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Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
2.WhydidPaulaPierce
give
ClintBuffington
thereward?
NewsReportTwo
MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectsprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.
Theinsectssprayingovertheweekendleftmorethan2
million
beesdeadonthespotinDorchestercountySouthCarolina,where
four
travel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.MostofthedeathscamefromFlowerTownBeefarm,
acompanyinSomervillethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlookslikeit'
sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5
bees.Dorchestercountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies.CountymanagerJasonWardsaidinastatement.“I'
mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled.”
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?
4.WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm?
NewsReportThree
Theworld'
slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.TheAirlander10
spentnearly2
hoursintheairhavingtakenofffromCoddingtonairfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflightitreached3000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsall
overasafearea.Theaircraftismassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallas6doubledeckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalongrangespyaircraft,butwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25
poundsandcancarryheavier
loadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandomittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit'
sthefutureofaircraftandonedaywe'
llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere'
sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlander
willneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministrationifitpassesthoughwecanhopewe'
llallgetsomeextralegroom.
Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.Whatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightofthe
Airlander10?
6.Whatcaused
theUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10
asaspyaircraft?
7.Whatistheadvantageofthe
Airlander10
overhugejetplanes?
Section
B
ConversationOne
M:
Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?
W:
Yeah,whynot,wehaven’tbeenoutforages,what’son?
Well,there’safilmaboutclimatechange.Doesitsoundgoodtoyou?
W:
No,notreally,itdoesn’treallyappealtome.What’sitabout?
Justclimatechange?
Ithinkit’sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining.
Well,itsoundsreallyawful,it’sanimportantsubjectIagree.ButIamnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?
M:
There’saSpanishdancefestival.
Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.
Apparently,it’sabsolutelybrilliant.Let’sseewhatitsaysinthepaper.AleadsanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestoryKamen.
Ok,then.Whattimeisiton?
At7:
30.
Well,that’snogood.Wehaven’tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse?
There’sacomedyspecialon.
Where’siton?
It’satthecitytheater.It’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferentacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalthepapersaysit’sthefunniestthinghe’severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightoffunperformances.
Em..Iamnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.
Areyousureyourfancygoingouttonight?
Youarenotveryenthusiastic.
Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let’sgotoseethedance.Buttomorrow,nottonight.
Great,I’llbooktheticketsonline.
Questions8and
11arebasedontheconversation
youhavejustheard.
8.
Whatdoesthewomenthinkoftheclimatechange?
9.
WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestivaltonight?
10.
Whatdoesthecriticsayaboutthecomedyperformedatthecitytheater?
11.
Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?
ConversationTwo
GoodmorningMr.Lee,MayIhaveaminutesofyourtime?
SureKatherine,whatcanIdoforyou?
I’mquietanxiousabouttransferringovertoourcollege,I’mafraidIwon’tfitin.
don'
tworryKatherine,it’scompletelynormalforyoutobenervousabouttransferringschools,thishappenstomanytransferstudents.
Yes,Iknow,butI’myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthatworriesmealot.
Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknow,wehavealotofafter-schoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andso,thisway,youwillbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.
That’snice,Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.
I’msureyoudo,sowillbejustfine,don’tworrysomuchandtrytomakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere,also,rememberthatyoucancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.
Thankssomuch,Idefinitelyfeelbetternow,asamatteroffact,I’vealreadycontactedoneofthegirlswhowillbelivinginthesamehousewithme,andsheseemedreallynice.Iguesslivingoncampus,I'
llhaveachancetohaveaclosecircleoffriends,sincewe'
llbelivingtogether.
Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowouldbelivingwithyouinyourflat.Okay.ThereareHannah,Kelly,andBree.Breeisalsoanewstudenthere,likeyou,I’msureyoutwo‘llhavemoretosharewitheachother.
Questions12and
15
arebasedontheconversation
12.WhydoesKatherine
feelanxious?
13.WhatdoesMr.Lee
encourageKatherinetodo?
14.WhatdoesMr.Lee
promisedtodoforKatherine?
15.WhatdowelearnaboutKatherine’schoolmateBree?
SectionC
PassageOne
Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanything
tosatisfyyourhunger?
Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellikesuchapowerfulmotivatingforce.
Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweighedotherphysicaldrives,includingfear,thirstandsocialneeds.
Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearchersdidaseriesofexperiments.Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.Whengiventhechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themicewentforthefood,theresearchersfound.However,whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrink,accordingtothestudy.
Inthesecondexperimentmeanttopitthemice'
shungeragainsttheirfear,hungrymicewereplacedinacagethathadcertain"
fox-scented"
areasandotherplacesthatsmelledsafer(inotherwords,notlikeananimalthatcouldeatthem)butalsohadfood.Itturnedoutthat,whenthemicewerehungry,theyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood.Butwhenthemicewerewell-fed,theystayed
inareasofthecagethatwereconsidered"
safe."
Hungeralsooutweighedthemice'
ssocialneeds,theresearchersfound.Miceareusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobeinthecompanyofothermice,accordingtothestudy.Whenthemicewerehungry,theyoptedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.
Whatistheresearchers’
purposeincarryingouttheseriousexperimentwithmice?
17.Inwhatcircumstances,domiceventureintounsafeareas?
18.Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?
Passage
Two
TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.Interstatehighwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityinthecountry.Didyoueverwonderwhysuchacompletesystemofexcellentroadsexists?
Forananswer,youwouldhavetogobacktotheearly1920s.Inthoseyears,justafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedtobuildanAmericanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense.Suchasystemcould,ifnecessary,movetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Itcouldalsogetpeopleoutofcitiesindangerofbeingbombed.So-calledroadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysmallcountryroads.In1944,Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystem,butdidnotfundtheplanrightaway.Inthe1950s,theplanbegantobecomeareality.Over$25billionwasappropriatedbycongress,andconstructionbeganonabout40,000milesofnewroads.Theideawastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpresswaysandfreeways.Andthoughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartraveleasier,defensewasnotforgotten.Forinstance,highwayoverpasseshadtobehighenoughtoallowtrailerscarryingmilitarymissilestopassunderthem.By1974,thissystemwasmostlycompleted.Afewadditionalroadswoul