2018年12月英语四级听力解析

　　News Report Three

　　主旨内容：

　　去年风暴和洪水造成严重的收成问题，使薯片价格是正常价格的6倍。且由于疾病，日本法律限制了马铃薯进口，只许进口美国特定州的马铃薯。

　　参考原文：

　　Potato chips in Japan are being sold for 6 times their normal price. This is after the country’s main manufacturer stopped sales due to a potato shortage. Storms and floods and its main potato growing region last year caused the worst harvest and more than 3 decades. Local media reports suggest Calbee and its main rival Koike-ya are halting almost 50 products. “We don’t know when we’ll be able to restart”, a company spokesman said. Snack lovers are panic buying and many supermarket shelves are bare. Japanese laws limit the amount of imported potatoes that can be used in Japanese made products. Japan says fear of disease is its main reason to block fresh imports. It still only allows potatoes from selected US states. This is only at certain times and on condition that they are processed at factories based near Japanese ports. But global warming has raised the possibility that domestic produce could be seriously affected by rare weather events more often.

　　5.What problem is Japan facing?

　　Insufficient potato supply

　　6. Why does Japan limit the import of potatoes?

　　It is afraid of the spread of disease

　　7. What might affect Japanese domestic produce?

　　Global warming

　　大意：日本的薯片价格由于土豆产量下降上涨了6倍，且因对疾病的恐惧禁止进口除美国个别州外的其他地方的土豆。

　　解析：本文第一题仍未主旨题，出现在文章第一句。第二三题属于细节题，中间有明显停顿语气上升以及最后一题前有明显提示词“but”，因此本题难度较小。

　　新闻总体题目类型与出题位置固定，且有明显提示词，难度不大。

　　长对话

　　Conversation One:

　　主旨内容：

　　两位学生在讨论课上如何集中注意力。女生提出手记笔记，才能记住内容，并且可以通过划线来集中注意力;在家学习时要大声朗读辅助记忆。

　　参考原文：

　　M: Mr. Brown’s lectures are so boring.

　　W: Yes, he is not a very exciting speaker. But the subject is interesting.

　　M: During every one of his lectures, I try to listen. I really try. But after about 10 minutes my mind begins to wander and I lose concentration. But I see that you seem to be OK. How do you stay focused through the entire hour?

　　W: Well, what I do is keep my pen moving.

　　M: What do you mean?

　　W: It’s a method of active concentration I read about. One of the most effective ways to concentrate is to write things down. But it has to be done by hand, not typing on a keyboard. You see writing by hand forces you to actually engage with what you’re learning in a more physical way.

　　M: Do you review your notes afterwards then?

　　W: Sometimes, but that’s not important. My notes may or may not be useful but the point is that by writing down what Mr. Brand says I can follow his line of thinking more easily. In fact, sometimes I draw a little too.

　　M: You draw in class and that helps me pay attention?

　　W: Yes, honestly it works for me. I just draw little lines and nonsense really. It was also in that article I read. It can keep the mind active, prevent getting bored and help to concentrate. Again the point is to listen hard while keeping the pen moving. If I’m at home and I need to study what I do is read out loud. It has a similar effect to writing by hand. It helps memorize information in a physical way.

　　What does the man think of Mr. Brown’s lectures?

　　Dull

　　9. What does the woman do during Mr. Brown’s lectures?

　　She takes notes

　　10. Why does the woman draw in class?

　　It keeps her mind active

　　11. What does the woman say about reading out loud?

　　It helps her better remember what she learns

　　解析：首题较简单，首轮问答当中的第一句出答案。第二题位于第二轮问答的女士所说内容，语气词后答语出答案。后两题位于最后一轮问答当中，两道题的答案虽然都位于女士所说的内容当中，但是女士所说的这一段内容非常长，且为答语。但两题位置稍进，要求快速反应题目转移。