2017年6月份-四级听力真题第2套(听力文本)

CollegeEnglishTestBandFour（2017年6月四级听力真题文本第2套）PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.NewsReportOneAutomakersandtechcompaniesareworkinghardtoofferthefirsttrueself-drivingcar.But75%ofdriverssaytheywouldn'tfeelsafeinsuchavehicle.Still,60%ofdriverswouldliketogetsomekindofself-drivingfeature,suchasautomaticbrakingorself-parking,thenexttimetheybuyanewcar.TheattitudesarepublishedinanewAAAsurveyof1,800drivers.Advocatesofself-drivingcarsarguetheywouldbesaferthanincarsdrivenbyhumansbecausetheywouldn'tgetdistractedordrivewhentired.ButthosesurveyedbyAAAsaytheytrusttheirowndrivingskills.Manyfeelthetechnologyistoonewandunproven.JohnNielsen,AAA'smanagingdirectorofautomotiveengineeringandrepair,saidtestssuggestdriversmaybeoverestimatingtheirownabilities.Healsobelievestheywillbemorelikelytotrustself-drivingcarsastheybecomemorefamiliarwithfeaturessuchasautomaticbrakingorparking.Heestimatedthatthecomfortlevelwillincreaseconsiderablyinfivetotenyears.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.WhatisthefindingoftheAAAsurvey?2.WhatdoesJohnNielsensayaboutself-drivingcars?NewsReportTwoOnedoghasbeenkilledandmultipledogshavebeeninjuredbyasnowmobiledriverinwhatappearstobeanintentionalattackoncompetitorsintheIditarodRaceinAlaska.AliyZirklewasthefirsttoreportanattack.Asnowmobiledriverhadrepeatedlyattemptedtoharmherandherteam,andoneofZirkle'sdogshadreceivedanon-life-threateninginjury.ZirklereportedtheattackwhenshearrivedinNulato,Alaska,intheearlyhoursofthemorning.ThenJeffKing,afour-timechampion,reportedasimilarattack.Histeamwashitbyasnowmobiledriver,injuringseveraldogsandkillinga3-year-oldmaledog.ReporterZachariahHughessaysthatneitherKingnorZirklewasinjured.Althoughthisincidentverymuchalterstheraceofthetwoparticipantscompetingforawin,botharegoingtocontinueontheirwaytowardthefinishingline.AlaskaStateTroopersreleasedastatementsayingthey'vearrestedArnoldDemoski,26.Hefacestrialonseveralcharges.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?4.WhatdowelearnaboutJeffKing?NewsReportThreeAtourboatturnedoveroffthecoastofNicaragua,killingatleast13peopleandleavingmorepassengersmissing,officialsaid.Theboatwascarrying32people—25CostaRicans,fourAmericansandthreeNicaraguans.The13deadwereallCostaRican,theForeignMinistrysaid.Theboat,travelingbetweenNicaragua'sBigCornIslandandLittleCornIsland,turnedoverSaturdaynearthelargerisland.Somepassengersremainmissing,theCostaRicanForeignMinistrysaid,butdidnotspecifyhowmany.Alocalradiosaidanunspecifiednumberofpeoplewererescued,includingthetourboat'sowner,HilarioBlandon.Nicaraguannavalauthoritieshadbannedseatravelintheareabecauseofbadweatherandstrongwinds,butthetourboatproceededanyway.Blandon,theboat'sowner,hasbeenarrestedbyNicaraguanauthorities,thestate-runnewsagencysaid.Bothheandacrewmemberarebeinginvestigatedforunintentionalmurderandexposingpeopletodanger,accordingtopolice.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.WhathappenedtothetourboatsailingofftheNicaraguancoast?6.Howmanypeoplewastheboatcarrying?7.Whatdoweknowabouttheowneroftheboat?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneM:Hi,Susan,you'relookingverysmarttoday.W:Ialwayslooksmart,James.Actually,I'monmywaytoajobinterview.M:Whatjob?Oh,youmean,forthesummerholidays?W:Yeah.There'sonlytwoweekstogo.I'vegotasecondinterviewwiththatbigforeignaccountancyfirminthecitycenter.Youknowtheone.M:That'sfantastic.W:Theworkisjusthelpingoutwithdatainput,youknow,butthepayisn'ttoobad.Itmightsuityoutoo.Iknowtheyhaveatleasttwotemporarypositionsavailable.AndIdon'tthinktheyhaveanyoneelseyet.M:Hmm...Iftheytakeyouon,tellthemyouknowafriendwho'dbereallygoodtoo.Ireallyneedthemoneyandtheexperiencewouldlookgoodonmyresume.Maybewe'llbeworkingtogether.Thedreamteam.W:OK.We'lldo.Ifthebosslikesme,I'llmentionit.It'llbegoodtohavesomeonearoundwhoIknow.I'llphoneyouafterwards.Butperhapsyoushouldputinanapplicationanyway.M:Thanks,Susan.That'sgreat.Listen,doyouwantalifttothecity?Ihavemydad'scartoday,andnothingelsetodothismorning.W:Sure.Thanks,James.M:Let'sgothen.Thecar'soverthere.W:Bytheway,how'syourknowledgeofaccountancy?Theinterviewermayaskyouaboutit.M:Noproblem.IthinkIcansurvive.Imightjusthavetoreviewafewaccountancyterms.Maybeyoucangivemeapracticeinterviewfirst.W:Ofcourse.Let'sgothen.Don'twanttobelate.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.WherewillSusanprobablygetajob?9.WhatwillSusan'sfuturejobinvolve?10.