大学生英语四级考试听力_英语四级考试听力耳机

1、本文格式为word版，下载可任意编辑大学生英语四级考试听力_英语四级考试听力耳机 作为即将要考（英语）四级的高校生，平常早读和听力的练习都是不行缺失的。下面是我给大家整理的高校生英语四级考试听力及参考答案，供大家参阅! 高校生英语四级考试听力材料 part listening comprehension section a directions: in this section, you will hear three news reports. at the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. both

2、 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 a single line through the centre. questions 1 and 2 will be based on the f

3、ollowing news item. more than 100 million people in nigeria are not connected to the internet. there are only a few networks that offer service and it is costly and unreliable. now, a new project provides a resource for off-line viewing at no cost. a non-profit organization called "the widernet

4、 project' has developed the offline egranary digital library. the service puts millions of digital documents, multimedia work and websites onto a server. the information is then available to students, medical workers, and researchers at no cost, whether there is internet or not. users can access

5、 informative websites that egranary updates every day such as wikipedia, khan academy, project gutenberg, mit opencourseware, and mit blossoms (which is math and science video lessons for high school students).other resources on the service include university and medical publications, computer softw

6、are, and educational games. 1. what is the news report mainly about? 2. who can use the offline digital information for free? questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. the united states job market has millions of unfilled jobs. many of those jobs require technical skills. however,

7、employers say many of those jobs are vacant because they cannot find people with the right skills to do the work. labor experts call this phenomenon the "skills gap.' in the united states, the cost of a traditional four-year college education can be very high. us colleges and universities p

8、roduce many graduates every year. yet unemployment rates among new graduates are high. labor experts say, to solve this problem, it is vital to get technical skills that are of immediate value to an employer. they add that it is important to get transferrable skillsthose that can be used in more tha

9、n one job. this is because technology and the nature of the workplace are changing at a faster rate than before. 3. why are there millions of unfilled jobs in the us? 4. why is it important to get transferrable skills? questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. egyptian officials are

10、 making plans to open a newly-expanded suez canal on august 6th. officials say the "new' canal will more than double the waterways earnings over the next 10 years. but some experts say the project alone will not be able to turn around egypts economy. experts say the success of the canal wil

11、l depend largely on the health of the worlds shipping industry. they say that is something egypt cannot control. and they say even if the expanded canal is successful, it wont improve the lives of average egyptians. people in egypt are facing rising poverty rates and prices. the economy is slowly re

12、covering from recent financial and political unrest. egypt is a large, complex country with a very big population. it is highly unlikely that it is going to be able to live off the kinds of incomes it will geteven from two canals. the costs of governing egypt are very large. it has major debt proble

13、ms. 5. what do officials say about the "new' canal? 6. what is the main factor influencing the canals success according to the experts? 7. what increases the costs of governing egypt? section b directions: in this section, you will hear two long conversations. at the end of each conversatio

14、n, 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. co

15、nversation one m: cindy, what is happiness in your mind? w: why ask? its a difficult question. different people may have a different understanding of happiness. m: you said it. but that is the assignment from my psychology professor. w: well, in my mind, happiness is supposed to be just a state of m

16、ind, not so closely related to material life. m: ok. a state of mind. anything else? w: people ought to value what they already have got. they shouldnt always feel sorry for what they cant have. m: yes, i agree. but many people often get used to what they have and dont cherish them anymore. w: you a

17、re right. maybe people cant be very happy by only staying at one place or staying still in one condition. i mean, if people get what they dream about, or they do better than what they expected, they feel happy. and. m: hold it a second. i need to write what you have said down. get what they dream ab

18、out.better than expected. all right. thats very helpful. now, lets talk about what kind of specific things or conditions that can make people feel happy. take you for example. w: well, i said that i didnt care about material things a lot. but if i get some gifts very carefully chosen or made by my b

19、eloved relatives or friends, even though they may not be expensive, i would still be very happy. m: so would i. do you feel this kind of happiness lasts long? w: of course. whenever i take out the things and look at them, i know there are people who care about me and love me. my heart will be full o

20、f happiness. questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. what is cindys opinion on happiness? 9. according to the man, why cant some people feel happy? 10. what kind of gifts will make cindy feel happy? 11. which of the following statements may cindy agree with? conversat

21、ion two w: hello, this is mary speaking. m: hi, mary. this is owen. w: ah, my dear editor. whats up? m: i am calling to tell you that the book you sent me has been approved to be published. w: really? thats good news. i cant believe my ears. since the day i put the manuscript into the post box, i ha

22、ve been counting the days. am i daydreaming? tell me, do you really think the book is good enough to be published? m: i have no doubt about it. and i am sure its going to be a bestseller. w: oh, i dont know what to say now. thank you so much. when is it going to be published? m: dont be in such a hu

23、rry. before publishing, we need to meet and there are some places that i feel can still be improved. w: no problem. i am looking forward to learning from you and getting some professional opinions. m: oh, you are so polite and humble. i think we can have a discussion and learn from each other. w: ho

24、w about tomorrow morning? i can go to your office. m: oh, im sorry. there is another call coming in. i have to hang up soon. can you come here at about 9:30? w: all right. no problem. m: my secretary is going to call you to confirm the appointment. i hope to see you tomorrow. w: see you. questions 1

25、2 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. what is the relationship between the two speakers? 13. how does mary feel when she gets the news from the man? 14. whats the purpose of the mans calling? 15. why does the man have to hang up? section c directions: in this section, you wi

26、ll hear three passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some 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

27、 1 with a single line through the centre. passage one with the global economy now taking more executives to far-away places like beijing and tokyo, jet lag is becoming a bigger problem. sleep researchers are working harder than ever to find suitable remedies. trips to the other side of the globe mak

28、e adjusting a travelers body clock a more lasting process. jet lag experts say they believe it takes one day for each time zone away from home, up to a maximum of six or seven days, to get fully in harmony with local time. using a combination of nap and caffeine is better than using them separately,

29、 if you can believe it. it takes 15 to 30 minutes for caffeine to kick in. so you may do the two together. all it takes is a cup of coffee. by the time the caffeine is working, your nap is over. sleep experts are also working with professional and amateur athletes who perform at international meets.

30、 a proper amount of sleep can improve an athletes performance as much as 30%. but there is no easy remedy. the problem lies in the differences in travelers ability to handle jet lag. sleep researchers have found that people who have dealt with sleep loss over long periods can tolerate jet lag better

31、 than most. and older travelers also tend to get hit harder than the young by jet lag. questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. what should we do to deal with jet lag according to the passage? 17. how much improvement can a proper amount of sleep make to the athletes perf

32、ormance? 18. which of the following group can tolerate jet lag better than others? passage two experts in the food industry are thinking a lot about trash these days. restaurants, colleges, hospitals and other institutions are trying to lower the costs of waste in new ways. some are tracking their t

33、rash with software systems, making food in smaller amounts or trying to cut down on trash-hauling costs. roughly 30% of food in the united states goes to waste, costing some $48 billion annually. a recent study estimated that 40 to 50 percent of food in the united states was wasted. freshman student

34、s at virginia tech were surprised this year when they entered two of the campuss biggest dining halls to find there were no cafeteria trays. one student said without trays, students took less food and didnt eat more than they should. getting rid of trays has cut food waste by 38% at the cafeterias.

35、that same phenomenon often happens at oregons portland international airport. busy travelers often throw half-eaten meals into trash cans and the airport must pay the city to haul the waste away. now the airport is carrying out a program to install food-only trash cans. the food waste is collected a

36、nd given to the city to use in agriculture. besides being environmentally friendly, the changes may save the airport money. it costs about $82 to have one ton of trash hauled, but food waste costs only about $48 a ton to haul. cutting back on the waste can require spending money on software and trai

37、ning. there are software systems that track food being thrown out. steve peterson is the head chef at the mgm grand hotel. he was surprised when he installed the software system and saw the value of food that was going out of the back door. to cut costs, peterson decided to reduce serving sizes. que

38、stions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. what is the main aim for people paying attention to food waste? 20. why do the dining halls in virginia tech have no trays? 21. whats the purpose of installing food-only trash cans at the airport? 22. how can the software system help

39、reduce the food waste? passage three have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? are you afraid to ask someone for a date? many people are afraid to assert themselves. dr. robert alberti, author o

40、f "stand up, speak out, and talk back,' thinks its because their self-respect is low. "theres always a superior around: a parent, a teacher, a boss who knows better.' but alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves. they offer "assertivene

41、ss training' courses. in the at courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. they learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. they learn to be aggressive without hurting other people. in one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. a group taking an at course will he

42、lp the timid person to lose his fear. it uses an even stronger motive the need to share. the timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-image. if someone you face is more "important' than you, you

43、 may start to doubt your own good sense. but why should you? at says you can get to feel good about yourself. and once you do, you can learn to speak out. questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. what is the problem the speaker mainly talks about? 24. what is suggested to

44、 timid people to overcome their problems? 25. what is the content of an at course? this is the end of listening comprehension. 高校生英语四级考试听力训练 part ii listening comprehension (25 minutes) section a directions: in this section, you will hear three news reports. at the end of each news report, you will

45、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 a single line through the centre. questio

46、ns 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. a) christmas-time attacks made by somali rebels. b) an explosion at a bus station in central nairobi. c) the killing of more than 70 ugandans in kampala. d) blasts set off by a somali group in ugandas capital. 2. a) on christmas eve. c) during

47、a security check. b) just before midnight. d) in the small hours of the morning. questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. a) it is likely to close many of its stores. b) it is known for the quality of its goods. c) it remains competitive in the recession. d) it will expand its

48、online retail business. 4. a) expand its business beyond groceries. b) fire 25,000 of its current employees. c) cut its dvd publishing business. d) sell the business for one pound. questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. a) all taxis began to use meters. b) all taxis got air co

49、nditioning. c) advertisements were allowed on taxis. d) old taxis were replaced with new cabs. 6. a) a low interest loan scheme. c) taxi passengers complaints. b) environmentalists protests. d) permission for car advertising. 7. a) there are no more irregular practices. b) all new cabs provide air-c

50、onditioning. c) new cabs are all equipped with meters. d) new legislation protects consumer rights. section b directions: 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

51、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. conversation one questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. a) it

52、has a partnership with lcp. c) it specializes in safety from leaks. b) it is headquartered in london. d) it has a chemical processing plant. 9. a) he is a chemist. c) he is a safety inspector. b) he is a salesman. d) he is mr. grands friend. 10. a) the public relations officer. c) director of the sa

53、fety department. b) mr. grands personal assistant. d) head of the personnel department. 11. a) wait for mr. grand to call back. b) leave a message for mr. grand. c) provide details of their products and services. d) send a comprehensive description of their work. conversation two questions 12 to 15

54、are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. a) teacher. c) editor. b) journalist. d) typist. 13. a) some newly discovered scenic spot. b) big changes in the amazon valley. c) a new railway under construction. d) the beautiful amazon rainforests. 14. a) in news weeklies. c) in newspapers s

55、unday editions. b) in a local evening paper. d) in overseas editions of u.s. magazines. 15. a) to become a professional writer. c) to get her life story published soon. b) to be employed by a newspaper. d) to sell her articles to a news service. section c directions: in this section, you will hear t

56、hree passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some 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 1 with a single line through the centre. passage one questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. a) she is both a popular and a highly respected author. b) she is the first writer to focus on the fate of slaves. c) she is the most l