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听力文本
Singapore celebrated its fiftieth birthday on Saturday. The tiny nation became an independent country on August 8th, 1965. The climax of the celebrations was the largest fireworks display ever seen in Singapore. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the streets to celebrate. The country has been counting down to this anniversary since New Year's Eve. There have been hundreds of events to mark the fifty years since independence. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave a special National Day message to the nation. He said that Singapore could look forward to "new peaks" ahead. He added that: "The journey ahead is uncharted. But we must press on, because we aspire to do better for ourselves and our children."
Singapore has come a long way in the past fifty years. It became independent from Britain when it was thrown out of the Federation of Malaysia after social unrest. The country was very poor back then but the leadership of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew made Singapore wealthy. He died earlier this year but there was an empty seat for him at the parade. He made Singapore into one of the world's wealthiest countries. It is the fourth most important global financial centre and is home to the world's second busiest port. A woman said she felt sad that Mr Lee could not live long enough to be at the anniversary. She said: "We definitely feel that something is missing this year, and I still feel the pain in my heart."
中文翻译
周六,新加坡举行了50周年庆典
在过去50年里,新加坡经历了许多
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重点讲解
1.Prime Minister 总理
例句:Did you listen in to the Prime Minister yesterday evening?
你昨晚收听总理的广播讲话了吗?
2.tens of thousands of 成千上万
例句:We are humbled by the tens of thousands of people who supported us, prayed for us and fought for our release.
在哪些数以万计的支持我们、为我们祈祷和为我们的获释做斗争的人们面前,我们感到渺小
。3.throw out of 踢出
例句:I'm just glad that I'm not on the Nobel committee deciding who to throw out of the lifeboat.
我只是很庆幸自己不是诺贝尔委员会,去决定谁应该被从名单上踢出
。4.count down 倒计时
例句:The spaceship is already being counted down.
宇宙飞船已开始倒计秒数
。听力题目
1.On what day of the week was the anniversary?
a) Monday
b) Sunday
c) Saturday
d) Friday
2.How many people gathered in the streets?
a) tens of thousands
b) hundreds of thousands
c) tens of millions
d) hundreds of millions
3.When did the countdown to the anniversary begin?
a) Jan 31
b) Feb 1
c) March 31
d) July 1
4.What did the Prime Minister say Singapore could look forward to?
a) new parks
b) new peaks
c) new perks
d) new packs
5.What did the Prime Minister say about the journey ahead?
a) it was bumpy
b) it was exciting
c) it would be difficult
d) it was uncharted
6.Where has Singapore come in the last 50 years?
a) via India
b) a long way
c) to South-East Asia
d) next door
7.Why was Singapore thrown out of the Federation of Malaysia?
a) social unrest
b) war
c) not following rules
d) money
8.Where is the world's fourth largest financial centre?
a) New York
b) Tokyo
c) Singapore
d) Dubai
9.Where is the world's second busiest port?
a) Dubai
b) Shanghai
c) New York
d) Singapore
10.Where did a woman say she felt pain?
a) her heart
b) her brain
c) her foot
d) her back
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.a
4.b
5.d
6.b
7.a
8.c
9.d
10.a