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1、2018年12月大学英语四级参考真题（第一套）SectionANewsReportOne（1）Adevicethatweighslessthan1kilogramispartofamissionthatwillallowscientiststodeliverfourthgenerationor4Gmobilecoveragetothemoonin2019.Ifsuccessful,thetinydevicewillprovidethemoonwithitsfirstevermobilephonenetwork.Thelunarnetworkwillsupp

2、orthighdefinitionstreamingofvideoanddatabetweenthemoonandtheearth.Thenetworkispartofamissiontothemoon.Thisisaprojectwiththegoaloflandingthefirstprivatelypaidformissiontothemoon.The4GmissionissettolaunchfromCapeCanaveralintheUnitedStatesonaspaceXFalconNineRocketin2019.Missiontothem

3、oonintendstoestablishandtestthefirstelementsofacommunicationsnetworkonthemoon.(2)Thescientistsworkingontheprojectoptedtobuild4Gratherthanthefifthgenerationor5Gwork.Thisisbecausefifthgenerationnetworksarestillintestingandtrialphases.Thismeansthata5Gnetworkmaynotyetbestableenoughtow

4、orkonthemoon’ssurface.Question1:Whatarescientistsplanningtodo?Question2:Whydidscientistschoosetosetupa4Gnetworkintheirmission?NewsReportTwoFirefightersrespondedtoafireWednesdaynightatanabandonedmallinHeywood.Thefirewasreportedat9:26p.m.atanoldshoppingcenteronMichiganAvenuenearSt.M

5、ary’sChurch.Sixfireengines,twotrucksandtwochiefsrespondedtothescene.Crewshadthefireundercontrolinabout45minutesandmanagedtocontainthefiretoitspointoforigin.Thereweresomepeopleinsidethebuildingwhenthefirebrokeout,(3)buttherewerenoreportsofanyinjuries.Fireinvestigatorshaverespondedt

6、othescenebuthavenotyetdeterminedthecauseofthefire.Firefighterswillremainonthesceneuntillaterthismorningtoensurethatthefiredoesn’tstartupagain.Theshoppingmallhadnotbeeninusesince2002.(4)In2014,CityHalldevelopedaplantoknockdownthebuildingandreplaceitwithaffordablehousing.However,the

7、planwasdroppedduetolackoffunds.Question3:Whatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefire？Question4:WhathadCityHallplannedtodo？NewsReportThree(5)PotatochipsinJapanarebeingsoldfor6timestheirnormalprice.Thisisafterthecountry’smainmanufacturerstoppedsalesduetoapotatoshortage.Stormsandfloodsanditsm

8、ainpotatogrowingregionlastyearcau