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1、大学英语四级考试新闻听力Test OnePart II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: 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, yo

2、u 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.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1. A. Valentines Day.B. Cyber Monday.C. Black Friday.D. Singles Day.2. A

3、. 1993. B. 2011. C. 1996. D. 2009.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A. Technology Company Google has brought reliable Internet connections to Kampala, Uganda. B. Higher capacity means faster and cheaper access to customers.C. About 8.5 million people use the Internet in U

4、ganda. D. Broadbandaccess to the Internet is still hard to find in many places in Africa.4. A. About 20 million. B. About 30 million. C. About 40 million. D. About 50 million.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5. A. The new rates will be the same as the current prices. B. The

5、new rates double the current prices on average, but include some discount schemes. C. The new rates double the current prices on average, but exclude some discount schemes. D. The new rates triple the current prices on average, but include some discount schemes.6. A. To ensure the new fare-accountin

6、g system works well on Dec. 28. B. To direct the Marketing Department of Beijing Metro. C. To have a low price transportation. D. To upgrade the card reading machines on the citys 22,000 buses after the end of operations on Saturday7. A. The first week after the price hike. B. The first workday afte

7、r the price hike.C. The first weekend after the price hike. D. The first weekends after the price hike.Tape Script of Listening Comprehension Test OneSection ADirections: 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

8、 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.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the follow

9、ing news item.Whats the biggestonlineshoppingday in the world?NotValentines Day.Not Cyber Monday or Black Friday. They are the days that follow Thanksgiving in the U.S. andusher inthe start of the holiday shopping season.The winner is Chinas Singles Day, celebrated November 11, or 11.11.Singles Day

10、began as a day for unmarried or uncoupled people to celebrate their lives. Single students, looking for an excuse to buy themselves presents, started it on November 11, 1993, reportedThe Guardian.It is symbolized by the four number ones in the date of November 11 11.11 and is also called Double Elev

11、en, inreferenceto the day it was started, said the BBC.It became a major shopping day in 2009. The CEO of an online shopping site - Alibaba - sought to increase sales at the e-commerce company. The CEO, Daniel Zhang, launched an annual online sale that day, saidFortune.When it first began, “Singles

12、Day was very much anofflinesolacefor actual single people,” noted the website Atlas Obscura. “A small group of students at Nanjing University are said to have chosen 11.11 as a day that singles could do activities like karaoke together.”It quickly became a culturalphenomenon.1. Whats the biggestonli

13、neshoppingday in the world? 【答案】D【分析】细节题。The winner is Chinas Singles Day, celebrated November 11, or 11.11.最大的网购日是中国的双十一。2. When did it become a major shopping day? 【答案】D【分析】细节题。It became a major shopping day in 2009. 自2009年起它(双十一)成为了主要的网购日。Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item

14、.Technology Company Google has brought reliable Internet connections to Kampala, Uganda.Google is expanding high-speed Internet in the city, the company said. The project includes 120 locations in the Ugandan capital. It is part of an attempt to improve web infrastructure in Africa.Higher capacity m

15、eans faster and cheaper access to customers. One day of unlimited data using the new network should cost 1,000 Ugandan shillings, the company said. That is equal to 30 American cents.About 8.5 million people use the Internet in Uganda. That is about 23 percent of the countrys population.Many in that

16、 country usecellularphone technology, but Internet service is not popular because it was expensive before Googles Project Link.Broadbandaccess to the Internet is still hard to find in many places in Africa. Project Link moved into the Ghana cities of Accra and Kumasi this autumn.Other big players on

17、 the Internet also aided Africa. Social medias Facebook announced this fall better access to the Internet in Africa by usingsatellites.3. Which is the main idea of this news item? 【答案】A【分析】细节题。综述题。本文主要内容是第一句,谷歌给乌干达首都带来高速互联网。Technology company Google has brought reliable Internet connections to Kampa

18、la, Uganda.4. Which is Ugandas population? 【答案】C【分析】细节题。计算题。文中讲到About 8.5 million people use the Internet in Uganda. That is about 23 percent of the countrys population. 乌干达有约八百五十万人使用互联网,占总人口的23%。由此,我们可推论得知,该国的总人口约4千万。Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.Beijingers have bid fare

19、 well to low price transportation after the government raised bus and subway fares on Sunday.The new rates double the current prices on average, but include some discount schemes.The price hike is not likely to stop commuters who live far from their work from choosing public transportation, especial

20、ly the subway.I used to spend 4 yuan per day but now it will be 8 yuan.Beijing Metro suspended service Saturday night to prepare for the fare hikes.Jia Peng is director of the Marketing Department of Beijing Metro.To ensure the new fare-accounting system works well on Dec. 28, over 11,000 employees

21、had a sleepless night on Saturday. It can be said the whole system is doing well after hours of our efforts.15,000 public transit workers were also mobilized overnight to upgrade the card reading machines on the citys 22,000 buses after the end of operations on Saturday.The price hike did affect pub

22、lic transit on Sunday, with some 20 percent fewer passengers taking the subway on three lines surveyed by local media compared with a week ago.But the real challenge may come during rush hours today, the first workday after the price hike.Meanwhile, trial operations of four new subway lines in Beiji

23、ng began on Sunday.The new lines have increased the total subway length in the capital to 527 kilometers. The lines should increase to 1000km by 2020.The citys subway system carries some 10 million passengers daily on workdays.5. Compared with the current prices of bus and subway fares, what new rat

24、es will take place?【答案】 B【分析】细节题。原文讲到The new rates double the current prices on average, but include some discount schemes. 北京公交地铁价格翻倍,其后,有被采访者说I used to spend 4 yuan per day but now it will be 8 yuan. 我以前每天花4元现在每天将要8元也印证了费用翻倍了,答案为B。6. Why did over 11,000 employees have a sleepless night on Saturday

25、?【答案】 A【分析】细节题。To ensure the new fare-accounting system works well on Dec. 28, over 11,000 employees had a sleepless night on Saturday. It can be said the whole system is doing well after hours of our efforts. 为确保12月28日新计费体系正常运转,超过1万1千雇员日以继夜周六加班。据说因为他们的努力,整个新系统运转正常。7. When may the real challenge com

26、e?【答案】 B【分析】细节题。原文讲到But the real challenge may come during rush hours today, the first workday after the price hike. 新计费体系面临的真正挑战是涨价后的第一个工作日高峰期。大学英语四级考试新闻听力Test TwoPart II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each n

27、ews 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 throug

28、h the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1. A. UFO.B. Flying devices.C. Aerial systems.D. Autonomous flight systems.2. A. It is a definitely an opportunity that a lot of students dont usually get.B. Drones can be used to invade peoples privacy.C. The organization wants

29、 to create a national rule for civil UAS, and UAS used for business, later in 2016.D. Drones may be one of the most important technologies of the future. The number of jobs for people who know how to design, build and control them is increasing.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news i

30、tem. 3. A. Disabled people happy to be helpful.B. Volunteers happy to be helpful.C. Translators happy to be helpful.D. Youth League happy to be helpful.4. A. Over 40 million. B. Under 40 million.C. About 60 million.D. About 20 million.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5. A. A

31、bout 650,000.B. About 220,000.C. About 310,000.D. About 240,000.6. A. Beijing. B. New York. C. Chicago. D. Los Angeles 7. A. The goal is to get about 90 percent of children in refugee camps run by the Turkish government attend school.B. The goal is to get twice as many Syrian children into school in

32、 Turkey by June 2016.C. The goal is to get triple as many Syrian children into school in Turkey by June 2016.D. The goal is to focus on school-aged children today. They will be the future leaders of Syria if they return home after the war.Tape Script of Listening Comprehension Test TwoSection ADirec

33、tions: 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).

34、Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.Flying devices, called drones, may be one of the most important technologies of the future.The number of jobs for people who know how to design, build

35、 and control them is increasing.Because of this increase, several U.S. universities and colleges started offering degrees inunmanned aerial systems, or UAS.One of these universities is the University of Washington in Seattle. Christopher Lum is anaeronauticsresearch scientist with the universitys Au

36、tonomous Flight Systems Laboratory. Lum helps students explore how civilian drones can safely share the skies with regularaircraft.Ryan Valach loves the three years he spent in the flight lab.One of the coolest parts is working with industries and all the cool technology we work with. It is a defini

37、tely an opportunity that a lot of students dont usually get, he said.Ward Handley is seeking amasters degreein aeronautics andastronauticsat University of Washington. When the drone program first began, he did not think it was a good idea.I decided, no, I do not want to work on drones because of the

38、privacyissues, he said. Drones can be used to invade peoples privacy.But when an offer for a paid position in the drone lab appeared, Handley changed his opinion. He said, Id like to see them used for good rather than bad. I think there are good enough purposes for them that are really useful.”1. Wh

39、at are drones?【答案】B【分析】细节题。第一句讲到Flying devices, called drones, may be one of the most important technologies of the future. 无人机可能成为未来最有前景的新科技。所以,答案选B。2. Why are there so many U.S. universities and colleges offering degrees inunmanned aerial systems, or UAS?【答案】D【分析】细节题。前面讲到Flying devices, called dro

40、nes, may be one of the most important technologies of the future.无人机可能成为未来最有前景的新科技The number of jobs for people who know how to design, build and control them is increasing.现在,设计、建造和使用无人机的人数越来越多Because of this increase, several U.S. universities and colleges started offering degrees in unmanned aeri

41、al systems, or UAS.乘着这个趋势,美国几所大学和学院也纷纷开始了和无人机有关的专业和学科。因此,美国大学和学院纷纷开设无人机有关的专业和学科的原因是D。Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.A host of volunteer social workers recently gathered in downtown Beijing to help sell paintings and craftworks made by disabled people.Funds raised help dis

42、abled people through an aid project jointly run by the Beijing Volunteer Federation and Amway China, a United States-based direct-selling company.60-year-old Liang Guojun, one of the volunteers, said shes pleased to help disabled people because she knows shes needed.I joined to provide three batches

43、 of sign language training sessions for the hearing impaired community. They are now good translators at different events, including job fairs for the disabled. I got a sense of achievement too. I am happy that I would be helpful and needed by others.According the Central Committee of the Communist

44、Youth League of China, China was home to over 40 million registered volunteers at the end of November. The committee also predicts that the number of volunteers will exceed 60 million by 2018.3. Which is the main idea of this news item?【答案】B【分析】综述题。60-year-old Liang Guojun, one of the volunteers, sa

45、id shes pleased to help disabled people because she knows shes needed. 由此我们可知60岁的志愿者梁国军说她乐于帮助残疾人,因为她知道自己被需要。其后,I am happy that I would be helpful and needed by others. 这句再次强调了答案为B。4. How many registered volunteers will exceed by 2018, according to the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League

46、of Chinas predication?【答案】C【分析】细节题。最后一句讲到The committee also predicts that the number of volunteers will exceed 60 million by 2018. 由此,我们可知预计到2018年,注册志愿者将超过6千万人。Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.There are about 650,000 school-aged Syrian refugee children in Turkey.Government o

47、fficials estimate, only about one-third of them are going to school.Educating the refugee children is anenormoustask. One U.S. official says that a huge school system like the one in New York City would beoverwhelmed.Human Rights Watch says that if the students do not receive a quality education, they would be in danger of beingexploitedin dangerous and low-paying jobs in the future.The United States says it is working with the United Nations to help bridge the education gapfor refugee children.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the children in Turkey

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