2017年06月四级第3套听力原文及答案解析

News Report 1.

新闻报道一。

Automakers and tech companies are working hard to offer the first true self-driving car.

汽车制造商和科技公司正在努力提供首款真正的自动驾驶汽车。

But 75% of drivers say they wouldn't feel safe in such a vehicle.

但75%的司机表示，在这样的车辆中他们不会感到安全。

Still, 60% of drivers would like to get some kind of self-driving feature, such as automatic braking or self-parking, the next time they buy a new car.

尽管如此，60%的司机希望在他们下次购买新车时能获得某种自动驾驶功能，如自动刹车或自动泊车。

The attitudes are published in a new AAA survey of 1,800 drivers.

这些态度发表在AAA的一项对1,800名司机的新调查中。

Advocates of self-driving cars argue they would be safer than in cars driven by humans because they wouldn't get distracted or drive when tired.

自动驾驶汽车的支持者认为，自动驾驶汽车比人类驾驶的汽车更安全，因为它们不会分心或在疲劳时驾驶。

But those surveyed by AAA say they trust their own driving skills.

但AAA调查的受访者表示，他们信任自己的驾驶技能。

Many feel the technology is too new and unproven.

许多人认为这项技术太新且未经证实。

John Nielsen, AAA's Managing Director of Automotive Engineering and Repair, said tests suggest drivers may be overestimating their own abilities.

AAA汽车工程与维修总经理John Nielsen表示，测试表明司机可能高估了自己的能力。

He also believes they will be more likely to trust self-driving cars as they become more familiar with features such as automatic braking or parking.

他还相信，随着人们对自动刹车或泊车等功能更加熟悉，他们将更有可能信任自动驾驶汽车。

He estimated that the comfort level will increase considerably in 5 to 10 years.

他估计，在5到10年内，舒适度将显著提高。

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

问题1和问题2基于你刚才听到的新闻报道。

Question 1. What is the finding of the AAA survey?

问题1. AAA调查的结果是什么？

Question 2. What does John Nielsen say about self-driving cars?

问题2. John Nielsen对自动驾驶汽车说了什么？

News Report 2.

新闻报道2。

One dog has been killed and multiple dogs have been injured by a snowmobile driver in what appears to be an intentional attack on competitors in the Iditarod race in Alaska.

一名雪地摩托车司机似乎对阿拉斯加伊迪塔罗德比赛中的参赛者进行了故意攻击，导致一条狗死亡，多条狗受伤。

Ali Zirkle was the first to report an attack.

Ali Zirkle是第一个报告攻击的人。

A snowmobile driver had repeatedly attempted to harm her and her team and one of Zirkle's dogs had received a non-life-threatening injury.

一名雪地摩托车司机多次试图伤害她和她的团队，Zirkle的一条狗受到了非致命性伤害。

Zirkle reported the attack when she arrived in Nulato, Alaska in the early hours of the morning.

Zirkle在清晨抵达阿拉斯加的Nulato时报告了这次攻击。

Then, Jeff King, a four-time champion, reported a similar attack.

然后，四届冠军Jeff King报告了一起类似的攻击。

His team was hit by a snowmobile driver, injuring several dogs and killing a three-year-old male dog.

他的团队被一名雪地摩托车司机撞到，导致几条狗受伤，一条三岁雄狗死亡。

Reporter Zachariah Hughes says that neither King nor Zirkle was injured.

记者Zachariah Hughes说，King和Zirkle都没有受伤。

Although this incident very much alters the race of the two participants competing for a win, both are going to continue on their way toward the finish line.

尽管这一事件极大地改变了两位争夺胜利的参赛者的比赛进程，但两人都将继续向终点线前进。

Alaska State Troopers released a statement saying they have arrested Arnold Demoski, 26.

阿拉斯加州警发布声明称，他们已经逮捕了26岁的Arnold Demoski。

He faces trial on several charges.

他面临多项指控的审判。

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

问题3和4基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。

Question 3. What is the News Report mainly about?

问题3. 这篇新闻报道主要关于什么？

Question 4. What do we learn about Jeff King?

问题4. 关于Jeff King，我们了解到什么？

News Report 3.

新闻报道三。

A tour boat turned over off the coast of Nicaragua, killing at least 13 people and leaving more passengers missing, officials said.

一艘观光船在尼加拉瓜海岸倾覆，造成至少13人死亡，另有更多乘客失踪，官方表示。

The boat was carrying 32 people, 25 Costa Ricans, 4 Americans and 3 Nicaraguans.

该船载有32人，包括25名哥斯达黎加人、4名美国人和3名尼加拉瓜人。

The 13 dead were all Costa Rican, the Foreign Ministry said.

外交部称，13名遇难者均为哥斯达黎加人。

The boat traveling between Nicaragua's Big Corn Island and Little Corn Island turned over Saturday near the larger island.

这艘往返于尼加拉瓜大科恩岛和小科恩岛之间的游船于周六在较大岛屿附近倾覆。

Some passengers remain missing, the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry said, but did not specify how many.

哥斯达黎加外交部表示，部分乘客仍然下落不明，但未说明具体人数。

A local radio said an unspecified number of people were rescued, including the tour boat's owner, Hilario Blandin.

当地一家广播电台报道称，包括游船船主希拉里奥·布兰丁在内的一批人获救，但未说明具体人数。

Nicaraguan naval authorities had banned sea travel in the area because of bad weather and strong winds, but the tour boat proceeded anyway.

由于恶劣天气和强风，尼加拉瓜海军当局已禁止该区域海上航行，但这艘游船仍然执意出航。

Blandin, the boat's owner, has been arrested by Nicaraguan authorities, the state-run news agency said.

国营通讯社称，船主布兰丁已被尼加拉瓜当局逮捕。

Both he and a crew member are being investigated for unintentional murder and exposing people to danger, according to police.

据警方称，他和一名船员因过失致人死亡及使他人暴露于危险之中正在接受调查。

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

第5至7题基于你刚才听到的新闻报道。

Question 5. What happened to the tour boat sailing off the Nicaraguan coast?

问题5. 在尼加拉瓜海岸航行的观光船发生了什么事？

Question 6. How many people was the boat carrying?

问题6. 那艘船当时载有多少人？

Question 7. What do we know about the owner of the boat?

问题7. 关于船主，我们了解到什么情况？

Conversation 1.

对话1。

M: Hi, Susan.

嗨，苏珊。

M: You're looking very smart today.

你今天看起来很精神。

F: I always look smart, James.

我一直都很精神，詹姆斯。

F: Actually, I'm on my way to a job interview.

实际上，我正要去参加一个工作面试。

M: What job?

什么工作？

M: Oh, you mean for the summer holidays?

哦，你是指暑假的工作吗？

F: Yeah.

是的。

F: There's only two weeks to go.

只剩两周了。

F: I've got a second interview with that big foreign accountancy firm in the city center.

我有了市中心那家大型外国会计公司的第二次面试。

F: You know the one.

你知道的那家。

M: That's fantastic.

太棒了。

F: The work is just helping out with data input, you know.

工作就是帮忙做数据输入，你知道的。

F: But the pay isn't too bad.

但报酬还不错。

F: It might suit you, too.

它可能也适合你。

F: I know they have at least two temporary positions available.

我知道他们至少有两个临时职位空缺。

F: And I don't think they have anyone else yet.

而且我认为他们还没有其他人选。

M: Hmm.

嗯。

M: If they take you on, tell them you know a friend who'd be really good, too.

如果他们录用你，告诉他们你也认识一个非常合适的朋友。

M: I really need the money and the experience would look good on my resume.

我真的很需要钱，而且这段经历会让我的简历更好看。

M: Maybe we'll be working together.

也许我们会一起工作。

M: The dream team.

梦幻团队。

F: Okay.

好的。

F: Will do.

我会的。

F: If the boss likes me, I'll mention it.

如果老板喜欢我，我会提一下。

F: It'll be good to have someone around who I know.

身边有个认识的人会很好。

F: I'll phone you afterwards, but perhaps you should put in an application anyway.

我会之后给你打电话，但也许你应该无论如何提交一份申请。

M: Thanks, Susan.

谢谢，苏珊。

M: That's great.

太好了。

M: Listen, do you want a lift to the city?

听着，你想搭车去市区吗？

M: I have my dad's car today and nothing else to do this morning.

我今天开了爸爸的车，而且早上没什么其他事。

F: Sure.

当然。

F: Thanks, James.

谢谢，詹姆斯。

M: Let's go, then.

那我们走吧。

M: The car's over there.

车在那边。

M: By the way, how's your knowledge of accountancy?

顺便问一下，你的会计知识怎么样？

M: The interviewer may ask you about it.

面试官可能会问你这个。

F: No problem.

没问题。

F: I think I can survive.

我想我能应付。

F: I might just have to review a few accountancy terms.

我可能只需要复习几个会计术语。

F: Maybe you can give me a practice interview first.

也许你可以先给我一次模拟面试。

M: Of course.

当然。

M: Let's go, then.

那么，我们走吧。

M: Don't want to be late.

不想迟到。

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

第8到11题基于你刚刚听到的对话。

Question 8. Where will Susan probably get a job?

第8题。Susan可能会在哪里找到工作？

Question 9. What will Susan's future job involve?

第9题。Susan未来的工作将涉及什么？

Question 10. Why does James want the job in that company?

第10题。James为什么想要那家公司的工作？

Question 11. What does James say he will have to do to prepare for the interview?

第11题。James说他将必须做什么来准备面试？

Conversation 2.

对话二。

F: There is new data out today that confirms that many Americans are not good at math.

今天有新数据证实，许多美国人不擅长数学。

F: And when it comes to everyday technology skills, we are dead last when compared to other developed countries.

说到日常技术技能，与其他发达国家相比，我们排在最后。

F: Here's Gabriel Emanuel of National Public Radio.

这里是国家公共广播电台的加布里埃尔·伊曼纽尔。

M: Let's start with the bad news that Americans are terrible at technology skills.

让我们从坏消息开始：美国人在技术技能方面很差劲。

M: Using e-mail, naming a file on a computer, using a link on a web page, or just texting someone.

使用电子邮件、在电脑上命名文件、使用网页上的链接，或者只是给某人发短信。

M: No country scored below the U.

没有国家得分低于美

M: S.

国。

M: Only one country.

只有一个国家。

M: Poland performed as poorly as we did.

波兰和我们一样表现糟糕。

F: Who came out the first?

谁排第一？

M: Japan did the best, and then Finland.

日本表现最好，其次是芬兰。

M: If you look at data about reading and math, you'll notice something interesting.

如果你查看关于阅读和数学的数据，你会注意到一些有趣的事情。

M: Young adults who went to college or graduate school were doing pretty well.

上过大学或研究生院的年轻人表现得相当不错。

M: In literacy, they were actually doing better than their peers in other countries.

在读写能力方面，他们实际上比其他国家的同龄人表现更好。

M: So that's a bit of good news.

所以这算是一个好消息。

M: But when you look at Americans who have a high school diploma, they look a lot like other countries' high school dropouts.

但当你看到拥有高中文凭的美国人时，他们看起来很像其他国家的高中辍学生。

M: We have a lot of work to do.

我们有很多工作要做。

M: That is especially true when it comes to math.

这在数学方面尤其如此。

M: You go to the store, and there's a sale.

你去商店，那里有促销活动。

M: Buy one, get the second one half off.

买一件，第二件半价。

M: You decide to buy two.

你决定买两件。

M: How much do you pay?

你付多少钱？

F: You mean high school graduates can't do this task in general?

你是说高中毕业生通常无法完成这个任务吗？

M: You're right.

你说得对。

F: What does that tell us about our education system?

这对我们教育系统说明了什么？

M: Well, it tells us that we need to think about the preparedness of our students as they are leaving high school.

嗯，它告诉我们，我们需要考虑学生高中毕业时的准备情况。

F: Right.

对。

M: And schools, employers, in fact, we all need to do something about it.

而学校、雇主，事实上，我们都需要为此做些什么。

F: Thank you, Gabriel.

谢谢你，加布里埃尔。

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

问题12至15基于你刚刚听到的对话。

Question 12. What does the man say about Americans?

问题12. 这位男士对美国人说了什么？

Question 13. Who performed the best in technology skills, according to the man?

问题13. 根据这位男士，谁在技术技能方面表现最好？

Question 14. In what aspect did American college students perform well?

问题14. 美国大学生在哪个方面表现良好？

Question 15. What do we learn from the conversation about American high school education?

问题15. 从对话中我们了解到美国高中教育的什么情况？

Passage 1.

段落1。

Wild carrots probably evolved with the other flowering plants about 360 million years ago.

野生胡萝卜可能与其他开花植物一起在约3.6亿年前进化。

Like apples, carrots are native to Central Asia.

和苹果一样，胡萝卜原产于中亚。

That's why horses, which also come from Central Asia, like both apples and carrots so much.

这就是为什么同样来自中亚的马非常喜欢苹果和胡萝卜。

With wild carrots, the roots are white, small, and skinny, so you'd have to pick a lot of wild carrots to get enough to eat.

野生胡萝卜的根是白色、细小而瘦的，所以你需要采摘很多野生胡萝卜才能有足够的食物。

Doctors used carrot seeds and roots as medicine on the theory that foods that taste bad must be good for you.

医生用胡萝卜种子和根作为药物，基于味难吃的食物对你有益的理论。

Around 800 AD, people in Central Asia managed to develop a new kind of carrot, a purple carrot, that attracted more interest from international traders.

大约公元800年，中亚的人们成功培育出一种新胡萝卜，紫色的胡萝卜，吸引了国际商人的更多兴趣。

Then, in the late 1500s, food scientists in the Netherlands cultivated large, straight, sweet, red carrots like the ones we eat today.

然后，在16世纪末，荷兰的食品科学家培育出大型、笔直、甜美的红色胡萝卜，就像我们今天吃的那样。

But people still mostly fed carrots to horses, donkeys, and pigs, and didn't eat them themselves.

但人们仍然主要把胡萝卜喂给马、驴和猪，自己不吃。

In the 1600s, people in China used carrots as medicine, but they also ate carrots boiled in soup.

在17世纪，中国人用胡萝卜作为药物，但他们也吃煮在汤里的胡萝卜。

The red color was popular for Chinese New Year celebrations, but carrots got their biggest boost during the two world wars, when food shortages forced people to eat them, and governments told everyone how healthy carrots were.

红色在中国新年庆祝活动中很受欢迎，但胡萝卜在两次世界大战期间得到了最大的推动，当时食物短缺迫使人们吃胡萝卜，政府也告诉大家胡萝卜有多健康。

Today, cooler countries grow most of the world's carrots.

如今，较凉爽的国家种植了世界上大部分的胡萝卜。

Machines do most of the planting and picking, and carrots are easy to store and ship, so they are cheap almost everywhere.

机器负责大部分种植和采摘，胡萝卜易于储存和运输，所以几乎到处都很便宜。

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题16至18基于你刚刚听到的段落。

Question 16. What do we learn from the talk about wild carrots?

问题16：从关于野生胡萝卜的谈话中我们了解到什么？

Question 17. What does the speaker say about carrots in the late 1500s?

问题17：说话者关于16世纪末的胡萝卜说了什么？

Question 18. Why did people turn to carrots for food during the two world wars?

问题18：为什么在两次世界大战期间人们转向胡萝卜作为食物？

Passage 2.

段落2。

Catherine loved Facebook.

凯瑟琳喜欢Facebook。

With Facebook, she could stay connected with her family, no matter how far away they were.

通过Facebook，她可以与家人保持联系，无论他们身在何处。

She could see their photos and read their status updates.

她可以看到他们的照片，并阅读他们的状态更新。

With Facebook, she could keep her relatives up to date on what she was doing.

通过Facebook，她可以让亲戚们了解她的近况。

Another thing Catherine loved about Facebook was that she didn't have to think about time zones when updating family.

凯瑟琳喜欢Facebook的另一点是，在更新家人信息时不必考虑时区。

Whenever she called her parents or other relatives, she always had to think about the time difference, so that she wouldn't wake someone up or call when she knew they were at church.

每当她给父母或其他亲戚打电话时，她总是不得不考虑时差，以免打扰别人或在他们去教堂时打电话。

Facebook was so convenient.

Facebook非常方便。

When Catherine joined Facebook, some of her classmates at high school started to add her as a friend.

当凯瑟琳加入Facebook时，她高中时的一些同学开始添加她为好友。

At first, this didn't bother her.

起初，这并没有让她烦恼。

She loved learning about the success of people she knew when she was just a teenager.

她喜欢了解她青少年时期认识的人的成功。

She loved finding out people were getting married, having babies, and traveling.

她喜欢发现人们结婚、生孩子和旅行。

Soon, however, Catherine found herself comparing herself with the people she was reading about on Facebook.

然而，很快，凯瑟琳发现自己与在Facebook上读到的人进行比较。

It began to make her feel bad that some people seemed to be doing so much better than she was.

一些人似乎比她做得好得多，这开始让她感到沮丧。

She was also spending a lot of time on Facebook.

她还在Facebook上花费了很多时间。

It took a lot of time and energy to keep up with everyone's status updates.

要跟上每个人的状态更新需要花费很多时间和精力。

Catherine started to think.

凯瑟琳开始思考。

She looked at the list of over 500 friends she had on Facebook and realized some of them were not really friends at all.

她看着自己在Facebook上超过500个朋友的名单，意识到其中一些人根本不是真正的朋友。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题19到21基于你刚才听到的段落。

Question 19. What was one particular convenience Catherine loved about Facebook?

问题19. 凯瑟琳喜欢Facebook的哪一个特定便利之处？

Question 20. How did Catherine feel when her classmates added her as a Facebook friend?

问题20. 当凯瑟琳的同学添加她为Facebook好友时，她感觉如何？

Question 21. What made Catherine feel bad about herself later on?

问题21. 是什么让凯瑟琳后来对自己感到不好？

Passage 3.

第3篇。

Do you know where a mule comes from?

你知道骡子是从哪里来的吗？

It is the child of a donkey and a horse.

它是驴和马的后代。

Mules have strong muscles like horses, but they eat less, can work longer, and are gentler like donkeys.

骡子拥有像马一样强壮的肌肉，但它们吃得更少，能工作更长时间，而且像驴一样更温顺。

George Washington was the first person in the United States to own mules.

乔治·华盛顿是美国第一个拥有骡子的人。

He had heard that mules made good farm animals, and he contacted the U.

他听说骡子是很好的农场动物，于是他联系了U.

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ambassador in Spain to ask about them.

驻西班牙大使询问它们的情况。

In 1785, King Charles III of Spain sent Washington a male donkey as a gift.

1785年，西班牙国王查理三世送给华盛顿一头公驴作为礼物。

That male donkey became the father of the mule industry in the U.

那头公驴成为了U.骡子产业的父亲。

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Every April, Maury County holds a Mule Day celebration.

每年四月，莫里县都会举办骡子日庆祝活动。

Held in Columbia, Tennessee, Mule Day had its beginning as Breeders' Day in the 1840s.

骡子日在田纳西州哥伦比亚举行，始于19世纪40年代的育种者日。

Farmers and farm animal breeders would bring their animals to market every April to show, buy, and trade.

农民和农场动物饲养员每年四月会带他们的动物到市场上展示、购买和交易。

This was an important business before the days of tractors, when many families made a living from farming, and mules were used as work animals.

在拖拉机出现之前，这是一项重要的生意，当时许多家庭以农业为生，骡子被用作工作动物。

Eventually, tractors began to replace mules, making them less in demand.

最终，拖拉机开始取代骡子，使它们的需求减少。

A parade was added to Mule Day in 1934 to attract more people.

1934年，骡子日增加了游行活动以吸引更多人。

Over the years, other activities have been added, and today, more than 200,000 people show up each year to watch and participate.

多年来，增加了其他活动，如今每年有超过20万人前来观看和参与。

If you visit during Mule Day celebrations, you might see mule driving contests, square dances, horse shows, or even tree-cutting competitions.

如果你在骡子日期间参观，你可能会看到骡车比赛、方块舞、马术表演，甚至伐木比赛。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题22至25基于你刚才听到的短文。

Question 22. What does the speaker say about mules?

问题22。说话者说了关于骡子的什么？

Question 23. What do we learn about the donkey which is said to be the father of the US mule industry?

问题23。关于据说成为美国骡子产业之父的那头驴，我们了解到什么？

Question 24. What did farmers usually do on Mule Day in the 1840s?

问题24。在19世纪40年代的骡子日，农民通常做什么？

Question 25. What made mules less in demand in America?

问题25。是什么使得骡子在美国的需求减少？