大学英语四级听力真题第一套.doc

CET-42016年6月大学英语四级听力真题(第一套)Section ADirections：In this section，you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A.，B.，C.,and D.,Then mark the corresponding letter on answer Sheet 1 with d single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A. How college students can handle their psychological problems.B. Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.C. Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.D. HOW college students can improve their sleep habits.2.A.It is not easy to improve ones sleep habits.B.It is not good for students to play video games.C.Making last.minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.D.Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinationsQuestions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard .3.A.Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilitiesB.Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.C.Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.D.Whether more airports should be built around London.4.A.Poor ownership structure.C.Lack of innovation and competition.B.Inefficient management.D.Lack of runway and terminal capacity.Questions 5 to7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A.studythe effects of nicotine on young smokers.B.Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.C.Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.D.Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.6.A.The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.B. Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.C.Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.D.Big tobacco companies were flank with their customers about the hazards of smoking .7.A.They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.B.They were not prepared to comment on the cigarettestudy.C.They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.D.They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.Section BDirections：In this section，you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation，you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A，B，C and D.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A.Holland.B.Indonesia.C.England.D.Sweden.9.A.Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.B.Getting a coach who can offer real help.C.Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize.D.Learning a language where it is not spoken.10.A.Practicing reading aloud as often as possible.B.Listening to language programs on the radio.C.Trying to speak it as much as one can.D.Making friends with native speakers.11.A.It provides opportunities for language practice.B.It trains young peoples leadership abilities.C.It offers various courses with credit points.D.It creates an environment for socializing .Questions 12 to15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A.A sense of freedom driving gives.B.Rules and regulations for driving .C.The role policemen play in traffic safety.D. The impact of engine design on road safety.13.A.Make cars with automatic control.B.Make cars with higher standards.C.Make cars that are less powerful.D. Make cars that have better brakes.14.A.They follow traffic rules closely.B. They keep within speed limits.C.They like to go at high speed.D. They tend to drive responsibly.15.A. It is a bad idea.B.It is as effective as speed bumps.C.It is not useful.D.It should be combined with education.Section CDirections：In this section，you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A，B，C,and D,Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet l with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A.The card got damaged.B.The card was found invalid.C.The card reader broke down unexpectedly.D.The card reader failed to do the scanning.17.A.By seeking help from the card reader maker Verifone.B.By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic.C.By calling the credit card company for confirmation.D.By typing the credit card number into the cash register.18.A.Produce many low-tech fixes for high.tech failures.B. Give birth to many new technological inventions.C. Change the lifestyle of many Americans.D. Affect the sales of high.tech appliances.Questions 19 to21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A.They vary among different departments.B.They leave much room for improvement.C.They are determined by the advising board.D.They are set by the dean of the graduate school.20.A.By consulting the examining committee.B. By reading the Bulletin of Information.C. By visiting the universitys website.D. By contacting the departmental office.21.A.They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates.B.They specify the number of credits students must earn.C.They have to be approved by the examining committee.D.They are the same among various divisions of the university.Questions 22 to 25 are based oil the passage you have just heard.22.A.Ph.D.candidates in dieting.B.Students majoring in nutrition.C.Students in health classes.D.Middle and high school teachers.23.A.Its overemphasis on thinness.B.Its changing criteria for beauty.C.Its mistaken conception of nutrition.D.Its overestimate of the effect of dieting.24.A.To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women.B.To explain how computer images can be misleading.C.To prove that technology has impacted our culture.D.To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep.25.A.To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.B.To establish an emotional connection with students.C.To promote her own concept of beauty.D.To persuade girls to stop dieting.答案与解析Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report One听力原文：You probably think college students are experts at sleeping.But parties，preparations for tests，personal problems and general stress can wreck a students sleep habits，which can be bad for the body and the mind.Texas Tech University is even offering a class called“Improving Your Sleep Habits”.1People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity,psychological problems and car crashes.Students who dont get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower grades.On top of all that，2 a newstudypublished in the Journal Learning&Memory finds youre probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test.200 college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games.Subjects who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later，but they did much better after getting a good nights sleep.1So.if you really want to do your job well,dont forget to get some sleep.解析：1.A.How college students can handle their psychological problems.B.Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.C.Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.D.How college students can improve their sleep habits.Q：What is the news report mainly about?【解析】选项为how或why开头的句子表明，本题可能考查新闻要点。选项中均出现的college students，以及重复出现的sleep表明，新闻可能与大学生睡眠有关。结合问题，并辨认“充足的睡眠”，还是“睡眠习惯”是解题的关键。【答案】C2.A.It is not easy to improve ones sleep habits.B.It is not good for students to play video games.C.Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.D.Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.Q：What is the finding of the newstudypublished in the Journal Learning&Memory?【解析】选项中重复出现的students和sleep表明，本题可能考查学生的睡眠情况。【答案】C。News Report Two听力原文：Long queues，delayed flights and overcrowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.Meanwhile，therere complaints：the poor service at Londons major airports is discouraging foreigners from doing business in Britain.Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority,which runs 7 major airports，including the 3 main ones serving London.3 The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets.The idea is that competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports.4The British Airports Authority recently bought by a Spanish company,says the root cause of the problems is not the ownership structure,but a lack of runway and terminal capacity,which is addressing through a programme of heavy investments.解析：3.A.Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.B.Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.C.Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.D.Whether more airports should be built around London.Q：What is the Competition Commission going toinvestigate?【解析】选项均为以whether开头的宾语从句，其中重复出现的airport，以及facilities，assets，service和morebuilt表明，本题可能考查与机场有关的(设施、财产、服务和机场数量)情况。【答案】B4.A. Poor ownership structure.B.Inefficient management.C. Lack of innovation and competition.D. Lack of runway and terminal capacity.Q：What is the root cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Airports Authority?【解析】选项均为名词短语，其中重复出现的lack，以及poor，inefficient和runway and terminal capacity表明，本题可能考查机场出现某种缺陷的原因。【答案】D。News Report Three听力原文：5 Under the law in Massachusetts,tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results.6The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers and carefully examines the figures，and then draws its conclusions：116 brands were looked at for thestudy.82 were found to havehigher nicotine yields than they did 6 years previously.6The biggest increase is tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers，that worries the Department because of the addicted nature of nicotine.Stanton Glantz，a professor of medicine in San Francisco explains why.“The amount of nicotine was delivered in every type of cigarettes is 10 percent higher than it was 6 years ago，which means that its easier to get hooked and harder to quit.7The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they are flank with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enough detail to make an informed decision.However，7none of them were prepared to comment on thisstudyor discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.”解析5.A.studythe effects of nicotine on young smokers.B. Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.C. Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.D. Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.Q：What do tobacco companies have to do under thelaw in Massachusetts?【解析】选项中重复出现的nicotine(content)和cigarettes表明，本题可能考查香烟中尼古丁含量的要求。【答案】D。6.A.The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.B.Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.C.Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.D.Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking.Q：What do we learn from thestudyby the Department of Public Health in Boston?【解析】选项中重复出现的nicotine(content)，以及smokers和smoking表明，本题可能考查香烟中尼古丁含量对吸烟者的影响。【答案】A。7.A.They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.B.They were not prepared to comment on the cigarettestudy.C.They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.D.They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.Q：What do we learn from the news report about the big tobacco companies?【解析】选项均为以they开头的句子，结合四个选项的内容可知，they指烟草公司。选项中的pay.attention to quality.，not prepared.cigarette.reduce the nicotine content和not.harmful effect of nicotine表明，本题可能考查烟草公司存在的问题。【答案】B。Section BConversation One听力原文：M：And you know.one thing that l want to ask you.Its greatly you have had this experience of teaching in Indonesia.And following up on what you just mentioned，what would you recommend for students who do not live in an Englishspeaking country?And，you know,they want to learn?I dont know about perfecting， but they want at least to be able to communicate decently.How can they go about this?W：Yeah.its really hard.Thats the real struggle because8Right now I do live in Holland but I really dont socialize much with Dutch people.10And my boyfriends English is so good that we just basically speak English all the time.so I have to make a real effort to practice.Theres as much listening exposure as I want.All I have to do is turn on the TVM：And reading also.right?W：Yeah.reading.Theres plenty that I can get to read and listen to.But for speaking，there really is no substitute for trying to speak and use the language in a relaxed atmosphere.9 So.I think thats really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isnt spoken. And for thatgosh，what would I do?If I didnt have people here，probably，try to find a club 11In Sweden they have a really cool system called“studyCircles”.where its notits like a course.but really,you just have a course leader whos mere sort of as a coach and guide.and to help out.And you dont get grades.and you go just because you want to learn.W：OK，Nathan.12So were talking about driving and are there any rules or regulations that Youd like to change?M：Im not sure I want to change rules.but Id like to please to be strict on the roads，like，if people jam the traffic lights.I dont know why there isnt a camera at the traffic lights to stop people doing that.All like speeding，its very easy to put speed cameras in certain places.W：13Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting their power of their engines.Whats the point in producing an engine thats big and powerful enough to go like 200km/h when the speed limit is only 100?M：Right.But do you know theres no speed limits in Germany?W：14 People there do drive responsibly,though. Often，people break laws simply because the laws are there.If the law isnt there，people will drive within their ability range.When youve got speed limits，this creates situations actually present dangers on the road.M：Do you think Germans have better education about personal responsibility when driving?W：Possibly,they also have very good cars.M：Right.W：If youve got a good car that can go at a high speed then its very nice to do that.M：But still with care.W：So.I think its the restriction that creates the dangers sometimes.M：OK.W：Obviously.when driving through a residential area，or where theres a school，youve got to have speed policemen.M：Speed bumps.W：Yes.speed bumps-those speed-bumps that force you to slow down.I think theyre good idea.M：So，15you dont think fining people is useful?W：15Not really,because the police dont have time to police every single driver.解析8.A.Holland.B.Indonesia.C.EnglandD.Sweden.Q：Where does the woman live right now?【解析】选项均为国家名称，结合问题对号入座是解题的关键。【解析】答案。9.A.Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.B.Getting a coach who can offer real help.C.Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize.D.Learning a language where it is not spoken.Q：What does the woman say is the real challenge?【解析】选项中的talkingin Dutch，socialize和learning a language表明，本题可能考查学习语言的情况。【答案】D。10.A.Practicing reading aloud as often as possible。B.Listening to language programs on the radio.C.Trying to speak it as much as one can.D.Making friends with native speakers.Q：What does the woman suggest doing to learn to speak a foreign language?【解析】选项均为动名词短语，其中的language， speak，speakers，reading aloud，on the radio和friends with native表明，本题可能是针对学习语言提出的建议，尤其是针对说的方面。【答案】C。11.A.It provides opportunities for language practice.B.It trains young peoples leadership abilities.C.It offers various courses with credit points.D.It creates an environment for socializing.Q：What does the woman say about the“studyCircles”in Sweden?【解析】选项均为以it开头的句子，it可能指某一语言机构。选项中的language practice，courses和socializing表明，本题可能考查语言练习、某些课程或社交的情况。【答案】A。12.A.A sense of freedom driving gives.B.Rules and regulations for driving.C.The role policemen play in traffic safety.D.The impact of engine design on road safety.Q：What are the speakers mainly talking about?【解析】选项均为名词短语，核心名词(sense，rules and regulations，role和impact)各不相同，结合其中的 driving，traffic safety和road safety推测，本题可能考查对话的主题，可能与交通安全有关。【答案】B。13.A.Make cars with automatic contro1.B.Make cars with higher standards.C.Make cars that are less powerful.D.Make cars t