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1、短文理解（听力原文）Passage1WelcometotheSummerFestivalProgram.We offer three major events today:YouthCelebrations,RiverFestivalandSongsofSummer.Ifyoulovetodance,YouthCelebrationsmaybeyourchoice.StudentsfromvariouscountriesincludingCanada,AmericaandAustraliaareeachperformingthr
2、eedancepieces.Ifyouliketostaybytheriver,RiverFestivalwillofferyouadayoffunontheriverbank,followedbyfireworksintheevening.Formusiclovers,SongsofSummerbringsyoutheHuntonGroupwhowillperformoldandnewsongsallaboutthesummer.Hopeeveryonewillhaveagoodtime.Passage2Inthenextfe
3、wminutes,I’dliketotellyounextweek’splanformywritingclassbecauseI’mgoingtoattendameetinginLondonandwon’tbeherefromTuesdaytoFriday.ProfessorBrownisgoingtobewithyou.RemembernextFridayyou’llhaveamid-termexam.OnThursdayyouwon’thaveclassesasweusuallydo.Instead,Iwillarrange
4、areviewsection.Youmayeithercometotheclassorstayinyourdoor.Butcomingtotheclasswillbeagoodideaifyouareworriedabouttheexam.ProfessorBrownwillbeheretoansweryourquestions.Soagainremember:freechoicesnextThursday,mid-termexamFriday.Passage3Firecanhelppeopleinmanyways.Butitc
5、analsobeveryharmful.Firecanmakewaterhotandhousewarm,givelightandcookfood.Butfirecanburnthings,too.Itcanmaketrees,houses,animalsandotherthingscatchfire.Ifsomepeoplecan'trunawayfromfire,itcankillthem.Thishappensineverycountryeveryyear.Sometimesbigfirecanburnforests.Amo
6、nthago,alargeforestfirebrokeoutinYunnanProvince.Itlastednearlyhalfamonth.TheforestinHeilongjiangProvinceandthegrasslandinInnerMongoliacaughtfireinMay,2006.Aftermorethantendays'fight,over30,000peopleandsoldiersputoutthefireatlast.Nobodyknowsclearlywhenpeoplebegantomak
7、efire,buttherearemanyinterestingstoriesaboutthefirsttimeamanorawomanstartedafire.OnestoryfromAustraliatellsaboutamanwhowenttothesunandbroughtfiredownalongtimeago.Todaypeopleknowhowtomakeafirewithmatches.Childrensometimesliketoplaywiththem.Butmatchescanbeverydangerous
8、.Thematchcanburnapieceofpaperandthenitcanburnahouse.Asmallfirecanbecomeabigfire,anddestroymanythings.Firekillsmanypeopleeveryyear.S
