2019年12月四六級考試越來越近，相信同學們在復習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。針對這一現象，為大家分享2019年12月歷年英語四級聽力真題短文18，希望同學們能夠理解并運用，最終在考試中取得優(yōu)異的成績。

歷年英語四級聽力真題短文18

Have you ever heard of the Vikings?

你聽說過維京人嗎?

They were sea travelers from Norway.

他們是來自挪威的海上旅行者。

More than 1,000 years ago, they made threeimportant geographical discoveries.

一千多年前，他們有三個重要的地理發(fā)現。

The Vikings' first major discovery occurred in the 9thcentury.

維京人的個重大發(fā)現產生于9世紀。

A man called Naddodd was on his way from Norwayto the Faroe Islands, north of England, when his ship was caught in a storm.

一個名叫納德多德的男子從挪威前往英格蘭北部的法羅群島，當時他的船遇上了風暴。

The storm blew the ship west for several days.

暴風雨把他的船往西吹著行駛了好幾天。

When the weather cleared, Naddodd found himself on the coast of a new land.

當天氣轉晴時，納德多德發(fā)現自己在一片新陸地的海岸上。

Later, Viking travelers named it Iceland.

后來，維京人將它命名為冰島。

In 982, a Viking called Eric the Red, sailed west in search of new land.

在982年，一個名叫紅毛埃里克的維京人向西航行，去尋找新大陸。

500 miles west of Iceland, he and his men reached an icy rocky massive land.

在冰島以西500英里的地方，他與同伴到達了一片冰雪覆蓋、巖石成群的廣袤大地。

They sailed around it until they reached the western side.

他們繞著該島航行，一直行駛到西邊。

Here, they found some green areas, so they named the island Greenland.

在這里，他們發(fā)現了一片綠地，所以他們將此島命名為格陵蘭島。

Then, in 1001, the Vikings made their most important discovery.

之后，在1001年，維京人有了最重要的發(fā)現。

The son of Eric the Red named Leif Erikson had heard the rumors about the land west ofGreenland.

紅毛埃里克的兒子列夫·埃里克聽說了關于格陵蘭島西部島嶼的傳言。

He sailed west and soon found it. He and his men landed in three places.

他向西航行并且很快找到了該島。他和他的同伴在三個地方登陸。

They called the first one Helluland, which means land of flat stone.

他們將個命名為巴芬島，意思是有許多扁平石頭的島嶼。

The Vikings then sailed south and made their second landing.

隨后維京人繼續(xù)向南航行，他們登上了第二個島嶼。

They named this place Markland.

他們將其命名為馬克蘭。

Their third landing was at a place they called Vinland.

他們第三次登陸是在一個被稱作文蘭的地方。

Leif Erikson and his men were the first Europeans to walk on the shores of North America,

列夫·埃里克與他的同伴是批登上北美海岸的歐洲人，

almost five hundred years earlier than Columbus.

比哥倫布他們早了將近500年。

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

請根據你剛剛聽到的文章回答問題19至問題21。

Question 19. What do we learn about the Vikings?

問題19：關于維京人，我們了解些什么?

Question 20. What does the passage say about the Greenland?

問題20：關于格陵蘭島，文章講了些什么?

Question 21. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

問題21：說話者主要講述了什么內容?