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短篇新闻

Newsreport1来自50年前的漂流瓶

AmessageinabottlentouttoabyaNewHampshiremanmore

thanfivedecadesagowasfound1,asbeen

-lastmessagewasdiscoveredbyClint

gtonsayshefounda

sodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeenthere

einsidethebottlesaid,‘Returnto

419OceanStreet,andreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandTina

Pierce,ownersofabeachcombermotel.’Themotelwasownedbythe

herhadwrittenthenoteasajoke

gtonflewtoNew

duptoher

father’spromi,biggestrewardis

themessageinthebottlefindingitswaybackhome.

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thenewsreportmainlyabout?

1.A）Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.

PaulaPiecegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?

2.B）Shewantedtohonorherfather'spromi.

Newsreport2数百万蜜蜂在南卡罗来纳州死亡

MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinctspraying

ect

sprayingovertheweekendsleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthe

spotinDorchesterCounty,SouthCarolina,where4travel-relatedcas

thedeaths

camefromtheFlowertownBeeFarm,acompanyinSummervillethat

aStanleywhoownsthecompany

saidthefarmlookslikeit’mlostabout2.5

sterCountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidental

sterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepers

intheareathatweresprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies,county

managerJasonWarssaidinthestatement,‘I’mnotpleadthatsomany

beeswerekilled’.

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sprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchester

County?

3.B）SeveralcasofZikadiahadbeenidentified.

esnewsreportsayaboutFlowertownBeeFarm?

4.C）Itlostahugestockofbees.

Newsreport3世界上最大的飞机首次试飞

Theworld’

Airlander10spentnearly2hoursintheair,havingtakenofffrom

itsflight,itreached3,000feet

craft

isn’tmassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallasa6double-decker

irstdevelopedforthe

asabandoned

craftcosts25millionpoundsandcan

carryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoi

ersbelieveit’sthefutureofaircraft,

andonedaywe’re’sstillalongway

landerwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeing

ssthrough,wecan

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hopewe’llallgetsomeextralegroom.

welearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?

5.A）Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.

udtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander

10asaspyaircraft?

6.C）Inadequatefunding.

theadvantageofAirlander10overhugejetplanes?

7.D）Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

长对话

Conversation1长对话1气候变化vs西班牙舞蹈节

M:Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?

W:yeah,whynot?Wehaven’tbeenoutforages!What’son?

M:Well,soundgoodto

you?

W:Oh,n’’sitabout?Just

climatechange?

M:Ithinkit’r

howtheymakeitentertaining.

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W:Well,’sanimportantsubject,’m

ison?

M:There’saSpanishdancefestival.

W:Oh,undsreallyinteresting.

M:apparently,it’’sewhatitsaysinthepaper.

AnnaGomezleadsinanexcitingproductionofagreatSpanishlovestory,

Carmen.

W:Okaythen,whattimeisiton?

M:at7:30

W:well,that’n’

thereanythingel?

M:There’sacomedyspecialon.

W:whereisiton?

M:It’’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferent

ticinthelocalpapersaysit’sthe

funniestthingshe’hereRogerwhiteheadisan

amazinghosttoanightafunperformances.

W:Hummm,I’tveryfunny.

M:Areyousureyoufancygoingouttonight?Youarenotvery

enthusiastic.

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W:,let’orrow,not

tonight.

M:Great,I’llbooktheticketsonline.

Q8:Whatdothewomanthinkaboutclimatechange?

8.A）Itemsadepressingtopic.

Q9:WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestival

tonight?

9.D）Theycan'tmakeittothetheater.

Q10:Whatdothecreditsaysaboutthecomedyperformedinthecity

theater?

10.C）Itisthemostamusingshowhehaveren.

Q11:Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?

11.B）Goandethedance.

Conversation2长对话2转校生

W:,mayIhaveaminuteofyourtime?

M:Sure,nIdoforyou?

W:I’mquiteanxiousabouttransferringovertoyourcollege.I’mafraidI

won’tfitin.

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M:Don’tworry,’scompletelynormalforyoutobenervous

ppenstomanytransferstudents.

W:Yes,Iknow,butI’myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthat

worriesmealot.

M:Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknowwe

havealotofafterschoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andsothisway,you’ll

beabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.

W:That’snice!Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.

M:I’’tworrysomuchandtry

,rememberyou

cancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.W:Thankssomuch.

teroffact,I’vealreadycontacted

oneofthegirlswho’sbeenlivinginthesamehouwithme,andshe

livingoncampus,I’llhaveachancetohavea

clocircleoffriendssincewe’llbelivingtogether.

M:heckwho

,therehareHannah,Kellyand

alsoanewstudentherelikeyou.I’msureyoutwowillhave

moretosharewitheachother.

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Q12:WhydoesCatherinefeelanxious?

Q13:ourageCatherinetodo?

Q14:mitodoforCatherine?

Q15:WhatdowelearnaboutCatherine'sschoolmateBree?

12.D）Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.

13.C）Participateinafter-schoolactivities.

14.A）Giveherhelpwheneversheneeds.

15.D）Shehasjusttransferredtocollege.

听力篇章

Passage1饥饿强大的推动力

Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyour

hunger?Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeel

tudy,rearchersfound

thathungeroutweightsotherphysicaldrivesincludingfear,thirstand

rminewhichfeelingwonout,therearchersdida

xperiment,themicewerebothhungry

venthechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinking

water,themicewentforthefood,r,

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whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrinkaccordingto

econdexperiment,meanttopitthemice’shunger

againsttheirfear,hungrymicewereplacedinacagethathascertainfox

scentedareasandotherplacesthatsmellsafer;inotherwords,notlike

edoutthatwhen

themicewerehungry,

whenthemicewerewell-fed,theystayedintheareaofthecagethat

alsooutweightsthemice’ssocialneeds,

eusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobein

emicewere

hungry,theyoptedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.

Q16:Whatistherearchers’purpoincarryingouttheriesof

experimentswithmice?

Q17:Inwhatcircumstancesdomiceventureintounsafeareas?

Q18:Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?

16.B）Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.

17.A）Whentheyarehungry.

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18.C）Theyprefertobewithothermice.

Passage2美国高速公路系统

TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.

Interstatehighwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityin

everwonderwhysuchacompletesystemof

excellentroadxists?Forananswer,youwouldhavetogobacktothe

eyears,justafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedto

ystem

could,ifnecessary,

couldalsogetpeopleoutofcitiesanddangerofbeingbombed.

So-calledroadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheywere

1944,Congresspasdabilltoupgrade

1950s,theplan

25billiondollarswasappropriatedby

Congress,andconstructionbeganonabout40thousandmilesofnew

awastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpressways

ughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartravel

easier,tance,highwayoverpasshave

tobehighenoughtoallowtrailerscarryingmilitarymissilestopass

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1974,

ndeasytravelbetweenall

partsofthecountrywasnowpossible.

Q19:WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmericanhighwaysystem?

Q20:Whatwastheoriginalpurpoofbuildingahighwaysystem?

Q21:Whenwastheinterstatehighwaysystemmostlycompleted?

19.D）Itisoneofthebestintheworld.

20.B）Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.

21.A）Inthe1970s.

Passage3开车用手机发消息是车祸致死的主要原因/智能方向盘

Textingwhiledrivingwaslistedasamajorcauofroaddeathsamong

tstudysaidthat40%ofAmerican

teensclaimtohavebeeninacarwhenthedriverudacellphoneinthe

dslikeawide-spreaddia,but

it’ts,a20-year-old

inventor,hascomeupwithanovelsolutionthatcouldeasilyputtexting

’scalled‘SmartWheel’.Andit’sadesigntofitover

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thesteeringwheelofmoststandardvehiclestotrackwhetherornotthe

’inventionwarns

thedriverswithalightandasoundwhentheyholdthewheelwithone

oonastheyplaceanotherhandbackonthewheel,

watchesfor

what’scalled‘clo-byhands’,wherebothhandsareclotogethernear

thetopofthewheel,sothedrivercantypewithboththumbsanddrive

dataSmartWheelcollectsisalsonttoa

arentwhoinstallsSmartWheelcankeeptrack

oftheteens’trytoremoveordamagethecover

that’sreportedaswell.

amajorcauofroaddeathsamongyoung

Americans?

‘SmartWheel’?

ppensifthedriverhasonehandonthewheel?

arentskeeptrackoftheirteens’drivinghabits?

22.B）Messagingwhiledriving

23.D）Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.

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24.C）Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.

25.B）Usingaconnectedapp.