandsettlingintoanewroutine。

but of course，thisisnotthestartofyourchild ' seducationwhichinfactbeganatbirth。 back then，uwouldhavebeenyourchild’smostinfluentialteachers。 during this time at home，urchildwouldhavelearntmorethanatanyotherperiodintheirlife。 duringyourchild ' sfirstyearinschoolmuchtimewillbespentinlearningtoreadandtheyneedtoknowthatthisisfunandworthwhile。 youdaokaoshenurchildwillnaturalycopyusoitisimportantthatuareseeneadingandenjoyingbooksnewspapersandmagazinesratherthanjusbat ull ationshouldbeaclosepartnershipbetweenparentsandteachers。 a child’syearsplitsfairlyneatlyintothirds:a3rd at school，a3rdasleepandathirdawakeathomeoronholiday。

irrespectiveofthequalityofaschoolachild ' shomelifeisofkeyimportance。 itisthedeterminingfactoroftheiracademicsuccess。 urchildmayhavestartedonanewjourneybuturworkisfarfromfinished。

question 22 howdoparentsfeelwhentheirchildrenstartgoingtoschool？

question 23 whatdoesthepassagesayaboutchildren ' s education？

question 24 whatshouldparentsdoforthesuccessoftheirchildren ' s education？

question 25。 whatdoesthepassagesayisthekeyfactorofloinbo’sacademicsuccess？

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