2022年12月英语四级真题及参考答案.pdf

2022年12月英语四级真题及参考答案完整版N ew s 1(01)The Wo r l d Pi pe Ba n d Cha m pi o n s hi ps w i l l t a k e pl a c e i n Gl a s go w o n Sa t u r d a y.Ov er120 o f t he w o r l d s b es t pi pe b a n d s w i l l c o m pet e a t t he Cha m ps hi p.Ov er 4,000 pi per sa n d d r u m m er s a r e ex pec t ed t o d es c en d o n t he c i t y fo r t he a n n u a l ev en t.It w i l l t a k epl a c e a t t he St.Ja m es pl a y i n g fi el d s i n Gl a s go w o n Sa t u r d a y 18 Ma y fr o m 10:00 a mu n t i l 7:00 pm.The ev en t i s fr ee.Al s o,a fr ee s hu t t l e b u s w i l l r u n b et w een t heev en t c a r pa r k s a n d t he c o m pet i t i o n s i t e.Shu t t l e b u s es w i l l r u n ev er y 15 m i n u t esfr o m 8:00 a m u n t i l 8:00 pm.(02)Gl a s go w Ci t y Co u n c i l s a y s i t i s es t i m a t ed t o b r i n g300,000 po u n d s t o t he l o c a l ec o n o m y.The fi r s t Wo r l d Pi pe Ba n d c ha m pi o n s hi ps w er ehel d i n Ed i n b u r gh i n 1947.The ev en t fi r s t t o o k pl a c e i n Gl a s go w i n 1948.It ha sb een hel d r egu l a r l y i n Gl a s go w s i n c e 1986.QI.Wha t ev en t w i l l t a k e pl a c e i n Gl a s go w?A)A s po r t s c o m pet i t i o n.B)A y ea r l y c o n c er tC)A fr ee c a r s ho w.D)A pi pe b a n d c o n t es t.K EY S：D)A pi pe b a n d c o n t es t.Q2.Wha t d o es Gl a s go w Ci t y Co u n c i l s a y t he ev en t w i l l d o?A)Im pr o v e t he i m a ge o f Gl a s go w c i t y.B)En r i c h t he l o c a l c u l t u r e o f Gi a s go w.C)Co n t r i b u t e a l o t t o t he l o c a l ec o n o m yD)En t er t a i n peo pl e i n l o c a l c o m m u n i t i es.K EY S：C)Co n t r i b u t e a l o t t o t he l o c a l ec o n o m y.N ew s 2Su m m er d o es n，t b egi n fo r t w o m o r e d a y s,b u t s c i en t i s t s a r e a l r ea d y s o u n d i n g t he a l a r m(03)a b o u t d a n ger o u s i c e m el t s go i n g o n r i ght n o w i n Gr een l a n d,t he v a s t i s l a n du s u a l l y l o c k s a w a y en o u gh fr es h w a t er i n i t s i c e s heet,w hi c h i f m el t ed,c a n r a i s egl o b a l s ea l ev el s b y s i x m et er s.An d r es ea r c h s ho w s t ha t i n r ec en t y ea r s,i t s i c eha s m el t ed fa s t er t ha n ev er b efo r e.Thi s m o n t h a s t em per a t u r es i n N o r t hw es t er nGr een l a n d a ppr o a c h,a l l t i m e hi ghs,r es ea r c her s a r e en c o u n t er i n g u n u s u a l,s u r pr i s i n g l ev el s o f m el t i n g i c e i n t he r egi o n.The m o s t s i gn i fi c a n t c o n c er n her ei s ho w ea r l y t hi s i s a l l ha ppen i n g.Gr een l a n d ex per i en c es,a n n u a l i c e m el t a n d gr o w t hc y c l es.Bu t t hi s y ea r,t he m el t i n g s ea s o n b ega n i n t he ea r l y Ma y.(04)Tha t*s a m o n t hea r l i er t ha n n o r m a l,a n d s o m et hi n g t ha t s ha ppen ed o n l y o n c e b efo r e i n t he hi s t o r i c a lr ec o r d i n 2016.Tha t m ea n s t ha t n o t o n l y i s t he i c e m el t i n g v er y fa s t,i t ha s m o r etime to melt this summer than it would in a normal climate system.Longer melt seasonslike this one seem to lead to much greater contributions to sea level rise than inprevious decades.Q3.What is scientists warning in the news report?A)Surprising rise in global sea levelsB)Dangerous ice melts in GreenlandC)Changing weather patterns in summer.D)Record growth of Greenland*s ice sheets.KEYS:B)Dangerous ice melts in Greenland.Q4.What do we learn about this year,s ice melting season in Greenland?A)It began in late M ay.B)It lasted three months.C)It started a month earlier than usual.D)It ended a month earlier than before.KEYS:C)It started a month earlier than usual.News 3Turning up on the streets of Black Hall Collary in Northern England,according topolice,(05)residents of the village have been coming across bundles of 20 poundnotes,usually worth 2000 pounds in the former mining village in County Durham.Thelatest discovery was on Monday,meaning four of these cash bundles have been handedin this year and 13 since 2014.The bundles are usually left in plain sight and havebeen scattered across the small coastal village.The owner has two weeks to collectthe cash,which is then returned to the finder,if not claimed,according to PeterLee Police,Durham Police spokesperson(06)said the money has been returned to thelucky finders in all cases except yesterday.Policeman John Forster said in astatement the circumstances remain a mystery,so we would welcome any informationthat will help us get to the bottom of these random incidents.He told the NorthernEcho,it isn t an affluent part of the world.So for them to find cash of that amountand instantly think about taking it to the police stations,(07)shows the communityspirit.Q5.What happened on the streets of Black Hall Collary?A)Bundles of 20 notes kept tuning up.B)A villager was searching for his lost cash.C)Local policemen came across bundles of 20 notesD)A bundle containing thousands of pounds got stolenKEYS：A)Bundles of 20 notes kept 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