大学英语四级考试模拟试卷（第1套）写作范文听力原文及答案-201905.docx

2019 年上半年四级 1 写作范文听力原文及答案 Part I Writing Nowadays numerous pupils have private tutors at home. Such a popular practice indicates that people are attaching greater importance to education. However, private tutoring has its own advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, as private tutoring is usually one-to-one teaching, the tutor knows the strong points as well as weak points of the pupil clearly. Hence the pupil can be instructed individually according to his or her academic record. Meanwhile, private tutoring is an effective way for the pupil to review the knowledge he or she has learned in school. On the other hand, private tutoring has its own disadvantages. For one thing, it takes up so much of the pupils’ time that they can hardly find enough time for rest and entertainment, which are essential for their physical and mental health. For another, some teachers, busy “shuttling” from one family to another, tend to neglect their regular teaching duties. In conclusion, private tutoring has its merits and demerits. What we should do is to make full use of its advantages and avoid its disadvantages. Part II Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. News Report One Two shark bites have been reported in shallow beach water at a location off Resort Drive. A girl and an elderly woman have been bitten by a shark in the Whitsundays, following a number of attacks in the popular north Queensland region. The pair had been in shallow waters at Catseye Beach on Hamilton Island when they were attacked. The elderly woman was treated at Hamilton Island Medical Centre for a wound on her right leg,