2016年6月英语四级听力真题及答案第2套

2016年6月真英语四级真题及答案：第2套SectionANewsReportDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports 。Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions。Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce 。Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA ),B),C)andD)。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre 。Drections:Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question1Howcollegestudentscanimprovetheirsleephabits. |Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.Whycollegestudentsaremorelikelytohave stress problems.|Howcollegestudentscanhandletheir psychologicalproblems.|Question2Itisnoteasytoimproveone'ssleephabits.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zItisnotgoodforstudentstoplayvideogames. |Studentswhoarebetterpreparedgenerallygethigherscoresinexaminations.Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybeless effectivethansleeping.|Drections:Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard. |Question3WhethermoreairportsshouldbebuiltaroundLondon. |Whetheradequateinvestmentisbeingmadetoimproveairportfacilities. |WhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets. |WhethertheSpanishcompanycouldofferbetterservice. |Question4Inefficientmanagement.|Poorownershipstructure.|Lackofinnovationandcompetition.Lackofrunwayandterminalcapacity.Drections:Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard. |Question5Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.TakestepstoreduceStudytheeffectsofSetalimittotheproductionoftheircigarettes.TakestepstoreduceStudytheeffectsofnicotineintheirproducts.nicotineonyoungsmokers.ThebiggestincreaseinBigtobaccocompanieswereQuestion6nicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.ThebiggestincreaseinBigtobaccocompanieswerefrankwiththeircustomersaboutthehazardsofsmoking.C)BrandswhichcontainhighernicotinecontentwerefoundtobemuchmorepopularC)BrandswhichcontainhighernicotinecontentwerefoundtobemuchmorepopularD)Tobaccocompaniesrefusedtodiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts.D)Tobaccocompaniesrefusedtodiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts.Question7A)Theypromisedtoreducethenicotinecontentincigarettes.A)Theypromisedtoreducethenicotinecontentincigarettes.B)TheyhavenotfullyrealizedtheharmfuleffectofnicotineB)TheyhavenotfullyrealizedtheharmfuleffectofnicotineC)Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.C)Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.欢迎下载 欢迎下载 D)Theywillpaymoreattentiontothe qualityoftheirproducts.SectionBConversationDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations 。Attheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions。Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce 。Afteryouhearaquestion。YoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA ) , B) , C)andD)。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre 。Question8Indonesia.|Holland.Sweden.England.|Question9Gettingacoachwhocanofferrealhelp.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zTalkingwithherboyfriendinDutch. |Learningalanguagewhereitisnotspoken. |Acquiringthenecessaryabilitytosocialize.Question10|Listeningtolanguageprogramsontheradio. |Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.Makingfriendswithnativespeakers. |Practicingreadingaloudasoftenaspossible. |Question11 |Itcreatesanenvironmentforsocializing.|Itoffersvariouscourseswith creditpoints.|Ittrainsyoungpeople'sleadershipabilities. |Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice. |Drections:Questions12to15arebasedonthe conversationyouhavejustheard.Question12Theimpactofenginedesignonroadsafety.|Therolepolicemenplayintrafficsafety. |Asenseoffreedomdrivinggives. |Rulesandregulationsfordriving.Question13|Makecarswithautomaticcontrol.Makecarsthathavebetterbrakes.Makecarsthatarelesspowerful. |Makecarswithhigherstandards. |Question14Theytendtodriveresponsibly.|Theyliketogoathighspeed.|Theykeepwithinspeedlimits.Theyfollowtrafficrulesclosely.Question15Itisabadidea.Itisnotuseful.Itisaseffectiveasspeedbumps.Itshouldbecombinedwitheducation.SectionCPassages|Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages。Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions。Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce 。Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA ) ,B) ,C)andD)ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre 。Drections:Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question16Thecardgotdamaged.|Thecardwasfoundinvalid.Thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning.Thecardreaderbrokedown unexpectedly.Question17|Bycoveringthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.Bycallingthecreditcardcompanyforconfirmation.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zByseekinghelpfromthecardreadermakerVerifone. |Bytypingthecreditcardnumberintothecashregister.Question18|Affectthesalesofhigh-techappliances. |ChangethelifestyleofmanyAmericans. |Givebirthtomanynewtechnologicalinventions. |Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures. |Drections:Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. |Question19|Theyaresetbythedeanofthegraduateschool.Theyaredeterminedbytheadvisingboard.Theyleavemuchroomforimprovement.Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.|Question20|Byconsultingtheexaminingcommittee.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zByreadingtheBulletinofInformation. |Bycontactingthedepartmentaloffice. |Byvisitingtheuniversity'swebsite.Question21 |Theyspecifythenumberofcreditsstudentsmustearn. |Theyarehardertomeetthanthoseforundergraduates.Theyhavetobeapprovedbytheexaminingcommittee. |Theyarethesameamongvariousdivisionsoftheuniversity. |Drections:Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question22|Studentsmajoringinnutrition.Studentsinhealthclasses.Ph.D.candidatesindieting.Middleandhighschoolteachers.Question23Itsoverestimateoftheeffectofdieting.|Itsmistakenconceptionofnutrition.Itschangingcriteriaforbeauty.Itsoveremphasisonthinness.Question24|Toillustrateherpointthatbeautyisbutskindeep.Todemonstratethemagiceffectofdietingonwomen.Toexplainhowcomputerimagescanbe misleadingToprovethattechnologyhasimpactedourculture.Question25Topersuadegirlstostopdieting.|Topromoteherownconceptofbeauty.|Toestablishanemotionalconnectionwithstudents.Tohelpstudentsridthemselvesofbadlivinghabits.Whatdomanypeopletendtothinkofinnovation?参考答案B)Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.D)Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.C)WhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets.D)Lackofrunwayandterminalcapacity.A)Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.A)Thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.C)Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.B)Holland.C)Learningalanguagewhereitisnotspoken.B)Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.D)Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.D)Rulesandregulationsfordriving.C)Makecarsthatarelesspowerful.A)Theytendtodriveresponsibly.B)Itisnotuseful.C)Thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning.A)Bycoveringthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.D)Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures.D)Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.C)Bycontactingthedepartmentaloffice.A)Theyspecifythenumberofcreditsstudentsmustearn.B)Studentsinhealthclasses.D)Itsoveremphasisonthinness.C)Toexplainhowcomputerimagescanbemisleading.A)Topersuadegirlstostopdieting.SectionANewsItem1Youprobablythinkcollegestudentsareexpertsatsleeping,butparties,preparationsfortests,personalproblemsandgeneralstresscanrackastudent'ssleephabits,whichcanbebadforthebodyandthemind.TexasTechUniversityisevenofferingaclasscalledImprovingYourSleepHabits.Peoplesufferingfromsleeplossareatanincreasedriskfromobesity,psychologicalproblemsandcarcrashes.Studentswhodon'tgetenoughsleephavepoorattendanceandlowergrades.Ontopofallthat,(2)anewstudypublishedinthejournalLearningandMemoryfindsyouareprobablybetteroffsleepingthanmakinglast-minutepreparationsforatest.Twohundredcollegekidsweretaughttoplaysomeunfamiliarvideogames.Subjectswholearnedthegamesinthemorninglostsomeskillswhentheyplayedagain12hourslater,(1)buttheydidmuchbetteraftergettingagoodnight'ssleep.Soifyoureallywanttodoyourjobwell,don'tforgettogetsomesleep.NewsItem2Longqueues,delayedflightsandovercrowdingatairportshavebecomealmostasmuchatopicforconversationinBritainasthetraditionalcomplainingabouttheweather.MeanwhiletherearecomplaintsthatpoorserviceinLondon'smajorairportsisdiscouragingforeignersfromdoingbusinessinBritain.MuchofthecriticismisdirectedattheBritishAirportsAuthoritywhichrunssevenmajorairports,includingthethreemainonesservinginLondon.(3)TheCompetitionCommissionisnowtoinvestigatewhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityneedstoselloffsomeofitsassets.Theideaisthecompetitionbetweenrivaloperatorswouldleadtobetterserviceatairports.TheBritishAirportsAuthorityrecentlyboughtbyaSpanishcompany,saystherootcauseoftheproblemisnottheownershipstructure(4)butalackofrunwayandterminalcapacitywhichisaddressingthroughaprogramofheavyinvestment.NewsItem3(5)UnderthelawinMassachusetts,tobaccocompanieshavetomeasurethenicotinecontentofeverytypeofcigaretteandreporttheresults.TheDepartmentofPublicHealthinBostongathersandcarefullyexaminesthefiguresandthendrawsitsconclusions.Ahundredandsixteenbrandswerelookedatforthisstudy.Ninety-twowerefoundtohavehighernicotineyieldsthantheydidsixyearspreviously. (6)Thebiggestincreasestendedtobeinbrandsthatwerepopularwithyoungsmokers.Thatworriesthedepartmentbecauseoftheaddictivenatureofnicotine.StandGlance,aprofessorofmedicineinSanFranciscoexplainswhy."Theamountofnicotinethat'sdeliveredineverycigaretteis10%higherthanitwassixyearsago,whichmeansthatitiseasiertogethookedandhardertoquit.(7)Thebigtobaccocompanieshavealwaysinsistedthattheyarefrankwiththeircustomersaboutthedangersofsmokingandprovidethemwithenoughdetailtomakeaninformeddecision.However,noneofthemwerepreparedtocommentonthisstudyordiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts. ”SectionBConversation1M:Andyouknow,onethingthatIwanttoaskyou.It'sgreatthatyouhavehadthisexperienceofteachinginIndonesiaandfollowinguponwhatyoujustmentioned,whatwouldyourecommendforstudentswhodonotliveinanEnglishspeakingcountryand,youknow,theywanttolearn.Idon'tknowaboutperfectingbuttheywanttoatleastbeabletocommunicatedecently.Howcantheygoaboutthis?W:Yeah,it'sreallyhard.That'stherealstrugglebecause,rightnow,(8)IdoliveinHolland,butIreallydon'tsocializemuchwithDutchpeopleandmyboyfriend'sEnglishissogoodthatwejustbasicallyspeakEnglishallthetime.SoIhavetomakearealefforttopractice.ThereisasmuchlisteningexposureasIwant—allIhavetodoisturnontheTV.M:Andreadingalso,right?W:Yeah,reading.(10)ThereisplentyIcangettoreadandlistento,butforspeaking,therereallyisnosubstitutefortryingtospeakandusethelanguageinarelaxedatmosphere.(9)SoIthinkthat'sreallythechallengeforpeoplewholiveinacountrywheretheirtargetlanguageisn'tspoken.Andforthat,gosh,whatwouldIdoifIdidn'thavepeoplehere,(10)probablytrytofindaclub.InSweden,theyhaveareallycoolsystemcalledstudycircles,well,it'snot...(11)it'slikeacourse.Butreally,youjusthaveacourseleaderwhoisthere,sortof,asacoachandguideandtohelpout,andyoudon'tgetgrades,andyougojustbecauseyouwanttolearn.Conversation2W:Okay,Nelson.(12)Sowearetalkingaboutdrivingandarethereanyrulesorregulationsthatyouliketochange?M:I'mnotsureIwanttochangerules,butI'dlikethepolicetobestricterontherules.Likeifpeoplejumptrafficlights,Idon'tknowwhythereisn'tacameraofthetrafficlightstostoppeopledoingthat.Orlikespeeding.It'sveryeasytoputspeedcamerasincertainplaces.W:(13)Maybecarmanufacturersshouldhavesomeresponsibilityinlimitingthepoweroftheirengines.What'sthepointinproducinganenginethatisbigandpowerfulenoughtogo,like200km/hwhenthespeedlimitisonly100?M:(14)Right,butdoyouknowtherearenospeedlimitsinGermany?W:Peopletheredodriveresponsibly,though.Oftenpeoplebreaklawssimplybecausethelawsarethere.Ifthelawisn'tthere,peoplewilldrivewithintheirabilityrange.Whenyougotspeedlimits,thiscreatessituationsthatactuallypresentdangersontheroad.M:DoyouthinkGermanshavebettereducationaboutpersonalresponsibilitywhendriving?W:Possibly.Theyalsohaveverygoodcars.M:Right.W:Ifyougotagoodcarthatcangoatahighspeedthenit'sreallynicetodothat.M:Butstill,withcare.W:SoIthinkit'stherestrictionsthatcreatethedangerssometimes.M:Okay.W:Obviously,whendrivingthrougharesidentialareaorwherethereisaschool,you'vegottohavespeedpolicemen.M:Speedbumps.W:Yes,speedbumps.Thosespeedbumpsthatforceyoutoslowdown.Ithinktheyareagoodidea.M:(15)Soyoudon'tthinkfiningpeopleisuseful.W:Notreally,becausethepolicedon'thavetimetopoliceeverysingledriver.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.SectionCPassage1BehindthecashregisteratastoreindowntownSanFrancisco,SamAzarswipedhiscreditcardtopayforapackofcigarettes.(16)Thestore'scardreaderfailedtoscanthecard'smagneticstrip.Azartriedagain,andagain.Noluck.Ascustomersbegantoqueue,Mr.Azarreachedbeneaththecounterforablackplasticbag.(17)Hewrappedonelayeroftheplasticaroundthecardandtriedagain.Success!Thesalewascompleted."Idon'tknowhowitworks.Itjustdoes."saidMr.Azarwholearnedthetrickfromanotherclerk.Verifone,thecompanythatmakesthestore'scardreaderwouldnotconfirmordenythattheplasticbagtrickworked.Butit'soneofmanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailuresthatpeoplewithoutengineeringdegreeshavediscovered,oftenoutofdesperation,andshared.”(18) Today'sshakyeconomyislikelytoproducemanymoresuchtricks.InpostwarJapan,theeconomywasn'tdoingsogreat,soyoucouldn'tgeteveryday-useitemslikehouseholdcleaners."saysLisaKatayama,authorofUrawaza,abooknamedaftertheJapanesetermfor“cleverlifestyletipsandtricks. "Sopeoplelookforwaystodowithwhattheyhad.Today,Americansarefindingtheirowntipsandtricksforfixingmal-functioningdeviceswithsuppliesassimpleaspaperandglue.SomelikeMr.Azar'splasticbagareopentoargumentastohowtheyworkorwhethertheyreallyworkatall.Butmanytechhomeremediescanbeexplainedbyalittlescience.Passage2Ifyouareagraduatestudent,youmaydependonyouradviserformanythings,includinghelpwithimprovinggrades,acquiringfinancialsupport,forminganexaminingcommitteeandgettinglettersofrecommendation.Ifyou'reagraduateteachingassistant,youradviseralsomaybeyourboss.(19)Academicdepartmentsvaryintheirproceduresforassigningacademicadviserstograduatestudents.Insomedepartments,eitherthechairmanorthedirectorofgraduatestudiesservesforatleastthefirstsemesterasanewstudentadviser.Thenstudentsselectanadviserbasedonsharedacademicinterests.Inotherdepartments,anewstudentisassignedafacultyadviserbasedonsomesystemofdistributionofthedepartment'sadvisingload.Later,studentsmayhavetheopportunityofselectingtheadviserthattheyprefer. (20)Inanycase,newgraduatestudentscanlearnwhotheiradvisersortemporaryadvisersare byvisitingoremailingthedepartmentalofficeandaskingfortheinformation.(21)Graduationrequirementsspecifythenumberofcreditsyoumustearn,theminimumgradepointa