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ThemotelwasownedbythePaulaPiercein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenotesasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthatmessagetoPolaPierce.Shehelduptoherfather'

spromisegivingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

2.WhydidPaulaPiercegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?

NewsReportTwo

MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectsprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.Theinsectssprayingovertheweekendleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespotinDorchestercountySouthCarolina,wherefourtravel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.MostofthedeathscamefromFlowerTownBeefarm,acompanyinSomervillethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlookslikeit'

sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.Dorchestercountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies.CountymanagerJasonWardsaidinastatement.“I'

mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled.”

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?

4.WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm?

NewsReportThree

Theworld'

slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.TheAirlander10spentnearly2hoursintheairhavingtakenofffromCoddingtonairfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflightitreached3000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftismassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallas6doubledeckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalongrangespyaircraft,butwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25millionpoundsandcancarryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandomittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit'

sthefutureofaircraftandonedaywe'

llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere'

sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlanderwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministrationifitpassesthoughwecanhopewe'

llallgetsomeextralegroom.

Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?

6.WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspyaircraft?

7.WhatistheadvantageoftheAirlander10overhugejetplanes?

SectionB

ConversationOne

M:

Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight？

W：

Yeah，whynot，wehaven’tbeenoutforages,what’son?

Well,there’safilmaboutclimatechange.Doesitsoundgoodtoyou?

W:

No,notreally,itdoesn’treallyappealtome.What’sitabout?

Justclimatechange?

Ithinkit’sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining.

Well,itsoundsreallyawful,it’sanimportantsubjectIagree.ButIamnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?

M：

There’saSpanishdancefestival.

Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.

Apparently,it’sabsolutelybrilliant.Let’sseewhatitsaysinthepaper.AleadsanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestoryKamen.

Ok,then.Whattimeisiton?

At7:

30.

Well,that’snogood.Wehaven’tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse?

1.There’sacomedyspecialon.

Where’siton?

It’satthecitytheater.It’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferentacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalthepapersaysit’sthefunniestthinghe’severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightoffunperformances.

Em..Iamnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.

Areyousureyourfancygoingouttonight?

Youarenotveryenthusiastic.

Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let’sgotoseethedance.Buttomorrow,nottonight.

Great,I’llbooktheticketsonline.

Questions8and11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.Whatdoesthewomenthinkoftheclimatechange?

9.WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestivaltonight?

10.Whatdoesthecriticsayaboutthecomedyperformedatthecitytheater?

11.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?

ConversationTwo

GoodmorningMr.Lee,MayIhaveaminutesofyourtime?

SureKatherine,whatcanIdoforyou?

I’mquietanxiousabouttransferringovertoourcollege,I’mafraidIwon’tfitin.

don'

tworryKatherine,it’scompletelynormalforyoutobenervousabouttransferringschools,thishappenstomanytransferstudents.

Yes,Iknow,butI’myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthatworriesmealot.

Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknow,wehavealotofafter-schoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andso,thisway,youwillbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.

That’snice,Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.

I’msureyoudo,sowillbejustfine,don’tworrysomuchandtrytomakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere,also,rememberthatyoucancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.

Thankssomuch,Idefinitelyfeelbetternow,asamatteroffact,I’vealreadycontactedoneofthegirlswhowillbelivinginthesamehousewithme,andsheseemedreallynice.Iguesslivingoncampus,I'

llhaveachancetohaveaclosecircleoffriends,sincewe'

llbelivingtogether.

Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowouldbelivingwithyouinyourflat.Okay.ThereareHannah,Kelly,andBree.Breeisalsoanewstudenthere,likeyou,I’msureyoutwo‘llhavemoretosharewitheachother.

Questions12and15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.WhydoesKatherinefeelanxious?

13.WhatdoesMr.LeeencourageKatherinetodo?

14.WhatdoesMr.LeepromisedtodoforKatherine?

15.WhatdowelearnaboutKatherine’schoolmateBree?

SectionC

PassageOne

Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyourhunger?

Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellikesuchapowerfulmotivatingforce.Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweighedotherphysicaldrives,includingfear,thirstandsocialneeds.

Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearchersdidaseriesofexperiments.Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.Whengiventhechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themicewentforthefood,theresearchersfound.However,whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrink,accordingtothestudy.Inthesecondexperimentmeanttopitthemice'

shungeragainsttheirfear,hungrymicewereplacedinacagethathadcertain"

fox-scented"

areasandotherplacesthatsmelledsafer（inotherwords,notlikeananimalthatcouldeatthem）butalsohadfood.Itturnedoutthat,whenthemicewerehungry,theyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood.Butwhenthemicewerewell-fed,theystayedinareasofthecagethatwereconsidered"

safe."

Hungeralsooutweighedthemice'

ssocialneeds,theresearchersfound.Miceareusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobeinthecompanyofothermice,accordingtothestudy.Whenthemicewerehungry,theyoptedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatistheresearchers’purposeincarryingouttheseriousexperimentwithmice?

17.Inwhatcircumstances,domiceventureintounsafeareas?

18.Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?

PassageTwo

TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.Interstatehighwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityinthecountry.Didyoueverwonderwhysuchacompletesystemofexcellentroadsexists?

Forananswer，youwouldhavetogobacktotheearly1920s.Inthoseyears,justafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedtobuildanAmericanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense.Suchasystemcould,ifnecessary,movetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Itcouldalsogetpeopleoutofcitiesindangerofbeingbombed.So-calledroadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysmallcountryroads.In1944,Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystem,butdidnotfundtheplanrightaway.Inthe1950s,theplanbegantobecomeareality.Over$25billionwasappropriatedbycongress,andconstructionbeganonabout40,000milesofnewroads.Theideawastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpresswaysandfreeways.Andthoughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartraveleasier,defensewasnotforgotten.Forinstance,highwayoverpasseshadtobehighenoughtoallowtrailerscarryingmilitarymissilestopassunderthem.By1974,thissystemwasmostlycompleted.Afewadditionalroadsw