2019年12月四六級考試越來越近，相信同學(xué)們在復(fù)習(xí)的過程中都有所進步，但還是有不少考生反映最頭疼的題型便是聽力了。針對這一現(xiàn)象，為大家分享2019年12月歷年英語四級聽力真題新聞報道14，希望同學(xué)們能夠理解并運用，最終在考試中取得優(yōu)異的成績。

英語四級聽力真題新聞報道14

Kelly Swisher, an Arkansas woman, escaped injury and managed to safely stop her car after a 4-foot-long rat snake came out from under her car seat and slid across her feet as she was driving down the highway.

阿肯色州一名女子凱利·史偉莎在高速公路上駕車時，一條4米長的食鼠蛇從座位底下鉆出，劃過她的腳，史偉莎成功安全停車，避免了受傷。

Rat snakes aren't poisonous or a threat to people generally.

一般來說，食鼠蛇無毒對人類也造不成威脅。

But the woman says the snake she encountered Thursday terrified her out of her wits.

但這名女士說，她被周四遇到的蛇嚇得魂不附體。

"It was rough, with big scales," said Swisher, who was on her way to pick up her friend at the airport when it happened.

“它很粗糙，鱗片很大，”史偉莎說，事情發(fā)生在她去機場接朋友的路上。

"I don't know whether I had my hands on the steering wheel or not.

“我不知道我的手還在沒在方向盤上。

I am not the most flexible person in the world, but I can guarantee my knees were up next to my ears."

我不是世界上最靈活的人，但我保證當(dāng)時我的膝蓋緊貼著耳朵?！?/p>

She said the snake first slid back under the seat, and she hoped it would stay there until she was able to get off the highway and stop.

她說，這條蛇首先滑回座位下面，當(dāng)時她希望蛇就呆在那兒，直到她能夠離開高速公路停下車。

"That didn't work out," she said.

“沒用，”她說道，

"Here he comes, and he wound up in my back seat before I could finally get off the road, stop and get out of the car."

“在我最終離開高速公路、停車、下車之前，蛇來了，在后座盤旋?！?/p>

She called for help.

她尋求幫助。

And Washington County animal control officers came and captured the snake.

華盛頓縣的動物管理官員趕來，抓住了這條蛇。

Questions 1 to 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

請根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的新聞報道回答問題1和問題2。

Question 1: How did Kelly Swisher feel when she first came across the rat snake?

問題1：凱利·史偉莎次碰到食鼠蛇是什么感受?

Question 2: What does the report say about the snake?

問題2：報道是怎么形容那條蛇的?