2013届高考英语听力特训3（word文本）：29fTherewasmixedreactionathomeandabroadonthelackofaconcreteagreementfromthemeetingsinIceland.OnCapitolHill,reactionbrokedownalongpartylines,withDemocratscriticizingthePresidentformissingagoldenopportunity;RepublicanspraisedhimfornotcavingintotheSoviets.America'sNATOalliesweredisappointedthatpromisingarmsreductioninitiativesnevermaterialized.Theyespeciallyregrettedthelackofanagreementtoeliminatemedium-rangeUSandSovietmissilesfromEurope.ButKennethAdelman,DirectoroftheUSArmsControlandDisarmamentAgency,saystoomuchcriticismisunfounded.HesaysthemeetingsdidyieldtwoproposalswhichhavemovedthearmscontrolprocessfarbeyondwhereitwasbeforethemeetingsinIceland."IthinktheprospectsarebetternowbecausetheSovietshaveagreedtoparticularnumbersontheir50%proposalforreductionsofstrategicweapons,andagreedtoonly,tohaveonlyahundredwarheadsworldwideintheINF,orintermediate-rangenuclearforce.SovietnegotiatorscannotnowsaytheSovietsneedfivehundredandthirteenwarheadsinAsiaastheydidlastweekiftheirleadersays,no,theyonlyneedahundredinAsia."AdelmansaysarmsnegotiatorsinGenevacannowpickupwherethetalksleftoffinReykjavik.FloodwatersbegantorecedetodayinAlaskaafterthreedaysofraincausedheavydamage,damageexpectedtoreachintothemillionsofdollars."It'sgettingbetter,"saidoneemergencyworker."Thingsareactuallystartingtolookup."AlaskaGovernorBillSheffieldplannedtoflyovertheflood-strickenareasnorthandsouthofAnchorage.Sofar,therearenoreportsofinjuries.Manypeoplehavebeenevacuatedfromtheirhomes.AllthehighschoolsandmiddleschoolsinSouthAfricaintheblacktownshipofSowetowereshutdowntodayasstudentsstagedamassivewalkout.Thousandsofstudentsreportedtoclasses,butwalkedoutinmid-morningaspartofaprotest.Hundredsofpeoplearehomelessandthousandsmorestranded,aftersevererainandwindstormlastingthreedaysslammedportionsofSouthCentralAlaska.Floodingthatwashedawaybridgesandroadsanddestroyedatleastfifteenhomescontinuesinmanyareas,andpersistentbadweatherishamperingrescueanddamageassessmentefforts.TimWolston,ofmemberstationKSKAinAnchorage.TheworstdelugeofraininatleastadecadebeganpeltingSouthCentralAlaskalastThursdaynight.Sixtyandseventy-mile-an-hourwindshelpedtherainwashawaytwobridgesandtherailroadlinenorthofAnchorage,andcompletelycutoffthetownofSeward,southeastofhere,fromtheoutside.SewardMayorHarryGieslersaysveryconservativeestimateoffifteenmilliondollarsindamagehasbeendonesofar.1"We'relookingatextensiveroadrepairandrebuildingonallthearterialroadsandeventhemainroadcomingintotown.Andtherailroad,pardontheexpression,caughth,e,doubletoothpicks.Heavyfogandcontinuingrainarehamperingeffortstoassessthedamageandgetsuppliestothosewhoneedthem.ButGieslersaysthosethatneededtobeevacuatedhavebeen,whileothersaretryingtorideoutthestorm."YouknowAlaskansareaveryheartybunch,andespeciallypeoplethathavethingslikedogteamsandanimals.Theyarevery,veryreluctanttoleavetheirhomeaslongasit'seventhere.Sowe'regoing,tryingtogetbackandcheckonpeople,makesurethey'reallrightandthattheyhavefoodandwaterandthingslikethat."Thewaterisstillrisinginspots,andSewardisexpectingatleastanothertwenty-fourhoursofrain.NorthofAnchorage,thedamageisjustassevere.LieutenantMikeHollerofthestateDivisionoftheEmergencyServicessaysseveralhundredhomesinthevalleynorthofAnchoragehavebeendamaged."Itremainstobeseen,aspeopleliterallywalkoutofthewoodsorfinddrygroundandareevacuated,...
