2021年12月英语四级考试真题-听力长对话(第二套)

　　【Section B】

　　Conversation 1

W: (8) I can't believe that duck hunting is still legal in so many parts of the world. The scientific evidence from countries like Australia，Canada and the USA clearly indicates a decline in the birds numbers.

M: But can anyone be sure if the decline is really caused by the hunting or by climate change？

W: It's caused by both, in fact. We see more droughts in countries like Australia. Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areas where there is a lot of water，(9) but their habitats have been shrinking in recent decades because of the droughts.

M: And I guess with fewer places to inhabit，they concentrate in greater numbers in few areas which surely makes them easier targets for the hunters.

W: It does. My grandfather was a duck hunter. He told me hunting ducks and geese began in the 19th century. They were easily found and plentifully available food source in farming areas，especially for poor immigrants.

M: What do they use for hunting during that period？

W: They use new types of guns and birds could easily be shot down in flight and in such great numbers that commercial hunting of ducks and geese became an industry. Yet there's no commercial farming of these birds nowadays，(10) their meat is hardly eaten in western countries.

M: No. Duck hunting seemingly exists as the continuation of a tradition.

W: While ducks have never been popular with farmers like my grandfather anyway，because they sometimes destroy crops. (11) In fact，farmers used to poison them in large numbers.

M: That somehow doesn't surprise me. Nobody places much value on the lives of these poor birds or on their meat.

Question 8. What does the woman find unbelievable？

考查女人的观点态度。正确答案与原文材料完全一致，在一开始就被提及，很好定位。

Question 9. What does the woman say has caused the shrinking of ducks habitats in Australia？

考查文中提及鸭子居住地变少的原因，通过原文女人说到because of，可以定位，后面和答案完全符合。

Question 10. Why is there no commercial farming of ducks and geese in western countries？

对话中提及在西方国家，人们不太吃鸭肉，所以可以推理出正确答案not popular。

Question 11. What does the woman say about farmers in her grandfather's time？

对话中提及在女人的爷爷那个时代，农民大量毒杀鸭子。可以女人所说in fact来定位，找到正确答案。

Conversation 2

M: Okay，Miss Bright, I finished calculating. I estimate you have between 210 and 240 square meters of walls and ceiling.

W: So, (12) (13) how much would the paint job cost?

M: That would depend on the quality of paint you choose. We carry two brands，one cost 60 cents every square meter and the other 90 cents. The second is guaranteed to look great for about 10 years，whereas the cheaper one will start to dull after around 6 or 7 years.

W: In that case，(13) we would prefer the more expensive option.

M: All right, then. So, including labor costs，taxes and everything. This job would come to $3,000.

W: (13) To be perfectly honest，that's more than I expected.

M: Please bear in mind that the price includes moving all the furniture and the whole task would take 2 days.

W: Really？Why?

M: Well, we can't paint the walls without clearing all the furniture first. Every time we paint a room，we first have to move the furniture to another room，so, that takes more time. Plus，it requires two people which works out more expensive.

W: I see. (14) But does that mean I could not live here in my own house during those 2 days？

M: That is correct.

W: Oh, well. That changes everything I'm afraid. (14) I would have to stay with a friend or check into a hotel. I hadn't considered any of that. (15) I'm starting to realize that painting my house is far more troublesome than I had anticipated.

M: This is usually the case. Most of our clients go through the same realization.

W: I see.

M: You have my number. Please feel free to call me for any further questions.

W: Thank you.

Question 12. What is the woman planning to do？

考查对话中女人要做的计划，正确答案需要通过前面大量对话来进行判断，尤其注意单词paint的重复出现和强调作用。

Question 13. What is the woman's chief concern？

考查对话中女人的关心点，通过每个回合中女人的表述，可以得到答案。从起初的how much，到之后的more expensive, more than I expected，都可以判断。

Question 14. What does the woman have to do while the paint job is being done？

考查对话内容细节。正确答案同样需要通过具体的细节表达推理，女人提到I could not live here in my own house，之后又提到需要和朋友住，或者住酒店，从而确定答案。

Question 15. What has the woman come to realize at the end of the conversation？

考查对话结束女人观点态度。通过女人提到的far more troublesome than I anticipated，可以和正确答案的more trouble than she expected，进行替换。