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一、题记和提示
All Things Considered, August 22, 2006 · In a stunning reversal of fortune, it now seems likely that Pluto will lose its title of planet. Astronomers have been debating for years whether Pluto should count as a planet.
词和短语：(试试看能不能全部找到)
1. the Kuiper Belt 柯伊伯带*
2. dwarf planet 矮行星
3. pluton, plutonian 类冥王星
4. Mars Mania 火星热**
*位于海王星轨道之外的盘状区域。太阳系大多数彗星的来源地。被认为是太阳系的边界。
**1895年Percival Lowell出版Mars一书，声称火星存在智慧生命，引起全美热潮。
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二、泛听题：回答问题
1. What is the latest development for Pluto's identification?
2. What are the two reasons why people oppose the term "pluton"?
3. Why does the reporter say "the ripples could be far-reaching"?
三、精听题：听写填空
Pluto's fate is being decided in hotel bars and convention rooms in Prague, where scientists with the International Astronomical Union are meeting. Astronomers say (1), (2). Before this meeting, the IAU convened a secret panel to come up with an official definition of the word "planet". (3), and it would have counted anything in lenses that was round, and principally orbited the sun. That meant Pluto and possibly dozens of other small objects were in. * of Harvard University chaired the committee that came up with the proposal, and he said (4): "It was a very noisy kickoff on this meeting. Just a little bit more difficult than (5) cats. I suppose it would be like (5) tigers."
（文本系个人听写，错误在所难免，欢迎指正。）
四、参与
推荐流程：读题记和提示→听一遍全文→再听一遍全文→答泛听题→找到精听的段落
→答精听题→提交并核对答案→重听疑点（到小组参与讨论）
五、链接
1. 方法指导：泛听的方法及重要性
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