大学英语四级听力原文2018.12(卷一)课件

听力原文

2018.12(卷一)1News1

Adevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartofamissionthatwillallowscientiststodeliverfourthgenerationor4Gmobilecoveragetothemoonin2019。Ifsuccessful，thetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirstevermobilephonenetwork。Thelunarnetworkwillsupporthighdefinitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandearth。Thenetworkispartofamissiontothemoon。Thisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontothemoon。The4GmissionissettolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnitedStatesonaspaceXFalcon9rocketin2019。Missiontothemoonintendstoestablishandtestthefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon2Thescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuilda4Gratherthanafifthgenerationor5Gnetwork。Thisisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases。Thismeansthata5Gnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoon‘ssurface

Question1：Whatarescientistsplanningtodo?

Question2：Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4Gnetworkintheirmission?3

News2

FirefightersrespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinHayward.Thefirewasreportedat9:26P.M.atanoldshoppingcenteronMissionAvenuenearSt.Mary'schurch.

Sixfireengines,twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene.Crewshavethefireundercontrolinabout45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin.Thereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefirebrokeout,buttherewerenoreportsofanyinjuries.Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescenebuthavenotyetdeterminedthecourseofthefire.4FirefightersrespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinHayward.Thefirewasreportedat9:26P.M.atanoldshoppingcenteronwillremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesn'tstartupagain.Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002.In2014CityHalldevelopedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing.Howevertheplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds.

Question3：Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire?

Question4：WhathadCityHallplannedtodo?5

News3

PotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6Xtheirnormalprice。Thisisafterthecountry‘smainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage。Stormsandfloodsanditsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestandmorethan3decades。LocalmediareportssuggestCalbeeanditsmainrivalKoike-yaarehaltingalmost50products。

“Wedon‘tknowwhenwe’llbeabletorestart”，acompanyspokesmansaid。Snackloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarebare。JapaneselawslimittheamountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinJapanesemadeproducts。6

Japansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshimports。ItstillonlyallowspotatoesfromselectedUSstates。ThisisonlyatcertaintimesandonconditionthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearJapaneseports。Butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweathereventsmoreoften。

Question5：WhatproblemisJapanfacing?

Question6：WhydoesJapanlimittheimportofpotatoes?

Question7：WhatmightaffectJapanesedomesticproduce?7Conversation1M：Mr.Brown‘slecturesaresoboring.W：Yes，heisnotaveryexcitingspeaker.Butthesubjectisinteresting.M：Duringeveryoneofhislectures，ItrytolistenIreallytry.Butafterabout10minutesmymindbeginstowanderandIloseconcentration.ButIseethatyouseemtobeOK.Howdoyoustayfocusedthroughtheentirehour?W：Well，whatIdoiskeepmypenmoving.M：Whatdoyoumean?W：It‘samethodofactiveconcentrationIreadabout.Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateistowritethingsdown.Butithastobedonebyhand，nottypingonakeyboard.Youseewritingbyhandforcesyoutoactuallyengagewithwhatyou’relearninginamorephysicalway.M：Doyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthen?8W：Sometimesbutthat‘snotimportant.MynotesmayormaynotbeusefulbutthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatMr.BrandsaysIcanfollowhislineofthinkingmoreeasily.Infact，sometimesIdrawalittletoo.M：Youdrawinclassandthathelpsmepayattention?W：Yes，honestlyitworksforme.Ijustdrawlittlelinesandnonsensereally.ItwasalsointhatarticleIread.Itcankeepthemindactive，preventgettingboredandhelptoconcentrate.Againthepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthepenmoving.IfI‘mathomeandIneedtostudywhatIdoisreadoutloud.Ithasasimilareffecttowritingbyhand.Ithelpsmemorizeinformationinaphysicalway.9

Question8.WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr.Brown‘slectures?

Question9.WhatdoesthewomandoduringMr.Brown‘slectures?

Question10.Whydoesthewomandrawinclass?Question11.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutreadingoutloud?10Conversation2

M:Ann,whereisthis?

W:ThesephotosarefromtheTajMahalinIndia.Wewentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon.

M:Wasitromantic?

W:Yeah,theTajMahalwasaveryromanticplace.TheguidetoldusthereisaveryfamouslovestorybehindthisbuildingthatallIndianslearninschool.Ithinkitwasduringthe1600s.Andtheprincessatthetimediedwhilegivingbirthtoherfourteenthchild.Theemperorlovedtheprincesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor.

M:Wow.Thatsoundsveryromantic.Itlooksamazing.

W:Yes,it'sgorgeous.It'salsolargerinreallifethanitlooksinthephotos.Thebuildingisverytallandtherearegardensandawallarounditall.It'sallbuiltinthiswhitestoneandsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels.

M:Itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere.

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W:Yes,it'saveryfamoustouristdestinationsotherearethousandsofvisitorseveryday.M:WastherestofIndiacrowded?W:Yes,verycrowdedinmanycities.Itwassometimessocrowdedthatitwasdifficulttowalkalongthestreets,especiallythroughbusymarkets.Andtherearesomanycars.Trafficwasterrible,butthepeoplearefriendly,thecultureisamazingandwehadagreattime.M:Whataboutthefood?W:Indianfoodisgreat.Therearelotsofdifferentdishestotryandeveryregionhasitsownspecialfood.

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Q12:ForwhatpurposedidthewomangotoIndia?

Q13:WhywastheTajMahalbuilt?

Q14:WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheTajMahal?

Q15:Whatisthewoman'simpressionofIndiancities?13

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APewResearchCentersurveyofmorethan1000AmericansconductedinApril2016findsthatAmericanscontinuetoexpresslargelypositiveviewsaboutthecurrentstateoftheirlocalpubliclibraries。Forinstancearoundthreequarterssaythatpubliclibrariesprovidethemwiththeresourcestheyneedand66percentsaytheclosingoftheirlocalpubliclibrarywouldhaveamajorimpactontheircommunity。Althoughnotablyjust33percentsaythiswouldhaveamajorimpactonthempersonallyorontheirfamily。AmajorityofAmericansfeellibrariesaredoingagoodjobofprovidingasafeplaceforpeopletohangoutorspendtimeaswellasopeningupeducationalopportunitiesforpeopleofallagesandroughlyhalfthinktheirlibrariescontributealottotheircommunitiesintermsofhelpingsparkcreativityamongyoungpeopleandprovidingatrustedplaceforpeopletolearnaboutnewtechnologies。14

AsinpastPewResearchCentersurveysoflibraryusetheApril2016surveyalsomeasuredAmericansusageofandengagementwithlibraries。Overall，53percentofAmericansages16andolderhavehadsomeinteractionwiththepuppetlibraryinthepastyeareitherthroughaninpersonvisitorusingalibraryWebsitesome48percentofadultsspecificallyvisitedalibraryinthepast12months。Amodestincreasefromthe44percentwhosaidthatinlate2015。

Question16：WhatdomostAmericanssayaboutlocalpubliclibraries?

Question17：howcanlocalpubliclibrariesbenefityoungpeople?

Question18：whatdoesthe2016surveyshowaboutadultlibraryusers?15

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ASavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenadomesticcatandamedium-sizedwildAfricancatcalledtheServal。Theunusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe1990s。Andin2001，theInternationalCatAssociationaccepteditasanewregisteredbreed。Thesavannahsaretallandslimandcanweighuptoninepointonekilograms，makingthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanown。Theyhaveaspottedcodesimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcatsandtheirearsareverylarge。Theyarealsocommonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyaltyandcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch，andoftennotedcharacteristicoftheSavannahisitsjumpingability。Theyareknowntojumpontopofdoorsandhighcabinets。Somecanleapabout2.5metreshighfromastandingposition。CatsaretypicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitiveandsoaretheSavannahs。Theyoftenlearnhowtoopendoorsandcupboards。16ManySavannahcatsdonotfearwaterandwillplaywithorevendiveintowater。SomeownersevenshowerwiththeirSavannahCats，presentingawaterbowltoSavannahmayalsoproveachallenge，assomewillpromptlybegintobatallthewateroutofthebowluntilitisemptyusingtheirfrontpaws。

Question19Whatdowelearnaboutthesavannahcat?

Question20WhatischaracteristicofSavannahcats?

Question21WhatdosomepeopledowiththeirSavannahcats?17

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Whenchildrenstartschoolforthevery1sttimeparentsoftenfeelasenseofexcitementcoupledwithatouchofsadnessattheendofanera。Thisisthestartofanewadventureforchildrenplayingandinteractingwithnewfriendssharing，takingturnsandsettlingintoanewroutine。

Butofcourse，thisisnotthestartofyourchild‘seducationwhichinfactbeganatbirth。Backthen，uwouldhavebeenyourchild’smostinfluentialteachers。Duringthist