2025年6月英语四级听力真题 卷一 段落三

Passage Three

段落三

Human fascination with animals goes back as far as humans do.

人类对动物的痴迷可追溯至人类诞生之初。

Of the oldest cave paintings discovered some are up to 40,000 years old, and there are more images of animals than humans.

在已发现的最古老洞穴壁画中，有些可追溯到四万年前，其中描绘动物的图像比人类的还要多。

At some point, humans began to capture and hold animals.

在某个时期，人类开始捕捉并圈养动物。

The first-known collections were held by royalty and were not open to the public.

已知最早的动物收藏由皇室拥有，并不对公众开放。

In Egypt, researchers have found buildings from around 3500 B.C., containing the remains of animals, including elephants, which were not native to Egypt.

在埃及，研究人员发现了约公元前3500年的建筑物，里面含有动物的遗骸，包括非埃及本土物种——大象。

But life wasn't easy for these animals.

但当时这些动物的生活并不轻松。

They probably had short lives, and their remains show evidence of severe injuries.

它们可能寿命很短，其遗骸显示出曾遭受重伤的迹象。

The first public exhibit of animals may have been created by Egypt's Queen Hatshepsut around 1480 B.C.

最早的公共动物展览可能由埃及女王哈特谢普苏特于约公元前1480年创建。

Researchers think the zoo was started with animals brought home from a far-off land known as Punt.

研究人员认为这座动物园的动物最初是从一个名为庞特（Punt）的遥远国度带回来的。

It's unclear why the Queen built the zoo, but it might have been to show off her wealth and power.

女王建造动物园的原因尚不清楚，但很可能是为了炫耀她的财富与权力。

Early zoos are found all over the world.

早期的动物园遍布世界各地。

In China, Emperor Wenwang is said to have built a "Garden of Intelligence" around 1060 B.C.

据说在中国，周文王于约公元前1060年建造了一个"智园”（Garden of Intelligence），

It included deer, birds, and many fish.

里面饲养着鹿、鸟和多种鱼类。

In England, King Henry I set up a collection of animals in about 1110 as part of the royal estate.

在英格兰，亨利一世国王于约1110年建立了一个动物收藏园，作为皇家庄园的一部分。

His collection included tigers and lions.

他的收藏包括老虎和狮子。

This collection eventually moved to the Tower of London in 1235. The collection stayed at that location for 600 years.

该动物收藏最终于1235年迁至伦敦塔（Tower of London），并在那里保存了600年。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题22至25基于你刚刚听到的段落。

22. What can we see in the oldest cave paintings?

在最古老的洞穴壁画中我们能看到什么?

23.What do we learn about the first-known collections of animals?

关于已知最早的动物收藏，我们了解到了什么?

24. What might be the reason the Egyptian Queen created the zoo?

埃及女王建造动物园的原因可能是什么?

25. What do we learn about King Henry I's collection of animals in England?

关于国王亨利一世在英国的动物收藏，我们了解到了什么?

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