练习材料：

Lesson56    Faster than sound!

Once a year, arace is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year andthere was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the mosthandsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benzwhich had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke downon the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them !A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed offorty miles an hour--much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill atthe end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. Therace gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from moderncar races but no less exciting.

ˈfɑːstə ðæn saʊnd!

wʌns ə jɪə, ə reɪs

ɪz hɛld fɔːr əʊld kɑːz. ə lɒt ɒv kɑːz ˈɛntəd fɔː ðɪs reɪs lɑːst jɪər ænd ðeə wɒz ə greɪt diːl ɒv ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ʤʌst

bɪˈfɔːr ɪt bɪˈgæn. wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈhænsəm kɑːz wɒz ə rəʊlz-rɔɪs ˈsɪlvə gəʊst. ðə məʊst ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl

kɑː wɒz ə bɛnz wɪʧ hæd ˈəʊnli θriː wiːlz. bɪlt

ɪn 1885, ɪt wɒz ði ˈəʊldɪst kɑː ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑːt. ˈɑːftər ə greɪt ˈmɛni laʊd ɪksˈpləʊʒənz, ðə

reɪs bɪˈgæn. ˈmɛni ɒv ðə kɑːz brəʊk daʊn ɒn ðə kɔːs ænd sʌm ˈdraɪvəz spɛnt mɔː taɪm ˈʌndə ðeə kɑːz ðæn ɪn ðɛm ! ə fjuː kɑːz, haʊˈɛvə, kəmˈpliːtɪd ðə reɪs. ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ

kɑː riːʧt ə spiːd ɒv ˈfɔːti maɪlz ən ˈaʊə--mʌʧ

ˈfɑːstə ðæn ˈɛni ɒv ɪts ˈraɪvəlz. ɪt spɛd ˌdaʊnˈhɪl

æt ði ɛnd ɒv ðə reɪs ænd ɪts ˈdraɪvə hæd ə lɒt ɒv ˈtrʌbl ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː stɒp ɪt. ðə

reɪs geɪv ˈɛvrɪwʌn ə greɪt diːl ɒv ˈplɛʒə. ɪt wɒz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfrənt frɒm ˈmɒdən kɑː ˈreɪsɪz bʌt nəʊ lɛs ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、explosion：爆炸，爆破，爆裂（声），2、rival：竞争对手，3、downhill：向下，下坡，4、

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练习感悟：录了两遍达标，整体来说，听起来比较难懂，读起来还是比较容易的。