2021年6月英語四級(jí)聽力原文：試卷一

年6月英語四級(jí)聽力原文：試卷一2021年上半年全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語四六級(jí)考試于6月16日進(jìn)行，xx英語四六級(jí)為您持續(xù)更新真題及答案。以下部分為2021年6月英語四級(jí)第一套題聽力原文，希望對(duì)你有所幫助！短篇新聞Newsreport1來自50年前的漂流瓶AmessageinabottlesentouttoseabyaNewHampshiremanmorethanfivedecadesagowasfound1,500milesaway.Andithasbeenreturnedtohisdaughter.Along-lastmessagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime.Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,‘Returnto419OceanStreet,andreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersofabeachcombermotel.'ThemotelwasownedbytheparentsofPaulaPiecein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenoteasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthemessagetoPaulaPiece.Shehelduptoherfather'spromise,givingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinthebottlefindingitswaybackhome.Question1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner'sdaughter.Question2.WhydidPaulaPiecegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?B)Shewantedtohonorherfather'spromise.Newsreport2數(shù)百萬蜜蜂在南卡羅來納州死亡MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectsprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.Theinsectsprayingovertheweekendsleftmorethan2millionbeesdeadonthespotinDorchesterCounty,SouthCarolina,where4travel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.MostofthedeathscamefromtheFlowertownBeeFarm,acompanyinSummervillethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlookslikeit'sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.DorchesterCountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatweresprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies,countymanagerJasonWarssaidinthestatement,‘I'mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled'.Question3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?B)SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.Question4.WhatdoesnewsreportsayaboutFlowertownBeeFarm?C)Itlostahugestockofbees.Newsreport3世界上最大的飛機(jī)首次試飛Theworld'slargestaircrafthastakentotheskyforthefirsttime.TheAirlander10spentnearly2hoursintheair,havingtakenofffromCardingtonAirfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflight,itreached3,000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftisn'tmassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallasa6double-deckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalong-wingspyaircraft.Butitwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcosts25millionpoundsandcancarryheavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandemittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit'sthefutureofaircraft,andonedaywe'llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere'sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlanderwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministration.Ifitpassesthrough,wecanhopewe'llallgetsomeextralegroom.Question5.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.Question6.WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspyaircraft?C)Inadequatefunding.Question7.WhatistheadvantageofAirlander10overhugejetplanes?D)Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.長(zhǎng)對(duì)話Conversation1長(zhǎng)對(duì)話1氣候變化vs西班牙舞蹈節(jié)M:Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?W:yeah,whynot?Wehaven'tbeenoutforages!What'son?M:Well,thereisafilmaboutclimatechange.Doseitsoundgoodtoyou?W:Oh,notreally.Itdoesn'treallyappealtome.What'sitabout?Justclimatechange?M:Ithinkit'sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining.W:Well,itsoundsreallyawful.It'sanimportantsubject,Iagree.Bunotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?M:There'saSpanishdancefestival.W:Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.M:apparently,it'sabsolutelybrilliant.Let'sseewhatitsaysinthAnnaGomezleadsinanexcitingproductionofagreatSpanishlovestoryCarmen.W:Okaythen,whattimeisiton?M:at7:30W:well,that'nsogood.Wehaven'gtotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse?M:There'sacomedyspecialon.W:whereisiton?M:It'satthecitytheater.It'sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecritiicnthelocalpapersaysit'tshefunniestthingshe'severseen.ItsayshereRogerwhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightafunperformances.W:Hummm,I'mnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.M:Areyousureyoufancygoingouttonight?Youarenotveryenthusiastic.W:Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let'sgoseethedance.Buttomorrow,nottonight.M:Great,I'llbooktheticketsonline.Q8:Whatdosethewomanthinkaboutclimatechange?A)Itseemsadepressingtopic.Q9:WhydothespeakersgiveupgoingtotheSpanishdancefestivaltonight?D)Theycan'tmakeittothetheater.Q10:Whatdosethecreditsaysaboutthecomedyperformedinthecitytheater?C)Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverseen.Q11:Whatdoesthewomandecidetodotomorrow?B)Goandseethedance.Conversation2長(zhǎng)對(duì)話2轉(zhuǎn)校生W:GoodmorningMr.Lee,mayIhaveaminuteofyourtime?M:Sure,Catherine.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:I'mquiteanxiousabouttransferringovertoyourcollege.I'mafraidIwon'tfitin.M:Don'tworry,Catherine.It'scompletelynormalforyoutobenervousabouttransferringschools.Thishappenstomanytransferstudents.W:Yes,Iknow,butI'myoungerthanmoststudentsinmyyearandthatworriesmealot.M:Well,youmaybetheonlyyoungeroneinyouryear,butyouknowwehavealotofafterschoolactivitiesyoucanjoinin,andsothisway,you'llbeabletomeetnewfriendsofdifferentagegroups.W:That'snice!Ilovegamesandhobbygroups.M:I'msureyoudo.Soyouwillbejustfine.Don'tworrysomuchandtrytomakethemostofwhatwehaveonofferhere.Also,rememberyoucancometomeanytimeofthedayifyouneedhelp.W:Thankssomuch.Idefinitelyfeelbetternow.Asamatteroffact,I'vealreadycontactedoneofthegirlswho'sbeenlivinginthesamehousewithme,andsheseemsreallynice.Iguesslivingoncampus,I'llhaveachancetohaveaclosecircleoffriendssincewe'llbelivingtogether.M:Allstudentsareveryfriendlywithnewarrivals.Letmecheckwhowouldbelivingwithyouinyourflat.Okay,therehareHannah,KellyandBree.Breeisalsoanewstudentherelikeyou.I'msureyoutwowillhavemoretosharewitheachother.Q12:WhydoesCatherinefeelanxious?Q13:WhatdoesMr.LeeencourageCatherinetodo?Q14:WhatdoesMr.LeepromisetodoforCatherine?Q15:WhatdowelearnaboutCatherine'sschoolmateBree?D)Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.C)Participateinafter-schoolactivities.A)Giveherhelpwheneversheneeds.D)Shehasjusttransferredtocollege.聽力篇章Passage1饑餓強(qiáng)大的推動(dòng)力Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouwoulddojustaboutanythingtosatisfyyourhunger?Anewstudyinmicemayhelptoexplainwhyhungercanfeellikesuchapowerfulmotivatingforce.Inthestudy,researchersfoundthathungeroutweightsotherphysicaldrivesincludingfear,thirstandsocialneeds.Todeterminewhichfeelingwonout,theresearchersdidaseriesofexperiments.Inoneexperiment,themicewerebothhungryandthirsty.Whengiventhechoiceofeithereatingfoodordrinkingwater,themicewentforthefood,theresearchersfound.However,whenthemicewerewell-fedbutthirsty,theyoptedtodrinkaccordingtothestudy.Inthesecondexperiment,meanttopitthemice'shungeragainsttheirfear,hungrymicewereplacedinacagethathascertainfoxscentedareasandotherplacesthatsmellsafer;inotherwords,notlikeananimalthatcouldeatthembutalsohadfood.Itturnedoutthatwhenthemicewerehungry,theyventuredintotheunsafeareasforfood.Butwhenthemicewerewell-fed,theystayedintheareaofthecagethatwereconsideredsafe.Hungeralsooutweightsthemice'ssocialneeds,theresearchersfound.Miceareusuallysocialanimalsandprefertobeinthecompanyofothermiceaccordingtothestudy.Whenthemicewerehungry,theyoptedtoleavethecompanyofothermicetogogetfood.Q16:Whatistheresearchers'purposeincarryingouttheseriesofexperimentswithmice?Q17:Inwhatcircumstancesdomiceventureintounsafeareas?Q18:Whatissaidaboutmiceattheendofthepassage?B)Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.A)Whentheyarehungry.C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.Passage2美國(guó)高速公路系統(tǒng)TheUnitedStateshasoneofthebesthighwaysystemsintheworld.Interstatehighwaysconnectjustabouteverylargeandmid-sizedcityinthecountry.Didyoueverwonderwhysuchacompletesystemofexcellentroadsexists?Forananswer,youwouldhavetogobacktotheearly1920s.Inthoseyears,justafterWorldWarI,themilitarywantedtobuildanAmericanhighwaysystemfornationaldefense.Suchasystemcould,ifnecessary,movetroopsquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Itcouldalsogetpeopleoutofcitiesanddangerofbeingbombed.So-calledroadsofnationalimportanceweredesignated,buttheyweremostlysmallcountryroads.In1944,Congresspassedabilltoupgradethesystembutdidnotfundtheplanrightaway.Inthe1950s,theplanbegantobecomeareality.Over25billiondollarswasappropriatedbyCongress,andconstructionbeganonabout40thousandmilesofnewroads.Theideawastoconnectthenewsystemtoexistingexpresswaysandfreeways.Andthoughthesystemwasbuiltmostlytomakecartraveleasier,defensewasnotforgotten.Forinstance,highwayoverpasseshavetobehighenoughtoallowtrailerscarryingmilitarymissilestopassunderthem.By1974,thesystemwasmostlycompleted.Afewadditionalroadswouldcomelater.Quickandeasytravelbetweenallpartsofthecountrywasnowpossible.Q19:WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmericanhighwaysystem?Q20:Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofbuildingahighwaysystem?Q21:Whenwastheinterstatehighwaysystemmostlycompleted?D)Itisoneofthebestintheworld.B)Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.A)Inthe1970s.Passage3開車用手機(jī)發(fā)消息是車禍致死的主要原因/智能方向盤TextingwhiledrivingwaslistedasamajorcauseofroaddeathsamongyoungAmericansbackin2021.Arecentstudysaidthat40%ofAmericanteensclaimtohavebeeninacarwhenthedriverusedacellphoneinthewaythatputpeopleindanger.Itsoundslikeawide-spreaddisease,butit'sonethattechnologymaynowhelptocure.TJEvarts,a20-year-oldinventor,hascomeupwithano