《2025.06四级真题第1套》【Part II Listening Comprehension】
Part II Listening ComprehensionDirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Everything changed for 7-year-old Tariq when he slapped some butter on an ear of corn. He knew it tasted good, but butter made it better. His passion for produce got him a position as South Dakota’s official Corn Ambassador. Tariq’s profession of love for his favorite vegetable earned him the name “the Corn Kid”. This was after his online interview attracted millions of views and was made into a song. South Dakota is one of the top corn producers in America. The corn provides nourishment across the globe. Tariq said, “Not everyone has to like corn, but everyone should definitely try it, especially with butter.” Tariq and his family were invited to South Dakota to attend the honorary ceremony at the state’s Corn Palace. Officials wanted to highlight South Dakota’s two largest industries: tourism and agriculture. Tariq couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the palace made of corn.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.- A) By slapping some butter on it.B) By enhancing its nourishment.C) By growing it in South Dakota.D) By cooking it in vegetable oil.
- A) To introduce their corn to tourists.B) To attend an honorary ceremony.C) To share experience with other corn growers.D) To exhibit their corn at the state’s Corn Palace.
- A) Stole mail several times.
- A) It escapes regulation and misleads consumers.
- A) To cut consumers‘ expenses in buying quality clothes.
- A) Recognizing the impact on consumers.
Two arrests were announced Thursday. The arrests were in connection with a string of mail thefts from U.S. Postal Service’s collection boxes in Marion County and for the possession of a stolen postal key, according to the Department of Justice.Jordan Jax and Tarod Goodman, both 23, were arrested after evidence gathered in an investigation showed the pair stole mail on multiple occasions using a postal key, according to a news release.Jax and Goodman stole mail for around four months. Investigators reviewed videos of the collection boxes; the video showed the two men loading the stolen mail into Jax’s vehicle. Investigators were also able to recover the key that was used to open the collection boxes.Jax and Goodman each face up to five years in federal prison in the mail thefts and up to ten years for possession of the postal key.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.B) Forged postal keys illegally.C) Attacked postmen on multiple occasions.D) Broke a number of postal collection boxes.B) Loss of all their possessions.C) Twenty-three years‘ hard labor.D) Up to fifteen years in prison.Can fast-fashion be sustainable? Researchers think yes. Identifying why the fast-fashion business model creates waste and determining whether regulators can establish incentives for consumers and manufacturers are steps to reduce waste.Recently, the clothing industry has come under attack for creating a waste problem with serious environmental consequences. In the absence of environmentally and economically feasible recycling options, fast-fashion manufacturers pump out low-quality clothes produced in high volumes that are worn only a few times and then discarded.The researchers put forth policy contributions, ranging from sustainable disposal of leftover stock to production tax to incentivize both manufacturers and consumers to be more waste conscious.In order to devise effective policies to curb the environmental impact of the clothing industry, it is important to identify the source of the problem in the supply chain. Manufacturers, consumers, and regulatory bodies can then take an informed approach to recognize the environmental impact of fast-fashion and to design an ecosystem to reduce waste, incentivize innovation, and create new business models to manage waste.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.B) It ignores economically feasible recycling options.C) It creates waste and severely impacts the environment.D) It produces clothes affordable only to a tiny minority.B) To enable the whole fast-fashion industry to be sustainable.C) To incentivize manufacturers to be more consumer-friendly.D) To urge manufacturers and consumers to reduce waste.B) Identifying the source of the problem.C) Abandoning the current business model.D) Establishing powerful regulatory bodies.- 播放前：通过选项差异预判问题类型，在选项旁标注可能的问题方向
- 播放中：在 but, however, actually, the point is, in order to 等信号词后集中注意力
- 复盘时：将正确选项与原文对应句进行同义转译对比，积累“转译库”
| | |
|---|
| 四种方式（抹黄油、增加营养、在SD种植、用植物油烹饪） | *How did Tariq make corn taste better?* |
|---|
| 四种目的（介绍玉米、参加仪式、分享经验、展览玉米） | *Why were Tariq and his family invited?* |
|---|
| 四种违法行为（偷邮件、伪造钥匙、袭击邮递员、破坏邮箱） | *What did the two men do?* |
|---|
| 四种刑罚（终身监禁、财产没收、23年苦役、15年监禁） | *What punishment do they face?* |
|---|
| 四种负面后果（逃避监管、忽视回收、造成浪费、衣服昂贵） | *Why is the clothing industry criticized?* |
|---|
| 四种目标（减少开支、实现可持续、激励制造商、敦促减少浪费） | *Why were policies proposed?* |
|---|
| 四种动作（认识到影响、找出根源、放弃模式、建立机构） | *What should be done first?* |
|---|
- Q6 答案句前：The researchers put forth policy contributions … to incentivize … → 信号词 to 引出目的
- Q7 答案句前：In order to devise effective policies … it is important to identify the source → 信号词 In order to 引出目的，it is important 强调关键动作
| | | |
|---|
| C) creates waste and severely impacts the environment | *creating a waste problem with serious environmental consequences* | *waste problem* → *creates waste**serious consequences* → *severely impacts* |
|---|
| D) to urge manufacturers and consumers to reduce waste | *to incentivize both manufacturers and consumers to be more waste conscious* | *incentivize* → *urge**be more waste conscious* → *reduce waste* |
|---|
| B) identifying the source of the problem | *it is important to identify the source of the problem* | |
|---|
“选项逆向推”：播放前我已经猜出问题方向，听时只等信号词后的信息。Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.M: Hey Mary, you seem to be very much annoyed. What happened?W: Rush hour in this city is killing me.M: Ah, yes. Rush hour is terrible, especially in the morning between 8 and 9. But what else can you expect in a city this big?W: Well, I think the local government could help improve things. I mean, getting rid of rush hour may be impossible, but it could be made more tolerable, don’t you think?M: Um… but I’m not sure how.W: Well, for example, the subway system could have air conditioning. I know many cities in the world have air conditioning in their subway, so why can‘t we? It gets so hot in the summer. I can hardly breathe down there. And add to that the rush-hour crowds with strangers packed close together in the subway carriages, the whole thing is just horrible.M: Ah yes, you are completely right. The trains here are too old. The government should definitely invest in new ones with air conditioning. I guess I’m fortunate I take the bus instead.W: Oh, that’s much better.M: Yeah, it‘s more convenient. Bus No. 36 goes straight from my house to the office. It’s a 30-minute ride and I don‘t have to make any changes.W: That sounds nice. I tell you, my current commute is killing me. Maybe I should move closer to the office.M: Well, I know a great housing agent. I found the flat I’m living in now through him. And I love it.W: Hmm, could you send me his number, please?M: Sure thing. Just tell him exactly what you are looking for and I‘m sure he will find something good.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.- A) The city’s rush-hour traffic is intolerable.B) She cannot avoid rush-hour traffic.C) The local government is inefficient.D) The city is too big to move around easily.
- A) Upgrading subway carriages.B) Increasing the number of bus routes.C) Air conditioning the city‘s subway.D) Learning from other big cities.
- A) He suffers from rush-hour crowding too.B) He is fortunate to live very near to work.C) He takes a half-hour bus ride to work.D) He is going to move closer to his office.
- A) Recommend to her a good house near his office.B) Send her his housing agent’s telephone number.C) Tell her exactly what kind of property to look for.D) Make sure the agent finds something good for her.
- A) He was remembered for the scar on his cheek.
- A) The man’s deep sympathy for Johnny.
- A) It gave him a noticeable smartness.
M: Did you hear about Johnny?M: He had some plastic surgery done.M: Do you remember he had a scar on his face?W: Yes, of course. He always had that. I‘ve known him since primary school, and I always remember him having that on his cheek.M: Well, he had it fixed.W: Fixed? What do you mean? You can’t fix a scar.M: You know what I mean? He had an operation done on it, plastic surgery, in order to cover it and make it less noticeable.W: Oh, well, that‘s ridiculous, isn’t it? It was noticeable, sure. But it wasn‘t an ugly scar. It never occurred to me that he should have it taken care of like that.M: I agree. I can understand some scars and physical defects can be ugly and distracting, but not Johnny’s. In fact, I thought it added character… like it gave him a certain uniqueness.W: He must have felt differently though. He must have felt self-conscious and insecure, perhaps.M: No, no, that‘s not the reason. He was totally fine with his scar. As you said, he had had it for most of his life.W: Then why did he have the operation?M: Because his girlfriend wanted him to.W: What? That’s so superficial and selfish of her. If Johnny‘s girlfriend doesn’t like him for who he is, then she does not deserve to be his girlfriend.M: You are right. So he is insane to give in to her like that. But when I told him, he said he loves her and would just do what she wants him to.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.B) He received a heart operation a few days ago.C) He used to wear a sad face in school.D) He had some plastic surgery done.B) The man‘s use of the expression “fixed”.C) The man’s covering up of what happened.D) The man‘s good memory of his childhood.B) It made him appear even more manly.C) It seemed to give him a certain uniqueness.D) It seemed to make up for his physical defects. | | |
|---|
| 四种抱怨（交通无法忍受、无法避开、政府低效、城市太大） | *What is the woman complaining about?* |
|---|
| 四种措施（升级车厢、增加公交、装空调、向大城市学习） | *What does the woman suggest?* |
|---|
| 四种个人情况（也受拥挤之苦、住得近、半小时公交、打算搬家） | *What do we learn about the man?* |
|---|
| 四种帮助方式（推荐房子、发中介电话、告诉找什么、确保找到） | *What does the woman ask the man to do?* |
|---|
| | |
|---|
| 四种关于Johnny的描述（因疤被记住、心脏手术、愁眉苦脸、整形手术） | *What does the man say about Johnny?* |
|---|
| 四种关于man的东西（同情、用词“fixed”、掩盖、童年记忆） | *What does the woman find puzzling?* |
|---|
| 四种关于scar的看法（聪明、男子气、独特性、弥补缺陷） | *What did the man think of Johnny’s scar?* |
|---|
| | *How would we describe the speakers‘ attitude?* |
|---|
- Q8 答案句：Rush hour in this city is killing me. → 开头直接抱怨
- Q9 答案句：Well, for example, the subway system could have air conditioning. → 信号词 for example 引出建议
- Q10 答案句：Bus No. 36 goes straight from my house to the office. It’s a 30-minute ride. → 信号词无，为对话中直接信息
- Q11 答案句：could you send me his number, please? → 信号词 please 表示请求
- Q12 答案句：He had some plastic surgery done. → 对话开头直接给出
- Q13 答案句：Fixed? What do you mean? You can‘t fix a scar. → 信号词 What do you mean? 表达困惑
- Q14 答案句：I thought it added character… like it gave him a certain uniqueness. → 信号词 I thought 引出观点
- Q15 答案句：That’s so superficial and selfish of her. … You are right. → 双方均批评，信号词 That‘s so … 表达否定态度
| | | |
|---|
| A) The city’s rush-hour traffic is intolerable. | *Rush hour in this city is killing me.* | *is killing me* → *intolerable* |
|---|
| C) Air conditioning the city‘s subway. | *the subway system could have air conditioning* | |
|---|
| C) He takes a half-hour bus ride to work. | *Bus No. 36 goes straight from my house to the office. It’s a 30-minute ride.* | *30-minute ride* → *half-hour bus ride* |
|---|
| B) Send her his housing agent‘s telephone number. | *could you send me his number, please?* | |
|---|
| D) He had some plastic surgery done. | *He had some plastic surgery done.* | |
|---|
| B) The man’s use of the expression “fixed”. | *Fixed? What do you mean?* | |
|---|
| C) It seemed to give him a certain uniqueness. | *it gave him a certain uniqueness* | |
|---|
| | *That‘s so superficial and selfish … You are right.* | |
|---|
“信号词布防”：在 for example, I thought, What do you mean? 等词后，答案往往紧随其后。Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.Talking is unique to humans. An animal might make 10 different sounds, but an adult human knows more than 20,000 words. Additionally, we’re the only animal that expresses thoughts in full sentences. Researchers don‘t think language was invented; instead, they think it evolved. How did talking evolve? There are two main theories.The first theory is that language started with people making different sounds, mostly imitating the things around them, like animal calls, nature sounds, and the sounds of tools. Perhaps they made the sound of wind to comment on the weather or imitated the sound of a bird to tell a friend that there was a bird nearby. Then over hundreds of thousands of years, those sounds turned into words that people began to learn as part of their language. At some point, people started stringing the words together to form sentences.The other main theory, which is more recent, is that people started off by gesturing—pointing at things with their hands and imitating actions using their bodies. Eventually these gestures turned into a full sign language. This theory guesses that after developing sign languages, people eventually started making sounds along with their gestures. At some point, they switched to mostly making sounds that became words instead of just using their bodies. The reason they switched to making sounds, the theory goes, is that talking out loud lets you communicate with someone even when you can’t see them.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.- A) Through deliberation.B) Through evolution.C) Through invention.D) Through collaboration.
- A) With people imitating sounds around them.B) With people interacting with animals close by.C) With people showing each other things nearby.D) With people trying to string sounds together.
- A) Making sounds can free one’s hands for doing other things.B) Making sounds proves markedly easier than sign languages.C) Making sounds enables one to express their ideas more explicitly.D) Making sounds helps one communicate with people they can‘t see.
- A) When they wanted to have a competitive team member.
- A) Avoid frightening competitors.
- A) Much evidence of humans capturing animals.
- A) They were open to the public.
- A) To enable the public to watch animals close by.
- A) It was part of the royal estate.
Is it a good idea to display luxury brands and other signals of status? It depends on the situation. Studies have shown that people who appear to be wealthy tend to be considered more intelligent, disciplined, and competent than those who do not. But new research found that people believe someone who shows off their social status cares more about benefiting themselves than helping others. This means people are less willing to collaborate with them. Modesty may be key when cooperation is essential, but the researchers also found that in some cases, status signaling has advantages.Experiments showed that participants were less likely to choose someone who signals their wealth or status to join a group seeking cooperative members. But participants were more likely to choose that person when they’re looking for a competitive team member. These findings suggest that people should change how they present themselves depending on their social goal.This is the era of social media. People can easily share their wealth and status to large audiences, but they need to consider the consequences. Posting about luxury purchases and expensive vacations online may help you to persuade others and frighten competitors, but it could also signal to potential friends or future employers that you are unlikely to think about the needs of others. This makes things tricky for people who may want to impress others while also demonstrating that they are a team player.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.B) When they were looking for a cooperative workmate.C) When they found collaboration essential to them.D) When they were seeking someone to help them.B) Make clear their social goal.C) Adopt persuasive strategies.D) Consider the consequences.Human fascination with animals goes back as far as humans do. Of the oldest cave paintings discovered, some are up to 40,000 years old, and there are more images of animals than humans. At some point, humans began to capture and hold animals.The first-known collections were held by royalty and were not open to the public. In Egypt, researchers have found buildings from around 3500 B.C., containing the remains of animals, including elephants, which were not native to Egypt. But life wasn‘t easy for these animals. They probably had short lives, and their remains show evidence of severe injuries.The first public exhibit of animals may have been created by Egypt’s Queen Hatshepsut around 1480 B.C. Researchers think the zoo was started with animals brought home from a far-off land known as Punt. It‘s unclear why the Queen built the zoo, but it might have been to show off her wealth and power.Early zoos are found all over the world. In China, Emperor Wenwang is said to have built a “Garden of Intelligence” around 1060 B.C. It included deer, birds, and many fish. In England, King Henry I set up a collection of animals in about 1110 as part of the royal estate. His collection included tigers and lions. This collection eventually moved to the Tower of London in 1235. The collection stayed at that location for 600 years.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.B) More images of animals than humans.C) Fewer images of buildings than animals.D) Little proof of human fascination with animals.B) They were primarily native.C) They were kept by royalty.D) They were hardly injured.B) To introduce to Egyptians animals from Punt.C) To protect the endangered animals.D) To show off her riches and power.B) It was a shelter for wild animals.C) It was the kingdom’s best-equipped zoo.D) It was the first public exhibit of animals. | | |
|---|
| | *How did language come into being?* |
|---|
| 四种起源方式（模仿声音、与动物互动、展示事物、串连声音） | *How did language start according to the first theory?* |
|---|
| 四种原因（解放双手、比手语简单、表达更明确、与看不见的人交流） | *Why did people switch to making sounds?* |
|---|
| | *How would people describe someone who shows off status?* |
|---|
| 四种情境（想要竞争型成员、寻找合作者、合作必不可少、寻求帮助） | *When were participants more likely to choose status-signalers?* |
|---|
| 四种行为（避免吓对手、明确社交目标、采用说服策略、考虑后果） | *What should people do when sharing status online?* |
|---|
| 四种壁画特征（人类捕猎证据、动物多于人类、建筑少于动物、很少痴迷动物） | *What can we see in the oldest cave paintings?* |
|---|
| 四种关于早期动物收藏的描述（对公众开放、主要为本地、由皇室饲养、几乎没有受伤） | *What do we learn about the first-known collections?* |
|---|
| 四种女王建动物园的原因（让公众观看、介绍异域动物、保护濒危动物、炫耀财富权力） | *Why did the Egyptian Queen create the zoo?* |
|---|
| 四种关于亨利一世收藏的描述（皇家领地、野生动物庇护所、设备最全、第一个公开展览） | *What do we learn about King Henry I’s collection?* |
|---|
- Q16 答案句：Researchers don’t think language was invented; instead, they think it evolved. → 信号词 instead 强调正确观点
- Q17 答案句：The first theory is that language started with people making different sounds, mostly imitating the things around them. → 信号词 The first theory is that 引出内容
- Q18 答案句：The reason they switched to making sounds, the theory goes, is that talking out loud lets you communicate with someone even when you can‘t see them. → 信号词 The reason … is that 引出原因
- Q19 答案句：new research found that people believe someone who shows off their social status cares more about benefiting themselves than helping others. → 信号词 found that 引出结论
- Q20 答案句：participants were more likely to choose that person when they’re looking for a competitive team member. → 信号词 when 引出条件
- Q21 答案句：they need to consider the consequences. → 信号词 need to 引出建议
- Q22 答案句：there are more images of animals than humans. → 直接陈述
- Q23 答案句：The first-known collections were held by royalty → 直接陈述
- Q24 答案句：it might have been to show off her wealth and power. → 信号词 might have been to 引出推测
- Q25 答案句：King Henry I set up a collection of animals in about 1110 as part of the royal estate. → 直接陈述
| | | |
|---|
| | | |
|---|
| A) With people imitating sounds around them. | *imitating the things around them* | |
|---|
| D) Making sounds helps one communicate with people they can’t see. | *lets you communicate with someone even when you can‘t see them* | |
|---|
| | *cares more about benefiting themselves than helping others* | |
|---|
| A) When they wanted to have a competitive team member. | *when they’re looking for a competitive team member* | |
|---|
| D) Consider the consequences. | *they need to consider the consequences* | |
|---|
| B) More images of animals than humans. | *more images of animals than humans* | |
|---|
| C) They were kept by royalty. | | |
|---|
| D) To show off her riches and power. | *to show off her wealth and power* | |
|---|
| A) It was part of the royal estate. | *as part of the royal estate* | |
|---|
“同义转译库”：每次复盘时，将正确选项与原文对应句的转译关系整理成表，积累多了，听力反应速度自然提升。
版权声明：本文内容由互联网用户自发贡献，该文观点仅代表作者本人。本站仅提供信息存储空间服务，不拥有所有权，不承担相关法律责任。如发现本站有涉嫌抄袭侵权/违法违规的内容， 请发送邮件至23467321@qq.com举报，一经查实，本站将立刻删除;如已特别标注为本站原创文章的，转载时请以链接形式注明文章出处，谢谢！
