英语听力精选进阶版 7142

Background: 一个被困在德国北部海岸的人，在被电脑摄像头照到后获得营救。一位远在几百公里外的女士发现了他的求救信号后，通知了当地援救组织和警察。

Sankt Peter-Ording is one of the most popular seaside resorts in Germany.

Even in deepest winter you'll find people braving the snow and the ice and the freezing temperatures to experience the stunning¹ beauty of the North Sea coast.

But it's not without its dangers and its dramas.

German police have revealed that last week a man got lost on the ice.

He'd been taking photographs of the glorious sunset but, as the dark had descended², he'd lost his bearings and got stranded³.

In a desperate effort to attract assistance, the man had begun flashing a torch.

And he was spotted⁴ by a woman, 500 kilometres away in the Westerwald region, on the River Rhine.

Luckily for him, at that moment she was at her computer, online and watching a live webcam of Sankt Peter-Ording, and in that little video box she noticed the figure in distress⁵.

She alerted the local police and the marooned⁶ man was saved.

All thanks to an internet search and rescue.

Glossary⁷ 词汇表

resorts 旅游胜地 

braving 勇敢面对，不怕 

lost his bearings 迷失了方向 

flashing 用光发出信号 

in distress 遇险，在困境中 

alerted 通知 

marooned 处于孤立无援的境地

Questions and Answers

1. Is Sankt Peter-Ording a resort in the mountains? 

No, it is on the coast.

2. Why do people go there in winter? 

They go there to see the beautiful scenery.

3. How did the lost man try to get attention? 

He flashed his torch on and off.

4. Where was the woman who saw him? 

She was hundreds of kilometres away looking at a website.

1 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

2 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

3 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

4 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

5 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

6 marooned   

adj.被围困的；孤立无援的；无法脱身的

参考例句：

• During the storm we were marooned in a cabin miles from town. 在风暴中我们被围困在离城数英里的小屋内。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Five couples were marooned in their caravans when the River Avon broke its banks. 埃文河决堤的时候，有5对夫妇被困在了他们的房车里。 来自辞典例句

7 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。