英语四级真题2017年6月(第二套)试卷及答案解析

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mnutestoentnyourcampusetosellayouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,features, conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation. Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnorrwrethan180words.PartII ListeningComprehension (25minutes)SectionA:Inth

ssection,youlrthreesreports.Atthedfhsreport,youheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA), B), C)andD). ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.QuestionsI and2arebasedonthenewsreportyou havejust heard.A) Themaninthecarwasabsent-minded. B)Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement.C) Theself-drivingsystemwas faulty. D) Thecarwasmovmgat afastspeed.A) Theyhavedonebetterthanconvent10nalcars.Theyhavecausedseveralseverecrashes.Theyhaveposedathreattootherdrivers.Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.Questions3 and4arebasedon thenewsreportyou havejust heard.A) Heworksatanationalpark. B)Heisaqueenbeespecialist.C) Heremovedthebeesfromtheboot.A) Theywerelookingafterthequeen.Theywerelookingfor anewboxtolive in.Hedrovethebeesawayfromhis car.B)Theyweremakingalotofnoise.Theyweredancinginauniqueway.Questions5 to7arebasedon thenewsreport youhavejustheard.A) Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.Thesecondtriptoasmallremoteisland.Thefindingof twonewspeciesoffrog.Thelatesttestonarareanimalspecies.A) Apoisonoussnakeattackedhimonhisfieldtrip.Hediscoveredararefrogonadesertedisland.Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep.Hefellfromatallpalmtree byaccident.A)Fromitsgenes.Fromitsorigin.SectionB

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ssetion,youlrtwogconversationtthedfhconversationyoulrfourBoththeconversationdthelespokeny.fteryoura,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ThenmarkthecorrespondingrnAnswerSheet1hasingleethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Thesecuritychecktakestime.Hehastocheckalotofluggage.Hisflightisleavinginlessthan2hours.Theairportisalongwayfromthehotel.A)Incash. Withhissmartphone.Bycreditcard. Withatraveler'scheck.A) Givehimareceipt.B)Confirmhisflight.Lookafterhisluggage.Findaporterforhim.A) SigningupformembershipofSheratonHotel.B)Stayinginthesamehotelnexttimehecomes.Loadingherluggageontotheairportshuttle.Postingacommentonthehotel'swebpage.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A) Heistheonlyboyinhisfamily.B)Hebecomestearfulinwind.Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.Heishisteacher'sfavoritestudent.A) Tellhimtoplayinherbackyard.B)Dosomethingfunnytoamusehim.Givehimsomecherrystoneswith.Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory.A) Theycouldbreakpeople'slegs.Theycouldsometimesterrifyadults.Theycouldflyagainstastrongwind.Theycouldknockpeopleunconscious.A) Onewouldgetaspotontheirtonguesiftheytoldaliedeliberately.B)Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtobatintheirhair.Onewouldgotoprisoniftheyputastamponupsidedown.Onewouldhavecurlyhairiftheyatetoomuchstalebread.SectionC:In thissection,youl rthree.Atthedfh, youl rthreerfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchooseanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA), B), C) andD). ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1 withasingleline throughthecentre.Questions16 to18arebasedon thepassageyouhavejust heard.A) Everythingseemedtobechanging.Peoplewereformalanddisciplined.Peoplewereexcitedtogotravelingoverseas.D) ThingsfromtheVictorianeracamebackalive.17.A) WatchingTV athome.B)Meetingpeople.C) Drinkingcoffee.D)Tryingnew foods.A) Hewasinterestedinstylishdresses. B)Hewasabletomakealotofmoney.C) Hewasayoungstudentinthe1960s. D) Hewasamanfullofimagination.Questions19 to21arebasedon thepassageyouhavejust heard.A) Theyavoidlookingat them. B)Theyrunawayimmediately.Theyshowangerontheirfaces.A) Itturnstoitsownerfor help.

Theymakethreateningsounds.Itturns awaytoavoidconflict.Itlooksawayandgetsangrytoo. D) Itfocusesitseyesontheirmouths.A) Byobservingtheirfacialfeaturescarefully.Byfocusingonaparticular bodymovement.Bytakingin theirfacialexpressionsasawhole.Byinterpretingdifferentemotionsindifferentways.Questions22 to25arebasedon thepassageyouhavejust heard.A) Theyhavetolookforfoodandshelterunderground.Theytakelittle noticeofthechangesintemperature.Theyresorttodifferent meanstosurvivethebittercold.Theyhavedifficulty adaptingtothechangedenvironment.A) Theyhavetheirweightreducedtotheminimum.Theyconsumeenergystoredbeforethelongsleep.Theycanmaintaintheirheartbeatatthenormalrate.Theycankeeptheirbodytemperaturewarmandstable.A) Bystayinginhidingplacesandeating verylittle.Byseekingfoodandshelterinpeople'shouses.C) Bygrowingthickerhairtostaywarm.D) Bystoringenoughfoodbeforehand.25.A) Tostaysafe.C) Tokeepcompany.B)Tosaveenergy.D) Toprotecttheyoung.PartID ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:In thissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.America'sInternetis fasterthaneverbefore, butpeoplestillcomplainabout theirInternetbeingtooslow.NewYork's Attorney General'soffice 26 aninvestigation in thefall into whetheror notVerizon,CablevisionandTimeWarneraredeliveringbroadbandthat'sasfastastheproviders27itis.Earlierthismonth,theofficeaskedforthepublic'shelptomeasuretheirspeedresults,sayingconsumers28togetthespeedstheywerepromised."Toomanyofusmaybepayingforonething,andgettinganother,"theAttorneyGeneralsaid.Iftheinvestigationuncoversanything,itwouldn'tbethefasttimeatelecomprovidergotinto29overthebroadbandspeedsitpromisedanddeliveredcustomers.BackinJune,theFederalCommunicationsCommissionfinedAT&TMYMlOOmillionover30thatthecarriersecretlyreducedwirelessspeedsaftercustomersconsumedacertainamountof31.Evenwhentheystayontherightsideofthelaw, Internetprovidersarousecustomers'angeroverbandwidthspeedandcost.Justthisweek, aninvestigationfoundthatmediaandtelecomgiantComcastisthemost 32provider. Over10months, Comcastreceivednearly12,000 customercomplaints, many 33 toitsmonthlydatacapand(超过额度的）charges.SomeAmericansaregettingso 34 withInternetprovidersthey'rejustgivingup. ArecentstudyfoundthatthenumberofAmericanswithhigh-speedInternetathometoday 35 fellduringthelasttwoyears, and15%ofpeoplenowconsiderthemselvestobe "cord-cutters. "accusat10nsD)commumcatmgG) deservedJ)launchedM) troubleactuallyE)complainH) K) relatingN) usually

C)claimdatahatedL) timesO) worriedSectionBDirectionsInthisyouaregoingtoreadatenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsormationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom加htheinformationisderived.YoumaychooseaparagraphmorethanonceEachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.From Accountant toYogi: MakingaRadical CareerChangeAtsomepoint, almostallofuswill experienceaperiodofradicalprofessional change.Someofuswillseekitout;forothersitwill feellike anunwelcomeintrusion intootherwisestablecareers.Eitherway, wehavechoicesabouthowwerespondto itwhenitcomes.WerecentlycaughtupwithyogaentrepreneurLeahZaccaria, whoputherselfthroughthefireofchangetocompletelyreinventherself.Inhersearchtolivealifeofpurpose,Leahleftherhigh-payingaccountingjob,herhusband,andherhome.Intheprocess,shebuiltaradicallynewlifeandcareer.Sincethen,shehasfoundedtwoyogastudios,metanewlifepartner,andformedanewcommunityofpeople.Evenifyourpersonalreinventionislessdrastic,wethinktherearelessonsfromherexperiencethatapply.Wheredotheseedsofchangecomefrom?TheNativeAmericanIndianshaveasaying:"Payattentiontothewhisperssoyouwon'thavetoheartheOftenthebestideasforbigfromunexpected—places it'sjustamatteroftuningin.Greatleadersrecognizetheweaksignalsorslightsignsthatpointtobigchangestocome.Leahreflectsonatimeshelistenedtothewhispers:"Aboutthetimemydaughterwasfiveyearsold,Istartedhavingasensethat'thisisn'tright."'Shethenrealizedthatherlifenolongermatchedhervisionforit.Upuntilthatpoint,Leahhadfollowedtraditionalmeasuresofsuccess.Aftergraduatingwithadegreeinaccounting,shejoinedapublicaccountingfrrm,married,boughtahouse,putlotsofstuffinit,andhadababy."Ididwhateverybodyelsethoughtlookedsuccessf,u"lshesays.Leaheasilycouldhavefallenintoatrapoffeelingcontent;instead,herenergysparkedaperiodofexperimentationandrenewal.Feelingtheneedtochange,Leahstartedplayingwithfuturepossibilitiesbyexploringherinterestsanddevelopingnewcapabilities.Firsttryingphysicalexerciseanddieting,shelostsomeweightanddiscoveredaninnerstrength."IfeltpowerfulbecauseIbrokethroughmyownlimitations,"sherecalls.However,itwasanotherinterestthatledLeahtoradicallyreinventherself."Iremembersittingonabenchwithmyauntatayogastudio,"shesaid,"andhavingamomentofclarityrightthenandthere:Yogaissavingmylife.Yogaiswaking meup.I'mnot happyandIwanttochangeandI'mdonewiththis." InthatmomentofclarityLeahmadeanimportantconqueringherinnerresistancetochangeandmakingafirmcommitmenttotakebiggersteps.Creatingthefutureyouwantisaloteasierifyouarereadytoexploittheopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.WhenLeahmadethecommitmenttochange,sheprimedherselftonewopportunitiesshemayotherwisehaveoverlooked.Sherecalls:OnedayamanIworkedwith,Ryan,whohadhisofficenexttomine,said,"Leah,let'sgolookatthisspaceonQueenHeknewmyloveforyogaandhadseenaspaceclosetowherehelivedthathethoughtmightbegoodtoserveasayogastudio.AssoonasIsawthelocation,Iknewthiswasit.OfcourseIwasscared,yetIhadthisstrongsenseof"I havetodothis."OnlyafewmonthslaterLeahopenedherfirstyogastudio,butsuccesswasnotinstant.Creatingthefuturetakestime.That'swhyleaderscontinuetopresentwhilebuildingtowardthebigchangesofthefuture.Whenit'stimetomaketheleap,theytakeactionandimmediatelydropwhat'snolongerservingtheirpurpose.InitiallyLeahstayedwithheraccountingjobwhilestartinguptheyogastudiotomakeitallwork.Soonafter, sheknewshehadtomakeaboldmovetofullycommittohernewfuture.Within twoyears,shedthesafetyofheraccountingjobandmadetheswitchuchdrasticchangeisnoteasy.Steeringthroughchangeandfacingobstaclesbringsusfacetofacewithourfears.Leahreflectsononeincidentthattriggeredherfears,whenherinvestorsthreatenedtoshutherdown:"Iwas probablyupagainstthemostfearI'veeverhad,"shesays. "Ihadspenttwoyearscultivatingthiscommunity,andithadbecomesuccessfulveryfast,butwithinsixmonthsIwasfacingtheprospectoflosingitall."Sheconnectedwithhersenseofpurposeanddugdeep,cultivatingatremendoussenseofstrength."IwasfeelingsointentionalandstrongthatIwasn'tgoingtoletfearjusttakeover.Iwasthinking,'OK,guys,ifyouwanttotrytoshutmedown, shutmedown.'AndIknewitwasanegotiationsoIwasabletosaytomyself,'Thisisnotreal.'"Bynamingherfearsandfacingthemhead-on,Leahgainedconfidence.Formostofus,lettinggoofthesafetyandsecurityofthepastgivesusgreatfear.Callingoutourfearsexplicitly,asLeahdid,canhelpusactdecisively. Thecycleofrenewalneverends.Leah'sgrowthspurredhertoopenhersecondanditwasn'tforthemoney.Ihavenodesiretomakemillionsofdollars.It's notaboutthat;it'saboutgrowthforme.Honestly,Ididn'tneedtoopenasecondstudio.IwasmakingasmuchmoneyasIwasasanaccountant.ButIknowifyoudon'tgrow,youstandstill,andthatdoesn'tworkforme.0) Considerthecurrentmomentinyourownlife, yourteamoryourorganization.Whereareyouinthecycleofrenewal:Areyouactivelypreservingthepresent,orselectivelyforgettingthepast,orboldlycreatingthefuture?WhatadvicewouldLeahgiveyoutomoveyouaheadonyourjourney?Oncewe'reonthepathofgrowth,wecancontinuallymovethroughtheseasonsoftransformationandrenewal.Readinesstotakeadvantageofnewopportunitieswillmakeiteasiertocreateone'sdesiredfuture.Byconventionalstandards,Leahwasatypicalsuccessfulwomanbeforehercareer.Leahgainedconfidencebylayingoutherfearsandconfrontingthemdirectly.Insearchofameaningfullife,Leahgaveupwhatshehadandsetupherownyogastudios.Leah'sinterestinyogapromptedhertomakeafrrmdecisiontoreshapeherlife.signsmayindicategreatchangestocomeandthereforemeritattention.Leah'sfrrstyogastudiowasbynomeansanimmediatesuccess.peopleregardprofessionalchangeasanunpleasantexperiencethatdisturbstheirstablecareers.TheworstfearLeaheverhadwastheprospectofyogabusiness.Assheexplorednewinterestsanddevelopednewpotentials,Leahfeltpowerfulinternally.SectionC:Theree2snthissecti.cheollowedysomesrdstatemtr.hfthemthereefourchoicarkedA),B), )d. YoushouldenthetchoicemarkthecorrespondingrnAnswerSheehasingleethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.migrationawayfromthesuburbstothecityaccordingtoanewreport.

willbethebiggestrealestatetrendin2015,ThereportsaysAmerica'surbanizationwillcontinuetobethemostsignificantissueaffectingtheindustry,ascitiesacrossthecountryimitatethewalkabilityandtransit-orienteddevelopmentmakingcitieslikeNewYorkandSanFranciscososuccessful.Assmallercitiescopythemodelofthese"24-hourcities," moreaffordableversionsoftheseplaceswill becreated.Thereportreferstothisasthecorningofthe"18-hourcity,"andusesthetermtorefertocitieslikeHouston,Austin,Charlotte,andNashville,whichare"positioningthemselvesashighlycompetitive,intermsoflivability,employmentofferings,andrecreationalandculturalfacilities."Anothertrendthatlookssignificantin2015isthatAmerica'slargestpopulationgroup,Millennials(千禧一lcontinuetotfgaApartmentslretaintheirlforaeforMillennials,bywhathappenedtohome-owningparents.Thistrendwillcontinueintothe2020s,thereportprojects.Afterthat,surveyrespondentsdisagreeoverwhetherthisgenerationwillfollowintheirparents'footsteps,movingtothesuburbstoraisefamilies,orwillchoosetoremaininthecitycenter.Anotherissueaffectingrealestateinthecomingyearwill beAmerica'sfailinginfrastructure.Mostroads,watertheelectricandcommunicationsnetworkswereinstalled50to100yearsandtheyarelargelytakenforgranteduntiltheyfail.Thereport'swritersstatethatAmerica'sfailuretoinvestininfrastructureimpactsnotonlythehealthofthereal-estatemarket,butalsoourabilitytoremaingloballycompetitive.Apartfromthespecifictrendshighlightedabove,whichcausetoworry,thereportportraysanoveralloptimismbornebytherecenthealthyupcycle"andimprovingeconomy.Seventy-fourpercentoftherespondentssurveyedreporttoexcellent"expectationofreal-estateprofitabilityin2015.Whileexcessivemcanedtesultingnareal-estat","thereport'ssythatpotentialoutcomeinthatithasnotyetoccurred.Accordingtothenewreport,realestatedevelopmentin2015willwitness .anacceleratingspeed B)ashifttocitycentersC)anewfocusonsmallcities D)anever-increasingdemandWhatcharacterize"rcities"ewYork?Peoplecanlivewithoutprivatecars.Peoplearegenerallymorecompetitive.Peoplecanyservicesdthclock.Peopleareinharmonywiththeenvironment.WhyareMillennialsreluctanttobuyahouse?Theycanonlyaffordsmallapartments.Thehousepricesarecurrentlytoohigh.Theirparents'badexperiencestillhauntsthem.Theyfeelattachedtothesuburbanenvironment.WhatmighthinderrealestatedevelopmentintheU.S.?Thecontinuingeconomicrecessioninthecountry.Thelackofconfidenceonthepartofinvestors.Thefierceglobalcompetition.Theworseninginfrastructure.HowdomostoftherespondentsinthesurveyfeelabouttheU.S.real-estatemarketin2015?Pessimistic.C)Cautious.

B)Hopeful.D)Uncertain.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thebrainisaseeminglyendlesslibrary, whoseshelveshouseourmostpreciousmemoriesaswellasourlifetime'sknowledge.Butisthereapointwhereitreachescapacity?Theanswerisno,becausebrainsaremoresophisticatedthansteadofjustcrowdingin,oldinformationissometimespushedoutofthebrainfornewmemoriestoform.Previousbehaviouralstudieshaveshownthatlearningnewinformationcanleadtoforgetting.Butinanewstudy,researchersdemonstratedforthefirsttimehowthiseffectoccursinthebrain.Indailylife, forgettingactuallyhasclearforinstance,thatyoulostyourbankcard.ThenewcardyoureceivewillcomewithanewpersonalidentificationEachtimeyourememberthenewPIN,youyforgetthed.Thisssstorelevant,interfering.

ithoutoldmemoriesAndmostofusmaysometimesfeelthefrustrationofhavingoldmemoriesinterferewithnew, relevantmemories.Considertryingtorememberwhereyouparkedyourcarinthesamecarparkyouwereataweekearlier.Thistypeofmemory(whereyouaretryingtoremembernew,butsimilarinformation)isparticularlyvulnerabletointerference.Whenweacquirenewinformation, thebrainautomaticallytriestoincorporate(合并）itwithinexistinginformationbyformingassociations.Andwhenweretrieve(检索）information,boththedesiredandassociatedbutirrelevantinformationisrecalled.Themajorityofpreviousresearchhasfocusedonhowwelearnandremembernewinformation.Butcurrentstudiesarebeginningtoplacegreatertheconditionsunderwhichweforget,asitsimportancebeginstobemoreappreciated.Averysmallnumberofpeopleareabletorememberalmosteverydetailoftheirlife.Whileitmaysoundlikeanadvantagetomany,peoplewiththisrareconditionoftenfindtheirunusualabilityburdensome.Inaforgettingisourbrain'swayofsortingsothemostrelevantmemoriesarereadyretrieval.Normalforgettingmayevenbeasafetymechanismtoensureourbraindoesn'tbecometoofull.Whathavepastbehaviouralstudiesfoundaboutourbrain?Itscapacityactuallyknowsnolimits.Itgrowssophisticatedwithpractice.Itkeepsourmostpreciousmemoriesuntillife'send.Newinformationlearnedpushesoldinformationout.Whatisthebenefitofforgetting?Itfreesusfrompainfulmemories.Ithelpsslowdownouragingprocess.Itfac1htatesrstrelevantItpreventsoldinformationfromformingassociations.Whatistheemphasisofcurrentstudiesofmemory?Whenpeopletendtoforget.Whatcontributestoforgetting.Hownewtechnologyhindersmemorycapacity.Whylearningandforgettingarecomplementary.Whatdopeoplefindabouttheirrareabilitytoremembereverydetailoftheirlife?Itaddstotheburdenoftheirmemory.Itmakestheirlifemorecomplicated.Itcontributestotheirsuccessinlife.Itconstitutesarareobjectofenvy.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutforgetting?Itcanenlargeourbraincapacity.Ithelpsgetridofnegativememories.Itisawayoforganisingourmemories.Itshouldnotcauseanyalarminanyway.PartIV Translation (30minutes)Directions

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(25minutes)【原文】NewsReport1OneofGoogle'sself-drivingcarscrashedintoabusinCalifornialastmonth.Therewerenoinjuries.ItisnotthefirsttimeoneofGoogle'sfamedself-drivingcarsbasbeeninvolvedinaitmaybethefrrsttimeithascausedone.OnFebruary14ththeself-drivingcar,travelingat2mph(3km/h),pulledoutinfrontofa publicbus— 12—PAGE14—PAGE14——going15mph(24km/h). (1-1)ThemanintheGoolevehiclereortedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.Inastatement,Googlesaid:"Weclearlybearsomeresponsibility,becauseifourcarhadn'tmoved,therewouldn'thavebeenacrash.(1-2)Thatsaid ourtestdriverbelievedthebuswasoin tosloworsto toallowustomereintothetraffic andthattherewouldbesufficientspacetodothat."(2)Thecoman'sself-drivin carshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS anduntilnowhaveonl reortedminoraccidents.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejust heard.AccordingtoGoogle,whatwasthecauseoftheaccident?A)Themanmthecarwasabsent-minded.Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement.Theself-drivingsystemwasfaulty.Thecarwasmovingatafastspeed.【答案】B【难度】中等【详解】根据新闻第一句话，这篇新闻主要报道的是谷歌无人自动驾驶汽车与一辆公交车发生碰撞这一事故。根据原文"ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecar,dsoedtswitchtothemanualmode." 以及s,trtestrdthesgoingtosloworstoptoallowustomergeintothetraffic, andthattherewouldbesufficientspacetodothat",可知谷歌的试驾员以为公交车会慢慢减速或者停下来，就会给自动驾驶汽车留有足够空间并入车流中因此测试人员并没有转换到人工驾驶模式。 由此可知，测试人员判断失误是导致事故发生原因B)Thetestdrivermadeawrong,同义替换。

试人员判断失误，是正确选项，是对原文的A)C)自动驾驶存在错误；D)汽车以一种快速的速度行驶。A)CHowhaveGoogle'sself-drivingcarsperformedsofar?A)Theyhavedonebetterthanconventionalcars.Theyhavecausedseveralseverecrashes.Theyhaveposedathreattootherdrivers.Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.【答案】D【难度】较低【详解】本题答案为D。在听力末尾说到"TheingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUSanduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents",无人驾驶车已经运行得非常好的穿越了美国的各大州，直到现在只选项D)Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell,他们总体来说做的比较好，是对原文的同义替换。A)B))故排除。NewsReportTwoThousandsofbeesleftatownafterlandingonthebackofacarwhentheirqueengotstuckinitsTomMoses, whoworks atanearbynationalpark, noticed a"brown patch" onthebackofthe caraftertheowner parkedittodosomeshopping. When helooked closer, herealized itwasahugegroup ofbees. Moses said: "I've seenthatmanybeesinonespot. Itwasveryunusual. (4)The wereve closeto etherandthere wasalotofnoiseandmovements, itwasinteresting toseesuchastrangesight. Buttherewerealotofpeople around andIwasabitworried aboutthebeesandthepeoplestopping tolook. Ithoughtthatsomeonemightdosomethingstupid."Mosescalledtwolocalbeespecialistswhohelpedremovedthebeesbyattractingthemintoabox.Mosesspentthreehourslookingafterthebeesandwasstungfivetimes.Hesaid,"mystingsareabitpainfulbutI'mpleasedthatallworkedoutandIcould help, people needtorealize thatbeesarevaluable andtheyshould belooked after."Questions3 and4 arebased onthenews report youhavejust heard.What dowelearnaboutTomMoses?Heworks atanational park.Heisaqueenbeespecialist.Heremoved the