英语听力精选进阶版 7237（在线收听）

Background: 目前中欧和东欧持续的寒流已经导致100多人死亡。有些国家动用了军队来帮助那些被困于大雪中的人们。政府还设立了临时住所帮助无家可归者。

Most of the deaths have occurred in Poland and Ukraine, where sixty-five mainly homeless people have died from exposure over the last week as temperatures have fallen to minus thirty degrees.

In many Ukrainian cities the authorities have erected heated tents with hot tea and food. Outdoor coal braziers have been placed beside bus stops in Polish cities and the police are urging the public to report sightings of people sleeping rough in train stations or allotments so they can be offered beds in shelters.

The extremely cold weather is forecast to continue for the next week. Rising demand for gas has led Ukraine to increase its imports from Russia, and Poland to introduce rationing to some industrial plants, due to fears that stocks will run out.

Quiz

1. Where have most deaths occurred?

Poland and Ukraine.

2. True or false? Sixty-five people have died from the cold weather.

True. They've died from exposure.

3. True or false? Both individuals and industrial plants will be rationed for the use of gas.

False. Rationing only applies to industrial plants.

4. True, false or not given? Extreme cold weather will continue for another two months.

Not given. The cold weather is forecast to continue for another week.

Glossary 词汇表

homeless people 无家可归者

exposure 露宿街头

to erect 搭建

coal brazier 炭火炉

to urge 敦促

sighting (名词)看到

to sleep rough 流浪/露宿街头

to be forecast 预报

rising demand 日益增长的需求

rationing 定量