News Report 2（第二套）音频、真题、答案、听力原文、答案解析、参考译文
【音频】
【真题】
Questions 3 to 4 are based on the passage you have just heard.
3.
A) He was once a full-time ambassador.
B) He was soon to retire from the army.
C) He became an astronaut in 2015.
D) He used to be a helicopter pilot.
4.
A) It has been unbelievably exciting and rewarding.
B) It has been extraordinarily tough and demanding.
C) It has contributed a great deal to human flights to space.
D) It has given him exceptional privilege as an ambassador.
【答案】
3. D) He used to be a helicopter pilot.
4. A) It has been unbelievably exciting and rewarding.
【听力原文】
British astronaut Tim Peake is stepping down permanently from his role as a European astronaut. He’s going to take up a full-time position as ambassador for science and space instead—work he’s been doing since 2019. [3] The former British Army Air Corps helicopter pilot was selected as a European Space Agency astronaut in 2009.He flew to the space station for a 6-month tour in 2015. The tour saw him control a robot on earth remotely from orbit. He also helped dock two spacecraft. Tim said, “Being an astronaut has been the most extraordinary experience. I’ve had the privilege of working with an exceptional team of individuals during the past 13 years with the agency. [4] It has been incredibly exciting and rewarding. By assuming the role of an ambassador for human flights to space, I’ll continue to support the European and the UK space agencies.”
【答案解析】
3. What do we learn from the news report about Tim Peake?
关于蒂姆·皮克，我们可以从新闻报道中得知什么？
答案：D) He used to be a helicopter pilot.
他曾经是直升机飞行员。
解析：
新闻中间部分明确提到：“The former British Army Air Corps helicopter pilot was selected as a European Space Agency astronaut in 2009.”（这位前英国陆军航空兵团直升机飞行员于2009年被选为欧洲航天局宇航员。）由此可知，蒂姆·皮克曾经是直升机飞行员，因此选项D为正确答案。
干扰项分析：
A) He was once a full-time ambassador.
他曾经是一名全职大使。
新闻提到他“going to take up a full-time position as ambassador for science and space instead”（将担任科学与太空大使的全职职位），说明这是即将发生的事情，而不是“once”（曾经）。
B) He was soon to retire from the army.
他很快将从军队退役。
新闻中提到他是“former”（前）英国陆军航空兵团直升机飞行员，说明他已经离开军队，而不是“soon to retire”（即将退役）。
C) He became an astronaut in 2015.
他在2015年成为宇航员。
新闻明确提到“was selected as a European Space Agency astronaut in 2009”（2009年被选为宇航员），2015年是他飞往空间站执行6个月任务的时间，并非成为宇航员的时间。
4. What does Tim Peake say about his work with the European Space Agency?
蒂姆·皮克如何评价他在欧洲航天局的工作？
答案：A) It has been unbelievably exciting and rewarding.
这段经历极其令人振奋且有意义。
解析：
新闻后半部分蒂姆评价自己在欧洲航天局13年的工作时说： “It has been incredibly exciting and rewarding.”（这段经历极其令人振奋且有意义。）其中“incredibly”与选项A中的 “unbelievably”为同义替换，“exciting and rewarding”为原词重现，因此选项A为正确答案。
干扰项分析：
B) It has been extraordinarily tough and demanding.
这段经历极其艰难且要求极高。
新闻中并未提及工作艰难或要求高，属于无中生有。
C) It has contributed a great deal to human flights to space.
它为人类太空飞行做出了巨大贡献。
新闻中提到他将“assuming the role of an ambassador for human flights to space”（担任人类太空飞行大使的角色），这是未来的工作，而非对过去工作的评价。
D) It has given him exceptional privilege as an ambassador.
它赋予了他作为大使的罕见特权。
新闻中提到“I’ve had the privilege of working with an exceptional team”（有幸与杰出的团队共事），指的是与团队合作的荣幸，而非作为大使的特权，选项曲解文意。
【参考译文】
英国宇航员蒂姆·皮克将永久卸任欧洲航天局宇航员一职。他将转而担任科学与太空大使的全职职位——这项工作他从2019年就开始做了。这位前英国陆军航空兵团直升机飞行员于2009年被选为欧洲航天局宇航员。2015年，他飞往空间站执行了为期6个月的任务。在这次任务中，他从轨道上远程操控了地球上的机器人，还协助完成了两艘航天器的对接。蒂姆表示：“成为宇航员是一段极其非凡的经历。在过去13年里，我有幸与欧洲航天局杰出的团队共事。这段经历极其令人振奋且有意义。通过担任人类太空飞行大使的角色，我将继续支持欧洲航天局和英国航天局。”
