2021年6月大学英语四级考试真题听力文本（第2套）.docx

2021年6月大学英语四级考试真题（二）Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report One【听力原文】2An 81-year-old man ended up in Germany by accident after trying to get from Newcastle, Great Britain, to Rome, Italy. lThe old-age pensioner was on a mission to see the Pope, who is head of the Catholic Church, and decided to make his way there by car. He was surprised when his GPS system told him he had arrived, although there were no signs of any of the famous buildings or architecture. The man parked but didn't put on the handbrake of his car properly. His car rolled backwards, and in a striking display of irony, hit a sign saying "Rom"-the small town in North on the computer now and give it a try. So, which supermarket do you think is the best to order from?M: Oh, no, thafs definitely up to you. Otherwise, we911 be here all day.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What did the woman want to ask Max about?13. What does the man think is a problem with shopping in supermarkets?14. What is the woman's concern about shopping online?15. What does the man find about shopping online?Section CPassage One【听力原文】16A recent study found that 10% of British children suffer from math anxiety. This means they have overwhelming negative emotions towards the subject ranging fix)m rage to despair. Other emotions triggered by maths include feelings of tension and frustration. Physical symptoms include a racing heart or struggling to catch breath. The phenomenon of maths anxiety is characterized as a general sense of feeling that the subject is hard compared with other subjects, leading to a subsequent lack or loss of confidence. The researchers said they investigated individuals9 attitudes towards mathematics because of what could be referred to as a "mathematics crisis“ in the UK. fl7There is a widespread misunderstanding that only low-performing children suffer from math anxiety. People automatically assume children are anxious about math because they are poor achievers. In fact, more than three quarters of children with high levels of maths anxiety are normalto high-achievers. Probably their math anxiety will go unnoticed because their performance is good. But in the long term, their performance is negatively affected. So a real danger here is that children who are completely able to do maths at a normal level may keep away from it because they feel anxious. Maths anxiety can severely disrupt students9 performance in the subj ect in both primary and secondary school. But importantly一and surprisingly一18this new study suggests that the majority of students expeiiencing math anxiety have normal to high math ability.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What did a recent study find about some British children?17. What is the widespread misunderstanding about math anxiety?18. What does the passage say about British students with math anxiety?Passage Two【听力原文】People spend a lot of time using phones and computers. Much of that time is devoted to text messages and social media. But many people choose to spend their time playing computer games. For years, parents and teachers have worried that these games might be addictive.119And now, the World Health Organization has recognized addiction to computer games as a disease. The organization explains that this decision reflects general agreement among experts around the world that some people have a problem with these games. They show a pattern of behavior characterized by a lack of control.120 Such people make computer games a priority over their responsibilities. They may play games instead of attending school or work or socializing. According to the World Health Organization experts, people's use of computer games is different from their use of the Internet, social media and online shopping. These experts claim there is not sufficient data to indicate that people's reliance on those other activities is an addiction. But they argue that playing computer games to excess is different. This behavior can become a disorder. To meet the new definition for addiction, the behavior must damage a person's relationships or performance at school or work. And this must last for at least a year. Still, not all behavior experts agree. 21Some argue that there is not enough research on the subject. Thus, they claim it is too early to call computer game addiction a disorder.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What conclusion has the World Health Organization come to recently?20. What is said of people with addictive behavior?21. What do some behavior experts think of addiction to computer games?Passage Three【听力原文】Maybe you carry the most powerful passport in the world, or perhaps the rarest passport. Whatever the case, your passport will likely be one of four colors: red, blue, green, or black, although there are slight variations. Switzerland's passport is dark red, for example, 22while most European countries prefer a shade of red that's almost brown. There are no official rules regarding possible colors,123but countries follow a certain set of norms when designing them. The International Civil Aviation Organization, which works to define the principles of air travel, suggests that countries use a suitable type, size and style for official documents like passports. There are also a few compulsory aspects of passports. They must be made from a material that bends. They should be able to be read by a machine at temperatures ranging from 10to 50 under conditions where the air can be extremely dry or moist. Despite these existing recommendations, there is nothing regarding the cover color. Why?124 Simply put countries stick to darker and more conservative colors because they appear more official and they can also hide dirt and wear. While there's little innovation when it comes to passport cover color, the same cannot be said for the pages. 251 The passports of many countries contain images of their well-known geographical features and wildlife, which also function as security features, as some are only visible undei a special light.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What do we learn about most European passports?23. What does the passage say about the design of passports?24. Why are dark colors chosen for passport covers?25. What is one special function of the images inside many passports?Germany he had mistakenly plugged into the GPS system. Police said that the car had come to a halt after hitting the sign, but did not appear to be seriously damaged, although an ambulance was called to check on the pensioner. The man, who lives in the UK and is originally Italian, might have been confused by the fact that Rome is written "Roma" in Italian and "Rom" in German.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What did the old-age pensioner plan to do?2. What finally happened to the old man?News Report Two【听力原文】Glasgow has pledged to become the first carbon neutral city in the UK. The city's council and ScottishPower have announced a range of strategies in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions ahead of the new national target of 2045. First minister Nichola Sturgeon welcomed the pledge and said, "Today's announcement between ScottishPower and Glasgow City Councilto make Glasgow the UK's first net-zero city is a very welcome step. Reaching our goals will need exactly this kind of partnership approach with government, business, local authorities and citizens all playing their part. Speaking ahead of the All Energy Conference being held in Glasgow, ScottishPower chief executive Keith Anderson said, "We have a large supply of renewable energy on our doorstep and one of the only two low-emission zones in action across the UK. 4Now we need to invest in the technologies and programs that transform the rest of Glasgow economy and make us net-zero before anyone else.”Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. What do we learn from the news report?4. What did ScottishPower chief executive say ahead of the All Energy Conference?News Report Three【听力原文】A Japanese IT firm has officially introduced an "office cat“ policy to combat the stressful environment of the workplace. A total of nine furry friends freely wander around in the office, and do whatever their little hearts desire.15Hidenobu Fukuda, who heads the firm, introduced the pet policy upon request from one of his employees, allowing staff to bring their own cats to work. Employee Eri Ito is grateful for the animal's comforting ways. "Cats are sleeping just beside us. It's healing/9 she said. Not only does Fukuda encourage bringing cats to the job, but16he also encourages his employees to rescue cats from over-populated shelters or streets. He gives 5,000 yen. about 45 US dollars, a month to those who rescue a cat. "While the positives are many, there is still some obstacles. Sometimes a cat will walk on a phone and cut off the call, or they shut down the computers by walking on to the off switch,“ Ito says. Still, cats in the workplace have been a tremendous success for the company.17The policy has led to various other companies doing the same.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. What do we learn from the news report about the Japanese IT firm?6. What does Fukuda encourage his employees to do?7. What does the news reports say about the firm's policy?Section BConversation One【听力原文】M: Has Jimmy been coming in lately?W: No, I haven't seen him around. Why? Has he been causing any trouble?M: Not that I know of,18but I need to see him, because my friends and I lent him some money last month、and we haven't heard fh)m him since. I heard he comes here a lot, so I thought rd come in and check with you.W: Well, thafs funny. 91some other fellow came in asking for Jimmy just yesterday, a real, nervous, pushy type of fellow, saying he needed Jimmy for some study project they were working on. But I can't quite remember what it was all about. Is this a lot of money we're talking about here?M: No, just £60 between the three of us, but still a bit too much to just let go.110He told us he'd got into an accident, nothing serious mind you, but he damaged someone's car and wanted toget some money together to make up for the damage he'd caused.W: Mmm, isn't that sort of thing usually covered by insurance? And then, if he still wanted to give money as some sort of apology or something, he probably shouldn't have to go around borrowing it from people.M: You think Jimmy's just making it all up? See, I did think it was a bit weird for him to be asking for money for that sort of thing. And his story was a bit weird to begin with, llbut I thought maybe he doesn't want his parents to know about what happened. So he'd rather come to us and keep things quiet. Anyway, Jimmy's a good guy, so we didn't make a fuss about it.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. What do we learn about the man who came to see the woman yesterday?10. What did Jimmy say happened to him one day?11. Why did Jimmy borrow money according to the man?Conversation Two【听力原文】W: Hi, Max, how are you? Listen, 1211 wanted to ask you about ordering shopping online. Fve never done it before and I know that you've been doing it for ages.M: Sure, I love getting my shopping delivered. It makes life so much simpler. No carrying heavy shopping bags in the rain or 131 trying to park the car in those huge supermarket car parks, then not being able to find it again after you come out of the shops.W: But there must be some problems. I mean,114how do you know that you won't get bad fruit or that tha eggs won't be broken?M: Oh, come on. The food is exactly the same as the stuff you buy in a conventional shop. They aren't going to deliver you food that is out of date. And if you get a broken egg, well, that could happen in a conventional shop, too. If anything is really wrong, you can just take photographs of the damage, and they will give you the money back or replace the item.W: How about delivery fees? Is it not more expensive to get everything delivered?M: 15I actually found that it was cheaper for me, as I live quite far away from my local supermarket. So with the deliveries, I'm actually saving on petrol.W: I never thought of that. If you aren't driving your own car, then you are saving on fuel. Right, you've convinced me. Fm going to go