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Unit1Parents

PartB

ListeniiiRTasks

Passage1

DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)

Script:

After22yearsofmarriage,1havediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationship

withmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.

ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome."Liftistooshort,youneedtospendtimewith

thepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,but1knowyouloveherandIthinkthatif

thetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”

The"other**womanmywifewasencouragingmetodaleismymother,a72-year-oldwidow

whohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,1moved2,500miles

awaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsix

yearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsof

myjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersand

holidays.

Momwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhen1calledandsuggestedthetwoofusgooutto

dinnerandamovie.

“What'swrong?”sheasked.

“IthoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyouJIsaid."Justthetwoofus.”

“IwouldlikethataloC'shesaid.

When1pulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwas

curled,andshewassmiling.fc*Itoldmyladyfriends1wasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywere

allimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,**Mothersaid.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife.Peggy?

a.Neverdatinganotherwoman.

b.Askinghismothertolivewithhisfamily.

c.Seeingmoreofhismother.

d.Takinghiswifeandchildrentoadinnerandamovie.

2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker,smother?

a.Shehaslivedalondyli侥fc>rmanyyears.

b.Shehasgotthreechildren.

c.Shedocsnotgetonwellwithherdaughter-in-law.

d.Sheoftengoesoutwithherladyfriends.

3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?

a.Understandable,b.Caring.

c.Sympathetic.d.Friendly.

Exercise2

Listenagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhatwasPeggy'sidea?Whatdidshesaytoherhusband?

Shesuggestedthatherhusband$Dcndmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,

“Li及islooshortyouneedlospendlimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieve

me,bin1knowyouloveherandIthinkthalifthe【woofyouspendmorelimelORethcr,ilwill

makeuscloser.”

2.Howdoyouknowthatthemotherwasexcitedaboutthedatewithherson?

1)Whenthespeakerdroveintohismother'sdriveway,shewaswailingbythedoorwithher

3alonandshehadherhaircurled.

2)Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboulthis.

Passage2

DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)

Script:

Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyes

nowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihad(oreadthemenutorbothofus.

“Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,**shesaid.

“Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor/'1said.

Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolong

thatwemissedthemovie.

'THgooutwithyouagain,**mymothersaidas1droppedhero优c'butonlyifyouletmebuy

dinnernexttime.”

Iagreed.

"Howwasyourdate?*'mywifeaskedwhen1gothomethatevening.

“Nice...nicerthan1thoughtitwouldbe：1said.

Momand1getoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,but

mostlywetalk.1tellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsme

inonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpastNowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkina

factoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmylatherthere,andknowhowthey

wentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome.a

partofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworries

aboutthedaysahead.

Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmeiheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywas

right.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

&Learningaboutone'sfamilyhistoryismoreimportantthanwork.

b.Oneshouldspendtimecatchinguponmissinglinksinone'sfamilyhistory.

c.Spendingtimewithone'sagedmotherisarewardingexperience.

d.Lifewillbemoremcaningtiilifyoucanbalanceworkandfamily.

2.Whichofihefollowingistrue?

a.Thespeakerfindshisdateswithhismotherasrewardingashehadexpected.

b.Thespeakercareslittleabouthisfamilyhistory.

c.Thespeakerknowsnothingabouthisparents'past

d.ThespeakerisDroudofhis\3上andchildren.

3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?

a.Thespeaker'smarriageisincrisis.

b.Thespeakermustbeaworkaholic.

c.Thespeaker'smotherwon'thavetoworryaboutherfutureanymore.

d.Thespeaker'sfamilyliR;becomeshapsicraRcrhisregularoutingswithhismother.

Exercise2

Listentotherecordingonceagain.Thencompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.Whatdidthespeakerdowhenhehadthefirstdatewithhismother?

Helookhismotheroutlodinnerinaneighborhoodplace.

2.Whatdidthespeakerthinkofthedatewithhismother?

HethoughtitwasnicerthanheexDCCted.

3.Howoftendothespeakerandhismothermeeteverymonth?

Acoupleoftimes.

4.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofspendingtimewithhismother?

Hethinksthat1)spendingtimewithhismotherhastaughthimtheimportanceofslowingdown：

2)datingwithhismotherhashelpedhismarriage.

PartC

TestYourLiSening

ShortConversations

Listentofiveshortconversationsbetweenhxospeakersandchoosetherightanswerstothe

questionsyouhear.

1.a.Parentsshoulddealwithteenagedrinkingseriously,

b.Parentsnhouldn'lallowtheirchildrenloomuchliecdom.

c.Childrenshouldbeawareoftheconsequencesoftoomuchdrinking.

d.Childrenshouldnotdrinktoomuch.

2.也Thevalueofmoney.

b.Howtobudgettheirexpenseswisely.

c.Momhkallowancesfbrchildren.

d.Agoodwaytospendmoney.

3.a.Happy,b.Worried.

c.Unhappy,d.Proud.

4.a.Herfather'saccident.

b.Herfather*sinjuriesaftertheaccident.

c.Herfather'spoorhealth.

d.Herfhlher'soperaiion.

5.a.Mothersdecoratetheirhouseswithflowerstocelebratetheoccasion.

b.Motherswearpinkcarnationsonthatday.

c.Childrenbuytheirmotherscarnationsofdifferentcolors.

d.Childrensendihcirmothersflowersandcards.

Script:

LW:Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan*1keeptheirteenage

childrenfromdrinking.

M:1know.Tomymind,it'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame.

Q:Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'sresponse?

2.M:Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance?

W:1thinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancetheycanlearn

tobudgettheirexpenseswisely.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

3.M:Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.Threehoursadayweekdaysandallday

Saturday.

W:Congratulations,Tom.Butarcyousureyoucanhandleit?Whataboutyourhomework

andyourpianolessons?

Q:HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'spart-timejobatthesupermarket?

4.M:Hey,Mary,youlooksoupset.Whathappened?

W:Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperation

tomorrow.Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.1reallydon'tknowwhetherhecansurviveiL

Q:What'sthewomanworriedabout?

5.W:Mother'sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoinyour

countryonthatday?

M:Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,itisa

commonpracticeforthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday.

Q:WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'sDayintheman'scountry?

Unit2Coincidence

PartB

ListeninRTasks

Passage1

WhataCoincidence!(PartOne)

Script:

Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitiontoramedicalschoolin1984was

15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,

hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-tbr-saleadsinnewspapers

inordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouse

inanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.

Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogeta

gooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.

Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthad

tobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3

o'clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.His

heartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.

Theownertoldhimthathecouldn'tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomeright

then,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverything

aside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.

Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,

thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,

somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!Theoldmanhaddied

fifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.He

rememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand.

failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencould

somedaybecomeadoctor.

Exercise1

Listentothestory-andchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsy^ouhear.

1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?

aMr.Stewartandhisson.

b.Mr.Slewartandhisclient.

c.Mr.Stewartandhisfather-in-law.

d.Mr.Stewart'sfather-in-lawandtheownerofthehouse.

2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?

a.Fromahouse-砧卜saleadvcrtisemenlinanewspaperputupbytheowner.

b.ThroughtheintroductionofMr.Stewart'sfather-in-law.

c.Theyattendedthesamemedicalschool.

d.Theylivedinthesameneighborhood.

3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?

a.Hehadnohousetolivein.

b.Hehadlosthisjob.

c.Hewasdisappointedwithhisson.

d-Hedidnothaveenoughkindsfbrhisson'scclleuseducation.

4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?

a.Hisclient'shousewastheonethatoncebelongedtoafriendofhis.

b.Hisclient'shousewastheonehisfamilyoncelivedin.

c.Hisclient/shousewastheonehisfatheLin-lawoncelivedin.

d.Hisclienfshousewastheoneheoncewantedtobuy.

Exercise2

ListentothestoryagainandJill加theblankswiththemissinginformation.

Thestoryhappenedin1984.Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,hadason

whosenamewasAndrew.Theyoungmanwantedtogotoamedicalschool.Butthe

tuitionwassohighthathisfathercouldn'taffordii・Inordertohelphis

sonrealizehisdream,Mr.StewartsearchednewsnaDCTads,hopingtofindextrabusiness.

Oneadvertisementcaughthiseye.hwasforthesaleofahousenearwherehelived.Buialthough

hesucceededinpersuadingtheownerofthehousetolethimbehisagent,theappointmenttime

waschanRedagainandagain.Atlast,hereceivedaphonecallfromtheowner,askinghimtogo

anddiscussthematterwithhimrightaway.Mr.Stewartpulasideeverythinghewasdoingand

leftimmedialclyforthehouse.Whenheapproachedthearea,hefoundeverythingthere

lookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhesawthehouse,herealizeditwashis

falher-inTaw'soldhouse.Hehadvisileditmanytimesyearsagowhenhis

fatheLin-lawwasstillalive.Wharacoincidence!

Passage2

WhataCoincidence!(PartTwo)

Script:

Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazedtofindthatthehousewas

decoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthisandthelatterbecame

intriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.Itsohappenedthatinthe

middleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliveraletter.Andtheletter

wasaddressedtoMr.Stewart*sfather-in-law!WereitnotforMr.Stewart's

presencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnopersonofthatname

livedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureonthereceiptslip,Mr.

Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,theownerurgedMr.Stewartto

opentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletterwasfromabank.Whenheopenedit,

twowordsimmediatelymethiseye-“Foreducation*\Itwasabankstatement

ofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyearsagoforhisgrandchildren's

educationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedovertheyears,thestanding

valueoftheamountcametoalittleover515,000,justenoughmoneytocover

thetuitionofAndrew'sfirstyearatamedicalcollege!

Anotherthingthatisworthmentioningisaboutthepostman.Theoriginalpostman,whohad

workedinthisneighborhood,calledinsickthatday.Sothepostman,whowasnwtothearea,

cametodelivermailinhisplace.Haditbeentheoldpostman,theletterwouldundoubtedlyhave

beenreturnedtothesender,asheknewfullwellthatnopersonbearingthatnamelivedinthat

houseanylonger.

ThemiraclewasablessingforAndrew.Withthemoneygiventohimbyhisgrandfatherhe

wasabletostudymedicine.NowheisadoctorinIllinois.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandwritedownthecoincidencesmentionedinthetext.

1.ThehousewasdccoralcdexactlyihcsameaeMr.Slcwart「nmemberedit.

2.Mr.StewarthaDoencdlobeinthehousewhenapostmancamelodeliveraletterlohisfklhcr-

inJawwhohaddied15yearsa\o.

3.TheoldDostmanhadcalledinlickdiatday,andihcpostmanwhocomeinhi$olaccwasnot

familiarwilhtheneighborhood.Otherwisetheletterwouldhavebeenreturnedtoitssender.

Exercise2

Listentotherecordingagainandwritedownanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.HowdidtheownerfeelaboutthefactthatMr.Stewart,sfather-in-lawonce

livedinthehouse?

Hewasinirigued.

2.Whatwasinsidetheletterdeliveredbythepostman?

Abankstatement.

3.WhatdidMr.Stewartlearnfromtheletter?

HisfalheLin-lawhadpulanamouniofmoneyinthebankforhis

grandchildren'seducalion,

4.Whatwasthestandingvalueoftheamountofmoneyfifteenyearslater?

Alittleover$15,000.

5.WhatcouldAndrewdowiththemoney?

HecouldusethemoneylocoverdwluiticnofhisfirstyearatamedicalccllcgK.

6.WhatdoyouknowaboutAndrewnow?

HeisadocturinHlinuis.

PartC

TestYourLisiening

ACompoundDictation

Listentothepassagethreetimesandsupplythemissinginformation.

Oneofthebest-knoun1)coHec［沁nsofparallelsisbetweenthecareersofAbrahamLincoln

andJohnF.Kennedy.Bothwere2)shotonaFriday,inthe3)presenceoftheirwives;bothwere

succeededbyaSouthernernamedJohnson;boththeirkillerswerethemselveskilledbeforethey

couldbebroughtto4)justice.LincolnhadasecretarycalledKennedy;Kennedyasecretarycalled

Lincoln.LincolnwaskilledintheFord5)Theater:Kennedymethisdeathwhileridingina

LincolnconvertiblemadebytheFordMotorCompany—andsoon.

Similarcoincidencesoften6)occurbetweentwins.AnewsstoryfromFinlandreportedof

two70-year-oldtwinbrothersdyingtwohoursapartinseparateaccidents,withbothbeinghitby

truckswhilecrossingthesameroadonbicycles.Accordingtothepolice,thesecond7)victim

couldnothaveknownabouthisbrother'sdeath,as8)officershadonlymanagedtoidemi®(he

firstvictimminutesbefbrethesecondaccident.

Connectionsarealsofoundbetweenidenticaltwinswhohavebeenseparaledatbirth.

DorothyLoweandBridgetHarrisonwereseparatedin1945,anddidnotmeetuntil1979,when

theywereflownoverfromBritainforaninvestigationbyapsychologistattheUniversityof

Minnesota.Theyfoundthatwhentheymettheywerebothwearingsevenringsontheirhands,

twobraceletsononewrist,awatchandabraceletontheother.9)Theymarriedondiesameday,

hadwornidenticalweddingdressesandcarriedthesameflowers.Dorothyhadnamedherson

RichardAndrewandherdaughterCatherineLouise：BridgethadnamedhersonAndrewRichard

andherdaughterKarenLouise.Infact,shehadwantedtocallherCatherine.Bothhadacalcalled

Tiger.Theyalsohadastringofsimilarmannerisms(习惯性的举止)whentheywerenenous.

10)Hewcunwuexplaintheabovesimilarilies?

Unit3Courage

PartB

Lirtwiin*Tsks

Passafs1

Krimali(PartOne)

Script:

OnthemorningofthedevastatingearthquakethatstruckIndiain2001.

Krimali.agirlof17.hadjustlefthometogotoaninterviewforaposition

ofasalesclerk.Shewaspleasedwithhergreenandyellowflowereddress,but

feltsomethingwasn'tquiterightaboutherhair.Shereturnedhome,removing

hershoesandleavingthematthedoor.

Momentslater,theearthquakestruck.CeiIingsandwallsinthebuilding

shookinthedeafeningnoise.Theneverythingbegancrashingdown.

KrimaIiandherimmediatefamilyescapedseriousinjurybutwereunabIeto

maketheirwayout.Theceilingofanentireroomtoweredabovetheonly

possibleescaperoute.Completelydetachedonthreesides,thehugeslabclung

toanoutsidewalIonitsfourthside.Toanobserver,itcoulddropatany

moment.

Peoplewerescreaminganddidn'tknowwhattodo.KhmalidecidedtoactCarefullysheclimbedbarefoot

upanddownthedebrisuntilshereachedapointjustbeneathiheswayingceiling.Aboutfourmetersbelowwere

unevenpiecesofconcrete,brokenglassandsmashedftimiture.allmixedwithsharpspikesofiron.Sheknewif

shecouldmanagetogetdowntothegroundlevel,shecouldmakeherwaytosafety.Shepausedtofigureoutdie

beslwaydoun.Astherewasn'tanygoodplacetojump,shejustjumped.Luckily,shelandedinacrouch,herfeet

tni&singanysharpedges.Emboldenedbyhergoodfortune.Krimaliknewitwasuptohertopersuadeochersto

fbllw.

Exercise1

Listentothepassageandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.doesthepassagemainlytellus?

a.AseriousearthquakestruckIndiaandmanypeopleweretrappedinabuilding.

b.Ayounggirlbelmvedcourageouslyduringanearthquakeandcriedherbeslrosavepeopletrappedina

building.

c.Krimaliwasverybraveandmanaged【oniakeherwayoulofabuildingdamagedb\aserious

earthquake.

d.Krimaliremainedcalmwhentheearthquakestruckwhileotherspanickedanddidnotknowwhaitodo.

2.WhalcanbesaidaboutKrimali?

a.Shewasconfidentandclever.

b.Shewasbravebutnotverycaretul.

c.Shewaswillin女lotakerisks.

d.Shewasstrongeriha»mostgirlsofherage.

Exeroise2

Listenagainanddecidewhetherthestatementsiwheararetrue(T)orfalse(F).

I.Krinuliuanted(omakeagoodimpressionatthejobinterview.(T)

2.Krimalireturnedhomebecauseherinterviewwascancelled.(F)

3.Krimalicainelionwonlytofinditdestroyedbyapowerfulearthquake.(F)

4.Fortunately,noonewasseriouslyinjuredwhenthebuildingcollapsed.(F)

5.Theeiitireceilingofaroomfelldownandblockedtheonlyescaperoute.(F)

6.ItwasespeciallyriskyforKrimalitojumpbecauseshewasno<wearingshoes.(T)

7.ItwasbymereluckihalKrimalilandedontothegroundlevelwithouthittinganysharpedges.(T)

8.Krimaliknewifshecouldmakeasafeescape,otherswouldbeonlytoowillingtofollowher.(F)

Passage2

Krimali(PartTwo)

Script:

Krimaliplannedtorescueherfamilyfirstbutjustthensheheardawomanfromtwostoreysabove

screamingforsomeonetosavehertwo-n>onth-o1dbaby.

“Throwthebabytome/'Krimalishouted.441cancatchher!”

Thewomanrefused.Krimalitoldthewomaniowrapthebabyinbedsheetsandthentossherdown.Crying

unconlrollably,themotherwrapped(helittlegirlbutstillwouldno<panwithherbaby.Asthemothertriedto

decidewhattodo.Krimaliintentlywatchedtheconcreteceilinghangingaboveher.Finallythemothertossedthe

baby.Krimalimadeacleancatch.Abrightsmilelitupthewoman'sface.**rilbeback!”Krimalicalled<MIL

huggingthechildtoherasshehurriedlypickedherwayouttowheresurvivorshadgathered.

Shegaveupthebaby,thenaskedifanyofthementherewouldcomebackwithhertohelpotherstrappedin

thebuilding.Noonecameforward,fortheywereallafraidoftlutswayingceiling.ButforKrimali,asmallgirlof

154centimetersinheightandweighingabout50kilos,herfearshadbeenliftedbywhatshehadaccomplished.

Onherwaybacktniotberuins,shesawpartofalargedoor.Itwasextremelyheavybutshemanaged(odrag

ittothespotjustbelowthehangingceiling.Byplacingitontheruins,shecreatedsomethinglikeaslidingboard.

WithKrimalicoachingher.thebaby'smotherpartlyjumpedandpartlyrolleddowntheboardtothegroundlevel.

Krimaliledherthroughthedebristoherbaby.

InthehoursthatfbllouedKrimalimadecountlessrescuemissionsintothebuilding,eachtimeintheshadow

ofthehugeceiling.Thankstohercourage,abouttwodozenmen,womenandchildrenweresaved.

Exeroiso1

Listentothepassageandchctosetherightanx^vrstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbeapropertitlefbrthepassage?

a.ALonelyRescuer.b.MissionImpossible.

c.MotherandBabySaved.d.Krimali'sRescueMission、.

2.Howwouldyoudescribethespeaker'sattitudetowardKrimali?

a.Neutral.b.Admiring.

c.Approving.d.Worshipping.

Exercise2

Listentothepassageagainandansn-erthefollowingquestions.

1.WhydidthewomanrefusetothrowthebabygirltoKrimaliatfirst?

Becauseshe认asafraidKrinialimighlnoibeableI。catchihcbaby.

2.WhydidKriinaliaskthewomantowrapdiebabyinbedsheets?

Becauseshethoughtthebedsheetscouldsomehowprotectthebabyfrombeinghurtifshe

failedtocatchher.

3.Whydidthemenstandingoutsidethebuildingrefusetohelp?

BecausetheywereaGaidoftheswayingceiling.

4.WhydidKrimalimakeaslidingboard?

T。makeiteasierandsaidafbrthebabyymaherlogeldown.

5.HowmanylivesweresavedbyKrimali?

Abou>twodozen.

PartC

TestYourLisieninR

APassage

Listentothepassageandchoosetheright。几SMerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Wherewasthespeaker'softice?

a.The88thfloor,northtower.

b.The78thfloor,northtower.

c.The88thfloor,southlower.

d.The78thfloor,southtower.

2.Whydidthespeakerandothersescapeintoacomeroffice?

a.Thecorridorswerefullofflamesandeverythingwasonfire.

b.Theyheardthalihestairwellsweregone.

c.Theydidn'twanttomaketheirwaydownonfoot.

(LThecomerofficesweresafeasthecarpetstherewerefire-proof

3.Whathappenedlothespeakerandotherswhentheyreachedthe40thfloor?

a.Thefiremencameupandstoppedthem.

b.Theyweretoldtostoptomakewayforthefirefighters.

c.Theystoppedtohelpthefiremencarrytheheavyequipment.

d.Theycameloacompletestopasagreatmanypeoplewereihcrc.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

a.Thespeakerwasthelasttoescapefromthebuildingbecausehehadanartificialleg.

b.Thebuildingcollapsedimmediatelyafterthespeakergotout.

c.Manypeoplediedbecausetheygottrappedinelevators.

d.Duringihcjourneydownmanypeopleshowedcareandconcernfbrothers.

Script:

WhenthefirstplaneslammedintotheWorldTradeCenter'snorthtower,Iwasalreadyatmy

deskonthe88thfloor.Then1feltthewholebuildingbouncing,shaking.Myinstincttoldmethat

therewasanexplosionaboveusandthatweshouldtrytogetoutbutthecorridorswerefullof

flames.

Knowingthattheiumitureandthecarpetswerefire-resistant,1figuredthateverything

wasn,tgoingtobum.Then1heardsomeoneyellthatthestairwells(楼梯井)weregone.Soa