2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题(一)听力原文x

2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题(一)听力原文
【NewsReport1】
OneofGoogle'slf—drivingcarscrashedintoabusinCalifornialastmonth。Therewerenoinjuries。(精品文档请下载)
ItisnotthefirsttimeoneofGoogle'sfamedlf-drivingcarshasbeeninvolvedinacrash,butitmaybethefirsttimeithascaudone.(精品文档请下载)
OnFebruary14ththelf—drivingcar,travellingat2mph(3km/h),pulledoutinfrontofapublicbusgoing15mph(24km/h)。(精品文档请下载)
ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode。(精品文档请下载)
Inastatement,Googlesaid:”Weclearlybearsomeresponsibility, becauifourcarhadn'tmoved,therewouldn’thavebeenacrash。"(精品文档请下载)
Thatsaid,ourtestdriverbelievedthebuswasgoingtosloworstoptoallowustomergeintothetraffic,andthattherewouldbesufficientspacetodothat.”(精品文档请下载)
Thecompany’slf-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.
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Q1:AccordingtoGoogle,whatwasthecauoftheaccident?(精品文档请下载)
B)Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement
解析:根据新闻第一句话,这篇新闻主要报道的是谷歌无人自动驾驶汽车和一辆公交车发生碰撞这一事故.根据原文“ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode。"选项B是正确选项,是对原文的同义交换,题目较难.(精品文档请下载)
Q2:HowhaveGoogle'slf—drivingcarsperformedsofar?(精品文档请下载)
D)Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.
解析:根据原文“Thecompany'slf-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents。"选项D是对原文的同义交换。题目相对较难。(精品文档请下载)
【NewsReport2】
Thousandsofbeesleftatownafterlandingonthebackofacarwhentheirqueengotstuckin
itsboot.TomMoswhoworksatanearbynationalpark,noticeda“brownpatch”onthebackofthecaraftertheownerparkedittodosomeshopping。Whenhelookedclorherealizeditwasahugegroupofbees.(精品文档请下载)
Mossaid:“Ihaveneverenthatmanybeesinonespot.Itwasveryunusual。Theywereveryclotogetherandtherewasalotofnoiandmovements,itwasinterestingtoesuchastrangesight.ButtherewerealotofpeoplearoundandIwasabitworriedaboutthebeesandthepeoplestoppingtolook.Ithoughtthatsomeonemightdosomethingstupid。(精品文档请下载)
Moscalledtwolocalbeesspecialistswhohelpedremovedthebeesbyattractingthemintoabox。(精品文档请下载)
Mosspentthreehourslookingafterthebeesandwasstungfivetimes,hesaidmystingsareabitpainfulbutIampleadthatallworkedoutandIcouldhelp,peopleneedtorealizethatbeesarevaluableandtheyshouldbelookedafter。(精品文档请下载)
Q3。WhatdowelearnaboutTomMos?
A)Heworksatanationalpark。
Q4。Whatdoweknowaboutthebeesonthebackofthecar?(精品文档请下载)
B)Theyweremakingalotofnoi.
【Newsreport3】
AnewspeciesofsnakehasbeendiscoveredonaremoteislandintheBahamas.(精品文档请下载)
Scientistsidentified20oftheonemeter—longsnakesduringtwotripstotheCaribbeanislands.ThecondtripwasmadeinOctoberlastyear。(精品文档请下载)
Oneofthecreaturesmadeadramaticappearancebymovingontotheheadoftheteamleaderasheslept。(精品文档请下载)
Thesnakehasbeennamedsilverboa becauitismetalliccoloredandthefirstspecimenfoundwasclimbingasilverpalmtree。(精品文档请下载)
TheteamwasledbyDr.GrahamReynolds,fromHarvardUniversity,thescientistconfirmedthesnakewasapreviouslyunknownspeciesafterconductingageneticanalysisoftissuesamples。(精品文档请下载)
Commentingonthefind,snakeexpertRobertHendersonfromtheMuumofNaturalHistory,said:“Worldwidenewspeciesoffrogsarebeingdiscoveredanddescribedquiteregularity.Newspeciesofsnakes,however,aremuchrarer。
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Q5。Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
A)Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake。
Q6。Whatdowelearnaboutthescientificteamleader?(精品文档请下载)
C)Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep。
Q7。Howdidthenewlydiscoveredcreaturegetitsname?(精品文档请下载)
D)Fromitscolour。
【Conversation1】
W:Didyouenjoyyourstaywithus,Mr。Brown?
M:Yes,verymuch。Ihadawonderfultimehere。NowI’mgoingtotheairport.Myflightleavesinlessthan2hours.So,couldyoutellme,what'sthequickestwaytogetthere?(精品文档请下载)
W:Well,wecancallataxiforyou.Wealsohaveafreeairportshuttlervice。(精品文档请下载)
M:Thatsounds great,butwilltheshuttlegetmetotheairportintime?(精品文档请下载)
W:Yes,itshould.Thenextshuttleleavesin15minutes.Andittakessome25minutestogettotheairport。
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M:Fantastic!I’lljustwaitinthelobby。Willyouplealetmeknowwhenit’sleaving?(精品文档请下载)
W:Ofcour,sir.
M:NowIwouldliketottlemymini—barbill。Howmuchisthat?(精品文档请下载)
W:Let’se。Itcomesto$37.50。Howwouldyouliketopayforit?(精品文档请下载)
M:I’llpaywithmycreditcard。Thanks。ButI'llneedareceipt,soIcanchargeittomycompany.(精品文档请下载)
W:Absolutely!Hereyouare,sir。Ifyoulike,Icanleaveyourbagswiththeporter。Andhecanloadthemontotheshuttleforyouwhenitarrives。(精品文档请下载)
M:Thatwouldbegreat。Thankyou。
W:Wouldyouliketoleaveacommentonourwebpagewhenyouhavetime?(精品文档请下载)
M:Sure。Ihadareallygoodstayhere,andI'dliketorecommendyourhoteltomyfriendsandcolleagues.(精品文档请下载)
W:That'sverykindofyou。ThankyouagainforstayingatSheratonHotel。(精品文档请下载)
Q8.Whydoesthemanaskaboutthequickestwaytotheairport?(精品文档请下载)
A)Thecuritychecktakestime。
Q9。Howisthemangoingtopayhisbill?
B)Bycreditcard。
Q10。Whatdidthemanaskthewomantodo?
A)Givehimareceipt.
Q11。Whatfavordoesthewomanaskoftheman?
D)Postingacommentonthehotel’swebpage.
【Conversation2】
M:Youknow,Ben’sgivenupmakingthoterriblefacesheudtomake。Theotherday,hecamehomefromschoolalmostintears.Histeachersaidifhewentonlikethat,hisfacewouldgetstuckwhenthewindschanged。(精品文档请下载)
W:Andhebelievedher?
M:Yeah,he’sonlyalittleboy。Don’tyourememberallthothingsweudtobelievewhenwewerelittle?IremembermyauntMaryudtosayifyouswallowacherrystone,atreewouldgrowoutofyourmouth。AndI’mstillterrifiedtoday,sortofsubconsciously.Youknow,ifIswallowonebymistake…
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W:Yeah,Isuppoyou'reright。Theonethatudtogetmewasthatswanscouldbreakyourlegwhentheyblowofthewing。(精品文档请下载)
M:Theycan,can’tthey?Ialwaysthoughttheycould。(精品文档请下载)
W:No,theyarenotthatstrong。Butthere’sanotheroneevenmoreterrifying。Thatis,ifyouputapoststamponupsidedown,youwillgotoprison.(精品文档请下载)
M:No,neverheardofthat。Butmygrandmotherwasaterrorforthatkindofthing。Forexample,shewouldsay,youwillgetaspotonyourtongueifyoutellalie。Ifyoueatstalebread,yourhairwillcurl。Andhere'sonemore.WewentonacampaigntriponceinItaly,andmywifespentthewholetimeworryingaboutbatsgettingintoherhair。Shesaidhergrandmotherreckonedyouhadtoshaveyourheadtogetitout.Mywifewasreallyterrified。(精品文档请下载)
W:Silly,isn’tit?Butthat’showsomeparentstrytokeeptheirkidsfromdoingthewrongthingorgettingintotrouble。
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Q12:WhatdoesthemansayaboutBen?
C)Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.
Q13:WhatdidauntMarryudtodowhenthemanwasachild?(精品文档请下载)
D)Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory。
Q14:Whatdoesthewomanbelieveswanscoulddo?
A)Theycouldbreakpeople'slegs。
Q15:Whatdidthegrandmotheroftheman’swifesay?(精品文档请下载)
B)Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair。(精品文档请下载)
【Passage1】
IfIcouldgobackinhistoryandlivewhenIliked,Iwouldn’tgobackveryfar。Infact,I’dliketoreliveaperiodI’vealreadylived–the1960s.(精品文档请下载)
Iwasinmytwenties,andeverythingwasbeingrenewed.PeoplewouldcomeinoutofaformalandalmostVictorianattitude,andyoureallyfeltanythingwaspossible.Meetingpeoplewasthething,andyouwenttocoffeebarswhereyoumetfriendsandspenttheevening。Thecinema,thetheater,allthatwaveryexcitingwithnewthingscomingout.Infact,weemedtobeout,allthetime!Idon'treallyrememberworking–ofcour,Iwasastudent–orsittingaroundathomeverymuch。Thatjustwasn'twherethescenewas,eveneating!Itwasthefirsttime,ordinarypeoplestartedgoingouttoeat.Wewerebeginningtobeadventurousaboutfood,butweweremoreinterestedinmeetingpeoplethanineatingordrinking.Anddress,yes,thatwastherevolution.Imean,girlswentaroundinreallyshortskirts,andworeflowersintheirhair。Andmenwereinjeans,andcouldweartheirhairlongtoo。Itwasawonderfulperiod。Itwaslikelivinginanageyoucouldneverhaveimagined,andthatneverhascomeback.Wedidn'thavemuchmoney,butitdidn’tmatter。Andtherewasplentyofopportunitytodowhateveryoufeltlikedoing.
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Q16.Whydoesthespeakersayhewouldliketorelivethe1960s?(精品文档请下载)
C)Everythingemedtobechanging.