2022年6月英语四级听力真题(第一套) 新闻报道2

German police appealed Friday for information about the possible owners of two 17th-century oil paintings.

德国警方周五呼吁提供两幅17世纪油画的可能所有者的信息。

Police said a 64-year-old man found the paintings in a garbage pile at a highway rest stop last month.

警方说，上个月，一名64岁的男子在高速公路休息站的垃圾堆里发现了这些画。

He later handed them in to the Cologne police.

他后来将他们交给科隆警方。

An initial assessment by an art expert concluded the two framed paintings were originals,police said.

警方表示，一位艺术专家的初步评估得出结论，这两幅装裱的画作都是原作。

One is a landscape painted by the Italian artist Pietro Bellotti dating to 1665.

一幅是意大利艺术家皮埃特罗·贝洛蒂（Pietro Bellotti）于1665年绘制的风景画。

The other is a painting of a boy by the 17th-century Dutch artist Samuel van Hoogstraten,date unknown.

另一幅是17世纪荷兰艺术家塞缪尔·范·霍格斯特拉顿（Samuel van Hoogstraten）的一幅男孩画，日期不详。

Their combined worth is estimated to be around one million euros.

他们的总价值估计约为100万欧元。

Authorities have not yet confirmed what will happen if the rightful owner is not found.

当局尚未确认如果找不到合法所有者会发生什么。

Nevertheless, it is speculated that they could cither be handed over to the National Art Muscum of Cologne or sold to the public by the local government.

然而，据推测，它们可能会被移交给科隆国家艺术博物馆，或由当地政府出售给公众。

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答问题3和问题4。

Question 3. What did German police say about a 64-year-old man?

问题3.德国警方对一名64岁男子说了什么？

Question 4. What is the art expert's conclusion about the two framed paintings?

问题4.艺术专家对这两幅镶框画作的结论是什么？

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