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Listentothesongandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.Twofeetstheycomea-creepin’LikeablackdoTwobodiesarelayin’nakedCreeperthinkshe’sgotnothingtoloseSohecreepsintothehousethedoorAndastheman’sforhistrousersShootshimfullof38holescat____Unlocks_______reaching________EnglishSong—SaturdayNightBR_TeachYourChildren1MisterSaturdayNight,you’reGotabarrelthat’sblueandcoldTheyain’tgoodfornothingButputamansixfeetinaholeBigJim’sbeendrinkingwhiskeyPlayin’poleronalosin’nightPrettysoonoldJimstartsthinkingSomebody’sbeenandlyingBigJimcommencedtoIwouldn’ttellyounoliecheating________special______[Chorus]fighting_______BR_TeachYourChildren1MisBR_TeachYourChildren2BigJimdonepulledhispistolShothisfriendrightbetweentheeyesChorusOh,SaturdayNightSpecialFortwentyyoucanbuyyourselfone,tooaremadeforkillingTheyain’tnogoodfornothingelseAndifyouliketodrinkyourwhiskeyYoumightevenshootyourself.Handguns________dollars______,BR_TeachYourChildren2BigBR_TeachYourChildren3Sowhydon’twedump’empeopleTothebottomoftheseaBeforesomeolefoolcomearoundhereWannashooteitheryouormeChorusIt’saSaturdayNightSpecialAndI’dliketotellyouwhatyoucandowithittoo…Andthat’stheendofthesong.BR_TeachYourChildren3SoColumnAMatchthewordsinColumnAwhichyouwillhearinthepassagewiththecorrectmeaningsinColumnB.TerroristAttacksonSept.11,2001ColumnBA.tobeinastateofconfusionB.falldownC.tocontrolorgovernD.severedamageE.peoplekilledorinjuredinanaccidentF.unquestionablytrue6.collapse1.dominate2.undeniable3.reel4.devastation5.casualtiesColumnAMatchthewordsinColListenanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).TerroristAttacksonSept.11,2001ListenanddecidewhethertheTerroristAttacksonSept.11,2001WhereveryouwereinlowerManhattanbeforeSeptember11th,2001,twobuildingsdominatedthelandscape.CriticssaidtheWorldTradeCentertowersdidn’trelatetotheirsurroundingsandweren’tespeciallypleasingindesign.Butthefactisthattheywerebig,undeniablyandfrighteninglyso,andawalkacrosstheplazainsummermonthscouldmakeyourheadreel.OnFebruary26,1993,theWorldTradeCentercomplexwasrockedbyanexplosivedeviceleftinoneoftheundergroundparkinglots;sixpeoplewerekilledandoverathousandinjured.TerroristAttacksonSept.11,OnthemorningofSeptember11,2001,theUnitedStatesofAmericaawoketofinditselfunderattack.SeveralterroristattackswithinanhourwreakedhavocinNewYorkCityandWashington,D.C.,causingwidespreaddevastationandmorethanfivethousandcasualtiesonSeptember11,2001.ItwasthedeadliestdayinAmericanhistory,costingmorelivesthantheattackonPearlHarbororD-Day.SeparatehijackedcommercialairlinershitbothoftheWorldTradeCentertowersinManhattan,settingthemonfireandleavinggapingholesineach.Botheventuallycollapsedtothestreetbelow.OnthemorningofSeptember11Listenanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).TerroristAttacksonSept.11,20011.ThetwintowerswerelocatedinupperManhattan.2.Manypeopleclaimedthatthebuildingswentonwellwiththesurroundings.FTheywerelocatedinlowerManhattan.(

)FManycriticsstatedthattheydidn’trelatetotheirsurroundings.(

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difficult_______Washington___________education_________hospitality_________airplanes_________WorldTrade__________apparent_________Governor________Ladiesandgentlemen:BR_QuestionsandAnswersPreBR_Crosby,StillsandNash1ofthe,andhaveorderedthatthefullofthefederalgovernmentgotohelpthevictimsandtheirfamilies,andtoconductafull-scaletohuntdownandtofindthosefolkswhocommittedthisact.againstournationwillnotstand.Andnowifyouwouldjoinmeinamomentof.MayGodblessthevictims,their,and.Thankyouverymuch.America_______FBI___resources________investigation___________Terrorism________silence______families_______BR_Crosby,StillsandNashAmericanCampusShooting

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OnApril20th,1999,twoteenagestudentsopenedfireonclassmatesandteachersintheirsuburbanDenverschool,killing15peopleincludingthemselves.AmericanCampusShooting

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OnDecember11th,1998,WayneStateUniversityprofessorwasshotandkilledwhilecollectingfinalexamsfromhisengineeringstudentswhenthegunmansteppedintotheclassroomandopenedfirewitharifle.Theprofessorfellwoundedtothefloor,onlytobeshotagainbythemanwhotookthetimetoreload.AmericanCampusShooting

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OnMay21st,1998,afreshmanstudentopenedfirewithasemi-automaticrifleinahighschoolcafeteria,killingtwostudentsandwounding22others.Theteenager’sparentswerelaterfoundshottodeathintheirhome.BackAmericanCampusShootingSprinLosAngeles:

OnOctober11,1999,fivestudentswerefatallywoundedinaJewishcommunitycenter.AmericanCampusShooting

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Fayetteville:OnMay19th,1998,ahighschoolseniorshotandkilledanotherstudentintheschoolparkinglotatLincolnCountyHighSchool.BackAmericanCampusShootingFayetAmericanCampusShooting

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OnOctober1st,1997,a16-year-oldstudentinPearl,Mississippi,isaccusedofkillinghismother,thengoingtoschoolandshootingninestudents.Twoofthemdied.BackAmericanCampusShootingPearlCrimeRateinAmericaviolent

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執(zhí)行ThereportfromtheFBIofferednewevidenceshowingthatviolentcrimemaybeontherise.

CrimeRateinAmericaviolent2.Whatnumberhasincreasedmorethanninepercentforthefirsthalfoftheyear?Thenumberofrobberiesnationwideincreasednineandseven-tenthspercentforthefirsthalfoftheyear.

3.Inwhatkindofcitieswastheincreaseinviolentcrimeobvious?

Incitieswithpopulationsbetweenhalfamillionandamillion.4.Whatkindofcrimesfellinthefirsthalfoftheyear?Mostpropertycrimesfellinthefirsthalfoftheyear.

2.Whatnumberhasincreasedm5.Whatarethepossiblereasonswhyviolentcrimeisupnationally?

Therearemanyreasons,suchas:illegalguns,notenoughlawenforcementofficers,reductionsinfederalmoney,increaseinyoungmalesandotherpopulationchanges.5.WhatarethepossiblereasoCrimeratesintheUnitedStateshavebeendroppingforanumberofyears.Ratesofviolentcrimehavefallentotheirlowestlevelssincethe1970s.PresidentBushnotedthisinhisdeclarationinAprilforNationalCrimeVictims’RightsWeek.Butthisweek,areportfromtheFederalBureauofInvestigationofferednewevidencethatviolentcrimemaybeontherise.Earlynumbersforthefirsthalfoftheyearshowviolentcrimewasupthreeandseven-tenthspercentoverthesameperiodlastyear.TheF.B.I.reportedearlierthatviolentcrimeincreasedmorethantwopercentinallof2005.Thatwasthelargestincreaseinfifteenyears.CrimeratesintheUnitedStatThenewreportsaysthenumberofrobberiesnationwideincreasednineandseven-tenthspercentbetweenJanuaryandJuneofthisyear.Andthereweresevenpercentmorearsonfirescomparedtothefirsthalfoflastyear.Thenumberofmurdersincreasedalmostoneandone-halfpercent.Otherviolentoffenseswerealsoupmorethanonepercent.ButtheF.B.I.saysthenumberofrapesdecreased,thoughbylessthanone-tenthofonepercent.Thereportshowsthatviolentcrimerosenationwide,especiallyincitieswithpopulationsbetweenhalfamillionandamillion.ButthelargestincreasewasintheWest.Violentcrimeinthatpartofthecountryrosealmostfivepercent.NortheasternstateshadthesmallestThenewreportsaysthenumberincrease.Itwasthreepercentoverthesameperiodlastyear.Whileviolentcrimeincreasednationally,mostpropertycrimesfellinthefirsthalfoftheyear.Inall,propertycrimedecreasedmorethantwoandone-halfpercent.TheinformationintheF.B.I.reportcomesfrommorethaneleventhousandlawenforcementagencies.ResearchersfromtheJusticeDepartmentarestudyinganumberofcitiestolookforreasonswhyviolentcrimeisupnationally.Expertssuggestanumberofpossiblereasons.TheseincludetoomanyillegalgunsandnotenoughlawenforcementofficersonthestreetsofAmericancities.Alsoblamedarereductionsinfederalmoneyforlocallawenforcementagenciesoverthepasttenyears.Yetlocalincrease.ItwasthreepercentagencieshavemoredutiessincetheattacksofSeptember11th,2001.Nowtheyareexpectedtofightterrorisminadditiontotraditionalcrime.Atthefederallevel,theF.B.I.andotheragenciesthatoftenhelplocalofficersinvestigatecrimeshaveseentheirdutieschangeaswell.Butotherresearchersbelieveanincreaseinyoungmalesandotherpopulationchangeshaveplayedapartintheriseinviolentcrime.Andsomepointtoincreasesinthespreadofstreetgangs.Inanycase,theF.B.I.notesthatintheyearsleadingupto2005,violentcrimekeptfalling.Soofficialssayitisstilltooearlytosayifnewtrendsaredeveloping.agencieshavemoredutiessincSecurityMeasuresonPublicBusesSecurityMeasuresonPublicBuBR_ASurvey1.HowmanypeoplewereinjuredinthebusexplosioninYunnan?Eightdozensofpeoplewereinjured.

2.Whowouldconsiderpublicbusesasafavoritewaytogetaround?ResidentsandvisitorsintheCapital.3.Whathavebeeninstalledinlong-distancebusstations?Safety-checkingmachineshavebeeninstalled.

BR_ASurvey1.Howmanypeop4.Whatadriverwoulddoifthereisadanger?

Thedriverwouldfirststopthebus,thendialthepolice;healsoshouldcalmdownthepassengersinordertoavoidunnecessaryinjuries.

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4.WhatadriverwoulddoiftBR_APracticalExperiment1CanDetectorsImproveSocialSecurity?Listentothepassageandfillintheblanks.BR_APracticalExperiment1AnarticleinGuangzhouDailysaysthatdetectorscanhelpthepolicefindwhentheyaresolvingacase,butitmightnotplayabigroleinensuringsocialsecurity.ThepoliceinLianjianginsouthChina’sGuangdongProvincespent10millionyuanornearly1.5millionUSdollarstodetectorsinpublicplacestoensuresocialsecurity.recently________install______clues______AnarticleinGuangzhoudetectorsbeusedtosupplementawell-organizedpolicesystemandpublic-orientedgovernmentBR_APracticalExperiment2Thearticlesaysthatmanypublicplaceswithoutdetectorsarestillinorder.Itpointsoutthatsuchalarge-scaleinstallationreflectsthefact.Itsuggeststhatwhilesomecasesmonitoredbydetectorshavearouseddisputes____________________________________________________thatthelocalpoliceblindlyrelyontechnology_____________________________________________________________________________________________________._________________

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2.OnWednesday,theEuropeanParliamentstoodinsilenceforseveralminutesforthosevictims.3.Mostofthevictimskilledintheschoolweremale.FAtotalof15peoplewerekilledbythe17-year-old.(

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)4.TwopoliceofficerswereseGermanyismourningvictimsofadeadlyhighschoolshooting.A17-year-oldwieldingapistolburstintoclassroomsathisformerhighschoolinWinnendenonWednesday.Hegunneddownatotalof15peopleincludingstudents,teachersandmembersofthepublicbeforekillinghimself.LiXiangReports.GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelexpressedhercondolencestothevictims’families,callingWednesday’sshootinga“horrificcrime”.AngelaMerkel,Germanchancellor,said,“LikeallpeopleinGermany,Iamhorrified,shockedandstunnedaboutthethingsthathappenedtodayattheAlbertvilleschoolinWinnenden.Itisunimaginablethatinjustseconds,pupilsandGermanyismourningvictimsofteacherswerekilledbyahorrificcrime.”AlsoonWednesday,theEuropeanParliamentstoodinsilenceforaminuteforthosekilledinthedeadlyschoolattack.The17-year-oldstartedhisshootingspreeafterenteringtheschoolonWednesdaymorning.Hekilledninestudentsandthreeteachers,mostofthemfemale.Later,policesaidthegunmanshotandkilledamalepasserbybeforerunningintoanindustrialareawithpoliceinpursuit.Hethenshotandkilledtwoemployeesatanautodealershipandopenedfireatpolicevehicles.Twopoliceofficerssufferedseriousbutnon-life-threateningwounds.Inthismobilephonevideo,theattackerisshownmakinghisfinalshot,whichtookhisteacherswerekilledbyahorrownlife.ThesuspecthasbeenidentifiedasTimKretschmer.

Schoolofficialssaidhewasanondescriptstudentwithaveragegrades.Butoneofhisfellowstudentsdescribedhimasasweet,average,normalguy.Policesaytheattackerapparentlyusedagunlegallyregisteredtohisfatherwhobelongstoashootingclubandhasacollectionof15gunsathome.Policesaythesuspectgraduatedlastyearfromtheschoolofaboutone-thousandstudents.Buttheystillhavenomotivefortheshootingrampage.LiXiang,CCTV.ownlife.ThesuspecthasbeenBR_EducationintheWest1SecurityScannersBR_EducationintheWest1SBR_EducationintheWest2Whichcountryhasinstalledbodyscannersinairports?2.Whatarethefunctionsofbodyscanners?3.Whatistherequirementoftheoperatorswhomanagethebodyscanners?FrancehasintroducedbodyscannersforpassengersboundfortheUnitedStates.

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4.WhatchoicecanthepassengTheGreatWallListenandanswerthefollowingquestions.TheGreatWallListenandansw1.WhatwastheaimofbuildingtheGreatWalloriginally?2.WherearetheruinsoftheGreatWalllocatednow?ToprotectChina’snorthernborderinthe3rdcenturyBC.FromBoHaiintheeasttoGansuProvinceinthewest.1.WhatwastheaimofbuildinTheGreatWallisapopularnameforasemi-legendarywallbuilttoprotectChina’snorthernborderinthe3rdcenturyBC,andforimpressivestoneandearthenfortificationsbuiltalongadifferentnorthernborderinthe15thand16thcenturiesAD,longaftertheancientstructurehaddisappeared.RuinsofthelaterwallarefoundtodayalongformerborderareasfromBoHaiintheeasttoGansuProvinceinthewest.TheGreatWallTheGreatWallisapopuCastleCastleCastleswerebuiltinplaceswheretheycouldbeeasilydefended.Apositiononhighgroundprovidedthedefenderswithaviewofthesurroundingcountryside,makingattacksmoredifficult.Inflatareas,castlesweresurroundedbyaprotectivemoat.CastleswerebuiltinplGR_mainPartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingWordScanningGR_mainPartDivisionoftheGR_FurtherUnderstandingFurtherUnderstandingSupportingFactsfortheCentralIdeaDiscussionTrueorFalseSentenceCompletionQuestionsandAnswersGR_FurtherUnderstandingFurGR_PartDivisionoftheText1PartDivisionoftheTextPartsPara(s)MainIdeas11~324~15InAmerica,theeraofleavingthefrontdooronthelatchhasdrawntoaclose.

Anewatmosphereoffearanddistrustcreepsintoeveryaspectofdailylife.Asaresult,securitydevices,invariedforms,areputtouse.GR_PartDivisionoftheTePartsPara(s)MainIdeas316~19Bylockingourfearsout,webecomeprisonersofourownmaking.

PartDivisionoftheTextPartsPara(s)MainIdeas316~19B1.Thephrase“onthelatch”meansthedoorisclosedandlocked.2.Nowadays,doors,notonlyincitiesbutalsoinruralareas,arelocked.3.Urbanstreetsaremoredangerousthanoutskirtsandcountryareas.GR_Scanning1F(

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1.Doorsarenotleftunlockedeitherincitiesorinruralareas.2.Dead-boltlocks,securitychains,electronicalarmsystemsandtripwiresarewidelyinuse.3.Suburbanfamilieshavesteelb6.7.8.AirportsecurityuseselectronicX-rayequipmenttoguardagainstterrorism.Businessmenemploynewmachineslinkeduptotheirtelephonetodeterminewhetherthecalleristellingliesornot.

Suburbanhousewiveswearrapewhistlesontheirkeychains.4.Smallnoticeswarningagainstburglaryarecommonlyseenpastedonthewindowsofthemostpleasantofhomes.Accesscardsarerequiredofthosewhoworkwithmedium-tolarge-sizecompanies.5.6.7.8.AirportsecurityuseselDiscussionInParagraph6,theauthormentionsapublicserviceadvertisementbyalargeinsurancecompany.Discussthefollowingquestions.1.Whatdoesthisadpointout?2.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofusingthisexample?ThelockisthenewsymbolofAmerica.DiscussionInParagraph6,theSentenceCompletionReadPart2carefullyandsupplythemissinginformation.Wehavebecomesousedtoandsousedto.2.Wearesatisfied3.WithelectronicX-rayequipment,weseemfinallytodefendingourselvesagainstthenewatmosphereofAmericanlife

_____________________________________________________puttingupbarriers________________whenwethinkwearewell-protected_______________________________.havefiguredoutawaytoholdtheterroristsatbay__________________________________________.4.Wedonotwanttoaffordourselvesasashadow.

evensomuchaluxury__________________SentenceCompletionReadPartWebecameprisonersofourselveswhenwedealwiththeunseenhorrorsamongus.GR_QuestionsandAnswers1QuestionsandAnswersInthenameof“security”.1.UnderwhatexcusedopeopleresorttoallthosemeansmentionedinPart2?2.Doestheauthorthinktheyarejustifiedindoingso?3.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethelegacywerememberbestwhenwerecallthisera?No.Becauseintheauthor’sopinion,Americabecomesthemostinsecurenationwithallthesemeans.WebecameprisonersofourselvBasedonthesesentences,summarizethemainideaofthistext.

2.GR_QuestionsandAnswers2WordScanningScanthetexttofindallthesentencescontainingtheword“”orthewordwith“”asitsroot.

1.1)…thedoorwasclosedbutnotlocked.(Para.1)2)Ithasbeenreplacedbydead-boltlocks,securitychains,electronicalarmsystem…(Para.4)3)ThelockisanewsymbolofAmerica.(Para.6)4)…thetransformationofAmericafromtheLandoftheFreetotheLandoftheLock.(Para.7)5)…wedevisewaystolockthefearout.(Para.16)6)Wemayhavelockedtheevilsout,butinsodoingwehavelockedourselvesin.(Para.18)lock1)…doorsdonotstayunlocked(Para.2)…apictureofachild’sbicyclewiththenow-usualpadlockattachedtoit.(Para.6)lockBackBackBasedonthesesentences,summThosedaysareover.Inruralareasaswellasincities,

doorsdonotstayunlocked,evenforpartofanevening.InthehousewhereIgrewup,itwasourcustomtoleavethefrontdooronthelatchatnight.Idon’tknowifthatwasalocaltermorifitisuniversal;“onthelatch”meantthedoorwasclosedbutnotlocked.Noneofuscarriedkeys;thelastoneinfortheeveningwouldcloseup,andthatwasit.DR_Text1THELANDOFTHELOCKBobGreeneThosedaysareover.InDR_Text2Suburbsandcountryareasare,inmanyways,evenmorevulnerablethanwell-patroledurbanstreets.Statisticsshowthecrimeraterisingmoredramaticallyinthoseallegedlytranquilareasthanincities.Atanyrate,theeraofleavingthefrontdooronthelatchisover.Ithasbeenreplacedbydead-boltlocks,securitychains,electronicalarmsystemsandtripwireshooked

uptoapolicestationorprivateguardfirm.Manysuburbanfamilieshaveslidingglassdoorsontheirpatios,withsteelbarselegantlybuiltinsonoonecanprythedoorsopen.DR_Text2SuburbsandcountrThelockisthenewsymbolofAmerica.Indeed,arecentpublic-serviceadvertisementbyalargeinsurancecompanyfeaturednotchartsshowinghowmuchatriskweare,butapictureofachild’sbicyclewiththenow-usualpadlockattachedtoit.DR_Text3Itisnotuncommon,inthemostpleasantofhomes,toseepastedonthewindowssmallnoticesannouncingthatthepremisesareundersurveillancebythissecurityforceorthatguardcompany.ThelockisthenewsyTheadpointedoutthat,yes,itistheinsurancecompaniesthatpayforstolengoods,butwhoisgoingtopayforwhatthenewatmosphereofdistrustandfearisdoingtoourwayoflife?WhoisgoingtomakethepsychicpaymentforthetransformationofAmericafromtheLandoftheFreetotheLandoftheLock?Forthatiswhathashappened.WehavebecomesousedtodefendingourselvesagainstthenewatmosphereofAmericanlife,sousedtoputtingupbarriers,thatwehavenothadtimetothinkaboutwhatitmaymean.Forsomereasonwearesatisfiedwhenwethinkwearewell-protected;itdoesnotoccurtoustoaskourselves:Whyhasthishappened?DR_