2012年12月四级听力

2016年12月大学英语四级听力真题及答案卷一

【听力】卷一·真题:

听力试题：

PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhearthreenews

ndofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoor

enewsreportandthequestionswill

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoo

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to2arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

1.A)Itwasdangeroustolivein.C)Hecouldnolonger

paytherent.

B)Itwasgoingtoberenovated.D)Hehadsoldittothe

royalfamily.

2.A)Astrike.C)Aforestfire.

B)Astorm.D)Aterroristattack.

Questions3to4arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

C)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

D)Theyntcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

4.A)Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.

B)Theyreleadthedetailsoftheaccident.

C)Theyntsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

D)Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.

Questions5to7arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

5.A)Raipostagerates.

B)Improveitsrvices.

C)Redesigndeliveryroutes.

D)Closomeofitspostoffices.

6.A)Shorteningbusinesshours.

B)Closingofficesonholidays.

C)StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

D)Computerizingmailsortingprocess.

7.A)Manypostofficestaffwilllotheirjobs.

B)Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.

C)Taxpayerswillbeveryplead.

D)Alotofcontroversywillari.

听力原文

短篇新闻2SectionA-2

RescueeffortswereunderwayThursdaymorningfor17miners

whowerestuckinanelevatorbelowgroundataCargillrock

saltminenearLansing,NewYork,accordingtoMarciaLynch.

PublicinformationofficerwithTompkinsCounty’s

emergencyrespondepartment,emergencyworkershavemade

yallappeartobe

uninjured,saidJessicaVerfuss,theemergencydepartment’s

assistantdirector.

Crewshavemanagedtoprovideheatpacksandblanketsto

theminerssothattheycankeepwarmduringtherescue

operation,saboutwhatledtotheworkers’

mine,alongNewYork’sCayugaLake,processsaltudfor

ucesabout2milliontonsofsaltthat

isshippedtomorethan1,500placesinthenortheasternUnited

States,therocksaltmineisoneofthreeoperatedbyCargill

withtheothertwoinLouisianaandOhio.

esthenewsreportsayaboutthesaltminers

didtherescueteamdo

短篇新闻3

SectionA-3

Serviceannouncedtodaythatitisconsidering

closingabout3,700postofficesoverthenextyearbecauof

fallingrevenues.

Facingan$billionbudgetdeficitthisyear,closingpost

officersisoneofveralproposalsthePostalServicehasput

ek,forexample,Postmaster

GeneralPatDonahoeannouncedplanstostopmaildeliveryon

Saturdays,amovehesayscouldsave$3billionannually.

“Wearelosingrevenueaswespeak,”Donahoesaid.“We

likeanyotherbusinessyouhavetomakechoices.”

DeanGranholmthevicepresidentfordeliveryandpost

officeoperationssaidthefirstwavesofclosingswouldbegin

matedthatabout3,000postmasters,500

stationmanagersandbetween500and1,000postalclerkscould

lotheirjobs.

Serviceplanningtodo

measurehasbeenplannedtosavecosts

willhappenwhenthepropodmeasurecomeintoeffect

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youwillheartwolong

ndofeachconversationyouwillhear

econversationsandthequestion-swill

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoo

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

8.A)Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.

B)Hewillgothroughretraining.

C)Hewillbegivenawarning.

D)Hewilllopartofhispay.

9.A)Heisalwaysontime.

B)Heisatrustworthyguy.

C)Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.

D)Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.

10.A)Sheisatradeunionreprentative.

B)Sheisinchargeofpublicrelations.

C)Sheisaniormanageroftheshop.

D)Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.

11.A)Heisskilledandexperienced.

B)Heisveryclotothemanager.

C)Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

D)Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

12.A)Open.

B)Selfish.

C)Friendly.

D)Rerved.

13.A)Theystayquiet.

B)Theyreadabook.

C)Theytalkabouttheweather.

D)Theychatwithfellowpasngers.

14.A)Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

B)ShewaagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

C)Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

D)Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

15.A)Housaremuchmorequiet.

B)Housprovidemoreprivacy.

C)Theywanttohavemorespace.

D)Theywantagardenoftheirown.

听力原文：

长对话1&2

Conversation1

A:n,we'vegottroubleinthepressroomthis

morning.

B:out

A:Oneofthepressoperatorsarrivedanhourandahalf

late.

B:Butthat'simplylo

'swhywehaveaclock-insystem.

A:Butthepointisthemanwasclocked-inat8o'clock.

WehaveJohnstandingbythetimeclock,andheswearshesaw

nothingirregular.

B:IsJohnreliable

A:Yes,'swhywechohimforthejob.

B:Haveyouspokentothemanwhowaslate

A:htI''s

adifficultman,andIthinkthere'sbeensometroubleonthe

shopfloor.I'vegotafeelingthattradeunionreprentative

agertoldmethatJackGreen'sbeenvery

activearoundtheshopthelastfewdays.

B:Well,whatdoyouwantmetodo

A:Iwaswonderingifyou'deSmith,themanwhowaslate,

becauyouaresomuchbetterathandlingthingslikethis.

B:Oh,alright.I'ayIagreewithyou

abouttherebeingbadfeelingsintheworks.I'vehadtheidea

forsometimethatJackGreen'sbeenbusystirringthingsup

'salwaystrying

,I'llgetthemanagertondSmithup

here.

llhappentothepressoperatorwhowaslatefor

theworkaccordingtothewoman

esthemansayaboutJohnwhostandsbythetime

clock

sthemansuggestthewomanetheworkerwho

waslate

esthewomansayaboutJackGreen

Conversation2

A:Ourtopictodayisaboutsomethingsthatforeigners

's'Whyarethe

Britishsocold'Andthey'retalkingabouttheBritish

personality–thefamousBritish'rerve'.Itmeansthatwe

aren'tveryfriendly,wearen'tveryopen.

B:Sodoyouthinkit'strue

A:It'peoplewhovisitBritain

sayit'

saywe'recold,rerved,unfriendly...

B:Ithinkit'

speakthesamelanguage,butthey'

eitwhenyoutravel,people-Imeanstrangers-speakto

hpeopleldomspeak

ondon,anyway.

A:'NotinLondon'.That'lcitiesarefullof

aredifferentin

otherpartsofthecountry.

B:omanonce,'s

beenworkinginManchesterfortwoyears,

andnoone-notoneofhercolleagues-hadeverinvited

refriendlytoheratwork,butnothing

ldn'dthatwouldneverhappen

inItaly.

A:Youknowwhattheysay–'anEnglishman'shomeishis

castle'.It’sreallydifficulttogetinside.

B:'ometoyourhou

'syourplace.

A:That'swhytheBritishdon'eferto

liveinhous.

B:That’strue.

foreignersgenerallythinkofBritishpeople

accordingtothewoman

yBritishpeopletypicallydoonethetrain

accordingtotheman

esthemansayabouttheItalianwomanworking

inManchester

ritishpeoplepreferhoustoflats

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhearthreepassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.

Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

16.A)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

B)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

C)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

D)Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

17.A)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.

B)Lookatschoolbulletinboards.

C)Visittheschoolcareersrvice.

D)Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

18.A)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalsthey

need.

B)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

C)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

D)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

Questions19to21arebadontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

19.A)Ittastesbetter.

B)Itiasiertogrow.

C)Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

D)Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

20.A)Itishealthierthangreentea.

B)Itcangrowindriersoil.

C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

D)Itisimmunetovariousdias.

21.A)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

B)Itdoesnotbringthepromidhealthbenefits.

C)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.

D)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

22.A)Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.

B)Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

C)Theydecoratetheirhomesthemlves.

D)Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.

23.A)Theywereproudoftheircreations.

B)Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

C)Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.

D)Theyfocudonthequalityoftheirproducts.

24.A)Makewichoices.

B)Identifyfakecrafts.

C)Designhandicraftsthemlves.

D)Learntheimportanceofcreation.

25.A)Toboostthelocaleconomy.

B)Toattractforeigninvestments.

C)Toaroupublicinterestincrafts.

D)Toprervethetraditionalculture.

听力原文

听力篇章：

PassageOne

Incollege,timeisscarce,andconquently,veryprecious.

Atthesametime,expensincollegepileupsurprisingly

imejobisagoodwaytobalancecostswhile

ensuringthereinoughtimeleftoverforbothacademic

subjectsandafter-classactivities.

Ifyouareacollegestudentlookingforaparttimejob,

aretonsofon-campusjobopportunities,andasastudent,you’

,on-campusjobs

eliminatecommutingtime,andcouldbeagreatwaytoconnect

withacademicandprofessionalresourcesatyouruniversity.

Checkwithyourschool’scareerrviceoremploymentoffice

,thereare

opportunitiesforpart-timeworkoff-campus,pend

alittletimediggingfortherightparttimejobs,you’llsave

yourlftimewhenyoufindajobthatleavesyouwithenough

timetogetyourschoolworkdone,reacollege

studentlookingforworkbutworryyouwon’thaveenoughtime

todevotetoacademicsubjects,considerworkingasastudyhall

sibilitiesgenerallyinclude

supervisingstudyspacestoensurethataquietatmosphereis

’saprettyeasyjob,butonewithlotsof

downtime-whichmeansyouwillhaveplentyoftimetocatchup

onreading,dohomeworkorstudyforanexam.

Q16:Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcollegestudents

applyingforon-campusjobs

Q17:Whatcanstudentsdotofindacampusjobaccording

tothespeaker

Q18:Whatdoesthespeakersayisalibrarymonitor’s

responsibility

PassageTwo

re

sof

farmers

Kibaraisoneofthem.

HehasbeengrowingteaintheKerugoyaareafor40years.

Hesaysthepricesthisyearhavebeensolowthathehas

hemustgrowdifferentkindsof

teaifheistosurvive.

andhundredsofotherfarmershavebeenremoving

someoftheirteabushesandplantinganewkindofteadeveloped

vesarepurple

eteaisboiled,thedrinkhasapurplecolor.

Medicalrearchershavestudiedthehealthbenefitsofthenew

yitishealthierthangreenteaandcouldbesold

forapricethatisthreetofourtimeshigherthantheprice

ofgreentea.

sayshehasnotreceivedahigherpricefor

hispurpleteacrop.

Hesaysthemarketfortheteaisunstableandheisoften

forcedtollhispurpleteaforthesamepriceasgreentea

therearenotenoughbuyerswillingtopaymore

forthepurpletea.

eteafarmersinKenyadecidedtogrowpurple

tea

rearcherssayaboutpurpletea

findaboutpurpletea

PassageThree

Today'sconsumerswantbeautifulhandcraftedstowearand

efersomething

mentodayaremeeting

andhomesareshowinggreatchangeasmore

afts

doesagoodcraftsmanhavetowork

inajobhedislikesalldayandthentrytocreateatnight.

warespected

fthefunofbeingacraftsmanis

vetosharetheirideasand

materialsandhelpothersfindmarketsfortheirwork.

Craftsmenhavehelpededucateconsumerstomakewichoices.

lp

teninvolve

roupof

craftsmenexpendstoincludemoremembers,asmallcraft

organizationdoesalotin

trainingworkshopsinspecialmedia,craftmarketing

techniques,craftfairsandsales,festivals,TVappearances

rtcouncilshelpsponsorlocalarts

andcraftsfestivalswhichdrawcrowdsoftouristconsumers.

Thisbooststhelocaleconomyconsiderablybecautouristsnot

onlybuycrafts,buttheyalsoutherestaurantsandhotels

andotherrvicesofthearea.

esthespeakersayabouttoday'sconsumers

esthespeakersayaboutagoodcraftsmanin

thepast

craftsmenhelpconsumersdo

tateartcouncilshelpsponsorlocalartsand

craftsfestivals

听力参考答案：SectionA

1.[A]Itwasdangeroustolivein.

2.[B]Astorm

3.[B]Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

4.[C]Theyntsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

5.[D]Closomeofitspostoffice.

6.[C]StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

7.[A]Manypostofficestaffwilllotheirjobs.

SectionB

8.[D]Hewilllopartofhispay.

9.[B]Heisatrustworthyguy.

10.[D]Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.

11.[C]Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

12.[D]Rerved

13.[A]Theystayquiet

14.[C]Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

15.[B]Housprovidemoreprivacy

SectionC

16.[D]Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

17.[C]Visittheschoolcareersrvice.

18.[B]Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquiet

atmosphere.

19.[C]Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

20.[A]Itishealthierthangreentee.

21.[D]Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

22.[B]Theypreferuniquesofhighquality.

23.[B]Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

24.[A]Makewichoices.

25.[A]Toboostthelocaleconomy.

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