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Newsreport1来自50年前得漂流瓶Amessageinabott1esentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecadesagowasfound1,500milesaway、AndithasbeenreturnedtohisdaughterAlonglastmessagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing、Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabott1ehalfburiedinthesandthat1ookedlikeithadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime、Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,飞turnto419OceanStreet,andreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersofabeachbermotel、ThemotelwasownedbytheparentsofPaulaPiecein1960、HerfatherhadwrittenthenoteasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAt1anticOcean、Buffingtonf1ewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthemessagetoPaulaPiece、Shehe1duptoherfatherspromise,givingBuffingtonthatreward、Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinthebottlefindingitswaybackhome、Question1、Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?Question2、WhydidPaulaPiecegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?Newsreport2数百万蜜蜂在南卡罗来纳州死亡MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaeria1insectsprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttobattheZikavirus、Theinsectsprayingovertheweekendsleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespotinDorchesterCounty,SouthCarolina,where4travelre1atedcasesofZikadiseasehave been confirmed i n the area、Most of the d eat h s came f r omtheF1owertownBeeFarm,apanyinSummervillethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts、JuanitaStanleywhoownsthepanysaidthefarmlookslikeitsbeendestroyed、Thefarmlostabout2、5mi1lionbees、DorchesterCountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees、DorChesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatweresprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies,countymanagerJasonWarssaidinthestatement,Imnotpsedthatsomanybeeswerekil1ed、Question3、WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?Question4、WhatdoesnewsreportsayaboutFlowertownBeeFarm?Newsreport3世界上最大得飞机首次试飞Theworldslargestaircrafthastakentotheskyforthefirsttime、TheAir1ander10spentnearly2hoursintheair,havingtakenofffromCardingtonAirfieldinBedfordshire、Duringitsflight,itreached3,000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsalloverasafearea、Theaircraftisntmassiveas10ngasafootballfieldandastallasa6double-deckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days、Itwasfirstdeve1opedfortheUSgovernmentasalongwingspyaircraft、Butitwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks、Theaircraftcosts25mil1ionpoundsandcancarryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoprodueing1essnoiseandemitting1esspollution、Themakersbe1ieveittIsefutureofaircraft,andonedaywe1lbeusingthemtogoplaces、Buttheresstillalongwaytogo、TheAirlanderwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingal1owedtoflybytheaviationadministration、Ifitpassesthrough,wecanhopewellallgetsomeextralegroom、Question5、WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAir1and6r10?Question6、WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspyaircraft?Question7、WhatistheadvantageofAirlander10overhugejetplanes?Conversation1长对话1气候变化vs西班牙舞蹈节M:Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?W:yeah,whynot?Wehaventbeenoutforages!Whatson?M:Wel1,thereisafilmaboutclimatechange、Doseitsoundgoodtoyou?W:Oh,notreallyItdoesntreallyappealtome、Whatsriabout?Justc1imatechange?M:Ithinkitsabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife、Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining、W:Well,itsoundsreallyawful、Itsanimportatsubject,Iagree、ButImnotinthemoodforanythingdepressi ng、Wh a t else i s on?M:TheresaSpanishdancefestival、W:Oh,Ilovedance、Thatsoundsreallyinteresting、M:apparently,itsbsolute1ybrilliant、Letsseewhatitsaysinthepaper、AnnaGomezleadsinanexcitingproductionoaagreatSpanishlovestory,Carmen、W：Okaythen,whattimeisiton?M:at7:30W:wel1,thatsnogood、Wehaventgotenoughtimetogetthere、Isthereanythingelse?M:Theresaedyspecialon、W:whereisiton?M:ItstthecitytheaterItsacharityedynightwith1otsofdifferentacts、Itlooksprettygood、Thecriticinthelocalpapersaysitsthefunniestthingsheseverseen、ItsayshereRog6rwhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightafunperformances、W:Hummm,Imnotkeenonhim、Heisnotveryfunny、M:Areyousureyoufancygoingouttonight?Youarenotveryenthusiastic、s go e e the da n ce、 ButW:Perhapsyouareright、Okay,lettomorrow,nottonight、M: Grea t , Iblooktheticketsonline、Q8:Whatdosethewomanthinkaboutclimatechange?Q9:WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestiva1tonight?Q10:Whatdosethecreditsaysabouttheedyperformedinthecitytheater?Q11:Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?Conversation2长对话2转校生W:GoodmorningMr、Lee,mayIhaveaminuteofyourtime?M:Sure,Catherine、WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Imquieanxiousabouttransferringovertoyourcollege、ImafraidIwontfitin、M:Dontwory,Catherine、Itseptelynormalforyoutobenervousabouttransferringschools、Thishappenstomanytransferstudents、W:Yes,Iknow,butImyoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthatworriesmea1ot、M:We11,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknowwehavea1otofafterschoo1activitiesyoucanjoinin,andsothisway,you11beabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups、W:Thatsnice!Ilovegamesandhobbygroups、M:Imsureyoudo、Soyouwillbejustfine、Dontworrysomuchandtrytomakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere、Also,rememberyoucanetomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp、W：Thankssomuch、Idefinitelyfeelbetternow、Asamatteroffact,Iveareadycontactedoneofthegirlswhosbeenlivinginthesamehousewithme,andsheseemsreallynice、Iguesslivingoncampus,Illhaveachancetohaveac1osecircleoffriendssincewe1lbe1ivingtogether、M:Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarriva1sLetmecheckwhowouldbelivingwithyouinyourflat、Okay,therehareHannah,KellyandBree、Breeisalsoanewstudentherelikeyou、Imsureyoutwowillhavemoretosharewitheachother、Q12：WhydoesCatherinefee1anxious?Q13:WhatdoesMr、LeeencourageCatherinetodo?Q14:WhatdoesMr、LeepromisetodoforCatherine?Q15:WhatdowelearnaboutCatherine7sschoolmateBree?Passage1饥饿强大得推动力Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyourhunger?Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfee11ikesuchapowerfulmotivatingforce、Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweightsotherphysicaldrivesincludingfear,thirstandsocialneeds、Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearcherst 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micedidaseriesofexperiments、Inoneexperiment,werebothhungryandthirsty、Whengiventhechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themicewentforthefood,theresearchersfound、However,whenthemicewerewellfedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrinkaccordingtothestudy、Inthesecondexperiment,meanttopitthemiceshuneragainsttheirfear,hungrymicewerep1acedinacagethathascertainfoxscentedareasandotherplacesthatsmel1safer;inotherwords,notlikeananimalthatcouldeatthembutalsohadfood、Itturnedoutthatwhenthemicewerehungry,theyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood、Butwhenthemicewerewe11-fed,theystayedintheareaofthecagethatwereconsideredsafe、Hungeralsooutweightsthemicessocialneeds,theresearchersfound、Miceareusuallysocia1animalsandprefertobeinthepanyofothermiceaccordingtothestudy、Whenthemicewerehungry,theyoptedtoleavethepanyofothermicetogogetfood、Q16:Whatistheresearcherspurposincarryingouttheseriesofexperim6ntswithmice?Q17:Inwhatcircumstancesdomiceventureintounsafeareas?Q18:Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?Passage2美国高速公路系统TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld、Interstatehighwaysconnectjustaboutevery1argeandmid-sizedcityinthecountryDidyoueverwonderwhysuchapletesystemofexce1lentroadsexists?Forananswer,youwouldhavetogobacktotheearly1920s、Inthoseyears,justafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedtobuildanAmericanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense、Suchasystemcould,ifnecessary,movetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother、Itcoulda1sogetpeopleoutofcitiesanddangerofbeingbombed、Socalledroadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysma1lcountryroads、In1944,Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystembutdidnotfundtheplanrightaway、Inthe1950s,thep1anbegantobeeareality、Over25bi1liondo1larswasappropriatedbyCongress,andconstructionbeganonabout40thousandmilesofnewroads、Theideawastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpresswaysandfreeways、Andthoughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartraveleasier,defensewasnotforgotten、Forinstance,highwayoverpasseshavetobehighenoughtoa1lowtrailerscarryingmilitarymissilestopassunderthem、By1974,thesystemwasmost1ypleted、Afewadditiona1roadswouldelater、Quickandeasytravelbetweenallpartsofthecountrywasnowpossible、Q19:WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmericanhighwaysystem?Q20:Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofbuildingahighwaysystem?Q21:Whenwastheinterstatehighwaysystemmostlypleted?Passage3机车用手机发消息就是车祸致死得主要原因/智能方向盘TextingwhiledrivingwaslistedasamajorcauseofroaddeathsamongyoungAmericansbackin2013、Arecentstudysaidthat40%ofAmericanteensc1aimtohavebeeninacarwhenthedriverusedacellphoneinthewaythatputpeopieindanger、Itsoundslikeawide-spreaddisease,butitsonethattechnologymaynowhelptocureTJEvarts,a20-yearoldinventor,haseupwithanovelso1utionthatcou1deasilyputtextingdriversonnotice、ItscalledSmartVWhel、Anditsasigntofitoverthesteeringwheelofmoststandardvehiclestotrackwhetherornotthedriverhastwohandsonthewheelatalltimes、Evartsinventionwarnsthedriverswithalightandasoundwhentheyholdthewheelwithonehandonly、Butassoonastheyplaceanotherhandbackonthewheel,thelightturnsbacktogreenandthesoundstops、Italsowatchesforwhatscalledssebyhands,wherebothhandsareclosetogethernearthetopofthewheel,sothedrivercantypewithboththumbsanddriveatthesametime、AllthedataSmartWheelcollectsisa1sosenttoaconnectedapp、Soanyparentwhoinsta1lsSmartWheelcankeeptrackoftheteensdrivinghabits、Iftheytrytoremoveordamagethecoverthatsreportedaswell、Question22、WhatisamajorcauseofroaddeathsamongyoungAmericans?Question23、WhatisSmtWheel?Question24、Whathappensifthedriverhasonehandonthewheel?Question25、Howdoparentskeeptrackoftheirteensdrivinghabits?
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