听力教程第三册答案UNIT4.doc

Unit 4 Section Three News News Item1 Pulitzer Prize * The Pulitzer board has singled out the New York Times in a year when more than half of the prestigious prizes in journalism went to coverage of the September 11 th attacks, its effects on New York City and the United States and the war in Afghanistan. Columbia University Professor of Journalism, Seymour Topping, announced the winners: In the fourteen journalism categories, the New York Times, after being accorded a record number of jury nominations, that is 12, was awarded seven prizes. That is more than any newspaper has received in a single year dating back to the institution of the prizes in 1917. The Pulitzer board also recognizes literary works. This year, David McCullough won for his biography John Adams. Richard Russo received a Pulitzer for Empire Falls, in the category of distinguished fiction by an American author. Exercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary This news item is about the New York Times winning seven Pulitzer prizes in journalism. Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions. The New York Times won seven Pulitzer prizes. The New York Times received this honor for its coverage of the September 11th attacks and the effects of the attacks on New York City and the United States and the war in Afghanistan. It was established in 1917. Yes, there were. They were the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. Literary works is also recognized by the Pulitzer board. They are John Adams and Empire Falls. Section Four supplementary Exercises Part 2 Passage Safari We kept our distance behind a log on the banks of the river. A blur of gold was spotted through the high, wind-whipped grasses and off we walked toward the lions den*. We glanced at each other nervously, but forged ahead. My friends and I had come to experience the African bush on foot, so, gulping, we fell in shaky step behind our two ra