2024年12月英语四级听力真题及答案（第二套）

　　2024年12月的英语四级考试已于12月14日中午顺利结束。相信同学们都希望尽快对照答案，估算自己的四级成绩。新东方的四级老师已经第一时间整理出了《2024年12月英语四级听力真题及答案（第二套）》，小编会及时公布相关内容。

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《2024年12月英语四级听力真题及答案（第二套）》

听力原文

NewS 01

Across the U.S.families are looking to thewinter with fear,as energy costs soar.Anumber of factors are creating a badsituation.Global energy consumption is up,but supplies have been reduced.TheEnergy Department projects heating billswill jump 28%this winter,for those whorely on natural gas.Natural gas is used bynearly half of U.S.households for heat.Heating oil is projected to be 27%higherand electricity 10%higher.That comesagainst inflation rates that accelerated lastmonth,with consumer prices growing6.6%.That's the fastest pace in fourdecades.The pain will be especially acutein parts of the country that heavily rely onheating oil to keep homes warm.It'sprojected to cost more than $2,300 to heata typical home with heating oil this winter.Last month,the federal government added$1 billion in funding to Low Income HomeEnergy Assistance Program,bringing thetotal to $4.8 billion.But that represents areduction from last year's energyassistance package of over $8 billion.

Q01.Why are families across the U.S.looking to this winter with fear?

Q02.What did the federal government dolast month?

News 02

Many Americans think they make healthyfood choices,but they may be viewing theirdiet too optimistically.That's the mainfinding of a new study by researchers atthe U.S.Department of Agriculture in

Stoneville,Mississippi.The study aimed toidentify disconnects between how healthilyAmericans think they eat and how theyactually do.For the study,the researchersasked participants to rate their diet asexcellent,very good,good,fair,or poor.Folks also completed 24 hour foodquestionnaires.Then,the researcherscompared answers to see how wellresponses to the two exercises matchedup.Of more than 9,700 people,roughly 85percent were off base when asked to ratethe quality of their diet,and almost alloverestimated how healthy it was.Thosewho rated their diet as poor tended to befar more accurate.Their rating match thatof the researchers more than nine timesout of ten.

Q03.What is the main finding of a newstudy about many Americans?

Q04.Who tended to rate their diet moreaccurately in the survey?

NewS 03

It was a heartwarming moment that dozensof Indian rescuers rallied together to use acrane in order to save an elephant trappedat the bottom of a twenty foot well.Themassive rescue effort took place last weekclose to an army camp.The elephant

wandered out of the jungle and fell into thewell.The army officers heard a noisecoming from the welland realized anelephant was trapped deep inside.Theofficers then threw in some food for thecreature and called the local forest

department for help.Video of the rescueoperation shows how the team used acrane to lift up the huge animal out of thewell and onto the back of a truck.It wasthen taken to an examining room forevaluation of any injuries.The elephantwas kept under close supervision for a fewdays before it was successfully releasedback into the wild.

Q05.What does the report say dozens ofIndians did last week?

Q06.Why did the army officers call thelocal forest department?

Q07.What does the news report sayhappened finally?

Long Convo 01

M:I need to stop at the bank to withdraw some cash.W:Why not just pay with your phone?M:Well,actually,I'vestopped using online paymentsfor the past three months now.W:Stopped paying online?Oh,you must be worriedthat online payments aren't secure.

M:No,they are safe.But paying online is tooconvenient and I spent too much money on things ldidn't need.W:Oh,impulse purchases can be an issue for metoo.I've definitely bought clothes and shoes I didn'tneed because they were on sale,and paying with myphone was so easy.But I've found that if I review myspending every night,that keeps me from spendingtoo much.

M:I tried that strategy,but it just didn't work,becauseI'd be busy studying all day.Then,when I was tiredand hungry,I'd use my phone to order food,likeburgers and other junk,instead of going to thecanteen,where I could get a healthier meal for halfthe price.

W:Well,what do you do now then?It seems likeyou'd have the same problems with cash.M:I go to the bank once a week,and the rest of thetime I keep my bank card at home,so I can't getmore cash out.And I also have a notebook where Irecord my expenses.W:But what prevents you from just going to the bankand getting more money,if you want to buysomething?M:The first month I did withdraw extra cash twice,but I felt guilty about it.And afterthat I refused tospend more than what I had budgeted,and by nowit's just a habit.

Q8.Why has the man stopped paying online for thelast three months?

Q9.What problem does the woman say she may alsohave?

Q10.What doesthe man say he could do at thecanteen?

Q11.What is now just a habit for the man?

Long Convo 02

M:Please hear me out.I don't want our son to spendhis afternoons doing something he hates,even if itmight prepare him for the future.What about getting him to join asport,like soccer?From all the running and training,he could becomequite athletic.Not to mention the great physicalbenefits from exercising outside every day.W:I don't think he should be doing something sochallenging with all his breathing issues.What aboutplaying an indoor sport,like badminton?Theenvironment is easier to control,and he can still get agood workout,in addition to improving his hand eyecoordination.Besides,I could teach him some of thebasics from my time as a badminton player.M:Um,I'm thinking team sports should be the way togo.There's nothing like playing as part of a unit toaccomplish a goal like winning a game oreven achampionship.Hecould try basketball since many ofthe courts areindoors now and it's a sport that couldhelp him understand team spirit while cooperatingwith others.Maybe he could even join the schoolbasketball team when he's ready.W:Oh,oh,what about volleyball?It's a team sportand they often have mixed gender teams so he couldsocialize with both girls and boys.It's not as popularas some sports,which means he has better odds ofpossibly getting an athletic scholarship in the future.Ialso believe you were a beach volleyball athleteyourself not so long ago.M:As I've said many times before,beach volleyballand indoor volleyball are completely different.

Q12.Why is the woman opposed to their son joininga sport like soccer?

Q13.What does the man suggest their son try inorder to understand team spirit?

Q14.What is one of the woman's considerations inchoosing a sport for her son?

Q15.What does the man say about beach volleyball?

Passage 01

Liftoff is usually the most environmentally harmfulstage of any space mission,with vast quantities offuel burnt up in a matter of minutes.For instance,SpaceX's Falcon 9 gets through 112 tons of refinedfuel,emitting about 336 tons of CO2.This is theequivalent produced by your average car drivingalmost 70 times around the world,as well asgreenhouse gases.

Rocket engines emit particles that destroy ozone.These issues are growing more pressing with theemergence of commercial spaceflight.There were114 space launches in 2020,but there may be up to1,000 per year in future.

Sustainable fuels are the top priority to enablegreener space travel.Current spacecraft use avariety of fuels,but most are based on fossil fuels.

One potentially greener option is liquid hydrogen andoxygen.Hydrogen can be obtainedsustainably byusing solar power to break water down into oxygenand hydrogen.Reusable rockets can cut down onsome of the waste associated with spaceflight.Traditionally,boosters,fuel tanks,and othercomponents are treated as expendable.

But guiding them back to Earth in a controlledmanner opens new possibilities.Most componentsfrom the Falcon 9 can be reused up to 100 times.Truly environmentally friendly space travel is stillsome way off.But we already have many of thetechnologiesneeded to start limiting its impact on ourplanet.

Q16.What do we learn from the passage about theliftoff of spacecraft?

Q17.What happens traditionally to boosters,fueltanks,and other components in spaceflight?

Q18.What does the passage say we already haveregarding spaceflight?

Passage 02

Helping to look after a pet can facilitate numerousaspects of a child's emotional development.Research shows that reading to a loyal andnonjudgmental companion,Such as a dog or cat,canencourage reluctant readers to read aloud,which willin turn bōost their self confidence.

Having a companion to talk to about their feelingscan also help children feel secure and developcommunication skills.

A household pet can also cultivate a child's sense ofresponsibility,as their parent explains the necessaryprocesses of keeping their pet happy and healthy.Asa child matures,they can then take on more of thedaily responsibilities,boosting their sense ofindependence.

Pets also provide a fantastic subject for research andlearning.Parents can encouragé their child toresearch their favorite pets at the library or during asupervised internet search.Taking.children along tothe pet shop tobuy food and supplies will supporttheir cognitive development as their passion forlearning flourishes.

A child's physical development can benefit greatlyfrom taking pets for walks in the fresh air.Even theirfine motor skills can be utilized in taking care of abeloved animal.

When responsibilities are well paced andcommunicated,a child can benefit greatly frominvolvement in bringing up a happy and healthy pet.

And of course,if a child doesn't have a pet in theirown household,they can still benefit from all of theabove when visiting a friend who does.

Q19.What does research show about reading to aloyal and non judgmental companion?

Q20.How can parents make petsafantastic subjectfor their children's research and learning?

Q21.How can children still benefit even when theirfamily doesn't have a pet?

Passage 03

A new bill in the Ohio legislature would require statepublic colleges and universities to send prospectivestudents apacket of information.This would includecosts of college grants and scholarships.It wouldalso include expected monthly loan payments andprojected salary after college.

State Representative Adam Loinbo is one of the twolegislators who proposed the bill.He said it wouldgive prospective students more information aboutwhat to expect once they graduate.Putting thatinformation in front of them will give them the bestopportunity to match their skills and their dreams towhat our schools can provide,said Loinbo.

He notes that the state can only regulate publicinstitutions in this way,but he hopes privateinstitutions in Ohio follow the lead of the state andpost similar information.He believes giving out thisinformation will help Ohio's colleges and universitiesto be more competitive.The information will highlightwhat a great value they have for their veryreasonable cost.

Ohio's schools are already competitive.The stateattracts more undergraduatestudents than it sendsto colleges out of state.Many colleges anduniversities currently provide similar information ontheir websites.This includes tuition,fees,graduationrates,and more.But students need to search for theinformation.

This bill would require the universities and colleges tosend a packetdirectly to students.

Q22.What would the new bill in the Ohio legislaturerequire public colleges and universities to do?

Q23.What can the state only do according to AdamMatthews?

Q24.What do we learn about Ohio's schools from thepassage?

Q25.What is the problem withschools providinginformation on their websites?