英语听力精选进阶版 9003

US intelligence officials have accused President Putin of personally ordering a Russian cyber campaign to sway the outcome of the presidential election in the favor of Donald Trump¹. A declassified² report says Moscow sought to undermine faith in America's democratic system and to denigrate³ Mr. Trump's rival Hillary Clinton. It ties Mr. Putin to the hacking⁴ for the first time calling it the boldest attempt yet to influence a US election.

美国情报官员指责俄罗斯总统普京利用俄网络黑客干扰美国大选，以支持唐纳德·特朗普。解密的一份报告显示，莫斯科削弱试图人们对美国民主制度的信心，并诋毁特朗普的对手希拉里·克林顿。这关系到普京曾利用网络黑客，普京曾表示利用网络黑客影响美国大选是最大胆的尝试。

A gunman has killed five people and injured eight others in a shooting at Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida. The alleged⁵ gunman, named as twenty-six-year-old Esteban Santiago, was said to be carrying a US military identity card. He is now in police custody⁶.

佛罗里达劳德代尔堡国际机场一名枪手导致5人死亡，8人受伤。这名叫作埃斯特万圣地亚哥的枪手，今年26岁，据说持有美国军方身份证。现在他已经被警方拘留。

A sweeping⁷ study of the rapid growth of towns and cities says it's changing the genetic⁸ makeup⁹ of hundreds of plants and animals that are crucial to the ecosystem¹⁰. Researchers warn that urbanization is forcing many species to adapt or become extinct. They say the disruption can, for example, stop seeds from dispersing¹¹, cause new exposure to infectious diseases and worsen pollution.

一项关于城镇以及城市快速增长的研究表明，城镇、城市的快速增长改变了对于生态系统至关重要的大量的植物和动物的基因组成。研究人员警示到，城镇化迫使许多物种适应新的环境或者灭绝。研究人员还表示，例如，种子生长的中断过程可以影响种子的传播，引发新的接触性疾病并导致污染恶化。

A criminal gang active in Brazilian jails has beheaded dozens of inmates¹² at a prison in northern Brazil, the second such incident in less than a week. The authorities believe there was a row among gang members.

巴西北部的监狱暴乱过程中，一些囚犯在骚乱中被斩首。而在一周之内，又发生了第二起骚乱。巴西当局认为这是帮派成语内部厮杀。

The powerful Syrian Jihadi group, formerly¹³ known as the Nusra Front, says one of its leading figures has been killed in an airstrike. Sheikh FarajMasri, wastargeted along with his son.

叙利亚圣战组织,原名努斯拉阵线，表示,其一个主要人物谢赫FarajMasri wastargeted连同他的儿子已经在空袭中丧生。。

The government of Ivory Coast has appealed for calm after troops mutinied in three cities. It asked soldiers to return to barracks.

军队已经在三个城市发生政治暴动，科特迪瓦政府呼吁民众保持冷静。并要求士兵返回营房。

New US job figures indicate a slight rise in the unemployment rate in December. But the US Labor¹⁴ Department says overall since Barack Obama became president the number of people with jobs has increased by more than eleven million.

美国的就业数据表明去年12月失业率略有上升。但美国劳工部说巴拉克?奥巴马(Barack Obama)就任美国总统后整体工作的人数增加超过一千一百万人。

Michelle Obama has delivered her final speech as First Lady with an impassioned call for young people to have hope and fight for their rights. She urged youngsters gathered at the White House to empower themselves with good education and lead by example. BBC News.

第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马发表了她最后的演讲,并激昂的呼吁年轻人充满希望并为自己的权利而斗争。她敦促年轻人以白宫为中心，使自己具备良好的教育，以身作则。BBC新闻。

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 declassified   

adj.解密的v.对（机密文件等）销密( declassify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Thousands of classified documents have now been declassified. 数以千计的保密文件现在被解密了。
• The software used for Siemens S7-300 encryption logic block declassified. 此软件用于对西门子S7-300加密逻辑块解密。

3 denigrate   

v.诬蔑，诽谤

参考例句：

• It was unkind to denigrate her achievement.贬低她的成就是刻薄的。
• To assert this is to denigrate the effectiveness of the police.坚持这一点就是贬低警方的办事能力。

4 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 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。

7 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

8 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。

9 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

10 ecosystem   

n.生态系统

参考例句：

• This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。
• We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。

11 dispersing   

adj. 分散的 动词disperse的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• Whereas gasoline fumes linger close to the ground before dispersing. 而汽油烟气却靠近地面迟迟不散。
• Earthworms may be instrumental in dispersing fungi or bacteria. 蚯蚓可能是散布真菌及细菌的工具。

12 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

14 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。