世界雪橇犬錦標賽於每年一月和二月間舉行。2025 年的錦標賽剛剛在瑞典厄斯特松德落幕。來自 22 個國傢的 150 多名參賽者和 1000 多隻雪橇犬參與瞭為期三天的比賽。作為一個非職業體育項目，這個賽事沒有設立獎金。
With sub-zero temperatures and heaps of snow as far as the eye can see, this is as close as you can get to the natural habitat of Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and other Arctic dog breeds.
零下的氣溫和一望無際的雪堆組成瞭和西伯利亞哈士奇、阿拉斯加雪橇犬和其它極地犬種自然棲息地無比相似的環境。
More than 1,000 of them have gathered in Östersund, taking on the challenge of pulling their sleds and drivers – or ‘mushers’ – as quickly as they can on the Swedish trails.
超過 1000 隻極地犬相聚在厄斯特松德，挑戰用最快的速度拉著雪橇和它們的駕駛員，即 “雪橇手” 們，完成位於瑞典的比賽線路。
The sprint races range from roughly five kilometres in length up to 34, and drivers can enter into heats where the sled is being pulled by two dogs up ’til the unlimited class that allows for 14 dogs.
短程競速賽分為從大約五公裡到 34 公裡的不同長度，而駕駛員可以參加不同的預賽類別，從兩隻狗拉雪橇到最高允許 14 隻狗的無限制級別。
There’s also Nordic style, where the drivers are on skis. Within sled-dog racing, there are also long-distance competitions going on for days, like the annual 1600-kilometre Iditarod Challenge in Alaska, taking the dogs and their drivers on a trail through forests, mountains, and even across sea ice, sometimes through snow blizzards.
錦標賽還包括北歐風格雪橇賽，這個項目中駕駛員穿著滑雪板比賽。在雪橇犬競賽中也有持續多天的長距離賽事，比如每年在阿拉斯加舉辦的 1600 公裡的艾迪塔羅德挑戰賽，這一賽事中雪橇犬和它們的駕駛員需要完成途徑森林、山地甚至海冰的路線，有時在整個比賽過程中還需要頂著暴風雪前進。
And for any skiers worried that 1000 dogs would leave a bit of a mess behind on the snow, the competition managers in Östersund have been cleaning up and gathering any dog waste, and it’s being turned into biogas – a renewable energy source used to heat up homes and buildings.
而對於擔心 1000 隻狗會在雪地上留下不少糞便的滑雪者來說，厄斯特松德的賽事管理人員清理並收集瞭所有狗狗的糞便，並將其轉化成瞭沼氣——一種可以用來為住宅和其它建築供暖的可再生能源。
詞匯表
sub-zero （溫度）零下的
heaps 一堆，大量
breeds （動物的）品種
sleds 雪橇
trails 雪道；野外的小徑
sprint races 短程賽，沖刺賽
heats 預賽
snow blizzards 暴風雪
biogas 沼氣，生物燃氣
聽力練習
一、聽第一遍音頻，回答問題。
1. What is the main topic of this report?
a. The history of sled-dog racing
b. A sled-dog racing event in Sweden
c. How to train sled-dogs for competitions
二、用一分鐘閱讀下列問題，然後聽第二遍音頻並回答問題。
1. Östersund, Sweden is far from the natural habitat of Arctic dog breeds.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
2. More than 1000 people have gathered in Östersund for the dog sled event.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
3. In the Nordic style, instead of riding on a sled, the drivers use _______.
4. How long are the sprint races?
a. five kilometres
b. 34 kilometres
c. between five and 34 kilometres
5. The Iditarod Challenge in Alaska lasts multiple days.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
6. What are the competition managers doing with the dog waste?
a. they are asking competitors to clean up after themselves
b. they are turning it into biogas
c. they are leaving it behind in the snow
三、聽第三遍音頻，將句子補充完整。（提示：可以反復聽，直到聽清楚每一個詞）
1. With sub-zero temperatures and heaps of snow ________________ the eye can see, this is as close as you can get to the natural habitat of Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and other Arctic dog breeds.
2. There’s also Nordic style, where the drivers are ________________ skis.
答案
一、聽第一遍音頻，回答問題。
1. What is the main topic of this report?
b. A sled-dog racing event in Sweden
二、用一分鐘閱讀下列問題，然後聽第二遍音頻並回答問題。
1. b. False. Östersund is as close as you can get to the natural habitat of Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and other Arctic dog breeds.
2. c. Not given. We know that more than 1000 dogs have gathered, but it is not mentioned how many people are at the sled-dog event.
3. In the Nordic style, instead of riding on a sled, the drivers use skis.
4. c. The sprint races range from roughly five kilometres in length up to 34.
5. a. True. There are also long-distance competitions going on for days like the annual 1600-kilometre Iditarod Challenge in Alaska.
6. b. The competition managers in Östersund have been cleaning up and gathering any dog waste and it’s being turned into biogas.
三、聽第三遍音頻，將句子補充完整。（提示：可以反復聽，直到聽清楚每一個詞）
1. With sub-zero temperatures and heaps of snow as far as the eye can see, this is as close as you can get to the natural habitat of Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and other Arctic dog breeds.
2. There’s also Nordic style, where the drivers are on skis.
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