2019年6月英語四級真題及答案第二套

年6月英語四級真題及答案第二套-CAL-FENGHAI-(2020YEAR-YICAI)_JINGBIAN2019年6月英語四級真題及答案第二套PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanewsreporttoyourcampusnewspaperonavisittoaHopeelementaryschoolorganizedbyyourStudentUnion.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Heavyfloods.C)Badeconomy.Safetyconcerns.D)Workers'strikes.A)Itiscompetitivewithitsnumeroustouristdestinations.ItprovidesmanyjobopportunitiesforFrenchpeople.ItisthebiggestconcernoftheFrenchgovernment.Itplaysanimportantroleinthenation'seconomy.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Tocarryoutascientificsurvey.Toestablishanewresearchstation.C)TorescuetwosickAmericanworkers.C)D)Todeliverurgentmedicalsupplies.A)Thedarknessandcold.C)Thebitingwinds.Theheavysnowandfog.D)Theiceallaround.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Bytyingittoadoorhandle.Byshakingitbackandforth.A)HehaslotsoffansonFacebook.Hehasrichexperienceinflying.A)Spendmoretimetogether.Tellthemadventurestories.Witharemotecontrolcraft.Withafull-sizedhelicopter.Heoftensuffersfromtoothaches.Hehaslearnedtopullteethfromavideo.Dosomethingfunandcreative.Playwiththeminasafeplace.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Toconfirmanurgentappointment.B)Tocollectapackagefromthewoman.C)Toaskthewomantosignadocument.D)Toarrangethedeliveryofapackage.9.A)Sheisdoingshopping.B)Sheisvisitingafriend.C)Sheisnotathome.D)Sheisnotfeelingwell.10.A)Hewillbeoffdutythewholeday.B)Hewillbeworkingsomewhereelse.C)Hewillhavetohavehiscarrepaired.D)Hewillbetoobusytospareanytime.11.A)Signhername.B)Confirmonline.C)Payasmallfee.D)Showupinperson.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

A)VacationinItaly.Throwafarewellparty.A)VacationinItaly.Throwafarewellparty.Studyabroad.D)GotoafashionshowinMilan.A)Quitesleepy.C)Ratherdepressed.Veryexcited.D)Nearlyexhausted.A)Hehastoattendaparty.C)Hehastomakeapresentation.Hehastomeetafriend.D)Hehastofinishanassignment.A)Saygoodbyetothewomanattheairport.C)Drivethewomantotheairport.MeetthewomanattheBlackCatCafe.D)Havelunchwiththewoman.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Ithaskeptgrowingoverthecenturies.Itstopishiddenincloudsofvolcanicsmoke.Itsheightchangeswitheachvolcaniceruption.Ithasarecordedhistoryof1,500years.A)Theyarenowatouristdestination.B)Theyattractalotofmigratingbirds.Theyprovideshelterforthefarmers.Theymakegoodfieldsforfarming.

18.A)Theynestonthevolcano'sslopes.B)Theyfeedoncertainsmallmammals.C)Theycompetewitheachotherforfood.D)Theymatchlargemammalsinstrength.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.C)A)Heisself-employed.B)Heisacareeradvisor.Hestudiestalent.D)Heownsamagazine.20.A)Doingwhattheylikebest.B)Lovingtheworktheydo.Makingnoexcusesforfailures.Followingtheirnaturalinstinct.21.A)Itdoesnotcometoanythingwithouthardwork.B)Itmayprovetobequitedifferentfromhardwork.C)Itisanaturalgiftonlysomespecialpeoplecanpossess.D)Itdoesnotcometoyouuntilsomethingspecialhappens.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Itisabitdifficulttolearn.B)ItwaspopularinNewZealand.C)Itisatraditionaltypeofballet.D)Itevolvedinthemid-1970s.23.A)Shewantedhertobeaballetdancer.B)Sheusedtobeaballetdancerherself.Shehatedtoseeheridlingabout.Shewastoobusytolookafterher.24.A)AftershestartedteachingEnglish.B)BeforesheleftforNewZealand.WhenshemovedtoNewYorkcity.Onceshebegantoliveonherown.25.A)Ithasrenewedherpassionforlife.B)Ithasmadeherhappyandenergetic.Ithashelpedhermakenewfriends.Ithasenabledhertostartanewcareer.PartnReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Justbecausetheycan'tsingoperaorrideabicycledoesn'tmeanthatanimalsdon'thaveculture.There'snobetterexampleofthisthankillerwhales.Asoneofthemost26predators(食肉動物)，killerwhalesmaynotfitthe27ofaculturedcreature.However,thesebeastsoftheseadodisplayavastrangeofhighly28behaviorsthatappeartobedrivingtheirgeneticdevelopment.Theword“culture”comesfromtheLatin“colere”,which29means“tocultivate.”Inotherwords,itreferstoanythingthatis30orlearnt,ratherthaninstinctiveornatural.Amonghumanpopulations,culturenotonlyaffectsthewaywelive,butalsowritesitselfintoourgenes,affectingwhoweare.Forinstance,havingspentmanygenerationshuntingthefatmarinemammalsoftheArctic,theEskimosofGreenlandhavedevelopedcertaingenetic31thathelpthemdigestandutilizethisfat-richdiet,therebyallowingthemto32intheircoldclimate.Likehumans,killerwhaleshavecolonizedarangeofdifferent33acrosstheglobe,occupyingeveryoceanbasinontheplanet,withanempirethat34frompoletopole.Assuch,differentpopulationsofkillerwhaleshavehadtolearndifferenthuntingtechniquesinordertogaintheupperhandovertheirlocalprey(獵物).This,inturn,hasamajoreffectontheirdiet,leadingscientiststo35thattheabilitytolearnpopulation-specifichuntingmethodscouldbedrivingtheanimals'geneticdevelopment.A)acquiredI)imageB)adaptationsJ)literallyC)brutalK)refinedD)deliberatelyL)revolvesE)expressedM)speculateF)extendsN)structureG)habitatsO)thriveH)humbleSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Livingwithparentsedgesoutotherlivingarrangementsfor18-to34-year-oldsBroaddemographic(人口的)shiftsinmaritalstatus,educationalattainmentandemploymenthavetransformedthewayyoungadultsintheU.S.areliving,andanewPewResearchCenteranalysishighlightstheimplicationsofthesechangesforthemostbasicelementoftheirlives一wheretheycallhome.In2014,forthefirst廿meinmorethan130years,adultsages18to34wereslightlymorelikelytobelivingintheirparents'homethantheyweretobelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold.ThisturnofeventsisfueledprimarilybythedramaticdropintheshareofyoungAmericanswhoarechoosingtosettledownromanticallybeforeage35.Datingbackto1880,themostcommonlivingarrangementamongyoungadultshasbeenlivingwitharomanticpartner,whetheraspouseorasignificantother.Thistypeofarrangementpeakedaround1960,when62%ofthenation's18-to34-year-oldswerelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold,andonlyone-in-fivewerelivingwiththeirparents.By2014,31.6%ofyoungadultswerelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold,belowthesharelivinginthehomeoftheirparent(s)(32.1%).Some14%ofyoungadultslivedalone,wereasingleparentorlivedwithoneormoreroommates.Theremaining22%livedinthehomeofanotherfamilymember,suchasagrandparent,in-laworsibling(兄弟姐妹),anon-relative,oringroupquarterslikecollegedormitories.It'sworthnotingthattheoverallshareofyoungadultslivingwiththeirparentswasnotatarecordhighin2014.Thisarrangementpeakedaround1940,whenabout35%ofthenation's18-to34-year-oldslivedwithmomand/ordad(comparedwith32%in2014).Whathaschanged,instead,istherelativeshareadoptingdifferentwaysoflivinginearlyadulthood,withthedeclineofromanticcouplingpushinglivingathometothetopofamuchlessuniformlistoflivingarrangements.Amongyoungadults,livingarrangementsdiffersignificantlybygender.Formenages18to34,livingathomewithmomand/ordadhasbeenthedominantlivingarrangementsince2009.In2014,28%ofyoungmenwerelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhome,while35%werelivinginthehomeoftheirparent(s).Youngwomen,however,arestillmorelikelytobelivingwithaspouseorromanticpartner(35%)thantheyaretobelivingwiththeirparent(s)(29%).In2014,moreyoungwomen(16%)thanyoungmen(13%)wereheadingupahouseholdwithoutaspouseorpartner.Thisismainlybecausewomenaremorelikelythanmentobesingleparentslivingwiththeirchildren.Fortheirpart,youngmen(25%)aremorelikelythanyoungwomen(19%)tobelivinginthehomeofanotherfamilymember,anon-relativeorinsometypeofgroupquarters.Avarietyoffactorscontributetothelong-runincreaseintheshareofyoungadultslivingwiththeirparents.Thefirstisthepostponementof,ifnotretreatfrom,marriage.Theaverageageoffirstmarriagehasrisensteadilyfordecades.Inaddition,agrowingshareofyoungadultsmaybeeschewingmarriagealtogether.ApreviousPewResearchCenteranalysisprojectedthatasmanyasone-in-fouroftoday'syoungadultsmaynevermarry.Whilecohabitation(同居)hasbeenontherise,theoverallshareofyoungadultseithermarriedorlivingwithanunmarriedpartnerhassubstantiallyfallensince1990.Inaddition,trendsinbothemploymentstatusandwageshavelikelycontributedtothegrowingshareofyoungadultswhoarelivinginthehomeoftheirparent(s),andthisisespeciallytrueofyoungmen.Employedyoungmenaremuchlesslikelytoliveathomethanyoungmenwithoutajob,andemploymentamongyoungmenhasfallensignificantlyinrecentdecades.Theshareofyoungmenwithjobspeakedaround1960at84%.In2014,only71%of18-to34-year-oldmenwereemployed.Similarlywithearnings,youngmen'swages(afteradjustingforinflation)havebeenonadownwardtrajectory(軌道)since1970andfellsignificantlyfrom2000to2010.Aswageshavefallen,theshareofyoungmenlivinginthehomeoftheirparent(s)hasrisen.Economicfactorsseemtoexplainlessofwhyyoungadultwomenareincreasinglylikelytoliveathome.Generally,youngwomenhavehadgrowingsuccessinthepaidlabormarketsince1960andhencemightincreasinglybeexpectedtobeabletoaffordtoliveindependentlyoftheirparents.Forwomen,delayedmarriage一whichisrelated,inpart,tolabormarketoutcomesformen—mayexplainmoreoftheincreaseintheirlivinginthefamilyhome.TheGreatRecession(andmodestrecovery)hasalsobeenassociatedwithanincreaseinyoungadultslivingathome.Initiallyinthewakeoftherecession,collegeenrollmentsexpanded,boostingtheranksofyoungadultslivingathome.Andgiventheweakjobopportunitiesfacingyoungadults,livingathomewaspartoftheprivatesafetynethelpingyoungadultstoweathertheeconomicstorm.Beyondgender,youngadults'livingarrangementsdifferconsiderablybyeducation—whichis廿edtofinancialmeans.Foryoungadultswithoutabachelor'sdegree,asof2008livingathomewiththeirparentswasmoreprevalentthanlivingwitharomanticpartner.By2014,36%of18-to34-year-oldswhohadnotcompletedabachelor'sdegreewerelivingwiththeirparent(s)while27%werelivingwithaspouseorpartner.Amongcollegegraduates,in201446%weremarriedorlivingwithapartner,andonly19%werelivingwiththeirparent(s).Youngadultswithacollegedegreehavefaredmuchbetterinthelabormarketthantheirless-educatedcounterparts,whichhasinturnmadeiteasiertoestablishtheirownhouseholds.Unemployedyoungmenaremorelikelytolivewiththeirparentsthantheemployed.In2014,thepercentageofmenaged18to34livingwiththeirparentswasgreaterthanthatoftheirfemalecounterparts.Thepercentageofyoungpeoplewhoaremarriedorlivewithapartnerhasgreatlydecreasedinthepastthreedecadesorso.Aroundthemid-20century,only20percentof18-to34-year-oldslivedintheirparents'home.Youngadultswithacollegedegreefounditeasiertoliveindependentlyoftheirparents.Youngmenarelesslikelytoendupassingleparentsthanyoungwomen.Moreyoungadultwomenlivewiththeirparentsthanbeforeduetodelayedmarriage.Thepercentageofyoungmenwholivewiththeirparentshasgrownduetotheirdecreasedpayinrecentdecades.Theriseinthenumberofcollegestudentsmadeyoungadultslivewiththeirparents.Onereasonforyoungadultstolivewiththeirparentsisthattheygetmarriedlateorstaysinglealltheirlives.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked,B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AccordingtothemajorityofAmericans,womenareeverybitascapableofbeinggoodpoliticalleadersasmen.Thesamecanbesaidoftheirabilitytodominatethecorporateboardroom.AndaccordingtoanewPewResearchCentersurveyonwomenandleadership,mostAmericansfindwomenindistinguishablefrommenonkeyleadershiptraitssuchasintelligenceandcapacityforinnovation,withmanysayingthey'restrongerthanmenintermsofbeingpassionateandorganizedleaders.Sowhy,then,arewomeninshortsupplyatthetopofgovernmentandbusinessintheUnitedStatesAccordingtothepublic,atleast,it'snotthattheylacktoughness,managementtalentorproperskillsets.It'salsonotallaboutwork-lifebalance.Althougheconomicresearchandprevioussurveyfindingshaveshownthatcareerinterruptionsrelatedtomotherhoodmaymakeitharderforwomentoadvanceintheircareersandcompetefortopexecutivejobs,relativelyfewadultsintherecentsurveypointtothisasakeybarrierforwomenseekingleadershiproles.Onlyaboutone-in-fivesaywomen'sfamilyresponsibilitiesareamajorreasonwhytherearen'tmorefemalesintopleadershippositionsinbusinessandpolitics.Instead,toppingthelistofreasons,aboutfour-in-tenAmericanspointtoadoublestandardforwomenseekingtoclimbtothehighestlevelsofeitherpoliticsorbusiness,wheretheyhavetodomorethantheirmalecounterpartstoprovethemselves.Similarsharessaytheelectorate(選民)andcorporateAmericaarejustnotreadytoputmorewomenintopleadershippositions.Asaresult,thepublicisdividedaboutwhethertheimbalanceincorporateAmericawillchangeintheforeseeablefuture,eventhoughwomenhavemademajoradvancesintheworkplace.While53%believemenwillcontinuetoholdmoretopexecutivepositionsinbusinessinthefuture,44%sayit'sonlyamatteroftimebeforeasmanywomenareintopexecutivepositionsasmen.Americansarelessdoubtfulwhenitcomestopolitics:73%expecttoseeafemalepresidentintheirlifetime.WhatdomostAmericansthinkofwomenleadersaccordingtoanewPewResearchCentersurvey?Theyhavetodomoretodistinguishthemselves.Theyhavetostrivehardertowintheirpositions.Theyarestrongerthanmenintermsofwillpower.Theyarejustasintelligentandinnovativeasmen.Whatdowelearnfromprevioussurveyfindingsaboutwomenseekingleadershiproles?Theyhaveunconquerabledifficultiesontheirwaytosuccess.Theyarelackinginconfidencewhencompetingwithmen.Theirfailuresmayhavesomethingtodowithfamilyduties.Relativelyfewarehinderedintheircareeradvancement.Whatistheprimaryfactorkeepingwomenfromtakingtopleadershippositionsaccordingtotherecentsurvey?A)Personalitytraits.C)Familyresponsibilities.Genderbias.D)Lackofvacancies.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutcorporateAmericainthenearfuture?A)Moreandmorewomenwillsitintheboardroom.B)Genderimbalanceinleadershipislikelytochange.Thepublicisundecidedaboutwhetherwomenwillmakegoodleaders.Peoplehaveopposingopinionsastowhetheritwillhavemorewomenleaders.50.WhatdomostAmericansexpecttoseesoononAmerica'spoliticalstage?A)Awomaninthehighestpositionofgovernment.B)Moreandmorewomenactivelyengagedinpolitics.Amajorityofwomenvotingforafemalepresident.Asmanywomenintopgovernmentpositionsasmen.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Peoplehavegrowntalleroverthelastcentury,withSouthKoreanwomenshootingupbymorethan20cmonaverage,andIranianmengaining16.5cm.Aglobalstudylookedattheaverageheightof18-year-oldsin200countriesbetween1914and2014.TheresultsrevealthatwhileSwedeswerethetallestpeopleintheworldin1914,Dutchmenhaverisenfrom12thplacetoclaimtopspotwithanaverageheightof182.5cm.Latvianwomen,meanwhile,rosefrom28thplacein1914tobecomethetallestintheworldacenturylater,withanaverageheightof169.8cm.JamesBentham,aco-authoroftheresearchfromImperialCollege,London,saystheglobaltrendislikelytobedueprimarilytoimprovementsinnutritionandhealthcare.“Anindividual'sgeneticshasabiginfluenceontheirheight,butonceyouaverageoverwholepopulations,geneticsplaysalesskeyrole,”headded.Alittleextraheightbringsanumberofadvantages,saysElioRiboliofImperialCollege.“Beingtallerisassociatedwithlongerlifeexpectancy,”hesaid.“Thisislargelyduetoalowerriskofdyingofcardiovascular（心血管的）diseaseamongtallerpeople”.Butwhileheighthasincreasedaroundtheworld,thetrendinmanycountriesofnorthandsub-SaharanAfricacausesconcern,saysRiboli.WhileheightincreasedinUgandaandNigerduringtheearly20thcentury,thetrendhasreversedinrecentyears,withheightdecreasingamong18-year-olds.“Onereasonforthesedecreasesinheightistheeconomicsituationinthe1980s,”saidAlexanderMoradioftheUniversityofSussex.Thenutritionalandhealthcrisesthatfollowedthepolicyofstructuraladjustment,hesays,ledtomanychildrenandteenagersfailingtoreachtheirfullpotentialintermsofheight.Benthambelievetheglobaltrendofincreasingheighthasimportantimplications.“Howtallwearenowisstronglyinfluencedbytheenvironmentwegrewupin,”hesaid.“Ifwegivechildrenthebestpossiblestartinlifenow,theywillbehealthierandmoreproductivefordecadestocome.”51.Whatdoestheglobalstudytellusaboutpeople'sheightinthelasthundredyears?A）Thereisaremarkabledifferenceacrosscontinents.

B)Therehasbeenamarkedincreaseinmostcountries.C)Theincreaseinpeople'sheighthasbeenquickening.D)Theincreaseinwomen'sheightisbiggerthaninmen's.52.WhatdoesJamesBenthamsayaboutgeneticsintheincreaseofpeople'sheight?A)Itcountslessthangenerallythought.B)Itoutweighsnutritionandhealthcare.C)Itimpactsmoreonanindividualthanonpopulation.D)Itplaysamoresignificantroleinfemalesthaninmales.53.WhatdoesElioRibolisayabouttallerpeople?A)Theytendtolivelonger.C)Theygenerallyriskfewerfataldiseases.B)Theyenjoyaneasierlife.D)Theyhavegreaterexpectationsinlife.54.Whatdowelearnabout18-year-oldsinUgandaandNiger?A)Theygrowupslowerthantheirpeersinothercountries.B)Theyareactuallyshorterthantheirearliergenerations.C)Theyfindithardtobringtheirpotentialintofullplay.D)Theyhaveexperiencedmanychangesofgovernment.55.WhatdoesJamesBenthamsuggestwedo?A)Watchcloselytheglobaltrendinchildren'sdevelopment.B)Makesurethatourchildrengrowuptotheirfullheight.C)Tryeverymeanspossibletoimproveourenvironment.D)Ensureourchildrengrowupinanidealenvironment.PartWTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.燈籠起源于東漢，最初主要用于照明。在唐代，人們用紅燈籠來慶祝安定的生活。從那時起，燈籠在中國的許多地方流行起來。燈籠通常用色彩鮮艷的薄紙制作，形狀和尺寸各異。在中國傳統(tǒng)文化中，紅燈籠象征生活美滿和生意興隆，通常在春節(jié)、元宵節(jié)和國慶節(jié)等節(jié)日期間懸掛。如今，世界上許多其它地方也能看到紅燈籠。2019年6月大學(xué)英語四級參考答案PartIWriting(30minutes)【范文】TheDawn:AvisittoHopeElementarySchoolOrganizedbystudentunionlastThursday,VolunteersfromouruniversityassembledtovisitaHopeelementaryschoolwhichwasestablishedin2009.Thewholetripwentwellandleftunforgettablememoryonallofus.ItwasdoomedtobeaspecialandmeaningfultripastheHopeelementaryschoolwasbuilttoofferanequalchancetothestudentsremotefromsuperioreducationresource.Onenteringtheschool,wefeltrefreshedbythebeautifulnaturalenvironmentandastonishedbythebrand-newfacilitiesaswellasprofessionalandwarm-heartedfacultymembers.Wemettheheadmasterinasimply-decoratedofficeandhenarratedtheschool'sdevelopmentinthepastdecade.volunteersalsoplayedgameswithpupilsafterschool,feelingdeeplytouchedbytheirinnocenceandcordiality.Intheend,facultiesandstudents,togetherwithourvolunteerstookagroupphotoinfrontoftheschoolgate.Educationisdeemedasadrivingforceofsocialdevelopment.TherearereasonsforustobelievethatHopeelementaryschoolsarebeaconsthatlightenthechildhoodofthosekidsandilluminatetheprospectofourcountry.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】BDFranceisfacingpotentiallymorethanonebilliondollarsandlostrevenuethisyearduetohugedeclinesintourism.Safetyconcernshavebeenoneofthebiggestreasonswhythecountryhaslostoverhalfabillioninrevenuealreadyinthefirstsixmonthsof2016.TheterrorattacksinpairslastNovember,werecalledEurope'sworstinthepastdecade.Besidesviolence,workers'strikesandheavyfloodsaresaidtohavealsobeenwhyinternationaltouristshavestayedaway.SofarinthePairsregion,there'sbeena46%declineinJapanesevisitors,35%fewerRussiansand27%fewerItalians.Americantravelersseemtheleastaffected.Theirnumbershaveonlydroppedbyroughly5%.AccordingtotheFrenchgovernment,thecountryisthenumberonetouristdestinationintheworld,andtourismisextremelyimportanttotheFrencheconomy.Thesectorrepresentsroughly9%ofitsGDP.TheheadofParis'sTourismBoardsaid,“It'stimetorealizethatthetourismsectorisgoingthroughanindustrialdisaster.”Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.WhataccountsmostforthehugedeclinesintourisminFrance?WhatdowelearnfromthereportabouttourisminFrance?Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】CAAsmallplanewithtwosickU.S.workersarrivedsafelyinChilelateWednesdayafterleavingAntarcticainadaringrescuemissionfromaremoteSouthPoleresearchstation.AftermakingastopforafewhoursataBritishstationontheedgeofAntarctica,thetwoworkerswereflowntothesouthernmostChileancityofPuntaArenas.Inachaotictwodaysofflying,therescueteamflew3,000milesround-tripfromtheBritishstationRotheratopickuptheworkersattheU.S.Amundsen-ScottStationattheSouthPole.“ThetwopatientsaboardwillbetransportedtoamedicalfacilitythatcanprovidealevelofcarethatisnotavailableatAmundsen-Scott,”saysaspokesperson.Normallyplanesdon'tgotothepolarpostfromFebruarytoOctoberbecauseofthedangersofflyinginthepitch-darkandcold.“Antarcticacreatesahostileenvironment,”saystheoperationsdirectorfortheBritishAntarcticSurvey,“Ifyouarenotcareful,it'llcomearoundandbiteyou.”Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Whatwasthesmallplane'smissiontoAntarctica?WhatmakesflyingtoAntarcticadangerousfromFebruarytoOctober?Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.【答案&原文】DBCApilotfromVirginiaremovedhisson'sloosetoothusingahelicopter.RickRahim,fromVirginia,flieshelicop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