2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题（一）听力原文【NewsReport1】OneofGoogle'sself-drivingcarscrashedintoabusinCalifornialastmonth.Therewerenoinjuries.ItisnotthefirsttimeoneofGoogle'sfamedself-drivingcarshasbeeninvolvedinacrash,butitmaybethefirsttimeithascausedone.OnFebruary14ththeself-drivingcar,travellingat2mph(3km/h),pulledoutinfrontofapublicbusgoing15mph(24km/h).ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.Inastatement,Googlesaid:"Weclearlybearsomeresponsibility,becauseifourcarhadn'tmoved,therewouldn'thavebeenacrash."Thatsaid,ourtestdriverbelievedthebuswasgoingtosloworstoptoallowustomergeintothetraffic,andthattherewouldbesufficientspacetodothat."Thecompany'sself-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.Q1:AccordingtoGoogle,whatwasthecauseoftheaccident?B）Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement解析：根据新闻第一句话，这篇新闻主要报道的是谷歌无人自动驾驶汽车与一辆公交车发生碰撞这一事故。根据原文“ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.”选项B是正确选项，是对原文的同义替换，题目较难。Q2:HowhaveGoogle’sself-drivingcarsperformedsofar?D）Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.解析：根据原文“Thecompany'sself-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.”选项D是对原文的同义替换。题目相对较难。【NewsReport2】Thousandsofbeesleftatownafterlandingonthebackofacarwhentheirqueengotstuckinitsboot.TomMoseswhoworksatanearbynationalpark,noticeda“brownpatch”onthebackofthecaraftertheownerparkedittodosomeshopping.Whenhelookedcloserherealizeditwasahugegroupofbees.Mosessaid:“Ihaveneverseenthatmanybeesinonespot.Itwasveryunusual.Theywereveryclosetogetherandtherewasalotofnoiseandmovements,itwasinterestingtoseesuchastrangesight.ButtherewerealotofpeoplearoundandIwasabitworriedaboutthebeesandthepeoplestoppingtolook.Ithoughtthatsomeonemightdosomethingstupid.Mosescalledtwolocalbeesspecialistswhohelpedremovedthebeesbyattractingthemintoabox.Mosesspentthreehourslookingafterthebeesandwasstungfivetimes,hesaidmystingsareabitpainfulbutIampleasedthatallworkedoutandIcouldhelp,peopleneedtorealizethatbeesarevaluableandtheyshouldbelookedafter.Q3.WhatdowelearnaboutTomMoses?A）Heworksatanationalpark.Q4.Whatdoweknowaboutthebeesonthebackofthecar?B）Theyweremakingalotofnoise.【Newsreport3】AnewspeciesofsnakehasbeendiscoveredonaremoteislandintheBahamas.Scientistsidentified20oftheonemeter-longsnakesduringtwotripstotheCaribbeanislands.ThesecondtripwasmadeinOctoberlastyear.Oneofthecreaturesmadeadramaticappearancebymovingontotheheadoftheteamleaderasheslept.Thesnakehasbeennamedsilverboabecauseitismetalliccoloredandthefirstspecimenfoundwasclimbingasilverpalmtree.TheteamwasledbyDr.GrahamReynolds,fromHarvardUniversity,thescientistconfirmedthesnakewasapreviouslyunknownspeciesafterconductingageneticanalysisoftissuesamples.Commentingonthefind,snakeexpertRobertHendersonfromtheMuseumofNaturalHistory,said:“Worldwidenewspeciesoffrogsarebeingdiscoveredanddescribedquiteregularity.Newspeciesofsnakes,however,aremuchrarer.Q5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?A）Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.Q6.Whatdowelearnaboutthescientificteamleader?C）Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep.Q7.How...
