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四级真题原文第2套
2016年12月四级真题原文(第2套)
2016年12月四级真题(第2套)
CollegeEnglishTestBandFourPartⅡListeningComprehension
SectionADirections:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
NewsReportOne
NewYorkStateplanstoshutoffthethunderingwatersofNiagaraFalls—gain.Atleast,theAmericansideofthefalls.This"onceinalifetime"eventactuallymaytakeplacetwiceinsomefolks'lives.TheNewYorkStateparkssystemwantstoturnoffthefallsontheAmericansidesometimeinthenexttwotothreeyearstoreplacetwo115-year-oldstonebridgesthatallowpedestrians,parkvehiclesandutilitiesaccesstoGoatIsland.TheAmericansideofthefallswereshutoffin1969tostudythebuildupofrockatthebaseofthefalls.Whenthathappened,peoplecamefromallovertheworldtoseethefallsturnedoff.Peoplearecuriousbynature.Theywanttoseewhat'sunderneath.Infact,thosewhofirstcametohavealookdidseesomething.Theyfoundmillionsofcoinsonthebottom.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.WhydoesNewYorkStatewanttoturnoffNiagaraFalls?
2.WhatdidpeoplefindwhenNiagaraFallswereshutoffin1969?
NewsReportTwo
TheTunisiangovernmentsaidMondaythat45peoplehavebeenkilledaftergunmenattackedatownneartheborderwithLibya.TheInteriorandDefenseministriessaidthattheTunisiangovernmenthascloseditstwobordercrossingswithLibyabecauseoftheattack.TheTunisianmilitaryhassentreinforcementsandhelicopterstothearea,andauthoritieshavebeenhuntingseveralattackerswhowerestillatlarge.TheviolencecameamidincreasinginternationalconcernaboutIslamicStateextremistsinLibya.OfficialsoftheTunisiangovernmentareespeciallyworriedafterdozensoftouristswerekilledintheattacksinTunisialastyear.DefenseMinisterFarhatHorchanisaidlastweekthatGermanandAmericansecurityexpertswereexpectedtocometohelpTunisiadeviseanewelectronicvideosupervisionsystemonitsborderwithLibya.Tunisiawastargetedlastyearbythreeattacksthatleft70peopledeadandwereclaimedbyIslamicState.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenews
amobilephone.TheE-Kaiasolvedtwoproblemsfortheengineeringstudents.Theyneededanideaforaclassproject.Theyalsoneededanoutlettoplugintheirphones.Oneofthestudentinventors,CamilaRupcich,saysthedevicechangestheenergyreleasedfromtheplantintolow-levelpowertochargephones.TheE-Kaiaisabletofullyrechargeamobilephoneinlessthantwohours.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.Whatdidthethreeuniversitystudentsinvent?
6.Whendidtheygettheideafortheinvention?
7.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheinvention?
SectionBDirections:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
ConversationOne
M:
Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?
W:
Goodmorning.CouldItalktoJeffryHardingplease?
M:
Speaking.
W:
Hello,Jeff.It'sHelen.Igotyourmessageontheansweringmachine.What'stheproblem?
M:
Oh,Helen.Well,it'stheGrimsbyplantagain,I'mafraid.TherobotsonLine3havegonewrong.Andthelineisatastandstill.
W:
Can'tyoureplacethemwiththestand-ins?
M:
I'mafraidnot.Thestand-insarealreadyinuseonLine6.AndtheonesfromLine6arebeingserviced.
W:
Whendidthishappen,Jeff?
M:
Well,they'vebeenmakingalowcontinuoussoundforadayortwo.Buttheyfinallywentdeadat2:
30thisafternoon.
W:
Isee.Whatdidyoudo?
Haveyoutriedthewholeplant?
M:
Notyet,Helen.IthoughtI'dbettergetyourOKfirst.
W:
OK.GetonthephonetoTom,andtrytogettheirstand-insovertonight.Wehavetobebackatfullcapacitytomorrowmorning.Isitamajorjobtorepairourrobots?
M:
Aboutaweek.That'swhatthemaintenanceengineersays.
W:
Right.Well,ifyoucangettheonesfromTom,pleaseaskTomtoinformSheffieldthathemayneedtheirstand-insincaseofemergencyduringthenextweek.
M:
OK.Thankyouverymuch,Helen.
W:
Youaremostwelcome.
M:
Sorrytospoilyourdayoff.
W:
Itdoesn'tmatter.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.Whatdidthemandobeforethetelephoneconversation?
9.Whatdoesthemansayaboutline3intheGrimsbyplant?
10.Whatistheman'spurposeincallingthewoman?
11.Whereisthewomanatthetimeoftheconversation?
ConversationTwo
W:
ThisisKerryBurkefromNewYorkDailyNews.I'mspeakingtoDelraySimmonds,anunemployedBrooklynmanwhomissedajobinterviewTuesdayforthebestofreasons:
Hewassavingthelifeofa9-month-oldboywhowasblownintothepathofanoncomingsubwaytrainbyahighwind.
M:
Everybodyismakingmeouttobesomesortofsuperhero.I'mjustanordinaryperson,andafatheroftwo.AnybodyinthatsituationwouldhavedonewhatIdid.
W:
Youweregoingtoaninterviewwhentheincidentoccurred,right?
M:
Yes,Iwasonmywaytoapplyforamaintenanceposition.I'vebeenlookingforajobforayearandmore.I'mlookingforsomethingtosupportmyfamily.
W:
Telluswhathappenedatthestation.
M:
Therewasastrongwind.Ithadtobe30to40milesanhour.
Therewasawomanwithfourkids.Onewasinapushchair.Thewindblewthebabyontothetracks.
W:
Witnessessaidpeoplewerelookingoninhorrorasthechild'smother,identifiedbysourcesasMariaZamara,stoodfrozeninshock.Inthedistance,peoplecouldseethetrainroundingabend,headedintothestation.Iguessyouwerenotawareofanyofthese,right?
M:
No.Ijustjumpeddownandgrabbedthebaby.ThetrainwascomingaroundthecornerasIliftedthebabyfromthetracks.Ireallywasn'tthinking.
W:
Whatanamazingstory.Thankyouverymuch.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.WhatdidKerryBurkefromNewYorkDailyNewssayabouttheman?
13.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
14.Whatcausedtheincident?
15.Howdidthemotherreactwhentheincidentoccurred?
SectionCDirections:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
There'sonesoundthatgetsabigreactionfromkidsonahotday,thesoundofanice-creamtruck.MariaMcCartneyhasbeeninthemobileice-creambusinesssince2005."WhenIwasalittlegirl,Isawanice-creamtruckandknewIwantedtohaveonesomeday,"McCartneysaid.,Duringthehotdaysofsummer,Mariaandherdaughterdriveanice-creamtruckthroughneighborhoodsandparksinBillings.It'snotaboutmakingmoneyforthisformerelementaryschoolteacher.Rather,hewantstopreservethetraditionoftheneighborhoodice-creamtruck."Trulymyfavoritepartistoseethekidsjumpingupanddownandtheyjustgetsoexcited.It'sgreattobuildamemoryforthemtoo.Therearenotalotoftheseice-creamtrucksaroundanymore.Theparentscomeoutbarefootandscreaming,readytobuyice-cream;theyrememberwhentheywerekidsandtheysawatruck,"shesaid.Whilethetreatsmaybeicecold,Mariahasawarmheartforlittlefaces.Hertruckfeaturesadonationbucketforkidswhodon'thavemoneyforice-cream."Whentherearethreekidsandonlytwoofthemhavemoney,IalwaysmakesurethethirdonegetssomethingbecauseIcan'tdriveawayandhavethatthirdonenothavesomething,"shesaid.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMariaMcCartney?
17.WhydoesMariagointothemobileice-creambusiness?
18.WhydoesMariaputadonationbucketinhertruck?
PassageTwo
Weknowwehavetopayforwhatweget.Ifwebuyfood,wehavetopayforit.Ifadoctortreatsus,weknowtherewillbeabilltopay.Theseareprivatebills.Buttherearealsopublicbillstobepaid.Theyarepaidbythegovernment.Inturnwegettheneededservices.Wepayfortheseservicesthroughtaxes.Whatwouldhappenifeveryonestoppedpayingtaxes?
Thewatersupplywouldstop;thestreetsmightnotbecleaned;schoolswouldbeclosed.Wewouldnotwanttoliveinsuchacity.Thechiefdutyofeverygovernmentistoprotectpersonsandproperty.Morethanthree-fourthsofgovernmentexpensesareusedforthispurpose.Thenextlargestamountofpublicmoneygoestoteachandtrainourcitizens.Billionsofdollarseachyeararespentonschoolsandlibraries.Also,alargeamountofpublicfundsisspentonroads.Mostoftheneededfundsisraisedbytaxes.Thelawordersustopaytaxes.Wehavenochoiceinthematter.Yearsagothegovernmentmademoneybysellingpubliclands.Butmostofthebestpubliclandshavenowbeensold.Therearestillsomepubliclandsthatcontainoil,coalandothernaturalresources.Theycouldbesold,butwewanttosavethemforfutureyears.So,weallmustpayoursharefort
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