Section A
News Report One
Kelly Swisher,an Arkansas woman,escapedinjury and managedto safely stop
her car after a four-foot long rat snakecame out from under her car seatand slithered
poisonousor a acrossher feet as shewas driving down the highway.Rat snakesaren’ｔ
threat to people generally.But the woman says the snake she encounteredThursday
terrified her out of her wits.It was rough with big scales,said Swisher,who was on
know whether I her way to pick up her friend at the airport when it happened.I don’ｔ
had my handson the steering wheel or not.I am not the most flexible person in the
world,but I can guaranteemy kneeswere up next to my ears.Shesaid the snakefirst
slithered back under the seatand she hoped it would stay there until she was able to
shesaid.“Here h e comes,and get off the highway and stop.“That didn’ｔ
work out,”
he wound up in my back seatbefore I could finally get off the road,stop and get out
Shecalled for help andWashington County Animal Control officers came of the car.”
and capturedthe snake.
Q1.How did Kelly Swisher feel when shefirst cameacrossthe rat snake?
Q2.What doesthe report say aboutthe snake?
News Report Two
quite as fast as it usedto be.A new study finds Fast food,as it turns out,isn’ｔ
that McDonald’ｓ
posted its slowest drive-through times since this survey was first
customerswill spend on averagethree conducted fifteen years ago.At McDonald’s,
minutes and nine secondsfrom the time they placed their orders until they received
about ten secondsmore than the industry averageand a lot slower their food.That’ｓ
than a decade ago,according to the study which was commissioned by QSR,an
alone in slowing down.Other
wasn’ｔ
industry trade publication.And McDonald’ｓ
chains also saw their drive-through performance slowing down.Among the reasons四级听力
for the slower service,today there are more choices on the menu,and the products themselvesare more complex and takelonger to prepare.Speed,of course,is essential
to the drive-through experience,and drive-throughs are hugely important to chains
Burger King,and Taco Bell.Usually,the drive-through accounts such asMcDonald’s,
for sixty to seventy percent of all businessthat goes through a fast food restaurant, notes Sam Ochers,editor of QSR.Of course,consumers also want their orders preparedcorrectly and on that score,Ocherssays,accuracyis still really high.
Q3.What is the newsreport mainly about?
drive-through service?
Q4.What hasslowed down McDonald’ｓ
News Report Three
The first private mission outside of earth orbit is closer than many of us think.vernmentofficials are set to approve a mission by privately held space company,Moon Express,to travel outside of Earth orbit in late2017.Moon Express’ｓmission involves plans to land a suitcase-sizepackageof scientific equipment on the moon for on-going exploration on commercial development.The decision involved amounts of lobbying and coordinative conversations between a number of federal agencies.On the international treaties,the U.S.is responsible for the cargo of both public and private spacecraft.This ma
kes commercial spacetravel a complex legal issue not just domestically but abroad.A Moon Express representative declined to comment on this story,but noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal.Moon Express is not the only company seeking for the right to travel to
Space X aims to send an unmanned aircraft to Mars by outer space.Elon Musk’ｓ
2018.
Q5.What is the newsreport mainly about?
Q6.What is Moon Expressplanning to do?
Q7.What doesMoon Expressthink of its mission?
Section B
Conversation One
M:Hey,Sophia,how are you doing?
W:Hi,Bob.I’ｍgood,thanks.Actually,I’ｍon holiday with my family in Thailand at the moment,although I
wish it were with my friends instead.
M:Really?You never said you aregoing to Thailand.How I envy you!
W:I’ve only been in here a week,but you know Thailand is an amazing place.I’ｍhaving a great time here.In fact,I’ｍnow lying on the beach in Phuket.I’ve beenin the sunfor around15minutes only,and I’ｍalready getting sun burnt.Have you been herebefore?
M:No,I wish I had.What elsehave you beendoing in Thailand besidesenjoying the sun?
W:Well,I met a guy from Germany yesterday.He showed me around the orphanage that he works at.Then I met many volunteer teacherswho are mainly young people from Europe.
interesting.
M:Ah,that’ｓ
W:Yes.I also made a new little friend,Sarah.She was so cute.I was so sad when I had to leave at the end of the day.If I ever come back to Thailand,I’ｄ
definitely visit this placeagain,as a volunteer.
M:Well,you can tell me all about it when you get back.My phone battery is almost deadnow.Rememberto get me something from the souvenir shops.I like to collect bits and piecesfrom different partsof the world.Bye now,enjoy yourself,Sophia.
W:Bye.
Questions8to11arebasedon the conversationyou havejust heard。
8.What doesthewoman say sheis doing now?
9.What did the woman do yesterday?
10.Why doesthe manhave to end the conversation?
11.Why doesthe man askthe woman to bring him somethingfrom Thailand?
Conversation Two
a new gym opening in town today.Would you like to go with W:Hi,David.There’ｓ
me this afternoon?
M:Yes,more than glad to.I haven’ｔ
been to a gym for ages.I need to do some exerciseto tone up.
W:Then this is a good chance.They sentme an invitation with a note saying“Ｉcould take a friend for free on the first day.”
Also,if we both sign up before Friday,we can get a discount on a6-month membership.
M:Great.Count me in.I really want to lose some of this belly fat and turn it into muscle.But I’ｍnot surewhich of the gym equipment would besthelp.
W:Well,I’ｍno expert at that,but I think you can try lifting weights and do at least 200sit-ups twice aday.
M:I’ve never tried weight-lifting before.Is it dangerous?
W:No,not at all.If you know some of the basics,don’ｔ
worry.I’ll show you the ropes.I usedto practice this at anothergym before my membershipended.I’ll be your personaltrainer.
M:Thank you.What other equipmentdo they have?
W:Well,like all gyms,they have all sorts of things to help build up muscles in different parts of the body,like up-ride bicycles,chest-stretching machines and running machines.You could use any of these to suit your purpose.Now,the gym opensat noon,so canwe meetup in town ?
M:Perfect!Seeyou there,coach.
Questions12to15are basedon the conversationyou havejust heard.
12.What arethe speakerstalking about?
13.What doesthe gym offer at its opening?
14.What is the manconcernedabout?
15.What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
Section C
PassageOne
job market,it is not uncommon for job seekersto submit applications In today’ｓ
for many positions.That involves lots of time and lots of work to organize.Certainly, want to waste your precious hours on following the developments in a you don’ｔ
disorderly fashion,and miss important deadlines,confuse interview times or forget to follow up as a result.Accordingly,managing your work search properly is just as important asidentifying the job opportunities and submitting your applications.If you are familiar with Microsoft Excel or a similar program,creating a table is a simple and effective way to keep track of your job applications.If Excel isn’ｔ
quite your cup worry.You can create a table in Microsoft Word or a similar Word
of tea,don’ｔ
processor.Google is another tool to help you get organizedeffectively.If you have a
G-mail account,you can create,saveand sendtables in addition to written documents like your cover letter and resume.You can also link up with Google Calendar to make sure you stay on top of important dates.Clearly,there are plenty of ways to keeptrack
of your job search and making the efforts to simplify your job search will pay off. Nevertheless you should always focus on quality,not quantity.Only apply for positions you are qualified for,and make each application count,personalizing each cover letter and updating and editing your resume.
Questions16to18are basedon the passageyou have just heard.
job seekers?
16.What doesthe speakersay about today’ｓ
17.What can job applicantsdo with the help of Google?
18.What doesthe speakersuggestjob seekersdo?
PassageTwo
all be out in the Some people say if kids didn’ｔ
have to go to school,they’ｄ
First,even if schools stayed just the way streets.My reply is“No,they wouldn’t”．
where they they are,children would spend at least some time there,becausethat’ｓ
would be likely to find friends.Second,schoolswouldn’ｔ
stay where they are.They’ｄget better.Becausewe would have to start making them what they ought to be right now.Last,if we stirred up our brains and gave children a little help,those who did not want to go to school could find other things to do—things many children now do during their holidays.
There is something easier we could do.We need to get kids out of the school buildings--give them a chanceto learn about the world at first hand.In Philadelphia
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