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2019年6月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題（一）

-----NewsReportOne-------

A9-year-oldCentralCaliforniaboybravedstrongcurrentsandcoldwatertoswimfrom

SanFranciscotoAlcatrazIslandandback.ACaliforniatelevisionstationinFresnoreported

TuesdaythatJamesSavagesetarecordastheyoungestswimmertomakethejourneytothe

formerprison.TheTVstationreportedthatbycompletingtheswim,thefourthgradestudent

fromLosBanosbrokearecordpreviouslyheldbya10-year-oldboy.Jamessaidthatwavesin

theSanFranciscoBayhittinghimintheface30minutesintothisswimmadehimwanttogive

up.Hisfathersaidhehadofferedhisson100dollarsasareward.Toencouragehisstruggling

son,hedoubleditto2(X)dollars.Jamespushedforward,makingittoAlcatrazIslandandback

inalittlemorethan2hours.Alcatrazisoveramilefromthemainland.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatdidtheboyfromCentralCaliforniadoaccordingtoreport?

2.Whatdidthefatherdotoencouragehisson?

------NewsReportTwo--------

OnthefirstJanuary,newregulationswerecomingtoafactwhicheliminatedanannual

leavebonusforpeoplewhoputoffmarriageuntiltheageof23forwomenand25formen,the

SouthChinamorningpostreports.Theholidaybonuswastodesigntoencourageyoungpeople

todelaygettingmarriedinlinewithChina'sone-childpolicy.Butwiththepolicynowbeen

abolished,thisholidayincentiveisnolongernecessary,thegovernmentsays.InShanghai,a

youngcoupleattheregistrationofficetoldthepaperthattheydecidedtoregistertheirmarriage

assoonaspossibletotakeadvantageoftheexistingpolicybecauseanextraholidaywasabig

dealfbrthem.InBeijing,oneregistrationofficehadabout300couplesseekingtogetmarried

thedayafterthechangeswereannounced,ratherthantheusualnumberofbetween70and80.

Butonelawyertellsthepaperthechangesstillhavetobeadoptedbylocalgovernmentsand

theseprocedurestaketime.Sopeoplewhoarerushingforamarriagecanrelax.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.WhatwaspurposeoftheannualleavebonusofChina?

4.Whatdowelearnaboutthenewregulations?

------NewsReportThree------

Everyonelovesagoodhouseparty,butthecleaningupinthenextmorningisn'tas

enjoyable.Now,however,aNewZealand-basedstart-upcompanyaimstobringmessyhomes

andevensplittingheadachesbacktonormal.Theproperlynamedstart-upMorning-AfterMaids

waslaunchedabout1monthagoinAucklandbyroommatesRebeccaFoleyandCatherine

Ashurst.Asidefromcleaningup,thetwowillalsocookbreakfastandevengetcoffeeand

painkillersfbrrecoveringmerrymakers.Althoughtheyarebothgainfullyemployed,theydid

cleaningjobsintotheirnightsandweekends,whichiswhentheirserviceisinmostdemand

anyway.Besides,beingfloodedwithrequestsfromacrossthecountry,FoleyandAshursthave

alsoreceivedrequestsfromtheU.S.andCanadatoprovidetheservicesthere.Theyare

reportedlymeetingwithlawyerstoseehowbesttotakethebusinessforward.

Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

6.Whatisthecommonproblemofthehouseparty?

7.WhatareRebeccaFoleyandCatherineAshurstplanningtodo?

------ConversationOne--------

W:Carl,howdidyourdriver'stheoryexamgo?Itwasyesterday,right?

M:Yes.IpreparedasmuchasIcould,butIwassonervoussinceitwasmysecondtrial.

Thepeoplewhoworkedatthetestcenterwereverykind,though.Wehadalittle

conversationwhichcalmedmedownabit,andthatwasjustwhatIneeded.Then,

aftertheexam,theyprintedoutmyresult,butIwasafraidtoopenituntilIwas

outside.ItwassuchareliefthatIpassed.

W:Congratulations!Iknewyoucoulddoit.Ithinkyouunderestimatedhowdifficultit

wouldbethefirsttime,didn'tyou?Ihearalotofpeoplemakethatmistakeandgoin

underprepared,butgoodjobinpassingthesecondtime,rmsoproudofyou.Now,all

youhavetodonextisyourroadtest.Haveyouhadanylessonsyet?

M:Yes,thanks.I'msohappytobeactuallyontheroadnow.Tveonlyhadtwodriving

lessonssofar,andmyinstructorisveryunderstanding.SoFmreallyenjoyingit.And

Ican'twaitformynextsession,althoughthelessonsareratherexpensive,20pounds

anhour.AndtheinstructorsaysI'llneedabout30to40lessonsintotal.That's

what-sixtoeighthundredpounds.Sothistimerilneedtomakealotmoreeffort

andhopefullywillbesuccessfulthefirsttime.

W:Well,goodluck.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

9.Whydidhefailtheexamthefirsttime?

10.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisdrivinglessons?

11.Whatdoesthemanhopetodonext?

------ConversationTwo--------

M:Emma,I'vegotacceptedtotheUniversityofLeeds.Sinceyou'regoingtouniversity

inEngland,doyouknowhowmuchitisforinternationalstudentstostudythere?

W:Congratulations!Yes,Ibelievefbrinternationalstudents,you'llhavetopayaround

13,000poundsayear.It'sjustabitmorethanthelocalstudents.

M:OK,sothat'sabout17,000dollarsforthetuitionandfees.Anyway,I'monlygoingto

betherefbrayear,doingmymaster's.Soit'sprettygood.IfIstayedintheU.S.,it'd

taketwoyears,andcostatleast50,000dollarsintuitionalone.Also,Ihaveagood

chanceofwinningascholarshipatLeads,whichwouldbeprettyawesome,the

benefitsofbeingamusicgenius.

W:Yeah,Iheardyouareatalentedpianoplayer.Soyouaredoingapostgraduatedegree

now?I'mstillinmylastyear,graduatingnextJune.Finally,Filbedonewithmy

studies,andcouldgoontoearninglotsofmoney.

M:Areyoustillplanningonbeingateacher?Nomoneyinthatjobthen.

W:You'dbesurprised.I'mstillgoingtobeateacher.Buttheplanistoworkatan

internationalschooloverseas,afterIgetayearorsooftheexperienceinEngland.Ifs

betterpayandIgettotravel,whichremindsmeI'mlatefbrmyclassandI'vegot

somedocumentsIneedtoprintoutfirst.Tvegottorun.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

13.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

14.WhatmightqualifythemanfbrascholarshipattheLeedsUniversity?

15.Whatisthewomanplanningtodoaftergraduation?

------PassageOne--------

Scientistshaveidentifiedthousandsofknownantspeciesaroundtheworld,andonlya

fewofthembughumans.Mostantsliveinthewoodsoroutinnature.There,theykeepother

creaturesincheck,distributeseeds,andcleandeadanddecayingmaterialsfromtheground.

Averysmallpercentageofantsdoharmtohumans.Butthoseareincrediblychallengingto

control.Theyaresmallenoughtoeasilyslipinsideyourhouse,liveincoloniesthatnumber

inthetensofthousandstothehundredsofthousands,andreproducequickly.Thatmakes

themgoodatgettingin,andhardtokickout.Oncetheysettlein,theseinsectsstartaffecting

yourhome.Inadditiontobargingants,otherspeciescancausedifferentkindsofdamage.

Some,likecaqjcnterants,canundermineahome'sstructure,whileothersinterferewiththe

electricalunits.

Unfortunately,ourhomesareveryattractivetoants,becausetheyprovideeverythingthe

colonyneedstosurvive,suchasfood,waterandshelter.Sohowcanwepreventantsfrom

gettingintoourhomes?Mostimportantofall,avoidgivingantsanyaccesstofood,

particularlysugaryfood,becauseantshaveasweettooth.Wealsoneedtocleanupspillsas

soonastheyoccurandstorefoodinair-tightcontainers.Evengarbageattractsants,soempty

yourtrashasoftenaspossible,andstoreyouroutsidegarbageinaliddedcan,wellaway

fromdoorsandwindows.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutants?

17.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutcarpenterants?

18.Whatcanwedotopreventantsfromgettingintoourhomes?

------PassageTwo--------

Myresearchfocusisonwhathappenstoourimmunesystemasweage.Sothejobofthe

immunesystemistofightinfections.Italsoprotectsusfromvirusesandfromauto-immune

diseases.Weknowthataswegetolder,it'seasierfbrustogetinfections.So,olderadultshave

morechancesoffallingill.Thisisevidencethatourimmunesystemreallydoesn'tfunctionso

wellwhenweage.Inmostofourwork,whenwe'relookingatolderadultswho'vegotan

illness,wealwayshavetohavehealthcontrols.Soweworkverycloselywithagreatgroupof

volunteerscalledtheOneThousandElders.Thesevolunteersareall65oroverbutingood

health.Theycometotheuniversitytoprovideuswithbloodsamples,tobeinterviewedandto

helpustocarryoutawholerangeofresearch.Therealimpactofourresearchisgoingtobeon

healthinoldage.Atthemomentwearelivingmuchlonger,lifeexpectancyisincreasingat2

yearsforeverydecade.Thatmeansanextra5hoursaday.Iwanttomakesurethatolderadults

arestillabletoenjoytheiroldage,andthattheyarenotspendingtimeinhospitalwith

infections,feelingunwellandbeinggenerallyweak,wewantpeopletobehealthyevenwhen

theyareold.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatisthefbcusofthespeaker'sresearch?

20.Whatarethevolunteersareaskedtodointheresearch?

21.Whatdoesthespeakersaywillbetheimpactofhisresearch?

------PassageThree--------

WhenTedKomadastartedteaching14yearsagoatKillipElementary,hedidn'tknow

howtomanageaclassroomandwasstrugglingtoconnectwithstudents.Henoticedacouple

ofdaysafterschoolthatagroupofkidswouldgettogethertoplaychess."Iknowhowto

playchess,letmegoandshowthesekidshowtodoit,“hesaid.Now,Komadacoachesthe

schooPschessteam.Thewholeprogramstartedasasafeplacefbrkidstocomeafterschool.

AndthisweekdozensufthosesludenlsaregellingreadyluheadouttoNashvilleTennessee

tocompetewithabout5,000otheryoungpeopleattheSuperNationalsofChess.The

competitiononlyhappenseveryfouryearsandthelasttimetheteamwent,theywonthethird

placeinthenation.Komadasayschessgiveshimandhisstudentscontrol.Theschoolhasthe

highestnumberofkidsfromlow-incomefamilies.Policefrequenttheareadayandnight.As

2monthsago,ayoungmanwasshotjustdownthestreet.Komadalikestoteachhisstudents

thattheyshouldthinkabouttheirmovebeforetheydoit.Thelessonsprovedvaluableoutside

theclassroomaswell.Manyparentsseetheselessonstranslateintotherealworld.Students

aremorelikelytothinkabouttheiractionsandseewhethertheywillleadtotrouble.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.WhatdidTedKomadanoticeonedayafterhestartedteachingatKillipElementary?

23.WhataredozensofstudentsfromKomada'sschoolgoingtodothisweek?

24.WhatdowelearnaboutthestudentsofKillipElementary?

25.WhathavethestudentslearnedfromKomada?

2019年6月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題（二）

------NewsReportOne--------

Franceisfacingpotentiallymorethanonebilliondollarsinlostrevenuethisyeardueto

hugedeclinesintourism.Safetyconcernshavebeenoneofthebiggestreasonswhythecountry

haslostoverhalfabillioninrevenuealreadyinthefirstsixmonthsof2016.Theterrorattacks

inParislastNovemberwerecalledEurope'sworstinthepastdecade.Besidesviolence,

workers'strikesandheavyfloodsaresaidtohavealsobeenwhyinternationaltouristshave

stayedaway.SofarintheParisregion,there'sbeena46%declineinJapanesevisitors,35%

fewerRussiansand27%fewerItalians.

Americantravelersseemtheleastaffected.Theirnumbershaveonlydroppedbyroughly

5%.AccordingtotheFrenchgovernment,thecountryistheNo.ltouristdestinationinthe

world,andtourismisextremelyimportanttotheFrencheconomy.Thesectorrepresentsroughly

9%ofitsGDP.TheheadofParisTourismBoardsaid,"It'stimetorealizethat由etourism

sectorisgoingthroughanindustrialdisaster.”

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.WhataccountsmostforthehugedeclinesintourisminFrance?

2.WhatdowelearnfromthereportabouttourisminFrance?

------NewsReportTwo--------

AsmallplanewithtwosickUSworkersarrivedsafelyinChilelateWednesdayafter

leavingAntarcticainadaringrescuemissionfromaremoteSouthPoleresearchstation.After

makingastopforafewhoursataBritishstationontheedgeofAntarctica,thetwoworkers

wereflowntothesouthernmostChileancityofPuntaArenas.Inachaotictwodaysofflying,

therescueteamflew3,000milesroundtripfromtheBritishstationRotheratopickupthe

workersattheUSAmundsen-ScottstationattheSouthPole.叮hetwopatientsaboardwillbe

transportedtoamedicalfacilitythatcanprovidealevelofcarethatisnotavailableat

Amundsen-Scott,Msaysaspokesperson.Normallyplanesdon'tgotothepolarpostfrom

FebruarytoOctoberbecauseofthedangersofflyinginthepitch-darkandcold.^Antarctica

createsahostileenvironment,“saystheoperationsdirectorfbrtheBritishAntarcticSurvey.t4If

youarenotcareful,it'llcomearoundandbiteyou.”

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.Whatwasthesmallplane'smissiontoAntarctica?

4.WhatmakesflyingtoAntarcticadangerousfromFebruarytoOctober?

------NewsReportThree--------

ApilotfromVirginiaremovedhisson'sloosetoothusingahelicopter.RickRahimfrom

Virginiaflieshelicoptersforaliving,andwhenhisseven-year-oldson'stoothbecameloose,he

didnotwastetimebytyingittoadoorhandle.Instead,Mr.Rahimtiedoneendofastring

aroundhisson'stoothandtheotherendtohisfull-sizedcommercialhelicopter.Thefatherof

fourpostedvideoclipofhisplayfulventureonFacebook,advisingparentstodofunand

creativestuffwiththeirkids.Thevideoshowshimlaunchingthehelicopterintotheairand

flyingjustfarenoughtosuccessfullyremovetheloosetooth.Attheendofthevideo,Mr.

Rahimassureswatchersthatthecircumstancesweresafe,andthathehas13yearsofhelicopter

flyingexperiencebehindhim."You'vegottodoeverythingsafeinlife,andthat'swhatIdid

loday,“hesaid.Mr.Rahimlatersaidthatalthoughsomeparentshaveusedremotecontrol

helicopterstopullteethbefore,hemightbethefirsttouseafull-sizedaircraft,ashecan'tfind

evidencethatithasbeendonebefore.

Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.HowdidRickRahimremovehisson'sloosetooth?

6.WhatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutRickRahim?

7.WhatdidRickRahimadviseparentstodowiththeirkids?

------ConversationOne--------

W:Hi,Emma'sspeaking.Who'sthis?

M:Hi,Emma,I'mPaulfromEmingKsdeliveryservice.Hereisapackagefbryou.Are

youathometocollectit?

W:Oh,sorry,Paul.I'moutatthemoment.Canyouputitinmymailbox?

M:I'mafraidIcan'tdothat.Sorry.Thepackageistoobiganditneedsasignatureto

confirmyouhavereceivedit,soIwouldneedtodeliveritatatimewhenyouarein.

W:Okay,well,I'moutalldaytoday,butIshouldbeintomorrowmorningbeforeIgo

outfbrlunch.AndthenI'llbeathomeagainlaterintheafternoon.Willeitherof

thosetimesbeconvenientforyou?

M:Theyarenotunfortunately.Tmsorry.Iwon'tbeintheareatomorrowasIhavesome

otherdeliveriestomakeontheothersideoftown.Icouldcomethedayafterifthat

suitsyou.

W:Okay.Yes,thatshouldbefine.Ihaveafriendcomingroundintheafternoon,butI'll

beathome.Sothedayaftertomorrowwillbegreat.DoIneedtopayforthe

package?

M:No,youdon't.Itsaysherethatyoupaidforitwhenyouordereditonline.

W:Oh,yes,Idid.Igotmixedup.

M:Soyoujustneedtosigntheformtosayyou'vereceivedit.

W:Ok,great.Seeyouthedayaftertomorrowthen.

M:Yes.Seeyouthen.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.Whyisthemanmakingthephonecall?

9.Whycan'tthewomanmeetthemantoday?

10.Whyisthemanunabletoseethewomantomorrow?

11.Whatshouldthewomandotoreceiveherpurchase?

-------ConversationTwo--------

M:Hi,Emily!IhearyouareleavingforItalysoon.Doyouplantohaveagoing-away

partybeforeyoudisappear?It'dbereallyniceforustohangouttogetherbefore

yougo.

W:I'mnotsure.Tmleavinginjusttwomoredays,andI'mgoingtomissallmyfriends

hereandespeciallythisplace.Whydon'tyoucomeover?I'mfeelingrathersad,

actually.I'mcurrentlysittingaloneatatableoutsidetheBlackCatCafe,listeningto

therainandwatchingpeoplepassingby.

M:Iamsorry.Ican'tjustnow.IneedtogetthisassignmentfinishedbyMonday,andFm

waybehind.Anyhow,cheerup!You'renotleavingfbrgood.Andyou'llabsolutely

loveItaly.

W:Yeah,you'reright.ButIjustfeellikeI'mnotquitereadytogo.Andstudyingina

foreigncountryseemsabitoverwhelming.

M:JustthinkofyourlifeinMilan.Inthemornings,youcangodowntoasmalllocal

cafe,soakingupthesun'sraysanddrinkingcoffee.Ienvyyou.Youcanbuylotsof

gorgeousItalianclothes.

W:Thatdoessoundnice.Andofcourse,Icankeepintouchwitheveryonethrough

Facebook.Maybeyoucanallcomevisitme.

M:Ofcoursewewill.Whenisyourflight?

W:OnSaturday,afterlunch,at1:45.

M:Okay,I'lltryandcometotheairportonSaturdaytoseeyouoff.I'llgiveyouacall

thatmorningnomatterwhat.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

13.Howdoesthewomanfeelatthemoment?

14.Whycan'tthemanmeetthewomannow?

15.WhatwillthemanpossiblydoonSaturday?

------PassageOne--------

MountEtnaisoneofthemostactivevolcanoesonEarth.Themountainhasbeenin

astateofnear-continuouseruptionfbrhalfamillionyears.ExploringtheEtna

geographicalarearevealsahistorywritteninfire.Beforetheeruptions,itwascoveredby

forestsofpinetrees.

LocatedinsouthernItaly,EtnaisthehighestactivevolcanoinEurope.However,its

heightoftenchangeswhenvolcanicmaterialaccumulatesduringeruptionsandsubsequently

collapses.Fewvolcanoesintheworldhaveaneruptionhistorysothoroughlydocumentedby

historicalrecords-----Etna'seruptionhistorydatesbackasfaras1500BC.Some200

eruptionshavebeenrecordeddownthroughthecenturies,butcomparedwithothervolcanoes,

mostofitseruptionshavesofarbeenfairlylightintermsofdeathanddestruction.Only

about100deathshavebeenattributedtothevolcano.Themountainhasn'tbeenentirely

harmless,however;in1928itdestroyedthetownofMascali.

Overthecenturies,Etna'slowerslopeshavebeenshapedbyhumanhandstotake

advantageofrichsoilsfbrgrowinggrapes,applesandnuts.Localpeoplehavealsocarved

outover200cavesinthesoftrockandusedthemforeverythingfromsacredburialplacesto

foodstorage.Largemammalsoncewanderedthevolcanoslopes,buttodayfoxes,wildcats,

rabbitsandmicearemorecommon.Someofthosesmallmammalshelptosustainsuchbig

birdsasgoldeneagles.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMountEtna?

17.WhatdowelearnaboutthelowerslopesofMountEtna?

18.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutbigbirdslikegoldeneaglesatMountEtna?

------PassageTwo--------

MynameisBrendanLeonardandI'manauthor,magazinewriter,filmmakerand

publicspeaker.I'mself-employed,whichmeansIworkformyselfandIdowhatIlove.

WehaveapopularsayinginAmericawhichgoes,“Dowhatyouloveandyou'llnever

workadayinyourButI'mheretotellyouthatinsteadoffocusingondoingwhat

welove,Ithinkweshouldfocusonlovingwhatwedo.

Inmylineofwork,youhearalotabouttalent,whichisanideawe'vemostly

inventedtogiveourselvesanexcusetobelazy.Here'swhy:ifyouseesomeonedoing

somethingreallywell,youwouldsayit'sbecausethey'retalented.Youthinkthey're

somehowspecial.Youdiscountthetremendousamountofworkthey'vedonetogetto

wheretheyare.

Researchhasshownthattalentisnothingwithouthardwork.Ichoosetobelievein

hardwork,butnotsomuchintalent.Therearenospecialpeople,justpeoplewhoputin

enoughhardworkuntilsomethingspecialhappens.Icanpromiseyouonething:

whateveryouchoosetodoforacareer,ifyouworkhardatit,eventually,specialthings

willhappen.Theymaynothappenasquicklyasyou'dlikethemto,andtheymayturn

outtobecompletelydifferentfromthespecialthingsyouimaginedatthebeginning,but

theywillhappen.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

20.Whatisthespeaker'sadvicetohisaudience?

21.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttalent?

------PassageThree--------

Aquestionwcoftenaskothersandarcalsofrequentlyaskedbyothersis“Whatdoyou

normallydoafterschoolorwork?”Somecommonplaceanswersare,“Well,Igotothegym.^^

“Um,IjustgohomeandwatchTV.”"Imeetmyfriendsfbrdinner"or"Ijustgotobed

becauseit'ssolateandFmtired."Unlikeanyofthesetypicalresponses,I'mproudtosay

thatIlovetodanceSalsaafteralongandtiringdayofwork.

Salsaisakindofdancingthatevolvedinthemid-1970sinNewYork.Mydancinglife

begannotbecauseIwantedtodoit,butbecausemymotherwassickandtiredofseeingme

runningaroundafterschooldoingnothing.SosheenrolledmeintoaballetcoursewhenI

wassix.Ifellinlovewithitinstantlyandcontinuedwithballetdancingfbrabout10years.

ThenIleftmynativecountryofNewZealandtostartmycareerasanEnglishteacher,

whicheventuallybroughtmydancinglifetoahalt.Itwasn'tuntilIrediscoveredSalsaina

lovelystudiowhileworkinginAsiathatIrenewedmypassionfordancing.SincethenIhave

beentryingtoattenddancingclassestwiceaweekafterwork.It'sagreatwayfbrmeto

relievestressandpressure,anddancemywaytowardsfeelingenergeticandhappyagain.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthedanceSalsa?

23.Whydidthespeakers'motherenrollherinaballetcourse?

24.Whendidthespeaker'sdancinglifecometoahalt?

25.InwhatwayhasSalsadancingbenefitedthespeaker?

2018年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題（一）

-----NewsReportOne-------

Adevicethatweighslessthanonekilogramispartofamissionthatwillallowscientiststo

deliverfourthgenerationor4Gmobilecoveragetothemoonin2019.Ifsuccessful,thetiny

devicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirstevermobilephonenetwork.Thelunarnetworkwill

supporthigh-definitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandEarth.Thenetwork

ispartofMissiontotheMoon.Thisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaid

formissiontothemoon.The4GmissionissettolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnited

StatesonaSpaceXFalcon9rocketin2019.MissiontotheMoonintendstoestablishandtest

thefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon.Thescientistsworkingonthe

projectoptedtobuilda4G,ratherthanafifthgenerationor5Gnetwork.Thisisbecausefifth

generationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases.Thismeansthata5Gnetworkmaynot

yetbestableenoughtoworkonthemoon'ssurface.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q1.Whatarescientistsplanningtodo?

Q2.Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4Gnetworkintheirmission?

-----NewsReportTwo-------

FirefightersrespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmailinHayward.The

firewasreportedat9:26p.m.atanoldshoppingcenteronMissionAvenuenearSaintMary's

church.Sixfireengines,twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene.Crewshadthefire

undercontrolinabout45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin.There

weresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefirebrokeout,buttherewerenoreportsofany

injuries.Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedtothescenebuthavenotyetdeterminedthecauseof

thefire.Firefighterswillremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefire

doesn'tstartupagain.Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002.In2014,CityHall

developedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing.However,

theplanwasdroppedduetolackoffunds.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyou'vejustheard.

Q3.Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire?

Q4.WhathadCityHallplannedtodo?

-----NewsReportThree-------

PotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6timestheirnormalprice.Thisisafterthe

country'smainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage.Stormsandfloodsinits

mainpotato-growingregionlastyearcausedtheworstharvestinmorethan3decades.Local

mediareportssuggestCalbeeanditsmainriva