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Travellers and phone-camera lovers need to note a new danger that has recently come to light. This new life-threatening hazard has sprung up in the past few years and is now a ubiquitous part of life. It is also proving to be twice as lethal as being killed by a shark. What is this potential new menace? Well, it is the selfie. Yes，love 'em or hate 'em, the desire to take a photo of yourself in front of a world-famous site or to strike a pose and pout with a friend has resulted in more deaths in 2015 than shark attacks. It has been reported that so far this year, 12 people have died as a result of trying to take a selfie. This compares to just six deaths due to unprovoked shark attacks.

Selfie-related accidents can happen in all manner of circumstances. The website Wikipedia.com has detailed the twelve deaths seen this year. They include two Russian men who were killed while taking a selfie with a hand grenade; three Indian students who were killed by an oncoming train while taking selfies on train tracks; and an American woman who fell to her death while taking a selfie with her boyfriend on a cliff in South Africa. The latest death came last month when a Japanese tourist died falling down the stairs while trying to get a shot of himself at the Taj Mahal in India. There may be more. A Russian government spokeswoman told reporters that in July, there were, "dozens of selfie-related deaths" in Russia alone.

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重点讲解

1.life-threatening 威胁生命的

例句：Caitlin was born with a life-threatening heart abnormality.

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2.train track 铁轨

例句：Train track occupancy recognition is to determine if the train is passing over a switch and to supply reliable information for train positioning system and train control system.

列车轨道占用识别目的是在平行的多轨道区域识别列车所占用的轨道信息，为列车定位子系统或控制系统提供可靠的信息S1^Q_Yie.R5Z_。

3.as a result of 因为

例句：2,000 prisoners died as a result of torture and maltreatment.

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4.world-famous 举世闻名的

例句：Harefield Hospital has become world-famous for its pioneering heart transplant surgery.

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听力题目

1.Who, besides travellers, needs to note a new danger?

a) shark experts

b) tour guides

c) scared people

d) camera-phone lovers

2.How common in our life is this new danger?

a) not at all common

b) it's ubiquitous

c) quite common

d) not so common

3.How many times as lethal as shark attacks are deaths due to selfies?

a) 5

b) 4

c) 3

d) 2

4.Who does the article say people strike a pose with?

a) poseurs

b) sharks

c) friends

d) tourists

5.How many people died in 2015 from unprovoked shark attacks?

a) 9

b) 8

c) 7

d) 6

6.What website detailed the selfie deaths?

a) MSN

b) BBC.com

c) Wikipedia

d) Google

7.What were two Russian men taking a selfie with?

a) a hand grenade

b) a tank

c) a rifle

d) a missile

8.Where did three Indian students die?

a) in a shopping mall

b) in a university

c) on train tracks

d) on the beach

9.What did an American woman fall to her death from?

a) the roof of her house

b) a cliff

c) a tower

d) a shopping mall

10.At what world-famous site did a Japanese toursit die?

a) Taj Mahal

b) Eiffel Tower

c) Sydney Opera House

d) Empire State Building

听力答案

1.d

2.b

3.d

4.c

5.d

6.c

7.a

8.c

9.b

10.a