一、聽力練習
1.
A. NASA chooses Nokia to launch its first communications satellite to the moon.
B. NASA chooses Nokia to build the first mobile phone network on the moon.
C. NASA chooses Nokia to design mobile phone for its astronauts.
D. NASA chooses Nokia to collect data sent from the moon.
2.
A. Reliability.
B. Lower cost.
C. Wider range of coverage.
D. Easy access.
二、聽力文本
Nokia says it has been chosen by the American space agency NASA to build the first mobile phone network on the moon. The Finnish technology company recently announced that its Nokia Bell Labs division will build the lunar communications system. It said NASA will put the equipment on a lunar lander. The spacecraft is expected to reach the moon's surface in late 2022. Earlier this month, NASA announced it had awarded $370 million to 14 companies to provide technology for the moon-landing program. The money will support studies of cryogenic fluid management and technologies related to energy storage and power production on the moon's surface. The space agency also signed a deal for the development and testing of improved lunar landing systems. And it is seeking private companies to mine rocks and other resources on the moon. Nokia said its network will provide critical communications for work astronauts will need to perform on the moon. This will include remote control of lunar vehicles and other equipment, real-time navigation activities and high-quality video streaming. The equipment includes a base station, antennas and computer software programs. All the equipment will be designed to survive difficult launches, lunar landings and extreme conditions in space. Nokia said the equipment is designed to configure, or set up, the 4G/LTE communications network on its own. Marcus Weldon is Nokia's chief technology officer. Weldon said he sees the 4G/LTE system as a necessity to support "a sustainable human presence on the lunar surface." The company decided to use 4G instead of 5G, the latest mobile technology, because 4G has been available longer and proven its reliability. Nokia said its long-term goal is to move the moon network to 5G technology in the future.
Question 1: What’s the main idea of this news report?
Question 2: According to the news report, why 4G will be used by Nokia?
三、重點詞彙
1. cryogenic: related to the scientific study of very low temperatures and how to produce them 低溫學的
2. navigation: the act of directing a ship, aircraft, etc. from one place to another, or the science of finding a way from one place to another 領航（術）；導航（術）
3. configure: to arrange something or change the controls on a computer or other device so that it can be used in a particular way 裝配，配置，設定（計算機或其他裝置的設備）
四、背景知識
當地時間10月19日，芬蘭廣播公司(YLE)報導，美國宇航局選擇芬蘭諾基亞為月球建造首個4G網絡。諾基亞表示，通訊是美國宇航局Artemis計劃的重要組成部分，該計劃旨在本世紀末為月球創造持久的網絡條件。據諾基亞稱，該網絡滿足太空人的所有需求，可以傳輸音頻和視頻，並提供遙感和生物特徵數據以及控制機器人。該網絡將於2022年末建成。諾基亞首席技術官馬庫斯·韋爾登(Marcus Weldon)說：「有彈性和高容量的通信網絡對於人類在月球條件下的成功停留至關重要。」（背景知識來自於http://tech.china.com.cn/telecom/20201020/370882.shtml）
五、參考答案
Question 1: A
Question 2: A