2017年6月四级真题听力原文第一套

2017年6月四级真题听力原文
第一套
2017年 6月第1套
News Report One
Automakers and tech companies are working
hard to offer the first true self-driving car, but
75% of drivers say they wouldn’t feel safe in
such a vehicle.
汽车制造商和科技公司正在努力提供第一辆真
正的自驾汽车，但75%的司机说在这种车上他们
不会感到安全。
Still, 60% of drivers would like to get some
kind of self-driving feature such as automatic
braking or self-parking the next time they
buy a new car. The attitudes are published in
a new AAA survey of 1,800 drivers.
尽管如此，60%的司机希望在下次购买新车时能
获得某种自动驾驶功能，如自动刹车或自动停
车。这些态度发表在一份关于1800名司机的新
AAA调查中。
Advocates of self- driving cars argue they wo
uld be safer than in cars driven by humans be
cause they wouldn’t get distracted or drive w
hen tired. (1) But those surveyed by AAA say
they trust their own driving skills. Many feel t
he technology is too new and unproven. 自我
驾驶汽车的拥护者认为他们比在人驾驶的汽车
中更安全，因为他们不会在疲劳时分心或开车。
（1）但是接受AAA调查的人说他们相信自己的
驾驶技术。许多人觉得这项技术太新和未经证
实。
(2) John Nielsen, AAA’s managing director of
automotive engineering and repair, said tests
suggest drivers may be overestimating their
own abilities.
（2）John Nielsen，汽车工程和维修AAA公司
的常务董事，说测试显示，司机可能高估了自己
的能力。
He also believes they will be more likely to
trust self-driving cars as they become more
familiar with features such as automatic
braking or parking. He estimated that the
“comfort lever” will increase considerably in
five to ten years.
他还认为，他们将更可能相信自驾车的汽车，因
为他们更熟悉的功能，如自动刹车或停车场。他
估计“舒适杠杆”将在五到十年内大幅度增加。
News Report Two
One dog has been killed tid multiple dogs ha
ve been injured by a snowmobile driver in wh
at appears to be an intentional attack on com
petitors in the Iditarod Race in Alaska.
一只狗被杀的TID多狗已在什么似乎是一个在
阿拉斯加的拉雪橇比赛对手故意攻击雪地摩托
司机受伤。
AliyZirkle was the first to report an attack. A s
nowmobile driver had repeatedly attempted t
o harm her and her team, and one of Zirkle’s
dogs had received a non-life-threatening inj
ury.
AliyZirkle是第一个报告的攻击。雪地车司机曾
多次试图伤害她和她的团队，和泽克尔的狗接受
了非危及生命的伤害。
Zirkle reported the attack when she arrived in
Nulato, Alaska, in the early hours of the mor
ning. (4)
泽克尔报道攻击的时候，她就来到了努拉托，阿
拉斯加，在清晨。（4）
Then Jeff King, a four-time champion,
reported a similar attack. His team was hit by
a snowmobile driver, injuring several dogs
and killing a 3-year-old male dog. Jeff
King，
四次冠军，报告了类似的攻击。他的团队受到雪
地摩托司机，打伤几个狗杀三岁的公狗。
4) Reporter Zachariah Hughes, says that neith
er King nor Zirkle was injured. Although this i
ncident very much alters the race of the two
participants competing for a win, both are go
ing to continue on their 4）
记者Zachariah休斯说无论皇帝泽克尔受伤。虽
然这一事件很大程度上改变了两人争夺胜利的
竞争，但双方都将继续下去。
way toward the finish line.

News Report 3
A tour boat turned over off the coast of
Nicaragua, killing at least 13 people and
leaving more passengers missing, officials
said. (6) The boat was carrying 32 people—25
Costa Ricans, 4 Americans and 3 Nicaraguans.
官方称，一艘观光船在尼加拉瓜海岸附近翻了
岸，造成至少13人死亡，造成更多乘客失踪。
（6）船上载有32 people-25哥斯达黎加人，4
的美国人和3的尼加拉瓜。
The 13 dead were all Costa Rican, the foreign
ministry said.
外交部说，13名死者都是哥斯达黎加人。
(5) The boat, traveling between Nicaragua’s
Big Corn Island and Little Corn Island, turned
over Saturday near the larger island.
（5）小船在尼加拉瓜的大玉米岛和小玉米岛之
间航行，星期六在大岛附近转了过去。
Some passengers remain missing, the Costa
Rican foreign ministry said, but did not
specify how many.
(7)A local radio said an unspecified number of
people were rescued, including the tour
boat’s owner, Hilario Blandon. 一些乘客仍然
失踪，哥斯达黎加外交部说，但没有具体说明有
多少人。（7）当地的广播说了不特定多数人获救，
包括游览船的主人，
Hilario Blandon。 (5) Nicaraguan naval
authorities had banned sea travel in the area
because of bad weather and strong winds,
but the tour boat proceeded anyway.
(7)Blandon, the boat’s owner, has been
arrested by Nicaraguan authorities, the
state-run news agency said. （5）尼加拉瓜海
军当局禁止了海上旅行的地区由于恶劣天气和
强风，但旅游船进行到底。（7）布兰东，船主被
尼加拉瓜当局逮捕，新华社的报导说。
Both he and a crew member are being
investigated for unintentional murder and
exposing people to danger, according to
police.
据警方透露，他和一名船员因意外谋杀和将人暴
露在危险中而受到调查。 走向终点线。 Alaska
State Troopers released a statement saying
they’ve arrested Arnold Demoski, 26. He faces
trial 阿拉斯加州警察发表声明说，他们已经逮
捕了Arnold Demoski，26。他面临审判
on several charges. 关于几个指控。
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