2026年06月四级第1套听力原文及答案解析

A man was left with a $1,000 bill after his 6-year-old son ordered a virtual buffet of food from several restaurants last weekend.

上周末，一名男子6岁的儿子从好几家餐厅点了堪比自助餐的一大堆食物，给他留下了一张1000美元的账单。

This led to a string of unexpected deliveries and maybe a starring role in an advertisement campaign.

这引来了一连串意想不到的外卖配送，或许还让这家人当上了广告宣传的主角。

Keith Stonehouse said the food piled up quickly at his home Saturday night after he let his son use his cell phone to play a game before bed.

基思·斯通豪斯说，周六晚上他让儿子睡前用他的手机玩游戏，结果食物很快就在家里堆成了山。

He said the youngster instead used his father's online food ordering account to order food from one restaurant after another.

他说，这小家伙却用父亲的在线点餐账户，一家接一家地点餐。

The boy's mother, Kristen Stonehouse, said that the online food app has reached out to the family and offered them a $1,000 gift card.

男孩的母亲克丽丝滕·斯通豪斯说，这个点餐应用已经联系了他们一家，并送给他们一张1000美元的礼品卡。

The company also is considering using the family in an online promotional campaign.

该公司还在考虑让这家人参与一次线上推广活动。

Most of the food went into the family's refrigerators.

大部分食物都塞进了这家人的冰箱里。

They also invited some neighbours over to eat some of it.

他们还请了一些邻居过来一起吃了一些。

The father is planning to change his password.

这位父亲打算把密码改掉。

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

Question 1. Why was Keith Stonehouse left with a $1,000 bill?

Question 2. What does the news report say Keith Stonehouse is planning to do?

Animal behaviour experts looked at more than 100 research papers.

动物行为专家查阅了100多篇研究论文。

They examined how visitors affected the behaviour of more than 250 species in zoos.

他们考察了参观者如何影响动物园里250多个物种的行为。

They found that elephants socialised more with each other during public feeding times.

他们发现，在公开喂食时段，大象彼此之间的互动更多。

After public feeding times they were more likely to search for food and less likely to be inactive.

公开喂食结束后，它们更倾向于四处觅食，而不太会无所事事。

In the presence of many visitors, elephants were less likely to use repetitive behaviours which often indicate boredom.

在有很多参观者在场时，大象较少出现那些通常预示着无聊的重复性行为。

Visitors had a similar effect on some other species too, including polar bears, certain jungle cats, and black-tailed prairie dogs.

参观者对其他一些物种也有类似的影响，包括北极熊、某些丛林猫以及黑尾草原犬鼠。

Some animal species have been born and raised in zoos, and so have likely become used to the presence of humans.

有些物种在动物园里出生长大，因此很可能已经习惯了人类的存在。

Zoo visitors are often aspects of zoo animals' environment that animals cannot control and as such can be stressful, although some species appear to show good adaptability to the changing conditions of visitors.

对园中动物而言，参观者往往是它们无法掌控的环境因素，因而可能带来压力；不过有些物种似乎对参观者带来的变化表现出了良好的适应力。

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

Question 3. What did animal behaviour experts do, according to the news report?

Question 4. Why have some animal species likely become used to the presence of humans?

Denver is suspending its popular electric bike incentive program.

丹佛市正在暂停其广受欢迎的电动自行车补贴计划。

The program was launched in April.

该计划于四月启动。

It allowed Denver residents to apply for $400 in government funds before buying an electric bike from a participating shop.

它允许丹佛居民在从参与门店购买电动自行车之前，申请400美元的政府补贴。

Residents who met certain income qualifications could qualify for $1,200.

符合特定收入条件的居民可以获得1200美元的补贴资格。

More than 3,000 Denver residents applied for incentives within the first three weeks.

在头三周内，就有3000多名丹佛居民申请了补贴。

The city then changed the program to limit the number of applications each month.

随后，市政府调整了该计划，限制每月的申请数量。

On Monday, the city announced the pause.

周一，市政府宣布暂停该计划。

We're honoured to be a part of transforming the way Denver wants to move around, said Grace Rink, Denver's chief climate officer.

丹佛市首席气候官格雷丝·林克说：我们很荣幸能够参与改变丹佛的出行方式。

We exhausted three years worth of funding in six months.

我们在六个月里就用光了原本可供三年使用的资金。

The city said the program has put 4,400 electric bikes on the streets of Denver and invested $8.6 million into the local economy.

市政府表示，该计划已让4400辆电动自行车行驶在丹佛街头，并为当地经济注入了860万美元。

The city has provided 2,200 incentives to lower income residents.

市政府已向低收入居民发放了2200份补贴。

That represents 68% of the program funding.

这占该计划资金的68%。

The city expects to resume the program early next year.

市政府预计将于明年初重启该计划。

It also plans design changes to make participation easier and increase access to the program.

它还计划调整方案设计，让参与更加便捷，并扩大人们享受该计划的机会。

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

Question 5. What is Denver doing with its popular electric bike incentive program?

Question 6. How did the electric bike incentive program benefit residents?

Question 7. What does the city of Denver expect to do early next year?

F: Hey Mike, what do you think of the museum you visited today?

嘿，迈克，你觉得今天参观的博物馆怎么样？

M: Hey Sue, the museum is great.

嘿，苏，那家博物馆棒极了。

M: Very interesting.

非常有意思。

M: They have loads of stuff there on display.

那里展出了大量的展品。

M: The primitive tools early humans used tell a lot about their life, but my favorite is the coin collection.

早期人类使用的原始工具讲述了很多他们的生活，不过我最喜欢的还是那批钱币藏品。

M: They have some coins that are over 2,000 years old.

他们有一些两千多年前的钱币。

F: That sounds cool.

听起来真酷。

M: Yeah.

是啊。

M: What did you do today?

你今天做了什么？

F: Kathy and I just wandered through the old city center.

凯茜和我就在老城中心随便逛了逛。

F: The streets are narrow but beautiful with plenty of charm.

那些街道虽然狭窄，却很美，充满韵味。

F: We saw the Trevi Fountain, which is in all the guidebooks.

我们看了特雷维喷泉，所有旅游指南上都有它。

M: How do you like it?

你觉得它怎么样？

F: It's very pretty, but it was overcrowded with tourists.

它非常漂亮，可就是挤满了游客。

M: Yeah, well, it's crowded everywhere.

是啊，反正到处都很挤。

M: It is August after all, the busiest month of the year.

毕竟现在是八月，一年中最繁忙的月份。

F: Yes, it's like the whole world is here on holiday, including us.

是啊，感觉全世界的人都来这儿度假了，包括我们。

F: What will you do tomorrow?

你明天打算做什么？

M: I haven't decided yet.

我还没决定。

M: I was thinking of doing what you did today, wandering the old streets and taking pictures.

我在想做点你今天做的事，逛逛老街、拍拍照。

M: I was also thinking of visiting the square with the Spanish steps.

我还想去看看有西班牙台阶的那个广场。

F: What is that?

那是什么地方？

F: I haven't heard of it.

我没听说过。

M: It's a square where, on one side, there are some very wide steps with flowers that go up to a church.

那是一个广场，一侧有一段非常宽阔、摆满鲜花的台阶，一直通向一座教堂。

M: It's also in all the tourist guidebooks.

所有的旅游指南上也都有它。

M: It's very famous and pretty.

它非常有名，也很漂亮。

M: I was also thinking of seeing that tomorrow.

我也想着明天去看看那里。

F: It sounds very nice.

听起来很不错。

F: Do you mind if Kathy and I join you tomorrow?

你介意明天凯茜和我跟你一起去吗？

M: Not at all.

一点也不介意。

M: I spent the whole day today pretty much alone.

我今天基本上是一个人过的。

M: Doing tourist stuff with others would be a welcome change.

和别人一起游玩会是个很好的调剂。

F: Let me ask her first, but I'm sure she'll be up for it.

我先问问她，不过我肯定她会愿意的。

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

Question 8. What exhibits does the man like best in the museum he visited?

Question 9. What does the woman say about the old city center?

Question 10. What does the man say about the square with the Spanish steps?

Question 11. What does the woman say she is going to do first?

M: Can you give me advice about being successful at a new job?

你能给我一些关于在新工作中取得成功的建议吗？

M: I start mine next week.

我下周就要开始上班了。

F: Sure.

当然可以。

F: It's important not to undermine the significance of the first few days of your job, since this is the best time to create a solid first impression.

别低估上班头几天的重要性，这一点很关键，因为那是留下良好第一印象的最佳时机。

M: That's a good point.

说得有道理。

M: I'll need to collaborate with my co-workers, and I'm very aware of just how important others are for my success at work.

我需要和同事协作，我很清楚别人对我在工作上取得成功有多重要。

F: It's also important to understand your role thoroughly to gain a comprehensive picture of your job.

彻底弄清自己的职责、对工作有一个全面的把握，这一点同样重要。

F: The most important thing for you to do at first is to understand your role from multiple perspectives.

一开始你最该做的，就是从多个角度去理解自己的角色。

M: Why is that?

为什么这么说？

F: Well, what you do at work is not just limited to your job description.

嗯，你在工作中所做的，并不仅仅局限于职位说明书上写的内容。

F: You need to consider how your work relates to other people within the organisation.

你需要考虑自己的工作与组织内其他人之间是如何关联的。

M: Oh, right.

哦，对。

M: So, for example, certain reports that I create at the end of the month may be used by a team in another department.

比如说，我在月底做的某些报告，可能会被另一个部门的团队用到。

F: That's right, and in that respect, it's also important to learn about the business to see the big picture.

没错，从这个角度看，了解整个业务、看清全局也很重要。

M: You mean like knowing about the history of the company?

你是说像了解公司的历史那样吗？

F: Kind of, but more like knowing the details of the products and services that the company exists to deliver.

算是吧，但更多是指了解公司赖以生存、要提供的产品和服务的具体细节。

F: Learning about the business will give you a chance to understand how your role fits into the bigger picture.

了解业务能让你有机会明白自己的角色是如何融入全局的。

M: Okay.

好的。

M: I'm feeling a bit uneasy about meeting my boss as well.

我对见老板这件事也有点忐忑。

F: That's to be expected.

这是意料之中的。

F: However, it's crucial that you get to know the people who have decision-making authority to gain insight regarding how the businesses run and decisions are made.

不过，认识那些握有决策权的人至关重要，这样你才能洞悉业务是如何运作、决策是如何做出的。

M: Great advice.

很好的建议。

M: Thanks.

谢谢。

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

Question 12. What advice does the man want to get from the woman?

Question 13. What does the woman say is the most important thing for the man to do at first?

Question 14. What does the man say he is feeling a bit uneasy about?

Question 15. What does the woman suggest the man do to gain insight about the running of the business?

Contrary to popular belief, consumers aren't as smart as they like to believe.

与人们普遍认为的相反，消费者并不像他们自以为的那样精明。

Many consumers report comparing multiple competing brands and prices when evaluating a purchase.

许多消费者声称，自己在考虑一笔购物时会比较多个竞争品牌和价格。

However, research indicates that this is not actually the case.

然而，研究表明事实并非如此。

What consumers really think or feel often contradicts what they say.

消费者真正的想法或感受，往往与他们嘴上说的相互矛盾。

A big reason is that they are driven by unconscious urges, the biggest of which is emotion.

一个重要原因是，他们受到无意识冲动的驱使，其中最大的就是情感。

Emotion is what really drives the purchasing behaviors and also decision making in general.

情感才是真正驱动购买行为乃至一般决策的东西。

Good marketers keep in mind this important fact all the time.

优秀的营销人员时刻牢记这一重要事实。

And examples of emotion-based campaigns are everywhere.

以情感为基础的营销案例随处可见。

Think for a moment what is actually being sold in most marketing campaigns.

不妨想一想，大多数营销活动实际上卖的是什么。

Luxury goods target our feelings of self-worth, acceptance, and status in the world.

奢侈品瞄准的是我们对自我价值、被认同以及社会地位的感受。

Communication devices excite us by offering a connection to friends, family, and a broader network of people.

通讯设备则通过提供与朋友、家人以及更广泛人际网络的连接来打动我们。

And many other products, such as rings, target emotions related to love and relationships.

还有许多其他产品，比如戒指，瞄准的是与爱情和情感关系相关的情绪。

As marketers, we should focus on the features of the product.

作为营销人员，我们应当关注产品的功能特性。

But we must also sell the lifestyle and the feeling.

但我们也必须售卖一种生活方式和一种感受。

The key is to highlight the emotional response a consumer will have by using the product.

关键在于突出消费者在使用产品时会产生的情感反应。

To achieve the highest emotional response, we should target our consumer through many different senses.

为了激发最强烈的情感反应，我们应当通过多种不同的感官来触达消费者。

A lot of what drives consumers is subconscious behavior.

驱动消费者的很大一部分是潜意识行为。

But this isn't a bad thing.

但这并不是一件坏事。

There's nothing manipulative about helping consumers achieve desired states of emotion.

帮助消费者达到他们所期望的情感状态，并没有什么操纵的意味。

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

Question 16. What does research indicate about many consumers when they evaluate a purchase?

Question 17. What do good marketers keep in mind all the time?

Question 18. What should marketers do besides stressing the features of a product?

Plastics have for years been used to make nearly everything that surrounds us.

多年来，塑料几乎被用来制造我们周围的一切物品。

But along the way, they escaped the confines of packaging and objects and settled in the environment, the food we eat, and the air we breathe.

但在这个过程中，它们逃出了包装和物品的束缚，进入了环境、我们所吃的食物以及我们所呼吸的空气之中。

Americans are consuming and breathing in a lot of plastic.

美国人正在摄入并吸入大量的塑料。

Based on available data, Americans take in an estimated 74,000 to 121,000 microplastic particles every year.

根据现有数据，美国人每年估计摄入7.4万至12.1万个微塑料颗粒。

However, scientists believe the true number is probably much higher, because for some likely sources of microplastics, there was no strong data available.

然而，科学家认为真实数字很可能高得多，因为对于某些可能的微塑料来源，目前还没有可靠的数据。

Microplastics get into food and air in several ways.

微塑料通过多种途径进入食物和空气。

Many start off as part of larger plastic objects, which over time fragment into smaller and smaller pieces until they become tiny, 5mm or less in diameter.

许多微塑料最初是较大塑料物品的一部分，随着时间推移逐渐碎裂成越来越小的碎片，直到变得非常微小，直径不足5毫米。

They are breathed in or consumed by animals that then become our food.

它们被动物吸入或吃掉，而这些动物随后又成了我们的食物。

The particles float through the air until people breathe them in.

这些颗粒漂浮在空气中，直到被人吸入体内。

They also settle on the food that people eat.

它们还会落在人们所吃的食物上。

Data shows that for Americans, air, bottled water, and seafood were the biggest sources for breathed in or consumed microplastics.

数据显示，对美国人而言，空气、瓶装水和海鲜是吸入或摄入微塑料的最大来源。

Added sugars accounted for less, and salts, tap water, and beer contributed minimal amounts.

添加糖所占比例较小，而盐、自来水和啤酒的贡献微乎其微。

These estimates are conservative.

这些估算数字还是保守的。

The included foods only make up about 15% of the average American diet.

被纳入统计的食物仅占普通美国人饮食的约15%。

It's not yet known how much plastic is contained in the remaining 85% of the typical diet.

至于典型饮食中其余85%含有多少塑料，目前还不得而知。

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

Question 19. What does the passage say about Americans?

Question 20. What counted as the biggest sources for Americans breathing in or consuming microplastics?

Question 21. What does the passage say is still unknown?

People looking to stay well as they age may want to adopt a pet animal, according to new data from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.

密歇根大学健康老龄化全国调查的最新数据显示，希望随着年龄增长仍保持健康的人，或许不妨养一只宠物。

For the survey, researchers polled about 2,000 U.S. adults from ages 50 to 80.

在这项调查中，研究人员访问了约2000名年龄在50至80岁之间的美国成年人。

55% said they owned at least one pet.

55%的人表示自己至少养了一只宠物。

Dogs were the most common pet, followed by cats.

狗是最常见的宠物，其次是猫。

But whatever the type of animal, the vast majority of owners said their pets boosted their mental and physical health.

但无论养的是哪种动物，绝大多数主人都表示，宠物增进了他们的身心健康。

Nearly 90% of older pet owners said their animals helped them enjoy life and feel loved.

近90%的年长宠物主人表示，宠物帮助他们享受生活、感受到被爱。

Roughly 80% said their pets reduced stress.

约80%的人表示宠物减轻了他们的压力。

And almost three-quarters said their pets provided a sense of purpose.

还有近四分之三的人表示，宠物给了他们一种生活目标感。

However, people did report a few disadvantages to pet ownership.

不过，人们也确实反映了养宠物的一些弊端。

These included difficulty traveling and financial strains.

这些弊端包括出行不便和经济负担。

6% of pet owners said they'd fallen or injured themselves as a result of having a pet.

6%的宠物主人表示，自己曾因养宠物而摔倒或受伤。

Still, plenty of research has shown that just about anyone can benefit from their pet, since animals can lower stress, reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, and encourage physical activity.

尽管如此，大量研究表明几乎任何人都能从宠物身上获益，因为动物能够降低压力、减轻抑郁和焦虑症状，并促使人多活动身体。

The new poll suggests that pet ownership may be especially beneficial for older adults, given how common loneliness and social isolation are within this age group.

这项新调查表明，鉴于孤独和社交孤立在这一年龄群体中十分普遍，养宠物对年长者可能尤其有益。

Human social support comes with a host of health benefits, less stress, lower rates of long-term disease, and more.

来自人际的社会支持能带来诸多健康益处，比如压力更小、慢性病发病率更低等等。

And research shows that interacting with pets can bring many of the same benefits.

而研究表明，与宠物互动能够带来许多同样的益处。

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

Question 22. What did over half of the respondents say in the survey?

Question 23. What did most older pet owners in the survey say their pets provided?

Question 24. What does the passage say people did report in the survey?

Question 25. What does research show interacting with pets can do?