2023届高考英语外刊原文听力填空 3.7课件

Learning Objectives: 1. Students will be able to improve their intensive listening skills during finishing exercises. 2. Students will be able to master some language points during the process of analyzing the text. 3. Students will be able to enhance their cultural awareness by reading news to access knowledge. Predict From the title below,what content will you listen to? Incorrect battery disposal causes needless fires ________ Listen for main idea The passage mainly talks about the harmfuleffect_brought by incorrect disposal —— of batteries. ____________ Listen for gaps Our lifestyles are increasingly(1)dependent on batteries.These common sources of energy power everything from our cars and smartphones,to watches,(2)remote controls and many other devices However,these (3)essential sources of power can be harmful.A report from the Environmental Services Association (ESA)in the U.K. discovered that the (4)incorrect disposal of batteries causes around 700 fires in Britain each year.This costs fire services $195 million. Thefi(fancial loss is considerably higherfor those whose property (6) has burnt down_.A leading fire expert said:"These fires can be challenging for fire services to deal with....Everyone can do their bit...by(7)ensuring they dispose of batteries correctly." Listen for gaps The (8)biggest culprits for fires starting are lithium-ion batteries. These can explode and start fires if they are crushed or they get wet.An ESA spokesperson told the BBC that,"more and more people are putting devices containing these batteries in(9)with household waste".He said:"That causes a real problem because they (10)have a tendency --when damaged--(11)to explode or ignite....They're likely to be crushed,compacted,smashed or they might get wet.He added:"That can cause short-circuit.And of course,they're then in the presence of other(12)flammable materiaLlike plastic,paper and card and that can lead to quite big fires.The ESA encouraged people to (13) be mindful of the