2018年6月16日大学英语四级听力原文及解析(3)

　　短文

　　Passage 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？

　　解析：

　　第一篇篇章是考试高频主题：工作话题，考查话题词汇：job market， job seekers， application， job opportunities， resume等，因此，对场景词的掌握对于考生读题听题帮助较大。考察问题的答案出题点符合篇章行文顺序，尤其是第一题和最后一题出题点，在开头结尾部分，考生比较好把控。

　　Passage 2

　　19.Some people say if the kids didn’t happen to go to school they will be go out of street。 My reply is no。 They wouldn’t。 First， even school just stay where they are Children should at least spend some time there because that way to find their friends。 20.Second， school wouldn’t stay where they are they get better。 Because we would like to stop to making them all to be right now。 Last， if we stay the power and they would not to find a school and could find other things to do， such as many children would find their holidays。 21.There is something easier we could do to we need the kids to get out of the school buildings。 In other words， students perhaps in groups would go to museums， exhibitions and TV stations， radios ， businesses and laboratories to learn about the world。 A small private school in Washington were all ready to do this 。 We need all of it。

　　Q19： What are some people worried about according to the speaker？

　　Q20： What does the speaker think we could do for the kids who dislike school？

　　Q21： What does the speaker say is the easiest thing we could do？

　　解析：

　　篇章结构清晰，有明确的起承转合词，如second，因此，考生在做题时不容易听漏信息。重点把握试听一致，根据选项完整性可以做出题目。

　　Passage 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？ （24） “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。”

　　So， do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better， calmer， healthier？ Andrea Hillier， a dance teacher says，“Dance， like the ryhtem 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？

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