听力教程Unit12答案和文本.doc

《听力教程》新闻部分答案和文本 UNIT 1 Item 1 Vocabulary: jury 陪审团 condemn 谴责 Background information: Anderson served as Enron’s auditor (审计员) for more than a decade, approving the company’s financial statements even while off-balance-sheet partnerships (帐外合作伙伴) hid billions in debt and pumped up profits. Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. Arthur Andersen Company is charged with ________________ in the Enron case. Arthur Andersen Company is charged with blocking investigation in the Enron case. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Arthur Andersen Company was energy company Enron’s business partner. Arthur Andersen destroyed important documents. The Arthur Andersen Company did not agree with the charges. 1. F 2. T 3. T In Houston Texas, a federal investigating jury has charged the Arthur Andersen Company with blocking efforts to seek justice in the Enron case. Arthur Andersen employees kept financial records and provided advice to the failed energy company Enron. The charges say Arthur Andersen destroyed tons of documents while an investigation was taking place after Enron’s failure. The Arthur Andersen Company condemned the charges as a serious misuse of government power. Item 2 Background information: Zhukovskiy is a city about 50 miles southeast of Moscow. Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about ________________________. This news item is about a model of the 1st space vehicle designed for pleasure trips. Exercise B: Listen to it again and complete the following blanks. Possible time: _______________________ Vehicle size: _______________________ Special experience: _______________________ Length of the trip: _______________________ Cost: _______________________ Possible time: in three years Vehicle size: can hold a pilot and two passengers Special experience: three minutes of zero gravity Length of the trip: o