1、英语四级听力真题原文2016年6月英语四级听力原文News report 1The International Labour Organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing.国际劳工组织称失业人数正在增加。In its latest update on Global Employment Trends, 在最新一期全球就业趋势报告中，the agency says projections of the number of unemployed people this year range from 210 mi
2、llion to nearly 240 million people. 该组织预测今年失业人数将在亿人之间。The report warns that 200 million poor workers are at risk of joiningthe ranks of people living on less than 2 dollars per day in the past three years.该组织的报告警告说， 在过去的三年里 2亿贫穷工人面临跨入每天靠不足两美元过活行列的风险 The director general of the International Labour O
3、rganization, Juan Somavia,国际劳工组织主任胡安索马维亚notes that some countries have taken measures to address the effects of the global crisis.表示一些国家已经开始采取措施应对全球危机带来的影响了。However, he points out that many countries have not done so.但同时他还指出有很多国家尚未采取措施。And based on past experiences, it takes four to five years after
4、 economic recovery for unemployment to return to pre-crisis levels.根据以往经验，经济复苏之后，失业率需要 4-5 年时间恢复到危机前水平。Mr. Somavia says the International Labour Organization is proposing a global jobs agreement to deal with unemployment .索马维亚称国际劳工组织正在针对失业问题准备一份国际就业协议。recovery efforts,Its key objective is to place t
5、he center of协议的核心是制定主要恢复措施，measures that would generate higher levels of employment and provide basic social protection for the most vulnerable .这些措施将帮助提高就业水平，并对社会底层人群提供保护。Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答问题 1和问题 2。Question is the news report mainly
6、about?问题1：新闻报道的主要内容是什么？Question does, Juan Somavia, director general of the International Labour Organization, say?问题2:国际劳工组织主任胡安索马维亚说了什么？News Report 2Big fast-food chains in New York City have started to obey a first-of-its-kind rule requiring them to post calorie counts rightthe menu.纽约市的大型快餐连锁店迎来
7、了一项史无前例的新规定，这一规定要求他们 在菜单上附上卡路里含量表。Cathy Nonas is with the New York City Department of Health.纽约市健康部的凯西诺娜说：We wanted to give people an opportunity to actually see the calories before they purchase the food and make a decision , an informed decision ,“我们希望让消费者能够在知情的情况下做出购物决定。that if they want to make
8、the healthier choice, if they want to eat fewer calories, they can.如果他们希望买更健康的食物，想摄入更少的热量，这是可以实现的。impact on obesityAnd we expect this will have a huge我们认为这项规定会对肥胖问题带来很大改善。And of course, if it has an impact on obesity , it will have an impacton diabetes , and heart disease, and high blood pressure .当
9、然，如果它能改善肥胖问题，那么它也就会降低糖尿病、心脏病和高血压 的患病率。The new rules were introduced as part of an anti- obesity campaign that also includes a recent citywide ban on artificial trans-fats inrestaurant food.这项规定是该城市最近发起的反肥胖症运动的一部分。此次反肥胖症运动还 颁布了一条禁止全城餐馆使用人工反式脂肪的禁令。The menu rule only applies to restaurants that serve s
10、tandardizedportion sizes and have 15 or more locations nationwide.菜单新规只适用于提供标准化饮食份量、并在全国有 15家或以上连锁店的餐馆。calorieStarting last Saturday, chains big enough to fall under the rule will face penalties of up to 2000 dollars for not showing information in a prominent spot on their menus, preferably next to
11、the price.从上周六开始，符合条件的餐馆需要在其菜单明显位置，最好在价格旁边显 示卡路里信息，否则将会面临多达 2000美元的罚款。Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.请根据你刚才听到的新闻报道回答问题 3和问题 4。are big fast food chains in New York City required to do according to the new rule?新规定要求纽约市的大型快餐连锁店做什么？will happen to big restaurant chain
12、s that violate the new rule?如果大型快餐连锁店违反规定将会怎样？News Report 3Almost all companies recognize the importance of innovation today. 如今，几乎所有的公司都知道创新的重要性，But not many are able to integrate innovation into their business. 但是真正能够将创新融入到其业务当中的却不多。A commentary in the Shanghai Daily points out that innovation doe
13、snt mean piles of documents.上海日报的一篇评论文章指出，发明并不简单的是一摞摞的文件。It is something more practical. 而是实际的东西。The article says many people tend to assume that innovation just meanscreating something new,but actually its more than that. 文章中说到，很多人认为发明就是创造出新的东西，但事实上不止如此。Its an attitude of doing things.它还代表了一种做事的方式。
14、A company should find ways to innovate not just in products but alsoin functions, business models and processes.一个公司要寻求的不仅仅是产品创新，还应寻求运营、商业模式和流程方面 的创新。The article cites the global giant Procter & Gamble as an example, saying a real innovative company should develop an innovation culture and use i
15、t as a primary tool for success.文章还引用了宝洁公司为例，称真正有创新精神的公司应该发展创新文化， 并以其作为成功的主要工具。Procter & Gamble has a Corporate Innovation Fund which offersbig rewards for high-risk ideas that succeed.宝洁公司有一个“企业创新基金”，该基金用于奖励获得成功的大胆创意。It also has a special innovation facility for its employees.该公司还有专门的员工创新基地。Som
16、etimes its employees are released from their daily jobs for weeksand spend their time interacting in the innovation facility instead.有时候员工几个星期不去公司上班，而是在创新基地一起互动交流。In conclusion , the article says innovative ideas alone do not ensure success.归结起来，这篇文章表达的意思是创新的想法未必意味着成功。Its pointless unless there is r
17、epeatable process in place to turninspiration into financial performance . 如果不能将灵感通过某个过程转化为财务收益，所有的想法都是徒劳。Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答第 5-7 题。5.What is the problem with manycompanies according to the news report? 新闻报道中指出很多公司的问题是什么？6.What do many
18、 people tend to think of innovation ?多数人对创新的理解是什么？7.What does the company Procter & Gamble owe its success to?宝洁公司的成功归功于什么？Conversation Onephone?M: So, Lyndsay, do you like to text message on your cell男士： 林赛，你喜欢用手机发短信吗？W: Yeah, I text message a lot.女士： 喜欢啊，我经常发。M: I dont do it so much. I prefer
19、to make a call if Im in a hurry.男士： 我不是很喜欢。如果有急事我更喜欢打电话。W: Yeah, I go both ways. Sometimes I dont really want to talk to the person. I just want to ask them one question, so its much easier for me just to text message. If I call them, Ill have to have a long conversation女士： 嗯，我两个都用。有时候我真的很不想和人说话。如果我
20、只是想问一 个问题，那发短信就简单多了。 但是如果打电话， 就得进行一次很长的对话。M: Yeah, I can see what you mean. But I get off the phone pretty quickly when I call. Im not a big talker.男士： 是的，我明白你的意思。但是我和别人打电话用的时间很短。我不是 爱聊天的人。W: Yeah, thats true. You dont talk a lot.女士： 你的确不太爱说话。M: So are you fast at writing the messages with your thum
21、b?男士： 那你发短信时打字快吗？W: Well, when I first got a cell phone, I was so slow. I thought I would never text message. But then people kept text messaging me, so I felt obliged to learn how to text message. So now Im pretty fast. What about you?女士： 啊，我刚用手机时，打字很慢。我想我永远都不会发短信。但是人们 不断地给我发短信，弄得我不得不学。因此现在我打字很快了。你
22、呢？M: Actually I have the opposite problem. WhenI first got mycell phone,I thought it was so cool to text message all my friends who have one,and I was pretty fast with my thumb then. But it seems like now I dont use it so much, Ive got slower actually.男士： 其实我刚好和你相反。我刚买手机的时候，给所有有手机的朋友都发 短信，当时觉得那是一件很酷
23、的事，所以那时候我的手很麻利。但是现在我 不太发短信了，所以似乎也生疏了许多。W: Yeah, I think text messaging actually sort of has to do with your age. For example, people in high school, they text message a lot. ButI ask my father if he text messages, and guess what he said?女士： 是的，我觉得是否喜欢发短信和年龄也有一定的关系。比如，高中生 很爱发短信。但是我问我的父亲他是否发短信，你猜他怎么说？
24、M: What?男士： 怎么说？W: He said he never text messaged. He thinks its very childish and unprofessional to text message.女士： 他说他从来没有发过。他说发短信很幼稚，而且很不专业M: Yeah, I can see what he means. Its considered pretty informal totext message someone.男士： 嗯，我能理解他。给别人发短信的确感觉很不正式。does the man say about himself?关于自己男士说了什么？
25、9. What does the woman tend to do while she is on the phone?女士打电话时通常会怎样？10. Whydid the man text message all his friends when he first got his cell phone?男士刚买手机时为什么给他所有的朋友发短信？does the Womans father think of text messaging? 女士的父亲对发短信有什么看法？Conversation TwoW: Good morning, Mr. Johnson. How can I help yo
26、u?女士： 约翰逊先生早上好。有什么需要我帮您的吗？M: Well, Id like to talk to you about Tim Bond, the department manager.男士：嗯，我想就我们的部门经理蒂姆邦德跟你谈一下。W: What seems to be the problem?女士： 是什么事？M: Well, ever since Sandra left the department, I feel like I ve been targeted to do all her work as well as mine. Im expected to attend
27、too many meetings and I seem to be spending a lot of my time doing unnecessary paperwork.男士： 啊，自从桑德拉离开我们部门之后，我感觉我就承包了她的工作，一 直干两个人的活儿。我需要参加很多会议，而且浪费很多时间在做一些不重 要的文书工作上。W: Im sorry to hear that.女士： 听你这么说我很遗憾M: And, on top of that, Id specifically asked if I could leave early last Friday as Id done a lo
28、t of overtime during the week. But that afternoon, even though Id finished my assigned work, I was told to help other colleagues finish their work, too.男士： 而且还有，上周五我明确提出希望早点下班，因为那一周我已经加班 很多了。但是我下午完成分配给我的任务之后，他又让我帮助其他同事。W: But surely thats a positive sign showing that Mr. Bond has a lot of trust in y
29、ou.女士： 但是这明显表明邦德先生很信任你啊。M: Yes, but other colleagues get to leave early, and they dont have such a lot of work to do.男士： 是的，但是其他同事都可以早点下班，他们也没有很多工作要做。W: So you feel hes been making unrealistic demands on you?女士： 那么你是觉得他对你的要求过于高了对吗？M: Yes, absolutely男士： 对，是的W: Have you approached Mr. Bond about this
30、particular problem?女士： 你就这个问题找过邦德先生吗？M: Ive tried, but it seems like he just has no time for me.男士： 我试过，但是他似乎没有时间理我。W: Well, at this stage, it would be better if you approached himdirectly. If nothing else showing that youve tried to solve theproblem yourself, before you take it farther, makes it cl
31、ear that youre not just a complainer. Why dont you send an email requesting a meeting with him in private?女士： 那么，现阶段，还是你直接找他比较好。在采取进一步措施之前，最 起码你表现出愿意自己解决问题，这能证明你不是一个只会抱怨的人。你何 不给他发一封邮件要求和他私下谈一谈呢？M: Hmm, I ve been a bit worried about his reaction . But anyway Illsend him an email to request a meeting,
32、 and Ill see what happens from there. Thanks for your advice.男士： 嗯，我一直担心他会是什么反应。无论如何，我会给他发邮件，然后 看事态会如何发展。谢谢你的建议。W: Good luck and let us know the outcome.女士： 祝你好运。有了结果之后请告知我们。12What do we learn about the man from the conversation ?根据对话我们对男士有哪些了解？13What is the mans chief complaint?男士抱怨的主要问题是什么？14Howdoes the
