2016年12月四級真題原文(第2套)

1、2016年12月四級真題（第月四級真題（第2套）套）CollegeEnglishTestBFourPartⅡListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearthreenewsrepts.Attheendofeachnewsreptyouwillheartwothreequestions.Boththenewsreptthequestionswillbesp

2、okenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)B)C)D).ThenmarkthecrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.NewsReptOneNewYkStateplanstoshutoffthethunderingwater

3、sofNiagaraFalls—gain.AtleasttheAmericansideofthefalls.This“onceinalifetime“eventactuallymaytakeplacetwiceinsomefolkslives.TheNewYkStateparkssystemwantstoturnoffthefallsontheAmericansidesometimeinthenexttwotothreeyearstor

4、eplacetwo115yearoldstonebridgesthatallowpedestriansparkvehiclesutilitiesaccesstoGoatIsl.TheAmericansideofthefallswereshutoffin1969tostudythebuildupofrockatthebaseofthefalls.Whenthathappenedpeoplecamefromalloverthewldtose

5、ethefallsturnedoff.Peoplearecuriousbynature.Theywanttoseewhatsunderneath.Infactthosewhofirstcametohavealookdidseesomething.Theyfoundmillionsofcoinsonthebottom.Questions12arebasedonthenewsreptyouhavejustheard.1.WhydoesNew

6、YkStatewanttoturnoffNiagaraFalls2.WhatdidpeoplefindwhenNiagaraFallswereshutoffin1969NewsReptTwoTheTunisiangovernmentsaidMondaythat45peoplehavebeenkilledaftergunmenattackedatownnearthebderwithLibya.TheInteriDefenseministr

7、iessaidthattheTunisiangovernmenthascloseditstwobdercrossingswithLibyabecauseoftheattack.TheTunisianmilitaryhassentreinfcementshelicopterstotheareaauthitieshavebeenhuntingseveralattackerswhowerestillatlarge.Theviolencecam

8、eaincreasinginternationalconcernaboutIslamicStateextremistsinLibya.OfficialsoftheTunisiangovernmentareespeciallywriedafterdozensoftouristswerekilledintheattacksinTunisialastyear.DefenseMinisterFarhatHchanisaidlastweektha

9、tGermanAmericansecurityexpertswereexpectedtocometohelpTunisiadeviseanewelectronicvideosupervisionsystemonitsbderwithLibya.Tunisiawastargetedlastyearbythreeattacksthatleft70peopledeadwereclaimedbyIslamicState.wrong.thelin

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