2016年6月英语四级听力真题及答案详解和体力原文第二套

2016年6月英语四级听力真题及答案详解和体力原文第二套2016年6月英语四级听力真题第二套PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.,andD.,ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswerSheet1withdsinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard..A.Howcollegestudentscanhandletheirpsychologicalproblems.B.Whycollegestudentsaremorelikelytohavestressproblems.C.Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.D.Howcollegestudentscanimprovetheirsleephabits..A.Itisnoteasytoimproveone'ssleephabits.B.Itisnotgoodforstudentstoplayvideogames.C.Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.D.Studentswhoarebetterpreparedgenerallygethigherscoresinexaminations.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard..A.Whetheradequateinvestmentisbeingmadetoimproveairportfacilities.B.WhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets.C.WhethertheSpanishcompanycouldofferbetterservice.D.WhethermoreairportsshouldbebuiltaroundLondon..A.Poorownershipstructure. C.Lackofinnovationandcompetition.B.Inefficientmanagement. D.Lackofrunwayandterminalcapacity.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard..A.studytheeffectsofnicotineonyoungsmokers.B.Setalimittotheproductionoftheircigarettes.C.Takestepstoreducenicotineintheirproducts.D.Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes..A.Thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.Brandswhichcontainhighernicotinecontentwerefoundtobemuchmorepopular.C.Tobaccocompaniesrefusedtodiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts.D.Bigtobaccocompanieswereflankwiththeircustomersaboutthehazardsofsmoking..A.Theywillpaymoreattentiontothequalityoftheirproducts..Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.C.Theypromisedtoreducethenicotinecontentincigarettes.D.Theyhavenotfullyrealizedtheharmfuleffectofnicotine.SectionBDirections：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8tol1arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard..A.Holland. B.Indonesia. C.England. D.Sweden..A.TalkingwithherboyfriendinDutch. C.Acquiringthenecessaryabilitytosocialize.B.Gettingacoachwhocanofferrealhelp.D.Learningalanguagewhereitisnotspoken..A.Practicingreadingaloudasoftenaspossible.C.Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.B.Listeningtolanguageprogramsontheradio.D.Makingfriendswithnativespeakers.11.A.Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.B.Ittrainsyoungpeople'sleadershipabilities.C.Itoffersvariouscourseswithcreditpoints.D.Itcreatesanenvironmentforsocializing.Questions12tol5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A.Asenseoffreedomdrivinggives.B.Rulesandregulationsfordriving.12.A.Asenseoffreedomdrivinggives.B.Rulesandregulationsfordriving.13.A.Makecarswithautomaticcontrol.B.Makecarswithhigherstandards..A.Theyfollowtrafficrulesclosely.Theykeepwithinspeedlimits..A.Itisabadidea.B.Itisaseffectiveasspeedbumps.SectionCD.Theimpactofenginedesignonroadsafety.C.Makecarsthatarelesspowerful.D.Makecarsthathavebetterbrakes.C.Theyliketogoathighspeed.D.Theytendtodriveresponsibly.C.Itisnotuseful.D.Itshouldbecombinedwitheducation.Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedAB,C,andD,ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetlwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16tol8arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard..A.Thecardgotdamaged. C.Thecardreaderbrokedownunexpectedly.B.Thecardwasfoundinvalid. D.Thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning..A.ByseekinghelpfromthecardreadermakerVerifone.Bycoveringthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.C.Bycallingthecreditcardcompanyforconfirmation.D.Bytypingthecreditcardnumberintothecashregister.18.A.Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh.techfailures.Givebirthtomanynewtechnologicalinventions.ChangethelifestyleofmanyAmericans.Affectthesalesofhigh.techappliances.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A.Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.Theyleavemuchroomforimprovement.C.Theyaredeterminedbytheadvisingboard.D.Theyaresetbythedeanofthegraduateschool..A.Byconsultingtheexaminingcommittee. C.Byvisitingtheuniversity’swebsite.ByreadingtheBulletinofInformation.D.Bycontactingthedepartmentaloffice..A.Theyarehardertomeetthanthoseforundergraduates.B.Theyspecifythenumberofcreditsstudentsmustearn.C.Theyhavetobeapprovedbytheexaminingcommittee.D.Theyarethesameamongvariousdivisionsoftheuniversity.Questions22to25arebasedoilthepassageyouhavejustheard..A.Ph.D.candidatesindieting. C.Studentsinhealthclasses.B.Studentsmajoringinnutrition. D.Middleandhighschoolteachers..A.Itsoveremphasisonthinness. C.Itsmistakenconceptionofnutrition.B.Itschangingcriteriaforbeauty. D.Itsoverestimateoftheeffectofdieting..A.Todemonstratethemagiceffectofdietingonwomen.B.Toexplainhowcomputerimagescanbemisleading.C.Toprovethattechnologyhasimpactedourculture.D.Toillustrateherpointthatbeautyisbutskindeep.25.A.Tohelpstudentsridthemselvesofbadlivinghabits.B.Toestablishanemotionalconnectionwithstudents.C.Topromoteherownconceptofbeauty.D.Topersuadegirlstostopdieting.2016年6月英语四级听力真题答案详解第二套SectionANewsReportOne.【答案】C.Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.【解析】选项为how或why开头的句子表明，本题可能考查新闻要点。选项中均出现的collegestudents，以及重复出现的sleep表明，新闻可能与大学生睡眠有关。结合问题，并辨认“充足的睡眠”，还是“睡眠习惯”是解题的关键。.【答案】C.Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.【解析】选项中重复出现的students和sleep表明，本题可能考查学生的睡眠情况。NewsReportTwo.【答案】B.WhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets.【解析】选项均为以whether开头的宾语从句，其中重复出现的airport，以及facilities，assets，service和more…built表明，本题可能考查与机场有关的(设施、财产、服务和机场数量)情况。.【答案】D.Lackofrunwayandterminalcapacity.【解析】选项均为名词短语，其中重复出现的lack，以及poor，inefficient和runwayandterminalcapacity表明，本题可能考查机场出现某种缺陷的原因。NewsReportThree.【答案】D.Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.【解析】选项中重复出现的nicotine(content)和cigarettes表明，本题可能考查香烟中尼古丁含量的要求。.【答案】A.Thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.【解析】选项中重复出现的nicotine(content)，以及smokers和smoking表明，本题可能考查香烟中尼古丁含量对吸烟者的影响。.【答案】B.Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.【解析】选项均为以they开头的句子，结合四个选项的内容可知，they指烟草公司。选项中的pay...attentiontoquality...，notprepared...cigarette.reducethenicotinecontent和not...harmfuleffectofnicotine表明，本题可能考查烟草公司存在的问题。SectionBConversationOne.答案A.Holland.【解析】选项均为国家名称，结合问题对号入座是解题的关键。.【答案】D.Learningalanguagewhereitisnotspoken.【解析】选项中的talking…inDutch，socialize和learningalanguage表明，本题可能考查学习语言的情况。.【答案】C.Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.【解析】选项均为动名词短语，其中的language，speak，speakers，readingaloud，ontheradio和friendswithnative…表明，本题可能是针对学习语言提出的建议，尤其是针对说的方面。.【答案】A.Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.【解析】选项均为以it开头的句子,it可能指某一语言机构。选项中的languagepractice，courses和socializing表明，本题可能考查语言练习、某些课程或社交的情况。ConversationTwo.【答案】B.Rulesandregulationsfordriving.【解析】选项均为名词短语，核心名词(sense，rulesandregulations，role和impact)各不相同，结合其中的driving，trafficsafety和roadsafety推测，本题可能考查对话的主题，可能与交通安全有关。.【答案】C.Makecarsthatarelesspowerful.【解析】选项均为动词短语，且均以makecars开头表明，本题可能考查制造什么类型的汽车。.【答案】D.Theytendtodriveresponsibly.【解析】选项均为描述they的句子，其中的followtrafficrules，keepwithinspeedlimits，liketo和tendtodrive表明，本题可能考查they的驾驶习惯。.【答案】C.Itisnotuseful.【解析】选项均为描述it的句子，其中的badidea，effective，notuseful和shouldbe表明，本题可能考查某人对it的看法。SectionCPassageOne.【答案】D.Thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning.【解析】选项均为描述thecard和thecardreader的句子，其中的damaged，invalid，brokedownunexpectedly和failed…scanning表明，本题可能考查某人购物使用信用卡付款时出现的状况。.【答案】B.Bycoveringthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.【解析】选项均为by开头.的介词短语表明，本题可能考查做某事的方法或手段。.【答案】A.Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures.【解析】选项均为动词短语，其中的givebirthtomanynew和changethelifestyle表明，本题可能考查某事带来的影响。PassageTwo.【答案】A.Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.【解析】选项均为描述they的句子，其中的varyamongdifferentdepartments,determinedbytheadvisingboard和setby…graduateschool表明，本题可能考查they的制定或特点。术导师的程序会有不同，A是短文中信息的再现，故为答案。.【答案】D.Bycontactingthedepartmentaloffice.【解析】选项均为by开头的介词短语表明，本题可能考查做某事的方法或手段。.【答案】B.Theyspecifythenumberofcreditsstudentsmustearn.【解析】选项均为描述they的句子，其中的hardertomeetthanthoseforundergraduates,specifythenumberofcredits，approvedbytheexaminingcommittee和thesame…theuniversity表明，本题可能考查they的特点。PassageThree.【答案】C.Studentsinhealthclasses.【解析】选项均为表示不同类型的人，听音时注意做笔记，并听清问题，对号入座。饮食和营养专家，她去往全国各地的中学演讲。她主要是给上保健课的学生演讲。C是短文中信息的再现，故为答案。.【答案】A.Itsoveremphasisonthinness.【解析】选项均为its开头的名词短语，其中的overemphasis，changingcriteria，mistakenconception和overestimate表明，本题可能考查某人对某物的某一方面的看法。.【答案】B.Toexplainhowcomputerimagescanbemisleading.【解析】选项均为动词不定式短语表明，本题可能考查做某事的原因或目的。.【答案】D.Topersuadegirlstostopdieting.【解析】选项均为动词不定式短语表明，本题可能考查做某事的原因或目的。2016年6月英语四级听力原文第二套SectionANewsReportOneYouprobablythinkcollegestudentsareexpertsatsleeping.Butparties，preparationsfortests，personalproblemsandgeneralstresscanwreckastudentssleephabits，whichcanbebadforthebodyandthemind.TexasTechUniversityisevenofferingaclasscalled“ImprovingYourSleepHabits”.[1]Peoplesufferingfromsleeplossareatanincreasedriskfromobesity,psychologicalproblemsandcarcrashes.Studentswhodon'tgetenoughsleephavepoorerattendanceandlowergrades.Ontopofallthat，[2]anewstudypublishedintheJournalLearning&Memoryfindsyou'reprobablybetteroffsleepingthanmakinglast-minutepreparationsforatest.200collegekidsweretaughttoplaysomeunfamiliarvideogames.Subjectswholearnedthegamesinthemorninglostsomeskillswhentheyplayedagain12hourslater，buttheydidmuchbetteraftergettingagoodnight’ssleep.[1]So.ifyoureallywanttodoyourjobwell,don'tforgettogetsomesleep.Q1：Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?Q2：WhatisthefindingofthenewstudypublishedintheJournalLearning&Memory?NewsReportTwoLongqueues，delayedflightsandovercrowdingatairportshavebecomealmostasmuchatopicforconversationinBritainasthetraditionalcomplainingabouttheweather.Meanwhile，there'recomplaints：thepoorserviceatLondon'smajorairportsisdiscouragingforeignersfromdoingbusinessinBritain.MuchofthecriticismisdirectedattheBritishAirportsAuthority,whichruns7majorairports，includingthe3mainonesservingLondon.[3]TheCompetitionCommissionisnowtoinvestigatewhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityneedstoselloffsomeofitsassets.Theideaisthatcompetitionbetweenrivaloperatorswouldleadtobetterserviceatairports.[4]TheBritishAirportsAuthorityrecentlyboughtbyaSpanishcompany,saystherootcauseoftheproblemsisnottheownershipstructure,butalackofrunwayandterminalcapacity,whichisaddressingthroughaprogrammeofheavyinvestments.Q3：WhatistheCompetitionCommissiongoingtoinvestigate?Q4：WhatistherootcauseofthepoorserviceatBritishairportsaccordingtotheBritishAirportsAuthority?NewsReportThreeUnderthelawinMassachusetts,tobaccocompanieshavetomeasurethenicotinecontentofeverytypeofcigaretteandreporttheresults.[6]TheDepartmentofPublicHealthinBostongathersandcarefullyexaminesthefigures,andthendrawsitsconclusions：116brandswerelookedatforthestudy.82werefoundtohavehighernicotineyieldsthantheydid6yearspreviously.[6]Thebiggestincreaseistendedtobeinbrandsthatwerepopularwithyoungsmokers,thatworriestheDepartmentbecauseoftheaddictednatureofnicotine.StantonGlantz,aprofessorofmedicineinSanFranciscoexplainswhy.“Theamountofnicotinewasdeliveredineverytypeofcigarettesis10percenthigherthanitwas6yearsago,whichmeansthatit’seasiertogethookedandhardertoquit.[7]Thebigtobaccocompanieshavealwaysinsistedthattheyareflankwiththeircustomersaboutthedangersofsmokingandprovidethemwithenoughdetailtomakeaninformeddecision.However,[7]noneofthemwerepreparedtocommentonthisstudyordiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts.”Q5：WhatdotobaccocompanieshavetodounderthelawinMassachusetts?Q6：WhatdowelearnfromthestudybytheDepartmentofPublicHealthinBoston?Q7：Whatdowelearnfromthenewsreportaboutthebigtobaccocompanies?SectionBConversationOneM：Andyouknow...onethingthatlwanttoaskyou.ItsgreatlyyouhavehadthisexperienceofteachinginIndonesia.Andfollowinguponwhatyoujustmentioned,whatwouldyourecommendforstudentswhodonotliveinanEnglish—speakingcountry?And,youknow,theywanttolearn?Idon'tknowaboutperfecting,buttheywantatleasttobeabletocommunicatedecently.Howcantheygoaboutthis?W：Yeah.it'sreallyhard.That'stherealstrugglebecause…[8]RightnowIdoliveinHollandbutIreallydon'tsocializemuchwithDutchpeople.[10]Andmyboyfriend'sEnglishissogoodthatwejustbasicallyspeakEnglishallthetime.soIhavetomakearealefforttopractice.TheresasmuchlisteningexposureasIwant.AllIhavetodoisturnontheTV.M：Andreadingalso.right?W：Yeah.reading.There'splentythatIcangettoreadandlistento.Butforspeakingtherereallyisnosubstitutefortryingtospeakandusethelanguageinarelaxedatmosphere.[9]So.Ithinkthat'sreallythechallengeforpeoplewholiveinacountrywheretheirtargetlanguageisn'tspoken.Andforthat^gosh,whatwouldIdo?IfIdidn'thavepeoplehere,probably,trytofindaclub•…[11]InSwedentheyhaveareallycoolsystemcalled'studyCircles”.whereit'snot…it'slikeacourse.butreally,youjusthaveacourseleaderwho'smeresortofasacoachandguide.andtohelpout...Andyoudon'tgetgrades.andyougojustbecauseyouwanttolearn.Q8：Wheredoesthewomanliverightnow?Q9：Whatdoesthewomansayistherealchallenge?Q10：Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoingtolearntospeakaforeignlanguage?Q11：WhatdoesthewomansayaboutthedstudyCircles”inSweden?ConversationTwoW：OK,Nathan.[12]Sowe'retalkingaboutdrivingandarethereanyrulesorregulationsthatYou'dliketochange?M：I'mnotsureIwanttochangerules.butI'dliketopleasetobestrictontheroads,like,ifpeoplejamthetrafficlights.Idon'tknowwhythereisn'tacameraatthetrafficlightstostoppeopledoingthat.Alllikespeeding,it'sveryeasytoputspeedcamerasincertainplaces.W：[13]Maybecarmanufacturersshouldhavesomeresponsibilityinlimitingtheirpoweroftheirengines.What'sthepointinproducinganenginethat'sbigandpowerfulenoughtogolike200km/hwhenthespeedlimitisonly100?M：Right.Butdoyouknowthere'snospeedlimitsinGermany?W：[14]Peopletheredodriveresponsibly,though.Oftenpeoplebreaklawssimplybecausethelawsarethere.Ifthelawisn'tthere,peoplewilldrivewithintheirabilityrange.Whenyou'vegotspeedlimits,thiscreatessituationsactuallypresentdangersontheroad.M：DoyouthinkGermanshavebettereducationaboutpersonalresponsibilitywhendriving?W：Possibly,theyalsohaveverygoodcars.M：Right.W：Ifyou’vegotagoodcarthatcangoatahighspeedthenitsverynicetodothat.M：Butstillwithcare.W：So.Ithinkit'stherestrictionthatcreatesthedangerssometimes.M：OK.W：Obviously.whendrivingthrougharesidentialareaorwherethere'saschool,you'vegottohavespeedpolicemen.M：Speedbumps.W：Yes.speedbumps-thosespeed-bumpsthatforceyoutoslowdown.Ithinktheyregoodidea.M：So,[15]youdon'tthinkfiningpeopleisuseful?W：[15]Notreally,becausethepolicedon'thavetimetopoliceeverysingledriver.Q12：Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?Q13：Whatdoesthewomanthinkcarmanufacturerscoulddo?Q14：WhatcanwelearnaboutpeopledrivinginGermany?Q15：Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepolicefiningdrivers?SectionCPassageOneBehindthecashregisteratastoreindowntownSanFrancisco[16]SamAzarswipedhiscred“cardtopayforapackofcigarettes.Thestore'scardreaderfailedtoscanthecard'smagneticstrip.Azartriedagainandagain.Noluck!Ascustomersbegantoqueue,Mr.Azarreachedbeneaththecounterforablackplasticbag.[l7]Hewrappedonelayeroftheplasticaroundthecardandtriedagain.Success!Thesalewascompleted.“Idon'tknowhowitworks.Itjustdoes,”saidMr.Azarwho1eamedthetrickfromanotherclerk.Verifone,thecompanythatmakesthestore'scardreader,wouldnotconfirmordenythattheplasticbagtrickworked.Butit'soneofmanylow——techfixesforhigh——techfailuresthatpeoplewithoutengineeringdegreeshavediscovered,oftenoutofdesperation,andshared.[18]Today'sshaky,economyislikelytoproducemanymoresuchtricks."InpostwarJapan,theeconomywasn'tdoingsogreat,soyoucouldn'tgeteveryday——useitemslikehouseholdcleaners,”saysLisaKatayama,authorofUrawaza,abooknamedaftertheJapanesetermforcleverlifestyletipsandtricks.“Sopeoplelookforwaystodowithwhattheyhad”Today,Americansarefindingtheirowntipsandtricksforfixingmalfunctioningdeviceswithsuppliesassimpleaspaperandglue.Some,likeMr.Azar'splasticbag,areopentoargumentastohowtheywork,orwhethertheyreallyworkatall.Butmanytechhomeremediescanbeexplainedbyalittlescience.Q16：WhathappenedwhenSamAzarswipedhiscreditcardtopayforhispurchase?Q17：HowdidSamAzarmanagetocompletethesale?Q18：Whatistoday'sshakyeconomylikelytodo?PassageTwoIfyouareagraduatestudent,youmaydependonyouradvisorformanythings,includinghelpwithimprovinggrades,acquiringfinancialsupport,forminganexaminingcommitteeandgettinglettersofrecommendation.Ifyouareagraduateteachingassistantyouradvisoralsomaybeyour“boss”.[19]Academicdepartmentsvaryintheirproceduresforassigningacademicadvisorstograduatestudents.Insomedepartments,eitherthechairmanorthedirectorofgraduatestudiesservesforatleastasemesterasanewstudent'sadvisor.Thenthestudentselectsanadvisor,basedonsharedacademicinterests.Inotherdepartments,anewstudentisassignedafacultyadvisorbasedonsomesystemofdistributionofthedepartment's“advisingload”.Later,studentsmayhavetheopportunityofselectingtheadvisorthattheyprefer.Inanycase,[20]newgraduatestudentscanlearnwhotheiradvisorsortemporaryadvisorsarebyvisitingoremailingthedepartmentaloffice,andaskingfortheinformation.[21]Graduationrequirementsspecifythenumberofcreditsyoumustearn,theminimumgradepointaverageyoumustachieve,andthedistributionofcreditsyoumusthavefromamongdifferentdepartmentsorfields