2018年06月四级真题第一套听力原文翻译

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50AmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecadesagowasfound1,500milesaway.Andithasbeenreturnedtohisdaughter.Along-lastmessagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime.Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,‘Returnto419OceanStreet,andreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersofabeachcombermotel.’ThemotelwasownedbytheparentsofPaulaPiecein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenoteasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthemessagetoPaulaPiece.Shehelduptoherfather’spromise,givingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinthebottlefindingitswaybackhome.Question1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?A）Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.Question2.WhydidPaulaPiecegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?B）Shewantedtohonorherfather'spromise.501500巴芬顿(Clint419号，并从一家海滨汽车旅馆的主人理查德·皮尔斯和蒂娜·皮尔斯那里获得150”1960··问题1。新闻报道主要是关于什么的？1.将瓶装信息退还给其所有者的女儿。问题2：为什么保拉·佩奇要给克林特·巴芬顿奖励？2.她想兑现她父亲的诺言。Newsreport2 数百万蜜蜂在南卡罗来纳州死亡MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectsprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.Theinsectsprayingovertheweekendsleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespotinDorchesterCounty,SouthCarolina,where4travel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.MostofthedeathscamefromtheFlowertownBeeFarm,acompanyinSummervillethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlookslikeit’sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.DorchesterCountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatweresprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies,countymanagerJasonWarssaidinthestatement,‘I’mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled’.Question3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?B）SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.Question4.WhatdoesnewsreportsayaboutFlowertownBeeFarm?C）Itlostahugestockofbees.在对抗寨卡病毒的空中喷虫行动中，南卡罗来纳州数百万只蜜蜂死亡。周末喷洒的昆虫导致南卡罗来纳州多切斯特县200多万只蜜蜂当场死亡，该地区已确认4例与旅游有关的寨卡·(Juanita农250问题3：为什么要在多切斯特县进行喷洒作业？3.已确认若干寨卡病毒病例。问题4.关于花城蜂场的新闻报道是怎么说的？4.它损失了大量的蜜蜂。Newsreport3 世界上最大的飞机首次试飞Theworld’slargestaircrafthastakentotheskyforthefirsttime.TheAirlander10spentnearly2hoursintheair,havingtakenofffromCardingtonAirfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflight,itreached3,000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftisn’tmassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallasa6busesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalong-wingspyaircraft.Butitwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcosts25millionpoundsandcancarryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandemittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit’sthefutureofaircraft,andonedaywe’llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere’sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlanderwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministration.Ifitpassesthrough,wecanhopewe’llallgetsomeextralegroom.Question5.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?A）Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.Question6.WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspyaircraft?C）Inadequatefunding.Question7.WhatistheadvantageofAirlander10overhugejetplanes?D）Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.世界上最大的飞机首次升空。这架Airlander10230006辆双层巴士那么高，最多可以飞行52500200问题5：关于“空中着陆器10”的首次飞行，我们了解到什么？5.它在空中停留了大约两个小时。6：是什么原因导致美国政府放弃了作为间谍机的“空中登陆者10”(Airlander6.经费不足。710长对话Conversation1 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气候变化vs西班牙舞蹈M:Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?W:yeah,whynot?Wehaven’tbeenoutforages!What’son?M:Well,thereisafilmaboutclimatechange.Doseitsoundgoodtoyou?W:Oh,notreally.Itdoesn’treallyappealtome.What’sitabout?Justclimatechange?M:Ithinkit’sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining.W:Well,itsoundsreallyawful.It’sanimportantsubject,Iagree.ButI’mnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?M:There’saSpanishdancefestival.W:Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.M:apparently,it’sabsolutelybrilliant.Let’sseewhatitsaysinthepaper.AnnaGomezleadsinanexcitingproductionofagreatSpanishlovestory,Carmen.W:Okaythen,whattimeisiton?M:at7:30W:well,that’snogood.Wehaven’tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse?M:There’sacomedyspecialon.W:whereisiton?M:It’satthecitytheater.It’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferentacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalpapersaysit’sthefunniestthingshe’severseen.ItsayshereRogerwhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightafunperformances.W:Hummm,I’mnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.M:Areyousureyoufancygoingouttonight?Youarenotveryenthusiastic.W:Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let’sgoseethedance.Buttomorrow,nottonight.M:Great,I’llbooktheticketsonline.Q8:Whatdosethewomanthinkaboutclimatechange?A）Itseemsadepressingtopic.Q9:WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestivaltonight?D）Theycan'tmakeittothetheater.Q10:Whatdosethecreditsaysaboutthecomedyperformedinthecitytheater?C）Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverseen.Q11:Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?B）Goandseethedance.M：你今晚想出去吗？W：是啊，有何不可？我们好久没出去了！在演什么？M：嗯，有一部关于气候变化的电影。你觉得这听起来好吗？W：哦，不太喜欢。这对我来说并不是很有吸引力。什么事？只是气候变化吗？M：我想是关于气候变化对日常生活的影响。我想知道他们是怎么把它搞得很有娱乐性的。W事。还在演什么？M：有一个西班牙舞蹈节。WM：显然，它绝对是绝妙的。让我们看看报纸上是怎么说的。安娜·戈麦斯主演了一部激动人心的西班牙爱情故事“卡门”。W：好的，那么几点开始呢？M：7：30。W：嗯，那可不好。我们没有足够的时间到达那里。还有别的事吗？M：有一个喜剧特辑在上演。W：它在哪里上映？M：在市立剧院上演。这是一个慈善喜剧之夜，有很多不同的表演。看起来挺不错的。当地·今晚的表演很有趣。W：嗯，我对他不感兴趣。他不是很风趣。M：你确定今晚想出去吗？你不是很热情。WM：太好了，我会在网上订票。问题8：这位女士对气候变化有什么看法？8.这似乎是一个令人沮丧的话题。问题9：为什么演讲者放弃参加今晚的西班牙舞蹈节？9.他们不能去剧院了。问题10：关于在城市剧院上演的喜剧，积分是怎么说的？10.这是他看过的最有趣的节目。问题11：这位女士决定明天做什么？11.去看舞会。Conversation2长对话2 转校生W:GoodmorningMr.Lee,mayIhaveaminuteofyourtime?M:Sure,Catherine.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:I’mquiteanxiousabouttransferringovertoyourcollege.I’mafraidIwon’tfitin.M:Don’tworry,Catherine.It’scompletelynormalforyoutobenervousabouttransferringschools.Thishappenstomanytransferstudents.W:Yes,Iknow,butI’myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthatworriesmealot.M:Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknowwehavealotofafterschoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andsothisway,you’llbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.W:That’snice!Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.M:I’msureyoudo.Soyouwillbejustfine.Don’tworrysomuchandtrytomakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere.Also,rememberyoucancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.W:Thankssomuch.Idefinitelyfeelbetternow.Asamatteroffact,I’vealreadycontactedoneofthegirlswho’sbeenlivinginthesamehousewithme,andsheseemsreallynice.Iguesslivingoncampus,I’llhaveachancetohaveaclosecircleoffriendssincewe’llbelivingtogether.M:Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowouldbelivingwithyouinyourflat.Okay,therehareHannah,KellyandBree.Breeisalsoanewstudentherelikeyou.I’msureyoutwowillhavemoretosharewitheachother.Q12:WhydoesCatherinefeelanxious?Q13:WhatdoesMr.LeeencourageCatherinetodo?Q14:WhatdoesMr.LeepromisetodoforCatherine?Q15:WhatdowelearnaboutCatherine'sschoolmateBree?D）Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.C）Participateinafter-schoolactivities.A）Giveherhelpwheneversheneeds.D）Shehasjusttransferredtocollege.W：早上好，李先生，能占用您一点时间吗？M：当然可以，凯瑟琳。您有什么事？W：我对转学到贵校很着急。恐怕我不能适应这里。MW：是的，我知道，但是我比同龄的大多数学生都年轻，这让我很担心。M：嗯，你可能是同龄人中唯一年轻的，但是你知道我们有很多课外活动可以让你参加，这样你就可以结识不同年龄段的新朋友了。W：那太好了！我喜欢游戏和业余爱好团体。M：我相信你会的。所以你不会有事的。别太担心，尽量充分利用我们这里提供的服务。另外，记住如果你需要帮助，你可以在一天中的任何时候来找我。W问题12：为什么凯瑟琳感到焦虑？13问题14：李先生承诺为凯瑟琳做什么？问题15：我们对凯瑟琳的同学布里有什么了解？12.d)她担心自己不适合做转校生。13.c)参加课外活动。14.a)在她需要的时候给予帮助。她刚刚转到大学。听力篇章Passage1 饥饿强大的推动力Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyourhunger?Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellikesuchapowerfulmotivatingforce.Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweightsotherphysicaldrivesincludingfear,thirstandsocialneeds.Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearchersdidaseriesofexperiments.Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.Whengiventhechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themicewentforthefood,theresearchersfound.However,whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrinkaccordingtothestudy.Inthesecondexperiment,meanttopitthemice’shungeragainsttheirfear,hungrymicewereplacedinacagethathascertainfoxscentedareasandotherplacesthatsmellsafer;inotherwords,notlikeananimalthatcouldeatthembutalsohadfood.Itturnedoutthatwhenthemicewerehungry,theyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood.Butwhenthemicewerewell-fed,theystayedintheareaofthecagethatwereconsideredsafe.Hungeralsooutweightsthemice’ssocialneeds,theresearchersfound.Miceareusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobeinthecompanyofothermiceaccordingtothestudy.Whenthemicewerehungry,theyoptedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.Q16:Whatistheresearchers’purposeincarryingouttheseriesofexperimentswithmice?Q17:Inwhatcircumstancesdomiceventureintounsafeareas?Q18:Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?B）Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.A）Whentheyarehungry.C）Theyprefertobewithothermice.你有没有觉得为了满足你的饥饿感，你愿意做任何事？在老鼠身上进行的一项新研究可能有助于解释为什么饥饿会让人感觉像是一种如此强大的问题16：研究人员用小鼠进行这一系列实验的目的是什么？问题17：老鼠在什么情况下冒险进入不安全的区域？问题18：文章末尾是怎么说老鼠的？16.b)找出哪个物理驱动器功能最强。17.a)当他们饿的时候。18.c)它们更喜欢和其他老鼠在一起。Passage2 美国高速公路系统TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.Interstatehighwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityinthecountry.Didyoueverwonderwhysuchacompletesystemofexcellentroadsexists?Forananswer,youwouldhavetogobacktotheearly1920s.Inthoseyears,justafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedtobuildanAmericanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense.Suchasystemcould,ifnecessary,movetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Itcouldalsogetpeopleoutofcitiesanddangerofbeingbombed.So-calledroadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysmallcountryroads.In1944,Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystembutdidnotfundtheplanrightaway.Inthe1950s,theplanbegantobecomeareality.Over25billiondollarswasappropriatedbyCongress,andconstructionbeganonabout40thousandmilesofnewroads.Theideawastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpresswaysandfreeways.Andthoughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartraveleasier,defensewasnotforgotten.Forinstance,highwayoverpasseshavetobehighenoughtoallowtrailerscarryingmilitarymissilestopassunderthem.By1974,thesystemwasmostlycompleted.Afewadditionalroadswouldcomelater.Quickandeasytravelbetweenallpartsofthecountrywasnowpossible.Q19:WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmericanhighwaysystem?Q20:Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofbuildingahighwaysystem?Q21:Whenwastheinterstatehighwaysystemmostlycompleted?D）Itisoneofthebestintheworld.B）Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.A）Inthe1970s.美国拥有世界上最好的高速公路系统之一20世纪20194420502504万英里的1974问题19：演讲者对美国的高速公路系统有什么看法？问题20：修建高速公路系统的初衷是什么？问题21：州际高速公路系统是什么时候基本建成的？19.它是世界上最好的之一。20.b)迅速从一个地方调派部队到另一个地方。21.a)在20世纪70年代。Passage3 /智能方向盘TextingwhiledrivingwaslistedasamajorcauseofroaddeathsamongyoungAmericansbackin2013.Arecentstudysaidthat40%ofAmericanteensclaimtohavebeeninacarwhenthedriverusedacellphoneinthewaythatputpeopleindanger.Itsoundslikeawide-spreaddisease,butit’sonethattechnologymaynowhelptoTJEvarts,a20-year-oldinventor,hascomeupwithanovelsolutionthatcould