2018年06月四级第2套听力原文及答案解析

News Report 1.

新闻报道1。

Kelly Swisher, an Arkansas woman, escaped injury and managed to safely stop her car after a 4-foot-long rat snake came out from under her car seat and slid across her feet as she was driving down the highway.

阿肯色州女子凯莉·斯威舍在驾车行驶在高速公路上时，一条4英尺长的鼠蛇从她的汽车座椅下滑出，滑过她的脚，但她成功避免了受伤并安全地停下了车。

Rat snakes aren't poisonous or a threat to people generally, but the woman says the snake she encountered Thursday terrified her out of her wits.

鼠蛇通常无毒，也不构成威胁，但该女子称她周四遇到的那条蛇吓得她魂飞魄散。

It was rough, with big scales, said Swisher, who was on her way to pick up her friend at the airport when it happened.

它很粗糙，有大鳞片，斯威舍说，事发时她正前往机场接朋友。

I don't know whether I had my hands on the steering wheel or not.

我不知道我的手是否还握在方向盘上。

I am not the most flexible person in the world, but I can guarantee my knees were up next to my ears.

我不是世界上最灵活的人，但我可以保证我的膝盖都快顶到耳朵了。

She said the snake first slid back under the seat and she hoped it would stay there until she was able to get off the highway and stop.

她说蛇先滑回了座椅下，她希望它能待在那里，直到她能驶离高速公路并停车。

That didn't work out, she said.

但事与愿违，她说。

Here he comes, and he wound up in my back seat before I could finally get off the road, stop and get out of the car.

它又来了，在我最终驶离道路、停车并下车之前，它跑到了我的后座。

She called for help, and Washington County Animal Control officers came and captured the snake.

她打电话求助，华盛顿县动物控制官员赶来捕获了蛇。

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

问题1和问题2基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。

Question 1. How did Kelly Swisher feel when she first came across the rat snake?

问题1. 凯莉·斯威舍第一次遇到鼠蛇时感觉如何？

Question 2. What does the report say about the snake?

问题2. 报道中关于蛇说了什么？

News Report 2.

新闻报道2。

Fast food, it turns out, isn't quite as fast as it used to be.

事实证明，快餐并不像过去那样快了。

A new study finds that McDonald's posted its slowest drive-thru times since this survey was first conducted 15 years ago.

一项新研究发现，麦当劳的得来速服务时间创下自15年前首次进行该调查以来的最慢记录。

At McDonald's, customers will spend on average 3 minutes and 9 seconds from the time they place their orders until they receive their food.

在麦当劳，顾客从下单到收到食物平均花费3分钟9秒。

That's about 10 seconds more than the industry average, and a lot slower than a decade ago, according to the study, which was commissioned by QSR, an industry trade publication.

根据这项由行业贸易出版物QSR委托进行的研究，这比行业平均水平多出约10秒，而且比十年前慢了很多。

And McDonald's wasn't alone in slowing down.

而且麦当劳并非唯一变慢的。

Other chains also saw their drive-thru performance slow down.

其他连锁店也出现了得来速服务性能下降的情况。

Among the reasons for the slower service, today there are more choices on the menu, and the products themselves are more complex and take longer to prepare.

服务变慢的原因包括，如今菜单上的选择更多，而且产品本身更复杂，准备时间更长。

Speed, of course, is essential to the drive-thru experience, and drive-thrus are hugely important to chains such as McDonald's, Burger King, and Taco Bell.

当然，速度对于得来速体验至关重要，而且得来速对麦当劳、汉堡王和塔可钟等连锁店极为重要。

Usually, the drive-thru accounts for 60 to 70% of all business that goes through a fast food restaurant, notes Sam Oches, editor of QSR.

QSR的编辑Sam Oches指出，通常，得来速占快餐餐厅总业务的60%到70%。

Of course, consumers also want their orders prepared correctly, and on that score, Oches says, accuracy is still really high.

当然，消费者也希望订单被正确准备，在这一点上，Oches表示，准确性仍然非常高。

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. 这条新闻报道主要关于什么？

Question 4. What has slowed down McDonald's drive-thru service?

问题4. 是什么导致麦当劳的得来速服务变慢？

News report 3.

新闻报道3。

The first private mission outside of Earth's orbit is closer than many of us think.

首个地球轨道外的私人任务比许多人想象的更近。

U.

U.

S.

S.

government officials are set to approve a mission by privately held space company Moon Express to travel outside of Earth's orbit in late 2017.

政府官员计划批准私营太空公司Moon Express在2017年底前往地球轨道外的任务。

Moon Express's mission involves plans to land a suitcase-sized package of scientific equipment on the Moon for ongoing exploration and commercial development.

Moon Express的任务涉及计划在月球上着陆一个手提箱大小的科学设备包，用于持续探索和商业开发。

The decision involved months of lobbying and coordinated conversations between a number of federal agencies.

这个决定涉及数月的游说和多个联邦机构之间的协调对话。

Under international treaties, the U.

根据国际条约，U.

S.

S.

is responsible for the cargo of both public and private spacecraft.

负责公共和私人航天器的货物。

This makes commercial space travel a complex legal issue, not just domestically, but abroad.

这使得商业太空旅行成为一个复杂的法律问题，不仅在国内，而且在国外。

A Moon Express representative declined to comment on this story, but noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal.

Moon Express的一位代表拒绝对此事发表评论，但指出公司对其提案非常乐观。

Moon Express is not the only company seeking for the rights to travel to outer space.

Moon Express不是唯一寻求前往外太空权利的公司。

Elon Musk's Space 10 aims to send an unmanned aircraft to Mars by 2018.

埃隆·马斯克的Space 10计划在2018年前向火星发送一架无人飞机。

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

问题5到7基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。

Question 5. What is the news report mainly about?

问题5. 这篇新闻报道主要关于什么？

Question 6. What is Moon Express planning to do?

问题6. Moon Express计划做什么？

Question 7. What does Moon Express think of its mission?

问题7. Moon Express如何看待其任务？

Conversation 1.

对话一。

M: Hey Sophia, how are you doing?

嘿，索菲亚，你好吗？

F: Hi Bob, I'm good thanks.

嗨，鲍勃，我很好，谢谢。

F: Actually, I'm on holiday with my family in Thailand at the moment, although I wish it were with my friends instead.

实际上，我现在和家人在泰国度假，不过我希望能和朋友一起。

M: Really?

真的吗？

M: You never said you were going to Thailand.

你从没说过你要去泰国。

M: How I envy you!

我真羡慕你！

F: I've only been here a week, but you know, Thailand's an amazing place.

我才来了一周，但你知道，泰国是个很棒的地方。

F: I'm having a great time here.

我在这里玩得很开心。

F: In fact, I'm now lying on the beach in Phuket.

事实上，我现在正躺在普吉岛的沙滩上。

F: I've been in the sun for around 15 minutes only, and I'm already getting sunburnt.

我在阳光下只待了大约15分钟，就已经开始晒伤了。

F: Have you been here before?

你以前来过这里吗？

M: No, I wish I had.

没有，我真希望我来过。

M: What else have you been doing in Thailand besides enjoying the sun?

除了享受阳光，你在泰国还做了什么？

F: Well, I met a guy from Germany yesterday.

嗯，我昨天遇到了一个来自德国的人。

F: He showed me around the orphanage he works at.

他带我参观了他在工作的孤儿院。

F: There, I met many volunteer teachers who are mainly young people from Europe.

在那里，我遇到了许多志愿教师，他们主要是来自欧洲的年轻人。

M: Ah, that's interesting.

啊，那很有趣。

F: Yes, I also made a new little friend, Sarah.

是的，我还交了一个新朋友，萨拉。

F: She was so cute.

她很可爱。

F: I was so sad when I had to leave at the end of the day.

当一天结束我不得不离开时，我很难过。

F: If I ever come back to Thailand, I'd definitely visit this place again as a volunteer.

如果我再来泰国，我一定会作为志愿者再次访问这个地方。

M: Well, you can tell me all about it when you get back.

嗯，等你回来后可以告诉我所有的事情。

M: My phone battery is almost dead now.

我的手机电池快没电了。

M: Remember to get me something from the souvenir shops.

记得从纪念品店给我带点东西。

M: I like to collect bits and pieces from different parts of the world.

我喜欢收集来自世界各地的小玩意儿。

M: Bye now.

再见。

M: Enjoy yourself, Sophia.

玩得开心，索菲亚。

F: Bye!

再见！

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. What does the woman say she is doing now?

问题8。女士说她现在在做什么？

Question 9. What did the woman do yesterday?

问题9。女士昨天做了什么？

Question 10. Why does the man have to end the conversation?

问题10。男士为什么必须结束对话？

Question 11. Why does the man ask the woman to bring him something from Thailand?

问题11。男士为什么要求女士从泰国给他带东西？

Conversation 2.

对话2。

F: Hi, David.

你好，大卫。

F: There's a new gym opening in town today.

今天城里有一家新健身房开业。

F: Would you like to go with me this afternoon?

你今天下午想和我一起去看看吗？

M: Yes, more than glad to.

当然，非常乐意。

M: I haven't been to a gym for ages.

我很久没去健身房了。

M: I need to do some exercise to tone up.

我需要做些运动来塑形。

F: Then this is a good chance.

那这是个好机会。

F: They sent me an invitation with a note saying I could take a friend for free on the first day.

他们给我发了邀请函，上面说开业第一天我可以免费带一位朋友去。

F: Also, if we both sign up before Friday, we can get a discount on a six-month membership.

另外，如果我们都在周五前注册，六个月的会员费可以享受折扣。

M: Great!

太好了！

M: Count me in.

算我一个。

M: I really want to lose some of this belly fat and turn it into muscle.

我真的很想减掉这些腹部脂肪，把它们变成肌肉。

M: But I'm not sure which of the gym equipment would best help.

但我不确定哪种健身器材最能帮上忙。

F: Well, I'm no expert at that.

嗯，这方面我可不是专家。

F: But I think you can try lifting weights and do at least 200 sit-ups twice a day.

但我觉得你可以试试举重，每天至少做200个仰卧起坐，一天两次。

M: I've never tried weightlifting before.

我以前从没试过举重。

M: Is it dangerous?

危险吗？

F: No, not at all, if you know some of the basics.

不，一点也不危险，如果你了解一些基础知识的话。

F: Don't worry, I'll show you the ropes.

别担心，我会教你入门。

F: I used to practice this at another gym before my membership ended.

在我的会员资格到期前，我以前在另一家健身房练习过这个。

F: I'll be your personal trainer.

我会是你的私人教练。

M: Thank you.

谢谢。

M: What other equipment do they have?

他们还有哪些其他器材？

F: Well, like all gyms, they have all sorts of things to help build up muscles in different parts of the body.

嗯，和所有健身房一样，他们有各种帮助锻炼身体不同部位肌肉的器材。

F: Like upright bicycles, chest-stretching machines, and running machines.

比如立式自行车、扩胸机和跑步机。

F: You could use any of these to suit your purpose.

你可以根据你的目的使用其中任何一种。

F: Now, the gym opens at noon, so can we meet up in town at 1.

健身房中午开门，所以我们下午1点在城里见面可以吗？

M: Perfect.

完美。

M: See you there, coach.

那儿见，教练。

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

第12至15题基于你刚刚听到的对话。

Question 12. What are the speakers talking about?

问题12. 谈话者在谈论什么？

Question 13. What does the gym offer at its opening?

问题13. 健身房开业时提供了什么优惠？

Question 14. What is the man concerned about?

问题14. 男士担心什么？

Question 15. What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

问题15. 从对话中我们了解到女士的哪些情况？

Passage 1.

段落1。

In today's job market, it's not uncommon for job seekers to submit applications for many positions.

在当今就业市场，求职者申请多个职位并不罕见。

That involves lots of time and lots of work to organize.

这涉及大量时间和工作来整理。

Certainly, you don't want to waste your precious hours on following the developments in a disorderly fashion and miss important deadlines, confuse interview times, or forget to follow up as a result.

当然，你不想浪费宝贵的时间以混乱的方式跟踪进展，从而错过重要截止日期、混淆面试时间或忘记跟进。

Accordingly, managing your job search properly is just as important as identifying job opportunities and submitting your applications.

因此，妥善管理你的求职过程与识别工作机会和提交申请同样重要。

If you're familiar with Microsoft Excel or a similar program, creating a table is a simple and effective way to keep track of your job applications.

如果你熟悉Microsoft Excel或类似程序，创建表格是跟踪工作申请的简单有效方法。

If Excel isn't quite your cup of tea, don't worry.

如果Excel不是你的专长，别担心。

You can create a table in Microsoft Word or a similar word processor.

你可以在Microsoft Word或类似文字处理软件中创建表格。

Google is another tool to help you get organized effectively.

Google是另一个帮助你有效组织起来的工具。

If you have a Gmail account, you can create, save and send tables in addition to written documents like your cover letter and resume.

如果你有Gmail账户，除了像求职信和简历这样的书面文档外，你还可以创建、保存和发送表格。

You can also link up with Google Calendar to make sure you stay on top of important dates.

你还可以链接到Google日历，以确保你掌握重要日期。

Clearly, there are plenty of ways to keep track of your job search and making the effort to simplify your job search will pay off.

显然，有很多方法可以跟踪你的求职过程，努力简化你的求职过程会有回报。

Nevertheless, you should always focus on quality, not quantity.

然而，你应该始终注重质量而非数量。

Only apply for positions you're qualified for and make each application count, personalizing each cover letter and updating and editing your resume.

只申请你符合资格的职位，让每次申请都有价值，个性化每封求职信并更新和编辑你的简历。

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

问题16到18基于你刚才听到的段落。

Question 16. What does the speaker say about today's job seekers?

问题16. 关于当今的求职者，说话者说了什么？

Question 17. What can job applicants do with the help of Google?

问题17. 求职者在Google的帮助下可以做什么？

Question 18. What does the speaker suggest job seekers do?

问题18. 说话者建议求职者做什么？

Passage 2.

第二段。

Some people say, if kids didn't have to go to school, they'd all be out in the streets.

有人说，如果孩子们不必去上学，他们都会在街上闲逛。

My reply is, no, they wouldn't.

我的回答是，不，他们不会。

First, even if schools stayed just the way they are, children would spend at least some time there because that's where they'd be likely to find friends.

首先，即使学校保持现状，孩子们也会至少花一些时间在那里，因为那里是他们可能找到朋友的地方。

Second, schools wouldn't stay the way they are, they'd get better, because we would have to start making them what they ought to be right now.

其次，学校不会保持现状，它们会变得更好，因为我们必须开始将它们变成它们应该成为的样子。

Last, if we stirred up our brains and gave children a little help, those who did not want to go to school could find other things to do.

最后，如果我们动动脑筋并给孩子们一点帮助，那些不想上学的孩子可以找到其他事情做。

Things many children now do during their holidays.

许多孩子现在在假期做的事情。

There's something easier we could do.

还有一件更容易的事我们可以做。

We need to get kids out of the school buildings, give them a chance to learn about the world at first hand.

我们需要让孩子们走出学校建筑，给他们一个亲身了解世界的机会。

In Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon, plans are being drawn up for public schools that won't have any school buildings at all.

在费城和俄勒冈州的波特兰，正在制定没有校舍的公立学校计划。

That will take the students out into the city and help them to use it and its people as a resource.

这将把学生带到城市中，帮助他们利用城市及其人民作为资源。

In other words, students, perhaps in groups, perhaps independently, will go to libraries, museums, exhibitions, courtrooms, radio and TV stations, meetings, businesses and laboratories to learn about their world and society at first hand.

换句话说，学生们可能以小组形式，可能独立地，将前往图书馆、博物馆、展览馆、法庭、广播电台和电视台、会议、企业和实验室，亲身了解他们的世界和社会。

A small private school in Washington is already doing this.

华盛顿的一所小型私立学校已经在这样做。

It makes sense.

这很有道理。

We need more of it.

我们需要更多这样的做法。

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

问题19至21基于你刚刚听到的短文。

Question 19. What are some people worried about, according to the speaker?

问题19. 根据说话者，有些人担心什么？

Question 20. What does the speaker think we could do for kids who dislike school?

问题20. 说话者认为我们可以为不喜欢上学的孩子做什么？

Question 21. What does the speaker say is the easier thing we could do?

问题21. 说话者说我们能做的更容易的事情是什么？

Passage 3.

第三篇短文。

Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance.

在书面文字出现之前，就有舞蹈的语言。

Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between.

舞蹈表达爱与恨、喜悦与悲伤、生与死，以及介于其中的一切。

Dance in America is everywhere.

在美国，舞蹈无处不在。

We dance from Florida to Alaska, from horizon to horizon, and coast to coast.

我们从佛罗里达到阿拉斯加跳舞，从地平线到地平线，从海岸到海岸。

We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties, or just to fill the time.

我们在婚礼、生日、办公室派对上跳舞，或者只是为了打发时间。

I adore dancing, says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in a small town in Iowa.

我喜欢跳舞，爱荷华州一个小镇的舞蹈工作室老板莱斯特·布里奇斯说。

I can't imagine doing anything else with my life.

我无法想象我的生活中做其他任何事情。

Bridges runs dance classes for all ages.

布里奇斯为所有年龄段的人开设舞蹈课程。

Teaching dance is wonderful.

教舞蹈是美妙的。

My older students say it makes them feel young.

我的年长学生说，这让他们感到年轻。

It's marvelous to watch them.

看他们跳舞真是太棒了。

For many of them, it's a way of meeting people and having a social life.

对许多人来说，这是结识他人和拥有社交生活的一种方式。

So why do we dance?

那么，我们为什么跳舞呢？

I can tell you about one young couple, says Bridges.

我可以告诉你一对年轻夫妇的故事，布里奇斯说。

They arrive at the class in a bad mood, and they leave with a smile.

他们来上课时情绪不好，离开时却面带微笑。

Dancing seems to change their mood completely.

跳舞似乎完全改变了他们的情绪。

So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier?

那么，我们跳舞是为了让自己感觉更好、更平静、更健康吗？

Andrea Hillier, a dance teacher, says, Dance, like the rhythm of a beating heart, is life.

舞蹈教师安德里亚·希利尔说，舞蹈就像心跳的节奏，就是生活。

Even after all these years, I want to get better and better.

即使过了这么多年，我想变得越来越好。

I keep practicing, even when I'm exhausted.

我继续练习，即使筋疲力尽。

I find it hard to stop.

我发现很难停下来。

Dancing reminds me I'm alive.

跳舞提醒我，我还活着。

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

问题22到25基于你刚刚听到的短文。

Question 22. What does the passage say about dance in America?

问题22. 关于美国舞蹈，短文说了什么？

Question 23. What do we know about Lester Bridges' dance studio?

问题23. 关于莱斯特·布里奇斯的舞蹈工作室，我们知道什么？

Question 24. What happened to the young couple after they attended Lester Bridges' class?

问题24. 在年轻夫妇参加莱斯特·布里奇斯的课程后，发生了什么？

Question 25. What did Andrea Hillier say about dancing?

问题25. 安德里亚·希利尔关于跳舞说了什么？