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新闻报道1
France is facing potentially more than one billion dollars and lost revenue this year,
due to huge declines in tourism. (1) Safety concerns have been one of the biggest
reasons why the country has lost over half a billion in revenue already in the first six
months of 2016. The terror attacks in paris last november, we’re called europe’s worst
in the past decade besides violence, workers strikes and heavy floods are said to have
also been why international tourists have stayed away. So far in the paris region there’s
been a forty six percent decline in Japanese visitors, thirty five percent fewer Russians
and twenty seven percent fewer Italians.
American travelers seemed the least affected. Their numbers have only dropped
by roughly five percent. According to the french government, the country is the number
one tourist destination in the world, and tourism is extremely important to the French
economy. The sector represents roughly nine percent of its GDP. (2) The Head of Paris’s
Tourism Board said: “it’s time that the tourism sector is going through an industrial
disaster.”
Question 1 What counts most for the huge declines in tourism in France?
Question 2 What do we learn from the report about tourism in France?
News report 2
(3) A small plane with two sick U.S. workers arrived safely in Chile late
Wednesday after leaving Antarctica in a daring rescue mission from a remote South
Pole research station.
After making a stop for a few hours at a British station on the edge of Antarctica,
the two workers were flown to the southernmost Chilean city of Punta Arenas. In a
chaotic two days of flying, the rescue team flew 3,000 miles round-trip from the British
station Rothera to pick up the workers at the U.S Amundsen-Scott Station at the South
Pole.
The two patients aboard will be transported to a medical facility that can provide
a level of care that is not available at Amundsen-Scott, says a spokesperson. (4)
Normally planes don’t go to the polar post from February to October because of the
dangers of flying in the pitch-dark and cold.
“Antarctica creates a hostile environment,” says the operations director for the
British Antarctic Survey, “if you are not careful, it’ll come around and bite you.”
Question 3 What was the small plane’s mission to Antarctica?
Question 4 What makes flying to Antarctica dangerous from February to October?
News report 3
(5) A pilot from Virginia removed his son’s loose tooth using a helicopter. (6) Rick
Rahim from Virginia flies helicopters for a living, and when his seven months tooth
became loose he did not waste time by tying it to a door handle.
(6) Instead, Mr. Rahim tied one end of a string around his son’s tooth, and the other
end to his full-sized commercial helicopter. (7) The father of four posted video clip of
his playful venture on Facebook, advising parents to do fun and creative stuff with their
kids.
The video shows him launching the helicopter into the air and flying just far
enough to successfully remove the loose tooth. At the end of the video, Mr. Regime
assures watches that the circumstances were safe, and that he has 13 years of helicopter
flying experience behind him.
“You’ve got to do everything safe in life, and that’s what I did today,” he said. Mr.
Rahim later said that although some parents have used remote control helicopters to
pull teeth before, he might be the first to use a full-sized aircraft, as he can’t find
evidence that it has been done before.
Question 5 How did Rick Rahim remove his son’s loose tooth?
Question 6 What does the news reports say about Rick Rahim?
Question 7 What did Rick Rahim advise parents to do with their kids?
Conversation 1
W: Hi, Emma’s speaking. Who’s this?
M: (8) Hi, Emma, I’m Paul from Hermes Delivery Service. Here’s a package for you.
Are you at home to collect it?
W: (9) Oh, Sorry, Paul. I’m out of the moment. Can you put it in my mailbox?
M: I’m afraid I can’t do that. Sorry, the package is too big, and it needs a signature to
confirm you have received it. So I would need to deliver it at a time when you’re in.
W: Okay, well, I’m out all day today, but I should be in tomorrow morning before I go
out for lunch. And then I’ll be at home again later in the afternoon. Will either of
those times be convenient for you?
M: (10) There not unfortunately, I’m Sorry. I won’t be in the area tomorrow as I have
some other deliveries to make on the other side of town. I could come the day after,
if that suits you.
W: Okay, yes, that should be fine. I have a friend coming round in the afternoon, but
I’ll be at home. So the day after tomorrow will be great. Do I need to pay for the
package?
M: No, you don’t. It says here that you pay for it when you ordered it online.
W: Oh, yes, I did. I got mixed up.
M: (11) So you just need to sign the form to say you’ve received it.
W: Ok, great. See you the day after tomorrow then.
M: Yes. See you then.
Question 8 Why is the man making the phone call?
Question 9 Why can’t the woman meet the man today?
Question 10 Why is the man unable to see the woman tomorrow?
Question 11 What should the woman do to receive her purchase?
Conversation Two
M: Hi, Emily! (12) I hear you’re leaving for Italy soon. Do you plan to have a goingaway party before you disappear? It’ll be really nice for us to hang out together
before you go.
W: I’m not sure. I’m leaving in just two more days, and I’m going to miss all my friends
here and especially this place. Why don’t you come over? (13) I’m feeling rather
sad, actually. I’m currently sitting alone at a table outside the Black Cat Cafe,
listening to the rain and watching people passing by.
M: I am Sorry. I can’t just now. (14) I need to get this assignment finished by Monday,
and I’m way behind. Anyhow, cheer up! You’re not leaving for good. And you’ll
absolutely love Italy.
W: Yeah, you’re right. But I just feel like I’m not quite ready to go. And studying in a
foreign country seems a bit overwhelming.
M: Just think of your life in Milan. In the mornings, you can go down to a small local
cafe, soaking up the sun’s rays and drinking coffee. I envy you. You can buy lots of
gorgeous Italian clothes
W: That does sound nice. And of course I can keep in touch with everyone through
Facebook. Maybe you can all come visit me.
M: Of course we will. When is your flight?
W: On Saturday, after lunch, at 1:45.
M: Okay, (15) I’ll try and come to the airport on Saturday to see you off. I’ll give you a
call that morning, no matter what.
Question 12 What is the woman going to do?
Question 13 How does the woman feel at the moment?
Question 14 Why can’t the man meet the woman now?
Question 15 What will the man possibly do on Saturday?