练习材料：

L1-(2):A Puma at large

Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from ? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.

weərˈɛvər ɪt wɛnt, ɪt lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt ə treɪl ɒv dɛd dɪər ænd smɔːl ˈænɪməlz laɪk ˈræbɪts. pɔː prɪnts wɜː siːn ɪn ə ˈnʌmbər ɒv ˈpleɪsɪz ænd ˈpjuːmə fɜː wɒz faʊnd ˈklɪŋɪŋ tuː ˈbʊʃɪz. ˈsɛvrəl ˈpiːpl kəmˈpleɪnd ɒv kæt-laɪk ˈnɔɪzɪz æt naɪt ænd ə ˈbɪznɪsmən ɒn ə ˈfɪʃɪŋ trɪp sɔː ðə ˈpjuːmə ʌp ə triː. ði ˈɛkspɜːts wɜː naʊ ˈfʊli kənˈvɪnst ðæt ði ˈænɪməl wɒz ə ˈpjuːmə, bʌt weə hæd ɪt kʌm frɒm ? æz nəʊ ˈpjuːməz hæd biːn rɪˈpɔːtɪd ˈmɪsɪŋ frɒm ˈɛni zuː ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri, ðɪs wʌn mʌst hæv biːn ɪn ðə pəˈzɛʃən ɒv ə ˈpraɪvɪt kəˈlɛktər ænd ˈsʌmhaʊ ˈmænɪʤd tuː ɪsˈkeɪp. ðə hʌnt wɛnt ɒn fɔː ˈsɛvrəl wiːks, bʌt ðə ˈpjuːmə wɒz nɒt kɔːt. ɪt ɪz dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ tuː θɪŋk ðæt ə ˈdeɪnʤrəs waɪld ˈænɪməl ɪz stɪl æt lɑːʤ ɪn ðə ˈkwaɪət ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：paw 爪子；print 照片；fur 毛皮；clinging 执着的，有粘性的；convinced 坚信的；somehow 以某种方式；disturb 打扰，妨碍；

词组：a trail of 一条线索；

练习感悟：

今天无意地没有边听录音边查单词，而是先查了再说……在浏览文章的时候不知不觉地就跟着鼠标箭头开始低声朗读，竟然分外流利。很惊喜的哈哈哈。