2023年6月大學(xué)英語四級押題模擬卷（九）

學(xué)英語四級押題模擬卷(九)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwowaystolearnaboutothercountries:oneistotravelabroadandtheothertoobtaintheinformationonline.Youaretomakeachoice.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionAQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Becausethestormhadcutpowertothem.B)Becausetheroadstothemhadbeenflooded.C)Becausetheremightbemudslides.D)Becausetheremightbetsunami.2.A)ItisexpectedtolastuntilSaturdayafternoon.B)Ithascausedover300trafficdeaths.C)Itisthestrongestoneinyears.D)ItwillbeatitsstrongestonSaturdayafternoon.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Acarcrash.B)Abushfire.C)Aburglary.D)Aterroristattack.4.A)Morethan15homeshadmovedour.B)Morethan50homeshadjoinedthefight.C)Theyhadnothadthefireundercontrolyet.D)Theyhadfoundawaytoputoutthefire.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Theyareusefulintermsofsecuritybuthaverusted.B)Theyareusefulintermsofsecuritybutnotbeautiful.C)Theyarenolongerstrongenoughtoprotectthetower.D)Theyarenolongerneededasaphotospot.6.A)Itisthemostvisitedmonumentintheworld.B)Itistotallyfreeofchargeforvisiting.C)Theentrytotheforecourtofthetowerisfree.D)Theentrytotheforecourtofthetowerwillbecharged.7.A)Lessvisitorentrances.C)Ornamentallights.B)Moresecurityguards.D)Betterelevators.SectionBQuestions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Heplayedtennisforhishighschoolteam.B)Heplayedfootballforhishighschoolteam.C)Heplayedtennisstartingfromhisjunioryear.D)Heplayedtennisstartingfromhissenioryear.9.A)Tennis.B)Basketball.C)Golf.D)Volleyball. 10.A)Becausehehasalotincommonwiththewoman.B)Becausehethinksthewomanisagoodplayer.C)Becausehisteamlacksgirlplayers.D)Becausehisteamcanlearnalotfromthewoman.11.A)Jointhemantowatchamatch.B)Visitanewstadiumwiththeman.C)Watchthemanplayinamatch.D)Jointhemantoplayinamatch.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Aninterviewbetweenacustomerandashoppingassistant.B)Aninterviewbetweenanairportstaffandapassenger.C)Aconversationbetweentwoworkingstaffabouttheairport’sfutureimprovement.D)Aconversationbetweenanair-hostessandapassengerabouttheinflightmealservice.13.A)Becausemanypeoplewanttostayinshape.B)Becausehewantstotakeeverychancetoimprovehishealth.C)Becausemanypeoplearetiredafterlongflights.D)Becausemassagingwillbeagoodwaytokilltime.14.A)Seasonalones.B)Freshones.C)Localones.D)Juicyones.15.A)Disappointing.B)Satisfying.C)Outdated.D)Lovely.SectionCQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)BecausetheplanetsarethesamesizeasEarth.B)BecausetheplanetsaresimilarinmanyaspectstoEarth.C)Becausetheplanetsarecapableofsupportinglife.D)Becausetheplanetshavewaterontheirsurface.17.A)Theyarerockyplanets.B)TheyaregaseouslikeJupiter.C)Theyarecoveredbywater.D)Theyarecoveredbyseaice.18.A)Becauseithastherighttemperatureandenoughgreenhousegases.B)Becauseithastherightamountofwaterandenoughgreenhousegases.C)Becauseithastherightatmosphereandenoughgreenhousegases.D)Becauseithastherightgravityandenoughgreenhousegases.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theyshouldbewidelyusedinthefieldofsocialservices.B)Theyshouldbeblamedfortheincreasingunemployment.C)Theyshouldbetaxedthesameamountasthepeopletheyreplace.D)Theyshouldbetaxedmorethantheordinarypeople.20.A)Theywillsurelyfacemassiveunemployment.B)Theywillneedlessincometaxtospend.C)Theywillhavelessincometaxtospend.D)Theywillhavenoneedtocopewiththechanges.21.A)Psychologists.C)Roomcleaners.B)Policeofficers.D)Doctors.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Peoplewhosleeplatearesmarterandmorecreative.B)Peoplewhosleeplatearealwayslatefortheirjobs.C)Peoplewhosleeplateareeasilyirritated.D)Peoplewhosleephateareslowandineffectiveintheirjobs.23.A)Youwillfeelexhaustedalldaylong.B)Youcan’tjustifyyourlateness.C)Youwillbelateforyourwork.D)Youcan’tfindpersuasiveexcuses. 24.A)Becausetheycanfullyenjoythemselveslateatnight.B)Becausetheycanfullyconcentratetheirattentionlateatnight.C)Becausetheycanreadthemostfascinatingbooklateatnight.D)Becausetheycanmakerapidprogressinmentalitylateatnight.25.A)Groupintelligencetests.C)Deductivereasoningtests.B)Emotionalintelligencetests.D)Inductivereasoningtests.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionAQuestions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Askaleft-wingBritonwhattheybelieveaboutthesafetyofnuclearpower,andyoucanguesstheiranswer.Askaright-wingAmericanabouttherisksposedbyclimatechange,andyoucanalsomakea___26___guessthanifyoudidn’tknowtheirpoliticalaffiliation.Issueslikethesefeelliketheyshouldbe___27____byscience,notourpoliticaltribes,butsadly,that’snotwhathappens.Psychologyhaslongshownthateducationandintelligencewon’tstopyourpoliticsfrom___28___yourbroaderworldview,evenifthosebeliefsdonotmatchthehardevidence.Instead,yourabilitytoweighupthefactsmaydependonalesswell-recognisedtrait-____29____.Thereisnowamountainof____30____toshowthatpoliticsdoesn’tjusthelppredictpeople’sviewsonsomescientificissues;italsoaffectshowtheyinterpretnewinformation.Thisiswhyitisa___31___tothinkthatyoucansomehow“correct”people’sviewsonanissuebygivingthemmorefacts,sincestudyafterstudyhasshownthatpeoplehaveatendencyto___32___rejectfactsthatdon’tfitwiththeirexistingviews.Butsmarterpeopleshouldn’tbesusceptibletoprejudiceswayingtheiropinions,right?Wrong.Otherresearchshowsthatpeoplewiththemosteducation,highestmathematicalabilities,andthestrongesttendenciestobe________reflectiveabouttheirbeliefsarethemost33toresistinformationwhichshouldcontradict________prejudices.Thisunderminesthesimplisticassumptionthatprejudicesaretheresultoftoomuchgutinstinctandnotenoughdeepthought.Rather,peoplewhohavethe___34___fordeeperthoughtaboutanissuecanusethosecognitivepowerstojustifywhattheyalreadybelieveandfindreasonstodismissapparently___35___evidence.I)flexibilityI)flexibilityJ)identicalK)informedL)likelyM)mistakeN)selectivelyO)shapingB)competitivelyC)contraryD)curiosityE)evidenceF)explainedG)facilityH)factSectionBHowtoFixtheInternet[A]Wehavetofixtheinternet.After40years,ithasbeguntocorrode,bothitselfandus.Itisstillamarvelousandmiraculousinvention,butnowtherearebugsinthefoundation,batsinthebelfry,andtrollsinthebasement.[B]IdonotmeanthistobeoneofthosetechnophobicrantsinsultingtheinterneforrewiringourbrainstogiveusthenervousattentionspanofDonaldTrumponTwitterorpontificatingabouthowwehavetologoffandsmelltheflowers.ThoseworriesaboutnewtechnologieshaveexistedeversincePlatowasconcernedthatthetechnologyofwritingwouldthreatenmemorizationandoratory(演講術(shù)).Ilovetheinterneandallofitsdigitaloffshoots.WhatIfeelsadforisitsdecline.[C]Thereisabuginitsoriginaldesignthatatfirstseemedlikeafeaturebuthasgradually,andnowrapidly,beenexploitedbyhackersandtrollsandmalevolentactors:Itspacketsareencodedwiththeaddressoftheirdestinationbutnotoftheirauthenticorigin.Withacircuit-switchednetwork,youcantrackortracebacktheoriginsoftheinformation,butthat’snottruewiththepacket-switcheddesignoftheinternet.[D]CompoundingthiswasthearchitecturethatTimBerners-LeeandtheinventorsoftheearlybrowserscreatedfortheWorldWideWeb.Itbrilliantlyallowedthewholeoftheearth’scomputerstobewebbedtogetherandnavigatedthroughhyperlinks.Butthelinkswereone-way.Youknewwherethelinkstookyou.Butifyouhadawebpageorpieceofcontent,youdidn’texactlyknowwhowaslinkingtoyouorcomingtouseyourcontent.[E]Allofthatprotectedthepotentialforanonymity.Youcouldmakecommentsanonymously.Gotoawebpageanonymously.Consumecontentanonymously.Withalittleeffort,sendemailanonymously.Andifyoufiguredoutawaytogetintosomeone’sserversordatabases,youcoulddoitanonymously.[F]Foryears,thebenefitsofanonymityonthenetoutweigheditsdrawbacks.Peoplefeltmorefreetoexpressthemselves,whichwasespeciallyvaluableiftheywereholdingdifferentopinionsorhidingapersonalsecret.Thiswascelebratedinthefamous1993NewYorkercartoon,“OntheInternet,nobodyknowsyou’readog.”[G]Nowtheproblemisnobodycantellifyou’reatroll.Orahacker.Orabot.OraMacedonian(馬其頓的)teenagerpublishingastorythatthePopehassupportedTrump.Thishaspoisonedcivildiscourse,enabledhacking,permittedcyberbullying,andmadeemailarisk.[H]Thelackofsecureidentificationandauthentication(身份認(rèn)證)inherentintheinternet’sgeneticcodehadalsopreventedeasytransactions,obstructedfinancialinclusion,destroyedthebusinessmodelsofcontentcreators,unleashedtheoverflowofspam(垃圾郵件)，andforcedustousepasswordsandtwo-factorauthenticationschemesthatwouldhaveconfusedHoudini.ThetrillionsbeingspentandtheIQpointsofcomputersciencetalentbeingallocatedtotacklesecurityissuesmakeitadrag,ratherthataspur,toproductivityinsomesectors.[I]ItPlato’sRepublic,welearnthetaleoftheRingofGyges.Putiton,andyou’reinvisibleandanonymous.ThequestionthatPlatoasksiswhetherthosewhoputontheringwillbecivilandmoral.Hethinksnot,Theinternethasprovenhimcorrect.Thewebisnolongeraplaceofcommunity,nolongeramarketplace.Everydaymoresitesareeliminatingcommentssections.[J]Ifwecouldstartfromscratch,here’swhatIthinkwewoulddo：Greateasystemthatenablescontentproducerstonegotiatewithaggregators(整合者)andsearchenginestogetaroyaltywhenevertheircontentisused,likeASCAPhasnegotiatedforpublicperformancesandradioairingsofitsmembers’works.Embed(嵌入)asimpledigitalwalletandcurrencyforquickandeasysmallpaymentsforsongs,blogs,articles,andwhateverotherdigitalcontentisforsale.Encodeemailswithanauthenticatedreturnororiginatingaddress.Enforcecriticalpropertiesandsecurityatthelowestlevelsofthesystempossible,suchasinthehardwareorintheprogramminglanguage,insteadofleavingittoprogrammerstoincorporatesecurityintoeverylineofcodetheywrite.Buildchipsandmachinesthatupdatethenotionofaninternetpacket.Forthosewhowant,theirpacketscouldbeencodedortaggedwithmetadata(元數(shù)據(jù))thatdescribewhattheycontainandgivetherulesforhowitcanbeused.[K]Mostinternetengineersthinkthatthesereformsarepossible,fromVintCerf,theoriginalTCP/IPcoauthor,toMiloMedinofGoogle,toHowardShrobe,thedirectorofcybersecurityatMIT.“Wedon’tneedtoliveincyberhell,”Shrobehasargued.Implementingthemislessamatteroftechnologythanofcostandsocialwill.Somepeople,understandably,willresistanyreductionofanonymity,whichtheysometimeslabelprivacy.[L]Sothebestapproach,Ithink,wouldbetotrytocreateavoluntarysystem,forthosewhowanttouseit,tohaveverifiedidentificationandauthentication.Peoplewouldnotbeforcedtousesuchasystem.Iftheywantedtocommunicateandsurfanonymously,theycould.Butthoseofuswhochoose,attimes,nottobeanonymousandnottodealwithpeoplewhoareanonymousshouldhavethatrightaswell.That’sthewayitworksintherealworld.[M]Thebenefitswouldbemany.Easyandsecurewaystodealwithyourfinancesandmedicalrecords.Smallpaymentsystemsthatcouldrewardvaluedcontentratherthanthecurrentincentivetoconcentrateonclickbaitforadvertising.Lesshacking,spamming,cyberbullying,trolling,andspewingofanonymoushate.Andthepossibilityofamorecivildiscourse.36.Theone-wayhyperlinksenableuserstodomanythingsonlineanonymously.37.Althoughanonymitycanmakepeopleconcealtheiridentityonline,nowithaspoisonedtheironlinelife.38.Toadoptthevoluntarysystemwouldbeadvantageoustoouronlinelifeinanumberofaspects.39.Thereareseveralwaystoreduceanonymityifwecanrebuildtheinternetfromtheverybeginning.40.Theauthorsuggestedinventingasystemtoletpeoplegoonlineanonymouslyornotastheywish.41.Theauthorthinkstheinternetshouldbefixednotbecauseheisafraidofnewtechnologiesbutbecauseproblemsariseinit.42.Pubicoppositioncouldbecomeoneofthebiggestobstaclestocarryingoutthereforms.43.ThehazardofanonymitymentionedbyPlatohasbeenshownontheinternet.44.Peopleusedtothinkthatanonymityonlinedidmoregoodthanharm.45.Itisthedesignoftheinternetthatmakesitimpossibletofindoutwheretheinformationcomesfrom.SectionCPassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Intoday’sworld,onlinesocialmediahasbecomemorepowerfulandthemostdestructivethingoverworldwide.Althoughwithtimeallgenerationshavecometoembracethechangessocialnetworkhasbroughtabout,teenagersandyoungadultsarethemostfanaticusersofthesesites.Accordingtovariousresearchstudiesinthefieldofonlinesocialnetworks,ithasbeenrevealedthatthesesitesareimpactingthelivesoftheyouthgreatly.WhenusingthesesitessuchasTwitter,FacebookorMyspace,therearebothpositiveandnegativeeffectsontheyouth.Firstly,socialmediahelpstheyouthandanyotheruserupdatedwithwhatishappeningaroundtheworld,andhelpstheteenagersstayconnectedandinteractwitheachothereveniftheyaremanymilesapart.Thisstrengthenstheirrelationship.Eveniftheyfinishedschoolandmovedtodifferentlocations,theystayconnectedandupdateoneanother.Inaddition,socialmediasiteshaveprovidedaplatformwherebytheyouthcancreategroupsandpagesbasedontheircommondisciplineandendupbuildingconnectionsandopportunitiesfortheirrespectivecareersbyupdatingvarioustopicstodiscuss.Youthwhohavebeeninterviewedsaythatsocialmediahasbecometheirlifestyleanditmakestheirliveseasierandmoreefficient.Whileontheonehandsocialnetworksitesseemtobringpeopletogetherandstayconnected,ontheotherhanditcausesmanyphysicalandmentalhealthproblemssuchaseyesinfection,backproblems,etc.Othernegativeeffectsofsocialnetworkingvariouspeoplesuggestedincludedencouragingpoorspellingandgrammar,exposingunderagetoonlinepredators(捕食者),allowingspreadofmisinformationthatisseenasfact,decreasingproductivityasthosewhoaresupposedtoeworkingspendtimeinthesitestochat,providingaperfectplatformforcyberbullyingandprovidingdetailsthatincreaserisksofidentitytheft.“Themoresocialmediawehave,themorewethinkwe’reconnecting,yetwearereallydisconnectingfromeachother.”Inconclusion,socialnetworkingclearlyportraysbothpositiveandnegativeeffectsontheyouth.Itisthedecisionofindividualswhethertouseitinarightwayorwrong.46.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,_______.A)bothonlineandofflinesocialmediahavedevelopedquicklyB)socialmedialsitesarealwaysbeingattackedC)theeffectsofsocialmedialwerewelcomedinthebeginningD)themostcrazyfansofsocialmedialaretheyouth 47.Whatisyoungpeople’spurposeinadoptingtheplatformofferedbysocialmediasites?A.Toimprovetheiracademicperformance.B)Tolaythefoundationfortheirfuturecareers.C)Topracticetheirdebateskills.D)Tochangetheirwayofliving.48.Whatdoestheauthormainlyimplyaboutthedisadvantagesofsocialnetworking?A)Increasingtheprevalenceoforalerrors.B)Puttingminorsindanger.C)Spreadingfalsehoodsandrumors.D)Leakingusers’personalinformation.______.49.Theauthor’sattitudetowardssocialmedia______.A)objectiveB)positiveC)negativeD)impassive50.What’sthemaintopicofthispassage?A)Theintroductionofonlinesocialmediahistory.B)Theresearchononlinesocialmedia.C)Theinfluenceofonlinesocialmediaontheyouth.D)Thecorrectwaytouseonlinesocialmedia.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Cuttingtoxiclevelsofcityairpollutiontosaferlevelsissimple,butnoteasy-itrequiresresolve.Yet,despitethekeyculprit(罪犯)intheUKbeingwellknown-diesel(柴油機(jī)的)vehicles-thegovernmenthasbeenasleepatthewheelforyears.Levelsofnitrogendioxide(二氧化氮)havebeenillegallyhighacrossmuchoftheUKsince2010.In201586%ofmajorurbanareasbrokeannuallimits.Cuttingthispollutionmeanschokingoffdieselemissionsandthereisawiderangeofeffectivemeasuresavailable.Creatingzonesincitycentreswherepollutingcareareeitherbannedorchargedisimportant,whilemakingcitiessafeforcyclingcutstraffictoo.Cleanerbusesandtaxishaveanimportantroletoplayandchangetotheperversetaxesthatencouragepeopletobuydieselovercleanercarsisneeded.Thereisalsosomesupportforarevivalofascrappageschemewhichsawdirtyoldbangerstakenofftheroad.Theenvironmentandtransportdepartmentswerewellawareofallthisandproposedmanyofthesemeasuresinternally,onlyfortheTreasurytorejectmostofthem,arguingthey“wouldbepoliticallyverydifficult,especiallygiventheimpactsonmotorists.”Motoristshappentobeparticularlybadlyexposedtoairpollution,buttherealpoliticaldifficultyforthegovernmentistwohumiliatinglegaldefeatsintwoyearswherejudgesruleditsairpollutionplansweresobadtheywereillegal.Ministershavenowbeenforcedtocomeupwithathirdplan,butcleanairzonesandcartaxchangestaketimetocleanuptheair.YettheUKgovernmentisalsointheslowlanewhenitcomestoemergencymeasures.WhenfoulairdescendedonParisinDecember,officialsthereswungintoaction.Publictransportwasmadefreeandthenumberofcarsallowedonroadswasrestricted,alternatelybarringthosewithoddandevenlicenceplates.IntheUK,duringthesameDecembersmog,thegovernmentsentafewtweets.Attherootoftheproblemaredieselcars,whichsuccessivegovernmentsacrossEuropehaveutterlyfailedtoensuremeetlegalemissionslimitswhendrivinginreal-worldconditionsontheroad.ThegamingofregulatorytestsbycarmakerswasblownopenbytheVolkswagenscandal.Thescandalofgovernmentsprioritisingsupposeddriverfreedomoverthelungsandhealthoftheircitizensisonlynowplayingout.51.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoffixingairpollutioninthefirstparagraph？A)Itisapieceofcake.B)Itneedspoliticalwill.C)Itisthemainproblem.D)Ithasalonewaytogo.52.Theaimofthoseinfavorofascrappageschemeis______.A)toreducedieselemissionsB)toencouragetheuseofoldcarsC)toretirelow-endoldvehiclesD)tocutownontrafficaccidents53.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheTreasury______.A)wasquiteclearaboutthecurrentsituationofairpollutionB)opposedalmosteveryproposalaboutreducingairpollutionC)believedtheanti-pollutionmeasurestobeunaffordableD)madesuchobjectionspartlyduetotheeffectsondrivers54.WhydotheUKministershavetoputforwardathirdairpollutionplan?A)Becausedriversaresufferingthemostfromsirpollution.B)Becausethefirsttwoplanswerefoundillegalbythejudges.C)Becauselong-termsolutionsareignoredbythegovernment.D)Becauseemergencymeasuresarefallingbehind.55.WhichofthefollowingmeasuresdidtheFrenchgovernmenttakewhensmogsuddenlyarrivedinDecember?A)Establishingcleanairzones.C)Limitingvehiclesbasedonlicenseplatenumber.B)Reformingcartaxes.D)PostingseveralannouncementsonTwitter.PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)西漢時期，中國的船隊(duì)就達(dá)到了印度和斯里蘭卡(SriLanka),用中國的絲綢換取了琉璃(coloredglaze)、珍珠等物品。中國唐代是中國歷史上對外交流的活躍期。據(jù)史料記載，唐代中國通使交好的國家多達(dá)70多個，那時候的首都長安來自各國的使臣、商人、留學(xué)生云集成群。這個大交流促進(jìn)了中華文化遠(yuǎn)播世界，也促使了各國文化和物產(chǎn)傳入中國。2023年6月大學(xué)英語四級押題模擬卷(九)答案解析PartIWriting高分范文精彩點(diǎn)評LearningAboutOtherCountriesOnline①Topicsaboutforeigncountriescanalwaysarousepeople’scuriosityandattracttheirattention.Somepeopleclaimthattravelingoverseasisaneffectivewaytoknowothercountries.However,theopponentsbelievethereisnoneedtovisitthecountrysinceitsrelevantinformationisavailableonline.②Frommyperspective,Iprefertogettoknowothercountriesviatheinternet.③Itisundeniablethatsearchingtherelevantinformationonlineisgraduallybecomingthemainchoiceforpeopletolearnaboutaforeigncountry.④Ontheonehand,netizenscaneasilygainaccesstoknowledgeaboutanycountryinthiseraofinformationexplosion.⑤Ontheotherhand,learningonlinecansavetimeaswellasmoneysincenoteveryonecanmaketimefororaffordthetravel.Overall,despitethedirectbenefitstravelingabroadmaybring,searchingontheinternetisamoreefficientandeconomicalapproachbecause⑥“Timeisyourfortune;efficiencyisyourlife.”⑦Therefore,Iamconvincedthatsittinginfrontofthescreensisadvantageousforustolearnothercountries.①開門見山，描述現(xiàn)象：有關(guān)國外的話題總能引起人們的好奇心并吸引他們的注意力。有些人聲稱出國旅行是了解他國的有效途徑，但反對者認(rèn)為不必出國，因?yàn)榫W(wǎng)上就有相關(guān)的信息。②給出自己的選擇：通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)了解外國。③承上啟下，引出原因：上網(wǎng)搜索相關(guān)信息逐漸成為人們了解他國的主要途徑。④⑤使用Ontheonehand,…Ontheotherhand,…具體分析不同的原因，層次分明。⑥恰當(dāng)引用諺語，增加文采。⑦給出結(jié)論，首尾呼應(yīng)。加分亮點(diǎn)arouseone’scuriosity引起某人的好奇心opponent反對者；對手netizen網(wǎng)民gainaccessto可以獲得；有接觸的機(jī)會maketimefor為……騰出時間PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionANewsReportOneAtleastthreepeoplehavediedafteroneofCalifornia’sstrongeststormsinyearsbroughttorrentialrainandflashfloodstothestate.(1)Morethan100homeshavebeenevacuatedoverfearsofmudslidesnearLosAngelesafterthePacificstorm,dubbeda“bombogenesis”or“weatherbomb,”parkeditselfoversouthernCalifornia,openingsinkholesandcuttingpowertothousandsofpeople.Morethan300flightsatLosAngelesinternationalairporthavealsobeencancelledordelayed.ThestormstretchedfaroutintotheoceanandwasatitsstrongestlateonFridayafternoon.(2)ItisexpectedtolastuntilSaturdayafternoon.AmtrakcancelledservicesformuchofCalifornia’ssouthernandcentralcoast,andseveralstretchesofroadwereclosedbyflooding.Therewereseveraltrafficdeathsonwetandfloodedroads,butitwasdifficulttodeterminewhichwereadirectresultofthestorm.RyanMaue,ameteorologistforWeatherBELLAnalytics,toldtheLATimes10trilliongallonsofrainwouldfallonCaliforniainthenextweek,enoughtofill15millionOlympic-sizedswimmingpoolsortopowerNiagaraFallsfor154days.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.Whyhavemorethan100homesbeenevacuated?C)2.Whatdowelearnaboutthestormfromthenewsreport?A)NewsReportTwo(3)Abushfirehasdestroyedatleast15homesneartheNewSouthWalesandAustralianCapitalTerritoryborderwithpolicewarningthatfigurewillcontinuetorise.TheNewSouthWalesRuralService(NSWRFS)confirmedthelossesnearCarwoolaonFridayeveningandsaidthefirewasstillburningoutofcontrol.(4)“Unfortunatelywe’vecountedatthisstage15homesthathavebeenlost,particularlyaroundtheWidgiewaRoadarea,”theRFS’sDarrenMarkstoldABCCanberra.“Atthispointintimethefireisstillgoing,whichmeanswedonothavecontrolofit.”TherehavebeennoreportsoffatalitiesbutQueanbeyanpolicesaidthenumberofpropertieslostwasexpectedtorise.AnRFSfirefighterwashospitalisedwithinjuriesearlieronFriday.HotandwindyconditionsreturnedtopartsofthestateonFridayandtheRFSurgedresidentsofCaptainsFlat,eastofQueanbeyan,toseekshelterasafast-movingblazeneared.AnRFSemergencywarningadvisedthatpropertieswereunderthreatandtheABCreportedonehomehadalreadybeenlost.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.WhathappenedtheNewSouthWalesandAustralianCapitalTerritoryborder?B)4.ThatdidDarrenMarkstellABCCanberra?C)NewsReportThreeParisisplanningtoerecttwoglasswallsnearthebaseoftheEiffelTowerinanefforttokeepthemonumentsecureandlookinggoodinphotographs.ThecityhasreliedonprotectivemetalfencespositionedaroundthebaseofthetowersincetheEuro2016soccerchampionship.Thepermanentglasswallsaredesignedtoreplacethemetalbarriersonthenorthandsouthsidesofthemonument.(5)Jean-FrancoisMartins,hedeputymayorinchargeoftourism,saidthecurrentmetalfencesare“disgraceful.”“Itisusefulintermsofsecurity,butitruinsthe