英语专业作业

UNIT NINE 911 SHOCK T HE WORLD（911震惊世界）Lesson 1 Another Pearl Harbor (又一珍珠港事件)
I. Learn the following ten expressions and fill them in the sentences while listening.
A. biography [♌♋♓♈❒☜♐♓] n.. 传记
B. rubble [ ❒✈♌●] n. 碎石, 乱石
C. fatality [♐☜♦✌●♓♦♓] n.不幸, 灾祸
D. aftermath [ ♐♦☜❍✌] n.结果, 后果
E. casualt ies[ ✌✞◆☜●♦♓] n.人员伤亡
F. debris [ ♎♏♌❒♓ ♎♏♓♌] n碎片, 残骸
H. caution s [ ☞☜⏹] vt.警告
J. preliminary [☐❒♓●♓❍♓⏹☜❒♓] a.预备的, 初步的
1. He came to Washington's George Washington University hospital to __________ blood.
2. And hospital officials thanked the __________historian and told him the donation would not be needed at this time.
3. Mr. McCullough also __________ against reacting with blame against the law enforcement and intelligence community.
4. His latest book is a __________ of founding father John Adams.
5. Pentagon officials say their __________ count of the number of people killed in Tuesday's terrorist attack on the defense department is 190.
6. That estimate comes as recovery teams continue to remove bodies from the __________.
7. Both the army and navy suffered dozens of __________ while the air force and marine corps report no deaths among their personnel.
8. The highest-ranking __________ is understood to be a three-star army general.
9. Recovery crews are still in the process of removing bodies from the __________.
10. Meanwhile, authorities have reopened a portion of the Pentagon closed in the __________ of the terrorist attack.
II. Listen to PASSAGE ONE and choose the best answer to each question.
1-1. Historian Compares Terror Attacks to Pearl Harbor
1. To whom the historian’s viewp oint on the attacks provides?
A. John Adams.
B. Two victims.
C. David McCullough.
D. Greg Flakus
2. Where were two victims being treated?
A. In Pentagon.
B. Outside the hospital
C. In George Washington University Hospital.
D. In Washington University.
3. What tragedy did Mr. McCullough compare to Pearl Harbor Attack?
A. Hawaii tragedy in 1941.
B. The bombing of the federal building in 1995.
C. The atom bombing in Japan in 1945.
D. The Tuesday’s attacks.
4. What did the 69-year-old man emphasize?
A. Taking a reaction to these acts of terrorism.
B. Avoiding a reaction to these acts of terrorism.
C. Changing the very nature of the democratic system.
D. Writing a biography of John Adams.
5. What is not true to David McCullough?
A. He is a historian.
B. He is a Pulitzer Prize winning author.
C. He donated blood needed at this time.
D. He has written a book about John Adams.
III. Listen to PASSAGE TWO and tick T or F for each statement.
1-2. Preliminary Number of People Killed at Pentagon Stands at 190
1. 126 people died. They were military and civilian Pentagon staff.
2. 64 people died aboard the hijacked plane.
3. The process of removing bodies was suspended because of receiving a bomb threat.
4. The bomb was located at the gate of the building.
5. After two hours the work crews were allowed back home.
IV. Listen to PASSAGE THREE and fill in the blanks.
1-3. Eyewitnesses Describe Pentagon Attack
The crash of a passenger jet into the Pentagon was witnessed by many people in a nearby U.S. military building.
Workers in the Naval Annex building, which (1) __________from the Pentagon, (2) __________ by the roar of the jet's engines as it (3) __________ on its approach to the Pentagon. One man says the aircraft was flying so low that it (4) __________ on a nearby highway.
After roaring past the Naval Annex, the aircraft(5) __________ the south side of the Pentagon, erupting into a massive fireball and (6) __________ into the sky. One eyewitness says the plane's impact (7) __________ in the Pentagon very close to the building's heliport control tower.
Several eyewitnesses say the plane (8) __________ of the Pentagon that was recently renovated. None of the eyewitnesses could tell VOA how many people (9) __________ in that section of the building Tuesday.
In the aftermath of the attack, the scene (10) __________ as controlled chaos, with police, fire trucks and ambulances streaming towards the Pentagon, while thousands of civilians and non-essential military personnel (11) __________ the other way.
Authorities have (12) __________ a tight security cordon on the roads approaching the south side of the Pentagon and at least one F-16 fighter jet (13) __________ around the area for nearly an hour.
V. Homework:1-4. Terrorists Attack US Military Symbol
1. Learn the ten expressions chosen from PASSAGE FOUR.
(1) complex [ ❍☐●♏♦] n. 联合体
(2) headquarter [ ♒♏♎♦♦☜] n.司令部, 指挥部, 总部
(3) tarnish [ ♦⏹♓☞] v. 失去光泽
(4) civilian [♦♓♓●☜⏹] adj. 民间的, 民用的
(5) evacuate [♓✌◆♏♓♦] v.疏散, 撤出; 排泄
(6) alert [☜●☜♦] n.警惕, 警报
(7) eyewitness [ ♋✋♦✋♦⏹✋♦] n.目击者, 见证人
(8) billow [ ♌♓●☜◆] v. 翻腾，翻滚
(9) airborne [ ☪☜♌⏹] adj.空降的，空运的
(10) virtually [ ♦☺☜●✋] adv.事实上, 实质上
2. Listen to PASSAGE FOUR and answer the following questions.
(1) What could the Pentagon symbolize?
(2) How many military and civilian workers at Pentagon were safe?
(3) What plane was it that struck the Pentagon?.
(4) When would the building reopen?.
(5) What place does the Pentagon locate close to?。