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1、2020年9月大学英语四级考试真题（一）Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report One【听力原文】A NASA satellite orbiting over Portugal took photographs that reveal the effects of pollution from ships. One of the photos shows a thin film of clouds above the brilliant blue of the north Atlantic, cut by white lines

2、of thicker clouds that look like scars. 11NASA officials explained those thicker clouds are signs of ship traffic below. When ships power their way through the ocean, they pump exhaust into the atmosphere. Just as cars do. And those massive amounts of particles can cause clouds to form. Get enough o

3、f those particles in one place, as from the exhaust of aand are very heavy一theyre light brown that look kind of cheap. The ones we ordered were dark brown to match the table.W: Right, of course. It says here you purchased the Arlington table and four Milano chairs. As you said, there must have been

4、some confusion with the order. Im terribly sorry, fl4We will send a van to collect those four and replace them with the Milano you purchased. Will tomorrow 9 a.m. be okay, Mr. Brown?M: Yes, that would be great. Thank you.W: Good. Did everything else you ordered from us arrive okay?M: Yes, I think so

5、. Let me check. The mirror and two paintings are here. The two coffee tables are also here, and the sofa. Yes, we havent noticed anything else wrong or missing. But if we do, we will certainly let you know.W: Okay, great.115Okcv again, Im sorry fbr theconfusion and trouble caused.Questions 12 to 15

6、are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. Why did the man call the woman?13. What did the woman ask the man to do?14. What did the woman promise to do for the man?15. What did the woman do at the end of the conversation?Section CPassage One【听力原文】Do you have too much stuff? Are you daring

7、 saying untidy?116Say hello to a TV show called Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, a home improvement show based on her widely popular book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. In the show, Marie Kondo acts as a tiny garbage fairy for messy people, visiting their houses to share the wisdom of the KonMa

8、rie“ method. This method is simple in theory, but can be endlessly complex and practice.17 You divide all the stuff in your house, all of it- into several categories, and then examine each item- all of themto see if it sparks joy. If it does, you keep it. If it doesnt, you thank it and neatly discar

9、d it. So is the TV show inspiring people to tidy up? First-hand accounts seem to indicate a small wave of people bringing piles of donation bags to used good stores.One store received thousands of bags of used possessions in one day. January is usually the stores slow season for donations, because i

10、ts cold and people dont want to bother. But not this January, people seem determined to clean up their homes. 18One used bookstore received a months worth of books in donations in a week, when a man gave over 50 boxes of books fix)m his home. It seems Marys TV show is having a big impact after all.Q

11、uestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What is Marie Kondos TV show about?17. What things can be kept in ones home according to Marie Kondo?18. What do we learn about one used book store this January?Passage Two【听力原文】At just 12 years old, Mike Hannon is making a differenc

12、e in his communit一one lunch at a time. Mikes Lunches of Love“ has fed more than 2000 of the towns most vulnerable residents. 191 Mike delivers meals to the homeless. Its like a way to give people joy, maybe spark something in them that can change them J Mike told WBC-TV.The mayor of Mikes town feels

13、 that Mike is a great community leader, especially in such times of so much negative news. While his father commented on how proud he was of his son.120 Yet, Mike isnt looking for praise but kindness in return. He hopes his acts of charity will influence others to spread positive actions in their ow

14、n towns.Mike includes a handwritten message of joy on each bag. His message and star power has spread all over the country. To date, his online page to raise funds has brought in more than $44,000 in a county, raising more than $17,000 in just one day with the help of many famous actors and others.1

15、21 1People from all over the country are sending special handcrafted bags to help the young man with his mission to help those in need. Many are hoping the simple act of kindness spreads. Mike is seen as hope for the future of the town, the country, and the world.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the

16、passage youhave just heard.19. What does Mike Hannon do to help people in his town?20. What does Mike hope others will do?21. How are people all over country responding to what Mike is doing?Passage Three【听力原文】22In a recent study carried out by psychologists on the disruptive effects of smartphones,

17、 two groups of college students were given word search puzzles. The first group was told to complete the puzzles with its participants9 smartphones in their line of sight. The second group, however, was told that the phones would interfere with the equipment in the experiment and would need to be mo

18、ved away from the testing area.231Midway through the second groups solving of the puzzles, the experimenter called one of the phones and let it ring for a while befoie hanging up. Many ofthe students in that group were unable to focus from then on, becoming anxious and performing more poorly than th

19、e first group.Use of electronics has also been known to lead to a decline in human interactions. Rather than having real-life conversations, many express emotions and engage in deep conversations through social media sites. Many students use their phones and computers during class for non-academic a

20、ctivities, which leads to poor grades.124Perhaps the most dramatic impact is the reduction in the amount of sleep, which leads to poor health and weight gain.25Technology is a great tool. However, its important to recognize its downsides. Lack of sleep, reduction of productivity and weight gain are

21、only a few. If we are not careful about all these minor problems right now, the effect on the future generation is going to be much bigser.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What were the college students in both groups required to do in the study?23. What do we lear

22、n about many of the students in the second test group after the phone rang?24. According to the passage, what is the most dramatic impact of smartphone use?25. What does the speaker suggest people do?ship, and they can lead to the creation of new clouds easily visible from space. “These clouds can b

23、e huge. Some of them stretch hundreds of kilometers from end to end,“ NASA officials said.12Its likely that these sorts of clouds are having some effect on the global climate, according to NASA officials. But scientists arent yet sure what effect it has.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report

24、 you have just heard.1. What has caused the thick clouds in the photos taken by a NASA satellite?2. What do NASA officials think about the thick clouds?News Report Two【听力原文】Staff at a suburban supermarket in Melbourne say they feel unsafe at work after security guards were removed. This came after a

25、 series of physical attacks and verbal abuse by customers.13More than 50 workers at the store have signed a letter calling for a permanent security guard following a series of incidents, including a customer threatening to attack a supervisor with a knife.“A security worker had guard the store each

26、night from 7 p.m. until 12 a.m., but that had stopped suddenly on Monday,“ employees said. One worker said an angry customer had thrown a chicken at his head after complaining about how long she had waited to be served. Another worker said the lack of protection at the store made her feel uncomforta

27、ble at work.14 However, the spokesman of the supermarket said the store had taken strong action in response to incidents. We have found very few instances of bad customer behavior at our store in the past year. In the rare cases, we have seen bad behavior, we have taken strong action in response, in

28、cluding banning a customer from the store.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news reportyou have just heard.3. For what purpose did this staff at a supermarket in Melbourne sign a letter?4. What did the spokesman of the supermarkets say regarding the employees demand?News Report Three【听力原文】51Drivers

29、 on their way to the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by an unusual obstacletons of liquid chocolate that spilled onto the motorway.16 A truck carrying the sweet load hit a road barrier and overturned, blocking two lanes. The cracked tank spilled a pool of a rapid

30、ly-hardening chocolate, which quickly covered the width of the road. While the driver was taken to hospital with a broken arm, firefighters struggled to remove a reported 12 tons of solid chocolate from theroad.-7 A representative for the firefighters told the local TV that removing the chocolate wa

31、s worse than dealing with snow. After contacting the chocolate manufacturer, the firefighters resorted to spraying hot, pressurized water to get rid of the sticky substance.17The local TV also noted that the cleanup spanned more than a Mile because drivers simply drove through the chocolate after th

32、e crash, leaving a long chocolate trail. But despite the sticky situation, firefighters and police attending to the cleanup were reportedly cheerful about the long task ahead. After all, who could be mad about 12 tons of chocolate?Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.

33、 What does drivers on the motorway to Warsaw find?6. What does the report say about the accident?7. What did the firefighters representative tell the local TV?Section BConversation One【听力原文】M: Lisa, why did you pay for your meal with cash instead of the payment apps on your phone?W: Well, Fve gone b

34、ack to cash. Im only using payment apps if thafs the only option. 8I am trying to save money for a new phone, and I find that using cash rather than payment apps helps me to save.M: But how? Money is money, isnt it? I dont think it matters whether you take it out to the bank and put it in your walle

35、t or simply transfer from your bank account to the sellers bank account using an app.W: No, I believe it does matter. Its a psychological phenomenon.19，believe we have less concoction with the value of our money when we just tap the -Approve” buttons on our phone。M: You might have a point.110Since I

36、 stopped carrying cash around and started using my phone apps to pay, I may have developed a tendency to buy more small or non-essential items.W: Thafs highly possible. Think about the amount of time we spend with our phones in our hands and all the things we do with our phones. It sometimes seems t

37、hat our phone is buying the product for us, not ourselves.M: llSo cashless payment affects our ability to budget?W: I believe so. If we spend a hundred yuan in cash, we realize that we dont have that hundred yuan to spend on something else. But if were spending electronically, we are less likely to

38、make that mental calculation.M:-11I stopped using my credit card because I found I was spending excessively. Perhaps I should take the same approach of paying using my phone.W: Its worth considering.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. Why did the woman decide to go

39、 back to cash for payment?9. What happens when people use apps for payment according to the woman?10. What might the man tend to buy with payment apps?11. What does the man think of electronic payment?Conversation Two【听力原文】W: Hello, Mr. Brown. I was expecting your call. 12My secretary told me you we

40、re having some problems with the wooden table. Is that right?M: No, no, the table is fine. 12The problem is the chairs.W: Oh, the chairs. So what exactly is the issue?M: Well, put simply, these are not the chairs my wife and I selected in your store last week. There must have been some confusion with our order.W: Oh, I see. Im looking through my files now, and I see that the delivery was this morning. Is that correct?M: Yes.W:113Do you mind describing the chairs that were delivered to your apartment, Mr. Brown?M: Sure. These have a flat back with a rounded top,