2023年6月大学英语四级听力题目答案及原文第2套.docx

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1、Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report One【话题预料】由 college students, sleep, problem, stress, psychological 等词可推断,本则 新闻与高校生睡眠或心理健康有关。【正确答案】12BD听力原文You probably think college students are experts at sleeping, but parties, preparations for tests, personal problems and general stress can wre

2、ck a students 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 dont get enough sle

3、ep have poor attendance and lower grades. On top of all that, 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. 200 college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games. Subjects who learned th

4、e games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later, but they did much better after getting a good nights sleep. So if you really want to do your job well, dont forget to get some sleep.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What is the news r

5、eport mainly about?2. What is the finding of the new study published in the journal Learning and Memory?试题解析【话题分类】时事新闻【新闻大意】高校生睡眠不好会严峻影响学习效率和身心健康；Texas Tech高校甚至开 设课程教授学生改善睡眠习惯，提高睡眠质量；新的一项探讨也证明白提高睡眠质量的重 要性。1. 【考核技能】概括总结B）【答案解析】由How, Why及对应选项概述可推断，本题与新闻的主题相关；原文起 先介绍睡眠不好对身心的不良影响：sleep habits, which can

6、 be bad for the body and mind ； 中间提至lj you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for your test （睡觉可能比做考前最终的打算更利于考试）；最终又强调So if you really want to do your job well, don, t forget to get some sleep （假如想做好自己的工作，不要遗忘睡觉）；由此可 知，本则新闻主要介绍睡眠为何重要，所以本题选Bo2. 【考核技能】语义理解D）【答案解析】依据原

7、文：a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better sleeping than making last-minute preparations for your test （睡觉可能比做考 前最终的打算更利于考试），由此可知本题选DoNews Report Two【话题预料】从选项中的 airports, built, investment, facilities, assets, offer better service 可 知本篇新闻应当与机场及服务有关。【正确答案

8、】3-4CD听力原文Long queues, delayed flights and over-crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather. Meanwhile, there are complaints that poor service at Londons major airports is discouraging foreigners from doing busi

9、ness in Britain. Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority, which runs 7 major airports, including the 3 main ones serving London. The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets. The idea is that

10、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, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity, which is addressing through a program of

11、heavy investment.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. What is the Competition Commission going to investigate?4. What is the route cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Aiiports Authority?试题解析【话题分类】时事新闻【新闻大意】人们日益埋怨英国机场排队、飞机延误、拥挤、差劲的服务

12、等问题，并将矛 头指向英国机场管理局。竞争委员会介入并调查是否须要出售其资产，而刚被西班牙公司收 购的英国机场管理局称，根本缘由不在于全部制结构，而是跑道和航站楼的承载实力不足。 3.【考核技能】事务背景C）【答案解析】依据录音原文 the Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets （竞争委员会在评估是否须要出售 英国机场管理局的部分资产），选项中C完全符合原文。4.【考核技能】缘由结果D）【答案

13、解析】依据录音原文 the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity （根本缘由不在全部制结构，而是跑道和航站楼的承 载实力不足），所以本题D正确。News R叩ort Three【话题预料】由选项中出现的nicotine, cigarettes, tobacco, smokers等可预料本则新闻主 要与限制烟草中尼古丁的含量相关。【正确答案】5-7 A AC 听力原文Under the law in Massachusetts, to

14、bacco 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. 116 brands were looked at for this study. 92 were found to have higher nicotine

15、 yield than they did 6 years previously. The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers. That worries the department because of the addicted nature of nicotine. Stan Glance, a professor of medicine in San Francisco explains why: The amount of nicotine thafs deliver

16、ed in every cigarette is 10 percent higher than it was 6 years ago, which means that its easier to get hooked and harder to quit. 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 inform

17、ed 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.5. What do tobacco companies have to do under the law in Massachusetts?6. What do we learn from the

18、study by the Department of Public Health in Boston?7. What do we learn from the news report about the big tobacco companies? 试题解析【话题分类】时事新闻【新闻大意】马萨诸塞州立法要求烟草公司必需测量每种香烟的尼古丁含量并进行相应报 告；波士顿卫生厅对此绽开了严格的调查。8. 【考核技能】方式方法A）【答案解析】 依据录音起先 Under the law in Massachusetts, tobacco companies have to measure the nic

19、otine content of every type of cigarette and report the results （依据马萨诸塞州的 法律，烟草公司必需测量每种香烟的尼古丁含量并进行结果报告），故本题选Ao 6.【考核技能】得出结论A）答案解析】依据卫生厅报告 The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers （尼古丁含量增加最多的牌子，大多是受年轻烟民欢迎的牌子），A项 符合录音的表达，故本题选Ao9. 【考核技能】得出结论C）【答案解析】本题问从这些大型烟草公司身

20、上，我们能了解到什么？依据录音原文 However, none of them would prepare to comment on this or discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products （然而，这些公司却不打算说明或探讨香烟里尼古丁的详细含量）,可知 选项C符合原文，故选CoSection BConversation One【话题预料】从第8一11题的选项中可知,出现最多的是language, speak, practice等。 由此可预料本对话与学习和练习语言有关。【正确答案】811 B C BD听力原文M: An

21、d, you know, one thing that I wanted to ask you. Ifs 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 dont know abo

22、ut perfecting but they want at least to be able to communicate decently. How can they go about this?W: Yeah, its really hard. Thats the real struggle, because right now I do live in Holland but I really dont socialize much with Dutch people. And my boyfriends English is so good that we just basicall

23、y 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 to turn on the TV.M: And reading also, right?W: Yeah, reading. There is plenty I can get to read and listen to. But for speaking, there really is no substitut

24、e for trying to speak and use the language in a relaxed atmosphere. So I think thats really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isnt spoken. And for that, gosh, what would I do? If I didnt have people here, probably. try to find a club? In Sweden, they have a r

25、eally cool system called “study circles where its not. Ifs like a course, but really you just have a course leader, whos there sort of as a coaching guy and to help out. And you dont get grades, and you go just because you want to learn.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just h

26、eard.10. Where does the woman live right now?11. What does the woman say is the real challenge?12. What does the woman suggest do to learn to speak a foreign language?13. What does the woman say about the “study circles“ in Sweden?试题解析【话题分类】教化【对话大意】女士就在非英语国家如何学习英语提出自己的建议和学习的方法。8 .【考核技能】语义理解B）【答案解析】四

27、个选项均是地点，可知本题问where的相关问题，依据录音原文right nowI do live in Holland （目前我的确住在荷兰），故本题选B） Hollando9 .【考核技能】看法信息C）【答案解析】依据原文录音 So I think that s really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isn t spoken （我认为真正的挑战是生活在一个不讲目标语 的国家），所以C项正确。10 .【考核技能】观点看法B）【答案解析】女士认为最大的困难是生活在不讲目标

28、语的国家，紧接着提到If【didnt have people here, probably. try to find a club （假如我在那里没相识的人，我或许会找个俱乐部）。 言外之意，练好外语就是要尽可能地多与人沟通，即Trying to speak as much as one cano所 以本题选BoIL【考核技能】看法信息D）【答案解析】女士在介绍如何练习说外语时，提到了 the ustudy circlesn in Sweden （瑞 典的学习圈）是如何帮助学生说外语的，并在最终总结道you dont get grades, and you go just because yo

29、u want to learn （你去那不是为了分数，而是真的想学习），即这个学习圈为学生 供应了练外语的机会，故本题选DoConversation Two【话题预料】由1215题选项中多次出现的cars, drive, traffic, safety等可预料本对话 会涉及到交通规则或平安驾驶。【正确答案】1215DCAB听力原文W: OK, Nathan, so, were talking about driving, and are there any rules or regulation that youd like to change?M: Im not sure I want to

30、 change rules, but Id like the police to be stricter on the rules. Like, if people jump the traffic lights. I dont know why there isnt a camera at the traffic lights to stop people doing that. Or at speeding. It is very easy to put speed cameras in certain places.W: Maybe car manufacturers should ha

31、ve some responsibility in limiting the power of their engine. Whats the point in producing an engine thats big and powerful enough to go like 200 kilometers an hour when the speed limit is only 100?M: Right. But do you know there are no speed limits in Germany?W: People there do drive responsibly, t

32、hough. Often, people break laws simply because the laws are there. If the law isnt there, people will drive within their ability range. When youve got speed limits, this creates situations that actually present dangers on the road.M: Do you think Germans have better education about personal responsi

33、bility when driving?W: Possibly, they also have very good cars.M: Right.W: If youve got a good car that can go at a high speed, then its really nice to do that.M: But still with care.W: So I think its the restriction that creates the dangers sometimes.M: OK.W: Obviously, when driving through a resid

34、ential area or where there is a school, youve 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: So you dont think fining people is useful?W: Not really, because the police dont have time to police every sing

35、le driver.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What are the speakers mainly talking about?13. What does the woman think car manufacturers could do?14. What can we learn about people driving in Germany?15. What does the woman think of the police fining drivers?试题解析

36、【话题分类】旅游交通【对话大意】男士和女士就驾驶中遇到的交通规则、限速、罚款等平安问题相互交换自己的 看法。12 .【考核技能】概括总结D）【答案解析】录音开头女士问男士对于驾驶的规则和规范，想要哪方面的变更（are there any rules or regulation that youM like to change）?由此可知二者的对话将围绕 rules andregulations绽开，所以本题 选D,其他选项都不属于rules and regulations的范畴。13 .【考核技能】观点看法C）【答案解析】录音中女士提到 Maybe car manufacturers shou

37、ld have some responsibility in limiting the power of their engine （或许汽车生产商有责任限制发动机的马力），即女士认为 生产商应当生产马力较小的汽车，所以本题选C） Make cars that are less powerful0 14.【考核技能】得出结论A）【答案解析】录音中男士提到Germany 口寸说道：there are no speed limits in Germany （德国没有限速），女士同意其观点：People there do drive responsibly, though （然而人 们开车都很负责）

38、。所以本题选A）They tend to drive responsiblyo15 .【考核技能】看法信息B）【答案解析】男士问女士 So you don t think fining people is useful （所以你认为罚款没 用吗），女士的回答是Not really （没什么用），所以本题选B） It is not usefulo Section CPassage One【话题预料】依据第1618题选项中重复出现的credit card, card reader和high-tech等 可预料，本短篇内容与日常生活中信用卡的支付或高科技有关。【正确答案】1618CAD听力原文Beh

39、ind the cash register at a store in downtown San Francisco, Sam Azar swiped his credit card to pay for a pack of cigarettes. The stores card reader failed to scan the cards magnetic strip. Azar tried again and again, no luck. As customers began to queue, Mr. Azar reached beneath the counter for a bl

40、ack plastic bag. He wrapped one layer of the plastic around the card and tried again.Success, the sale was completed. I dont know how it works. It just does J said Mr. Azar, who learned the trick from another clerk. Verifbne, the company that makes the stores card reader would not confirm or deny th

41、at the plastic bag trick worked. But its one of the many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures that people without engineering degrees have discovered often out of desperation and shared. Todaysshaky economy is likely to produce many more such tricks. In postwar Japan, the economy wasnt doing so gre

42、at, so you couldnt get everyday used items like household cleaners J says Lisa Katayama, author of Urawaza, a book named after the Japanese term fbr clever lifestyle tips and tricks. So people look for ways to do with what theyhad. Today Americans are finding their own tips and tricks for fixing non

43、-functioning devices with supplies as simple as paper and glue. Some like Mr. Azars 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 hea

44、rd.16 . What happened when Sam Azar swiped his credit card to pay for his purchase?17 . How did Sam Azar manage to complete the sale?18 . What is todays shaky economy likely to do?试题解析【话题分类】科技【篇章大意】本文通过讲解并描述顾客用塑料袋套在信用卡上以顺当完成支付的事务，引出 人们总能通过小的技巧解决一些生活上的高科技难题。16.【考核技能】事务背景C）【答案解析】依据录音原文Sam Azar刷信用卡时发觉商

45、店的读卡器无法扫描信用卡上 的磁条（The store s card reader failed to scan the card? s magnetic strip）, 所以本题选 Co 17.【考核技能】方式方法A）答案解析】依据录音原文 Mr. Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag. He wrapped one layer of the plastic around the card and tried again. Success, the sale was completed （Azar从柜台下拿出一个黑色

46、塑料袋，裹在信用卡上，再一试，交易胜利了），所以本题选Ao18. 【考核技能】缘由结果D）【答案解析】录音原文提到 But it s one of the many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures* Today? s shaky economy is likely to produce many more such tricks （这是其中个低科技搞定 高科技失误的例子当下动荡的经济很可能产生更多的技巧），所以本题D项正确。Passage Two【话题预料】依据第1921题选项中重复出现的university, undergraduates, stu

47、dents等 可预料本篇话题与高校生活和学习相关。【正确答案】1921 DC A 听力原文If you are a graduate student, you may depend on your adviser for many things including help with improving grades, acquiring financial support, forming and examining committee and getting letters of recommendation. If you are a graduate teaching assistan

48、t, your adviser also may be your boss. 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 departments advising load. Later, students may have the opportunity of selecting the adviser