2019年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)聽力真題-第二套

2019年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)聽力考試（第二套）PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.WhatdidtheboyfromcentralCaliforniadoaccordingtoreport?A)Hesetarecordbeswimmingtoandfromanisland.B)Hecelebratedninthbirthdayonasmallisland.C)Hevisitedaprisonlocatedonafarawayisland.D)HeswamaroundanislandnearSanFrancisco.2.Whatdidthefatherdotoencouragehisson?A)Hedoubledthereward.B)Hecheeredhimonalltheway.C)Hesethimanexample.D)HehadtheeventcoveredonTV.Question3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.WhatwaspurposeoftheannualleavebonusinChina?A)Toendtheone-childpolicy.B)Toencouragelatemarriage.C)Toincreaseworkingefficiency.D)Togivepeoplemoretimetotravel.4.Whatdowelearnaboutthenewregulations?A)Theywillnotbewelcomedbyyoungpeople.B)Theywillhelptopopularizeearlymarriage.C)TheywillboostChina’seconomicgrowth.D)Theywillnotcomeintoimmediateeffect.Question5—7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?A)Cleaningserviceingreatdemandallovertheworld.B)Twoladiesgivingupwell-paidjobstodocleaning.C)Anewcompanytocleanupthemessafterparties.D)Cleanersgainfullyemployedatnightsandweekends.6.Whatisthecommonproblemofthehouseparty?A)Ittakesalotoftimetoprepare.B)Itleavesthehouseinamess.C)Itmakespartygoersexhausted.D)Itcreatesnoiseandmisconduct.7.WhatareRebeccaFollyandCatherinAshishplanningtodo?A)HireanAustralianlawyer.B)VisittheU.S.andCanada.C)Settlealegaldispute.D)Expandtheirbusiness.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8—11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?A)Hehadadrivinglesson.B)Hegothisdriver’slicense.C)Hetookthedriver’stheoryexam.D)Hepassedthedriver’sroadtest.9.Whydidhefailtheexamthefirsttime?A)Hewasnotwellprepared.B)Hedidnotgettotheexamintime.C)Hewasnotusedtothetestformat.D)Hedidnotfollowthetestprocedure.10.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisdrivinglessons?A)Theyaretough.B)Theyarecostly.C)Theyarehelpful.D)Theyaretooshort.11.Whatdoesthemanhopetodonext?A)Passhisroadtestthefirsttime.B)Test-driveafewtimesonhighways.C)Findanexperienceddrivinginstructor.D)Earnenoughmoneyfordrivinglessons.Questions12—15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?A)Wherethewomanstudies.B)TheacceptancerateatLeeds.C)Leeds’tuitionforinternationalstudents.D)Howtoapplyforstudiesatauniversity.13.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A)ApplytoanAmericanuniversity.B)Doresearchonhighereducation.C)Performinafamousmusical.D)Pursuepostgraduatestudies.14.WhatmightqualifythemanforascholarshipattheLeedsuniversity?A)Hisfavorablerecommendations.B)Hisoutstandingmusicaltalent.C)Hisacademicexcellence.D)Hisuniqueexperience.15.Whatisthewomanplanningtodoaftergraduation?A)Doamaster’sdegree.B)SettledowninEngland.C)Travelwidely.D)Teachoverseas.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16—18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutants?A)Theyhelpfarmerskeepdiseasesincheck.B)Manyspeciesremainunknowntoscientists.C)Onlyafewspeciescausetroubletohumans.D)Theyliveinincrediblywell-organizedcolonies.17.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutcarpenterants?A)Theyarelargerthanmanyotherspecies.B)Theycancausedamagetopeople’shomes.C)Theycansurvivealongtimewithoutwater.D)Theyliketoformcoloniesinelectricalunits.18.Whatcanwedotopreventantsfromgettingintoourhomes?A)Denythemaccesstoanyfood.B)Keepdoorsandwindowsshut.C)Destroytheircoloniescloseby.D)Refrainfromeatingsugaryfood.Questions19—21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.Whatisthefocusofthespeaker’sresearch?A)Thefunctionofthehumanimmunesystem.B)Thecauseofvariousauto-immunediseases.C)Thevirusesthatmayinfectthehumanimmunesystem.D)Thechangeinpeople’simmunesystemastheygetolder.20.Whatarethevolunteersaskedtodointheresearch?A)Reporttheirillnesses.B)Offerbloodsamples.C)Actasresearchassistants.D)Helptointerviewpatients.21.Whatdoesthespeakersaywillbetheimpactofhisresearch?A)Strengtheningpeople’simmunitytoinfection.B)Betterunderstandingpatients’immunesystem.C)Helpingimproveoldpeople’shealthconditions.D)Furtherreducingoldpatients’medicalexpenses.Questions22—25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.WhatdidTedKomadanoticeonedayafterhestartedteachingatKilipElementary?A)Hisstudentshadtroublegettingonwitheachother.B)Alotofkidsstayedatschooltodotheirhomework.C)Hisstudentswerestrugglingtofollowhislessons.D)Agroupofkidswereplayingchessafterschool.23.WhataredozensofstudentsfromKomada’sschoolgoingtodothisweek?A)VisitachessteaminNashville.B)Jointheschool’schessteam.C)Participateinanationalchesscompetition.D)Receivetrainingforachesscompetition.24.WhatdowelearnaboutthestudentsofKilipElementary?A)Mostofthemcomefromlow-incomefamilies.B)Manyhavebecomenationalchesschampions.C)Acoupleofthemhavegotinvolvedincrimes.D)Manybecamechesscoachesaftergraduation.25.WhathavethestudentslearnedfromKomada?A)Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B)Thinktwicebeforetakingaction.C)Translatetheirwordsintoaction.D)Takeactionbeforeitgetstoolate.聽力答案與解析AWhatdidtheboyfromcentralCaliforniadoaccordingtoreport?解析：根據(jù)原文“據(jù)California的一家電視臺(tái)Enfresno周二報(bào)道，作為最年輕的游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員，JimSavage刷新了新的游往前監(jiān)獄的記錄?！翱芍⑿铝诵碌挠斡居涗?。答案為A。AWhatdidthefatherdotoencouragehisson?解析：根據(jù)原文“Toencouragehisstrugglingson,hedoubleditto200dollar”得出答案。可知文中的父親為了鼓勵(lì)兒子，將獎(jiǎng)金翻倍。答案為A。BWhatwaspurposeoftheannualleavebonusofChina?解析：根據(jù)原文“Theholidaybonuswastodesigntoencourageyoungpeopletodelaygettingmarried”得出答案?？芍袊?guó)的年假獎(jiǎng)金政策，是為了鼓勵(lì)年輕人晚婚。答案為B。DWhatdowelearnaboutthenewregulations?解析：根據(jù)原文“…butonelawyertoldthepaperthechangesstillhavetobeadoptedbylocalgovernmentsandtheseprocedurestaketime”得出答案。由此可知，地方政府仍然需要適應(yīng)這些改變，而且這些程序需要時(shí)間，所以可知，新的政策不會(huì)馬上就生效。答案為D。CWhatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?解析：根據(jù)原文“Nowhowever,aNewZealandbasedstartupcompanyaimstobringmessyhomesandevensplittingheadachesbacktonormal.”得出答案。由此可知，文章主要講了一個(gè)公司，主要負(fù)責(zé)清掃聚會(huì)之后的“戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)”的故事。答案為C。BWhatisthecommonproblemofthehouseparty?解析：根據(jù)原文“Everyonelovesagoodhouseparty,butthecleaningupinthenextmorningisn’tasenjoyable.Nowhowever,aNewZealandbasedstartupcompanyaimstobringmessyhomesandevensplittingheadachesbacktonormal.”得出答案。由文中可知，聚會(huì)種遇到的最大的麻煩就是聚會(huì)之后的一片狼藉。答案為B。DWhatareRebeccaFollyandCatherinAshishplanningtodo?解析：根據(jù)原文“theyarereportedlymeetingwithlawyerstoseehowbesttotakethebusinessforward.”得出答案。由文中可知，因?yàn)樗麄冞€收到了美國(guó)和加拿大的請(qǐng)求，所以RebeccaFollyandCatherinAshish打算擴(kuò)展業(yè)務(wù)。答案為D。CWhatdidthemandoyesterday?解析：根據(jù)原文“howdidyourdriver’stheoryexamgo?Itwasyesterday,right?M:Yes.”得出答案。由此可知，對(duì)話中地男士昨天參加了駕駛理論考試。AWhydidhefailtheexamthefirsttime?解析：根據(jù)原文“Ithinkyouunderestimatedhowdifficultitwouldbethefirsttime,didn’tyou?Ihearalotofpeoplemakethatmistakeandgoinunderprepared.”得出答案。由此可知，男士第一次考試沒(méi)過(guò)是因?yàn)樗麤](méi)有準(zhǔn)備充分。CWhatdoesthemansayabouthisdrivinglessons?解析：根據(jù)原文“Althoughthelessonsareratherexpensive.”得出答案。由此可知，男士說(shuō)他地駕駛考試花費(fèi)很高。DWhatdoesthemanhopetodonext?解析：根據(jù)原文“…andhopefully,I’llbesuccessfulthefirsttime.”得出答案。由此可知，該男士希望能一次通過(guò)駕駛考試。CWhatdoesthemanwanttoknow?解析：根據(jù)原文“…doyouknowhowmuchitisforinternationalstudentstostudythere?”得出答案。由文中可知，對(duì)話中的男士希望知道國(guó)際學(xué)生在利茲大學(xué)的學(xué)費(fèi)。DWhatisthemangoingtodo?解析：根據(jù)原文“Anyway,I’monlygoingtobethereforayear,doingmymasters.”得出答案。由文中可知，男士想繼續(xù)攻讀他的碩士學(xué)位。答案為D。BWhatmightqualifythemanforascholarshipattheLeedsuniversity?解析：根據(jù)原文“Yeah,Iheardyouareatalentedpianoplayer.”得出答案。由文中可知，女士說(shuō)男士是一個(gè)才華橫溢的鋼琴師。答案為B。DWhatisthewomanplanningtodoaftergraduation?解析：根據(jù)原文“Buttheplanistoworkataninternationalschooloverseas”得出答案。由原文可知，女士說(shuō)“你可能會(huì)感到驚訝，我仍然會(huì)成為一名老師。但是我計(jì)劃在英國(guó)獲得一年左右的經(jīng)驗(yàn)后，在海外的國(guó)際學(xué)校工作。”所以女士應(yīng)該會(huì)選擇在海外教學(xué)，作一名老師。答案為D。CWhatdoesthepassagesayaboutants?解析：根據(jù)原文“Averysmallpercentageofantsdoharmtohumans.”得出答案。由文中可知，只有極少一部分螞蟻會(huì)傷害人類。BWhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutcarpenterants?解析：根據(jù)原文“Some,likecarpenterants,canundermineahomestructure”得出答案。由文中可知，它們會(huì)破壞房子的結(jié)構(gòu)。AWhatcanwedotopreventantsfromgettingintoourhomes?解析：根據(jù)原文“Mostimportantofall,avoidgivingantsanyaccesstofood”得出答案。由文中可知防止螞蟻進(jìn)房子最有效的方法就是切斷螞蟻的食物。DWhatisthefocusofthespeaker’sresearch?解析：根據(jù)原文“Myresearchfocusisonwhathappenstoourimmunesystemasweage.”得出答案。由文中可知，講話人的研究重點(diǎn)就是當(dāng)人們老的時(shí)候，免疫系統(tǒng)發(fā)生的變化。答案為D。BWhatarethevolunteersaskedtodointheresearch?解析：根據(jù)原文“Theycometotheuniversitytoprovideuswithbloodsamplestobeinterviewedandtohelpustocarryoutawholerangeofresearch.”得出答案。由文中可知，志愿者們的工作的就是為我們提供血液的樣本。答案為B。CWhatdoesthespeakersaywillbetheimpactofhisresearch?解析：根據(jù)原文“Iwanttomakesurethatolderadultsarestillabletoenjoytheiroldage,andthattheyarenotspendingtimeinhospitalwithinfection.”得出答案。由文中可知，講話者說(shuō)他該項(xiàng)研究的意義就是為了讓老年人安度晚年。DWhatdidTedKomadanoticeonedayafterhestartedteachingatKilipElementary?解析：根據(jù)原文“henoticedacoupleofdaysafterschoolthatagroupofkidwouldgettogethertoplaychess.”得出答案。由文中可知，TedKomada注意到一群孩子在下棋。答案為D。CWhataredozensofstudentsfromKomada’sschoolgoingtodothisweek?解析：根據(jù)原文“dozensofthosestudentsaregettingreadytoheadouttoNashvilleTennesseetocompetewithabout5000otheryoungpeopleattheSuperNationalsofChess.”得出答案。由文中可知，這周Komada學(xué)校的學(xué)生準(zhǔn)備去參加一場(chǎng)國(guó)際圍棋比賽。AWhatdowelearnaboutthestudentsofKilipElementary?解析：根據(jù)原文“Theschoolhasthehighestnumberofkidsfromlow-incomefamilies.”得出答案。由文中可知，大多數(shù)的學(xué)生都來(lái)自低收入的家庭。BWhathavethestudentslearnedfromKomada?解析：根據(jù)原文“Studentsaremorelikelytothinkabouttheiractionsandseewhethertheywillleadtotrouble.”得出答案。由文中可知，學(xué)生們學(xué)會(huì)的是做事情要三思而后行。聽力原文與翻譯新聞報(bào)道1A9-year-oldcentralCaliforniaboybravedstrongcurrentsandcoldwatertoswimfromSanFranciscotoAlktraskIslandandback.ACaliforniatelevisionstationEnfresno,reportedTuesdaythatJimSavage,setarecordastheyoungestswimmertomakethejourneytotheformerprison.TheTVstationreportedthatbycompletingtheswim,thefourthgradestudentfromLosbaniosbrokearecordpreviouslyheldbya10-year-oldboy.JimsaidthatwavesintheSanFranciscoBayhittinghimintheface30minutesintothisswim,madehimwanttogiveup.Hisfathersaid,hehadofferedhisson100dollarsasareward.Toencouragehisstrugglingson,hedoubleditto200dollars.Jamespushedforward,makingittoAlktraskIslandandbackinalittlemorethan2hours.Alktraskisoveramilefromthemainland.一名California中部的9歲男孩不畏寒冷和逆流，從SanFrancisco游到Alktrask島并返回。據(jù)California的一家電視臺(tái)Enfresno周二報(bào)道，作為最年輕的游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員，JimSavage刷新了新的游往前監(jiān)獄的記錄。電視臺(tái)報(bào)道說(shuō)，通過(guò)完成游泳，這個(gè)來(lái)自Losbanios的四年級(jí)學(xué)生打破了之前由一名10歲男孩創(chuàng)立的紀(jì)錄。JimSavage說(shuō)，在他游泳的30分鐘，舊金山灣的海浪拍打著他的臉，一度讓他想要放棄。他的父親說(shuō)，他已經(jīng)給他兒子100美元作為獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。但是為了鼓勵(lì)他掙扎的兒子，他將獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)翻倍至200美元。JimSavage向前推進(jìn)，前往Alktrask島并在2個(gè)多小時(shí)內(nèi)返回。Alktrask距離大陸超過(guò)一英里遠(yuǎn)。新聞報(bào)道2OnthefirstJanuary，newregulationswerecomingtoafactwhicheliminatedanannualleavebonusforpeoplewhoputoffmarriageuntiltheageof23forwomenand25formen,theSouthChinamorningpostreports.Theholidaybonuswastodesigntoencourageyoungpeopletodelaygettingmarried,inlineswithChina’sone-childpolicy,butwiththepolicynowbeenabolished,thisholidayincentiveisnolongernecessary.Thegovernmentsays.Inshanghai,theyoungcoupleattheregistrationofficetoldthepaperthattheydecidedtoregistertheirmarriageassoonaspossibletotakeadvantageoftheexistingpolicy.Becauseanextraholidaywasabigdealforthem.InBeijing,oneregistrationofficehadabout300couplesseekingtogetmarriedthedayafterthechangeswereannounced.Ratherthantheusualnumber,oftenbetween70and80,butonelawyertellthepaperthechangesstillhavetobeadoptedbylocalgovernmentsandthisprocedurestaketime,sopeoplewhoarerushingforamarriagecanrelax.據(jù)華南早報(bào)報(bào)道，1月1日，新法規(guī)出臺(tái)了一項(xiàng)法案，該法案取消了晚婚假（推遲到23歲結(jié)婚的女性和推遲到25歲結(jié)婚的男性）的獎(jiǎng)金。年假獎(jiǎng)金主要是鼓勵(lì)年輕人推遲結(jié)婚，這與中國(guó)獨(dú)生子女政策是一致的，但由于政策現(xiàn)已被取消，這種假期優(yōu)惠政策也不必要了。政府部門說(shuō)，上海登記處的年輕夫婦告訴該報(bào)，他們決定盡快登記結(jié)婚，以利用現(xiàn)行政策。因?yàn)轭~外的假期對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)是一件大事。在北京，當(dāng)法案發(fā)布的第二天開始，一個(gè)登記處就有大約300對(duì)夫婦在等著領(lǐng)證。正常的領(lǐng)證人數(shù)，通常在70到80之間，但是一位律師告訴該報(bào)，地方政府仍然需要適應(yīng)這些改變，而且這些程序需要時(shí)間，所以急著結(jié)婚的人可以暫時(shí)放松一下。新聞報(bào)道3Everyonelovesagoodhouseparty,butthecleaningupinthenextmorningisn’tasenjoyable.Nowhowever,aNewZealandbasedstartupcompanyaimstobringmessyhomesandevensplittingheadachesbacktonormal.TheproperlynamedstartupMorningAfterMaids,waslaunchedabout1monthagoinAucklandbyroom-maidsRebeccaFollyandCatherineAshers.Asidefromcleaningup,thetwowillalsocookbreakfastandevengetcoffeeandpainkillersforrecoveringmerrymakers.Althoughtheyarebothgainfullyemployed,theydidcleaningjobsintotheirnightsandweekendswhichiswhentheirserviceisinmostdemandanyway.Besidesbeingflattedwithrequestfromacrossthecountry,FollyandAshershavealsoreceivedrequestfromtheU.S.andCanadatoprovidetheservicesthere,theyarereportedlymeetingwithlawyerstoseehowbesttotakethebusinessforward.每個(gè)人都喜歡不錯(cuò)的家庭聚會(huì)，但第二天早上的清潔工作并不是那么令人愉快。然而，現(xiàn)在，一家總部位于新西蘭的startup公司的目標(biāo)是將凌亂的房屋，甚至讓人非常頭疼的房屋，恢復(fù)正常。這家公司正確命名為startupMorningAfterMaids,于1個(gè)月前在奧克蘭,由房間女傭RebeccaFolly和CatherineAshers推出。除了清理之外，兩人還會(huì)做早餐，甚至準(zhǔn)備咖啡和止痛藥來(lái)使那些狂歡后的人恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)。即使他們都是被高薪聘用，但是他們主要的工作時(shí)間是晚上和周末。除了滿足全國(guó)各地的要求，F(xiàn)olly和Ashers還收到了美國(guó)和加拿大的請(qǐng)求來(lái)提供服務(wù)，報(bào)道稱，他們正在與律師會(huì)面，然后看看如何能最棒地推動(dòng)業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展。長(zhǎng)對(duì)話1W:Carl,howdidyourdriver’stheoryexamgo?Itwasyesterday,right?M:Yes,I’vepreparedasmuchasIcould.ButIwassonervoussinceitwasmysecondtrial.Thepeoplewhoworkedatthetestcenterwereverykindthough.Wehadalittleconversationwhichcalmedmedownabit,andthatwasjustwhatIneeded.Then,aftertheexam,theyprintedoutmyresult.ButIwasafraidtoopenituntilIwasoutside.IwassuchareliefthatIpassed.W:Congratulations!Iknewyoucoulddoit.Ithinkyouunderestimatedhowdifficultitwouldbethefirsttime,didn’tyou?Ihearalotofpeoplemakethatmistakeandgoinunderprepared.Butgoodjobinpassingthesecondtime.I’msoproudofyou.Now,allyouhavetodonextisyourroadtest.Haveyouhadanylessonsyet?M:Yes,thanks.I’msohappytobeactuallyontheroadnow.I’veonlyhadtwodrivinglessonssofar,andmyinstructorisveryunderstanding.So,I’mreallyenjoyingit.Ican’twaitformynextsession.Althoughthelessonsareratherexpensive.20poundsanhour,andtheinstructorsaysI’llneedabove30—40lessonsintotal,that’swhat?6—8hundredpounds.So,thistime,I’llneedtomakealotmor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