英语听力精选进阶版 7189

Background:背景：英国著名侦探小说人物夏洛克?福尔摩斯将在新的作者笔下起死回生。福尔摩斯新小说预计将在今年9月出版。

The character of Sherlock Holmes was originally created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle who featured him in four novels and more than 50 short stories.

After his death, his son Adrian wrote several stories featuring the famous Victorian detective, but critics say he was never that popular.

But it's the first time that the Arthur Conan Doyle estate has officially asked an author to write a new novel.

He has been named as Anthony Horowitz and is best known his Alex Rider children's series.

So was he daunted¹ by the challenge?

Anthony Horowitz:

"Well obviously, it was daunting² to a certain extent and you are dealing³ with probably the most iconic detective in the whole history of literature.

And the one thing I didn't want to do was to disappoint those really devout⁴ fans, the sort of Sherlock Holmes Society and people who love these books.

But to be honest with you, I actually found it fairly easy to write because I have loved those books since I was 16 years old, I've read them two or three times during the course of my lifetime – in fact, my whole life as a writer of crime fiction myself was to a certain extent inspired by Doyle and I find the book not so scary as I thought it might be."

Anthony Horowitz says he's a devoted⁵ fan and aims to produce a first rate mystery for a modern audience.

Glossary⁶ 词汇表

band （用来做标记的）细带子 

flipper⁷ 鳍状肢 

concerns 担忧，担心 

to harm 危害，伤害 

colony 群体 

to breed 生育，繁殖 

chick 小企鹅 

unethical 不道德的 

tagging 标记 

worthless 无价值的

Questions and Answers

1. Why do scientists put bands on penguins⁹’ flippers? 

Because they want to identify the birds even from far away.

2. What sort of problems were observed in birds with bands? 

They died younger, bred later, took longer to forage¹⁰ for food and had fewer chicks.

3. True or false? According to the report, it is of no value to use penguins to gather data. 

False. It says that it might be worthless if the penguin⁸ was suffering the effects of tagging.

4. True or false? The scientists want biologists to stop using rubber bands as a method to identify penguins. 

True. They think that it is unethical to cause harm to the birds.

1 daunted   

使（某人）气馁，威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead. 她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。
• He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected. 他被他们对工作的高品质的要求吓倒了。

2 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 devout   

adj.虔诚的，虔敬的，衷心的 (n.devoutness)

参考例句：

• His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
• The devout man prayed daily.那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷。

5 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

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。

7 flipper   

n. 鳍状肢，潜水用橡皮制鳍状肢

参考例句：

• The seal's flipper is homologous with the human arm. 海豹的鳍肢与人类的手臂同源。
• It's almost like a flipper action as she kicks down. 她向下踢腿时有鱼鳍的效果。

8 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

9 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 forage   

n.(牛马的)饲料，粮草；v.搜寻，翻寻

参考例句：

• They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
• Now the nutritive value of the forage is reduced.此时牧草的营养价值也下降了。