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6
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News report 1
来自
50
年前的漂流瓶
A message in a bottle sent out to sea
by a New Hampshire man more than
five
decades ago was found 1,500 miles away. And it has
been returned to
his daughter. A long-
last message was discovered by Clint Buffington of
Utah while he was vacationing.
Buffington says he found a soda bottle
half-buried in the sand that looked
like it had been there since the
beginning
of
time.
The
note
inside
the
bottle
said,
‘Return
to
419
Ocean
Street,
and
receive
a
reward
of
$$150
from
Richard
and
Tina
Pierce,
owners
of
a
beachcomber
motel.’
The
motel
was
owned
by
the
parents
of
Paula
Piece
in
1960.
Her
father
had
written
the
note
as
a
joke
and
had
thrown
it
into
the
Atlantic Ocean. Buffington flew to New Hampshire
to deliver the
message to
Paul
a Piece. She held up to her
father’s promise, giving
Buffington
that
reward.
But
the
biggest
reward
is
the
message
in
the
bottle
finding its way back
home.
Question
1. What is the news report mainly
about
？
Question
2. Why did Paula Piece give Clint Buffington the
reward
News report 2
数百万蜜蜂在南卡罗来纳州死亡
Millions
of
bees
have
died
in
South
Carolina
during
aerial
insect
spraying
operations that were carried out to
combat the Zika virus. The insect
spraying
over
the
weekends
left
more
than
2
million
bees
dead
on
the
spot
in
Dorchester
County,
South
Carolina,
where
4
travel-related
cases
of
Zika
disease
have
been
confirmed
in
the
area.
Most
of
the
deaths
came
from
the
Flowertown Bee Farm, a company in
Summerville that sells bees and honey
products. Juanita Stanley who owns the
company said the farm looks like
it’s
been destroyed. The farm lost about million bees.
Dorchester
County officials apologized
for the accidental mass killing of bees.
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Dorchester
County is aware that some bee keepers in the area
that were
sprayed
on
Sunday
lost
their
bee
colonies,
county
manager
Jason
Wars
said
in the statement, ‘I’m not pleased that
so many bees were killed’.
Question
3.
Why
was
spraying
operations
carried
out
in
Dorchester
County
？
Question 4. What does news report say
about Flowertown Bee Farm
News report 3
世界上最大的飞机首次试飞
The
world’s largest aircraft has taken to the sky for
the first time.
The Airlander 10 spent
nearly 2 hours in the air, having taken off from
Cardington
Airfield
in
Bedfordshire.
During
its
flight,
it
reached
3,000
feet and performed a series of gentle
turns all over a safe area. The
aircraft isn’t massive as long as a
football field and as tall as a 6
double-decker buses and capable of
flying for up to 5 days. It was first
developed for the US government as a
long-wing spy aircraft. But it was
abandoned
following
budget
cutbacks.
The
aircraft
costs
25
million
pounds
and
can
carry
heavier
loads
than
huge
jet
planes
while
also
producing
less
noise and emitting less
pollution. The makers believe it’s the
future
of aircraft, and one
day we’ll be using them to go places. But there’s
still a long way to go. The Airlander
will need to have 200 hours flying
time
before being allowed to fly by the aviation
administration. If it
passes through,
we can hope we’ll
all get some extra
leg room.
Question
5.
What
do
we
learn
about
the
first
flight
of
the
Airlander
10
？
Question 6. What caused
the
US government to
abandon the Airlander
10 as
a spy
aircraft
？
Question 7. What is the advantage of
Airlander 10 over huge jet planes
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Conversation 1
长对话
1
气候变化
vs
西班牙舞蹈节
M: Do you
feel like going out tonight
W: yeah, why not We haven’t been out
for ages! What’s on
M: Well,
there is a film about climate change. Dose it
sound good to you
W:
Oh,
not
really.
It
doesn’t
really
appeal
to
me.
What’s
it
about
Just
climate change
M:
I
think
it’s
about
how
climate
change
affects
everyday
life.
I
wonder
how they make it
entertaining.
W:
Well,
it
sounds
really
awful.
It’s
an
important
subject,
I
agree.
But
I’m not in the mood for
anyt
hing depressing. What else is
on
M: There’s a Spanish
dance festival.
W: Oh, I
love dance. That sounds really
interesting.
M:
apparently,
it’s
absolutely
brilliant.
Let’s
see
what
it
says
in
the
paper.
Anna
Gomez
leads
in
an
exciting
production
of
a
great
Spanish
love
story,
Carmen.
W: Okay then, what
time is it on
M: at
7:30
W: well, that’s no
good. We haven’t got enough time to get there. Is
there anything else
M: There’s a comedy special
on.
W: where is it
on
M: It’s at the city
theater. It’s a charity c
omedy night
with lots of
different acts. It looks
pretty good. The critic
in
the local
paper says
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it’s the funniest things
he’s ever seen.
It says here
Roger white head
is an
amazing host to a night a fun
performances.
W: Hummm, I’m
not keen on him. He is
not very
funny.
M:
Are
you
sure
you
fancy
going
out
tonight
You
are
not
very
enthusiastic.
W:
Perhaps you are right. Okay, let’s go see the
dance. But tomorrow,
not
tonight.
M: Great, I’ll book
the tickets online.
Q8: What dose the woman think about
climate change
？
Q9: Why do the speakers give up going
to the Spanish dance festival
tonight
？
Q10: What dose the credit says about
the comedy performed in the city
theater
？
Q11: What does the woman decide to do
tomorrow
Conversation 2
长对话
2
转校生
W: Good
morning Mr. Lee, may I have a minute of your
time
M: Sure, Catherine.
What can I do for you
W:
I’m
quite
anxious
about
transferring
over
to
your
college.
I’m
afraid
I won’t fit
in.
M:
Don’t
worry,
Catherine.
It’s
completely
normal
for
you
to
be
nervous
about transferring schools. This
happens to many transfer students.
W: Yes, I know, but I’m younger than
most students in my year and that
worries me a lot.
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