大学英语四级真题听力原文 一二三套.docx

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大学英语四级真题听力原文一二三套

2016年6月大学英语四级真题第一套听力原文

SectionA

Newsreport1

　　Theinternationallabororganizationsaysthenumberofpeoplewithoutjobsisincreasing.Initslatestupdateonglobalemploymenttrends,theagencysaysprojectionsofthenumberonunemployedpeoplethisyearrangefrom210milliontonearly240millionpeople.Thereportwarnsthat200millionpoorworkersareatriskofjoiningtheranksofpeopleleavingonlessthan2dollarsperdayinthepast3years.TheDirector-GeneraloftheInternationalLaborOrganizationJuanSomavianotesthatsomecountrieshavetakenmeasurestoaddresstheeffectsoftheglobalcrisis.However,hepointsoutthatmanycountrieshavenotdoneso.Andbasedonpastexperiences,ittakes4-5yearsaftereconomicrecoveryforunemploymenttoreturntopre-crisislevels.Mr.SomaviasaystheInternationalLabourOrganizationisproposingaglobaljobagreementtodealwithunemployment.

　　“It’skeyobjectiveistoplacethecenterofrecoveryefforts,measureswillgeneratehigherlevelsofemploymentandprovidebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.”

　　1、Whatisthenewsreportmainabout?

2、WhatdoesJuanSomavia,Director-GeneraloftheInternationalLabourOrganizationsay?

NewsReport2

　　BigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkcityhavestartedtoobeyafirstkindofitsrule,requiringthemtopostcaloriecountsrightonthemenu.CityNursesiswithNewYorkdepartmentofhealth.

　　“Wewantedtogivepeopleanopportunitytoactuallyseethecaloriesbeforetheypurchasethefoodandmakeadecisionandinformeddecisionthatiftheywanttomakethehealthierchoice.Iftheywanttoeatfewercalories,theycan.Andweexpectthiswillhaveahugeimpactonobesity.Andofcourse,ifthishasanimpactonobesity,itwillhaveanimpactondiabetesandheartdiseaseandhighbloodpressure.”

Thenewruleswillbeintroducedasapartofanti-obesitycampaign.Thatalsoincludesarecentcitywidebanonartificialtrans-fatsinrestaurantfood.Themenurollonlyappliestorestaurantsthatservesstandardizedpotionsizesandhavefiftyormorelocationsnationwide.

StartinglastSaturday,chainsbigenoughtofallundertherulewillfacepenaltiesofupto2000dollarsfornotshowingcalorieinformationinaprominentsportsontheirmenus,preferablynexttotheprice.

　　3.whatarebigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkcityrequiredtodoaccordingtothenewrule?

willhappentobigrestaurantchainsthatviolatethenewrule?

NewsReport3

Almostallcompaniesrecognizetheimportanceofinnovationtoday,butnotmanyareabletointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.AcommentaryintheShanghaiDailypointsoutthatinnovationdoesn’tmeanpilesofdocuments,it’ssomethingmorepractical.Thearticlesaysmanypeopletendtoassumethatinnovationjustmeanscreatingsomethingnew,butactuallyit’smorethanthat.It’sanattitudeofdoingthing.Acompanyshouldfindwaystoinnovatenotjustinproductsbutalsoinfunctions,businessmodelsandprocesses.

ThearticlecitestheglobalgiantProcter&Gambleasanexample,sayingarealinnovativecompanyshoulddevelopaninnovationculture,anduseitasaprimarytoolforsuccess.Procter&Gamblehasa“CorporateInnovationFund”whichoffersbigrewardsforhigh-riskideas.Italsohasaspecialinnovationfacilityforitsemployees.Sometimesitsemployeesarereleasedfromtheirdailyjobsforweeksandspendtheirtimeinterruptingintheinnovationfacilityinstead.Inconclusion,thearticlesaysinnovativeideasalonedonotensuresuccess.It’spointlessunlessthereisrepeatableprocessesinplacetoturninspirationintofinancialperformance.

　　5.Whatistheproblemofmanycompaniesaccordingtonewsreport?

　　6.Whatdomanypeopletendtothinkoftheinnovation?

7.WhatdoesthecompanyProcter&Gambleoweitssuccessto?

SectionB

Conversation1

　　M:

So,Lenzy,doyouliketotextmessageonyourcellphone?

　　W:

Yeah,Itextmessagealot.

　　M:

Idon’tdoitsomuch,IprefertomakeacallifI’minahurry.

　　W:

Yeah,Igobothways.SometimesIdon’twanttotalktotheperson,Ijustwanttoaskhimaquestion,soit’smucheasierforme,justtextmessage,ifIcallthem,Ihavetohavealongconversation.

　　M:

Yeah,Icanseewhatyoumean.ButIgetoffthephoneprettyquicklywhenIcall.I’mnotabigtalker.

　　W:

Yeah,that’strue,youdon’ttalkalot.

　　M:

Soareyoufastatwritingthemessagewithyourthumb?

　　W:

Well,whenIfirstgetacellphone,Iwassoslow,IthoughtIwouldnevertextmessage.Butthenpeoplekepttextmessagingme.SoIfeltobligedtolearnhowtotextmessage,sonowI’mprettyfast.Whataboutyou?

　　M:

ActuallyIhavetheoppositeproblem.WhenIfirstgetmycellphone,Ithoughtitwassocoolthetotextmessageallmyfriendswhohaveone.AndIwasprettyfastwithmythumbthen.ButitseemslikenowIdon’tusesomuch.Igotsloweractually.

　　W:

Yeah,I’vebeentextmessagingactuallysortofhastodowithyourage.Forexample,peopleinhighschool,theytextmessagealot.ButIaskedmyfatherifhetextedmessage,andguesswhathesaid?

　　M:

What?

　　W:

Hesaidhe’dnevertextmessage.Hethinksit’sverychildishandunprofessionaltotextmessage.

　　M:

Yeah,Icanseewhathemeans.It’sconsideredprettyinformaltotextmessagesomeone.

　　8.whatdoesthemansayabouthimself?

　　9.whatdoesthewomantendtodowhilesheisonthephone?

　　10.whydidthementextmessageallhisfriendswhenhefirstgothiscellphone?

11.whatdoesthewoman’sfatherthinkofthetextmassage?

Conversation2

　　W:

Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson,howcanIhelpyou?

　　M:

well,I’dliketotalktoyouaboutTeamBarn,thedepartmentmanager.

　　W:

Whatseemstobetheproblem?

　　M:

Well,eversinceSandraleftthedepartment,IfeellikeI’vebeentargetedtodoallherworkaswellasmine.I’mexpectedtoattendmanymeetings.AndIseemtobespendingalotoftimedoingunnecessarypaperwork.

　　W:

I’msorrytohearthat.

M:

Andontopofthat,I’vespecificallyaskedifIcouldleaveearlylastFridayasI’ddonealotofovertimeduringtheweek.Butthatafternoon,eventhoughI’dfinishedmyassignedwork,Iwastoldtohelpothercolleaguesfinishtheirwork,too.

W:

Butsurelythat’sapositivesignshowingthatMr.Bondhasalotoftrustinyou.

　　M:

Yeah,butothercolleaguegetsleaveearly,andtheydon’thavesuchalotofworktodo.

　　W:

Soyoufeelhe’smakingunrealisticdemandsonyou?

　　M:

Yes,absolutely.

　　W:

HaveyouapproachedMr.Bondaboutthisparticularproblem?

　　M:

I’vetried,butitseemslikehejusthasnotimeforme.

　　W:

Well,atthisstage,itwouldbebettertoapproachhimdirectly.Ifnothingelseshowingthatyou’vetriedtosolvetheproblemyourselfbeforeyoutakeitfurther,makesitclearyou’rejustnotacomplainer.Whydon’tyousendhimanemailrequestingameetingwithhiminprivate?

　　M:

Hmm,Ifeelabitworriedabouthisreaction.But,anywayI’llsendhimanemailrequestameeting,andI’llseewhathappensfromthere.Thanksforyouradvice.

　　W:

Goodluck.Andletusknowtheoutcome.

　　12.whatdoweknowaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

　　13.whatistheman’schiefcomplaint?

　　14.Howwasthewomeninterpretthefactthatthemanwasaskedtohelphiscolleagueswiththeirwork?

15.whatdidthewomenadvisethemantodo?

SectionC

Passage1

Themassivedeclineinsleephappenssoslowlyandquietlythatfeelseemstrend.WasitbecauseofthegrowingattractionoftheInternet,videogamesandendlessTVchannels?

Neverdisconnectingfromwork?

Nomatterhowithappened,millionsofAmericansareputtingtheirhealth,qualityoflifeandevenlengthoflifeindanger.

Newevidenceshowswhygettingenoughsleepisthetoppriority.Some40%oftheAmericansgetlessthan7hoursofshut-eyeonweeknights.“Thelinkbetweensleepandhealth,andbadsleepanddiseaseisbecomingclearerandclearer.”saysLawrenceAlberstaine,asleepexpertatHarvardUniversity.Forexample,sleepdurationhasdeclinedfromsome8hoursinthe1950sto7inrecentyears.Atthesametime,highbloodpressurehasbecomeanincreasingproblem.Bloodpressureandheartratearetypicallyattheirlowestlevelshighduringsleep.Peoplewhosleeplessandhavehigherbloodpressure,heartattack,diabetes,weightgainandotherproblems.

Sleepingbettermayhelpfightofillnesses.“whenpeoplesleep-deprived,therearehigherlevelsofstresshormonesintheirbodieswhichcandecreaseimmunefunction.”saysDoctorFeliceofNorthwesternuniversityinChicago.AuniversityofChicagostudyshowspeoplewhosleepwelllivelonger.Sosaygoodnightsooneranditmayhelpyoustayactiveandvitaltoarightoldage.

　　isthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

　　dowelearnfromthetalkabouttoday’sAmericans?

18.Whatdoesthespeakersaywillhappentopeoplewholacksleep?

Passage2

Parentsandteacherswilltellyounottoworrywhenapplyforaplaceinuniversity,butinthesamebreath,theywillremindyouthatitisthemostimportantdecisionofyourlife.

Thefirstdecisionisyourchoiceofcourse,itwoulddependonwhatyouwanttogetoutofuniversity,whatyouaregoodatandwhatyouenjoy.Thenextdecisioniswheretoapply.Aimhighbutwithinreason.Doyouhavetherightcombinationofsubjectsandareyourexpectedgradeslikelytomeetentryrequirements?

ThedeadlineisJanuary15th.Butit’sbettertosubmityourapplicationearlybecauseuniversitiesbeginworkassoonasformsstartrollingin.

Themostimportantpartoftheapplicationisthemuchfearedpersonalstatement.Thisisyourchancetoconveyboundlessenthusiasmforthesubject.Soeconomyofexpress