2024年12月英語四級(jí)考試真題及答案

聽力原文NewS01TheCityofFayettevilleismakingaspecialefforttorecognizeitsbusdrivers,aheadofthenewlyproclaimedTransitDriverAppreciationDay,happeningSaturday.Aspartoftheevent,thecityiscelebratingitslongestservingdriverontheforce.ThatdriverisSherryChristian.Christianhasbeenadriverfor25years.TheFayettevillenativebelievesdrivingaschoolbusallowshertogivebacktohercommunity.Shesaysthatthebestpartofthejobiswatchingthechildrenwhorideherbusgrowup.TransitDriverAppreciationDayhasbeencelebratedacrossthecountryasfarbackas2009.However,thisweek,theCityofFayettevilleissuedaproclamationforthedaytotakeplaceMarch18th.OfficialssaidtheywantbusdriverstoknowhowimportanttheyaretoFayetteville,servingalmost1.6millionridersayear.Q01.WhatdowelearnaboutSherryChristian?Q02.WhatdidcityofficialsofFayettevillewantbusdriverstobeawareof?NewS02TheWiltonSchoolBoardhasproposeda5.99%spendingincrease.Ifapproved,itwouldbethelargestjumpinatleasteightbudgetcycles.The5.99%requestmorethandoublesthehighestpreviousyearoveryearincreaseinthelasteightyears,whichwas2.99%forthe2021to2022schoolyear.Thebiggestdriverofthe91.8millionproposedbudgetremainsteacherssalaries.Theseaccountfor64%ofthetotalrequestat59milliondollars.The59milliondollarsisupfromthe56.7milliondollarsbudgetedforthecurrentschoolyear.Therearesomefactorsthatcouldaffectthebudgetmovingforward.Oneofthoseistotalenrollment.Thedistrictwillhaveatotalenrollmentof3,742students.Almostallofthesestudentswillbeinkindergartenthroughhighschool,but66willbeinprekindergartenandotherprograms.Thisrepresents47fewerstudentsthanthecurrentyear.Fewerstudentsmeanlessfederalandstatefunding.Q03.WhatdoesthenewsreportsaytheWiltonSchoolBoardhasdone?Q04.Whatwilladeclineinthetotalenrollmentleadto?News03ArarethundersnoweventhastakenplaceinScotland.Andalarmedlocalscontactedpolice,thinkingtheyhadheardbombsgoingoff.Thephenomenonhappenswhenthunderandlightningmixwithaheavysnowstorm,sometimescausingloudclapsthatcanbeconfusedwithexplosions.Onepersondescribeditasaloudboom,similartoaplanecrash.Anotherpersonwaswokenupinthemiddleofthenightbywhathethoughtwasearlyconstructionworkstarting.Thenoisewaspowerfulenoughtoshakebuildingsandsetoffcaralarms.Thepolicewerefloodedwithmanycallsfromthepublic.Andtheysentoutamessageaskingpeopletoremaincalm.Thepoliceassuredeveryonethatitwasjustthunderandlightningratherthansomemilitaryexercise.Theweatherwasthecoldestithadbeenfortheseason,sopeoplewerewarnedtobecarefulwhentravelingoutside.Inparticular,dangerousconditionssuchasicyroadsorwetgroundcouldcausedifficultyfordrivers.Therailservicealsoannouncedpotentialdisruptionstotrainsduetothedeepsnow.Someroadswerealsoclosedbecauseofthesevereweather.Q05.Whatdowelearnaboutthundersnowsfromthereport?Q06.Whatdidthepolicedowhentheyreceivedthelocalresidencephonecalls?Q07.Whatwerepeopleadvisedtodowhentravelingoutside?LongConvo01M:I'mgoingtothecitycentretobuyanewphonetoday.W:Didn'tyoubuyanewphonejusttwomonthsago?M:Itwasthreemonthsago,andIalreadyknowwhatyou'regoingtosay.You'rethinkingIshouldn'treplacemyphonethissoon.W:No,actually,Iwaswonderinghowyoucouldpossiblyaffordanewphone.But,nowthatyoumentionit,Idothinkgettinganotherphonesosooniswasteful,regardlessofthecost.M:Maybeyou'reright,butthethingis,everyoneattheofficehasanice,expensivephone,andI'malittleembarrassedbymine.Ijustgotacreditcard,soIthoughtImightaswellbuyanewphone.W:Idon'tthinkbuyingaphoneoncreditisagoodidea.Look,you'veonlybeenworkingforfivemonthsnow.Peopleunderstandthatyouarearecentgraduate,andIdoubtanyonecaresaboutyourphoneotherthanyourself.M:Maybeyou'reright,butthecreditcardhasaverygoodspecialoffer,whereIdon'tpayanyinterestforsixmonths.I'llbeabletopayforthephonewellbeforethatperiodisover.W:Istillthinkit'sabadideatouseacreditcardforsomethingyoudon'tneed.Oneofmycolleaguesboughtalotofthingsoncreditduringherfirstyearofwork,anditbecameabadhabit,andsheaccumulatedalotofdebt.M:Well,Icanseehowthatmighthappentosomeone,andI'msuresheregretsit,butIknowitwon'thappentome.Q08.Whatdoesthewomansayshewasactuallywonderingabout?Q09.Whyisthemanalittleembarrassedbythephonehe'susingnow?Q10.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthecreditcardhejustgot?Q11.Whatdowelearnaboutoneofthewomen'scolleagues?LongConvo02W:WelcometotheMorningShow.Ourguesttodayisapopularblogwriterandamajorfigureinthetinyhomecommunity.Welcome,BobLoinbo.M:Hi,Mary.W:Hi,Bob.You'reanadvocateofthetinyhomemovement.Alotofpeopledon'tknowaboutthismovement.Canyoutellouraudiencewhatit'sabout?M:Well,it'smainlyaboutincreasinghomeownershipandprotectingtheenvironment.W:Ofcourse,thosearegreatgoals.ButI'veseenyourblog,andyouwriteabouthousesthatareassmallas20squaremeters.That'snotarealisticsizeforfamilies.M:Idotalkaboutverysmallhomes,butthere'snosetdefinitionofatinyhome.Andotherpeopleincludehomesthataremuchlarger,say,60squaremeters.Andyou'dbesurprised.Manyfamiliesoffourarehappylivinginhousesthatareunder30squaremeters.W:ButIthinkmostofuswantspacioushomes.Theaveragenewhouseinthisareais150squaremeters.Andthat'swhatpeopledreamofowning.M:Yes,butIthinkthatdreamneedstochange,consideringthecostofhousing.W:Housingcostsarehigh,butdopeoplereallysavethatmuchbyhavingasmallerhome?M:Absolutely.Manypeoplewhocanonlyaffordtorentalargerhomeareabletobuyatinyhome.Inthiscity,theaveragehomecosts$200,000,andatinyhomecostsjust$50,000.W:Thosearehugesavings.M:So,tinyhomesmightnotbeforeveryone,butthey'reagoodoptionformany.W:Youmentionedtheenvironmentearlier.Howdoesthisbenefittheplanet?M:Well,ifpeoplehavesmallerhomes,theyuselesslandandfewerresourcestobuildthem.Q12.Whatdoesthetinyhomemovementmainlyadvocate?Q13.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthousesassmallas20squaremeters?Q14.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthedreamofowninga150-square-meterhouse?Q15.Whatdoesthemansayabouttinyhomes?Passage01Kidsneedtimeeverydaytorun,jump,stretchandplay.Theseexperienceshavebeenshowntobuildchildren'sconfidenceandpleasureinphysicalactivities.Developtheirmotorskillsandevenimproveemotionalwellbeing.Tobeginwith,childrenseemtohaveanaturaldesiretoovercomechallengesandtakerisks.Takinghealthyrisksthroughphysicalmovementbuildschildren'sconfidenceandabilitytosolveproblemsandpersistthroughfrustration.Secondly,movementactivitiesbuildchildren'sbigbodyskillssuchascoordinationandbalance.Aswellasthefinemotorskillstheyneedfortaskslikewriting,tyingtheirshoes,orthrowingandcatchingaball.Thirdly,accordingtotheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation,regularphysicalactivity,andespeciallyoutdooractivity,reduceschildren'sstressanddepressionandimprovestheirabilitytofocusandlearn.Regularexercisecansignificantlyimproveselfregulationanddecreasedisciplinaryconsequencesfornegativebehavior.Physicalactivityprovidesapositiveoutletforfrustration,anxietyorangerandcanbecomeahealthycopingskillthroughoutlife.Finally,weknowthatphysicalactivityisimportantforourphysicalandmentalhealthandcultivatingthehabitofphysicalactivitystartsearly.Childrenaremorelikelytodevelopalifelongloveofphysicalactivityfromfrequentpositiveearlyexperiences.Noteverychildpetitivesportsorplayingwithballs,andthat'sokay.Thereareplentyofotheroptions,suchasimaginativeplay,noncompetitivegames,andgardeningornatureexperiences.Q16.Whatdochildrenseemtohaveanaturaldesiretodo?Q17.AccordingtotheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation,whatdoesregularphysicalactivitydotochildren?Q18.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutcultivatingthehabitofphysicalactivity?Passage02Anewstudyfindsthatjobseekersareevenwillingtoexplorejobswithlowersalaries,whencompaniesaremorediverse.Itfindsthatsharinginformationaboutdiversitymakesjobpostingsmoreattractivetojobseekers,evenwhenpayislower.Toconductthestudy,theteampartneredwithanonlinejoblistingsplatform,whichemailspostingsrelevanttoindividualsandtheirjobsearchcriteria.ThankyouForthecourseofthe11weekstudy,theplatformemailedjoblistingstosome180,000usersplacedinoneoftwoconditions.Inthebaselinecondition,participantssawemailsinthenormalformat,withnoinformationondiversity.Inthediversitycondition,participantssawadiversityscoreforeachlisting,informationabouttherace,gender,education,andlanguageskillsofacompany'sworkforcecomparedtoothersinthesamesectorandlocation.Informationwasthengatheredonwhethertheemailwasopenedandwhichjoblistingswereclickedonbyeachuser.Participantsinthediversityconditiontendedtoclickonjoblistingsfromcompanieswithslightlyhigherdiversityscoresthanthoseinthebaselinecondition.Thatis,participantsseemedtobepayingattentiontoinformationaboutdiversity.Andusingthis,whendecidingwhethertoclickonthelisting.Andtheteamalsofoundthatparticipantswerewillingtolookatlistingswithlowersalaries,iftheycamefromcompanieswithahigherdiversityscore.Q19.Whenarejobseekerswillingtoexplorejobswithlowersalaries,accordingtoanewstudy?Q20.Whatdidparticipantsseeinthebaselineconditionofthestudy?Q21.Whatdoesthepassagesayparticipantsseemtobepayingattentionto?Passage03AnewstudyfromOregonStateUniversityfoundthatdogstendtomatchtheirbehaviorwiththechildrenintheirfamily.Thefindingsareimportantbecausethereisagrowingbodyofevidencethatdogscanhelpchildreninmanyways.Theseincludehelpingwithsocialdevelopment,increasingphysicalactivity,managinganxietyorservingasasourceofattachmentinthefaceofchangingfamilystructures.Yetverylittleresearchhasfocusedonhowdogsperceiveandsociallyengagewithchildren.Thegreatnewsisthatthisstudysuggestsdogsarepayingalotofattentiontothekidsthattheylivewith,saidMoniqueOudel,theleadauthorofthestudy.Oneinterestingthingwehaveobservedisthatdogsarematchingchildren'sbehaviour,butlessfrequentlythanwhatwehaveseenbetweendogsandadults.Thissuggeststhatwhiledogsmayviewchildrenassocialcompanions,therearealsosomedifferencesthatweneedtounderstandbetter.Whileresearchhasfounddogscanhavealotofpositiveimpactsonachild'slife,therearealsorisksassociatedwithadogchildrelationship.Forexample,otherstudieshavefounddogsaremorelikelytobitechildrenversusadults.Westillhavealottolearnaboutthedogchildrelationship.ELLsaid,butresearchdoesshowthatkidsareverycapableoftrainingdogs.Q22.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthefindingsofanewstudyfromOregonStateUniversity?Q23.Whatdoesagrowingbodyofevidenceshow,accordingtothepassage?Q24.WhatdidMoniqueOudelsaytheirstudysuggests?Q25.Whatdoesresearchshowkidsareverycapableofdoing?參考答案1.D)Sheisthelongest-servingbusdriverinFayetteville.2.A)Theimportanceoftheirservicetothecity.3.C)Proposedaspendingincreaseby5.99percent.4.B)Reductioninfederalandstatefunding5.D)Theirloudclapscanbeconfusedwithexplosions6.A)Theysentoutamessagetocalmthemdown.7.B)Takecaution.8.B)Howthemancouldpossiblyaffordanewphone9.A)Itisnotinfashionanymore.10.D)Itallowshimtoborrowmoneywithouterestforsixmonths.11..B)Shedevelopedahabitofoverspending12.D)Homeownershipandenvironmentalprotection.13.A)Notarealisticsizeforfamilies.14.A)Itshouldbechanged.15.C)Theyareagoodchoiceformanypeople.16.B)Beatchallengesandtakerisks.12-10-10-300-300017.C)Reducetheirstressanddepression.18.A)Itbeginsearly.19.C)Whencompaniesembracegreaterdiversity.20.A)Emailsinthenormalformat.21.D)Informationaboutdiversity.22.C)Important.23.D)Dogscanhelpkidsinmanyways.24.A)Dogspaymuchattentiontothekidstheylivewith.25.B)Trainingdogs.第二套NewS01AcrosstheU.S.familiesarelookingtothewinterwithfear,asenergycostssoar.Anumberoffactorsarecreatingabadsituation.Globalenergyconsumptionisup,butsupplieshavebeenreduced.TheEnergyDepartmentprojectsheatingbillswilljump28%thiswinter,forthosewhorelyonnaturalgas.NaturalgasisusedbynearlyhalfofU.S.householdsforheat.Heatingoilisprojectedtobe27%higherandelectricity10%higher.Thatcomesagainstinflationratesthatacceleratedlastmonth,withconsumerpricesgrowing6.6%.That'sthefastestpaceinfourdecades.Thepainwillbeespeciallyacuteinpartsofthecountrythatheavilyrelyonheatingoiltokeephomeswarm.It'sprojectedtocostmorethan$2,300toheatatypicalhomewithheatingoilthiswinter.Lastmonth,thefederalgovernmentadded$1billioninfundingtoLowIncomeHomeEnergyAssistanceProgram,bringingthetotalto$4.8billion.Butthatrepresentsareductionfromlastyear'senergyassistancepackageofover$8billion.Q01.WhyarefamiliesacrosstheU.S.lookingtothiswinterwithfear?Q02.Whatdidthefederalgovernmentdolastmonth?News02ManyAmericansthinktheymakehealthyfoodchoices,buttheymaybeviewingtheirdiettoooptimistically.That'sthemainfindingofanewstudybyresearchersattheU.S.DepartmentofAgricultureinStoneville,Mississippi.ThestudyaimedtoidentifydisconnectsbetweenhowhealthilyAmericansthinktheyeatandhowtheyactuallydo.Forthestudy,theresearchersaskedparticipantstoratetheirdietasexcellent,verygood,good,fair,orpoor.Folksalsocompleted24hourfoodquestionnaires.Then,theresearcherscomparedanswerstoseehowwellresponsestothetwoexercisesmatchedup.Ofmorethan9,700people,roughly85percentwereoffbasewhenaskedtoratethequalityoftheirdiet,andalmostalloverestimatedhowhealthyitwas.Thosewhoratedtheirdietaspoortendedtobefarmoreaccurate.Theirratingmatchthatoftheresearchersmorethanninetimesoutoften.Q03.WhatisthemainfindingofanewstudyaboutmanyAmericans?Q04.Whotendedtoratetheirdietmoreaccuratelyinthesurvey?NewS03ItwasaheartwarmingmomentthatdozensofIndianrescuersralliedtogethertouseacraneinordertosaveanelephanttrappedatthebottomofatwentyfootwell.Themassiverescueefforttookplacelastweekclosetoanarmycamp.Theelephantwanderedoutofthejungleandfellintothewell.Thearmyofficersheardanoisecomingfromthewellandrealizedanelephantwastrappeddeepinside.Theofficersthenthrewinsomefoodforthecreatureandcalledthelocalforestdepartmentforhelp.Videooftherescueoperationshowshowtheteamusedacranetoliftupthehugeanimaloutofthewellandontothebackofatruck.Itwasthentakentoanexaminingroomforevaluationofanyinjuries.Theelephantwaskeptunderclosesupervisionforafewdaysbeforeitwassuccessfullyreleasedbackintothewild.Q05.WhatdoesthereportsaydozensofIndiansdidlastweek?Q06.Whydidthearmyofficerscallthelocalforestdepartment?Q07.Whatdoesthenewsreportsayhappenedfinally?LongConvo01M:Ineedtostopatthebanktowithdrawsomecash.W:Whynotjustpaywithyourphone?M:Well,actually,I'vestoppedusingonlinepaymentsforthepastthreemonthsnow.W:Stoppedpayingonline?Oh,youmustbeworriedthatonlinepaymentsaren'tsecure.M:No,theyaresafe.ButpayingonlineistooconvenientandIspenttoomuchmoneyonthingsldidn'tneed.W:Oh,impulsepurchasescanbeanissueformetoo.I'vedefinitelyboughtclothesandshoesIdidn'tneedbecausetheywereonsale,andpayingwithmyphonewassoeasy.ButI'vefoundthatifIreviewmyspendingeverynight,thatkeepsmefromspendingtoomuch.M:Itriedthatstrategy,butitjustdidn'twork,becauseI'dbebusystudyingallday.Then,whenIwastiredandhungry,I'dusemyphonetoorderfood,likeburgersandotherjunk,insteadofgoingtothecanteen,whereIcouldgetahealthiermealforhalftheprice.W:Well,whatdoyoudonowthen?Itseemslikeyou'dhavethesameproblemswithcash.M:Igotothebankonceaweek,andtherestofthetimeIkeepmybankcardathome,soIcan'tgetmorecashout.AndIalsohaveanotebookwhereIrecordmyexpenses.W:Butwhatpreventsyoufromjustgoingtothebankandgettingmoremoney,ifyouwanttobuysomething?M:ThefirstmonthIdidwithdrawextracashtwice,butIfeltguiltyaboutit.AndafterthatIrefusedtospendmorethanwhatIhadbudgeted,andbynowit'sjustahabit.Q8.Whyhasthemanstoppedpayingonlineforthelastthreemonths?Q9.Whatproblemdoesthewomansayshemayalsohave?Q10.Whatdoesthemansayhecoulddoatthecanteen?Q11.Whatisnowjustahabitfortheman?LongConvo02M:Pleasehearmeout.Idon'twantoursontospendhisafternoonsdoingsomethinghehates,evenifitmightpreparehimforthefuture.Whataboutgettinghimtojoinasport,likesoccer?Fromalltherunningandtraining,hecouldbecomequiteathletic.Nottomentionthegreatphysicalbenefitsfromexercisingoutsideeveryday.W:Idon'tthinkheshouldbedoingsomethingsochallengingwithallhisbreathingissues.Whataboutplayinganindoorsport,likebadminton?Theenvironmentiseasiertocontrol,andhecanstillgetagoodworkout,inadditiontoimprovinghishandeyecoordination.Besides,Icouldteachhimsomeofthebasicsfrommytimeasabadmintonplayer.M:Um,I'mthinkingteamsportsshouldbethewaytogo.There'snothinglikeplayingaspartofaunittoaccomplishagoallikewinningagameorevenachampionship.Hecouldtrybasketballsincemanyofthecourtsareindoorsnowandit'sasportthatcouldhelphimunderstandteamspiritwhilecooperatingwithothers.Maybehecouldevenjointheschoolbasketballteamwhenhe'sready.W:Oh,oh,whataboutvolleyball?It'sateamsportandtheyoftenhavemixedgenderteamssohecouldsocializewithbothgirlsandboys.It'snotaspopularassomesports,whichmeanshehasbetteroddsofpossiblygettinganathleticscholarshipinthefuture.Ialsobelieveyouwereabeachvolleyballathleteyourselfnotsolongago.M:AsI'vesaidmanytimesbefore,beachvolleyballandindoorvolleyballarecompletelydifferent.Q12.Whyisthewomanopposedtotheirsonjoiningasportlikesoccer?Q13.Whatdoesthemansuggesttheirsontryinordertounderstandteamspirit?Q14.Whatisoneofthewoman'sconsiderationsinchoosingasportforherson?Q15.Whatdoesthemansayaboutbeachvolleyball?Passage01Liftoffisusuallythemostenvironmentallyharmfulstageofanyspacemission,withvastquantitiesoffuelburntupinamatterofminutes.Forinstance,SpaceX'sFalcon9getsthrough112tonsofrefinedfuel,emittingabout336tonsofCO2.Thisistheequivalentproducedbyyouraveragecardrivingalmost70timesaroundtheworld,aswellasgreenhousegases.Rocketenginesemitparticlesthatdestroyozone.Theseissuesaregrowingmorepressingwiththeemergenceofcommercialspaceflight.Therewere114spacelaunchesin2020,buttheremaybeupto1,000peryearinfuture.Sustainablefuelsarethetopprioritytoenablegreenerspacetravel.Currentspacecraftuseavarietyoffuels,butmostarebasedonfossilfuels.Onepotentiallygreeneroptionisliquidhydrogenandoxygen.Hydrogencanbeobtainedsustainablybyusingsolarpowertobreakwaterdownintooxygenandhydrogen.Reusablerocketscancutdownonsomeofthewasteassociatedwithspaceflight.Traditionally,boosters,fueltanks,andothercomponentsaretreatedasexpendable.ButguidingthembacktoEarthinacontrolledmanneropensnewpossibilities.MostcomponentsfromtheFalcon9canbereusedupto100times.Trulyenvironmentallyfriendlyspacetravelisstillsomewayoff.Butwealreadyhavemanyofthetechnologiesneededtostartlimitingitsimpactonourplanet.Q16.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheliftoffofspacecraft?Q17.Whathappenstraditionallytoboosters,fueltanks,andothercomponentsinspaceflight?Q18.Whatdoesthepassagesaywealreadyhaveregardingspaceflight?Passage02Helpingtolookafterapetcanfacilitatenumerousaspectsofachild'semotionaldevelopment.Researchshowsthatreadingtoaloyalandnonjudgmentalcompanion,Suchasadogorcat,canencouragereluctantreaderstoreadaloud,whichwillinturnbōosttheirselfconfidence.Havingacompaniontotalktoabouttheirfeelingscanalsohelpchildrenfeelsecureanddevelopcommunicationskills.Ahouseholdpetcanalsocultivateachild'ssenseofresponsibility,astheirparentexplainsthenecessaryprocessesofkeepingtheirpethappyandhealthy.Asachildmatures,theycanthentakeonmoreofthedailyresponsibilities,boostingtheirsenseofindependence.Petsalsoprovideafantasticsubjectforresearchandlearning.Parentscanencouragétheirchildtoresearchtheirfavoritepetsatthelibraryorduringasupervisedinternetsearch.Taking.childrenalongtothepetshoptobuyfoodandsupplieswillsupporttheircognitivedevelopmentastheirpassionforlearningflourishes.Achild'sphysicaldevelopmentcanbenefitgreatlyfromtakingpetsforwalksinthefreshair.Eventheirfinemotorskillscanbeutilizedintakingcareofabelovedanimal.Whenresponsibilitiesarewellpacedandcommunicated,achildcanbenefitgreatlyfrominvolvementinbringingupahappyandhealthypet.Andofcourse,ifachilddoesn'thaveapetintheirownhousehold,theycanstillbenefitfromalloftheabovewhenvisitingafriendwhodoes.Q19.Whatdoesresearchshowaboutreadingtoaloyalandnonjudgmentalcompanion?Q20.Howcanparentsmakepetsafantasticsubjectfortheirchildren'sresearchandlearning?Q21.Howcanchildrenstillbenefitevenwhentheirfamilydoesn'thaveapet?Passage03AnewbillintheOhiolegislaturewouldrequirestatepubliccollegesanduniversitiestosendprospectivestudentsapacketofinformation.Thiswouldincludecostsofcollegegrantsandscholarships.Itwouldalsoincludeexpectedmonthlyloanpaymentsandprojectedsalaryaftercollege.StateRepresentativeAdamLoinboisoneofthetwolegislatorswhoproposedthebill.Hesaiditwouldgiveprospectivestudentsmoreinformationaboutwhattoexpectoncetheygraduate.Puttingthatinformationinfrontofthemwillgivethemthebestopportunitytomatchtheirskillsandtheirdreamstowhatourschoolscanprovide,saidLoinbo.Henotesthatthestatecanonlyregulatepublicinstitutionsinthisway,buthehopesprivateinstitutionsinOhiofollowtheleadofthestateandpostsimilarinformation.HebelievesgivingoutthisinformationwillhelpOhio'scollegesanduniversitiestobemorecompetitive.Theinformationwillhighlightwhatagreatvaluetheyhavefortheirveryreasonablecost.Ohio'sschoolsarealreadycompetitive.Thestateattractsmoreundergraduatestudentsthanitsendstocollegesoutofstate.Manycollegesanduniversitiescurrentlyprovidesimilarinformationontheirwebsites.Thisincludestuition,fees,graduationrates,andmore.Butstudentsneedtosearchfortheinformation.Thisbillwouldrequiretheuniversitiesandcollegestosendapacketdirectlytostudents.Q22.WhatwouldthenewbillintheOhiolegislaturerequirepubliccollegesanduniversitiestodo?Q23.WhatcanthestateonlydoaccordingtoAdamMatthews?Q24.WhatdowelearnaboutOhio'sschoolsfromthepassage?Q25.Whatistheproblemwithschoolsprovidinginformationontheirwebsites?參考答案：1.C)Theywillhaveacostlybilltopaytoheaftheirhomes.2.A)ProvidedadditionalfundingtoLowIncomeHomeEnergyAssistanceProgram.3.C)Theymayholdtoooptimisticaviewabouttheirdiet.4.D)Thosewhoratedtheirdietaspoor.5.A)Ithasdonebetterthannaturallyborndogs.6.B)Toaskthemforhelp.7.A)Theelephantwasabletoreturntothejungle.8.B)Itledhimtospendmoremoneythannecessary9.D)impulsepurchasing.11.B)Stickingtohisbudget.10.A)Eathealthierfoodwithlessmoney12.C)Hehasbreathingproblems.13.D)Basketball.14.D)Thechancesofgettinganathleticscholarshiplateron.15.D)Theyaretreatedasexpendable.16.B)Itdoesalotofharmtotheenvironment.17.A)Itdiffersentirelyfromindoorvolleyball18.C)ManyofthetechnologiestolimittheimpactofspacetravelonEarth.19.B)Itcanencouragereluctantreaderstoreadaloud.20.A)Bymotivationchildrentofindoutabouttheirfavoritepets.21.D)Byvisitingfriendswhohavehouseholdpets22.A)Sendshould-bestudentsapacketofinformation.23.D)Regulatepublidinsttutionsbylaw.24.B)Theyarecompetitive.25.C)Studentshavetosearchfortheinformation.翻譯第一套近年來，中國(guó)新能源汽車(NEV)產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展迅速。目前，中國(guó)新能源汽車年產(chǎn)量已接近1000萬輛，占全球市場(chǎng)份額的60%以上，出口量也在不斷創(chuàng)下新高。中國(guó)政府通過增加資金投入和提供政策引導(dǎo)，鼓勵(lì)新能源汽車企業(yè)開展技術(shù)創(chuàng)新，不斷提升其產(chǎn)品在市場(chǎng)上的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力。中國(guó)新能源汽車產(chǎn)業(yè)的發(fā)展不僅有力地推動(dòng)了國(guó)內(nèi)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)，還為全球新能源利用和環(huán)境保護(hù)做出了積極貢獻(xiàn)。Inrecentyears,China'snewenergyvehicle(NEV)industryhasdevelopedrapidly.Currently,China'sannualproduc-tionofNEVshasreachednearlytenmillionunits,account-ingforover60%oftheglobalmarketshare,withexportscontinuouslysettingnewhighs.TheChinesegovernmenthasencouragedNEVenterprisestoengageintechnologi-calinnovationbyincreasingcapitalinvestmentandpro-vidingpolicyguidance,continuouslyenhancingtheirproducts'competitivenessinthemarket.Thedevelop-mentofChina'sNEVindustryhasnotonlyvigorouslypro-moteddomesticeconomicgrowthbutalsomadepositivecontributionstoglobalnewenergyutilizationandenvi-ronmentalprotection.第二套敦煌莫高窟數(shù)字展示中心于2014年開放，是莫高窟保護(hù)利用工程的重要組成部分。展示中心采用數(shù)字技術(shù)和多媒體展示方式，讓游客在進(jìn)入洞窟參觀前了解莫高窟文化，欣賞其藝術(shù)經(jīng)典，從而限制洞窟的開放數(shù)量，縮短游客在洞窟內(nèi)的停留時(shí)間，減少對(duì)莫高窟的影響，確保這一世界文化遺產(chǎn)得到妥善保護(hù)和長(zhǎng)期利用。TheDigitalExhibitionCenterofDunhuangMogaoGrottos,whichopenedin2014,playsavitatroleintheconservationandutilizationprojectoftheMogaoGrottos.Utilizingdigi-taltechnologyandmultimediaexhibitionmethods,thecenterenablesvisitorstogainanunderstandingofthecul-turalsignificanceoftheMogaoGrottosandappreciateitsclassicartsbeforetheyentertheactualcaves.Thisap-proachnotonlylimitsthenumber