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2020年9月四级听力原文及答案(第一套
SectionA
【Newsreportone】
ANASAsatelliteorbitingoverPortugaltookphotographsthatrevealtheeffectsofpollutionfromships.OneofthephotosshowsathinfilmofcloudsabovethebrilliantblueofthenorthAtlantic,cutbywhitelinesofthickercloudsthatlooklikescars.(1NASAofficialsexplainedthosethickercloudsaresignsofshiptrafficbelowwhenshipspowertheirwaythroughtheocean,theypumpexhaustintotheatmosphere.Justascarsdo.
Andthosemassiveamountsofparticlescancausecloudstoform,getenoughofthoseparticlesinoneplaceasfromtheexhaustofaship.Andtheycanleadtothecreationofnewcloudseasilyvisiblefromspace.Thesecloudscanbehuge.Someofthemstretchhundredsofkilometersfromendtoend.(2NASAofficialssaidit’slikelythatthesesortsofcloudsarehavingsomeeffectontheglobalclimate,accordingtoNASAofficials.
Butscientistsaren’tyetsurewhateffectithas.questionsoneandtwoarebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
Questions1to2arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question1WhathascausedthethickcloudsinthephotostakenbyaNASAsatellite?
Question2WhatdoNASAofficialsthinkaboutthethickclouds?
【Newsreporttwo】
StaffatasuburbansupermarketinMelbournesaytheyfeelunsafeatworkaftersecurityguardswereremoved.Thiscameafteraseriesofphysicalattacksandverbalabusebycustomers.(3Morethan50workersatthestorehavesignedalettercallingforapermanentsecurityguardfollowingaseriesofincidents,includingacustomerthreateningtoattackasupervisorwithaknife.Asecurityworkerhadguardatthestormeachnightfromsevenpmuntil12am.
ButthathadstoppedsuddenlyonMonday,employeessaid.Oneworkersaidanangrycustomerhadthrownachickenathisheadaftercomplainingabouthowlongshehadwaitedtobeserved.Anotherworkersaidthelackofprotectionatthestormmadeherfeeluncomfortableatwork.(4However,thespokesmanofthesupermarketsaidthestorehadtakenstrongactioninresponsetoincidents.Wehavefoundveryfewinstancesofbadcustomerbehavioratourstoreinthepastyear.Intherarecases,wehaveseenbadbehavior.Wehavetakenstrongactioninresponse,includingbanningacustomerfromthestore.
Questions3to4arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question3ForwhatpurposedidthisstaffatasupermarketinMelbournesignaletter?
Question4Whatdidthespokesmanofthesupermarketssayregardingtheemployeesdemand?
【Newreportthree】
(5DriversontheirwaytothepolishcapitalofWarsawonWednesdaymorningfoundtheroadblockedbyanunusualobstacle.Tonsofliquidchocolatethatspilledontothemotorway.Atruckcarryingthesweetloadhitaroadbarrierandoverturned,blockingtwolanes.(6Thecrackedtankspilledapoolofarapidlyhardeningchocolate,whichquicklycoveredthewidthoftheroad,whilethedriverwastakentohospitalwithabrokenarm,firefightersstruggledtoremoveareported12tonsofsolidchocolatefromtheroad.(7ArepresentativeforthefirefighterstoldthelocalTVthatremovingthechocolatewasworsethandealingwithsnow.Aftercontactingthechocolatemanufacturer,thefirefightersresortedtosprayinghot,pressurizedwatertogetridofthestickysubstance.ThelocalTValsonotedthatthecleanupspannedmorethanaMilebecausedriverssimplydrovethroughthechocolateafterthecrash,leavingalongchocolatetrail.Butdespitethestickysituation,firefightersandpoliceattendingtothecleanupwerereportedlycheerfulaboutthelongtaskahead.Afterall,whocouldbemadabout12tonsofchocolate?
Questions5to7arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question5WhatdoesdriversonthemotorwaytoWarsawfind?
Question6Whatdoesthereportsayabouttheaccident?
Question7WhatarethefirefightersrepresentativetellthelocalTV?
SectionB
【Conversationone】
M:Lisa,whydidyoupayforyourmealwithcashinsteadofthepaymentappsonyourphone?
W:Well,I’vegonebacktocash.I’monlyusingpaymentappsifthat’stheonlyoption.（8）Iamtryingtosavemoneyforanewphone.AndIfindthatusingcashratherthanpaymentappshelpsmetosave.
M:Buthow?Moneyismoney,isn’tit?Idon’tthinkitmatterswhetheryoutakeitoutofthebankandputitinyourwalletwillsimplytransferfromyourbankaccounttotheseller’sbankaccountusinganapp.

W:No,Ibelieveitdoesmatter.It’sapsychologicalphenomenon.[9]Ibelievewehavelessconnectionwiththevalueofourmoneywhenwejusthavetheapprovedbuttonsonourphones.
M:Youmighthaveapoint.SinceIstoppedcarryingcasharoundandstartedusingmyphoneappstopay,[10]Imayhavedevelopedatendencytobuymoresmallornonessentialitems.
W:That’shighlypossible.Thinkabouttheamountoftimewespendwithourphonesinourhandsandallthethingswedowithourphones.Itsometimesseemsthatourphoneisbuyingtheproductforus,notourselves.
M:[11]Socashlesspaymentaffectsourabilitytobudget?
W:Ibelieveso.Ifwespendahundredyuanincash,werealizethatwedon’thavethathundredyuantospendonsomethingelse.Butifwe’respendingelectronically,wearelesslikelytomakethatmentalcalculation.
M:IstoppedusingmycreditcardbecauseIfoundoutspendingexcessively,perhapsIshouldtakethesameapproachofpayingusingmyphone.
W:It’sworthconsidering.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question8.Whydidthewomandecidetogobacktocashforpayment?
Question9.Whathappenswhenpeopleusethatforpaymentaccordingtothewoman?
Question10.Whatmightthemantendtobuywithpaymentapps?
Question11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofelectronicpayment?
【ConversationTwo】
W:Hello,Mr.Brown.Iwasexpectingyourcall.[12]Mysecretarytoldmeyouwerehavingsomeproblemswiththewoodentable.Isthatright?
M:No,no,thetableisfine.[12]Theproblemisthechairs.
W:Oh,thechairs.Sowhatexactlyistheissue?
M:Well,toputsimply,thesearenotthechairsmywifeandIselectedinyourstorelastweek.Theremusthavebeensomeconfusionwithourorder.

W:Oh,Isee.I’mlookingthroughmyfilesnow,andIseethatthedeliverywasthismorning.Isthatcorrect?
M:Yes.
W:[13]Doyouminddescribingthechairsthatweredeliveredtoyourapartment,Mr.Brown?
M:Sure.Thesehaveaflatbackwitharoundedtop,andareveryheavy—
they’relightbrownthatlookkindofcheap.Theonesweorderedweredarkbrowntomatchthetable.
W:Right,ofcourse.ItsayshereyoupurchasedtheArlingtontableandfourMilanochairs.Asyousaid,theremusthavebeensomeconfusionwiththeorder.I’mterriblysorry.[14]WewillsendavantocollectthosefourandreplacethemwiththeMilanoyoupurchased.Willtomorrow9ambeokay,Mr.Brown?
M:Yes,thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.
W:Good.Dideverythingelseyouorderedfromusarriveokay?
M:Yes,Ithinkso.Letmecheck.Themirrorandtwopaintingsarehere.Thetwocoffeetablesarealsohere,andthesofa.Yes,wehaven’tnoticedanythingelsewrongormissing.Butifwedo,wewillcertainlyletyouknow.
W:Okay,great.[15]Onceagain,I’msorryfortheconfusionandtroublecaused.
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question12.Whydidthemancallthewoman?
Question13.Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?
Question14.Whatdidthewomanpromisetodofortheman?
Question15.Whatdidthewomandoattheendoftheconversation?
SectionC
【PassageOne】
Doyouhavetoomuchstuff?Areyoudaringsayinguntidy?(16SayhellotoaTVshowc

alled“tidyingupwithMaryKondo”,ahomeimprovementshowbasedonawidelypopularbook,thelifechangingmagicoftidyingup.Intheshow,MarieKondoactsasatinygarbagefairyformessypeople,visitingtheirhousestosharethewisdomoftheconMariemethod.Thismethodissimpleintheory,butcanbeendlesslycomplexandpractice.(17Youdivideallthestuffinyourhouse,allofitintoseveralcategories,andthenexamineeachitem,allofthemtoseeifitsparksjoy.Ifitdoes,youkeepit.Ifitdoesn’t,youthankitandneatlydiscardit.SoistheTVshowinspiringpeopletotidyup?Firsthandaccountsseemtoindicateasmallwaveofpeoplebringingpilesofdonationbagstousedgoodstores.Onestorereceivedthousandsofbagsofusedpossessionsinoneday.Januaryisusuallythestoresslowseasonfordonationsbecauseit’scold.Andpeopledon’twanttobother.ButnotthisJanuary,peopleseemdeterminedtocleanuptheirhomes.(18Oneusedbookstorereceivedamonth’sworthofbooksanddonationsinaweek,whenamangaveover50boxesofbooksfromhishome.ItseemsMary’sTVshowishavingabigimpactafterall.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question16:WhatisMarieKondos’TVshowabout?
Question17:Whatthingscanbekeptinone’shomeaccordingtoMarieKondo?
Question18:WhatdowelearnaboutoneusedbookstorethisJanuary?
【PassageTwo】
Atjust12yearsold,MikeHannonismakingadifferenceinhiscommunity.(19Onelunchatatime,Mike’slunchesoflovehasfedmorethan2000ofthetown’smostvulnerableresidents.Mikedeliversmealstothehomeless.“It’slikeawaytogivepeoplejoy,maybesparksomethinginthemthatcanchangethem,”MiketoldWBCTV.ThemayorofMike’stownfeelsthatMikeisagreatcommunityleader,especiallyinsuchtimesofsomuchnegativenews,whilehisfathercommentedonhowproudhewasofhisson.Yet,Mikeisn’tlookingforpraisebutkindnessinreturn.(20Hehopeshisactsofcharitywillinfluenceotherstospreadpositiveactionsintheirowntowns.Mikeincludesahandwrittenmessageofjoyoneachbag.Hismessageandstarpowerhasspreadalloverthecountry.Todate,hisonlinepagetoraisefundshasbroughtinmorethan44,000dollarsinacounty,raisingmorethan17,000dollarsinjustonedaywiththehelpofmanyfamousactorsandothers.(21Peoplefromalloverthecountryaresendingspecialhandcraftedbagstohelptheyoungmanwithhismissiontohelpthoseinneed.Manyarehopingthesimpleactofkindnessspreads,likeisseenashopeforthefutureofthetown,thecountry,andtheworld.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question19:WhatdoesMikeHannondotohelppeopleinhistown?
Question20:WhatdoesMikehopeotherswilldo?

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