高中英语Unit 23 The Philippines Defends Anti-Terror Efforts英语听力.docVIP

高中英语Unit 23 The Philippines Defends Anti-Terror Efforts asf听力文件无病毒，请放心打开 听力理解 Words and expressions: 1. staunch 坚定的，忠诚的 2. patchy 东拼西凑的，不大合格的 3. rein in 遏止，控制 4. prompt 促使 5. dismay 灰心，沮丧 6. at large 在逃，逍遥法外 7. guerrilla 游击队 8. foil 挫败 9. shirk 逃避 10. negate 否定，推翻 11. lukewarm 半心半意，不认真 12. legislature 立法机构 13. martial law 军事管制法，戒严令 14. draconian 严厉，残酷 15. legislation 法律，法令 16. controversial 有争议的，引发争议的 17. headway 进展 Notes for comprehension: 1. Manila （菲律宾首都）马尼拉 2. Abu Sayyaf group 阿布沙耶夫集团，又译为“圣剑”组织 3. President Gloria Arroyo （菲律宾）总统格洛丽亚·阿罗约 4. Basilan 巴西兰岛（省） 5. Sabah 沙巴 6. National Security Advisor Norberto Gonzales 国家安全顾问诺博托·冈萨雷斯 7. President Ferdinand Marcos 菲律宾前总统费迪南德·马科斯 8. Institute for Popular Democracy 大众民主研究所（总部设在马尼拉的非政府组织） Exercises: I. Judge if the following statements true (T) or false (F): 1. Abu Sayyaf is a radical group in the Philippines involved in a series of kidnappings and murders. （ ） 2. There have been news reports locally and overseas questioning President Arroyo’s efforts to fight domestic terrorism. （ ） 3. All the 53 prisoners who escaped from jail have been recaptured by the police and army. （ ） 4. Most of the Philippine Muslin minority live in the northern part of the country. （ ） 5. According to Mr. Gonzales, National Security Advisor, the passing of an anti-terrorism law by the country’s legislature is crucial in carrying forward the fight against terrorism at home. （ ） II. Listen to the news story and supply the missing words: Joel Rocamora, head of the Institute for Popular Democracy, says the 1 anti-terrorism law is both draconian and 2 , and would 3 the country down a dangerous path. He points out that 4 legislation in the United States has been controversial. “In the United States, the anti-terrorism law has had a lot of 5 , and that’s in a country where 6 of civil rights is a long 7 tradition. And he