3337-一根草
2016
年
6
月英语四级考试真题
（第
2
套）答
案、解析、听力
Section A News Report
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.
Directions: Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
Question 1
A) How college students can improve their sleep habits.
B) Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.
C) Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.
D) How college students can handle their psychological problems.
Question 2
A) It is not easy to improve one's sleep habits.
B) It is not good for students to play video games.
C) Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.
D) Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.
Directions: Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
Question 3
A) Whether more airports should be built around London.
B) Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.
C) Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.
D) Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.
Question 4
A) Inefficient management.
B) Poor ownership structure.
C) Lack of innovation and competition.
D) Lack of runway and terminal capacity.
Directions: Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
Question 5
A) Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.
B) Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.
C) Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.
D) Study the effects of nicotine on young smokers.
Question 6
A) The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.
B) Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking.
C) Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.
D) Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.
Question 7
A) They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.
B) They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.
C) They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.
D) They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.
Section B Conversation
Directions
：
In
this
section
，
you
will
hear
two
long
conversations.
At
the
end
of
each
conversations
you
will
hear
four
questions.
Both
the
conversations
and
the
question-s
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.
Question 8
A) Indonesia.
B) Holland.
C) Sweden.
D) England.
Question 9
A) Getting a coach who can offer real help.
B) Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.
C) Learning a language where it is not spoken.
D) Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize.
Question 10
A) Listening to language programs on the radio.
B) Trying to speak it as much as one can.
C) Making friends with native speakers.
D) Practicing reading aloud as often as possible.
Question 11
A) It creates an environment for socializing.
B) It offers various courses with credit points.
C) It trains young people's leadership abilities.
D) It provides opportunities for language practice.
Directions: Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Question 12
A) The impact of engine design on road safety.
B) The role policemen play in traffic safety.
C) A sense of freedom driving gives.
D) Rules and regulations for driving.
Question 13
A) Make cars with automatic control.
B) Make cars that have better brakes.
C) Make cars that are less powerful.
D) Make cars with higher standards.
Question 14
A) They tend to drive responsibly.
B) They like to go at high speed.
C) They keep within speed limits.
D) They follow traffic rules closely.
Question 15
A) It is a bad idea.
B) It is not useful.
C) It is as effective as speed bumps.
D) It should be combined with education.
Section C Passages
Directions
：
In this section
，
you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage
，
you will
hear three or four questions. Both the passage 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.
Directions:Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 16
A) The card got damaged.
B) The card was found invalid.
C) The card reader failed to do the scanning.
D) The card reader broke down unexpectedly.
Question 17
A) By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic.
B) By calling the credit card company for confirmation.
C) By seeking help from the card reader maker Verifone.
D) By typing the credit card number into the cash register.
Question 18
A) Affect the sales of high-tech appliances.
B) Change the lifestyle of many Americans.
C) Give birth to many new technological inventions.
D) Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.
Directions: Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 19
A) They are set by the dean of the graduate school.
B) They are determined by the advising board.
C) They leave much room for improvement.
D) They vary among different departments.
Question 20
A) By consulting the examining committee.
B) By reading the Bulletin of Information.
C) By contacting the departmental office.
D) By visiting the university's website.
Question 21
A) They specify the number of credits students must earn.
B) They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates.
C) They have to be approved by the examining committee.
D) They are the same among various divisions of the university.
Directions: Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 22
A) Students majoring in nutrition.
B) Students in health classes.
C) Ph.D. candidates in dieting.
D) Middle and high school teachers.
Question 23
A) Its overestimate of the effect of dieting.
B) Its mistaken conception of nutrition.
C) Its changing criteria for beauty.
D) Its overemphasis on thinness.
Question 24
A) To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep.
B) To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women.
C) To explain how computer images can be misleading.
D) To prove that technology has impacted our culture.
Question 25
A) To persuade girls to stop dieting.
B) To promote her own concept of beauty.
C) To establish an emotional connection with students.
D) To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.
Keys
：
参考答案
1. B)Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.
2. D)Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.
3. C)Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.
4. D)Lack of runway and terminal capacity.
5. A)Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.
6. A)The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.
7. C)They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.
8. B)Holland.
9. C)Learning a language where it is not spoken.
10. B)Trying to speak it as much as one can.
11. D)It provides opportunities for language practice.
12. D)Rules and regulations for driving.
13. C)Make cars that are less powerful.
14. A)They tend to drive responsibly.
15. B)It is not useful.
16 C)The card reader failed to do the scanning.
17 A)By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic.
18 D)Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.
19. D)They vary among different departments.
20. C)By contacting the departmental office.
21. A)They specify the number of credits students must earn.
22 B)Students in health classes.
23 D)Its overemphasis on thinness.
24 C)To explain how computer images can be misleading.
25 A)To persuade girls to stop dieting.
大学英语 四级考试
2016
年
6
月第二套真题听力原文及解析
Section A
News Item 1
You probably think college students are experts at sleeping, but parties, preparations for tests,
personal problems and general stress can rack a student's sleep habits, which can be bad for the
body
and
the
mind.
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 don't get enough sleep have poor attendance and lower
grades. On top of all that, (2)a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you
are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test. Two hundred
college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games. Subjects who learned the games in
the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later, (1)but they did much better
after getting a good night's sleep. So if you really want to do your job well, don't forget to get
some sleep.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
What is the news report mainly about?
解析：
主旨大意题。
从原文 前半部分我们大概能听出来这是一道关于睡眠对学生的影响的文
章，
最后一句话也点出文章主题 ，
想要工作更出色就需要睡眠。
文中重点在强调的是睡眠的
重要性而不是如何改善睡眠 习惯，故答案选
C
。
2. What is the finding of the new study published in the journal Learning and Memory?
解析：
本道题属于细节题，
有原文同义替换的一句话
you are probably better off sleeping than
making last- minute preparations for a test.
和选项
C . Making last-minute preparations for tests
may be less effective than sleeping.
改变了一些表达方式，
但都是说的新的研究结果，
考前睡
得好比临阵磨枪更有效，故答案选
C
。< br>
News Item 2
Long queues, delayed flights and overcrowding at airport shave become almost as much a topic
for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather. Meanwhile there are
complaints
that
poor
service
in
London's
major
airports
is
discouraging
foreigners
from
doing
business in Britain. Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority which runs
seven
major
airports,
including
the
three
main
ones
serving
in
London.
(3)
The
Competition
Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports 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
Airports
Authority
recently
bought
by
a
Spanish
company,
says
the
root
cause
of
the
problem
is
not
the
ownership
structure
(4)
but
a
lack
of
runway
and
terminal
capacity which is addressing through a program of heavy investment.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
What is the Competition Commission going to investigate?
解析：
本题是原文重现，
原文中提到竞 争委员会将去调查英国机场官员是否会廉价出清他们
的一些资产
whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets
对应选项
B
，
只是
need to
换成了
should
，故答案选
B
。
What
is
the
root
cause
of
the
poor
service
at
British
airports
according
to
the
British
Airports
Authority?
解 析：
原文重现，
问题问到导致英国机场服务差的原因，
原文中有提到不是因为所有制结 构
而是缺乏跑道和终端容量
a lack of runway and terminal capacity
，故答案选
D
。
News Item 3
(5)Under the law in Massachusetts, tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of
every type of cigarette and report the results. The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers
and carefully examines the figures and then draws its conclusions. A hundred and sixteen brands
were looked at for this study. Ninety-two were found to have higher nicotine yields than they did
six years previously.
（
6
）
The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with
young smokers. That worries the department because of the addictive nature of nicotine. Stand
Glance, a
professor
of
medicine
in
San
Francisco
explains
why
.
“The
amount
of
nicotine
that's
delivered in every cigarette is 10% higher than it was six years ago, which means that it is easier
to get hooked and harder to quit. (7)The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they
are
frank
with
their
customers
about
the
dangers
of
smoking
and
provide
them
with
enough
detail to make an informed decision. However, none of them were prepared to comment on this
study or discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.”
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
What do tobacco companies have to do under the law in Massachusetts?
解析：
原文 中提到在马萨诸塞州的法律规定下，
烟草公司必须去检测每种香烟的尼古丁含量
并汇报结果measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results
，
和选
项D
）
报告他们香烟的尼古丁含量
Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes
对应，
故答案
选
D.
What do we learn from the study by the Department of Public Health in Boston?
解析：原文中提到研究结果表明92
个香烟品牌的尼古丁含量已经比过去六年要高很多，而
最受大家欢迎的香烟品牌是尼古 丁含量最高的那种
The
biggest
increases
tended
to
be
in
brands that were popular with young smokers
，和选项
A
对应 ，只是把
brands
的定语从句由
that were popular with young smokers
同义替换改成了
young smokers like
，故答案选
A
。
7. What do we learn from the news report about the big tobacco companies?
解析：原文重现，原文提到很多大的烟草公司虽然坦言吸烟有害健康 ，而且公布各种成分，
但对于这个研究并没有准备好发言和公布尼古丁含量，对应选项
B) They were not prepared
to comment on the cigarette study
，故答案选
B
。
Section B
Conversation 1
M: And you know, one thing that I want to ask you. It's great that you have had this experience of
teaching in Indonesia and following up on what you just mentioned, what would you recommend
for students who do not live in an English speaking country and, you know, they want to learn. I
don't know about perfecting but they want to at least be able to communicate decently. How can
they go about this?
W: Yeah, it's really hard. That's the real struggle because, right now, (8) I do live in Holland, but I
really don't socialize much with Dutch people and my boyfriend's 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 turn on the TV.
M: And reading also, right?
W: Yeah, reading.
（
10
）
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. (9)So I
think that's really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isn't
spoken. And for that, gosh, what would I do if I didn't have people here, (10) probably try to find
a club. In Sweden, they have a really cool system called study circles, well, it's not... (11) it's like a
course. But really, you just have a course leader who is there, sort of, as a coach and guide and to
help out, and you don't get grades, and you go just because you want to learn.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. Where does the woman live right now?
解析：< br>这道题为地点题，
四个选项为不同的地点，
所以听原文中提到相关信息时要做好标记。< br>原文中提到女士确实住在荷兰，只是不和荷兰人交往，确认问题是当前女士住在什么地方，
故答案 选
A
。
9. What does the woman say is the real challenge?
解析：原文中女士提到一个国家不讲自己的目标语言
who live in a country where their target
language isn't spoken
对她来说是一个真正的挑战，
对应选项
D) Learning a language where it is
not spoken
所学语言在当地不使用，故答案选
D
。
10. What does the woman suggest doing to learn to speak a foreign language?
解析：
原文中女士提到读和听的资源都很多，
唯有说没有替代方式。
而且也尝试去一个俱乐
部来找机会增加说的练习，
对应选项
C) Trying to speak it as much as one can
尽可能多的去说，
故答案选
C.
11. What does the woman say about the study circles in Sweden?
解析
:
注 意选项中的动宾结构，原文中女士说瑞典有一个很有意思的学习圈，类似课程，但
没有评分，只有一个在 旁边提供帮助的教练
,
结合上句话女士提到的语言学习，可推理出这
个课程可以给语言 练习提供机会
It provides opportunities for language practice
，故答案选
A
。
Conversation 2
W: Okay, Nelson.
（
12
）
So we are talking about driving and are there any rules or regulations that
you like to change?
M: I'm not sure I want to change rules, but I'd like the police to be stricter on the rules. Like if
people
jump
traffic
lights,
I
don't
know
why
there
isn't
a
camera
of
the
traffic
lights
to
stop
people doing that. Or like speeding. It's very easy to put speed cameras in certain places.
W:
（
13
）
Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting the power of their
engines.
What's
the
point
in
producing
an
engine
that
is
big
and
powerful
enough
to
go,
like
200km/h when the speed limit is only 100?
M:
（
14
）
Right, but do you know there 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 isn't there, people will drive within their ability range. When you got speed
limits, this creates situations that actually present dangers on the road.
M: Do you think Germans have better education about personal responsibility when driving?
W: Possibly. They also have very good cars.
M: Right.
W: If you got a good car that can go at a high speed then it's really nice to do that.
M: But still, with care.
W: So I think it's the restrictions that create the dangers sometimes.
M: Okay.
W: Obviously, when driving through a residential area or where there is a school, you've got to
have speed policemen.
M: Speed bumps.
W: Yes, speed bumps. Those speed bumps that force you to slow down. I think they are a good
idea.
M:
（
15
）
So you don't think fining people is useful.
W: Not really, because the police don't have time to police every single driver.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
解析：原文中女士第一句话就交代了要讲的主要内容是关于
driving
驾驶以及相关规则的内
容，然后下文也是就此展开，对应选项中的驾驶 规则
Rules and regulations for driving
，故答
案选
B
。
13. What does the woman think car manufacturers could do?
解析：
原文中女士提到汽车生厂商应该对限制汽车引擎的功率负责
limiting the power of their
engines
，对应选项
C
的说法
Make cars that are less powerful
让汽车功率更低，故答案选
C
。
14. What can we learn about people driving in Germany?
解析：原文中提到尽管德国没有速度限制，但人们开车仍然很负责任
People
there
do
drive
responsibly
，对应选项中的
They tend to drive responsibly
他们往往很负责地开车，故答案选
D
。
15. What does the woman think of the police fining drivers?
解析：
原文中男士问女士是不是认为罚款没意义 ，
女士说确实没太大意义，
警察也没有那么
多时间去监督每一个人，对应选项中的It is not useful
没什么用，故答案选
C
。
Section C
Passage 1
Behind the cash register at a store in downtown San Francisco, Sam Azar swiped his credit card to
pay for a pack of cigarettes.
（
16
）
The store's card reader failed to scan the card's magnetic strip.
Azar tried again, and again. No luck. As customers began to queue, Mr. Azar reached beneath the
counter for a black plastic bag.
（
17
）
He wrapped one layer of the plastic around the card and
tried again. Success! The sale was completed.
“
I don't know how it works. It just does.
”
said Mr.
Azar who learned the trick from another clerk. Verifone, the company that makes the store's card
reader would not confirm or deny that the plastic bag trick worked. But it's one of many low-tech
fixes for high-tech failures that people without engineering degrees have discovered, often out of
desperation, and shared.
“
（
18
）
Today's shaky economy is likely to produce many more such
tricks. In postwar Japan, the economy wasn't doing so great, so you couldn't get everyday-use
items like household cleaners.
”
says Lisa Katayama, author of Urawaza, a book named after the
Japanese term for “clever lifestyle tips and tricks.” So people look for ways to do with what they
had. Today, Americans are finding their own tips and tricks for fixingmal-functioning devices with
supplies as simple as paper and glue. Some like Mr. Azar's plastic bag are open to argument as to
how
they
work
or
whether
they
really
work
at
all.
But
many
tech
home
remedies
can
be
explained by a little science.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What happened when Sam Azar swiped his credit card to pay for his purchase?
解析：
原文中提到当
Sa m
去刷他的卡的时候，
店里的刷卡机不能刷卡的磁条
card reader failed
to scan the card's magnetic strip
，对应选项中的
D
项
The card reader failed to do the scanning
读卡机无法扫描，故答案选
D
。
17. How did Sam Azar manage to complete the sale?
解析：原文中提到多次尝试刷卡没有成功，后来
Sam
拿一层 塑料裹在卡上试了一下就成功
了
wrapped
one
layer
of
the
plastic
around
the
card
，和选项
B)
用一层塑料覆盖信用卡
By
covering the credit card with a layer of plastic
属于同意替换，故答案选
B
。
18. What is today's shaky economy likely to do?
解析：原文中提到当前的不稳定经济需要更多的这样的诀窍
produce many more such tricks
，
诀窍指上句话出现的
many low- tech fixes for high-tech failures
一些对于高科技故障的低技术
修复方法，
对应选项
A) Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures
发明更多低技术修复
方法，故答案选
A
。
Passage 2
If you are a graduate student, you may depend on your adviser for many things, including help
with improving grades, acquiring financial support, forming an examining committee and getting
letters of recommendation. If you're a graduate teaching assistant, your adviser also may be your
boss.
（
19
）
Academic departments vary in their procedures for assigning academic advisers to
graduate students. In some departments, either the chairman or the director of graduate studies
serves for at least the first semester as a new student adviser. Then students select an adviser
based on shared academic interests. In other departments, a new student is assigned a faculty
adviser based on some system of distribution of the department's advising load. Later, students
may
have
the
opportunity
of
selecting
the
adviser
that
they
prefer.
（
20
）
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.
（
21
）
Graduation requirements specify
the number of credits you must earn, the minimum grade point average you must achieve and
the distribution of credits you must have from 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. Since graduation requirements vary among divisions
of
the
university,
you
should
consult
the
Bulletin
of
Information.
You
should
also
direct
your
questions to your departmental office or academic adviser.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What does the speaker say about the procedures for assigning academic advisers?
解析：原文中提到不同的系分配导师给学生的程序都不一样
Academic
departments
vary
in
their procedures for assigning academic advisers to graduate students
，对应选项中的
They vary
among different departments
，故答案选
A
。
20. How can new graduate students learn who their advisers are?
解析：
原文中提到新的研究生可以通过直接拜访或邮 件方式到系办公室了解自己的导师的相
关信息
by
visiting
or
emailing
the
departmental
office
，对应选项中的
By
contacting
the
departmental office
，两者属于同意替换，故答案选
D
。
21. What does the speaker say about graduation requirements?
解析：
原文重现，上面一道题目的答案找到后，紧接 着下一句就是这道题的答案，
毕业要求
详细说明了学生必须要获得的学生学分数
Gra duation
requirements
specify
the
number
of
credits you must earn
和
B
选项内容基本一致，故答案选
B
。
Passage 3
Jody Harbert is a diet and nutrition expert who travels around the state to speak in middle and
high schools.
（
22
）
She primarily speaks to students in health classes, but sometimes the school
will arrange for her to speak to several different groups of girls.
（
23
）
Her biggest concern is the
emphasis American culture places on thinness and the negative ways this affects girls today. Jody
has a Ph.D. innutrition, but more important, she has personal experience. Her mother talked her
to diet when she was only eight years old. Jody has created several different presentations which
she gives to different types of audiences, and she tries to establish an emotional connection with
the students so that they will feel comfortable asking questions or talking to her privately.
（
24
）
She shows them pictures and images from popular culture of beautiful women and explains how
computers are used to make the women look even more thin and beautiful than they are in real
life.
She
describes
how
the
definition
of
beauty
has
changed
over
the
years
and
even
from
culture to culture. She then talks about health issues and the physical damage that can occur as a
result
of
dieting.
Finally,
she
addresses
self- respect
and
the
notion
that
a
person's
sense
of
beauty must include more than how much a person weighs.
（
25
）
Sometimes, Jody feels that she
succeeds in persuading some students to stop dieting. Other times, she feels that she fails.
22. Who does Jody Harbert primarily speak to?
解析：原文中前面两句话提到
Jody Harbert
是一个营养饮食专家，她主要和健康课里的学生
交谈
speaks to students in health classes
，属于原文重现，故答案选
C.
23. What is Jody Harbert's biggest concern about American culture?
解析：原文中提到
Jody
的最大关注点在美国文化中 对纤瘦的强调以及带来的负面影响
the
emphasis American culture places on thinness and the negative ways this affects girls today
，
属于
原文重现，故答案选
A
。
24. Why does Jody Harbert show pictures of beautiful women to her audiences?
解析：原文中提 到
Jody
把图片展示给大家，并解释电脑把他们修的比现实生活中更瘦更漂
亮，和选 项
B
同意替换，
be misleading
电脑修图误导大家，故答案选
B
。
25. What is Jody Harbert's main purpose in giving her speeches?
解析：原文中提到
Jody
有时觉得自己成功劝服女生停止节食，有时又失败了，说明她的主
要目的就在于去女生不要节食，故答案 选
D
。
选词填空
Contrary
to
popular
belief,
older
people
generally
do
not
want
to
live
with
their
children.
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