2022年12月英语四级听力真题(第二套) 短文1

Passage 1

文章1

Steve Miller began his career in IT back in the late 1980s.

史蒂夫·米勒早在20世纪80年代末就开始了他的IT职业生涯。

Being a deaf person in tech required a huge amount of effort in organization.

作为一个技术领域的聋子，需要在组织上付出巨大的努力。

Because there was no email or text message service, everything had to be done face to face, or by telephone.

由于没有电子邮件或短信服务，一切都必须面对面或通过电话完成。

Communicating in meetings was very difficult.

在会议上沟通非常困难。

He needed a sign language interpreter for every meeting, but it was a huge effort to coordinate.

他每次开会都需要一名手语翻译，但协调起来需要付出巨大的努力。

These days, although challenges still remain, it's a good time to be a deaf person in tech, says Miller.

米勒说：“如今，尽管挑战依然存在，但在科技领域做一个聋子是个好时机。”。

Big advances in speech recognition technology have enabled communication tools to turn live speech into text in real time on your smartphone or laptop, and sign language into text as well.

语音识别技术的巨大进步使通信工具能够在智能手机或笔记本电脑上实时将实时语音转换为文本，并将手语转换为文本。

New Tech coupled with improvements in hearing aid technology and medical advances means that Miller is able to focus far more on his work.

新技术加上助听器技术的进步和医疗进步，意味着米勒能够更加专注于他的工作。

He has benefited to a great extent from a tiny hearing device in his ear.

他在很大程度上得益于耳朵里的一个小助听器。

It gives him a degree of hearing, and he can use a variety of communication methods depending on the situation.

这给了他一定程度的听力，他可以根据情况使用多种沟通方法。

He can employ lip-reading and have meetings via video instead of on the phone.

他可以用唇读，通过视频而不是电话开会。

These things have made a huge difference.

这些事情产生了巨大的变化。

He no longer has to worry about whether or not he can understand.

他再也不用担心自己是否能理解。

He can just concentrate on how interesting the meeting might be and what he needs to get out of it in order to progress.

他可以专注于会议的有趣程度，以及为了取得进展，他需要从中得到什么。

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题16至18基于你刚才听到的短文。

Q16. What do we learn about Steve Miller?

问题16.我们从史蒂夫·米勒身上学到了什么？

Q17. What does Miller say is making things better for people like him?

问题17.米勒说什么让像他这样的人变得更好？

Q18. In what way can Miller benefit from attending meetings via video?

问题18.米勒通过视频参加会议可以从哪些方面受益？

扫码听力原文