听力文本

A movie produced by Hollywood actor Brad Pitt has made the headlines for scaring farm animals. Filming is taking place in the countryside in Northern Ireland in the U.K. The movie is called 'The Lost City of Z' and is set in the 1920s. It is about a British soldier and spy who disappeared into the Brazilian jungle in 1925 with his son. They were searching for a lost civilisation, which the soldier called Z. He was never seen again. Film makers needed to create explosions and other loud noises for the movie's special effects. However, locals and farmers in the town of Ballygally complained that the loud bangs frightened their animals. No one knows if Mr Pitt was in the town at the time as he is not acting in the film.

Local people in the town said the explosions began on September 14 and gradually became bigger and louder. Some locals said it sounded like there was a war going on as the noise shook windows in houses. One farmer spoke to reporters about how his animals were "terrified". He said: "The dog was shivering under a chair and the hens had all gone. Then I heard there had been another explosion while I was out….Another neighbour’s cow and calf jumped the hedge and the cows were crying in fear." Mr Pitt may do something special for the local people as he is a famous animal rights activist and might be upset if he heard animals had suffered because of his film.

中文翻译

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当地居民称，9月14日开始出现爆炸声，之后声音越来越响f3sy(~gOw(Sd]L)Wd|U。许多当地居民称，这听起来就像是一场战争，噪音使得房屋玻璃都震颤起来!sqg&T@wX+v。一位农民对记者诉说了牲畜受惊的情况q;tB.m4V,ys8o38。他称：“狗在椅子底下发抖，母鸡都死了!92gIz=Bx()oGbKUU。当我出家门时又听见了第二声爆炸声FF&ADq,Y)e,n.。邻居家的奶牛和牛犊跳出了围栏，奶牛嚎叫着%#xju!E]I=A。”皮特先生是一位著名的动物权利保护人士，他或许会对当地居民提供帮助，如果当他知道是因为拍电影而让动物受到惊吓，他也会坐立不安的Vx&]iSX1n)。

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重点讲解

1.animal rights 动物权利

例句：How did you arrive at the topic of animal rights?

您是怎样想到动物权利这个主题的呢？

2.make the headlines 头条新闻

例句：Public health has very few cost estimates that can compete with the multi-billion dollar bailouts that make the headlines these days.

公共卫生方面的成本估算很少能与当前成为头条新闻的成亿美元的救助计划相比GGQ-OQFv9*IGt4pvGGtE。

3.special effects 特技效果

例句：But there was no special effects industry and effects-driven movies were rare.

但那时没有特技效果工业，而且使用特技的电影还很少uWEBbBD&.*。

4.take place 发生

例句：When does the wedding take place?

什么时候举行婚礼?

听力题目

1.What was Brad Pitt's role in the movie?

a) screenplay writer

b) actor

c) director

d) producer

2.Where was the movie filmed?

a) Iceland

b) Northern Ireland

c) New Zealand

d) Hollywood

3.How many people got lost in the Brazilian jungle?

a) 4

b) 3

c) 2

d) 1

4.Why did the film makers need to make explosions?

a) for special effects

b) to burn a house

c) they had too much gunpowder

d) to scare the animals

5.Who knows whether or not Brad Pitt was in the town?

a) a Brazilian

b) a hotel owner

c) no one

d) a local resident

6.When did the explosions begin?

a) at night

b) September 14

c) yesterday

d) at 3:57 pm

7.What did the explosions shake in nearby houses?

a) foundations

b) nerves

c) rattles

d) windows

8.Where was a dog shivering?

a) under a chair

b) in the cold

c) in the movie

d) in Hollywood

9.What did a cow jump over?

a) the moon

b) a dog

c) a hedge

d) an explosion

10.How might Brad Pitt feel if he knew that animals had suffered?

a) indifferent

b) upset

c) exhausted

d) confused

听力答案

1.d

2.b

3.c

4.a

5.c

6.b

7.d

8.a

9.c

10.b