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Death of a Dream　They boarded the plane in New York City with high hopes. The 18 members of the United States figure skating team would fly to Brussels, Belgium. Then they were to go on to Prague, Czechoslovakia, for the world ice skating championships. A photo was taken of the team members as they stood on the steps of the Sabena Airlines 707 jet. The best of America’s skaters beamed for the camera. Mostly young, they laughed and giggled, their eyes dancing with excitement. This was going to be the time of their lives. 　 　There were three ice skating pairs on the plane. Two were brother-and-sister teams: Laurie and William Hickox and Ida and Ray Hadley. There was also the husband-and-wife team of Patricia and Robert Dineen. But the brightest star of all was a singles skater. Her name was Laurence “Laurie” Owen. Only 16 years old, she had won the North American title for women just two days earlier. Laurie had great skill, dazzling grace, and a winning smile. 　
　Laurie came from a skating family. Her mother, Maribel, had won the U.S figure skating championship nine times. Laurie had an older sister who shared her mother’s name. Maribel Owen, age 20, was not quite as strong a skater as Laurie. Still, she had just won the U.S. senior pairs championship. All three of the Owen women were on the plane bound for Brussels. 　 　Sabena Flight 548 took off at 7:30 P.M. on February 14, 1961. The flight across the Atlantic was pleasant. Early the next day, the plane neared the airport at Brussels. There seemed to be no cause for concern. There was no distress signal of any kind from the pilot, Captain Louis Lambrechts. There were no storms or high winds in the region. In fact, the weather was perfect. It was warm and sunny.　 　But something must have gone wrong in the cockpit. During the last few minutes before the scheduled landing, Captain Lambrechts did not contact the Brussels airport. Just before 10:00 A.M., he lowered the wheels of the jet and began his approach to land. But, at the last moment, he pulled the plane up. Perhaps he saw another jet taking off and feared a collision. Or perhaps he already knew that something was wrong with his plane. In any case, he circled the airport and prepared to try again.　 　Lambrechts came in a second time, flying about 500 feet over a farm near the village of Berg, northeast of Brussels. Then he suddenly increased his speed and pulled the plane into a steep climb. By this time, officials in the Brussels control tower could tell that something was very wrong. “We saw the crash coming,” said one official. “They couldn’t have been faster,” the official said. “But there was nothing they could do.”　 　A man riding on a train saw that the plane was in trouble. “The plane appeared to be making a normal approach to land when it suddenly reared up into the sky,” he said. “Then it fell back like a great stone and we heard the explosion.”　 　It was 10:05 A.M. when the Sabena jet hit the ground and exploded in a ball of flames. It just missed hitting a row of houses. All 72 people on board were killed, including 49 Americans and 11 members of the crew. There was nothing anyone could do. The crash site was a scene of total destruction. Debris was scattered over 200 yards. Charred remains and body parts were strewn all over the area. Several couples on the plane were found locked in a final embrace.　 　The crash stunned skaters and figure skating fans around the globe. Never before had anything so tragic happened in their sport. To honor the dead, the Prague competition was canceled. The crash was particularly devastating for some families. In addition to the Owen family, with its loss of three women, nine other skating families suffered more than one death. The hopes and dreams of these athletes had ended in a flash. All that remained as rescuers combed through the wreckage were three pairs of melted skates dangling from one of the wings.　
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1. New York City
New York City is the largest city in the United States, the home of the United Nations, and the center of global finance, communications, and business.
2. Figure Skating
The major types of competitive figure skating are individual men’s and women’s competitions, pairs skating, ice dancing, and precision skating. In individual competitions a single skater performs required elements and is judged on how cleanly and artistically the motions are executed. Pairs skating consists of two skaters performing together. In ice dancing partners carry out the artistic motions of dance on skates. Precision skating, which is a highly structured activity, consists of a team of skaters who perform choreographed maneuvers.
3. Brussels
Brussels is a city in central Belgium, capital and largest city of the country. The city is located on the Senne River. Centrally situated in northern Europe, Brussels is internationally important as the headquarters of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
4. Belgium
Belgium is a constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe. It is about 280 km long, measured in a southeast-northwest direction, about 145 km wide, and is roughly triangular in shape. The area is 30,528 sq km. The capital and largest city is Brussels.&&
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, located in the west central part of the country. Often called the City of a Hundred Spires because of its many churches and towers, Prague is the chief commercial, industrial, and cultural center of the Czech Republic.
1．They boarded the plane in New York City with high hopes. (para.1)
在纽约，美国花样滑冰队的18名成员踌躇满志地登上飞机。
2．The 18 members of the United States figure skating team would fly to Brussels, Belgium. (para.1)
他们将飞住比利时的布鲁塞尔。
3．Then they were to go on to Prague, Czechoslovakia, for the world ice skating championships. (para.1)
然后在那儿转机，到捷克斯洛伐克去参加在布拉格举办的世界花样滑冰锦标赛。
4．A photo was taken of the team members as they stood on the steps of the Sabena Airlines 707 jet. (para.1)
站在比利时沙比那航空公司的707喷气机的舷梯上，全体成员合影留念。
5．The best of America’s skaters beamed for the camera. (para.1)
这批全美最好的滑冰运动员在摄影机前开心地笑着。
6．Mostly young, they laughed and giggled, their eyes dancing with excitement. (para.1)
他们大多风华正茂，眼睛里舞动着激动与兴奋。
7．This was going to be the time of their lives. (para.1)
这将成为他们生命中蔚为珍贵的一刻。
8．There were three ice skating pairs on the plane. (para.2)
机上有三对双人组合。
9．Two were brother-and-sister teams: Laurie and William Hickox and Ida and Ray Hadley. (para.2) 其中两对是兄妹组合：希科克斯兄妹和哈德利兄妹。
10．There was also the husband-and-wife team of Patricia and Robert Dineen. (para.2)
另一对是夫妻搭档，迪宁夫妇。
11．But the brightest star of all was a singles skater. (para.2)
但众星之中最耀眼的是一名单人滑选手。
12．Her name was Laurence “Laurie” Owen. (para.2)
她叫劳伦斯·欧文，人称“劳利”。
13．Only 16 years old, she had won the North American title for women just two days earlier. (para.2)
年仅16岁的她，两天前刚夺得北美花样滑冰女子冠军。
14．Laurie had great skill, dazzling grace, and a winning smile. (para.2)
劳利技巧娴熟，优雅无比，笑靥如花。
15．Laurie came from a skating family. (para.3)
劳利出生于滑冰世家。
16．Her mother, Maribel, had won the U.S figure skating championship nine times. (para.3)
母亲玛丽贝尔曾九次将美国花样滑冰冠军收入囊中。
17．Laurie had an older sister who shared her mother’s name. (para.3)
劳利还有一个姐姐，与母亲同名。
18．Maribel Owen, age 20, was not quite as strong a skater as Laurie. (para.3)
玛丽贝尔·欧文20岁，实力不如劳利。
19．Still, she had just won the U.S. senior pairs championship. (para.3)
但也刚刚获得美国双人滑大龄组的冠军。
20．All three of the Owen women were on the plane bound for Brussels. (para.3)
欧文家的三员女将都在去布鲁塞尔的航班上。
21．Sabena Flight 548 took off at 7:30 P.M. on February 14, 1961. (para.4)
日下午7点30分，沙比那548号航班起飞了。
22．The flight across the Atlantic was pleasant. (para.4)
飞越大西洋的航程是很惬意的。
23．Early the next day, the plane neared the airport at Brussels. (para.4)
第二天一早，飞机飞临布鲁塞尔的机场。
24．There seemed to be no cause for concern. (para.4)
看上去没有任何异常。
25．There was no distress signal of any kind from the pilot, Captain Louis Lambrechts. (para.4)
驾驶飞机的路易斯·兰布莱奇机长，没有发出任何遇难信号。
26．There were no storms or high winds in the region. (para.4)
该地区没有暴风雨，也没有大风。
27．In fact, the weather was perfect. (para.4)
事实上，天气很好。
28．It was warm and sunny. (para.4)
暖和而晴朗。
29．But something must have gone wrong in the cockpit. (para.5)
但驾驶员座舱肯定出了什么差错。
30．During the last few minutes before the scheduled landing, Captain Lambrechts did not contact the Brussels airport. (para.5)
在预定着陆的最后几分钟内，兰布莱奇机长没有与布鲁塞尔机场联系。
31．Just before 10:00 A.M., he lowered the wheels of the jet and began his approach to land. (para.5)
快到上午十点时，他放下了起落架，开始着陆。
32．But, at the last moment, he pulled the plane up. (para.5)
但在最后一刻，他又把飞机机头拉起往上攀升。
33．Perhaps he saw another jet taking off and feared a collision. (para.5)
也许他看见另一架飞机正在起飞，害怕撞机。
34．Or perhaps he already knew that something was wrong with his plane. (para.5)
也许他已经知道他的飞机出了故障。
35．In any case, he circled the airport and prepared to try again. (para.5)
不管怎么样，他绕着机场飞了一圈，再次尝试着陆。
36．Lambrechts came in a second time, flying about 500 feet over a farm near the village of Berg, northeast of Brussels. (para.6)
兰布莱奇第二次出现了，飞过布鲁塞尔东北部的一个叫博格的村庄附近的农场，飞行了大约500英尺。
37．Then he suddenly increased his speed and pulled the plane into a steep climb. (para.6)
突然他猛地提速，飞机急遽攀升。
38．By this time, officials in the Brussels control tower could tell that something was very wrong. (para.6)
这时候，布鲁塞尔控制塔的官员们知道大事不妙了
39． “We saw the crash coming,” said one official. (para.6)
“我们眼睁睁地看着惨剧发生，”有个官员说。
40． “They couldn’t have been faster,” the official said. “But there was nothing they could do.”(para.6)
“他们的反应够快的了，”该官员说，“可是无能为力。”
41．A man riding on a train saw that the plane was in trouble. (para.7)
有个坐火车的人看见飞机出问题了。
42． “The plane appeared to be making a normal approach to land when it suddenly reared up into the sky,” he said. (para.7)
“飞机好像准备正常着陆，突然又攀升到天空，”他说。
43． “Then it fell back like a great stone and we heard the explosion.” (para.7)
“然后掉了下来，像块大石头一样，接着我们就听见了爆炸声。”
44．It was 10:05 A.M. when the Sabena jet hit the ground and exploded in a ball of flames. (para.8)
10点05分，飞机撞到地面爆炸了，燃成了一团火球。
45．It just missed hitting a row of houses. (para.8)
还险些就撞上一排房子。
46．All 72 people on board were killed, including 49 Americans and 11 members of the crew. (para.8)
机上72人全部遇难，其中包括49名美国人和11名机组人员。
47．There was nothing anyone could do. (para.8)
人们无能为力。
48．The crash site was a scene of total destruction. (para.8)
失事现场一片狼藉。
49．Debris was scattered over 200 yards. (para.8)
碎片散落到200码开外。
50．Charred remains and body parts were strewn all over the area. (para.8)
烧焦的残骸以及肢体满地都是。
51．Several couples on the plane were found locked in a final embrace. (para.8)
机上的几对夫妇紧紧抱在一起，最后一次相拥。
52．The crash stunned skaters and figure skating fans around the globe. (para.9)
这场空难震惊了全球滑冰界以及热爱花样滑冰的人们。
53．Never before had anything so tragic happened in their sport. (para.9)
这是滑冰界以前从来没有发生过的惨剧。
54．To honor the dead, the Prague competition was canceled. (para.9)
为了纪念遇难者，布拉格的冠军赛取消了。
55．The crash was particularly devastating for some families. (para.9)
这次坠机对某些家庭尤其令人悲痛欲绝。
56．In addition to the Owen family, with its loss of three women, nine other skating families suffered more than one death. (para.9)
欧文家三名女性全部丧生。除此之外，还有九个家庭至少痛失一名亲人。
57．The hopes and dreams of these athletes had ended in a flash. (para.9)
明星们的希望和梦想在一瞬间灰飞烟灭。
58．All that remained as rescuers combed through the wreckage were three pairs of melted skates dangling from one of the wings. (para.9)
救援人员仔细搜寻了遇难现场，只找到三双已经烧焦的冰鞋，在残留的机翼上摇曳。
smile brightly and happily 眉开眼笑
going to or intending to go to 驶往
championship
a competition held to determine the champion 锦标赛
cause to become black by burning 烧焦
the part of a plane in which a pilot sits 驾驶舱
an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions 碰撞
reach (somebody) by message, telephone, etc. 联络
a violent accident 失事；碰撞（声）
all the people working on a ship, plane, spacecraft, etc. 全体机务/船务人员
hang or swing loosely 悬荡
impress somebody greatly through beauty, knowledge, skill, etc. 使目眩
碎片；残骸
destruction
the act of damaging something so severely that it cannot be repaired 毁灭
devastating
completely destructive 毁灭性的
state of danger or great difficulty 危险
taking or holding someone or each other in the arms as a sign of love 拥抱
burst or make something burst loudly and violently 爆炸
(a loud noise caused by) an act of exploding 爆炸（声）
figure skating
a hot, glowing quantity of burning gas that comes from something on fire 火焰
laugh quietly in an uncontrolled way 咯咯地笑
a quality of simple, elegant beauty and smoothly controlled movement 优雅自然
喷气式飞机
move or let down in height 降低
rise upright （飞机）急遽拉高
separate or cause to separate widely 使散落
put (a flight, train, etc. ) into a timetable 列入时刻表
older in age 年长的
something intended to warn, command, or give a message 信号
滑冰运动员
steep& &a. rising or falling quickly or at a large angle 急遽的
◇ strew& &v. scatter irregularly 使散落
△ stun& &v. shock or surprise greatly 使震惊
△ tragic& &a. very sad, unfortunate 悲惨的
◇ wreckage& &n. the broken parts of a destroyed thing 残骸
　　在纽约，美国花样滑冰队的18名成员踌躇满志地登上飞机。他们将飞往比利时的布鲁塞尔，在那儿转机，到（前）捷克斯洛伐克去参加在布拉格举办的世界花样滑冰锦标赛。站在比利时沙比那航空公司的707喷气机的舷梯上，全体成员合影留念。这批全美顶尖的滑冰运动员在照相机前笑脸盈盈，开心地笑着，眼睛里舞动着激动与兴奋。这将成为他们生命中珍贵的一刻。
　　机上有三对双人组合，其中两对是兄妹组合：希科克斯兄妹和哈德利兄妹，另一对是夫妻搭档，迪宁夫妇。但众星之中最耀眼的是一名单人滑选手。她叫劳伦斯·欧文，人称“劳利”。年仅16岁的她，两天前刚夺得北美花样滑冰女子冠军。劳利技巧娴熟，优雅无比，笑靥如花。
　　劳利出生于滑冰世家。母亲玛丽贝尔曾九次将美国花样滑冰冠军收入囊中。劳利还有一个姐姐，与母亲同名。玛丽贝尔·欧文20岁，实力不如劳利，但也刚刚获得美国双人滑大龄组的冠军。欧文家的三员女将都在飞往布鲁塞尔的航班上。
　　日下午7点30分，沙比那548号航班起飞了。飞越大西洋的航程是很惬意的。第二天一早，飞机飞临布鲁塞尔的机场，没有任何异常。驾驶飞机的路易斯·兰布莱奇机长，没有发出任何遇难信号。该地区没有暴风雨，也没有大风。事实上，天气很好，暖和而晴朗。
　　但驾驶员座舱肯定出了什么差错。在预定着陆的最后几分钟内，兰布莱奇机长没有与布鲁塞尔机场联系。快到上午十点时，他放下了起落架，开始着陆。但在最后一刻，他又把飞机机头拉起往上攀升。也许他看见另一架飞机正在起飞，害怕撞机。也许他已经知道他的飞机出了故障。不管怎么样，他绕着机场飞了一圈，再次尝试着陆。
　　兰布莱奇第二次出现了，飞过布鲁塞尔东北部的一个叫博格的村庄附近的农场，飞行了大约500英尺。突然他猛地提速，飞机急遽攀升。这时候，布鲁塞尔控制塔的官员们知道大事不妙了。“我们眼睁睁地看着惨剧发生，”有个官员说。“他们的反应够快的了，可是无能为力，”他说。
　　有个坐火车的人看见飞机出问题了。“飞机好像准备正常着陆，突然又攀升到天空，”他说。“然后掉了下来，像块大石头一样，接着我们就听见了爆炸声。”
　　10点05分，飞机撞到地面爆炸了，燃成了一团火球。还险些就撞上一排房子。机上72人全部遇难，其中包括49名美国人和11名机组人员。人们无能为力。失事现场一片狼藉。碎片散落到200码开外。烧焦的残骸以及肢体满地都是。机上的几对夫妇最后一次紧紧抱在一起。
　　这场空难震惊了全球滑冰界以及热爱花样滑冰的人们。滑冰界以前从来没有发生过类似的惨剧。为了纪念遇难者，布拉格的冠军赛取消了。
　　这次坠机对某些家庭尤其令人悲痛欲绝。欧文家三名女性全部丧生。除此之外，还有九个家庭至少痛失两名亲人。
　　明星们的希望和梦想在一瞬间破灭了。救援人员仔细搜寻了遇难现场，只找到三双已经烧焦的冰鞋，在残留的机翼上摇曳。
Exercise 1 ：Reading Comprehension
1. Choose the best answer to each question based on the information you obtain from the passage.
1. The 1961 world ice skating competition was planned to be held __________.
A) in New York
B) in Brussels
C) in Berg
D) in Prague
2. The American skaters were excited when they boarded the plane because __________.
A) they were going to fly to Brussels and Prague
B) they were a group of young and energetic athletes
C) they were heading for a great time in their lives
D) they had a large team of eighteen members
3. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A) Laurie was selected into the team for Prague because she won the North American title for women
B) a skater in a family is likely to influence other members of the family so that they become skaters too
C) Laurie's mother taught her and her sister, Maribel, how to skate when they were little girls
D) Maribel became successful in skating in the United States earlier than her sister Laurie
4. A witness of the plane crash reported seeing all of the following except that __________.
A) the plane was about to land normally
B) the plane was circling the airport
C) the plane climbed suddenly and steeply
D) the plane crashed onto the ground
5. To show mourning for the skaters who were killed in the plane crash, __________.
A) the skating competition for that year was cancelled
B) the rescuers searched the wreckage for melted skates
C) skaters and skating fans helped to collect scattered debris
D) skating fans cried because of the death of their dreams and hopes
Anwser:& &1. D; 2. C; 3. B; 4. B; 5. A
Exercise 2 : Words
2. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
beamdistressgracelowerdestructioncollisionexplodescattersignalcrash1. The driver gave a （　　　　　　）that he was going to turn right.
2. It was reported that 41 people were killed in a plane （　　　　　　） in the Himalayas last week.
3. The ship's captain radioed that it was in （　　　　　　）.
4. The skaters moved over the ice with a smooth, effortless （　　　　　　） .
5. The bomb was taken away and the soldiers （　　　　　　） it at a safe distance from the houses.
6. They were on their way to the Shropshire Union Canal when their car was involved in a （　　　　　　）with a truck.
7. The Central Bank （　　　　　　）interest rates by 2 percent.
8. He （　　　　　　）a cheerful welcome as he opened the door for the distinguished guest.
9. He used to （　　　　　　）his toys all over the floor and I had to pick them up.
10. The （　　　　　　）of the world's forests concerns everyone in some way.
& & Anwser:1. signal 2. crash 3. distress 4. grace 5. exploded
　　　6. collision 7. lowered 8. beamed 9. scatter 10. destruction
Exercise 3 ：Phrases and Expressions
3. Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage.
1. Marta （　　　　　　　　）a box of old photographs, looking for the baby's portrait.
2. The cost of the house may be lower t but （　　　　　　　　）it will still be beyond our reach.
3. The struggle between the drug company and the Government over prices finally　（　　　　　　　　） a satisfactory settlement.
4. She was on a plane （　　　　　　　　）Moscow when she fell ill.
5. As soon as I was （　　　　　　　　）, I began to have second thoughts about leaving.
Anwser:& &1. combed through 2. in any case 3. ended in 4. bound for 5. on board
Exercise 4 ：Talk about it
4. Directions: Retell briefly the passage Death of a Dream in your own words. Your retelling needs to include elements like who, when, where, what, how, etc. You may also tell a tragic event that happened around you, or you learned of from TV, radio, newspapers, or the Internet.
　Words and phrases likely to be used
　·figure skating team
　·air crash/shipwreck
　·car/train collision
　·take off/land
　·contact
　·hit the ground/the building
　·explode/crash
　·sink/collide with
　·catch fire
　·in trouble
　·in a ball of flames
　·a terrible explosion
　·a scene of total destruction
　·tragic/horrible
　Sentence patterns likely to be used
　·I’d like to tell one…
　·It happened…
　·Just before…
　·Shortly after…
　·Have you seen the film (Titanic)?
　·It’s based on…
　·There were…on the plane/ship…
　·They boarded…
　·The flight was pleasant.
　·There seemed to be no cause for concern.
　·Something was wrong with…
　·All/Many…were killed/injured.
　·There was nothing anyone could do.
Reference Key1. In 1961 the 18 members of the US figure skating team boarded a plane to travel to Belgium on their way to the world championships in Czechoslovakia. As the plane approached Brussels the weather was good but something was wrong with the plane. Twice it descended as if to land but pulled up and ascended again. The second time it exploded and crashed to the ground. All 83 people on the plane were killed and there were ten families that had lost at least two dear members. The crash site was a scene of total destruction. Later three pairs of melted skates were found dangling from one of the wings. The competition in Prague was cancelled to honor the dead. Never before had such a terrible tragedy occurred in the sport of skating.
2. I'd like to tell a disaster that happened to one of my cousins years ago when she was in her early twenties. She had a boy friend living in a city 40 miles away from our town. They often traveled between the town and the city to see each other. One day my cousin finished all her work early. So she decided to see her boy friend. She went to the bus station and managed to get on a crowded bus. Just 15 minutes after the bus pulled out of the station, it collided with a truck. The collision was so serious that the bus caught fire and was in a ball of flames immediately. The fire was so horrible and it was so quick. Two persons were burned to death on the spot. All the others got serious injuries. Of them my cousin was the most seriously injured. She lost consciousness for over 20 days and she looked so frightening. Later under the care of the doctors and the family members, she survived. But she had to have a serious of operations. And the family spent a lot of money taking her to Shanghai for several times to receive treatment. It was really a disaster.
Exercise 5 ：Write about it
5.Directions: Write a paragraph of around 80 words describing the air disaster befalling the United States figure skating team. The beginning and the ending have been provided for you.
At 7:30 p.m. on February 14, 1961, the Sabena Flight 548 bound for Brussels took off from New York City. The plane flew across the Atlantic smoothly. But
All the people on board were killed, including the 18 members of the United States figure skating team.&&
　　1. In 1961 the 18 members of the US figure skating team boarded a plane to travel to Belgium on their way to the world championships in Czechoslovakia. As the plane approached Brussels the weather was good but something was wrong with the plane. Twice it descended as if to land but pulled up and ascended again. The second time it exploded and crashed to the ground. All 83 people on the plane were killed and there were ten families that had lost at least two dear members. The crash site was a scene of total destruction. Later three pairs of melted skates were found dangling from one of the wings. The competition in Prague was cancelled to honor the dead. Never before had such a terrible tragedy occurred in the sport of skating.
　　2. At 7:30 p.m. on February 14, 1961, the Sabena Flight 548 bound for Brussels took off from New York City. The plane flew across the Atlantic smoothly. But towards the end of the trip, something went wrong with the plane. During the last few minutes before the scheduled landing, the pilot lost contact with the Brussels airport. He began his approach to land, but at the last moment, he pulled the plane up. He circled the airport and prepared to try again. But, in the second try, he suddenly increased the speed and pulled the plane into a steep climb. In an instant, the plane hit the ground and exploded in a ball of flames. All the people on board were killed, including the 18 members of the United States figure skating team.
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