托福听力荟萃 17

I want to welcome each and every balloon ______ to Philadelphia. Thank you for coming here this morning to _______ the first balloon ______ in the United States. On January 9, 1793, at ten o'clock in the morning, a silk balloon lifted into the skies above this city, which was, at the time, the capital ofthe country.

According to the original records of the flight, the voyage lasted forty-sixminutes, from its departure in Philadelphia to its landing across the DelawareRiver in New Jersey¹. Though our pilots today will try to approximate theoriginal landing site, they're at the mercy of the winds, so who knows wherethey'll drift off to. Even the balloonist in 1793 experienced some uncertainweather that day. There were clouds, fog, and mist in various directions.

Our reenactment promises to be noting less than_______. The yellow balloondirectly behind me is five stories high. It's inflated² with helium, unlike theoriginal, which was filled with hydrogen and, unbeknownst to the pilot,potentially______. Gas-filled models are pretty uncommon³ now because of theextremely high cost, so the eighty other balloons in today's launch are hot air,heated by propane burners. These balloons are from all over the country.

 

 

【填空答案】

enthusiast⁴:n.狂热者

commemorate⁵:vt.庆祝，纪念

voyage:n.航行；旅行记

spectacular:adj.壮观的，惊人的

explosive: adj.爆炸性的

【听力原文】

I want to welcome each and every balloon enthusiast toPhiladelphia. Thank you for coming here this morning to commemorate the firstballoon voyage in the United States. On January 9, 1793, at ten o'clock in themorning, a silk balloon lifted into the skies above this city, which was, atthe time, the capital of the country.

According to the original records of the flight, the voyage lasted forty-sixminutes, from its departure in Philadelphia to its landing across the DelawareRiver in New Jersey. Though our pilots today will try to approximate theoriginal landing site, they're at the mercy of the winds, so who knows wherethey'll drift off to. Even the balloonist in 1793 experienced some uncertainweather that day. There were clouds, fog, and mist in various directions.

Our reenactment promises to be noting less than spectacular. The yellow balloondirectly behind me is five stories high. It's inflated with helium, unlike theoriginal, which was filled with hydrogen and, unbeknownst to the pilot,potentially explosive. Gas-filled models are pretty uncommon now because of theextremely high cost, so the eighty other balloons in today's launch are hotair, heated by propane burners. These balloons are from all over the country.

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 inflated   

adj.（价格）飞涨的；（通货）膨胀的；言过其实的；充了气的v.使充气（于轮胎、气球等）( inflate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）膨胀；（使）通货膨胀；物价上涨

参考例句：

• He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
• They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

4 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

5 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。