2019年6月大学英语四级考试真题及详解(第一套)[听力音频]
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write a news report to your campus newspaper on a visit to a local farm organized by your Student
Union.You should write at least120words but no more than180words.【审题构思】
本文讨论的话题是“发表在校报上的新闻报道”。考生需要写一篇关于学生会组织学生参观当地农场的新闻报告。考生需要对农场的情况进行基本阐述,突出该农场的特点,如现代化农业等,并与学生参观的过程相结合。最后还需要描述学生的感受和该次活动的教育意义。字数不少于120字,但不超过180字。
【参考范文】
A Visit to New Hope Farm Opens Students’Eyes
(1)April1st,2019,organized by the Student Union,50students visited New Hope Farm,the biggest farm in our town.
(2)Wheat and corn are planted in different areas of New Hope farm,and it also has a vast green pasture land to sustain herds of dairy cows to produce milk and dairy products.(3)This is the first time,for most of our students,to see such a grand farmland with their own eyes,and they are deeply impressed by the wide use of modern agricultural technology.The farm has already mechanized most of the once toiling farm work.For instance,herbicide and pesticide are spread by drones instead of farmers,and the harvest of wheat is now done by machines.(4)Amanda,
a student from the Department of Agronomy,said she was happy to see the automotive operation of farming,which is highly efficient.
(5)From this visit,students get a deepened understanding of modern farming. It is a valuable experience for them regardless of whether they will enter the agricultural industry or not.
【行文点评】
(1)开门见山,回应题目,介绍新闻主要要素。
(2)介绍所参观农场的情况,这是本次新闻稿中的基本要素。
(3)介绍活动详情,结合学生的参观的过程,突出该农场广泛使用现代化农业技术的特点。
(4)举例说明学生的感受。
(5)总结该活动的教育意义。
PartⅡListening Comprehension(25minutes)
Section A
Directions: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,you must
choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line
through the centre.
Questions1and2are based on the news report you have just heard.
1.A)He set a record by swimming to and from an island.
B)He celebrated his ninth birthday on a small island.
C)He visited a prison located on a faraway island.
D)He swam around an island near San Francisco.
2.A)He doubled the reward.
B)He set him an example.
C)He cheered him on all the way.
D)He had the event covered on TV.
【答案与解析】
岛并返回,从而成为了达成这一游程的最年轻的游泳者。由此可知,他创造了一项新的纪录。A项正确。
四级听力2.A录音提到,这位小男孩的父亲给了儿子100美元作为奖励,但为了鼓励自己的孩子,
他把奖励金提高至200美元。由此可知,父亲通过加倍奖励金来鼓励儿子游泳。A项正确。
【录音原文】
[1]A9-year-old Central California boy braved strong currents and cold water to swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz Island and back.A California television station in Fresno reported Tuesday that James Savage set a record as the youngest swimmer to make the journey to the former prison.The TV station reported that by
completing the swim,the fourth-grade student from Los Banos broke a record previously held by a10-year-old boy.James said that waves in the San Francisco Bay hitting him in the face30minutes into his
swim made him want to give up.[2] His father said he had offered his son$100as a reward;to encourage his struggling son,he doubled it to$200.James pushed forward,making it to Alcatraz Island and back in a little more than two hours.Alcatraz is over a mile from the mainland. Questions1and2are based on the news report you have just heard.
1.What did the boy from Central California do according to the report?
2.What did the father do to encourage his son?
Questions3and4are based on the news report you have just heard.
3.A)To end the one-child policy.
B)To encourage late marriage.
C)To increase working efficiency.
D)To give people more time to travel.
4.A)They will not be welcomed by young people.
B)They will help to popularize early marriage.
C)They will boost China’s economic growth.
D)They will not come into immediate effect.
【答案与解析】
3.B录音提到,提供年假奖励这一政策的目的是为了配合一孩政策,鼓励年轻人晚婚。B
项正确。
4.D录音提到,新规必须经过地方政府批准才能生效,而这一过程需要一些时间,即新规
不会马上生效。D项正确。
【录音原文】
On the1st of January,new regulations will come into effect which eliminate an annual leave bonus for p
eople who put off marrying until the age of23for women, and25for men,the South China Morning Post reports.[3]The holiday bonus was designed to encourage young people to delay getting married in line with China’s one-child policy.But with that policy now being abolished,this holiday incentive is no longer necessary,the government says.In Shanghai,a young couple at a marriage registration office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the existing policy,because an extra holiday was a big deal for them.In Beijing,one registration office had about 300couples seeking to get married the day after the changes were announced, rather than the usual number of between70and80.[4]But one lawyer tells the paper that the changes still have to be adopted by local governments and these procedures take time.So people who are rushing to register for marriage can relax. Questions3and4are based on the news report you have just heard.
3.What was the purpose of the annual leave bonus in China?
4.What do we learn about the new regulations?
Questions5to7are based on the news report you have just heard.
5.A)Cleaning service in great demand all over the world.
B)Two ladies giving up well-paid jobs to do cleaning.
C)A new company to clean up the mess after parties.
D)Cleaners gainfully employed at nights and weekends.
6.A)It takes a lot of time to prepare.
B)It leaves the house in a mess.
C)It makes party goers exhausted.
D)It creates noise and misconduct.
7.A)Hire an Australian lawyer
B)Visit the U.S.and Canada.
C)Settle a legal dispute.
D)Expand their business.
【答案与解析】
5.C根据录音内容可知,新闻主要阐述了一家负责处理聚会后所产生的卫生问题的保洁公
司。C项正确。
6.B录音提到,人们喜欢家庭聚会,但会后的卫生清扫会是一大难题。由此可知,家庭聚
会的普遍问题是卫生问题,即屋子里被弄得一团乱。B项正确。
7.D录音提到,丽贝卡·福利和凯瑟琳·阿什赫斯特接到了国内外的许多订单,她们正在与
律师接洽,商讨如何更好地拓展业务。D项正确。
【录音原文】
[6]Everyone loves a good house party,but the cleaning-up the next morning isn’t as enjoyable.[5]Now,however,a New Zealand-based start-up company aims to bring messy homes—and even splitting headaches—back to normal.The
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