1、英语四级真题第三套听力真题及答案和听力原文2016 年 6 月英语四级真题听力Section A News ReportDirections ： In this section ， you will hear three news reportsAt the end of each news report ， you will heartwo or threequestions 。 Both the news report and the questions will be spokenonly once.After you hear a qu estion ， you must choose
2、 the bestanswer from the four choices marked A )， B)， C) andD )。 Then mark t he corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 witha singl e line through the centre 。Drections: Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 1A)This incident occurred in Tibet.B)The dead cubs were
3、 found in the front of a temple.C)Some tiger cubs were dead because of abuse .D)The reason why they were in the freezer was cl ear.Question 2A)About 2 weeks.B)About 7 days.C)About 1 year.D)About 40 days.Question 3A)17.B)2.3.C)57.D)12.Question 4A)It can reduce the time to travel.B)It can reduce the v
4、ehicles on roads.C) It can move cargo between north and south.D) All of A 、B and C.Drections:Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 5A)He was abandoned by his parents.B)He got lost in the forest.C)He went far to drink water.D)It wasnt mentioned.Question 6A)The boy
5、s father.B)Soldiers, police and volunteers.C)Japans military .D)Child psychiatrists.Question 7A)On Wednesday night.B)A few minutes later.C)Wednesday.D)Since Saturday.Section B ConversationDirections ： In this section ， you will hear two long conversations 。 At the end of each conversations you wi ll
6、 hearfour questions 。 Both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once 。 After you hear a question 。 Youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ) ， B ) ， C ) and D )。 Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre 。Drect
7、ions: Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 8A)He prefers the smaller evening classes.B)He has signed up for a day course.C)He has to work during the day.D)He finds the evening course cheaper.Question 9A)Learn a computer language.B)Learn data processing.C)Buy s
8、ome computer software.D)Buy a few coursebooks.Question 10A)Thursday evening, from 7:00 to 9:45.B)From September 1 to New Years eve.C)Every Monday, lasting for 12 weeks.D)Three hours a week, 45 hours in total.Question 11A)What to bring for registration.B)Where to attend the class.C)How he can get to
9、Frost Hall.D)Whether he can use a check .Drections: Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12A)A training coach .B)A trading adviser.C)A professional manager.D)A financial trader.Question 13A)He can save on living expenses.B)He considers cooking creative .C)He
10、can enjoy healthier food.D)He thinks take-away is tastel ess.Question 14A)It is something inevitabl e.B)It is frustrating sometimes.C)It takes patience to manage.D)It can be a good thing.Question 15A ) The element of uncertainty and the mental challenge .B ) The element of certainty and physical cha
11、llenge .C)The way he deals with all kinds of emotions.D)The success that his stressful job brings about.Section C PassagesDirections ： In this section ， you will hear three passages 。 At the end of each passage ， you will hear thre e or fourquestions 。 Both the passage and the questions will be spok
12、en only once 。 After you hear a questio n ， you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A ) ， B ) ， C ) and D ) 。 Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre 。Drections:Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Quest
13、ion 16A)There were no planets without moons.B)There was no air or water on Jupiter.C)Life was not possible in outer space.D)The mystery of life coul d not be resolved.Question 17A)It has a number of active volcanoes.B)It has an atmosphere like the earths.C)It has a large ocean under its surface.D)It
14、 has deep caves several miles l ong.Question 18A)Light is not an essential element to it.B)Life can form in very hot temperatures.C)Every form of life und ergoes evolution .D)Oxygen is not needed for some life forms.Drections:Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 1
15、9A)Whether they shoul d take the child home.B)What Dr. Meyers instructions exactly were.C)Who shoul d take care of the chil d at home.D)When the chil d woul d completely recover.Question 20A)She encourages them to ask questions when in d oubt.B)She makes them write d own all her instructions.C)She h
16、as them act out what they are to d o at home.D)She asks them to repeat what they are supposed to d o.Question 21A)It lacks the stability of the printed word.B)It contains many grammatical errors.C)It is heavily dependent on the context .D)It facilitates interpersonal communication .Drections: Questi
17、ons 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 22A)Job security .B)Good labour relations.C)Challenging work.D)Attractive wages and benefits.Question 23A)Many tedious jobs continue to be d one manually.B)More and more unskill ed workers will l ose jobs.C)Computers will change the
18、nature of many jobs.D)Boring jobs will gradually be made enjoyable. Question 24A)Offer them chances of promotion .B)Improve their working conditions.C)Encourage them to compete with each other.D)Give them responsibilities as part of a team. Question 25A)They will not bring real benefits to the staff
19、.B)They concern a small number of people only.C)They are arbitrarily set by the administrators.D)They are beyond the control of ordinary workers.参考答案1.C) Some tiger cubs were d ead because of abuse .2.B) About 7 days.3.C) 57.4.D) All of A 、B and C.5.A) He was aband oned by his parents.6.B) Soldiers,
20、 police and volunteers.7.D) Since Saturday.8.C) He has to work during the day.9.B) Learn data processing.10.C) Every Monday, lasting for 12 weeks.11.A) What to bring for registration.12.D) A financial trader.13.B) He considers cooking creative .14.D) It can be a good thing.15.A ) The element of unce
21、rtainty and the mental challenge .16.C) Life was not possibl e in outer space.17.C) It has a large ocean under its surface.18.A) Light is not an essential element to it.19.B) What Dr. Meyers instructions exactly were.20.D) She asks them to repeat what they are supposed to d o.21.A) It lacks the stab
22、ility of the printed word.22.C) Challenging work.23.A) Many tedious jobs continue to be d one manually.24.D) Give them responsibilities as part of a team.25.B) They concern a small number of people only.听力原文Officials in Thailand found 40 dead tiger cubs at a Buddhist temple accused of animal abuse.
23、一泰国佛堂被控虐待动物，警方在该佛堂发现了 40 只死亡的老虎幼崽。The dead cubs were discovered Wednesday in a freezer at the temple, west of Bangkok. 死亡幼崽是周三在曼谷西部的这座佛堂的冷藏柜里被发现的。Authorities found them while removing dozens of mostly full-grown live tigers from the temple grounds. 当时警方正将几十只活老虎迁离佛堂，这些老虎大都已成年。Officials said the cubs
24、appeared to be about a week old. 警方称死亡幼崽约有一周大。It was not known why they were in the freezer, where temple staff kept food. 冷藏柜是佛堂员工储存食物的地方，死亡幼崽被放在里面的原因尚未查明。Monks have been operating an unsanctioned zoo, called Tiger Temple. 这里的和尚一直以来在这里经营着名为 “老虎庙 ”的动物园，但该动物园并未得到官方许可。Tourists paid money to view and t
25、ake pictures with the tigers and other exotic animals. 来这里的游客需要付费才可以和这里的老虎及其他珍惜动物拍照。Thai authorities plan to file charges against the temple for illegally possessing endangered species. 泰国警方已经准备对该佛堂提起诉讼，诉讼理由为非法扣留濒危物种。Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 请根据刚听到的内容回答 1-2
26、 小题。Question 1. What do we learn from the news report?问题 1： 听完报道我们了解到了什么？Question 2. How old were the tiger cubs?问题 2： 死亡老虎幼崽多大？Switzerland has opened the worlds longest and deepest railway tunnel, 17 years after starting work on the project.经过十七年的漫长工期之后，瑞士终于开通了世界上最长、最深的火车隧道。The Gotthard Railway Tun
27、nel is 57 kilometers long.圣哥达铁路隧道全长 57 千米。Trains passing through it will be about 2.3 kilometers underground at the deepest point. 其最深点距地球表面 2300 米。The tunnel cost $12 billion to build under the Alps of central Switzerland. 这项位于瑞士东部阿尔卑斯山脉下的隧道共耗资 120 亿美元。The tunnel will reduce the time it takes train
28、s to travel between northern and southern Europe. 该隧道缩短了南北欧之间列车的运行时间。It is also expected to lower the number of vehicles on roads, and move cargo between north and south. 预计该隧道还会用于南北之间输送货物，以减少地面运输量。The two-way tunnel opens for commercial service in December. 这条双向运输隧道于 12 月开始商业运输服务。When that happens,
29、 up to 260 freight trains and 65 passenger trains will be able to pass through it every day.届时，每天穿梭其中的将有 260 辆货运列车和 65 辆客运列车。Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 请根据刚听到的内容回答 3-4 题。Question 3. How many kilometers is the worlds longest and deepest railway tunnel?问题 3： 世界
30、上最长、最深的列车隧道长多少千米？Question 4. What advantages can the tunnel bring to Europe?问题 4： 新隧道将给欧洲带去哪些好处？A Japanese boy named Yamato Tanooka remains missing four days after his parents abandoned him as a punishment, police said.日本警方称一名名叫 Yamato Tanooka 男孩受到父母的惩罚被遗弃。男孩至今下落不明。Japans military joined the search
31、Wednesday for the 7-year-old boy missing in a forest in northern Japan. 周三，日本军方加入了对这名遗失在日本北部森林里的七岁男孩的搜救工作。But on Wednesday night, the boy still had not been found. 但直至周三晚间，仍没有发现男孩的任何线索。About 275 soldiers, police and volunteers searched for him Wednesday. 参加周三搜救工作的共有 275 人，包括士兵、警察和志愿者。The boy has been missing since Saturday, when his parents made him get out of their car to punish him for throwing rocks at cars and people, according to police.据警方透露，周六男孩的父母为了惩罚他朝他人和车辆扔石头，命令其下车，随后男孩走失。Kyodo News Service said police are looking into whether the parents should be charged
