2016年6月大学英语四级真题听力原文(一二三套)

2016年6月大学英语四级真题第一套听力原文SectionANewsreport1Theinternationallabororganizationsaysthenumberofpeoplewithoutjobsisincreasing.Initslatestupdateonglobalemploymenttrends,theagencysaysprojectionsofthenumberonunemployedpeoplethisyearrangefrom210milliontonearly240millionpeople.Thereportwarnsthat200millionpoorworkersareatriskofjoiningtheranksofpeopleleavingonlessthan2dollarsperdayinthepast3years.TheDirector-GeneraloftheInternationalLaborOrganizationJuanSomavianotesthatsomecountrieshavetakenmeasurestoaddresstheeffectsoftheglobalcrisis.However,hepointsoutthatmanycountrieshavenotdoneso.Andbasedonpastexperiences,ittakes4-5yearsaftereconomicrecoveryforunemploymenttoreturntopre-crisislevels.Mr.SomaviasaystheInternationalLabourOrganizationisproposingaglobaljobagreementtodealwithunemployment.“It’skeyobjectiveistoplacethecenterofrecoveryefforts,measureswillgeneratehigherlevelsofemploymentandprovidebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.”1、Whatisthenewsreportmainabout?2、WhatdoesJuanSomavia,Director-GeneraloftheInternationalLabourOrganizationsay?NewsReport2BigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkcityhavestartedtoobeyafirstkindofitsrule,requiringthemtopostcaloriecountsrightonthemenu.CityNursesiswithNewYorkdepartmentofhealth.“Wewantedtogivepeopleanopportunitytoactuallyseethecaloriesbeforetheypurchasethefoodandmakeadecisionandinformeddecisionthatiftheywanttomakethehealthierchoice.Iftheywanttoeatfewercalories,theycan.Andweexpectthiswillhaveahugeimpactonobesity.Andofcourse,ifthishasanimpactonobesity,itwillhaveanimpactondiabetesandheartdiseaseandhighbloodpressure.”Thenewruleswillbeintroducedasapartofanti-obesitycampaign.Thatalsoincludesarecentcitywidebanonartificialtrans-fatsinrestaurantfood.Themenurollonlyappliestorestaurantsthatservesstandardizedpotionsizesandhavefiftyormorelocationsnationwide.StartinglastSaturday,chainsbigenoughtofallundertherulewillfacepenaltiesofupto2000dollarsfornotshowingcalorieinformationinaprominentsportsontheirmenus,preferablynexttotheprice.3.whatarebigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkcityrequiredtodoaccordingtothenewrule?4.Whatwillhappentobigrestaurantchainsthatviolatethenewrule?NewsReport3Almostallcompaniesrecognizetheimportanceofinnovationtoday,butnotmanyareabletointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.AcommentaryintheShanghaiDailypointsoutthatinnovationdoesn’tmeanpilesofdocuments,it’ssomethingmorepractical.Thearticlesaysmanypeopletendtoassumethatinnovationjustmeanscreatingsomethingnew,butactuallyit’smorethanthat.It’sanattitudeofdoingthing.Acompanyshouldfindwaystoinnovatenotjustinproductsbutalsoinfunctions,businessmodelsandprocesses.ThearticlecitestheglobalgiantProcter&Gambleasanexample,sayingarealinnovativecompanyshoulddevelopaninnovationculture,anduseitasaprimarytoolforsuccess.Procter&Gamblehasa“CorporateInnovationFund”whichoffersbigrewardsforhigh-riskideas.Italsohasaspecialinnovationfacilityforitsemployees.Sometimesitsemployeesarereleasedfromtheirdailyjobsforweeksandspendtheirtimeinterruptingintheinnovationfacilityinstead.Inconclusion,thearticlesaysinnovativeideasalonedonotensuresuccess.It’spointlessunlessthereisrepeatableprocessesinplacetoturninspirationintofinancialperformance.5.Whatistheproblemofmanycompaniesaccordingtonewsreport?6.Whatdomanypeopletendtothinkoftheinnovation?7.WhatdoesthecompanyProcter&Gambleoweitssuccessto?SectionBConversation1M:So,Lenzy,doyouliketotextmessageonyourcellphone?W:Yeah,Itextmessagealot.M:Idon’tdoitsomuch,IprefertomakeacallifI’minahurry.W:Yeah,Igobothways.SometimesIdon’twanttotalktotheperson,Ijustwanttoaskhimaquestion,soit’smucheasierforme,justtextmessage,ifIcallthem,Ihavetohavealongconversation.M:Yeah,Icanseewhatyoumean.ButIgetoffthephoneprettyquicklywhenIcall.I’mnotabigtalker.W:Yeah,that’strue,youdon’ttalkalot.M:Soareyoufastatwritingthemessagewithyourthumb?W:Well,whenIfirstgetacellphone,Iwassoslow,IthoughtIwouldnevertextmessage.Butthenpeoplekepttextmessagingme.SoIfeltobligedtolearnhowtotextmessage,sonowI’mprettyfast.Whataboutyou?M:ActuallyIhavetheoppositeproblem.WhenIfirstgetmycellphone,Ithoughtitwassocoolthetotextmessageallmyfriendswhohaveone.AndIwasprettyfastwithmythumbthen.ButitseemslikenowIdon’tusesomuch.Igotsloweractually.W:Yeah,I’vebeentextmessagingactuallysortofhastodowithyourage.Forexample,peopleinhighschool,theytextmessagealot.ButIaskedmyfatherifhetextedmessage,andguesswhathesaid?M:What?W:Hesaidhe’dnevertextmessage.Hethinksit’sverychildishandunprofessionaltotextmessage.M:Yeah,Icanseewhathemeans.It’sconsideredprettyinformaltotextmessagesomeone.8.whatdoesthemansayabouthimself?9.whatdoesthewomantendtodowhilesheisonthephone?10.whydidthementextmessageallhisfriendswhenhefirstgothiscellphone?11.whatdoesthewoman’sfatherthinkofthetextmassage?Conversation2W:Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson,howcanIhelpyou?M:well,I’dliketotalktoyouaboutTeamBarn,thedepartmentmanager.W:Whatseemstobetheproblem?M:Well,eversinceSandraleftthedepartment,IfeellikeI’vebeentargetedtodoallherworkaswellasmine.I’mexpectedtoattendmanymeetings.AndIseemtobespendingalotoftimedoingunnecessarypaperwork.W:I’msorrytohearthat.M:Andontopofthat,I’