1、份四级听力真题第精选套听力文本 精编College English Test Band Four(2017年6月四级听力真题文本第2套) Part II Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: 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 on
2、ly 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. News Report One Automakers and tech companies are working hard to offer the first true self-
3、driving car. 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. Advo
4、cates of self-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 aut
5、omotive engineering 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 increas
6、e considerably 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 Two One dog has been killed and multiple dogs have been injured by a snowmobile driver
7、 in what appears to 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 at
8、tack when she arrived 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 w
9、as injured. Although this 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 saying theyve arrested Arnold Demoski, 26. He faces trial on several charges. Questi
10、ons 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. What is the news report mainly about? 4. What do we learn about Jeff King? News Report Three A tour boat turned over off the coast of Nicaragua, killing at least 13 people and leaving more passengers missing, official said. The boat wa
11、s carrying 32 people 25 Costa Ricans, 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 Cos
12、ta Rican Foreign Ministry said, but did 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 pr
13、oceeded anyway. Blandon, the boats owner, 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
14、just heard. 5. What happened to the tour boat 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 B Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four q
15、uestions. Both the conversation and 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. Conversation One M: Hi, S
16、usan, youre looking very smart today. W: I always 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 firm in the city center. You know the
17、 one. M: Thats fantastic. W: The work is just helping 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
18、be really good too. I really need the money and the experience 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 a
19、n application anyway. M: Thanks, Susan. Thats great. Listen, 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 abo
20、ut it. M: No problem. I think I can survive. I might just have 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
21、a job? 9. What will Susans future job involve? 10. Why does James 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
22、 technology skills, we are dead last when compared to other developed 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 so
23、meone. W: No country scored below the U.S.? M: Only one country. Poland 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 college or graduate school we
24、re doing pretty well. In literacy, they were actually doing better than 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 es
25、pecially true when it comes to math. You go to the store and theres a sale. 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 te
26、lls us that we need to think about the preparedness of our students as they 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 a
27、bout Americans? 13. Who performed the best in technology skills according to the 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 C Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. A
28、t 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 four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single
29、 line through the centre. Passage One Wild carrots probably evolved with the other flowering 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 ar
30、e white, small and skinny, so youd have to pick a lot of wild carrots to get enough to 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 carrot a purple carrotthat
31、 attracted more interest from international traders. Then, in the late 1500s, food scientists 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
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