尚学考研2016年春季四六级听力课程讲义

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拷贝至选取字符长度函数例如，address名词读成address,动词读成addressEg.1.What'syour2.Youshouldignorethesideissuesandaddressthemain元音重出：碰到了iaioieiu,级：-ticalDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnews1.A)Christmas-timeattacksmadebySomaliAnexplosionatabusstationincentralThekillingofmorethan70UgandansinBlastssetoffbyaSomaligroupinUganda’s2A)OnChristmasJustbeforeDuringasecurityInthesmallhoursoftheQuestions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.3A)Itislikelytoclosemanyofitsstores.ItisknownforthequalityofitsItremainscompetitiveintheItwillexpanditsonlineretail4A)ExpanditsbusinessbeyondFire25,000ofitscurrentCutitsDVDpublishingSellthebusinessforoneQuestions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.5A)Alltaxisbegantousemeters.AlltaxisgotairAdvertisementswereallowedonOldtaxiswererecedwithnew6A)AlowinterestloanPermissionforcar7A)TherearenomoreirregularAllnewcabsprovideair-NewcabsareallequippedwithNewlegislationprotectsconsumerDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsKenyansayone waskilledand26injuredinanexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.TheblasthitabusabouttosetofffortheUgandancapitalKampala.LastJuly,theSomaligroupal-ShababsaiditwasbehindtheblastsintheUgandancapitalwhichkilledmorethan70people.WillRossreportsfromtheKenyancapital.TheexplosionhappenedbesideabuswhichwasabouttosetoffforanovernightjourneyfromNairobitotheUgandancapitalKampala.Someeyewitnessesreportthatabagwasabouttobeloadedonboard,butitexplodedduringasecuritycheck.Windowsoftheredbuswereleftsmashed,andbloodcouldbeseenonthegroundbesidethevehicle.Justhoursearlier,Uganda’schiefhadwarnedofpossibleChristmas-timeattacksbySomalirebels.WhatisthenewsreportmainlyWhendid Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsWoolworthsisoneofthebestknownnamesontheBritishHighStreet.It’sbeeninbusinessnearlyacentury.Manyofits800storesarelikelytoclosefollowingthe’sdecisiontocallinadministratorsafteranattempttosellthebusinessforatoken£1failed.The hashugedebts.TheimmediatecauseforthecollapsehasbeenBritain’sslidetowardrecession,whichhascutintoconsumerspending.However,thebusinesshadbeenintroubleforyears.Knownforlow-pricedgeneralgoods,Woolworthshasstruggledinthefaceofcompetitionfromsupermarketsexpandingbeyondgroceriesandanewgenerationofinternetretailers.Manyofthestoregroup’s25,000employeesarelikelytolosetheirjobs.SomeprofitableareassuchastheDVDpublishingbusinesswillWhatdowelearnaboutWoolworthsfromthenewsWhatdidWoolworthsattempttodoQuestions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsCairoisknownforitsovercrowdedroads,irregulardrivingpracticesandshakyoldvehicles,butalsoforitsairpollution.Inrecentmonths,though,environmentalstudiesindicatetherehavebeensignsofimprovement.That’sdueinparttotheremovalofmanyofthecapital’sold-fashionedblackandwhitetaxis.Mostofthesedatedbacktothe1960sand70sandwereinapoorstateofrepair.Afternewlegislationdemandedtheirremovalfromtheroads,alowinterestloanschemewassetupwiththreeEgyptianbankssodriverscouldbuynewcars.Theernmentpaysabout$900foroldonestobediscardedandadvertisingonthenewvehicleshelpscoverrepayments.Theideahasprovedpopularwithcustomers―theycannowtravelinair-conditionedcomfortandbecausethenewcabsaremetered,theydon’thavetoargueoverfares.Banksandcarmanufacturersaregladfortheextrabusinessintougheconomictimes.Asforthetaxidrivers,mostaredelightedtobebehindthewheelofnewcars,althoughtherehavebeenafewcomintsaboutswitchingfromblackandwhitetoainwhitecolor.WhatchangetookceinCairoWhathelpedbringabouttheWhydocustomersnolongerarguewithnewcab15秒不够理解选项，更别说还要比对中Itwill forlargeorders.Itcosts15moreforexpressdelivery.Itdependsonanumberoffactors.SheisnotavailableuntiltheendofnextSheisnotareliablesourceofShedoesnotliketakingShedoesnotlike9.A)ItismoredifficulttolearnthanItisusedbymorepeoplethanItwillbeascommonlyusedasItwill eaworldMaryisnotsoeasygoingasher.Maryandshehavealotincommon.ShefindsithardtogetalongwithMary.Shedoesnotbelievewhatherneighborssaid.ReporttheinformationtoherPayavisittothesaleswomaninRingbackwhenshecomestoaMakeinquirieswithsomeotherButasweallknow,ofallthesealternativefuelvehicles,themostpracticalareelectricSure,inthepastelectricvehicleshavetheirproblems,namely,alimiteddrivingrangeandveryfewrechargingpoints,whichlimitedtheiruse.Now,however,recentdevelopmentsinelectricvehicletechnologymeantheycanmatchconventionalpetrolenginesintermsofperformanceandsafety.WhatusedtorestricttheuseofelectricLimiteddrivingHugerechargingTheshortlifeofTheStaffordhighNow,however,recentdevelopmentsinelectricvehicletechnologymeantheycanmatchconventionalpetrolenginesintermsofperformanceandsafety.Let'snotforgetthatelectricvehiclesarePlus,importantly,thepowersourceisrechargeable,sothisdoesnotinvolveusinganyvaluableMovingontocommunications,verysoon,carswillbelinkedtoGPSsalites,sothey'lldoallthedrivingforyou.Whatcontrolsremainfortheuserswillbeaudio-based,so,forexample,you'lljusthavetosayabitwarmer,andtheairconditioningwilladjustautomatically.You'llalsobeabletoreceivee-mail,musicandmovies,allviaaninternetlink.Sojusttypeinthedestinationyouwant,sitback,sleep,watchamovie,whatever.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutelectricvehiclesoftoday?TheyneedtobefurtherTheycaneasilyswitchtonaturalTheyaremorecost-effectivethanvehiclespoweredbysolarTheycanmatchconventionalmotorcarsinperformanceandThewaytocoministoactbusiness-likeandimportant.(20)Ifyourcomintisimmediate,supposeyougotthewrongorderatarestaurant,makeapolitebutfirmrequesttoseethemanager.Whenthemanagercomes,askhisorhername.Andthenstateyourproblemandwhatyouexpecttohavedoneaboutit.Bepolite!Shoutingoractingrudewillgetyounowhere.Butalsobefirminmakingyourcomint.Besides,actimportant.Thisdoesn'tmeantoputonairsandsay"doyouknowwhoIam?"Whatitmeansisthatpeopleareoftentreatedthewaytheyexpecttobetreated.Ifyouactlikesomeonewhoexpectsafairrequesttobegranted,chancesareitwillbegranted.(21)Theworstwaytocominisovertheephone-Youarespeakingtoavoicecomingfromsomeoneyoucannotsee.Soyoucan'tlhowtheonthelineisreacting.Itiseasyforthattogiveyoutherun-around.Comininginorbyletterisgenerallymoreeffective.Ifyourcomintdoesnotrequireanimmediateresponse,itoftenhelpstocominbyletter.Ifyouhaveanappliancethatdoesn'twork,sendalettertothestorethatsoldit.(22)Bebusiness-likeandsticktothepoint.Don'tspendaparagraphonhowyouruncleJohntriedtofixtheproblemandcouldn't.WhatdoesthespeakersuggestyoudowhenyouarenotservedproperlyataStateyourproblemtotheheadDemandadiscountonthedishesAsktoseethemanagerpoliybutAskthenameofthewaitingonWhydoesthespeakersaytheworstwaytocominisovertheYourproblemmaynotbeunderstoodYoudon'tknowifyouarecominingattherightYourcomintmaynotreachtheinYoucan'tlhowtheonthelineisWhatshouldyoudoifyoumakeacomintbyDemandapromptProvidealltheSenditbyexpressSticktotheBarbaraSandersisawifeandthemotheroftwochildren,ages2and4.Herhusband,Tom,isanengineerandmakesanexcellentsalary.(23)BeforeBarbarahadchildren,sheworkedasanarchitectfortheernment,designingernmenthousing.Shequitherjobwhenshebecamepregnant,butisnowinterestedinre-turningtowork.She'sbeenofferedanexcellentjobwiththeernmentherhusbandfeelsit'sunnecessaryforhertoworksincethefamilydoesnotneedtheadded e.Healsothinksthatawomanshouldstayhomewithherchildren.(24)IfBarbarafeelstheneedtodosociallyimpo