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四级全套答案及听力原文星火英语版
*注：
2018年6月全国大学英语四级考试共有两套听力。
听力第一套
SectionA
NewsReportOne
AmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethan
fivedecadesagowasfound1500milesawayandhe'sbeenreturnedtohis
daughter.ThelonglostmessagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtah
whilehewasvacationing.Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottle
half-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeentheresincethe
beginningoftime.
Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,Returnto419OceanStreetandreceive
arewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersofthebeachComber
motel.
ThemotelwasownedbythePaulaPiercein1960.Herfatherhadwritten
thenotesasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.Buffington
flewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthatmessagetoPolaPierce.Sheheld
uptoherfather'spromisegivingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggest
rewardisthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
2.WhydidPaulaPiercegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?
NewsReportTwo
MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectspraying
operationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.Theinsects
sprayingovertheweekendleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespot
inDorchestercountySouthCarolina,wherefourtravel-relatedcasesof
Zikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.Mostofthedeathscamefrom
FlowerTownBeefarm,acompanyinSomervillethatsellsbeesandhoney
products.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlookslike
it'sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostaboutmillionbees.Dorchestercounty
officialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.Dorchester
CountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSunday
losttheirbeecolonies.CountymanagerJasonWardsaidinastatement.
“I'mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled.”
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?
4.WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm?
NewsReportThree
Theworld'slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.
TheAirlander10spentnearly2hoursintheairhavingtakenofffrom
CoddingtonairfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflightitreached3000
feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsalloverasafearea.The
aircraftismassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallas6double
deckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.Itwasfirstdeveloped
fortheUSgovernmentasalongrangespyaircraft,butwasabandoned
followingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25millionpoundsandcan
carryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoise
andomittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit'sthefutureof
aircraftandonedaywe'llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere'sstill
alongwaytogo.TheAirlanderwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtime
beforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministrationifitpasses
thoughwecanhopewe'llallgetsomeextralegroom.
Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?
6.WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspy
aircraft?
7.WhatistheadvantageoftheAirlander10overhugejetplanes?
SectionB
ConversationOne
M:
Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight？
W：
Yeah，whynot，wehaven'tbeenoutforages,what'son?
M:
Well,there'safilmaboutclimatechange.Doesitsoundgoodtoyou?
W:
No,notreally,itdoesn'treallyappealtome.What'sitabout?
Just
climatechange?
M:
Ithinkit'sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonder
howtheymakeitentertaining.
W:
Well,itsoundsreallyawful,it'sanimportantsubjectIagree.But
Iamnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?
M：
There'saSpanishdancefestival.
W:
Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.
thesaysinseewhatitabsolutely'sbrilliant.Let'sM:
Apparently,itpaper.AleadsanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestory
Kamen.W:
Ok,then.Whattimeisiton?
M:
At7:
30.tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Is'W:
Well,that'snogood.Wehaventhereanythingelse?
sacomedyspecialon.'.There
W:
Where'siton?
M:
It'satthecitytheater.It'sacharitycomedynightwithlotsof
differentacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalthepaper
saysit'sthefunniestthinghe'severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhitehead
isanamazinghosttoanightoffunperformances.
W:
Em..Iamnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.
M:
Areyousureyourfancygoingouttonight?
Youarenotvery
enthusiastic.
W:
Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let'sgotoseethedance.Buttomorrow,
nottonight.
M:
Great,I'llbooktheticketsonline.
Questions8and11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.Whatdoesthewomenthinkoftheclimatechange?
9.WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestivaltonight?
10.Whatdoesthecriticsayaboutthecomedyperformedatthecity
theater?
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11.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?
ConversationTwo
W:
GoodmorningMr.Lee,MayIhaveaminutesofyourtime?
M:
SureKatherine,whatcanIdoforyou?
W:
I'mquietanxiousabouttransferringovertoourcollege,I'mafraid
Iwon'tfitin.
M:
don'tworryKatherine,it'scompletelynormalforyoutobenervous
abouttransferringschools,thishappenstomanytransferstudents.
W:
Yes,Iknow,butI'myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthat
worriesmealot.
M:
Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknow,we
havealotofafter-schoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andso,thisway,
youwillbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.
W:
That'snice,Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.
M:
I'msureyoudo,sowillbejustfine,don'tworrysomuchandtry
tomakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere,also,rememberthatyou
cancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.
W:
Thankssomuch,Idefinitelyfeelbetternow,asamatteroffact,I'vealreadycontactedoneofthegirlswhowillbelivinginthesamehouse
withme,andsheseemedreallynice.Iguesslivingoncampus,I'llhave
achancetohaveaclosecircleoffriends,sincewe'llbelivingtogether.
M:
Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowould
belivingwithyouinyourflat.Okay.ThereareHannah,Kelly,andBree.
Breeisalsoanewstudenthere,likeyou,I'msureyoutwo‘llhave
moretosharewitheachother.
Questions12and15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.WhydoesKatherinefeelanxious?
13.WhatdoesMr.LeeencourageKatherinetodo?
14.WhatdoesMr.LeepromisedtodoforKatherine?
15.WhatdowelearnaboutKatherine'schoolmateBree?
SectionC
PassageOne
Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyour
hunger?
Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellike
suchapowerfulmotivatingforce.Inthestudy,researchersfoundthat
hungeroutweighedotherphysicaldrives,includingfear,thirstand
socialneeds.
Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearchersdidaseriesof
experiments.Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.
Whengiventhechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themice
wentforthefood,theresearchersfound.However,whenthemicewere
well-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrink,accordingtothestudy.Inthe
secondexperimentmeanttopitthemice'shungeragainsttheirfear,
hungrymicewereplacedinacagethathadcertain
ox-scentedareas
andotherplacesthatsmelledsafer（inotherwords,notlikeananimal
thatcouldeatthem）butalsohadfood.Itturnedoutthat,whenthemice
werehungry,theyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood.Butwhenthe
micewerewell-fed,theystayedinareasofthecagethatwereconsidered
safe.Hungeralsooutweighedthemice'ssocialneeds,theresearchers
found.Miceareusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobeinthecompany
ofothermice,accordingtothestudy.Whenthemicewerehungry,they
optedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.Whatistheresearchers'purposeincarryingouttheserious
experimentwithmice?
17.Inwhatcircumstances,domiceventureintounsafeareas?
18.Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?
PassageTwo
TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.
Interstatehighwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityin
thecountry.Didyoueverwonderwhysuchacompletesystemofexcellent
roadsexists?
Forananswer，youwouldhavetogobacktotheearly1920s.
Inthoseyears,justafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedtobuildan
Americanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense.Suchasystemcould,if
necessary,movetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Itcouldalso
getpeopleoutofcitiesindangerofbeingbombed.So-calledroadsof
nationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysmallcountry
roads.In1944,Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystem,butdidnot
fundtheplanrightaway.Inthe1950s,theplanbegantobecomeareality.
Over$25billionwasappropriatedbycongress,andconstructionbeganon
about40,000milesofnewroads.Theideawastoconnectthenewsystem
toexistingexpresswaysandfreeways.Andthoughthesystemwasbuilt
mostlyt
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