2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文及答案（第2套）.docx

1、2016年12月大学英语四级考试直题（第2套）参考答案PartIIListeningComprehension1.B2.D3.C4.D5.C6.A7.D8.B9.C10.A11.B12.A13.B14.C15.A16.D17.A18.C19.A20.C21.B22.D23.B24.D25.CPartIIIReadingComprehension26.A27.C28.K29.G30.M31.032.B33.E34.D35.N36.F37.C38.139.B40.G41.E42.A43.J44.D45.H46.C47.B48.A49.D50.A51.D52.B53.C54.B55.DPartIVT

2、ranslationThecoloryellowisofgreatimportanceinChineseculture,becauseofitsdistinctivesymbolicmeaning.Itstoodfortheruler'spowerandauthorityinfeudalsociety.Thecolorwasexclusivelyusedbytheemperorsthen:alltheroyalpalaceswerepaintedyellowandthedragonrobeswerealwaysyellow.Thecivilians,however,werebanned

3、fromwearingyellowclothes.ThecoloryellowisalsoasignofharvestinChina.Whenthecropsripeninautumn,thefieldswillgrowgolden-yellowandpeoplewillcheerfullycelebratetheharvest.PartIIListeningComprehension听力原文SectionAQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.NewYorkStateplanstoshutoffthethunderingw

4、atersofNiagaraFallsagain.Atleast,theAmericansideofthefalls.This"onceinalifetime"eventactuallymaytakeplacetwiceinsomefolks'lives.TheNewYorkStateparkssystemwantstoturnoffthefallsontheAmericansidesometimeinthenexttwotothreeyearstoreplace(wo115-year-oldstonebridgesthatallowpedestrians,park

5、vehiclesandutilitiesaccesstoGoatIsland.TheAmericansideofthefallswereshutoffin1969tostudythebuildupofrockatthebaseofthefalls.Whenthathappened,peoplecamefromallovertheworldtosecthefallsturnedoff.Peoplearecuriousbynature.Theywanttoseewhat'sunderneath.Infact,thosewhofirstcametohavealookdidseesomethi

6、ng.They(bundmillionsofcoinsonthebottom.1. WhydoesNewYorkStatewanttoturnoffNiagaraFalls?2. WhatdidpeoplefindwhenNiagaraFallswereshutoffin1969?Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.TheTunisiangovernmentsaidMondaythat45peoplehavebeenkilledaftergunmenattackedatownneartheborderwithLibya.T

7、heInteriorandDefenseministriessaidthattheTunisiangovernmenthascloseditstwobordercrossingswithLibyabecauseoftheattack.TheTunisianmilitaryhassentreinforcementsandhelicopterstothearea,andauthoritieshavebeenhuntingseveralattackerswhowerestillatlarge.Theviolencecameamidincreasinginternationalconcernabout

8、IslamicStateextremistsinLibya.OfficialsoftheTunisiangovernmentareespeciallyworriedafterdozensoftouristswerekilledintheattacksinTunisialastyear.DefenseMinisterFarhatHorchanisaidlastweekthatGermanandAmericansecurityexpertswereexpectedtocometohelpTunisiadeviseanewelectronicvideosupervisionsystemonitsbo

9、rderwithLibya.Tunisiawastargetedlastyearbythreeattacksthatleft70peopledeadandwereclaimedbyIslamicState.3. WhatdidtheTunisiangovernmentdoafterthegunmen'sattack?4. WhatwereGermanandAmericansecurityexpertsexpectedtodoinTunisia?Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Threeuniversitystud

10、entsinSantiago,Chile,havedevelopedaplant-powereddevicetochargetheirmobilephones.Thethreeengineeringstudentsgottheideaforthedevicewhilesittingin(heirschool'scourtyard.TheirinventionisasmallbiologicalcircuittheycallE-Kaia.Itcapturestheenergywhichplantsproduceduringphotosynthesisaprocessofconvertin

11、gsunlightintoenergy.Aplantusesonlyasmallpartoftheenergyproducedbythatprocess.Therestgoesintothesoil.E-Kaiacollectsthatenergy.Thedeviceplugsinto(hegroundandthenintoamobilephone.TheE-Kaiasolvedtwoproblemsfor(heengineeringstudents.Theyneededanideaforaclassproject.Theyalsoneededanoutlettoplugintheirphon

12、es.Oneofthestudentinventors,CamilaRupcich,saysthedevicechangestheenergyreleasedfromtheplantintolow-levelpowertochargephones.TheE-Kaiaisabletofullyrechargeamobilephoneinlessthantwohours.5. Whatdidthethreeuniversitystudentsinvent?6. Whendidtheygel(heideafortheinvention?7. Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthe

13、invention?SectionBQuestions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.M:Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Goodmorning.CouldItalktoJeffryHardingplease?M:Speaking.W:Hello,Jeff.It'sHelen.Igo(yourmessageontheansweringmachine.What'stheproblem?M:Oh,Helen.Well,it'stheGrimsbyplantagain.I'ma

14、fraid.TherobotsonLine3havegonewrong.Andthelineisatastandstill.W:Can'tyoureplacethemwiththestand-ins?M:I'mafraidnot.Thestand-insarealreadyinuseonLine6.AndtheonesfromLine6arebeingserviced.W:Whendidthishappen,Jeff?M:Well,they'vebeenmakingalowcontinuoussoundforadayortwo.Buttheyfinallywentdea

15、dat2:30thisafternoon.W:Isee.Whatdidyoudo?Haveyoutriedthewholeplant?M:Notyet,Helen.IthoughtI'dbettergetyourOKfirst.W:OK.GetonthephonetoTom,andtrytogettheirstand-insovertonight.Wchavetobebackatfullcapacitytomorrowmorning.Isitamajorjobtorepairourrobots?M:Aboutaweek.That'swhatthemaintenanceengin

16、eersays.W:Right.Well,ifyoucangettheonesfromTom,pleaseaskTomtoinformSheffieldthathemayneedtheirstand-insincaseofemergencyduringthenextweek.M:OK.Thankyouverymuch,Helen.W:Youarcmostwelcome.M:Sorryt。spoilyourdayoff.W:Itdoesn'tmatter.8. Whatdidthemandobeforethetelephoneconversation?9. Whatdoesthemans

17、ayaboutline3intheGrimsbyplant?10. Whatistheman'spurposeincallingthewoman?11. Whereisthewomanatthetimeoftheconversation?Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.W:ThisisKerryBurkefromNewYorkDailyNews.I'mspeakingtoDclroySimmonds,anunemployedBrooklynmanwhomissedajobinterviewTues

18、dayforthebestofreasons:Hewassavingthelifeofa9-month-oldboywhowasblownintothepathofanoncomingsubwaytrainbyahighwind.M:Everybodyismakingmeouttobesomesortofsuperhero.I'mjustanordinaryperson,andafatheroftwo.AnybodyinthatsituationwouldhavedonewhatIdid.W:Youweregoingtoaninterviewwhentheincidentoccurre

19、d,right?M:Yes,Iwasonmywaytoapplyforamaintenanceposition.I'vebeenlookingforajobforayearandmore.I'mlookingforsomethingtosupportmyfamily.W:Telluswhathappenedatthestation.M:Therewasastrongwind.Ithadtobe30to40milesanhour.Therewasawomanwithfourkids.Onewasinapushchair.Thewindblewthebabyontothetrack

20、s.W:Witnessessaidpeoplewerelookingoninhorrorasthechild'smother,identifiedbysourcesasMariaZarnara,stoodfrozeninshock.Inthedistance,peoplecouldseethetrainroundingabend,headedintothestation.Iguessyouwerenotawareofanyofthese,right?M:No.Ijustjumpeddownandgrabbedthebaby.Thetrainwascomingaroundthecorne

21、rasIliftedthebabyfromthetracks.Ireallywasn'tthinking.W:Whatanamazingstory.Thankyouverymuch.12. WhatdidKerryBurkefromNewYorkDailyNewssayabouttheman?13. Whatdowclearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?14. Whatcausedtheincident?15. Howdidthemotherreactwhentheincidentoccurred?SectionCQuestions16to18areb

22、asedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.There'sonesoundthatgetsabigreactionfromkidsonahotday,thesoundofanice-creamtruck.MariaMcCartneyhasbeeninthemobileice-creambusinesssince2005."WhenIwasalittlegirl,Isawanice-creamtruckandknewIwantedtohaveonesomeday,"McCartneysaid.Duringthehotdaysofsummer,Ma

23、riaandherdaughterdriveanice-crcamtruckthroughneighborhoodsandparksinBillings.It'snotaboutmakingmoneyforthisformerelementaryschoolteacher.Rather,shewantstopreserve(hetraditionoftheneighborhoodice-creamtruck."Trulymyfavoritepartistosee(hekidsjumpingupanddownandtheyjustgetsoexcited.It'sgre

24、attobuildamemoryforthemtoo.There'renotalotoftheseice-creamtrucksaroundanymore.Theparentscomeoutbarefootandscreaming,readytobuyice-cream;theyrememberwhentheywerekidsandtheysawatruck,"shesaid.Whilethetreatsmaybeicecold,Mariahasawarniheartforlittlefaces.Hertruckfeaturesadonationbucketfbrkidswh

25、odon'thavemoneyforice-cream."Whentherearethreekidsandonlytwoofthemhavemoney,Ialwaysmakesure(hethirdonegetssomethingbecauseIcan'tdriveawayandhavethatthirdonenothavesomething,"shesaid.16. WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMariaMcCartney?17. WhydoesMariagointothemobileice-creambusiness?18. Wh

26、ydoesMariapuladonationbucketinhertruck?Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Weknowwehavetopayforwhatweget.Ifwebuyfood,wehavetopayfbrit.Ifadoctortreatsus,wcknowtherewillbeabilltopay.Thesearcprivatebills.Buttherearcalsopublicbillstobepaid.Theyarepaidbythegovernment.Inturnwegettheneededs

27、ervices.Wepayfortheseservicesthroughtaxes.Whatwouldhappenifeveryonestoppedpayingtaxes?Thewatersupplywouldstop;thestreetsmightnotbecleaned;schoolswouldbeclosed.Wewouldnotwanttoliveinsuchacity.Thechiefdutyofeverygovernmentistoprotectpersonsandproperty.Morethanthree-fburthsofgovernmentexpensesarcusedfo

28、rthispurpose.Thenextlargestamountofpublicmoneygoestoteachandtrainourcitizens.Billionsofdollarseachyeararespentonschoolsandlibraries.Also,alargeamountofpublicfundsisspentonroads.Mostoftheneededfundsisraisedbytaxes.Thelawordersustopaytaxes.Wehavenochoiceinthematter.Yearsagothegovernmentmademoneybysell

29、ingpubliclands.Butmostofthebestpubliclandshavenowbeensold.Therearestillsomepubliclandsthatcontainoil,coalandothernaturalresources.Theycouldbesold,butwewanttosavethemforfutureyears.So,weallmustpayoursharefortheservicesthatmakeourlivescomfortable.19. Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?20. Whatismostoft

30、hegovernmentmoneyusedfbr?21. Howdidthegovernmentraisemoneytopaypublicbillsinthepast?Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Didyouknowthat,besideslargerplaceslikeFranceandGermany,Europeishometoseveralextremelytinycountries?Oneofthesecountriescontainslessthanasquaremileofland.AnotherissurroundedonallsidesbyItaly.Yeteachisanindependentland,withitsowngovernment,trade,andcustoms.OneofthebestknownofthesesmallcountriesisMonaco.ItissituatedontheMediterraneanSeaandsurroundedbyFranceonthreesides.MonacobecamefamiliartoAmericanswhenitsruler,PrinceRainier,marriedtheAmericana