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四级听力原文
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
A new study finds that beverages containing added sugar might be harmful.
In the study, researchers analyzed information from over 80, 000 women and 37,
000 men. Participants worked in the health profession. (1) They were followed for
approximately three decades. They completed surveys about their diet every four
years. They also answered questions about sleep and exercise and health every two
years.
The more beverages containing added sugar that people drank, the greater their
risk of death was during the study period. These beverages included soda, energy
drinks and sports drinks. Beverages like pure fruit juice which are sweet but do not
contain added sugar were not part of the study.
The findings held even after the researchers considered other factors that could
affect people’s health. These factors included lack of exercise and not eating enough
vegetables. They also included consuming too much meat.
(2) The scientists say that their results support limiting beverages with added
sugar. They argue we should replace them with other drinks, with water being the best
choice. However, the researchers admit this is simply their recommendation. The
study found only an association: It did not prove that drinks with added sugar cause
early death.
1. What do we learn about the new study from the news report?
2. What is the scientists’ recommendation?
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
(3-1) German police appealed Friday for information about the possible owners
of two 17th-century oil paintings. (3-2) Police said a 64-year-old man found the
paintings in a garbage pile at a highway rest stop last month. He later handed them in
to the Cologne police.
(4) An initial assessment by an art expert concluded the two framed paintings
were originals, police said.
One is a landscape painted by the Italian artist Pietro Bellotti dating to 1665. The
other is a painting of a boy by the 17th-century Dutch artist Samuel van Hoogstraten,
date unknown. Their combined worth is estimated to be around one million euros.
Authorities have not yet confirmed what will happen if the rightful owner is not
found. Nevertheless, it is speculated that they could either be handed over to the
National Art Museum of Cologne or sold to the public by the local government.
3. What did German police say about a 64-year-old man?4.What is the art expert’s conclusion about the two framed paintings?
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard,
(5)A four-year-old girl has walked eight kilometers through a snowy forest to
seek help for her sick grandmother who later died of a heart attack. The young girl
braved the threat of bears, wolves and temperatures far below freezing. She made the
journey through a remote region in Siberia after waking up to find her grandmother
motionless.
Named locally as Karla, she lives alone with her elderly grandmother and her
blind grandfather. (6) As a result, the girl’s mother is facing a criminal case. She
stands accused of leaving a minor in danger in the care of the elderly. She also faces
investigation from childcare services, who will also be asking why Karla was left
alone with her vulnerable relatives.
The journey took place in February when temperatures average negative 26
degrees Celsius. Russian reports on social media suggest the forest may have been as
cold as negative 34 degrees Celsius. The journey was only recently confirmed by
authorities.
(7) But though she was suffering from the effects of extreme cold, the child
reportedly suffered no life-threatening effects. Last year, a three-year-old boy
survived alone for three days in a remote forest in the same region.
5 What did the four-year-old girl attempt to do?
6. What do we learn from the news report about the girl’s mother?
7. What happened to the little girl according to the news report?
Section B
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
W: I’ve made a new friend recently. Her name is Susan and she’s from South Africa.
M: How did you meet her?
W: We met over WeChat. She has very cool photos on her social media. The photos of
her hometown look amazing.
M: (8-1) What’s her hometown called?
W: (8-2) It’s called Cape Town. It’s in the southwest of South Africa. She says it’s
very green and windy. The city was built by European settlers. And there’s a big
mountain that overlooks the city. (9) The mountain is called Table Mountain because
it’s flat at the top.
M: That sounds interesting. What are the people there like?
W: Well, Susan says South Africa is very mixed. There are black people and white
people and Indian people. (10) Susan is white. She says her ancestors were from
Britain. Many languages are spoken in South Africa, but she only speaks English.
M: Didn’t South Africa host the Football World Cup a few years ago? They must play
football a lot then, right?
W. (11) I think they play football, but it’s not as popular as rugby.
M: Rugby? What’s rugby?W: Rugby is a sport with two teams and the players carry the ball in their arms and
throw it at each other. The ball is not round and the players push each other. I don’t
really understand the rules. I think it’s very complicated.
M: That sounds like a very strange sport indeed. Is it only South Africa that plays it?
W: No, it’s also popular in Britain and in other former British colonies like Australia
and New Zealand.
8. What does the woman say about her new friend Susan?
9. What does the woman say about Table Mountain?
10. What do we learn from the conversation about the woman’s friend Susan?
11. What does the woman say about rugby in South Africa?
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard,
M: Hi, Jennifer. I’m really struggling with this semester’s workload. Do you have any
advice?
W: (12) Have you considered making a study guide? It’s a tool you can make yourself
to take the stress out of studying. I’ve been using one since the start of last semester,
and it has really helped relieve a lot of study pressure.
M: Sounds like just what I need. (13) My main problem is that my study folder is full
of notes and worksheets, and is badly disorganized. I don’t know where to start.
W: Okay. Well, the main thing is to have everything in the right place. Whatever
you’re reviewing, it’s important that it’s arranged for your particular needs of that
subject, and in the most user-friendly way you can. What kind of learner are you?
M. Um, I’m not sure.
W: Well, visual learners prefer using images, pictures, colors, and maps to organize
information. Logical learners have a linear mind and would rather use logic, reasoning
and systems. (14) I’m an emotional learner, which means I need to connect to
information emotionally to understand it.
M. Oh! I’m very much dependent on vision as a way of taking in information.
W: (15-1) Well, I suggest reorganizing your notes using color-coded sections in your
study guides, or using idea mapping to lay out the information and make it more
quickly accessible.
M: (15-2) So you think I should arrange my notes using color and pictures in place of
text.
W: (15-3) Yes, you’ll probably start to grasp information a lot quicker that way. As an
emotional learner, I organize my notes into a story that I can connect to and recite to
myself.
M: That’s amazing. I didn’t know there were so many different ways to learn.
12. What does the woman advise the man do?
13. What is the biggest problem the man has with his studies?
14. What kind of learner does the woman say she is?
15. What does the woman think the man can do with his notes?Section C
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard,
(16) The golden rule is a moral principle which states that you should treat others
the way you want to be treated yourself. For example, if you want people to treat you
with respect, you should treat them with respect.
Different people tend to be exposed to different forms of the golden rule, based
on factors such as the religion in their society. However, all forms of the golden rule
revolve around the same concept. Namely, they help you treat others better, by using
the way you yourself would want to be treated as a guide of how to behave.
(17) A notable criticism of the golden rule is that its application can lead to
undesirable outcomes, when it conflicts with laws and ethical principles. For example,
if someone breaks the law, the golden rule would suggest that we should let them go,
because we would not want to be punished ourselves.
However, this issue with the golden rule can be dealt with in a general manner, by
viewing this principle as one of several principles that we use to guide our behavior as
individuals and as a society.
Specifically, in the example described above, (18) most individuals and societies
choose to place laws and ethical principles above the golden rule. This means that
they strive to implement the golden rule whenever possible, as long as it doesn’t clash
with a more important concept.
16. What do we learn from the passage about the golden rule?
17. What is a notable criticism of the golden rule?
18. What does the example of someone breaking the law serve to show?
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
(19) Today, many large corporations stress the importance of diversity on their
websites, but current statistics show that the typical manager in America still tends to
be white and male. Obviously, the desire to bring about diversity has not translated
into corporate reality.
Why useless? (20) A team of researchers from the University of Basel published
their new study about people’s attitudes towards diversity at work. They found that
people have a wide range of opinions concerning diversity. On the one hand, many
see value in diversity, which can contribute a variety of perspectives, encourage new
ideas, and generate innovative solutions. On the other hand, they assume that it might
be difficult to work with someone who has completely different views, speaks a
different language, or has a different style of work.
The actual value they attribute to diversity depends on the decision-making
perspective. Doubts about the practicability of diversity have a greater weight if a
person is directly affected. (21) In other words, when a person’s own work group is
involved, they tend to prefer team members who are similar to themselves. But when
people make decisions for others, they typically put together a more diverse team.
These findings could help organizations become more diverse. Companies need topay attention to who makes hiring and team decisions.
These decisions should not only be made by those directly affected. People who
are not directly involved in the group’s daily work should also take part.
19. What do we learn from the current statistics about diversity in large corporations?
20. What is the newly published study focused on?
21. What do the findings of the new study show?
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Communication can essentially be divided into two categories, the written and the
spoken.
(22-1) How the balance is struck between these two forms of communication—
the point at which one needs to be exchanged for another— really depends on
individual cultures. (22-2) Understanding when it’s appropriate to exchange one form
for another can be a major key to success in international business.
Many cultures place a much greater value on the spoken word than the American
working culture does. (23) In parts of the Middle East, you’ll find spoken word
agreements are seen as seriously binding. A person’s word is linked to their honor, so
verbal agreements are seen as important, whereas written contracts are taken as
memos of understanding.
(24) Western working culture tends to place a high value on the written word, and
this reaches its highest level of intensity when it comes to contracts. In the US, France
and Germany, written contracts tend to be seen as something that must be strictly
carried out.
(25-1) By contrast, other cultures may not see written contracts as quite so
binding. It can prove a challenge to Western businesses if your business partner wants
to renegotiate terms that you thought were already agreed on. (25-2) For example, a
Japanese firm may have signed a contract, but they may not feel bound by every detail
of it—particularly if circumstances later change.
Such differences in value that different working cultures place on the written
word tend to cause many problems when it comes to business relationships.
22. What is a major key to success in international business according to the passage?
23. What does the passage say about spoken word agreements in some Middle East
countries?
24. What do we learn about the Western working culture?
25. How does a Japanese firm tend to view a written contract?
