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201812 cet-4
第一套
听力原文
News 1
A device that weighs less than one
kilogram is part of a mission that will allow
scientists to
deliver fourth generation
or 4G mobile coverage to the moon in
2019
。
If
successful
，
the
tiny
device will provide the moon with
its first ever mobile phone
network
。
The
lunar network will
support high
definition streaming of video and data between the
moon and earth
。
The network
is part of a
mission to the moon
。
This is a project with the goal of
landing the first privately paid
for
mission to the moon
。
The 4G mission is set to launch from
Cape Canaveral in the United
States on
a space X Falcon 9 rocket in
2019
。
Mission to
the moon intends to establish and test
the first elements of a communications
network on the moon
。
The scientists working on the
project opted to build a 4G rather than
a fifth generation or 5G
network
。
This is
because fifth
generation networks are
still in testing and trial
phases
。
This
means that a 5G network may not
yet be
stable enough to work on the
moon
‘
s surface
Question
1
：
What are scientists
planning to do
？
Question
2
：
Why did scientists choose
to set up a 4G network in their
mission
？
News 2
It
‘
s
responded to a fire Wednesday night at an
abandoned mall in Heywood
。
The fire was
reported at
9
：
26 pm at an old shopping
center on Michigan Avenue near
St
。
Mary
’
s
Church
。
Six fire
engines
，
two
trucks and two chiefs responded to the
scene
。
Crews had
the fire under
control in about 45
minutes and managed to contain the fire to its
point of origin
。
There were
some people
inside the building when the fire broke out but
there were no reports of any
injuries
。
Fire
investigators have responded to the scene but have
not yet determined the cause of the
fire
。
Firefighters will remain on the scene
until later this morning to ensure that the fire
doesn
‘
t start
up
again
。
The
shopping mall had not been in use since
2002
。
In 2014
City Hall developed a plan
to
knock
down
the
building
and
replace
it
with
affordable
housing
。
However
the
plan
was
dropped due to lack of
funds
。
Question
3
：
What does the news item
say about the fire
？
Question4
：
What
had City Hall planned to do
？
News 3
Potato chips in
Japan are being sold for 6X their normal
price
。
This is
after the country
‘
s
main
manufacturer
stopped
sales
due
to
a
potato
shortage
。
Storms
and
floods
and
its
main
potato growing region last year caused
the worst harvest and more than 3
decades
。
Local
media
reports suggest Calbee and its
main rival Koike-ya are halting almost 50
products
。
“
We
don
‘
t know when
we
’
ll be able to
restart
”
，
a company spokesman
said
。
Snack
lovers
are panic buying and many
supermarket shelves are
bare
。
Japanese
laws limit the amount of
imported
potatoes that can be used in Japanese made
products
。
Japan
says fear of disease is its
main reason
to block fresh imports
。
It still only allows potatoes from
selected US states
。
This is
only at certain
times and on condition that they are processed at
factories based near Japanese
ports
。
But
global
warming
has
raised
the
possibility
that
domestic
produce
could
be
seriously
affected by rare
weather events more often
。
Question
5
：
What problem is Japan
facing
？
Question
6
：
Why does Japan limit the
import of potatoes
？
Question
7
：
What might affect Japanese
domestic produce
？
Conversation 1
M
：
Mr
。
Brown
‘
s lectures
are so boring
。
W
：
Yes
，
he is not a very exciting
speaker
。
But the
subject is interesting
。
M
：
During every one of his
lectures
，
I try
to listen I really try
。
But after about 10 minutes
my mind begins to wander and I lose
concentration
。
But I see that you seem to be
OK
。
How do
you stay focused through the entire
hour
？
W
：
Well
，
what I do is keep my pen
moving
。
M
：
What do you mean
？
W
：
It
‘
s a method of
active concentration I read
about
。
One of the
most effective ways to
concentrate is
to write things down
。
But it has to be done by
hand
，
not typing
on a keyboard
。
You
see
writing
by
hand
forces
you
to
actually
engage
with
what
you
’
re
learning
in
a
more
physical
way
。
M
：
Do
you review your notes afterwards
then
？
W
：
Sometimes but
that
‘
s not
important
。
My
notes may or may not be useful but the
point is that by writing down what
Mr
。
Brand says I
can follow his line of thinking more
easily
。
In
fact
，
sometimes I
draw a little too
。
M
：
You
draw in class and that helps me pay
attention
？
W
：
Yes
，
honestly it works for
me
。
I just draw
little lines and nonsense
really
。
It was
also in
that article I
read
。
It can keep
the mind active
，
prevent getting bored and help to
concentrate
。
Again the point is to listen hard while
keeping the pen moving
。
If I
‘
m at home
and I need to
study what I do is read
out loud
。
It has
a similar effect to writing by
hand
。
It helps
memorize
information in a physical
way
。
Question 8
。
What does the man think of
Mr
。
Brown
‘
s
lectures
？
Question
9
。
What does the
woman do during Mr
。
Brown
‘
s
lectures
？
Question
10
。
Why does the
woman draw in class
？
Question
11
。
What does the
woman say about reading out
loud
？
Conversation 2
M
：
And
where is this
？
F
：
These photos are from the
Taj Mahal in India
。
We went there about ten years ago for
our honeymoon
。
M
：
Was
it romantic
。
F
：
Yeah
。
The Taj Mahal was a very romantic
place
。
The guide
told us there is a famous
love story
behind this building that all Indians learn in
school
。
I think
it was during the 1600 and
the
princess
at
that
time
died
while
giving
birth
to
her
14th
child
。
The
Emperor
loved
the
princess so much and was
so sad when she died that he ordered the palace to
be built in her
honor
。
M
：
Wow
！
That sounds
very romantic
。
It
looks amazing
。
F
：
Yes
it
‘
s
gorgeous
。
It
’
s
also
larger
in
real
life
than
it
looks
in
the
photos
。
youdaokaoshen The building is very tall
and there are gardens in a wall around it
all
。
It
‘
s all built
in this white stone and some walls of
the building are decorated with
jewels
。
M
：
It
must have been very crowded when you were
there
。
F
：
Yes it
‘
s a very
famous tourist destination
。
So there are thousands of visitors
every day
。