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Section C: In this section, you will hear five short news items. Each item will be read only once.
第三节：在本节中，你将听到五段短新闻。每段新闻只读一遍。
After each item, there will be a fifteen-second pause.
每段新闻后有15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.During the COVID-19 pandemic, pets have only become more important.
16.在新冠疫情期间，宠物变得越来越重要。
They have added enjoyment and humour to lives lived indoors.
它们为室内生活增添了乐趣和幽默。
And they keep us company.
它们陪伴着我们。
However, as more people are still working from home because of health restrictions, the animals they keep are causing new problems too.
然而，由于卫生限制措施，越来越多的人仍然在家工作，他们饲养的动物也引发了新的问题。
But first, let’s talk about the good side.
但首先，让我们谈谈好的一面。
For many dogs, the quarantine may seem perfect.
对许多狗来说，隔离似乎是完美的。
Their owners are around all the time, or as we say, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
它们的主人每时每刻都在，即如我们所说，一天24小时，一周7天。
So, there might be more time for walks and more treats.
因此，可能会有更多的时间散步和更多的消遣。
Sleeping on the bed at night? Not a problem.
晚上睡在床上？没问题。
17.You may have noticed brighter night skies recently as we experienced a full moon.
17.你可能已经注意到，最近夜空变得更加明亮，因为我们经历了满月。
NASA reports the event, called the Wolf Moon, began Thursday afternoon and ended Saturday morning.
美国宇航局报告称，这一被称为狼月的事件于周四下午开始，周六上午结束。
But did you notice any changes in your personal sleep patterns in the days leading up to the full moon?
但你有没有注意到在满月前的几天里，你的个人睡眠模式有什么变化？
As the latest full moon was beginning, a new study was released suggesting that a full moon can affect human sleep cycles.
随着最近一次满月的开始，一项新的研究表明，满月会影响人类的睡眠周期。
Researchers confirmed that the nights leading up to a full moon have more natural light available after the sun goes down.
研究人员证实，在太阳下山后，满月前的夜晚有更多的自然光。
18.A rare face and hands transplant changed Joe DiMeo’s life six months ago.
18.六个月前，一次罕见的面部和手部移植手术改变了乔·迪梅奥的生活。
A transplant is a medical operation in which an organ or body part is removed from one person and attached to another person.
移植手术指的是从一个人身上摘除器官（即身体部位），然后把器官装到另一个人身上的医疗手术。
DiMeo is 22 years old and comes from the state of New Jersey.
迪梅奥今年22岁，来自新泽西州。
He had the operation last August.
他去年8月做了移植手术。
He received the new face and hands two years after being badly burned in a car crash.
在一场车祸中严重烧伤两年后，他得到了新的面部和双手。
Today, he is relearning how to do simple movements.
如今，他正在重新学习如何做简单的动作。
He works on smiling and opening and closing his eyes.
他努力练习微笑，睁眼睛和闭眼睛。
With his new hands, he is relearning actions like squeezing and pinching.
他正在用他的新手重新学习捏和掐等动作。
19. On Scotland’s Isle of Skye, scientists have identified two areas with evidence of ancient life forms.
19.在苏格兰的斯凯岛上，科学家发现了两个有古代生命形式证据的区域。
Researchers believe the markings are, in fact, footprints from dinosaurs that lived 170 million years ago.
研究人员认为，这些标记实际上是生活在1.7亿年前的恐龙的脚印。
They say the prints date to the middle of the Jurassic Period, a time from which few dinosaur fossils have been recovered.
他们说，这些脚印可以追溯到侏罗纪中期，科学家几乎没有发现这个时期的恐龙化石。
Researchers reported this month on their study of about 50 fossilized footprints at the two sites.
研究人员本月报告了他们在这两个地点对约50个脚印化石的研究。
The markings are just a few hundred meters apart from each other.
这些标记之间的距离只有几百米。
They are said to show dinosaurs walking in different directions.
据说它们表明了恐龙在朝不同的方向行走。
20. Brain scans offer us a rare sight: a look into the mind and its mysteries.
20.脑部扫描为我们提供了一个罕见的视角：了解大脑及其奥秘。
They promise answers to many questions.
它们承诺为许多问题提供答案。
How do we feel pain? How do we know a face? How do we move our body?
我们是如何感觉到疼痛的？我们如何认识一张脸？我们如何移动我们的身体？
But can brain scans really answer these questions?
但脑部扫描真的能回答这些问题吗？
Many scientists are now rethinking the value of brain scan research and whether its findings are true.
许多科学家现在正在重新思考脑扫描研究的价值，以及它的发现是否真实。
Brain scan studies have been criticized for several things.
脑部扫描研究在几个方面受到了批评。
Criticisms include using too few subjects and incorrectly reading results.
批评包括使用过少的研究对象和错误的读取结果。
