2017年12月英語四級聽力原文：試卷二短篇新聞1

2017年12月英語四級聽力第二套的短篇新聞部分，有聽力原文（中英文對照），還有問題和重點單詞解析哦~  備考必看！

聽力原文：

A New Jersey black bear that walks upright on its two back legs and has become a social media darling

在新澤西州，一隻依靠兩條後腿直立行走的黑熊成爲了社交媒體的寵兒，has reemerged and has been captured on video month after its last sighting.在距離上次曝光1個月後，它再次出現並被拍攝了視頻。The bear named Pedals was spotted in a town of Oakrage,這隻名叫Pedals的熊出現在橡樹嶺鎮上。in a video posted to Facebook featuring the bear it appear to be in relatively good health and was moving quickly.從發佈在臉書上的視頻中可以看出來，這隻熊簡況狀態良好，行動敏捷。"Pedals apparently hasn't injured leg or pool that doesn't allow it to walk comfortably on all fulls", according to experts.專家表示：“很顯然，Pedals的一條腿或一隻熊掌受傷了，因此無法正常用四肢行走。”Laurence Hajna spokesman of the state for the state department environmental protection said,美國國務院環境保護署發言人Laurence Hajna說道："Officials expect the bear to make it through next winter."“工作人員們希望這隻熊能安然度過即將到來的冬天。”The bear first gained fame after was sported the wondering around neighborhoods有人最初發現這隻熊在居民區裏四處遊蕩，and was caught on videos that were posted on social media and showed on national television.拍攝了視頻併發布在社交媒體上，國家電視臺也播放了，黑熊也因此出名了。Last year, supporters pushed for Pedals to be moved to a shelter.去年，支持者們要求將Pedals轉移到庇護所。But New Jersey officials have said they won't allow the bear to be captured and transferred to the facility.但新澤西州的官員們表示，他們不會允許這隻熊被捕獲並轉移到該場所內。"The bear would do better in its natural habitat and the agency would step in if its condition deteriorated," they said.他們稱：“這隻熊在它的自然棲息地會生活得更好，如果環境惡化，環境保護署將會介入。” Questions 1 to 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.請根據你剛剛聽到的新聞報道回答問題1和問題2。Question 1. What's the probable reason the bear walks upright on its back legs?問題1：這隻熊用後腿直立行走的原因可能是什麼？Question 2. How is the bear first known for the public?問題2：這隻熊最初是如何出名的？ 

重點單詞		全部解釋
social	['səuʃəl]	adj. 社會的，社交的 n. 社交聚會
shelter	['ʃeltə]	n. 庇護所，避難所，庇護 v. 庇護，保護，	聯想記憶
upright	['ʌp'rait]	adj. 正直的，誠實的，合乎正道的
habitat	['hæbitæt]	n. (動植物的)產地，棲息地	聯想記憶
protection	[prə'tekʃən]	n. 保護，防衛	聯想記憶