2016年6月大學英語四級聽力題目答案及原文第2套

1、2016年6月大學英語四級聽力題目答案及原文第2套PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionANewsReportOne【話題預測】由collegestudents，sleep，problem，stress，psychological等詞可推斷，本則新聞與大學生睡眠或心理健康有關?！菊_答案】12BD聽力原文Youprobablythinkcollegestudentsareexpertsatsleeping,butparties,preparationsfortests,personalproblemsandgeneralstresscanwreckastuden

2、tslseephabits,whichcanbebadforthebodyandthemind.TexasTechUniversityisevenofferingaclasscalled“ImprovingYourSleepHabits”P.eoplesufferingfromsleeplossareatanincreasedriskfromobesity,psychologicalproblemsandcarcrashes.Studentswhodontgetenoughsleephapvoeorattendanceandlowergrades.Ontopofallthat,anewstud

3、ypublishedinthejournalLearningandMemoryfindsyouareprobablybetteroffsleepingthanmakinglast-minutepreparationsforatest.200collegekidsweretaughttoplaysomeunfamiliarvideogames.Subjectswholearnedthegamesinthemorninglostsomeskillswhentheyplayedagain12hourslater,buttheydidmuchbetteraftergettingagoodnightsl

4、eep.Soifyoureallywanttodoyourjobwell,dontforgettogetsomesleep.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1. Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?2. WhatisthefindingofthenewstudypublishedinthejournalLearningandMemory?試題解析【話題分類】時事新聞【新聞大意】大學生睡眠不好會嚴重影響學習效率和身心健康；TexasTech大學甚至開設課程教授學生改善睡眠習慣，提高睡眠質量；新的

5、一項研究也證明了提高睡眠質量的重要性。1. 【考核技能】概括總結B)【答案解析】由How，Why及對應選項概述可判斷，本題與新聞的主題相關；原文開始介紹睡眠不好對身心的不良影響：sleephabits,whichcanbebadforthebodyandmind；中間提到y(tǒng)ouareprobablybetteroffsleepingthanmakinglast-minutepreparationsforyourtest（睡覺可能比做考前最后的準備更利于考試）；最后又強調Soifyoureallywanttodoyourjobwell,dontforgettogetsomesleep（如果想做由

6、此可知，本a new study好自己的工作，不要忘記睡覺)則新聞主要介紹睡眠為何重要，所以本題選2. 【考核技能】語義理解D)【答案解析】根據原文publishedinthejournalLearningandMemoryfindsyouareprobablybettersleepingthanmakinglast-minutepreparationsforyourtest（睡覺可能比做考前最后的準備更利于考試），由此可知本題選D。NewsReportTwo【話題預測】從選項中的airports，built，investment，facilities，assets，offerbetterse

7、rvice可知本篇新聞應該與機場及服務有關?！菊_答案】34CD聽力原文Longqueues,delayedflightsandover-crowdingatairportshavebecomealmostasmuchatopicforconversationinBritainasthetraditionalcomplainingabouttheweather.Meanwhile,therearecomplaintsthatpoorserviceatLondonsmajorairportsisdiscouragingforeignersfromdoingbusinessinBritain.Mu

8、chofthecriticismisdirectedattheBritishAirportsAuthority,whichruns7majorairports,includingthe3mainonesservingLondon.TheCompetitionCommissionisnowtoinvestigatewhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityneedstoselloffsomeofitsassets.Theideaisthatcompetitionbetweenrivaloperatorswouldleadtobetterserviceatairports

9、.TheBritishAirportsAuthority,recentlyboughtbyaSpanishcompany,saystherootcauseoftheproblemisnottheownershipstructure,butalackofrunwayandterminalcapacity,whichisaddressingthroughaprogramofheavyinvestment.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3. WhatistheCompetitionCommissiongoingtoinve

10、stigate?4. WhatistheroutecauseofthepoorserviceatBritishairportsaccordingtotheBritishAirportsAuthority?試題解析【話題分類】時事新聞【新聞大意】人們日益抱怨英國機場排隊、飛機延誤、擁擠、差勁的服務等問題，并將矛頭指向英國機場管理局。競爭委員會介入并調查是否需要出售其資產，而剛被西班牙公司收購的英國機場管理局稱，根本原因不在于所有制結構，而是跑道和航站樓的承載能力不足。3. 【考核技能】事件背景C）【答案解析】根據錄音原文theCompetitionCommissionisnowtoinvesti

11、gatewhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityneedstoselloffsomeofitsassets（競爭委員會在評估是否需要出售英國機場管理局的部分資產），選項中C完全符合原文。4. 【考核技能】緣由結果D）【答案解析】根據錄音原文therootcauseoftheproblemisnottheownershipstructure,butalackofrunwayandterminalcapacity（根本原因不在所有制結構，而是跑道和航站樓的承載能力不足），所以本題D正確。NewsReportThree【話題預測】由選項中出現的nicotine，cigar

12、ettes，tobacco，smokers等可預測本則新聞主要與控制煙草中尼古丁的含量相關?！菊_答案】57AAC聽力原文UnderthelawinMassachusetts,tobaccocompanieshavetomeasurethenicotinecontentofeverytypeofcigaretteandreporttheresults.TheDepartmentofPublicHealthinBostongathersandcarefullyexaminesthefiguresandthendrawsitsconclusions.116brandswerelookedatfor

13、thisstudy.92werefoundtohavehighernicotineyieldthantheydid6yearspreviously.Thebiggestincreasestendedtobeinbrandsthatwerepopularwithyoungsmokers.Thatworriesthedepartmentbecauseoftheaddictednatureofnicotine.StanGlance,aprofessorofmedicineinSanFranciscoexplainswhy:“Theamountofnicotinethatsdeliveredineve

14、rycigaretteis10percenthigherthanitwas6yearsago,whichmeansthatitseasiertogethookedandhardertoquit.Thebigtobaccocompanieshavealwaysinsistedthattheyarefrankwiththeircustomersaboutthedangersofsmokingandprovidethemwithenoughdetailtomakeaninformeddecision.However,noneofthemwerepreparedtocommentonthisstudy

15、ordiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts.”Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5. WhatdotobaccocompanieshavetodounderthelawinMassachusetts?6. WhatdowelearnfromthestudybytheDepartmentofPublicHealthinBoston?7. Whatdowelearnfromthenewsreportaboutthebigtobaccocompanies?試題解析【話題分

16、類】時事新聞【新聞大意】馬薩諸塞州立法要求煙草公司必須測量每種香煙的尼古丁含量并進行相應報告；波士頓衛(wèi)生廳對此展開了嚴格的調查。5. 【考核技能】方式方法A）【答案解析】根據錄音開始UnderthelawinMassachusetts,tobaccocompanieshavetomeasurethenicotinecontentofeverytypeofcigaretteandreporttheresults（按照馬薩諸塞州的法律，煙草公司必須測量每種香煙的尼古丁含量并進行結果報告），故本題選A。6. 【考核技能】得出結論A）【答案解析】根據衛(wèi)生廳報告Thebiggestincreaseste

17、ndedtobeinbrandsthatwerepopularwithyoungsmokers（尼古丁含量增加最多的牌子，大多是受年輕煙民歡迎的牌子），A項符合錄音的表達，故本題選A。7. 【考核技能】得出結論C）【答案解析】本題問從這些大型煙草公司身上，我們能了解到什么？根據錄音原文However,noneofthemwouldpreparetocommentonthisordiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts（然而，這些公司卻不準備解釋或討論香煙里尼古丁的具體含量），可知選項C符合原文，故選C。SectionBConversati

18、onOne【話題預測】從第811題的選項中可知，出現最多的是language，speak，practice等。由此可預測本對話與學習和練習語言有關?！菊_答案】811BCBD聽力原文M:And,youknow,onethingthatIwantedtoaskyou.ItgsreatthatyouhavehadthisexperienceofteachinginIndonesia.Andfollowinguponwhatyoujustmentioned,whatwouldyourecommendforstudentswhodonotliveinanEnglishspeakingcountry?A

19、nd,youknow,theywanttolearn.Idontknowaboutperfectingbuttheywantatleasttobeabletocommunicatedecently.Howcantheygoaboutthis?W:Yeah,itrseallyhard.Thatstherealstruggle,becauserightnowIdoliveinHollandbutIreallydontsocializemuchwithDutchpeople.AndmyboyfriendEsnglishissogoodthatwejustbasicallyspeakEnglishal

20、lthetime.SoIhavetomakearealefforttopractice.ThereisasmuchlisteningexposureasIwant.AllIhavetodoistoturnontheTV.M:Andreadingalso,right?W:Yeah,reading.ThereisplentyIcangettoreadandlistento.Butforspeaking,therereallyisnosubstitutefortryingtospeakandusethelanguageinarelaxedatmosphere.SoIthinkthatsreallyt

21、hechallengeforpeoplewholiveinacountrywheretheirtargetlanguageisntspoken.Andforthat,gosh,whatwouldIdo?IfIdidn'havepeoplehere,probablytrytofindaclub?InSweden,theyhaveareallycoolsystemcalled“studycirclesw”hereitnsot.Itliskeacourse,butreallyyoujusthaveacourseleader,whostheresortofasacoachingguyandto

22、helpout.Andyoudontgeratdes,andyougojustbecauseyouwanttolearn.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8. Wheredoesthewomanliverightnow?9. Whatdoesthewomansayistherealchallenge?10. Whatdoesthewomansuggestdotolearntospeakaforeignlanguage?11. Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthe“studycircles”inSw

23、eden?試題解析【話題分類】教育【對話大意】女士就在非英語國家如何學習英語提出自己的建議和學習的方法。8. 【考核技能】語義理解B）【答案解析】四個選項均是地點，可知本題問where的相關問題，根據錄音原文rightnowIdoliveinHolland（目前我確實住在荷蘭），故本題選B）Holland。9. 【考核技能】態(tài)度信息C）【答案解析】根據原文錄音SoIthinkthatsreallythechallengeforpeoplewholiveinacountrywheretheirtargetlanguageisntspoken（我認為真正的挑戰(zhàn)是生活在一個不講目標語的國家），所以C

24、項正確。10. 【考核技能】觀點意見B）【答案解析】女士認為最大的困難是生活在不講目標語的國家，緊接著提到IfIdidnthavepeoplehere,probably.trytofindaclub（如果我在那里沒女識的人，我也許會找個俱樂部）。言外之意，練好外語就是要盡可能地多與人交流，即Tryingtospeakasmuchasonecan。所以本題選B。11. 【考核技能】態(tài)度信息D）【答案解析】女士在介紹如何練習說外語時，提到了the“studycircles”inSweden（瑞典的學習圈）是如何幫助學生說外語的，并在最后總結道youdontgetgrades,andyougojus

25、tbecauseyouwanttolearn（你去那不是為了分數，而是真的想學習），即這個學習圈為學生提供了練外語的機會，故本題選D。ConversationTwo【話題預測】由1215題選項中多次出現的cars，drive，traffic，safety等可預測本對話會涉及到交通規(guī)則或安全駕駛。1215DCAB聽力原文W:OK,Nathan,so,weretalkingaboutdriving,andarethereanyrulesorregulationthatyouliketochange?M:ImnotsureIwanttochangerules,butIlikethepolicetob

26、estricterontherules.Like,ifpeoplejumpthetrafficlights.Idontknowwhythereisntacameraatthetrafficlightstostoppeopledoingthat.Oratspeeding.Itisveryeasytoputspeedcamerasincertainplaces.W:Maybecarmanufacturersshouldhavesomeresponsibilityinlimitingthepoweroftheirengine.Whatspthoeintinproducinganenginethatb

27、sigandpowerfulenoughtogolike200kilometersanhourwhenthespeedlimitisonly100?M:Right.ButdoyouknowtherearenospeedlimitsinGermany?W:Peopletheredodriveresponsibly,though.Often,peoplebreaklawssimplybecausethelawsarethere.Ifthelawisntthere,peoplewilldrivewithintheirabilityrange.Whenyouvegotspeedlimits,thisc

28、reatessituationsthatactuallypresentdangersontheroad.M:DoyouthinkGermanshavebettereducationaboutpersonalresponsibilitywhendriving?W:Possibly,theyalsohaveverygoodcars.M:Right.W:Ifyouvegotagoodcarthatcangoatahighspeed,thenitsreallynicetodothat.M:Butstillwithcare.W:SoIthinkitstherestrictionthatcreatesth

29、edangerssometimes.M:OK.W:Obviously,whendrivingthrougharesidentialareaorwherethereisaschool,youvegottohavespeepdolicemen.M:Speedbumps.W:Yes,speedbumps,thosespeedbumpsthatforceyoutoslowdown.Ithinktheyareagoodidea.M:Soyoudontthinkfiningpeopleisuseful?W:Notreally,becausethepolicedonthavetimetopoliceever

30、ysingledriver.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12. Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?13. Whatdoesthewomanthinkcarmanufacturerscoulddo?14. WhatcanwelearnaboutpeopledrivinginGermany?15. Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepolicefiningdrivers?試題解析【話題分類】旅游交通【對話大意】男士和女士就駕駛中遇到的交通規(guī)則、限速、罰款等

31、安全問題互相交換自己的意見。12. 【考核技能】概括總結D)【答案解析】錄音開頭女士問男士對于駕駛的規(guī)則和規(guī)范，想要哪方面的改變(arethereanyrulesorregulationthatyoudliketochange)?？由此可知二者的對話將圍繞rulesandregulations展開，所以本題選D，其他選項都不屬于rulesandregulations的范疇。13. 【考核技能】觀點意見C)【答案解析】錄音中女士提到Maybecarmanufacturersshouldhavesomeresponsibilityinlimitingthepoweroftheirengine（也許

32、汽車生產商有責任限制發(fā)動機的馬力），即女士認為生產商應該生產馬力較小的汽車，所以本題選C）Makecarsthatarelesspowerful。14. 【考核技能】得出結論A）【答案解析】錄音中男士提到Germany時說道：therearenospeedlimitsinGermany（德國沒有限速），女士同意其觀點：Peopletheredodriveresponsibly,though（然而人們開車都很負責）。所以本題選A）Theytendtodriveresponsibly。15. 【考核技能】態(tài)度信息8） 【答案解析】男士問女士Soyoudontthinkfiningpeopleisu

33、seful（所以你認為罰款沒用嗎），女士的回答是Notreally（沒什么用），所以本題選B）Itisnotuseful。SectionCPassageOne【話題預測】根據第1618題選項中重復出現的creditcard，cardreader和high-tech等可預測，本短篇內容與日常生活中信用卡的支付或高科技有關?！菊_答案】1618CAD聽力原文BehindthecashregisteratastoreindowntownSanFrancisco,SamAzarswipedhiscreditcardtopayforapackofcigarettes.Thestorescardreade

34、rfailedtoscanthecardmsagneticstrip.Azartriedagainandagain,noluck.Ascustomersbegantoqueue,Mr.Azarreachedbeneaththecounterforablackplasticbag.Hewrappedonelayeroftheplasticaroundthecardandtriedagain.Success,thesalewascompleted.“Idonknotwhowitworks.Itjustdoes,”saidMr.Azar,wholearnedthetrickfromanothercl

35、erk.Verifone,thecompanythatmakesthestorecasrdreaderwouldnotconfirmordenythattheplasticbagtrickworked.Butitsoneofthemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailuresthatpeoplewithoutengineeringdegreeshavediscoveredoftenoutofdesperationandshared.Todaysshakyeconomyislikelytoproducemanymoresuchtricks.“InpostwarJapa

36、n,theeconomy wasndtotoing so great, so you couldngeteverydayuseditemslikehouseholdcleaners,”saysLisaKatayama,authorofUrawaza,abooknamedaftertheJapanesetermfor“cleverlifestyletipsandtricks.S”opeoplelookforwaystodowithwhattheyhad.TodayAmericansarefindingtheirowntipsandtricksforfixingnon-functioningdev

37、iceswithsuppliesassimpleaspaperandglue.SomelikeMr.Azarsplasticbagareopentoargumentastohowtheywork,orwhethertheyreallyworkatall.Butmanytech-homeremediescanbeexplainedbyalittlescience.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16. WhathappenedwhenSamAzarswipedhiscreditcardtopayforhispurchase?

38、17. HowdidSamAzarmanagetocompletethesale?18. Whatistodaysshakyeconomylikelytodo?試題解析【話題分類】科技【篇章大意】本文通過講述顧客用塑料袋套在信用卡上以順利完成支付的事件，引出人們總能通過小的技巧解決一些生活上的高科技難題。16. 【考核技能】事件背景C)【答案解析】根據錄音原文SamAzar刷信用卡時發(fā)現商店的讀卡器無法掃描信用卡上的磁條(Thestorescardreaderfailedtoscanthecardsmagneticstrip)，所以本題選C。17. 【考核技能】方式方法A)【答案解析】根據錄音

39、原文Mr.Azarreachedbeneaththecounterforablackplasticbag.Hewrappedonelayeroftheplasticaroundthecardandtriedagain.Success,thesalewascompleted(Azar從柜臺下拿出一個黑色塑料袋，裹在信用卡上，再一試，交易成功了)，所以本題選A。18. 【考核技能】緣由結果D)【答案解析】錄音原文提到Butitsoneofthemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailuresTodaysshakyeconomyislikelytoproducemanymo

40、resuchtricks(這是其中一個低科技搞定高科技失誤的例子當下動蕩的經濟很可能產生更多的技巧)，所以本題D項正確。PassageTwo【話題預測】根據第1921題選項中重復出現的university，undergraduates，students等可預測本篇話題與大學生活和學習相關?！菊_答案】1921DCA聽力原文Ifyouareagraduatestudent,youmaydependonyouradviserformanythingsincludinghelpwithimprovinggrades,acquiringfinancialsupport,formingandexamin

41、ingcommitteeandgettinglettersofrecommendation.Ifyouareagraduateteachingassistant,youradviseralsomaybeyourboss.Academicdepartmentsvaryintheirproceduresforassigningacademicadviserstograduatestudents.Insomedepartments,eitherthechairmanorthedirectorofgraduatestudiesservesforatleastthefirstsemesterasanew

42、studentadviser.Thenstudentsselectanadviserbasedonsharedacademicinterests.Inotherdepartments,anewstudentisassignedafacultyadviserbasedonsomesystemofdistributionofthedepartmentsadvisingload.Later,studentsmayhavetheopportunityofselectingtheadviserthattheyprefer.Inanycase,newgraduatestudentscanlearnwhot

43、heiradvisersortemporaryadvisersarebyvisitingoremailingthedepartmentalofficeandaskingfortheinformation.Graduationrequirementsspecifythenumberofcreditsyoumustearn,theminimumgradepointofaverageyoumustachieveandthedistributionofcreditsyoumusthavefromamongdifferingdepartmentsorfieldsofstudy.Inaddition,it

44、isnecessarytoapplyforgraduation,whenyounearthetimethatyouwillbecompletingyourgraduationrequirements.Sincegraduationrequirementsvaryamongdivisionsoftheuniversity,youshouldconsulttheBulletinofInformation.Youshouldalsodirectyourquestionstoyourdepartmentalofficeoracademicadviser.Questions19to21arebasedo

45、nthepassageyouhavejustheard.19. Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutproceduresforassigningacademicadvisers?20. Howcannewgraduatestudentslearnwhotheiradvisersare?21. Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutgraduationrequirements?試題解析【話題分類】教育【篇章大意】本篇概述了大學導師的職責，不同研究生院選擇導師的不同流程以及畢業(yè)要求。19. 【考核技能】態(tài)度信息D）【答案解析】短文錄音提到Academicdepartm

46、entsvaryintheirproceduresforassigningacademicadviserstograduatestudents（不同的學院對于研究生選擇導師有不同的程序），所以本題選D。20. 【考核技能】方式方法C）【答案解析】錄音中提到newgraduatestudentscanlearnwhotheiradvisersortemporaryadvisersarebyvisitingoremailingthedepartmentalofficeandaskingfortheinformation（新學生可以通過拜訪或發(fā)郵件給院系辦公室詢問信息，獲悉他們的導師或臨時導師），所

47、以本題選C。21. 【考核技能】方式方法A）【答案解析】對于畢業(yè)的要求，錄音有提到Graduationrequirementsspecifythenumberofcredityoumustearn,theminimalgradepointofaverageyoumustachieveandthedistributionofcreditsyoumusthavefromamongdifferingdepartmentsorfieldsofstudy（畢業(yè)要求具體規(guī)定了必須修滿的學分，你必須取得的最低平均成績點數，以及在不同院系或專業(yè)課程中必須獲取的相應學分），故本題選A。PassageThree【

48、話題預測】根據選項中出現的與飲食相關的詞語nutrition，health，dieting，thin等可預測，本篇短文主要內容與減肥或飲食健康有關?！菊_答案】2225BDCA聽力原文JodyHubertisadietandnutritionexpertwhotravelsaroundthestatestospeakinmiddleandhighschools.Sheprimarilyspeakstostudentsinhealthclassesbutsometimestheschoolwillarrangeforhertospeaktoseveraldifferentgroupsofgirl

49、s.HerbiggestconcernistheemphasisAmericancultureplacesonthinnessandthenegativewaysthisaffectsgirlstoday.JodyhasaPh.D.innutritionbutmoreimportant,shehaspersonalexperience,hermothertaughthertodietwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Jodyhascreatedseveraldifferentpresentations,whichshegivestodifferenttypesofaudiencesandshetriestoestablishanemotionalconnectionwit