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英语四级考试听力文章原文
2016年6月英语四级考试听力文章原文
英语四级听力文章A卷
Part
ListeningComprehension
SectionA
NewsReportOne
TheInternationalLaborOrganizationsaysthenumberofpeoplewithoutjobsisincreasing.Initslatestupdateonglobalemploymenttrends,theagencysaysprojectionsofthenumberofunemployedpeoplethisyearrangefrom210milliontonearly240millionpeople.Thereportwarnsthat200millionpoorworkersareatriskofjoiningtheranksofpeoplelivingonlessthan2dollarsperdayinthepast3years.TheDirectorGeneraloftheInternationalLaborOrganizationJuanSomavianotesthatsomecountrieshavetakenmeasurestoaddresstheeffectsoftheglobalcrisis.However,hepointsoutthatmanycountrieshavenotdoneso.Andbasedonpastexperiences,ittakes4to5yearsaftereconomicrecoveryforunemploymenttoreturntopre-crisislevels.Mr.SomaviasaystheInternationalLaborOrganizationisproposingaglobaljob’sagreementtodealwithunemployment.“Itskeyobjectiveistoplacethecenterofrecoveryefforts—measuresthatwouldgeneratehigherlevelsofemploymentandprovidebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.”
NewsReportTwo
BigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkCityhavestartedtoobeyafirst-of-its-kindrulerequiringthemtopostcaloriecountsrightonthemenu.CathyNonasiswiththeNewYorkCityDepartmentofHealth.
“Wewantedtogivepeopleanopportunitytoactuallyseethecaloriesbeforetheypurchasethefoodandmakeadecision,aninformeddecisionthatiftheywanttomakethehealthierchoice—iftheywanttoeatfewercalories—theycan.Andweexpectthiswillhaveahugeimpactonobesity.Andofcourse,ifithasanimpactonobesity,itwillhaveanimpactondiabetes,andheartdisease,andhighbloodpressure.
Thenewruleswereintroducedaspartofananti-obesitycampaignthatalsoincludesarecentcitywidebanonartificialtransfatsinrestaurantfood.Themenuruleonlyappliestorestaurantsthatservesstandardizedportionsizesandhave15ormorelocationsnationwide.StartinglastSaturday,chainsbigenoughtofallundertherulewillfacepenaltiesaboutupto2,000dollarsfornotshowingcalorieinformationinaprominentspotontheirmenus,preferablynexttotheprice.
NewsReportThree
Almostallcompaniesrecognizetheimportanceofinnovationtoday.Butnotmanyareabletointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.
AcommentaryintheShanghaiDailypointsoutthatinnovationdoesn’tmeanpilesofdocuments.It’ssomethingmorepractical.Thearticlesaysmanypeopletendtoassumethatinnovationjustmeanscreatingsomethingnew,butactuallyit’smorethanthat.It’sanattitudeofdoingthings.Acompanyshouldfindwaystoinnovatenotjustinproductsbutalsoinfunctions,businessmodelsandprocesses.
ThearticlecitestheglobalgiantProcter&Gambleasanexample,sayingarealinnovativecompanyshoulddevelopaninnovationcultureanduseitasaprimarytoolforsuccess.Procter&Gamblehasa“CorporateInnovationFund”whichoffersbigrewardsforhigh-riskideasthatsucceed.Italsohasaspecialinnovationfacilityforitsemployees.Sometimesitsemployeesarereleasedfromtheirdailyjobsforweeksandspendtheirtimeinteractingintheinnovationfacilityinstead.Inconclusion,thearticlesaysinnovativeideasalonedonotensuresuccess.It’spointlessunlessthereisarepeatableprocessinplacetoturninspirationintofinancialperformance.
SectionB
ConversationOne
M:
So,Linzy,doyouliketotextmessageonyourcellphone?
W:
Yeah,Itextmessagealot.
M:
Idon’tdoitsomuch.IprefertomakeacallifI’minahurry.
W:
Yeah,Igobothways.SometimesIdon’treallywanttotalktotheperson.Ijustwanttoaskthemonequestion,soit’smucheasierformejusttotextmessage.IfIcallthem,I’llhavetohavealongconversation.
M:
Yeah,Icanseewhatyoumean.ButIgetoffthephoneprettyquicklywhenIcall.I’mnotabigtalker.
W:
Yeah,that’strue.Youdon’ttalkalot.
M:
Soareyoufastatwritingthemessageswithyourthumb?
W:
Well,whenIfirstgotacellphone,Iwassoslow.IthoughtIwouldnevertextmessage.Butthenpeoplekepttext-messagingme,soIfeltobligedtolearnhowtotextmessage.SonowI’mprettyfast.Whataboutyou?
M:
ActuallyIhavetheoppositeproblem.WhenIfirstgotmycellphone,Ithoughtitwassocooltotextmessageallmyfriendswhohaveone,andIwasprettyfastwithmythumbthen.ButitseemslikenowIdon’tuseitsomuch,I’vegotsloweractually.
W:
Yeah,Ithinktextmessagingactuallysortofhastodowithyourage.Forexample,peopleinhighschool,theytextmessagealot.ButIaskedmyfatherifhetextedmessages,andguesswhathesaid?
M:
What?
W:
Hesaidhe’dnevertextmessage.Hethinksit’sverychildishandunprofessionaltotextmessage.
M:
Yeah,Icanseewhathemeans.It’sconsideredprettyinformaltotextmessagetosomeone.
ConversationTwo
W:
Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson.HowcanIhelpyou?
M:
Well,I’dliketotalktoyouaboutTimBond,thedepartmentmanager.
W:
Whatseemstobetheproblem?
M:
Well,eversinceSandraleftthedepartment,IfeellikeI’vebeentargetedtodoallherworkaswellasmine.I’mexpectedtoattendtoomanymeetingsandIseemtobespendingalotofmytimedoingunnecessarypaperwork.
W:
I’msorrytohearthat.
M:
And,ontopofthat,I’dspecificallyaskedifIcouldleaveearlylastFridayasIdonealotofovertimeduringtheweek.Butthatafternoon,eventhoughI’dfinishedmyassignedwork,Iwastoldtohelpothercolleaguesfinishtheirwork,too.
W:
Butsurelythat’sapositivesignshowingthatMr.Bondhasalotoftrustinyou.
M:
Yes,butothercolleaguesgettoleaveearly,andtheydon’thavesuchalotofworktodo.
W:
Soyoufeelhe’sreallymakingunrealisticdemandsonyou?
M:
Yes,absolutely.
W:
HaveyouapproachedMr.Bondaboutthisparticularproblem?
M:
I’vetried,butitseemslikehejusthasnotimeforme.
W:
Well,atthisstage,itwouldbebetterifyouapproachedhimdirectly.Ifnothingelseshowingthatyou’vetriedtosolvetheproblemyourselfbeforeyoutakeitfurther,makesitclearthatyou’rejustnotacomplainer.Whydon’tyousendanemailrequestingameetingwithhiminprivate?
M:
Hmm,I’vebeenabitworriedabouthisreaction.ButanywayI’llsendhimanemailtorequestameeting,andI’llseewhathappensfromthere.Thanksforyouradvice.
W:
Goodluck.Andletusknowtheoutcome.
SectionC
PassageOne
Themassivedeclineinsleephappenedsoslowlyandquietlythatfewseemedtonoticethetrend.WasitbecauseofthegrowingattractionoftheInternet,videogamesandendlessTVchannels?
Neverdisconnectingfromwork?
Nomatterhowithappened,millionsofAmericansareputtingtheirhealth,qualityoflifeandevenlengthoflifeindanger.
Newevidenceshowswhygettingenoughsleepisatoppriority.Some40%ofAmericansgetlessthan7hoursofshuteyeonweeknights.“Thelinkbetweensleepandhealth,andbadsleepanddiseaseisbecomingclearerandclearer,”saysLawrenceEpstein,asleepexpertatHarvardUniversity.Forexample,sleepdurationhasdeclinedfromsome8hoursinthe1950sto7inrecentyears.Atthesametime,highbloodpressurehasbecomeanincreasingproblem.Bloodpressureandheartratearetypicallyattheirlowestlevelsduringsleep.Peoplewhosleeplesstendtohavehigherbloodpressure,heartattack,diabetes,weightgainandotherproblems.
Sleepingbettermayhelpfightoffillness.“Whenpeoplearesleep-derived,therearehigherlevelsofstresshormonesintheirbodieswhichcandecreaseimmunefunction,”saysDoctorFeliceofNorthwesternUniversityinChicago.AuniversityofChicagostudyshowspeoplewhosleepwelllivelonger.Sosaygoodnightsooneranditmayhelpyoustayactiveandvitaltoaripeoldage.
PassageTwo
Parentsandteacherswilltellyounottoworrywhenapplyingforaplaceatuniversity.Butinthesamebreathwe’llremindyouthatitisthemostimportantdecisionofyourlife.
Thefirstdecisionisyourchoiceofcourse.Itwilldependonwhatyouwanttogetoutofuniversity,whatyouaregoodatandwhatyouenjoy.Thenextdecisioniswheretoapply.Aimhighbutwithinreason.Doyouhavetherightcombinationofsubjectsandareyourexpectedgradeslikelytomeetentryrequirements?
ThedeadlineisJanuary15th.Butitisbesttosubmityourapplicationearlybecauseuniversitiesbeginworkassoonasformsstartrollingin.
Themostimportantpartoftheapplicationisthemuchfearedpersonalstatement.Thisisyourchancetoconveyboundlessenthusiasmforthesubject.Soeconomyofexpressionisforemost.Omitdullandineffectivegeneralitiesandmakesureyougiveconcreteexamples.
Admissionsofficersreadeverypersonalstatementthatarrives.Itisnotconvincingifyousayyouhavechosenthesubjectbecauseyouenjoyit.Youhavetogetacrosswhatitisaboutaparticularareathathasinspiredyou.Theywilllookforevidencethatyouhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.
Applicantsshouldbehonest.Thereisnopointsayingyourunmarathons,ifyouaregoingtobeoutofbreatharrivingattheinterviewonthesecondfloor.
PassageThree
ItisusuallyagreedthataGerman,KarlBenz,builtthefirstmotorcarin1885.Itwasactuallyatricyclewithapetrolmotorattherear.Soon,membersoftheroyalfamilyandotherwealthypeopletookupmotoringasasport.Theearlycarshad2seats.Therewerenopetrolpumpsandfewgarages,soeverydriverhadtobehisownengineerforthefrequentbreakdowns.
By1905,carsbegantolooklikecarsoftoday,withheadlamps,windscreen,rubbletiresandnumberplates.HenryFord’sModelTintroducedinA
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