2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文及答案（第2套）.docx

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1、2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）参考答案Part II Listening Comprehension1. B2. D3. C4. D5. C6. A7. D8. B9. C10. A11. B12. A13. B14. C15. A16. D17. A18. C19. A20. C21. B22. D23. B24. D25. CPart III Reading Comprehension26. A27. C28. K29. G30. M31. O32. B33. E34. D35. N36. F37. C38. I39. B40. G41. E42. A43. J44. D4

2、5. H46. C47. B48. A49. D50. A51. D52. B53. C54. B55. DPart IV TranslationThe color yellow is of great importance in Chinese culture, because of its distinctive symbolic meaning. It stood for the rulers power and authority in feudal society. The color was exclusively used by the emperors then: all th

3、e royal palaces were painted yellow and the dragon robes were always yellow. The civilians, however, were banned from wearing yellow clothes. The color yellow is also a sign of harvest in China. When the crops ripen in autumn, the fields will grow golden-yellow and people will cheerfully celebrate t

4、he harvest.Part II Listening Comprehension听力原文Section AQuestions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.New York State plans to shut off the thundering waters of Niagara Fallsagain. At least, the American side of the falls. This once in a lifetime event actually may take place twic

5、e in some folks lives. The New York State parks system wants to turn off the falls on the American side sometime in the next two to three years to replace two 115-year-old stone bridges that allow pedestrians, park vehicles and utilities access to Goat Island. The American side of the falls were shu

6、t off in 1969 to study the buildup of rock at the base of the falls. When that happened, people came from all over the world to see the falls turned off. People are curious by nature. They want to see whats underneath. In fact, those who first came to have a look did see something. They found millio

7、ns of coins on the bottom. 1. Why does New York State want to turn off Niagara Falls?2. What did people find when Niagara Falls were shut off in 1969? Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.The Tunisian government said Monday that 45 people have been killed after gunmen a

8、ttacked a town near the border with Libya. The Interior and Defense ministries said that the Tunisian government has closed its two border crossings with Libya because of the attack. The Tunisian military has sent reinforcements and helicopters to the area, and authorities have been hunting several

9、attackers who were still at large. The violence came amid increasing international concern about Islamic State extremists in Libya. Officials of the Tunisian government are especially worried after dozens of tourists were killed in the attacks in Tunisia last year. Defense Minister Farhat Horchani s

10、aid last week that German and American security experts were expected to come to help Tunisia devise a new electronic video supervision system on its border with Libya. Tunisia was targeted last year by three attacks that left 70 people dead and were claimed by Islamic State. 3. What did the Tunisia

11、n government do after the gunmens attack?4. What were German and American security experts expected to do in Tunisia? Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Three university students in Santiago, Chile, have developed a plant-powered device to charge their mobile phones. T

12、he three engineering students got the idea for the device while sitting in their schools courtyard. Their invention is a small biological circuit they call E-Kaia. It captures the energy which plants produce during photosynthesis a process of converting sunlight into energy. A plant uses only a smal

13、l part of the energy produced by that process. The rest goes into the soil. E-Kaia collects that energy. The device plugs into the ground and then into a mobile phone. The E-Kaia solved two problems for the engineering students. They needed an idea for a class project. They also needed an outlet to

14、plug in their phones. One of the student inventors, Camila Rupcich, says the device changes the energy released from the plant into low-level power to charge phones. The E-Kaia is able to fully recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours. 5. What did the three university students invent?6. When d

15、id they get the idea for the invention?7. What does the speaker say about the invention?Section B Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.M: Good morning. What can I do for you? W: Good morning. Could I talk to Jeffry Harding please? M: Speaking. W: Hello, Jeff. Its Helen

16、. I got your message on the answering machine. Whats the problem? M: Oh, Helen. Well, its the Grimsby plant again, Im afraid. The robots on Line 3 have gone wrong. And the line is at a standstill. W: Cant you replace them with the stand-ins? M: Im afraid not. The stand-ins are already in use on Line

17、 6. And the ones from Line 6 are being serviced. W: When did this happen, Jeff? M: Well, theyve been making a low continuous sound for a day or two. But they finally went dead at 2:30 this afternoon. W: I see. What did you do? Have you tried the whole plant? M: Not yet, Helen. I thought Id better ge

18、t your OK first. W: OK. Get on the phone to Tom, and try to get their stand-ins over tonight. We have to be back at full capacity tomorrow morning. Is it a major job to repair our robots? M: About a week. Thats what the maintenance engineer says. W: Right. Well, if you can get the ones from Tom, ple

19、ase ask Tom to inform Sheffield that he may need their stand-ins in case of emergency during the next week. M: OK. Thank you very much, Helen. W: You are most welcome. M: Sorry to spoil your day off. W: It doesnt matter. 8. What did the man do before the telephone conversation?9. What does the man s

20、ay about line 3 in the Grimsby plant?10. What is the mans purpose in calling the woman?11. Where is the woman at the time of the conversation? Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.W: This is Kerry Burke from New York Daily News. Im speaking to Delroy Simmonds, an unem

21、ployed Brooklyn man who missed a job interview Tuesday for the best of reasons: He was saving the life of a 9-month-old boy who was blown into the path of an oncoming subway train by a high wind. M: Everybody is making me out to be some sort of superhero. Im just an ordinary person, and a father of

22、two. Anybody in that situation would have done what I did. W: You were going to an interview when the incident occurred, right? M: Yes, I was on my way to apply for a maintenance position. Ive been looking for a job for a year and more. Im looking for something to support my family. W: Tell us what

23、happened at the station. M: There was a strong wind. It had to be 30 to 40 miles an hour. There was a woman with four kids. One was in a pushchair. The wind blew the baby onto the tracks. W: Witnesses said people were looking on in horror as the childs mother, identified by sources as Maria Zamara,

24、stood frozen in shock. In the distance, people could see the train rounding a bend, headed into the station. I guess you were not aware of any of these, right? M: No. I just jumped down and grabbed the baby. The train was coming around the corner as I lifted the baby from the tracks. I really wasnt

25、thinking. W: What an amazing story. Thank you very much. 12. What did Kerry Burke from New York Daily News say about the man?13. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?14. What caused the incident?15. How did the mother react when the incident occurred?Section C Questions 16 to 18 are

26、based on the passage you have just heard.Theres one sound that gets a big reaction from kids on a hot day, the sound of an ice-cream truck. Maria McCartney has been in the mobile ice-cream business since 2005. When I was a little girl, I saw an ice-cream truck and knew I wanted to have one someday,

27、McCartney said. During the hot days of summer, Maria and her daughter drive an ice-cream truck through neighborhoods and parks in Billings. Its not about making money for this former elementary school teacher. Rather, she wants to preserve the tradition of the neighborhood ice-cream truck. Truly my

28、favorite part is to see the kids jumping up and down and they just get so excited. Its great to build a memory for them too. Therere not a lot of these ice-cream trucks around anymore. The parents come out barefoot and screaming, ready to buy ice-cream; they remember when they were kids and they saw

29、 a truck, she said. While the treats may be ice cold, Maria has a warm heart for little faces. Her truck features a donation bucket for kids who dont have money for ice-cream. When there are three kids and only two of them have money, I always make sure the third one gets something because I cant dr

30、ive away and have that third one not have something, she said. 16. What does the speaker say about Maria McCartney?17. Why does Maria go into the mobile ice-cream business?18. Why does Maria put a donation bucket in her truck? Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.We know w

31、e have to pay for what we get. If we buy food, we have to pay for it. If a doctor treats us, we know there will be a bill to pay. These are private bills. But there are also public bills to be paid. They are paid by the government. In turn we get the needed services. We pay for these services throug

32、h taxes. What would happen if everyone stopped paying taxes? The water supply would stop; the streets might not be cleaned; schools would be closed. We would not want to live in such a city. The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property. More than three-fourths of government

33、expenses are used for this purpose. The next largest amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Also, a large amount of public funds is spent on roads. Most of the needed funds is raised by taxes. The law orders us t

34、o pay taxes. We have no choice in the matter. Years ago the government made money by selling public lands. But most of the best public lands have now been sold. There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal and other natural resources. They could be sold, but we want to save them for futu

35、re years. So, we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable. 19. What does the speaker mainly talk about?20. What is most of the government money used for?21. How did the government raise money to pay public bills in the past? Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage

36、you have just heard.Did you know that, besides larger places like France and Germany, Europe is home to several extremely tiny countries? One of these countries contains less than a square mile of land. Another is surrounded on all sides by Italy. Yet each is an independent land, with its own govern

37、ment, trade, and customs. One of the best known of these small countries is Monaco. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea and surrounded by France on three sides. Monaco became familiar to Americans when its ruler, Prince Rainier, married the American actress Grace Kelly. Rainiers family has ruled

38、 Monaco almost continuously since 1297. The land has been independent for over three hundred years. Andorra, with an area of some 200 square miles, is considerably larger than Monaco. This country is located in the Pyrenees Mountains, with France on one side and Spain on the other. Potatoes and toba

39、cco are grown in Andorras steep mountain valleys. One of the products it exports is clothing. Andorra is also known for its excellent skiing locations. Within the Alps in Central Europe is Liechtenstein, a tiny country of about 30,000 people who speak mostly German. Liechtenstein uses the same money

40、 as its neighbor Switzerland, but it has been an independent country since the 1860s. Taxes are low, so many businesses have their headquarters here. The country makes and exports a lot of machinery. Other small, independent states in Europe are San Marino and Luxembourg. Each of these has unique qualities as well. 22. What does the speaker say about Monaco?23. Why did Monaco become familiar to Americans according to the speaker?24. What is one of the products Andorra exports?25. What does the speaker mainly talk about? This is the end of listening comprehension.