英语_听说(朗读基础)课件.ppt

“come here, silly dog!” George shouted at it/but the dog stayed in the other car. George put his key/into the lock of the car,/but the key did not turn. Then he looked at the car again. It was not his! He was on the wrong car! And the dog/was in the right one! “He’s sitting and laughing at me!”George said angrily. But then he smiled/and got into his car/with the dog. 专项训练题一：PartA 模仿朗读 Hong Kong, a city of seven million. And growing fast. It is bursting at the seams. By the year 2050, Hong Kongs population will almost double. Where will these people live? Other cities face the same problem. Tokyo, Shanghai, New York. By the middle of the century, all may be unbearably crowded. If they keep growing well need 15 new cities a year, each housing 12 million people. That is 15 new Los Angeleses every year for 50 years. But theres simply no room left for that kind of urban sprawl. There is only one place to go. Up, fast forward 50 years. 专项训练题二：Part A 模仿朗读 Todays tallest skyscrapers are just over 1400 feet high. Would it be impossible to build one twice as high? The largest bridges in the world today are around a mile long. Is it impossible to construct one nine miles long, connecting Europe and Africa? The largest ships in the world today are super tankers and aircraft carriers. But a ship five times their size, impossible. Or is it? In fact, all of these projects are already on the drawing boards. If built, they would be engineering achievements of historic proportions. Could they really be built? And could they withstand the worst that nature could throw at them? Engineering the impossible. 专项训练题三： In the remote southwest corner of China, a celebration is about to take place. Dai people collect water for the most important festival of their year. The Dai call themselves as the people of water. By bringing the river water to temple, they honor the two things holiest to them. Buddhism and their home. The Dai give thanks for the rivers and ferti