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Section C: In this section, you will hear five short news items.
第三节：在本节中，你将听到五段短新闻。
After each item, which will be read only once, there will be a twenty-second pause.
每段新闻只读一遍。每段新闻后有20秒钟的停顿。
During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
在停顿期间，阅读问题和A、B、C、D四个选项，并选出最佳答案。
Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
然后在答题纸上用一条线标出相应的字母，线划在字母的中间。
16.In September, the U. S. scientific satellite MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) entered an orbit around Mars, with the mission of learning what happened to the Red Planet’s atmosphere and water.
16.9月，美国科学卫星MAVEN（火星大气与挥发物演化任务）进入火星轨道，其任务是了解这颗红色星球的大气层和水发生了什么。
MAVEN’s principal investigator Bruce Jakosky says scientists now know that Mars once had a much denser atmosphere and that it has changed significantly over the last few billion years.
MAVEN的首席研究员布鲁斯·贾科斯基说，科学家们现在知道，火星曾经有密度大得多的大气层，在过去的几十亿年里，它发生了显著的变化。
What they still don’t know is how and why that happened.
他们仍然不知道这是如何发生的，为什么会发生。
17.Scientists have been experimenting with four-legged robots for years, trying to see if they could be used as pack animals for carrying heavy loads over a difficult terrain.
17.多年来，科学家们一直在试验四脚机器人，试图看看它们是否可以被用作驮畜，在复杂的地形上搬运重物。
But the machine’s power requirements limited their potential.
但这种机器的电力需求限制了它们的潜力。
That’s changed, with a running robot designed by a group of engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology that operates on batteries rather than heavy gasoline-powered engines.
这种情况发生了变化，麻省理工学院的一组工程师设计了一款会跑的机器人，它使用电池而不是重型汽油发动机运转。
18.People often blame Hollywood movies, U.S. television shows and fast food for spreading American culture around the world.
18.人们经常指责好莱坞电影、美国电视节目和快餐将美国文化传播到世界各地。
But a college entrance exam?
但是大学入学考试呢？
Some people are criticizing planned changes to the Scholastic Aptitude Test as an attempt to spread American values to students overseas.
有些人批评说，美国高中毕业生学术能力水平考试改革是为了向海外学生传播美国价值观。
Starting in 2016, the SAT will require test-takers to read from parts of the U. S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence or other historical documents.
从2016年开始，“美国高考”将要求考生阅读美国宪法、《独立宣言》等历史文件的部分内容。
19.The cycle of poverty is often difficult to break, especially for women.
19.贫穷循环往往很难打破，尤其是对女性而言。
Author Ritu Sharma witnessed the difficulties first-hand in travels through four countries including Sri Lanka.
作家Ritu Sharma在包括斯里兰卡在内的四个国家的旅行中目睹了这些困难。
She shares her experience in her book Teach a Woman to Fish.
她在《授女性以渔》一书中分享了她的经历。
Sharma explains to Daybreak Asia’s Frances Alonzo ways she sees that women can challenge and break free from oppressive systems that keep them poor.
Sharma向“曙光亚洲”的弗朗西斯·阿隆佐解释了她认为女性可以挑战并摆脱使她们贫穷的压迫制度的方式。
20.The U. S. holiday shopping season is officially under way, with Black Friday discounts drawing millions of shoppers in stores and online.
20.美国假日购物季正式开始，黑色星期五的折扣吸引了数以百万计的购物者在实体店和网上购物。
From California to New York—this is how the holiday shopping season begins—the early lines, the massive crowds—many of them lured in by Black Friday specials, from $ 99 flat screen TVs to toys at less than half their usual price.
从加利福尼亚州到纽约——假日购物季就是这样开始的——早早排起长队，大量的人——其中许多人被黑色星期五的特价活动所吸引，比如99美元的平板电视、价格不到平时一半的玩具。
It’s enough to bring in the savvy shoppers and those just curious to see what all the fuss is about.
这足以吸引精明的购物者和那些只是好奇的人来看看这一切无谓的忙乎是怎么回事。
