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SectionA

NewsReportOne

AmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecades

agowasfound1500milesawayandhe’sbeenreturnedtohisdaughter.Thelonglost

messagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.Buffington

sayshefoundasodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeenthere

sincethebeginningoftime.

Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,"Returnto419OceanStreetandreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersofthebeachCombermotel.

ThemotelwasownedbythePaulaPiercein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenotesasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthatmessagetoPolaPierce.Shehelduptoherfather'spromisegivingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

2.WhydidPaulaPiercegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?

NewsReportTwo

MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectspraying

operationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.Theinsectssprayingover

theweekendleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespotinDorchestercountySouth

Carolina,wherefourtravel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthe

area.MostofthedeathscamefromFlowerTownBeefarm,acompanyinSomervillethat

sellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlooks

likeit'sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.Dorchestercounty

officialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisaware

thatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies.

CountymanagerJasonWardsaidinastatement.“I'mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswere

killed.”

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?

4.WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm?

NewsReportThree

Theworld'slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.TheAirlander

10spentnearly2hoursintheairhavingtakenofffromCoddingtonairfieldin

Bedfordshire.Duringitsflightitreached3000feetandperformedaseriesofgentle

turnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftismassiveaslongasafootballfieldand

astallas6doubledeckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.Itwasfirst

developedfortheUSgovernmentasalongrangespyaircraft,butwasabandonedfollowing

budgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25millionpoundsandcancarryheavierloadsthan

hugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandomittinglesspollution.Themakers

believeit'sthefutureofaircraftandonedaywe'llbeusingthemtogoplaces.But

there'sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlanderwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministrationifitpassesthoughwecanhopewe'llallgetsomeextralegroom.

Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?

6.WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspyaircraft?

7.WhatistheadvantageoftheAirlander10overhugejetplanes?

SectionB

ConversationOne

M:

Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight

？

W：

Yeah，whynot，wehaven’tbeenoutforages,what

’son?

M:

Well,there

’safilmaboutclimatechange.Doesitsoundgoodtoyou?

W:

No,notreally,

it

doesn’treally

appealtome.What’sit

about?

Just

climate

change?

M:

Ithinkit

’sabouthowclimate

changeaffects

everyday

life.

Iwonderhowthey

makeitentertaining.

W:

Well,itsoundsreallyawful,it’sanimportantsubjectIagree.ButIamnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?

M：

There’saSpanishdancefestival.

W:

Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.

M:

Apparently,it’sabsolutelybrilliant.Let’sseewhatitsaysinthepaper.

AleadsanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestoryKamen.

W:

Ok,then.Whattimeisiton?

M:

At7:

30.

W:

Well,that’snogood.Wehaven’tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse?

M:

There’sacomedyspecialon.

W:

Where’siton?

M:

It’satthecitytheater.It’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferent

acts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalthepapersaysit’sthefunniest

thinghe’severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightoffunperformances.

W:

Em..Iamnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.

M:

Areyousureyourfancygoingouttonight?

Youarenotveryenthusiastic.

W:

Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let’sgotoseethedance.Buttomorrow,nottonight.

M:

Great,I’llbooktheticketsonline.

Questions8and11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.Whatdoesthewomenthinkoftheclimatechange?

9.WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestivaltonight?

10.Whatdoesthecriticsayaboutthecomedyperformedatthecitytheater?

11.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?

ConversationTwo

W:

GoodmorningMr.Lee,MayIhaveaminutesofyourtime?

M:

SureKatherine,whatcanIdoforyou?

W:

I

’mquietanxiousabouttransferringovertoourcollege,I

’mafraidIwon

’

tfitin.

M:

don'tworryKatherine,it’scompletelynormalforyoutobenervousabout

transferringschools,thishappenstomanytransferstudents.

W:

Yes,Iknow,butI’myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthatworriesmealot.

M:

Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknow,wehavealot

ofafter-schoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andso,thisway,youwillbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.

W:

That

’snice,Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.

M:

I’msureyoudo,sowillbejustfine,don

themostofwhatwehaveonofferhere,also,remember

ofthedayifyouneedhelp.

’tworrysomuchandtrytomakethatyoucancometomeanytime

W:

Thankssomuch,Idefinitelyfeelbetternow,asamatterofcontactedoneofthegirlswhowillbelivinginthesamehousewith

fact,I’vealready

me,andsheseemed

reallynice.Iguesslivingoncampus,I'llhaveachancetohaveaclosecircleoffriends,sincewe'llbelivingtogether.

M:

Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowouldbeliving

withyouinyourflat.Okay.ThereareHannah,Kelly,andBree.Breeisalsoanewstudent

here,likeyou,I’msureyoutwo‘llhavemoretosharewitheachother.

Questions12and15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.WhydoesKatherinefeelanxious?

13.WhatdoesMr.LeeencourageKatherinetodo?

14.WhatdoesMr.LeepromisedtodoforKatherine?

15.WhatdowelearnaboutKatherine’schoolmateBree?

SectionC

PassageOne

Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyourhunger?

Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellikesuchapowerful

motivatingforce.Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweighedotherphysicaldrives,includingfear,thirstandsocialneeds.

Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearchersdidaseriesofexperiments.

Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.Whengiventhechoiceofeither

eatingfoodordrinkingwater,themicewentforthefood,theresearchersfound.However,

whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrink,accordingtothestudy.

Inthesecondexperimentmeanttopitthemice'shungeragainsttheirfear,hungrymice

wereplacedinacagethathadcertain"fox-scented"areasandotherplacesthatsmelled

safer（inotherwords,notlikeananimalthatcouldeatthem）butalsohadfood.Itturnedoutthat,whenthemicewerehungry,theyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood.Butwhenthemicewerewell-fed,theystayedinareasofthecagethatwereconsidered"safe."Hungeralsooutweighedthemice'ssocialneeds,theresearchersfound.Miceareusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobeinthecompanyofothermice,accordingtothestudy.Whenthemicewerehungry,theyoptedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatistheresearchers

’

purposeincarryingout

theseriousexperimentwith

mice?

17.Inwhatcircumstances,domiceventureintounsafeareas?

18.Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?

PassageTwo

TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.Interstate

highwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityinthecountry.

wonderwhysuchacompletesystemofexcellentroadsexists?

Forananswer

havetogobacktotheearly1920s.Inthoseyears,justafterWorldWarI,

wantedtobuildanAmericanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense.Suchasystemcould,

ifnecessary,movetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Itcouldalsogetpeople

Didyouever

，youwould

themilitary

outofcitiesindangerofbeingbombed.So-calledroadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysmallcountryroads.In1944,Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystem,butdidnotfundtheplanrightaway.Inthe1950s,theplan

begantobecomeareality.Over$25billionwasappropriatedbycongress,and

construction

beganonabout40,000miles

ofnewroads.

Theideawastoconnectthenew

systemtoexistingexpresswaysandfreeways.Andthoughthesystemwasbuiltmostly

tomakecartraveleasier,

defen