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TOEFL托福英语听力练习题目：News Report：Disaster Relief and Other Emergencies

1. What news event is being reported?

A. a bomb threat at a hospital

B. a flood at a school

C. a fire at an apartment building

2. When did this event occur?

A. in the morning

B. in the early afternoon

C. in the evening

3. Who was rescued?

A. a baby

B. a boy

C. an elderly woman

4. The dog helped rescue this person by ______________.

A. attracting people's attention by barking

B. pulling the person to safety

C. comforting the person until help came

5. What is the current medical condition of the survivor?

A. in critical, but stable condition

B. in serious condition

C. in good condition

答案

答案：

1. a fire at an apartment building

2. in the morning

3. a baby

4. pulling the person to safety

5. in good condition

听力原文

TOEFL托福英语英语听力原文：

This is Bob Smith from Channel 13 News.

I'm at the scene of a miraculous rescue that occurred earlier today involving a fire, a 3-month-old baby, and the baby's dog, Lucky. Uh, the fire broke out at the three-story building behind me. Uh, unfortunately, we're not able to get any closer because the possibility of an explosion. Uh, however, witnesses say that they noticed fire coming from the building earlier this morning.

It was believed that everyone had been evacuated to safety; however, one of the residents, Susan O'Connor, when she had returned and noticed the fire, she panicked, realizing that her 3-month-old baby was still inside. However, witnesses report seeing the dog, uh, the family dog, pulling the baby to safety by, uh, the baby's clothes. Fortunately, everyone is reported fine. The baby was taken to the hospital, uh, as well as the dog, but we're happy to say that at this time, it looks like everyone, uh, will be fine. This is Channel 13 News.

短语学习

TOEFL单词短语学习：

miraculous adj. 不可思议的，奇迹的 (adjective):extraordinary, suprising, or unusual

- It was miraculous that everyone escaped from the accident unharmed.

occur vi. 发生；出现；存在 (verb): take place or happen

- Many miraculous events occur around the world every year.

break out v. 爆发；突发 (verb): start suddenly

- War broke out last week in several places in that area of the world.

witness n. 证人；目击者；证据 (noun): a person who sees something happen

- Five witnesses saw the accident on the highway.

evacuate vi. 疏散；撤退；排泄 (verb): move from a dangerous place to safety

- People need to evacuate the city when a dangerous hurricane approaches the coastline.

panic vt. 使恐慌(verb): have a great feeling of fear or anxiety

- Please don't panic. Everything will be okay if you stay calm.