英语听力精选进阶版 8967

Republicans are stepping up campaigning for the US presidential election as polls suggest the tighter race unanticipated.Donald Trump¹'s former Republican rival, senator Tedd Cruise,rallied supporters in the state of Iowa .Mr.Trump's wife Melania and his daughter Ivanca have also been speaking on his behalf. In north Carolina,Democratic candidate,Hilary Clinto, called on the crowd to imagine life under a Trump Presidency². President Obama has been urging young voters in Florida to rally to the Democratic cause.

随着民意测试表明总统选举的竞争激烈程度超过预期，共和党人现在正在加强美国总统选举的竞选活动。唐纳德.特朗普的前共和党对手，参议员泰德.科鲁兹在艾奥瓦州召集众多支持者。唐纳德先生的妻子梅拉尼娅以及女儿伊万卡都代表他发表讲话。在北卡罗莱纳州，民主党候选人希拉里.克林顿呼吁人们想象一下特朗普担任总统以后大家的生活。总统奥巴马也尽力促使弗罗里达州的年轻选民支持民主党的事业。

The Paris Agreement on climate change has come into force, obliging governments to keep the global temperature no higher than two degrees Celsius³ above pre-industrial levels. Scientists say the world will need to cut the greenhouse gas emissions⁴ by as much as 14 billion tons by 2030 to meet the target.

针对气候问题制定的《巴黎协定》已经开始生效，协定要求各政府一起努力将气温控制在不超过工业前水平的2摄氏度以内。科学家表示，在2030年前，全世界必须将温室气体的排放量削减140亿吨，只有这样才能达到标准。

Autumn rains in northern California have helped pull about a quarter of the state out of its worst-ever drought. Parts of northern California saw rainfall three times or more above normal. The drought, though, remains⁵ serious in central and southern California。

加利福尼亚北部地区的秋雨已经帮助该州的四分之一地区脱离有史以来最为严重的干旱。加利福尼亚的秋雨比平时多了三倍，甚至会更多。然而在加利福尼亚的中部以及南部地区，干旱仍旧十分严重。

The leaders of Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP Party have been detained, along with at least five fellow MPs. Reports say police raided the houses of Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag as part of an anti-terrorist investigation⁶.

土耳其亲库尔德人民民主党HDP领袖已经被拘留，同时被拘留的至少还有5名议员。报道称，警方突袭德米塔斯和尤赛达的住处，这一行动是反恐调查的一部分。

The President of the European Commission,Jean-Claude Juncke , will, on Friday, discuss with the British Prime Minister possible delays to Britain's plans to leave the E.U. It follows a High Court ruling that Parliament must approve the country's withdrawal⁷.

周五，欧委会主席让-克洛德?容克将和英国首相举行会晤，讨论可能会延迟英国脱欧计划这一问题。在此前，高级法院裁决英国脱欧必须经议会批准。

Prosecutors⁸ in the U.S. state of Iowa have charged a man suspected of killing⁹ two police officers with first-degree murder. Sergeant¹⁰ Anthony Beminio and Officer Justin Martin were shot dead in two separate attacks while they sat in their patrol cars.

美国艾奥瓦州的检察官控告一名男子一级谋杀罪，因为该男子涉嫌杀害两名警察。安东尼?博米尼奥中士和贾斯汀?马丁警官在乘坐巡逻车时分别在两起枪击案中被枪杀。

A scientific study has found that smoking twenty cigarettes for a year creates up to 150 genetic¹¹ mutations in every cell in the lungs. Researchers analysed more than 5,000 cancer tumours¹².

科学研究表明，一年中每天吸烟20支会导致肺部的每个细胞中的150个基因发生变异。研究人员在分析了5000多个癌症病人案例后得到此结论。

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

4 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

8 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

9 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

10 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

11 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

12 tumours   

肿瘤( tumour的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Blood vessels develop abnormally in cancer tumours. 在癌肿瘤中血管出现不正常。
• This apparatus scans patients' brains for tumours. 这台仪器扫描检查病人的脑瘤。