2023年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題及參考答案聽(tīng)力原文與解析

精品試卷精品試卷PartPartIWriting(30minutes)NobodyNobodycoulddenythatwritingisoneofthebasicabilitiesformen.Putitanotherway,itisunlikelytoimaginehumancivilizationwithoutwriting

Directions:Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomoremorethan180words.【參考范文】【參考范文】Atthetopofthelist,ifweoverlookthesignificanceofwritingability,wewillsufferagreatdifficultyinourdailywrittencommunication.Inadditiontowhathasbeenmentionedabove,itisadvisableforustoattachimportancetothisabilitybecausewritingplaysakeyinouracademicperformance.Tosummarize,writingdoescarryapositiveimplicationforourlifeandstudy.Inviewofthegreatvalueofwritingability,weshouldtakeactionstodevelopthiscapability.Formypart,initially,wearesupposedtokeepinmindthatreadingisthefirststepofwriting,soweshouldreadgreatbooksasmanyaspossible,learningfromthegreatworkshowtowriteconciselyandeffectively.Moreover,owingtothefactthatpracticemakesmakesperfect,weshouldfrequentlypracticewriting;forexample,wemaydevelopthehabitofkeepingadiary.PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthree questions.Boththenewsreportandthenquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchooseetrmersmarke,)nmarkegrnrt 1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.QuestionsQuestionsland2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.SectionBDirections:Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmusteetrmersmark，C)andC)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.QuestionsQuestions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.once. Afteronce. Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestrmersmarked,,)BoththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlymarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetBoththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyQuestionsQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.QuestionsQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.【參考答案】暫缺(40minutes)SectionADirections:Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.YouarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistEachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withaasinglelinethroughthecentre.YoumaynotuseanyofthesnekmorenQuestionsQuestions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Sincethe1940s,southernCaliforniahashadareputationforsmog.Thingsarenotasbadastheyoncewerebut,accordingtotheAmericanLungAssociation,LosAngelesisstilltheworstcityintheUnitedStatesforlevelsof 26.GazingdownonthecityfromtheGettyCenter,anartmuseumintheSantaMonicaMountains,onewouldfindtheviewofthePacificOceanblurredbythehaze(霾).Noristhestate’shadair27toitssouthFresnointhecentralvalleycomestopofthelistinAmericaforyear-roundpollutionResidents’heartsandlungsareaffectedasa28.Allofwhich,combinedwithCalifornia’sreputationasthehomeoftechnological 29,makestheplaceidealfordevelopingandtestingsystemsdesignedtomonitorpollutionin 30.AndthatisjustwhatAclima,anewfirminSanFrancisco,hasbeendoingoverthepastfewmonths.Ithasbeentryingoutmonitoringthatare 31toyieldminute-to-minutemapsof 32airpollution.Suchstationswillalsobeabletokeepaneyeonwhatishappeninginsidebuildings,includingoffices.Tothisend,Aclimahasbeen 33withGoogle’sStreetViewsystem.DavidaHerzl,Aclima’sboss,saystheyhaverevealedpollutionhighsondayswhenSanFrancisco’stransitworkerswentonstrikeandthecity’s 34wereforcedtousetheircars.Conversely,“cycletowork”dayshavedonetheirjobby 35pollutionlows.assistedA.assistedcollaboratingB.collaboratingconsequenceconsumerscreatingE.creatingdetailF.detaildomesticG.domesticfrequentlyinnovationJ.innovationintendedK.intendedoutdoorL.outdoorpollutantsrestrictedSumO.Sum【參考答案】【參考答案】MMpollutants.NNrestricted.CCconsequence.. Jinnovation.. Fdetail.KKintended.LLoutdoor.33.33.Bcollaborating.34.Iinhabitants.35.35.Ecreating.Mpollutants.解析：oflevelsof詞形式，翻譯為的級(jí)別，依據(jù)文章首句說(shuō)南加利福尼亞的霧霾是出了名的差可推斷這篇文章關(guān)于壞境。26的級(jí)別方面是M選項(xiàng)pollutants污染物。Nrestricted.解析：倒裝句，正常語(yǔ)序應(yīng)當(dāng)是thestate’sbadairisnottoitssouthrestricted，berestrictedto僅限于。Cconsequence.解析：本空在a后邊肯定是名詞，asaconsequenceJinnovationofAofBtechnological技術(shù)的后邊，并且后文designed能設(shè)計(jì)出來(lái)一些機(jī)器。Fdetail.解析：本句是一個(gè)完整句說(shuō)明不缺成分，那么空格的地方應(yīng)當(dāng)是in后邊detailindetailKintended.解析：beto因此這個(gè)地方應(yīng)當(dāng)是動(dòng)詞ing打算做某事，意圖做某事。Loutdoor.解析：空格前邊of后邊名詞此處缺一個(gè)形容詞，前邊說(shuō)這個(gè)檢測(cè)器目的是監(jiān)測(cè)出outdoor戶(hù)外的環(huán)境污染狀況。Bcollaborating.解析：位于hasbeen 動(dòng)詞過(guò)去分詞，只剩下了collaborating和creating,collaborating是可以和with搭配的，意為與...合作，符合題意。consumersinhabitants，但是這篇文章并沒(méi)有強(qiáng)調(diào)消費(fèi)者，所以依據(jù)整篇文章的北京應(yīng)當(dāng)是說(shuō)城市的居民們。Ecreating.解析：在剩下的六個(gè)選項(xiàng)里Aassisted含義不符合Dconsequence詞性不符合Gdomestic含義不符合Hfrequently詞性不符合Osumcreating。SectionSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements attachedtoeachstatementcontainsinformationinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosechooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis【參考答案】36-40KDMGB41-45LHFJCSectionCmarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer【參考答案】36-40KDMGB41-45LHFJCSectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).correspondingcorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelineYoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthethroughthroughthecentre.PassagePassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Livinginanurbanareawithgreenspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveimpactonpeople”smentalwell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmovingtoagreenspacehadasustainedpositiveeffect,unlikepayrisesorpromotions,whichonlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorMathewWhite,fromtheEuropeanCentreforEnvironmentandHumanHealthattheUniversityofExeter,UK,explainedthatthestudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayingfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety.“Therecouldbeanumberofreasons,”hesaid,“forexamplepeopledomanythingstomakethemselveshappier:theystriveforpromotionorpayrises,ortheygetmarried.Butthetroublewithallthosethingsisthatwithinsixmonthstoayear,peoplearebacktotheiroriginalbaselinelevelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsarenotsustainable;theydon’tmakeushappyinthelongtermWefoundthatforsomelottery〔彩票〕winnerswhohadwonmorethan￡500,000thepositiveeffectwasdefinitelytherebutaftersixmonthstoayeartheywerebacktothebaseline.“Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseewhetherlivingingreenerurbanareashadalastingpositiveeffectonpeople”ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalsodisappearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis,theteamuseddatafromtheBritishHouseholdPanelSurveycompiledbytheUniversityofEssex.Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid:“Whatyouseeisthatevenafterthreeyears,mentalhealthisstillbetter,whichisunlikemanyoftheotherthingsthatwethinkwillmakeushappy.“Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstressed,andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsandcommunicatedbetter.Withagrowingbodyofevidenceestablishingalinkbetweenurbangreenspacesandapositiveimpactonhumanwell-being,Dr.Whitesaid,“There’sgrowinginterestamongpublicpolicyofficials,butthetroubleiswhofundsit.Whatwereallyneedatapolicylevelistodecidewherethemoneywillcomefromtohelpsupportgoodqualitylocalgreenspaces.”Accordingtoonestudy,whatdogreenspacesdotopeople?Improvetheirworkefficiency.Addtotheirsustainedhappiness.Helpthembuildapositiveattitudetowardslife.Lessentheirconcernsaboutmaterialwell-being.WhatdoesDr.Whitesaypeopleusuallydotomakethemselveshappier?Earnmoremoney.Gainfameandpopularity.Settleinanurbanarea.Liveinagreenenvironment.WhatdoesDr.Whitetrytofindoutaboutlivinginagreenerurbanarea?Howitaffectsdifferentpeople.Howstrongitseffectis.Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.HowitbenefitsphysicallyWhatdidDr.Whiteresearchrevealaboutpeoplelivinginagreenenvironment?Theirstresswasmoreapparentthanreal.Theirdecisionsrequiredlessdeliberation.Theirmemoriesweregreatlystrengthened.Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.AccordingtoDr.White,whatshouldthegovernmentdotobuildmoregreenspacesincities?Findfinancialsupport.Improveurbanplanning.Involvelocalresidentsintheeffort.Raisepublicawarenessoftheissue.【篇章分析】為主，題干定位信息明確，做題難度在中等偏下水平?！緟⒖即鸢浮?6BAddtotheirsustainedhappiness.47AEarnmoremoney.CHowlongitspositiveeffectlasts.DTheircommunicationwithothersimproved.50AFindfinancialsupport.【答案解析】greenspaces一段，依據(jù)第一段的信息可得出UKresearchersfoundmovingtoagreenspacehadasustainedpositiveeffect〔英國(guó)爭(zhēng)論者覺(jué)察搬到綠色小區(qū)可以帶來(lái)長(zhǎng)久的樂(lè)觀(guān)影響〕。以及“peoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayingfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety〔生活在綠色小區(qū)的人們較少表現(xiàn)出抑郁或焦慮的心情B〔Addtotheirsustainedhappiness〕。DrWhite及usuallydomanythingstomakethemselveshappier:theystriveforpromotionorpayrisesortheygetmarried.處，依據(jù)本句信息，可推出人們通常讓自己歡快A〔Earnmoremoney.〕。在過(guò)了六個(gè)月到一年后就會(huì)消逝”，其次段首句“Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseewhetherlivingingreenerurbanareashadalastingpositiveeffectonpeople”ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalsodisappearedafteraperiodoftimeDrWhiteC〔Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.〕。thatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstressedandlessstressedemademoreesddcommunicatebetter可以得出此題的正確選項(xiàng)為D〔Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.〕。

由最終DrWhite和government，可定最終一句話(huà)“whatwereallyneedatapolicylevelistodecidewherethemoneyisgoingtocomefromtohelpsupportgoodqualitylocalgreenspaces.A〔Findfinancialsupport.〕。PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-the-art (最先進(jìn)的)oceanshipsbackintheday.TheOlympicclassshipswerebuiltbytheHarland&WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLinecompany.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannicandtheTitanic,WhatyoumaynotknowisthattheTitanicwasn’teventheflagshipofthisclassAllinall,theOlympicclassshipsweremarvelsofseaengineering,buttheyseemedcursedtosufferdisastrousfates.TheOlympiclaunchedfirstin1910,followedbytheTitanicin1911,andlastlytheBritannicin1914.Theshipshadninedecks,andWhitsStarLinedecidedtofocusonmakingthemthemostluxuriousshipsonthewater.Stretching269.13meters,theOlympicclassshipswerewondersofnavaltechnology,andeveryonethoughtthattheywouldcontinuetobesoforquitesometime.However,allsufferedterribleaccidentsontheopenseas,TheOlympicgotwreckedbeforetheTitanicdid,butitwastheonlyonetosurviveandmaintainasuccessfulcareerof24years.TheTitanicwasthefirsttosinkafterfamouslyhittingahugeicebergin1912.Followingthisdisaster,theBritannichitanavalminein1916andsubsequentlysankaswell.Eachshipwascoal-poweredbyseveralboilersconstantlykeptrunningbyexhaustedcrewsbelowdeck.Mostrecognizableoftheshipdesignsaretheship’ssmokestacksbutthefourthstackwasactuallyjustartisticinnatureandservednofunctionalpurpose.Whiletwooftheseshipssanktheywerealldesignedwithdoublehulls〔船體〕believedtomakem“esamistakenatdoestheBritannic’stragicend.TheOlympicsufferedtwocrasheswithothershipsandwentontoserveasahospitalshipandtrooptransportinWorldWarⅠ.Eventually,shewastakenoutofservicein1935,endingtheeraoftheluxuriousOlympicclassoceanliners.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthethreeOlympicclassships?A)Theyperformedmarvelouslyonthesea.Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.WhatdidWhiteStarLinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?Theircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.Theirabilitytosurvivedisastersofanykind.Thelongvoyagestheywereabletoundertake.53.Whatissaidaboutthefourthstackoftheships?A)Itwasamerepieceofdecoration.Itwastheworkofafamousartist.Itwasdesignedtoletoutextrasmoke.Itwaseasilyidentifiablefromafar.54.WhatmighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanicandtheBritannic?Theirunscientificdesigns.Theircaptains’misjudgment.Theassumptionthattheywerebuiltwiththelatesttechnology.Thebeliefthattheycouldneversinkwithadouble-layerbody.55.What55.WhathappenedtotheshipOlympicintheend?A)Shewasusedtocarrytroops.B)Shewasconvertedintoahospitalship.C)ShewassunkinWorldWarⅠ.D)Shewasretiredafterhernavalservice.【參考答案】46-50BACDA51-55CBADD參考答案：C Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.B Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.A Itwasamerepieceofdecoration.D Thebeliefthattheycouldneversinkwithadouble-layerbody.D Shewasretiredafterhernavalservice.答案解析：51.解析：依據(jù)原文第一段的說(shuō)法,奧林匹克艦是海洋工程的奇跡，但是他們似乎都被詛咒要患病災(zāi)難的命運(yùn)?？梢缘贸鯟選項(xiàng)Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes. 他們都經(jīng)受了可怕的不幸，是正確答案。52.BTheutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.乘客能夠享受到最舒適的感覺(jué)，是正確選項(xiàng)。53.解析：依據(jù)原文第四段的說(shuō)法，第四個(gè)煙囪事實(shí)上只是藝術(shù)，沒(méi)有功能，可以得AItwasamerepieceofdecoration.它只是一個(gè)裝飾，是正確選項(xiàng)。54.DThebeliefthattheycouldneversinkwithadouble-layerbody.由于有雙層船體，所以它們絕不會(huì)漂浮的想法，是正確選項(xiàng)。55.第一次世界大戰(zhàn)中，成為了醫(yī)務(wù)船并運(yùn)輸軍隊(duì)。最終她在1935DShewasretiredafterhernavalservice.她在海軍服役之后退役是正確選項(xiàng)。AletterwrittenbyCharlesDarwinin1875hasbeenreturnedtotheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives〔檔案館〕bytheFBIafterbeingstolentwice.“Werealizedinthemid-1970sthatitwasmissing,”saysEffieKapsalis,headoftheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives.“Itwasnotedasmissingandlikelytakenbyanintern,fromwhattheFBIistellingus.Wordgotoutthatitwasmissingwhensomeoneaskedtoseetheletterfortooktheletteragainoncenobodywaswatchingit.”Decadespassed.FinallytheFBIreceivedatipthatthestolendocumentwaslocatedveryclosetoWashington,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.”WhathappenedtoDarwin’sletterinthe1970s?ItwasrecoveredbytheFBI.Itwasstolenmorethanonce.Itwasputinthearchivesforresearchpurposes.ItwaspurchasedbytheSmithsonianArchives.WhatdidtheFBIdoaftertherecoveryoftheletter?Theyproveditsauthenticity.Theykeptitinaspecialsafe.Theyarrestedthesuspectimmediately.Theypressedcriminalchargesinvain.WhatisDarwin’sletterabout?TheevolutionofYellowstoneNationalPark.HiscooperationwithanAmericangeologist.Somegeologicalevidencesupportinghistheory.Hisacknowledgementofhelpfromaprofessional.WhatwilltheSmithsonianInstitutionArchivesdowiththeletteraccordingtoKapsalis?Reserveitforresearchpurposesonly.Turnitintoanobjectofhighinterest.Keepitapermanentsecret.Makeitavailableonline.WhathasthepasthalfcenturywitnessedaccordingtoKapsalis?Growinginterestinrareartobjects.Radicalchangesinarchivingpractices.Recoveryofvariousmissingdocuments.Increasesinthevalueofmuseumexhibits..依據(jù)文章第一段beingstolentwiceDarwinDTheypressedcriminalchargesinvain.依據(jù)第三段其次句“Theirartcrimeteamrecoveredtheletterbutwereunabletopresschargesbecausethetimeoflimitationshadended.”意思是由于超過(guò)了時(shí)間限制，invainFBI犯罪團(tuán)伙無(wú)效符合題意。DHisacknowledgementofhelpfromaprofessional.依據(jù)第四段可以DarwinDacknowledgement意思DMakeitavailableonline.依據(jù)文章倒數(shù)其次段倒數(shù)其次句”Afteritisrepaired,wewilltakedigitalphotosofitandthatwillbeavailableonline.”意思是資料修復(fù)之后，我們將會(huì)拍一些照片放在網(wǎng)上。選項(xiàng)意思與此句完全符合BRadicalchangesinarchivingpractices.選項(xiàng)意思是在實(shí)行歸檔方面發(fā)生了根本變化，依據(jù)文章最終一段Archivingpracticeshavechangedgreatlysincethe1970s1970合題意PartPartIVTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslatetranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwritewriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.活水平的提高，越來(lái)越多的中活水平的提高，越來(lái)越多的中國(guó)人包括很多農(nóng)民和外出務(wù)工人員都能乘飛機(jī)出不斷增加?！緟⒖甲g文】Inthepast,itwasunimaginabletotravelbyplaneformostChinese.Withthedevelopmentofeconomyandtheimprovementoflivingstandards,anincreasingnumberofChinesepeople,includingmanyfarmersandmigrantworkers,cantravelbyair.Theycanflytoallmajorcities,andwecanseelotsofcitiesarepreparingtobuildairports.Airlineserviceshavebeenimprovedconstantlyanddiscountedticketsareoftenavailable.Inrecentyears,therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofpeoplechoosingtotravelbyairduringtheholidays.聽(tīng)力原文PartII ListeningComprehensionNewsReportOneAMessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecadesagowasfound1,500milesawayandhasbeenreturnedtohisdaughter.ThelonglostmessagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottlehalfburiedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime.Thenoteinsidethebottlessaid,“returnto419OceanStreetandreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersoftheBeachcombermotel.”ThemotelwasownedbytheparentsofPaulaPiercein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenoteasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthemessagetoPaulaPierce.Shehelduptoherrsegnt,tetdthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.Q1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?Q2.WhydidPollardPearcegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?NewsReportTwoMillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectsprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.Theinsectsprayingovertheweekendleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespotinDorchesterCountySouthCarolina,wherefourtravel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.Mostofthedeathscamefromflowertownbeefarm,acompanyinSummer-villethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts,JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlookslikeit’sbeendestroyed,thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.DorchesterCountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies.CountyManagerJasonWardsaidinastatement:I’mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled.Q3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty.Q4.Whydoesthenewsreportssayaboutflowertownbeefarm.NewsReportThreeTheworld’slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.TheAir-Lander10spentnearlytwohoursintheair,havingtakenofffromCardingtonairfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflight,itreached3000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftismassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallassixdoubledeckerbusesandcapableofflyingforuptofivedays.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheU.S.governmentasalong-rangespyaircraftbutwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25millionpoundsandcancarryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandemittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit’sthefutureofaircraftdeylegmoo.tslagtogo.TheairlanderwillneedtohavetwohundredhoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheAviationAdministration.Ifitpassesthoughwecanhopewe’llallgetsomeextralegroom.Q5.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAir-Lander10?Q6.WhatcausedtheU.S.governmenttoabandontheAir-Lander10asaspyaircraft?Q7.WhatistheadvantageofAir-Lander10overhugejetplanes?SectionBConversationOneM:Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?W:Yeah,whynot?Wehaven’tbeenoutforages.M:Whatashame.Well,thereisafilmaboutclimatechange.Doesitsoundgoodtoyou?W:No,notreally.Itdoesn’treallyappealtome.Whatisitabout?Justclimatechange?M:Ithinkit’sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining.W:Well,itsoundsreallyawful.It’sanimportantsubject,Iagree.ButI’mnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?M:There’saSpanishDanceFestival.W:Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.“AnnaGomezleadsinanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestory,Carmen.”W:OK,thenwhattimeisiton?M:At7:30.Well,that’snogood.Wehaven’tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse?M:Thereisacomedyspecialon.W:Where’siton?It’sattheCityTheatre.It’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferentacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalpaperssaysit’sthefunniestthinghe’severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightofforeignperformances.W:Emm...I’mnotkeenonhim.He’snotveryfunny.M:Areyousureyoufancygoingouttonight?You’renotveryenthusiastic.W:Perhapsyou’reright.OK.Let’sgoseethedance.Buttomorrow,nottonight.M:Great.I’llbooktheticketsonline.Q8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofclimatechange?Q9.WhydidthespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishDanceFestivaltonight?Q10.WhatdoesthecriticsayaboutthecomedyperformedattheCityTheatre?Q11.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?ConversationTwoW:Goodmorning,Mr.Lee.MayIhaveaminuteofyourtime?M:Sure,Catherine.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:I’mquiteanxiousabouttransferringovertoyourcollege.I’mafraidIwon’tfitin.M:Don’tworry,Catherine.It’scompletelynormalforyoutobenervousabouttransferringschools.Thishappenstomanytransferstudents.W:Yes,Iknow,butI’myoungerthanmostofthestudentsinmyyear.Andthatworriesmealot.M:Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknow,wehavealotofafter-schoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin.Andso,thiswayyou’llbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.W:That’snice.Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.M:I’msureyoudo.Soyou’llbejustfine.Don’tworrysomuchandtrytomakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere.Also,rememberthatyoucancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.W:Thankssomuch.Idefinitelyfeelbetternow.Asamatteroffact,I’vealreadycontactedoneofthegirlswho’dbelivinginthesamehouseasmeandsheseemedreallynice.IguesslivingoncampusI’llhaveachancetohaveaclosercircleoffriendssincewe’llbelivingtogether.M:Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowouldbelivingwithyouinyourflat.OK.ThereareHannah,Kellyand.esoawtee.Imoretosharewitheachother.Q12.WhydoesCatherinefeelanxious?

msureyoutwowillhaveQ13.WhatdoesMr.LeeencourageCatherinetodo?Q14.WhatdoesMr.LeepromisetodoforCatherine?Q15.WhatdowelearnaboutCatherine’sschoolmateBree?SectionCPassageOneHaveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyourhunger?Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellikesuchapowerfulmotivatingforce.Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweighedotherphysicaldrivesincludingfear,thirstandsocialneedstodeterminewhichfeelingwonout.Theresearchersdidaseriesofexperiments.Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.Whengiventhechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themicewentforthefoodtheresearchersfound.However,whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirstytheyoptedtodrinkaccordingtothestudy.Thesecondexperimentmeanttopitthemice’shungeragainsttheirfear.HungrymicewereplacedinacagethathadcertainFoxcenteredareasandotherplacesthatsmelledsafer.Inotherwords,notlikeananimalthatcouldeatthembutalsohadfood.Itturnedoutthatwhenthemicewerehungrytheyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood.Butwhenthemicewerewell-fedtheystayedinareasofthecagethatwereconsideredsafe.Hungeralsooutweighedthemice’ssocialneeds,theresearchersfound.Miceareusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobeinthecompanyofothermiceaccordingtothestudy.Whenthemicewerehungrytheyoptedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.Q16.Whatistheresearchers’purposeincarryingouttheSu’sexperimentswithmice?Q17.Inwhatcircumstancesdomiceventureintounsafeareas?Q18.Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?PassageTwoTheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.Interstatehighwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityinthecountry.Didyoueverwonderwhysuchacompletesystemofexcellentroadsexists?Forananswer,youwouldhavetogobacktotheearly1920s.InthoseyearsjustafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedtobuildanAmericanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense.Suchasystemcouldifnecessarymovetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Itcouldalsogetpeopleoutofcitiesindangerofbeingbombed,so-calledroadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysmallcountryroads.In1944Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystembutdidnotfundtheplanrightaway.Inthe1950s,theplanbegantobecomeareality.Over25billiondollarswasappropriatedbyCongressandconstructionbeganonabout40,000milesofnewroads.Theideawastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpresswaysandfreeways.Andthoughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartraveleasier,defensewasnotforgotten.Forinstance,highwayoverpasseshadtobehighenoughtoallowtrailerscarryingmilitarymissilestopassunderthem.By1974,thissystemwasmostlycompletedafewadditionalroadswouldcomelater.Quickandeasytravelbetweenallpartsofthecountrywasnowpossible.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q19.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmericanhighwaysystem?Q20.Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofbuildingahighwaysystem?Q21.Whenwastheinterstatehighwaysystemmostlycompleted?PassageThreeTextingwhiledrivingwaslistedasamajorcauseofroaddeathsamongyoungAmericansbackin2023.Arecentstudysaidthat40percentofAmericanteensclaimedtohavebeeninacarwhenthedriverusedacellphoneinawaythatputpeopleindanger.Thissoundslikeawidespreaddiseasebutit’sonethattechnologymaynowhelptocure.T.J.Evert,a20-year-oldinventor,hascomeupwithanovelsolutionthatcouldeasilyputtextingdriversonnotice.It’scalledSmartWheelandit’sdesignedtofitoverthesteeringwheelofmoststandardvehiclestotrackwhetherornotthedriverhastwohandsonthewheelatalltimes.Evert’sinventionwa