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度英语四级听力原文

2017年12月

PartⅡListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

News1：

A9-year-oldgirlinNewMexicohasraisedmorethan$500forherlittlebrotherwhoneedsheartsurgeryinHoustonTexasthisJuly.AddisonWitulski'sgrandmotherKimAllredsaidAddisonprobablyoverheardaconversationbetweenfamilymemberstalkingaboutthefundsneededtogetherlittlebrothertotreatment.

"Iguesssheoverheardhergrandfatherandmetalkingabouthowwe’reworriedabouthowwe’regoingtogettoHouston,formygrandson’sheartsurgery,”saidAllred.Shedecidedtogooutsideandhavealemonadestandandmakesomedrawingsandpicturesandsellthem.”

That’swhenAddisonandherfriendsErikaandEmilyBordendecidedtoselllemonadefor50centsacupandsellpicturesfor25centseach.

BeforeAllredknewit,NewMexicoStatePoliceOfficerswereamongthemanystoppingbyhelpingthemreachatotalof$568.

Thefamilyturnedtosocialmediaexpressingtheirgratitudesaying,“Fromthebottomofourhearts,wewouldliketodeeplythankeach&everypersonthatstoppedby!

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q1:

WhodidAddisonraisemoneyfor?

A）HerfriendErika.

B）Herlittlebrother.

C）Hergrandfather.

D）Hergrandmother. 

Q2:

HowdidAddisonraisemoney?

A）Bytakingpicturesforpassers-by.

B）Byworkingparttimeatahospital.

C）Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.

D）Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia. 

News2：

Lastweek,Franceannouncedthatthecountrywillpave621milesofroadwithsolarpanelsoverthenextfiveyears,withthegoalofprovidingcheap,renewableenergytofivemillionpeople.

Called“theWattway,”theroadswillbebuiltthroughjointeffortswiththeFrenchroad-buildingcompanyColasandtheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy.Thecompanyspentthelastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyaboutaquarterofaninchthickandarestrongenoughtostanduptoheavyhighwaytrafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmoreslippery.Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbeinstalleddirectlyontopofexistingroadways,makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.

Franceisn’tthefirstcountrytokickaroundtheideaofpavingitsroadswithsolarpanels.InNovember2015,theNetherlandscompleteda229-foot-longbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasatestforfutureprojects.However,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesignedtobelaiddirectlyontopofexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelsonpublichighways.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q3:

WhatwasFrance'spurposeofconstructingtheWattway?

A）Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.

B）Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.

C）Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.

D）Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel. 

Q4:

WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsusedintheWattway?

A）Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.

B）Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.

C）Theycanonlyabouthalfaninchthick.

D）Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials. 

News3：

LionshavedisappearedfrommuchofAfrica,butforthepastfewyearsscientistshavewonderedifthebigcatswerehangingoninremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia.Continuousfightingintheregionhasmadesurveysdifficult.

ButscientistsreleasedareportMondaydocumenting,withhardevidence,thediscoveryof"lostlions."

AteamwithOxfordUniversity’sWildlifeConservationResearchUnit,supportedbyacharityorganization,spenttwonightsinNovembercampingintheNationalParkinnorthwestEthiopia,ontheEthiopia-Sudanborder.Theresearcherssetoutsixcameratrapscapturingimagesoflions,andtheyidentifiedliontracks.

ThescientistsconcludedthatlionsarealsolikelytoliveintheneighbouringNationalParkacrosstheborderinSudan.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehadpreviouslyconsideredtheareaa"possiblerange"forthespecies,andlocalpeoplehadreportedseeinglionsinthearea,butnoonepresentedconvincingevidence.

Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q5:

WhathasmadeitdifficulttosurveylionsinremotepartsinSudanandEthiopia?

A）Endlessfightingintheregion.

B）Thehazardsfromthedesert.

C）Inadequatefundingforresearch.

D）Thelackofcluesaboutthespecies. 

Q6:

Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheresearch?

A）Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalp