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英语四级听力原文
6月
Newsreport1 来自50年前漂流瓶
AmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecadesagowasfound1,500milesaway.Andithasbeenreturnedtohisdaughter.Along-lastmessagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime.Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,‘Returnto419OceanStreet,andreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersofabeachcombermotel.’ThemotelwasownedbytheparentsofPaulaPiecein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenoteasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthemessagetoPaulaPiece.Shehelduptoherfather’spromise,givingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinthebottlefindingitswaybackhome.
Question1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
Question2.WhydidPaulaPiecegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?
Newsreport2 数百万蜜蜂在南卡罗来纳州死亡
MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectsprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.Theinsectsprayingovertheweekendsleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespotinDorchesterCounty,SouthCarolina,where4travel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.MostofthedeathscamefromtheFlowertownBeeFarm,acompanyinSummervillethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlookslikeit’sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.DorchesterCountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatweresprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies,countymanagerJasonWarssaidinthestatement,‘I’mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled’.
Question3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?
Question4.WhatdoesnewsreportsayaboutFlowertownBeeFarm?
Newsreport3 世界上最大飞机初次试飞
Theworld’slargestaircrafthastakentotheskyforthefirsttime.TheAirlander10spentnearly2hoursintheair,havingtakenofffromCardingtonAirfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflight,itreached3,000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftisn’tmassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallasa6double-deckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalong-wingspyaircraft.Butitwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcosts25millionpoundsandcancarryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandemittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit’sthefutureofaircraft,andonedaywe’llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere’sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlanderwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministration.Ifitpassesthrough,wecanhopewe’llallgetsomeextralegroom.
Question5.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?
Question6.WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspyaircraft?
Question7.WhatistheadvantageofAirlander10overhugejetplanes?
长对话
Conversation1 长对话1 气候变化vs西班牙舞蹈节
M:
Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?
W:
yeah,whynot?
Wehaven’tbeenoutforages!
What’son?
M:
Well,thereisafilmaboutclimatechange.Doseitsoundgoodtoyou?
W:
Oh,notreally.Itdoesn’treallyappealtome.What’sitabout?
Justclimatechange?
M:
Ithinkit’sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining.
W:
Well,itsoundsreallyawful.It’sanimportantsubject,Iagree.ButI’mnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?
M:
There’saSpanishdancefestival.
W:
Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.
M:
apparently,it’sabsolutelybrilliant.Let’sseewhatitsaysinthepaper.AnnaGomezleadsinanexcitingproductionofagreatSpanishlovestory,Carmen.
W:
Okaythen,whattimeisiton?
M:
at7:
30
W:
well,that’snogood.Wehaven’tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse?
M:
There’sacomedyspecialon.
W:
whereisiton?
M:
It’satthecitytheater.It’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferentacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalpapersaysit’sthefunniestthingshe’severseen.ItsayshereRogerwhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightafunperformances.
W:
Hummm,I’mnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.
M:
Areyousureyoufancygoingouttonight?
Youarenotveryenthusiastic.
W:
Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let’sgoseethedance.Buttomorrow,nottonight.
M:
Great,I’llbooktheticketsonline.
Q8:
Whatdosethewomanthinkaboutclimatechange?
Q9:
WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestivaltonight?
Q10:
Whatdosethecreditsaysaboutthecomedyperformedinthecitytheater?
Q11:
Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?
Conversation2长对话2 转校生
W:
GoodmorningMr.Lee,mayIhaveaminuteofyourtime?
M:
Sure,Catherine.WhatcanIdoforyou?
W:
I’mquiteanxiousabouttransferringovertoyourcollege.I’mafraidIwon’tfitin.
M:
Don’tworry,Catherine.It’scompletelynormalforyoutobenervousabouttransferringschools.Thishappenstomanytransferstudents.
W:
Yes,Iknow,butI’myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthatworriesmealot.
M:
Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknowwehavealotofafterschoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andsothisway,you’llbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.
W:
That’snice!
Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.
M:
I’msureyoudo.Soyouwillbejustfine.Don’tworrysomuchandtrytomakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere.Also,rememberyoucancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.W:
Thankssomuch.Idefinitelyfeelbetternow.Asamatteroffact,I’vealreadycontactedoneofthegirlswho’sbeenlivinginthesamehousewithme,andsheseemsreallynice.Iguesslivingoncampus,I’llhaveachancetohaveaclosecircleoffriendssincewe’llbelivingtogether.
M:
Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowouldbelivingwithyouinyourflat.Okay,therehareHannah,KellyandBree.Breeisalsoanewstudentherelikeyou.I’msureyoutwowillhavemoretosharewitheachother.
Q12:
WhydoesCatherinefeelanxious?
Q13:
WhatdoesMr.LeeencourageCatherinetodo?
Q14:
WhatdoesMr.LeepromisetodoforCatherine?
Q15:
WhatdowelearnaboutCatherine'sschoolmateBree?
听力篇章
Passage1 饥饿强大推动力
Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyourhunger?
Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellikesuchapowerfulmotivatingforce.Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweightsotherphysicaldrivesincludingfear,thirstandsocialneeds.Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearchersdidaseriesofexperiments.Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.Whengiventhechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themicewentforthefood,theresearchersfound.However,whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrinkaccordingtothestudy.Inthesecondexperiment,meanttopitthemice’shungeragainsttheirfear,hungrymicewereplacedinacagethathascertainfoxscentedareasandotherplacesthatsmellsafer;inotherwords,notlikeananimalthatcouldeatthembutalsohadfood.Itturnedoutthatwhenthemicewerehungry,theyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood.Butwhenthemicewerewell-fed,theystayedintheareaofthecagethatwereconsideredsafe.Hungeralsooutweightsthemice’ssocialneeds,theresearchersfound.Miceareusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobeinthecompanyofothermiceaccordingtothestudy.Whenthemicewerehungry,theyoptedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.
Q16:
Whatistheresearchers’purposeincarryingouttheseriesofexperimentswithmice?
Q17:
Inwhatcircumstancesdomiceventureintounsafeareas?
Q18:
Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?
Passage2 美国高速公路系统
TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.Interstatehighwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityinthecountry.Didyoueverwonderwhysuchacompletesystemofexcellentroadsexists?
Forananswer,youwouldhavetogobacktotheearly1920s.Inthoseyears,justafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedtobuildanAmericanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense.Suchasystemcould,ifnecessary,movetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Itcouldalsogetpeopleoutofcitiesanddangerofbeingbombed.So-calledroadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysmallcountryroads.In1944,Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystembutdidnotfundtheplanrightaway.Inthe1950s,theplanbegantobecomeareality.Over25billiondollarswasappropriatedbyCongress,andconstructionbeganonabout40thousandmilesofnewroads.Theideawastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpresswaysandfreeways.Andthoughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartraveleasier,defensewasnotforgotten.Forinstance,highwayoverpasseshavetobehighenoughtoallowtrailerscarryingmilitarymissilestopassunderthem.By1974,thesystemwasmostlycompleted.Afewadditionalroadswouldcomelater.Quickandeasytravelbetweenallpartsofthecountrywasnowpossible.
Q19:
WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmericanhighwaysystem?
Q20:
Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofbuildingahighwaysystem?
Q21:
Whenwastheinterstatehighwaysystemmostlycompleted?
Passage3 开车用手机发消息是车祸致死重要因素/智能方向盘
TextingwhiledrivingwaslistedasamajorcauseofroaddeathsamongyoungAmericansbackin.Arecen
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