1、精選文檔精選文檔PAGEPAGE9精選文檔PAGE2019年12月英語四級聽力真題原文【完好版】News1Adevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartofamissionthatwillallowscientiststodeliverfourthgenerationor4Gmobilecoveragetothemoonin2019。Ifsuccessful，thetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirstevermobilephonenetwork。Thelunarnetworkwillsupporthighdefi

2、nitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandearth。Thenetworkispartofamissiontothemoon。Thisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontothemoon。The4GmissionissettolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnitedStatesonaspaceXFalcon9rocketin2019。Missiontothemoonintendstoestablishandtestthefirst

3、elementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon。Thescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuilda4Gratherthanafifthgenerationor5Gnetwork。Thisisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases。Thismeansthata5GnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoonssurfaceQuestion1：Whatarescientistsplanningt

4、odoQuestion2：Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4GnetworkintheirmissionNews2ItsrespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinHeywood。Thefirewasreportedat9：26pmatanoldshoppingcenteronMichiganAvenuenearSt。MarysChurch。Sixfireengines，twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene。Crewshadthefireundercontrolinab

5、out45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin。Thereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefirebrokeoutbuttherewerenoreportsofanyinjuries。Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescenebuthavenotyetdeterminedthecauseofthefire。Firefighterswillremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefire

6、doesntstartupagain。Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002。In2014CityHalldevelopedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing。Howevertheplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds。Question3：WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefireQuestion4：WhathadCityHallplannedtodoNews3PotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldf

7、or6Xtheirnormalprice。Thisisafterthecountrysmainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage。Stormsandfloodsanditsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestandmorethan3decades。LocalmediareportssuggestCalbeeanditsmainrivalKoike-yaarehaltingalmost50products?！癢edontknowwhenwellbeabletorestart”

8、，companyspokesmansaid。Snackloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarebare。JapaneselawslimittheamountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinJapanesemadeproducts。Japansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshimports。ItstillonlyallowspotatoesfromaselectedUSstates。Thisisonlyatcertaintimesandonconditi

9、onthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearJapaneseports。Butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweathereventsmoreoften。Question5：WhatproblemisJapanfacingQuestion6：WhydoesJapanlimittheimportofpotatoesQuestion7：WhatmightaffectJapanesedomesticproduceConve

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11、mypenmoving。M：WhatdoyoumeanW：ItsamethodofactiveconcentrationIreadabout。Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateistowritethingsdown。Butithastobedonebyhand，nottypingonakeyboard。Youseewritingbyhandforcesyoutoactuallyengagewithwhatyourelearninginamorephysicalway。M：DoyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthenW：Somet

12、imesbutthatsnotimportant。MynotesmayormaynotbeusefulbutthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatMr。BrandsaysIcanfollowhislineofthinkingmoreeasily。Infact，sometimesIdrawalittletoo。M：YoudrawinclassandthathelpsmepayattentionW：Yes，honestlyitworksforme。Ijustdrawlittlelinesandnonsensereally。ItwasalsointhatarticleIrea

13、d。Itcankeepthemindactive，preventgettingboredandhelptoconcentrate。Againthepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthepenmoving。IfImathomeandIneedtostudywhatIdoisreadoutloud。Ithasasimilareffecttowritingbyhand。Ithelpsmemorizeinformationinaphysicalway。Question8。WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr。BrownslecturesQuestion9。Wha

14、tdoesthewomandoduringMr。BrownslecturesQuestion10。WhydoesthewomandrawinclassQuestion11。WhatdoesthewomansayaboutreadingoutloudConversation2M：AndwhereisthisF：ThesephotosarefromtheTajMahalinIndia。Wewentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon。M：Wasitromantic。F：Yeah。TheTajMahalwasaveryromanticplaceguidetoldu

15、sthereisafamouslovestorybehindthisbuildingthatallIndianslearninschool。Ithinkitwasduringthe1600andtheprincessatthattimediedwhilegivingbirthtoher14thchild。TheEmperorlovedtheprincesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor。TheM：Wow!Thatsoundsveryromantic。Itlooksamazing。F：Ye

16、sitsgorgeous。Itsalsolargerinreallifethanitlooksinthephotos。Thebuildingisverytallandtherearegardensinawallarounditall。Itsallbuiltinthiswhitestoneandsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels。M：Itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere。F：Yesitsaveryfamoustouristdestinationtherearethousandsofvisitors

17、everyday。SoM：WastherestofIndiacrowdedF：Yes，verycrowdedinmanycities。Itwassometimessocrowdedthatitwasdifficulttowalkalongthestreetsespeciallythroughbusymarkets。Andtherearesomanycars。Trafficwasterriblebutthepeoplewerefriendly。Thecultureisamazingandwehadagreattime。M：WhataboutthefoodF：theIndianfoodisgrea

18、t。Therearelotsofdifferentdishestotryandeveryregionhasitsownspecialfood。Question12。ForwhatpurposedidthewomangotoIndiaQuestion13。WhywastheTajMahalbuiltQuestion14。WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheTajMahalQuestion15whatisthewomansimpressionofIndiancitiesPassage1APewResearchCentersurveyofmorethan1000Americansc

19、onductedinApril2016findsthatAmericanscontinuetoexpresslargelypositiveviewsaboutthecurrentstateoftheirlocalpubliclibraries。Forinstancearoundthreequarterssaythatpubliclibrariesprovidethemwiththeresourcestheyneedand66percentsaytheclosingoftheirlocalpubliclibrarywouldhaveamajorimpactontheircommunity。Alt

20、houghnotablyjust33percentsaythiswouldhaveamajorimpactonthempersonallyorontheirfamily。AmajorityofAmericansfeellibrariesaredoingagoodjobofprovidingasafeplaceforpeopletohangoutorspendtimeaswellasopeningupeducationalopportunitiesforpeopleofallagesandroughlyhalfthinktheirlibrariescontributealottotheircom

21、munitiesintermsofhelpingsparkcreativityamongyoungpeopleandprovidingatrustedplaceforpeopletolearnaboutnewtechnologies。AsinpastPewResearchCentersurveysoflibraryusetheApril2016surveyalsomeasuredAmericansusageofandengagementwithlibraries。Overall，53percentofAmericansages16andolderhavehadsomeinteractionwi

22、ththepuppetlibraryinthepastyeareitherthroughaninpersonvisitorusingalibraryWebsitesome48percentofadultsspecificallyvisitedalibraryinthepast12months。Amodestincreasefromthe44percentwhosaidthatinlate2015。Question16：WhatdomostAmericanssayaboutlocalpubliclibrariesQuestion17：howcanlocalpubliclibrariesbenef

23、ityoungpeopleQuestion18：whatdoesthe2016surveyshowaboutadultlibraryusersPassage2ASavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenadomesticcatandamedium-sizedwildAfricancatcalledtheServal。Theunusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe1990s。Andin2001，theInternationalCatAssociationaccepteditasanewregisteredbreed

24、。Thesavannahsaretallandslimandcanweighuptoninepointonekilograms，makingthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanown。Theyhaveaspottedcodesimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcatsandtheirearsareverylarge。Theyarealsocommonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyaltyandcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch，andoftennotedchar

25、acteristicoftheSavannahisitsjumpingability。Theyareknowntojumpontopofdoorsandhighcabinets。Somecanleapmetreshighfromastandingposition。CatsaretypicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitiveandsoaretheSavannahs。Theyoftenlearnhowtoopendoorsandcupboards。ManySavannahcatsdonotfearwaterandwillplaywithorevendiveintowat

26、er。SomeownersevenshowerwiththeirSavannahCats，presentingawaterbowltoSavannahmayalsoproveachallenge，assomewillpromptlybegintobatallthewateroutofthebowluntilitisemptyusingtheirfrontpaws。Question19。WhatdowelearnaboutthesavannahcatQuestion20。WhatischaracteristicofSavannahcatsQuestion21Whatdosomepeopledow

27、iththeirSavannahcatsPassage3Whenchildrenstartschoolforthevery1sttimeparentsoftenfeelasenseofexcitementcoupledwithatouchofsadnessattheendofanera。Thisisthestartofanewadventureforchildrenplayingandinteractingwithnewfriendssharing，takingturnsandsettlingintoanewroutine。Butofcourse，thisisnotthestartofyourchildseducationwhichinfactbeganatbirth。Backthen，uwouldhavebeenyourchildsmostinfluentialteachers。Duringthistimeathome，urchildwouldhavelearntmorethanatanyotherperiodintheirlife。Duringyourchildsfirstyearinschoolmuchtime