2024年3月14日发(作者：)

2021大学英语四级考试听力真题原文

News Report One

(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 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. What was the woman’s problem?

2. How was the woman’s problem eventually solved?

News Report Two

(3) A white shape named Prickles that ran away from an

Australian farm during the 2013 bush fires recently returned

home. According to farmer Alice Gray, Prickles was only a

lamb when she ran away. The bush fires 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, the

young sheep escaped into a 200-acre forest near the farm. (4)

Once the fires were over, the family had to fix the damage

done to the farm as it was such a large property, which

included rebuilding about 40 kilometers of fencing. It was

this huge fencing that prevented Pickles from finding her

way back. Over the years, the family spotted her a few times.

They even recorded her with cameras installed to monitor the

activity. But when they knew Pringles was alive, they couldn’

t find her and never expected her to return by herself. Seven

years later, they were proven wrong.

3. What does the news say about the white sheep Prickles?

the family do of the bush fires?

News Report Three

(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 began losing some

of its valuable cargo. Reports suggest some bars of gold

were scattered up to fifteen miles away from the airport.

Nine tons of gold on plane AN12 belonged to a gold mine

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 takeoff

are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.

5. What is the news report mainly about?

6. What did the aircraft do when the incident happened?

7. What does the news report say about the technical

engineers who worked on the plane before takeoff?

Conversation One

8. Why does the man have this conversation with the man

recorded?

His job is related to the customer service.

9. What is the woman’s purpose of calling to the

furniture company?

She wants to know when she can get her money back.

10. What does the woman say about her bank card?

The new bank card will be sent to her on Tuesday, and

the bank may has canceled the old one before the man made

the payment.

11. What does the man advise the woman to do?

She needs to update the card details directly on the

website.

Conversation Two

12. Why isn’t the man going to cook?

He’s worn out.

13. What does the man say he’ll do on his phone?

He’ll use the food delivery app on his phone.

14. What does the woman think of the Indian food?

That’s not the kind of the hot she means. She needs

something mild.

15. What does the man think of the woman?

She’s really difficult to please.

Passage One

(16) A new study carried out by the university of Lincoln

has found a link between the personalities of cat owners and

the behavior and wellbeing of their cats. The findings

suggest that just as apparent personality can affect the

personality of a child, the same is true for a cat and its

owner. Owners defined as individuals with high levels of

anxiety, fear, anger, depression and loneliness were more

likely to have cats with behavioral issues. Such cats display

more aggressive and anxious behavioral styles as well as more

stress related sickness. They will also more likely to have

an ongoing medical condition and be overweight. The research

also found that mentally well-adjusted owners had come from

happier and healthier cats. Researchers explained that many