2013届高考英语听力特训3（word文本）：36AnarbitratortodayblockedaNationalFootballLeagueplantorandomlytestNFLplayersforillegaldrugs.ArbitratorRichardCasherrespondingtoagrievancefiledbytheNFLPlayersAssociationsaidtheplanviolatestheplayers'contract.TheCommissionerPeteRozellehadannouncedthedrugtestingproposalinJuly.Itcalledfortwosurprisetestsduringthefootballseason,butCashersaidRozellelacksthepowertoimplementtheplanwithoutgoingthroughthecollectivebargainingprocess.NASAtodaygaveanupdateonitseffortstoremodelspaceshuttleboosterrockets.AfaultyboostercausedtheshuttleChallengertoexplodeinJanuary.NPR'sRichardHarrishasdetails."NASAengineerJohnThomassaystherockettestingprogramisprogressingjustaboutonschedule.HesaysredesignboosterrocketsshouldbeavailableforaspaceshuttlelaunchinFebruary1988.EngineershavesimulatedtheexactproblemthecausedtheshuttledisasterinJanuary.They'vealsostartedtestingtheremodeledcomponents.ThomasadmittedthattestingcouldtakelongerifNASAfollowstheadviceofindependentengineersattheNationalResearchCouncil.ThoseengineerssuggestedadditionaltestsbeyondwhatNASAhasplanned.ButThomassaidNASAmightrunsomeofthosetestsafterthefirstshuttleflight.Forexample,NASAmightdelaytestsforunusuallyhotorcoldlaunchconditions.HesaidNASAwouldjustmakesuretheweatherwasmildatlift-offuntilthosetestswerecompleted.ThisisRichardHarrisinWashington."ReligiousleadersfromaroundtheworldjoinedPopeJohnPaulIItodayinadayofprayerforpeace.TheleadersgatheredatthebirthplaceofSaintFrancisofAssisiinItalytoprayaccordingtotheirownrites.Onehundredsixtypeoplerepresentingtwelveoftheworld'smajorreligionsgatheredtodayinthecentralItaliantownofAssisiforanunprecedenteddayofprayerforpeace.TheinitiativewasproposedbyPopeJohnPaulIItocommemoratetheUnitedNations'InternationalYearofPeace.ThePontiffalsoappealedforatwenty-four-houroftruceintheworld'sconflicts,andseveralrevolutionarygroupsagreedtohonorthecease-fire.FromAssisi,SylviaPerjolireports.ThenarrowcobblestonedstreetsandthepinktonedmedievalchurchesofAssisiwerethebackdroptodayofoneofthemostcolorfulandspectaculareventsorganizedbyPopeJohnPaulIIsinceheassumedthePapacyeightyearsago.Theceremonyspannedeighthoursandwasdividedintothreeparts.Thismorningatabasilicaoutsidethetown,thePopereceivedreligiousleadersrepresentingChristianity,Judaism,Islam,Buddhism,Shintoism,Hinduism,aswellasSikhs,Africananimists,Byes,Zorastrians,JaneandnativeAmericans.ThePopetoldhisguests,someattiredinformalreligiousrobes,othersintraditional1costumes,thathechoseAssisibecauseofitsparticularsignificanceasthebirthplaceofSaintFrancis,whoisreveredasasymbolofpeace,reconciliationandbrotherhood.Forthesecondmomentoftheday,eachreligiousdelegationwenttoanassignedplacetoholditsownprayers.TheJewishdelegationconvenedonthesiteofafourteenth-centurysynagogue.SomegroupsprayedinCatholicchurches,othersinmunicipalbuildings,andstillothers,suchastheShintoists,prayedinsquares.Theday'sfinaleventcamethisafternoonwhentheparticipantswhohadobservedafastmarchedinaprocessiontothesquareoftheBasilicaofSaintFrancis.Thedelegatessatonalargepodium,thePopeinthecenterwiththeChristiansandJewsonhisright,andtheotherreligionsonhisleft.Thefinalpartoftheceremonybeganwitheachgrouprecitingtheirwonprayersinthepresenceofothers.TheBuddhistswerefirst.OneofthemostcolorfulprayerserviceswasthatofthenativeAmericans.JohnPretty-on-TopandhisnephewBurtonoftheCrowIndiantribe...
