2020年12月英語四級(jí)聽力真題之短篇新聞

　　2020年12月英語四級(jí)已塵埃落定，有網(wǎng)友恨恨的表示，英語四級(jí)聽力你讓我聽不懂，我寫的英語四級(jí)翻譯你就別想看懂!又好笑又好氣，靜下來后不禁唏噓，曾經(jīng)也是跨過高考千軍萬馬的我們到底是怎么了?事實(shí)告訴我們，大一考四級(jí)是占優(yōu)勢(shì)的，因?yàn)楦咧械膶W(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣還在，家底不至于扔得一干二凈。而越往后，大學(xué)的寬松學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境，會(huì)讓一些自律不強(qiáng)的同學(xué)迷失方向，而這次的四級(jí)考試，也是給大家的一次警鐘。下面是小編整理的關(guān)于2020年12月英語四級(jí)聽力真題之短篇新聞的資料，希望大家能從中有些新的收獲。

　　2020年12月英語四級(jí)聽力真題之短篇新聞1

　　A poisonous fish which has a sting strong enough to kill a human is invading the Mediterranean, warned scientists. (Q1)The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (UICN) has raised concerns after the poisonous fish was spotted in the water around Turkey, Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean. Native to the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, the potentially deadly fish has poisonous hooks and a painful sting capable of killing people. Although fatalities are rare, the stings can cause extreme pain and stop people breathing. The fish, often known as Devil Firefish, is a highly invasive species.And environmentalists fear its arrival could endanger other types of marine life. (Q2)After being spotted in the Mediterranean, a marine scientist says, “The fish is spreading, and that’s a cause for concern.”

　　Q1: What is reported in the news?

　　Q2: What is the environmentalists’ concern of the spread of Devil Firefish in the Mediterranean?

　　2020年12月英語四級(jí)聽力真題之短篇新聞2

　　【Q3】Almost half the centre of Paris will be accessible only by foot or bicycle this Sunday to mark World Car-Free Day. 【Q4】This is in response to rising air pollution that made Paris the most polluted city in the world for a brief time.Mayor Anne Hidalgo promoted the first World Car Free Day last year. Hidalgo also has supported a Paris Breathes Day. On the first Sunday of every month, Paris clears traffic from eight lanes of the main road. About 400 miles of streets will be closed to cars. It is expected to bring significant reduction in pollution levels. “Last year’s car-free day showed a 40% drop in pollution levels in some parts of the city, according to an independent air pollution monitor”, reports the Guardian, “and some levels dropped by 50% in the city centre.”

　　Q3: What will happen on World Car Free Day in Paris?

　　Q4: What motivated the mayor of Paris to promote the first World Car Free Day in her city?

　　2020年12月英語四級(jí)聽力真題之短篇新聞3

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　　A Philippine fisherman was feeling down on his luck when[Q5] a housefire forced him to[Q6] clear out his possessions and change locations.Then, a good luck charm that he had kept under his bed changed his life.

　　The unidentified man had fished out a giant pearl from the ocean when his anchor got stuck on the rock while sailing off a coastal island in the Philippines ten years ago.

　　When [Q6] he was forced to sell it, the shocked tourist agent at Puerto Princesca told him[Q7] that the 77-pound giant pearl that he had kept hidden in his rundown wooden house was the biggest pearl in the world, which was valued at £76 million.

　　The pearl of Allah, which is currently on display in a New York museum, only weighs 14 pounds. That is five times smaller than the pearl that the fisherman just handed in.

　　The monstrous pearl, measured at 1 foot wide and 2.2 feet long, is going to be verified by local experts and international authorities before hopefully going on display to attract more tourists in the little town.

　　Q5: What happened to the Philippine fisherman one day?

　　Q6: What was the fisherman forced to do?

　　Q7: What did the fisherman learn from the tourist agent?