英语听力精选进阶版 7088

Background: 美国佛罗里达州一位商人制造了一起飞机失事假死案，不过他已经被当地警察发现。Marcus Schrenker早前被起诉诈骗投资者交给他投资的数百万美元资金，在医院接受治疗后，他现在已经被警察拘留。据说Marcus在飞机上发出一个假的紧急呼救信号后跳伞让飞机自行飞行，最后飞机坠落到了一片狭长的沼泽地里。

Desperate to escape a possible jail sentence 监狱判决 after his business collapsed¹, the authorities are now convinced that 38-year-old Marcus Schrenker faked 假的 his own death in a plane crash.

It’s thought the Indiana businessman parachuted 降落伞 out of his own company plane before speeding off 迅速离开 on a motorcycle he'd hidden in the Pine Barrens of central Alabama.

When two military jets were scrambled² （战斗机或飞行员）紧急升空 to help the experienced pilot all they found was his plane flying on autopilot 无人驾驶.

It eventually crashed 坠落 in the Florida panhandle 狭长地带. Now the police in northern Florida say they have the businessman in custody³ 拘留.

Mr Schrenker is facing possible charges of securities fraud 金融诈骗 and had just been ordered by a court to pay out half a million dollars.

He's been accused 被指控 by investors⁴ 投资商 of stealing millions of dollars in savings⁵.

GLOSSARY⁶ 词汇表

jail sentence 监狱判决

faked 假装

parachuted 降落伞

speeding off 迅速离开

scrambled （战斗机或飞行员）紧急升空

autopilot 无人驾驶

crashed 坠落

panhandle 狭长地带

in custody 拘留

securities fraud 金融诈骗

accused 被指控

investors 投资商

Questions and Answers

1. Why did Marcus Schrenker fake his own death? 

To escape going to jail for fraud.

2. What was his plan?

To pretend to have died in a plane crash.

3. What did the jet pilots discover when they flew alongside his plane? 

It was empty and flying on autopilot.

4. Where is Marcus Schrenker now?

He is being held by the Florida police.

1 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

2 scrambled   

v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

4 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

5 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

6 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。