2018年06月四级第3套听力原文及答案解析

News Report 1.

新闻报道1。

The note inside the bottle said, Buffington flew to New Hampshire to deliver the message to Paula Pierce.

瓶中的纸条说，Buffington飞往新罕布什尔州，将消息传递给Paula Pierce。

She held up to her father's promise, giving Buffington that reward.

她遵守了父亲的承诺，给了Buffington那份奖励。

But the biggest reward is the message in the bottle finding its way back home.

但最大的奖励是瓶中的信息找到了回家的路。

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 news report mainly about?

问题1。新闻报道主要关于什么？

Question 2. Why did Paula Pierce give Clint Buffington the reward?

问题2。为什么Paula Pierce给了Clint Buffington奖励？

News Report 2.

新闻报道2。

Millions of bees have died in South Carolina during aerial insect spraying operations that were carried out to combat the Zika virus.

在南卡罗来纳州，为对抗寨卡病毒而进行的空中喷洒昆虫操作期间，数百万只蜜蜂死亡。

The insect spraying over the weekend left more than two million bees dead on the spot in Dorchester County, South Carolina, where four travel-related cases of Zika disease have been confirmed in the area.

周末的昆虫喷洒操作导致南卡罗来纳州多切斯特县超过200万只蜜蜂当场死亡，该地区已确认了四例与旅行相关的寨卡病例。

Most of the deaths came from Flower Town Bee Farm, a company in Somerville that sells bees and honey products.

大部分死亡蜜蜂来自Flower Town Bee Farm，这是一家位于萨默维尔的销售蜜蜂和蜂蜜产品的公司。

Juanita Stanley, who owns the company, said the farm looks like it's been destroyed.

公司所有者Juanita Stanley表示，农场看起来像被摧毁了。

The farm lost about 2.

农场损失了大约2。

5 million bees.

500万只蜜蜂。

Dorchester County officials apologized for the accidental mass killing of bees.

多切斯特县官员为蜜蜂的意外大规模死亡道歉。

Dorchester County is aware that some beekeepers in the area that was sprayed on Sunday lost their bee colonies.

多切斯特县意识到，在周日喷洒操作中的该地区一些养蜂人失去了他们的蜂群。

County Manager Jason Ward said in a statement, I'm not pleased that so many bees were killed.

县经理Jason Ward在一份声明中说：“我不高兴有这么多蜜蜂被杀死。”

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. Why were spraying operations carried out in Dorchester County?

问题3. 为什么在多切斯特县进行喷洒操作？

Question 4. What does the news report say about Flower Town Bee Farm?

问题4. 新闻报道关于Flower Town Bee Farm说了什么？

News report 3.

新闻报道3。

The world's largest aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time.

世界上最大的飞机首次升空。

The Airlander 10 spent nearly two hours in the air, having taken off from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.

Airlander 10在空中飞行了近两个小时，从贝德福德郡的卡丁顿机场起飞。

During its flight, it reached 3,000 feet and performed a series of gentle turns, all over a safe area.

飞行过程中，它达到了3000英尺的高度，并进行了一系列平缓的转弯，全程在安全区域内。

The aircraft is massive, as long as a football field and as tall as six double-decker buses, and capable of flying for up to five days.

这架飞机体型巨大，长度相当于一个足球场，高度相当于六辆双层巴士，并且能够连续飞行长达五天。

It was first developed for the US government as a long-range spy aircraft, but was abandoned following budget cutbacks.

它最初是为美国政府开发的远程侦察机，但由于预算削减而被放弃。

The aircraft costs £25 million and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes, while also producing less noise and emitting less pollution.

这架飞机造价2500万英镑，能够比大型喷气式飞机承载更重的负荷，同时产生更少的噪音和更少的污染。

The makers believe it's the future of aircraft, and one day we'll be using them to go places.

制造商认为它是飞机的未来，总有一天我们会用它们来出行。

But there's still a long way to go.

但还有很长的路要走。

The Airlander will need to have 200 hours flying time before being allowed to fly by the Aviation Administration.

Airlander需要累计200小时的飞行时间，才能获得航空管理局的飞行许可。

If it passes, though, we can hope we'll all get some extra legroom.

不过，如果它通过了，我们可以期待所有人都能获得额外的腿部空间。

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

第5至7题基于你刚刚听到的新闻报道。

Question 5. What do we learn about the first flight of the Airlander 10?

问题5. 关于Airlander 10的首次飞行，我们了解到了什么？

Question 6. What caused the US government to abandon the Airlander 10 as a spy aircraft?

问题6. 是什么导致美国政府放弃了Airlander 10作为侦察机？

Question 7. What is the advantage of the Airlander 10 over huge jet planes?

问题7. Airlander 10相比大型喷气式飞机有什么优势？

Conversation 1.

对话一。

M: Do you feel like going out tonight?

你今晚想出去吗？

F: Yeah, why not?

好啊，为什么不呢？

F: We haven't been out for ages.

我们好久没出去了。

F: What's on?

有什么活动？

M: Well, there's a film about climate change.

嗯，有一部关于气候变化的电影。

M: Does it sound good to you?

你觉得怎么样？

F: No, not really.

不，不太喜欢。

F: It doesn't really appeal to me.

它不太吸引我。

F: What's it about?

它是关于什么的？

F: Just climate change?

只是关于气候变化吗？

M: I think it's about how climate change affects everyday life.

我认为它是关于气候变化如何影响日常生活的。

F: I wonder how they make it entertaining.

我想知道他们如何让它变得有趣。

F: Well, it sounds really awful.

嗯，听起来真的很糟糕。

F: It's an important subject, I agree, but I'm not in the mood for anything depressing.

我同意这是一个重要话题，但我没心情看任何令人沮丧的东西。

F: What else is on?

还有什么其他活动？

M: There's a Spanish dance festival.

有一个西班牙舞蹈节。

F: Oh, I love dance.

哦，我喜欢舞蹈。

F: That sounds really interesting.

那听起来真的很有趣。

M: Apparently, it's absolutely brilliant.

显然，它非常精彩。

M: Let's see what it says in the paper.

让我们看看报纸上怎么说。

M: Ana Gomez leads in an exciting production of the great Spanish love story, Carmen.

Ana Gomez 领衔主演了西班牙伟大爱情故事《卡门》的激动人心的制作。

F: OK, then.

好的，那么。

F: What time is it on?

它几点开始？

M: At 7.

7点。

F: Well, that's no good.

嗯，那不行。

F: We haven't got enough time to get there.

我们没有足够时间赶到那里。

F: Is there anything else?

还有其他什么吗？

M: There's a comedy special on.

有一个喜剧专场。

F: Where is it on?

在哪里举行？

M: It's at the City Theatre.

在城市剧院。

M: It's a charity comedy night with lots of different acts.

这是一个慈善喜剧之夜，有许多不同的表演。

M: It looks pretty good.

看起来很不错。

M: The critic in the local paper says it's the funniest thing he's ever seen.

当地报纸的评论家说这是他见过的最有趣的东西。

M: It says here, Roger Whitehead is an amazing host to a night of fun performances.

这里说，Roger Whitehead 是一个令人惊叹的主持人，主持了一个充满乐趣表演的夜晚。

F: Hmm.

嗯。

F: I'm not keen on him.

我不太喜欢他。

F: He's not very funny.

他不太搞笑。

M: Are you sure you fancy going out tonight?

你确定你今晚想出去吗？

M: You're not very enthusiastic.

你不太热情。

F: Perhaps you're right.

也许你是对的。

F: OK, let's go see the dance, but tomorrow, not tonight.

好吧，我们去看舞蹈吧，但明天去，不是今晚。

M: Great.

太好了。

M: I'll book the tickets online.

我会在网上订票。

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

问题8到11基于你刚才听到的对话。

Question 8. What does the woman think of climate change?

问题8。那位女士对气候变化有什么看法？

Question 9. Why do the speakers give up going to the Spanish dance festival tonight?

问题9。说话者为什么放弃今晚去西班牙舞蹈节？

Question 10. What does the critic say about the comedy performed at the City Theatre?

问题10。评论家对在城市剧院上演的喜剧有什么看法？

Question 11. What does the woman decide to do tomorrow?

问题11。那位女士决定明天做什么？

Conversation 2.

对话二。

F: Good morning, Mr.

早上好，先生。

F: Lee.

李。

F: May I have a minute of your time?

我能占用您一点时间吗？

M: Sure, Catherine.

当然，凯瑟琳。

M: What can I do for you?

我能为你做什么？

F: I'm quite anxious about transferring over to your college.

我对于转到你们学院感到相当焦虑。

F: I'm afraid I won't fit in.

我担心我可能无法适应。

M: Don't worry, Catherine.

别担心，凯瑟琳。

M: It's completely normal for you to be nervous about transferring schools.

你对转学感到紧张是完全正常的。

M: This happens to many transfer students.

这发生在许多转学生身上。

F: Yes, I know.

是的，我知道。

F: But I'm younger than most of the students in my year, and that worries me a lot.

但我比同年级的大多数学生都年轻，这让我很担心。

M: Well, you may be the only younger one in your year.

嗯，你可能是你年级里唯一较年轻的一个。

M: But, you know, we have a lot of after-school activities you can join in.

但是，你知道，我们有很多课后活动你可以参加。

M: And so, this way, you'll be able to meet new friends of different age groups.

这样，你就能结识不同年龄组的新朋友。

F: That's nice.

那很好。

F: I love games and hobby groups.

我喜欢游戏和兴趣小组。

M: I'm sure you do.

我相信你喜欢。

M: So you'll be just fine.

所以你会没问题的。

M: Don't worry so much and try to make the most of what we have on offer here.

别太担心，尽量充分利用我们这里提供的资源。

M: Also, remember that you can come to me any time of the day if you need help.

另外，记住如果你需要帮助，可以在一天中的任何时间来找我。

F: Thanks so much.

非常感谢。

F: I definitely feel better now.

我现在肯定感觉好多了。

F: As a matter of fact, I've already contacted one of the girls who'd be living in the same house as me, and she seemed really nice.

事实上，我已经联系了一个将和我住在同一所房子的女孩，她看起来真的很好。

F: I guess, living on campus, I'll have a chance to have a closer circle of friends, since we'll be living together.

我想，住在校园里，我将有机会有一个更亲密的朋友圈，因为我们将一起生活。

M: All students are very friendly with new arrivals.

所有学生对新来的人都很友好。

M: Let me check who'd be living with you in your flat.

让我查一下谁会和你住在你的公寓里。

M: Okay, there are Hannah, Kelly and Brie.

好的，有汉娜、凯莉和布里。

M: Brie is also a new student here, like you.

布里也是这里的新学生，和你一样。

M: I'm sure you two will have more to share with each other.

我相信你们俩会有更多共同分享的东西。

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

问题12到15基于你刚才听到的对话。

Question 12. Why does Catherine feel anxious?

问题12. 凯瑟琳为什么感到焦虑？

Question 13. What does Mr. Lee encourage Catherine to do?

问题13. 李先生鼓励凯瑟琳做什么？

Question 14. What does Mr. Lee promise to do for Catherine?

问题14. 李先生承诺为凯瑟琳做什么？

Question 15. What do we learn about Catherine's schoolmate, Brie?

问题15. 我们了解到凯瑟琳的同学布里的什么信息？

Passage 1.

篇章1。

Have you ever felt like you would do just about anything to satisfy your hunger?

你是否曾感到为了满足饥饿，你几乎愿意做任何事？

A new study in mice may help to explain why hunger can feel like such a powerful motivating force.

一项对小鼠的新研究可能有助于解释为什么饥饿会成为如此强大的驱动力。

In the study, researchers found that hunger outweighed other physical drives including fear, thirst and social needs.

在研究中，研究人员发现饥饿超过了其他生理驱动力，包括恐惧、口渴和社会需求。

To determine which feeling won out, the researchers did a series of experiments.

为了确定哪种感觉占上风，研究人员进行了一系列实验。

In one experiment, the mice were both hungry and thirsty.

在一个实验中，小鼠既饥饿又口渴。

When given the choice of either eating food or drinking water, the mice went for the food the researchers found.

当被给予选择吃食物或喝水的机会时，研究人员发现小鼠选择了食物。

However, when the mice were well-fed but thirsty, they opted to drink, according to the study.

然而，根据研究，当小鼠吃饱但口渴时，它们选择了喝水。

In the second experiment, meant to pit the mice's hunger against their fear, hungry mice were placed in a cage that had certain fox-scented areas and other places that smelled safer, in other words, not like an animal that could eat them, but also had food.

在第二个实验中，旨在比较小鼠的饥饿与恐惧，研究人员将饥饿的小鼠放入一个笼子，笼内设有带有狐狸气味的区域和其他更安全的地方，即闻起来不像捕食者的区域，但这些地方也放有食物。

It turned out that, when the mice were hungry, they ventured into the unsafe areas for food, but when the mice were well-fed, they stayed in areas of the cage that were considered safe.

结果表明，当小鼠饥饿时，它们会冒险进入不安全区域寻找食物，但当小鼠吃饱时，它们会呆在笼子中被认为是安全的区域。

Hunger also outweighed the mice's social needs, the researchers found.

研究人员发现，饥饿同样超过了小鼠的社会需求。

Mice are usually social animals and prefer to be in the company of other mice, according to the study.

根据研究，小鼠通常是社会性动物，喜欢与其他小鼠为伴。

When the mice were hungry, they opted to leave the company of other mice to go get food.

当小鼠饥饿时，它们选择离开其他小鼠的陪伴去获取食物。

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

问题16至18基于你刚刚听到的篇章。

Question 16. What is the researchers' purpose in carrying out the series experiments with mice?

问题16. 研究人员进行这一系列小鼠实验的目的是什么？

Question 17. In what circumstances do mice venture into unsafe areas?

问题17. 在什么情况下小鼠会冒险进入不安全区域？

Question 18. What is said about mice at the end of the passage?

问题18. 在篇章末尾，关于小鼠说了什么？

Passage 2.

第二段。

The United States has one of the best highway systems in the world.

美国拥有世界上最好的公路系统之一。

Interstate highways connect just about every large and mid-sized city in the country.

州际公路连接了该国几乎所有大中型城市。

Did you ever wonder why such a complete system of excellent roads exists?

你是否曾好奇为什么存在如此完善的优秀道路系统？

For an answer, you would have to go back to the early 1920s.

要找到答案，你得追溯到20世纪20年代初。

In those years, just after World War I, the military wanted to build an American highway system for national defence.

在那些年里，第一次世界大战刚结束，军方希望为国防建设一个美国公路系统。

Such a system could, if necessary, move troops quickly from one area to another.

这样的系统如果有必要，可以迅速将部队从一个地区转移到另一个地区。

It could also get people out of cities in danger of being bombed.

它还可以将人们从有被轰炸危险的城市中疏散出来。

So-called roads of national importance were designated, but they were mostly small country roads.

所谓的国家重要道路被指定，但它们大多是乡间小路。

In 1944, Congress passed a bill to upgrade the system, but did not fund the plan right away.

1944年，国会通过了一项法案来升级该系统，但并未立即为该计划提供资金。

In the 1950s, the plan began to become a reality.

在20世纪50年代，该计划开始变为现实。

Over $25 billion was appropriated by Congress, and construction began on about 40,000 miles of new roads.

国会拨款超过250亿美元，开始建设约4万英里的新公路。

The idea was to connect the new system to existing expressways and freeways.

其构想是将新系统与现有的高速公路和快速路连接起来。

And, though the system was built mostly to make car travel easier, defence was not forgotten.

而且，尽管该系统主要是为了使汽车旅行更便捷，但国防因素并未被遗忘。

For instance, highway overpasses had to be high enough to allow trailers carrying military missiles to pass under them.

例如，公路立交桥必须足够高，以便运载军事导弹的拖车能从下方通过。

By 1974, the system was mostly completed.

到1974年，该系统基本完成。

A few additional roads would come later.

一些额外的公路将在之后建成。

Quick and easy travel between all parts of the country was now possible.

现在，全国各地区之间的快速便捷旅行成为可能。

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

问题19至21基于你刚刚听到的这段文章。

Question 19. What does the speaker say about the American highway system?

问题19. 关于美国公路系统，讲话者说了什么？

Question 20. What was the original purpose of building a highway system?

问题20. 建设公路系统的最初目的是什么？

Question 21. When was the interstate highway system mostly completed?

问题21. 州际公路系统基本完成于何时？

Passage 3.

段落3。

Texting while driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among young Americans back in 2013.

2013年，开车时发短信被列为美国年轻人道路死亡的主要原因。

A recent study said that 40% of American teens claimed to have been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger.

最近的一项研究表明，40%的美国青少年声称曾坐在司机以危险方式使用手机的车里。

This sounds like a widespread disease, but it's one that technology may now help to cure.

这听起来像一种普遍的疾病，但现在技术可能有助于治愈它。

T.

T.

J.

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Everts, a 20-year-old inventor, has come up with a novel solution that could easily put texting drivers on notice.

20岁的发明家Everts提出了一个新颖的解决方案，可以轻易地警告开车时发短信的司机。

It's called Smart Wheel, and it's designed to fit over the steering wheel of most standard vehicles to track whether or not the driver has two hands on the wheel at all times.

它被称为Smart Wheel，设计用于安装在大多数标准车辆的转向盘上，以跟踪司机是否始终将双手放在方向盘上。

Evert's invention warns the drivers with a light and a sound when they hold the wheel with one hand only, but as soon as they place the other hand back on the wheel, the light turns back to green and the sound stops.

Everts的发明在司机仅用一只手握方向盘时，会通过灯光和声音警告司机，但一旦他们将另一只手放回方向盘，灯光会变回绿色，声音也会停止。

It also watches for what's called close-by hands, where both hands are close together near the top of the wheel, so the driver can type with both thumbs and drive at the same time.

它还监测所谓的'靠近的手'，即双手靠近方向盘顶部，这样司机就可以同时用两个拇指打字和驾驶。

All the data Smart Wheel collects is also sent to a connected app, so any parents who install Smart Wheel can keep track of the teens' driving habits.

Smart Wheel收集的所有数据也会发送到一个连接的应用程序，因此任何安装了Smart Wheel的父母都可以跟踪青少年的驾驶习惯。

If they try to remove or damage the cover, that's reported as well.

如果他们试图移除或损坏保护罩，这也会被报告。

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

问题22到25基于你刚才听到的段落。

Question 22. What is a major cause of road deaths among young Americans?

问题22。美国年轻人道路死亡的主要原因是什么？

Question 23. What is Smart Wheel?

问题23。Smart Wheel是什么？

Question 24. What happens if the driver has one hand on the wheel?

问题24。如果司机只用一只手握方向盘会发生什么？

Question 25. How do parents keep track of their teens' driving habits?

问题25。父母如何跟踪他们青少年的驾驶习惯？