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大学英语四级考试新闻听力
Test One
Part II
Listening Comprehension
(25 minutes)
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.
Questions
1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
1.
A.
Valentine
’
s Day.
B. Cyber Monday.
C. Black
Friday.
D.
Singles
’
Day.
2.
A. 1993.
B.
2011.
C. 1996.
D. 2009.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the
following news item.
3.
A.
Technology
Company
Google
has
brought
reliable
Internet
connections
to
Kampala,
Uganda.
B. Higher capacity means faster and
cheaper access to customers.
C. About
8.5 million people use the Internet in Uganda..
D. Broadband access to the
Internet is still hard to find in many places in
Africa.
4.
A. About 20 million.
B. About 30
million.
C. About 40 million.
D. About 50
million.
Questions 5 to 7 will be based
on the following news item.
5.
A. The new
rates will be the same as the current prices.
B.
The new rates double the current prices on
average, but include some discount schemes.
C.
The new rates double the current prices on
average, but exclude some discount schemes.
D.
The new rates triple the current prices on
average, but include some discount schemes.
6.
A. To ensure the new fare-accounting
system works well on Dec. 28.
B. To direct
the Marketing Department of Beijing Metro.
C.
To have a low price transportation.
D. To upgrade
the card reading machines on the city's 22,000
buses after the end of operations
on
Saturday
7.
A. The first week after the price hike.
B. The first workday after
the price hike.
C. The first weekend
after the price hike.
D. The first weekends after the price
hike.
Tape Script of
Listening Comprehension
Test One
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.
Questions
1 and 2 will be based on the following news
item.
What
’
s the
biggest online shopping day in the world?
Not Valentine
’
s
Day.
Not Cyber Monday or Black Friday.
They are the days that follow Thanksgiving in the
U.S.
and usher in the start of the
holiday shopping season.
The winner is
China
’
s
Singles
’
Day,
celebrated November 11, or 11.11.
Singles
’
Day
began
as
a
day
for
unmarried
or
uncoupled
people
to
celebrate
their
lives.
Single
students,
looking
for
an
excuse
to
buy
themselves
presents,
started
it
on
November
11,
1993, reported
The
Guardian.
It is symbolized
by the four number ones in the date of November 11
–
11.11
—
and is also
called Double
Eleven, in reference to the day it was started,
said the BBC.
It became a major
shopping day in 2009. The CEO of an online
shopping site -- Alibaba --
sought to
increase sales at the e-commerce company. The CEO,
Daniel Zhang, launched an annual
online
sale that day, said
Fortune
.
When
it
first
began,
“
Singles
’
Day
was
very
much
an offline solace for
actual
single
people,
”
noted the website Atlas Obscura.
“
A small group of students
at Nanjing University are
said to have
chosen 11.11 as a day that singles could do
activities like karaoke
together.
”
It
quickly became a cultural phenomenon.
1.
What
’
s the
biggest online shopping day in the world?
【答案】
D
【分析】细节题。
The winner is
China
’
s
Singles
’
Day, celebrated
November 11, or 11.11.
最
大的网购日
是中国的双十一。
2.
When did it
become a major shopping day?
【答案】
D
【分析】细节题。
It became a major
shopping day in 2009.
自
2009<
/p>
年起它（双十一）成为
了主要的网购日。
Questions 3 and 4 will be
based on the following news item.
Technology Company Google has brought
reliable Internet connections to Kampala, Uganda.
Google is expanding high-speed Internet
in the city, the company said. The project
includes
120
locations
in
the
Ugandan
capital.
It
is
part
of
an
attempt
to
improve
web
infrastructure
in
Africa.
Higher
capacity
means
faster
and
cheaper
access
to
customers.
One
day
of
unlimited
data
using the new network
should cost 1,000 Ugandan shillings, the company
said. That is equal to 30
American
cents.
About 8.5 million people use the
Internet in Uganda. That is about 23 percent of
the country
’
s population.
Many
in
that
country
use cellular phone
technology,
but
Internet
service
is
not
popular
because it was expensive before
Google
’
s Project Link.
Broadband access to the Internet is
still hard to find in many places in Africa.
Project Link
moved into the Ghana
cities of Accra and Kumasi this autumn.
Other big players on the Internet also
aided Africa. Social media
’
s
Facebook announced this
fall better
access to the Internet in Africa by using
satellites.
3.
Which is the main idea of this news
item?
【答案】
A
【分析】细节题。综述题。本文主要内容是第一句，谷歌给乌干达首都带来高速互联网。
Technology company Google has brought
reliable Internet connections to Kampala, Uganda.
4.
Which is Uganda
’
s
population?
【答案】
C
【分析】
细节题。
计算题。
文中讲到
A
bout 8.5 million people use the Internet in
Uganda. That
is about 23 percent of the
country
’
s population.
乌干达有约八百五十万人使用互联网，占总
人口的
2
3%
。由此，我们可推论得知，该国的总人口约
4
千万。
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the
following news item.
Beijingers have bid fare well to low
price transportation after the government raised
bus and
subway fares on Sunday.
The new rates double the current prices
on average, but include some discount schemes.
The price hike is not likely to stop
commuters who live far from their work from
choosing
public transportation,
especially the subway.
Beijing Metro suspended
service Saturday night to prepare for the fare
hikes.
Jia Peng is director of the
Marketing Department of Beijing Metro.
had a sleepless night on
Saturday. It can be said the whole system is doing
well after hours of our
efforts.
15,000
public
transit
workers
were
also
mobilized
overnight
to
upgrade
the
card
reading
machines on the city's 22,000 buses
after the end of operations on Saturday.
The price hike did affect public
transit on Sunday, with some 20 percent fewer
passengers
taking the subway on three
lines surveyed by local media compared with a week
ago.
But the real challenge may come
during rush hours today, the first workday after
the price
hike.
Meanwhile,
trial operations of four new subway lines in
Beijing began on Sunday.
The new lines
have increased the total subway length in the
capital to 527 kilometers. The
lines
should increase to 1000km by 2020.
The
city's subway system carries some 10 million
passengers daily on workdays.
5.
Compared with
the current prices of bus and subway fares, what
new rates will take place?
【答案】
B
【分析】细节题。原文讲到
The new rates
double the current prices on average, but include
some discount schemes.
北京公交地
铁价格翻倍，其后，有被采访者说
per day but
now it will be 8 yuan.
我以前每天花
4
元现在每天将要
8
元也印证了费用翻
倍了，
答案为
B
。
6.
Why did over 11,000 employees have a
sleepless night on Saturday?
【答案】
A
【分析】细节题。
To
ensure
the
new
fare-
accounting
system
works
well
on
Dec.
28,
over
11,000
employees had a sleepless night on Saturday. It
can be said the whole system is doing well
after hours of our efforts.
为确保
12
月
28
日新计费体系正常运转，超过
1
万
1
千雇员日以继
夜周六加班。据说因为他们的努力，整个新系统
运转正常。
7. When
may the real challenge come?
【答案】
B
【分析】细节题。原文讲到
But the real
challenge may come during rush hours today, the
first
workday
after
the
price
hike.
新计费体系面临的真正挑战是涨价后的第一个工作
日高峰
期。
大学英语四级考试新闻听力
Test
Two
Part II
Listening Comprehension
(25 minutes)
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.
Questions
1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
1.
A. UFO.
B. Flying devices.
C. Aerial
systems.
D. Autonomous flight systems.
2.
A.
It is a definitely an opportunity that a lot of
students don't usually get.
B. Drones
can be used to invade people's privacy..
C. The organization wants to create a
national rule for civil UAS, and UAS used for
business,
later in 2016.
D.
Drones may be one of the most important
technologies of the future. The number of jobs
for people who know how to design,
build and control them is increasing.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the
following news item.
3.
A.
Disabled people happy to be helpful.
B.
Volunteers
happy to be helpful.
C.
Translators happy to be helpful.
D.
Youth League
happy to be helpful.
4.
A. Over 40
million.
B.
Under 40 million.
C.
About 60
million.
D.
About
20 million.
Questions 5 to 7 will be
based on the following news item.
5.
A. About
650,000.
B.
About
220,000.
C.
About
310,000.
D.
About
240,000.
6.
A. Beijing.
B. New York.
C.
Chicago.
D. Los Angeles
7.
A.
The
goal
is
to
get
about
90
percent
of
children
in
refugee
camps
run
by
the
Turkish
government attend school.
B.
The goal is to get twice as many Syrian children
into school in Turkey by June 2016.
C.
The goal is to get triple as many Syrian children
into school in Turkey by June 2016.
D.
The goal is to focus on school-aged children
today. They will be the future leaders of Syria
if they return home after the war.
Tape Script of Listening
Comprehension
Test Two
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.
Questions
1 and 2 will be based on the following news
item.
Flying devices, called
drones, may be one of the most important
technologies of the future.
The
number
of
jobs
for
people
who
know
how
to
design,
build
and
control
them
is
increasing.
Because
of
this
increase,
several
U.S.
universities
and
colleges
started
offering
degrees
in unmanned aerial systems, or UAS.
One
of
these
universities
is
the
University
of
Washington
in
Seattle.
Christopher
Lum
is
an
aeronautics research
scientist
with
the
university's
Autonomous
Flight
Systems
Laboratory.
Lum helps
students explore how civilian drones can safely
share the skies with regular aircraft.
Ryan Valach loves the three years he
spent in the flight lab.
It
is a definitely an opportunity that a lot of
students don't usually get,
Ward
Handley
is
seeking
a master's
degree in
aeronautics
and astronautics at
University
of
Washington. When the drone program
first began, he did not think it was a good idea.
decided,
no,
I
do
not
want
to
work
on
drones
because
of
the privacy
issues,
he
said.
Drones can be used to invade people's
privacy.
But when an offer for a paid
position in the drone lab appeared, Handley
changed his opinion.
He
said,
like
to
see
them
used
for
good
rather
than
[bad].
I
think
there
are
good
enough
[purposes] for them
that are really useful.
”
1.
What are drones?
【答案】
B
【分析】
细节题。
第一句讲到
Flying devices, called
drones, may be one of the most important
technologies of the future.
无人机可能成为未来最有前景的新科技。所以，答案选
B
。
2.
Why
are
there
so
many
U.S.
universities
and
colleges
offering
degrees
in unmanned
aerial
systems, or UAS?
【答案】
D
【分析】细节题。前面讲到
Flying devices,
called drones, may be one of the most important
technologies
of
the
future.
无人机可能成
为未来最有前景的新科技
The
number
of
jobs
for
people who know how to design, build
and control them is increasing.
现在，设计、建造
和使用
无人机的人数越来越多
Because
of
this
increase,
several
U.S.
universities
and
colleges
started
offering degrees in unmanned aerial
systems, or UAS.
乘着这个趋势，
美国几所大
学和学院也纷
纷开始了和无人机有关的专业和学科。
因此，
美国大学和学院纷纷开设无人机有关的专业和
学科的原因是
D
。
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the
following news item.
A
host
of
volunteer
social
workers
recently
gathered
in
downtown
Beijing
to
help
sell
paintings and
craftworks made by disabled people.
Funds raised help disabled people
through an aid project jointly run by the Beijing
Volunteer
Federation and Amway China, a
United States-based direct-selling company.
60-year-old Liang Guojun, one of the
volunteers, said she's pleased to help disabled
people
because she knows she's needed.
community. They are now good
translators at different events, including job
fairs for the disabled.
I got a sense
of achievement too. I am happy that I would be
helpful and needed by others.
According
the
Central
Committee
of
the
Communist
Youth
League
of
China,
China
was
home
to
over
40
million
registered
volunteers
at
the
end
of
November.
The
committee
also
predicts that the
number of volunteers will exceed 60 million by
2018.
3.
Which is the main idea of this news
item?
【答案】
B
【分析】综述题。
60-year-old
Liang
Guojun,
one
of
the
volunteers,
said
she's
pleased
to
help
disabled people because
she knows she's needed.
由此我们可知
60
岁的志愿者梁国军说她乐于
帮助残疾人，因为她知道自
己被需要。其后，
I am happy that I would be
helpful and needed by
others.
这句再次强调了答案为
B
。
4.
How many registered volunteers will
exceed by 2018, according to the Central Committee
of
the Communist Youth League of
China
’
s predication?
【答案】
C
【分析】
细节题。
最后一句讲到
The committee
also predicts that the number of volunteers will
exceed 60 million by 2018.
由
此，我们可知预计到
2018
年，注册志愿者将超过
6
千万人。
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the
following news item.
There
are about 650,000 school-aged Syrian refugee
children in Turkey.
Government
officials estimate, only about one-third of them
are going to school.
Educating the
refugee children is an enormous task. One U.S.
official says that a huge school
system
like the one in New York City would be
overwhelmed.
Human Rights Watch says
that if the students do not receive a quality
education, they would
be in danger of
being exploited in dangerous and low-paying jobs
in the future.
The United
States
says
it
is
working
with
the
United Nations
to
help
bridge
the education
gap for
refugee children.
U.S.
Secretary
of
State
John
Kerry
says
the
children
in
Turkey
need
to
start
school
soon.
Without school, the
effects will be negative and long-lasting. It
would be the same as if the three
largest public school systems in the
U.S.
–
New York,
Chicago and Los Angeles
–
closed.
The United States
provided Turkey with aid for education earlier. In
December, it offered an
additional $$24
million.
Human
Rights
Watch
says
a
quality
education
will
ensure
a
more
stable
future
for
these
children.
The
organization
says
about
90
percent
of
children
in
refugee
camps
run
by
the
Turkish
government attend school. But most of
the children living outside of those camps are not
receiving
education.
UNICEF
says the goal is to get twice as many Syrian
children into school in Turkey by June
2016.
The
Syrian
American
Council
says
it
is
important
to
focus
on
school-
aged
children
today.
They will be the future leaders of
Syria if they return home after the war.
I
’
m Dan Friedell.
5.
How many school-aged Syrian refugee
children in Turkey are going to school?
【答案】
B
【分析】计算题。原文讲到
There are about
650,000 school-aged Syrian refugee children in
Turkey. Government officials estimate,
only about one-third of them are going to school.
在土耳
其有六十五万学龄期叙利亚难民儿童，
< br>但据政府估计，
其中只有三分之一正在上学，
所以选
择
B
。
6.
Which one is NOT mentioned, according
to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry?
【答案】
A
【分析】细节题。
U.S. Secretary of
State John Kerry says the children in Turkey need
to start
school soon. Without school,
the effects will be negative and long-lasting. It
would be the same as
if the three
largest public school systems in the U.S.
–
New York,
Chicago and Los Angeles
–
closed.
美国国务卿约翰·克里表示，土耳其儿童需要
尽快去上学。没有学校的影响是负面
而长远的。其影响相当于美国三个最大的学校系统关
闭——纽约，芝加哥和洛杉矶。因此，
未提及的城市是北京。
7. What is the goal of
UNICEF?
【答案】
B
【分析
】
细节题。
原文讲到
UNICEF
says the goal is to get twice as many Syrian
children into
school in Turkey by June
2016.
联合国儿童基金会表示，其目标是在
2016
年之前让土耳其叙
利亚儿童就学数量翻倍。其余均为干扰项。
大学英语四级考试新闻听力
Test
Three
Part II
Listening Comprehension
(25 minutes)
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.
Questions
1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
1.
A. Chinese
government has relaxed its one-child policy in
2016.
B.
Chinese
government
does
not
permit
gender
selection,
or
advanced
fertility
methods.
C. Middle-class
Chinese couples travel to foreign markets for
fertility treatments..
D.
A
fertility
clinic
in
Thailand
told
VOA that
the
number
of
Chinese
patients
has
nearly
doubled in the past
five years.
2.
A. 35.
B.40.
C. 45.
D.25.
Questions
3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3.
A. 9:30 a.m.
B.
9:30 p.m.
C. 6:30 a.m.
D.
6:30 p.m.
4.
A. Luxury Skyscraper Burns
in Dubai on the New Year
’
s
Eve.
B. Luxury Skyscraper Burns
in Dubai on the Christmas
’
s
Eve.
C. Burj Khalifa is the
center of spectacular fireworks along the Dubai
waterfront.
D. Authorities say everyone
has been evacuated from a luxury hotel in Dubai.
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the
following news item.
5.
A. In the mountainous north
part of North Korean.
B. In the mountainous
eastern part of North Korean.
C. In the
mountainous northeastern part of North Korean.
D.
In the mountainous southeastern part of North
Korean.
6.
A. North Korea state-run broadcast.
B.
South Korean President
C. Japanese Prime Minister
D.
The United Nations Security Council
7.
A. 3 years.
B. 2.5 years.
C. 2 years.
D. 1 year.
Tape Script of Listening Comprehension
Test Three
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.
Questions
1 and 2 will be based on the following news
item.
China
’
s
fertility
industry
could
benefit
now
that
the
Chinese
government
has
relaxed
its
one-
child policy. China eased the
country
’
s one-child per
couple policy at the end of October. All
married couples are permitted to have
two children. The world
’
s
fertility clinics should see an
increase in business.
Couples
face
problems
when
trying
to
conceive
through
clinics
in
China.
Some
couples
prefer
to
select
the
gender
of
their
child.
The
government
does
not
permit
gender
selection,
or
advanced
fertility
methods.
Middle-class
Chinese
couples
travel
to
Australia,
Thailand
or
the
United
States
for
fertility
treatments.
These
foreign
markets
could
benefit
from
an
increased
demand for
fertility services.
A
fertility
clinic
in
Thailand
told
VOA that
the
number
of
Chinese
patients
has
nearly
doubled in the past
three years.
The same clinic changed
its business procedures to attract Chinese
clients. The clinic hired a
Mandarin-
speaking staff and printed its documents in
Mandarin. Sue Channon works for a fertility
clinic
in
Sydney.
She
says,
“
there
has
certainly
been
an
increase
in
inquiries
from
Chinese
consumers. We have a
very strong reputation in Australia for delivering
very high quality and safe
fertility
services. Many of our doctors and staff in
Australia speak Mandarin.
”
China
’
s
one-child
policy
was
lifted
this
year
after
being
implemented
35
years
ago.
The
country reached 1 billion people in
1982.
Today, China has nearly 1.3
billion people.
I'm Jonathan Evans.
1. Which of the following
is NOT true?
【答案】
D
【分析】
细节题。
A
fertility clinic in Thailand told VOA that the
number of Chinese patients has
nearly
doubled in the past three years.
一家泰国的医院
表示，过去三年中，中国籍孕妇在此就
诊的数量几乎翻了一番。并非答案
D
中的五年。
2. How long does
China
’
s one-child policy
last?
【答案】
A
【分析】细
节题。后面讲到
China
’
s
one-child
policy
was
lifted
this
year
after
being
implemented 35 years ago.
实施
近
35
年的计划生育政策于今年底被取消。
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