1、2016 年 6 月英语四级听力真题及答案详解 Section A News ReportDirections： 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， youmust choose the best answer
2、 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。Drections: Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 1A) How college students can improve their sleep habits.B) Why sufficient
3、 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 2A) It is not easy to improve ones sleep habits.B) It is not good for students to play video games.C) Students who are bet
4、ter prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.D) Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.Drections: Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 3A) Whether more airports should be built around London.B) Whether adequate
5、 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 4A) Inefficient management.B) Poor ownership structure.C) Lack of innovation and competition.D) Lack
6、 of runway and terminal capacity.Drections: Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 5A) 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 n
7、icotine on young smokers.Question 6A) 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
8、 companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.Question 7A) 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 atten
9、tion to the quality of their products.Section B ConversationDirections： 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。 Youmust choose
10、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 8A) Indonesia.B) Holland.C) Sweden.D) England.Question 9A) Getting a coach who can offer real help.B) Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.
11、C) Learning a language where it is not spoken.D) Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize.Question 10A) 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 11A) It cr
12、eates an environment for socializing.B) It offers various courses with credit points.C) It trains young peoples leadership abilities.D) It provides opportunities for language practice.Drections: Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12A) The impact of engine d
13、esign 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 13A) 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.Questi
14、on 14A) 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 15A) 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 PassagesDirections：
15、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 choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。Then mark the correspon
16、ding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。Drections:Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16A) 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.Quest
17、ion 17A) 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 18A) Affect the sales of high-tech appliances.B) Change the l
18、ifestyle of many Americans.C) Give birth to many new technological inventions.D) Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.Drections: Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 19A) They are set by the dean of the graduate school.B) They are determined by the a
19、dvising board.C) They leave much room for improvement.D) They vary among different departments.Question 20A) By consulting the examining committee.B) By reading the Bulletin of Information.C) By contacting the departmental office.D) By visiting the universitys website.Question 21A) They specify the
20、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.Drections: Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 22A)
21、 Students majoring in nutrition.B) Students in health classes.C) Ph.D. candidates in dieting.D) Middle and high school teachers.Question 23A) 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
22、 24A) 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 25A) To persuade girls to stop dieting.B) To promote her own concept of
23、beauty.C) To establish an emotional connection with students.D) To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.三、2016 年 6 月英语四级听力真题第二套答案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 th
24、e 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 cigaret
25、te 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
26、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 stud
27、ents 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.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report One听力原文：You probably think college students are experts at sleeping.But pa
28、rties，preparations for tests，personal problems and general stress can wreck 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”.1People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity,ps
29、ychological problems and car crashes.Students who dont get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower grades.On top of all that，2 a new study published in the Journal Learning&Memory finds youre probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test.200 college kids were tau
30、ght to play some unfamiliar video games.Subjects who learned the 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.1So.if you really want to do your job well,dont forget to get some sleep.解析：1.A.How college students
31、 can handle their psychological problems.B.Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.C.Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.D.How college students can improve their sleep habits.Q：What is the news report mainly about?【解析】选项为 how或 why开头的句子表明，本题可能考查新闻要点。选项中均出现的 col
32、lege students，以及重复出现的 sleep表明，新闻可能与大学生睡眠有关。结合问题，并辨认“充足的睡眠”，还是“睡眠习惯”是解题的关键。【答案】C2.A.It is not easy to improve ones sleep habits.B.It is not good for students to play video games.C.Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.D.Students who are better prepared generall
33、y get higher scores in examinations.Q：What is the finding of the new study published in the Journal Learning&Memory?【解析】选项中重复出现的 students和 sleep表明，本题可能考查学生的睡眠情况。【答案】C。News Report Two听力原文：Long queues，delayed flights and overcrowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in B
34、ritain as the traditional complaining about the weather.Meanwhile，therere complaints：the poor service at Londons major airports is discouraging foreigners from doing business in Britain.Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority,which runs 7 major airports，including the 3 ma
35、in ones serving 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 that competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports.4The British Airports Authority recently bought by a Spa
36、nish company,says the root cause of the problems is not the ownership structure,but a lack of runway and terminal capacity,which is addressing through a programme of heavy investments.解析：3.A.Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.B.Whether the British Airports Author
37、ity should sell off some of its assets.C.Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.D.Whether more airports should be built around London.Q：What is the Competition Commission going toinvestigate?【解析】选项均为以 whether开头的宾语从句，其中重复出现的 airport，以及facilities，assets，service 和 morebuilt表明，本题可能考查与机场有
38、关的(设施、财产、服务和机场数量)情况。【答案】B4.A. Poor ownership structure.B.Inefficient management.C. Lack of innovation and competition.D. Lack of runway and terminal capacity.Q：What is the root cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Airports Authority?【解析】选项均为名词短语，其中重复出现的 lack，以及 poor
39、，inefficient 和runway and terminal capacity表明，本题可能考查机场出现某种缺陷的原因。【答案】D。News Report Three听力原文：5 Under the law in Massachusetts,tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results.6The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers and carefully examin
40、es the figures，and then draws its conclusions：116 brands were looked at for the study.82 were found to havehigher nicotine yields than they did 6 years previously.6The biggest increase is tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers，that worries the Department because of the addicted
41、nature of nicotine.Stanton Glantz，a professor of medicine in San Francisco explains why.“The amount of nicotine was delivered in every type of cigarettes is 10 percent higher than it was 6 years ago，which means that its easier to get hooked and harder to quit.7The big tobacco companies have always i
42、nsisted that they are flank with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enough detail to make an informed decision.However，7none of them were prepared to comment on this studyor discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.”解析5.A.study the effects of nicotine o
43、n young smokers.B. Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.C. Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.D. Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.Q：What do tobacco companies have to do under thelaw in Massachusetts?【解析】选项中重复出现的 nicotine(content)和 cigarettes表明，本题可能考查香烟中尼古丁含量的
44、要求。【答案】D。6.A.The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.B.Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.C.Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.D.Big tobacco companies were frank
45、with their customers about the hazards of smoking.Q：What do we learn from the study by the Department of Public Health in Boston?【解析】选项中重复出现的 nicotine(content)，以及 smokers和 smoking表明，本题可能考查香烟中尼古丁含量对吸烟者的影响。【答案】A。7.A.They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.B.They were not prepared
46、 to comment on the cigarette study.C.They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.D.They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.Q：What do we learn from the news report about the big tobacco companies?【解析】选项均为以 they开头的句子，结合四个选项的内容可知，they 指烟草公司。选项中的 pay.attention to quali
47、ty.，not prepared.cigarette.reduce the nicotine content和 not.harmful effect of nicotine表明，本题可能考查烟草公司存在的问题。Section BConversation One听力原文：M：And you know.one thing that l want to ask you.Its greatly you have had this experience of teaching in Indonesia.And following up on what you just mentioned，what wo
48、uld you recommend for students who do not live in an Englishspeaking country?And，you know,they want to learn?I dont know about 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 because8Right now I do live i
49、n Holland but I really dont socialize much with Dutch people.10And my boyfriends English is so good that we just basically speak English all the time.so I have to make a real effort to practice.Theres as much listening exposure as I want.All I have to do is turn on the TVM：And reading also.right?W：Yeah.reading.Theres plenty that 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 thats really the challenge for people who live
