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1、2020;2020届高考英语听力特训3（word文本）：18Much of the flood-plagued Midwest got more rain today. Flood waters have forced more than 2,000 families out of their homes. Illinois has suffered heavily with 4 deaths and $ 30,000 damage blamed on flooding. There are also reports that one man was killed today in Oklah
2、oma when his car was swept off a bridge. A partially-ruptured dam was in Wisconsin and remains standing but leaking, and officials are fearful more rain could cause it to burst.A French television cameramen reported kidnapped in Lebanon on Sunday has been freed according to the French Foreign Minist
3、ry. A spokesman says Jean Marc Srucie was released today in the southern suburbs of Beirut and has returned to the Christian east sector of the city. No group claimed responsibility for his kidnapping and the Foreign Ministry did not provide any details about his captivity or his return.President Re
4、agan paid tribute today to former president Jimmy Carter during dedication ceremonies for Mr. Carters presidential library near Atlanta. President Reagan, who soundly defeated Carter in the 1980 election, said there was no need to downplay differences between the two men: Our very differences attest
5、 to the greatness of our nation, for I can think of no other country on earth where two political leaders could disagree so widely, yet come together in mutual respect. Mr. Reagan went on to say former President Carter graced the White House with his passion, intellect and commitment. The library wa
6、s dedicated on Mr. Carters sixty-second birthday. And President Reagan advised his predecessor that life begins at seventy.There was more rain in the Midwest today, where several states are facing rising flood waters. Thousands of people in Illinois and Wisconsin have been forced from their homes. A
7、nd in Oklahoma, the State National Guard was called upon to rescue stranded homeowners who had been cut off and trapped. In northeastern Illinois, the floods follow 5 straight days of heavy rain. Cheryl Coralie of member station, WBEZ, reports that the governor of Illinois was on the scene with a pr
8、omise for the people:Theyre coming. Theyre coming. Theyre on the way. During his tour of the damaged areas, Illinois governor, James Thompson, tried to buoy the spirits of weary residents, alerting them that much coveted sandbags were on the way. Three northern and western counties near Chicago, har
9、d hit by storms, have seen the burgeoning Foy and Desplaines Rivers spill into their streets, their garages and, ultimately, their homes.Residents and authorities had been pinning their hopes on sandbagging. Public works trucks line up to load sand onto their flatbeds. The US Army Corps of Engineers
10、 with state officials today are distributing a quarter million of the bags to communities stricken or threatened by ever expanding flood waters. But for some residents, even the sandbags have failed.The water, from flowing this way, went through and by the pressure finally knocked the sandbags over.
11、 And, within a matter of a minute, every wall came down, and I was standing in water this deep.State emergency officials say the state could suffer $ 30,000,000 in damages and what is one of Illinois worst flooding disasters. Most residents have been trying to tough it out, but rescue worker, Dave B
12、esh, says thats changing:I know theres people calling up now that refused evacuation yesterday, that are calling here now, getting hold of our trucks verbally because their phones are out, that want to be evacuated now and theyre trying to get the boats to get them out of there.The floods have drive
13、n more than 2,000 people from their homes. They have also forced road closures and businesses and schools to shut down. In Gurney, Illinois, the elementary school classrooms sit under 5 feet of water and Gurney Deputy Fire Chief, Tim McGrath, says theres little that can be done.We know were going to
14、 displace. We know that were going to sustain more loss. Theres no way of confining the river, of course, theres no controlling the river.Today, Governor Thompson declared a number of additional community state disaster areas, setting up the first step for Federal help. The rainy weather forecast is
15、 not of much comfort, and some weary workers and homeowners say the only thing left to do now is wait until the flooding passes and put everything back together again.For National Public Radio, Im Cheryl Coralie in Chicago.Fast food restaurants have made some Americans rich. Its been more than 30 ye
16、ars since the first McDonalds opened, and this nations eating habits have been transformed by fast food. Today, we spend over $50,000,000,000 a year on Whoppers Big Macs and the Colonels Fried Chicken. The key is convenience. The ignored factor is nutrition. Thats something Michael Jacobson cares about. Hes written a Fast Food Guide to tell consumers whats under the bun. As far as hamburgers go, Jacobson says one chains burg
