2020年9月英語四級聽力真題原文及答案：聽力篇章（二）

全國大學(xué)英語四級聽力理解部分由短篇新聞、長對話和聽力篇章構(gòu)成。試題采用選擇題（單選題）題型。聽力理解部分的分值比例為35%，其中短篇新聞?wù)?%，長對話占8%，聽力篇章占20%?？荚嚂r(shí)間約25分鐘。2020年上半年第二次全國大學(xué)英語四級考試將在9月19日舉行，希賽網(wǎng)英語四六級頻道將會(huì)第一時(shí)間為大家搜集整理2020年9月英語四級真題聽力及參考答案（聽力篇章）。大家可以先參考2019年下半年的四級聽力真題（聽力篇章）。請大家收藏此頁面，小編將在考后為大家更新此頁面。

Section C

Passage 2 西雅圖并不是一座像人們想象的那樣下雨很多的城市

[19] Today I found out that Seattle doesn’t really get that much rain compared with most US cities. In fact, Seattle ranks 44th among major US cities in average annual rainfall. Cities that get more rainfall than Seattle include Huston, Memphis, Nashville, and pretty much every major city on the eastern coast, such as New York, Boston, and Miami.

So, why does everyone think of Seattle as a rainy city? The primary root of this misconception lies in that Seattle has a relatively large number of days per year with rainfall compared with New York and Boston, which get an average of about 16% more rain per year than Seattle, but also average between them about 36 fewer days a year of rainfall. So it rains a lot less in Seattle. And the rain is spread out over more days than those cities. This is why few locals in Seattle carry an umbrella generally. [20] When it does rain, it tends to be a very light rain that isn’t troublesome. It almost never really rains as most people think. On top of that, it never really storms in Seattle, either. Seattle gets an average of a mere 7 days a year with thunder.

So in short, if you like [21] sunny but not too hot summers, mild winters but with lots of cloudy days, Seattle’s the place to be. Anyway, if you visit Seattle, don’t bring an umbrella. People will look at you, thinking you are funny.

Questions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Q19. What does the speaker find out about Seattle？

C) It does not rain as much as people think.

Q20. Why do local people in Seattle seldom carry an umbrella？

B) The rain is usually very light.

Q21. Why does the speaker say ‘Seattle is a good place to be’？

D) It has mild weather both in summer and in winter.