四级听力真题： News 3 5. Potato chips in Japan are being sold for 6X their normal price. This is after the country‘s main manufacturer stopped sales due to a potato shortage. Storms and floods and its main potato growing region last year caused the worst harvest and more than 3 decades. Local media reports suggest Calbee and its main rival Koike-ya are halting almost 50 products. “We don‘t know when we’ll be able to restart”, a company spokesman said. Snack lovers are panic buying and many supermarket shelves are bare. 6. Japanese laws limit the amount of imported potatoes that can be used in Japanese made products. Japan says fear of disease is its main reason to block fresh imports. It still only allows potatoes from selected US states. This is only at certain times and on condition that they are processed at factories based near Japanese ports. 7. But global warming has raised the possibility that domestic produce could be seriously affected by rare weather events more often. Question 5：What problem is Japan facing？     开头设题 设题点为专有名词 Japan  翻译： 薯片价格为正常水平的 6 倍 Question 6：Why does Japan limit the import of potatoes？     设题点: 观点表达 Japan says  翻译： 日本认为， 出于对病患的恐惧， 禁止了土豆 的进口 Question 7：What might affect Japanese domestic produce？     设题点: 转折：全球变暖  翻译： 然而国内生产可能会被更为频发的罕见其后所严重 影响， 全球变暖正在加大这种可能性。 
 
Passage 3 22. When children start school for the very first time, parents often feel a sense of excitement, couple with a touch of sadness at the end of an era. This is the start of a new adventure for the children, playing and interacting with new friends, sharing, taking turns and settling into a new routine. 23. But of course, this is not the start of your child’s education, which in fact began at birth. Back then you would have been your child’s most influential teachers. During this time at home, your child would have learnt more than at any other period in their life. During your child’s first year in school, much time will be spent in learning to read. They need to know that this is fun and worthwhile. 24. Your child will naturally copy you, so it is important that you are seen reading and enjoying books, newspapers and magazines rather than just absorbed in screens. Ultimately, an excellent education should be a close partnership between parents and teachers. A child’s year splits fairly neatly into thirds: a third at school, a third at sleep and a third awake at home or on holiday. 25. In respect of quality of school, a child’s home life is of key importance. It is the determining factor of their academic success. Your child may have started on a new journey but your work is far from finished. Questions 22-25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 
 
22. How do parents feel when their children started going to school？     段首出题， 很符合套路。翻译： 孩子刚上学时， 父母会感觉很激动，同时心底还有 一丝难过。 23. What does the passage say about children’s education？     设题点： 转折 but。 翻译： 上学并非起始于学校，而是出生的一刻， 在家中就已经 开始了。 
24. What should parents do for the success of their children’s education?     设题点： 高调表达 important， 点出父母应该以身作则， 为孩子树立良好模仿的榜样。 25. What does the passage say is the key factor of children’s academic success? 设题点：高调表达 importance， 点出家庭生活才是学业成功的关键。