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1、|2017 年 6 月大学英语四级考试真题(一)听力原文【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 14t
2、h 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 so
3、me 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 m
4、illion 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?B)The test driver made a wrong judgement解析:根据新闻第一句话,这篇新闻主要报道的是谷歌无人自动驾驶汽车与一辆公交车发生 碰撞这一事故。根据原文 “The man in the Google vehicle reported that he assu
5、med the bus would slow down to let the car out, and so he did not switch to the manual mode.” 选项 B 是正确选项,是对原文的同义替换,题目较难。Q2: How have Googles self-driving cars performed so far?D)They have generally done quite well.解析:根据原文 “The companys self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across var
6、ious states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents.” 选项 D 是对原文的同义替换。题目相对较难。【News Report 2】Thousands of bees left a town after landing on the back of a car when their queen got stuck in |its boot. Tom Moses who works at a nearby national park, noticed a “brown patch” on the back
7、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 unusual. They were very close together and there was a lot of noise and movements, it was interesting to see
8、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 called two local bees specialists who helped removed the bees by attracting them into a box.Moses spent three hou
9、rs 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 and they should be looked after.Q3. What do we learn about Tom Moses?A)He works at a national park.Q4. What do
10、we know about the bees on the back of the car?B)They were making a lot of noise.【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 Caribbean islands. The second trip was made in Oct
11、ober 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 team was led by Dr. Graham Reynolds, from Harvard
12、 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 of frogs are being discovered and described qui
13、te |regularity. New species of snakes, however, are much rarer.Q5. What is the news report mainly about?A)The discovery of a new species of snake.Q6. What do we learn about the scientific team leader?C)A snake crawled onto his head in his sleep.Q7. How did the newly discovered creature get its name?
14、D)From its colour.【Conversation 1】W: Did you enjoy your 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
15、have a free airport shuttle service.M: That sounds great, 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 lea
16、ving?W: Of course, sir.M: Now I would like to settle my 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
17、can leave your bags with the porter. And he can load them 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 c
18、olleagues.W: Thats very kind of you. Thank you again for staying at Sheraton Hotel.Q8. Why does the man ask about the quickest way to the airport?|A)The security check takes time.Q9. How is the man going to pay his bill?B)By credit card.Q10. What did the man ask the woman to do?A)Give him a receipt.
19、Q11. What favor does the woman ask of the man?D)Posting a comment on the hotels webpage.【Conversation 2 】M: You know, Bens given up making those terrible faces he used 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
20、 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 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 subco
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