2021年6月英语四级听力音频第1套
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Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section,you will hear thoo long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will bespoken only once. Afier 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 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1.A)He will tell the management how he really feels.
B)He will meet his new manager in two weeks.
C)He is going to attend a job interview.
D)He is going to leave his present job.
2.A)It should be kept private.
B)It should be carefully analyzed.
C)It can be quite useful to senior managers.
D)It can improve interviewees'job prospects.
3.A)It may leave a negative impression on the interviewer.
B)It may adversely affect his future career prospects.
C)It may displease his immediate superiors.
D)It may do harm to his fellow employees.
4.A)Prepare a comprehensive exit report.
B)Do some practice for the exit interview.
C)Network with his close friends to find a better employer.
D)Pour out his frustrations on a rate-your-employer website.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5.A)Her unsuccessful journey.
B)Her month-long expedition.
C)Her latest documentary.
D)Her career as a botanist.
6.A)She had to live like a vegetarian.
B)She was caught in a hurricane.
C)She had to endure many hardships.
D)She suffered from water shortage.
7.A)A hurricane was coming.
B)A flood was approaching.
C)They had no more food in the canoe.
D)They could no longer bear the humidity.
8.A)It was memorable.
B)It was unbearable.
C)It was uneventful.
D)It was fruitful.
Section B
Directions: In this section,you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage and the questions will bespoken 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 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9.A)It diminishes laymen's interest in science.
B)It ensures the accuracy of their arguments.
C)It makes their expressions more explicit.
D)It hurts laymen's dignity and self-esteem.
10.A)They can learn to communicate with scientists.
B)They tend to disbelieve the actual science.
C)They feel great respect towards scientists.
D)They will see the complexity of science.
11.A)Find appropriate topics.
B)Stimulate their interest.
C)Explain all the jargon terms.
D)Do away with jargon terms.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
12.A)The local gassy hill might start a huge fire.
B)There was oil leakage along the Gulf Coast.
C)The erupting gas might endanger local children.
D)There were oil deposits below a local gassy hill.
13.A)The massive gas underground.
B)The sand under the hill.
C)Their lack of the needed skill.
D)Their lack of suitable tools.
14.A)It rendered many oil workers jobless.
B)It was not as effective as he claimed.
C)It gave birth to the oil drilling industry.
D)It was not popularized until years later.
15.A)It radically transformed the state's economy.
B)It resulted in an oil surplus all over the world.
C)It totally destroyed the state's rural landscape.
D)It ruined the state's cotton and beef industries.
Section C
Directions: Im this section,you will hear three recordings of lectures or tallbs followed by three or four questions.The recordings will be played only once.Afier 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 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.
16.A)Unsuitable jobs.
B)Bad managers.
C)Insufficient motivation.
D)Tough regulations.
17.A)Ineffective training.
B)Toxic company culture.
C)Lack of regular evaluation.
D)Overburdening of managers.
18.A)It collected feedback from both employers and employees.
B)It was conducted from frontline managers"point of view.
C)It provided meaningful clues to solving the problem.
D)It was based only on the perspective of employees.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.
19.A)It is seeing an automation revolution.
B)It is bringing prosperity to the region.
C)It is yielding an unprecedented profit.
D)It is expanding at an accelerating speed.
20.A)It exhausts resources sooner.
B)It creates a lot of new jobs.
C)It causes conflicts between employers and employees.
D)It calls for the retraining of unskilled mining workers.
21.A)They welcome it with open arms.
B)They will wait to see its effect.
C)They are strongly opposed to it.
D)They accept it with reservations.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
22.A)Their cost to the nation's economy is incalculable.
B)They kill more people than any infectious disease.
C)Their annual death rate is about twice that of the global average.
D)They have experienced a gradual decline since the year of 2017.
23.A)They show a difference between rich and poor nations.
B)They don't reflect the changes in individual countries.
C)They rise and fall from year to year.
D)They are not as reliable as claimed.
24.A)Many of them have increasing numbers of cars on the road.
B)Many of them are following the example set by Thailand.
C)Many of them have seen a decline in road-death rates.
D)Many of them are investing heavily in infrastructure.
25.A)Foster better driving behavior.
B)Provide better training for drivers.
C)Abolish all outdated traffic rules.
D)Impose heavier penalties on speeding.