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News report 1
News report 1
【主题分类】新闻听力：社会
【高级表达】
Re-emerge: v. 重现
Apparently: adv. 明显地
Gained fame: 获得名声
Transfer: v.移交
Facility: n. 设施，设备
【关键句型】
1. In a video posted to Facebook featuring the bear, it appeared to be in relatively good health and was moving quickly.上传在脸书上的视频显示熊相对来说健康状况良好并且行走速度快。
2. Pedals apparently has an injured leg or paw that doesn’t allow it to walk comfortably on all fours according to experts.根据专家判断，熊明显腿部或爪子受伤，不允许它四肢舒服地行走。
3. The bear would do better in its natural habitat and the agency would step in if its condition deteriorated. 熊在自然栖息环境中会生活得更好，如果情况恶化的话，机构会介入的。
【听力原文】 News Report One
A New Jersey black bear that walks upright on its two back legs and has become a social media darling has re-emerged and has been captured on video months after its last sighting. The bear named Pedals was spotted in the town of Oak Ridge. In a video posted to Facebook featuring the bear, it appeared to be in relatively good health and was moving quickly. (1)Pedals apparently has an injured leg or paw that doesn’t allow it to walk comfortably on all fours according to experts. Lawrence Hajna, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, said officials expect the bear to make it through next winter. (2)The bear first gained fame after it was spotted wandering around neighborhoods and was caught on videos that were posted on social media and shown on national television. Last year, supporters pushed for Pedals to be moved to a shelter, but New Jersey officials have said they won’t allow the bear to be captured and transferred to the facility. “The bear would do better in its natural habitat and the agency would step in if its condition deteriorated,” they said.
【答案解析】
1.What is the probable reason the bear walks upright on its back legs?
答案:D 详解:新闻中提到，根据专家的说法，Pedals 明显有一条腿或者爪子受伤，这导致它无法舒服地四肢着地行走， 因此答案为 D。
2.How is the bear first known to the public?
答案:C 详解:新闻中到，这头熊首次出名是因为它在居民区附近闲逛被人发现并且拍了视频上传到社交网站上，又在国家电视台播出。因此答案为 C。
News Report 2
【主题分类】新闻听力：社会交通
【高级表达】
Economic recession 经济衰退
Significantly adv.显著地，明显地，相当数量地
Rush-hour n. 高峰期
Delay v. 延迟
Depress v. 萧条，不景气,沮丧
【关键句型】
1.That’s about the same distance as…它的距离与…相同。
2. The traffic increase comes at the same time as gas prices drop significantly. 随着油价的大幅度下降，交通增长也同时到来。
3. A transportation expert told the reporter that…一位交通专家告诉记者…
【听力原文】News Report Two
It’s not your imagination. Traffic in the US is actually getting worse. (3)Americans drove more miles last year than any other year on record. The US Department of Transportation says Americans drove nearly 3,150 billion miles last year. That’s about the same distance as 337 round trips from Earth to Pluto. The previous record was 3,003 billion miles in 2007, before the economic recession and high gas prices.The traffic increase comes at the same time as gas prices drop significantly. The current average gas price in the US is $1.71 per gallon. A year ago it was $2.31 per gallon and was often much higher in recent years. (4)A transportation expert told the reporter that job growth likely plays a part as well, along with some people driving longer distances to and from work. And so all this means more traffic jams on the road. The Texas A&M Travel Institute found that rush-hour travelers spent an extra 42 hours on the road last year because of travel delays. Now, that is depressing.
【答案解析】
3.What new record did the American drivers set last year?
答案:A 详解:新闻开头部分提到，美国人去年的行车里程比以往有记录的任何一年都要多。因此答案为 A。
4.What is depressing according to the speaker?
答案:D 详解:新闻中提到，一位交通专家告诉记者说，工作数量的增长加上人们通勤距离的加长意味着路上会有更多的 拥堵，德克萨斯州的 A&M 交通协会发现，去年高峰时期由于交通延误，人们在路上要多花 42 个小时的时间，而 这令人很沮丧，因此答案为 D。
News Report 3
【主题分类】社会
【高级表达】
Heartstring n. 心弦
In exchange for交换
Off the grace of other people 不受他人恩惠
Financially adv. 经济上地，金融上地，财政上地
【关键句型】
1.A wonderful bond formed between the two…helped raise… to support the Memphis teenager and his disabled mother.两人之间形成了奇妙的连接关系…..帮助少年和他的残疾母亲筹款。
2. Here comes Chauncy, just trying to get food for him and his mom off the grace of other people. Chancy尽量在不受他人恩惠下为自己和母亲获得食物。
3. Chauncy is a top student who is doing his best to make it in a world with no money and very few resources. Chauncy 是一个优秀的学生，在没有钱和有限的资源的情况下他正努力的奋斗。
【听力原文】
A 16-year-old asked a stranger at a grocery store to buy him and his mother some food in exchange for carrying man’s groceries to his car. What happened next will pull at your heartstrings. (6)A wonderful bond formed between the two, and within a couple of weeks, the stranger, named White, helped raise $190,000 on a website to support the Memphis teenager and his disabled mother. “When Chauncy approached me, it just pulled at my heart,” White said. “Here comes Chauncy, just trying to get food for him and his mom off the grace of other people .” When I looked at him and saw what he was doing and what he was asking for, I said he was my hero.” (7) “Chauncy is a top student who is doing his best to make it in a world with no money and very few resources,” White explained on the crowd funding site. He wants to work and help his mother financially. “It’s so rare that we get an opportunity to affect so much change on one life,” White wrote. “I cannot thank you enough for caring about Chauncy. This is his big chance, and you’re making it possible.”
5.What did teenager Chauncy do at the grocery store to get some food?
答案:B
详解:新闻开头提到，一个 16 岁的孩子在一家杂货店里请求一个陌生人给他和他的妈妈买一些食物，而作为交换， 他会把这个陌生人的东西从杂货店搬运到他的车里。因此答案为 B。
6.What did the stranger do for Chauncy?
答案:C
详解:新闻中提到，两个人之间产生了奇妙的联系，而且在几个星期的时间里，这个名为 White 的陌生人在一个网站上筹集了 19 万美元钱款用来帮助这个孟菲斯市的少年和他的残疾母亲。因此答案为 C。
7.What do we learn about Chauncy?
答案:B
详解:新闻中提到 White 在众筹网站上写道:“Chauncy 是一个优等生，他一直尽自己最大的努力在没钱和几乎没资源的情况下取得成功。”因此答案为 B。
