2013年6月大学英语四级听力真题第1套+答案+原文+评析_大学英语听力

2013年6月大学英语四级听力真题第1套+答案+原文+评析

　　Questions30 to 32 are based on the passage you havejust heard.

　　30. What does the survey onteenager reading show?

　　31. What books are mostpopular among teenagers according to the survey?

　　32. What activity doteenagers find the most difficult to give up for a week?

　　Passage 3

　　Thank you for coming,everyone. Todays presentation will show how we see thedevelopment of themotor car in the short to medium term, and that is why we have invited allofyou here today. Lets start with power. Its clear that petrol-driven engineshave no future.Already there are many alternative fuel vehicles on the market,powered by anything from solarpower to natural gas. Some independent thinkershave even produced cars that run onvegetable oil. But as we all know, of allthese alternative fuel vehicles, the most practical areelectric vehicles.

　　Sure, in the past electricvehicles have their problems, namely, a limited driving range, andvery fewrecharging points, which limited their use. Now, however, recent developmentsinelectric vehicle technology mean they can match conventional petrol enginesin terms ofperformance and safety. Lets not forget that electric vehicles arecleaner. Plus, importantly,the power source is rechargeable, so this does not involveusing any valuable resources.Moving on to communications, very soon, cars willbe linked to GPS satellites, so theyll do all thedriving for you. What controlsremain for the users will be audio-based, so, for example, youlljust have tosay a bit warmer,and the air conditioning will adjust automatically. Youll also beable toreceive email, music and movies, all via an internet link. So just type in thedestination youwant, sit back, sleep, watch your movie, whatever.