下面小编跟大家一起了解英语四级新闻听力分享，希望对大家的学习有所帮助。
1.
A. Rocket fuel.
B. Pressure from sunlight.
C. Wind.
D. Nuclear fuel.
2.
A. About 32 square meters.
B. About 22 square meters.
C. About 720 square meters.
D. About 2 square meters.
二、听力文本
A major experiment in solar sailing is set to launch this month. Solar sailing is a method that can push, or propel, a vehicle through space. A spacecraft is attached to a large solar sail to capture wind pressure from sunlight. This pressure is the force for movement. A small spacecraft is set to demonstrate this technology after being launched from a rocket on June 22. The spacecraft, called LightSail 2, will launch from a Falcon Heavy rocket built by American aerospace company SpaceX. The rocket will launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
LightSail 2 is a small spacecraft that weighs about five kilograms. LightSail 2 will be part of a U.S. Department of Defense operation that will also launch about 24 satellites. A main goal of the operation is to demonstrate the power of sunlight to propel spacecraft without the need for costly rocket fuel. Once in space, LightSail 2 will deploy its solar sail system, which covers a total area of about 32 square meters. Over time, it will seek to raise its orbit using the small,
continual pushes from solar photons. Project officials say they expect LightSail 2 to fly to an orbit of 720 kilometers high. This will be the first time navigating by light in Earth orbit. The amount of orbital energy needed to move LightSail 2 forward can be increased by changing the position of the sail. When a solar sail faces the Sun directly, photons push the spacecraft forward, away from the Sun. But the sail can move in other directions permitting control over where it travels.
Question 1: According to the news report, what propels LightSail 2 in space?
Question 2: According to the news report, how much area will the solar sail system of LightSail 2 cover?

三、重点词汇
1. solar: of or from the sun, or using the energy from the sun to produce electric power 太阳的；来自太阳的；使用太阳能的
2. propel: to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force 推进，推动
3. aerospace: producing or operating aircraft or spacecraft 航空航天工业的；航空航天器制造的
4. orbit: the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star （天体围绕行星或恒星运行的）轨道
5. navigate: to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel, or to find a direction across, along, or over an area of water or land, often by using a map （常指借助地图）导航，确定…的方向
6. photon: a single unit of light 光子，光量子
四、背景知识
行星协会宣布其下一代光帆驱动的卫星将于下个月发射。这个名为LightSail 2的卫星将于6月22日从佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心由SpaceX Falcon 重型火箭送入轨道。一旦LightSail 2进入轨道，它将部署一个太阳光帆，其尺寸与拳击台大小相当，旨在利用太阳光子为提供卫星推进力。如果任务成功，LightSail 2将成为一 个利用太阳光提升地球轨道的航天器。Lightsail2将部署其四块双面太阳能电池板。大约一天后，四个三角形的聚酯薄膜帆展开。帆的总面积为32平方米。太阳帆的持续推力应该会使Lightsail2的轨道在太阳帆部署后一个月内提升到新的高度。
五、参考答案
Question 1: B
Question 2: A