2021四级考试答案;（Q20）

Q20.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutcoffeebeansroastedonearth,there’savillagecalledTakotna.Ithasa,Q22.WhydoalotofpeoplecometothevillageofTakotnaeveryMarch,Q18.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthenativefoxesonaU.S.island

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NEWS1

Andfinallyintonight'snews,anine-year-oldboynamedJoetoldnottodrawinclasswinsajobdecoratingarestaurantwithhisdrawingsratherthanshuttingdownthehabitofdrawinginhisschool'sworkbook.

(1)Joe'sparentsdecidedtoencouragehiscreativitybysendingtheirsontoanafter-schoolartclass.HisteacherrecognizedJoe'stalentandpostedallhisworkonline,whichledtosomethingprettywonderful.(2)ArestaurantnamedNumber4inNewcastlecontactedJoe'steacherstoaskifthenine-year-oldcouldcomeanddecoratedthediningroomwithhisdrawings.Everydayafterschool,Joe'sdaddriveshimtotheOYrestaurant,sohecanputhisideasstraightonthewall.

Oncehe'salldone,theworkwillremaintherepermanently.Joe'sdadsays,Joeisareallytalentedlittleboy.He'sexcellentatschool.He'sgreatatfootball,butdrawingisdefinitelywhatheismostpassionateabout.

Q1.WhatdidJoe'sparentsdecidetodo?

Q2.whatdidtherestaurant,Number4,do?

[才艺]

NEWS2

ChristineMarshall,a-34-year-oldmumofonepostedatearfulvideoonsocialmedia,Wednesday,beggingforthesafereturnofherbelovedpetdog.Aftercombingthroughthesecurityvideooutsideaglobal’sshop,(3)Christinehasnowpostedanimageofamansuspectedofstealingthedog.Theimageearstoshowamancarryingthedoginhisarms.

Christinealsobelievesthevideoobtainedfromtheshopshowsthedogbeingstolenbyamanbeforedrivingoffinacar,whichhadbeenwaitingnearby.(4)Thefamilyisnowofferinga5,000poundrewardforthesafereturnofthedogafterlaunchingasocialmediacampaigntofindthethief,thedogissixandahalfyearsoldandwaslastseenwearingaredcollar.

Christinesaid“Wewillpaythattoanyonewhobringshimhome,aslongastheyarenotresponsibleforhisdisearance,pleaseoninvestigatingtheincident”.

Q3WhatisChristineMarshalltryingtodo?

Q4WhatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutChristineMarshall'sfamily?

NEWS3

London'seggsandbreadcafeoffersaboiledeggs,toast,jam,andbacon,aswellastea,coffee,andorangejuice.Butattheendofthemeal,customersdon'thavetoworryaboutthebill.Hungrycustomerscanpaywhateveramounttheycanaffordtoeatatthecafeornothingatall.(5)OwnerGuyWilsonsayshiscafeaimstobuildcommunityratherthanprofits.HewantstoprovideabridgeforpeopletoconnectWANGYIinanareathathasbeendividedbyclassandwealth,byprovidingaffordablebreakfast.(6)Thecafeisopeninthemorningseverydayoftheyear.Andhastwomembersofstafforsupervisorsonshifteveryday.Thecafedoesn'tusevolunteers,butpaysitsstafftoensureconsistencyinitsservice.Itdoesn'ttakedonationsanddoesn'twanttobeseenasacharity.Mr.Wilsonsayswhenpeoplestarttoknowotherpeoplearoundthem,(7)theyrealizethey'renotthatdifferentandwhatevertheirfinancialbackgroundortheireducationalbackground,mostpeoplewillhavesomethingincommonwitheachother.Hesaysit'simportantthathiscafecanofferhiscustomerssecurityandpermanence

Q5WhatdoesGuyWilsonsayhiscafeaimstodo?

Q6Whatdoesthenewsreportsayabouteggsandbreadcafe?

Q7WhathenswhenpeoplestarttoknoweachotheraccordingtoGuyWilson?

CONVERSATION1

M:SowhattimedoyouthinkweshouldhavethepartyonSaturday?

W:Howaboutinvitingpeopletocomeat6:00PMthenwe'llhavetheafternoontopreparefoodanddrinkandstufflikethat?

M:Yes.Iwasthinkingthataroundsixwouldbegoodtoo.Whatfoodshouldweprovide?

W:Well,Ihadthoughtaboutbakingacakeandsomebiscuits,andnowIthinkweshouldpreparesomesandwichesandsnacksandsomeotherkindsoffoodsothatpeoplecanjusthelpthemselvesratherthangettingeveryonetositdownatthetabletoeatameal.Ithinkthat'sabittooformal.It'sbettertoletpeoplewalkaroundandtalktoeachotherorsitwheretheylike.

M:Yes,thatsoundsgood.I'llgotothesupermarkettogetsomedrinks.IthinkImighttrythatbignewsupermarketontheothersideoftown,seewhattheyhave.I'venotbeentherebefore.Ithinkweshouldgetsomebeerandwineandsomefruitjuiceandothersoftdrinks.Whatdoyouthink?

W:Soundsgreat.Ithinkthosedrinkswillbeenough.AndIheardthatthenewsupermarketofferssomebigdiscountstoattractcustomers,sogoingthereshouldbeagreatidea.Whatshouldwedoaboutmusic?

M：MaybeweshouldalsoaskPualtobringhiscomputerandspeakerssothatwecanplaysomemusic.Hehasagreatcollectionofdifferentstuff.Yes.Allright.

Q8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

Q9.Whydoesthewomansayitisagoodideatoservefoodsthatguestscanhelpthemselvestoo?

Q9.Whydoesthewomansayitisagoodideatoservefoodsthatguestscanhelpthemselvestoo?

Q10.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewsupermarket?

CONVERSATION2

W:I’mthinkingofbuyingacar.Iwouldn'tneedtouseiteveryday,butIthinkitwouldbeveryconvenienttohaveonefortheweekends.

M:That'sexciting.Wouldthisbeyourfirstcar?

W:Nope.

M:IactuallyownedacarforalittlewhilewhenIlivedinMiami.Yousee,inAmerica,manycitiesdon'thavegoodpublictransport.

SomostpeopleneedtheirownOYcartogetaround.

W:Isee.

M:Sohaveyougotyourmindsetonaspecificmodel?

W:No,notreally.

(13)I'veheardthatGermancarsareveryreliable,butIhaven'tdecidedonaspecificmodelyet.

I'dalsolikeittobesmallsothatit'seasytodriveinthecity.

M:Ihaveafriendwhosellssecondhandcars.Infact,Ithinkhisfamilyownsthebusiness.

He'sareallyniceguyandheknowsalotaboutcars.Icouldgiveyouhisphonenumberifyouwant,andyoucouldcallhimandaskhimquestions.

W:Hmm.That'sniceofyou,butIdon'twanttofeelobligedtobuyoneofhiscar.

M:Ohno.He'snotlikethat.He'sagoodfriendofmineandhewouldnevertrytopressureyou.

W:Well,ifyoutrusthim,thenIguessitshouldbeokay.Tobehonest,Icouldusesomehelpindecidingwhattypeofvehiclewouldbestsuitmyneeds.

Speakingtoanexpertwouldbeagoodidea.

M:Exactly.Youhavenothingtoworryabout.He'salovelyguyandhe'llbehytohelp.

Q13.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutGermancars?

Q14.Whatdoesthemanrecommendthewomando?

Q14.Whatdoesthemanrecommendthewomando?

Q15.WhatdowelearnabouttheLoinbo'sfriendfromtheconversation?

Passageone.

PigsarenotnativetonorthAmerica.TheywerefirstintroducedtoCaliforniabySpanishandRussianexplorersandsettlersmanycenturiesago.Intheearlytimes,pigswereallowedtowanderfreelyandsearchafood.Thispracticealsoallowedmanypigstoescapefromfarmsandliveinthewild,whichbecameaproblem.

Infact,asoneofthemostdamaginginvasivespeciesonthecontinent,wildpigscausedmillionsofdollarsincropdamageyearly.TheyOYalsoharboreddozensofdiseasesthatthreatenbothhumansandfarmanimals.Forestpatcheswithwildpigshavebeenfoundtohaveconsiderablyreducedplantandanimaldiversity.

Inadditiontoeithereatingotheranimalsortheirfoodsupply,wildpigsdamagednativehabitatsbyreachingupcrossesandrubbingontrees.Theiractivitiesmayalsocreateopportunitiesforinvasiveplantstocolonizetheseareas.Wildpigswilleatalmostanythingcontainingcalories.Mice,deer,birds,snakesandfrogsareamongtheirvictims.

Theycanalsoharmotherwildspeciesthroughindirectcompetitionratherthaneatingthemorshrinkingtheirfoodsupply.OnoneparticularUnitedStatesisland,wildpigsthemselvesbecameanattractivefoodsourceforaspeciesofmainlandeagle.Eaglesbeganbreedingontheislandandalsofeedingonaspeciesofnativefox.Thefoxeswerealmostwipedoutcompletely.

Q16.WhatdowelearnaboutearlypigsinnorthAmerica?

Q17.Whyarewildpigsathreattohumans?

Q17.Whyarewildpigsathreattohumans?

Q18.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthenativefoxesonaU.S.island?

PASSAGE2

(19)

Apairofentrepreneursareplanningtobuildandlaunchaspacecraftthatwouldcarryandroastcoffeebeansinouterspace

.Thecraftwillusetheheatofre-entrytoroastcoffeebeans,astheyfloatinsideitinapressurizedtank.Theeffectwouldbetoroastthebeansalloverandproduceperfectcoffee.(20)

Thebusinessmensaythatonearth,beanscaneasilybreakapartandgetburnedintheroaster

.Butifgravityisremoved,thebeansfloataroundandheatedoven,received360degreesofevenlydistributedheatandroasttonearperfection.Thespacecraftwillreachaheightofaround200kilometers.ThebeanswouldWANGYIthenberoastedandtheheatgeneratedbythecrafts20minutere-entryintoearth'satmosphere.Temperaturesandthepressurizedtankwillbekepttoaround200degreesCelsius.Oncebackonearth,theplanet'sfirstspaceroastedbeanswouldbeusedtomakecoffeethatwouldbesoldforthefirsttimeinDubai.ThisiswherethePairscompanyisbased.Itisnotclearhowmuchtheywouldchargeforacup.Surprisingly,thespaceroasterconceptshoulditgoaheadwillnotbethefirstattempttotakecoffeeintospace.(21)

In2015,twoItaliancompaniescollaboratedontheconstructionofasimilartypeofspacecraft,whichwasthefirstcoffeemachinedesignedforuseinspace

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Q19.Whatareapairofentrepreneursplanningtodo?

Q20.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutcoffeebeansroastedonearth?

Q20.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutcoffeebeansroastedonearth?

Q21.WhatdidthetwoItaliancompaniesdoin2015?

Passagethree

IncoldandsnowyAlaska,there’savillagecalledTakotna.Ithasapopulationofamere49

.EachMarch,thistinyvillageswellsupinnumbersbecauseitislocatedinthemiddleofaracethattakesplaceeveryyear.Itisaseven-dayracecalled“TheIditarodTrail”.AndparticipantsstopatTakotnafortheobligatory24hourrest.

Luckyforthem,TakotnaisfamousOYforitsdeliciousfruitpies.Weeksbeforethecompetitorsarrive,theresidentsofTakotnastartpreparingwhatiswithoutquestiontheirbiggesteventoftheyear.Thewholevillagechipsintohelp,includingthekids,whoendupdevelopingtheirbakingskillsatanearlyage.Exhaustedandhungryracersaregreetedwithdelightfulpiesofallkinds,suchasle,orange,lemon,orbanana.

Theyconsumethepiesand

astomachwarmingracefuel

.Thetoughnessoftheraceallowsforracerstoeatprettymuchwhatevertheywant.Themorecalories,thebetter.Takotnahasgainedareputationforitsdessert-basedhospitalitysincethe1970s.Itstartedwithoneperson,JaneNewton.JanemovedfromIditarodwithherhusbandin1972andopenedarestaurant.Arichandfillingfruitpiesquicklygottheracesattention,andthevillagegainedsomefameasaresult.ProudresidentsthenstartedtorefertoJaneasqueenofTakotna.

Questions22to25,orbasedonthepassage,youhavejustheard

Q22.WhydoalotofpeoplecometothevillageofTakotnaeveryMarch?

Q23.WhatisthevillageofTakotnafamousfor?

Q24.Whocomestohelpwiththeeventoftheyear?

Q25.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutJaneNewton?

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