大学英语四听力原文

真题短篇新闻（1-7）NewsReport1（1）TheInternationalLaborOrganizationsaysthenumberofpeoplewithoutjobsisincreasing.Initslatestupdateonglobalemploymenttrends,theagencysaysprojectionsofthenumberofunemployedpeoplethisyearrangefrom210milliontonearly240millionpeople.Thereportwarnsthat200millionpoorworkersareatriskofjoiningtheranksofpeoplelivingonlessthan2dollarsperdayinthepastthreeyears.（2）ThedirectorgeneraloftheInternationalLaborOrganizationJuanSomavianotesthatsomecountrieshavetakenmeasurestoaddresstheeffectsoftheglobalcrisis.However,hepointsoutthatmanycountrieshavenotdoneso.Andbasedonpastexperiences,ittakesfourtofiveyearsaftereconomicrecoveryforunemploymenttoreturntopre-crisislevels.Mr.SomaviasaystheInternationalLaborOrganizationisproposingaglobaljobs'agreementtodealwithunemployment.'It'skeyobjectiveistoplaysothecenterofrecoveryefforts,measuresthatwouldgeneratehighlevelsofemploymentandprovidebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.'Q1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?解析：第一道题是主旨大意题，我们课上讲过新闻题开头部分很重要，而本道题第一句话就给出了这篇新闻的主旨。这句话重点在从句部分，thenumberofpeoplewithoutjobsisincreasing失业人数增加，对应选项中C项的Risingunemployment，而这个国际组织international也暗示了是世界范围的失业人数。所以答案选C。

Q2.Whatdoes,JuanSomavia,thedirectorgeneraloftheInternationalLaborOrganizationsay?解析：原文中提到某人说的话，说一部分国家开始处理全球危机带来的影响，又一个转折，however，很多国家没这么做。结合这两句，和我们选项中的C项Fewcountrieshaverealizedtheseriousnessofthecurrentcrisis同义替换。听完问题便可确认此答案。

NewsReport2（3）BigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkCityhavestartedtoobeyafirstofitskindrule,requiringthemtopostcaloriecountsrightonthemenu.CathyNursesiswiththeNewYorkCitydepartmentofhealth,'Wewantedtogivepeopleanopportunitytoactuallyseethecaloriesbeforetheypurchasedthefoodandmakeadecisionandinformdecision.Thatiftheywanttomaketheirhealthierchoice,iftheywanttoeatfewercaloriestheycan.Andweexpectthiswillhaveahugeimpactonobesity.Andofcourse,ifithasanimpactonobesity,itwillhaveanimpactondiabetesandheartdiseaseandhighbloodpressure.'Thenewruleswillintroduceasapartofanti-obesitycampaign.Thatalsoincludesarecentcitywidebanandartificialtrans-fatsinrestaurantfood.Themenurollonlyappliestorestaurantsthatservestandardizedpotionsizesandhavefiftymorelocationsnationwide.（4）StartinglastSaturday,chainsbigenoughtofallundertherulewillfacepenaltiesabout2000dollarsfornotshowingcalorieinformationinaprominentspotontheirmenuspreferablynexttotheprice.Q3.WhatarebigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkCityrequiretodoaccordingtothenewrule?解析:本道题比较简单，属于原文重现，原文中提到postcaloriecountsrightonthemenu，对应了选项中的B)Putcalorieinformationonthemenu，将卡路里信息写在菜单上。故答案为B。Q4.Whatwouldhappentobigrestaurantchainsthatviolatethenewrule?解析：看四个选项提到了they,那么问题很有可能和原文中多次提到的快餐连锁有关，原文最后一句话提到快餐连锁如不公布热量信息将会被处以200美元的罚金，及对应选项中的befined“被罚款”这个信息，答案为A)Theywillbefined.NewsReport3（5）Almostallcompaniesrecognizetheimportanceofinnovationtoday.Butnotmanyareabletointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.AcommentaryintheShanghaiDailypointsoutthatinnovationdoesn'tmeanpilesofdocuments.Itissomethingmorepractical.（6）Thearticlesaysmanypeopletendtoassumethatinnovationjustmeanscreatingsomethingnew,butactuallyit'smorethanthat.It'sanattitudeofdoingthings.Acompanyshouldfindwaystoinnovatenotjustinproductsbutalsoinfunctions,businessmodelsandprocesses.（7）ThearticlecitestheglobalgiantProcter&Gambleasanexample,sayingarealinnovativecompanyshoulddevelopaninnovationcultureanduseitasaprimarytoolforsuccess.Procter&Gamblehasa“CorporateInnovationFund”whichoffersbigrewardsforhigh-riskideasthatsucceed.Italsohasaspecialinnovationfacilityforitsemployees.Sometimesitsemployeesarereleasedfromtheirdailyjobsforweeksandspendtheirtimeinteractingintheinnovationfacilityinstead.Inconclusion,thearticlesaysinnovativeideasalonedonotensuresuccess.It'spointlessunlessthereisarepeatableprocessinplacetoturninspirationintofinancialperformance.Q5.Whatistheproblemwithmanycompaniesaccordingtothenewsreport?解析：本文中一直提到的词是innovation”创新”,文中第一句话就提到notmanyareabletointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness，没有多少公司能够将创新整合进自己的商业模式上，原文重现对应到我们的选项D)Failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.Q6.Whatdomanypeopletendtothinkofinnovation?解析：原文中借article之口提出很多人对创新的看法是innovationjustmeanscreatingsomethingnew创新就是创造新东西，接着又提到说创新远不止这些。而确认问题是大部分人的观点，故选择和原文同义替换的一个表达B)Itisthecreationofsomethingnew.作为正确答案。Q7.WhatdoesthecompanyProcter&Gambleoweitssuccessto?解析：本题作为一个举例信息在原文中被提到，原文直接说到一个名词叫做innovationculture创新文化，接着说useitasaprimarytoolforsuccess把他作为走向成功的主要方式。由此可知问题的答案应为C)Itsinnovationculture.长对话（8-11）ConversationOneM:So,Linzy,doyouliketotextmessageonyourcellphone?W:Yeah,Itextmessagealot.M:Idon'tdoitsomuch.IprefertomakeacallifI'minahurry.W:Yeah,Igobothways.SometimesIdon’treallywanttotalktotheperson.Ijustwanttoaskthemonequestion,soit'smucheasierformejusttotextmessage.（9）IfIcallthem,I'llhavetohavealongconversation.（20）Themostimportantpartoftheapplicationisthemuchfearedpersonalstatement.Thisisyourchancetoconveyboundlessenthusiasmforthesubject.Soeconomyofexpressionisforemost.Omitdullandineffectivegeneralitiesandmakesureyougiveconcreteexamples.Admissionsofficersreadeverypersonalstatementthatarrives.Itisnotconvincingifyousayyouhavechosenthesubjectbecauseyouenjoyit.Youhavetogetacrosswhatitisaboutaparticularareathathasinspiredyou.（21）Theywilllookforevidencethatyouhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.Applicantsshouldbehonest.Thereisnopointsayingyourunmarathons,ifyouaregoingtobeoutofbreatharrivingattheinterviewonthesecondfloor.Q19.Whatisthefirstdecisionyoushouldmakeinpreparingtoapplyforaplaceatauniversity?解析：第一道题直接原文重现，Thefirstdecisionisyourchoiceofcourse，和选项中的同义替换的表达对应，即答案B)WhatcourseyouaregoingtochooseQ20.Whatisthemostimportantpartoftheapplication?解析：听力中的最高级的表达也要注意下，原文中提到申请最重要的部分是personalstatement，故答案选D)ThepersonalstatementQ21.Whatmustapplicantsdointheirpersonalstatements?解析：本题选项中的C）Indicatetheyhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject在原文中有重现Theywilllookforevidencethatyouhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject，原文中提到关于个人陈述的要求和注意事项。由此可以得出申请者在个人陈述中必须要做的事情是他们对于这个科目的想法和反思。PassageThree（22-25）（22）ItiswidelybelievedthatGermaninventedthefirstcarin1885.Itwasactuallyatricyclewithapetrolmotorattherear.Soon,membersoftheroyalfamilyandotherwealthypeopletookupmotoringasasport.Manyoftheearlycarshad2seats.（23）Therewerenopetrolpumpsandfewgarages,soeverydriverhadtobehisownengineerforthefrequentbreakdowns.By1905,carsbegantolooklikecarsoftoday,withheadlamps,windscreen,rubbletiresandnumberplates.（24）HenryFord'sModelTintroducedinAmericain1909wascheaperbecauseitwasmadeontheassemblyline.Itbroughtcarsclosertowardsthereachofordinarypeopl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