2017 年 12 月大学英语四级（第 1 套）含MP3

Part II          Listening Comprehension 

Section A 

  News Report Onｅ

(1)A  9-year-old  girl  in  New  Mexico  has  raised  more  than  $500  for  her  little  brother  who  needs  heart  surgery  in Houston,  Texas  this  July.  Addison  Witulski’s  grandmother  Kim  Allred,  said  Addison  probably  overheard  a  conversation between  family  members  talking  about  the  funds  needed  to  get  her  little  brother  to  treatment. "I  guess  she  overheard  her grandfather  and  me  talking  about  how  we're  worried  about  how  we're  going  to  get  to  Houston,  for  my  grandson's  heart surgery," said Allred. (2) “She decided to go outside and have a lemonade stand and make some drawings and pictures and sell them.” That's when Addison and her friends Erika and Emily Borden decided to sell  lemonade for 50 cents a cup and sell pictures for 25 cents each. Before Allred knew it, New Mexico State Police Officers were among the many stopping by helping them reach a total of $568. The family turned to social media expressing their gratitude saying, "From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to deeply thank each and every person that stopped by!" 

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 

未听先知：预览两道题各选项，由 selling、working  part  time、asking  for  help 等词可推测，新闻与筹集钱款有关。

第 1 题各选项均为人物，听音时应注意捕捉相关人物信息；第 2 题各选项均以 By 开头，可能考查某人筹集钱款的方式。  

1. Who did Addison raise the money for? 

  答案：D 

  详解：新闻开头提到，新墨西哥州一个 9 岁的女孩已经为需要做心脏手术的弟弟筹集了 500 多美元。从新闻接下来的讲述中可知，这个女孩名叫 Addison，因此答案为 D。 

2. How did Addison raise the money? 

  答案：B 

  详解：新闻中，Addison 的奶奶讲述了 Addison 筹钱的经过：她或许是听到了家人讨论弟弟手术需要钱的事情，于是决定外出摆摊卖柠檬水，并且画一些画卖掉。由此可知，女孩 Addison 是通过卖柠檬水和画为弟弟筹钱的，因此答案为 B。 

  News Report Two 

        （3）Last week, France announced that the country will pave 621 miles of road with solar panels over the next five years，with the goal of providing heap, renewable energy to five million people. Called “the Ward Way,” the roads will be built  through  joint  efforts  with  the  French  road  building  company  Colas  and  the  National  Institute  of  Solar  Energy.  The company spent the last five years developing solar panels that are only about a quarter of inch thick and are strong enough to stand up to heavy highway traffic without breaking or making the roads more slippery. (4-1)The panels are also designed so  that  they  can  be  installed  directly  on  top  of  the  existing  roadways,  making  them  relatively  cheap  and  easy  to  install. 

France is the first country to kick around the idea of paving its roads with solar panels. In November 2015, the Netherlands completed a 229-foot long bike path paved with solar panels as a test for future projects. (4-2)However, this is the first time a  panel  has  been  designed  to  be  laid  directly  on  top existing  roads  and  the  first  project  to  install  the  panels  on  public highways. 

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 

未听先知：预览两道题各选项，由选项中出现的 new  solar  panel 和 clean  energy 等词可推测，新闻内容与新能源有关。第 3 题各选项均是分词结构，结合语义可知，本题旨在考查某事的意图；第 4 题主语均是 They，结合语义可知，

本题旨在考查 They 的特征，听音时要注意确定 They 的所指。 

3. What was France’s purpose of constructing the Ward Way? 

  答案：B 

  详解：新闻开头提到，上周法国宣布将在接下来的五年里用太阳能电池板铺设 621 英里长的公路，目的是为五百万人提供廉价的可再生能源。从接下来的内容可知，这条路叫作“the Wattway”，因此答案为 B。 

4. What is special about the solar panels used in the Ward Way? 

  答案：C 

  详解：新闻中提到即将修建的 the Wattway 的一些特征：太阳能电池板厚度只有四分之一英尺，但足以满足繁忙的交通使用，也不会使路面变滑；电池板可以直接装在原有的公路上面，这样不但节约了成本而且容易安装。新闻末尾又提到，这是第一次把电池板装在原有公路上，也是第一个把电池板装在公用道路上的项目。对比选项可知，C

为答案。 

  News Report Three 

Lions have disappeared from much of Africa, but for the past few years cientists have wondered if the big cats were hanging on in remote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia.  （5）Continuous fighting in the region has made surveys difficult.  （6）But scientists released a report Monday documenting with hard evidence the discovery of "lost lions." A team with Oxford University’s  Wildlife  Conservation  Research  Unit,  supported  by  a  charity  organization,  spent  two  nights  in  November camping in a national park in northwest Ethiopia on the Ethiopia-Sudan border. （7）The researchers set out six camera traps, 

capturing  images  of  lions,  and  the  identified  lion  tracks. The  scientists  concluded  that  lions  are  also  likely  to  live  in  a neighboring national park across the border in Sudan. The International  Union for Conservation of Nature had previously considered  the  area  a  "possible  range"  for  the  species,  and  local  people  had reported  seeing  lions  in  the  area,  but  no  one 

presented convincing evidence.  

Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 

未听先知：预览三道题各选项，由选项中反复出现的 lions 可以初步推测，新闻内容与狮子有关；再结合 clues、research、observe 和 find  evidence 等词以及 Sudan、Ethiopia 两个国家名可进一步推测，新闻内容涉及在苏丹和埃塞俄比亚对

狮子展开的研究或者观察。 

5. What has made it difficult to survey lions in remote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia? 

  答案：C 

  详解：新闻开头提到，狮子在非洲大部分地区已经消失，但是在过去的几年，科学家们曾经猜想，在苏丹和埃塞俄比亚的偏远地区是否会有狮子活动的迹象。然后，新闻提到这一地区战乱频繁，使科学家们的调查举步维艰，因此答案为 C。 

6. What was the main purpose of the research? 

  答案：D 

  详解：新闻中提到，科学家在周一发布了一份报告，用强有力的证据证明发现了“消失的狮子”。接下来描述了发现的过程：牛津大学野生动物保护与研究团队在位于苏埃边境的埃塞俄比亚西北部的国家公园守候了两个晚上，发现了狮子的踪迹。由此可知，这一研究的主要目的就是找到“消失的狮子”存在的证据，因此答案为 D。 

7. What did the researchers find in the national park? 

  答案：A 

  详解：新闻中提到，研究者们在国家公园设置了 6 个相机陷阱，捕捉到了狮子的图像，发现了狮子的踪迹，因此答案为 A。 

Section B 

Conversation One 

M:  （8-1）I beg you’re looking forward to the end of this month，  Aren’t you? 

W: Yes, I am. How did you know? 

M: David told me you had a special birthday coming up. 

W:  （8-2）Oh, yes. That’s right. This year would be my golden birthday. 

M: What does that mean? I’ve never heard of a golden birthday. 

W: I’ve actually just learned of this concept myself. Fortunately, just in time to celebrate.  （8-3）A golden or lucky birthday is when one turns the age of their birth date.  （9）So, for example, my sister’s birthday is December 9th and her golden birthday would have been the year she turns 9 years old. Come to think of it , my parents did throw her a surprise party that year. 

M: Interesting. Too bad I missed mine. My golden birthday would’ve been four years ago. I assumedly got a big plan then. 

W: Actually yes. My husband is planning a surprise holiday for the two of us next week. I have no idea what he’s gotten in mind, but I’m excited to find out. Has he mentioned anything to you? 

M: He might have. 

W: Anything you’d like to share?  （10）I’m dying to know what kind of trip he has planned where we’re going. 

M: Yeah, nothing at all. 

W: Not a clue. Hard to imagine, isn’t it! Though I must say, I think it has been even more fun keeping the secret for me the past few weeks. 

M: I’m sure both of you will have a fantastic time. Happy golden birthday!  （11）I can’t wait to hear all about it when you get back. 

Questions 8 and 11 are based on the news report you have just heard. 

未听先知：预览四道题各选项，由 gift、wedding anniversary、birthday 和反复出现的 holiday 等词可以推测，对话内容与结婚纪念日或者生日有关，内容涉及礼物，而礼物就是度假。 

8. What does the woman looking forward to? 

  答案：D 

  详解：对话开头，男士说女士一定在期盼月末的到来，女士表示肯定，并问男士是怎么知道的，男士回答因为 David曾跟他说过女士快要过一个特殊的生日了。结合下文可知，生日特殊是因为它是 golden birthday,也叫 lucky birthday。

由此可知，女士期待的是她的 lucky birthday，答案为 D。 

9. What did the woman’s parents do on her sister’s lucky birthday? 

  答案：A 

  详解：对话中女士提到，她妹妹的生日是 12 月 9 日，那么她的 golden birthday 就是她九岁的生日，并且回想起当时她的父母给她妹妹举办了一场惊喜派对，因此答案为 A。 

10. What is the woman eager to find out about? 

  答案：C 

  详解：女士说她的丈夫正准备下周给她一个惊喜之旅，她非常想知道是一个什么样的旅行或者是去哪里旅行。由此可知，女士想知道的是她丈夫制订的旅行计划，因此答案为 C。 

11. What does the man say at the end of the conversation? 

  答案：B 

  详解：对话末尾，男士向女士表达生日祝贺，并说自己迫不及待地想要知道他们的旅途故事，因此答案为 B。 

Conversation Two 

W: Mr. Green, What do you think makes a successful negotiator? 

M: Well, It does hard to define, but I think successful negotiators have several things  in common. They are always polite and  rational  people,  they  are  firm,  but  flexible.  They  can  recognize  power  and  know  how  to use  it.  （12）They  are sensitive to the dynamics in the negotiation, the way it raises and falls, and how may change the direction. They project the image of confidence.  （13）And perhaps most importantly, they know when to stop. 

W: And what about an unsuccessful negotiator? 

M: Well, this probably all of us when we start out. We are probably immature and over-trusting, too emotional or aggressive. We are unsure of ourselves and want to be liked by everyone. (14)Good negotiators learn fast, pool negotiators remain like that and go on losing negotiations. 

W: In your opinion, can the skills of negotiation be taught? 

M: Well, you can teach someone how to prepare for negotiation. (15)There’re perhaps six stages in every negotiation: get to know the other side; stay your goals; start the process; clarify there is a disagreement or conflict; reassess your position, 

making  acceptable  compromises;  and  finally  reach  some  agreement  in  principals.  These  stages  can  be  studied,  and strategies to be used in each can be planned before-hand. But I think the really successful negotiator is probably born with the sixth sense that may respond properly to the situation at hand. 

W: The artistic sense you just described? 

M: Yes, that’s right 

Questions 12 and 15 are based on the news report you have just heard. 

未听先知：预览四道题各选项，由 rival、compromises、negotiation、principles、the  other  sides 和 strategy 等词可以推测，对话内容与谈判有关，可能涉及谈判的原则和策略、技巧等。 

12. What’s the man say about good negotiators? 

  答案：D 

  详解：对话开头，女士询问男士什么造就了一个成功的谈判者。男士说成功的谈判者有一些共同特征：他们礼貌而且有理性；他们立场坚定又不失灵活；他们知道着力点在哪里而且知道如何去运用；他们知道谈判的力度以及这种力度会如何改变话题方向。因此答案为 D。 

13. What does the man say, maybe the most important thing to a successful negotiator? 

  答案：A 

  详解：男士在讲述成功谈判者的特点时提到，最重要的是他们知道何时停下来。因此答案为 A。 

14. How is a good negotiator different from a poor one? 

  答案：B 

  详解：对话中女士询问一个失败的谈判者是什么样子，男士说可能我们刚涉足谈判时都是失败的谈判者，我们不成熟、过度信任、太过感情用事、咄咄逼人。后来善于学习的人成为成功的谈判者，而原地踏步的人成为失败者。

由此可知，成功的谈判者与失败的谈判者之间最大的区别在于成功者善于学习，因此答案为 B。 

15. What’s the first stage of a negation according to the man? 

  答案：C 

  详解：对话中，女士询问谈判的技巧是否可以学会，男士回答说你可以教一个人如何准备一场谈判，并将谈判过程分为六个阶段：了解堆放；说明自己的目标；开始谈判；明确双方冲突；重新评估自己的立场适当让步；在原则

上达成一致。由此可见，谈判的第一个环节是了解对方，因此答案为 C。 

Section C 

Passage One 

Some people wonder why countries spend millions of dollars on space projects.  （16）They want to know how space research  helps  people  on  Earth.  Actually,  space  technology  helps  people  on  earth  every  day.  This  is  called  “spin-off technology.” Spin-off technology  is space technology that  is now used on  Earth. (17)In early space programs, such as the Apollo  missions  of  the  1960s  and  1970s,  and  in  the  space  shuttle  missions  today,  scientists  developed  objects  for  the astronauts to use on the moon and in space. We now use some of these objects every day. (18)For example, we have quartz crystal clocks and watches accurate to within one minute a year. We purify the water we drink with the water filter designed for the astronauts’ use  in  space. The cordless hand-held  tools we use  in  our homes, such as  vacuum cleaners, flashlights, drills  and  saws  came  from  the  technology  of  these  early  space  programs.  On  cold  winter  days,  we  can  stay  warm  with battery-operated  gloves  and  socks,  and  specially-made  coats  and  jackets.  All  these  clothes  are  similar  to  the  spacesuit designs that kept astronauts comfortable  in the temperatures of the moon, and are spin-offs  from space technology. These products are only a few examples of the many ways space technology helps us  in our everyday lives. No one knows how 

new spin-off technology from the International Space Station will help us in the future. 

Questions 16 and 18 are based on the news report you have just heard. 

未听先知：预览三道题各选项，由选项中出现的 International Space Station、space shuttle missions、space program、technology、astronauts 等词可以判断，短文内容与航天技术有关。 

16. What do some people want to know about space exploration? 

  答案：A 

  详解：短文开头提到，有些人想知道为什么国家在太空项目上花费数百万美元，他们想知道太空研究如何能帮助到在地球哈桑的人们。录音中的 helps 与 A 选项中的 benefits 是同义转述，因此答案为 A。 

17. What did scientist do for the space shuttle missions? 

  答案：C 

  详解：短文中提到，在早期的太空项目中，如在 20 世纪 60 年代和 70 年代的阿波罗任务以及今天的航天飞机任务中，科学家们开发了供宇航员们在月球上和太空中使用的物品。因此答案为 C。 

18. What does the speaker say about the quartz crystal clocks and watches? 

  答案：B 

  详解：短文提到，我们现在使用的石英钟和石英表的精确度达到了一年误差在一分钟以内，因此答案为 B。 

Passage Two 

（19）Well,  if  I  could  go  back  in  history  and  live,  I'd  like  to  go  back  to  the  18th century and  perhaps  in  colonial America in Yankee New England where one of my ancestors lived, because it was the beginning of something. By the 18th century, there was a feeling of community  that had grown. My ancestor was  a preacher traveling around the countryside. People lived in small communities. There were fisherman and farmers who provided fresh food that tasted and looked like food. unlike that  in today’s supermarkets, and there were small towns and New York wasn't that far away.  (20)I'm deeply attached to the Puritan tradition, not in a religious sense, but they believed in working for something, working for goals, and I  like  that.  They  worked  hard at  whatever  they  did,  but  they  had  a  sense  of  achievement.  They  believed  in  goodness,  in community, and helping one another. I love  it. the colonial fabrics, all the silver work, the furnishings, the combination of elegance simplicity. I love  it. The printing, the books, I’m very attached to all that kind of thing. That may not all be  very entertaining  in  the  modern  sense  of  the  world,  (21)but  I  would  have  enjoyed  spending  my  evenings  in  that  environment, discussing new ideas, building a new world, And I can see myself sitting on a small chair by the fire doing needlework. 

Questions 19 and 21 are based on the news report you have just heard. 

未听先知：预览三道题各选项，由选项中的 ancestors 和 America 等词可判断，短文内容与过去的美国有关。第 19

题的着眼点在描绘过去的状态或者过去某个时间点的特殊意义；第 20 题主要描述某类人群的细节信息；第 21 题均是分词短语结构，旨在考查动作。 

19. Why does the speaker say she would like to go back and live in the 18th century America? 

  答案：C 

  详解：讲话者在短文开头表示，如果能回到历史中生活，她愿意回到 18 世纪的美国，因为这个时期标志着一些东西的开始，因此答案为 C。 

20. What does the speaker say about the Puritans? 

  答案：D 

  详解：讲话者提到，她非常喜欢清教徒的传统并非是宗教信仰的缘故，而是清教徒认为工作是有意义的，他们为了目标而工作，因此答案为 D。 

21. What would the speaker like doing if she could go back to the past? 

  答案：B 

  详解：讲话者在短文末尾提到，如果能够回到从前，她喜欢在那样的环境里这样度过夜晚：讨论新的想法，建立一个新的世界，坐在炉火旁的小椅子上做针线活，因此答案为 B。 

Passage Three 

If you are lost  in the woods, a little knowledge  can turn what some people call a hardship into an enjoyable stay away from the troubles of modern society.  (22)When you think you're lost, sit down on the log or rock, or lean against the tree, and recite something you have memorized to bring your mind to a point where it is under control. Don’t run blindly. If you must move, don't follow a stream unless you know it, and in that case you're not lost.  (23)Streams normally  flow through wetland before they reach a lake or a river. Though there are more eatable plants, there may also be wild animals, poisonous snakes, and other hazards. (24)Many experts feel it’s wisest to walk uphill. At the top of most hills and mountains are trails leading back to civilization. If there are no trails, you're much easier to be  seen on top of a hill. and you may even spot a highway  or a  railroad  from  this  point.  Nowadays,  the  first  way  someone  will  search  for  you  is  by air.  In  a  wetland  or  in dense growth, you're  very hard to spot.  (25)Anytime you  go  into the woods, somebody should know where you're going, and when you’re expected to return. Also when someone comes looking, you should be able to signal to them. 

Questions 22 and 25 are based on the news report you have just heard. 

未听先知：预览四道题各选项，由 map、location、compass、food and drink 等词推测，短文内容与迷路有关。第 22题和第 24 题各选项均为动词短语，结合语义可知，这两题考查迷路后应该怎么做；第 23 题各选项均含有 may，表

达可能性，考查采取某种行动可能会出现的后果；第 25 题各选项也都是动词短语，结合语义可推测，此题考查出发前的注意事项。 

22. What does the speaker advise you to do first if you are lost in the woods? 

  答案：A 

  详解：短文开头提到，当你觉得自己迷路了的时候，要坐在一块木头或石头上，或者靠在一棵树上，回忆一些你记住的东西，把思想带到你能控制的地方。不要盲目地跑。由此可知，讲话者建议迷路的时候首先要坐下来冷静一下，因此答案为 A。 

23. What will happen if you follow an unknown stream in the woods? 

  答案：C 

  详解：短文中提到，小溪一般经过湿地后才会汇入湖泊或河流，如果跟着不熟悉的小溪走，你也许会遇到更多可吃的植物，但也会碰到野生动物、毒蛇以及其他危险。由此可知，沿着不了解的小溪走可能会使自己置身于意想不到的危险中，因此答案为 C。 

24. What do many experts think is the wisest thing to do if you're lost in the woods? 

  答案：A 

  详解：短文中明确提到，很多专家认为，迷路的时候往山上走是最明智的选择。因此答案为 A。 

25. What should you do before you go into the woods? 

  答案：D 

  详解：短文结尾处提到，任何时候你要进入森林，都应该有人知道你要去哪里，预计什么时候回来。由此可知，在进入森林之前，应该让别人知道你的计划，因此答案为 D。 

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