2018年6月英语四级听力原文.pdf
20182018 年年 6 6 月月News report 1News report 1 来自来自 5050 年前的漂流瓶年前的漂流瓶A message in a bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than fivedecades ago was found 1,500 miles away.And it has been returned to his daughter.A long-last message was discovered by Clint Buffington of Utah while he wasvacationing.Buffington says he found a soda bottle half-buried in the sand thatlooked like it had been there since the beginning of time.The note inside the bottlesaid,Return to 419 Ocean Street,and receive a reward of$150 from Richard andTina Pierce,owners of a beachcomber motel.The motel was owned by the parentsof Paula Piece in 1960.Her father had written the note as a joke and had thrown itinto the Atlantic Ocean.Buffington flew to New Hampshire to deliver the message toPaula Piece.She held up to her fathers promise,giving Buffington that reward.Butthe biggest reward is the message in the bottle finding its way back home.Question 1.What is the news report mainly about？Question 2.Why did Paula Piece give Clint Buffington the rewardNews report 2News report 2数百万蜜蜂在南卡罗来纳州死亡数百万蜜蜂在南卡罗来纳州死亡Millions of bees have died in South Carolina during aerial insect spraying operations that were carriedout to combat the Zika virus.The insect spraying over the weekends left more than 2 million beesdead on the spot in Dorchester County,South Carolina,where 4 travel-related cases of Zika diseasehave been confirmed in the area.Most of the deaths came from the Flowertown Bee Farm,acompany in Summerville that sells bees and honey products.Juanita Stanley who owns the companysaid the farm looks like its been destroyed.The farm lost aboutmillion bees.Dorchester Countyofficials apologized for the accidental mass killing of bees.Dorchester County is aware that some beekeepers in the area that were sprayed on Sunday lost their bee colonies,county manager Jason Warssaid in the statement,Im not pleased that so many bees were killed.Question 3.Why was spraying operations carried out in Dorchester County？Question 4.What does news report say about Flowertown Bee FarmNews report 3News report 3世界上最大的飞机首次试飞世界上最大的飞机首次试飞The worlds largest aircraft has taken to the sky for the first time.The Airlander 10 spent nearly 2hours in the air,having taken off from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.During its flight,it reached3,000 feet and performed a series of gentle turns all over a safe area.The aircraft isnt massive as longas a football field and as tall as a 6 double-decker buses and capable of flying for up to 5 days.It wasfirst developed for the US government as a long-wing spy aircraft.But it was abandoned followingbudget cutbacks.The aircraft costs 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planeswhile also producing less noise and emitting less pollution.The makers believe its the future ofaircraft,and one day well be using them to go places.But theres still a long way to go.The Airlanderwill need to have 200 hours flying time before being allowed to fly by the aviation administration.If itpasses through,we can hope well all get some extra leg room.Question 5.What do we learn about the first flight of the Airlander 10？Question 6.What caused the US government to abandon the Airlander 10 as a spy aircraft？Question 7.What is the advantage of Airlander 10 over huge jet planesConversation 1Conversation 1长对话长对话 1 1气候变化气候变化 vsvs 西班牙舞蹈节西班牙舞蹈节M:Do you feel like going out tonightW:yeah,why not We havent been out for ages!Whats onM:Well,there is a film about climate change.Dose it sound good to youW:Oh,not really.It doesnt really appeal to me.Whats it about Just climate changeM:I think its about how climate change affects everyday life.I wonder how they make itentertaining.W:Well,it sounds really awful.Its an important subject,I agree.But Im not in the mood for an ythingdepressing.What else is onM:Theres a Spanish dance festival.W:Oh,I love dance.That sounds really interesting.M:apparently,its absolutely brilliant.Lets see what it says in the paper.Anna Gomez leads in anexciting production of a great Spanish love story,Carmen.W:Okay then,what time is it onM:at 7:30W:well,thats no good.We havent got enough time to get there.Is there anything elseM:Theres a comedy special on.W:where is it onM:Its at the city theater.Its a charity comedy night with lots of different acts.It looks pretty good.The critic in the local paper says its the funniest things hes ever seen.It says here Roger white headis an amazing host to a night a fun performances.W:Hummm,Im not keen on him.He is not very funny.M:Are you sure you fancy going out tonight You are not very enthusiastic.W:Perhaps you are right.Okay,lets go see the dance.But tomorrow,not tonight.M:Great,Ill book the tickets online.Q8:What dose the woman think about climate change？Q9:Why do the speakers give up going to the Spanish dance festival tonight？Q10:What dose the credit says about the comedy performed in the city theater？Q11:What does the woman decide to do tomorrowConversation 2Conversation 2 长对话长对话 2 2转校生转校生W:Good morning Mr.Lee,may I have a minute of your timeM:Sure,Catherine.What can I do for youW:Im quite anxious about transferring over to your college.Im afraid I wont fit in.M:Dont worry,Catherine.Its completely normal for you to be nervous about transferring schools.This happens to many transfer students.W:Yes,I know,but Im younger than most students in my year and that worries me a lot.M:Well,you may be the only younger one in your year,but you know we have a lot of afterschoolactivities you can join in,and so this way,youll be able to meet new friends of different age groups.W:Thats nice!I love games and hobby groups.M:Im sure you do.So you will be just fine.Dont worry so much and try to make the most of what wehave on offer here.Also,remember you can come to me any time of the day if you need help.W:Thanks so much.I definitely feel better now.As a matter of fact,Ive already contacted one of thegirls whos been living in the same house with me,and she seems really nice.I guess living on campus,Ill have a chance to have a close circle of friends since well be living together.M:All students are very friendly with new arrivals.Let me check who would be living with you in yourflat.Okay,there hare Hannah,Kelly and Bree.Bree is also a new student here like you.Im sure youtwo will have more to share with each other.Q12:Why does Catherine feel anxiousQ13:What does Mr.Lee encourage Catherine to doQ14:What does Mr.Lee promise to do for CatherineQ15:What do we learn about Catherines schoolmate BreePassage 1Passage 1饥饿强大的推动力饥饿强大的推动力Have you ever felt like you would do just about anything to satisfy your hunger A new study in micemay help to explain why hunger can feel like such a powerful motivating force.In the study,researchers found that hunger out weights other physical drives including fear,thirst and social needs.To determine which feeling won out,the researchers did a series of experiments.In one experiment,the mice were both hungry and thirsty.When given the choice of either eating food or drinking water,the mice went for the food,the researchers found.However,when the mice were well-fed but thirsty,they opted to drink according to the study.In the second experiment,meant to pitthe mices hungeragainst their fear,hungry mice were placed in a cage that has certain fox scented areas and otherplaces that smell safer;in other words,not like an animal that could eat them but also had food.Itturned out that when the mice were hungry,they ventured into the unsafe areas for food.But whenthe mice were well-fed,they stayed in the area of the cage that were considered safe.Hunger alsoout weights the mices social needs,the researchers found.Mice are usually social animals and preferto be in the company of other mice according to the study.When the mice were hungry,they optedto leave the company of other mice to go get food.Q16:What is the researchers purpose in carrying out the series of experiments with miceQ17:In what circumstances do mice venture into unsafe areasQ18:What is said about mice at the end of the passagePassage 2Passage 2美国高速公路系统美国高速公路系统The United States has one of the best highway systems in the world.Interstate highways connect justabout every large and mid-sized city in the country.Did you ever wonder why such a complete systemof excellent roads exists For an answer,you would have to go back to the early 1920s.In those years,just after World War I,the military wanted to build an American highway system for national defense.Such a system could,if necessary,move troops quickly from one area to another.It could also getpeople out of cities and danger of being bombed.So-called roads of national importance weredesignated,but they were mostly small country roads.In 1944,Congress passed a bill to upgrade thesystem but did not fund the plan right away.In the 1950s,the plan began to become a reality.Over25 billion dollars was appropriated by Congress,and construction began on about 40 thousand milesof new roads.The idea was to connect the new system to existing express ways and freeways.Andthough the system was built mostly to make car travel easier,defense was not forgotten.For instance,highway overpasses have to be high enough to allow trailers carrying military missiles to pass underthem.By 1974,the systemwas mostly completed.A few additional roads would come later.Quickand easy travel between all parts of the country was now possible.Q19:What does the speaker say about the American highway systemQ20:What was the original purpose of building a highway systemQ21:When was the interstate highway system mostly completedPassage 3Passage 3 开车用手机发消息是车祸致死的主要原因开车用手机发消息是车祸致死的主要原因/智能方向盘智能方向盘Texting while driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among young Americans back in 2013.A recent study said that 40%of American teens claim to have been in a car when the driver used acellphone in the way that put people in danger.It sounds like a wide-spread disease,but its one thattechnology may now help to cure.TJ Evarts,a 20-year-old inventor,has come up with a novel solutionthat could easily put texting drivers on notice.Its called Smart Wheel.And its a design to fit overthe steering wheel of most standard vehicles to track whether or not the driver has two hands on thewheel at all times.Evarts invention warns the drivers with a light and a sound when they hold thewheel with one hand only.But as soon as they place another hand back on the wheel,the light turnsback to green and the sound stops.It also watches for whats called close-by hands,where bothhands are close together near the top of the wheel,so the driver can type with both thumbs and driveat the same time.All the data Smart Wheel collects is also sent to a connected app.So any parentwho installs Smart Wheel can keep track of the teens driving habits.If they try to remove or damagethe cover thats reported as well.Question 22.What is a major cause of road deaths among young AmericansQuestion 23.What is Smart WheelQuestion 24.What happens if the driver has one hand on the wheelQuestion 25.How do parents keep track of their teens driving habits
