四级真题听力和答案解析.docx

1、四级真题听力和答案解析2016年12月大学英语四级听力真题及答案卷一【听力】卷一真题:听力试题：Part Listening Comprehension (25minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After

2、 you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) It was dangerous to live in. C) He

3、 could no longer pay the rent.B) It was going to be renovated. D) He had sold it to the royal family.2. A) A strike. C) A forest fire.B) A storm. D) A terrorist attack.Questions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.3. A) They lost contact with the emergency department.B) They wer

4、e trapped in an underground elevator.C) They were injured by suddenly falling rocks.D) They sent calls for help via a portable radio.4. A) They tried hard to repair the elevator.B) They released the details of the accident.C) They sent supplies to keep the miners warm.D) They provided the miners wit

5、h food and water.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) Raise postage rates.B) Improve its services.C) Redesign delivery routes.D) Close some of its post offices.6. A) Shortening business hours.B) Closing offices on holidays.C) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.D)

6、 Computerizing mail sorting processes.7. A) Many post office staff will lose their jobs.B) Many people will begin to complain.C) Taxpayers will be very pleased.D) A lot of controversy will arise.听力原文短篇新闻2Section A - 2Rescue efforts were underway Thursday morning for 17 miners who were stuck in an el

7、evator below ground at a Cargill rock salt mine near Lansing, New York, according to Marcia Lynch.Public information officer with Tompkins Countys emergency response department, emergency workers have made contact with the miners via a radio. And they all appear to be uninjured, said Jessica Verfuss

8、, the emergency departments assistant director.Crews have managed to provide heat packs and blankets to the miners so that they can keep warm during the rescue operation, Verfuss said. Details about what led to the workers being trapped in the elevator went immediately available. The mine, along New

9、 Yorks Cayuga Lake, processes salt used for road treatment. It produces about 2 million tons of salt that is shipped to more than 1,500 places in the northeastern United States, the rock salt mine is one of three operated by Cargill with the other two in Louisiana and Ohio.Q3. What does the news rep

10、ort say about the salt miners?Q4.What did the rescue team do?短篇新闻3Section A - 3The U.S. Postal Service announced today that it is considering closing about 3,700 post offices over the next year because of falling revenues.Facing an $8.3 billion budget deficit this year, closing post officers is one

11、of several proposals the Postal Service has put forth recently to cut costs. Last week, for example, Postmaster General Pat Donahoe announced plans to stop mail delivery on Saturdays, a move he says could save $3 billion annually.“We are losing revenue as we speak,” Donahoe said. “We do not want tax

12、payer money. We want to be self-sufficient. So like any other business you have to make choices.”Dean Granholm the vice president for delivery and post office operations said the first waves of closings would begin this fall. He estimated that about 3,000 postmasters, 500 station managers and betwee

13、n 500 and 1,000 postal clerks could lose their jobs.Q5.What is the U.S. Postal Service planning to do?Q6.What measure has been planned to save costs?Q7.What will happen when the proposed measure come into effect?Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end o

14、f each conversation you will hear four questions. Both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line thr

15、ough the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) He will be kept from promotion.B) He will go through retraining.C) He will be given a warning.D) He will lose part of his pay.9. A) He is always on time.B) He is a trustworthy guy.C) He is an experienced press

16、operator.D) He is on good terms with his workmates.10. A) She is a trade union representative.B) She is in charge of public relations.C) She is a senior manager of the shop.D) She is better at handling such matters.11. A) He is skilled and experienced.B) He is very close to the manager.C) He is alwa

17、ys trying to stir up trouble.D) He is always complaining about low wages.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Open.B) Selfish.C) Friendly.D) Reserved.13. A) They stay quiet.B) They read a book.C) They talk about the weather.D) They chat with fellow passengers.1

18、4. A) She was always treated as a foreigner.B) She was eager to visit an English castle.C) She was never invited to a colleagues home.D) She was unwilling to make friends with workmates.15. A) Houses are much more quiet.B) Houses provide more privacy.C) They want to have more space.D) They want a ga

19、rden of their own.听力原文：长对话1&2Conversation 1A: Mrs. Hampton, weve got trouble in the press room this morning.B: Oh dear. What about?A: One of the press operators arrived an hour and a half late.B: But thats a straightforward affair. He will simply lose part of his pay. Thats why we have a clock-in sy

20、stem.A: But the point is the man was clocked-in at 8 oclock. We have John standing by the time clock, and he swears he saw nothing irregular.B: Is John reliable?A: Yes, he is. Thats why we chose him for the job.B: Have you spoken to the man who was late?A: Not yet. I thought Id have a word with you

21、first. Hes a difficult man, and I think theres been some trouble on the shop floor. Ive got a feeling that trade union representative is behind this. The manager told me that Jack Greens been very active around the shop the last few days.B: Well, what do you want me to do?A: I was wondering if youd

22、see Smith, the man who was late, because you are so much better at handling things like this.B: Oh, alright. Ill see him. I must say I agree with you about there being bad feelings in the works. Ive had the idea for some time that Jack Greens been busy stirring things up in connection with the lates

23、t wage claim. Hes always trying to make trouble. Well, Ill get the manager to send Smith up here.Q8. What will happen to the press operator who was late for the work according to the woman?Q9. What does the man say about John who stands by the time clock?Q10. Why does the man suggest the woman see t

24、he worker who was late?Q11. What does the woman say about Jack Green?Conversation 2A: Our topic today is about somethings that foreigners nearly always say when they visit Britain. Its Why are the British so cold? And theyre talking about the British personality the famous British reserve. It means

25、that we arent very friendly, we arent very open.B: So do you think its true?A: Its a difficult one. So many people who visit Britain say its difficult to make friends with British people. They say were cold, reserved, unfriendly.B: I think its true. Look at Americans or Australians. They speak the s

26、ame language, but theyre much more open. And you see it when you travel, people - I mean strangers - speak to you on the street or on the train. British people seldom speak on the train. Or the bus. Not in London, anyway.A: Not in London. Thats it. Capital cities are full of tourists and are never v

27、ery friendly. People are different in other parts of the country.B: Not completely. I met a woman once, an Italian. Shes been working in Manchester for two years,and no one - not one of her colleagues - had ever invited her to their home. They were friendly to her at work, but nothing else. She coul

28、dnt believe it. She said that would never happen in Italy.A: You know what they say an Englishmans home is his castle. Its really difficult to get inside.B: Yeah. Its about being private. You go home to your house and your garden and you close the door. Its your place.A: Thats why the British dont l

29、ike flats. They prefer to live in houses.B: Thats true.Q12. What do foreigners generally think of British people according to the woman?Q13. What may British people typically do one the train according to the man?Q14. What does the man say about the Italian woman working in Manchester?Q15. Why do Br

30、itish people prefer houses to flats?Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the

31、four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) They dont have much choice of jobs.B) They are likely to get much higher pay.C) They dont have to go through job interviews.D) They will automatically be given hiring priority.17. A) Ask their professors for help.B) Look at