托福听力荟萃 31

The Old Canada Roadis a ______ _____ between the Canadian province of ______ and ______, in the northeast corner of the United States.Yes, it really was lost, and finding it again was a complex process that involved state-of-the-art technology. How the location of the road was______was very interesting, and I'll return to it as soon as I've given you a littlebackground information.The road was begun in 1817, a few years before Maineeven became a state. At the time, Quebec was amajor market for ______, crops, and fish, so a road to Quebec was seen by officials in Maineas necessary for trade. For about 20 years, the movement of people and goods was mostly from Maine to Quebec,but then the trend ______ as thousands of Canadians immigrated¹ to Maine to escape poorcrops, a lack of jobs, and the threat of disease. I think it was a ______ ______.Besides these negative reasons, major building projects in Maine also made the state very attractivefor the Canadians who needed work. I should stress, though, that immigrationduring that period went in both directions. In fact, the flow of people andgoods went completely ______. There wasn't even a border post until around1850. The people of the time saw Maine and Quebec as a single region, mainlybecause of the strong French influence, which is still evident in Mainetoday.Eventually, the road fell into ______ as a major railway was completed;finally, people simply forgot about it and that's how it came to be lost. Thisbrings me back to the original topic.

 

 

【填空答案】

long-lost: adj. 遗失了很长时间的

trail: n. ［C］小径

Quebec: 魁北克

Maine: 缅因州

pinpoint²: v. 精准测定位置，正确定出

livestock³: n. ［C］家畜，牲畜

reverse: v. 反转，颠倒

cholera⁴: n. ［C］霍乱

epidemic⁵: n. ［C］流行病

unhindered: adj. 不受妨碍的，不受阻碍的

disuse: n. ［C］废弃，不被使用

【听力原文】

The Old Canada Roadis a long-lost trail between the Canadian province of Quebec and Maine,in the northeast corner of the United States. Yes, it really was lost, and finding it again was a complex process that involved state-of-the-art technology. How the location of the road was pinpointed⁶ was very interesting, and I'll returnto it as soon as I've given you a little background information.The road was begun in 1817, a few years before Maineeven became a state. At the time, Quebec was amajor market for livestock, crops, and fish, so a road to Quebec was seen by officials in Maineas necessary for trade. For about 20 years, the movement of people and goods was mostly from Maine to Quebec,but then the trend reversed as thousands of Canadians immigrated to Maine to escape poorcrops, a lack of jobs, and the threat of disease. I think it was a cholera epidemic.Besides these negative reasons, major building projects in Maine also made thestate very attractive for the Canadians who needed work. I should stress,though, that immigration during that period went in both directions. In fact,the flow of people and goods went completely unhindered. There wasn't even aborder post until around 1850. The people of the time saw Maine and Quebec as asingle region, mainly because of the strong French in fluence, which is still evident in Maine today.Eventually, the road fell into disuse as a major railway was completed; finally, people simply forgot about it and that's how it came tobe lost. This brings me back to the original topic.

1 immigrated   

v.移入( immigrate的过去式和过去分词 )；移民

参考例句：

• He immigrated from Ulster in 1848. 他1848年从阿尔斯特移民到这里。 来自辞典例句
• Many Pakistanis have immigrated to Britain. 许多巴基斯坦人移居到了英国。 来自辞典例句

2 pinpoint   

vt.准确地确定；用针标出…的精确位置

参考例句：

• It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出，现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。
• I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。

3 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

4 cholera   

n.霍乱

参考例句：

• The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。
• Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。

5 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

6 pinpointed   

准确地找出或描述( pinpoint的过去式和过去分词 )； 为…准确定位

参考例句：

• His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice. 他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。
• Computers pinpointed where the shells were coming from. 计算机确定了炮弹发射的位置。