四级真题听力和答案解析精选文档

四级真题听力和答案解析精选文档PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)Itwasdangeroustolivein.C)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.B)Itwasgoingtoberenovated.D)Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.2.A)Astrike.C)Aforestfire.B)Astorm.D)Aterroristattack.Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.B)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.C)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.D)Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.4.A)Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.B)Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.C)Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.D)Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Raisepostagerates.B)Improveitsservices.C)Redesigndeliveryroutes.D)Closesomeofitspostoffices.6.A)Shorteningbusinesshours.B)Closingofficesonholidays.C)StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.D)Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.7.A)Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.B)Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.C)Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.D)Alotofcontroversywillarise.听力原文短篇新闻2SectionA-2RescueeffortswereunderwayThursdaymorningfor17minerswhowerestuckinanelevatorbelowgroundataCargillrocksaltminenearLansing,NewYork,accordingtoMarciaLynch.PublicinformationofficerwithTompkinsCounty’semergencyresponsedepartment,emergencyworkershavemadecontactwiththeminersviaaradio.Andtheyallappeartobeuninjured,saidJessicaVerfuss,theemergencydepartment’sassistantdirector.Crewshavemanagedtoprovideheatpacksandblanketstotheminerssothattheycankeepwarmduringtherescueoperation,Verfusssaid.Detailsaboutwhatledtotheworkers’beingtrappedintheelevatorwentimmediatelyavailable.Themine,alongNewYork’sCayugaLake,processessaltusedforroadtreatment.Itproducesabout2milliontonsofsaltthatisshippedtomorethan1,500placesinthenortheasternUnitedStates,therocksaltmineisoneofthreeoperatedbyCargillwiththeothertwoinLouisianaandOhio.Q3.Whatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutthesaltminers?didtherescueteamdo?SectionA-3The.PostalServiceannouncedtodaythatitisconsideringclosingabout3,700postofficesoverthenextyearbecauseoffallingrevenues.Facingan$billionbudgetdeficitthisyear,closingpostofficersisoneofseveralproposalsthePostalServicehasputforthrecentlytocutcosts.Lastweek,forexample,PostmasterGeneralPatDonahoeannouncedplanstostopmaildeliveryonSaturdays,amovehesayscouldsave$3billionannually.“Wearelosingrevenueaswespeak,”Donahoesaid.“Wedonotwanttaxpayermoney.Wewanttobeself-sufficient.Solikeanyotherbusinessyouhavetomakechoices.”DeanGranholmthevicepresidentfordeliveryandpostofficeoperationssaidthefirstwavesofclosingswouldbeginthisfall.Heestimatedthatabout3,000postmasters,500stationmanagersandbetween500and1,000postalclerkscouldlosetheirjobs.isthe.PostalServiceplanningtodo?measurehasbeenplannedtosavecosts?willhappenwhentheproposedmeasurecomeintoeffect?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.B)Hewillgothroughretraining.C)Hewillbegivenawarning.D)Hewilllosepartofhispay.9.A)Heisalwaysontime.B)Heisatrustworthyguy.C)Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.D)Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.10.A)Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.B)Sheisinchargeofpublicrelations.C)Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.D)Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.11.A)Heisskilledandexperienced.B)Heisveryclosetothemanager.C)Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.D)Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Open.B)Selfish.C)Friendly.D)Reserved.13.A)Theystayquiet.B)Theyreadabook.C)Theytalkabouttheweather.D)Theychatwithfellowpassengers.14.A)Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.B)ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.C)Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.D)Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.15.A)Housesaremuchmorequiet.B)Housesprovidemoreprivacy.C)Theywanttohavemorespace.D)Theywantagardenoftheirown.Conversation1A:Mrs.Hampton,we'vegottroubleinthepressroomthismorning.B:Ohdear.Whatabout?A:Oneofthepressoperatorsarrivedanhourandahalflate.B:Butthat'sastraightforwardaffair.Hewillsimplylosepartofhispay.That'swhywehaveaclock-insystem.A:Butthepointisthemanwasclocked-inat8o'clock.WehaveJohnstandingbythetimeclock,andheswearshesawnothingirregular.B:IsJohnreliable?A:Yes,heis.That'swhywechosehimforthejob.B:Haveyouspokentothemanwhowaslate?A:Notyet.IthoughtI'dhaveawordwithyoufirst.He'sadifficultman,andIthinkthere'sbeensometroubleontheshopfloor.I'vegotafeelingthattradeunionrepresentativeisbehindthis.ThemanagertoldmethatJackGreen'sbeenveryactivearoundtheshopthelastfewdays.B:Well,whatdoyouwantmetodo?A:Iwaswonderingifyou'dseeSmith,themanwhowaslate,becauseyouaresomuchbetterathandlingthingslikethis.B:Oh,alright.I'llseehim.ImustsayIagreewithyouabouttherebeingbadfeelingsintheworks.I'vehadtheideaforsometimethatJackGreen'sbeenbusystirringthingsupinconnectionwiththelatestwageclaim.He'salwaystryingtomaketrouble.Well,I'llgetthemanagertosendSmithuphere.Q8.Whatwillhappentothepressoperatorwhowaslatefortheworkaccordingtothewoman?Q9.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJohnwhostandsbythetimeclock?Q10.Whydoesthemansuggestthewomanseetheworkerwhowaslate?Q11.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJackGreen?Conversation2A:OurtopictodayisaboutsomethingsthatforeignersnearlyalwayssaywhentheyvisitBritain.It's'WhyaretheBritishsocold?'Andthey'retalkingabouttheBritishpersonality–thefamousBritish'reserve'.Itmeansthatwearen'tveryfriendly,wearen'tveryopen.B:Sodoyouthinkit'strue?A:It'sadifficultone.SomanypeoplewhovisitBritainsayit'sdifficulttomakefriendswithBritishpeople.Theysaywe'recold,reserved,unfriendly...B:Ithinkit'strue.LookatAmericansorAustralians.Theyspeakthesamelanguage,butthey'remuchmoreopen.Andyouseeitwhenyoutravel,people-Imeanstrangers-speaktoyouonthestreetoronthetrain.Britishpeople?seldomspeakonthetrain.Orthebus.NotinLondon,anyway.A:'NotinLondon'.That'sit.Capitalcitiesarefulloftouristsandareneververyfriendly.Peoplearedifferentinotherpartsofthecountry.B:Notcompletely.Imetawomanonce,anItalian.She'sbeenworkinginManchesterfortwoyears,andnoone-notoneofhercolleagues-hadeverinvitedhertotheirhome.Theywerefriendlytoheratwork,butnothingelse.Shecouldn'tbelieveit.ShesaidthatwouldneverhappeninItaly.A:Youknowwhattheysay–'anEnglishman'shomeishiscastle'.It’sreallydifficulttogetinside.B:Yeah.It'saboutbeingprivate.Yougohometoyourhouseandyourgardenandyouclosethedoor.It'syourplace.A:That'swhytheBritishdon'tlikeflats.Theyprefertoliveinhouses.B:That’strue.Q12.WhatdoforeignersgenerallythinkofBritishpeopleaccordingtothewoman?Q13.WhatmayBritishpeopletypicallydoonethetrainaccordingtotheman?Q14.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheItalianwomanworkinginManchester?Q15.WhydoBritishpeoplepreferhousestoflats?SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.B)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.C)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.D)Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.17.A)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.B)Lookatschoolbulletinboards.C)Visittheschoolcareersservice.D)Gothroughcampusnewspapers.18.A)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.B)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.C)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.D)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Ittastesbetter.B)Itiseasiertogrow.C)Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.D)Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.20.A)Itishealthierthangreentea.B)Itcangrowindriersoil.C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.D)Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.21.A)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.B)Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.C)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.D)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.22.A)Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.B)Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.C)Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.D)Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.23.A)Theywereproudoftheircreations.B)Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.C)Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.D)Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.24.A)Makewisechoices.B)Identifyfakecrafts.C)Designhandicraftsthemselves.D)Learntheimportanceofcreation.25.A)Toboostthelocaleconomy.B)Toattractforeigninvestments.C)Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.D)Topreservethetraditionalculture.听力原文PassageOneIncollege,timeisscarce,andconsequently,veryprecious.Atthesametime,expensesincollegepileupsurprisinglyquickly.Aparttimejobisagoodwaytobalancecostswhileensuringthereisenoughtimeleftoverforbothacademicsubjectsandafter-classactivities.Ifyouareacollegestudentlookingforaparttimejob,thebestplacetostartyourjobsearchisrightoncampus.Therearetonsofon-campusjobopportunities,andasastudent,you’llautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.Plus,on-campusjobseliminatecommutingtime,andcouldbeagreatwaytoconnectwithacademicandprofessionalresourcesatyouruniversity.Checkwithyourschool’scareerserviceoremploymentofficeforhelptofindacampusjob.Ofcourse,thereareopportunitiesforpart-timeworkoff-campus,too.Ifyouspendalittletimediggingfortherightparttimejobs,you’llsaveyourselftimewhenyoufindajobthatleavesyouwithenoughtimetogetyourschoolworkdone,too.Ifyouareacollegestudentlookingforworkbutworryyouwon’thaveenoughtimetodevotetoacademicsubjects,considerworkingasastudyhalloralibrarymonitor.Responsibilitiesgenerallyincludesupervisingstudyspacestoensurethataquietatmosphereismaintained.It’saprettyeasyjob,butonewithlotsofdowntime-whichmeansyouwillhaveplentyoftimetocatchuponreading,dohomeworkorstudyforanexam.Q16:Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcollegestudentsapplyingforon-campusjobs?Q17:Whatcanstudentsdotofindacampusjobaccordingtothespeaker?Q18:Whatdoesthespeakersayisalibrarymonitor’sresponsibility?PassageTwoAgriculturalworkersingreenteafieldsnearMt.Kenyaaregatheringthetealeaves.Itisbeautifultosee.Therowsofteabushesarestraight.Allappearstobewell.Butthefarmerswhoplantedthebushesareworried.NelsonKibaraisoneofthem.HehasbeengrowingteaintheKerugoyaareafor40years.Hesaysthepricesthisyearhavebeensolowthathehasmadealmostnoprofit.Hesayshemustgrowdifferentkindsofteaifheistosurvive.Mr.KibaraandhundredsofotherfarmershavebeenremovingsomeoftheirteabushesandplantinganewkindofteadevelopedbytheTeaResearchFoundationofKenya.Itsleavesarepurpleandbrown.Whentheteaisboiled,thedrinkhasapurplecolor.Medicalresearchershavestudiedthehealthbenefitsofthenewtea.Theysayitishealthierthangreenteaandcouldbesoldforapricethatisthreetofourtimeshigherthanthepriceofgreentea.ButMr.Kibarasayshehasnotreceivedahigherpriceforhispurpleteacrop.Hesaysthemarketfortheteaisunstableandheisoftenforcedtosellhispurpleteaforthesamepriceasgreentealeaves.Hesaystherearenotenoughbuyerswillingtopaymoreforthepurpletea.Q19.WhyhaveteafarmersinKenyadecidedtogrowpurpleQ20.Whatdoresearcherssayaboutpurpletea?Q21.WhatdoesMr.Kibarafindaboutpurpletea?PassageThreeToday'sconsumerswantbeautifulhandcraftedstowearandtohavefortheirhomeenvironment.Theyprefersomethinguniqueandtheydemandquality.Craftsmentodayaremeetingthisdemand.Peopleandhomesareshowinggreatchangeasmoreandmoreuniquehandcrafteditemsbecomeavailable.Handcraftsarebigbusiness.Nolongdoesagoodcraftsmanhavetoworkinajobhedislikesalldayandthentrytocreateatnight.Hehasearnedhisprofessionalstatus.Heisnowarespectedmemberofsociety.Partsofthefunofbeingacraftsmanismeetingothercraftsmen.Theylovetosharetheirideasandmaterialsandhelpothersfindmarketsfortheirwork.Craftsmenhavehelpededucateconsumerstomakewisechoices.Theyhelpthembecomeawareofdesignandtechnique.Theyhelpthemrelatetheirchoicetoitsintendeduse.Theyofteninvolveconsumersintryingthecraftthemselves.Whenagroupofcraftsmenexpendstoincludemoremembers,asmallcraftorganizationisformed.Suchanorganizationdoesalotintrainingworksh