新世纪大学英语系类教程视听说第三版4until1听力原文.docx
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新世纪大学英语系类教程视听说第三版4until1听力原文
Unit1OurEarth
Listening
AudioTrack4-1-1
1.I’vevisitedafewcavesinGuilin.Therocksinthecavesareindifferentshapesandcolors.Ifyouuseyourimagination,therockscanresemblemanydifferentthings.Itlookslikeawholeotherworld.
2.IwenttothedesertinGansuonce.AsIstoodinthemiddleofthedesert,Ifacedendlesssandandfeltverysmall.Bydaythedesertwasextremelyhot,bynightitgotverycold.Iexperiencedsummerandwinterinthesameday.
3.Tomyknowledge,Californiahasbeautifulcoastlines.PeoplelovethemandthousandsofvolunteersoftengiveuppartoftheirweekendstokeepthesandyCalifornianbeachesclean.
4.ThePortofShanghaiislocatedatthemouthoftheYangtzeRiver.Ithandlesmanymillionsofshippingcontainerseachyear.Infactitmightevenbethebusiestcontainerportintheworld.
5.Japanhasmanyhotsprings.Someofthemarelocatedinmountainousareasandaregreatattractionstoforeigntourists.Supposedly,thehotspringshavehealingproperties.
6.ThemostfamousmountainrangeintheworldistheHimalayas.Itcontainstheworld’shighestmountain,MountEverest.Qomolangma),whichclimbstoaheightof8,848meters.
7.TheWhiteCliffsofDoverareoneoftheUnitedKingdom’smostspectacularnaturalsights.Thecliffsaremadefrombrightwhitestone.Onaclearday,theyarevisiblefromFrance,approximately30kilometersaway.
8.MountVesuviusisafamousvolcanoinItaly,whichhasnotbeenactiveforabouttwocenturies.Butpeoplesayitmighteruptagain,somedaysoon.
9.NiagaraFallscrossestheborderoftwocountries,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.Everyyear,millionsoftouristsobservethebeautyofthesemagnificentwaterfalls.Morerecently,thewaterfallshavebecomeavaluablesourceofhydroelectricpower.
AudioTrack4-1-2/AudioTrack4-1-3
Blake:
Whatareyouworkingon,Mary
Mary:
I’mfinishingmypaper.It’sduetomorrow,Blake.
Blake:
What’sthetopic
Mary:
It’saboutGreenland.
Blake:
Greenland.Hmmm…that’spartofCanada,right
Mary:
Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.
Blake:
Well,isn’titnearCanada
Mary:
Yes,it’soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit’spartofDenmark.
Blake:
Oh,Ididn’tknowthat.Well,what’syourpaperaboutexactly
Mary:
Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion“IsGreenlandreallygreen”Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees
Blake:
Isit
Mary:
Whatdoyouthink
Blake:
Let’ssee…GreenlandisintheArcticCircle—wayupnorth.It’scold,…so“IsGreenlandreallygreen”I’danswer“probablynot.”
Mary:
You’dbecorrect.It’stoocoldthere.Inthenorth,alotofthegroundisfrozen.Thesummersareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.
Blake:
Thatsoundstough.
Mary:
It’shardfortheconstructionindustry.It’snoteasytobuildinGreenland.
Blake:
Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere
Mary:
Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They’regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.
Blake:
Thatsoundscool!
OK,soifit’snotreallya“green”place,whywasitnamed“Greenland”
Mary:
Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.
AudioTrack4-1-4/AudioTrack4-1-5
Jay:
Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!
Elise:
Whatisit
Jay:
It’scalled“TheTitanicoftheSky.”It’sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.
Elise:
TheHindenburg…
Jay:
Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.
Elise:
Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.
Jay:
Right.It’ssofunnylooking,don’tyouthinkItdoesn’tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.
Elise:
That’strue.WhywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanywayItseemssodangerous.
Jay:
Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg“man’sgreatestachievementinflight.”Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.
Elise:
Whorodeinitanyway
Jay:
Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea“flyinghotel.”
Elise:
Itsoundsprettygreat.
Jay:
Yeah,anditwasfast.That’swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.
Elise:
Whydidn’ttheyjusttakeajetplane
Jay:
Elise!
Youknowtheydidn’thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheUSbyship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.
Elise:
Well,maybeI’llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI’lllearnsomething…
AudioTrack4-1-6/AudioTrack4-1-7/AudioTrack4-1-8
Jack:
Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.
Kayla:
Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.
Jack:
Theyalsolookreallycool.
Kayla:
That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotthatbigbutalsoverybeautiful.
Jack:
AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.
Kayla:
Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.
Jack:
Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay
AudioTrack4-1-9
MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.
AudioTrack4-1-10/AudioTrack4-1-11
Modernbuildings:
Welovethem,wehatethem.
Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:
Theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,Americanarchitect.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding’scentertobeavisitor’sentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.
Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry’sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity’straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.
AudioTrack4-1-12/AudioTrack4-1-13
Interviewer:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities
Erika:
Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething.There’snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.
Interviewer:
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,right
Erika:
Yes,that’strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan’tgiveupsoeasily.
Interviewer:
ThinkcreativelyWhatdoyousuggest
Erika:
WhatI’msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotelsandevenapartmentbuildings.There’splentyofspace.
Interviewer:
Isn’titexpensive
Erika:
Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon’thavetopayrobotsasalary.
Interviewer:
Isn’t“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindsofconstruction
Erika:
Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubways,andundergroundshoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.
Interviewer:
Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea
Erika:
Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere’sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:
itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we’dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea—it’sthewaveofthefuture.
AudioTrack4-1-14
1.deepcave
2.ariddesert
3.longmountainrange
4.activevolcano
AudioTrack4-1-15
a.narrowharbor
b.long,sunnybeach
c.busyvacation
d.highcliffs
Speaking&Communication
AudioTrack4-1-16/AudioTrack4-1-17
Bart:
Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer
Gustav:
WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark.
Bart:
I’veneverbeenthere.What’sitlike
Carolina:
It’sbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakes...and,ofcourse,glaciers!
Bart:
Howwasthejob
Gustav:
Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.
Carolina:
That’strue,butitwasexciting,too!
Weactuallysawbears!
Bart:
Wow!
Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I’llneedajobnextsummer.
Carolina:
Sorry,Bart,butyoucan’tapplytothatprogram.It’saspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.
AudioTrack4-1-18
Conversation1
A:
I’dliketoliveinacityapartment.Itwouldbenearpublictransportationasthatwouldsavealotoftime.Idon’twanttowastetimecommutingseveralhourseachdayfromhometouniversity.
B:
That’sverynice,butI’dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.Thepricestherearelowerandwewouldbeabletoaffordahousewithbiggerbedrooms.
A:
Itwouldbecheaper,butdon’tyouthinkthesuburbswouldbeinconvenient
B:
Well,youhaveapointthere,sowewouldneedtogetacartoo.
Conversation2
A:
I’dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.Wewouldenjoythepeaceandquiet,awayfromallthecitynoise.Moreover,itwouldbeagoode
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