英语听力精选进阶版 7110

Background: 自迈克尔?杰克逊于六月二十五日不幸病逝后，他的家人首次现身于洛杉矶的一个颁奖仪式上。这个颁奖仪式是特地为追悼这位流行音乐巨星而举办的。

Janet Jackson told the audience at the Black Entertainment Television Awards that the entire Jackson family had wanted to attend the show, but it was too painful. She said she had been elected to speak on their behalf.

"I'm going to keep it very short but I'd just like to say that to you Michael is an icon¹, to us Michael is family. And he will forever live in all of our hearts."

The actor and singer Jamie Foxx led the celebrity² tributes, with an upbeat performance. He said there was no need to be sad and that the night was an opportunity to celebrate the singer's achievements.

As he made his way down the red carpet, before the show, Michael Jackson's father, Joe, was asked about the investigation³ into the circumstances surrounding his son's death.

He said he had a lot of concerns and confirmed that a second post-mortem examination had taken place.

He added that he'd been touched by the outpouring of tributes dedicated⁴ to his son.

GLOSSARY⁵ 词汇表

audience 观众

attend the show 出席

too painful 太令人伤心了

elected 被选出

speak on their behalf 代表大家发言

icon 偶像

forever live in all of our hearts 永远活在我们的心里

celebrity tributes 名人的缅怀

upbeat performance 充满活力的表演

an opportunity to celebrate 一个欢庆的机会

achievements 成就

investigation 调查

circumstances 情况

concerns 担心，挂念

post-mortem examination 验尸报告

touched 受到感动

outpouring 源源不断的

Questions and Answers

1. Which member of Michael Jackson's family spoke⁶ at the Black Entertainment Television Awards?

Janet Jackson was elected by her family to speak on their behalf at the award ceremony.

2. What did Jamie Foxx do to pay tribute to Michael Jackson?

He gave an upbeat performance at the ceremony?

3. What did Jamie Foxx think people should do instead of being sad?

He suggested that people celebrate Michael Jackson's achievements.

4. How did Michael Jackson's father react to the many tributes for his son?

Joe Jackson said that he feels touched by the many tributes to his son.

1 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

2 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

5 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。