三、2016年6月英语四级听力真题第二套答案1. B)Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.2. D)Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.3. C)Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.4. D)Lack of runway and terminal capacity.5. A)Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.6. A)The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.7. C)They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.8. B)Holland.9. C)Learning a language where it is not spoken.10. B)Trying to speak it as much as one can.11. D)It provides opportunities for language practice.12. D)Rules and regulations for driving.13. C)Make cars that are less powerful.14. A)They tend to drive responsibly.15. B)It is not useful.16 C)The card reader failed to do the scanning.17 A)By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic.18 D)Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.19. D)They vary among different departments.20. C)By contacting the departmental office.21. A)They specify the number of credits students must earn.22 B)Students in health classes.23 D)Its overemphasis on thinness.24 C)To explain how computer images can be misleading.25 A)To persuade girls to stop dieting.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report One听力原文：You probably think college students are experts at parties，preparations for tests，personal problems and general stress can wreck a student’s sleep habits，which can be bad for the body and the Tech University is even offering a class called “Improving Your Sleep Habits”.[1]People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity,psychological problems and car who don't get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower top of all that，[2] a new study published in the Journal Learning&Memory finds you're probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later，but they did much better after getting a good night’s sleep.[1] you really want to do your job well,don't forget to get some sleep.解析：college students can handle their psychological problems.college students are more likely to have stress problems.sufficient sleep is important for college students.college students can improve their sleep habits.Q：What is the news report mainly about?【解析】选项为how或why开头的句子表明，本题可能考查新闻要点。

选项中均出现的college students，以及重复出现的sleep表明，新闻可能与大学生睡眠有关。

结合问题，并辨认“充足的睡眠”，还是“睡眠习惯”是解题的关键。

【答案】Cis not easy to improve one’s sleep habits.is not good for students to play video games.last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.Q：What is the finding of the new study published in the JournalLearning&Memory?【解析】选项中重复出现的students和sleep表明，本题可能考查学生的睡眠情况。

【答案】C。

News Report Two听力原文：Long queues，delayed flights and overcrowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the ，there’re complaints：the poor service at London’s major airports is discouraging foreigners from doing business in of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority,which runs 7 major airports，including the 3 main ones serving London.[3] The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its idea is that competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports.[4]The British Airports Authority recently bought by a Spanish company,says the root cause of the problems is not the ownership structure,but a lack of runway and terminal capacity,which is addressing through a programme of heavy investments.解析：adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.the Spanish company could offer better service.more airports should be built around London.Q：What is the Competition Commission going toinvestigate?【解析】选项均为以whether开头的宾语从句，其中重复出现的airport，以及facilities，assets，service和more…built表明，本题可能考查与机场有关的(设施、财产、服务和机场数量)情况。

【答案】B. Poor ownership structure.management.C. Lack of innovation and competition.D. Lack of runway and terminal capacity.Q：What is the root cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Airports Authority?【解析】选项均为名词短语，其中重复出现的lack，以及poor，inefficient和runway and terminal capacity表明，本题可能考查机场出现某种缺陷的原因。