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2016
年
12
月英语
四级听力真题第
1
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Section A
Directions:
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,
you
must
choose the 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.
Section
A
Questions 1 to 2 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
A) It
was dangerous to live in. C) He could no longer
pay the rent.
B) It was going to be
renovated. D) He had sold it to the royal family.
2. A) A strike. C) A forest fire.
B) A storm. D) A terrorist attack.
Questions 3 to 4 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
3. A)
They lost contact with the emergency department.
B) They were trapped in an underground
elevator.
C) They were injured by
suddenly falling rocks.
D) They sent
calls for help via a portable radio.
4.
A) They tried hard to repair the elevator.
B) They released the details of the
accident.
C) They sent supplies to keep
the miners warm.
D) They provided the
miners with food and water.
Questions 5
to 7 are based on the conversation you have just
heard.
5. A) Raise postage rates.
B) Improve its services.
C)
Redesign delivery routes.
D) Close some
of its post offices.
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6. A) Shortening business
hours.
B) Closing offices on holidays.
C) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
D) Computerizing mail sorting
processes.
7. A) Many post office staff
will lose their jobs.
B) Many people
will begin to complain.
C) Taxpayers
will be very pleased.
D) A lot of
controversy will arise.
Section B
8. A) He will be kept from promotion.
B) He will go through retraining.
C) He will be given a warning.
D) He will lose part of his pay.
9. A) He is always on time.
B) He is a trustworthy guy.
C) He is an experienced press operator.
D)He is on good terms with his
workmates.
10. A) She is a trade union
representative.
B) She is in charge of
public relations.
C) She is a senior
manager of the shop.
D) She is better
at handling such matters.
11. A) He is
skilled and experienced.
B) He is very
close to the manager.
C) He is always
trying to stir up trouble.
D) He is
always complaining about low wages.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
12.
A) Open.
B) Selfish.
C)
Friendly.
D) Reserved.
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13. A) They stay quiet.
B) They read a book.
C) They
talk about the weather.
D) They chat
with fellow passengers.
14. A) She was
always treated as a foreigner.
B) She
was eager to visit an English castle.
C) She was never invited to a
colleague's home.
D) She was unwilling
to make friends with workmates.
15. A)
Houses are much more quiet.
B) Houses
provide more privacy.
C) They want to
have more space.
D) They want a garden
of their own.
答案
1. A It was dangerous to
live in.
2. B A
storm
3. B They
were trapped in an underground elevator.
4. C They sent
supplies to keep the miners warm.
5. D Close some of its post
office.
6. C
Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
7. A Many post office staff
will lose their jobs.
8. D He will lose part of his pay.
9. B He is a
trustworthy guy.
10.D She is better at handling such
matters
11.C He
is always trying to stir up trouble.
12. D Reserved
13. A They stay quiet
14. C She was
never inv
ited to a colleague’s
home.
15. B Houses provide more privacy
16. D They will
automatically be given hiring priority.
17. C Visit the
school careers service.
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18.
B Supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet
atmosphere.
19.
C It may be sold at a higher price.
20. A It is healthier than
green tee.
21.
D It does not have a stable market.
22. B They prefer unique
objects of high quality.
23. B They could only try to create at
night.
24. A
Make wise choices.
25. A To boost the local economy.
2016
年
12
月英语四级听力真题第
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Section A
A
16th century
castle
in
Scotland
is
close
to
collapsing
after
lumps
of
soils
were washed away by floods, threatening
its foundations.
On Sunday, the
castle’s owner John Gordon, 76, was forced to move
out his
property
after
the
River
Dee
swept
away
about
60
feet
of
land,
leaving
the
castle dangerous close to the river.
According to the Scottish Daily Record.
Abergeldie
castle
located
in
Aberdeenshire,
Scotland
was
built
by
Sir
Alexander Gordon of
Midmar who later became the Earl of Huntly.
The
castle
which
is located on
11,700 acres
was
leased
to
members of
the
royal family
between 1848 and 1970, including King Edward VII
and George V.
The Scottish Environment
Protection Agency has issued more than 35 flood
warnings covering several regions, as
Scotland continues to clean up the after
Storm Frank hit the country last
Wednesday.
“This
means
that
rivers
will
rise
more
slowly,
but
then
stay
high
for
much
longer.”
the environmental agency said.
Q1. Why did John Gordon move out of
Abergeldie castle?
Q2. What happened in
Scotland last Wednesday?
Section A - 2
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Rescue efforts were underway Thursday
morning for 17 miners who were
stuck
in
an
elevator
below
ground
at
a
Cargill
rock
salt
mine
near
Lansing,
New York, according
to Marcia Lynch.
Public
information
officer
with
Tompkins
County’s
emergency
response
department,
emergency
workers
have
made
contact
with
the
miners
via
a
radio.
And
they
all
appear
to
be
uninjured,
said
Jessica
Verfuss,
the
emergency department’s assistant
director.
Crews have managed to provide heat
packs and blankets to the miners so
that
they
can
keep
warm
during
the
rescue
operation,
Verfuss
said.
Details
about what
led to the
workers’ being trapped in the elevator went
immediately
available. The mine, along
New York’s Cayuga Lake, processes salt used for
road treatment. It produces about 2
million tons of salt that is shipped to more
than 1,500 places in the northeastern
United States, the rock salt mine is one
of three operated by Cargill with the
other two in Louisiana and Ohio.
Q3. What does the news report say about
the salt miners?
did the rescue team do?
新闻
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Section A - 3
The U.S. Postal Service announced today
that it is considering closing about
3,700 post offices over the next year
because of falling revenues.
Facing an $$8.3 billion
budget deficit this year, closing post officers is
one
of several proposals the Postal
Service has put forth recently to cut costs. Last
week, for example, Postmaster General
Pat Donahoe announced plans to stop
mail delivery on Saturdays, a move he
says could save $$3 billion annually.
“We
are
losing
revenue
as
we
speak,” Donahoe
said.
“We
do
not
want
taxpayer
money. We want to be self-sufficient. So like any
other business you
have to make
choices.”
Dean Granholm the vice president for
delivery and post office operations
said the first waves of closings would
begin this fall. He estimated that about
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