大學英語四級考試歷年真題聽力

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　　2016年12月英語四級第2套聽力真題聽力短文1

　　There"s one sound that gets a big reaction fromkids on a hot day, the sound of an ice-cream truck.

　　在大熱天里，有一個聲音能讓孩子們有特別大的反應，那就是冰激凌車的聲音。

　　Maria McCartney has been in the mobile ice-creambusiness since 2005.

　　Maria McCartney從2005年就開始了她的移動冰激凌生意。

　　"When I was a little girl, I saw an ice-cream truck andknew I wanted to have one someday," McCartneysaid.

　　McCartney說：“我小的時候看到冰激凌車，我就知道遲早有一天我自己會有一輛?！?/p>

　　During the hot days of summer, Maria and her daughter drive an ice-cream truck throughneighborhoods and parks in Billings.

　　炎炎夏日，Maria和她的女兒就會開著他們的冰激凌車在比令斯走街串巷。

　　It"s not about making money for this former elementary school teacher.

　　對于這位前小學教師來說，這并不是為了賺錢。

　　Rather, she wants to preserve the tradition of the neighborhood ice-cream truck.

　　她更想保留住街區(qū)里這種冰激凌車的傳統(tǒng)。

　　"Truly my favorite part is to see the kids jumping up and down and they just get so excited.

　　“我最喜歡的就是看著孩子們興奮地蹦蹦跳跳?！?/p>

　　It"s great to build a memory for them too.

　　“這對于他們來說也是一段美好的記憶。”

　　There"s not a lot of these ice-cream trucks around anymore.

　　“現(xiàn)如今已經(jīng)沒有多少冰激凌車了?！?/p>

　　The parents come out barefoot and screaming, ready to buy ice-cream;

　　“父母們光著腳叫喊著出門來，準備買冰激凌;

　　they remember when they were kids and they saw a truck," she said.

　　他們還能記起小的時候看到冰激凌車的樣子。”她說。

　　While the treats may be ice cold, Maria has a warm heart for little faces.

　　盡管冰激凌冷冰冰，Maria卻有著一顆對孩子們溫暖的心。

　　Her truck features a donation bucket for kids who don"t have money for ice-cream.

　　她的冰激凌車還會為那些買不起冰激凌的孩子們有捐款。

　　"When there are three kids and only two of them have money,

　　“比如有三個孩子一起來，兩個孩子有錢買，

　　I always make sure the third one gets something because I can"t drive away and have that thirdone not have something," she said.

　　我通常會保證另外一個孩子拿點東西回去，因為我不會看著第三個孩子空手而歸?！彼f。

　　Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　請根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的文章回答問題16至問題18。

　　Question 16.What does the speaker say about Maria McCartney?

　　問題16.說話的人怎么說Maria McCartney?

　　Question 17. Why does Maria go into the mobile ice-cream business?

　　問題17.為什么Maria會開冰激凌車生意?

　　Question 18. Why does Maria put a donation bucket in her truck?

　　問題18.為什么Maria會在車里放一個捐款箱?

　　2016年12月英語四級第2套聽力真題聽力短文2

　　We know we have to pay for what we get.

　　我們都知道我們獲得的時候得付出點什么。

　　If we buy food, we have to pay for it.

　　如果我們買吃的，我們得付錢。

　　If a doctor treats us, we know there will be a bill topay. These are private bills.

　　如果醫(yī)生給我們看病，我們也要付錢。這都是個人賬單。

　　But there are also public bills to be paid. They arepaid by the government.

　　但也有公共賬單。這些賬單由政府買單。

　　In turn we get the needed services. We pay for theseservices through taxes.

　　作為享受服務的交換，我們賦稅。

　　What would happen if everyone stopped paying taxes?

　　如果大家都不交稅的話，會發(fā)生什么?

　　The water supply would stop; the streets might not be cleaned; schools would be closed.

　　供水會被中斷，街道不會再有人清掃，學校會被關閉。

　　We would not want to live in such a city.

　　我們不會想要住在一個這樣的城市里的。

　　The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property.

　　每個政府的主要職責就是保護每一個人及其財產(chǎn)。

　　More than three-fourths of government expenses are used for this purpose.

　　超過政府支出的四分之三都是用于這個目的。

　　The next largest amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens.

　　第二大公共資金支出用于教育和培養(yǎng)公民。

　　Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries.

　　每年數(shù)十億美元都用于學校和圖書館。

　　Also, a large amount of public funds is spent on roads.

　　同時，還有一大部分用于道路。

　　Most of the needed funds is raised by taxes.

　　絕大部分資金都是依靠稅收。

　　The law orders us to pay taxes. We have no choice in the matter.

　　法律規(guī)定我們要交稅。我們沒什么別的選擇。

　　Years ago the government made money by selling public lands.

　　許多年前，政府靠出售公共用地換取資金。

　　But most of the best public lands have now been sold.

　　但是現(xiàn)在大部分上好的公共用地已經(jīng)被賣光了。

　　There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal and other natural resources.

　　還有一些公共用地蘊藏石油、煤礦以及其他自然資源。

　　They could be sold, but we want to save them for future years.

　　它們也能賣掉，但是我們想為了未來保留它們。

　　So, we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable.

　　所以，我們必須為那些讓我們生活更舒適的服務付出我們應付的代價。

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　請根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的文章回答問題19至問題21。

　　Question 19. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

　　問題19.主講人主要說了什么內(nèi)容?

　　Question 20. What is most of the government money used for?

　　問題20.政府資金最多都用于什么地方?

　　Question 21. How did the government raise money to pay public bills in the past?

　　問題21.過去政府怎么籌資公共資金?

　　2016年12月英語四級第2套聽力真題聽力短文3

　　Did you know that, besides larger places like France and Germany, Europe is home to several extremely tiny countries?

　　你注意過嗎，除了大一點的國家比如法國和德國，歐洲還有很多非常非常小的國家。

　　One of these countries contains less than a square mile of land.

　　有一個甚至不到一平方英里大。

　　Another is surrounded on all sides by Italy.

　　還有一個被意大利包圍。

　　Yet each is an independent land, with its own government, trade, and customs.

　　然而每一個都是獨立的國家，有自己的政府、貿(mào)易和關卡。

　　One of the best known of these small countries is Monaco.

　　其中最著名的就是摩納哥。

　　It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea and surrounded by France on three sides.

　　它坐落在地中海沿岸，三面被法國環(huán)繞。

　　Monaco became familiar to Americans when its ruler, Prince Rainier, married the American actress Grace Kelly.

　　當摩納哥的統(tǒng)治者蘭尼埃三世，娶了美國女演員格蕾絲·凱莉之后，這個國家為美國人所熟知。

　　Rainier"s family has ruled Monaco almost continuously since 1297.

　　蘭尼埃家族從1297年就是摩納哥的統(tǒng)治者了。

　　The land has been independent for over three hundred years.

　　這個國家也已經(jīng)獨立了300多年。

　　Andorra, with an area of some 200 square miles, is considerably larger than Monaco.

　　安道爾，占地200平方英里，要比摩納哥大不少。

　　This country is located in the Pyrenees Mountains, with France on one side and Spain on the other.

　　這個國家坐落在比利牛斯山脈，毗鄰法國和西班牙。

　　Potatoes and tobacco are grown in Andorra"s steep mountain valleys.

　　安道爾險峻的山谷之中主要種植土豆和煙草。

　　One of the products it exports is clothing.

　　這個國家的出口產(chǎn)品是布料。

　　Andorra is also known for its excellent skiing locations.

　　安道爾也作為極佳的滑雪勝地而聞名遐邇。

　　Within the Alps in Central Europe is Liechtenstein, a tiny country of about 30,000 people who speak mostly German.

　　在中歐阿爾卑斯山地區(qū)的列支敦士登，是擁有30000人口的小國，主要語言為德語。

　　Liechtenstein uses the same money as its neighbor Switzerland, but it has been an independent country since the 1860s.

　　列支敦士登的貨幣與鄰國瑞士相同，但是從19世紀60年代它就是一個獨立的國家了。

　　Taxes are low, so many businesses have their headquarters here.

　　這個國家稅負非常低，所以很多企業(yè)在這里都設立了總部。

　　The country makes and exports a lot of machinery.

　　列支敦士登制造及出口非常多機械。

　　Other small, independent states in Europe are San Marino and Luxembourg.

　　其他歐洲的小國家還有圣馬力諾和盧森堡。

　　Each of these has unique qualities as well.

　　每一個國家都有其獨特之處。

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　請根據(jù)你剛剛聽到的文章回答問題22至問題25。

　　Question 22.What does the speaker say about Monaco?

　　問題22.講話的人怎么評價摩納哥?

　　Question 23.Why did Monaco become familiar to Americans according to the speaker?

　　問題23.為什么美國人會熟知摩納哥?

　　Question 24.What is one of the products Andorra exports?

　　問題24.安道爾出口產(chǎn)品包括什么?

　　Question 25.What does the speaker mainly talk about?

　　問題25.這段話主要內(nèi)容是什么?