2018年上半年英语四级听力真题(卷二)：听力篇章。供考生参考练习。
Passage 1 一个求职者同时找多个职位
In today’s job market， it is now 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 wait 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 are 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 be 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 are 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.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q16.What does the speaker say about today’s jobseekers?
A) They tend to be nervous during interviews.
B) They often apply for a number of positions.
C) They worry about the results of their applications.
D) They search extensively for employers' information.
Q17.What kind of job do applicants can do with the help of the Google?
A) Get better organized.
B) Edit their references.
C) Find better-paid jobs.
D) Analyze the searching process.
Q18.What does the speaker suggest the jobseekers do?
A) Provide their data in detail.
B) Personalize each application.
C) Make use of better search engines.
D) Apply for more promising positions.
Passage 2 儿童上学
Some people say if kids didn‘t happen to go to school， they’d all be out in the streets。 My reply is no。 They wouldn‘t。 First， even as schools stay just what they are， children would spend at least some time there because that’s where they would be likely to find their friends。 Second， schools wouldn‘t stay the way they are。 They’d get better。 Because we would have to start making them what they ought to be right now。 Last， if we give children a little help， those who did not want to go to school， could find other things to do， since many children now do during their holidays。 There is something easier we could。 We need to get kids out of the school buildings to give them a chance to learn about the outside world at first hand。 In Philadelphia and Oregon， plans are being drawn up for public schools that won‘t have any school buildings at all。 That will take the students out into the city and help them to use it and its people as a resource。 In others words， students， perhaps in groups， perhaps independently， will go to libraries， museums， exhibitions， radios， and TV stations， meetings， businesses and laboratories to learn about their world and society at first hand。 A small private school in Washington is all ready doing this。 It makes sense， and we need more of it。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q19：What are some people worried about according to the speaker?
A) If kids did not like school, real learning would not take place.
B) If not forced to go to school, kids would be out in the streets.
C) If schools stayed the way they are, parents were sure to protest.
D) If teaching failed to improve, kids would stay away from school.
Q20：What does the speaker think we could do for the kids who dislike school?
A) Allow them to play interesting games in class.
B) Try to stir up their interest in lab experiments.
C) Let them stay home and learn from their parents.
D) Design activities they now enjoy doing on holidays.
Q21：What does the speaker say is the easier thing we could do?
A) Allow kids to learn at their own pace.
B) Encourage kids to learn from each other.
C) Organize kids into various interest groups.
D) Take kids out of school to learn at first hand.
Passage 3： 舞蹈的语言
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， Q22： 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。 Q23： “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 marvelous 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。 Q24： “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 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。 Q25： I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me I’m alive。”
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q22：What does the passage say about the dance in America?
A) It is especially popular in Florida and Alaska.
B) It is a major social activity among the young.
C) It is seen almost anywhere and on any occasion.
D) It is even more expressive than the written word.
Q23： What do we know about the Lester Bridges dance studio?
A) It is located in a big city in Iowa.
B) It is really marvelous to look at.
C) It offers free dance classes to seniors.
D) It offers people a chance to socialize.
Q24： What happened to the young couple after they attended last Bridges in class?
A) Their state of mind improved.
B) They became better dancers.
C) They enjoyed better health.
D) Their relationship strengthened.
Q25：What does Andrea Hillier say about dancing?
A) It is fun.
B) It is life.
C) It is exhausting.
D) It is rhythmical.
参考答案：
16. B) They often apply for a number of positions.
17. A) Get better organized.
18. B) Personalize each application.
19. B) If not forced to go to school, kids would be out in the streets.
20. D) Design activities they now enjoy doing on holidays.
21. D) Take kids out of school to learn at first hand.
22. C) It is seen almost anywhere and on any occasion.
23. D) It offers people a chance to socialize.
24. A) Their state of mind improved.
25. B) It is life.
