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1、四六级强化班系列讲义一一阅读第一部分：阅读总论（-）培养阅读兴趣掌握阅读技能（二）如何读文章阅读目标：阅读两“忌叫（三）如何做题解题原则:第二部分：实战训练SectionA:ExtensiveReadingItfsRainingCatsandDogs,andFrogs!Theearthisaveryweirdandwonderfulplace・Manymysteriousphenomenaoccurthatcannotbeexplainedbylogicorscience.Theseinexplicableeventsattractbelieversinthesupernatural,aswe
2、llasskeptics・YouareprobablyfamiliarwiththeEnglishsaying,“Itsrainingcatsanddogs=Overthelast15()years,instancesofvariousanimalsliterallyrainingdownontotheearthhavebeenreported・In1861,peopleinSingaporereportedarainoffishfollowinganearthquake.In1877,severalalligatorsfellfromtheskyontoafarmintheU.S.state
3、ofSouthCarolina・Despitefallingfromagreatheight,thealligatorslandedonthegroundunharmed.Duringonedownpourin1966,anAustralianpriestwashitontheshoulderbyalargefishthathadfallenfromthesky.Thepriestattemptedtocatchtheslipperycreature,butitfellintotherainwaterthathadfloodedthegroundandswamaway.Theresidents
4、ofthecityofNaphlioninsouthernGreeceawokeinamazementoneMaymorningin1981tofindsmallgreenfrogsrainingfromthesky.TheGreekMeteorologicalInstituteconcludedthatthefrogshadbeenpickedupbystrongwindsandtransportedinstormclouds.Whenthecloudsbrokeandtheraincamedown,sodidthefrogs.Whatismostinterestingaboutthisst
5、oryisthatthefrogswerediscoveredtobeaspeciesnativetoNorthAfrica!Amorerecentexampleofnature'samazingfeatstookplaceinthesummerof2000inEthiopiawhenmillionsoffish,somedeadandsomealive,reportedlyraineddownfromthesky.Whilebothscientistsandskepticsseekrationalexplanationsforthesebizarreinstances,someeventsh
6、aveleftthembaffled.OnesuchincidenthappenedinFrancein1814.InSeptemberofthatyear,onaclearday,asmall,sphericalcloudwasspottedfloatinginthesky.Witnessessaythatthecloudhoveredbeforespinningandmovingquicklyinasoutherlydirection.Adeafeningnoisewasthenheardcomingfromthecloud,whichthensuddenlyexplodedinashow
7、erofrocksandstones.Today,therearearecordnumberofstoriesaboutphenomenathatcannotbeexplainedbyscienceorlogic.Magazines,journals,andwebsiteshavebeencreatedtoshareinformationwiththepublicaboutinexplicable
