The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.sheriff 警长 2.jail 监狱 3.pirate 海盗 4.raft 木筏 5.funeral 葬礼 原文 Chapter four：Jackson's Island The next day everyone knew about poor Dr Robinson. The sheriff found Muff Potter's knife near the body of the doctor. He put Muff in St Petersburg's small jail. Tom and Huck looked at each other. "We saw Injun Joe kill the doctor," said Torn, "Muff didn't kill him. Poor Muff!" "I know," said Huck, "But we mustn't say anything. Remember, Injun Joe is dangerous - very dangerous. I'm sorry for Muff Potter, too." The two boys were afraid. "We must keep this secret," said Tom sadly. Tom could not forget. At night he had bad dreams about Injun Joe and Muff Potter. He kept the terrible secret but he was very unhappy. Aunt Polly was worried about him. She gave him a lot of different medicines. But Tom did not feel better. He was unhappy at school too. Becky Thatcher didn't talk to him anymore. "No one loves me," thought Tom, "What a horrible life!" It was now summer and there was no more school. Tom and his friend Joe Harper went to sit by the Mississippi River. They fished, talked and looked at the boats. One day Tom said, "Let's go do something exciting!" "OK!" said Joe, "But where can we go and what can we do?" "Let's run away! We can go and live on Jackson's Island. We can be pirates. A pirate's life is exciting," said Tom. Jackson's Island was a small island in the Mississippi River. It was about three miles south of St Petersburg. No one lived on the island. "Huckleberry Finn can come with us too," said Tom, "Remember, Joe, don't you’re your mother, father or anyone about our adventure. Go home and bring some food. We'll meet here at midnight." Tom and Joe were excited. At midnight the three boys met on the river. Tom brought some meat to eat. Joe brought some bread and Huck brought a frying pan. They found a small raft and they went down the river to Jackson's Island. When they arrived on the island, they made a fire and cooked some meat. "This is fun!" said Joe. "We're free and we can do everything we want!" said Tom. "What do pirates do?" asked Huck. "They go on ships and take the money. Then they go to an island and hide it in a secret place," said Tom. The three boys were happy and slept under the stars. The next morning, they went swimming in the river. Then they went fishing. They cooked the fish on the fire and ate it. It was delicious. After breakfast they walked around the island and went swimming again. In the afternoon they sat around the fire and ate some meat. Suddenly Tom said, "Can you hear a strange noise? Listen!" "What is it?" asked Joe. "Let's go and see," said Huck. They ran to the river. They saw a steamboat and a lot of small boats near it. "Every boat from St Petersburg is out on the river," said Joe, "What's happening?" "They're looking for a dead body," said Huck, "The same thing happened last summer when Bill Turner fell into the river and drowned." The three boys felt like heroes and laughed. "The people of St Petersburg are looking for us. They're talking about us. We're famous!" said Tom happily. This was an exciting adventure for Tom, Huck and Joe! They felt like real pirates on Jackson's island. The boats and the steamboat went away. The boys went fishing again and had fish for dinner. Then they slept under the stars. But Tom could not sleep. The next morning, he wasn't there. "Where's Tom?" asked Joe. "I don't know," said Huck. After a few minutes Huck said, "Look! Tom's swimming in the river. He's coming to the island." Tom told them his story. "Last night I couldn't sleep. I thought about Aunt Polly. So I went home but no one saw me. I saw Aunt Polly and your mother, Joe. Poor Aunt Polly cried a lot. And your mother was very sad too. Everyone thinks we're dead. I heard some interesting things." "What did you hear?" asked Huck. "Well, there will be a funeral for us on Sunday at the church," said Tom. Huck and Joe looked at him with big eyes. "And now I have a great idea. Listen - " Tom told Huck and Joe his great idea. They liked it and laughed. Sunday was the day of the funeral. There were no happy faces in St Petersburg. Everyone in the village was in the small church. Aunt Polly, Sid, Mary and Joe Harper's family were all dressed in black. The Reverend said many kind words about the three boys. The boys' families cried and cried. Becky Thatcher cried. Everyone cried a lot. Suddenly there was a noise at the church door. The Reverend looked up and stopped speaking. Everyone in the church turned around and looked. Their mouths opened. The three dead boys slowly walked into the church. Tom was first, then Joe and then Huck. There was great silence for a moment. Then Aunt Polly, Mary and Joe's mother ran to the boys. They kissed Tom and Joe. Aunt Polly cried and then she laughed. Poor Huck did not know what to do. No one kissed him. He started moving away but Tom stopped him. "Aunt Polly, it's not right. Somebody must be happy to see Huck," said Tom. "Oh, you're right Tom!" cried Aunt Polly and she kissed Huck. Tom was very proud of his great idea. Then the Reverend said, "Let us sing and be happy!" Everybody sang and laughed. It was a very happy day.

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调慢语速，多听几遍。 原文 11. Hungry customers can pay whatever amount they can afford to eat at the cafe or nothing at all. 饥肠辘辘的顾客可以支付他们在咖啡馆吃得起的任何费用，或者什么都不用付。 12. There's an endless amount of scientific data proving that dogs can develop strong bonds with their owners. 有无数的科学数据证明狗能与主人建立牢固的关系。 13. The study highlights an important relationship between our personalities and the wellbeing of our pets. 这项研完强调了我们的性格和我们宠物的健康之间的重要关系。 14. In early-year education, left-handed children are struggling and making a mess of their handwriting. 在幼龄教育中，左撇子儿童学习起来很艰难，他们的书写乱七八糟。 15. He hopes his acts of charity will influence others to spread positive actions in their own towns. 他希望，自己的助人为乐行为能够激励他人在他们各自的城镇传播正能量。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.summit 首脑会议 原文 211. Once you skip a lesson, it's hard to catch up with your classmates. 你一旦逃课，就很难赶上其他同学。 212. We cannot tell a good person from a bad one by looks alone. 我们不能仅凭外表来区分好人和坏人。 213. There are 5 computers in the house, but 2 of them aren't any use. 家里有五台电脑，但其中有两台没有用。 214. The doctor told Mr. Smith to give up smoking if he wanted to live long. 医生告诉史密斯先生，如果他想长寿，就得戒烟。 215. A lot of bicycles are illegally parked in front of the station. 许多自行车非法停放在车站前。 216. We will interview two people so we can hear both sides of this question. 我们将采访两个人，这样我们就了解这个问题正反两个方面了。 217. I managed to catch the 8 o'clock train by running all the way to the station. 我一路跑到车站，成功赶上了八点钟的火车。 218. I will lend you some money, on condition that you will repay it in a week. 我会借给你一些钱，条件是你必须在一周内还钱。 219. You need your parents' permission if you are going to apply for that. 如果你要申请，需要得到你父母的许可。 220. The summit nations put free trade at the top of the agenda. 峰会上各国家把自由贸易放在了议事日程的首位。

词汇提示 1.commission 委员会 2.canals 运河 3.hypnotized 迷住 4.fort 堡垒 5.maid 少女 6.mist 雾 原文 The Niagara Park's Commission Niagara Falls, Canada, became a major tourist attraction in the mid-1830s. By this time, roads, canals and railways were able to bring people from urban centers, like New York and Boston. However, the chance for big profits attracted dishonest businessmen. One hotel in the 1860s was popularly known as the "Cave of the Forty Thieves. There were many complaints from tourists about tricks that were used to get their money. Some businessmen tried to put up fences around the Falls, so that all visitors would have to pay them to see the Falls. In time, these complaints reached the ears of important people. In 1873, Lord Dufferin, the Governor-General of Canada, proposed that the government buy all the land around the Falls. On the American side, New York State bought 412acres around the American Rainbow Falls in 1885. In the same year, land was bought near the Canadian Horseshoe Falls and named Queen Victoria Park. A commission was formed to obtain control of all land along the Niagara River. This was made easier because a narrow strip along the river was already government land. However, the Commission wanted to preserve all the beautiful scenery along the river and near the Falls for the general public. The first commissioner of the parks was Sir Casimir Gzowski, a distinguished engineer of Polish birth. Before the Queen Victoria Park Commission began to buy up land besides the Falls, tourists had to pay for everything. There were no public washrooms, no drinking fountains, and no safety barriers around the Falls. As a result, it was not uncommon for tourists crowding close to the Falls, or hypnotized by the flow of the river, to step too close and fall in. The commission took care of these problems and also set up parks and picnic areas. In 1927, the Commission's name was changed to the Niagara Parks Commission. It now supervises numerous attractions and parks from Niagara-on-the- Lake on Lake Ontario, down to Fort Erie on Lake Erie. Each section of the 56-kilometer stretch of Niagara Parks has its own places of interest. These are joined by the Niagara Parkway, a road that runs the whole length of the river. Sir Winston Churchill called the parkway, "The prettiest Sunday afternoon drive in the world. The Niagara Parks Commission operates restaurants, parks and gardens,rides, museums and historic houses, golf courses, native sites and gift shops. Near the Falls are restaurants, parks, greenhouses, the "Journey Behind the Falls" and the "Maid of the Mist" boat ride. North of the Falls, at Niagara Gorge, are the Spanish Aero Car Ride and the Great Gorge Adventure. The Commission also operates a School of Horticulture, with large gardens. Queenston Heights is a park commemorating one of Canada's heroes, General Isaac Brock. In nearby Queenston are historic houses connected with two other important Canadians,Laura Secord and William Lyon MacKenzie. The Commission also operates two historic forts, dating from the War of 1812 - Fort George and Old Fort Erie. The Niagara Parks Commission has played a major role in making Niagara Falls and the Niagara River one of the leading tourist areas in the world. The Commission shows how governments can work to make visits to natural wonders like Niagara Falls a good experience for the general public. 翻译 尼亚加拉公园委员会 加拿大尼亚加拉瀑布在19世纪30年代中期成为主要旅游景点。 到那时，公路、运河和铁路已经能够将人们从纽约和波士顿等城市中心地带来。 然而，巨额利润的机会吸引了不诚实的商人。 19世纪60年代的一家酒店被称为“四十大盗洞”。 游客们抱怨了许多骗钱的把戏。 一些商人试图在瀑布周围竖起围栏，这样所有游客都必须付钱才能看到瀑布。 这些抱怨及时传到了重要人物的耳朵里。 1873年，加拿大总督达夫林勋爵提议政府购买瀑布周围的所有土地。 在美国方面，纽约州于1885年在美国彩虹瀑布周围购买了412英亩土地。 同年，加拿大马蹄瀑布附近的土地被购买，并命名为维多利亚女王公园。 成立了一个委员会，以获得尼亚加拉河沿岸所有土地的控制权。 由于沿河的一条狭长地带已经是政府的土地，这就更容易了。 然而，委员会希望为公众保留沿河和瀑布附近的所有美景。 公园的第一位专员是卡西米尔·格佐夫斯基爵士，一位出生于波兰的杰出工程师。 在维多利亚女王公园委员会开始购买瀑布以外的土地之前，游客必须支付一切费用。 瀑布周围没有公共厕所，没有饮水机，也没有安全屏障。 因此，拥挤在瀑布附近的游客，或被河流的水流催眠的游客，踩得太近而摔倒在瀑布中并不罕见。 委员会处理了这些问题，并设立了公园和野餐区。 1927年，该委员会更名为尼亚加拉公园委员会。 它现在监管着许多景点和公园，从安大略湖上的尼亚加拉湖，一直到伊利湖上的伊利堡。 尼亚加拉公园长达56公里，每一段都有自己的景点。 尼亚加拉公园大道连接了这两条道路，这条道路贯穿整条河流。 温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士称公园道为“世界上最美丽的周日下午驾车”。 尼亚加拉公园委员会经营餐厅、公园和花园、游乐设施、博物馆和历史建筑、高尔夫球场、本土景点和礼品店。 瀑布附近有餐厅、公园、温室、“瀑布后之旅”和“雾中少女”游船。 瀑布以北，尼亚加拉峡谷，是西班牙航空车之旅和大峡谷探险。 该委员会还经营一所园艺学校，拥有大型花园。 昆斯顿高地是一个纪念加拿大英雄艾萨克·布洛克将军的公园。 在附近的昆斯顿，历史悠久的房屋与另外两位重要的加拿大人劳拉·塞科德和威廉·里昂·麦肯齐相连。 该委员会还经营着两座历史悠久的堡垒，可追溯到1812年战争-乔治堡和伊利老堡。 尼亚加拉公园委员会在使尼亚加拉瀑布和尼亚加拉河成为世界主要旅游区方面发挥了重要作用。 该委员会向公众展示了政府如何努力使参观尼亚加拉瀑布等自然奇观成为一种良好的体验。

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.confused 困惑 2.terrified 恐惧 原文 Chapter III: The Graveyard "Ghosts!" said Huck, "I can see ghosts! They're coming here. I'm really scared!" "Can ghosts see us?" asked Tom. "Ghosts can see everything," answered Huck, "Oh, why did I come here?" "Don't be afraid. We must be very quiet," said Tom. The three ghosts moved quietly in the graveyard. They came close to Tom and Huck. "Tom!" whispered Huck, "They're not ghosts. They're humans. One of them is Muff Potter." "You're right. And there's Injun Joe and Dr Robinson. But why are they here?" said Tom. "They're grave robbers. They want to rob a grave. The doctor wants a dead body," said Huck. "But why?" asked Tom. "He cuts bodies and studies them. My father told me about Dr Robinson," said Huck. The three men were at Hoss Williams's grave. Injun Joe and Muff Potter started digging. Soon the grave was open. They found the dead body and pulled it out of the ground. "Well, doctor, do you want us to take the body to your house?" said Muff, "You must give us five dollars." "What!" said Dr Robinson angrily, "I paid you this morning. I'm not giving you more money!" "I want more money, Doctor," said Injun Joe, "Five years ago I came to your father's house. I asked you for something to eat. You gave me nothing. I still remember that. Now you must give me more money." Injun Joe took the doctor's arm and the doctor hit him. Injun Joe fell to the ground. "Don't hit my friend!" cried Muff Potter. Muff and Dr Robinson started fighting. Everything happened very quickly. Dr Robinson hit Muff Potter on the head. Muff fell to the ground. Injun Joe took Muff's knife. He saw Muff on the ground and he killed Dr Robinson with the knife. The doctor fell on top of Muff and covered him with blood. Injun Joe looked at the two men on the ground. First he robbed the dead doctor. Then he put the bloody knife into Muff's right hand. A few minutes passed and Muff moved a little and opened his eyes. He pushed the doctor's body away. He looked at the knife in his hand. "What - what happened, Joe?" he asked slowly. Injun Joe said, "Something very bad, Muff. Why did you kill him?" "I didn't kill him!" said Muff. He was very confused, "I drank too much whisky last night. I don't remember anything! Tell me, Joe. What happened?" "You fought with the doctor. He hit you on the head and you fell to the ground. Then you got up, took your knife and killed him," said Injun Joe. "I don't understand, Joe. I never fight with a knife. I didn't want to kill Dr Robinson. He was young and he had a future. Oh, this is terrible! It was the whisky," cried Muff, "Joe, don't tell anyone, please." "I won't tell anyone, Muff. But now you must leave this graveyard quickly. Go!" said Injun Joe. "Thank you, Joe," said Muff, "You're a friend." Muff Potter ran away and Injun Joe watched him. Then he carefully put Muff's knife near the doctor's body and left the graveyard. Tom and Huck were terrified. It was a terrible scene. They silently moved away from the trees. Then they ran out of the graveyard and back to the village. They arrived at an old house and decided to hide there. "What are we going to do?" asked Tom, "We saw everything. Injun Joe killed the doctor." "What can we do? We can't tell anyone," said Huck, "Injun Joe is dangerous. I'm afraid of him. Do you want a knife in your heart?" "I'm afraid of Injun Joe, too," said Tom, "You're right, we can't tell anyone about Injun Joe." "Promise not to tell anyone!" said Huck. "I promise," said Tom.

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调为慢速，多听几遍。 原文 6. Joe's parents decided to encourage his creativity by sending their son to an after-school art class. 乔的父母决定送儿子去上课外艺术班，以此来鼓励他的创造力。 7. Raising more than 17,000 dollars in just one day with the help of many famous actors and others. 在许多著名演员及其他人的帮助下，仅一天就筹集到了超1.7万美元。 8. The research also found that mentally well-adjusted owners had calmer, happier and healthier cats. 研究还发现，心理方面适应良好的主人养的猫更平静、更快乐、更健康。 9. This is due to a lack of action from ministers who failed to take any meaningful action for years. 这是部长们缺乏行动所致，多年来，他们没有采取任何有意义的行动。 10. So, including labor costs, taxes, and everything, this job would come to $3,000. 那么，包括人工费、税和其他费用，这项工作共计3000美元。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.masterpiece 杰作 2.indebted 感激 3.drawer 抽屉 4.tampered 篡改 原文 201. I need not have watered the flowers. Just after I finished, it stared raining. 我本不必浇花的。我刚做完，天就开始下雨了。 202. I was afraid it would not work out well and sure enough it failed. 我担心这事不会有好结果，果然失败了。 203. He was surprised to find the great artist's masterpiece hung on the wall upside down. 他惊奇地发现这位伟大艺术家的杰作倒挂在了墙上。 204. You can't rely on him these days to do a proper job. 现在你不能指望他把工作做好。 205. The politician said he was deeply indebted to everyone for their support in the election. 那位政治家说，他非常感谢大家在选举中给予他的支持。 206. I admit this may not be the best way of doing it. 我承认这可能不是最好的方法。 207. Hmm. I have a feeling I'm going to get lost whichever road I take. 嗯。我有一种感觉，无论我走哪条路，都会迷路。 208. You must keep this plan a secret as there may be some changes yet. 你必须对这个计划保密，因为可能还会有一些变动。 209. It is not good manners to laugh at someone when he makes mistakes. 当别人犯错误时嘲笑他是不礼貌的。 210. The lock on my drawer had been tampered with and some of my papers were missing. 我抽屉上的锁被人动过，我的一些文件不见了。

词汇提示 1.course 流动 2.stretches 绵延 3.worn 磨损 4.layers 层次 5.limestone 石灰岩 6.granite 花岗岩 7.cacti 仙人掌 8.sub-tropical 亚热带 9.mules 驴 10.zigzag Z字形 11.harness 利用 12.irrigate 灌溉 13.mighty 巨大 原文 The Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular sights in nature. It is found in one section of the valley of the Colorado River. The river begins its course high in the Rocky Mountains of the State of Colorado. The river travels a total of 1,400 miles through Colorado, Utah and Arizona and into the Gulf of California. It forms part of Arizona's border with Nevada and California. The Colorado River is a very swift and muddy river. It carries dirt and rocks down from the mountains. The story is told of an old fur trader who was attacked by Indians high up the river. His only escape was down the Colorado River in a small boat. It was a terrifying trip through rapids and around rocks at top speed. The fur trader was found some days later in very rough shape hundreds of miles down the river. No one would believe that he had come so far so fast. The Grand Canyon stretches for about 250 miles in the State of Arizona. The canyon was carved out by the flow of the river itself. In places the canyon is more than a mile deep. It stretches from four to 18 miles wide at the top. The canyon valley contains worn rocks that rise up like a mountain range. The canyon has been worn down through many layers of rock. The river has cut its way down through layers of sandstone, limestone and shape to the granite bedrock. The different layers are of different colors and the rocks appear very beautiful, especially at sunrise and sunset. At the top, the climate is typical of a mountain area, with evergreen trees. Next, you have typical forest trees. Third, there are plants like cacti that grow in warm deserts. Finally, there are sub-tropical plants at the valley bottom. Tourists can ride down the narrow trails to the bottom of the valley on mules. On one side is the rock wall of the canyon, and on the other side is a steep drop down to the bottom. Tourists have to trust their guide, and the mule that they are riding, to get them down safely. The trails zigzag back and forth, and the tourist going down travels much more than a mile. Some 1,000 square miles of the area became the Grand Canyon National Park in 1919. Because the Colorado River is very swift and runs through dry country, several dams have been built along it. These are designed to harness its power, save its water and provide recreational opportunities. The best-known dam is Hoover Dam, formerly Boulder Dam, on the Arizona-Nevada border. This impressive structure is 727 feet high, and 1,282 feet long. Elevators are used to carry workers up and down inside the dam. The water, which is backed up by the Hoover Dam, forms Lake Mead. Lake Mead is used to irrigate nearby land, as well as for boating and fishing. The dam itself is a major source of electric power for this section of the country. Visitors to the Grand Canyon are often filled with awe by the size and beauty of the canyon. People seem very small in comparison to the immense cliffs, valleys and the mighty river. 翻译 大峡谷 大峡谷是自然界最壮观的景观之一。 它位于科罗拉多河流域的一段。 这条河发源于科罗拉多州的落基山脉。 这条河全长1400英里，穿过科罗拉多州、犹他州和亚利桑那州，进入加利福尼亚湾。 它是亚利桑那州与内华达州和加利福尼亚州边界的一部分。 科罗拉多河是一条湍急而泥泞的河流。 它把泥土和岩石从山上带下来。 有个故事讲的是一个老毛皮商人在河的上游遭到印第安人的袭击。 他唯一的逃生途径是乘坐小船沿科罗拉多河顺流而下。 这是一次以最高速度穿越急流和岩石的可怕旅程。 几天后，人们在河下游数百英里处发现了一个皮毛商人，他的形状非常粗糙。 没人会相信他走得这么远这么快。 大峡谷绵在亚利桑那州延约250英里。 峡谷是由河流本身的水流切割而成的。 在一些地方，峡谷超过一英里深。 它的顶部从4到18英里宽。 峡谷里有磨损的岩石，它们像山脉一样隆起。 峡谷已被许多岩石层冲垮。 这条河穿过砂岩、石灰岩层，形成花岗岩基岩。 不同的层有不同的颜色，岩石看起来非常漂亮，尤其是在日出和日落时。 顶部的气候是典型的山区气候，常绿树木。 接下来，您将看到典型的森林树木。 第三，像仙人掌这样的植物生长在温暖的沙漠中。 最后，谷底还有亚热带植物。 游客们可以骑着骡子沿着狭窄的小路走到谷底。 一边是峡谷的岩壁，另一边是一个陡坡，一直延伸到底部。 游客必须相信他们的向导和他们骑的骡子，才能安全地把他们带下来。 这些小径蜿蜒曲折，游客下山的路程远不止一英里。 1919年，约1000平方英里的区域成为大峡谷国家公园。 由于科罗拉多河非常湍急，流经干燥的乡村，因此沿途修建了水坝。 这些设施旨在利用其电力、节约用水和提供娱乐机会。 最著名的大坝是胡佛大坝，原名博尔德大坝，位于亚利桑那州-内华达州边界。 这座令人印象深刻的建筑高727英尺，长1282英尺。 电梯用于在大坝内上下运送工人。 湖水由胡佛大坝支撑，形成米德湖。 米德湖用于灌溉附近的土地，以及划船和钓鱼。 大坝本身是该地区的主要电力来源。 参观大峡谷的游客常常对峡谷的大小和美丽充满敬畏。 与巨大的悬崖、山谷和浩瀚的河流相比，人们显得非常渺小。

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.beetle 甲壳虫 2.reverend 牧师 3.graveyard 墓地 4.witch 女巫 5.whispered 耳语 原文 Chapter II: Tom and Huck The next day was Sunday. Tom wore his clean Sunday clothes - he hated this! Tom, Sid and Mary always went to Sunday school on Sunday morning. But Tom was not a good student and never listened to the teacher. After Sunday school Tom and his family went to church. This Sunday he had a big black beetle in his pocket. When the Reverend started speaking, Tom took the black beetle out of his pocket. He put it on the floor. There was a little dog in the church. It saw the beetle and wanted to play with it. Suddenly the beetle bit the dog's nose. The little dog barked and everyone looked at it. It jumped and ran after the black beetle. It ran all about the church barking and making a lot of noise. The people in the church laughed silently. Their faces were red. The Reverend continued talking but no one listened to him. Tom was happy because he had an interesting morning in church. On Monday morning Tom did not want to get up. "Get up immediately, Tom, and get ready for school!" Aunt Polly cried. On his way to school Tom met his friend Huckleberry Finn. Huck's father drank whiskey all the time and did not work. Huck had no mother and no home. He lived in the streets and did not go to school. His clothes were old and dirty. He went fishing and swimming when he wanted. Huck was happy. All the mothers of the village hated him because he was lazy and used bad language. All the children of the town liked him very much. They admired him. "Hello, Huckleberry! What's that?" "It's a dead cat," said Huck. "What will we do with it?" asked Tom. "I want to take it to the graveyard after midnight," Huck said, "A dead cat can call ghosts out of their graves." "Really?" asked Tom. "Well, old Mrs Hopkins told me. She's a witch and she knows about these things," said Huck. "Can I come with you?" asked Tom. "Of course! Or are you afraid of ghosts?" asked Huck. "Afraid of ghosts! Of course not!" said Tom , "Come and call me at my window at eleven o'clock tonight." Tom was late for school. The teacher was angry and said, "Thomas Sawyer! Why are you late again?" Suddenly Tom saw a new girl in the classroom. She had blue eyes and long blonde hair. She was very beautiful. Tom looked at her. He was in love! There was a free chair next to her and Tom wanted to sit there. But how? Tom thought quickly and said, "I stopped to talk to Huckleberry Finn." The teacher was very angry. "You know you must never talk to that boy!" The teacher took his stick and hit Tom. The children laughed at Tom. He sat down next to the new girl. He looked at her. Then he drew a picture of a house. "Let me see it," she whispered. Tom put the picture in front of her. "It's nice. Draw a man," she said. Tom drew a man near the house. It was a terrible picture, but the girl liked it. "You draw beautifully. I can't draw," said the girl. "I can teach you after school," said Tom. "Oh, thank you!" "What's your name?" Tom asked. "Becky Thatcher. I know your name. It's Tom Sawyer." That night Tom and Sid were in bed at half past nine. Sid was soon asleep but Tom was not. At eleven o'clock he heard Huck meow. He dressed quickly and went out of the bedroom window. "Let's go!" whispered Huck. He had his dead cat. Tom and Huck walked down the dark road. They walked for about half an hour. The graveyard was on a hill. There were a lot of trees and a lot of graves; everything was dark and scary. The wind made strange noises and dark clouds covered the moon. "Are the ghosts making these noises?" thought Tom. He was afraid but he said nothing. "Now let's find the grave of Hoss Williams," said Huck. They soon found the grave. "Here it is. He died last week," said Huck. "Do you think Hoss Williams can hear us?" asked Tom. "Well, I think his ghost can hear us," said Huck. "Then let's call him Mr Williams," said Tom. "Alright," said Huck, "But everybody called him Hoss." "Sh!" "What is it, Tom?" asked Huck. "Do you hear the noise? Look over there, Huck! Oh, no!" said Tom.

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调为慢速，多听几遍。 原文 1. A more productive method of encouraging health among employees is to promote healthy behaviors. 鼓励员工保持健康，更有效的方法是鼓励他们养成健康的行为习惯。 2. The second group, however, was told that the phones would interfere with the equipment in the experiment. 第二组则被告知，手机会干扰实验使用的设备。 3. To date, his online page to raise funds has brought in more than 44,000 dollars in a county. 到目前为止，他的在线募捐网页在一个县就筹集到了逾4.4万美元的资金。 4. However, those pieces in the children's bedrooms are copies built to the designs of the architect. 然而，孩子们卧室里的那些家具是参照那位建筑师的设计做的复制品。 5. Forest patches with wild pigs have been found to have considerably reduced plant and animal diversity. 有野猪生活的森林斑块被发现植物和动物多样性大幅减少。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.integrated 集成的 2.influx 涌入 3.bumpy 崎岖的 原文 191. I didn't like rock music at first, but it soon grew on me. 起初我不喜欢摇滚乐，但很快就喜欢上了。 192. This medicine must not be placed within the reach of children. 这种药不能放在孩子们够得着的地方。 193. This factory uses an integrated manufacturing system standardized from parts on through to finished products. 从零部件到成品，这家工厂都采用标准化的一体化生产系统。 194. If you request a further discount, we suggest changing the terms of payment. 如果你方要求更多的折扣，我们建议更改付款条件。 195. We must make the most of our vacation, as it is so short. 我们必须充分利用假期，因为假期是如此的短。 196. The influx of foreign workers has caused a serious housing problem in this area. 外国工人的涌入造成了这个地区严重的住房问题。 197. Chris brought her a present and bravely gave it to her. 克里斯给她带来一份礼物，并勇敢地送给了她。 198. Go easy on Bob. You know, he's been (going) though a rough period recently. 对鲍勃宽容点。你知道，他最近过得很艰难。 199. It's really hard to drive on the bumpy roads around here. 在这一带崎岖不平的道路上开车真的很难。 200. I decided that I was going to work as hard as I can. 我决定要尽我所能地努力工作。

词汇提示 1.spices 香料 2.scarce 罕见的 3.trinkets 首饰 4.interior 内陆 5.crews 工作人员 6.emeralds 翡翠 7.pearls 珍珠 8.immerse 极大的 9.invaded 入侵 10.refining 提纯 11.meteorite 陨石 12.grease 油脂 13.raft 木筏 14.ceremony 仪式 15.perished 死亡 16.desperately 拼命地 原文 The Golden Man ? El Dorado When Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain in 1492, he was trying to reach the Spice Islands (which today are called Indonesia). Spices were very scarce and valuable in Europe at this time. No one knew that two vast oceans and the American continents lay between Europe and Asia. Columbus did not find spices in America, but he did bring home some gold trinkets. The American Indians wore these as jewelry. Gold, not spices, was to become the biggest motive for exploration. Expeditions into the interior of the Americas were very costly and very risky. Only by promising the authorities huge profits could sailors and soldiers raise money for their expeditions. They also needed to promise rich rewards in order to get followers and crews. If a leader returned to Europe without gold and jewels, he might end up in jail. No wonder the Spanish conquerors were always searching for gold. At first, the Spaniards stayed around the coasts of the Caribbean Sea, but stories of gold in the interior tempted them to explore inland. They asked the Indians where their gold jewelry came from. The Indians would point further inland. They said that a wealthy people lived in the high mountains that traded gold and emeralds for pearls, cotton and shells. The Spanish Emperor had given the rights to exploit present-day Venezuela and Colombia to his German bankers in 1528. So Germans - Dalfinger, Federmann and Hohermuth - led a series of expeditions into the jungles, grasslands and mountains. Meanwhile, Spanish conquerors had found immense riches in gold and silver. Hernando Cortes had captured the Kingdom of the Aztecs in Mexico in 1519. He had sent immense treasures to Europe. Soon after this, Francesco Pizarro began to explore the west coast of South America. In 1531, Pizarro invaded Peru and destroyed the Kingdom of the Incas. Pizarro melted down the gold and silver treasures of the Incas, and sent gold and silver bricks back to Spain. The rush to find more gold became very heated. Rumors came down from the mountains of Colombia about a golden man - el hombre Dorado. There were stories about a king so rich that he wore gold dust instead of a coat. Colombia was the Kingdom of the Chibchas. They were a trading people who traded salt and emeralds for gold, cotton, pearls, and shells. The actual gold did not come from their kingdom. It was found in the mountain rivers, and brought to the Chibchas for refining and metalwork. Several armies converged on Chibcha territory. The first to arrive was the Spaniard Quesada, coming up the Magdalene River from the Caribbean. He found the chief cities of the Chibchas and seized their gold and emeralds. Shortly afterwards, one of Pizarro's captains arrived from Peru and Ecuador. Then the German Federmann arrived from Venezuela. Quesada gave the latecomers some gold and jewels to ease their disappointment. Quesada's men also found out about the Golden Man. High in the mountains was a lake created by a meteorite. The Indians believes that the 'golden god' from the sky now lived at the bottom of the lake. When a new leader of the tribe was elected, he was covered in grease, and fine gold dust was blown over his body so that he appeared to be made of gold. He was taken out to the middle of the lake on a raft. He would jump into the lake, and stay in the water till the gold dust was washed off. It was considered an offering to the god. Gold ornaments were also tossed in the lake. Then the king and his followers would return to the shore. This ceremony was stopped several generations before the Europeans arrived. Many people were unwilling to believe that this was the whole story. They began to search for a golden city hidden in the jungle. Many explorers perished in this search. In their search for gold, the Spanish conquerors destroyed the great Indian civilizations of America. Towns and villages had been ruined, thousands of people killed and wonderful pieces of art melted down. Some Indians believed that gold must be a food that Europeans desperately needed to stay alive. In many cases, the Europeans destroyed the trading and social systems that had produced their wealth. When we think about the great achievements of a few conquerors and explorers, we are also sad about how much death and damage they caused. 翻译 金人？埃尔多拉多 1492年克里斯托弗·哥伦布从西班牙向西航行时，他正试图到达香料群岛（今天称为印度尼西亚）。 当时，香料在欧洲非常稀少和珍贵。 没有人知道欧洲和亚洲之间有两个广阔的海洋和美洲大陆。 哥伦布在美洲没有发现香料，但他确实带回了一些金饰品。 美洲印第安人戴着这些首饰。 黄金，而不是香料，成为勘探的最大动力。 前往美洲内陆的探险费用高昂，风险很大。 只有向当局承诺巨额利润，水手和士兵才能为他们的探险筹集资金。 他们还需要承诺丰厚的奖励，以获得追随者和工作人员。 如果一个领导人返回欧洲时没有黄金和珠宝，他可能会坐牢。 难怪西班牙征服者总是在寻找黄金。 起初，西班牙人住在加勒比海沿岸，但内陆的黄金故事吸引他们探索内陆。 他们问印第安人他们的黄金首饰来自哪里。 印第安人会指向更远的内陆。 他们说，一个富人住在高山上，用黄金和翡翠换取珍珠、棉花和贝壳。 1528年，西班牙皇帝将开采当今委内瑞拉和哥伦比亚的权利授予了他的德国银行家。 因此，德国人-达尔芬格、费德曼和霍尔茅斯-带领一系列探险队进入丛林、草原和山区。 与此同时，西班牙征服者发现了大量的金银。 埃尔南多·科尔特斯于1519年占领了墨西哥的阿兹特克王国。 他把大量的财宝送到了欧洲。 不久之后，弗朗西斯科·皮萨罗开始探索南美洲西海岸。 1531年，皮萨罗入侵秘鲁，摧毁了印加王国。 皮萨罗熔化了印加人的金银财宝，并将金银砖送回西班牙。 寻找更多黄金的热潮变得非常激烈。 哥伦比亚山区传来了关于一个金人的传闻——埃尔·霍姆布雷·多拉多。 有个故事讲的是一个非常富有的国王，他穿着黄金的衣服而不是外套。 哥伦比亚是奇布查王国。 他们是一个贸易民族，用盐和翡翠换取黄金、棉花、珍珠和贝壳。 真正的黄金不是来自他们的王国。 它在山河中被发现，并被带到奇布恰斯进行精炼和金属加工。 几支军队集结在奇布查地区。 第一个到达的是西班牙人奎萨达，从加勒比海来到马格达林河。 他找到了奇布查斯的主要城市，夺取了他们的黄金和翡翠。 不久之后，皮萨罗的一名船长从秘鲁和厄瓜多尔抵达。 然后德国人费德曼从委内瑞拉抵达。 奎萨达给了迟到者一些黄金和珠宝，以缓解他们的失望。 奎萨达的人也发现了金人。 高山上有一个由陨石形成的湖。 印第安人认为，来自天空的“黄金神”现在住在湖底。 当一个新的部落首领被选出来时，他浑身沾满了油脂，细金粉被吹到他的身上，看起来像是金子做的。 他被乘木筏带到湖心。 他会跳进湖里，呆在水里，直到金尘被洗掉。 它被认为是献给上帝的礼物。 金饰也被抛入湖中。 然后国王和他的追随者将返回海岸。 这一仪式在欧洲人到来之前几代人就停止了。 许多人不愿意相信这就是故事的全部。 他们开始寻找隐藏在丛林中的金城。 许多探险家在这次搜寻中丧生。 在寻找黄金的过程中，西班牙征服者摧毁了美洲伟大的印度文明。 城镇和村庄被摧毁，成千上万的人被杀害，精美的艺术品被熔化。 一些印度人认为，黄金必须是欧洲人生存所急需的食物。 在许多情况下，欧洲人破坏了创造他们财富的贸易和社会制度。 当我们想到少数征服者和探险家的伟大成就时，我们也为他们造成的死亡和破坏感到悲伤。