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2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report, you will hear two orthree questions.Both the news reportand the questions will bespoken only once.Afier you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A,B,C and D.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

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

  (1-1) United Airlines has apologised for mistakenly shipping an American family’s pet dog thousands of miles in the wrong direction to Japan.
  The dog owner’s beloved 10-year-old dog named Buddy took an unexpected 16-hour flight to Tokyo following a mix-up by the airline.
  The dog owner’s family are currently in the process of moving. They were meant to be reunited with the pet in their new home city in Texas.
  But when they arrived at the United Airlines cargo facility in the southern U.S. state, they found a stranger’s dog waiting in Buddy’splace.
  (1-2) Both of the dogs had been sent to the wrong destinations on connecting flights from Denver, with Buddy mistakenly being sent to Japan instead.
  Buddy was given a physical checkup when he arrived at Tokyo’s International Airport. The dog was then sent back to the U.S. on a private charter jet.
  “I’m so glad he’s alive and coming home soon!" said the relieved dog owner.
  (2) “And an error occurred during the connections in Denver. We have notified our customers that their pets arrived safely. We will arrange to return the pets to them as soon as possible," a spokesperson of United Airlines said.

  (1-1)美国联合航空公司为错误地将一户美国家庭的宠物狗运到数千英里外的日本而道歉。
  由于航空公司的错误，狗主人心爱的 10 岁的巴迪乘坐了 16 个小时的飞机，意外地飞到了东京。
  狗主人家目前正在搬家。他们本打算搬到德克萨斯州的新家与这只宠物团聚。
  但当他们到达美国德克萨斯州的联合航空货运中心时，却发现巴迪的位置上是一 只陌生人的狗在等着。
  (1-2)这两只狗都被从丹佛起飞的转接航班运送到了错误的目的地，巴迪被误送到了日本。
  巴迪抵达东京国际机场后进行了身体检查。随后，这只狗被一架私人包机送回了美国。
  “我很高兴它还活着，而且很快就能回家了!” 狗主人松了一口气说。
  (2)“这是一个在丹佛转机过程中发生的错误。我们已经通知客户，其托运的宠物已安全抵达，接下来会尽快安排将宠物回到主人身边，”美国联合航空公司的发言人如是说道。

2021-12-01.—开头第一句—原词复现“dog”“wrong”，但是关键字间隔较远

1. A. It found a pet dog on board a plane to a city in Texas.
   B. It had one of its cargo planes land at a wrong airport.
   C. It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.
   D. It had two of its domestic flights mixed up.

1. A.它在一架飞往德克萨斯州一座城市的飞机上发现了一只宠物狗。
B.它的一架货机降落在了错误的机场。
C.它把两只狗送到了错误的目的地。
D.它的两个国内航班弄错了。

1.What does the news report say about United Airlines?
C[精析]事实细节题。新闻开头提到，美国联合航空公司为错误地运送美国家庭的宠物狗而道歉。接着，新闻中提到，两只狗都被从丹佛起飞的转接航班运送到了错误的目的地。因此，答案为 C。

2021-12-02.—结尾第一句—原词复现四个“as soon as possible”

2. A. Correct their mistake as soon as possible.
   B. Give the two pets a physical checkup.
   C. Hire a charter jet to bring the pets back.
   D. Send another plane to continue the flight.

2. A.尽快纠正他们的错误。
B.给这两只宠物做个身体检查。
C.租一架包机把宠物接回来。
D.派另一架飞机继续飞行。

2.What did the spokesperson for United Airlines say they would do after the incident?
A[精析]细节推断题。新闻结尾处提到，他们已通知客户，其托运的宠物已安全抵达，接下 来会尽快安排将宠物送回到主人身边。由此推断，他们会尽快纠正这一错误，故答案为 A。

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

  Officials at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson Arizona are celebrating the birth of a baby elephant. Zoo officials say the baby was born on Monday. It is a female and she weighs nearly 130 kilograms.
  Semba, her mother, is a 30-year-old African elephant. The pregnancy lasted 22 months.
  Officials describe the baby elephant as “healthy, standing and nursing".
  The baby hasn’t been given a name yet.
  (3) Semba has given birth before. Zoo officials said during this pregnancy, she was closely monitored through physical exams and blood tests.
  Dr. Sue Tygielski is the zoo’s director of zoological operations. (4) She said the elephant’s birth went smoothly and that there were no complications.
  The new baby expands the zoo’s elephant herd to six. That includes the baby’s parents, a sister, a brother and an adult female.
  亚利桑那州图森市里德公园动物园的 工作人员们正在庆祝一头小象的出生。动物园工作人员表示，这只小象于周一出生，是一只体重近 130 公斤的母象。
  她的妈妈森巴是一头 30 岁的非洲象。 这次怀孕持续了22 个月。
  工作人员们描述这只小象“健康，能站立，还在哺乳”。
  还没有给小象起名字。
  森巴以前生育过。动物园工作人员说， 在怀孕期间，她的身体检查和血液测试都受到密切监控。
  苏.泰戈尔斯基博士是该动物园的动物运营主管。她说，小象的出生很顺利，并且没有出现任何的并发症。
  这个小象的出生使得动物园的象群数量增加到六头，分别是小象的父母、小象的姐姐、小象的弟弟以及一只成年母象。

2021-12-03.—开头第七句—定位难，不用想了

3. A. She weighs 130 kilograms.
   B. She has had babies before.
   C. She was brought from Africa.
   D. She has a big family of six.

3. A.她体重130公斤。
B.她以前生过孩子。
C.她是从非洲带来的。
D.她有一个六口之家。

3.What do we learn about the mother elephant Semba?
B[精析]事实细节题。新闻中提到，母象桑巴以前生育过，因此答案为 B。

2021-12-04.—结尾第二句—原词复现一个“smooth”，难

4. A. It took 22 hours.
   B. It had some complications.
   C. It was smooth.
   D. It was monitored by Dr.Sue Tygielski.

4. A.花了22个小时。
B.有一些并发症。
C.很顺利。
D.由sue Tygielski博士监测。

4.What does the report say about the birth of the new baby elephant?
C[精析]事实细节题。新闻中提到，苏·泰格尔斯基博士说小象出生的过程顺利，并且没有出现任何的并发症。因此，答案为 C。

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

  Three years ago, a couple was enjoying a meal at a beach restaurant. (5) The restaurant was built on a wooden structure above the sea- water. During the meal, the man’s wedding ring slipped off his finger. It fell through the wooden floorboards, apparently lost forever.
  (6) Recently, the restaurant manager Ryan Krivoy decided to replace the wooden deck and he found an old gold coin, some $ 100 bills and a silver wedding ring while replacing the deck.
  (7) The restaurant waitress Sasha Formica posted a picture of the ring on Facebook. The post was shared about 5,000 times.
  Three days later, the happy wife called to claim the ring. She even texted pictures of her and her husband eating there in 2017 as proof.
  The restaurant mailed the ring back to the happy couple. Meanwhile, Krivoy discovered that the gold coin was very rare. It was from 1855 and worth as much as $ 2 ,000.
  三年前，一对夫妇在一家海滨餐厅用餐。(5)这家餐馆被建在海平面上的木质结构上。吃饭时，男人的结婚戒指从手指上滑落。 它从木制地板上掉了下来，显然永远丢失了。
  (6)最近，餐厅经理瑞安.特雷沃伊决定更换木制甲板，他在更换甲板时发现了一枚旧金币，一些 100 美元币值的钞票和一个银结婚戒指。
  (7)餐厅女服务员萨沙·福米卡在脸书上发布了一张戒指的照片。该帖子被分享了约 5000 次。
  三天后，妻子开心地打来电话认领戒指。她还发了她和丈夫 2017 年在那里吃饭的照片为证。
  饭店把戒指寄还给了这对幸福的夫妇。 与此同时，特雷沃伊发现金币非常稀有。这枚金币制作于 1855 年，价值高达 2000 美 元。

2021-12-05.—开头第二句—原词复现三个“above”、“the”、“sea-water”

5. A. It enjoyed great popularity.
   B. It started business three years ago.
   C. It was frequented by newly-weds.
   D. It was built above the sea-water.

5. A.它很受欢迎。
B.它三年前开始营业。
C.新婚夫妇经常光顾。
D.它建在海水之上。

5.What do we learn about the restaurant?
D[精析]事实细节题。新闻开头提到，这家餐馆被建在海平面上的木制结构上，因此答案为D。

2021-12-06.—开头第五句—原词复现全部

6. A. Expand his business on the beach.
   B. Replace the restaurant’s wooden deck.
   C. Post a picture of his restaurant online.
   D. Celebrate his silver wedding anniversary.

6. A.扩大他在海滩上的生意。
B.更换餐厅的木制甲板。
C.把他餐厅的照片发到网上。
D.庆祝他的银婚纪念日。

6.What did the restaurant manager decide to do recently?
B[精析]事实细节题。新闻中提到，餐厅经理瑞安 ·特雷沃伊决定更换木制甲板，因此答案为 B。

2021-12-07.—开头第六句—原词复现四个“post”、“picture”、“on”、“Facebook”

7. A. She sold it for two thousand dollars.
   B. She took it to the restaurant manager.
   C. She posted its picture on Facebook.
   D. She returned it to its owner right away.

7. A.她卖了2000美元。
B.她把它拿给餐厅经理。
C.她在Facebook上发布了照片。
D.她马上把它还给了它的主人。

7. What did the waitress do about the recovered ring?
   C[精析]事实细节题。新闻中提到，餐厅的女服务员萨沙·福米卡在脸谱网上发布了戒指的照片，因此答案为 C。

2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套）

Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: 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 bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

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

  (1) A 22-year-old Chinese woman who suffered from a persistent cough was shocked to learn that she had a piece of chicken bone lodged in her lung.
  The unnamed woman, from the province of Shandong, started to have coughing problems when she was 7 or 8 years old. For 14 years, she made numerous hospital visits. However, no doctor could identify any problem. Her uncontrollable coughing was a mystery.
  Finally, the woman got a full body scan at a hospital in the city of Qingdao. This special medical procedure revealed she had a chicken bone stuck in her lung. (2) Doctors performed surgery and removed the bone. The simple procedure went smoothly and the woman has recovered fully. With the bone finally removed from her lung, the woman is very happy that she no longer suffers from that annoying cough.

  (1) 一名 22 岁的中国女子患有持续咳嗽，她震惊地发现竟是因为一块鸡骨头卡在了她的肺部。
  这名不愿透露姓名的女子来自山东省，在 7、8 岁时就开始出现咳嗽问题。14 年来，她多次去医院就诊。然而，没有医生能诊断出任何问题。她无法控制的咳嗽是个谜。
  最终，这名女子在青岛的一家医院接受了全身扫描。这个特殊的医疗程序显示她的肺里卡了一根鸡骨头。(2) 医生通过手术移除了卡在女士肺部的鸡骨头。这个简单的手术进行得很顺利，这名女子已经完全康复。随着骨头终于从她的肺中取出，这位女士非常高兴，她不用再忍受烦人的咳嗽了。

2021-12-02-01.—开头第一句—原词复现一个“cough”

1. A. She was pierced by a chicken bone.
   B. She was coughing all the time.
   C. She suffered from lung cancer.
   D. She suffered from shock.

1. A.她被鸡骨头刺穿了。
B.她一直咳嗽。
C.她患了肺癌。
D.她受到了惊吓。

1.What was the woman’s problem?
B【精析】事实细节题。新闻开头提到，一位 22 岁的女士持续咳嗽，竟是因为有一块鸡骨头卡在了她的肺部。由此可知，女士曾经受久咳的折磨。因此，答案为 B。

2021-12-02-02.—结尾第二句—原词复现一个“surgery”

2. A. By eating chicken soup daily
   B. Through regular exercising
   C. Through a surgical operation
   D. By using traditional Chinese medicine.

2. A.每天喝鸡汤。
B.通过定期锻炼。
C.通过外科手术。 
D.通过使用中药。

2.How was the woman’s problem eventually solved?
C【精析】事实细节题。新闻中提到，医生通过手术移除了卡在女士肺部的鸡骨头，女士得以完全康复。因此，答案为 C。

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

  (3-1) A white sheep named Prickles that ran away from an Australian farm during the 2013 bushfires, recently returned home.
  According to farmer Alice Gray, Prickles was only a lamb when she ran away. The bushfires that hit the area back then destroyed a large part of her family’s massive property. They thought Prickles had died in the fire. But instead, (3-2) the young sheep escaped into a 200-acre forest near the farm. Once the fires were over, (4) the family had to fix the damage done to the farm, as it was such a large property. This included rebuilding about 50 kilometers of fencing. It was this huge fencing that prevented Prickles from finding her way back. Over the years, the family spotted her a few times. They even recorded her with cameras installed to monitor deer activity. But while they knew Prickles was alive, they couldn’t find her and never expected her to return by herself. Seven years later, they were proven wrong.

  (3-1)在 2013 年的丛林大火中，一只从澳大利亚的一个农场逃跑的名叫普里克尔斯的白色绵羊，最近回家了。
  据农场主爱丽丝·格雷说，普里克尔离家出走时还是只小羊。当时袭击该地区的森林大火摧毁了她家大部分的巨额财产。他们以为普里克尔死在火里了。但相反，(3-2) 这只小绵羊逃到了农场附近一片 200 英亩的森林里。大火过后，(4) 这家人不得不修复火灾对农场造成的损坏，因为这是一笔巨大的财产。包括重建约 50 公里的围栏。正是这个巨大的围栏阻止了普里克尔斯找到回去的路。多年来，这家人发现过她几次。他们甚至用安装了监控鹿活动的摄像头记录下了她。但他们即使知道普里克尔斯还活着，却找不到她，也不指望她能自己回来。7 年后，事实证明他们错了。

2021-12-02-03.—开头第一句—原词复现两个“ran away”

3. A. It was born 13 years ago.
   B. It was Alice Gray’s lovely pet.
   C. It got injured in a big bushfire.
   D. It ran away into a nearby forest.

3. A.它诞生于13年前。
B.它是爱丽丝·格雷的可爱的宠物。
C.它在一场森林大火中受伤了。
D.它跑进了附近的森林。

3.What does the news report say about the white sheep Prickles?
D【精析】事实细节题。新闻中提到，一只名叫普里克尔斯的白色绵羊在 2013 年的丛林大火中逃走，这只小羊逃到了附近的森林里。因此，答案为 D。

2021-12-02-04.—结尾第四句/开头第五句—原词复现两个“fencing”、“farm”

4. A. They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.
   B. They spent seven years replanting their far.
   C. They claimed damages for their heavy losses
   D. They installed a camera to monitor sheep activity.

4. 他们重建了农场周围的栅栏。
B.他们花了7年时间重新种植。
C.他们要求赔偿他们的重大损失。
D.他们安装了一个摄像头来监控羊的活动。

4.What did the family do after the bushfires?
A【精析】事实细节题。新闻中提到，大火过后，他们不得不修复火灾对农场造成的损坏， 其中包括重建约 50 公里的围栏。因此，答案为 A。

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

  (5) Tons of gold have fallen out of the sky in Russia after a cargo plane malfunctioned in midair this morning.
  The aircraft was carrying 265 million pounds worth of gold and diamonds, when the door flew open-sending the precious metal back to earth.
  According to the official news agency, Russian authorities have recovered more than 170 gold bars weighing 20 kilograms each. The plane was traveling from Yakutsk Airport in a major diamond-producing region to the city Krasnoyarsk in Siberia.
  (6) However, the aircraft made an emergency landing in Magan after it began losing some of its valuable cargo.
  Reports suggest some bars of gold were scattered up to 15 miles away from the airport. Nine tons of gold on plane AN-12 belonged to a goldmine company.
  Police have sealed off the runway, and say it is unclear if it was an accident or an attempted robbery. (7) Technical engineers who worked on the plane prior to take-off are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.

  (5)今天早上，俄罗斯一架货机在空中出现故障，成吨的黄金从天而降。
  飞机上载有价值 2.65 亿英镑的黄金和钻石，当舱门突然打开时，这些贵重金属掉回了地面。
  据俄罗斯官方通讯社报道，俄罗斯当局已经找回了 170 多根金条，每根重达 20 公斤。这架飞机当时正从主要钻石产地的雅库茨克机场飞往西伯利亚克拉斯诺亚尔斯克市。
  (6) 然而，这架飞机在丢失部分贵重货物后，在梅根进行紧急降落。
  报道称，一些金条散落在离机场15 英里远的地方。AN-12 飞机上的九吨黄金属于一家金矿公司。
  警方已经封锁了跑道，他们尚不清楚这是一场意外事故还是蓄谋抢劫。(7)飞机起飞前在飞机上工作的技术工程师将接受警方的讯问。

2021-12-02-05.—开头第一句—原词复现出现“of gold”

5. A. The disappearance of some gold and diamonds.
   B. The transfer of tons of precious metal by air
   C. The crash of a Russian cargo airplane.
   D. The loss of gold from an airplane.

5. A.一些黄金和钻石的消失。
B.用飞机运送成吨的贵重金属。
C.俄罗斯货机坠毁。
D.飞机上丢失的黄金。

5.What is the news report mainly about?
D【精析】主旨大意题。新闻开头提到，一架货运飞机在俄罗斯上空发生故障，大量黄金从飞机上散落下来。随后指出，飞机在开始丢失贵重货物后紧急降落，接着分析了黄金的散落位置、出处以及丢失黄金的原因。因此可知，新闻围绕飞机上遗失的黄金展开，故答案为 D 。

2021-12-02-06.—开头第五句—原词复现四个“made an emergency landing”

6. A. It made an emergency landing.
   B. It infomed the local police at once.
   C. It contacted the goldmine company
   D. It had a crew member fix the problem.

6. A.飞机紧急着陆。
B.它立即通知了当地警方。
C.它联系了金矿公司
D.一名机组人员解决了这个问题。

6.What did the aircraft do when the incident happened?
A【精析】事实细节题。新闻中提到，部分贵重货物丢失后，飞机进行了紧急降落。因此，答案为 A。

2021-12-02-07.—结尾第一句—原词复现五个“be questioned by the police”

7. A. They will cooperate with the police
   B. They had checked the plane carefully
   C. They will be questioned by the police
   D. They took some gold bars and diamonds

7. A.他们将与警方合作
B.他们仔细检查了飞机
C.他们将受到警察的盘问
D.他们拿走了一些金条和钻石

7.What does the news report say about the technical engineers who worked on the plane before take- off?
C【精析】事实细节题。新闻末尾提到，警方已经封锁了机场跑道，他们尚不清楚这是一场意外事故还是蓄谋抢劫。飞机起飞前在飞机上的技术工程师将受到警方的讯问。因此，答案为 C。

2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套）

Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)

说明： 2021 年 12 月大学英语四级考试全国共考了两套听力。 本套的听力内容与第二套相同， 因此本套听力部分不再重复给出。