四级标准听力测试模拟五SectionA答案解析（3）

M: What happened to them when they got to America?
W: During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. The survivors began farming, hunting and fishing and laboured hard.
M: Did they have a good harvest the first year?
W: Yes, the yield was rich beyond their expectations. That’s why they decided to fix a day to give their thanks to God.
M: Oh, I see. How do people in the States celebrate it now? And when is it?
W: The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. It’s an occasion of family reunion. The most traditional and favourite food on the dinner table is roast turkey and pumpkin pie. Of course, with lots more to eat.
M: Ok, you’ve helped me out. I’d like to treat you to ice cream. Let’s get going.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. Where did the man hear of Thanksgiving Day for the first time?
【解析】选[B]。

对话⾸句提到in our history class，做笔记。

听问题，问男⼠在什么地⽅第⼀次听到感恩节，[B]为细节再现。

20. When was Thanksgiving day first celebrated?
【解析】选[B]。

听⾳时注意和时间有关的信息，听到In 1621时做笔记。

听问题，问感恩节最早在什么时候庆祝，[B]为细节再现。

21. What people were the pilgrims?
【解析】选[C]。

听⾳时注意和地点有关的词，听到religious people from England时，England做笔记。

听问题，问the pilgrims是什么⼈，[C]为细节再现。

Conversation Two
W: What’s the advantage of using nuclear power in the generation of electricity?
M: In an advanced reactor, as much electricity can be made from one ton of enriched uranium fuel as from 75,000 tons of coal.
W: Then you need only a few lorry loads of fuel at a nuclear power station instead ofmany trains of coal.
M: Exactly.
W: With coal you have a residue of ash. What about the used fuel from a nuclear-powered station?
M: Well, being radioactive, it can’t be left lying around.
W: So how do you dispose of it?
M: It’s loaded into thick steel flasks each weighing 45 tons. They’re dispatched to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for reprocessing.。