【正文】 made of plaster in the 1940s because of the War. (Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars were made of plaster.) T 6. The manufacturer, R. S. Owens makes about 50 Oscars each year in Chicago. (Approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by the manufacturer, R. S. Owens.) F 7. 55 Academy Awards were stolen by a mysterious person en route from the Windy City to the City of Angels on March 10, 2000. (On March 10,2000,55 Academy Awards just mysteriously vanished en route from the Windy City to the City of Angels, but how and by whom was unknown.) F 8. For eighty years, the Oscars have survived war, weathered earthquakes, managed to escape unscathed from mon thieves and even chemical corrosion. (Since 1995, however, R. S. Owens has repaired more than 160 statuettes. Maybe somebody used chemicals on them to polish them and the chemicals rubbed right through the lacquer and into the gold. )Exercise D Afterlistening Discussion Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions. 1. The traditional Oscar statuette hasn39。s performance. Exercise A Directions: Listening to the news report and plete the summary.This news report is about Mr. Blix39。12,830 and is cheap to run: It does 38 miles per gallon. Or there39。13,040. It39。s is 80 miles per hour and the Renault39。s expensive. It costs 163。16,240M 163。13,550VW163。13,550. B: Hmm well, I39。s more expensive to run than the others: It does 34 miles per gallon, but it39。s the Toyota over there, to the left of the Peugeot. It39。13,500. A: Let39。s stand on the Iraqi issue. Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and plete the following sentences. Minister Blair warned that Saddam Hussein would suffer the consequences unless he cooperated with the UN weapons inspectors. Hussein should cooperate fully with the inspectors to tell them exactly what material he has, and ply with them in the eradication of that material. Thursday Tony Blair had an interview with Radio Monte Carlo39。t meet strict quality control standards, the statuettes are immediately cut in half and melted down. Each award is individually packed into a Styrofoam container slightly largerthan a shoebox. Eight of these are then packed into a larger cardboard box, and the large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices in Beverly Hills via air express, with no identifiable markings. On March 10, 2000, 55 Academy Awards mysteriously vanished en route from the Windy City* to the City of Angels. Nine days later, 52 of stolen statuettes were discovered next to a Dumpster* in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles by Willie Fulgear, who was later invited by the Academy to attend the Oscar 2000 ceremonies as a special guest. For eight decades, the Oscars have survived war, weathered earthquakes, and even managed to escape unscathed* from mon thieves. Since 1995, however, R. S. Owens has repaired more than 160 statuettes. Maybe somebody used chemicals on them to polish them and the chemicals rubbed right through the lacquer* and into the gold, explains the pany president. Or maybe people stored them someplace where they corroded. Although he stresses that the statuette is made to endure, Siegel offers this sage advice to all Oscar winners: If it gets dusty, simply wipe it with a soft dry cloth. Exercise A Prelistening QuestionEvery January, the attention of the entertainment munity and of film fans around the world turns to the uping Academy Awards, the highest honor in filmmaking. The annual presentation of the Oscars has bee the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences39。t meet strict quality control standards, they are immediately cut in half and melted down. large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices via air express, with no identifiable markings. The Oscar statuette, designed by MGM39。ll have some ... Man: A pity it39。t remember the name of the restaurant. I knew where it was, but forgot the name. Man: I see. Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. Woman: Yes. It was something I couldn39。t got anything better to do, have I? Woman: Just let me explain, will you? Man: I39。ll ring you back and confirm. A: All right. But ring before five, could you? B: All right. A: Right you are. Bye. B: Bye. Exercise. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide. 1. This dialogue is about making an appointment. 2. The key words are Tuesday. Thursday. two fifteen. three fifteen. Mondaymorning. nine o39。ll have things like (10) garage doors which open automatically when you (11) drive up, perhaps electronic (12) sensors which will (13) recognize you when you, when you e to the front door even. Perhaps (14) architects and designers will be a bit more (15) imaginative about how houses are designed and perhaps with the (16) shortage of space people will think of putting gardens (17) on the roof and, and maybe rooms can be (18) expanded and, and (19) contracted depending on what you use them for, so perhaps there39。ll be (2) wellinsulated so that you don39。m sorry. I39。m late Woman: Listen! I39。t really that important, is it? Woman: Please don39。s why I39。t really matter, does it? I haven39。s first Best Actress win. The Academy itself didn39。t changed since the 1940s, when the base was made higher. In 1945, the base was changed from marble to metal and in 1949, Academy Award statuettes began to be numbered, starting with . 2. (Open) Section ThreeNewsNews Item1BushNATOIraq Mr. Bush says he hopes America39。s weapons inspections in Iraq. Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Mr. Blix emphasizes that his inspectors will not determine the course of events in the region. He says they will visit suspected sites, conduct interviews with Iraqi scientists, ferret out information and report back to the Sec