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Sheila at age 16 in June 2000 but they lived, as captive wolves often do, roughly twice as long as wolves in the wild.
The Wild Canid Center is ideated on 25 isolated hectares within. Washington University's Tyson Research Center. Today the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center estimates that 98 percent of Mexican wolves released from the federal program are descendants of the prolific lobo pair. About 250 lobos now live in captivity at 45 US and Mexican facilities. The Wild Canid Center has produced more puppies and housed more Mexican grays than any other facility. (Open)
Section Three News
News Item1
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Astroland Amusement Park
When Astroland opened in 1962 it represented the future of amusement theme parks, boasting state-of-the-art rides and attractions operating with an outer-space theme.
The park is a fixture on the Coney Island boardwalk, best known for the Cyclone, its wooden roller coaster（过山车） ride and the Wonder Wheel (神奇转盘), a seaside landmark. Astroland's 22 rides（游乐设施） and three game arcades （设有投币游戏机的游乐场）provided jobs for up to 300 people.
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Astroland has been the biggest amusement center on Coney Island, which is a favorite holiday destination for Americans in the New York area since the 19th Century. It is the birthplace of the hot dog and is known for its kitschy rides, street performers, sand beaches and family-friendly（适合家庭的） atmosphere. But Astroland's final chapter may be still to come. A few days after the park's announced closure, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said hope is not yet lost, and that city officials are trying to step in（做短时间的非正式访问） and get a one-year renewal of Astroland's lease（续租一年）.
Exercise A
Directions: Listen to the news and complete the summary. This news item is about Astroland’s announced closure. Exercise B
Directions: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions. 1. It opened in 1962.
2. It represented the future of amusement theme parks, boasting state-of-art rides and attractions operating with an outer-space theme.
3. It is best known for the cyclone, its wooden roller coaster and the wonder wheel, a seaside landmark.
4. Because they may enjoy its kitchy rides, street performers, sand beaches and family-friendly atmosphere.
5. No. The city officials are trying to step in and get a one-year renewal of
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Astroland’s lease.
News Item2
It's called the \was once a railway line for delivering cattle and other food stock. In 1980, the train made its last delivery, bringing frozen turkeys to lower Manhattan（曼哈顿下城）. In a densely populated city, the Highline now provides open space for relaxation as it winds through neighborhoods once noted for slaughterhouses (屠宰场).
It's an oasis in a sea of concrete. The walkway includes more than 100 species of plants inspired by the wild landscape left after the trains stopped running. New construction is everywhere. Apartments, office towers, restaurants and even a museum have sprouted alongside the promenade.
The first section of the Highline was inaugurated in May, after 15 years of planning and political battles. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with benefactors cut the ribbon（剪彩）.
The first two sections of the Highline cost $152 million. Of that, $44 million was raised by the public. For those who visit, it seems it was well worth the wait and the money.
Exercise A
Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary. This news item is about the opening of a walkway in New York.
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Exercise B
Directions: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.
After 15 years of planning and political battles, the first section of the Highline was inaugurated in May, The first two sections of the Highline cost $152 million. Of that, $44 million was raised by the public. It's a newly renovated and elevated promenade that was once a railway line for delivering cattle and other foodstock. In 1980, the train made its last delivery, bringing frozen turkeys to lower Manhattan.
It's an oasis in a sea of concrete. The walkway includes more than 100 species of plants inspired by the wild landscape left after the trains stopped running. New construction is everywhere. Apartments, office towers, restaurants and even a museum have sprouted alongside the promenade. In a densely populated city, the Highline now provides open space for relaxation as it winds through neighborhoods once noted for slaughterhouses.
News Item3
African American History Museum
An old Greyhound Bus* terminal sits unused in the heart of downtown Dothan, Alabama. It's hardly noticeable, nestled between two office buildings and surrounded by a chain link fence（铁丝网围栏）. There are no written signs that hint of the structure's controversial history. Four decades ago it was a symbol of racial segregation. During the 1960s, bus terminals like other public facilities throughout the American south were divided into white areas and black areas. The building still
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has the separate entrance and restroom facilities that black customers were legally required to use. Today, those elements have a different social value, and they will become one of the centerpieces of a new African American history museum. The museum will include galleries devoted to the accomplishments of George Washington Carver* and other black scientists and inventors. There will be a gallery depicting black heroes of military and social campaigns.
And the city of Dothan is helping. It's providing the museum with some financial support, and it's already promoting the attraction to visitors. The G-W Carver Interpretive Museum should open doors by August and its director Francina Williams hopes to capitalize on （利用）Alabama's historic role at the center of America's Civil Rights movement. When visitors come to Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery to learn about the struggles that African Americans have endured, she would like them I make a side trip to Dothan to see what African Americans have contributed to Alabama, America and the world. Exercise A
Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary. This news item is about an African American history museum showing the struggles and contributions f African Americans.
Exercise B
Direction: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
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