英语听力精选进阶版 13798

On thin ice?

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The temperature was twenty degrees below freezing, but that didn't stop these sports enthusiasts². 

Racing³ teams in Poland took advantage of the wintry weather to sail their iceboats on a frozen reservoir. 

The one-man vessel⁴ is light and agile⁵, and can reach speeds of over 100km per hour. 

Many competitors train in sailing boats in summer months and switch to iceboat racing during the winter.

enthusiasts

fans of a sport

took advantage of

made use of

reservoir

lake used to store water

vessel

boat or ship

competitors

people taking part in a sport or competition

Exercise

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from BBC news reports. 

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

enthusiasts / took advantage of / reservoir / vessel / competitors

1. Adults and children alike in Berkshire ______________ a covering of snow to dust off their sledges⁶.

2. Restoration work on the Cutty Sark, a 19th Century tea clipper, following a devastating⁷ fire, is nearing completion. It is time for engineers to lift the 900-tonne ____________ into its final position ahead of its reopening to the public in spring 2012.

3. Students at a university in Stratford which will host the US Olympic team claim their term has been cut short to accommodate the _________________.

4. Colombia is increasingly using golf to promote itself internationally. The country's 50 golf courses are a powerful proposition to lure⁸ in tourists and sports ____________________.

5. In November, Anglian Water was granted a permit to extract extra water from the River Nene, to replenish⁹ the half full Pitsford _______________, until early April.

Answers: 

1. 

Adults and children alike in Berkshire took advantage of a covering of snow to dust off 

their sledges. 

Source:  Children take to slopes in Berkshire amid snow   

2.  

Restoration work on the Cutty Sark, a 19th Century tea clipper, following a devastating fire, 

is nearing completion. It is time for engineers to lift the 900-tonne vessel into its final 

position ahead of its reopening to the public in spring 2012.   

Source: Lifting the Cutty Sark into place       

3.  

Students at a university in Stratford which will host the US Olympic team claim their term 

has been cut short to accommodate the competitors.  

Source: London 2012: Uni term 'cut due to US Olympic team'    

4.  

Colombia is increasingly using golf to promote itself internationally. The country's 50 golf 

courses are a powerful proposition to lure in tourists and sports enthusiasts. 

Source: Golf can boost Colombia's sport and tourism sectors¹⁰     

5.  

In November, Anglian Water was granted a permit to extract extra water from the River 

Nene, to replenish the half full Pitsford reservoir, until early April. 

Source:  Northamptonshire still suffering from drought conditions  

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 enthusiasts   

n.热心人，热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册

3 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

4 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

5 agile   

adj.敏捷的，灵活的

参考例句：

• She is such an agile dancer!她跳起舞来是那么灵巧！
• An acrobat has to be agile.杂技演员必须身手敏捷。

6 sledges   

n.雪橇，雪车( sledge的名词复数 )v.乘雪橇( sledge的第三人称单数 )；用雪橇运载

参考例句：

• Sledges run well over frozen snow. 雪橇在冻硬了的雪上顺利滑行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They used picks and sledges to break the rocks. 他们用[镐和撬]来打碎这些岩石。 来自互联网

7 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

8 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

9 replenish   

vt.补充；(把…)装满；(再)填满

参考例句：

• I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。
• We have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to replenish our reserves.我们不得不额外进口四百万吨小麦以补充我们的储备。

10 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》