四级真题听力原文第一套.docx

1、四级真题听力原文第一套2017年 6月第1套 News Report One Automakers and tech companies are working hard to offer the first true self-driving car, but 75% of drivers say they wouldnt feel safe in such a vehicle. 汽车制造商和科技公司正在努力提供第一辆真正的自驾汽车，但75%的司机说在这种车上他们不会感到安全。 Still, 60% of drivers would like to get some kind of self

2、-driving feature such as automatic braking or self-parking the next time they buy a new car. The attitudes are published in a new AAA survey of 1,800 drivers. 尽管如此，60%的司机希望在下次购买新车时能获得某种自动驾驶功能，如自动刹车或自动停车。这些态度发表在一份关于1800名司机的新AAA调查中。Advocatesofself-drivingcarsarguetheywouldbesaferthanincarsdrivenbyhuma

3、nsbecausetheywouldntgetdistractedordrivewhentired.(1)ButthosesurveyedbyAAAsaytheytrusttheirowndrivingskills.Manyfeelthetechnologyistoonewandunproven.自我驾驶汽车的拥护者认为他们比在人驾驶的汽车中更安全，因为他们不会在疲劳时分心或开车。（1）但是接受AAA调查的人说他们相信自己的驾驶技术。许多人觉得这项技术太新和未经证实。(2)JohnNielsen,AAAsmanagingdirectorofautomotiveengineeringandrep

4、air,saidtestssuggestdriversmaybeoverestimatingtheirownabilities.（2）JohnNielsen，汽车工程和维修AAA公司的常务董事，说测试显示，司机可能高估了自己的能力。He also believes they will be more likely to trust self-driving cars as they become more familiar with features such as automatic braking or parking. He estimated that the “comfort lev

5、er” will increase considerably in five to ten years.他还认为，他们将更可能相信自驾车的汽车，因为他们更熟悉的功能，如自动刹车或停车场。他估计“舒适杠杆”将在五到十年内大幅度增加。NewsReportTwoOnedoghasbeenkilledtidmultipledogshavebeeninjuredbyasnowmobiledriverinwhatappearstobeanintentionalattackoncompetitorsintheIditarodRaceinAlaska.一只狗被杀的TID多狗已在什么似乎是一个在阿拉斯加的拉雪橇

6、比赛对手故意攻击雪地摩托司机受伤。AliyZirklewasthefirsttoreportanattack.Asnowmobiledriverhadrepeatedlyattemptedtoharmherandherteam,andoneofZirklesdogshadreceivedanon-life-threateninginjury.AliyZirkle是第一个报告的攻击。雪地车司机曾多次试图伤害她和她的团队，和泽克尔的狗接受了非危及生命的伤害。ZirklereportedtheattackwhenshearrivedinNulato,Alaska,intheearlyhoursoft

7、hemorning.(4)泽克尔报道攻击的时候，她就来到了努拉托，阿拉斯加，在清晨。（4）Then Jeff King, a four-time champion, reported a similar attack. His team was hit by a snowmobile driver, injuring several dogs and killing a 3-year-old male dog. Jeff King，四次冠军，报告了类似的攻击。他的团队受到雪地摩托司机，打伤几个狗杀三岁的公狗。4)ReporterZachariahHughes,saysthatneitherKi

8、ngnorZirklewasinjured.Althoughthisincidentverymuchalterstheraceofthetwoparticipantscompetingforawin,botharegoingtocontinueontheir4）记者Zachariah休斯说无论皇帝泽克尔受伤。虽然这一事件很大程度上改变了两人争夺胜利的竞争，但双方都将继续下去。waytowardthefinishline.News Report 3 A tour boat turned over off the coast of Nicaragua, killing at least 13 pe

9、ople and leaving more passengers missing, officials said. (6) The boat was carrying 32 people25 Costa Ricans, 4 Americans and 3 Nicaraguans. 官方称，一艘观光船在尼加拉瓜海岸附近翻了岸，造成至少13人死亡，造成更多乘客失踪。（6）船上载有32 people-25哥斯达黎加人，4的美国人和3的尼加拉瓜。 The 13 dead were all Costa Rican, the foreign ministry said. 外交部说，13名死者都是哥斯达黎加

10、人。 (5) The boat, traveling between Nicaraguas Big Corn Island and Little Corn Island, turned over Saturday near the larger island. （5）小船在尼加拉瓜的大玉米岛和小玉米岛之间航行，星期六在大岛附近转了过去。 Some passengers remain missing, the Costa Rican foreign ministry said, but did not specify how many. (7)A local radio said an unsp

11、ecified number of people were rescued, including the tour boats owner, Hilario Blandon. 一些乘客仍然失踪，哥斯达黎加外交部说，但没有具体说明有多少人。（7）当地的广播说了不特定多数人获救，包括游览船的主人，Hilario Blandon。 (5) Nicaraguan naval authorities had banned sea travel in the area because of bad weather and strong winds, but the tour boat proceeded

12、anyway. (7)Blandon, the boats owner, has been arrested by Nicaraguan authorities, the state-run news agency said. （5）尼加拉瓜海军当局禁止了海上旅行的地区由于恶劣天气和强风，但旅游船进行到底。（7）布兰东，船主被尼加拉瓜当局逮捕，新华社的报导说。 Both he and a crew member are being investigated for unintentional murder and exposing people to danger, according to

13、police. 据警方透露，他和一名船员因意外谋杀和将人暴露在危险中而受到调查。 走向终点线。 Alaska State Troopers released a statement saying theyve arrested Arnold Demoski, 26. He faces trial 阿拉斯加州警察发表声明说，他们已经逮捕了Arnold Demoski，26。他面临审判 on several charges. 关于几个指控。 Conversation OneConversation One 对话一 M: Hi, Susan, you are looking very smart t

14、oday. M：嗨，苏珊，你今天看起来很聪明。 W: I always look smart, James. Actually, Im on my way to a job interview. W：我看起来总是很漂亮，杰姆斯。其实，我在路上去面试。 M: What job? Oh, you mean for the summer holidays? M：什么工作？哦，你是说暑假吗？ W: Yeah, theres only two weeks to go. (8) Ive got a second interview with that big foreign accountancy fir

15、m in the city centre. You know the one. W：是的，只剩下两个星期了。（8）我在市中心接受了那家外国会计事务所的第二次面试。你知道那个。 M: Thats fantastic! M：太棒了！ W: (9) The work is just helping out with data input. You know, but the pay isnt too bad. It might suit you too. I know they have at least two temporary positions available. And I dont t

16、hink they have anyone else yet. W：（9）工作只是帮助输入数据。你知道，但是薪水不算太差。它可能也适合你。我知道他们至少有两个临时职位空缺。我想他们还没有其他人。 M: Um, if they take you on, tell them you know a friend whod be really good too. (10) I really need the money and the experience will look good on my resume. Maybe well be working together. The dream te

17、am! M：嗯，如果他们带你去，告诉他们你认识一个非常好的朋友。（10）我真的很需要钱，简历上的经验会很好。也许我们会一起工作。梦之队！ W: Ok, well do. If the boss likes me, Ill mention it. It will be good to have someone around who I know. Ill phone you afterwards. But perhaps you should put in an application anyway. W：好的，我们会的。如果老板喜欢我，我会提到的。有我认识的人会很好。我以后再打电话给你。但也许

18、你应该把申请放进去。 M: Thanks Susan, thats great. Listen, do you want a lift to the city? I have my dads car today and nothing else to do this morning. M：谢谢你，苏珊，太好了。听着，你想搭车去城里吗？我今天有爸爸的车，今天早上没有别的事要做。 W: Sure, thanks James. W：当然可以，谢谢杰姆斯。 M: Lets go then. The car is over there. M：那我们走吧。汽车在那边。 W: By the way, how

19、 is your knowledge of accountancy? The interviewer may ask you about it. W：顺便问一下，你的会计知识怎么样？面试官可能会问你这件事。 M: (11) No problem. I think I can survive. I might just have to review a few accountancy terms. Maybe you can give me a practice interview first. M：（11）没问题。我想我能活下来。我可能只需要复习一些会计术语。也许你可以先给我一次面试机会。 W

20、: Of course, lets go then. Dont want to be late. W：当然，那我们走吧。不想迟到。 Conversation Two Conversation Two 对话二 W: There is new data out today that confirms that many Americans are not good at Math. And when it comes to everyday technology skills, we are dead last when compared to other developed countries.

21、 Heres Gabriel Emanuel of National Public Radio. W：今天有新的数据证实许多美国人数学不好。当涉及到日常技术技能时，我们与其他发达国家相比是最后一个。这里是国家公共广播电台的Gabriel Emanuel。 M: (12)/(14) Lets start with the bad news that Americans are terrible at technology skills, using email, naming the file on a computer, using the link on a webpage or just

22、texting someone. M：（12）/（14）让我们从坏消息开始，美国人在技术技能，使用电子邮件，在电脑上命名文件，使用网页上的链接，或只是发短信的人可怕的消息。 W: No country scored below the U.S.? W：没有哪个国家的得分低于美国？ M: Only one country. (13) Poland performed as poorly as we did. Who came out the first? Japan did the best, and then Finland.(14)If you look at data about read

23、ing and Math, youll notice something interesting. Younger adults who went to college or graduate school were doing pretty well. In literacy, they were actually doing better than their peers in other countries. M：只有一个国家。（13）波兰的表现和我们一样差。谁先出的？日本做得最好，然后是芬兰。（14）如果你看看有关阅读和数学的数据，你会发现一些有趣的东西。上大学或研究生院的年轻人做得相

24、当不错。在识字方面，他们实际上比其他国家的同龄人做得更好。 W: So thats a bit of good news. W：那是一个好消息。 M: (15) But when you look at Americans who have a high school diploma, they look a lot like other countries high school dropouts. We have a lot of work to do. That is especially true, when it comes to Math. You go to the store

25、and there is a sale. Buy one, get the second one half off. You decide to buy two. How much do you pay? M：（15）但是当你看到那些高中文凭的美国人时，他们看起来和其他国家的高中辍学者很像。我们有许多工作要做。在数学方面尤其如此。你去商店买东西。买一个，得到第二个一半。你决定买两个。你付多少钱？ W: You mean high school graduates cant do this task in general? W：你是说高中毕业生一般不能做这项工作？ M: You are righ

26、t. What does that tell us about our education system? Well, it tells us that we need to think about the preparedness of our students, as they are leaving high school. M：你说得对。这对我们的教育制度有什么启示？嗯，它告诉我们，我们需要考虑学生们在高中毕业时的准备情况。 W: Right, and schools, employers in fact we all need to do something about it. Th

27、ank you, Gabriel. W：对，学校，雇主，事实上我们都需要做点什么。谢谢你，加布里埃尔。 Passage OneWith wild carrots, the roots are white, small and skinny, so youd have to pick a lot of wild carrots to get enough to eat. Doctors used carrot seeds and roots as medicine on the theory that foods that taste bad must be good for you. 野生胡萝

28、卜的根是白色的，又小又瘦，所以你必须采摘很多野生胡萝卜才能得到足够的食物。医生用胡萝卜种子和根作为药物，认为味道不好的食物一定对你有好处。 Around 800 AD, people in Central Asia managed to develop a new kind of carrota purple carrot that attracted more interest from international traders. (17) Then in the late 1500s, food scientists in the Netherlands cultivated large

29、, straight, sweet, red carrots like the ones we eat today. But people still mostly fed carrots to horses, donkeys and pigs, and didnt eat them themselves. 大约在公元800年，中亚人试图发展一种新的carrot-a紫色胡萝卜，吸引了更多的兴趣，从国际贸易类。（17）然后在16世纪末，在荷兰食品科学家培育大的，直的，甜的，红色的胡萝卜像今天我们吃的。但人们仍然主要喂胡萝卜，马，驴和猪，并没有吃他们自己。 In the 1600s, people

30、 in China used carrots as medicine, but they also ate carrots boiled in soup. The red color was popular for Chinese New Year celebrations. (18) But carrots got their biggest boost during the two world wars when food shortages forced people to eat them, and governments told everyone how healthy carro

31、ts were; Today, cooler countries grow most of the worlds carrots. Machines do most of the planting and picking, and carrots are easy to store and ship, so they are cheap almost everywhere. 在17世纪，人们在中国以胡萝卜为药，但他们也吃胡萝卜煮的汤。红色在中国新年庆祝活动中很受欢迎。（18）胡萝卜在两次世界大战中得到最大的推动，当时粮食短缺迫使人们食用它们，各国政府告诉每个人胡萝卜是多么健康；如今，较冷的国家

32、种植了世界上大部分的胡萝卜。大多数的机器都种植和采摘，胡萝卜很容易储存和运输，所以它们几乎到处都是便宜的。 Passage Two Katherine loved Facebook. With Facebook, she could stay connected with her family no matter how far away they were. She could see their photos and read their status updates. With Facebook, she could keep her relatives up to date on what she was doing. 凯瑟琳喜欢脸谱网