练习材料：
L9(1)：Flying cats
Cats never fail tofascinate human beings.
They can befriendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives oftheir own as well.
They never become submissive like dogs andhorses.
As a result，humans have learned to respect feline independence.
Most cats remainsuspicious of humans all their lives.
One of the things that fascinates us mostabout cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives.
Apparently，there is a good deal of truth in this idea.
A cat's ability to survive falls is based onfact.
Recently the New York Animal Medical Centermade a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
ˈflaɪɪŋ kæts
kæts ˈnɛvə feɪltuː ˈfæsɪneɪt ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋz.
ðeɪ kæn biː ˈfrɛndliænd əˈfɛkʃnɪt təˈwɔːdz ˈhjuːmənz, bʌt ðeɪ liːd mɪsˈtɪərɪəs lɪvz ɒv ðeər əʊn æzwɛl.
ðeɪ ˈnɛvə bɪˈkʌm səbˈmɪsɪvlaɪk dɒgz ænd ˈhɔːsɪz.
æz ə rɪˈzʌlt，ˈhjuːmənz hæv lɜːnt tuː rɪsˈpɛkt ˈfiːlaɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns.
məʊst kæts rɪˈmeɪnsəsˈpɪʃəs ɒv ˈhjuːmənz ɔːl ðeə lɪvz.
wʌn ɒv ðə θɪŋz ðætˈfæsɪneɪts ʌs məʊst əˈbaʊt kæts ɪz ðə ˈpɒpjʊlə bɪˈliːf ðæt ðeɪ hæv naɪn lɪvz.
əˈpærəntli，ðeər ɪz ə gʊd diːl ɒv truːθ ɪn ðɪs aɪˈdɪə.
ə kæts əˈbɪlɪtituː səˈvaɪv fɔːlz ɪz beɪst ɒn fækt.
ˈriːsntli ðə njuːjɔːk ˈænɪməl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛntə meɪd ə ˈstʌdi ɒv 132 kæts ˈəʊvər ə ˈpɪərɪəd ɒv faɪvmʌnθs.
任务配置：L0+L1+L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、fascinate：吸引，诱惑，2、affectionate：亲热，3、mysterious：神秘，4、submissive：顺从，5、feline：猫科动物，6、suspicious：可疑，多疑，7、period：时期，周期
音标：/ɒ/ 双唇稍微向外突出圆形，舌后升起，舌尖不触下齿，发“奥”音 是字母o在单词中的发音
练习感悟： 这篇文章明明不复杂，生词也不多，却读起来非常拗口，录音录了七八遍才勉强达标，看来以后会越来越难了。
