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1、2016年12月四级真题(第2套)CollegeEnglishTestBandFourPartnListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourc
2、hoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.NewsReportOneNewYorkStateplanstoshutoffthethunderingwatersofNiagaraFallsgain.Atleast,theAmericansideofthefalls.Thisonceinalifetimeeventactuallymaytakeplacetwiceinsomefolkslives.TheNewYorkStateparkss
3、ystemwantstoturnoffthefallsontheAmericansidesometimeinthenexttwotothreeyearstoreplacetwo115-year-oldstonebridgesthatallowpedestrians,parkvehiclesandutilitiesaccesstoGoatIsland.TheAmericansideofthefallswereshutoffin1969tostudythebuildupofrockatthebaseofthefalls.Whenthathappened,peoplecamefromallovert
4、heworldtoseethefallsturnedoff.Peoplearecuriousbynature.Theywanttoseewhatsunderneath.Infact,thosewhofirstcametohavealookdidseesomething.Theyfoundmillionsofcoinsonthebottom.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1. WhydoesNewYorkStatewanttoturnoffNiagaraFalls?2. WhatdidpeoplefindwhenNia
5、garaFallswereshutoffin1969?NewsReportTwoTheTunisiangovernmentsaidMondaythat45peoplehavebeenkilledaftergunmenattackedatownneartheborderwithLibya.TheInteriorandDefenseministriessaidthattheTunisiangovernmenthascloseditstwobordercrossingswithLibyabecauseoftheattack.TheTunisianmilitaryhassentreinforcemen
6、tsandhelicopterstothearea,andauthoritieshavebeenhuntingseveralattackerswhowerestillatlarge.TheviolencecameamidincreasinginternationalconcernaboutIslamicStateextremistsinLibya.OfficialsoftheTunisiangovernmentareespeciallyworriedafterdozensoftouristswerekilledintheattacksinTunisialastyear.DefenseMinis
7、terFarhatHorchanisaidlastweekthatGermanandAmericansecurityexpertswereexpectedtocometohelpTunisiadeviseanewelectronicvideosupervisionsystemonitsborderwithLibya.Tunisiawastargetedlastyearbythreeattacksthatleft70peopledeadandwereclaimedbyIslamicState.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejusthear
8、d.3. WhatdidtheTunisiangovernmentdoafterthegunmensattack?4. WhatwereGermanandAmericansecurityexpertsexpectedtodoinTunisia?NewsReportThreeThreeuniversitystudentsinSantiago,Chile,havedevelopedaplant-powereddevicetochargetheirmobilephones.Thethreeengineeringstudentsgottheideaforthedevicewhilesittingint
9、heirschoolscourtyard.TheirinventionisasmallbiologicalcircuittheycallE-Kaia.05:02.76Itcapturestheenergywhichplantsproduceduringphotosynthesisaprocessofconvertingsunlightintoenergy.Aplantusesonlyasmallpartoftheenergyproducedbythatprocess.Therestgoesintothesoil.E-Kaiacollectsthatenergy.Thedeviceplugsin
10、tothegroundandthenintoamobilephone.TheE-Kaiasolvedtwoproblemsfortheengineeringstudents.Theyneededanideaforaclassproject.Theyalsoneededanoutlettoplugintheirphones.Oneofthestudentinventors,CamilaRupcich,saysthedevicechangestheenergyreleasedfromtheplantintolow-levelpowertochargephones.TheE-Kaiaisableto
11、fullyrechargeamobilephoneinlessthantwohours.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5. Whatdidthethreeuniversitystudentsinvent?6. Whendidtheygettheideafortheinvention?7. Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheinvention?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeac
12、hconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneM:Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyo
13、u?W:Goodmorning.CouldItalktoJeffryHardingplease?M:Speaking.W:Hello,Jeff.ItsHelen.Igotyourmessageontheansweringmachine.Whatstheproblem?M:Oh,Helen.Well,itstheGrimsbyplantagain,Imafraid.TherobotsonLine3havegonewrong.Andthelineisatastandstill.W:Cantyoureplacethemwiththestand-ins?M:Imafraidnot.Thestand-i
14、nsarealreadyinuseonLine6.AndtheonesfromLine6arebeingserviced.W:Whendidthishappen,Jeff?M:Well,theyvebeenmakingalowcontinuoussoundforadayortwo.Buttheyfinallywentdeadat2:30thisafternoon.W:Isee.Whatdidyoudo?Haveyoutriedthewholeplant?M:Notyet,Helen.IthoughtIdbettergetyourOKfirst.W:OK.GetonthephonetoTom,a
15、ndtrytogettheirstand-insovertonight.Wehavetobebackatfullcapacitytomorrowmorning.Isitamajorjobtorepairourrobots?M:Aboutaweek.Thatswhatthemaintenanceengineersays.W:Right.Well,ifyoucangettheonesfromTom,pleaseaskTomtoinformSheffieldthathemayneedtheirstand-insincaseofemergencyduringthenextweek.M:OK.Thank
16、youverymuch,Helen.W:Youaremostwelcome.M:Sorrytospoilyourdayoff.W:Itdoesntmatter.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8. Whatdidthemandobeforethetelephoneconversation?9. Whatdoesthemansayaboutline3intheGrimsbyplant?10. Whatisthemanspurposeincallingthewoman?11. Whereisthewomanatthetimeoftheconversation?ConversationTwoW:ThisisKerryBurkefromNewYorkDailyNews.ImspeakingtoDelraySim
