2015年12月英语四级听力VOA慢读练习17

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    听力部分一直以来都是同学们考试时的难点，也是吐槽最多的部分。暑期想要早点为下半年的四六级考试做准备就来四六级考试网练习一下英语四级听力题吧，考虑四级听力的特点，我们特别准备了VOA的慢速听力材料哦。
　　

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听力材料：
　　Honeybees Are Disappearing, No One KnowsWhy
　　Entomologists -- scientists who study insects -- areworking with other scientists to learn why beecolonies are dying in the United States. They call theproblem "colony collapse disorder."
　　VOA recently spoke with amateur beekeepers in Fort Wayne, Indiana who are working to learnabout honeybees and how to keep them alive.
　　Bees are needed to produce one third of our food. That is why Megan Ryan is worried abouttheir survival. Earlier this year, she created an apiary, a place where groups, or hives, ofhoneybees are kept.
　　"Our hives are full of what's called Italian honeybees."
　　Italian bees are popular because they are not as aggressive as other kinds of bees. And theyreproduce faster than other kinds of honeybees. In just four months, the apiary has grownfrom 10,000 to 70,000 bees in each hive.
　　Alex Cornwell is also a beekeeper. He says over the past ten years, both American andEuropean hives have lost more than one fourth of their population.
　　"It's unknown what colony collapse disorder is caused by specifically, but it could be acombination of anywhere from pesticides to mites to pathogens."
　　Every time they visit the apiary, Ms. Ryan and Mr. Cornwell record information about the bees.
　　"We would share it with the DNR (Department of Natural Resources), other beekeepers -- anyconservation effort, any organization that would like our records we freely share those."
　　They also teach people about beekeeping. They want people to begin their own hives.
　　"You don't have to be a scientist that has a degree in order to teach people and help peoplelearn about bees and that's the awesome part about beekeeping -- anybody can do it."
　　About 100 people have said they want to learn more about creating their own hives. Ms. Ryanand Mr. Cornwell say they will start a program to teach migrant workers about beekeeping sothey can take that knowledge with them wherever they work.
        
         
         

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　　1.Entomologists n.昆虫学家
　　The solution is for entomologists and plant breedersto develop a dynamic program of collection andevaluation of germplasm.
　　解决办法是昆虫学家和育种家共同拟定一个能动的种质收集和评选计划。
　　2.colony collapse disorder n.蜂群崩溃综合症
　　Some 24 American states have now reported cases of colony collapse disorder.
　　现在美国约有26个州报道了群落崩溃紊乱的事件。
　　3.speak with 和…商量;和…谈话;采访
　　She could not speak with anyone, and she had no desire to laugh. She sat there, looking onlyat her work.
　　她不能和任何人说话，也没心思笑，所以就坐在那里，只顾低着头忙手里的活儿。
　　4.a combination of 结合;综合
　　There is definitely a combination of art and science that I never appreciated until having to doit.
　　要不是我现在必须做这个，我不会意识到这项工作绝对是艺术与科学的结合。