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1、SectionBTapescript1.AnAirFrancepassengerplanehasskiddedofftherunwayandburstintoflamesonlandingatPearsonAirportinToronto,Canada.2.InNigeriaatleast12peoplewerereporteddrownedafteranovercrowdeddugoutcanoecapsizedinaremotecreekintheoil-producingNigerDelta.3.Afull-scalere
2、liefoperationisunderwayonIndonesia’sJavaIslandwhereatsunamihitMonday,killingatleast340people.4.Thebodiesof10NewJerseyseniorcitizenskilledinthisweek'stourbuscrashinthemountainsofnorthernChilearebeingflownhome.5.HurricaneJohnhasbeendowngradedtoatropicalstormafterhittin
3、gtheBajaCaliforniaPeninsulaonthewestcoastofMexico.ThestormstruckthetouristportcityofLepas,bringingdowntreesandpowerlinesandfloodingstreets.IthadearlierinundatedtheseasideresortofLosCabos.BackgroundNotes?AirFrance—Frenchpassengerandcargoairlinewithmorethan200destinati
4、onsinsome80countries.ItintroducedsupersonicConcordeservicein1976,butfinanciallossledthecompanytoceaseitsConcordeoperationsin2003.TheFrenchgovernmentbeganprivatizingtheformernationalairlineinJuly2002.?TsunamiTsunamiisJapanesefor"harborwave".Itisahugeoceanwavethatcantr
5、avelalspeedsupto600mi/hr(965km/hr).Sometimesincorrectlycalledatidalwave,atsunamiisusuallycausedbyanearthquake,volcaniceruptionorcoastallandslide.Sincethewavescanstartouthundredsofmileslongandonlyafewfeethigh,theywouldnotnecessarilybenoticeabletoapassingshiporaplane(l
6、yingoverhead.?IndianOceanTsunamiThe2004IndianOceanearthquake,whichhadamagnitudeof9.15,triggeredaseriesoflethaltsunamisonDecember26,2004thatkilledapproximately230,000people(including168,000inIndonesiaalone),makingitthedeadliesttsunamiinrecordedhistory.Thedisasterpromp
7、tedahugeworldwideefforttohelpvictimsofthetragedy^withbillionsofdollarsbeingraisedfordisasterrelief.SectionCItem1TapescriptIraqipolicesaymorethan640peoplehavebeenkilledinastampedethatbrokeouttodaynearaShiiteshrineinBaghdad.Authoritiessaysome300werehurtinthestampedetha
8、teruptedonaTigrisRiverbridgewhenthousandsofpeoplecrushedarailingandplungedtotheriver.Officialssaybodiesarestillbeingrecoveredfromth
