精编四级第一套答案及解析.docx

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精编四级第一套答案及解析

参考范文：

Stated-ownedbusinessorJointventure

Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofthecareerchoice，whichistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatthereisnobetterwaytogetadecentjobthanworkinginastated-ownedbusinesswhichwillguaranteemylifeafterretirement,butotherstaketheattitudethatajointventureoutweighsanyotherjobsasitmayprovidehigherincomeforemployees.

Astomyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Ajointventure,especiallyahigh-salaryjointventure,exertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomakesuremyretirementpensionisgoodenough,high-salaryisexactlywhatIneedjustnow.Inmyview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonwherewewanttostayfortherestoflife.Forme,metropolisistheplacewhereIcangrasploadsofopportunitiesandachievemypersonaldreams.AsIholdtheviewthatliveinthemoment,notthefuture,andalsoinordertofinancemyselfinsomeaspectssuchasthetransportation,thehouse-renting,orsocialactivities,ajointventurecansatisfymyneedsfortheconsumptionImentionedabove.

Inshort,ajointventureisthefirstandonlyconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.

听力答案：

SectionA

1.[A]Itwasdangeroustolivein.

2.[B]Astorm

3.[B]Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

4.[C]Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

5.[D]Closesomeofitspostoffice.

6.[C]StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

7.[A]Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.

SectionB

8.[D]Hewilllosepartofhispay.

9.[B]Heisatrustworthyguy.

10.[D]Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.

11.[C]Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

12.[D]Reserved

13.[A]Theystayquiet

14.[C]Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

15.[B]Housesprovidemoreprivacy

SectionC

16.[D]Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

17.[C]Visittheschoolcareersservice.

18.[B]Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

19.[C]Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

20.[A]Itishealthierthangreentee.

21.[D]Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

22.[B]Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

23.[B]Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

24.[A]Makewisechoices.

25.[A]Toboostthelocaleconomy.

听力原文

短篇新闻2

SectionA-2

RescueeffortswereunderwayThursdaymorningfor17minerswhowerestuckinanelevatorbelowgroundataCargillrocksaltminenearLansing,NewYork,accordingtoMarciaLynch.

PublicinformationofficerwithTompkinsCounty’semergencyresponsedepartment,

sassistantdirector.

emergencyworkershavemadecontactwiththeminersviaaradio.Andtheyallappeartobeuninjured,saidJessicaVerfuss,theemergencydepartment

Crewshavemanagedtoprovideheatpacksandblanketstotheminerssothattheycan

keepwarmduringtherescueoperation,Verfusssaid.Detailsaboutwhatledtotheworkers’beingtrappedintheelevatorwentimmediatelyavailable.Themine,alongNewYork’s

CayugaLake,processessaltusedforroadtreatment.Itproducesabout2milliontons

ofsaltthatisshippedtomorethan1,500placesinthenortheasternUnitedStates,therocksaltmineisoneofthreeoperatedbyCargillwiththeothertwoinLouisianaandOhio.

Q3.Whatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutthesaltminers?

Q4.Whatdidtherescueteamdo?

短篇新闻3

SectionA-3

TheU.S.PostalServiceannouncedtodaythatitisconsideringclosingabout3,700postofficesoverthenextyearbecauseoffallingrevenues.

Facingan$8.3billionbudgetdeficitthisyear,closingpostofficersisoneof

severalproposalsthePostalServicehasputforthrecentlytocutcosts.Lastweek,for

example,PostmasterGeneralPatDonahoeannouncedplanstostopmaildeliveryonSaturdays,amovehesayscouldsave$3billionannually.

“Wearelosingrevenueaswespeak,”Donahoesaid.“Wedonotwanttaxpayermoney.Wewanttobeself-sufficient.Solikeanyotherbusinessyouhavetomakechoices.”

DeanGranholmthevicepresidentfordeliveryandpostofficeoperationssaidthe

firstwavesofclosingswouldbeginthisfall.Heestimatedthatabout3,000postmasters,500stationmanagersandbetween500and1,000postalclerkscouldlosetheirjobs.

Q5.WhatistheU.S.PostalServiceplanningtodo?

Q6.Whatmeasurehasbeenplannedtosavecosts?

Q7.Whatwillhappenwhentheproposedmeasurecomeintoeffect?

长对话1&2

Conversation1

A:

Mrs.Hampton,we'vegottroubleinthepressroomthismorning.

B:

Ohdear.Whatabout?

A:

Oneofthepressoperatorsarrivedanhourandahalflate.

B:

Butthat'sastraightforwardaffair.Hewillsimplylosepartofhispay.That'swhywehaveaclock-insystem.

A:

Butthepointisthemanwasclocked-inat8o'clock.WehaveJohnstandingbythetimeclock,andheswearshesawnothingirregular.

B:

IsJohnreliable?

A:

Yes,heis.That'swhywechosehimforthejob.

B:

Haveyouspokentothemanwhowaslate?

A:

Notyet.IthoughtI'dhaveawordwithyoufirst.He'sadifficultman,andIthinkthere'sbeensometroubleontheshopfloor.I'vegotafeelingthattradeunionrepresentativeisbehindthis.ThemanagertoldmethatJackGreen'sbeenveryactivearoundtheshopthelastfewdays.

C:

Well,whatdoyouwantmetodo?

A:

Iwaswonderingifyou'dseeSmith,themanwhowaslate,becauseyouaresomuchbetterathandlingthingslikethis.

B:

Oh,alright.I'llseehim.ImustsayIagreewithyouabouttherebeingbadfeelingsintheworks.I'vehadtheideaforsometimethatJackGreen'sbeenbusystirringthingsupinconnectionwiththelatestwageclaim.He'salwaystryingtomaketrouble.Well,I'llgetthemanagertosendSmithuphere.

Q8.Whatwillhappentothepressoperatorwhowaslatefortheworkaccordingtothewoman?

Q9.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJohnwhostandsbythetimeclock?

Q10.Whydoesthemansuggestthewomanseetheworkerwhowaslate?

Q11.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJackGreen?

Conversation2

A:

OurtopictodayisaboutsomethingsthatforeignersnearlyalwayssaywhentheyvisitBritain.It's'WhyaretheBritishsocold?

'Andthey'retalkingabouttheBritish

personality–thefamousBritish'reserve'.Itmeansthatwearen'tveryfriendly,wearen'tveryopen.

B:

Sodoyouthinkit'strue?

A:

It'sadifficultone.SomanypeoplewhovisitBritainsayit'sdifficulttomakefriendswithBritishpeople.Theysaywe'recold,reserved,unfriendly...

B:

Ithinkit'strue.LookatAmericansorAustralians.Theyspeakthesamelanguage,butthey'remuchmoreopen.Andyouseeitwhenyoutravel,people-Imeanstrangers-speaktoyouonthestreetoronthetrain.Britishpeopleseldomspeakonthetrain.

Orthebus.NotinLondon,anyway.

A:

'NotinLondon'.That'sit.Capitalcitiesarefulloftouristsandareneververyfriendly.Peoplearedifferentinotherpartsofthecountry.

B:

Notcompletely.Imetawomanonce,anItalian.She'sbeenworkinginManchesterfortwoyears,

andnoone-notoneofhercolleagues-hadeverinvitedhertotheirhome.Theywerefriendlytoheratwork,butnothingelse.Shecouldn'tbelieveit.ShesaidthatwouldneverhappeninItaly.

A:

Youknowwhattheysay–'anEnglishman'shomeishiscastle'.It’sreally

difficulttogetinside.

C:

Yeah.It'saboutbeingprivate.Yougohometoyourhouseandyourgardenandyouclosethedoor.It'syourplace.

A:

That'swhytheBritishdon'tlikeflats.Theyprefertoliveinhouses.

8:

That’strue.

Q12.WhatdoforeignersgenerallythinkofBritishpeopleaccordingtothewoman?

Q13.WhatmayBritishpeopletypicallydoonethetrainaccordingtotheman?

Q14.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheItalianwomanworkinginManchester?

Q15.WhydoBritishpeoplepreferhousestoflats?

听力篇章

PassageOne

Incollege,timeisscarce,andconsequently,veryprecious.Atthesametime,expensesincollegepileupsurprisinglyquickly.Aparttimejobisagoodwaytobalancecosts

whileensuringthereisenoughtimeleftoverforbothacademicsubjectsandafter-classactivities.

Ifyouareacollegestudentlookingforaparttimejob,thebestplacetostartyourjobsearchisrightoncampus.Therearetonsofon-campusjobopportunities,andasastudent,you’llautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.Plus,on-campusjobseliminatecommutingtime,andcouldbeagreatwaytoconnectwithacademicandprofessionalresourcesatyouruniversity.Checkwithyourschool’scareerserviceor

employmentofficeforhelptofindacampusjob.Ofcourse,thereareopportunitiesforpart-timeworkoff-campus,too.Ifyouspendalittletimediggingfortherightparttimejobs,you’llsaveyourselftimewhenyoufindajobthatleavesyouwithenoughtimetogetyourschoolworkdone,too.Ifyouareacollegestudentlookingforworkbutworryyouwon’thaveenoughtimetodevotetoacademicsubjects,considerworkingasastudyhalloralibrarymonitor.Responsibilitiesgenerallyincludesupervisingstudyspacestoensurethataquietatmosphereismaintained.It’saprettyeasyjob,butone

withlotsofdowntime-whichmeansyouwillhaveplentyoftimetocatchuponreading,dohomeworkorstudyforanexam.

Q16:

Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcollegestudentsapplyingforon-campusjobs?

Q17:

Whatcanstudentsdotofindacampusjobaccordingtothespeaker?

Q18:

Whatdoesthespeakersayisalibrarymonitor’sresponsibility?

PassageTwo

AgriculturalworkersingreenteafieldsnearMt.Kenyaaregatheringthetealeaves.Itisbeautifultosee.Therowsofteabushesarestraight.Allappearstobewell.Butthefarmerswhoplantedthebushesareworried.NelsonKibaraisoneofthem.Hehasbe