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1、2021年12月大学英语四级参考答案及听力原文2021年12月丨四级听力*注：2021年12月全国大学英语四级考试共有两套听力。听力第一套听力原文：A9-year-oldgirlinNewMexicohasraisedmorethan$500forherlittlebrotherwhoneedsheartsurgeryinHouston,TexasthisJuly.AddisonWitulskisgrandmotherKimAllred,saidAddisonprobablyoverheardaconversationbetweenfamilymemberstalkingaboutthefun

2、dsneededtogetherlittlebrothertotreatment.IguesssheoverheardhergrandfatherandmetalkingabouthowwereworriedabouthowweregoingtogettoHouston,formygrandsonsheartsurgery,saidAllred.Shedecidedtogooutsideandhavealemonadestandandmakesomedrawingsandpicturesandsellthem.ThatswhenAddisonandherfriendsErikaandEmily

3、Bordendecidedtoselllemonadefor50centsacupandsellpicturesfor25centseach.BeforeAllredknewit,NewMexicoStatePoliceOfficerswereamongthemanystoppingbyhelpingthemreachatotalof$568.Thefamilyturnedtosocialmediaexpressingtheirgratitudesaying,Fromthebottomofourhearts,wewouldliketodeeplythankeachandeverypersont

4、hatstoppedby!1:WhodidAddisonraisethemoneyfor?2:HowdidAddisonraisethemoney?NewsReport2:Lastweek,Franceannouncedthatthecountrywillpave621milesofroadwithsolarpanelsoverthenextfiveyearswiththegoalofprovidingcheap,renewableenergytofivemillionpeople.CalledtheWardWay,theroadswillbebuiltthroughjointeffortsw

5、iththeFrenchroadbuildingcompanyColasandtheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy.Thecompanyspentthelastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyaboutaquarterofinchthickandarestrongenoughtostanduptoheavyhighwaytrafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmoreslippery.Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbeinstalled

6、directlyontopoftheexistingroadways,makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.Franceisthefirstcountrytokickaroundtheideaofpavingitsroadswithsolarpanels.InNovember2021,theNetherlandscompleteda229-footlongbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasatestforfutureprojects.However,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesign

7、edtobelaiddirectlyontopexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelsonpublichighways.3:WhatwasFrancespurposeofconstructingtheWardWay?4:WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsusedintheWardWay?NewsReport3LionshavedisappearedfrommuchofAfrica,butforthepastfewyearsscientistshavewonderedifthebigcatswerehangi

8、ngoninremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia.Continuousfightingintheregionhasmadesurveysdifficult.ButscientistsreleasedareportMondaydocumentingwithhardevidencethediscoveryoflostlions.AteamwithOxfordUniversitysWildlifeConservationResearchUnit,supportedbyacharityorganization,spenttwonightsinNovembercampinginan

9、ationalparkinnorthwestEthiopiaontheEthiopia-Sudanborder.Theresearcherssetoutsixcameratraps,capturingimagesoflions,andtheidentifiedliontracks.ThescientistsconcludedthatlionsarealsolikelytoliveinaneighboringnationalparkacrosstheborderinSudan.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehadpreviouslycon

10、sideredtheareaapossiblerangeforthespecies,andlocalpeoplehadreportedseeinglionsinthearea,butnoonepresentedconvincingevidence.5:WhathasmadeitdifficulttosurveylionsinremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia?6:Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheresearch?7:Whatdidtheresearchersfindinthenationalpark?ConversationOneM:Ibegyour

11、elookingforwardtotheendofthismonth.Arentyou?W:Yes,Iam.Howdidyouknow?M:Davidtoldmeyouhadaspecialbirthdaycomingup.W:Oh,yes.Thatsright.Thisyearwouldbemygoldenbirthday.M:Whatdoesthatmean?Iveneverheardofagoldenbirthday.W:Iveactuallyjustlearnedofthisconceptmyself.Fortunately,justintimetocelebrate.Agoldeno

12、rluckybirthdayiswhenoneturnstheageoftheirbirthdate.So,forexample,mysistersbirthdayisDecember9thandhergoldenbirthdaywouldhavebeentheyearsheturns9yearsold.Cometothinkofit,myparentsdidthrowherasurprisepartythatyear.M:Interesting.ToobadImissedmine.Mygoldenbirthdaywouldvebeenfouryearsago.Iassumedlygotabi

13、gplanthen.W:Actuallyyes.Myhusbandisplanningasurpriseholidayforthetwoofusnextweek.Ihavenoideawhathesgotteninmind,butImexcitedtofindout.Hashementionedanythingtoyou?M:Hemighthave.W:Anythingyoudliketoshare?Imdyingtoknowwhatkindoftriphehasplannedwhereweregoing.M:Yeah,nothingatall.W:Notaclue.Hardtoimagine

14、,isntit!ThoughImustsay,Ithinkithasbeenevenmorefunkeepingthesecretformethepastfewweeks.M:Imsurebothofyouwillhaveafantastictime.Happygoldenbirthday!Icantwaittohearallaboutitwhenyougetback.8.Whatdoesthewomanlookingforwardto?9.Whatdidthewomansparentsdoonhersistersluckybirthday?10.Whatisthewomaneagertofi

15、ndoutabout?11.Whatdoesthemansayattheendoftheconversation?ConversationTwoW:Mr.Green,Whatdoyouthinkmakesasuccessfulnegotiator?M:Well,Itdoeshardtodefine,butIthinksuccessfulnegotiatorshaveseveralthingsincommon.Theyarealwayspoliteandrationalpeople,theyarefirm,butflexible.Theycanrecognizepowerandknowhowto

16、useit.Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsinthenegotiation,thewayitraisesandfalls,andhowmaychangethedirection.Theyprojecttheimageofconfidence,andperhapsmostimportantly,theyknowwhentostop.W:Andwhataboutanunsuccessfulnegotiator?M:Well,thisprobablyallofuswhenwestartout.Weareprobablyimmatureandover-trusting,to

17、oemotionaloraggressive.Weareunsureofourselvesandwanttobelikedbyeveryone.Goodnegotiatorslearnfast,poolnegotiatorsremainlikethatandgoonlosingnegotiations,W:Inyouropinion,cantheskillsofnegotiationbetaught?M:Well,youcanteachsomeonehowtopreparefornegotiation.Thereperhapssixstagesineverynegotiation,gettok

18、nowtheotherside,stayyourgoals,starttheprocess,clarifythereisadisagreementorconflict,reassessyourposition,makingacceptablecompromise,andfinallyreachsomeagreementsandprincipals.Thesestagescanbestudied,andstrategiestobeusedineachcanbeplannedbefore-hand.ButIthinkthereallysuccessfulnegotiatorisprobablybo

19、rnwiththesixthsensethatmayrespondproperlytothesituationathand.W:Theartisticsenseyoujustdescribed?M:Yes,thatsright12.Whatsthemansayaboutgoodnegotiators?13.Whatdoesthemansay,maybethemostimportantthingtoasuccessfulnegotiator?14.Howisagoodnegotiatordifferentfromapoorone?15.Whatsthefirststageofanegationa

20、ccordingtotheman?PassageOneSomepeoplewonderwhycountriesspendmillionsofdollarsonspaceprojects.Theywanttoknowhowspaceresearchhelpspeopleonearth.Actually,spacetechnologyhelpspeopleoneartheveryday.Thisiscalledspin-offtechnology.Spin-offtechnologyisspacetechnologythatisnowusedonearth.Inearlyspaceprograms

21、,suchastheApollomissionsofthe1960sand1970sandinthespaceshuttlemissionstoday,scientistsdevelopedobjectsfortheastronautstouseonthemoonandinspace.Wenowusesomeoftheseobjectseveryday.Forexample,wehavequartzcrystalclocksandwatchesaccuratetowithinoneminuteayear.Wepurifythewaterwedrinkwiththewaterfilterdesi

22、gnedfortheastronautstouseinspace.Thecordlesshandheldtoolsweuseinourhomes,suchasvacuumcleaners,flashlights,drillscamefromthetechnologyoftheseearlyspaceprograms.Oncoldwinterdays,wecanstaywarmwithbattery-operatedglovesandsocks,especiallymadecoatsandjackets.Alltheclothesaresimilartothespacesuitsdesignst

23、hatkeptastronautscomfortableinthetemperaturesofthemoon,inourspinoffsfromspacetechnology.Theseproductsareonlyafewexamplesofthemanywaysspacetechnologyhelpsusinoureverydaylives.Nooneknowshownewspinofftechnologyfromtheinternationalspacestationwillhelpusinthefuture.16.Whatdosomepeoplewanttoknowaboutspace

24、exploration?17.Whatdidscientistdoforthespaceshuttlemissions?18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthequartzcrystalclocksandwatches?PassageTwoWell,ifIcouldgetbackinhistoryandlive,Idliketogetbacktothe18thcenturyandperhapsincolonialAmericainYankeenewEnglandwhereoneofmyancestorslived,becauseitwasthebeginningofso

25、mething.Bythe18thcentury,therewasafeelingofcommunitythathadgrown.Myancestorwasthepreachertravelingaroundcountryside.Peoplelivedinsmallcommunities.Itwasfishermanandfarmerswhoprovidedfreshfoodthattastedandlookedlikefood.Unliketodayssupermarkets,andthereweresmalltownsandNewYorkwasntthatfaraway.Imdeeply

26、attachedtothepuritantraditionnotinareligioussense.Buttheybelievedinworkingforsomething,workingforgoals.AndIlikethat.Theyworkedhardatwhatevertheydid,buttheyhadasenseofachievement.Theybelievedingoodness,incommunity,andhelpingoneanother.Ilovethecolonialfabricsorthesilverworks,thefurnishings,thecombinationofelegancesimplicity.Idloveit.Theprinting,thebooks,Imveryattachedtoallthatkindofthing.Thatmaynotallbeveryentertaininginthemodernsenseoftheworld,butIwouldhaveenjoyedspendingmyeveningsinthatenvironment,discussingnew