历年英语四级听力真题

历年英语四级听力真题

2019年6月英语四级听力真题

听力真题

SectionANewsReport

Directions:Inthissectionzyouwillhearthreenewsreportso

Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthree

questionsoBoththenewsreportandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonceoAfteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD)oThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

1withasinglelinethroughthecentreo

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhave

justheard.

1.A)Hesetarecordbyswimmingtoandfromanisland.

B)Hecelebratedhisninthbirthdayonasmallisland.

C)Hevisitedaprisonlocatedonafarawayisland.

D)HeswamaroundanislandnearSanFrancisco.

2.A)Hedoubledthereward.

B)Hecheeredhimonalltheway.

C)Hesethimanexample.

D)HehadtheeventcoveredonTV.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhave

justheard.

3.A)Toendtheone-childpolicy.

B)Toencouragelatemarriage.

C)Toincreaseworkingefficiency.

D)Togivepeoplemoretimetotravel.

4.A)Theywillnotbewelcomedbyyoungpeople.

B)Theywillhelptopopularizeearlymarriage.

C)TheywillboostChina'seconomicgrowth.

D)Theywillnotcomeintoimmediateeffect.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejust

heard.

5.A)Cleaningserviceingreatdemandallovertheworld.

B)Twoladiesgivingupwell-paidjobstodocleaning.

C)Anewcompanytocleanupthemessafterparties.

D)Cleanersgainfullyemployedatnightsandweekends.

6.A)Ittakesalotoftimetoprepare.

B)Itleavesthehouseinamess.

C)Itmakespartygoersexhausted.

D)Itcreatesnoiseandmisconduct.

7.A)HireanAustralianlawyer.

B)VisittheU.S.andCanada.

C)Settlealegaldispute.

D)Expandtheirbusiness.

SectionBConversation

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolong

conversationsoAttheendofeachconversationsyouwillhear

fourquestionsoBoththeconversationsandthequestion-swill

bespokenonlyonceoAfteryouhearaquestionoYoumust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD)oThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

8.A)Hehadadrivinglesson.

B)Hegothisdriver'slicense.

C)Hetookthedriver'stheoryexam.

D)Hepassedthedriver'sroadtest.

9.A)Hewasnotwellprepared.

B)Hedidnotgettotheexamintime.

C)Hewasnotusedtothetestformat.

D)Hedidnotfollowthetestprocedure.

10.A)Theyaretough.

B)Theyarecostly.

C)Theyarehelpful.

D)Theyaretooshort.

11.A)Passhisroadtestthefirsttime.

B)Test-driveafewtimesonhighways.

C)Findanexperienceddrivinginstructor.

D)Earnenoughmoneyfordrivinglessons.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

12.A)Wherethewomanstudies.

B)TheacceptancerateatLeeds.

C)Leed'stuitionforinternationalstudents.

D)Howtoapplyforstudiesatauniversity.

13.A)ApplytoanAmericanuniversity.

B)Doresearchonhighereducation.

C)Performinafamousmusical.

D)Pursuepostgraduatestudies.

14.A)Hisfavorablerecommendations.

B)Hisoutstandingmusicaltalent.

C)Hisacademicexcellence.

D)Hisuniqueexperience.

15.A)Doamaster'sdegree.

B)SettledowninEngland.

C)Travelwidely.

D)Teachoverseas.

SectionCPassage

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassageso

Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfour

questionsoBoththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

代

onlyonceoAeryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)zC)andD)o

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

16.A)Theyhelpfarmerskeepdiseasesincheck.

B)Manyspeciesremainunknowntoscientists.

C)Onlyafewspeciescausetroubletohumans.

D)Theyliveinincrediblywell-organizedcolonies.

17.A)Theyarelargerthanmanyotherspecies.

B)Theycancausedamagetopeople'shomes.

C)Theycansurvivealongtimewithoutwater.

D)Theyliketoformcoloniesinelectricalunits.

18.A)Denythemaccesstoanyfood.

B)Keepdoorsandwindowsshut.

C)Destroytheircoloniescloseby.

D)Refrainfromeatingsugaryfood.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

19.A)Thefunctionofthehumanimmunesystem.

B)Thecauseofvariousauto-immunediseases.

C)Thevirusesthatmayinfectthehumanimmunesystem.

D)Thechangeinpeople'simmunesystemastheygetolder.

20.A)Reporttheirillnesses.

B)Offerbloodsamples.

C)Actasresearchassistants.

D)Helptointerviewpatients.

21.A)Strengtheningpeople'simmunitytoinfection.

B)Betterunderstandingpatients'immunesystem.

C)Helpingimproveoldpeople'shealthconditions.

D)Furtherreducingoldpatients'medicalexpenses.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

22.A)Hisstudentshadtroublegettingonwitheachother.

B)Alotofkidsstayedatschooltodotheirhomework.

C)Hisstudentswerestrugglingtofollowhislessons.

D)Agroupofkidswereplayingchessafterschool.

23.A)VisitachessteaminNashville.

B)Jointheschool'schessteam.

C)Participateinanationalchesscompetition.

D)Receivetrainingforachesscompetition.

24.A)Mostofthemcomefromlow-incomefamilies.

B)Manyhavebecomenationalchesschampions.

C)Acoupleofthemhavegotinvolvedincrimes.

D)Manybecamechesscoachesaftergraduation.

25.A)Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

B)Thinktwicebeforetakingaction.

C)Translatetheirwordsintoaction.

D)Takeactionbeforeitgetstoolate.

听力答案

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B

21.C

22.D

23.C

24.A

25.B

2015年6月英语四级听力真题

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillbear8shortconversations

and2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,one

ormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestionstherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmust

readthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhich

isthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

l.A.Thewomanisthemanager'ssecretary.

B.Themanfoundhimselfinawrongplace.

C.Themanisthemanager'sbusinessassociate.

D.Thewomanwasputtingupasignonthewall.

2.A.Heneedsmoretimeforthereport.

B.Heneedshelptointerpretthedata.

C.Heissorrynottohavehelpedthewoman.

D.Hedoesnothavesufficientdatatogoon.

3.A.AfriendfromNewYork.

B.AmessagefromTony.

C.Apostaldelivery.

D.Achangeintheweather.

4.A.Sheisnotavailableuntiltheendofnextweek.

B.Sheisnotareliablesourceofinformation.

C.Shedoesnotliketakingexams.

D.Shedoesnotlikepsychology.

5.A.Hewillhelpthewomancarrythesuitcase.

B.Thewoman'swatchistwentyminutesfast.

C.Thewomanshouldn'tmakesuchabigfuss.

D.Thereisnoneedforthewomantobeinahurry.

6.A.Maryisnotsoeasygoingasher.

B.Maryandshehavealotincommon.

C.ShefindsithardtogetalongwithMary.

D.Shedoesnotbelievewhatherneighborssaid.

7.A.Ataninformationservice.

B.Atacarwashpoint.

C.Atarepairshop.

D.Atadrycleaner's.

8.A.Thewomancametotheconcertattheman'srequest.

B.Themanisalreadyfedupwithplayingthepiano.

C.Thepieceofmusicthemanplayedisverypopular.

D.Theman'suniquetalentsaretheenvyofmanypeople.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

9.A.HehastaughtSpanishforacoupleofyearsatalocal

school.

B.HeworkedattheBrownstoneCompanyforseveralyears.

C.HeownedasmallretailbusinessinMichiganyearsago.

D.Hehasbeenworkingpart-timeinaschoolnearDetroit.

10.A.Heprefersafull-timejobwithmoreresponsibility.

B.Heiseagertofindajobwithanincreasedsalary.

C.Helikestoworkinacompanyclosetohome.

D.Hewouldrathergetalessdemandingjob.

ll.A.Sports.

B.Travel.

C.Foreignlanguages.

D.Computergames.

12.A.Whenheissupposedtostartwork.

B.Whatresponsibilitieshewouldhave.

C.Whenhewillbeinformedabouthisapplication.

D.Whatcareeropportunitieshercompanycanoffer.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

13.A.Sheispregnant.

B.Sheisover50.

C.Shehasjustfinishedherproject.

D.Sheisagoodsaleswoman.

14.A.HetakesgoodcareofLisa.

B.HeistheCEOofagiantcompany.

C.Heisgoodatbusinessmanagement.

D.Heworksasasalesmanager.

15.A.Itisinurgentneedoffurtherdevelopment.

B.Itproducesgoodspopularamonglocalpeople.

C.Ithasbeenlosingmarketshareinrecentyears.

D.Itiswellpositionedtocompetewiththegiants.

四级听力真题SectionB

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.At

theendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththe

passageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarketedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkedthecorrespond

letteronAnswersheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

16.A.Itislinedwithtalltrees.

B.Itwaswidenedrecently.

C.Ithashighbuildingsonbothsides.

D.Itusedtobedirtyanddisorderly.

17.A.Theyrepaveditwithrocks.

B.Theybuiltpublicrestroomsonit.

C.Theybeautifieditwithplants.

D.Theysetupcookingfacilitiesnearit.

18.A.Whatmakeslifeenjoyable.

B.Howtoworkwithtools.

C.Whatacommunitymeans.

D.Howtoimprovehealth.

19.A.Theywereobligedtofulfillthesignedcontract.

B.Theywereencouragedbythecityofficials'praise.

C.Theywantedtoprovetheywereascapableasboys.

D.Theyderivedhappinessfromtheconstructivework.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

20.A.Themajorityofthemthinkitlessimportantthan

computers:

B.Manyofthemconsideritboringandold-fashioned.

C.Themajorityofthemfinditinteresting.

D.Fewofthemreadmorethantenbooksayear.

21.A.Novelsandstories.

B.Mysteriesanddetectivestories.

C.Historyandsciencebooks.

D.Booksoncultureandtradition.

22.A.WatchingTV.

B.Listeningtomusic.

C.Readingmagazines.

D.Playingcomputergames.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

23.A.Adviceonthepurchaseofcars.

B.Informationaboutthenewgreen-fuelvehicles.

C.Trendsforthedevelopmentofthemotorcar.

D.Solutionstoglobalfuelshortage.

24.A.Limiteddrivingrange.

B.Hugerechargingexpenses.

C.Theshortlifeofbatteries.

D.TheStaffordhighprice.

25.A.Theyneedtobefurtherimproved.

B.Theycaneasilyswitchtonaturalgas.

C.Theyaremorecost-effectivethanvehiclespoweredby

solarenergy.

D.Theycanmatchconventionalmotorcarsinperformance

andsafety.

四级听力真题SectionC

SectionC

Directions:inthissection,youwillhearapaasagethreetimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlisten

carefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

secondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexact

wordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreaffor

thethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

MyfavoriteTV.show?"TheTwilightZone."I26likethe

episodecalled"ThePrinter'sDevil."It'saboutanewspapereditor

who'sbeing27outofbusinessbyabignewspapersyndicate-

-youknow,agroupofpapers28bythesamepeople.He's

aboutto29whenhe'sinterruptedbyanoldmanwhosayshis

nameisSmith.Theeditorisnotonlyoffered$5,000topayoff

hisnewspaper's30,butthisSmithcharacteralsooffershis

servicesforfree.Itturnsoutthattheguyoperatestheprinting

machinewithamazingspeed,andsoonhe'sturningout

newspaperswith31.Thesmallpaperissuccessfulagain.The

editoris32athowquicklySmithgetshisstories—only

minutesaftertheyhappen—butsoonhe'spresentedwitha

contracttosign.Mr.Smith,itseems,isreallythedevil!Theeditor

isfrightenedbythisnews,butheismorefrightenedbytheidea

oflosinghisnewspaper,soheagreestosign.ButsoonSmithis

33thenewsevenbeforeithappens-andit'sallterrible—one

disasterafteranother.Anyway,thereisalittlemoretotell,butI

don'twantto34thestoryforyou.Ireallyliketheseold

episodesof"TheTwilightZone"becausethestoriesare

fascinating.Theyarenotrealistic.Butthenagain,inawaythey

are,becausetheydealwith35o

四级听力原文SectionA

2015年6月英语四级听力原文：

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations

and2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneor

morequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmust

readthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)zC)zandD)zanddecidewhich

isthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlet'sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations.

1.

W:Whatareyoudoinginhere,sir?Didn'tyouseethePrivate

signoverthere?

M:I'msorry.Ididn'tnoticeitwhenIcamein.I'mlookingfor

themanager'soffice.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

2.

W:Mike,what'stheproblem?You'veknownformonthsthe

reportisduetoday.

M:Iknow,butI'mafraidIneedanotherfewdays.Thedata

ishardertointerpretthanIexpected.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.

W:ExcusemerTony.HasmyparcelfromNewYorkarrived?

M:Unfortunately,it'sbeendelayedduetothebadweather.

Q:Whatisthewomanwaitingfor?

4.

W:Pamsaidwewon'thavethepsychologytestuntiltheend

ofnextweek.

M:Ellen,youshouldknowbetterthantotakePam'sword's

foranything.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutPam?

5.

W:Tom,wouldyoupleasewatchmysuitcaseforaminute?I

needtogomakeaquickphonecall.

M:Yeah,sure.Takeyourtime.Ourtraindoesn'tleavefor

anothertwentyminutes.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.

M:Frankly,MaryisnotwhatIcalleasy-going.

W:Isee.Peopleinourneighborhoodfindithardtobelieve

she'smytwinsister.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

7.

M:Howsoondoyouthinkthiscanbecleaned?

W:Wehavesamedayservice,sir.Youcanpickupyoursuit

afterfiveo'clock.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

8.

W:Ireallyenjoythatpieceyoujustplayedonthepiano.Ibet

yougetalotofrequestsforit.

M:Yousaidit.Peoplejustcan'tgetenoughofit.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Nowyou'IIhearthetwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

W:Goodafternoon,Mr.Jones.IamTeresaChen,andI'llbe

interviewingyou.Howareyoutoday?

M:Iamfine,thankyou.Andyou,MissChen?

W:Good,Thanks.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyour

experienceinthiskindofwork?

M:Wellforseveralyears,Imanagedadepartmentforthe

BrownstoneCompanyinDetroit,Michigan.

NowIworkparttimebecauseIalsogotoschoolatnight.

I'mgettingabusinessdegree.

W:Oh,howinteresting.Tellme,whydoyouwanttoleave

yourpresentjob?

M:I'llfinishschoolinafewmonths,andI'dlikeafull-time

positionwithmoreresponsibility.

W:Andwhywouldyouliketoworkforourcompany?

M:BecauseIknowyourcompany'sworkandIlikeit.

W:Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutyourspecialskillsand

interests?

M:Ofcourse,I'mgoodatcomputersandIcanspeakSpanish.

IusedtotakeclassesinSpanishatthelocalcollege.AndIlike

travelingalot.

W:Canyougivemeanyreferences?

M:Yes,certainly.YoucantalktoMr.McCaw,myboss,atthe

BrownstoneCompany.Icouldalsogiveyouthenamesand

numbersofseveralofmyteachers.

W:Allright,Mr.Jones,andwouldyouliketoaskmeany

questions?

M:Yes,IwonderwhenI'llbeinformedaboutmyapplication

forthejob.

W:Well,wellletyouknowassoonaspossible.Let'sstayin

touch.Thankyouverymuchforcomingthisafternoon.

M:Thankyou.

9.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisworkingexperience?

10.Whydoesthemanwanttoleavehispresentjob?

11.Whatisthemaninterestedin?

12.Whatquestiondidthemanaskthewoman?

ConversationTwo

M:Lisa,Lisa!Overhere,darling!It'swonderfultoseeyou.Oh,

Lisa,youlookmarvelous.

W:Oh,Paul,youlooktired.Twomonthsawayinthecapital?

Paul,Ithinkyou'vebeenworkingtoohard.

M:I'mfine.Thecityisveryhotatthistimeoftheyear.It's

goodtogetbacktosomefreshair.

Youknow,Lisa,whattheysayaboutpregnantwomenreally

istrue.

W:What'sthatPaul?

M:Theysaytheylookbeautiful.

W:Well,Ihadalotoftensionwhileyou'vebeenstudying

hardonyourcourseinDC.

M:Oh?

W:Ohzdon'tworry,allfromamanover50.Fatherhastold

allhisbusinessfriendsthegoodnewsaboutthebaby.Andthe

phonehasn'tstoppedringing.

M:Oh,look,darling.There'sataxi.

W:Paul,tellmeaboutthespecialprojectyoumentionedon

thephone.Yousoundedveryexcitedaboutit!

M:Youknow,I'velearnedalotfromtheproject.I'msurprised

thatwe'restillinbusiness.

W:That'sbecausewehaveawonderfulsalesmanagecyou!

M:Thanks.Butthat'snottheproblematall.Lisa,ourlittle

company,anditislittlecomparedtothegiantsinthecity.

Ourlittlecompany'sindanger.Weareoutofdate.Weneed

toexpand.Ifwedon't,wewillbeswallowedupbyoneofthe

giants.

13.WhatdowelearnaboutLisa?

14.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

15.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiscompany?

四级听力原文SectionB

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.At

theendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththe

passageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Farmington,Utah,isamorepleasantcommunitysincealocal

girls4-HclubimprovedMainStreet.

Six4-Hgirlsworkedtocleana72-footcurbsidethatwas

coveredwithweeds,rocksandtrash.

Eachmembervolunteeredtocleanupandtodigandplant

fiveflatsofflowers.

Theyalsotookturnswatering,weedingandmaintainingthe

plot.

Participationinthisprojecthelpedthegirlsdevelopedanew

attitudetowardstheirappearanceoftheirownhomes;

they'velearnedhowtoworkwithtools,andimprovetheir

workhabits.

Onemothersaidthatbeforeherdaughterwasinvolvedin

thisprojectshewouldnotevenpullaweed.

TheexperienceonMainStreetstimulatedself-improvement,

andencouragedmemberstotakeprideintheirhomegrounds

andinthetotalcommunity.

Cityofficialscooperatedwiththe4-Hmembersinplanting

trees,buildingcookingfacilities,picnictables,swingsandpublic

restrooms.

The4-Hgirlsplantedtreesandtookcareofthemduringthe

earlystagesofgrowth.

Thetotalparkprojectwillneedmoreplantingsinthe

followingyears.

Membersofthe4-Hclubagreedtofollowtheproject

throughtocompletion,becausetheyreceivesatisfactionfrom

theresultsofconstructivework.

Theprojectisagrowingoneandhasspreadfromthepark

totheschoolandtheshoppingcenter.

Treesandflowershaveallbeenplantedintheshopping

center,makingtheatmospherepleasant.

16.WhatdowelearnaboutMainStreetinFarmington?

17.Whatdothe4-Hclubmembersdoaboutthecurbside?

18.Whathavethe4-Hgirlslearnedfromtheproject?

19.Whydothe4-Hgirlsagreetofollowtheparkproject

throughtocompletion?

PassageTwo

Accordingtoasurveyonreadingconductedin2001bythe

U.S.NationalEducationAssociation,

youngAmericanssayreadingisimportantmoreimportant

thancomputersandscience.

Over50%ofthe12to18-year-oldsinterviewedsaidthey

enjoyreadingalot.

79%finditstimulatingandinteresting.And87%thinkitis

relaxing.

About68%ofthosesurveyeddisagreewiththeopinionthat

readingisboringorold-fashioned.

Overhalftheteenagersinterviewedsaidtheyreadmorethan

tenbooksayear.

Theresultsalsoshowedthatmiddleschoolstudentsread

morebooksthanhighschoolers.

Over66%ofteensliketoreadfiction,suchasnovelsand

stories.

Only26%wereinterestedinnon-fiction,suchashistory

books.

64%ofstudentslistedreadingstoriesaboutpeoplemyown

ageastheirfavoritetopic.

Mysteriesanddetectivestoriescamesecondonthelistat

53%.

Justunder50%saidtheywereinterestedinreadingabout

theirowncultureandtradition.

Oftheteenagerswhoparticipatedinthesurvey,49%said

thatlibrariesarewheretheygetmostoftheirbooks.

However;manycomplainthattheirschoollibrariesdonot

haveenoughup-to-dateinterestingbooksandmagazines.

EventhoughmanyteenagersintheU.S.enjoyreading,they

stillhaveotherinterests.

Whenaskedwhichactivitywouldbethemostdifficulttogive

upforaweek,48%saidlisteningtomusic.

TVwouldbedifficulttogiveupfor25%ofthosesurveyed.

20.Whatdoesthesurveyonteenagerreadingshow?

21.Whatbooksaremostpopularamongteenagers

accordingtothesurvey?

22.Whatactivitydoteenagersfindthemostdifficulttogive

upforaweek?

PassageThree

Thankyouforcoming,everyone.

Today'spresentationwillshowhowweseethedevelopment

ofthemotorcarintheshorttomediumterm,andthatiswhywe

haveinvitedallofyouheretoday.

Let'sstartwithpower.It'sclearthatpetrol-drivenengines

havenofuture.

Alreadytherearemanyalternativefuelvehiclesonthe

marketpoweredbyanythingfromsolarpowertonaturalgas.

Someindependentthinkershaveevenproducedcarsthat

runonvegetableoil.

Butasweallknow,ofallthesealternativefuelvehicles,the

mostpracticalareelectricvehicles.

Sure,inthepastelectricvehicleshavetheirproblems,namely,

alimiteddrivingrangeandveryfewrechargingpoints,which

limitedtheiruse.

Now,however,recentdevelopmentsinelectricvehicle

technologymeantheycanmatch