2017年12月英语四级听力真题第1套-短文1

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听力试题、听力原文、答案：

一、听力试题：

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A) How space research benefits people on Earth.

B) When the International Space Station was built.

C) How many space shuttle missions there will be.

D) When America's earliest space programstarted.

17. A) They tried to make best use of the latest technology.

B) They tried to meet astronauts' specific requirements.

C) They developed objects for astronauts to use in outer space.

D) They accurately calculated the speed of the orbiting shuttles.

18. A) They are expensive to make.

C) They were first made in space.

B) They are extremely accurate.

D) They were invented in the 1970s.

Passage One

Some people wonder why countries spend millions of dollars on space projects. They want to know how space research helps people on earth. Actually, space technology helps people on earth every day. This is called spin-off technology. Spin-off technology is space technology that is now used on earth. In early space programs, such as the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s and in the space shuttle missions today, scientists developed objects for the astronauts to use on the moon and in space. We now use some of these objects every day. For example, we have quartz crystal clocks and watches accurate to within one minute a year. We purify the water we drink with the water filter designed for the astronauts to use in space. The cordless hand held tools we use in our homes, such as vacuum cleaners, flashlights, drills came from the technology of these early space programs. On cold winter days, we can stay warm with battery-operated gloves and socks, especially made coats and jackets. All the clothes are similar to the space suits designs that kept astronauts comfortable in the temperatures of the moon, in our spin offs from space technology. These products are only a few examples of the many ways space technology helps us in our everyday lives. No one knows how new spin off technology from the international space station will help us in the future.

16. What do some people want to know about space exploration?

17. What did scientist do for the space shuttle missions?

18. What does the speaker say about the quartz crystal clocks and watches?

三、答案：

16. A) How space research benefits people on Earth.
17. C) They developed objects for astronauts to use in outer space.
18. B) They are extremely accurate.

【翻译】

有些人不明白为什么国家要在太空项目上投入数百万美元。

他们想知道太空项目如何帮助到地球上的人们。

实际上，太空技术每天都在帮助地球上的人们。

它被称为"衍生技术"。

衍生技术是目前应用到地球上的航天工程技术。

从20世纪60年代和70年代的阿波罗计划等早期太空计划，

到如今的航天飞机计划，科学家们为航天员研发了在月球上和太空中使用的物品。

其中有些物品我们如今每天都在使用。

例如，我们使用的每年误差不超过1分钟的石英水晶钟表和手表。

我们用滤水器净化饮用水，而滤水器是专为航天员在太空中使用而设计的。

我们家中所使用的无线手提工具，

比如真空吸尘器、手电筒和钻头，都来自于早期太空项目里的技术。

在寒冷的冬天，我们可以用电池供电的手套和袜子和特殊设计的外套夹克来保暖。

这些衣服的设计和宇航服的设计相似。

宇航服是为了使航天员在月球的温度下保持舒适。这些设计都是航天工程技术的衍生品。

这些产品仅仅是航天技术惠及我们日常生活方方面面的几个例子。

没有人知道来自国际空间站的新的衍生技术未来会如何造福人类。

请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题16至问题18。

问题16：关于太空探索一些人想要了解些什么？

问题17：科学家们为航天飞机计划做了些什么？

问题18：关于石英水晶钟表和手表，说话者谈了些什么？

【答案】

16. A) How space research benefits people on Earth.

17. C) They developed objects for astronauts to use in outer space.

18. B) They are extremely accurate