2025年06月四级第1套听力原文及答案解析

News report 1.

新闻报道1。

Everything changed for seven-year-old Tariq when he slapped some butter on an ear of corn.

当七岁的塔里克在一根玉米棒上抹上一些黄油时，一切都变了。

He knew it tasted good, but butter made it better.

他知道它尝起来很好，但黄油让它变得更好。

His passion for produce got him a position as South Dakota's official corn ambassador.

他对农产品的热情为他赢得了南达科他州官方玉米大使的职位。

Tariq's profession of love for his favorite vegetable earned him the name The Corn Kid.

塔里克对他最喜爱的蔬菜的热爱表白为他赢得了“玉米男孩”的称号。

This was after his online interview attracted millions of views and was made into a song.

这是在他的一次在线采访吸引了数百万观看并被制作成一首歌曲之后。

South Dakota is one of the top corn producers in America.

南达科他州是美国顶级的玉米生产地之一。

The corn provides nourishment across the globe.

玉米在全球范围内提供营养。

Tariq said not everyone has to like corn, but everyone should definitely try it, especially with butter.

塔里克说，不是每个人都必须喜欢玉米，但每个人都应该尝试一下，尤其是配上黄油。

Tariq and his family were invited to South Dakota to attend the honorary ceremony at the state's Corn Palace.

塔里克和他的家人被邀请到南达科他州，在该州的玉米宫殿参加荣誉仪式。

Officials wanted to highlight South Dakota's two largest industries, tourism and agriculture.

官员们希望突出南达科他州的两大产业：旅游业和农业。

Tariq couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the palace made of corn.

当塔里克看到用玉米制成的宫殿时，他不敢相信自己的眼睛。

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. How did Tariq make corn taste better?

问题1. 塔里克是如何让玉米尝起来更好的？

Question 2. Why were Tariq and his family invited to South Dakota?

问题2. 为什么塔里克和他的家人被邀请到南达科他州？

News Report 2.

新闻报道2。

Two arrests were announced Thursday.

周四宣布了两起逮捕。

The arrests were in connection with a string of mail thefts from U.

这些逮捕与一系列从美国邮政服务的邮件盗窃有关。

S.

美国。

Post Service's collection boxes in Marion County and for the possession of a stolen postal key, according to the Department of Justice.

马里恩县的邮政服务收集箱，并据司法部称，涉及持有被盗邮政钥匙。

Jordan Jacks and Tarrod Goodman, both 23, were arrested after evidence gathered in an investigation showed the pair stole mail on multiple occasions using a postal key, according to a news release.

根据新闻稿，调查收集的证据显示，乔丹·杰克斯和塔罗德·古德曼，均为23岁，在多次使用邮政钥匙盗窃邮件后被逮捕。

Jacks and Goodman stole mail for around four months.

杰克斯和古德曼盗窃邮件大约四个月。

Investigators reviewed videos of the collection boxes.

调查人员审查了收集箱的视频。

The video showed the two men loading the stolen mail into Jacks' vehicle.

视频显示，两名男子将被盗邮件装入杰克斯的车辆。

Investigators were also able to recover the key that was used to open the collection boxes.

调查人员还能够收回用于打开收集箱的钥匙。

Jacks and Goodman each face up to five years in federal prison in the mail thefts and up to 10 years for possession of the postal key.

杰克斯和古德曼在邮件盗窃案中各自面临最高五年的联邦监禁，因持有邮政钥匙而面临最高十年的监禁。

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 did Jordan Jacks and Tarrod Goodman do, according to a news release?

问题3。根据新闻稿，乔丹·杰克斯和塔罗德·古德曼做了什么？

Question 4. What do Jordan Jacks and Tarrod Goodman face?

问题4。乔丹·杰克斯和塔罗德·古德曼面临什么？

News report 3.

新闻报道3。

Can fast fashion be sustainable?

快时尚能可持续吗？

Researchers think yes.

研究人员认为可以。

Identifying why the fast fashion business model creates waste and determining whether regulators can establish incentives for consumers and manufacturers are steps to reduce waste.

识别快时尚商业模式为何产生浪费，以及确定监管机构能否为消费者和制造商建立激励机制，是减少浪费的步骤。

Recently, the clothing industry has come under attack for creating a waste problem with serious environmental consequences.

近来，服装业因制造浪费问题并带来严重环境后果而受到抨击。

In the absence of environmentally and economically feasible recycling options, fast fashion manufacturers pump out low-quality clothes produced in high volumes that are worn only a few times and then discarded.

在缺乏环境上和经济上可行的回收选项的情况下，快时尚制造商大量生产低质量服装，这些服装只穿几次就被丢弃。

The researchers put forth policy contributions ranging from sustainable disposal of leftover stock to production tax to incentivize both manufacturers and consumers to be more waste-conscious.

研究人员提出了从可持续处置剩余库存到生产税等政策贡献，以激励制造商和消费者更加注重减少浪费。

In order to devise effective policies to curb the environmental impact of the clothing industry, it is important to identify the source of the problem in the supply chain.

为了制定有效政策以遏制服装业的环境影响，识别供应链中问题的源头至关重要。

Manufacturers, consumers, and regulatory bodies can then take an informed approach to recognize the environmental impact of fast fashion and to design an ecosystem to reduce waste, incentivize innovation, and create new business models to manage waste.

制造商、消费者和监管机构随后可以采取知情的方式，认识到快时尚的环境影响，并设计一个生态系统来减少浪费、激励创新，并创建新的商业模式来管理浪费。

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. Why has the clothing industry come under attack?

问题5. 服装业为何受到抨击？

Question 6. Why do the researchers put forth such policies as production tax?

问题6. 研究人员为何提出生产税等政策？

Question 7. What should be done first to eliminate the harm caused by the clothing industry?

问题7. 应该首先做什么来消除服装业造成的危害？

Conversation 1.

对话1。

M: Hey Mary, you seem to be very much annoyed.

嘿，玛丽，你看起来非常烦恼。

M: What happened?

发生什么事了？

F: Rush hour in this city is killing me.

这座城市的交通高峰期简直要了我的命。

M: Ah yes, rush hour is terrible, especially in the morning between eight and nine.

啊，是的，交通高峰期很糟糕，尤其是在早上八点到九点之间。

M: But what else can you expect in a city this big?

但在这么大的城市里，你还能指望什么呢？

F: Well, I think the local government could help improve things.

嗯，我觉得当地政府可以帮助改善情况。

F: I mean, getting rid of rush hour may be impossible, but it could be made more tolerable, don't you think?

我的意思是，完全消除交通高峰期可能不可能，但可以让它更容易忍受，你不觉得吗？

M: Um, but I'm not sure how.

嗯，但我不确定怎么做。

F: Well, for example, the subway system could have air conditioning.

嗯，比如，地铁系统可以安装空调。

F: I know many cities in the world have air conditioning in their subway, so why can't we?

我知道世界上很多城市的地铁都有空调，为什么我们不能呢？

F: It gets so hot in the summer, I can hardly breathe down there.

夏天那里热得我都快喘不过气来了。

F: And add to that the rush hour crowds with strangers packed close together in the subway carriages.

再加上高峰期的人群，陌生人挤在地铁车厢里。

F: The whole thing is just horrible.

整个情况真是太糟糕了。

M: Ah yes, you are completely right.

啊，是的，你完全正确。

M: The trains here are too old.

这里的火车太旧了。

M: The government should definitely invest in new ones with air conditioning.

政府绝对应该投资购买带空调的新车。

M: I guess I'm fortunate I take the bus instead.

我想我很幸运，我坐公交车。

F: Oh, that's much better.

哦，那好多了。

M: Yeah, it's more convenient.

是的，更方便。

M: Bus number 36 goes straight from my house to the office.

36路公交车直接从我家到办公室。

M: It's a 30 minute ride and I don't have to make any changes.

车程30分钟，我不用换乘。

F: That sounds nice.

听起来不错。

F: I tell you, my current commute is killing me.

我告诉你，我现在的通勤真是要命。

F: Maybe I should move closer to the office.

也许我应该搬到离办公室更近的地方。

M: Well, I know a great housing agent.

嗯，我认识一个很好的房屋中介。

M: I found the flat I'm living in now through him and I love it.

我通过他找到了现在住的公寓，我很喜欢。

F: Hmm, could you send me his number please?

嗯，你能把他的号码发给我吗？

M: Sure thing.

当然可以。

M: Just tell him exactly what you are looking for and I'm sure he will find something good.

只要告诉他你具体在找什么，我肯定他会找到好的房源。

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

第8至11题基于你刚刚听到的对话。

Question 8. Why is the woman complaining?

第8题：为什么女士在抱怨？

Question 9. What does the woman suggest doing?

第9题：女士建议做什么？

Question 10. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

第10题：从对话中我们了解到男士的什么信息？

Question 11. What does the woman ask the man to do at the end of the conversation?

第11题：对话结束时女士请求男士做什么？

Conversation 2.

对话2。

M: Did you hear about Johnny?

你听说约翰尼的事了吗？

F: No, why?

没有，怎么了？

F: Is he okay?

他还好吗？

M: He had some plastic surgery done.

他做了一些整容手术。

F: What?

什么？

F: Why?

为什么？

M: Do you remember?

你记得吗？

M: He had a scar on his face.

他脸上有一道疤痕。

F: Yes, of course.

是的，当然。

F: He always had that.

他一直有那个。

F: I've known him since primary school and I always remember him having that on his cheek.

我从小学就认识他，我一直记得他脸颊上有那道疤痕。

M: Well, he had it fixed.

嗯，他把它弄好了。

F: Fixed?

弄好了？

F: What do you mean?

你是什么意思？

F: You can't fix a scar.

疤痕是不能修复的。

M: You know what I mean.

你知道我的意思。

M: He had an operation done on it.

他在上面做了手术。

M: Plastic surgery, in order to cover it and make it less noticeable.

整容手术，为了覆盖它并让它不那么明显。

F: Oh, well, that's ridiculous, isn't it?

哦，嗯，那很荒谬，不是吗？

F: It was noticeable, sure, but it wasn't an ugly scar.

它确实明显，但并不是一道丑陋的疤痕。

F: It never occurred to me that he should have it taken care of like that.

我从未想过他应该那样处理它。

M: I agree.

我同意。

M: I can understand some scars and physical defects can be ugly and distracting, but not Johnny's.

我能理解一些疤痕和身体缺陷可能丑陋且分散注意力，但约翰尼的不是。

M: In fact, I thought it added character, like it gave him a certain uniqueness.

事实上，我认为它增添了个性，就像给了他一种独特性。

F: He must have felt differently, though.

不过，他一定有不同的感觉。

F: He must have felt self-conscious and insecure, perhaps.

他可能感到不自在和不安。

M: No, no, that's not the reason.

不，不，那不是原因。

M: He was totally fine with his scar.

他对他的疤痕完全不在意。

M: As you said, he had had it for most of his life.

正如你所说，他一生大部分时间都有它。

F: Then why did he have the operation?

那他为什么做手术？

M: Because his girlfriend wanted him to.

因为他女朋友想让他做。

F: What?

什么？

F: That's so superficial and selfish of her.

她真是太肤浅和自私了。

F: If Johnny's girlfriend doesn't like him for who he is, then she does not deserve to be his girlfriend.

如果约翰尼的女朋友不喜欢真实的他，那她就不配做他的女朋友。

M: You're right.

你说得对。

M: So he is insane to give in to her like that.

所以他那样屈服于她真是疯了。

M: But when I told him, he said he loves her and would just do what she wants him to.

但当我告诉他时，他说他爱她，会按她的意愿去做。

F: What a fool he is.

他真是个傻瓜。

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

第12至15题基于你刚刚听到的对话。

Question 12. What does the man say about Johnny?

问题12. 男人关于约翰尼说了什么？

Question 13. What does the woman find puzzling?

问题13. 女人对什么感到困惑？

Question 14. What did the man think of Johnny's scar?

问题14. 男人认为约翰尼的伤疤怎么样？

Question 15. How could we describe the speaker's attitude towards Johnny's girlfriend?

问题15. 我们如何描述说话者对约翰尼女友的态度？

Passage 1.

段落 1。

Talking is unique to humans.

说话是人类独有的。

An animal might make 10 different sounds, but an adult human knows more than 20,000 words.

动物可能发出 10 种不同的声音，但成年人类知道超过 20,000 个单词。

Additionally, we're the only animal that expresses thoughts in full sentences.

此外，我们是唯一能用完整句子表达思想的动物。

Researchers don't think language was invented.

研究人员认为语言不是被发明的。

Instead, they think it evolved.

相反，他们认为它是进化而来的。

How did talking evolve?

说话是如何进化的？

There are two main theories.

主要有两种理论。

The first theory is that language started with people making different sounds, mostly imitating the things around them like animal calls, nature sounds, and the sounds of tools.

第一种理论是，语言始于人们发出不同的声音，主要是模仿周围的事物，如动物叫声、自然声音和工具的声音。

Perhaps they made the sound of wind to comment on the weather, or imitated the sound of a bird to tell a friend that there was a bird nearby.

也许他们模仿风声来评论天气，或模仿鸟叫来告诉朋友附近有鸟。

Then, over hundreds of thousands of years, those sounds turned into words that people began to learn as part of their language.

然后，经过数十万年，这些声音变成了人们开始学习作为语言一部分的单词。

At some point, people started stringing the words together to form sentences.

在某个时候，人们开始将单词串联起来形成句子。

The other main theory, which is more recent, is that people started off by gesturing, pointing at things with their hands, and imitating actions using their bodies.

另一种更近期的主要理论是，人们最初通过手势、用手指示事物和模仿动作来开始。

Eventually, these gestures turned into full sign language.

最终，这些手势变成了完整的手语。

This theory guesses that after developing sign languages, people eventually started making sounds along with their gestures.

这个理论推测，在发展手语之后，人们最终开始在做手势的同时发出声音。

At some point, they switched to mostly making sounds that became words instead of just using their bodies.

在某个时候，他们转向主要发出声音，这些声音变成了单词，而不仅仅是使用身体。

The reason they switched to making sounds, the theory goes, is that talking out loud lets you communicate with someone even when you can't see them.

这个理论认为，他们转向发出声音的原因是，大声说话让你即使看不见对方也能与人交流。

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

问题 16 到 18 基于你刚刚听到的段落。

Question 16. How did language come into being, according to researchers?

问题 16. 根据研究人员，语言是如何产生的？

Question 17. How did language start, according to the first theory?

问题 17. 根据第一种理论，语言是如何开始的？

Question 18. According to the second theory, why did people switch from gestures to making sounds?

问题 18. 根据第二种理论，为什么人们从手势转向发出声音？

Passage 2.

段落2。

Is it a good idea to display luxury brands and other signals of status?

展示奢侈品牌和其他地位象征是个好主意吗？

It depends on the situation.

这取决于具体情况。

Studies have shown that people who appear to be wealthy tend to be considered more intelligent, disciplined, and competent than those who do not.

研究表明，看起来富有的人往往被认为比不富裕的人更聪明、更自律、更有能力。

But new research found that people believe someone who shows off their social status cares more about benefiting themselves than helping others.

但新研究发现，人们认为炫耀社会地位的人更关心自己的利益而非帮助他人。

This means people are less willing to collaborate with them.

这意味着人们不太愿意与他们合作。

Modesty may be key when cooperation is essential, but the researchers also found that in some cases, status signaling has advantages.

当合作至关重要时，谦虚可能是关键，但研究人员也发现，在某些情况下，地位象征有其优势。

Experiments showed that participants were less likely to choose someone who signals their wealth or status to join a group seeking cooperative members, but participants were more likely to choose that person when they were looking for a competitive team member.

实验表明，参与者不太可能选择那些显示财富或地位的人加入寻求合作成员的群体，但当寻找竞争性团队成员时，参与者更可能选择那个人。

These findings suggest that people should change how they present themselves depending on their social goal.

这些发现表明，人们应根据社交目标改变自我展示的方式。

This is the era of social media.

这是社交媒体时代。

People can easily share their wealth and status to large audiences, but they need to consider the consequences.

人们可以轻松地向广大受众分享自己的财富和地位，但需要考虑后果。

Posting about luxury purchases and expensive vacations online may help you to persuade others and frighten competitors, but it could also signal to potential friends or future employers that you are unlikely to think about the needs of others.

在网上发布奢侈购物和昂贵假期可能有助于说服他人和威慑竞争对手，但也可能向潜在朋友或未来雇主发出信号，表明你不太可能考虑他人的需求。

This makes things tricky for people who may want to impress others while also demonstrating that they are a team player.

这让那些既想给人留下深刻印象又想展示自己是团队合作者的人感到棘手。

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

问题19至21基于你刚刚听到的段落。

Question 19. How would people describe someone who shows off their social status according to new research?

问题19。根据新研究，人们会如何描述一个炫耀社会地位的人？

Question 20. When were participants more likely to choose someone who signaled their wealth or status?

问题20。在什么情况下参与者更可能选择那些显示财富或地位的人？

Question 21. What will people do when sharing their wealth and status online?

问题21。当人们在网上分享财富和地位时，他们会做什么？

Passage 3.

段落3。

Human fascination with animals goes back as far as humans do.

人类对动物的迷恋与人类历史一样悠久。

Of the oldest cave paintings discovered, some are up to 40,000 years old and there are more images of animals than humans.

在已发现的最古老洞穴壁画中，有些已有40,000年历史，其中动物的图像比人类的更多。

At some point, humans began to capture and hold animals.

在某个时候，人类开始捕捉和圈养动物。

The first known collections were held by royalty and were not open to the public.

已知最早的收藏由皇室拥有，并不对公众开放。

In Egypt, researchers have found buildings from around 3500 BC containing the remains of animals including elephants which were not native to Egypt.

在埃及，研究人员发现了约公元前3500年的建筑，其中包含动物遗骸，包括并非埃及本土的大象。

But life wasn't easy for these animals.

但这些动物的生活并不容易。

They probably had short lives and the remains show evidence of severe injuries.

它们可能寿命短暂，遗骸显示有严重受伤的迹象。

The first public exhibit of animals may have been created by Egypt's Queen Hatshepsut around 1480 BC.

第一次公开动物展览可能由埃及女王哈特谢普苏特在约公元前1480年创建。

Researchers think the zoo was started with animals brought home from a far-off land known as Point.

研究人员认为，这个动物园是从一个名为波因特的遥远土地带回家的动物开始的。

It's unclear why the queen built the zoo but it might have been to show off her wealth and power.

尚不清楚女王为何建造这个动物园，但可能是为了炫耀她的财富和权力。

Early zoos are found all over the world.

早期动物园遍布世界各地。

In China, Emperor Wen Wang is said to have built a Garden of Intelligence around 1060 BC.

在中国，据说周文王在约公元前1060年建造了灵囿。

It included deer, birds and many fish.

它包括鹿、鸟类和许多鱼类。

In England, King Henry I set up a collection of animals in about 1110 as part of the royal estate.

在英格兰，亨利一世国王在约1110年建立了动物收藏，作为皇家庄园的一部分。

His collection included tigers and lions.

他的收藏包括老虎和狮子。

This collection eventually moved to the Tower of London in 1235.

这个收藏最终在1235年搬到了伦敦塔。

The collection stayed at that location for 600 years.

这个收藏在那个地点停留了600年。

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

问题22至25基于你刚才听到的段落。

Question 22. What can we see in the oldest cave paintings?

问题22. 在最古老的洞穴壁画中，我们能看到什么？

Question 23. What do we learn about the first known collections of animals?

问题23. 关于已知最早的动物收藏，我们了解到什么？

Question 24. What might be the reason the Egyptian queen created the zoo?

问题24. 埃及女王创建动物园的原因可能是什么？

Question 25. What do we learn about King Henry I's collection of animals in England?

问题25. 关于英格兰亨利一世国王的动物收藏，我们了解到什么？