U魅力-文道
2016年12月英语四级听力原文(沪江网校版)
2016年
12月17日全国大学英语四级考试已结束,本次考试为多题多卷,
本站第一时间收集整理不同版本试题
,供考生参考:
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
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?
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 3,000
postmasters, 500
station managers and between 500 and 1,000 postal
clerks could
lose their jobs.
is the
U.S. Postal Service planning to do?
measure
has been planned to save costs?
will happen
when the proposed measure come into effect?
Conversation 1
A: Mrs. Hampton, we've got
trouble in the press room this morning.
B: Oh
dear. What about?
A: One of the press
operators arrived an hour and a half late.
B:
But that's a straightforward affair. He will
simply lose part of his pay. That's why we
have a clock-in system.
A: But the point
is the man was clocked-in at 8 o'clock. We have
John standing by the
time clock, and he swears
he saw nothing irregular.
B: Is John reliable?
A: Yes, he is. That's why we chose him for the
job.
B: Have you spoken to the man who was
late?
A: Not yet. I thought I'd have a word
with you first. He's a difficult man, and I think
there's been some trouble on the shop floor.
I've got a feeling that trade union
representative is behind this. The manager
told me that Jack Green's been very
active
around the shop the last few days.
B: Well,
what do you want me to do?
A: I was wondering
if you'd see Smith, the man who was late, because
you are so
much better at handling things like
this.
B: Oh, alright. I'll see him. I must say
I agree with you about there being bad feelings
in the works. I've had the idea for some time
that Jack Green's been busy stirring
things up
in connection with the latest wage claim. He's
always trying to make
trouble. Well, I'll get
the manager to send Smith up here.
Q8. What
will happen to the press operator who was late for
the work according to
the woman?
Q9. What
does the man say about John who stands by the time
clock?
Q10. Why does the man suggest the woman
see the worker who was late?
Q11. What does
the woman say about Jack Green?
Conversation 2
A: Our topic today is about somethings that
foreigners nearly always say when they
visit
Britain. It's 'Why are the British so cold?' And
they're talking about the British
personality
– the famous British 'reserve'. It means that we
aren't very friendly, we
aren't very open.
光学象限仪-smooth是什么意思
employee是什么意思-爸爸用英语怎么读
今天英语怎么读-skinner
exc-宋金和议
get怎么读-项目汇报ppt模板
糜鹿-直接宾语
澳大利亚留学贷款-花街柳巷
clever什么意思-warning
-
上一篇:大学英语四级分类模拟题368
下一篇:2016年12英语四级听力原文