英語四級真題聽力是檢驗學生英語實際應用能力的重要標尺，它不僅考查聽力理解能力，更體現(xiàn)了對語言綜合運用的挑戰(zhàn)。掌握真題聽力，對于提升四級成績至關重要。本次，小編整理了2020年7月大學英語四級真題聽力部分內(nèi)容及答案，以供大家參考！
Section A
Directions:In this section,you will hear three news reports .At the end of each news report,you will hear two or three questions .Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.Afier yow hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)andD).Thet mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions I and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
Good morning.In today's headlines,Scotland's transport minister has warned of potentially extreme weather conditions as heavy snow isforecast across the country later thisweek.Orange warningsare in force for many areas for Wednesday and Thursday.(1)The transport minister advised people in parts of Scotland covered by the orange alert to avoid travel on Wednesday.This is what he said to us:“The orange warning maybe raised to redin some areas.That is a warning for snow that has never been seen since the modern systemcame into placein Scotland.”The orange warning has been extended until 6 p.m.onThursday.Trains,planes and ferries are also likely to be affected,with awind chill that could see parts of Britain feeling as coldas minus 15 degrees Celsius.(2)The head of road policing said,“I would urge drivers to take extra care on the roads fortheir journeys.Drivers should make sure they're prepared for their journey with warm clothing,food anddrink,sufficient fuel and a charged mobile phone.There could be significant traffic delays,so please start to plan your journey nowand consider if you really need totravelwhen conditions are this poor.”
1.A)Watch the weather forecast.
B)Evacuate the area with the orange alert.
C)Avoid travel on Wednesday.
D)Prepare enough food anddrink.
2.A)Pay more attention to the roads.
B)Stayat as a safer place
C)Bring more mobile phones.
D)Take a train home
答案詳解
1.What were people inparts of Scotland advised to do?
C)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。新聞中提到，交通部長建議受橙色預警影響的蘇格蘭部分地區(qū)的民眾避免在周三出行。
2.What did the head of road policing urge drivers to do?
A)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。新聞最后提到，道路警察負責人會敦促司機在旅途中格外關注路面狀況。司機們出門應做好充分準備，要有御寒的衣服、食物和飲料，要有足夠的燃料，并確保手機充滿電。
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(3)Romania's wetlands are coming back to life thanks to help from local communities,the World Wildlife Fund,and funding from the European Union.Roughly2,224 acres of the picturesque Danube Delta home to 300 species of birds have filled with wildlife.The land hasbeen connected tothe network of lakes and streams in the area.
“A lot of birds have migrated to the area,and one doesn't need to travel long hours anymore or go to other lakes to watchthe birds,”says Ion Meuta,Deputy Mayor of Mahmudia.
The area around Mahmudia,which is a UNESCO World Heritage site,is the third-most bio-diversein the world,after Australia's Great Barrier Ref and the Galapagos Islands.Groups used earth-moving equipment to restore the waterways.(4)Government officials proposed to protect the area's endangered wild fish by issuing afishing ban over the next decade.
3.A)There is only one ecosystem in Europe.
B)Romania's wetlands thrive again.
C)The wildlifein Romania isn't well protected.
D)There are 200 speciesof birds in Romania's wetlands.
4.A)Block the water ways.
B)Restore the fishingban.
C)Use monitoring equipment
D)Prohibit fishing in the next 10 years
答案詳解
3.What is the news report mainly about?
B)【精析】主旨大意題。新聞開頭提到，在當?shù)厣鐓^(qū)、世界野生動物基金會和歐盟的資助下，羅馬尼亞的濕地正在恢復生機。接下來新聞講述了該濕地的恢復狀況。
4.What did government officials propose to do toprotect the endangered fish?
D)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。新聞最后提到，政府官員提議在未來十年頒布禁漁令，以保護該地區(qū)瀕危的野生魚類。
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard
Scott Dunn recently awoke from a medically-induced sleep he'd been in after a car accident.He washeartbroken after realizing he'd missed his high school graduation.So his classmates decided to give him another chance.(5)It was just a month ago that East Juniata High School seniors met in the school's auditorium for graduation.And last week,they did it again.Scott's car accident was on May 22nd,just three days beforethe ceremony.(6)“I remember waking up in the hospital and asking mom what date it was.She told me it wasthe 28th,”he said.“I looked at her and said 'I missed my graduation.'”The school's principal Mr.Fauseycalled Scott'smom Karen andsaid that everybody wanted to dosomething special for him.Students wore their caps and gowns and sat in the front of the auditorium.Scott's parents,Karen and Scott Senior,sat front andcenter.After brief speches,Scot's name was called,only Scott's name.He walked across thestage as the audience cheered.Agraduation for one.(7)“I'm speechless,”Scott said.“I don't know how to even explainit.I' speechless to know that so many people are behind me.”
5.A)He had a car accident.
B)He attended his graduation ceremony.
C)He had a heart attack
D)He gavea perfor mancein the auditorium
6.A)What happened to him.
B)What date it was.
C)When the graduation ceremony was
D)Where he was.
7.A)He was really touched by his classmates.
B)He didn't know what happened at all.
C)He couldn't remember what to say.
D)His parents wore caps and gowns.
答案詳解
5.What happened to Scott a month ago?
A)【精析】推理判斷題。新聞開頭提到，一個月前Scott的高中舉行了畢業(yè)典禮，而且上周他們又舉辦了一次。因為Scott的車禍是在5月22日，正好在畢業(yè)典禮之前三天。由此可知，一個月前Scott出了車禍。
6.What did Scott ask about when he regainedconsciousness?
B)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。新聞中提到，Scott在醫(yī)院醒來后向媽媽問了一下日期。
7.Why was Scott speechless at the graduationceremony?
A)【精析】目的原因題。新聞最后提到，在畢業(yè)典禮上，Scott激動得說不出話來，因為他發(fā)現(xiàn)有這么多人在支持他。
Section B
Directions:In this sction,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the quesions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B)。C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 8 to 1l are based on theconversationyou havejust heard.
M:How do you like your new flexible working arrangement?Do you enjoy working from home?
W:Yesand no.(8)I find an isolation challenging at times.Apart from my mother,not too many people I know have time for phone chats during working hours.I tried the library,but found Iwasn't really keen onworking there.
M:No,neither would I.(9)I find the library a bit too quiet.I'd lack inspiration or stimulation,which would be counterproductive to getting a lot of work done.
W:I find the same thing.So,lately I've been going out to cafesoccasionally.(10)I love the noise,the people,the busyness of the café,the sense of being out in the orld.
M:Coffee shops seem to have affectively become officespaces for so many people in this digital age,though I'm not sure how café owners feel about it having so many people who go to their places to work ratherthan drink and eat.
W:Yes,some people seem to spend a lot of time there and not order much.(11)The most annoying ones for cafē owners must surely be those usually only two of them who occupy a table for six with their laptops and paperwork.
M:They shouldsit at a tablefortwo,notthe tablefor six.Some obviously stay solong.They nced to plugthelaptops into a power outlet.I nearly tripped over someone'scomputerelectrical lead the other day in mylocal café.
W:It's a double-edged sword.No doubt about that fora café owner.While remote workers help to keep thecafe full in quiet times,they can take up the valuable table space inbusy periods.
8.A)Her children's disruption.
B)Quiet atmosphere.、
C)A sense of isolation.
D)Longer working hours.
9.A)It doesn't offer coffee.
B)It's too quiet
C)It doesn't have free Wi-Fi.
D)It lacks the material he needs
10.A)The sense of being out in the world.
B)The coffee it provides.
C)The coffee table.
D)The comfortable working condition.
11.A)People don't order anything
B)People bring their laptops and paperwork.
C)People occupy valuable table space in quiet times.
D)Poopleof two occupy a table for six
答案詳解
8.What does thewoman say is the disadvantage ofworking from home?
C【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。對話開頭女士提到，她發(fā)現(xiàn)獨處有時很有挑戰(zhàn)性，即在家工作有種與世隔絕之感。
9.What does the man say is counterproductive togetting work done in the library?
B)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。對話中男士提到，圖書館有點太安靜了，會讓他缺乏靈感或激勵，這對完成大量工作會產(chǎn)生適得其反的效果。
10.What does the woman like about doing one's work in a café?
A)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。對話中女士提到，她喜歡咖啡館的嘈雜、那里的人、忙碌的氣氛，以及那種置身于外面世界的感覺。
11.Whatis most annoying for café owners according to the woman?
D)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。對話中女士提到，咖啡館的老板們最討厭的肯定是那些兩個人因為辦公占用六人桌的情況，他們帶著筆記本電腦和文件。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
W:I'm going to start looking for another job.(12)I can't see myself getting an opportunity to progress at my company anytime in the near future.And I really think my skills and abilities deserve a higher salary.
M:You're not going to quit,are you?
W:I'm thinking I might aswell.Then I can devote more time and energy to finding a better position at an other company.
M:But you've been at your present company less than two years,haven't you?This will be the third time you've left a job in the last five years.(13)If you do several jobs in a relatively short span of time,prospective employers might perceive that you lack loyalty.That could make them wary and reluctant to employ you.
W:Unfortunately,loyalty doesn't pay.Even if I get apromotion at my company,it'slikely to be less sizable than if I were to get a job elsewhere.(14)And even if I get a promotion,I'm not guaranteed to get a raise.I had that experience at another company I worked at.
M:They wanted you to take on more work and responsibility but for the same amount of money?
W:Moreor less,yes.(15)The way I se it,through having different jobs,I've gathered a lot of experience indifferent jobs and in different industries.
M:But potential employers might worry that,that experience is not deep,or thorough enough.
W:Perhaps,but I feel pretty confident that I can sell myself.You know what they say,“Fortune favors the brave.”
12.A)She is not satisfied with the salary
B)She is not capable of the job.
C)She often works overtime.
D)She'sreceived a job offer from another company.
13.A)They may be considered as less loyal.
B)They won't get the promotion opportunities
C)They should take more responsibility at work.
D)They will be given hiring priority
14.A)She might have to doextra work everyday.
B)She might not get a pay rise
C)She might not get enough vacation
D)She might not gain more experience.
15.A)Fxperience
B)Confidence.
C)Fortune.
D)Opportunity.
答案詳解
12.What makes the woman think about changing her job?
A)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。女士在對話開頭指出，她要找份新工作，因為自己在公司短期內(nèi)不會有晉升的機會，她認為自己的能力應該得到更高的薪水。
13.What does the man say about people who keep changing their jobs?
A)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。對話中男士提到，這是女士在過去五年里第三次離職。如果一個人頻繁換工作，未來的雇主可能會認為這種人缺乏忠誠度。
14.What does the woman say would happen even if she got promoted in her current company?
B)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。對話中女士提到，即使她在自己的公司得到了晉升，也不能保證她一定會加薪。
15.What benefit has the woman gained from changing her jobs frequently?
A)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。對話中女士提到，通過做不同的工作，女士在各行業(yè)中積累了豐富的經(jīng)驗。
Section C
Directions:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passnge,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passnge and the questions will be spoken only once.Afier you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
There is a saying that goes something along the lines of"You must love yourself first before you can love someone else.”Similarly,I personally believe that you must be comfortable and happyin your own companybefore you can truly be yourself in the company of others.There is a massive difference between being lonely and being alone.Loneliness is a horrible feeling.However,you don't have to actually be alone to feel that way.Many times,I've felt lonely when surrounded by a big group of people.(16)In contrast,being alone canactually be a blessing,particularly when you've actively choen it.In my experience,being bored and alone is dangerous and can easily lead to the feeling of loneliness.(17)The trick is to be active.Get outside,stretch your legs,do something cultural,buy yourself something tasty to eat or something pretty to wear.You don'thave to take anyone else into consideration and can do whatever you please.(18)Spending time alone alsoallows you to more efficiently take care of problems.And then,when it's time tobe social and meet up with your friends,youwill be fully there,because you won't have too much other stuff floating around in your mind.Having been alone for a bit,you will also appreciate your friends'company more,and chances are,your time spent together will be more worthwhile.
16.A)It's a horrible feeling.
B)It can bea blessing.
C)It's boringand dangerous.
D)It's the most comfortablestate.
17.A)Tobe active.
B)To meetupwithyour friends
C)To travel abroad.
D)To seek advice from others.
18.A)It provides a chance for people to thinkdeeply.
B)It makes us treasure the time
C)It enables one to identify true friends.
D)It helps us take care of problems more efficiently.
答案詳解
16.What does the speaker sayabout being alone?
B)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。短文中指出，獨處實際上是一種好事，尤其是當你主動選擇獨處的時候。
17.What does the speaker say helps reduce one's fecling of loncliness?
A)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。講話者指出，減少孤獨感關鍵是要活躍起來。出去走走，伸展一下你的腿，參加一些文化活動，給自己買一些美味的食物或漂亮的衣服。你不必考慮其他任何人，你可以做任何你喜歡的事情。
18.What is an advantage of spending one's timealone?
D)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。短文最后提到，獨處能讓人更有效地處理問題。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
When I turned 12,I worked summers at my father's small brick cleaning business.I remember the harshacid smell ofthe cleaning solution and the scraping sound of stiff iron brushes against rough brick.It was tempting to hury a job just finish.(19)But anybody who worked for Thomas Kahoon had to meet hisstandards,and that included e.If I messed up,he made me stay late until I got it right.My father wasn't being mean.He demanded the same of himself.Every brick he cleaned on a house stood out like a red jewel in a white setting.It was his signature.(20)In 1970,when I was 20,I got married and moved out of my parents'modest place into a housing project.Drugs and gang violence were just beginning to plague the projects.Someof my friends went to jail.Some were killed.My wife Verllen was 18 and nobody gave our marriage a chance.But we believed in each other and our faith made usstrong.(21)When we married,I worked as a stock clerk at Southwest Super Foods.It was hard,tedious work.Each Friday night atruck came,with cases of food that had to be unloaded,priced,and placed on shelves.Most of stock clerks try to get Friday night off.But I was always ready to work.By Saturday morning,all the cans and jars in my aisle were replaced with the labels facing smartly out,like a line ofsoldiers on review.That was my signature.I took pride in the job nobody wanted.
19.A)He is a harsh person.
B)He is mean to others.
C)He is very demanding in his work.
D)Heusually works very late.
20.A)He moved out and divorced.
B)It was plagued by dnugs and gang violence
C Helived there for 20 years.
D)His parents would move into his new house.
21.A)He was only responsible for unloading food.
B)He had to sign his name onevery label.
C)It was ahard and tedious job.
D)He was required towork at Friday night.
答案詳解
19.What do we leam about the speaker's father?
C)【精析】推理判斷題。短文中提到，任何為講話者的父親工作的人都必須符合他的標準，這也包括講話者。如果講話者搞砸了，他就讓講話者做到很晚，直到講話者把事情做好。講話者的父親并不刻薄，他對自己也有同樣的要求，他清掃的每一塊磚，都像一顆在白色背景下閃閃發(fā)光的紅寶石。由此可知，講話者的父親對工作要求很高。
20.What does thespeaker say about the housing project?
B)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。短文中提到，講話者20歲的時候結婚了，并從父母簡陋的住所搬到了一個住宅區(qū)。住宅區(qū)開始飽受毒品和幫派暴力的困擾。
21.What do we learn aboutthe speaker as a stockclerk?
C)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。短文最后提到，講話者結婚時在一家食品公司做倉庫管理員。這項工作艱苦而乏味。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Watching more than three hours of television a day doubles memory loss in older people,a new study of more than 3,000 adults suggests.(22)Scientists at University College London used memory and fluency tests on the same group of people six years apart.They found that those who watched on average less than three hours' television a day showed a decline of around four to five percent,while those who tended to watch more than three hours a day declined by an average of eight to ten percent.(23)The research team say they believe the“alert-but-passive”nature of television watching may be creating stress on the mind which contributes tomemory decline.Older people who watch more television are also less likely to undertake activities known topreserve mental functioning such as reading,or interactive screen-based pursuits such asusing the Internet orplaying video games.(24)The researchers say that television viewing may be a risk factor for Alzheimer'sdisease,but more research is needed to establish a link.While watching television may have educational benefits and relaxation benefits,(25)the researchers advise that adults over the age of 50 should try and ensure that television viewing is balanced with other contrasting activities.If you're concerned that the amount of television you're watching could have a negative impact on your health,you should limit the amount of TV you watch each day and undertake some healthy hobbies.
22.A)By recording the time people spend on TV.
B)By tracking people's living habits.
C)By using memory and fluency tests.
D)Byscanning people's brains.
23.A)Watching television for hours.
B)Playing video games.
C)Reading books and magazines
D)Surfing the Internet
24.A)Television viewing may be a potential factor for Alzheimer's disease.
B)Alzheimer's patients tend to watch television more than 3 hours a day.
C)Some research has confirmed the link between them.
D)Television watching is beneficial to Alzheimer's patients
25.A)Watch television no more than 3 hourseach day.
B)Balance television viewing with other contrasting activities.
C Watch someeducational TV programs.
D)Take more physical exercise.
答案詳解
22.By what means did scientists at University College London measure memory loss?
C【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。短文開頭提到，一項針對3000多名成年人的新研究分析了看電視的時長對老年人記憶力衰退的影響。倫敦大學學院的科學家們對同一組人進行了記憶和流利度測試。
23.What contributed to memory decline in theparticipants?
A)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。短文中提到，研究小組表示看電視的“警覺而被動”的特性可能會給大腦造成壓力，從而導致記憶力衰退。
24.What do the researcherssay about their finding concerning the link between TV viewing and Alzheimer's disease?
A)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。研究人員表示，看電視可能是患老年癡呆癥的一個風險因素，但需要更多的研
究來確定兩者之間的聯(lián)系。
25.What do the researchers suggest older people do?
B)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。短文最后提到，研究人員建議50歲以上的成年人應該努力確?？措娨暫推渌煌顒又g的平衡。
