2017年6月份四级听力真题第2套(听力文本)

CollegeEnglishTestBandFour(2017年6月四级听力真题文本第2套)PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.NewsReportOneAutomakersandtechcompaniesareworkinghardtoofferthefirsttrueself-drivingcar.But75%ofdriverssaytheywouldn'tfeelsafeinsuchavehicle.Still,60%ofdriverswouldliketogetsomekindofself-drivingfeature,suchasautomaticbrakingorself-parking,thenexttimetheybuyanewcar.TheattitudesarepublishedinanewAAAsurveyof1,800drivers.Advocatesofself-drivingcarsarguetheywouldbesaferthanincarsdrivenbyhumansbecausetheywouldn'tgetdistractedordrivewhentired.ButthosesurveyedbyAAAsaytheytrusttheirowndrivingskills.Manyfeelthetechnologyistoonewandunproven.JohnNielsen,AAA'smanagingdirectorofautomotiveengineeringandrepair,saidtestssuggestdriversmaybeoverestimatingtheirownabilities.Healsobelievestheywillbemorelikelytotrustself-drivingcarsastheybecomemorefamiliarwithfeaturessuchasautomaticbrakingorparking.Heestimatedthatthe"comfortlevel"willincreaseconsiderablyinfivetotenyears.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.WhatisthefindingoftheAAAsurvey?WhatdoesJohnNielsensayaboutself-drivingcars?NewsReportTwoOnedoghasbeenkilledandmultipledogshavebeeninjuredbyasnowmobiledriverinwhatappearstobeanintentionalattackoncompetitorsintheIditarodRaceinAlaska.AliyZirklewasthefirsttoreportanattack.Asnowmobiledriverhadrepeatedlyattemptedtoharmherandherteam,andoneofZirkle'sdogshadreceivedanon-life-threateninginjury.ZirklereportedtheattackwhenshearrivedinNulato,Alaska,intheearlyhoursofthemorning.ThenJeffKing,afour-timechampion,reportedasimilarattack.Histeamwashitbyasnowmobiledriver,injuringseveraldogsandkillinga3-year-oldmaledog.ReporterZachariahHughessaysthatneitherKingnorZirklewasinjured.Althoughthisincidentverymuchalterstheraceofthetwoparticipantscompetingforawin,botharegoingtocontinueontheirwaytowardthefinishingline.AlaskaStateTroopersreleasedastatementsayingthey'vearrestedArnoldDemoski,26.Hefacestrialonseveralcharges.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?WhatdowelearnaboutJeffKing?NewsReportThreeAtourboatturnedoveroffthecoastofNicaragua,killingatleast13peopleandleavingmorepassengersmissing,officialsaid.Theboatwascarrying32people—25CostaRicans,fourAmericansandthreeNicaraguans.The13deadwereallCostaRican,theForeignMinistrysaid.Theboat,travelingbetweenNicaragua'sBigCornIslandandLittleCornIsland,turnedoverSaturdaynearthelargerisland.Somepassengersremainmissing,theCostaRicanForeignMinistrysaid,butdidnotspecifyhowmany.Alocalradiosaidanunspecifiednumberofpeoplewererescued,includingthetourboat'sowner,HilarioBlandon.Nicaraguannavalauthoritieshadbannedseatravelintheareabecauseofbadweatherandstrongwinds,butthetourboatproceededanyway.Blandon,theboat'sowner,hasbeenarrestedbyNicaraguanauthorities,thestate-runnewsagencysaid.Bothheandacrewmemberarebeinginvestigatedforunintentionalmurderandexposingpeopletodanger,accordingtopolice.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.WhathappenedtothetourboatsailingofftheNicaraguancoast?Howmanypeoplewastheboatcarrying?Whatdoweknowabouttheowneroftheboat?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneM:Hi,Susan,you'relookingverysmarttoday.W:Ialwayslooksmart,James.Actually,I'monmywaytoajobinterview.M:Whatjob?Oh,youmean,forthesummerholidays?W:Yeah.There'sonlytwoweekstogo.I'vegotasecondinterviewwiththatbigforeignaccountancyfirminthecitycenter.Youknowtheone.M:That'sfantastic.W:Theworkisjusthelpingoutwithdatainput,youknow,butthepayisn'ttoobad.Itmightsuityoutoo.Iknowtheyhaveatleasttwotemporarypositionsavailable.AndIdon'tthinktheyhaveanyoneelseyet.M:Hmm...Iftheytakeyouon,tellthemyouknowafriendwho'dbereallygoodtoo.Ireallyneedthemoneyandtheexperiencewouldlookgoodonmyresume.Maybewe'llbeworkingtogether.Thedreamteam.W:OK.We'lldo.Ifthebosslikesme,I'llmentionit.It'llbegoodtohavesomeonearoundwhoIknow.I'llphoneyouafterwards.Butperhapsyoushouldputinanapplicationanyway.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.Imightjusthavetoreviewafewaccountancyterms.Maybeyoucangivemeapracticeinterviewfirst.W:Ofcourse.Let'sgothen.Don'twanttobelate.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.WherewillSusanprobablygetajob?WhatwillSusan'sfuturejobinvolve?WhydoesJameswantthejobinthatcompany?WhatdoesJamessayhewillhavetodotopreparefortheinterview?ConversationTwoW:There'snewdataouttodaythatconfirmsthatmanyAmericansarenotgoodatmath,andwhenitcomestoeverydaytechnologyskills,wearedeadlastwhencomparedtootherdevelopedcountries.Here'sGabrielleEmanuelofNationalPublicRadio.M:Let'sstartwiththebadnewsthatAmericansareterribleattechnologyskills,usingemail,namingafileonacomputer,usingalinkonawebpage,orjusttextingsomeone.W:NocountryscoredbelowtheU.S.?M:Onlyonecountry.Polandperformedaspoorlyaswedid.Whocameoutthefirst?JapandidthebestandthenFinland.Ifyoulookatdataaboutreadingandmath,you'llnoticesomethinginteresting.Youngeradultswhowenttocollegeorgraduateschoolweredoingprettywell.Inliteracy,theywereactuallydoingbetterthantheirpeersinothercountries.W:Sothat'sabitofgoodnews.M:ButwhenyoulookatAmericanswhohaveahighschooldiploma,theylookalotlikeothercountries'highschooldropouts.Wehavealotofworktodo.Thatisespeciallytruewhenitcomestomath.Yougotothestoreandthere'sasale.Buyone,getthesecondonehalfoff.Youdecidetobuytwo.Howmuchdoyoupay?W:Youmeanhighschoolgraduatescan'tdothistaskingeneral?M:You'reright.Whatdoesthattellusaboutoureducationsystem?Well,ittellsusthatweneedtothinkaboutthepreparednessofourstudentsastheyareleavinghighschool.W:Right.Andschools,employers,infactweallneedtodosomethingaboutit.Thankyou,Gabrielle.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.WhatdoesthemansayaboutAmericans?Whoperformedthebestintechnologyskillsaccordingtotheman?InwhataspectdidAmericancollegestudentsperformwell?WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutAmericanhighschooleducation?SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneWildcarrotsprobablyevolvedwiththeotherfloweringplantsabout360millionyearsago.Likeapples,carrotsarenativetoCentralAsia.That'swhyhorses,whichalsocomefromCentralAsia,likebothapplesandcarrotssomuch.Withwildcarrots,therootsarewhite,smallandskinny,soyou'dhavetopickalotofwildcarrotstogetenoughtoeat.Doctorsusedcarrotseedsandrootsasmedicine,onthetheorythatfoodsthattastebadmustbegoodforyou.Around800AD,peopleinCentralAsiamanagedtodevelopanewkindofcarrot—apurplecarrot—thatattractedmoreinterestfrominternationaltraders.Then,inthelate1500s,foodscientistsintheNetherlandscultivatedlarge,straight,sweet,redcarrotsliketheonesweeattoday.Butpeoplestillmostlyfedcarrotstohorses,donkeysandpigs,anddidn'teatthemthemselves.Inthe1600s,peopleinChinausedcarrotsasmedicine,buttheyalsoatecarrotsboiledinsoup.TheredcolorwaspopularforChineseNewYearcelebrations.Butcarrotsgottheirbiggestboostduringthetwoworldwars,whenfoodshortagesforcedpeopletoeatthem,andgovernmentstoldeveryonehowhealthycarrotswere.Today,coolercountriesgrowmostoftheworld'scarrots.Machinesdomostoftheplantingandpicking,andcarrotsareeasytostoreandship,sotheyarecheapalmosteverywhere.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatdowelearnfromthetalkaboutwildcarrots?Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcarrotsinthelate1500s?Whydidpeopleturntocarrotsforfoodduringthetwoworldwars?PassageTwoKatherinelovedFacebook.WithFacebook,shecouldstayconnectedwithherfamilynomatterhowfarawaytheywere.Shecouldseetheirphotosandreadtheirstatusupdates.WithFacebook,shecouldkeepherrelativesup-to-dateonwhatshewasdoing.AnotherthingKatherinelovedaboutFacebookwasthatshedidn'thavetothinkabouttimezoneswhenupdatingfamily.Whenevershecalledherparentsorotherrelatives,shealwayshadtothinkaboutthetimedifferencesothatshewouldn'twakesomeoneuporcallwhensheknewtheywereatchurch.Facebookwassoconvenient.WhenKatherinejoinedFacebook,someofherclassmatesathighschoolstartedtoaddherasafriend.Atfirst,thisdidn'tbotherher.Shelovedlearningaboutthesuccessofpeoplesheknewwhenshewasjustateenager.Shelovedfindingoutpeopleweregettingmarried,havingbabies,andtraveling.Soon,however,KatherinefoundherselfcomparingherselfwiththepeopleshewasreadingaboutonFacebook.Itbegantomakeherfeelbadthatsomepeopleseemedtobedoingsomuchbetterthanshewas.ShewasalsospendingalotoftimeonFacebook.Ittookalotoftimeandenergytokeepupwitheveryone'sstatusupdates.Katherinestartedtothink.Shelookedatthelistofover500friendsshehadonFacebookandrealizedsomeofthemwerenotreallyfriendsatall.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatwasoneparticularconvenienceKatherinelovedaboutFacebook?HowdidKatherinefeelwhenherclassmatesaddedherasaFacebookfriend?WhatmadeKatherinefeelbadaboutherselflateron?PassageThreeDoyouknowwhereamulecomesfrom?Itisthechildofadonkeyandahorse.Muleshavestrongmuscleslikehorses,buttheyeatless,canworklonger,andaregentler,likedonkeys.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpersonintheUnitedStatestoownmules.Hehadheardthatmulesmadegoodfarmanimalsandhecontac