CET-4 Listening News Reports: Car-Free Sundays and a Study on Short Naps

News Report One.

新闻报道一。

From next month, cars will not be allowed in the centre of Bristol on Sundays.

从下个月起，周日汽车将不能进入布里斯托尔市中心。

The city council made the decision after a six-month trial.

市议会在为期六个月的试行之后做出了这一决定。

During the trial, air pollution in the centre fell by almost a third.

试行期间，市中心的空气污染下降了近三分之一。

Local cafés and shops also say they've had more customers.

当地的咖啡馆和商店也说他们的顾客变多了。

But not everyone is pleased.

但并不是所有人都满意。

Some taxi drivers say the new rule makes their journeys much longer.

一些出租车司机说，新规定让他们的路程变得长多了。

The council has promised to add more bus services on Sundays.

市议会承诺会在周日增加更多公交班次。

Questions one and two are based on the news report you have just heard.

第1题和第2题基于你刚才听到的新闻报道。

Question one. What happened during the six-month trial?

第1题。六个月试行期间发生了什么？

Question two. Why are some taxi drivers unhappy?

第2题。为什么一些出租车司机不高兴？

News Report Two.

新闻报道二。

Is a short sleep after lunch good for you?

午饭后小睡一会儿对你有好处吗？

Scientists at a British university wanted to find out.

英国一所大学的科学家想要找出答案。

They asked two hundred students to take naps of different lengths.

他们让两百名学生睡了不同时长的午觉。

Students who slept for about twenty minutes did better on memory tests.

睡了大约二十分钟的学生在记忆测试中表现更好。

But those who slept for more than an hour felt worse, not better!

但是睡了一个多小时的学生反而感觉更糟，而不是更好！

The researchers say long naps can leave us feeling heavy and slow.

研究人员说，午睡时间太长会让我们感觉沉重、迟钝。

Their advice is simple: keep it short, and nap before three o'clock.

他们的建议很简单：睡得短一点，并且在下午三点之前睡。

Questions three and four are based on the news report you have just heard.

第3题和第4题基于你刚才听到的新闻报道。

Question three. Which students did better on the memory tests?

第3题。哪些学生在记忆测试中表现更好？

Question four. What advice do the researchers give?

第4题。研究人员给出了什么建议？