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1、精品资料6月英语四级听力原文.2017年6月一新闻听力【News Report 1】One of Googles self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries.It is not the first time one of Googles famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one.On February 14th
2、 the self-driving car, travelling at 2mph (3km/h), pulled out in front of a public bus going 15mph (24km/h).The man in the Google vehicle reported that he assumed the bus would slow down to let the car out, and so he did not switch to the manual mode.In a statement, Google said: We clearly bear some
3、 responsibility, because if our car hadnt moved, there wouldnt have been a crash.That said, our test driver believed the bus was going to slow or stop to allow us to merge into the traffic, and that there would be sufficient space to do that.The companys self-driving cars have done well over a milli
4、on miles across various states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents.Q1: According to Google, what was the cause of the accident?Q2: How have Googles self-driving cars performed so far?【News Report 2】Thousands of bees left a town after landing on the back of a car when their qu
5、een got stuck in its boot. Tom Moses who works at a nearby national park, noticed a “brown patch” on the back of the car after the owner parked it to do some shopping. When he looked closer he realized it was a huge group of bees.Moses said: “I have never seen that many bees in one spot. It was very
6、 unusual. They were very close together and there was a lot of noise and movements, it was interesting to see such a strange sight. But there were a lot of people around and I was a bit worried about the bees and the people stopping to look. I thought that someone might do something stupid.Moses cal
7、led two local bees specialists who helped removed the bees by attracting them into a box.Moses spent three hours looking after the bees and was stung five times, he said my stings are a bit painful but I am pleased that all worked out and I could help, people need to realize that bees are valuable a
8、nd they should be looked after.Q3. What do we learn about Tom Moses?Q4. What do we know about the bees on the back of the car?【News report 3】A new species of snake has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas.Scientists identified 20 of the one meter-long snakes during two trips to the Cari
9、bbean islands. The second trip was made in October last year.One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by moving on to the head of the team leader as he slept.The snake has been named silver boa because it is metallic colored and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree.The tea
10、m was led by Dr. Graham Reynolds, from Harvard University, the scientist confirmed the snake was a previously unknown species after conducting a genetic analysis of tissue samples.Commenting on the find, snake expert Robert Henderson from the Museum of Natural History, said: “Worldwide new species o
11、f frogs are being discovered and described quite regularity. New species of snakes, however, are much rarer.Q5. What is the news report mainly about?Q6. What do we learn about the scientific team leader?Q7. How did the newly discovered creature get its name?二对话听力【Conversation 1】W: Did you enjoy your
12、 stay with us, Mr. Brown?M: Yes, very much. I had a wonderful time here. Now Im going to the airport. My flight leaves in less than 2 hours. So, could you tell me, whats the quickest way to get there?W: Well, we can call a taxi for you. We also have a free airport shuttle service.M: That sounds grea
13、t, but will the shuttle get me to the airport in time?W: Yes, it should. The next shuttle leaves in 15 minutes. And it takes some 25 minutes to get to the airport.M: Fantastic! Ill just wait in the lobby. Will you please let me know when its leaving?W: Of course, sir.M: Now I would like to settle my
14、 mini-bar bill. How much is that?W: Lets see. It comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for it?M: Ill pay with my credit card. Thanks. But Ill need a receipt, so I can charge it to my company.W: Absolutely! Here you are, sir. If you like, I can leave your bags with the porter. And he can load th
15、em onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.M: That would be great. Thank you.W: Would you like to leave a comment on our web page when you have time?M: Sure. I had a really good stay here, and Id like to recommend your hotel to my friends and colleagues.W: Thats very kind of you. Thank you again fo
16、r staying at Sheraton Hotel.Q8. Why does the man ask about the quickest way to the airport?Q9. How is the man going to pay his bill?Q10. What did the man ask the woman to do?Q11. What favor does the woman ask of the man?【Conversation 2 】M: You know, Bens given up making those terrible faces he used
17、to make. The other day, he came home from school almost in tears. His teacher said if he went on like that, his face would get stuck when the winds changed.W: And he believed her?M: Yeah, hes only a little boy. Dont you remember all those things we used to believe when we were little? I remember my
18、aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a cherrystone, a tree would grow out of your mouth. And Im still terrified today, sort of subconsciously. You know, if I swallow one by mistakeW: Yeah, I suppose youre right. The one that used to get me was that swans could break your leg when they blow of the wi
19、ng.M: They can, cant they? I always thought they could.W: No, they are not that strong. But theres another one even more terrifying. That is, if you put a post stamp on upside down, you will go to prison.M: No, never heard of that. But my grandmother was a terror for that kind of thing. For example,
20、 she would say, you will get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie. If you eat stale bread, your hair will curl. And heres one more. We went on a campaign trip once in Italy, and my wife spent the whole time worrying about bats getting into her hair. She said her grandmother reckoned you had to sh
21、ave your head to get it out. My wife was really terrified.W: Silly, isnt it? But thats how some parents try to keep their kids from doing the wrong thing or getting into trouble.Q12: What does the man say about Ben?Q13: What did aunt Marry used to do when the man was a child?Q14: What does the woman
22、 believe swans could do?Q15: What did the grandmother of the mans wife say?三短文听力【Passage 1】If I could go back in history and live when I liked, I wouldnt go back very far. In fact, Id like to relive a period Ive already lived the 1960s.I was in my twenties, and everything was being renewed. People w
23、ould come in out of a formal and almost Victorian attitude, and you really felt anything was possible. Meeting people was the thing, and you went to coffee bars where you met friends and spent the evening. The cinema, the theater, all that was every exciting with new things coming out. In fact, we s
24、eemed to be out, all the time! I dont really remember working of course, I was a student or sitting around at home very much. That just wasnt where the scene was, even eating! It was the first time, ordinary people started going out to eat. We were beginning to be adventurous about food, but we were
25、 more interested in meeting people than in eating or drinking. And dress, yes, that was the revolution. I mean, girls went around in really short skirts, and wore flowers in their hair. And men were in jeans, and could wear their hair long too. It was a wonderful period. It was like living in an age
26、 you could never have imagined, and that never has come back. We didnt have much money, but it didnt matter. And there was plenty of opportunity to do whatever you felt like doing.Question 16 18 are based on the passage you have just heard:16. Why does the speaker say he would like to relive the 196
27、0s?17. What does the speaker say was the most popular thing to do at that time?18. What do we learn about the speaker?【Passage 2】Dogs, mans best friends, have a clear strategy for dealing with angry ownersthey look away.New research shows that dogs limit their eye contact with angry humans. The scie
28、ntists suggest this may be an attempt to calm humans down. This behavior may have evolved as dogs gradually learned they could benefit from avoiding conflicts with humans.To conduct the tests, the University of Helsinki researchers trained 31 dogs to rest in front of a video screen. Facial photos of
29、 dogs and humans were displayed on the screen for 1.5 seconds. They showed threatening, pleasant and neutral expressions. Nearby cameras tracked the dogs eye movements.Dogs in the study looked most at the eyes of humans and other dogs to sense their emotions. When dogs looked at expressions of angry
30、 dogs, their eyes rested more on the mouth, perhaps to interpret the threatening expressions. And when looking at angry humans, they tended to turn away their gaze.Dogs may have learned to detect threat signs from humans and respond by trying to make peace, according to researcher Sanni Somppi. Avoi
31、ding conflicts may have helped dogs develop better bonds with humans.The researchers also note that dogs scan faces as a whole to sense how people are feeling, instead of focusing on a given feature. They suggest this indicates that dogs arent sensing emotions from a single feature, but piecing toge
32、ther information from all facial features just as humans do.Q19. What do dogs do when they are faced with angry humans?Q20. What does a dog do when it sees the expressions of angry dogs?Q21. How does a dog sense peoples feelings?【Passage 3】Winter in many places is very cold. There is lots of snow ar
33、ound, and the ground freezes, which can make life difficult for animals. People in cold places live in warm houses and have learned to adapt. What do animals do? There are three main ways that animals survive the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.Some animals, such as bears, frogs and snakes,
34、sleep all winter. They sleep very deeply and need little or no food. While sleeping, their body temperature drops, and their heart beat slows down. To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep.Other animals adap
35、t. For example, by staying active in winter. It is often hard for them to find food. So some animals, such as mice, collect extra food before winter, and hide it. When winter comes, they return to their hiding places to eat the food. Some animals grow thicker fur, or live in tree holes or undergroun
36、d to stay warm.Some birds migrate by flying to a warmer place for the winter, where they can find more food. Some fly very long distances, including one kind of bird that flies from the remote north of the world, all the way to the distant south. Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly
37、 alone.Questions 22-25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What does the speaker say about animals in winter?23. What do we learn about animals that sleep through winter?24. How do animals like mice adapt to the severe winter?25. Why do some birds fly in groups when migrating, according to the speaker?