2016英语四级

2016年12月大学英语四级真题

及完整答案(共两卷)

2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第一套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,e

youhavetwooptionsupongraduation:oneistotakeajobinacompanyandthe

uldwriteatleast120words

butnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeach

newsreport,enewsreportandthe

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejusttheheard.

1.A)Itwasgoingtoberenovated.C)Itwasdangeroustolivein.

B)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.D)Hehadsoldittotheroyal

family.

2.A)Astorm.C)Aforestfire.

B)Astrike.D)ATerroristattack.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

C)Theyntcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

D)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

C)Heisveryclotothemanager.

D)Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

Question12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

7.A)Open.C)Selfish.

B)Rerved.D)Friendly.

8.A)Theyreadabook.C)Theystayquiet.

B)TheytalkabouttheweatherD)Theychatwithfellowpasngers.

9.A)Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

B)Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

C)ShewaagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

D)Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

15.A)Houaremuchmorequiet.C)Theywantagardenoftheir

own.

B)Theywanttohavemorespace.D)Housprovidemore

privacy.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeach

passage,epassageandthequestions

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

B)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

C)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

D)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

17.A)Visittheschoolcareersrvices.C)Lookatschoolbulletin

boards.

B)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.D)Gothroughcampus

newspapers.

18.A)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

B)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

C)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

D)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Ittastesbetter.C)Itiasiertogrow.

B)Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.D)Itcanbettersurviveextreme

weathers.

20.A)Itcangrowindriersoil.C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

B)Itisimmunetovariousdias.D)Itishealthierthangreentea.

21.A)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

B)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.

C)Itdoesnotbringthepromidhealthbenefits.

D)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.

B)Theydecoratetheirhomesthemlves.

C)Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

D)Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.

23.A)Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.

B)Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

C)Theywereproudoftheircreations.

D)Theyfocudonthequalityoftheirproducts.

24.A)Identifyfakecrafts.C)Designhandicraftsthemlves.

B)Makewichoices.D)Learntheimportanceof

creation.

25.A)Toattractforeigninvestments.C)Toaroupublicinterestin

crafts.

B)Toprervethetraditionalculture.D)Toboostthelocaleconomy.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredto

lectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

markthecorrespondingletterfor

notu

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”

and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetween

udy（26）thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbe

distinguishedbygender.

Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityrearchers（27）forxdifferencesthe

entirehumanbrain.

Andwhatdidtheyfind?thanofferevidencefor（28）

brainsas“male”or“female,”rearchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,

withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.

DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherrearchfoundthatwhilethereare

somegender-bad（29）,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbe

distinguishedbygender.

Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere（30）different,

youcouldn’mall（31）of

peoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.

LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist(神经科学家),saidthestudyisan

importantadditiontoagrowingbodyofrearchquestioning（32）beliefsabout

autionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudy

thatallbrainsarethesame,（33）ofgender.

“There’samountainofevidence（34）theimportanceofxinfluencesatall

levelsofbrainfunction,”hetoldTheSeattleTimes.

Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy（35）thatgenderplaysaveryimportantrole

inthebrain“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”

A)abnormalB)appliedC)brieflyD)categorizing

E)challengesF)figureG)percentageH)proving

I)regardlessJ)archedK)similaritiesL)slightly

M)suggestsN)tastesO)traditional

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

atementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

chooa

the

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

CanBurglarsJamYourWirelessSecuritySystem?

[A]Anyproductthatpromistoprotectyourhomedervescareful

n’tsurprisingthatyou’llfindplentyofstrongopinions

aboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-curitysystems.

[B]Themostlikelytypeofburglary(入室盗窃)byfaristheunsophisticated

crimeofopportunity,usuallyinvolvingabrokenwindoworsomeforcedentry.

AccordingtotheFBI,crimesliketheaccountedroughlytwo-thirdsofall

emajorityoftherestwereillegal,

u

oddsofacriminalusingtechnicalmeanstobypassacuritysystemaresosmall

thattheFBIdoesn’teventrackthostatistics.

[C]Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-curityconcernsiswhetherornota

red

tups,thefearisthataburglar(入室盗贼)mightbeabletoshutyoursystem

irelesstup,youstick

battery-powerednsorsuparoundyourhomethatkeepaneyeonwindows,

doors,motion,detectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemis

armed,they’lltransmitawirelessalertsignaltoabastationthatwillthen

proachwilleliminatemostcord-cuttingconcerns—but

whatabouttheirwirelesquivalent,jamming?Withtherightdevicetunedto

therightfrequency,what’stostopathieffromjammingyourtupand

blockingthatalertsignalfromeverreachingthebastation?

[D]Jammingconcernsarenothingnew,andthey’renotuniquetocurity

icethat’sbuilttoreceiveawirelesssignalataspecific

frequencycanbeoverwhelmedbyastrongersignalcominginonthesame

parison,let’ssayyouwantedto“jam”aconversation

betweentwopeople—allyou’dneedtodoisyellinthelistener’ar.

[E]Securitydevicesarerequiredtolistthefrequenciestheybroadcast

on—thatmeansthatapotentialthiefcanfindwhattheyneedtoknowwith

ll,however,needsoknowwhatsystemthey’re

aveasigninyouryarddeclaringwhattupyouu,that’d

pointthemintherightdirection,thoughatthatpoint,we’retalkingabouta

highlytargeted,mi-sophisticatedattack,andnotthesortforced-entryattack

’asiertofindandacquirejamming

equipmentforsomefrequenciesthanitisforothers.

[F]Wirelesscurityproviderswilloftentakestepstohelpcombatthe

Safe,winnerofourEditor’sChoicedistinction,

utilizesaspecialsystemthat’scapableofparatingincidentalRFinterference

esystemthinksit’sbeingjammed,it’ll

notifyyouviapushalert(推送警报).Fromthere,it’suptoyoutosoundthealarm

manually.

[G]SimpliSafewassingledoutinonerecentarticleonjamming,complete

withavideoshowingtheentiresystembeingeffectivelybypasdwithhandheld

akingappropriatemeasurestocontaintheRF

interferencetoourtestlab,wetestedtheattackoutforourlves,andwereable

toverifythatit’r,wealsoverified

thatSimpliSafe’htusintheact,ntan

alerttomysmartphone,andalsolistedourRFinterferenceonthesystem’vent

mbehindthearticleandvideoinquestionmakenomentionofthe

system,orwhetherornotindetectedthem.

[H]sthatathieflikely

wouldn’tbeabletoGooglehowthesystemworks,thenfigureoutawayaround

theycould,SimpliSafeclaimsthatitssystemisalwayvolving,and

thatitvariesslightlyfromsystemtosystem,whichmeanstherewouldn’tbea

ystemsalsoemconfidenton

matFrontpointaddresstheissueinablogon

itssite,citingtheirownjamprotectionsoftwareandclaimingthattherearen’t

anydocumentedcasofsuccessfuljamattacksincethecompanybeganoffering

wirelesscuritynsorsinthe1980s.

[I]before,withtheright

equipmentandtherightknow-how,it’spossibletojamanywireless

probableisitthatsomeonewillsuccessfullyjamtheirway

intoyourhomeandstealyourstuff?

[J]Let’simaginethatyouliveinasmallhomewithawirelesscuritytup

,athiefisgoingtoneedto

targetyourhome,,he’sgoingtoneedtoknowthetechnical

detailsofyoursystemandacquirethespecificequipmentnecessaryforjamming

ably,youkeepyourdoorslockedatnightandwhile

you’ansdefeatingthe

locksomehow,’llneedtobejammingyouatthispoint,

,too,

wouldthemotiondetectorsinyourhome,sothethiefwillneedtocontinue

jammingoncehe’r,he’llneed

todosowithouttrippingtheanti-jammingsystem,thedetailsofwhichhealmost

certainlydoesnowhaveaccessto.

[K]Attheendoftheday,thekindsofsystemsareprimarilydesignedto

protectagainstthesortofopportunisticsmash-and-grabattackthatmakesup

’realsoonlyasinglelayerinwhatshouldideally

beamany-sidedapproachtocuringyourhome,onethatincludescommon

emis

impenetrable,andnonecanpromitoeliminatetheworstcacompletely.

Everyoneofthemhasvulnerabilitiesthataknowledgeablethiefcould

ystemisonethatkeepsthatworst-cattingas

improbableaspossiblewhilealsoofferingstrongprotectionintheeventofa

less-extraordinaryattack.

ssibleforburglarstomakejammingattackswiththenecessary

equipmentandskill.

eringwithawirelesscuritysystemissimilartointerferingwitha

conversation.

arhastocontinuouslyjamthewirelesscuritydevicetoavoid

triggeringthealarm,bothinsideandoutsidethehou.

Safeprovidesdevicesthatareabletodistinguishincidentalradio

interferencefromtargetedjammingattacks.

erysmallproportionofburglariesarecommittedbytechnical

means.

fficulttocrackSimpliSafeasitssystemkeepschanging.

ssdeviceswilltransmitsignalssoastoactivatethealarmonce

somethingwrongisdetected.

entmeasuresshouldbetakentoprotectone’shomefromburglaryin

additiontothewirelesscuritysystem.

Safe’sdevicecanndawarningtothehouowner’scellphone.

rscaneasilygetacuritydevice’sfrequencybyInternetarch.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysome

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

n’ttellyou

’sbecauheplanstobantippinginfavorof

payinghisrversanactuallivingwage.

Ihatetipping.

Ihateitbecauit’tforthe

tly,IhatetippingbecauIbelieveI

wouldbeinabetterplaceifpaydecisionsregardingemployeesweresimplyleft

uptotheiremployers,asisthecustominvirtuallyeveryotherindustry.

Mostofyouprobablythinkthatyouhatetipping,chsuggests

uallylovetipping!Youliketofeelthatyouhaveavoicein

erhowthemathworksout,you

persistentlyviewrestaurantswithvoluntarytippingsystemsasbeingabetter

value,whichmakesitextremelydifficultforrestaurantsandbarstodoaway

withthetippingsystem.

Oneargumentthatyoutendtohearalotfromthepro-tippingcrowdems

logicalenough:therviceisbetterwhenwaitersdependontips,presumably

,if

thisweretrue,wewouldallbeslippingafew100-dollarbillstoourdoctorson

thewayouttheirdoors,tturnsout,waiterseonlyatinybumpin

s,keen

obrversofhumanitythattheyare,arecatchingontothis;inonepoll,afull

30%saidtheydidn’tbelievethejobtheydidhadanyimpactonthetipsthey

received.

Socomeon,folks:

tBillPerry’spub,andany

otherbarorrestaurantthatdoesn’taskyoutododrunkenmath.

nwelearnaboutBillPerryfromthepassage?

A)Herunsapubthatrvexcellentbeer.

B)Heintendstogetridofthetippingpractice.

C)Hegiveshisstaffaconsiderablesumfortips.

D)Helivescomfortablywithoutgettinganytips.

themainreasonwhytheauthorhatestipping?

A)Ittsabadexampleforotherindustries.

B)Itaddstotheburdenofordinarycustomers.

C)Itforcesthecustomertocompensatethewaiter.

D)Itposagreatchallengeforcustomerstodomath.

anypeoplelovetippingaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Theyhelpimprovethequalityoftherestaurantstheydinein.

B)Theybelievewaitersdervesuchrewardsforgoodrvice.

C)Theywanttoprerveawonderfultraditionoftheindustry.

D)Theycanhavesomesayinhowmuchtheirrverarn.

vesomewaiterscometorealizeaccordingtoasurvey?

A)Servicequalityhaslittleeffectontipsize.

B)Itisinhumanmaturetotrytosaveontips.

C)Tipsmakeitmoredifficulttopleacustomers.

D)Tipsbenefitthebossratherthattheemployees.

estheauthorargueforinthepassage?

A)Restaurantsshouldcalculatethetipsforcustomers.

B)Customersshouldpaymoretipstohelpimprovervice.

C)Waitersdervebetterthanjustrelyingontipsforaliving.

D)Waitersshouldbepaidbyemployersinsteadofcustomers.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Inthepast,fallingoilpriceshavegivenaboosttotheworldeconomy,but

recentforecastsforglobalgrowthhavebeentoneddown,evenasoilpricessink

atmeanthelinkbetweenloweroilpricesandgrowth

hasweakened?

Someexpertssaytherearestillgoodreasonstobelievecheapoilshouldheat

ershavemoremoneyintheirpocketswhen

they’endthatmoneyonotherthings,which

stimulatestheeconomy.

ThebiggestgainsgotocountriesthatimportmostoftheiroillikeChina,

Japan,andIndia,Butdoesn’ttheextramoneyinthepocketsofthocountries’

consumersmeananequallossinoilproducingcountries,cancellingoutthegains?

Notnecessarily,sayconomicrearcherSaraJohnson.“Manyoilproducers

builtuphugerervefundswhenpriceswerehigh,sowhenpricesfalltheywill

drawontheirrervestosupportgovernmentspendingandsubsidies(补贴)for

theirconsumers.”

Butnotalloilproducershavebigrerves,InVenezuela,collapsingoilprices

haventitconomyintofree-fall.

EconomistCarlWeinbergbelievesthenegativeeffectsofplungingoilprices

licationisasharp

declineinglobaltrade,whichhasplungedpartlybecauoil-producingnations

can’taffordtoimportasmuchastheyudto.

SaraJohnsonacknowledgesthattheglobaleconomicbenefitfromafallinoil

sonisthatmore

countriesarebigoilproducersnow,sothenationssufferingfromthepricedrop

accountforalargershareoftheglobaleconomy.

Consumers,t,areactingcautiouslywiththesavingsthey’re

gettingatthegaspump,asthememoryoftherecentgreatrecessionisstillfresh

mberofoil-producingcountriesaretrimmingtheir

gasolinesubsidiesandraisingtaxes,sothenetsavingsforglobalconsumersis

notasbigastheoilpriceplungemightsuggest.

estheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?

A)Thereasonsbehindtheplungeofoilprices.

B)Possiblewaystostimulatetheglobaleconomy.

C)Theimpactofcheapoilonglobaleconomicgrowth.

D)Theeffectoffallingoilpricesonconsumerspending.

omeexpertsbelievecheapoilwillstimulatetheglobaleconomy?

A)Manufacturerscanproduceconsumergoodsatamuchlowercost.

B)Loweroilpriceshavealwaysgivenabigboosttotheglobaleconomy.

C)Oilpricesmayriorfallbuteconomiclawsarenotsubjecttochange.

D)Consumerswillspendtheirsavingfromcheapoilonothercommodities.

ppensinmanyoil-exportingcountrieswhenoilpricesgodown?

A)Theysuspendimportofnecessitiesfromoveras.

B)Theyreduceproductiondrasticallytoboostoilprices.

C)Theyutheirmoneyrervestobackupconsumption.

D)Theytrytostoptheireconomyfromgoingintofree-fall.

sCarlWeinbergviewthecurrentoilpriceplunge?

A)Itisonethathasennoparallelineconomichistory.

B)Itsnegativeeffectsmorethancanceloutitspositiveeffects.

C)Itstillhasachancetogiveritoaboomintheglobaleconomy.

D)Itffectsontheglobaleconomygoagainstexistingeconomiclaws.

en’tfallingoilpricesboostedtheglobaleconomyastheydid

before?

A)Peoplearenotspendingallthemoneytheysaveongas.

B)Theglobaleconomyislikelytoundergoanotherrecession.

C)Oilimportersaccountforalargerportionoftheglobaleconomy.

D)Peopletheworldoverareafraidofafurtherplungeinoilprices.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranstateapassagefrom

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

在中国文化中，红色通常象征着好运、长寿和幸福，在春节和其他喜庆场

合，红色到处可见。人们把现金作为礼物送给家人或亲密朋友时，通常放在红

信封里。红色在中国流行的另一个原因是人们把它与中国革命和共产党相联系。

然而，红色并不总是代表好运与快乐。因为从前死者的名字常用红色书写，用

红墨水写中国人名被看成是一种冒犯行为。

第一套参考答案

PartIWriting

参考范文：Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollege

studentswillconfronttheproblemofthecareer

choice，ts'

ld

thatpriorityshouldbegiventotakeajob,but

otherstaketheattitudethatgoingtoagraduate

schoolisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencing

theirfuturecareerchoices.

Astomylf,Ipreferthelatterview.A

highereducationalbackgroundexertsa

tremendousfascinationonagreatnumberof

people,

phenomenonthatthegraduateshavedifficulties

infindingjobaftertheirgraduationcaneasily

befoundanywhereinourdailylife,especially

nehand,withtheimproved

higheducationofChinecollegestudents

whichdirectlybroughttheresultthatthereare

contrary,jobvacanciesdon’tincreathatfast.

Morepeople,lessfood,whichistheexact

ther

hand,moreandmorepeoplegoontopursue

theirmasteranddoctordegree;moreandmore

ChineoverastudentscomebacktoChinato

rethatthe

competitionismoreandmorefierce.

Therefore,itishightimethatwetook

effectivemeasurestoimproveourown

thecretofsuccessin

thefutureemploymentmarketafterour

graduation.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

1.[C]Itwasdangeroustolivein.2.[A]A

storm

3.[D]Theyweretrappedinanunderground

elevator.

4.[B]Theyntsuppliestokeeptheminers

warm.

5.[C]Closomeofitspostoffice.

6.[D]StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

7.[D]Manypostofficestaffwilllotheirjobs.

SectionB

8.[A]Hewilllopartofhispay.

9.[B]Heisatrustworthyguy.

10.[C]Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.

11.[A]Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

12.[B]Rerved13.[C]Theystayquiet

14.[B]Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’s

home.

15.[D]Housprovidemoreprivacy

SectionC

16.[A]Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiring

priority.

17.[A]Visittheschoolcareersrvice.

18.[C]Supervisingstudyspacestoensurea

quietatmosphere.

19.[B]Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

20.[D]Itishealthierthangreentee.

21.[A]Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

22.[C]Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhigh

quality.

23.[B]Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

24.[B]Makewichoices.

25.[D]Toboostthelocaleconomy.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

26.[E]challenges27.[J]arched28.[D]

categorizing

29.[K]similarities30.[L]slightly31.[G]

percentage

32.[O]traditional33.[I]regardless34.[H]

proving

35.[M]suggests

SectionB

36.[I]37.[D]38.[J]39.[F]40.[B]41.[H]42.[C]

43.[K]44.[G]45.[E]

SectionC

46.[B]Heintendstogetridofthetipping

practice.

47.[C]Itforcesthecustomertocompensatethe

waiter.

48.[D]Theycanhavesomesayinhowmuch

theirrverarn.

49.[A]Servicesqualityhaslittleeffectontip

size.

50.[D]Waitersshouldbepaidbyemployers

insteadofcustomers.

51.[C]Theimpactofcheapoilonglobal

economicgrowth.

52.[D]Consumerswillspendtheirsavingsfrom

cheapoilonothercommodities.

53.[C]Theyutheirmoneyrervestobackup

consumption.

54.[B]Itsnegativeeffectsmorethancancelout

itspositiveeffects.

55.[C]Oilimportersaccountforalarger

portionoftheglobaleconomy.

PartIVTranslation

参考译文：

ThecolorofredinChinecultureusually

meansgoodluck,

canbefoundeverywhereduringChineSpring

ofteninredenvelopesarenttofamily

ularity

canalsobeattributedthefactthatpeople

accociateitwithChinerevolutionand

r,itdoesnotalways

equaltogoodluckandjoyinthatthenameof

edink

towritenamesofChinepeoplewereenas

anoffen.

2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第二套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,eyou

havetwooptionsupongraduation:oneistoworkinastate-ownedbusinessandthe

nessay

uldwriteatleast120wordsbutno

morethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeach

newsreport,enewsreportandthe

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to2arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Itwasdangeroustolivein.

B)Itwasgoingtoberenovated.

C)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.

D)Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

2.A)Astrike.

C)Aforestfire.

B)Astorm.

D)Aterroristattack.

Questions3to4arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

C)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

D)Theyntcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

4.A)Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.

B)Theyreleadthedetailsoftheaccident.

C)Theyntsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

D)Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.

Questions5to7arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeach

econversationsandthequestions

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,

epassageandthequestionswillbe

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

B)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

C)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

D)Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

17.A)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.

B)Lookatschoolbulletinboards.

C)Visittheschoolcareersrvice.

D)Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

18.A)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

B)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

C)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

D)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

Questions19to21arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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.

Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredto

lectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

markthecorrespondingletterfor

notu

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

'stheconclusionofanewstudythatfindsthat

Earth'soceansnow(26)half

ofoceanheatintakesince1865hastakenplacesince1997,rearchersreport

onlineinNatureClimateChange.

Warmingwatersareknownto(27)tocoralbleaching(珊瑚白化)andthey

takeupmorespacethancoolerwaters,raisinga(28).Whilethetopofthe

oceanisstudied,itsdepthsaremoredifficultto(29)Therearchersgathered

150yearsofoceantemperaturedatainordertogetbetter(30)ofheatabsorption

theredtogethertemperaturereadingscollected

byeverythingfroma19thcentury(31)ofBritishnavalshipstomodern

ensivedatasources,(32)withcomputer

simulations(计算机模拟),createdatimelineofoceantemperaturechanges,

includingcoolingfromvolcanicoutbreaksandwarmingfromfossilfuel(33).

About35percentoftheheattakeninbytheoceansduringtheindustrial

eranowresidentsata(34)ofmorethan700meters,

saythey'reunsure(35)whetherthedeep-awarmingcanceledoutwarmingat

thea'ssurface.

AabsorbBcombinedCcontributeDdepthEemission

erent

pictureNunsureOvoyage

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

atementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

chooa

the

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheSecrettoRaisingSmartKids

[A]Ifirstbegantoinvestigatethebasisofhumanmotivation-andhowpeople

pervereaftertbacks-asapsychologygraduatestudentatYaleUniversityin

experimentsbypsychologistsattheUniversityof

Pennsylvaniahadshownthatafterrepeatedfailures,mostanimalsconcludethat

uchanexperiencean

animaloftenremainspassiveevenwhenitcaneffectchange-astatetheycalled

learnedhelplessness.

[B]Peoplecanlearntobehelpless,omestudentsgiveupwhere

theyencounterdiffculty,whereasotherswhoarenomoreskilledcontinueto

striveandlearn?Oneanswer,Isoondiscovered,layinpeople’beliefsaboutwhy

theyhadfailed.

[C]Inparticular,attributingpoorperformancetoalackofabilitydepress

olda

groupofschoolchildrenwhodisplayedhelplessbehaviorthatalackofeffortled

totheirmistakesinmath,theylearnedtokeeptryingwhentheproblemsgot

rgroupofhelplesschildrenwhoweresimplyrewardedfortheir

successoneasierproblemsdidnotimprovetheirabilitytosolveharmmath

xperimentsindicatedthatafocusoneffortcanhelpresolve

helplessnessandgeneratesuccess.

[D]Later,Idevelopedabroadertheoryofwhatparatesthetwogeneral

zedthedifferent

typesofstudentsnotonlyexplaintheirfailuresdifferently,buttheyalsohold

different“theories”plessonesbelieveintelligenceisa

fixedcharacteristic:youhaveonlyacertainamount,andthat'hisa

"fixedmind-t(思维模式)."Mistakescracktheirlf-confidencebecauthey

attributeerrorstoalackofability,

mastery-orientchildren,ontheotherhand,thinkintelligenceisnotfixedand

ildrenbelieve

challengesareenergizingratherthanintimidating(令人生畏);theyoffer

tswithsuchagrowthmind-tweredestined(注

定)forgreatacademicsuccessandwerequitelikelytooutperformtheir

counterparts.

[E]Wevalidatedtheexpectationsinastudyinwhichtwootherpsychologists

andImonitored373studentfortwoyearsduringthetransitiontojuniorhigh

school,whentheworkgetsmoredifficultandthegradingmorestrict,to

eginning

ofventhgrade,weassdthestudents'mind-tsbyaskingthemtoagreeor

disagreewithstatementssuchas"Yourintelligenceissomethingverybasic

aboutyouthatyoucan'treallychange."Wethenassdtheirbeliefsabout

otheraspectsoflearningandlookedtoewhathappenedtotheirgrades.

[F]Aspredicted,thestudentswithagrowthmind-tfeltthatlearningwas

tion,theyheldhardwork

inhighregard,Theyunderstoodthatevengeniushavetoworkhard.

Confrontedbyatbacksuchasadisappointingtestgrade,studentswitha

studentswhoheldafixedmind-t,however,wereconcernedaboutlooking

dnegativeviewsofeffort,believing

oughtthataperson

utinga

badgradetotheirownlackofability,thowithafixedmind-tsaidthatwould

studylessinthefuture,trynevertotakethatsubjectagainandconsider

cheatingonfuturetests.

[G]

startofjuniorhigh,themathachievementtestscoresofthestudentswitha

growthmind-twerecomparabletothethoofstudentswhodisplayedafixed

heworkbecamemoredifficult,thestudentswithagrowth

ult,theirmathgradesovertook

thooftheotherstudentsbytheendofthefirstmester-andthegapbetween

thetwogroupscontinuedtowidenduringthetwoyearswefollowedthem.

[H]Afixedmind-tcanalsohindercommunicationandprogressinthe

ch

showsthatmanagerswhohaveafixedmind-tarelesslikelytoekorwelcome

feedbackfromtheiremployeesthanaremanagerswithagrowthmind-t.

[I]Howdowetransmitagrowthmind-ttoourchildren?Onewayisby

tance,

talkingaboutmathematicalgeniuswhoweremoreorlessbornthatwayputs

studentsinafixedmind-t,butmathematicianswhofellinlovewithmathand

developedamazingskillsproduceagrowthmind-t.

[J]Inaddition,parentsandteacherscanhelpchildrenbyprovidingexplicit

instructionregardingthemindasalearningmachine,Idesignedaneight-ssion

workshopfor91studentswhomathgradesweredecliningintheirfirstyearof

-eightofthestudentsreceivedinstructioninstudyskillsonly,

whereastheothersattendedacombinationofstudyskillsssionsandclassin

whichtheylearnedaboutthegrowthmind-tandhowtoapplyittoschoolwork.

Inthegrowthmind-tclass,studentsreadanddiscusdanarticleentitled

“YouCanGrowYourBrain.”Theyweretaughtthatthebrainislikeamuscle

thatgetsstrongerwithuandthatlearningpromptsthebraintogrownew

chinstruction,manystudentsbegantoethemlvesas

ebeingunawarethattherewere

twotypesofinstruction,teachersreportedsignificantmotivationalchangesin

27%ofthechildreninthegrowthmind-tworkshopascomparedwithonly9%

ofstudentsinthecontrolgroup.

[K]Rearchisconverging(汇聚)ontheconclusionthatgreataccomplishment

andevengeniusistypicallytheresultofyearsofpassionandnotsomethingthat

flowsnaturallyfromagift.

hor'xperimentshowsthatstudentswithafixedmind-tbelieve

havingtoworkhardisanindicationoflowability.

ngoneffortiffectiveinhelpingchildrenovercomefrustrationand

achievesuccess.

ultivateagrowthmind-tinchildrenbytellingsuccessstoriesthat

emphasizehardworkloveoflearning.

ts’beliefaboutthecauoftheirfailureexplainstheirattitudetoward

tbacks.

uthor’xperiment,studentwithagrowthmind-tshowedgreater

perveranceinsolvingdifficultmathproblems.

horconductedanexperimenttofindoutabouttheinfluenceof

students’mind-tsonmathlearning.

ailingagainandagain,mostanimalsgiveuphope.

ingstudentsaboutthebrainasalearningmachineisagoodstrategy

toenhancetheirmotivationforlearning.

withafixedmind-tbelievethatone’sintelligenceisunchangeable.

orkplace,feedbackmaynotbesowelcometomanagerswithafixed

mind-t.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysome

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

"Sugar,alcoholandtobacco,"economistAdamSmithoncewrote,"are

commoditieswhicharenowherenecessariesoflife,whichhavebecomeobjectsof

almostuniversalconsumption,andwhichare,therefore,extremelypopular

subjectsoftaxation."

Twoandahalfcenturieson,mostcountriesimposomesortoftaxon

rgingobesitylevelsputtingincreasingstrainon

publichealthsystems,governmentsaroundtheworldhavebeguntotoywiththe

ideaoftaxingsugaraswell.

minaryreviewof

Mexico'staxationfoundafallinpurchasoftaxeddrinksaswellasariin

rast,aDanishtaxonfoodshighin

fatswasabandonedayearafteritsintroduction,amidclaimsthatconsumers

wereavoidingitbycrossingthebordertoGermanytosatisfytheirdesirefor

cheaper,fattierfare.

Thefoodindustryhas,ingeneral,beenfirmlyoppodtosuchdirect

eless,therenewedfocusonwaistlinesmeansthat

industrygroupsareunderpressuretodemonstratetheirproductsarehealthyas

wellastasty.

Overthepastthreedecades,theindustryhasmadesomeeffortstoimprove

mple,somedrinkmanufactureshavecutthe

amountofsugarintheirbeverages.

Manyofthereductionsoverthepast30yearshavebeenachievedeitherby

reducingtheamountofsugar,saltorfatinaproduct,orbyfindingan

cently,however.

Somecompanieshavebeeninvestingmoneyinamoreambitious

undertaking:learninghowtoadjustthefundamentalmake-upofthefoodthey

mple,havingsaltontheoutside,butnoneontheinside,reducesthe

saltcontentwithoutchangingthetaste.

Whilereformulatingrecipes(配方)isonewaytoimprovepublichealth,it

istorememberthat

withobesity,amixtureof

approaches-includingreformulation,taxationandadjustingportionsizes-willbe

snosilverbullet.

dAdamSmithsayaboutsugar,alcoholandtobacco.

reprofitabletomanufacture.

reinever-increasingdemand.

resubjecttotaxationalmosteverywhere.

renolongerconsiderednecessitiesoflife.

emanycountriesstartedtoconsidertaxingsugar?

eundergrowingpressurestobalancetheirnationalbudgets.

nditeverhardertocopewithsugar-inducedhealthproblems.

acticeoftaxingalcoholandtobaccohasprovedbothpopularand

profitable.

arindustryisovertakingalcoholandtobaccobusinessin

generatingprofits.

welearnaboutDanishtaxationonfat-richfoods?

otworkoutaswellaswaxpected.

ritoalotofproblemsontheborder.

dnotsucceedwithoutGermancooperation.

ithfirmoppositionfromthefoodindustry.

themorerecenteffortbyfoodcompaniestomakefoodsanddrinks

bothhealthyandtasty?

ingsugarorsaltwithalternativeingredients.

galimitontheamountofsugarorsaltintheirproducts.

inginrearchtofindwaystoadapttoconsumers'needs.

ingthephysicalcompositionoftheirproducts.

estheauthormeanbysaying,attheendofthepassage,"Thereisno

silverbullet"(Line4,Para7)?

snosingleeasyquicksolutiontotheproblem.

snohopeofsuccesswithoutpubliccooperation.

sonhurryinfindingwaystosolvetheobesityproblem.

snoeffectivewaytoreducepeople'ssugarconsumption.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Youmayhaveheardsomeofthefashionindustryhorrorstories:models

eatingtissuesorcottonballstoholdoffhunger,andmodelscollapsingfrom

hunger-inducedheartattacksjustcondsaftertheystepofftherunway.

Excessivelyskinnymodelshavebeenapointofcontroversyfordecades,and

tworearcherssayamodel'sbodymassshouldbeaworkspacehealthand

itorialreleadMondayintheAmericanJournalofPublic

Health,KatherineRecordandBrynAustinmadetheircaforgovernment

regulationofthefashionindustry.

Theaverageinternationalrunwaymodelhasabodymassindex(BMI)

under16-lowenoughtoindicatestarvationbytheWorldHealthOrganization's

ordandAustinareworriednotjustaboutthemodels

themlves,butaboutthevastnumberofgirlsandwomentheirimages

influence.

"Especiallygirlsandtens",saysRecord."Seventypercentofgirlsaged10

to18reportthattheydefineperfectbodyimagebadonwhattheyein

magazines."That'speciallyworrying,shesays,giventhatanorexia(厌食

症)resultsinmoredeathsthandoesanyothermentalillness,accordingtothe

NationalInstituteofMentalHealth.

It'scommonlyknownthatcertaindiasarelinkedwithoccupationslike

sionalfashionmodelsareparticularly

vulnerabletoeatingdisordersresultingfromoccupationaldemandstomaintain

extremethinness.

Record'ssuggestionistoprohibitagentsfromhiringmodelswithaBMI

below18.

InApril,Francepasdalawttinglowerlimitsforamodel'sweight.

AgentsandfashionhouswhohiremodelswithBMIunder18couldpay

$82,tingthefashionindustry

intheUnitedStateswon'tbeeasy,hthenewrulesinFrance,

tcouldmakeadifference."Adesignercan'tsurvivewithout

participatinginParisFashionWeek",shesays,adding,"Ourargumentisthat

thesamewouldbetrueofNewYorkFashionWeek."

RecordandAustinsayaboutfashionmodels'bodymass?

audneedlesscontroversy.

cusofthemodelingbusiness.

tamatterofpersonaltaste.

ctsmodels'healthandsafety.

eRecordandAustinadvocatingintheMondayeditorial?

einthepublic'sviewoffemalebeauty.

mentlegislationaboutmodels'weight.

ationofforcedweightlossbymodels.

itionofmodelatingnon-foodstuff.

RecordandAustinworriedaboutthelowbodymassindexof

models?

ributestomanymentalillness.

nesthefutureofthefashionindustry.

reatinfluenceonnumerousgirlsandwomen.

smanyotherwiqualifiedwomenofftherunaway.

welearnaboutFrance'sfashionindustry?

ifficultyhiringmodels.

owanewlawtofollow.

wsgirlsunder18ontherunway.

vertakenthatoftheUnitedStates.

esRecordexpectofNewYorkFashionWeek?

createacompletelynewtofrules.

dobetterthanParisFashionWeek.

differfromParisFashionWeek.

havemodelswithahigherBMI.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranstateapassagefrom

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

随着中国的改革开放，如今很多年轻人都喜欢举行西式婚礼。新娘在婚礼

上穿着白色婚纱，因为白色被认为是纯洁的象征。然而，在中国传统文化中，

白色经常是葬礼上使用的颜色。因此务必记住，白花一定不要用作祝人康复的

礼物，尤其不要送给老年人或危重病人。同样，礼金也不能装在白色信封里，

而要装在红色信封里。

第二套参考答案

PartIWriting

参考范文：Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollege

studentswillconfronttheproblemofthecareer

choice，ts'

ld

thatthereisnobetterwaytogetadecentjob

thanworkinginastated-ownedbusinesswhich

willguaranteemylifeafterretirement,but

otherstaketheattitudethatajointventure

outweighsanyotherjobsasitmayprovide

higherincomeforemployees.

Astomylf,Ipreferthelatterview.A

jointventure,especiallyahigh-salaryjoint

venture,exertsatremendousfascinationona

greatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.

Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomakesure

myretirementpensionisgoodenough,

myview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependon

,

metropolisistheplacewhereIcangrasploads

ofopportunitiesandachievemypersonal

dtheviewthatliveinthe

moment,notthefuture,andalsoinorderto

financemylfinsomeaspectssuchasthe

transportation,thehou-renting,orsocial

activities,ajointventurecansatisfymyneeds

fortheconsumptionImentionedabove.

Inshort,ajointventureisthefirstandonly

considerationinmychoiceofcareer.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

1.[A]Itwasdangeroustolivein.

2.[B]Astorm

3.[B]Theyweretrappedinanunderground

elevator.

4.[C]Theyntsuppliestokeeptheminers

warm.

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’s

home.

15.[B]Housprovidemoreprivacy

SectionC

16.[D]Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiring

priority.

17.[C]Visittheschoolcareersrvice.

18.[B]Supervisingstudyspacestoensurea

quietatmosphere.

19.[C]Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

20.[A]Itishealthierthangreentee.

21.[D]Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

22.[B]Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhigh

quality.

23.[B]Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

24.[A]Makewichoices.

25.[A]Toboostthelocaleconomy.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

(26)Aabsorb(27)Ccontribute(28)Klevel(29)G

explore

(30)Mpicture(31)Ovoyage(32)Bcombined

(33)Eemission(34)Ddepth

(35)Nunsure

SectionB

36F37C38I39F40G41E42A43J

44D45H

SectionC

46[C]Theyweresubjecttotaxationalmost

everywhere.

47[B]Theyfinditeverhardertocopewith

sugar-inducedhealthproblems.

48[A]Itdidnotworkoutaswellaswas

expected.

49[D]Adjustingthephysicalcompositionof

theirproducts.

50[A]Thereisnosingleeasyquicksolutionto

theproblem.

51[D]Itaffectsmodels'healthandsafety.

52[B]Governmentlegislationaboutmodels'

weight.

53[C]Ithasgreatinfluenceonnumerousgirls

andwomen.

54[B]Ithasnowanewlawtofollow.

55[D]ItwillhavemodelswithahigherBMI.

PartIVTranslation

参考译文：

WithChina’sreformandopeningup,many

youngpeopletendtoholdWestern-style

dewearsawhite

weddingdressatthewedding,becauwhiteis

r,in

traditionalChineculture,whiteisoftenud

infunerals,sobesuretorememberthatwhite

flowersmustnotbeudasagifttothepatient,

especiallynottotheniorsorpatientsin

rly,thecashgift

cannotbepackedinawhiteenvelope,butina

redenvelope.

附：听力原文（第一套和第二套听力录音相同）

短篇新闻1

SectionA-1

A16thcenturycastleinScotlandiscloto

collapsingafterlumpsofsoilswerewashed

awaybyfloods,threateningitsfoundations.

OnSunday,thecastle’sownerJohnGordon,

76,wasforcedtomoveouthispropertyafterthe

RiverDeesweptawayabout60feetofland,

leavingthecastledangerousclototheriver.

AccordingtotheScottishDailyRecord.

AbergeldiecastlelocatedinAberdeenshire,

ScotlandwasbuiltbySirAlexanderGordonof

MidmarwholaterbecametheEarlofHuntly.

Thecastlewhichislocatedon11,700acres

wasleadtomembersoftheroyalfamily

between1848and1970,includingKingEdward

VIIandGeorgeV.

TheScottishEnvironmentProtectionAgency

hasissuedmorethan35floodwarningscovering

veralregions,asScotlandcontinuestoclean

uptheafterStormFrankhitthecountrylast

Wednesday.

“Thismeansthatriverswillrimoreslowly,

butthenstayhighformuchlonger.”the

environmentalagencysaid.

JohnGordonmoveoutof

Abergeldiecastle?

ppenedinScotlandlast

Wednesday?

短篇新闻2

SectionA-2

RescueeffortswereunderwayThursday

morningfor17minerswhowerestuckinan

elevatorbelowgroundataCargillrocksalt

minenearLansing,NewYork,accordingto

MarciaLynch.

PublicinformationofficerwithTompkins

County’mergencyrespondepartment,

emergencyworkershavemadecontactwiththe

yallappeartobe

uninjured,saidJessicaVerfuss,theemergency

department’sassistantdirector.

Crewshavemanagedtoprovideheatpacks

andblanketstotheminerssothattheycankeep

warmduringtherescueoperation,Verfusssaid.

Detailsaboutwhatledtotheworkers’being

trappedintheelevatorwentimmediately

e,alongNewYork’sCayuga

Lake,

producesabout2milliontonsofsaltthatis

shippedtomorethan1,500placesinthe

northeasternUnitedStates,therocksaltmineis

oneofthreeoperatedbyCargillwiththeother

twoinLouisianaandOhio.

esthenewsreportsayabout

thesaltminers?

dtherescueteamdo?

短篇新闻3

SectionA-3

Serviceannouncedtoday

thatitisconsideringclosingabout3,700post

officesoverthenextyearbecauoffalling

revenues.

Facingan$8.3billionbudgetdeficitthis

year,closingpostofficersisoneofveral

proposalsthePostalServicehasputforth

ek,forexample,

PostmasterGeneralPatDonahoeannounced

planstostopmaildeliveryonSaturdays,amove

hesayscouldsave$3billionannually.

“Wearelosingrevenueaswespeak,”

Donahoesaid.“Wedonotwanttaxpayer

any

otherbusinessyouhavetomakechoices.”

DeanGranholmthevicepresidentfor

deliveryandpostofficeoperationssaidthefirst

estimatedthatabout3,000postmasters,500

stationmanagersandbetween500and1,000

postalclerkscouldlotheirjobs.

Serviceplanning

todo?

asurehasbeenplannedtosave

costs?

llhappenwhenthepropod

measurecomeintoeffect?

长对话

Conversation1

A:n,we'vegottroubleinthe

pressroomthismorning.

B:out?

A:Oneofthepressoperatorsarrivedan

hourandahalflate.

B:Butthat'

'swhywe

haveaclock-insystem.

A:Butthepointisthemanwasclocked-in

at8o'Johnstandingbythetime

clock,andheswearshesawnothingirregular.

B:IsJohnreliable?

A:Yes,'swhywechohimfor

thejob.

B:Haveyouspokentothemanwhowas

late?

A:htI'dhaveawordwith

'sadifficultman,andIthink

there'sbeensometroubleontheshopfloor.I've

gotafeelingthattradeunionreprentativeis

agertoldmethatJack

Green'sbeenveryactivearoundtheshopthe

lastfewdays.

B:Well,whatdoyouwantmetodo?

A:Iwaswonderingifyou'deSmith,the

manwhowaslate,becauyouaresomuch

betterathandlingthingslikethis.

B:Oh,alright.I'ayI

agreewithyouabouttherebeingbadfeelingsin

theworks.I'vehadtheideaforsometimethat

JackGreen'sbeenbusystirringthingsupin

's

,I'llgetthe

managertondSmithuphere.

llhappentothepressoperator

whowaslatefortheworkaccordingtothe

woman?

esthemansayaboutJohnwho

standsbythetimeclock?

sthemansuggestthewoman

etheworkerwhowaslate?

esthewomansayaboutJack

Green?

Conversation2

A:Ourtopictodayisaboutsomethingsthat

foreignersnearlyalwayssaywhentheyvisit

's'WhyaretheBritishsocold?'And

they'retalkingabouttheBritishpersonality–

thefamousBritish'rerve'.Itmeansthatwe

aren'tveryfriendly,wearen'tveryopen.

B:Sodoyouthinkit'strue?

A:It'peoplewho

visitBritainsayit'sdifficulttomakefriends

ywe'recold,

rerved,unfriendly...

B:Ithinkit'Americansor

eakthesamelanguage,but

they'eitwhen

youtravel,people-Imeanstrangers-speakto

hpeople

London,anyway.

A:'NotinLondon'.That'lcities

arefulloftouristsandareneververyfriendly.

Peoplearedifferentinotherpartsofthe

country.

B:omanonce,an

'sbeenworkinginManchesterfor

twoyears,

andnoone-notoneofhercolleagues-had

re

friendlytoheratwork,

couldn'dthatwouldnever

happeninItaly.

A:Youknowwhattheysay–'an

Englishman'shomeishiscastle'.It’sreally

difficulttogetinside.

B:'

hometoyourhouandyourgardenandyou

'syourplace.

A:That'swhytheBritishdon'tlikeflats.

Theyprefertoliveinhous.

B:That’strue.

foreignersgenerallythinkof

Britishpeopleaccordingtothewoman?

yBritishpeopletypicallydo

onethetrainaccordingtotheman?

esthemansayaboutthe

ItalianwomanworkinginManchester?

ritishpeoplepreferhous

toflats?

听力篇章

PassageOne

Incollege,timeisscarce,andconquently,

ametime,expensin

ime

jobisagoodwaytobalancecostswhileensuring

thereinoughtimeleftoverforbothacademic

subjectsandafter-classactivities.

Ifyouareacollegestudentlookingfora

parttimejob,thebestplacetostartyourjob

retonsof

on-campusjobopportunities,andasastudent,

you’llautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

Plus,on-campusjobliminatecommutingtime,

andcouldbeagreatwaytoconnectwith

academicandprofessionalresourcesatyour

ithyourschool’scareer

rviceoremploymentofficeforhelptofinda

,thereareopportunities

forpart-timeworkoff-campus,pend

alittletimediggingfortherightparttimejobs,

you’llsaveyourlftimewhenyoufindajob

thatleavesyouwithenoughtimetogetyour

schoolworkdone,reacollege

studentlookingforworkbutworryyouwon’t

haveenoughtimetodevotetoacademicsubjects,

considerworkingasastudyhalloralibrary

sibilitiesgenerallyinclude

supervisingstudyspacestoensurethataquiet

’saprettyeasyjob,

butonewithlotsofdowntime-whichmeansyou

willhaveplentyoftimetocatchuponreading,

dohomeworkorstudyforanexam.

Q16:Whatdoesthespeakersayabout

collegestudentsapplyingforon-campusjobs?

Q17:Whatcanstudentsdotofinda

campusjobaccordingtothespeaker?

Q18:Whatdoesthespeakersayisalibrary

monitor’sresponsibility?

PassageTwo

Agriculturalworkersingreenteafields

softeabushesare

farmers

eengrowingtea

intheKerugoyaareafor40years.

Hesaysthepricesthisyearhavebeenso

hemustgrowdifferentkindsofteaifheisto

survive.

andhundredsofotherfarmers

havebeenremovingsomeoftheirteabushes

andplantinganewkindofteadevelopedbythe

ves

eteaisboiled,

l

rearchershavestudiedthehealthbenefitsof

yitishealthierthangreen

teaandcouldbesoldforapricethatisthreeto

fourtimeshigherthanthepriceofgreentea.

sayshehasnotreceiveda

higherpriceforhispurpleteacrop.

Hesaysthemarketfortheteaisunstable

andheisoftenforcedtollhispurpleteafor

there

arenotenoughbuyerswillingtopaymorefor

thepurpletea.

eteafarmersinKenya

decidedtogrowpurpletea?

rearcherssayaboutpurple

tea?

findabout

purpletea?

PassageThree

Today'sconsumerswantbeautiful

handcraftedstowearandtohavefortheir

efersomething

men

and

homesareshowinggreatchangeasmoreand

moreuniquehandcrafteditemsbecome

doesagoodcraftsmanhavetoworkinajobhe

dislikesalldayandthentrytocreateatnight.

w

fthefun

ofbeingacraftsmanismeetingothercraftsmen.

Theylovetosharetheirideasandmaterialsand

helpothersfindmarketsfortheirwork.

Craftsmenhavehelpededucateconsumersto

lpthembecome

lpthem

ten

involveconsumersintryingthecraftthemlves.

Whenagroupofcraftsmenexpendstoinclude

moremembers,asmallcraftorganizationis

organizationdoesalotin

trainingworkshopsinspecialmedia,craft

marketingtechniques,craftfairsandsales,

festivals,TVappearancesanddemonstrations.

Stateartcouncilshelpsponsorlocalartsand

craftsfestivalswhichdrawcrowdsoftourist

oststhelocaleconomy

considerablybecautouristsnotonlybuy

crafts,buttheyalsoutherestaurantsand

hotelsandotherrvicesofthearea.

esthespeakersayabout

today'sconsumers?

esthespeakersayabouta

goodcraftsmaninthepast?

craftsmenhelpconsumers

do?

tateartcouncilshelpsponsor

localartsandcraftsfestivals?