2018上半年英语四级听力真题

　　篇章1：

　　In today’s job market， it is not a common for job seekers to send applications for many positions。 That is lots of time and lots of work to organize。 Certainly， you can’t want to waste your precious hours on following the developments on the fashion， and miss the important deadlines， confuse interview times or forget to follow up a result。 Accordingly， managing our work search properly is just as important as identify the job opportunities and send your applications。 If you familiar with Microsoft Excel or a similar program， creating a table is a simple and effective way to keep track your job applications。 If the excel isn’t used as drinking a cup of tea， don’t worried。 You can create a table in Microsoft。 Google is another tool to help you to organize your work effectively。 If you have a G-mail account， you can create a safe and send tables in addition to read a document like your cover letter and resume。 You can also link up with Google calendar to make sure you make top with the important dates。 Clearly， there plenty of days to keep track of search and to make efforts to simplify your job search well paid off。 Nevertheless you should always focus on the quality not the quantity。 Only you apply the position you are qualified for， and make each application count， personalizing each cover letters and updating your resume。

　　16.What does the speaker say about today’s jobseekers?

　　17.What kind of job do applicants can do with the help of the Google?

　　18.What does the speaker suggest the jobseekers do?

　　篇章3：

　　Before there was the written word， there was the language of dance。 Dance expresses love and hate， joy and sorrow， life and death， and everything else in between。 (22) Dance in America is everywhere。 We dance from Florida to Alaska， from Harison to Harison and coast to coast。 We dance at weddings， birthdays， office parties or just to fill the time。 (23) “I adore dancing，” says Lester Bridges， the owner of a dance studio in a small town in Iowa。 “I can‘t imagine doing anything else with my life。“ Bridges runs dance classes for all ages。 ”Teaching dance is wonderful。 My older students say it makes them feel young。 It’s marvellous to watch them。 For many of them， it‘s a way of meeting people and having a social life。” So why do we dance? “I can tell you about one young couple，” says Bridges。 “They arrive at the class in a bad mood and they leave with a smile。 Dancing seems to change their mood completely。” (24)

　　So， do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better， calmer， healthier? Andrea Hillier， a dance teacher says，“Dance， like the pattern of a beating heart， is life。 Even after all these years， I want to get better and better。 I keep practicing even when I‘m exhausted。 I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me I’m alive。”

　　22。 What does the passage say about the dance in America?

　　23。 What do we know about the Lester Bridges dance studio?

　　24。 What happened to the young couple after they attended last Bridges in class?

　　新闻1：

　　Kelly escaped to managed to save her car after the four-mile road came out of the driving down the high way 。Rattlesnakes are poisonous and threat to the people generally。 But the woman say the rattlesnake terrified her on her ways 。 It has big nails on the way to pick up her friend。 I don’t know when my hands on my steer or not。 But I can guarantee myself。 She said the snake the was first under the seat until she could get out of the high way。 Here he comes， the snake tries to find its road and get out of the car。 Kelly called for help and， Washington control animal office would capture the snake。

　　Q1：How did Kelly feel when she first came across the Rattlesnake?

　　Q2：What does the report say about the Rattlesnake?

　　新闻2：

　　(3)Fast food turns out isn’t quite as fast as it used to be。 A new study finds that MacDonald posts its slowest drives through times since this survey was first inducted fifty years ago。 As MacDonald’s， customers were spent on average three minutes and nine seconds from the time they placed their orders until they were receive their food。 About ten seconds more， they began to straight average and lots slower than the decade ago， according to the study， which was commissioned by QSR， an industry trade publication， and MacDonald wasn’t alone in slowing down。 Other changes also saw their drive through performance slowing down。 (4)Among the reasons for the slower surveys， today there are more choices on the menu， and products themselves are more complex and take longer to prepare。 Speed， of course， is essential to the drive through experience， and drive through are hugely important to chace such as MacDonald， Burger King， and Tucle Bell。 Usually， the drive through accounts for sixty to seventy percent of all business that goes through a fast food restaurant， notes Song Ochers， editor of QSR。 Of course， consumers also want their orders to prepare correctly and on that score， Ochers says accuracy is still really high。

　　3。 What is news report mainly about?

　　4。 What has slow down MacDonald drive through service?

　　长对话1

　　A：Hey Sophia， how are you doing?

　　B： Hi， Bob。 I’m good， thanks。 Actually， I’m on holiday with my family in Thailand at the moment， although I wish it were with my friends instead。

　　A： Really? You never said you are going to Thailand。 How I envy you !

　　B： I’ve only been in here a week， but you know Thailand is an amazing place， I’m having a great time here。 In fact， I’m now lying on the beach in Phuket。 I’ve been in the sun for around 15 minutes only， and I’m already getting sun burnt。 Have you been here before?

　　A： No， I wish I had。 What else have you been doing in Thailand besides enjoying the sun?

　　B： Well，I met a guy from Germany yesterday。 He showed me around the office that he works at。 Then I met many volunteer teachers who are mainly young people from Europe。

　　A： Ahh， that’s interesting。

　　B： Yes。 I also made a new little friend， Sarah。 She was so cute。 I was so sad that we were to leave at the end of the day。 If I ever come back to Thailand， I’d definitely visit this place again， as a volunteer。

　　A： Well， you can tell me all about it when you get back。 My phone battery is almost dead now。 Remember to get me something from the souvenir shops。 I like to collect bits and pieces from different parts of the world。 Bye now， enjoy yourself Sophia。

　　B： Bye。

　　Q8： What does the woman say she is doing now?

　　Q9： What did the woman do yesterday?

　　Q10： Why does the man have to end the conversation?

　　Q11： Why does the man ask the woman to bring him something from Thailand?