PTE考生目前最大的问题之一就是练习题缺乏。除了有限的基本官方书（PLUS，Testbuilder, OG）之外就没有题了。很多英语基础不是很扎实的同学很难找到练习材料。悉尼文波雅思PTE培训学校专门为澳洲，尤其是悉尼、墨尔本的PTE考生准备了适合PTE听力阅读练习的科学60秒。各位PTE同学可以练习PTE听力中的summarise spoken text和PTE口语中的retell lecture，PTE听力口语-科学60秒-Frosty Moss练习记笔记技巧和复述。废话少说，下面开始：
听力内容：
60秒科学节目（SSS）是科学美国人网站的一套广播栏目，英文名称：Scientific American – 60 Second Science,节目内容以科学报道为主，节目仅一分钟的时间，主要对当今的科学技术新发展作以简明、通俗的介绍，对于科学的发展如何影响人们的生活环境、健康状况及科学技术，提供了大量简明易懂的阐释。
以下是墨尔本悉尼文波PTE雅思培训学校整理的原文材料：
The space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128, is inorbit right now. With some fascinating people onboard. Pilot Kevin Ford became interested in flyingwhen he was a kid and read the book Carrying theFire, by Michael Collins, command module pilot onApollo 11. When he was old enough to take flyinglessons, Ford paid for them with money he earnedbagging groceries.
Mission Specialist Jose Hernandez was born inCalifornia, into a family of migrant farm workers. Hespent his childhood shuttling between Mexico andCalifornia, working in the fields and speaking little English. But during the school year, hisparents, who possessed only third–grade educations, had him and his siblings attend school fulltime and help with the work only on weekends. His second–grade teacher in Californiaconvinced his parents to set down roots for the sake of the children’s educations. In highschool, Hernandez was inspired by astronaut Franklin Chang–Diaz, and set his course onbecoming an astronaut himself.
The whole crew has great life stories—and degrees in engineering or science. Check them outat www.snipurl.com/sts128
—Steve Mirsky
墨尔本悉尼文波PTE雅思培训学校整理
