2017年12月四级第2套听力原文及答案解析

News Report 1.

新闻报道1。

A New Jersey black bear that walks upright on its two back legs and has become a social media darling has re-emerged and has been captured on video months after its last sighting.

新泽西州的一只黑熊，用后腿直立行走，已成为社交媒体宠儿，在最后目击数月后重现，并被视频捕捉到。

The bear, named Peddles, was spotted in the town of Oakridge.

这只名叫Peddles的熊在橡树岭镇被发现。

In a video posted to Facebook featuring the bear, it appeared to be in relatively good health and was moving quickly.

在Facebook上发布的一段视频中，这只熊看起来相对健康，行动迅速。

Peddles apparently has an injured leg or paw that doesn't allow it to walk comfortably on all fours, according to experts.

据专家称，Peddles似乎有一条腿或爪子受伤，使其无法用四肢舒适行走。

Lawrence Hodgner, spokesman for the State Department of Environmental Protection, said officials expect the bear to make it through next winter.

州环境保护部发言人劳伦斯·霍奇纳表示，官员们预计这只熊能度过下一个冬天。

The bear first gained fame after it was spotted wandering around neighbourhoods and was caught on videos that were posted on social media and shown on national television.

这只熊最初成名是因为它被发现在居民区游荡，并在社交媒体上发布和全国电视上播出的视频中被捕捉到。

Last year, supporters pushed for Peddles to be moved to a shelter, but New Jersey officials have said they won't allow the bear to be captured and transferred to the facility.

去年，支持者推动将Peddles转移到收容所，但新泽西州官员表示，他们不会允许这只熊被捕捉并转移到该设施。

The bear would do better in its natural habitat and the agency would step in if its condition deteriorated, they said.

他们说，这只熊在其自然栖息地会表现得更好，如果其状况恶化，该机构会介入。

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

问题1和问题2基于你刚才听到的新闻报道。

Question 1. What is the probable reason the bear walks upright on its back legs?

问题1。这只熊用后腿直立行走的可能原因是什么？

Question 2. How is the bear first known to the public?

问题2。这只熊最初是如何为公众所知的？

News Report 2.

新闻报道 2。

It's not your imagination.

这不是你的错觉。

Traffic in the U.

交通在美国的

S.

国的

is actually getting worse.

实际上正在恶化。

Americans drove more miles last year than any other year on record.

去年美国人驾驶的里程数比有记录以来的任何一年都多。

The U.

美国的

S.

国的

Department of Transportation says Americans drove nearly 3,150 billion miles last year.

交通运输部称，去年美国人驾驶了近3.15万亿英里。

That's about the same distance as 337 round trips from Earth to Pluto.

这大约相当于从地球到冥王星的337次往返距离。

The previous record was 3,003 billion miles in 2007 before the economic recession and high gas prices.

之前的记录是在2007年经济衰退和高油价之前的3.003万亿英里。

The traffic increase comes at the same time as gas prices drop significantly.

交通量的增加与汽油价格大幅下跌同时发生。

The current average gas price in the U .

当前平均汽油价格在美国的

S.

国的

is $1.

是 1. 美元

71 per gallon.

每加仑71美分

A year ago, it was $2.

一年前，它是 2. 美元

31 per gallon and was often much higher in recent years.

每加仑31美分，而且近年来经常更高。

A transportation expert told the reporter that job growth likely plays a part as well, along with some people driving longer distances to and from work.

一位交通专家告诉记者，就业增长可能也起了一定作用，同时一些人通勤距离更长。

And so, all this means more traffic jams on the road.

因此，所有这些意味着路上更多的交通堵塞。

The Texas A&M Travel Institute found that rush-hour travelers spent an extra 42 hours on the road last year because of travel delays.

德克萨斯A&M旅行研究所发现，去年高峰时段的出行者因出行延误在路上多花了42小时。

Now, that is depressing.

现在，这令人沮丧。

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

问题3和4基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。

Question 3. What new record did American drivers set last year?

问题3. 去年美国司机创下了什么新纪录？

Question 4. What is depressing, according to the speaker?

问题4. 根据说话者，什么是令人沮丧的？

News report 3.

新闻报道3。

A 16-year-old asked a stranger at a grocery store to buy him and his mother some food in exchange for carrying the man's groceries to his car.

一位16岁少年在杂货店请求一位陌生人给他和母亲买食物，作为交换，他帮那位男士把杂货搬到车上。

What happened next will pull at your heartstrings.

接下来发生的事会深深触动你的心弦。

A wonderful bond formed between the two, and within a couple of weeks, the stranger, named White, helped raise $190,000 on a website to support the Memphis teenager and his disabled mother.

两人之间建立了奇妙的纽带，几周内，这位名叫怀特的陌生人在一个网站上筹集了19万美元，以支持这位孟菲斯少年和他残疾的母亲。

When Chauncey approached me, it just pulled at my heart, White said.

怀特说：“当强西来找我时，它深深触动了我的心。”

Here comes Chauncey, just trying to get food for him and his mom off the grace of other people.

“强西来了，只是试图依靠他人的恩惠为他和母亲获取食物。”

When I looked at him and saw what he was doing and what he was asking for, I said, he was my hero.

“当我看着他，看到他在做什么和他要求什么时，我说，他是我的英雄。”

Chauncey is a top student who is doing his best to make it in a world with no money and very few resources, White explained on the crowdfunding site.

怀特在众筹网站上解释道：“强西是一名优等生，在没有钱和资源很少的世界里尽力而为。”

He wants to work and help his mother financially.

他想工作并在经济上帮助母亲。

It's so rare that we get an opportunity to affect so much change on one life, White wrote.

怀特写道：“我们很少有机会能如此深刻地影响一个人的生活。”

I cannot thank you enough for caring about Chauncey.

“我无法充分感谢你们对强西的关心。”

This is his big chance, and you're making it possible.

“这是他的大好机会，而你们使之成为可能。”

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

问题5到7基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。

Question 5. What did the teenager, Chauncey, do at the grocery store to get some food?

问题5. 这位少年强西在杂货店做了什么来获取食物？

Question 6. What did the stranger do for Chauncey?

问题6. 这位陌生人为强西做了什么？

Question 7. What do we learn about Chauncey?

问题7. 我们了解了强西的什么？

Conversation 1.

对话1。

M: That was my last economics lecture of the week, and here's the weekend again.

那是我这周的最后一节经济学课，现在又是周末了。

M: What are you up to tonight?

你今晚打算做什么？

F: I was just wondering if we could try out the new restaurant on Charles Street, then go on to Queen Victoria for a drink.

我在想我们能不能去试试查尔斯街上的那家新餐厅，然后去维多利亚女王那里喝一杯。

M: Sorry, I'm heading home this weekend for my brother's 18th birthday.

抱歉，这个周末我要回家为我弟弟庆祝十八岁生日。

F: Oh, that's great.

哦，那太好了。

M: All my relatives are going to be there, as well as my brother's horrible friends, of course.

我所有的亲戚都会在那里，当然还有我弟弟那些讨厌的朋友们。

M: Listen, why don't you come along?

听着，你为什么不一起来呢？

M: Mum would be absolutely delighted to see you again.

妈妈再次见到你一定会非常高兴。

M: She's always asking after you.

她总是问起你。

F: Yes, I'd love to see her, too.

是的，我也很想见她。

M: So, please, do come.

所以，请一定要来。

M: It'll be great.

那会很棒的。

M: And besides, with Jonathan's wild game to contend with, I'd really welcome an ally.

而且，要应对乔纳森的狂野游戏，我真的很欢迎一个盟友。

F: That sounds tempting, but I won't be ready till five, as I've got my statistics seminar now.

听起来很诱人，但我现在要上统计学研讨会，要到五点才能准备好。

F: What time are you heading off?

你什么时候出发？

M: Well, I was going to leave right away.

嗯，我本来打算马上就走。

M: However, I can hang around for you if you like.

不过，如果你愿意，我可以等你。

M: It just means that I'll need to change my ticket.

只是这意味着我需要改签我的票。

F: But would that be too much trouble for you?

但那会不会给你带来太多麻烦？

M: No, not at all.

不，一点也不。

M: I'll go to the station first and see if I can get tickets for us on the 6.

我先去车站看看能不能为我们买到六点的票。

M: 30 train.

三十的火车。

M: Then you can join me there.

然后你可以在那里和我碰面。

M: I'll text you when it's done.

办好了我会发短信给你。

F: Brilliant.

太好了。

F: Are you absolutely positive it's OK?

你确定没问题吗？

F: I wouldn't want to impose.

我不想给你添麻烦。

M: Don't worry.

别担心。

M: You're most welcome to join our party.

非常欢迎你来参加我们的聚会。

M: And, as I always say, the more the merrier.

而且，正如我常说的，人越多越热闹。

F: Look, I'd better go or I'll be late.

听着，我得走了，不然要迟到了。

F: So, I'll meet you down at the station around six?

那么，我们大约六点在车站见面？

M: Fine.

好的。

M: See you later.

待会儿见。

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

问题8到11基于你刚刚听到的对话。

Question 8. What has the man just done?

问题8。男士刚刚做了什么？

Question 9. What is the man going to do this weekend?

问题9。男士这个周末打算做什么？

Question 10. What does the man ask the woman to do?

问题10。男士邀请女士做什么？

Question 11. How will they go to the man's home?

问题11。他们将如何前往男士的家？

Conversation 2.

对话二。

M: Hi, Jane.

嗨，简。

M: How's everything going?

一切都怎么样？

F: So far so good.

到目前为止一切顺利。

F: I've just finished my last exam.

我刚完成最后一门考试。

M: Good.

好的。

M: The term is coming to an end.

学期即将结束。

M: Do you think we should take a holiday overseas to relax and have fun?

你认为我们应该去海外度假放松和玩乐吗？

M: I've saved my tips for my waiter job these past few months, and I should have enough by July.

过去几个月我存下了当服务员的小费，到七月应该够了。

F: Yes, that's a wonderful idea.

是的，那是个好主意。

F: I've got a little put aside for a rainy day, but I might need to earn a little more before we go.

我存了一点钱以备不时之需，但可能在我们去之前需要再多赚一点。

F: By the way, what's it like working in a restaurant?

顺便问一下，在餐厅工作怎么样？

M: Well, it's really tough, as working a ten-hour shift is like hell.

嗯，真的很辛苦，因为十小时轮班就像地狱一样。

M: I'm not sure it'll suit you, but it's pretty cool if your boss is alright.

我不确定它是否适合你，但如果你的老板不错的话，还挺酷的。

F: Do you think we should invite some others to come along?

你认为我们应该邀请其他人一起来吗？

M: Yes, we could ask Tom and Tracy if they're interested.

是的，我们可以问问汤姆和特蕾西是否有兴趣。

F: I haven't been abroad for a long while, and it would be great to go somewhere by the sea.

我好久没出国了，去个海边的地方会很棒。

F: I can't wait.

我等不及了。

F: And, if Tom goes, we could go sailing.

而且，如果汤姆去，我们可以去帆船航行。

F: He has a lot of experience with boats, and it'll work out a lot cheaper to hire one if there's more of us to share the cost.

他有很多船的经验，如果我们人多分摊费用，租一艘会便宜很多。

M: So, that's a plan.

那么，就这么定了。

M: We'll save as much as we can and go sailing next July.

我们会尽可能省钱，明年七月去帆船航行。

M: Let's say Spain, but anywhere cheap will be fine.

比如说西班牙，但任何便宜的地方都行。

F: OK, but first we'd better contact Tom and Tracy and see if they are up for it.

好的，但首先我们最好联系汤姆和特蕾西，看看他们是否愿意。

F: If not, it'll be back to the drawing board.

如果不行，就得重新计划了。

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

问题12到15基于你刚才听到的对话。

Question 12. What does the man think of doing?

问题12。男士考虑做什么？

Question 13. What has the man been doing for the past few months?

问题13。过去几个月男士一直在做什么？

Question 14. What does the woman say she needs to do before a departure?

问题14。女士说她需要在出发前做什么？

Question 15. Why does the woman want to invite Tom?

问题15。女士为什么想邀请汤姆？

Passage 1.

篇章1。

Most people know Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice.

大多数人知道玛丽·居里是第一位获得诺贝尔奖的女性，也是第一位两次获得该奖的人。

However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.

然而，很少有人知道她也是一位诺贝尔奖得主的母亲。

Irene Curie was born on September 12, 1897.

伊雷娜·居里出生于1897年9月12日。

At the age of 10, Irene's talents and interest in mathematics were apparent.

在10岁时，伊雷娜在数学方面的天赋和兴趣就已经显现出来。

Irene entered Sorbonne University in October 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics.

1914年10月，伊雷娜进入索邦大学，准备攻读数学和物理学学位。

When World War I began, she left Sorbonne University to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.

第一次世界大战爆发时，她离开索邦大学去帮助她的母亲，她的母亲正在使用X光设备来拯救受伤士兵的生命。

Irene continued this work by developing X-ray facilities for military hospitals in France and Belgium.

伊雷娜继续这项工作，为法国和比利时的军事医院开发X光设备。

After the war, she received a military medal for her work.

战后，她因工作获得了一枚军事奖章。

In 1918, Irene became her mother's assistant at the Curie Institute.

1918年，伊雷娜在居里研究所成为她母亲的助手。

In December 1924, Frédéric Joliot visited the Institute where he met Marie Curie.

1924年12月，弗雷德里克·约里奥访问了研究所，在那里他遇见了玛丽·居里。

Frédéric became one of her assistants, and Irene taught him the techniques required to work with radioactivity.

弗雷德里克成为她的助手之一，伊雷娜教他处理放射性所需的技巧。

Irene and Frédéric soon fell in love and got married on October 29, 1926.

伊雷娜和弗雷德里克很快坠入爱河，并于1926年10月29日结婚。

Their daughter was born in 1927 and their son in 1932.

他们的女儿出生于1927年，儿子出生于1932年。

Like her mother, Irene combined family with career.

像她的母亲一样，伊雷娜将家庭与事业结合起来。

Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband Frédéric, in 1935 for producing new radioactive elements.

像她的母亲一样，伊雷娜在1935年与她的丈夫弗雷德里克一起因产生新的放射性元素而获得诺贝尔奖。

Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed blood cancer because of her exposure to radiation.

不幸的是，也像她的母亲一样，她因暴露于辐射而患上了血癌。

Irene Joliot-Curie died on March 17, 1956.

伊雷娜·约里奥-居里于1956年3月17日去世。

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题16至18基于你刚刚听到的篇章。

Question 16. What does the speaker say about Marie Curie's daughter?

问题16. 说话者关于玛丽·居里的女儿说了什么？

Question 17. For what was Irene Curie awarded a military medal?

问题17. 伊雷娜·居里因何获得军事奖章？

Question 18. In what way were Marie and Irene similar?

问题18. 玛丽和伊雷娜在哪些方面相似？

Passage 2.

第二段。

Have you ever heard of the Vikings?

你听说过维京人吗？

They were sea travellers from Norway.

他们是从挪威来的海上旅行者。

More than a thousand years ago, they made three important geographical discoveries.

一千多年前，他们做出了三个重要的地理发现。

The Vikings' first major discovery occurred in the 9th century.

维京人的第一个重大发现发生在9世纪。

A man called Nadod was on his way from Norway to the Faroe Islands, north of England, when his ship was caught in a storm.

一个名叫纳多德的人在从挪威前往英格兰以北的法罗群岛途中，他的船遭遇了风暴。

The storm blew the ship west for several days.

风暴将船向西吹了几天。

When the weather cleared, Nadod found himself on the coast of a new land.

天气放晴后，纳多德发现自己身处一个新大陆的海岸。

Later, Viking travellers named it Iceland.

后来，维京旅行者将它命名为冰岛。

In 982, a Viking called Erik the Red sailed west in search of new land.

982年，一个名叫红发埃里克的维京人向西航行，寻找新的土地。

500 miles west of Iceland, he and his men reached an icy, rocky mass of land.

在冰岛以西500英里处，他和他的手下到达了一片冰封的、岩石嶙峋的土地。

They sailed around it until they reached the western side.

他们绕着它航行，直到到达西侧。

Here, they found some green areas, so they named the island Greenland.

在这里，他们发现了一些绿色区域，于是将这个岛屿命名为格陵兰。

Then, in 1001, the Vikings made their most important discovery.

然后，在1001年，维京人做出了他们最重要的发现。

The son of Erik the Red, named Leif Erikson, had heard rumours about land west of Greenland.

红发埃里克的儿子，名为莱夫·埃里克森，听说了格陵兰以西有土地的传闻。

He sailed west and soon found it.

他向西航行，很快找到了它。

He and his men landed in three places.

他和他的手下在三个地方登陆。

They called the first one Heluland, which means land of flat stones.

他们将第一个地方称为赫卢兰，意思是平坦石头的土地。

The Vikings then sailed south and made their second landing.

然后维京人向南航行，进行了第二次登陆。

They named this place Markland.

他们将这个地方命名为马克兰。

Their third landing was at a place they called Vinland.

他们的第三次登陆是在一个他们称为文兰的地方。

Leif Erikson and his men were the first Europeans to walk on the shores of North America, almost 500 years earlier than Columbus.

莱夫·埃里克森和他的手下是第一批踏上北美海岸的欧洲人，比哥伦布早了将近500年。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题19到21基于你刚刚听到的段落。

Question 19. What do we learn about the Vikings?

问题19. 我们了解到维京人的什么信息？

Question 20. What does the passage say about Greenland?

问题20. 段落中关于格陵兰说了什么？

Question 21. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

问题21. 讲话者主要谈论了什么？

Passage 3.

第三篇短文。

Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?

你认为自己十年后会在哪里？

It's difficult to know exactly where you'll be and what you'll be doing, but everyone dreams about the future.

很难确切知道你将来会在哪里、会做什么，但每个人都会梦想未来。

You might imagine the job you'll get when you finish school.

你可能会想象毕业后会得到的工作。

You may daydream about meeting your life partner or living in a big house by the sea.

你可能会幻想遇到人生伴侣或住在海边的豪宅里。

In my dreams, I would have twins, a boy and a girl.

在我的梦想中，我会有一对双胞胎，一个男孩和一个女孩。

We would live in a large two-story house with floors and a staircase made of wood.

我们会住在一栋两层的大房子里，地板和楼梯都是木制的。

Now, at the age of 46, I look back on those dreams and smile.

如今，46岁的我回首那些梦想，不禁微笑。

Things haven't turned out exactly as I imagined, but I wouldn't change what I have now for that imaginary world.

事情并没有完全按照我想象的那样发展，但我不会用现在的拥有去交换那个想象的世界。

In college, I studied international business and planned to enter law school.

在大学期间，我学习国际商务，并计划进入法学院。

In my third year of university, I realized that I didn't want to become a lawyer.

大学三年级时，我意识到自己不想成为一名律师。

Instead, I chose to become a language teacher.

相反，我选择成为一名语言教师。

I did get married, but had more than two children.

我确实结婚了，但不止生了两个孩子。

We had five.

我们有五个。

Do I live in the dream house with wooden floors?

我住在有木地板的梦中之屋吗？

No, I don't, but I love my home, and I wouldn't want to live in any other place.

不，我没有，但我热爱我的家，不想住在其他任何地方。

I believe that, as a young person, it's important to dream and make plans.

我认为，作为年轻人，梦想和制定计划很重要。

However, it's also important to realize that not all of your plans will turn out exactly as you wish.

然而，同样重要的是要认识到，并非所有的计划都会如你所愿。

One of the biggest lessons I've learned in life is this.

我在生活中学到的最大的教训之一是这个。

Be happy with what you have.

要知足常乐。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

第22至25题基于你刚刚听到的短文。

Question 22. What does the speaker think everyone tends to do?

问题22。说话者认为每个人倾向于做什么？

Question 23. What does the speaker say he would refuse to do?

问题23。说话者说他拒绝做什么？

Question 24. What did the speaker major in during the first two years of college?

问题24。说话者在大学头两年主修什么？

Question 25. What is one of the biggest lessons the speaker has learned in life?

问题25。说话者在生活中学到的最大的教训之一是什么？