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听说教程3Unit3Courage

Unit3Courage

PartB

ListeningTasks

Passage1

Krimali（PartOne）

WordBank

devastatinga.causingseriousdamages破坏性极强的

towerv.tobemuchtallerthanthingsaround高耸

detacheda.separated分离的，不连接的

slabn.abroad,flat,ratherthickpiece（ofstone,metal,etc.）厚板，平板

debrisn.brokenortornpiecesofsth.large（e.g.abuilding）瓦砾；碎片

concreten.ahardbuildingmaterialmadebymixingtogethersand,cement,smallstonesandwater混凝土

spiken.asharpprojectingpoint;apointedpieceofmetal（尤指金属制的）尖状物

crouchn.asquattingposition蹲伏姿势

emboldenv.tomakebrave使有胆量，使勇敢

clingtotoholdontightlyto紧紧抓住

beuptosb.todosth.tobesb.’sdutytodosth.该由某人做某事

Krimali（女子名）

Script:

OnthemorningofthedevastatingearthquakethatstruckIndiain2001,Krimali,agirlof17,hadjustlefthometogotoaninterviewforapositionofasalesclerk.Shewaspleasedwithhergreenandyellowflowereddress,butfeltsomethingwasn’tquiterightaboutherhair.Shereturnedhome,removinghershoesandleavingthematthedoor.

Momentslater,theearthquakestruck.Ceilingsandwallsinthebuildingshookinthedeafeningnoise.Theneverythingbegancrashingdown.

Krimaliandherimmediatefamilyescapedseriousinjurybutwereunabletomaketheirwayout.Theceilingofanentireroomtoweredabovetheonlypossibleescaperoute.Completelydetachedonthreesides,thehugeslabclungtoanoutsidewallonitsfourthside.Toanobserver,itcoulddropatanymoment.

Peoplewerescreaminganddidn’tknowwhattodo.Krimalidecidedtoact.Carefullysheclimbedbarefootupanddownthedebrisuntilshereachedapointjustbeneaththeswayingceiling.Aboutfourmetersbelowwereunevenpiecesofconcrete,brokenglassandsmashedfurniture,allmixedwithsharpspikesofiron.Sheknewifshecouldmanagetogetdowntothegroundlevel,shecouldmakeherwaytosafety.Shepausedtofigureoutthebestwaydown.Astherewasn’tanygoodplacetojump,shejustjumped.Luckily,shelandedinacrouch,herfeetmissinganysharpedges.Emboldenedbyhergoodfortune,Krimaliknewitwasuptohertopersuadeotherstofollow.

LanguageandCultureNotes

1.Backgroundinformation

OnthemorningofJanuary26,2001,apowerfulearthquakemeasuring7.7ontheRichterscalestruckGujarat,astateinwesternIndia.ItwasthemostdeadlyearthquakeinIndia’srecordedhistory,killinganestimated20,000peopleandleavingmanymoreinjured.Countlessnumbersofhousesandbuildingsweredestroyedandinsomeplacesentiretownsandvillageswerereducedtorubble.TheGujaratearthquakeisyetanotherreminderofthefrailtyofhumankindatthehandsofnature.Thetwolisteningtextsinthisunitreportanincidentthatoccurredduringtheearthquake.Itis,however,notanaccountonhumanhelplessness,butoneonhumancourageinthefaceofdisasteranddanger.

2.immediatefamily

Somebody’simmediatefamilyishis/herdirectfamilymembers,suchashis/herspouse,parentsandchildren.

3.Completelydetachedonthreesides,thehugeslab…

Thehugeceilingwashanginglooseononlyoneside.

4.Toanobserver...

Tosomeonewholookedat（theceiling）...

5.Astherewasn’tanygoodplacetojump,shejustjumped.

Shecouldn’tfindanyplacethatwasnotcoveredwithdebris.Soshesimplyjumpeddown,relyingonpureluck.

Exercise1

Listentothepassageandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

a.AseriousearthquakestruckIndiaandmanypeopleweretrappedinabuilding.

b.Ayounggirlbehavedcourageouslyduringanearthquakeandtriedherbesttosavepeopletrappedinabuilding.

c.Krimaliwasverybraveandmanagedtomakeherwayoutofabuildingdamagedbyaseriousearthquake.

d.Krimaliremainedcalmwhentheearthquakestruckwhileotherspanickedanddidnotknowwhattodo.

2.WhatcanbesaidaboutKrimali?

a.Shewasconfidentandclever.

b.Shewasbravebutnotverycareful.

c.Shewaswillingtotakerisks.

d.Shewasstrongerthanmostgirlsofherage.

Exercise2

Listenagainanddecidewhetherthestatementsyouheararetrue（T）orfalse（F）.

1.Krimaliwantedtomakeagoodimpressionatthejobinterview.（T）

2.Krimalireturnedhomebecauseherinterviewwascancelled.（F）

3.Krimalicamehomeonlytofinditdestroyedbyapowerfulearthquake.（F）

4.Fortunately,noonewasseriouslyinjuredwhenthebuildingcollapsed.（F）

5.Theentireceilingofaroomfelldownandblockedtheonlyescaperoute.（F）

6.ItwasespeciallyriskyforKrimalitojumpbecauseshewasnotwearingshoes.（T）

7.ItwasbymereluckthatKrimalilandedontothegroundlevelwithouthittinganysharpedges.（T）

8.Krimaliknewifshecouldmakeasafeescape,otherswouldbeonlytoowillingtofollowher.（F）

Passage2

Krimali（PartTwo）

WordBank

tossv.tothrowlightly扔，抛，掷

intentlyad.withallone’sattentionfixedonsth.专注地

trapv.tocausetobeinadangerousorunpleasantsituationfromwhichitisdifficultorimpossibletoescape使陷入困境

partwithtogivesth.tosb.else,esp.unwillingly放弃

lightuptobrighten（使）发光；（使）面露喜色

slidingboardaboardforsb.tomovedownsmoothly滑梯

rescuemissionanacttosavesb.fromadangerousordifficultsituation救援行动

Script:

Krimaliplannedtorescueherfamilyfirst,butjustthensheheardawomanfromtwostoreysabovescreamingforsomeonetosavehertwo-month-oldbaby.

“Throwthebabytome,”Krimalishouted.“Icancatchher!

”

Thewomanrefused.Krimalitoldthewomantowrapthebabyinbedsheetsandthentossherdown.Cryinguncontrollably,themotherwrappedthelittlegirlbutstillwouldnotpartwithherbaby.Asthemothertriedtodecidewhattodo,Krimaliintentlywatchedtheconcreteceilinghangingaboveher.Finallythemothertossedthebaby.Krimalimadeacleancatch.Abrightsmilelitupthewoman’sface.“I’llbeback!

”Krimalicalledout,huggingthechildtoherasshehurriedlypickedherwayouttowheresurvivorshadgathered.

Shegaveupthebaby,thenaskedifanyofthementherewouldcomebackwithhertohelpotherstrappedinthebuilding.Noonecameforward,fortheywereallafraidofthatswayingceiling.ButforKrimali,asmallgirlof154centimetersinheightandweighingabout50kilos,herfearshadbeenliftedbywhatshehadaccomplished.

Onherwaybackintotheruins,shesawpartofalargedoor.Itwasextremelyheavybutshemanagedtodragittothespotjustbelowthehangingceiling.Byplacingitontheruins,shecreatedsomethinglikeaslidingboard.WithKrimalicoachingher,thebaby’smotherpartlyjumpedandpartlyrolleddowntheboardtothegroundlevel.Krimaliledherthroughthedebristoherbaby.

InthehoursthatfollowedKrimalimadecountlessrescuemissionsintothebuilding,eachtimeintheshadowofthehugeceiling.Thankstohercourage,abouttwodozenmen,womenandchildrenweresaved.

LanguageandCultureNotes

1.Krimaliintentlywatchedtheconcreteceilinghangingaboveher

Krimalifocusedherattentionontheceilingtoseeifitwasgoingtocrashornot.

2.madeacleancatch

madeasmoothcatch干净利落地接住

3.pickedherwayout

walkedverycarefullyoutofthebuildingbecausethegroundwaslitteredwithdebris

4.Shegaveupthebaby…

Shegavethebabytothecareofsomeoneelse…

5.intheshadowofthehugeceiling

underthethreatofthehugeceilingwhichmightfallatanyminute

Exercise1

Listentothepassageandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbeapropertitleforthepassage?

a.ALonelyRescuer.b.MissionImpossible.

c.MotherandBabySaved.d.Krimali’sRescueMissions.

2.Howwouldyoudescribethespeaker’sattitudetowardKrimali?

a.Neutral.b.Admiring.

c.Approving.d.Worshipping.

Exercise2

Listentothepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.WhydidthewomanrefusetothrowthebabygirltoKrimaliatfirst?

BecauseshewasafraidKrimalimightnotbeabletocatchthebaby.

2.WhydidKrimaliaskthewomantowrapthebabyinbedsheets?

Becauseshethoughtthebedsheetscouldsomehowprotectthebabyfrombeinghurtifshefailedtocatchher.

3.Whydidthemenstandingoutsidethebuildingrefusetohelp?

Becausetheywereafraidoftheswayingceiling.

4.WhydidKrimalimakeaslidingboard?

Tomakeiteasierandsaferforthebaby’smothertogetdown.

5.HowmanylivesweresavedbyKrimali?

Abouttwodozen.

SpeakingTasks

PairWork

Reflectionsonthetexts

YouhavejustheardastoryabouthowKrimali,agirlof17,showedunusualcourageandsingle-handedlysavedabouttwodozenpeopletrappedinanearthquake-devastatedbuilding.Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartnerandthengiveanoralpresentationofyourreflectionsonthestory.Youmayorganizeyourpresentationbylinkingupyouranswerstothequestions.

GuidingQuestions

AboutKrimaliandhercourage

1.DoyouthinkKrimaliisahero?

2.Whatqualitydidsheshowimmediatelyaftertheearthquakestruck?

3.Whatdidshedecidetodowhileothersscreamedanddidnotknowwhattodo?

4.WhatwerethedangersthatKrimalifacedinordertomakeherwaytosafety?

5.Didthedangersintimidateher?

6.WhatqualitydidKrimalishowinherdecisiontohelpotherstrappedinthebuilding?

7.DoyouthinkKrimalihadtheresponsibilitytogobacktotheruinsandrescuetheothers?

8.Howmanylivesweresavedthankstohercourage?

9.Doyouadmireher?

Why?

AboutthemenwhorefusedtohelpwithKrimali’srescueeffort

1.HowdidthemenoutsiderespondtoKrimali’scallforhelp?

2.Doyouthinktheywerecowards?

3.Didthec