2017年12月英语四级听力真题第2套-新闻报道2

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听力试题、听力原文、答案：

一、听力试题：

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3. A) The distance travelled.

B) The incidence of road accidents.

C) The spending on gas.

D) The number of people travelling.

4. A) Fewer people are commuting.

B) Gas consumption is soaring.

C) Job growth is slowing down.

D) Rush-hour traffic is worsening.

News Report Two

It’s not your imagination. Traffic in the US is actually getting worse. (3) Americans drove more miles last year than any other year on record. The US Department of Transportation says Americans drove nearly 3,150 billion miles last year. That’s about the same distance as 337 round trips from Earth to Pluto. The previous record was 3,003 billion miles in 2007, before the economic recession and high gas prices. The traffic increase comes at the same time as gas prices drop significantly. The current average gas price in the US is $ 1. 71 per gallon. A year ago it was $ 2. 31 per gallon and was often much higher in recent years. (4) A transportation expert told the reporter that job growth likely plays a part as well, along with some people driving longer distances to and from work. And so all this means more traffic jams on the road. The Texas A&M Travel Institute found that rush-hour travellers spent an extra 42 hours on the road last year because of travel delays. Now, that is depressing.

3. What new record did the American drivers set last year?

4. What is depressing according to the speaker?

三、答案

3. A) The distance travelled.
4. D) Rush-hour traffic is worsening.

【翻译】

这不是你的想象。

美国的交通状况确实正在恶化。

美国人去年的驾车里程比以往所记载的任何一年都要多。

美国交通部表示，美国人去年驾驶里程几乎达到了近3.15万亿英里。

这相当于从地球到冥王星往返337次的距离。

在高油价的经济衰退之前，美国人驾驶里程最高记录是2007年的3.003万亿英里。

随着油价大幅下跌，交通量随之增长。

美国目前的平均油价是每加仑1.77美元。

一年前，价格是每加仑2.31美元，前些年油价普遍较高。

一位交通专家对记者说，就业增长可能也起到了一定作用，

有些人上下班的距离比较远。

所有这些都导致了严重的交通拥堵。

德州农工大学旅游学院发现，去年，因为交通延误，乘客在高峰时段，在路上多花费了42小时。

现在这种情形令人沮丧。

请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答问题3和问题4。

问题3: 美国司机们去年创下了哪项新纪录？

问题4: 根据说话者所说，什么事情令人沮丧？