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四级听力真题第优选套听力文本
CollegeEnglishTestBandFour（2017年6月四级听力真题文本第2套）
PartIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,
youwillhearthreenewsreports.
Attheendofeachnewsreport,
youwillheartwoorthreequestions.
Boththenewsreportandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,
youmustchoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoices
markedA）,B）,C）andD）.
Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
NewsReportOne
Automakersandtechcompanies
areworkinghard
toofferthefirsttrueself-drivingcar.
But75%ofdriverssay
theywouldn'tfeelsafeinsuchavehicle.
Still,60%ofdriverswouldliketo
getsomekindofself-drivingfeature,
suchasautomaticbrakingorself-parking,
thenexttimetheybuyanewcar.
Theattitudesarepublished
inanewAAAsurveyof1,800drivers.
Advocatesofself-drivingcarsargue
theywouldbesafer
thanincarsdrivenbyhumans
becausetheywouldn'tgetdistracted
ordrivewhentired.
ButthosesurveyedbyAAAsay
theytrusttheirowndrivingskills.
Manyfeelthetechnologyis
toonewandunproven.
JohnNielsen,
AAA'smanagingdirectorof
automotiveengineeringandrepair,
saidtestssuggestdrivers
maybeoverestimatingtheirownabilities.
Healsobelievestheywillbemorelikely
totrustself-drivingcars
astheybecomemorefamiliarwithfeatures
suchasautomaticbrakingorparking.
Heestimatedthatthe"comfortlevel"
willincreaseconsiderablyinfivetotenyears.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreport
youhavejustheard.
1.WhatisthefindingoftheAAAsurvey?
2.WhatdoesJohnNielsensay
aboutself-drivingcars?
NewsReportTwo
Onedoghasbeenkilledandmultipledogs
havebeeninjuredbyasnowmobiledriver
inwhatappearstobeanintentionalattack
oncompetitorsintheIditarodRaceinAlaska.
AliyZirklewasthefirsttoreportanattack.
Asnowmobiledriverhadrepeatedly
attemptedtoharmherandherteam,
andoneofZirkle'sdogs
hadreceivedanon-life-threateninginjury.
Zirklereportedtheattack
whenshearrivedinNulato,Alaska,
intheearlyhoursofthemorning.
ThenJeffKing,afour-timechampion,
reportedasimilarattack.
Histeamwashitbyasnowmobiledriver,
injuringseveraldogs
andkillinga3-year-oldmaledog.
ReporterZachariahHughessaysthat
neitherKingnorZirklewasinjured.
Althoughthisincidentverymuchalters
theraceofthetwoparticipants
competingforawin,
botharegoingtocontinueontheirway
towardthefinishingline.
AlaskaStateTroopersreleasedastatementsaying
they'vearrestedArnoldDemoski,26.
Hefacestrialonseveralcharges.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreport
youhavejustheard.
3.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
4.WhatdowelearnaboutJeffKing?
NewsReportThree
Atourboatturnedover
offthecoastofNicaragua,
killingatleast13people
andleavingmorepassengersmissing,
officialsaid.
Theboatwascarrying32people—
25CostaRicans,fourAmericans
andthreeNicaraguans.
The13deadwereallCostaRican,
theForeignMinistrysaid.
Theboat,
travelingbetweenNicaragua'sBigCornIsland
andLittleCornIsland,
turnedoverSaturdaynearthelargerisland.
Somepassengersremainmissing,
theCostaRicanForeignMinistrysaid,
butdidnotspecifyhowmany.
Alocalradiosaid
anunspecifiednumberofpeoplewererescued,
includingthetourboat'sowner,
HilarioBlandon.
Nicaraguannavalauthorities
hadbannedseatravelinthearea
becauseofbadweatherandstrongwinds,
butthetourboatproceededanyway.
Blandon,theboat'sowner,
hasbeenarrestedbyNicaraguanauthorities,
thestate-runnewsagencysaid.
Bothheandacrewmemberarebeinginvestigated
forunintentionalmurder
andexposingpeopletodanger,
accordingtopolice.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreport
youhavejustheard.
5.Whathappenedtothetourboat
sailingofftheNicaraguancoast?
6.Howmanypeoplewastheboatcarrying?
7.Whatdoweknow
abouttheowneroftheboat?
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,
youwillheartwolongconversations.
Attheendofeachconversation,
youwillhearfourquestions.
Boththeconversationandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,
youmustchoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoices
markedA）,B）,C）andD）.
Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
ConversationOne
M:
Hi,Susan,
you'relookingverysmarttoday.
W:
Ialwayslooksmart,James.
Actually,I'monmywaytoajobinterview.
M:
Whatjob?
Oh,youmean,
forthesummerholidays?
W:
Yeah.There'sonlytwoweekstogo.
I'vegotasecondinterview
withthatbigforeignaccountancyfirm
inthecitycenter.
Youknowtheone.
M:
That'sfantastic.
W:
Theworkisjust
helpingoutwithdatainput,youknow,
butthepayisn'ttoobad.
Itmightsuityoutoo.
Iknowtheyhaveatleast
twotemporarypositionsavailable.
AndIdon'tthinktheyhaveanyoneelseyet.
M:
Hmm...Iftheytakeyouon,
tellthemyouknowafriend
who'dbereallygoodtoo.
Ireallyneedthemoney
andtheexperiencewouldlookgood
onmyresume.
Maybewe'llbeworkingtogether.
Thedreamteam.
W:
OK.We'lldo.
Ifthebosslikesme,I'llmentionit.
It'llbegoodtohavesomeonearound
whoIknow.
I'llphoneyouafterwards.
Butperhapsyoushould
putinanapplicationanyway.
M:
Thanks,Susan.That'sgreat.
Listen,doyouwantalifttothecity?
Ihavemydad'scartoday,
andnothingelsetodothismorning.
W:
Sure.Thanks,James.
M:
Let'sgothen.Thecar'soverthere.
W:
Bytheway,
how'syourknowledgeofaccountancy?
Theinterviewermayaskyouaboutit.
M:
Noproblem.IthinkIcansurvive.
Imightjusthavetoreview
afewaccountancyterms.
Maybeyoucangiveme
apracticeinterviewfirst.
W:
Ofcourse.Let'sgothen.
Don'twanttobelate.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversation
youhavejustheard.
8.WherewillSusanprobablygetajob?
9.WhatwillSusan'sfuturejobinvolve?
10.WhydoesJameswantthejob
inthatcompany?
11.WhatdoesJamessayhewillhavetodo
topreparefortheinterview?
ConversationTwo
W:
There'snewdataouttoday
thatconfirmsthatmanyAmericans
arenotgoodatmath,
andwhenitcomesto
everydaytechnologyskills,
wearedeadlast
whencomparedtootherdevelopedcountries.
Here'sGabrielleEmanuel
ofNationalPublicRadio.
M:
Let'sstartwiththebadnews
thatAmericansareterribleattechnologyskills,
usingemail,namingafileonacomputer,
usingalinkonawebpage,
orjusttextingsomeone.
W:
NocountryscoredbelowtheU.S.?
M:
Onlyonecountry.
Polandperformedaspoorlyaswedid.
Whocameoutthefirst?
JapandidthebestandthenFinland.
Ifyoulookatdata
aboutreadingandmath,
you'llnoticesomethinginteresting.
Youngeradultswhowenttocollege
orgraduateschoolweredoingprettywell.
Inliteracy,theywereactuallydoingbetter
thantheirpeersinothercountries.
W:
Sothat'sabitofgoodnews.
M:
ButwhenyoulookatAmericans
whohaveahighschooldiploma,
theylookalotlike
othercountries'highschooldropouts.
Wehavealotofworktodo.
Thatisespeciallytruewhenitcomestomath.
Yougotothestoreandthere'sasale.
Buyone,getthesecondonehalfoff.
Youdecidetobuytwo.
Howmuchdoyoupay?
W:
Youmeanhighschoolgraduates
can'tdothistaskingeneral?
M:
You'reright.
Whatdoesthattellus
aboutoureducationsystem?
Well,ittellsusthatweneedto
thinkaboutthepreparednessofourstudents
astheyareleavinghighschool.
W:
Right.Andschools,employers,
infactweallneedtodosomethingaboutit.
Thankyou,Gabrielle.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversation
youhavejustheard.
12.WhatdoesthemansayaboutAmericans?
13.Whoperformedthebestintechnologyskills
accordingtotheman?
14.Inwhataspect
didAmericancollegestudentsperformwell?
15.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation
aboutAmericanhighschooleducation?
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,
youwillhearthreepassages.
Attheendofeachpassage,
youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.
Boththepassageandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,
youmustchoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoices
markedA）,B）,C）andD）.
Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Wildcarrotsprobablyevolvedwith
theotherfloweringplants
about360millionyearsago.
Likeapples,carrotsarenativetoCentralAsia.
That'swhyhorses,
whichalsocomefromCentralAsia,
likebothapplesandcarrotssomuch.
Withwildcarrots,
therootsarewhite,smallandskinny,
soyou'dhavetopickalotofwildcarrots
togetenoughtoeat.
Doctorsusedcarrotseedsandrootsasmedicine,
onthetheorythatfoodsthattastebad
mustbegoodforyou.
Around800AD,peopleinCentralAsia
managedtodevelopanewkindofcarrot—
apurplecarrot—thatattractedmoreinterest
frominternationaltraders.
Then,inthelate1500s,
foodscientistsintheNetherlands
cultivatedlarge,straight,sweet,redcarrots
liketheonesweeattoday.
Butpeoplestillmostlyfedcarrotstohorses,
donkeysandpigs,anddidn'teatthemthemselves.
Inthe1600s,
peopleinChinausedcarrotsasmedicine,
buttheyalsoatecarrotsboiledinsoup.
Theredcolorwaspopularfor
ChineseNewYearcelebrations
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