2016年6月-四级听力第一套-真题及听力原文

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SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）TheInternationalLaborOrganization’skeyobjective.

B）Thebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.

C）Risingunemploymentworldwide.

D）Globaleconomicrecovery.

2.A）Manycountrieshavenottakenmeasurestocreateenoughjobs.

B）Fewcountriesknowhowtoaddressthecurrenteconomiccrisis.

C）Fewcountrieshaverealizedtheseriousnessofthecurrentcrisis.

D）Manycountriesneedsupporttoimprovetheirpeople’slivelihood.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Servestandardizedfoodnationwide.B）Putcalorieinformationonthemenu.

C）Increaseproteincontentinthefood.D）Offerconvenientfoodtocustomers.

4.A）Theywillbefined.B）Theywillbeclosed.

C）Theywillgetawarning.D）Theywilllosecustomers.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Inabilitytoimplementtheirbusinessplans.C）Lackofasuccessfulbusinessmodeloftheirown.

B）Inabilitytokeepturningoutnovelproducts.D）Failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.

6.A）Itisthesecrettobusinesssuccess.B）Itisthecreationofsomethingnew.

C）Itisamagictooltobringbigrewards.D）Itisanessentialpartofbusinessculture.

7.A）Itshardworkingemployees.B）Itsflexiblepromotionstrategy.

C）Itsinnovationculture.D）Itswillingnesstomakeinvestments.

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion.YoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）He’sgotaddictedtotechnology.B）Heisnotverygoodatsocializing.

C）Heiscrazyabouttext-messaging.D）Hedoesnottalklongonthephone.

9.A）Talkbig.B）Talkatlength.C）Gossipalot.D）Forgetherself.

10.A）Hethoughtitwascool.B）Heneededthepractice.

C）Hewantedtostayconnectedwiththem.D）Hehadanurgentmessagetosend.

11.A）Itposesachallengetoseniors.B）Itsavesbothtimeandmoney.

C）Itischildishandunprofessional.D）Itiscoolandconvenient.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Hewantstochangehisjobassignment.B）Heisunhappywithhisdepartmentmanager.

C）Hethinkshedeservesextrapayforovertime.D）Heisoftensingledoutforcriticismbyhisboss.

13.A）Hisworkloadwasmuchtooheavy.B）Hisimmediatebossdidnottrusthim.

C）Hiscolleaguesoftenrefusedtocooperate.D）Hissalarywastoolowforhisresponsibility.

14.A）Heneverknowshowtorefuse.B）Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.

C）Hisbosshasalotoftrustinhim.D）Hisbosshasnosenseoffairness.

15.A）Putallhiscomplaintsinwriting.B）Waitandseewhathappensnext.

C）Learntosaynowhennecessary.D）Talktohisbossinpersonfirst.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theimportanceofsleeptoahealthylife.B）ReasonsforAmericans’declineinsleep.

C）Sometipstoimprovethequalityofsleep.D）Diseasesassociatedwithlackofsleep.

17.A）Theyaremorehealth-conscious.B）Theyarechangingtheirlivinghabits.

C）Theygetlessandlesssleep.D）Theyknowthedangersoflackofsleep.

18.A）Theirweightwillgodown.B）Theirmindfunctionwilldeteriorate.

C）Theirworkefficiencywilldecrease.D）Theirbloodpressurewillrise.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Howmuchyoucanaffordtopay.

B）Whatcourseyouaregoingtochoose.

C）Whichuniversityyouaregoingtoapplyto.

D）Whenyouaregoingtosubmityourapplication.

20.A）Thelistofcoursesstudied.B）Thefullrecordofscores.

C）Thereferencesfromteachers.D）Thepersonalstatement.

21.A）Specifywhattheywouldliketodoaftergraduation.

B）Describeindetailhowmuchtheywouldenjoystudying.

C）Indicatetheyhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.

D）Emphasizethattheyadmiretheprofessorsintheuniversity.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Itwasequippedwithrubbertyres.B）Itwasbuiltinthelate19thcentury.

C）ItwaspurchasedbytheRoyalfamily.D）ItwasdesignedbyanEnglishengineer.

23.A）Theyconsumedlotsofpetrol.B）Theytooktwopassengersonly.

C）Theyweredifficulttodrive.D）Theyoftenbrokedown.

24.A）Theywereproducedontheassemblyline.B）Theywerebuiltwithlesscostlymaterials.

C）TheyweremodeledafterBritishcars.D）Theyweremadeforordinaryuse.

25.A）Itmadenewsallovertheworld.B）ItwasbuiltfortheRoyalfamily.

C）Itmarkedanewerainmotortravel.D）Itattractedlargenumbersofmotorists.

参考答案

1.C)Risingunemploymentworldwide.

2.C)Fewcountrieshaverealizedtheseriousnessofthecurrentcrisis.

3.B)Putcalorieinformationonthemenu.

4.A)Theywillbefined.

5.D)Failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.

6.B)Itisthecreationofsomethingnew.

7.C)Itsinnovationculture.

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12.A)Hewantstochangehisjobassignment.

13.A)Hisworkloadwasmuchtooheavy.

14.C)Hisbosshasalotoftrustinhim.

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16A)Theimportanceofsleeptoahealthylife

17C)Theygetlessandlesssleep

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23D)Theyoftenbrokedown.

24A)Theywereproducedontheassemblyline.

25C)Itmarkedanewerainmotortravel.

NewsReport1

TheInternationalLaborOrganizationsaysthenumberofpeoplewithoutjobsisincreasing.Initslatestupdateonglobalemploymenttrends,theagencysaysprojectionsofthenumberofunemployedpeoplethisyearrangefrom210milliontonearly240millionpeople.Thereportwarnsthat200millionpoorworkersareatriskofjoiningtheranksofpeoplelivingonlessthan2dollarsperdayinthepastthreeyears.ThedirectorgeneraloftheInternationalLaborOrganizationJuanSomavianotesthatsomecountrieshavetakenmeasurestoaddresstheeffectsoftheglobalcrisis.

However,hepointsoutthatmanycountrieshavenotdoneso.Andbasedonpastexperiences,ittakesfourtofiveyearsaftereconomicrecoveryforunemploymenttoreturntopre-crisislevels.Mr.SomaviasaystheInternationalLaborOrganizationisproposingaglobaljobs'agreementtodealwithunemployment.'It'skeyobjectiveistoplaysothecenterofrecoveryefforts,measuresthatwouldgeneratehighlevelsofemploymentandprovidebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.'

Q1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

Q2.Whatdoes,JuanSomavia,thedirectorgeneraloftheInternationalLaborOrganizationsay?

NewsReport2

BigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkCityhavestartedtoobeyafirstofitskindrule,requiringthemtopostcaloriecountsrightonthemenu.CathyNursesiswiththeNewYorkCitydepartmentofhealth,'Wewantedtogivepeopleanopportunitytoactuallyseethecaloriesbeforetheypurchasedthefoodandmakeadecisionandinformdecision.Thatiftheywanttomaketheirhealthierchoice,iftheywanttoeatfewercaloriestheycan.Andweexpectthiswillhaveahugeimpactonobesity.Andofcourse,ifithasanimpactonobesity,itwillhaveanimpactondiabetesandheartdiseaseandhighbloodpressure.'Thenewruleswillintroduceasapartofanti-obesitycampaign.Thatalsoincludesarecentcitywidebanandartificialtrans-fatsinrestaurantfood.Themenurollonlyappliestorestaurantsthatservestandardizedpotionsizesandhavefiftymorelocationsnationwide.StartinglastSaturday,chainsbigenoughtofallundertherulewillfacepenaltiesabout2000dollarsfornotshowingcalorieinformationinaprominentspotontheirmenuspreferablynexttotheprice.

Q3.WhatarebigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkCityrequiretodoaccordingtothenewrule?

Q4.Whatwouldhappentobigrestaurantchainsthatviolatethenewrule?

NewsReportThree

Almostallcompaniesrecognizetheimportanceofinnovationtoday.Butnotmanyareabletointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.

AcommentaryintheShanghaiDailypointsoutthatinnovationdoesn'tmeanpilesofdocuments.Itissomethingmorepractical.Thearticlesaysmanypeopletendtoassumethatinnovationjustmeanscreatingsomethingnew,butactuallyit'smorethanthat.It'sanattitudeofdoingthings.Acompanyshouldfindwaystoinnovatenotjustinproductsbutalsoinfunctions,businessmodelsandprocesses.

ThearticlecitestheglobalgiantProcter&Gambleasanexample,sayingarealinnovativecompanyshoulddevelopaninnovationcultureanduseitasaprimarytoolforsuccess.Procter&Gamblehasa“CorporateInnovationFund”whichoffersbigrewardsforhigh-riskideasthatsucceed.Italsohasaspecialinnovationfacilityforitsemployees.Sometimesitsemployeesarereleasedfromtheirdailyjobsforweeksandspendtheirtimeinteractingintheinnovationfacilityinstead.Inconclusion,thearticlesaysinnovativeideasalonedonotensuresuccess.It'spointlessunlessthereisarepeatableprocessinplacetoturninspirationintofinancialperformance.

Q5.Whatistheproblemwithmanycompaniesaccordingtothenewsreport?

Q6.Whatdomanypeopletendtothinkofinnovation?

Q7.WhatdoesthecompanyProcter&Gambleoweitssuccessto?

【Conversation】

ConversationOne

M:So,Linzy,doyouliketotextmessageonyourcellphone?

W:Yeah,Itextmessagealot.

M:Idon'tdoitsomuch.IprefertomakeacallifI'minahurry.

W:Yeah,Igobothways.SometimesIdon’treallywanttotalktotheperson.Ijustwanttoaskthemonequestion,soit'smucheasierformejusttotextmessage.IfIcallthem,I'llhavetohavealongconversation.

M:Yeah,Icanseewhatyoumean.ButIgetoffthephoneprettyquicklywhenIcall.I'mnotabigtalker.

W:Yeah,that'strue.Youdon'ttalkalot.

M:Soareyoufastatwritingthemessageswithyourthumb?

W:Well,whenIfirstgotacellphone,Iwassoslow.IthoughtIwouldnevertextmessage.Butthenpeoplekepttextmessagingme,soIfeltobligedtolearnhowtotextmessage.SonowI'mprettyfast.Whataboutyou?

M:ActuallyIhavetheoppositeproblem.WhenIfirstgotmycellphone,Ithoughtitwassocooltotextmessageallmyfriendswhohaveone,andIwasprettyfastwithmythumbthen.ButitseemslikenowIdon'tuseitsomuch,I'vegotsloweractually.

W:Yeah,Ithinktextmessagingactuallyiswhatyouhavetodowithyourage.Forexample,peopleinhighschool,theytextmessagealot.ButIaskmyfatherifhetextedmessages,andguesswhathesaid?

M:What?

W:Hesaidhe'dnevertextmessage.Hethinksit'sverychildishandunprofessionaltotextmessage.

M:Yeah,Icanseewhathemeans.It'sconsideredprettyinformaltotextmessagetosomeone.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.

Q8:Whatdoesthemansayabouthimself?

Q9:Whatdoesthewomantendtodowhilesheisonthephone?

Q10:Whydidthemantextmessageallhisfriendswhenhefirstgothiscellphone?

Q11:Whatdoesthewoman'sfatherthinkoftextmessaging?

ConversationTwo

W:Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson.HowcanIhelpyou?

M:Well,I'dliketotalktoyouaboutTimBond,thedepartmentmanager.

W:Whatseemstobetheproblem?

M:Well,eversinceSandraleftthedepartment,IfeellikeI'vebeentargetedtodoallherworkaswellasmine.I'mexpectedtoattendtoomanymeetingsandIseemtobespendingalotofmytimedoingunnecessarypaperwork.

W:I'msorrytohearthat.

M:And,ontopofthat,I'dspecificallyaskedifIcouldleaveearlylastFridayasIdonealotofovertimeduringtheweek.Butthatafternoon,eventhoughI'dfinishedmyassignedwork,Iwastoldtohelpothercolleaguesfinishtheirwork,too.

W:Butsurelythat'sapositivesignshowingthatMr.Bondhasalotoftrustinyou.

M:Yes,butothercolleaguesgettoleaveearly,andtheydon'thavesuchalotofworktodo.

W:Soyoufeelhe'sreallymakingunrealisticdemandsonyou?

M:Yes,absolutely.

W:HaveyouapproachedMr.Bondaboutthisparticularproblem?

M:I'vetried,butitseemslikehejusthasnotimeforme.

W:Well,atthisstage,itwouldbebetterifyouapproachedhimdirectly.Ifnothingelseshowingthatyou'vetriedtosolvetheproblemyourselfbeforeyoutakeitfurther.Makesitclearthatyou'rejustnotacomplainer.Whydon'tyousendanemailrequestingameetingwithhiminprivate?

M:Hmm,I'vebeenabitworriedabouthisreaction.ButanywayI'llsendhimanemailtorequestameeting,andI'llseewhathappensfromthere.Thanksforyouradvice.

W:Goodluck.Andletusknowtheoutcome.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.

Q12.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

Q13.Whatistheman'schiefcomplaint?

Q14.Howdoesthewomaninterpretthefactthatthemanwasaskedtohelphiscolleagueswiththeirwork?

Q15.Whatdidthewomanadvisethemantodo?

【Passages】

PassageOne

Themassivedeclineinsleephappenedsoslowlyandquietlythatfewseemedtonoticethetrend.WasitbecauseofthegrowingattractionoftheInternet,videogamesandendlessTVchannels?Neverdisconnectingfromwork?Nomatterhowithappened,millionsofAmericansareputtingtheirhealth,qualityoflifeandevenlengthoflifeindanger.

Newevidenceshowswhygettingenoughsleepisatoppriority.Some40%ofAmericansgetlessthan7hoursofshut-eyeonweeknights."Thelinkbetweensleepandhealth,andbadsleepanddiseaseisbecomingclearerandclearer."saysLawrenceAlberstaine,asleepexpertatHarvardUniversity.Forexample,sleepdurationhasdeclinedfromsome8hoursinthe1950sto7inrecentyears.Atthesametime,highbloodpressurehasbecomeanincreasingproblem.Bloodpressureandheartratearetypicallyattheirlowestlevelsduringsleep.Peoplewhosleeplesstendtohavehigherbloodpressure,heartattack,diabetes,weightgainandotherproblems.

Sleepingbettermayhelpfightoffillness."Whenpeoplearesleep-derived,therearehigherlevelsofstresshormonesintheirbodieswhichcandecreaseimmunefunction."saysDoctorFelice,ofNorthwesternUniversityinChicago.AuniversityofChicagostudyshowspeoplewhosleepwelllivelonger.Sosaygoodnightsooneranditmayhelpyoustayactiveandvitaltoaripeoldage.

Q16.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

Q17.Whatdowelearnfromthetalkabouttoday'sAmericans?

Q18.Whatdoesthespeakersaywillhappentopeoplewholacksleep?

PassageTwo

Parentsandteacherswilltellyounottoworrywhenapplyingforaplaceatauniversity.Butinthesamebreathwillremindyouthatitisthemostimportantdecisionofyourlife.

Thefirstdecisionisyourchoiceofcourse.Itwilldependonwhatyouwanttogetoutofuniversity,whatyouaregoodatandwhatyouenjoy.Thenextdecisioniswheretoapply.Aimhighbutwithinreason.Doyouhavetherightcombinationofsubjectsandareyourexpectedgradeslikelytomeetentryrequirements?ThedeadlineisJanuary15th.Butitisbesttosubmityourapplicationearlybecauseuniversitiesbeginworkassoonasformsstartrollingin.

Themostimportantpartoftheapplicationisthemuchfearedpersonalstatement.Thisisyourchancetoconveyboundlessenthusiasmforthesubject.Soeconomyofexpressionisforemost.Omitdullandineffectivegeneralitiesandmakesureyougiveconcreteexamples.

Admissionsofficersreadeverypersonalstatementthatarrives.Itisnotconvincingifyousayyouhavechosenthesubjectbecauseyouenjoyit.Youhavetogetacrosswhatitisaboutaparticularareathathasinspiredyou.Theywilllookforevidencethatyouhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.

Applicantsshouldbehonest.Thereisnopointsayingyourunmarathons,ifyoua