1、英语四级听力考试试题第二套2016年6月英语四级听力考试试题（第二套）Part Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report OneYou probably think college students are experts at sleeping, but parties, preparations for test, personal problems and general stress can rag a students sleep habits which can be bad for the body and for the mind.
2、 Texas Tech University is even offering a class called improving your sleep habits. People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes. Students who dont get enough sleep have poor attendance and lower grades. On top of all that, a new stud
3、y published in the journalLearning and Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test. Two hundred college kids were talked toplay some unfamiliar video games. Subjects who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12
4、hours later. But they did much better after getting a good night sleep. So if you really want to do your job well, dont forget to get some sleep.News Report TwoLong queues, delayed flights and over-crowing at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain, as the traditional
5、 complaining about the weather. Meanwhile, there are complains that the poor service at Londons major airports is discouraging foreigners from doing business in Britain. Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airport Authority, which runs seven major airports, including the three main ones
6、 serving London. The competition commission is now to investigate whether the British Airport Authority needs to sell off some of its assets. The idea is the competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports. The British Airport Authority, recently bought by a Spanish comp
7、any, says the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity, which is addressing through a program of heavy investment.News Report ThreeUnder the lawin Massachusetts, tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigare
8、tte and report the results. The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers and carefully examines the figures andthen draws its conclusions.A hundred and sixteenbrandswere looked at for the study. Ninety two were found to have higher nicotineyieldsthan they did six years previously. The biggest i
9、ncreases tended to be inbrandsthat were popular with young smokers. That worries the department because ofthe addicted natureof nicotine. Stendal Glanz, a professor of medicine in San Francisco, explains why, “The amount of nicotine that is delivered in every cigarette is ten percent higher than it
10、was six years ago, which means that is easierto get hookedand harderto quit.The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they arefrankwith their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enoughdetailto make an informed decision. However, none of them were prepared to commen
11、t on this study or discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.”Section BConversation OneM: And you know one thing that I want to ask you, it is greatly you have happy experiences of teaching in Indonesia and following up on what you have just mentioned. What would you to recommend for s
12、tudents who do not live in English speaking 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 we go about this?W: Yeah, it is really hard. Thats the real struggle because right now I do live in Holland but I rea
13、lly dont socialize much with Dutch people. And 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. There is as much listening exposure as I want. All I have to do is turning on the TV.M: And reading also, right?W: Yeah, rea
14、ding. There is plenty I can get 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. So I think thats really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isnt spoken. And for that, gosh,
15、 what would I do? If I didnt have people here, probably try to find a club? In Sweden, they have a really cool system called study circles,well its not. Its like a course, but really you just have a course leader, who is there sort of as a coaching guideand to help out. And you dont get grades, and
16、you go just because you want to learn.Conversation TwoW: OK, Nathan, so were talking about driving. Andare there any rules or regulations that youd like to change?M: Im not sure I want to change rules, but Id like the police to be strict on the rules. Like, if people jump the traffic lights, I dont
17、know why there isnta camera on the traffic lights to stop people doing that. Or like speeding, it is very easy to put speed cameras in some places.W: Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting the power of their engines. Whats the point in producing the engines that is big a
18、nd powerful enough to golike 200 kilometers /h when the speed limit is only 100.M: Right. But do you knowthere are no speed limits in Germany.W: 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
19、 ability range. When youve got speed limits, this creates situations that actually present dangers on the road.M: Do you think Germans have better education about the 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
20、high speed, then its really nice to do that.M: But still with care.W: So I think its the restrictions that create the dangers sometimesM: OKW:Obviously, when driving through residential areas or where there is a school, youve got to have speed policeman.M: SpeedbumpsW: Yes, speedbumps, those speed-b
21、umps that force you to slow down. I think thats a good idea.M: So you dont think fining people is useful?W: Not really, because the police dont have time to police every single driver.Section CPassage OneBehind the cards register at a store in downtown San Francisco, Sam Azar swiped his credit card
22、to pay for a pack of cigarettes. The stores card reader failed to scan the cards man-made stripe. Azar tried again and again.No luck. As customers began to queue, Mr. Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag. He wrapped one layer of the plastic around the card and tried again. Succes
23、s, the sale was completed. “I dont know how it works, it just does,”said Mr. Azar who learned the trick from another clerk. Therefore, the company that makes the stores card reader would not confirm or deny that plastic bag trick worked. But its one of many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures that
24、 people without engineering degrees have discovered often out of desperation and shared. Todays shaky economy is likely to produce many more such tricks. “In postwar Japan, the economy wasnt doing so great, so you couldnt get everyday use items like household cleaners, ” says Lisa Khayyam, author of
25、 Yowaza, a book named after the Japanese term for clever lifestyle tips and tricks. So people look for ways to dowith what they had. Today, Americans are finding their own tips and tricks for fixing malfunctioning devices with supplies as simple as paper and glue. Some, like Mr. Azars plastic bag, a
26、re open to arguments as to how they work, or whether they really work at all. But many tech-homeremedies can be explained by a little science.Passage TwoIf you are a graduate student, you may depend on your adviser for many things，including help with improving grades, acquiring financial support, fo
27、rming and examining committee and getting letters of recommendation. If you are a graduate teaching assistant, your adviser also may be your boss. Academic departments vary in that procedures for assigning academic advisers to graduate students. In some departments, either the chairman or the direct
28、or of graduate studies serves for at leastthe first semester as a new student adviser. Then the students select an adviser based on shared academic interests. In other departments, a new student is assigned a faculty adviser based on some systems of distribution of departments advising load. Later,
29、students may have the opportunity of selecting adviser that they prefer. In any case,new graduate students can learn who their advisers or temporary advisers are by visiting or emailing the departmental office and asking for the information. Graduation requirements specify the number of credits you
30、must earn,the minimum grade point average you must achieve and the distribution of credits you must have for among differing departments or fields of study. In addition, it is necessary to apply for graduation, when you are near the time that you will be completing your graduation requirements. Sinc
31、e graduation requirements vary among divisions among the university, you should consult the Bulletin of information. You should also direct your questions to your departmental office or academic adviser.Passage ThreeJody Hebert is a diet and nutrition expert who travels around the state to speak in
32、middle and high schools. She primarily speaks to students in health classes, but sometimes the school will arrange for her to speak to several different groups of girls. Her biggest concern is the emphasis American culture places on thinness and the negative ways that this affects girls today. Jody has a Ph.D in nutrition, but more important, she has personal experience.Her mother told her to diet when she was only 8 years old. Jody has created several different presentationswhich she gives to different types of audiences, and s
