大学英语四级考试历年真题听力

摘要：英语四级的真题资料，基本上每一年的听力都会在里面。下面是七考网小编给大家带来历年大学英语四级考试真题听力，供大家参阅!2016年12月英语四

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　　英语四级的真题资料，基本上每一年的听力都会在里面。下面是七考网小编给大家带来历年大学英语四级考试真题听力，供大家参阅!

　　2016年12月英语四级第2套听力真题听力短文1

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

　　在大热天里，有一个声音能让孩子们有特别大的反应，那就是冰激凌车的声音。

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

　　Maria McCartney从2005年就开始了她的移动冰激凌生意。

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

　　McCartney说：“我小的时候看到冰激凌车，我就知道迟早有一天我自己会有一辆。”

　　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和她的女儿就会开着他们的冰激凌车在比令斯走街串巷。

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

　　对于这位前小学教师来说，这并不是为了赚钱。

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

　　她更想保留住街区里这种冰激凌车的传统。

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

　　“我最喜欢的就是看着孩子们兴奋地蹦蹦跳跳。”

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

　　“这对于他们来说也是一段美好的记忆。”

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

　　“现如今已经没有多少冰激凌车了。”

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

　　“父母们光着脚叫喊着出门来，准备买冰激凌;

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

　　他们还能记起小的时候看到冰激凌车的样子。”她说。

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

　　尽管冰激凌冷冰冰，Maria却有着一颗对孩子们温暖的心。

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

　　她的冰激凌车还会为那些买不起冰激凌的孩子们有捐款。

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

　　“比如有三个孩子一起来，两个孩子有钱买，

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

　　我通常会保证另外一个孩子拿点东西回去，因为我不会看着第三个孩子空手而归。”她说。

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

　　请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题16至问题18。

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

　　问题16.说话的人怎么说Maria McCartney?

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

　　问题17.为什么Maria会开冰激凌车生意?

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

　　问题18.为什么Maria会在车里放一个捐款箱?

　　2016年12月英语四级第2套听力真题听力短文2

　　We know we have to pay for what we get.

　　我们都知道我们获得的时候得付出点什么。

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

　　如果我们买吃的，我们得付钱。

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

　　如果医生给我们看病，我们也要付钱。这都是个人账单。

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

　　但也有公共账单。这些账单由政府买单。

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

　　作为享受服务的交换，我们赋税。

　　What would happen if everyone stopped paying taxes?

　　如果大家都不交税的话，会发生什么?

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

　　供水会被中断，街道不会再有人清扫，学校会被关闭。

　　We would not want to live in such a city.

　　我们不会想要住在一个这样的城市里的。

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

　　每个政府的主要职责就是保护每一个人及其财产。

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

　　超过政府支出的四分之三都是用于这个目的。

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

　　第二大公共资金支出用于教育和培养公民。

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

　　每年数十亿美元都用于学校和图书馆。

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

　　同时，还有一大部分用于道路。

　　Most of the needed funds is raised by taxes.

　　绝大部分资金都是依靠税收。

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

　　法律规定我们要交税。我们没什么别的选择。

　　Years ago the government made money by selling public lands.

　　许多年前，政府靠出售公共用地换取资金。

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

　　但是现在大部分上好的公共用地已经被卖光了。

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

　　还有一些公共用地蕴藏石油、煤矿以及其他自然资源。

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

　　它们也能卖掉，但是我们想为了未来保留它们。

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

　　所以，我们必须为那些让我们生活更舒适的服务付出我们应付的代价。

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

　　请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题19至问题21。

　　Question 19. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

　　问题19.主讲人主要说了什么内容?

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

　　问题20.政府资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?

　　问题21.过去政府怎么筹资公共资金?

　　2016年12月英语四级第2套听力真题听力短文3

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

　　你注意过吗，除了大一点的国家比如法国和德国，欧洲还有很多非常非常小的国家。

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

　　有一个甚至不到一平方英里大。

　　Another is surrounded on all sides by Italy.

　　还有一个被意大利包围。

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

　　然而每一个都是独立的国家，有自己的政府、贸易和关卡。

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

　　其中最著名的就是摩纳哥。

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

　　它坐落在地中海沿岸，三面被法国环绕。

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

　　当摩纳哥的统治者兰尼埃三世，娶了美国女演员格蕾丝·凯莉之后，这个国家为美国人所熟知。

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

　　兰尼埃家族从1297年就是摩纳哥的统治者了。

　　The land has been independent for over three hundred years.

　　这个国家也已经独立了300多年。

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

　　安道尔，占地200平方英里，要比摩纳哥大不少。

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

　　这个国家坐落在比利牛斯山脉，毗邻法国和西班牙。

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

　　安道尔险峻的山谷之中主要种植土豆和烟草。

　　One of the products it exports is clothing.

　　这个国家的出口产品是布料。

　　Andorra is also known for its excellent skiing locations.

　　安道尔也作为极佳的滑雪胜地而闻名遐迩。

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

　　在中欧阿尔卑斯山地区的列支敦士登，是拥有30000人口的小国，主要语言为德语。

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

　　列支敦士登的货币与邻国瑞士相同，但是从19世纪60年代它就是一个独立的国家了。

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

　　这个国家税负非常低，所以很多企业在这里都设立了总部。

　　The country makes and exports a lot of machinery.

　　列支敦士登制造及出口非常多机械。

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

　　其他欧洲的小国家还有圣马力诺和卢森堡。

　　Each of these has unique qualities as well.

　　每一个国家都有其独特之处。

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

　　请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题22至问题25。

　　Question 22.What does the speaker say about Monaco?

　　问题22.讲话的人怎么评价摩纳哥?

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

　　问题23.为什么美国人会熟知摩纳哥?

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

　　问题24.安道尔出口产品包括什么?

　　Question 25.What does the speaker mainly talk about?

　　问题25.这段话主要内容是什么?