2018年12月英语四级听力原文

News1Adevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartofamissionthatwillallowscientiststodeliverfourthgenerationor4GmobilecoveragetothemooninsuccessfulthetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirstevermobilephonelunarnetworkwillsupporthighdefinitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandnetworkispartofamissiontotheisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontotheThe4GmissionissettolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnitedStatesonaspaceXFalcon9rocketintothemoonintendstoestablishandtestthefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuilda4Gratherthanafifthgenerationor5Gisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialmeansthata5Gnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoon'ssurfaceQuestion1：Whatarescientistsplanningtodo?Question2：Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4Gnetworkintheirmission?News2It'srespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinfirewasreportedat9：26pmatanoldshoppingcenteronMichiganAvenuenear'sfireengines,twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothehadthefireundercontrolinabout45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointofThereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefirebrokeoutbuttherewerenoreportsofanyinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescenebuthavenotyetdeterminedthecauseofthewillremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesn'tstartupshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2014CityHalldevelopedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordabletheplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds.Question3：Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire?Question4：WhathadCityHallplannedtodo？News3PotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6Xtheirnormalisafterthecountry'smainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoandfloodsanditsmainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestandmorethan3mediareportssuggestCalbeeanditsmainrivalKoike-yaarehaltingalmost50products.“Wedon'tknowwhenwe'llbeabletorestart",acompanyspokesmanloversarepanicbuyingandmanysupermarketshelvesarelawslimittheamountofimportedpotatoesthatcanbeusedinJapanesemadeJapansaysfearofdiseaseisitsmainreasontoblockfreshstillonlyallowspotatoesfromselectedUSisonlyatcertaintimesandonconditionthattheyareprocessedatfactoriesbasednearJapaneseports.Butglobalwarminghasraisedthepossibilitythatdomesticproducecouldbeseriouslyaffectedbyrareweathereventsmoreoften.Question5：WhatproblemisJapanfacing?Question6：WhydoesJapanlimittheimportofpotatoes?Question7:WhatmightaffectJapanesedomesticproduce?Conversation1M：'slecturesaresoboring.W：Yes,heisnotaveryexcitingthesubjectisinteresting.M：Duringeveryoneofhislectures,ItrytolistenIreallyafterabout10minutesmymindbeginstowanderandIloseIseethatyouseemtobedoyoustayfocusedthroughtheentirehour?W：Well,whatIdoiskeepmypenmoving.M：Whatdoyoumean？W：It'samethodofactiveconcentrationIreadofthemosteffectivewaystoconcentrateistowritethingsithastobedonebyhand,nottypingonaseewritingbyhandforcesyoutoactuallyengagewithwhatyou'relearninginamorephysicalway.M：Doyoureviewyournotesafterwardsthen?W：Sometimesbutthat'snotnotesmayormaynotbeusefulbutthepointisthatbywritingdownwhatsaysIcanfollowhislineofthinkingmoreInfact,sometimesIdrawalittletoo.M：Youdrawinclassandthathelpsmepayattention?W：Yes,honestlyitworksforjustdrawlittlelinesandnonsensewasalsointhatarticleIcankeepthemindactivepreventgettingboredandhelptothepointistolistenhardwhilekeepingthepenI'mathomeandIneedtostudywhatIdoisreadouthasasimilareffecttowritingbyhelpsmemorizeinformationinaphysicalway.Questiondoesthemanthinkof'slectures?Questiondoesthewomandoduring'slectures?Questiondoesthewomandrawinclass?Questiondoesthewomansayaboutreadingoutloud?Conversation2M：Andwhereisthis?F:ThesephotosarefromtheTajMahalinwentthereabouttenyearsagoforourhoneymoon.M：Wasitromantic.F：TajMahalwasaveryromanticguidetoldusthereisafamouslovestorybehindthisbuildingthatallIndianslearninthinkitwasduringthe1600andtheprincessatthattimediedwhilegivingbirthtoher14thEmperorlovedtheprincesssomuchandwassosadwhenshediedthatheorderedthepalacetobebuiltinherhonor.M：Wow!Thatsoundsverylooksamazing.F：Yesit's'salsolargerinreallifethanitlooksintheThebuildingisverytallandtherearegardensinawallaroundit'sallbuiltinthiswhitestoneandsomewallsofthebuildingaredecoratedwithjewels.M:Itmusthavebeenverycrowdedwhenyouwerethere.F：Yesit'saveryfamoustouristtherearethousandsofvisitorseveryday.M：WastherestofIndiacrowded?F：Yes,verycrowdedinmanywassometimessocrowdedthatitwasdifficulttowalkalongthestreetsespeciallythroughbusytherearesomanywasterriblebutthepeoplewerecultureisamazingandwehadagreattime.M：Whataboutthefood?F：theIndianfoodisarelotsofdifferentdishestotryandeveryregionhasitsownspecialfood.QuestionwhatpurposedidthewomangotoIndia?QuestionwastheTajMahalbuilt?QuestiondoesthewomansayabouttheTajMahal?Question15whatisthewoman'simpressionofIndiancities?Passage1APewResearchCentersurveyofmorethan1000AmericansconductedinApril2016findsthatAmericanscontinuetoexpresslargelypositiveviewsaboutthecurrentstateoftheirlocalpublicinstancearoundthreequarterssaythatpubliclibrariesprovidethemwiththeresourcestheyneedand66percentsaytheclosingoftheirlocalpubliclibrarywouldhaveamaj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