四级听力真题第优选套听力文本.docx

1、四级听力真题第优选套听力文本College English Test Band Four（2017年6月四级听力真题文本第2套）Part II Listening ComprehensionSection 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

2、. 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 through the centre.News Report OneAutomakers and tech companies are working hard to offer the first true self-driving c

3、ar. But 75% of drivers say they wouldnt feel safe in such a vehicle. Still, 60% of drivers would like to get some kind of self-driving feature, such as automatic braking or self-parking, the next time they buy a new car. The attitudes are published in a new AAA survey of 1,800 drivers.Advocates of s

4、elf-driving cars argue they would be safer than in cars driven by humans because they wouldnt get distracted or drive when tired.But those surveyed by AAA say they trust their own driving skills. Many feel the technology is too new and unproven.John Nielsen, AAAs managing director of automotive engi

5、neering and repair, said tests suggest drivers may be overestimating their own abilities. He also believes they will be more likely to trust self-driving cars as they become more familiar with features such as automatic braking or parking.He estimated that the comfort level will increase considerabl

6、y in five to ten years.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What is the finding of the AAA survey?2. What does John Nielsen say about self-driving cars?News Report TwoOne dog has been killed and multiple dogs have been injured by a snowmobile driver in what appears t

7、o be an intentional attack on competitors in the Iditarod Race in Alaska.Aliy Zirkle was the first to report an attack.A snowmobile driver had repeatedly attempted to harm her and her team, and one of Zirkles dogs had received a non-life-threatening injury.Zirkle reported the attack when she arrived

8、 in Nulato, Alaska, in the early hours of the morning.Then Jeff King, a four-time champion, reported a similar attack.His team was hit by a snowmobile driver, injuring several dogs and killing a 3-year-old male dog.Reporter Zachariah Hughes says that neither King nor Zirkle was injured.Although this

9、 incident very much alters the race of the two participants competing for a win, both are going to continue on their way toward the finishing line.Alaska State Troopers released a statement sayingtheyve arrested Arnold Demoski, 26. He faces trial on several charges.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the

10、 news report you have just heard.3. What is the news report mainly about?4. What do we learn about Jeff King?News Report ThreeA tour boat turned over off the coast of Nicaragua, killing at least 13 people and leaving more passengers missing, official said.The boat was carrying 32 people25 Costa Rica

11、ns, four Americans and three Nicaraguans.The 13 dead were all Costa Rican, the Foreign Ministry said.The boat, traveling between Nicaraguas Big Corn Island and Little Corn Island, turned over Saturday near the larger island.Some passengers remain missing, the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry said, but d

12、id not specify how many.A local radio said an unspecified number of people were rescued, including the tour boats owner, Hilario Blandon.Nicaraguan naval authorities had banned sea travel in the area because of bad weather and strong winds, but the tour boat proceeded anyway.Blandon, the boats owner

13、, has been arrested by Nicaraguan authorities, the state-run news agency said. Both he and a crew member are being investigated for unintentional murder and exposing people to danger, according to police.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. What happened to the tour b

14、oat sailing off the Nicaraguan coast?6. How many people was the boat carrying?7. What do we know about the owner of the boat?Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questi

15、ons 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 through the centre.Conversation One M: Hi, Susan, youre looking very smart today.W: I alway

16、s look smart, James. Actually, Im on my way to a job interview.M: What job? Oh, you mean, for the summer holidays?W: Yeah. Theres only two weeks to go. Ive got a second interview with that big foreign accountancy firmin the city center. You know the one.M: Thats fantastic.W: The work is just helping

17、 out with data input, you know, but the pay isnt too bad. It might suit you too. I know they have at least two temporary positions available. And I dont think they have anyone else yet.M: Hmm.If they take you on, tell them you know a friend whod be really good too. I really need the money and the ex

18、perience would look good on my resume. Maybe well be working together. The dream team.W: OK. Well do. If the boss likes me, Ill mention it. Itll be good to have someone around who I know. Ill phone you afterwards. But perhaps you should put in an application anyway.M: Thanks, Susan. Thats great. Lis

19、ten, do you want a lift to the city? I have my dads car today, and nothing else to do this morning.W: Sure. Thanks, James.M: Lets go then. The cars over there.W: By the way, hows your knowledge of accountancy? The interviewer may ask you about it.M: No problem. I think I can survive. I might just ha

20、ve to review a few accountancy terms. Maybe you can give me a practice interview first.W: Of course. Lets go then. Dont want to be late.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. Where will Susan probably get a job?9. What will Susans future job involve?10. Why does James

21、 want the job in that company?11. What does James say he will have to do to prepare for the interview?Conversation Two W: Theres new data out today that confirms that many Americans are not good at math, and when it comes to everyday technology skills, we are dead last when compared to other develop

22、ed countries. Heres Gabrielle Emanuel of National Public Radio.M: Lets start with the bad news that Americans are terrible at technology skills,using email, naming a file on a computer, using a link on a webpage, or just texting someone.W: No country scored below the U.S.?M: Only one country. Poland

23、 performed as poorly as we did. Who came out the first? Japan did the best and then Finland. If you look at data about reading and math, youll notice something interesting. Younger adults who went to collegeor graduate school were doing pretty well. In literacy, they were actually doing better than

24、their peers in other countries.W: So thats a bit of good news.M: But when you look at Americans who have a high school diploma, they look a lot like other countries high school dropouts. We have a lot of work to do. That is especially true when it comes to math. You go to the store and theres a sale

25、. Buy one, get the second one half off. You decide to buy two. How much do you pay?W: You mean high school graduates cant do this task in general?M: Youre right. What does that tell us about our education system? Well, it tells us that we need to think about the preparedness of our students as they

26、are leaving high school.W: Right. And schools, employers, in fact we all need to do something about it. Thank you, Gabrielle.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What does the man say about Americans?13. Who performed the best in technology skills according to the

27、 man?14. In what aspect did American college students perform well?15. What do we learn from the conversation about American high school education?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 a

28、nd the questions 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 through the centre.Passage OneWild carrots probably evolved with the other flo

29、wering plants about 360 million years ago. Like apples, carrots are native to Central Asia. Thats why horses, which also come from Central Asia, like both apples and carrots so much.With wild carrots, the roots are white, small and skinny, so youd have to pick a lot of wild carrots to get enough to

30、eat. Doctors used carrot seeds and roots as medicine, on the theory that foods that taste bad must be good for you.Around 800 AD, people in Central Asia managed to develop a new kind of carrota purple carrotthat attracted more interest from international traders. Then, in the late 1500s, food scient

31、ists in the Netherlands cultivated large, straight, sweet, red carrots like the ones we eat today. But people still mostly fed carrots to horses, donkeys and pigs, and didnt eat them themselves. In the 1600s, people in China used carrots as medicine, but they also ate carrots boiled in soup. The red color was popular for Chinese New Year celebrations