2020年7月英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)考試即將進(jìn)行，各位小伙伴準(zhǔn)備好了么？大家在備考時(shí)一定要多做真題，這樣才能更好地把握題目難度和重點(diǎn)詞匯等等。今天小編為大家?guī)?lái)2019年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)聽(tīng)力原文：試卷一聽(tīng)力篇章2，希望對(duì)你有所幫助~

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. 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 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.

今天我發(fā)現(xiàn)，相比大多數(shù)美國(guó)城市，西雅圖的降雨量不是很充沛。事實(shí)上，西雅圖的年平均降雨量在美國(guó)主要城市中排名第44位。降雨量超過(guò)西雅圖的城市包括休斯頓、孟菲斯、納什維爾，以及東海岸幾乎所有主要城市，如紐約、波士頓和邁阿密。那么，為什么每個(gè)人都認(rèn)為西雅圖是一個(gè)降雨量多的城市呢？這種誤解的主要根源在于，與紐約和波士頓相比，西雅圖每年降雨的天數(shù)相對(duì)較多。這兩個(gè)城市每年的平均降雨量比西雅圖多約16%，而且平均每年少降雨36天左右。所以西雅圖的降雨量要少得多，而且比那些城市要多下幾天雨。這也就明白西雅圖的當(dāng)?shù)厝顺鲩T(mén)為什么很少帶傘了。當(dāng)下雨的時(shí)候，往往是毛毛細(xì)雨，這并不是什么麻煩事。幾乎從來(lái)沒(méi)有像大多數(shù)人想的那樣真的會(huì)下雨。最重要的是，西雅圖也從來(lái)沒(méi)有過(guò)真正意義上的狂風(fēng)暴雨。西雅圖平均每年只有7天的雷電天氣?？傊绻阆矚g晴朗但不太熱的夏天，氣候溫和但多云的冬天，西雅圖是你的理想之地。不管怎樣，如果你去西雅圖，不要帶傘。要不然別人會(huì)看著你，覺(jué)得你很奇葩。

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

請(qǐng)根據(jù)剛才所聽(tīng)的短文回答19-21題。

Question 19. What does the speaker find out about Seattle?

問(wèn)題19：作者對(duì)西雅圖有什么了解？

Question 20. Why do local people in Seattle seldom carry an umbrella?

問(wèn)題20：為什么西雅圖的當(dāng)?shù)厝顺鲩T(mén)很少帶傘？

Question 21. Why does the speaker say 'Seattle is a good place to be'?

問(wèn)題21：為什么作者說(shuō)“西雅圖是你的理想之地”？

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