consumers also want their orders prepared correctly and on that score, Ochers says, accuracy is still really high.
【杀掉拦路虎】 1. conduct [ k?n?d?kt] vt.& vi. 引导;带领;控制;传导; vt. 组织;安排;实施;执行; adj. 指挥，带领，护送;
vi. （在乐队里）当指挥;（在公共电汽车或火车上）当售票员;指路n. 举止;行为;管理（方式）;实施（方式）
2. commission [k??mi??n]
n. 委员会，委员;[商]佣金，手续费;任命，委任;委任状;
vt. 委任，授予;使服役;使（船）服役
3. publication [?p?bli?kei??n] n. 出版;出版物;公布;发表
Questions 3 to 4 are based on the new report you have just heard.
4. chain [t?ein]
n. 链子，链条;连锁，连续;拘束;连锁店或旅馆系列的事物;
vt. 用铁链锁住;监禁，束缚
5. accuracy [??kjur?si] n. 精确（性），准确（性）
6. satisfaction [?s?tis?f?k??n]
n. 满足，满意，舒服;妥善处理;（债务的）清偿;（伤害的）赔偿
7. efficiency [i?fi??nsi]
n. 效率，效能;实力，能力;[物]性能;功效
3. What is the news report mainly about?
3. A) A study of the fast-food service.
B) Fast food customer satisfaction. C) McDonald’s new business strategies. D) Competition in the fast-food industry. 【答案】A
【解析】 本题为主旨题，一般新闻的主旨句在文章的开头第一句，由【3】Fast food, as it turns
out, isn’t quite as fast as it used to be.可知：结果表明快餐，并没有像原来那样快速了，由此
可以推断出，这篇新闻研究的对象是快餐服务，因此，本题的正确选项为A项。
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4. What has slowed down McDonald’s drive-through service?
4. A) Customers' higher demands.
B)The inefficiency of employees. C) Increased variety of products. D) The rising number of customers. 【答案】C
【解析】 本题为细节题，由【4】Among the reasons for the slower service, today there are
more choices on the menu, and the products themselves are more complex and take longer to prepare. 可知：在服务变慢的众多原因当中，一个主要的问题就是现在菜单上有了更
多的选择，产品本身也变得越来越复杂，需要更长的时间来准备；C选项：产品种类的增加；是对上文的同义转换，因此，本题的正确选项为C项；A选项：顾客更高的要求；文中没有提及，故排除。
【听力原文】
News Report Three
The first private mission outside of earth orbit is closer than many of us think. 【5】U.S. government officials outset to approve a mission by privately held space company, Moon Express, to travel outside of earth orbit in late 2017. 【6】Moon Express’s mission involves plans to land a suitcase-size package of scientific equipment on the moon for ongoing exploration on commercial development. The decision involved amounts of lobbying and coordinative conversations between a number of federal agencies. On the international treaties, the U.S. is responsible for the cargo of both public and private space craft. This makes commercial space travel a complex legal issue not just domestically but abroad. A Moon Express representative declined to comment on the story, 【7】 but noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal. Moon
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Express is not the only company seeking for the right to travel to outer space. Elon Musk’s Space X aims to send an unmanned aircraft to Mars by 2018.
【杀掉拦路虎】 1. orbit [??:bit]
n. 轨道;势力范围;眼眶;（人生的）旅程，生活过程;
vt.& vi. 在…轨道上运行，环绕轨道运行; vi. 盘旋;绕轨道运行; vt. 绕轨道而行;进入轨道
2. outset [?autset] n. 开始，开端
3. lobby [?l?bi]
n. 门厅，大厅;休息室;游说团;投票厅; vi. 为了支持或抵制某项特定目标游说; vt. 对…进行游说;陈情（试图努力影响某人采取有利行动）
4. coordinative [k?u??:din?tiv] adj. 同等的，同位的
5. federal [?fed?r?l] adj. 联邦（制）的;同盟的; n. 联邦主义者;同盟盟友
6. treaty [?tri:ti]
n. 条约;协议，协商;谈判
7. cargo [?kɑ:ɡ?u]
2018年6月大学英语四级真题试题二(完整版) n. （船或飞机装载的）货物;负荷，荷重
8. domestic [d??mestik]
adj. 家庭的，家的;国内的;驯养的;热心家务的; n. 佣人;国货
9. representative [?repri?zent?tiv] n. 代表;继任者;议员;类似物;
adj. 典型的;有代表性的;代议制的;相当[类似]（另一种属）的
10. proposal [pr??p?uz?l] n. 提议;建议;求婚;〈美〉投标
11. unmanned [?n?m?nd]
adj. 被阉割的;（机器，尤指航天器）无人驾驶的;怯懦的;（鹰等）未受狩猎训练的;
v. 使失去男子气质( unman的过去式和过去分词 );阉割;使怯懦;使气馁
12. regarding [ri?ɡɑ:di?] prep. 关于;就…而论;至于; v. regard的现在分词
13. approval [??pru:v?l] n. 同意;批准;赞成
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14. profitable [?pr?fit?bl]
adj. 有利可图的，有益的;可赚钱的，合算的
15. predict [pri?dikt] vt. 预言，预测;预示，预告;
vi. 预言，预示：预言某事，预言
16. promising [?pr?misi?]
adj. 有前途的;有希望的;光明;有为
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the new report you have just heard.
5. What is the news report mainly about?
5. A) International treaties regarding space travel programs.
B)Legal issues involved in commercial space exploration. C)U. S. government’s approval of private space missions. D)Competition among public and private space companies. 【答案】C
【解析】 本题为主旨题，一般在新闻的开头部分，由【5】U.S. government officials outset to
approve a mission by privately held space company, Moon Express, to travel outside of earth orbit in late 2017. 可知：美国政府已经允许私人太空公司经营登陆月球任务，以及在
接下来的2017年里，探索地球轨道以外的世界，C选项：美国政府允许私人太空商业任务，因此，本题的正确选项为C项。
6. What is Moon Express planning to do?
6. A) Deliver scientific equipment to the moon.
B)Approve a new mission to travel into outer space. C)Work with federal agencies on space programs. D)Launch a manned spacecraft to Mars. 【答案】A
【解析】 本题为细节题，由【6】Moon Express’s mission involves plans to land a
suitcase-size package of scientific equipment on the moon for ongoing exploration on commercial development. 可知：登月任务的一个计划就是在，月球上，放置一个科学实验设
备，为接下来的月球商业探索的发展做准备，A选项：传送一个科学设备到月球上，A选项是对上
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