大学英语四级听力试题练习.docx

大学英语四级听力试题练习大学英语四级听力试题练习2017Amanmaylovehishousewellwithoutridingontheridge.以下是小编为大家搜索整理的`大学英语四级听力试题练习2017，希望能给大家带来帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们应届毕业生考试网!FilmShowsEfforttoStopTribesfromKillingChildren电影展示努力阻止部落杀害儿童的成果FilmmakerJohnRowediscoveredasecretaftermanyvisitstotheOmoRiverValleyinEthiopia:peopletherethoughtsomechildrenwere“cursed.”Villagersblamedthechildrenforsickness,alackofrainfallandotherproblems.Sotheykilledthem.TheOmoValleyisaplaceofbeauty.Itishometovillagerswithcustomsthatdatebackmanygenerations.Rowesaysthevillagersbelievethatifachild’steethfirstappearontheupperguminsteadofthelowerpartofthemouth,thechildiscursedandmustbekilled.Hesayschildrenarealsokilledwhentheyareborntoawomanwhoisnotmarried,oriftheyaredisabledoraretwins.RoweheardaboutthisbelieffromLaleLabuko,themanwhohelpedhimduringhisvisitstotheOmoValley.Rowemadeadocumentaryfilmaboutthepractice.Hecalledthefilm“OmoChild.”Labukosaysthatwhenhewas15yearsold,hesawatwo-year-oldchildbeingdrownedinariver.Hismothertoldhimthathehadtwosisterswhowerekilledbeforehewasborn.Inthefilm,awomansays15ofherchildrenwereconsideredcursed.Shesayswhentheywereborn,oldermembersofhervillagetookthemandfedthemtocrocodiles.Inthefilm,Labukosays“Iwanttostopthesethings.”Labukowasthefirstmemberofhisvillagetobeeducated.HeaskedRowetohelphimendthekillings.First,hepersuadedsomeyoungvillagers,thenfamiliesandleadersofthevillage.Rowe’ssonTylerfilmedthedocumentaryoverafiveyearperiod.Hesaysitwasnoteasy.Hesayssomepeopleadmittedtheyhadkilledtheirchildren.Butotherssaidchildrenwerenotkilled.Tylersayssomevillagerstoldhim,“Itdoesn’thappenhere.Westoppeditalongtimeago.Itonlyhappens(inanothervillage,nothere.)”Labuko’sworkcausedpeopletobeginspeakingoutaboutthepractice.Histribeagreedtobanthekillingsin2012.Rowe’sdocumentaryshowsLabuko’sefforts.AcharitygroupcreatedbyLabukoandhiswifehassavedmorethan40children.TheynowliveinahomeinJinka,Ethiopia.TheEthiopiangovernmenthasbannedthepractice,butRowesays“therearetwoothertribesthatcontinueto”killchildren.Butbecauseofthefilm,morepeop