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英语四级听力真题

2016年6月第一套

[00:

01.04]CollegeEnglishTestBandFour

[00:

04.09]PartTwoListeningComprehension

[00:

07.18]SectionA

[00:

08.73]Directions:

Inthissection,

[00:

11.19]youwillhearthreenewsreports.

[00:

14.08]Attheendofeachnewsreport,

[00:

16.42]youwillheartwoorthreequestions.

[00:

19.52]Boththenewsreportandthequestions

[00:

22.36]willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

[00:

26.90]youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

[00:

29.20]fourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.

[00:

33.85]Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

[00:

36.28]AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

[00:

41.19]NewsReportOne

[00:

43.70]TheInternationalLabourOrganization

[00:

46.33]saysthenumberofpeoplewithoutjobsisincreasing.

[00:

51.27]InitslatestupdateonGlobalEmploymentTrends,

[00:

54.99]theagencysaysprojectionsofthenumber

[00:

57.58]ofunemployedpeoplethisyearrange

[01:

00.58]from210milliontonearly240millionpeople.

[01:

07.08]Thereportwarnsthat200millionpoorworkers

[01:

10.94]areatriskofjoiningtheranksofpeopleliving

[01:

14.11]onlessthantwodollarsperdayinthepastthreeyears.

[01:

18.98]TheDirector-GeneraloftheInternational

[01:

21.45]LabourOrganizationJuanSomavianotes

[01:

25.26]thatsomecountrieshavetakenmeasures

[01:

27.75]toaddresstheeffectsoftheglobalcrisis.

[01:

31.26]However,hepointsoutthat

[01:

33.27]manycountrieshavenotdoneso.

[01:

35.92]Andbasedonpastexperiences,

[01:

38.29]ittakesfourtofiveyears

[01:

40.26]aftereconomicrecoveryforunemployment

[01:

43.63]toreturntopre-crisislevels.

[01:

46.92]Mr.SomaviasaystheInternationalLabour

[01:

49.96]Organizationisproposingaglobaljobs

[01:

53.60]agreementtodealwithunemployment.

[01:

56.62]“Itskeyobjectiveistoplace

[01:

58.59]atthecenterofrecoveryeffortsmeasures

[02:

01.03]thatwouldgeneratehigherlevels

[02:

02.85]ofemploymentandprovidebasic

[02:

04.91]socialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.”

[02:

08.71]Questions1and2arebased

[02:

10.84]onthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

[02:

14.83]1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

[02:

34.69]2.WhatdoesJuanSomavia,

[02:

38.31]Director-GeneraloftheInternational

[02:

40.41]LabourOrganizationsay?

[02:

58.59]NewsReportTwo

[03:

00.69]BigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkCity

[03:

03.56]havestartedtoobeyafirstofitskindrule,

[03:

06.93]requiringthemtopostcaloriecounts

[03:

09.81]rightonthemenu.

[03:

11.61]CathyNursesiswiththeNewYorkCity

[03:

13.95]departmentofhealth.

[03:

15.97]“Wewantedtogivepeopleanopportunity

[03:

18.41]toactuallyseethecalories

[03:

20.38]beforetheypurchasethefood

[03:

22.30]andmakeadecision,

[03:

23.68]aninformeddecisionthatifthey

[03:

26.18]wanttomakethehealthierchoice,

[03:

28.47]iftheywanttoeatfewercalories,

[03:

31.34]theycan.Andweexpectthiswillhaveahuge

[03:

34.67]impactonobesity.Andofcourse,

[03:

37.24]ifithasanimpactonobesity,

[03:

39.84]itwillhaveanimpactondiabetes

[03:

42.38]andheartdiseaseandhighbloodpressure.”

[03:

46.20]Thenewruleswillbeintroduced

[03:

47.79]asapartofananti-obesitycampaign.

[03:

50.80]Thatalsoincludesarecentcitywideban

[03:

53.87]onartificialtrans-fatsinrestaurantfood.

[03:

58.43]Themenurollonlyappliestorestaurants

[04:

01.05]thatservestandardisedpotionsizes

[04:

03.77]andhavefiftyormorelocationsnationwide.

[04:

08.09]StartinglastSaturday,

[04:

09.65]chainsbigenoughtofallundertherule

[04:

12.32]willfacepenaltiesofupto2000dollars

[04:

15.58]fornotshowingcalorieinformation

[04:

17.93]inaprominentspotontheirmenus,

[04:

20.74]preferablynexttotheprice.

[04:

24.09]Questions3and4arebasedon

[04:

26.41]thenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

[04:

29.98]3.Whatarebigfastfoodchains

[04:

33.62]inNewYorkCityrequiredtodo

[04:

36.37]accordingtothenewrule?

[04:

53.85]4.Whatwillhappentobigrestaurantchains

[04:

58.15]thatviolatethenewrule?

[05:

16.06]NewsReportThree

[05:

19.37]Almostallcompaniesrecognize

[05:

21.67]theimportanceofinnovationtoday,

[05:

24.56]butnotmanyareabletointegrate

[05:

26.78]innovationintotheirbusiness.

[05:

29.33]AcommentaryintheShanghaiDaily

[05:

31.52]pointsoutthatinnovationdoesn’t

[05:

33.90]meanpilesofdocuments.

[05:

36.00]Itissomethingmorepractical.

[05:

38.74]Thearticlesaysmanypeople

[05:

40.46]tendtoassumethatinnovation

[05:

42.34]justmeanscreatingsomethingnew,

[05:

44.95]butactuallyit’smorethanthat.

[05:

47.64]It’sanattitudeofdoingthings.

[05:

50.31]Acompanyshouldfindwaystoinnovate

[05:

52.91]notjustinproductsbutalsoinfunctions,

[05:

56.40]businessmodelsandprocesses.

[05:

59.55]Thearticlecitestheglobalgiant

[06:

01.79]Procter&Gambleasanexample,

[06:

04.61]sayingarealinnovativecompany

[06:

06.61]shoulddevelopaninnovationculture

[06:

09.47]anduseitasaprimarytoolforsuccess.

[06:

13.37]Procter&Gamblehasa“Corporate

[06:

15.95]InnovationFund”whichoffers

[06:

17.98]bigrewardsforhigh-riskideasthatsucceed.

[06:

22.13]Italsohasaspecialinnovation

[06:

24.47]facilityforitsemployees.

[06:

27.81]Sometimesitsemployeesarereleased

[06:

29.72]fromtheirdailyjobsforweeks

[06:

32.35]andspendtheirtimeinteracting

[06:

34.08]intheinnovationfacilityinstead.

[06:

37.70]Inconclusion,

[06:

38.78]thearticlesaysinnovativeideasalone

[06:

41.47]donotensuresuccess.

[06:

44.12]It’spointlessunlessthereisrepeatable

[06:

46.33]processesinplacetoturninspiration

[06:

48.94]intofinancialperformance.

[06:

51.87]Questions5to7arebased

[06:

53.55]onthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

[06:

56.79]5.Whatistheproblemwithmanycompanies

[07:

00.61]accordingtothenewsreport?

[07:

18.36]6.Whatdomanypeopletendto

[07:

21.56]thinkofinnovation?

[07:

38.57]7.WhatdoesthecompanyProcter&Gamble

[07:

42.41]oweitssuccessto?

[07:

59.73]SectionB

[08:

01.65]Directions:

Inthissection,

[08:

04.44]youwillheartwolongconversations.

[08:

07.68]Attheendofeachconversation,

[08:

10.20]youwillhearfourquestions.

[08:

13.15]Boththeconversationandthequestions

[08:

15.88]willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

[08:

20.34]youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

[08:

22.52]fourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.

[08:

28.35]ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1

[08:

32.52]withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

[08:

35.85]ConversationOne

[08:

37.98]M:

So,Lenzy,doyouliketotextmessage

[08:

40.74]onyourcellphone?

[08:

42.09]W:

Yeah,Itextmessagealot.

[08:

44.54]M:

Idon’tdoitsomuch.

[08:

46.36]IprefertomakeacallifI’minahurry.

[08:

48.96]W:

Yeah,Igobothways.

[08:

51.26]SometimesIdon’treally

[08:

52.50]wanttotalktotheperson.

[08:

54.52]Ijustwanttoaskthemonequestion,

[08:

56.86]soit’smucheasierformejusttotextmessage.

[09:

00.74]IfIcallthem,

[09:

01.82]I’llhavetohavealongconversation.

[09:

04.31]M:

Yeah,Icanseewhatyoumean.

[09:

06.60]ButIgetoffthephoneprettyquicklywhenIcall.

[09:

09.68]I’mnotabigtalker.

[09:

11.18]W:

Yeah,that’strue.

[09:

12.40]Youdon’ttalkalot.

[09:

14.49]M:

Soareyoufastatwriting

[09:

16.23]themessageswithyourthumb?

[09:

18.08]W:

Well,whenIfirstgotacellphone,

[09:

20.62]Iwassoslow.

[09:

22.20]IthoughtIwouldnevertextmessage.

[09:

24.57]Butthenpeoplekepttextmessagingme,

[09:

27.07]soIfeltobligedtolearnhowtotextmessage.

[09:

30.36]SonowI’mprettyfast.

[09:

32.38]Whataboutyou?

[09:

33.60]M:

ActuallyIhavetheoppositeproblem.

[09:

35.96]WhenIfirstgotmycellphone,

[09:

38.02]Ithoughtitwassocooltotextmessage

[09:

40.48]allmyfriendswhohaveone,

[09:

42.53]andIwasprettyfastwithmythumbthen.

[09:

45.23]ButitseemslikenowIdon’tuseitsomuch,

[09:

48.22]I’vegotsloweractually.

[09:

50.46]W:

Yeah,Ithinktext-messaging

[09:

52.64]actuallysortofhastodowithyourage.

[09:

55.99]Forexample,

[09:

56.95]peopleinhighschool,

[09:

58.63]theytextmessagealot.

[10:

00.89]ButIaskmyfatherifhetextedmessages,

[10:

03.75]andguesswhathesaid?

[10:

05.36]M:

What?

[10:

06.04]W:

Hesaidhe’dnevertextmessage.

[10:

09.26]Hethinksit’sverychildish

[10:

11.24]andunprofessionaltotextmessage.

[10:

13.86]M:

Yeah,Icanseewhathemeans.

[10:

16.16]It’sconsideredprettyinformal

[10:

17.94]totextmessagesomeone.

[10:

20.65]Questions8to11arebased

[10:

22.98]ontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

[10:

27.47]8.Whatdoesthemansayabouthimself?

[10:

47.72]9.Whatdoesthewomantendtodo

[10:

51.40]whilesheisonthephone?

[11:

08.97]10.Whydidthemantextmessage

[11:

12.70]allhisfriendswhenhefirstgothiscellphone?

[11:

31.61]11.Whatdoesthewoman’sfather

[11:

35.00]thinkoftext-messaging?

[11:

52.42]ConversationTwo

[11:

54.85]W:

Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson.

[11:

57.13]HowcanIhelpyou?

[11:

58.49]M:

Well,I’dliketotalktoyouaboutTimBond,

[12:

01.28]thedepartmentmanager.

[12:

03.37]W:

Whatseemstobetheproblem?

[12:

05.66]M:

Well,

[12:

06.38]eversinceSandraleftthedepartment,

[12:

09.10]IfeellikeI’vebeentargetedtodo

[12:

11.28]allherworkaswellasmine.

[12:

14.15]I’mexpectedtoattendtoomanymeetings

[12:

16.76]andIseemtobespendingalotofmytime

[12:

19.25]doingunnecessarypaperwork.

[12:

21.58]W:

I’msorrytohearthat.

[12:

23.36]M:

And,ontopofthat,

[12:

25.20]IspecificallyaskedifIcouldleave

[12:

27.81]earlylastFridayasI’ddonealotof

[12:

30.50]overtimeduringtheweek.

[12:

32.46]Butthatafternoon,

[12:

33.46]eventhoughI’dfinishedmyassignedwork,

[12:

36.18]Iwastoldtohelpother

[12:

37.58]colleaguesfinishtheirwork,too.

[12:

40.19]W:

Butsurelythat’sapositive