大学英语四级真题听力原文二三套.docx

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大学英语四级真题听力原文二三套

2016年6月大学英语四级真题第一套听力原文

SectionA

Newsreport1

　　Theinternationallabororganizationsaysthenumberofpeoplewithoutjobsisincreasing.Initslatestupdateonglobalemploymenttrends,theagencysaysprojectionsofthenumberonunemployedpeoplethisyearrangefrom210milliontonearly240millionpeople.Thereportwarnsthat200millionpoorworkersareatriskofjoiningtheranksofpeopleleavingonlessthan2dollarsperdayinthepast3years.TheDirector-GeneraloftheInternationalLaborOrganizationJuanSomavianotesthatsomecountrieshavetakenmeasurestoaddresstheeffectsoftheglobalcrisis.However,hepointsoutthatmanycountrieshavenotdoneso.Andbasedonpastexperiences,ittakes4-5yearsaftereconomicrecoveryforunemploymenttoreturntopre-crisislevels.Mr.SomaviasaystheInternationalLabourOrganizationisproposingaglobaljobagreementtodealwithunemployment.

　　“It’skeyobjectiveistoplacethecenterofrecoveryefforts,measureswillgeneratehigherlevelsofemploymentandprovidebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.”

　　1、Whatisthenewsreportmainabout

2、WhatdoesJuanSomavia,Director-GeneraloftheInternationalLabourOrganizationsay

NewsReport2

　　BigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkcityhavestartedtoobeyafirstkindofitsrule,requiringthemtopostcaloriecountsrightonthemenu.CityNursesiswithNewYorkdepartmentofhealth.

　　“Wewantedtogivepeopleanopportunitytoactuallyseethecaloriesbeforetheypurchasethefoodandmakeadecisionandinformeddecisionthatiftheywanttomakethehealthierchoice.Iftheywanttoeatfewercalories,theycan.Andweexpectthiswillhaveahugeimpactonobesity.Andofcourse,ifthishasanimpactonobesity,itwillhaveanimpactondiabetesandheartdiseaseandhighbloodpressure.”

Thenewruleswillbeintroducedasapartofanti-obesitycampaign.Thatalsoincludesarecentcitywidebanonartificialtrans-fatsinrestaurantfood.Themenurollonlyappliestorestaurantsthatservesstandardizedpotionsizesandhavefiftyormorelocationsnationwide.

StartinglastSaturday,chainsbigenoughtofallundertherulewillfacepenaltiesofupto2000dollarsfornotshowingcalorieinformationinaprominentsportsontheirmenus,preferablynexttotheprice.

　　3.whatarebigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkcityrequiredtodoaccordingtothenewrule

willhappentobigrestaurantchainsthatviolatethenewrule

NewsReport3

Almostallcompaniesrecognizetheimportanceofinnovationtoday,butnotmanyareabletointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.AcommentaryintheShanghaiDailypointsoutthatinnovationdoesn’tmeanpilesofdocuments,it’ssomethingmorepractical.Thearticlesaysmanypeopletendtoassumethatinnovationjustmeanscreatingsomethingnew,butactuallyit’smorethanthat.It’sanattitudeofdoingthing.Acompanyshouldfindwaystoinnovatenotjustinproductsbutalsoinfunctions,businessmodelsandprocesses.

ThearticlecitestheglobalgiantProcter&Gambleasanexample,sayingarealinnovativecompanyshoulddevelopaninnovationculture,anduseitasaprimarytoolforsuccess.Procter&Gamblehasa“CorporateInnovationFund”whichoffersbigrewardsforhigh-riskideas.Italsohasaspecialinnovationfacilityforitsemployees.Sometimesitsemployeesarereleasedfromtheirdailyjobsforweeksandspendtheirtimeinterruptingintheinnovationfacilityinstead.Inconclusion,thearticlesaysinnovativeideasalonedonotensuresuccess.It’spointlessunlessthereisrepeatableprocessesinplacetoturninspirationintofinancialperformance.

　　5.Whatistheproblemofmanycompaniesaccordingtonewsreport

　　6.Whatdomanypeopletendtothinkoftheinnovation

7.WhatdoesthecompanyProcter&Gambleoweitssuccessto

SectionB

Conversation1

　　M:

So,Lenzy,doyouliketotextmessageonyourcellphone

　　W:

Yeah,Itextmessagealot.

　　M:

Idon’tdoitsomuch,IprefertomakeacallifI’minahurry.

　　W:

Yeah,Igobothways.SometimesIdon’twanttotalktotheperson,Ijustwanttoaskhimaquestion,soit’smucheasierforme,justtextmessage,ifIcallthem,Ihavetohavealongconversation.

　　M:

Yeah,Icanseewhatyoumean.ButIgetoffthephoneprettyquicklywhenIcall.I’mnotabigtalker.

　　W:

Yeah,that’strue,youdon’ttalkalot.

　　M:

Soareyoufastatwritingthemessagewithyourthumb

　　W:

Well,whenIfirstgetacellphone,Iwassoslow,IthoughtIwouldnevertextmessage.Butthenpeoplekepttextmessagingme.SoIfeltobligedtolearnhowtotextmessage,sonowI’mprettyfast.Whataboutyou

　　M:

ActuallyIhavetheoppositeproblem.WhenIfirstgetmycellphone,Ithoughtitwassocoolthetotextmessageallmyfriendswhohaveone.AndIwasprettyfastwithmythumbthen.Butits