Section A:新闻听力1

　　Q1.A woman was charged withallegedly violating a Rhode Island City law agaict feedingwild animals. The fifty-year-oldwoman's neighbors blame herfor making the area's rat problem worse. newly installedcameras captured several ratsactive in the middle of the day.Neighbors say that it'syepworse during the night. Thewoman and her parents whoown the home told reportersthat she's been charged for feeding birds who would haveknown just loving animals getsyou that much trouble she said.It is prohibited to feed any wildanimals including birds in RhodeIsland City. Nevertheless, whilethe woman's intention was tofeed hirds, it is clear that ratswere aiso benefiting Q2.intanyMoradi, director of the cityadministration, said he sawmore than 20 rats near the woman's home. He siitjwilltake months to get the problemunder control.

　　Qugstion one. What do we iearnfrom the report about the fifty-year-old woman?

　　Question two. What did thedirector of the city administration say at the end of the news report?

　　To prepare for eventually sendingastronauts to-Mars, NASA began taking applications Friday for fourpeople to live for a yearpin MarsJune Alpha. That's a 1700-square-foot Martian habitat, inside abuilding in Houston.

　　【Q3】Thepaid volunteers will workin an envirgment similar to Marsitheywill have lihited communicationswith family, restricted food, and resources. NASA is planning threeexperiments with the first one

　　starting in the fall next year. Foodwill all be 【Q4】 ready-to-eat spacefood. Some plants will be grown butnot potatoes like in the movie TheMartian."We want to understandhow humans perform in them," saidlead scientists Grace Douglas,"We're looking at Mars realisticsituations. The applicatian process opened Eriday, and they're notseeking just anybody. The requirements are strict, including amaster's degree in a science,engineering or math field or pilotexperience. Only American citizensor permanent US residents areacceptable. Applicants must be

　　between 30 and 55, and in goodphysical health."Attitude is key,"said former Canadian astronautChris Hadfield. He said theparticipants need to be supercompetent, resourceful, and notrely on other people to feelcomfortable.

　　Question Three: What does NASArequire the paid volunteers to ldo?

　　Question Four: What will theparticipants in the project eat?

　　[Q5]A JapanesenMayor apologizedThurseayfor hiting the Olympicgold eda[bfa softball player.

　　Nagoya mayor Takashekawamurahad praised athlete Miu Goto.

　　During a public media event. Heasked her to put the metal aroundhis neck Kawamura, then a bit intoit. Biting a metal in front of journatists 'and photographers hasbecome a common pose for Olympic medalists. However,jit isonly for the winners themselves, notothers. I'm really sorry that I hurtthe treasurer of the gold medalist,Kawamura told reporters Thursday.

　　[Q6]The mayor said the metal wasundamaged, though he offered topay for the cost of a new one. Goto,however, has accepted the International Olympic Committee'soffer of a replacement, according to Japanese media reports. The scenebroadcast on television promptedthousands of complaints to City Hall.[Q7]Some Olympianssaid theytreat their medals as treasures, andthat it was disrespectful and unacceptable for Kawamura to bite one.'I would cry if that happened tome', said another athlete. Now hesaid to Koto.'I handle my own goldmedal so gently that I would notscratch it.'

　　Question 5 What does the newsreport say about the Japanesemayor to Kashi Kawamura?

　　Question 6 What did Mayor Kashi Kawamura offer to do?

　　Question 7 What did some Olympians say they would do withtheir medals?

　　M: We'll start orange thing on your computerscreen.

　　W: Q8a semething about yesterday, It's aplastic Sweet tHat-blocks blue light. I have onethat I use to cover my phewe:ssrean too.

　　M: What do you mean by blue light?

　　W: Q9.Blue light includes naturatlight, but italso includes light that isn't natural. Forexample,from computers, phones,televisions, andother electronic devices.

　　M: So blue light is harmful and that's why youwant to block it.

　　W: It isn't that simple.Q9.Blue light isn'tnecessarily bad for us. In fact, we need bluelight during the day to be herhgit[toomuch blue light, especially from electronicdevices can harm our health by weakeningour vision and making it harder for us to fallasleep. And poor sleep can cause all sorts ofhealth problems.

　　M: Q10.I'm not so sure that sleep is nearly asimportant as people always say it is.I haven'tslept enough in months, because I have toomuch work to do. And I feel fine. And it's thesame for most of my friends. Poor sleepmight be a problem for older people, butsurely young people can handle late nights.

　　W:Well, Q11.the research I'v Pshows that sleep isprobably even more important than wei thought and that not having enoughsleep can contribute to serious health probled li ppesity and heart disease. Andall the artificiat blue light from electronicdevices means we have to try harder to sleepwell.

　　M: Maybe you're right. I'm on my computervery late most nights and that's probablywhy I don't sleep enough.

　　Question 8.What did the woman do toher computer?

　　Question 9. What does the woman sayabout blue light?

　　Question 10. Why does the man say hehasn't slept enough for months?

　　Question 11. What has the womanlearned from the research she has read?

　　Woman: as a kid, did you know 【12】 whatjob you wanted to do when you grew up?

　　Man: No,I didn't. And I got sick every timeadults asked me what I wanted to be when Igrew up.

　　Woman: It's the same with me. And l'm tiredof people asking that question of my 10-year-old daughter. My daughter's stock answersour basketball player, pop singer,【13】mechanical engineer. Adults love that last

　　one, as it's the perfect mix of the sensible andthe ambitjous. When she was much younger.My daughter used to say she wanted to bequeen of the clouds, which I loved.【14】That's the kind of goal setting dje inchildren springing from their boundlessimaginations.

　　Man: Yes, we grownups can be tedious andlimiting in our need for reality. And we teacha very gloomy image of adult hood, thatwhatever our children's future holds it mustbe seen within the context of ajob.

　　Woman: How utterly overwhelming and dull.

　　Man: When people ask my son what he wantsto be when he grows up, I have to swallowthe urge to say,"Hey, back off my kidsdreams."

　　Man: We can't dismiss the idea thatteenagers have to plan to do something after theyfinish school, and parents are entitled tohope it's more than simply spending 10 hoursa day playing computer games.

　　Man: But asking "What do you want to be?"isn't going to lead a child to fulfilled liferather lead to false expectations and a highchance of disappointment.

　　Woman: Exactly.【15】We should be helpingour kids understand who therivn ifthat means letting go of who we thinktheyshound be.

　　Question 12 What question were bothspeakers fed up with when they were kids?

　　Question 13 What occupation do adults seeas both sensible and ambitious according tothe woman?

　　Question 14 What kind of goal setting doesthe woman like to see in children?

　　Question 15 What does the woman suggestadults should do?

　　Section C:

　　Greater Internet access correlatesdirectly with improved health care,education, and economic development.People living in rural areas, howeyer,lagbehind in online use, which limits theiraccess to government services,banking,and job opportunities. Nowhere is thischallenge clearer than in Africa. MostAfricans live in rural areas that are toughto wire for internet access. Now,[Q16]some phone eompanies are trying tointroduce internet-ready phones intoAfrican markets. Certain companies have started selling simple smartphonesfor only $20. Previously the lowest pricehad been around $40 well out of reachfor many people. These devices are

　　powered by software from the giantelectronics company KaioS technologies limited. Most companiesare trying to make phones ever morepowerful and capable, but KaiOS wentthe other way.[Q17] It made every effortto keep the essential capabilities of smartphones, to strip out costs and preserve battery life for people wholikely have inadequate access to electricity.The KaiOS devices offer analternative to the more expensive models that remain out of reach ofmany Africans and contribute to thedigital divide. The body of KaiOS phonesis as basic as it gets. Instead .of atouchscreen,f8] they'reCsqhtliolledwith an ofd-school keypad. They're designed for 3g networks because 4gcoverage doesn't reach two-thirds ofAfrica's customers. In total, KaiOS phonesiare made from about $15 worthof parts, while Apple's top-of-the-lineiPhone has $390 worth of stuff.

　　Question 16 What are a number ofphone companies trying to do in Africa?

　　Question 17 How do KaiOS smartphonesdiffer from smartphones of most othercompanies?

　　Question 18 What are KaiOSsmartphones equipped with?