2018 年6 月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（一）

2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题（一）PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofreadingabilityandhowtodevelopit.shouldwriteatleast120butnothan180words.PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearnewsAttheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorquestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner’sANewHampshirejokewithfriendsonhiswife.Afather’smessageforhisdaughter.Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.A)Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.Shewantedtohonorherfather’spromise.Shehadbeenaskedbyherfathertodoso.Shewasexcitedtoseeherfather’shandwriting.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadlionbeeswereinfectedwithdisease.Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.A)Itapologizedtoitscustomers. C)Itlostahugestockofbees.Itwasforcedtokillitsbees. D)Itlost2.5milliondollars.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.C)Itprovedtobeofhighcommercialvalue.Ittookandlandedonafootballfield. D)ItmadeaseriesofsharpturnsintheA)Engineeringproblems. C)Inadequatefunding.Theairpollutionitproduced. D)TheoppositionfromtheA)Itusesthelatestaviationtechnology. C)Itisasafermeansoftransportation.Itfliesfasterthanacommercialjet. D)ItismoreenvironmentallySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Itseemsadepressingtopic. C)Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.Itsoundsquitealarming. D)Itisgettingmoreseriousthesedays.A)Themandoesn’tunderstandSpanish. C)Theydon’twantsomethingtooThewomandoesn’treallylikedancing. D)Theycan’tmakeittothetheatreintime.A)ItwouldbemorefunwithoutWhiteheadhosting.Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudience’sattention.Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverwatched.ItisashowinappropriateforanightofA)aC)Booktheticketsonline.Goandseethedance. D)Seeafilmwiththeman.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Mostofherschoolmatesareyoungerthansheis.Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.Therearetoomanyactivitiesforhertocopewith.Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.A)Seekadvicefromseniorstudents. C)Participateinafter-schoolactivities.Pickupsomemeaningfulhobbies. D)Lookintowhattheschooloffers.A)Giveherhelpwheneversheneedsit.C)Findheraccommodationoncampus.Acceptherasatransferstudent. D)Introducehertoherroommates.A)ShehasinterestssimilartoC)ShehaschosenthemajorCatherinehas.ShehasbecomefriendswithCatherine. D)Shehasjusttransferredtothecollege.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)investigatehowbeingoverweightimpactsonhealth.findoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.discoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.determinewhatfeelingsmicehave.A)WhentheyareC)Whentheysmellfood.WhentheyareD)WhentheywantA)Theysearchforfoodingroups. C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.TheyareoverweightwhenfoodisD)Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)ItsconstructionstartedbeforeI.Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.Itisefficientlyusedfortransport.Itisoneofthebestintheworld.A)improvetransportationinthecountryside.movetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.enablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.speedupthetransportationofgoods.A)Inthe1970s. C)Inthe1950s.Inthe1960s. D)Inthe1940s.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Chattingwhiledriving. C)Drivingunderage.Messagingwhiledriving. D)Speedingonhighways.A)Agadgettoholdaphoneonthesteeringwheel.AgadgettochargethephoneinaAdevicetocontrolthespeedofavehicle.Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.A)Thecarkeepsflashingitsheadlights. C)Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.Thecarslowsdowngraduallytoahalt. D)Theygetawarningontheirsmartphone.A)Installingacamera. C)Checkingtheiremails.Usingaconnectedapp. D)Keepingadailyrecord.PartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,isapassagewithtenblanks.toselectoneforeachblankalistofchoicesgiveninabankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.EachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaPleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.maynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycoveredinsolarpanels.Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbytheinsurancecompanyinside.Whenthetowerwasfirst26in1962,itwascoveredwiththinsquarestones.Thesesmallsquarestonesbecameaproblemforthebuildingandcontinuedtofalloffthefacefor40yearsuntilamajorrenovationwas27 .Duringthisrenovationthebuilding’sowners,CIS,28 thesolarpanelSolarcentury.Theyagreedtocovertheentirebuildinginsolarpanels.In2004,thecompletedCIStowerbecameEurope’slargest29 ofverticalsolarpanels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge30 neverbeenrepeatedsince.Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,andtheCIStowerwaschosenasoneofthe“10bestgreenenergyprojects”.Foralongtimeafterthisrenovationproject,itwasthetallestbuildingintheUnitedKingdom,butitwas31overtakenbytheMillbankTower.Greenbuildingslikethisaren’t32 cost-efficientfortheinvestor,butitdoesproducemuchlesspollutionthanthatcausedbyenergy33 throughfossilfuels.Assolarpanelsget34 ,theworldislikelytoseemoreskyscraperscoveredinsolarpanels,collectingenergymuchliketreesdo.Imagineaworldwherebuildingthetallestskyscraperwasn’taraceof35 ,butratheronecollectthemostsolarenergy.H)discoveredH)discoveredO)undertakenG)dimensionN)scaleF)consultedM)rangeE)constructedL)productionD)competedK)necessarilyC)collectionJ)heightB)cleanerI)eventuallyA)cheaperSectionBDirections:Inthissection,yougoingtoapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphwhichtheinformationisderived.maychooseaparagraphthanonce.EachparagraphismarkedwithaAnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.SomeCollegeStudentsAreAngryThatTheyHavetoPaytoDoTheirHomeworkDigitallearningsystemsnowchargestudentsforaccesscodesneededtocompletecoursework,takequizzes,andturninhomework.Asuniversitiesgodigital,studentsarecomplainingofanewhittotheirfinancesreplacing–andsometimesjoining–expensivetextbooks:priceyonlineaccesscodesthatarerequiredtocompletecourseworkandsubmitassignments.Thecodes–whichtypicallyrangeinpricefrom$80to$155percourse–givestudentsonlineaccesstosystemsdevelopedbyeducationcompanieslikeMcGrawHillandPearson.Thesecompanies,whichlongreapedbigprofitsastextbookpublishers,haveboastedthattheirnewonlineofferings,whenpushedtostudentsthroughuniversitiestheypartnerwith,representthefutureoftheButcriticssaythedigitalaccesscodesrepresentthesameprofit-seekingethos()ofthetextbookbusiness,andareevenharderforstudentstooptoutof.Whiletheycouldoncebuysecond-handtextbooks,orsharecopieswithfriends,thedigitalsystemsareessentiallyimpossibletoavoid.“Whenwetalkabouttheaccesscodeweseeitasthenewfaceofthetextbookmonopoly(),anewwaytolockstudentsaroundthissystem,”saidEthanSenack,thehighereducationadvocatefortheU.S.PublicInterestResearchGroup,toBuzzFeedNews.“Ratherthan$250(foraprinttextbook)you’repaying$120,”saidSenack.“Butbecausealldigitaliteliminatestheusedbookmarketandeliminatesanysharingandbecausehomeworkandtestsarethroughanaccesscode,iteliminatesanyabilitytooptout.”SarinaHarpet,a19-year-oldstudentatwasfacedwithatoughdilemmawhenshefirststartedcollegein2015–payrentorpaytoturninherchemistryhomework.ShetoldBuzzFeedNewsthatherfreshmanchemistryclassrequiredhertouseConnect,asystemprovidedbyMcGrawHillwherestudentscansubmithomework,takeexamsandtracktheirgrades.Butthecodetoaccesstheprogramcost$120–abigsumforHarper,whohadalreadyputdown$450fortextbooks,andhadrentdayapproaching.Shedecidedtowaitforhernextwork-studypaycheck,whichwastypically$150-$200,topayforthecode.Sheknewthatherchemistrygrademaytakeadiveasaresult.abalancingact,”shesaid.“CanIreallyaffordtheseaccesscodesnow?”Shedidn’thandinherfirsttwoassignmentsforwhichstartedheroutintheclasswithafailinggrade.Theaccesscodesmaybeanotherfinancialheadacheforstudents,butfortextbookbusinesses,they'rethefuture.McGrawHill,whichcontrols21%ofthehighereducationmarket,reportedinMarchthatitsdigitalcontentsalesexceededprintsalesforthefirsttimein2015.Thecompanysaidthat45%ofits$140millionrevenuein2015“wasderivedfromdigitalproducts.”APearsonspokespersontoldBuzzFeedNewsthat“digitalmaterialsarelessexpensiveandagoodinvestment”thatoffernewfeatures,likeaudiotexts,personalizedknowledgechecksandexpertvideos.Itsdigitalcoursematerialssavestudentsupto60%comparedtotraditionalprintedtextbooks,thecompanyadded.McGrawHilldidn’trespondtoarequestforcomment,butitsCEODavidLevintoldtheFinancialinAugustthat“inhighereducation,theeraoftheprintedtextbookisnowover.”Thetextbookindustryinsiststheonlinesystemsrepresentabetterdealforstudents.“Thesedigitalproductsaren’tjustmechanismsforstudentstosubmithomework,theyofferallkindsoffeatures,”DavidAnderson,theexecutivedirectorofhighereducationwiththeAssociationofAmericanPublishers,toldBuzzFeedNews.“Ithelpsstudentsunderstandinawaythatyoucan’tdowithprinthomeworkassignments.”DavidHunt,anassociateprofessorinsociologyatAugustawhichhasrolledoutdigitaltextbooksacrossitsmathandpsychologydepartments,toldBuzzFeedNewsthatheunderstandstheutilityofusingsystemsthatrequireaccesscodes.Buthedoesn’trequirehisstudentstobuyaccesstoalearningprogramthatcontrolstheclassassignments.“Itrytomakethingsasinexpensiveaspossible,”saidHunt,whousesfreedigitaltextbooksforhisclassesbutdesignshisowncurriculum.“TheonlinesystemsmaymakemylifealoteasierbutIfeellikeI’mgivingupcontrol.Thediscussionsarethethingswheremyexpertisecanbenefitthestudentsmost.”A20-year-oldjunioratGeorgiaSouthernUniversitytoldBuzzFeedNewsthatshenormallyspends$500–$600onaccesscodesforclass.Inonecase,theprofessordidn'trequirestudentstobuyatextbook,justanaccesscodetoturninhomework.Thisyearshesaidshespent$900onaccesscodestobooksandprograms.“That'stwomonthsofrent,”shesaid.“Youcan’tsellanyofitback.Withatraditionaltextbookyoucansellitfor$30–$50andthathelpstopayforyournewsemester’sbooks.Withanaccesscode,you’reoutofthatmoney.”Benjamina19-year-oldstudentattheUniversityofSouthCarolina,toldBuzzFeedNewsthatridiculousthatafterpayingtensofthousandsintuitionwehavetopayforalltheseaccesscodestodoourhomework.”Manyoftheaccesscodespurchasedhavebeenrequiredsimplytocompletehomeworkorquizzes.“Oftenonly10%ofyourgradeinclass.”hesaid.payingsomuchmoneyforsomethingthathardlyaffectsyourgrade–butifyoudidn’thaveit,itwouldaffectyourgradeenough.ItwouldbebadtostartoutataBorC.”saidhespent$500onaccesscodesfordigitalbooksandprogramsthisHarper,apoultry(家禽)science,istakingchemistryagainthisyearandhadtobuyanewaccesscodetohandinherhomework.Sherentedhereconomicsandstatisticstextbooksforabout$20each.Butheraccesscodesforhomework,whichcan'tberentedorboughtsecond-hand,werehermostexpensivepurchases:$120and$85.Shestillremembersthestingofherfirstexperienceskippinganassignmentduetothehighprices.don’treallyhaveamissedassignmentshesaid.“Ifyoumissit,youjustmissit.Ijustgotzerosonacoupleoffirstassignments.Imanagedtopulleverythingbackup.Butasascaredfreshmanlookingattheirgrades,notfun.”Ayearlyexpensesonaccesscodesmayamounttotheirrentfortwomonths.Theonlineaccesscodesmaybeseenasawaytotiethestudentstothedigitalsystem. Ifastudenttakesacourseagain,theymayhavetobuyanewaccesscodetosubmittheirassignments.McGrawHillaccountsforoverone-fifthofthemarketshareofcollegetextbooks.Manytraditionaltextbookpublishersarenowofferingonlinedigitalproducts,whichtheybelievewillbethefutureofthepublishingbusiness.Onestudentcomplainedthattheynowhadtopayforaccesscodesinadditiontothehightuition.Digitalmaterialscancoststudentslessthanhalfthepriceoftraditionalprintedbooksaccordingtoapublisher.Onestudentdecidednottobuyheraccesscodeuntilshereceivedthepayforherpart-timejob.Onlinesystemsmaydepriveteachersofopportunitiestomakethebestuseoftheirexpertisefortheirstudents.Digitalaccesscodesarecriticizedbecausetheyareprofit-drivenjustlikethetextbookbusiness.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Losingyourabilitytothinkandrememberisprettyscary.Weknowtheriskofdementia(痴呆症)increaseswithage.Butifyouhavememoryslips,youprobablyneedn’tworry.Thereareprettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementiaandage-relatedmemoryloss.Afterage50,it’squitecommontohavetroublerememberingthenamesofpeople,placesandthingsquickly,saysDr.KirkDaffnerofBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBoston.Thebrainagesjustliketherestofthebody.Certainpartsshrink,especiallyareasinthebrainthatareimportanttolearning,memoryandplanning.Changesinbraincellscanaffectcommunicationbetweendifferentregionsofthebrain.Andbloodflowcanbereducedasbloodvesselsnarrow.Forgettingthenameofanactorinafavoritemovie,forexample,isnothingtoworryabout.Butifyouforgettheplotofthemovieordon'trememberevenseeingit,that'sfarmoreconcerning,Daffnersays.Whenyouforgetentireexperience,hesays,“aredflagthatsomethingmoreseriousmaybeinvolved.”Forgettinghowtooperateafamiliarobjectlikeamicrowaveoven,orforgettinghowtodrivetothehouseofafriendyou’vevisitedmanytimesbeforecanalsobesignsofsomethinggoingwrong.Buteventhen,Daffnersays,peopleshouldn’tpanic.Therearemanythingsthatcancauseconfusionandmemoryloss,includinghealthproblemsliketemporarystoppageofbreathingduringsleep,highbloodpressure,ordepression,aswellasmedications(药物)likeantidepressants.Youdon’thavetofigurethisoutonyourown.Daffnersuggestsgoingtoyourdoctortocheckonmedications,healthproblemsandotherissuesthatcouldbeaffectingmemory.Andthebestdefenseagainstmemorylossistotrytopreventitbybuildingupyourbrain’scognitive(认知的)reserve,Daffnersays.“Readbooks,gotomovies,takeonnewhobbiesoractivitiesthatforceonetothinkinnovelways,”hesays.Inotherwords,keepyourbrainbusyandworking.Andalsogetphysicallyactive,becauseexerciseisaknownbrainbooster.Whydoestheauthorsaythatoneneedn’tbeconcernedaboutmemoryslips?Notallofthemaresymptomsofdementia.Theyoccuronlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople.Notallofthemarerelatedtoage.Theyarequitecommonamongfifty-year-olds.Whathappensaswebecomeagedaccordingtothepassage?Ourinteractionskillsdeteriorate.Somepartsofourbrainstopfunctioning.Communicationwithinourbrainweakens.Ourwholebrainstartsshrinking.Whichmemory-relatedsymptomshouldpeopletakeseriously?forgettinghowtododailyroutines.Inabilitytorecalldetailsoflifeexperiences.Failuretorememberthenamesofmoviesoractors.Occasionallyconfusingtheaddressesoffriends.Whatshouldpeopledowhensignsofseriousmemorylossshowup?Checkthecognitivereserve.StopmedicationsaffectingTurntoaprofessionalforassistance.Exercisetoimprovetheirwell-being.WhatisDaffner’sadviceforcombatingmemoryloss?Havingregularphysicalandmentalcheckups.medicinethathelpsboostbrain.Engaginginknownmemoryrepairactivities.StayingactivebothphysicallyandPassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AletterwrittenbyCharlesDarwinin1875hasbeenreturnedtotheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives(档案馆)bytheFBIafterbeingstolentwice.“Werealizedinthemid-1970sthatitwasmissing,”saysEffieKapsalis,headoftheSmithsonianInsitutionArchives.“Itwasnotedasmissingandlikelytakenbyanintern(实习生),fromwhattheFBIistellingus.Wordgotoutthatitwasmissingwhensomeoneaskedtoseetheletterforresearchpurposes,”andtheinternputtheletterback.“Theinternlikelytooktheletteragainoncenobodywaswatchingit.”Decadespassed.Finally,theFBIreceivedatipthatthestolendocumentwaslocatedveryclosetoWashington,D.C.Theirartcrimeteamrecoveredtheletterbutwereunabletopresschargesbecausethetimeoflimitationshadended.TheFBIworkedcloselywiththeArchivestodeterminethattheletterwasbothauthenticanddefinitelySmithsonian’sproperty.TheletterwaswrittenbyDarwintothankanAmericangeologist,Dr.FerdinandVandeveerHayden,forsendinghimcopiesofhisresearchintothegeologyoftheregionthatwouldbecomeYellowstoneNationalPark.Theletterisinfairlygoodcondition,inspiteofbeingoutofthecareoftrainedmuseumstaffforsolong.“Itwasluckilyingoodshape,”saysKapsalis,“andwejusthavetodosomeminorthingsinordertobeabletounfoldit.Ithassomeglueonitthathascoloreditslightly,butnothingthatwillpreventusfromusingit.Afteritisrepaired,wewilltakedigitalphotosofitandthatwillbeavailableonline.Oneofourgoalsistogetitemsofhighresearchvalueorinteresttothepubliconline.”Itwouldnowbedifficultforanintern,visitororathieftostealadocumentlikethis.“Archivingpracticeshavechangedgreatlysincethe1970s,”saysKapsalis,“andwekeepourhighvaluedocumentsinasafethatIdon’tevenhaveaccessto.”Whathappenedtoletterinthe1970s?ItwasrecoveredbytheFBI.Itwasstolenmorethanonce.Itwasputinthearchivesforresearchpurposes.ItwaspurchasedbytheSmithsonianArchives.WhatdidtheFBIdoaftertherecoveryoftheletter?TheyproveditsC)TheyarrestedthesuspectTheykeptitinaspecialsafe. D)Theypressedcriminalchargesinvain.WhatisDarwin’sletterabout?TheevolutionofNationalPark.HiscooperationwithanAmericangeologist.SomegeologicalevidencesupportinghisHisacknowledgementofhelpfromaprofessional.WhatwilltheSmithsonianInstitutionArchivesdowiththeletteraccordingtoKapsalis?ReserveitforresearchpurposesC)Keepitapermanentsecret.Turnitintoanobjectofhighinterest. D)Makeitavailableonline.WhathasthepasthalfcenturywitnessedaccordingtoKapsalis?Growinginterestinrareartobjects. C)Recoveryofvariousmissingdocuments.Radicalchangesinarchivingpractices. D)Increasesinthevalueofmuseumexhibits.PartⅣ Translation (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.过去，乘飞机出行对大多数中国人来说是难以想象的。如今，随着经济的发展和生活水平的提高，越来越多的中国人包括许多农民和外出务工人员都能乘飞机出行。他们可以乘飞机到达所有大城市，还有很多城市也在筹建机场。航空服务不断改进，而且经常会有廉价机票。近年来，节假日期间选择乘飞机外出旅游的人数在不断增加。2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题（一）PartI Writing (30minutes)【高分范文】TheImportanceofReadingAbilityandHowtoDevelopItThereisnodoubtthatreadingabilityplaysavitalroleinourlife.Withourhighlycivilizedsocietyboomingincreasinglyfaster,readingabilitywillbemuchmorecrucial.Tobeginwith,readingwillassistusinenlargingourvocabulary.OnlyinthiswaycanwememorizemoreEnglishwordsprofoundly.Besides,readingisboundtoimproveourwritingskills.Themorematerialsweread,themorefamiliarwithlanguageapplicationwewillbe.Lastbutnottheleast,readingwillavailustointeractwithoneanother.AsfarasIamconcerned,itishightimethatpromptstepsshouldbeadoptedtodevelopourreadingability.Ontheonehand,wearesupposedtotakefulladvantageofdictionaries.Ontheotherhand,weoughttogetintothehabitoftakingnotes.Onlywhenwesparenoefforttoimproveourreadingabilitycanwehaveabetterunderstandingoftheworld.PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (25minutes)SectionA【答案&原文】ABAmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecadesagowasfound1,500milesawayandhasbeenreturnedtohisdaughter.Thelong-lostmessagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottlehalfburiedinthesand.Thatlookedlikeithadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime.Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,“Returnto419OceanStreetandreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandPierce,ownersoftheBeachcomberMotel.”ThemotelwasownedbytheparentsofPaulaPiercein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenoteasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoHampshiretodeliverthemessagetoPaulaPierce.Shehelduptoherfather’spromise,givingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?WhydidPaulaPiercegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】BCMillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsect-sprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.Theinsectsprayingovertheweekendleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespotinDorchesterSouthCarolina,wherefourtravel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.MostofthedeathscamefromFlowertownBeeFarm,acompanyinSummervillethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarm“lookslikebeendestroyed.”Thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.DorchesterCountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies.CountymanagerJasonsaidinastatement,“I’mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled.”Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.WhyweresprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowertownBeeFarm?Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】ACDTheworld’slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.TheAirlander10spentnearlytwohoursinthehavingtakenofffromCardingtonAirfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflight,itreached3,000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftismassive–aslongasafootballfieldandastallassixdoubledeckerbusesandcapableofflyingforuptofivedays.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalong-rangespyaircraft,butwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25millionpoundsandcancarryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandemittinglesspollution.Themakersbelievethefutureofaircraftandonedaywe’llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlanderwillneedtohave200hours’flyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministration.Ifitpassesthough,wecanhopewe’llallgetsomeextralegroom.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?WhatcausetheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspyaircraft?WhatistheadvantageoftheAirlander10overhugejetplanes?SectionBQuestions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】ADCBM:Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight？W:Yeah,whynot?Wehaven’tbeenoutforages.What’son?M:Well,there’safilmaboutclimatechange.Doesitsoundgoodtoyou?W:Oh,notreally.Itdoesn’treallyappealtome.What'sitabout?Justclimatechange?M:Ithinkabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining.W:Well,itsoundsreallyawful.It’sanimportantsubject,Iagree,butI’mnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?M:There’saSpanishDanceFestival.W:Oh,