四六级真题解析2016年12月四级第1套

2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

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).

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 听力原文：

A 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of soil were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations. On Sunday, the castle's owner John Gordon, 76, was forced to move out of his property after the River Dee swept away about 60 feet of land, leaving the castle dangerously close to the river, according to the Scottish Daily Record.

Abergeldie Castle, located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was built by Sir Alexander Gordon of Midmar who later became the Earl of Huntly. The castle, which is located on 11,700 acres, was leased to members of the royal family between 1848 and 1970, including King Edward VII and George V. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than 35 flood warnings covering several regions, as Scotland continues to clean up after Storm Frank hit the country last Wednesday. “This means that rivers will rise more slowly, but then stay high for much longer, ” the environmental agency said. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. Why did John Gordon move out of the Abergeldie Castle? 2. What happened in Scotland last Wednesday? 音频： 翻译：

在大量土壤被洪水冲走，地基受到严重威胁之后，苏格兰的一座16世纪的城堡即将崩塌。根据苏格兰《每日纪事报》报道，城堡的主人、76岁的约翰·戈登于周日被迫搬离，迪河的河水冲走了大约60英尺的土地，使得城堡离河太近，十分危险。

位于阿伯丁郡的阿伯杰尔迪城堡是由后来成为亨特利伯爵的亚历山大·戈登爵士建造的。这座占地约11700英亩的城堡，在1848年至1970年间出租给了包括爱德华七世、乔治五世在内的皇室家族成员。苏格兰环境保护署已经发布了超过35次覆盖多个地区的洪水警报。上周三法兰克风暴袭击英国后，苏格兰就一直在进行清理工作。该环境保护署表示：“这意味着河水上涨将会变慢，但之后会长时间持续保持高水位。” 问题：

1.为什么约翰·戈登从阿伯杰尔迪城堡搬出？ 2.上周三，苏格兰发生了什么？ 1、

A) It was dangerous to live in. B) It was going to be renovated. C) He could no longer pay the rent. D) He had sold it to the royal family. 正确答案：A 解析：

Q: Why did John Gordon move out of the Abergeldie Castle? 推理题。

根据独白中“A 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of soil were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations”可知，由于迪河冲走了大约60英尺的土地，这导致城堡离河的距离太近，十分危险。因此A项“继续居住会有危险”符合题意。故本题答案为A。 2、

A) A strike. B) A storm. C) A forest fire. D) A terrorist attack. 正确答案：B 解析：

Q: What happened in Scotland last Wednesday? 细节题。

根据独白中“as Scotland continues to clean up after Storm Frank hit the country last Wednesday”可知，上周三法兰克风暴袭击英国后，苏格兰就一直在进行清理工作。因此B项“遭遇风暴袭击”符合题意。故本题答案为B。

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 听力原文：

Rescue efforts were underway Thursday morning for 17 miners who were stuck in an elevator below ground at a Cargill rock salt mine near Lansing, New York, according to Marcia Lynch, Public information officer with Tompkins County's Emergency Response Department. Emergency workers have made contact with the miners via a radio, and they all appear to be uninjured, said Jessica Verfuss, the emergency department's assistant director.

Crews have managed to provide heat packs and blankets to the miners so that they can keep warm during the rescue operation, Verfuss said. Details about what led to the workers' being trapped in the elevator weren't immediately available. The mine, along New York's Cayuga Lake, processes salt used for road treatment. It produces about 2 million tons of salt that is shipped to more than 1,500 places in the northeastern United States. The rock salt mine is one of three operated by Cargill with the other two in Louisiana and Ohio.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. What does the news report say about the salt miners? 4. What did the rescue team do? 音频： 翻译：

据汤普金斯县紧急情况部门一位名叫玛西亚·林奇的公共信息官员透露，周四上午，有17名矿工被困在了纽约州兰辛附近的嘉吉岩盐矿中的地下电梯里，救援工作正在进行当中。急救部门的副主管杰西卡·韦弗斯说，紧急救援人员已经通过无线电与矿工取得了联系，他们似乎都没有受伤。

韦弗斯称，救援人员已经想办法为受困矿工提供了加热包和毛毯，以便让矿工可以在救援期间保持温暖。而导致矿工困在地下电梯的细节并没有及时公之于众。位于纽约卡尤加湖附近的这座盐矿，主要加工处理道路治理所需的盐。其产出的200万吨盐会运往美国东北部1500余个地区。该岩盐矿是嘉吉公司经营的三家矿山之一，另外两个则位于路易斯安那州及俄亥俄州。 问题：

3. 关于这些盐矿工，这则新闻报道描述了什么？ 4. 救援部队做了什么？ 3、

A) They lost contact with the emergency department. B) They were trapped in an underground elevator. C) They were injured by suddenly falling rocks. D) They sent calls for help via a portable radio. 正确答案：B 解析：

Q: What does the news report say about the salt miners? 细节题。

根据独白中“Rescue efforts were underway Thursday morning for 17 miners who were stuck in an elevator below ground at a Cargill rock salt mine near Lansing, New York, according to Marcia Lynch, Public information officer with Tompkins County's Emergency Response Department”可知，周四上午，有17名矿工被困在了纽约州兰辛附近的嘉吉岩盐矿中的地下电梯里，救援工作正在进行当中。因此B项“盐旷工被困地下电梯”符合题意。故本题答案为B。 4、

A) They tried hard to repair the elevator. B) They released the details of the accident. C) They sent supplies to keep the miners warm. D) They provided the miners with food and water. 正确答案：C

解析：

Q: What did the rescue team do? 细节题。

根据独白中“Crews have managed to provide heat packs and blankets to the miners so that they can keep warm during the rescue operation”可知，救援人员已经想办法为受困矿工提供了加热包和毛毯，以便让矿工可以在救援期间保持温暖。因此C项“他们带着物资去给工人保暖”符合题意。故本题答案为C。

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 听力原文：

The U.S. Postal Service announced today that it is considering closing about 3,700 post offices over the next year because of falling revenues.

Facing an $8.3 billion budget deficit this year, closing post offices is one of several proposals the Postal Service has put forth recently to cut costs. Last week, for example, Postmaster General Pat Donahoe announced plans to stop mail delivery on Saturdays, a move he says could save $3 billion annually. “We are losing revenue as we speak,” Donahoe said. “We do not want taxpayer money. We want to be self-sufficient. So like any other business, you have to make choices.”

Dean Granholm, the vice president for delivery and post office operations, said the first waves of closings would begin this fall. He estimated that about 3,000 postmasters, 500 station managers and between 500 and 1,000 postal clerks could lose their jobs. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. What is the U.S. Postal Service planning to do? 6. What measure has been planned to save costs?

7. What will happen when the proposed measure come into effect? 音频： 翻译：

美国邮政总局今日宣布，由于收入下降，明年将考虑关闭约3700家邮局。

面对今年83亿美元的预算赤字，关闭邮局是最近邮政总局为降低成本而提出的几项提案之一。例如上周，邮政总局局长帕特·多诺霍宣布计划停止周六的邮件派送服务，他表示这一措施每年可

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