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1、NewsReportOne(1)A22-year-oldChinesewomanwhosufferedfromapersistentcoughwasshockedtolearnthatshehadapieceofchickenbonelodgedinherlung.TheunnamedwomanfromtheprovinceofShandongstartedhavecoughingproblemswhenshewas7or8yearsold.For14years,shemadenumeroushospitalvisits.However,nodoctorcouldidentifyanyprob
2、lem.Heruncontrollablecoughingwasamystery.Finally,thewomangotafullbodyscanatahospitalinthecityofQingdao.Thisspecialmedicalprocedurerevealedshehadachickenbonestuckinherlung.(2)Doctorsperformedsurgeryandremovedthebone.Thesimpleprocedurewentsmoothlyandthewomanhasrecoveredfullywiththebonefinallyremovedfr
3、omherlung,thewomanisveryhappythatshenolongersuffersfromthatannoyingcough.1.Whatwasthewomansproblem?2.Howwasthewomansproblemeventuallysolved?NewsReportTwo(3)AwhiteshapenamedPricklesthatranawayfromanAustralianfarmduringthe2013bushfiresrecentlyreturnedhome.AccordingtofarmerAliceGray,Prickleswasonlyalam
4、bwhensheranaway.Thebushfiresthathittheareabackthendestroyedalargepartofherfamilysmassiveproperty.TheythoughtPrickleshaddiedinthefire.Butinstead,theyoungsheepescapedintoa200-acreforestnearthefarm.(4)Oncethefireswereover,thefamilyhadtofixthedamagedonetothefarmasitwassuchalargeproperty,whichincludedreb
5、uildingabout40kilometersoffencing.ItwasthishugefencingthatpreventedPicklesfromfindingherwayback.Overtheyears,thefamilyspottedherafewtimes.Theyevenrecordedherwithcamerasinstalledtomonitortheactivity.ButwhentheyknewPringleswasalive,theycouldntfindherandneverexpectedhertoreturnbyherself.Sevenyearslater
6、,theywereprovenwrong.3.WhatdoesthenewssayaboutthewhitesheepPrickles?4.Whatthefamilydoofthebushfires?NewsReportThree(5)TonsofgoldhavefallenoutoftheskyinRussiaafteracargoplanemalfunctionedinmidairthismorning.Theaircraftwascarrying265millionpoundsworthofgoldanddiamonds,whenthedoorflewopen,sendingthepre
7、ciousmetalbacktoearth.Accordingtotheofficialnewsagency,Russianauthoritieshaverecoveredmorethan170goldbarsweighing20kilogramseach.TheplanewastravelingfromYakutskairportinamajordiamondproducingregiontothecityKrasnoyarskinSiberia.(6)However,theaircraftmadeanemergencylandinginMaganafterbeganlosingsomeof
8、itsvaluablecargo.Reportssuggestsomebarsofgoldwerescattereduptofifteenmilesawayfromtheairport.NinetonsofgoldonplaneAN12belongedtoagoldminecompany.Policehavesealedofftherunwayandsayitisunclearifitwasanaccidentoranattemptedrobbery.(7)Technicalengineerswhoworkedontheplanepriortotakeoffarereportedlygoing
9、tobequestionedbythepolice.5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?6.Whatdidtheaircraftdowhentheincidenthappened?7.Whatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutthetechnicalengineerswhoworkedontheplanebeforetakeoff?ConversationOne8.Whydoesthemanhavethisconversationwiththemanrecorded?Hisjobisrelatedtothecustomerservice.9.Wha
10、tisthewomanspurposeofcallingtothefurniturecompany?Shewantstoknowwhenshecangethermoneyback.10.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherbankcard?ThenewbankcardwillbesenttoheronTuesday,andthebankmayhascanceledtheoldonebeforethemanmadethepayment.11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?Sheneedstoupdatethecarddetailsdirect
11、lyonthewebsite.ConversationTwo12.Whyisntthemangoingtocook?Heswornout.13.Whatdoesthemansayhelldoonhisphone?Hellusethefooddeliveryapponhisphone.14.WhatdoesthewomanthinkoftheIndianfood?Thatsnotthekindofthehotshemeans.Sheneedssomethingmild.15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?Shesreallydifficulttoplease.Pas
12、sageOne(16)AnewstudycarriedoutbytheuniversityofLincolnhasfoundalinkbetweenthepersonalitiesofcatownersandthebehaviorandwellbeingoftheircats.Thefindingssuggestthatjustasapparentpersonalitycanaffectthepersonalityofachild,thesameistrueforacatanditsowner.Ownersdefinedasindividualswithhighlevelsofanxiety,
13、fear,anger,depressionandlonelinessweremorelikelytohavecatswithbehavioralissues.Suchcatsdisplaymoreaggressiveandanxiousbehavioralstylesaswellasmorestressrelatedsickness.Theywillalsomorelikelytohaveanongoingmedicalconditionandbeoverweight.Theresearchalsofoundthatmentallywell-adjustedownershadcomefromhappierandhealthiercats.Researchersexplainedthatmanyownersregardtheirpetsasafamilymemberandformclosesocialbondswiththem.(17)Themajorityofownerswanttoprovidethebestcarefortheirpet
