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1、2013届高考英语听力特训3（word文本）：18Muchoftheflood-plaguedMidwestgotmoreraintoday.Floodwatershaveforcedmorethan2,000familiesoutoftheirhomes.Illinoishassufferedheavilywith4deathsand$30,000damageblamedonflooding.TherearealsoreportsthatonemanwaskilledtodayinOklahomawhenhiscarwasswept
2、offabridge.Apartially-ruptureddamwasinWisconsinandremainsstandingbutleaking,andofficialsarefearfulmoreraincouldcauseittoburst.AFrenchtelevisioncameramenreportedkidnappedinLebanononSundayhasbeenfreedaccordingtotheFrenchForeignMinistry.AspokesmansaysJeanMarcSruciewasrelea
3、sedtodayinthesouthernsuburbsofBeirutandhasreturnedtotheChristianeastsectorofthecity.NogroupclaimedresponsibilityforhiskidnappingandtheForeignMinistrydidnotprovideanydetailsabouthiscaptivityorhisreturn.PresidentReaganpaidtributetodaytoformerpresidentJimmyCarterduringdedi
4、cationceremoniesforMr.Carter'spresidentiallibrarynearAtlanta.PresidentReagan,whosoundlydefeatedCarterinthe1980election,saidtherewasnoneedtodownplaydifferencesbetweenthetwomen:"Ourverydifferencesattesttothegreatnessofournation,forIcanthinkofnoothercountryonearthwheretwop
5、oliticalleaderscoulddisagreesowidely,yetcometogetherinmutualrespect."Mr.ReaganwentontosayformerPresidentCartergracedtheWhiteHousewithhispassion,intellectandcommitment.ThelibrarywasdedicatedonMr.Carter'ssixty-secondbirthday.AndPresidentReaganadvisedhispredecessorthatlife
6、beginsatseventy.TherewasmorerainintheMidwesttoday,whereseveralstatesarefacingrisingfloodwaters.ThousandsofpeopleinIllinoisandWisconsinhavebeenforcedfromtheirhomes.AndinOklahoma,theStateNationalGuardwascalledupontorescuestrandedhomeownerswhohadbeencutoffandtrapped.Innort
7、heasternIllinois,thefloodsfollow5straightdaysofheavyrain.CherylCoralieofmemberstation,WBEZ,reportsthatthegovernorofIllinoiswasonthescenewithapromiseforthepeople:"They'recoming.They'recoming.They'reontheway."Duringhistourofthedamagedareas,Illinoisgovernor,JamesThompson,t
8、riedtobuoythespiritsofwearyresidents,alertingthemthatmuchcovetedsandbagswereontheway.Threenorthernandwesternco
