四级第一套答案及解析.docx

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四级第一套答案及解析

参考范文：

Stated-ownedbusinessorJointventure

　　Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofthecareerchoice，whichistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatthereisnobetterwaytogetadecentjobthanworkinginastated-ownedbusinesswhichwillguaranteemylifeafterretirement,butotherstaketheattitudethatajointventureoutweighsanyotherjobsasitmayprovidehigherincomeforemployees.

　　Astomyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Ajointventure,especiallyahigh-salaryjointventure,exertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomakesuremyretirementpensionisgoodenough,high-salaryisexactlywhatIneedjustnow.Inmyview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonwherewewanttostayfortherestoflife.Forme,metropolisistheplacewhereIcangrasploadsofopportunitiesandachievemypersonaldreams.AsIholdtheviewthatliveinthemoment,notthefuture,andalsoinordertofinancemyselfinsomeaspectssuchasthetransportation,thehouse-renting,orsocialactivities,ajointventurecansatisfymyneedsfortheconsumptionImentionedabove.

　　Inshort,ajointventureisthefirstandonlyconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.

听力答案：

　　SectionA

　　1.[A]Itwasdangeroustolivein.

　　2.[B]Astorm

　　3.[B]Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

　　4.[C]Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

　　5.[D]Closesomeofitspostoffice.

　　6.[C]StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

　　7.[A]Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.

　　SectionB

　　8.[D]Hewilllosepartofhispay.

　　9.[B]Heisatrustworthyguy.

　　10.[D]Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.

　　11.[C]Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

　　12.[D]Reserved

　　13.[A]Theystayquiet

　　14.[C]Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

　　15.[B]Housesprovidemoreprivacy

　　SectionC

　　16.[D]Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

　　17.[C]Visittheschoolcareersservice.

　　18.[B]Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

　　19.[C]Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

　　20.[A]Itishealthierthangreentee.

　　21.[D]Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

　　22.[B]Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

　　23.[B]Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

　　24.[A]Makewisechoices.

　　25.[A]Toboostthelocaleconomy.

听力原文

短篇新闻2

　　SectionA-2

　　RescueeffortswereunderwayThursdaymorningfor17minerswhowerestuckinanelevatorbelowgroundataCargillrocksaltminenearLansing,NewYork,accordingtoMarciaLynch.

　　PublicinformationofficerwithTompkinsCounty’semergencyresponsedepartment,emergencyworkershavemadecontactwiththeminersviaaradio.Andtheyallappeartobeuninjured,saidJessicaVerfuss,theemergencydepartment’sassistantdirector.

　　Crewshavemanagedtoprovideheatpacksandblanketstotheminerssothattheycankeepwarmduringtherescueoperation,Verfusssaid.Detailsaboutwhatledtotheworkers’beingtrappedintheelevatorwentimmediatelyavailable.Themine,alongNewYork’sCayugaLake,processessaltusedforroadtreatment.Itproducesabout2milliontonsofsaltthatisshippedtomorethan1,500placesinthenortheasternUnitedStates,therocksaltmineisoneofthreeoperatedbyCargillwiththeothertwoinLouisianaandOhio.

　　Q3.Whatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutthesaltminers?

　　Q4.Whatdidtherescueteamdo?

　　短篇新闻3

　　SectionA-3

　　TheU.S.PostalServiceannouncedtodaythatitisconsideringclosingabout3,700postofficesoverthenextyearbecauseoffallingrevenues.

　　Facingan$8.3billionbudgetdeficitthisyear,closingpostofficersisoneofseveralproposalsthePostalServicehasputforthrecentlytocutcosts.Lastweek,forexample,PostmasterGeneralPatDonahoeannouncedplanstostopmaildeliveryonSaturdays,amovehesayscouldsave$3billionannually.

　　“Wearelosingrevenueaswespeak,”Donahoesaid.“Wedonotwanttaxpayermoney.Wewanttobeself-sufficient.Solikeanyotherbusinessyouhavetomakechoices.”

　　DeanGranholmthevicepresidentfordeliveryandpostofficeoperationssaidthefirstwavesofclosingswouldbeginthisfall.Heestimatedthatabout3,000postmasters,500stationmanagersandbetween500and1,000postalclerkscouldlosetheirjobs.

　　Q5.WhatistheU.S.PostalServiceplanningtodo?

　　Q6.Whatmeasurehasbeenplannedtosavecosts?

　　Q7.Whatwillhappenwhentheproposedmeasurecomeintoeffect?

　　长对话1&2

　　Conversation1

　　A:

Mrs.Hampton,we'vegottroubleinthepressroomthismorning.

　　B:

Ohdear.Whatabout?

　　A:

Oneofthepressoperatorsarrivedanhourandahalflate.

　　B:

Butthat'sastraightforwardaffair.Hewillsimplylosepartofhispay.That'swhywehaveaclock-insystem.

　　A:

Butthepointisthemanwasclocked-inat8o'clock.WehaveJohnstandingbythetimeclock,andheswearshesawnothingirregular.

　　B:

IsJohnreliable?

　　A:

Yes,heis.That'swhywechosehimforthejob.

　　B:

Haveyouspokentothemanwhowaslate?

　　A:

Notyet.IthoughtI'dhaveawordwithyoufirst.He'sadifficultman,andIthinkthere'sbeensometroubleontheshopfloor.I'vegotafeelingthattradeunionrepresentativeisbehindthis.ThemanagertoldmethatJackGreen'sbeenveryactivearoundtheshopthelastfewdays.

　　B:

Well,whatdoyouwantmetodo?

　　A:

Iwaswonderingifyou'dseeSmith,themanwhowaslate,becauseyouaresomuchbetterathandlingthingslikethis.

　　B:

Oh,alright.I'llseehim.ImustsayIagreewithyouabouttherebeingbadfeelingsintheworks.I'vehadtheideaforsometimethatJackGreen'sbeenbusystirringthingsupinconnectionwiththelatestwageclaim.He'salwaystryingtomaketrouble.Well,I'llgetthemanagertosendSmithuphere.

　　Q8.Whatwillhappentothepressoperatorwhowaslatefortheworkaccordingtothewoman?

　　Q9.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJohnwhostandsbythetimeclock?

　　Q10.Whydoesthemansuggestthewomanseetheworkerwhowaslate?

　　Q11.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJackGreen?

　　Conversation2

　　A:

OurtopictodayisaboutsomethingsthatforeignersnearlyalwayssaywhentheyvisitBritain.It's'WhyaretheBritishsocold?

'Andthey'retalkingabouttheBritishpersonality–thefamousBritish'reserve'.Itmeansthatwearen'tveryfriendly,wearen'tveryopen.

　　B:

Sodoyouthinkit'strue?

　　A:

It'sadifficultone.SomanypeoplewhovisitBritainsayit'sdifficulttomakefriendswithBritishpeople.Theysaywe'recold,reserved,unfriendly...

　　B:

Ithinkit'strue.LookatAmericansorAustralians.Theyspeakthesamelanguage,butthey'remuchmoreopen.Andyouseeitwhenyoutravel,people-Imeanstrangers-speaktoyouonthestreetoronthetrain.Britishpeopleseldomspeakonthetrain.Orthebus.NotinLondon,anyway.

　　A:

'NotinLondon'.That'sit.Capitalcitiesarefulloftouristsandareneververyfriendly.Peoplearedifferentinotherpartsofthecountry.

　　B:

Notcompletely.Imetawomanonce,anItalian.She'sbeenworkinginManchesterfortwoyears,

　　andnoone-notoneofhercolleagues-hadeverinvitedhertotheirhome.Theywerefriendlytoheratwork,butnothingelse.Shecouldn'tbelieveit.ShesaidthatwouldneverhappeninItaly.

　　A:

Youknowwhattheysay–'anEnglishman'shomeishiscastle'.It’sreallydifficulttogetinside.

　　B:

Yeah.It'saboutbeingprivate.Yougohometoyourhouseandyourgardenandyouclosethedoor.It'syourplace.

　　A:

That'swhytheBritishdon'tlikeflats.Theyprefertoliveinhouses.

　　B:

That’strue.

　　Q12.WhatdoforeignersgenerallythinkofBritishpeopleaccordingtothewoman?

　　Q13.WhatmayBritishpeopletypicallydoonethetrainaccordingtotheman?

　　Q14.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheItalianwomanworkinginManchester?

　　Q15.WhydoBritishpeoplepreferhousestoflats?

　　听力篇章

　　PassageOne

　　Incollege,timeisscarce,andconsequently,veryprecious.Atthesametime,expensesincollegepileupsurprisinglyquickly.Aparttimejobisagoodwaytobalancecostswhileensuringthereisenoughtimeleftoverforbothacademicsubjectsandafter-classactivities.

　　Ifyouareacollegestudentlookingforaparttimejob,thebestplacetostartyourjobsearchisrightoncampus.Therearetonsofon-campusjobopportunities,andasastudent,you’llautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.Plus,on-campusjobseliminatecommutingtime,andcouldbeagreatwaytoconnectwithacademicandprofessionalresourcesatyouruniversity.Checkwithyourschool’scareerserviceoremploymentofficeforhelptofindacampusjob.Ofcourse,thereareopportunitiesforpart-timeworkoff-campus,too.Ifyouspendalittletimediggingfortherightparttimejobs,you’llsaveyourselftimewhenyoufindajobthatleavesyouwithenoughtimetogetyourschoolworkdone,too.Ifyouareacollegestudentlookingforworkbutworryyouwon’thaveenoughtimetodevotetoacademicsubjects,considerworkingasastudyhalloralibrarymonitor.Responsibilitiesgenerallyincludesupervisingstudyspacestoensurethataquietatmosphereismaintained.It’saprettyeasyjob,butonewithlotsofdowntime-whichmeansyouwillhaveplentyoftimetocatchuponreading,dohomeworkorstudyforanexam.

　　Q16:

Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcollegestudentsapplyingforon-campusjobs?

　　Q17:

Whatcanstudentsdotofindacampusjobaccordingtothespeaker?

　　Q18:

Whatdoesthespeakersayisalibrarymonitor’sresponsibility?

　　PassageTwo

　　AgriculturalworkersingreenteafieldsnearMt.Kenyaaregatheringthetealeaves.Itisbeaut