新世纪大学英语系类教程视听说第三版4until1听力原文Word文档下载推荐.docx
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9.NiagaraFallscrossestheborderoftwocountries,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.Everyyear,millionsoftouristsobservethebeautyofthesemagnificentwaterfalls.Morerecently,thewaterfallshavebecomeavaluablesourceofhydroelectricpower.
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Blake:
Whatareyouworkingon,Mary
Mary:
I’mfinishingmypaper.It’sduetomorrow,Blake.
What’sthetopic
It’saboutGreenland.
Greenland.Hmmm…that’spartofCanada,right
Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.
Well,isn’titnearCanada
Yes,it’soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit’spartofDenmark.
Oh,Ididn’tknowthat.Well,what’syourpaperaboutexactly
Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion“IsGreenlandreallygreen”Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees
Isit
Whatdoyouthink
Let’ssee…GreenlandisintheArcticCircle—wayupnorth.It’scold,…so“IsGreenlandreallygreen”I’danswer“probablynot.”
You’dbecorrect.It’stoocoldthere.Inthenorth,alotofthegroundisfrozen.Thesummersareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.
Thatsoundstough.
It’shardfortheconstructionindustry.It’snoteasytobuildinGreenland.
Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere
Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They’regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.
Thatsoundscool!
OK,soifit’snotreallya“green”place,whywasitnamed“Greenland”
Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.
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Jay:
Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!
Elise:
Whatisit
It’scalled“TheTitanicoftheSky.”It’sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.
TheHindenburg…
Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.
Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.
Right.It’ssofunnylooking,don’tyouthinkItdoesn’tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.
That’strue.WhywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanywayItseemssodangerous.
Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg“man’sgreatestachievementinflight.”Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.
Whorodeinitanyway
Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea“flyinghotel.”
Itsoundsprettygreat.
Yeah,anditwasfast.That’swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.
Whydidn’ttheyjusttakeajetplane
Elise!
Youknowtheydidn’thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheUSbyship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.
Well,maybeI’llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI’lllearnsomething…
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Jack:
Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.
Kayla:
Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.
Theyalsolookreallycool.
That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotthatbigbutalsoverybeautiful.
AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.
Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.
Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay
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MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.
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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.
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Interviewer:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities
Erika:
Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething.There’snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,right
Yes,that’strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan’tgiveupsoeasily.
ThinkcreativelyWhatdoyousuggest
WhatI’msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotelsandevenapartmentbuildings.There’splentyofspace.
Isn’titexpensive
Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon’thavetopayrobotsasalary.
Isn’t“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindsofconstruction
Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubways,andundergroundshoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.
Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea
Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere’sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:
itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we’dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea—it’sthewaveofthefuture.
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1.deepcave
2.ariddesert
3.longmountainrange
4.activevolcano
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a.narrowharbor
b.long,sunnybeach
c.busyvacation
d.highcliffs
Speaking&
Communication
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Bart:
Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer
Gustav:
WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark.
I’veneverbeenthere.What’sitlike
Carolina:
It’sbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakes...and,ofcourse,glaciers!
Howwasthejob
Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.
That’strue,butitwasexciting,too!
Weactuallysawbears!
Wow!
Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I’llneedajobnextsummer.
Sorry,Bart,butyoucan’tapplytothatprogram.It’saspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.
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Conversation1
A:
I’dliketoliveinacityapartment.Itwouldbenearpublictransportationasthatwouldsavealotoftime.Idon’twanttowastetimecommutingseveralhourseachdayfromhometouniversity.
B:
That’sverynice,butI’dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.Thepricestherearelowerandwewouldbeabletoaffordahousewithbiggerbedrooms.
Itwouldbecheaper,butdon’tyouthinkthesuburbswouldbeinconvenient
Well,youhaveapointthere,sowewouldneedtogetacartoo.
Conversation2
I’dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.Wewouldenjoythepeaceandquiet,awayfromallthecitynoise.Moreover,itwouldbeagoode
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