2017年6月英语四级听力真题第2套-短文3

【真题完整试卷在”公-重-浩“：超能资料库】

听力试题、听力原文、答案：

一、听力试题：

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) They have strong muscles.

B) They live a longer life than horses.

C) They eat much less in winter.

D) They can work longer than donkeys.

23. A) It was a pet of a Spanish king.

B) It was bought by George Washington.

C) It was brought over from Spain.

D) It was donated by a U.S. Ambassador.

24. A) They met and exchanged ideas on animal breeding.

B) They participated in a mule-driving competition.

C) They showed and traded animals in the market.

D) They fed mules with the best food they could find.

25. A) The wider use of horses.

B) The arrival of tractors.

C) A shrinking animal trade.

D) A growing donkey population.

二、听力原文

Passages three

Do you know where a mule comes from? It is the child of a donkey and a horse.【22】Mules have strong muscles like horses but they eat less, can Work longer, and are gentler, like donkeys. George Washington was the first person in the United States to own mules. He had heard that mules made good farm animals. And he contacted the US ambassador in Spain to ask about them.【23】In 1785, King Charles III of Spain sent Washington a male donkey as a gift That male donkey became the father of the mule industry in the US.

Every April, Maury County holds a Mule Day celebration. Held in Columbia, Tennessee, Mule Day had its beginning as “Breeders’ Day” in the 1840s,【24】Farmers and farm animal breeders would bring their animals to market every April to show, buy, and trade. This was an important business before the days of tractors, when many families made a living from farming and mules were used as work animals.【25】Eventually, tractors began to replace mules, making them less in demand.

A parade was added to Mule Day in 1934 to attract more people. Over the years other activities have been added, and today more than 200,000 people show up each year to watch and participate. If you visit the Mule Day celebrations, you might see mule-driving contests, square dances or shows、or even a lumberjack competitions. 

22. What does the speaker say about mules?

23.What do we learn about the donkey which is said to be the father of the US mule industry?

24.What did farmers usually do on Mule Day in the 1840s? 

25.What made mules less in demand in America? 

22. A.They have strong muscles.
23. C.It was brought over from Spain.
24. C.They showed and traded animals in the market.
25. B.The arrival of tractors.

【翻译】

你知道骡子是从哪来的吗？

它是驴和马的后代。

骡子有着像马一样健壮的肌肉，但是吃的更少，工作更久，并且更温顺，像驴子一样。

乔治·华盛顿是美国第一个拥有骡子的人。

他听说骡子是很好的农场帮手，所以他联系了美国的西班牙大使馆并向他们咨询。

在1785年，西班牙国王查尔斯三世送了一头公驴给乔治·华盛顿当礼物。

那头公驴成为了美国骡子产业之父。

每年四月，马里郡都会举行骡子节庆祝活动。

在田纳西州的哥伦比亚市，骡子节开始于19世纪40年代的“繁殖日”。

农场主和农场里饲养员会带着他们的动物到市场来展示、购买和交易。

在没有拖拉机的年代，

那时大部分家庭还是用牲口来耕地，这是一个很重要产业。

最终，拖拉机取代了骡子，骡子的需求量下降。

1934年，为了吸引更多的人，骡子节增加了游行。

后来几年，骡子节有了更多的活动。如今，超过二十万人来参加或者观看骡子节。

如果你去参加骡子节，

你会看到骑骡子比赛，广场舞，马秀，甚至修剪树的比赛。

请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题22至问题25。

问题22：讲话者说了关于骡子的什么？

问题23：我们可以了解据说是美国骡子之父的驴的什么信息？

问题24：在19世纪40年代的骡子节，农民通常做些什么?

问题25：是什么导致骡子在美国的需求减少？