洗头膏2018年12月大学英语四级真题听力原文第一套

2021年1月13日发(作者：简吉魁)
2018年12月大学英语四级真题听力原文(第一套)
来源：文都教育

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?

Question 4: 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