聽力練習 unit 1 task 3
Task 3Listen to three news reports and choose the best answer to each question you have justheard.
Word Bank (report one)
protester n.抗議者
rancher n.農牧場主
reserve n.保護區
guilty a.有罪的
standoff n.僵持
graze v.放牧
squeeze v.壓榨
Word Bank (report two)
neatly ad.整齊劃一地
category n.類別
identify v.識別
autism n. 自閉症
Word Bank (report three)
appeal n.呼籲
refugee n.難民
lyric n.歌詞
commission v.委託製作
Report One
1 A.They joined in the armed protest.
B.They set fire illegally on public land.
C.They had standoff with federal officials.
D.They refused to pay for grazing cattle.
2 A.Ranchers』 passion for wildlife reserve.
B.Relationship between ranchers and federal officials.
C.Ranchers』 demands for grazing lands.
D.Public values about wildlife protection and public lands.
ReportTwo
3 A.Male and female brains can be clearly categorized.
B.Most human brains combine features of male and female.
C.Human brains can be identified by a brain scan image.
D.Human brains are influenced by sex.
4 A.Do more research on men and women similarities.
B.Make further study on sex features of male and female.
C.Study the biological differences between male and female brains.
D.Make more study on features of human beings』 brains.
ReportThree
5A.To be educated.
B.To work at a local school.
C.To be Syrian hip pop stars.
D.To leave Syria.
6 A. The charity 「Their World.」 B.Ben Hewitt.
C.The government.
D.The world leaders.
7 A. To arouse people』s attention to the three Syrian refugees.
B.To help the three Syrian refugees realize their dream.
C.To appeal to world leaders to raise money for refugee children.
D.To arouse people』s awareness of sending refugee children into school.
Task 3 Transcript
Report One
Armed protesters continue to occupy a USnational wildlifereserve in the western state of Oregon. Theleader ofthe protest is Ammon Bundy. He is a rancher fromNevada.Bundy said he wants the government to consider claims that federal officials have mistreated local ranchers.
They are also bringing attention to the case of two Oregon ranchers, who were found guilty of setting fires illegally on public land. In 2014, Bundy took part in another armed standoff with federal officials.They had refused to pay money for grazing their cattle on federal land.
An expert in land use says there has been a change in public values about wildlife protection and public lands. He says this has left ranchers feeling 「squeezed by all these changes, new environmental laws… and they feel they』re not listened to.」
ReportTwo
A new study shows that human brains do not fit neatly into 「male」 and 「female」 categories. Instead, most contain features of both. Researchers at a University in Israel identified several structural differences between thebrains ofmen and women, but could not tell the gender ofan individualjust by looking at a brain scan image.
While most scientists agree that brains contain varying mixtures of male and female structural traits, many say that common evidence proves that sex has an important influence on brain function.
Mental health experts, for example, argue that exploring biological differences between male and female brains may help answer questions such as why men are more likely than women to develop autism, while women are more likely to suffer from depression. They say more study is needed to determine in what way and to what extent one』s sex influences the brain.
ReportThree
An appeal to world leaders is calling on them to raise $750 million to educate a million Syrian refugee children living in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. A short movie has been produced to high light the transformational opportunities a place at school can have.
「With a smile and strength, we will shape tomorrow.」The optimistic rap lyrics of Samir,Abdulrahman and Mohamed—three refugee brothers who want to be Syria』s hottest hiphop stars.
The brothers fled Syria four years ago with their parents.They are among the more fortunate refugee children—they have place sat a local school where they have improved their musical skills along side a proper education.
Ben Hewittis from the charity 「Their World」 which commissioned the movie, titled 「Straight OuttaSyria.」 「The aim of this film is to raise awareness of the need to getevery child into school,」 said Hewitt.
「Getting a place in school is about more than just learning. One, it gives them longer-term hope. But also it gives them shorter-term stability, gets them back into the classroom they』re in a safe environment, and they』re focused,」he said.
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