相关大学优选-英语四级真题听力原文一优选-二三套2016 年 6 月大学英语四级真题第一套听力原文SectionANews report 1The international labor organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing. Inits latest update on global employment trends, the agency says projections of the number onunemployed people this year range from 210 millionto nearly 240 millionpeople. The reportwarns that 200 million poor workers are at risk of joining the ranks of people leaving on less than 2 dollars per day in the past 3 years. The Director-General of the International Labor Organization Juan Somavia notes that some countries have taken measures to address the effects of the global crisis. However, he points out that many countries have not done so. And based on past experiences, it takes 4-5 years after economic recovery for unemployment to return to pre-crisis levels. Mr. Somavia says the International Labour Organization is proposing a global job agreement to deal with unemployment.“It s key objective is to place the center of recovery efforts, measures will generate h igherlevels of employment and provide basic social protection for the most vulnerable.”1、 What is the news report main about?2、 What does Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Organization say?News Report 2Big fast food chains in New York city have started to obey a first kind of its rule, requiringthem to post calorie counts right on the menu. City Nurses is with New York department of health.“We wanted to give people an opportunity to actually see the calories before they purchasethe food and make a decision and informed decision that if they want to make the healthier choice.If they want to eat fewer calories, they can. And we expect this will have a huge impact on obesity.And of course, if this has an impact on obesity, it willhave an impact on diabetes and heartdisease and high blood pressure.”The new rules will be introduced as a part of anti-obesity campaign. That also includes arecent citywideban on artificialtrans-fats in restaurant food. The menu roll onlyapplies torestaurants that serves standardized potion sizes and have fifty or more locations nationwide.Starting last Saturday, chains big enough to fall under the rule willface penalties of up to2000 dollars for not showing calorie information in a prominent sports on their menus, preferablynext to the price.3. what are big fast food chains in New York city required to do according to the new rule? 4.What will happen to big restaurant chains that violate the new rule?News Report 3Almost all companies recognize the importance of innovation today, but not many are able tointegrate innovation into their business. A commentary in the Shanghai Dailypoints out thatinnovation doesn t mean piles of documents, it s something more practicallesays. manyThearticpeople tend to assume that innovation just means creating something new, but actually it1than that. It ans attitude of doing thing. A company should find ways to innovate not just inproducts but also in functions, business models and processes.The article cites the global giant Procter & Gamble as an example, saying a real innovativecompany should develop an innovation culture, and use it as a primary tool for success. Procter &Gamble has a“ Corporate Innovation Fund” whichbig rewardsoffers for high-risk ideas. It alsohas a special innovation facility for its employees. Sometimes its employees are released from their daily jobs for weeks and spend their time interrupting in the innovation facility instead. Inconclusion, the arti cle says innovative ideas alone do not ensure success. It s pointless unless theris repeatable processes in place to turn inspiration into financial performance.5. What is the problem of many companies according to news report?6. What do many people tend to think of the innovation?7. What does the company Procter & Gamble owe its success to?Section BConversation 1M: So, Lenzy, do you like to text message on your cell phone? W:Yeah, I text message a lot.M: I don t do it so much, I prefer to make a call if Im in a hurry.W: Yeah, I go both ways. Sometimes I dont want to talk to the person, I just want to ask hima question, so it muchs easier for me, just text message, if I call them, I have to have a long conversation.M: Yeah, I ca n see what you mean. But I get off the phone pretty quickly when I call. Im nota big talker.W: Yeah, thats true, you dont talk a lot.M: So are you fast at writing the message with your thumb?W: Well, when I first get a cellphone, I was so slow, I thought I would never text message.But then people kept text messaging me. So I felt obliged to learn how to text message, so nowI m pretty fast. What about you?M: Actually I have the opposite problem. When I first get my cellphone, I thought it was socool the to text message all my friends who have one. And I was p