精听建议：

　　先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

　　下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

　　（参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^）

　　It is autumn and in much of the country leaves are changing color and falling. But if you think that’s a peaceful event, you are not thinking like a tree. In recent years the research ___(1)___ the colorful autumn leaves that ___(2)___ some trees make life for other trees miserable. That’s because these leaves are ___(3)___ chemicals that can be deadly to other plants. To find out more, NPR’s John Neilson ___(4)___ botanist on Virginia’s Skyline Drive for ___(5)___ the woods.

　　答案：

　　1. has shown

　　2. fall form

　　3. often full of

　　4. met a

　　5. a walk in