大学英语四级听力原文2018.12(卷一).pdf

听力原文 2018.12(卷一) News 1 A device that weighs less than one kilogram is part of a mission that will allow scientists to deliver fourth generation or 4G mobile coverage to the moon in 2019 。 If successful，the tiny device will provide the moon with its first ever mobile phone network。The lunar network will support high definition streaming of video and data between the moon and earth。The network is part of a mission to the moon。This is a project with the goal of landing the first privately paid for mission to the moon。 The 4G mission is set to launch from Cape Canaveral in the United States on a space X Falcon 9 rocket in 2019。 Mission to the moon intends to establish and test the first elements of a communications network on the moon The scientists working on the project opted to build a 4G rather than a fifth generation or 5G network 。This is because fifth generation networks are still in testing and trial phases 。This means that a 5G network may not yet be stable enough to work on the moon‘s surface Question 1 ：What are scientists planning to do? Question 2 ：Why did scientists choose to set up a 4G network in their mission? News 2 Firefighters responded to a fire Wednesday night at an abandoned mall in Hayward. The fire was reported at 9:26 P.M. at an old shopping center on Mission Avenue near St. Mary's church. Six fire engines, two trucks and two chiefs responded to the scene. Crews have the fire under control in about 45 minutes and managed to contain the fire to its point of origin. There were some people inside the building when the fire broke out, but there were no reports of any injuries. Fire investigators have responded to the scene but have not yet determined the course of the fire. Firefighters responded to a fire Wednesday night at an abandoned mall in Hayward. The fire was reported at 9:26 P.M. at an old shopping center on will remain on the scene until later this morning