四級真題聽力參考

四級真題聽力參考

聽力真題1

PartiDICTATION(15MIN)

Listentothefloowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewill

bereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbe

doneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.

Forthesecondandthirdreading,thepassagewillberead

sentecebysentece,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15

sencond.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagain

andduringthetimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthen

begiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkonce

more.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHE(20MIN)

InsectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.

Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswer

sheet.

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listento

theconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthat

follow.

QuestionsIto3arebasedonthefollowing

conversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven

15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothe

conversation.

I.TheEthicalConsumerResearchAssociationwillprovide

informationtoshopperson

A.productprice.

B.productquality.

C.manufacturers.

D.productionmethods.

2.Accordingtotheconversation,anethicalshopper

should

A.askforothers7advicebeforebuyingthings.

B.considertheworthofsomethingtobebought.

C.postponebuyingthingswheneverpossible.

D.searchforthingsthatarelesscostly.

3.Accordingtotheconversation,ethicalshopperscanbe

bestdescribedas

A.shrewd.B.thrifty.

C.extravagant.D.cautious.

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowing

conversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven

20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothe

conversation.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTabout

Mary?

A.Sheisenjoyingherlanguagestudy.

B.Sheisenjoyinghermanagementstudy.

C.Sheisnotfeelingverywellatthemoment.

D.Sheisnothappyaboutherstudypressure.

5.WhatdoesMarythinkofthecourseinitially?

A.Itisuseful.B.Itisdifficult.

C.Itischallenging.D.Itisinteresting.

6.WhatisMary7sproblemoflivinginafamilyhouse?

A.Shedislikesthefoodsheeats.B.Sheisunabletosleep

well.

C.Shehasnochancetomakefriends.D.Shefindsthe

renthigh.

7.WhichofthefollowingisMr.Davies'advice?

A.Totrytomakemorefriends.

B.Totrytochangeaccommodation.

C.TospendmoretimeonEnglish.

D.Tostopattendinglanguageclasses.

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowing

conversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven

15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothe

conversation.

8.Accordingtotheconversation,thedayisspecial

because

A.manypeoplearesurfingthenetonthatday.

B.itisananniversaryoftheinternet.

C.thenetbroughtaboutnochangesuntilthatday.

D.bigchangeswilltakeplaceonthatday.

9.Welearnfromtheconversationthatpeople

A.cannotJivewithouttheinternet.

B.cannotworkwithouttheinternet.

C.allusetheinternettokeepintouch.

D.havevariedopinionsaboutinternetuse.

10.Attheendoftheconversation.thespeakerstalkabout

A.thefutureoftheinternet.

B.thetypeofofficefurniture.

C.whenchangeswillcome.

D.howpeoplewillusetheinternet.

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothe

passagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.At

theendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswer

thequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

11.Inordertoopenabankaccount,youneedto

produceinadditiontoyourpassport.

A.alibrarycardB.aregistrationform

C.atelephonebillD.areceipt

12.WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbeincludedinthe

'utilitybilP?

A.Rent.B.Gas.C.Water.D.Telephone.

13.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanonedointhepost

office?

A.Gettingcontactdetails.B.Obtainingtaxforms.

C.Payinghousingrents.D.Applyingforloans.

Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.At

theendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswer

thequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

14.Accordingtothepassage,'scheduling'meansthatyou

A.needtobeefficientinwork.

B.planyourworkproperly.

C.trytofinishworkaheadoftime.

D.knowhowtoworkinteams.

15.Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheactivitiestorelax

couldbe

A.protectingwildanimals.

B.spendingtimewithyourfamily.

C.learninghowtoreadefficiently.

D.learninghowtodogardening.

16.Oneofthewaystoreducestressisto

A.dobetterthananyoneelse.

B.fulfillhighambitionsinone'swork.

C.workandhavereasonableaims.

D.startwitharelativelylowaim.

17.Accordingtothepassage,toreducestresshas

somethingtodowiththefollowingEXCEPT

A.one'sposition.B.one'sinterest.

C.one'shealth.D.one'smood.

Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.At

theendofthepassage,youwillbe

given15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listento

thepassage.

18.Accordingtothepassage,newwordstendtocome

from

A.worldpolitics.B.advancesinscience.

C.areasoflife.D.alltheabove.

19.Thepassageexplainsthelargerandrichervocabulary

ofEnglishmainlyfromaviewpoint.

A.historicalB.cultural

C.commercialD.colonial

20.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

statementsbestdescribestheEnglish

language?

A.Itisoutdatedingrammar.

B.Itacceptsnewwordsfromscience.

C.Ithasbeguntakinginnewwords.

D.Ittendstoembracenewwords.

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SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listento

themcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions21and22arebasedOHthefollowingnews.At

theendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistento

thenews.

21.Wherewasthemarblestatuefound?

A.Outinthesea.B.Insideabathhouse.

C.Onacliffalongthecoast.D.Onthecoastoutside

Jerusalem.

22.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheconditionof

thestatue?

A.Itwasincomplete.B.Itwasrecentartwork.

C.Itwasfairlytall.D.Itwasinpieces.

Questions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews.At

theendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondsto

answerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

23.Therescueeffortsconcentratedmainlyon

A.theU.S.-CanadaborderB.snow-strickenregions.

C.highways.D.citystreets.

24.Accordingtothenews,thelastgroupofpeoplemight

havebeenstrandedintheirvehicles

formorethanhoursbeforebeingrescued.

A.24B.25C.40D.48

Questions25and26arebasedonthefollowingnews.At

theendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listento

thenews.

25.Accordingtothe2006anti-smokingrestrictions,

smokingwasNOTallowedin

A.offices.B.restaurants.C.bars.D.school

playgrounds.

26.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowinggroups

reactsnegativelytothenewlaw?

A.Televisionproducers.B.Hotelowners.

C.Medicalworkers.D.Hospitalmanagement.

Questions27and28arebasedonthefollowingnews.At

theendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listento

thenews.

27.Accordingtothenews,whofirstdiscoveredthefraud?

A.Aclient.B.Abankmanager.

C.Thepolice.D.Bankheadquarters.

28.Whendidthebankemployeehandhimselfin?

A.Amonthbeforethefraudwasdiscovered.

B.Adaybeforethefraudwasdiscovered.

C.Adayafterthepolicelaunchedinvestigation.

D.Amonthafterhetransferredthemoney.

Question29isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendof

thenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthe

question.Now,listentothenews.

29.Whatisthisnewsitemmainlyabout?

A.HowtoopenHotmailaccounts.

B.Howtoretrievemissinge-mails.

C.Newe-mailservicebyMicrosoft.

D.Problemsandcomplaintsaboute-mails.

Question30isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendof

thenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthe

question.Now,listentothenews.

30.Comparedwith2009,whichofthefollowingfigures

remainedaboutthesamein2010?

A.Numberofticketssold.B.Boxofficerevenues.

C.Attendancerate.DNumberofcinemas.

聽力原文1

PartiDICTATION(15MIN)

Eco-tourism

Nowadaysmanyofustrytoliveinawaythatwilldamage

theenvironmentaslittleaspossible.Werecycleour

newspapersandbottles;wetakepublictransporttogettowork;

andwetrytobuylocallyproducedfruitandvegetables.Andwe

wanttotaketheseattitudesonholidaywithus.Thisiswhy

alternativeformsoftourismarebecomingpopularintheworld.

Therearelotsofnamesforthesenewformsoftourism:

responsibletourism,naturetourism,adventuretourism,

educationaltourismandmore.

Althougheveryonemayhaveadifferentdefinition,most

peopleagreethatthesenewformsoftourismshoulddothe

following:first,theyshouldconservethewildlifeandcultureof

thearea;second,theyshouldbenefitthelocalpeople;third,

theyshouldmakeaprofitwithoutdestroyingnaturalresources;

andfinallytheyshouldprovideanexperiencethattouristswant

topayfor.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHE(20MIN)

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

M:Ruth,doyouknowsomethingabouttheEthical

ConsumerResearchAssociation?

W:Yes,sofarasIknow,it'sanorganizationthatprovides

informationforshoppers.

M:Oh,whatkindofinformation?

W:[l]Well,likelettingshoppersknowwhatthecompanies

aredoingbehindtheproductsthattheyseeonthestore

shelves.And...andtheseshoppersareconcernedwithsome

ethicalissues.

M:Forexample?

W:[l]Well,theymaywanttoknowthattheproduct

they'rebuyinghasn'tbeenmadeattheexpenseofthepeople

whoareproducingit,whetherit'sinthiscountryorabroad.

Theymightalsobeconcernedwithotherkindsofissues:for

example,whetherthecompanyisinvolvedinsellingarms.

M:Buthowcanonebecomeanethicalshopperwhen

buyingthings?

W:Onewayofthinkingaboutethicalshoppingisthinking

aboutbuyingless.

M:Oh,how?

W:Well,yousee,sometimeswebuyalotmorethanwe

need.Webuymoreitemsofclothingthanweneed.[2][3]So

beinganethicalshopperreallymeansthinkingabitbeforeyou

goandspendyourmoneyintheshops.

M:Couldyougivemesomeadvice?

W:Yousee,somethingsmaycostabitmoreinthe

short-run,butbeworthitinthelong-run.So,ifyouarepaying

forquality,somethingwilllastyoulongerandthensaveyou

money.

M：Mmm...

W:Andsometimesyoucanbuythingssecond-hand,and

thequalityinmostsecond-handshopsisreallyverygoodthese

days.[2][3]Soit'saboutthinkingbeforeyoushop.

M:Ruth,thanksforyouradvice.

W:Pleasure.

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

M:Comesitdown,Mary.

W:Thanks,Mr.Davies.

M:Now,whichcourseareyoudoing?

W:IamdoingmanagementstudieswithEnglishand

German.

M:Uh-huh.How'sitallgoing?

W:[4]We11,it'snotgoingtoowell.I'mnotreallyenjoying

thecourse.And...well,Iamnotveryhappy.

M:Allright,let'stakethingsslowly.Tellmesomething

aboutthecourse.

W:[4]We11,thereisjustsomuchwork.[5]lthoughtthatto

dotwolanguageswithmanagementstudieswouldbevery

useful,butIfindthemanagementcourseverydifficult

sometimes.AndthentostudyEnglishandGermantoo,it

meansIamworkingallthetimeandIneverhavetimetorelax.

M:Whataboutyouraccommodation?Areyouhappywith

that?

W:Notreally.Imeantheotherstudentsonmycourseare

livinginthestudentdormitory.Sotheyseeeachotherallthe

time.Iamlivingintherentedroominafamilyhouse.Ieat

breakfastanddinnerwiththefamily.[6]ButIgetlonelyinthe

eveningsandatweekends.

M:So,makingfriendsisaproblemtoo.

W:Yes.

M:OK.Iamgoingtomaketwosuggestions.

W:Allright.

M:First,whichofthetwolanguagesdoyouenjoymost?

W:EnglishIfinditeasiertoo.

M:SoI'dlikeyoutogoandseeyourGermantutorandsay

thatyouaregoingtostopattendingGermanclassesforthe

moment.

W:OK.

M:Next,[7]lthinkyoushouldgotoeachofthefive

studentdormitories,choosetheoneyoulikebestandaskifyou

couldmoveinthere.Studentsarealwaysmovinginandoutso

thatshouldn'tbeaproblem.

W:Thanksalotforyouradvice.

M:Notatall.

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

M:Hello,Yvonne.

W:Hello,Bob.

M:[8]Youknowtodayisaveryspecialday.That'sthe20th

anniversaryoftheWorldWideWeb.

W:Ah,theWorldWideWeb.It'sreallychangedourlives.

And...andinsuchashortspaceoftime.

M:Hmm...definitely.Now,doyouknow,onaverage,how

longdoessomeonespendsurfingtheneteachday?

W:Umm,honestlyIdon'tknow.ButIguesspeoplemust

spendalotoftimeonthingslikeFacebook.

M:Hmm...that'strue.

W:AndI'msurealmosteveryoneusestheinternet

now-butIwonderhowwe'dcopewithoutit?

M:Well,itmightbeabitdifficultwithoutit.

W:Iguessso.Forinstance,somepeopleneeditforsocial

relationships.

M:Yes,especiallythosewhoarefaraway.Keepingin

contactwithfriendsandfamilywouldbeimpossiblewithout

theinternet.

W:[9]Butaretherepeoplewhowouldcopewithoutthe

internet?

M:Yes,thereare.Thesepeoplehavesomealternatives.

W:Whatkind?

M:Forexample,wecouldwritetoeachotherlikeweused

tobeforewehadtheinternet.Itwouldbelovelytogetmore

hand-writtenlettersfromfriendsandfamilyratherthanjust

e-mails,Ithink.

W:That'swhatwecall'snail-mail'.Butofcourse,lotsof

morepaperwouldmeanthatwe'dneedbiggerfilecabinets.

M:Yes,well,it'sstillincrediblehowtheWorldWideWeb

hasexpandedintwentyyears,andhowmuchwenowrelyon

it.[10]lwonderwhatitwillbelikeafteranothertwentyyears.

W:Well,forbetterorworse,thewebwillhaveagreater

impactonourlifeandsociety.

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouarearesidentyouwillfinditusefultoopenabank

account.Allthelargebankshaveanetworkofbranchesacross

thecountryandalloffersimilarservices.

Avisittoanyoneofthemwillbeafriendlyexperience.

However;toopenanaccount,youhavetobepreparedtoprove

youridentityinanumberofways.[ll]Youwillfindyour

passportusefulbutthebankwillalsowanttoseesomeformof

proofthatyouarelivingwhereyousayyouare.Thiscanbe

provedbyahousingrentbook,ataxform,waterorelectricity

billfortheproperty,aslongasit'sinyourname.[11][12]lnthe

bank,andelsewhere,youmayheartheterm'utilitybill'-this

simplyreferstobillsrelatingtotheprovisionofservicestoyour

homesuchaselectricity,gas,waterandtelephone.

[13]Thereareotherlocalfacilitiessuchaspostoffices

whereyoucansaveyourmoneyandhaveaccesstoaffordable

lowcostloans.Wheretheyexistinyourlocalarea,contact

detailscanbeobtainedfromtheCitizen'sAdviceBureau.

Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Lifeisverystressfulnowadays,soitisusefulforustotalk

abouthowtocopewithstress.Ifyouwanttoreducesome

stress,youcanreducethisbythewordS-T-R-E-S-Sthat'sstress.

Let'sbeginwiththe'S'.[14]'S'isthatyoucanhavethe

,scheduling1,forexample,youdon'thavetoscheduletoomany

thingsinyourdayandifyoufeelyouaretoobusy,youcancut

outanactivityortwo.

AndTis'treatyourbodywell',becauseexpertssaythat

exercisecanreducestressandalsoifyoueathealthyfood,then

yourbrainandyourbodygetthenourishmenttheyneed.

Thenextletteris'R'.'R'means'relax'.[15][17]Youcando

anactivityyouenjoyorthatrelaxesyou,maybeyoucanreada

bookorlearnanewhobbyandevenspendtimewithyourpet

andthatcouldmakeadifference.

Andthenextletteris'E'-'E'isaboutexpectations.[16]This

means,berealisticaboutyourselfandothers.Soyoucanjust

doyourbestanddon'ttrytobeperfectanddon'texpectothers

tobetooThatwillreleaseandreducealotofstressforyouand

thepeoplearoundyou.

Andthenextletteris'S''S'standsforsleep'.Ifyougeta

goodnight'ssleep,[17]thenitwillkeepyourmindandyour

bodyinshape.

Andthelastletteris'S'againwhichmeans'smile1.

[17]lfyousmileandhaveconfidence,youwillthinkinamore

positivewayandthenyouwillfeelmorecomfortablewhenyou

arecopingwiththestress.

Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

NewwordsentertheEnglishlanguageallthetime.In

factEnglishhasalwaysbeeninastateofevolutionandinrecent

yearsmoreandmorewordsandphraseshaveenteredthe

language.Butwheredoallthesenewwordscomefrom?

Wordscomeoutoftheculturethattheyrepresentand

theydescribe[18]soifyou'vegotanewdevelopmentin

medicine,forexamplebirdflu,thenyou'llgetanewword

comingoutofthat.Ifthere'samilitaryconflictthatmaywell

bringallsortsofnewwordstothefore.Goingbackintimethe

FirstandSecondWorldWarsweretimesofgreatcreativityof

languagebecausepeoplefromdifferentcountriesmeteach

otherandexchangedtheirwordsandwordsdevelopedfrom

there.[18]Sowordscomefromtheplayground;theycome

frompolitics;theycomefromanyareaoflifebecauseevery

areaoflifeischangingfromdaytoday.

AnddoesEnglishhavemorewordsthananyother

language?

ItcertainlyhasmorethanotherEuropeanlanguagesand

probablymorethananyotherlanguageintheworld.

[20]Englishisputtogetherfromsomanydifferentbits.

[19]OriginallyitwasaGermaniclanguageandthenafterthe

NormanConquestin1066therewasanenormousinfluxof

Frenchwords.Anditcomesfromacountry,theUnited

Kingdom,whichwasquiteanexpansive,trading,colonialpower

inthepastandallthesehavebroughtallsortsofothernew

wordsintothelanguage.

聽力原文2

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

NewsItem1(ForQuestions21and22)

[21]AhugestormthatcollapsedpartofacliffonIsrael's

centralcoastledtothediscoveryofastatuedatingbacktothe

Romanperiod,theIsraelAntiquitiesAuthoritysaidTuesday.

Thewhitemarblestatueofawomanisestimatedtobe

2,000yearsold.Itstands1.2meterstall,weighsabout200

kilogramsand[22]wasfoundwithnoheadorarms,according

toanewsreleasebytheauthority.

ApersonwalkingontheshoreatAshkelononthewest

coastofJerusalemmadethediscovery,theauthoritysaid

Thestatuefellintotheseawhenthecliffcollapsedasa

resultofthestorm.Thecollapsealsoruinedabathhouseand

mosaicsthathadbeeninthecliffformanyhundredsofyears.

Thestorm,oneofthestrongestIsraelhasexperiencedin

recentyears,broughtwindsofmorethan100kphthatsent

10-meterwavescrashingintoIsrael'scoast.

NewsItem2(ForQuestions23and24)

[23]Canadianpoliceandmilitaryteamswereworking

Tuesdayafternoontorescueabout300peoplestrandedafter

whatalocalofficialtermedthemostbrutalstormtohitthe

Ontarioregionin25years.

[24]Somepeoplehadbeenstuckintheirvehiclesformore

than24hoursfollowingblindingsnowthatpiledupsohighit

madeitalmostimpossibletoopenvehicledoors.

OntarioProvincialPoliceinitiallyreportedabout360

vehiclesandabout300peoplehadbeenstrandednearSarnia,

Ontario,onHighway402-amajorthoroughfarelinkingthe

U.S.-CanadabordertoLondon,Ontario.

[24]Someofthosepeoplehavesincebeenrescued,but

SarniaMayorMikeBradleysaiditcouldbeanother24hours

beforeeveryoneistakentosafety.

NewsItem3(ForQuestions25and26)

Atoughanti-smokinglawhastakeneffectinSpain.The

ban-oneofthestrictestinEurope-outlawssmokinginallbars

andrestaurants.Smokerswillalsobeprohibitedontelevision

broadcasts,nearhospitalsorinschoolplaygrounds.

Thelawtightensanti-smokingrestrictionsintroducedin

2006.

[25]Theanti-smokingrulesintroducedin2006Outlawed

smokingonlyintheworkplace.Itletbarandrestaurantowners

choosewhetherornottoallowit.Mostchosenottoimpose

anyban.

Onlylargerestaurantsandbarswereobligedtoprovidea

smoke-freearea.

[26]Now,hotel,restaurantandbarownershavesaidthey

couldfacea10%dropintradewiththenewrules.Theindustry

hasalreadyseenasharpfallinsalesduetoSpain'seconomic

problems.

Butdoctorsarguethenewlegislationwillhelpsmokers

giveup.

NewsItem4(ForQuestions27and28)

PoliceinIndiahavearrestedaCitibankemployeeaccused

ofcheatingclientsoutofmillionsofdollars.

ShivrajPuri,32,whoisexpectedtoappearincourtlater,

toldanIndiannewspaperhewasinnocent.

Theallegedfraudwasdiscoveredearlierthismonthina

branchoftheglobalbankinGurgaon,awealthysuburbof

Delhi.

Thebankhassaidinvestorswerepromisedquick,high

returnsfromabogusfinancialscheme.

ItisallegedthatMr.Puritransferredthemoneyinto

accountscontrolledbythreerelatives.

[28]Mr.PurireportedlyhandedhimselfinonThursday,a

dayafterpolicesaidhewaswantedforquestioning.

[27]Theallegedfraudcametolightearlierthismonth

whenaclientmentionedtheschemetoaseniorbankmanager.

NewsItem5(ForQuestion29)

[29]SomeHotmailusersarereportingthattheire-mails

aremissingfromtheiraccounts.Anumberofpeoplewith

HotmailaccountshavepostedcomplaintsonMicrosoftforums

complainingthattheire-mailshavebeendeleted.

Usersaroundtheworldsaide-mailsweremissingfrom

theirinboxandotherfolderswithintheirHotmailaccounts.

AspokeswomanforMicrosoftsaidthattheissueof

missinge-mailswasnotawidespreadproblem.

BySundayeveningtheissuewas"fullyresolved",shesaid.

Thecompanyapologizedforanyinconvenience.

NewsItem6(ForQuestion30)

ThenumberofNorthAmericanswhowenttothecinema

in2010wasaround5%downonthe2009total,figuresshow.

Boxofficeanalystsforecast1.35billionticketswillbesold

bytheendoftheyear,downonthe1.42billionsoldin2009.

Itisthebiggestyear-on-yeardropsince2005,making2010

thesecond-lowestattendedyearofthedecade.

[30]Yetboxofficerevenuesremainedaboutthesameat

$10.6bn,duetoincreasedticketprices.

AnimatedmovieToySront3wasthehighest-grossingfilm

oftheyearattheUSboxoffice,earningnearly$415m.

ThePixarsequel,likesecondhighest-grossingtitleAlicein

Wonderland,wasoneofseveralhitmoviesreleasedin3D.

ItisthoughtattendancefiguresintheUSandCanadawill

risenextyear,whensequelstohitcomedyTheHangoverand

PiratesoftheCaribbeanarereleased.

2016年12月英語四級聽力真題

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.

Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthree

questions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhave

justheard.

1.A.Itwasdangeroustolivein.

B.Itwasgoingtoberenovated.

C.Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.

D.Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

2.A.Astrike.

B.Astorm.

C.Aforestfire.

D.Aterroristattack.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhave

justheard.

3.A.Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B.Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

C.Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

D.Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

4.A.Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.

B.Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.

C.Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

D.Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhave

justheard.

5.A.Raisepostagerates.

B.Improveitsservices.

C.Redesigndeliveryroutes.

D.Closesomeofitspostoffices.

6.A.Shorteningbusinesshours.

B.Closingofficesonholidays.

C.StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

D.Computerizingmallsortingprocesses.

7.A.Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.

B.Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.

C.Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.

D.Alotofcontroversywillarise.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolong

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhear

fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetlwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

8.A.Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.

B.Hewillgothroughretraining.

C.Hewillbegivenawarning.

D.Hewilllosepartofhispay.

9.A.Heisalwaysontime.

B.Heisatrustworthyguy.

C.Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.

D.Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.

10.A.Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.

B.Sheisinchargeofpublicrelations.

C.Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.

D.Sheisbetter