2019年12月英语四级听力真题原文【完整版】

2019年12月英语四级听力真题原文【完整版】　　News1　　Adevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartofamissionthatwillallowscientiststodeliverfourthgenerationor4Gmobilecoveragetothemoonin2019。Ifsuccessful，thetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirstevermobilephonenetwork。Thelunarnetworkwillsupporthighdefinitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandearth。Thenetworkispartofamissiontothemoon。Thisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontothemoon。The4GmissionissettolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnitedStatesonaspaceXFalcon9rocketin2019。Missiontothemoonintendstoestablishandtestthefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon。Thescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuilda4Gratherthanafifthgenerationor5Gnetwork。Thisisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases。Thismeansthata5Gnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoon‘ssurface　　Question1：Whatarescientistsplanningtodo?　　Question2：Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4Gnetworkintheirmission?　　News2　　It‘srespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinHeywood。Thefirewasreportedat9：26pmatanoldshoppingcenteronMichiganAvenuenearSt。Mary’sChurch。Sixfireengines，twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene。Crewshadthefireundercontrolinabout45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin。Thereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefirebrokeoutbuttherewerenoreportsofanyinjuries。Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescenebuthavenotyetdeterminedthecauseofthefire。Firefighterswillremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesn‘tstartupagain。Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002。In2014CityHalldevelopedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing。Howevertheplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds。　　Question3：Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire?　　Question4：WhathadCityHallplannedtodo?　　News3　　PotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6Xtheirnormalprice。Thisisafterthecountry‘smainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage。Stormsandfloodsanditsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestandmorethan3decades。LocalmediareportssuggestCalbeeanditsmainrivalKoike-yaarehaltingalmost50products。　　“Wedon‘tknowwhenwe’llbeabletorestart”，acompanyspokesmansaid。Snackloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarebare。JapaneselawslimittheamountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinJapanesemadeproducts。Japansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshimports。ItstillonlyallowspotatoesfromselectedUSstates。ThisisonlyatcertaintimesandonconditionthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearJapaneseports。　　Butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweathereventsmoreoften。　　Question5：WhatproblemisJapanfacing?　　Question6：WhydoesJapanlimittheimportofpotatoes?　　Question7：WhatmightaffectJapanesedomesticproduce?　　Conversation1　　M：Mr。Brown‘slecturesaresoboring。　　W：Yes，heisnotaveryexcitingspeaker。Butthesubjectisinteresting。　　M：Duringeveryoneofhislectures，ItrytolistenIreallytry。Butafterabout10minutesmymindbeginstowanderandIloseconcentration。ButIseethatyouseemtobeOK。Howdoyoustayfocusedthroughtheentirehour?　　W：Well，whatIdoiskeepmypenmoving。　　M：Whatdoyoumean?　　W：It‘samethodofactiveconcentrationIreadabout。Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateistowritethingsdown。Butithastobedonebyhand，nottypingonakeyboard。Youseewritingbyhandforcesyoutoactuallyengagewithwhatyou’relearninginamorephysicalway。　　M：Doyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthen?　　W：Sometimesbutthat‘snotimportant。MynotesmayormaynotbeusefulbutthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatMr。BrandsaysIcanfollowhislineofthinkingmoreeasily。Infact，sometimesIdrawalittletoo。　　M：Youdrawinclassandthathelpsmepayattention?　　W：Yes，honestlyitworksforme。Ijustdrawlittlelinesandnonsensereally。ItwasalsointhatarticleIread。Itcankeepthemindactive，preventgettingboredandhelptoconcentrate。Againthepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthepenmoving。IfI‘mathomeandIneedtostudywhatIdoisreadoutloud。Ithasasimilareffecttowritingbyhand。Ithelpsmemorizeinformationinaphysicalway。　　Question8。WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr。Brown‘slectures?　　Question9。WhatdoesthewomandoduringMr。Brown‘slectures?　　Question10。Whydoesthewomandrawinclass?　　Question11。Whatdoesthewomansayaboutreadingoutloud?　　Conversation2　　M：Andwhereisthis?　　F：ThesephotosarefromtheTajMahalinIndia。Wewentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon。　　M：Wasitromantic。　　F：Yeah。TheTajMahalwasaveryromanticplace。TheguidetoldusthereisafamouslovestorybehindthisbuildingthatallIndianslearninschool。Ithinkitwasduringthe1600andtheprincessatthattimediedwhilegivingbirthtoher14thchild。TheEmperorlovedtheprincesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor。　　M：Wow!Thatsoundsveryromantic。Itlooksamazing。　　F：Yesit‘sgorgeous。It’salsolargerinreallifethanitlooksinthephotos。Thebuildingisverytallandtherearegardensinawallarounditall。It‘sallbuiltinthiswhitestoneandsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels。　　M：Itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere。　　F：Yesit‘saveryfamoustouristdestination。Sotherearethousandsofvisitorseveryday。　　M：WastherestofIndiacrowded?　　F：Yes，verycrowdedinmanycities。Itwassometimessocrowdedthatitwasdiffic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