2016年6月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)聽力真題及答案詳解

1、.2016年6月英語四級(jí)聽力真題及答案詳解Section A News ReportDirections： In this section， you will hear three news reports。 At the end of each news report， you will hear two or three questions。 Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once。 After you hear a question， youmust choose the best answer fr

2、om the four choices marked A）， B）， C） and D）。 Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。Drections: Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 1A) How college students can improve their sleep habits.B) Why sufficient sl

3、eep is important for college students.C) Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.D) How college students can handle their psychological problems.Question 2A) It is not easy to improve ones sleep habits.B) It is not good for students to play video games.C) Students who are better

4、 prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.D) Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.Drections: Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 3A) Whether more airports should be built around London.B) Whether adequate in

5、vestment is being made to improve airport facilities.C) Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.D) Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.Question 4A) Inefficient management.B) Poor ownership structure.C) Lack of innovation and competition.D) Lack of

6、 runway and terminal capacity.Drections: Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 5A) Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.B) Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.C) Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.D) Study the effects of nico

7、tine on young smokers.Question 6A) The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.B) Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking.C) Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.D) Tobacco co

8、mpanies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.Question 7A) They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.B) They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.C) They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.D) They will pay more attentio

9、n to the quality of their products.Section B ConversationDirections： In this section， you will hear two long conversations。 At the end of each conversations you will hear four questions。 Both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once。 After you hear a question。 Youmust choose the

10、 best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。 Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。Question 8A) Indonesia.B) Holland.C) Sweden.D) England.Question 9A) Getting a coach who can offer real help.B) Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.C) L

11、earning a language where it is not spoken.D) Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize.Question 10A) Listening to language programs on the radio.B) Trying to speak it as much as one can.C) Making friends with native speakers.D) Practicing reading aloud as often as possible.Question 11A) It create

12、s an environment for socializing.B) It offers various courses with credit points.C) It trains young peoples leadership abilities.D) It provides opportunities for language practice.Drections: Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12A) The impact of engine desig

13、n on road safety.B) The role policemen play in traffic safety.C) A sense of freedom driving gives.D) Rules and regulations for driving.Question 13A) Make cars with automatic control.B) Make cars that have better brakes.C) Make cars that are less powerful.D) Make cars with higher standards.Question 1

14、4A) They tend to drive responsibly.B) They like to go at high speed.C) They keep within speed limits.D) They follow traffic rules closely.Question 15A) It is a bad idea.B) It is not useful.C) It is as effective as speed bumps.D) It should be combined with education.Section C PassagesDirections： In t

15、his section， you will hear three passages。 At the end of each passage， you will hear three or four questions。 Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once。 After you hear a question， you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。Then mark the corresponding

16、 letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。Drections:Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16A) The card got damaged.B) The card was found invalid.C) The card reader failed to do the scanning.D) The card reader broke down unexpectedly.Question

17、17A) By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic.B) By calling the credit card company for confirmation.C) By seeking help from the card reader maker Verifone.D) By typing the credit card number into the cash register.Question 18A) Affect the sales of high-tech appliances.B) Change the lifes

18、tyle of many Americans.C) Give birth to many new technological inventions.D) Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.Drections: Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 19A) They are set by the dean of the graduate school.B) They are determined by the advis

19、ing board.C) They leave much room for improvement.D) They vary among different departments.Question 20A) By consulting the examining committee.B) By reading the Bulletin of Information.C) By contacting the departmental office.D) By visiting the universitys website.Question 21A) They specify the numb

20、er of credits students must earn.B) They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates.C) They have to be approved by the examining committee.D) They are the same among various divisions of the university.Drections: Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 22A) Stu

21、dents majoring in nutrition.B) Students in health classes.C) Ph.D. candidates in dieting.D) Middle and high school teachers.Question 23A) Its overestimate of the effect of dieting.B) Its mistaken conception of nutrition.C) Its changing criteria for beauty.D) Its overemphasis on thinness.Question 24A

22、) To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep.B) To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women.C) To explain how computer images can be misleading.D) To prove that technology has impacted our culture.Question 25A) To persuade girls to stop dieting.B) To promote her own concept of beau

23、ty.C) To establish an emotional connection with students.D) To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.三、2016年6月英語四級(jí)聽力真題第二套答案1. B)Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.2. D)Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.3. C)Whether the Briti

24、sh Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.4. D)Lack of runway and terminal capacity.5. A)Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.6. A)The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.7. C)They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette stud

25、y.8. B)Holland.9. C)Learning a language where it is not spoken.10. B)Trying to speak it as much as one can.11. D)It provides opportunities for language practice.12. D)Rules and regulations for driving.13. C)Make cars that are less powerful.14. A)They tend to drive responsibly.15. B)It is not useful.

26、16 C)The card reader failed to do the scanning.17 A)By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic.18 D)Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.19. D)They vary among different departments.20. C)By contacting the departmental office.21. A)They specify the number of credits students mu

27、st earn.22 B)Students in health classes.23 D)Its overemphasis on thinness.24 C)To explain how computer images can be misleading.25 A)To persuade girls to stop dieting.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report One聽力原文：You probably think college students are experts at sleeping.But parties，p

28、reparations for tests，personal problems and general stress can wreck a students sleep habits，which can be bad for the body and the mind.Texas Tech University is even offering a class called“Improving Your Sleep Habits”.1People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity,psycholog

29、ical problems and car crashes.Students who dont get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower grades.On top of all that，2 a newstudypublished in the Journal Learning&Memory finds youre probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test.200 college kids were taught to pl

30、ay some unfamiliar video games.Subjects who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later，but they did much better after getting a good nights sleep.1So.if you really want to do your job well,dont forget to get some sleep.解析：1.A.How college students can hand

31、le their psychological problems.B.Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.C.Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.D.How college students can improve their sleep habits.Q：What is the news report mainly about?【解析】選項(xiàng)為how或why開頭的句子表明，本題可能考查新聞要點(diǎn)。選項(xiàng)中均出現(xiàn)的college student

32、s，以及重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的sleep表明，新聞可能與大學(xué)生睡眠有關(guān)。結(jié)合問題，并辨認(rèn)“充足的睡眠”，還是“睡眠習(xí)慣”是解題的關(guān)鍵?！敬鸢浮緾2.A.It is not easy to improve ones sleep habits.B.It is not good for students to play video games.C.Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.D.Students who are better prepared generally get higher

33、scores in examinations.Q：What is the finding of the newstudypublished in the Journal Learning&Memory?【解析】選項(xiàng)中重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的students和sleep表明，本題可能考查學(xué)生的睡眠情況?！敬鸢浮緾。News Report Two聽力原文：Long queues，delayed flights and overcrowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the tra

34、ditional complaining about the weather.Meanwhile，therere complaints：the poor service at Londons major airports is discouraging foreigners from doing business in Britain.Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority,which runs 7 major airports，including the 3 main ones serving L

35、ondon.3 The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets.The idea is that competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports.4The British Airports Authority recently bought by a Spanish company,says

36、 the root cause of the problems is not the ownership structure,but a lack of runway and terminal capacity,which is addressing through a programme of heavy investments.解析：3.A.Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.B.Whether the British Airports Authority should sell o

37、ff some of its assets.C.Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.D.Whether more airports should be built around London.Q：What is the Competition Commission going toinvestigate?【解析】選項(xiàng)均為以whether開頭的賓語從句，其中重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的airport，以及facilities，assets，service和morebuilt表明，本題可能考查與機(jī)場(chǎng)有關(guān)的(設(shè)施、財(cái)產(chǎn)、服務(wù)和機(jī)場(chǎng)數(shù)量)情況?！?/p>

38、答案】B4.A. Poor ownership structure.B.Inefficient management.C. Lack of innovation and competition.D. Lack of runway and terminal capacity.Q：What is the root cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Airports Authority?【解析】選項(xiàng)均為名詞短語，其中重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的lack，以及poor，inefficient和runway and

39、 terminal capacity表明，本題可能考查機(jī)場(chǎng)出現(xiàn)某種缺陷的原因。【答案】D。News Report Three聽力原文：5 Under the law in Massachusetts,tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results.6The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers and carefully examines the figures，and then

40、draws its conclusions：116 brands were looked at for thestudy.82 were found to havehigher nicotine yields than they did 6 years previously.6The biggest increase is tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers，that worries the Department because of the addicted nature of nicotine.Stanto

41、n Glantz，a professor of medicine in San Francisco explains why.“The amount of nicotine was delivered in every type of cigarettes is 10 percent higher than it was 6 years ago，which means that its easier to get hooked and harder to quit.7The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they are fla

42、nk with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enough detail to make an informed decision.However，7none of them were prepared to comment on thisstudyor discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.”解析5.A.studythe effects of nicotine on young smokers.B. Set a li

43、mit to the production of their cigarettes.C. Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.D. Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.Q：What do tobacco companies have to do under thelaw in Massachusetts?【解析】選項(xiàng)中重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的nicotine(content)和cigarettes表明，本題可能考查香煙中尼古丁含量的要求?！敬鸢浮緿。6.A.The biggest incr

44、ease in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.B.Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.C.Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.D.Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about th

45、e hazards of smoking.Q：What do we learn from thestudyby the Department of Public Health in Boston?【解析】選項(xiàng)中重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的nicotine(content)，以及smokers和smoking表明，本題可能考查香煙中尼古丁含量對(duì)吸煙者的影響?！敬鸢浮緼。7.A.They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.B.They were not prepared to comment on the cigarettestudy.

46、C.They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.D.They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.Q：What do we learn from the news report about the big tobacco companies?【解析】選項(xiàng)均為以they開頭的句子，結(jié)合四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容可知，they指煙草公司。選項(xiàng)中的pay.attention to quality.，not prepared.cigarette.reduce the

47、nicotine content和not.harmful effect of nicotine表明，本題可能考查煙草公司存在的問題。Section BConversation One聽力原文：M：And you know.one thing that l want to ask you.Its greatly you have had this experience of teaching in Indonesia.And following up on what you just mentioned，what would you recommend for students who do n

48、ot live in an Englishspeaking country?And，you know,they want to learn?I dont know about perfecting， but they want at least to be able to communicate decently.How can they go about this?W：Yeah.its really hard.Thats the real struggle because8Right now I do live in Holland but I really dont socialize m

49、uch with Dutch people.10And my boyfriends English is so good that we just basically speak English all the time.so I have to make a real effort to practice.Theres as much listening exposure as I want.All I have to do is turn on the TVM：And reading also.right?W：Yeah.reading.Theres plenty that I can ge

50、t to read and listen to.But for speaking，there really is no substitute for trying to speak and use the language in a relaxed atmosphere.9 So.I think thats really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isnt spoken. And for thatgosh，what would I do?If I didnt have p

51、eople here，probably，try to find a club 11In Sweden they have a really cool system called“studyCircles”.where its notits like a course.but really,you just have a course leader whos mere sort of as a coach and guide.and to help out.And you dont get grades.and you go just because you want to learn.W：OK

52、，Nathan.12So were talking about driving and are there any rules or regulations that Youd like to change?M：Im not sure I want to change rules.but Id like to please to be strict on the roads，like，if people jam the traffic lights.I dont know why there isnt a camera at the traffic lights to stop people

53、doing that.All like speeding，its very easy to put speed cameras in certain places.W：13Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting their power of their engines.Whats the point in producing an engine thats big and powerful enough to go like 200km/h when the speed limit is only

54、100?M：Right.But do you know theres no speed limits in Germany?W：14 People there do drive responsibly,though. Often，people break laws simply because the laws are there.If the law isnt there，people will drive within their ability range.When youve got speed limits，this creates situations actually prese

55、nt dangers on the road.M：Do you think Germans have better education about personal responsibility when driving?W：Possibly,they also have very good cars.M：Right.W：If youve got a good car that can go at a high speed then its very nice to do that.M：But still with care.W：So.I think its the restriction t

56、hat creates the dangers sometimes.M：OK.W：Obviously.when driving through a residential area，or where theres a school，youve got to have speed policemen.M：Speed bumps.W：Yes.speed bumps-those speed-bumps that force you to slow down.I think theyre good idea.M：So，15you dont think fining people is useful?W：15Not really,because the police dont have time to police every single driver.解析8.A.Holland.B.Indonesia.C.EnglandD.Sweden.Q：Where does the woman live right now?【解析】選項(xiàng)均為國家名稱，結(jié)合問題對(duì)號(hào)入座是解題的關(guān)鍵。【解析】答案。9.A.Ta