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2020
年
12
月英语
四级听力及答案解析：短篇新闻
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A
poisonous
fish
which
has
a
sting
strong
enough
to
kill
a
hum
an
is
invading
the
Mediterranean,
warned
scientists.
(Q1) The
Interna
tional
Union
for
the
Conservation
of
Nature
(UICN)
has
raised
conc
erns
after
the
poisonous
fish
was
spotted
in
the
water
around
Turk
ey,
Cyprus
and
the
eastern
Mediterranean.
Native
to
the
South
Pacif
ic
and
Indian
Ocean,
the
potentially
deadly
fish
has
poisonous
hook
s
and
a
painful
sting
capable
of
killing
people.
Although
fatalities
ar
e
rare,
the
stings
can
cause
extreme
pain
and
stop
people
breathin
g.
The
fish,
often
known
as
Devil
Firefish,
is
a
highly
invasive
specie
s. And
environmentalists
fear
its
arrival
could
endanger
other
types
of
marine
life.
(Q2) After
being
spotted
in
the
Mediterranean,
a
mari
ne
scientist
says,
“
The
fish
is
spreading,
and
that
’
s
a
cause
for
co
ncern.
”
Q1:
What
is
reported
in
the
news?
Q2:
What
is
the
environmentalists
’
concern
of
the
spread
of
De
vil
Firefish
in
the
Mediterranean?
2020
年
12
月英语四级听力及答案解析：短篇新闻
2
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Almost
half
the
centre
of
Paris
will
be
accessible
only
by
foot
or
bicycle
this
Sunday
to
mark
World
Car-Free
Day.
【
Q4
】
This
is
in
response
to
rising
air
pollution
that
made
Paris
the
most
pollu
ted
city
in
the
world
for
a
brief
time. Mayor
Anne
Hidalgo
promote
d
the
first
World
Car
Free
Day
last
year.
Hidalgo
also
has
supporte
d
a
Paris
Breathes
Day.
On
the
first
Sunday
of
every
month,
Paris
cl
ears
traffic
from
eight
lanes
of
the
main
road.
About
400
miles
of
s
treets
will
be
closed
to
cars.
It
is
expected
to
bring
significant
redu
ction
in
pollution
levels.
“
Last
year
’
s
car-free
day
showed
a
40%
d
rop
in
pollution
levels
in
some
parts
of
the
city,
according
to
an
in
dependent
air
pollution
monitor
”
,
reports
the
Guardian,
“
and
some
levels
dropped
by
50%
in
the
city
centre.
”
Q3:
What
will
happen
on
World
Car
Free
Day
in
Paris?
Q4:
What
motivated
the
mayor
of
Paris
to
promote
the
first
W
orld
Car
Free
Day
in
her
city?
2020
年
12
月英语四级听力及答案解析：短篇新闻
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News
report
3
A
Philippine
fisherman
was
feeling
down
on
his
luck
when [Q5]
a
house
fire
forced
him
to [Q6]
clear
out
his
possessions
and
chang
e
locations. Then,
a
good
luck
charm
that
he
had
kept
under
his
be
d
changed
his
life.
The
unidentified
man
had
fished
out
a
giant
pearl
from
the
oce
an
when
his
anchor
got
stuck
on
the
rock
while
sailing
off
a
coasta
l
island
in
the
Philippines
ten
years
ago.
When
[Q6]
he
was
forced
to
sell
it,
the
shocked
tourist
agent
a
t
Puerto
Princesca
told
him [Q7]
that
the
77-pound
giant
pearl
that
he
had
kept
hidden
in
his
rundown
wooden
house
was
the
biggest
pearl
in
the
world,
which
was
valued
at
?76
million.
The
pearl
of
Allah,
which
is
currently
on
display
in
a
New
York
museum,
only
weighs
14
pounds.
That
is
five
times
smaller
than
the
pearl
that
the
fisherman
just
handed
in.
The
monstrous
pearl,
measured
at
1
foot
wide
and
2.2
feet
lon
g,
is
going
to
be
verified
by
local
experts
and
international
authoriti
es
before
hopefully
going
on
display
to
attract
more
tourists
in
the
little
town.
Q5:
What
happened
to
the
Philippine
fisherman
one
day?
Q6:
What
was
the
fisherman
forced
to
do?
Q7:
What
did
the
fisherman
learn
from
the
tourist
agent?
2020
年
12
月英语四级听力原文：长对话
1
WOMAN:
Mr.
Smith,
It
’
s
a
pleasure
meeting
you!
Man:
Nice
to
meet
you,
too.
What
can
I
do
for
you?
WOMAN:
Well,
I
’
m
here
to
show
you
what
our
firm
can
do
for
you. Astro
Consultants
has
branches
in
over
fifty
countries,
offering
different
business
services.
We
’
re
a
global
company
with
75
years
of
history.
And
our
clients
include
some
of
the
world
’
s
largest
com
panies
【
8
】
.
MAN:
Thank
you,
Mrs.
Houston.
I
know
Astro
Consultants
is
a
f
amous
company.
But
you
said
you
would
show
me
what
you
could
do
for
me.
Well.
What
exactly
can
your
firm
do
for
my
company?
WOMAN:
We
advise
businesses
on
all
matters,
from
market
ana
lysis
to
legal
issues.
Anything
a
business
like
yours
could
meet.
Our
firm
offers
expert
advice.
Could
I
ask
you,
Mr.
Smith,
to
tell
me
a
little
about
your
company
and
the
challenges
you
face?
That
way,
I
could
better
respond
as
to
how
we
can
help
you.
Man:
OK,
sure. This
is
a
family
business
started
by
my
grandfath
er
in
1950.
We
employ
just
over
100
people.
We
manufacture
an
e
xport
stone
for
buildings
and
other
constructions.
Our
clients
usuall
y
want
a
special
kind
of
stone
cut
in
a
special
design.
And
that
’
s
what
we
do
in
our
factory
【
9
】
.
Our
main
challenge
is
that
our
nati
onal
currency
is
rising,
and
we
’
re
losing
competitive
advantages
to
stone
produces
in
India
【
10
】
.
WOMAN:
I
see.
That
’
s
very
interesting. I
will
suggest
that
you
l
et
us
first
conduct
a
financial
analysis
of
your
company,
together
wi
th
the
analysis
of
your
competitors
in
In
dia.
【
11
】
That
way,
we
coul
d
offer
the
best
advice
on
different
ways
forward
for
you.
Question
8-11
are
based
on
the
conversation
you
have
just
hea
rd.
Q8:
What
do
we
learn
about
the
woman
’
s
company?
Q9:
What
does
the
man
say
about
his
own
company?
Q10:
What
is
the
main
problem
with
the
man
’
s
company?
Q11:
What
does
the
woman
suggest
doing
to
help
the
man
’
s
company?
2020
年
12
月英语四级
听力原文：长对话
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Woman:
Wow,
congratulations,
Simon!
The
place
looks
absolutel
y
amazing!
Man:
Really?
You
think
so?
W:
Of
course.
I
love
it.
It
looks
like
you
had
a
professional
inter
ior
designer.
But
you
didn
’
t,
did
you?
M:
No.
I
did
it
all
by
myself
with
a
little
help
from
my
brother,
Greg.
He
’
s
actually
in
the
construction
business,
which
was
really
helpful.
W:
Honestly,
I
’
m
impressed!
I
know
I
can
probably
repaint
the
walls
in
my
house
over
a
weekend
or
something,
but
not
a
full
ren
ovation.
Where
did
you
get
your
ideas?
I
wouldn
’
t
know
where
to
start.[12]
M:
Well,
for
a
while
now,
I
’
ve
been
regularly
buying
home
desi
gn
magazines.
Every
now
and
then,
I
’
d
saved
the
pictures
I
liked.
Believe
it
or
not,
I
have
a
full
notebook
of
magazine
pages.
[13]
Si
nce
by
overall
style
was
quite
minimal,
I
thought
and
hoped
a
whol
e
renovation
wouldn
’
t
be
too
difficult.
And
sure
enough,
with
Gre
g
’
s
help,
it
was
very
achievable.
W:
Wasn
’
t
it
expensive?
I
have
imagined
a
project
like
this
cou
ld
be.
M:
Actually,
it
was
surprisingly
affordable.
I
managed
to
sell
a
l
ot
of
my
old
furniture
and
put
that
extra
money
towards
the
new
material.
[14]
Greg
was
also
able
to
get
some
discount
materials
fro
m
a
recent
project
he
was
working
on
as
well.
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