2022年12月英语四级听力原文和答案（第一套）
Part II Listening Comprehension
第二部分：听力考试
Section A
A 节
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
考试说明：在这一部分，你将听到三篇新闻报道。每篇新闻的结尾，会有两到三个问题。新闻和问题只 读一遍。听到问题后从 A英语报名入口2022、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。然后在答题纸 1 上相应的字母中间划上横线（涂满）。
News Report One
新闻报道 一
（1）Operations at one of Australia's largest gold mines had to be temporarily suspended on Friday after a partial wall collapse at one of the mine's dams.
The wall collapsed at the Cadia Mine. Came just a few days after two earthquakes hit the area.
卡迪亚矿区的墙壁倒塌了。就在该地区发生两次地震后的几天。
The damage to the dam wall was noticed in the late afternoon on Friday, when workers found a section of the northern dam wall had collapsed into the southern dam.
坝壁的损坏是在周五下午晚些时候被注意到的，当时工人们发现北面坝壁的一个部分已经坍塌到南面的 大坝中。
The dams contain waste products of mining and can contain materials, which are harmful to the environment and human health.
大坝含有采矿废弃物，可能含有对环境和人类健康有害的材料。
The dams are generally constructed using earth fill and are gradually raised over time.
大坝一般是用土填筑的，并随着时间的推移逐渐升高。
The company was unable to confirm whether the recent earthquakes had contributed to the dam's wall collapse, but said it was conducting a thorough investigation.
该公司无法确认最近的地震是否导致了大坝的坍塌，但表示正在进行彻底调查。
（2）A company spokesperson said that operations at the site had been halted while the investigation is ongoing and that the break had posed no safety threat to workers.
该公司的一位发言人说，在调查进行期间，现场的作业已经停止，围墙坍塌没有对工人构成安全威胁。
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
根据刚才所听新闻报道回答 1-2 题。
Q 1: What happened at one of Australia's largest gold mines?
问题 1：澳大利亚最大的金矿之一发生了什么？
A) Part of its dam wall collapsed.
B) It released a lot of harmful gases.
C) It was destroyed by an earthquake.
D) Some miners were trapped underground.
Q 2: What did the spokesperson say about the incident?
问题 2：发言者对该事件说了什么？
A) It posed a safety threat to the miners.
B) It caused damage too heavy to assess.
C) It brought the mine's operations to a halt.
D) It was followed by two more earthquakes.
News Report Two
新闻报道 二
Two boys and four girls were born on Monday to the surprise of a young couple and doctors who had expected five babies.
This was the first record of six babies being born at the same time in that region.
这是该地区首次有 6 名婴儿同时出生的记录。
（3）The doctors prepared from early in the morning to help deliver five tiny citizens.
医生们从一大早就准备好帮助接生这五个小公民。
They were in the operating room with five teams of doctors, one for each baby.
他们在手术室里有五组医生，每个婴儿都有一组医生。
The first five babies were delivered successfully, and all baby beds were occupied.
首批五个婴儿成功分娩，所有婴儿床位都被占用。
And then all of a sudden, it turned out there was another waiting to come out.
然后突然间，发现还有一个小婴儿在等着出场。
（4）The doctor said the babies were in healthy condition, but could not go home immediately.
医生说，这些婴儿处于健康状态，但不能立即回家。
They needed to stay in the hospital for 2 to 3 months for medical supervision.
他们需要在医院停留 2 至 3 个月，接受医疗监督。
The mother who was in stable condition, could return home a day later if all physical tests came back normal.
这位情况稳定的母亲可以在一天后回家——如果所有的身体测试都正常的话。
The baby's mother commented that they had already prepared room for five babies at home.
婴儿的母亲评论说，他们已经在家里为五个婴儿准备了房间。
So they will have to rearrange things for their happy surprise.
所以他们将不得不为这个惊喜重新安排。
The new parents have yet to name the 6th baby, but are considering either Lily or Rose.
这对新父母还没有给第 6 个宝宝起名字，但正在考虑叫 “莉莉” 或 “罗斯”。
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
根据刚才所听新闻报道回答 3-4 题。
Q 3: What did the hospital do for the delivery of the babies?
问题 3：医院在婴儿分娩时做了什么？
A) It prepared beds for all the six new citizens.
B)It assigned a team of doctors for each expected baby.
C)It made ample preparations for various possibilities.
D) It brought in the most advanced instruments.
Q 4: What did the doctor say about the newborns?
问题 4：关于新生儿，医生说了什么？
A) They had to undergo 2-3 physical checkups.
B) They were all of normal size except the sixth.
C) They could go home together with their mother a day later.
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