供养2018年12月英语四级听力真题

2021年1月8日发(作者：常文瑞)

2018年12月大学英语四级考试英语四级听力真题（全）：
News 1
A device that weighs less than one kilogram is part of
a mission that will allow scientists to deliver fourth
generation or 4G mobile coverage to the moon in 2019。 If
successful， the tiny device will provide the moon with its
first ever mobile phone network。 The lunar network will
support high definition streaming of video and data
between the moon and earth。 The network is part of a
mission to the moon。 This is a project with the goal of
landing the first privately paid for mission to the moon。
The 4G mission is set to launch from Cape Canaveral in the
United States on a space X Falcon 9 rocket in 2019。
Mission to the moon intends to establish and test the first
elements of a communications network on the moon。 The
scientists working on the project opted to build a 4G
rather than a fifth generation or 5G network。 This is
because fifth generation networks are still in testing and
trial phases。 This means that a 5G network may not yet be
stable enough to work on the moon‘s surface
Question 1：What are scientists planning to do？
Question 2：Why did scientists choose to set up a 4G
network in their mission？
News 2
It‘s responded to a fire Wednesday night at an
abandoned mall in Heywood。 The fire was reported at 9：
26 pm at an old shopping center on Michigan Avenue near
St。 Mary’s Church。 Six fire engines， two trucks and two
chiefs responded to the scene。 Crews had the fire under
control in about 45 minutes and managed to contain the
fire to its point of origin。 There were some people inside
the building when the fire broke out but there were no
reports of any injuries。 Fire investigators have responded
to the scene but have not yet determined the cause of the
fire。 Firefighters will remain on the scene until later this
morning to ensure that the fire doesn‘t start up again。
The shopping mall had not been in use since 2002。 In
2014 City Hall developed a plan to knock down the
building and replace it with affordable housing。 However
the plan was dropped due to lack of funds。
Question 3：What does the news item say about the
fire？
Question4：What had City Hall planned to do？
News 3
Potato chips in Japan are being sold for 6X their
normal price。 This is after the country‘s main
manufacturer stopped sales due to a potato shortage。
Storms and floods and its main potato growing region last
year caused the worst harvest and more than 3 decades。
Local media reports suggest Calbee and its main rival
Koike-ya are halting almost 50 products。
“We don‘t know when we’ll be able to restart”， a
company spokesman said。 Snack lovers are panic buying
and many supermarket shelves are bare。 Japanese laws
limit the amount of imported potatoes that can be used in
Japanese made products。 Japan says fear of disease is its
main reason to block fresh imports。 It still only allows
potatoes from selected US states。 This is only at certain
times and on condition that they are processed at
factories based near Japanese ports。
But global warming has raised the possibility that
domestic produce could be seriously affected by rare
weather events more often。
Question 5：What problem is Japan facing？
Question 6：Why does Japan limit the import of
potatoes？
Question 7：What might affect Japanese domestic
produce？
Conversation 1
M： Mr。 Brown‘s lectures are so boring。
W： Yes， he is not a very exciting speaker。 But the
subject is interesting。
M： During every one of his lectures， I try to listen I
really try。 But after about 10 minutes my mind begins to
wander and I lose concentration。 But I see that you seem
to be OK。 How do you stay focused through the entire
hour？
W： Well， what I do is keep my pen moving。
M： What do you mean？
W： It‘s a method of active concentration I read
about。 One of the most effective ways to concentrate is
to write things down。 But it has to be done by hand， not
typing on a keyboard。 You see writing by hand forces you
to actually engage with what you’re learning in a more
physical way。
M： Do you review your notes afterwards then？
W： Sometimes but that‘s not important。 My notes
may or may not be useful but the point is that by writing
down what Mr。 Brand says I can follow his line of thinking
more easily。 In fact， sometimes I draw a little too。
M： You draw in class and that helps me pay
attention？
W： Yes， honestly it works for me。 I just draw little
lines and nonsense really。 It was also in that article I
read。 It can keep the mind active， prevent getting bored
and help to concentrate。 Again the point is to listen hard
while keeping the pen moving。 If I‘m at home and I need
to study what I do is read out loud。 It has a similar effect
to writing by hand。 It helps memorize information in a
physical way。
Question 8。 What does the man think of Mr。 Brown
‘s lectures？
Question 9。 What does the woman do during Mr。
Brown‘s lectures？
Question 10。 Why does the woman draw in class？
Question 11。 What does the woman say about
reading out loud？
Conversation 2
M： And where is this？
F ：These photos are from the Taj Mahal in India。 We
went there about ten years ago for our honeymoon。
M： Was it romantic。