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剑4听力原文

test1_section1

M:

Goodmorning!

W:

Goodmorning!

HowcanIhelpyou?

M:

Iunderstandthattheschoolorganizes…umm,tripstodifferent…

W:

Yes.Werunfiveeverymonth,threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.

M:

Whatsortofplaces?

W:

Well.Obviously,itvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichoffersavarietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat.Andthenwegoforoneswhereweknowthereareguidedtoursbecausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.

M:

Doyoutravelfar?

W:

Well,weareluckyhereobviouslybecauseweareabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthanthreehoursdrive.

M:

Howmuchdotheycost?

W:

Againitvaries,between5and15poundsahead,dependingondistance.

M:

Ahha

W:

Ohandwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethan12people.

M:

Ohright.I'llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?

W:

Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothatthestudentsgettoknowthepatter.nWeleaveat8.30a.m.andreturnat6p.m.Wefigureit'sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.

M:

Ohyesandthenhowdowereserveaplace?

W:

Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?

M:

Ahha.Isawitthismorning.

W:

Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe'vegotenoughpeopleinterestedtorunitandwecancancelifnecessarwyithfullrefundofcourse.

M:

That'sfine.Thanks.

M:

Andwhatvisitsubplanforthisterm?

W:

Right.Well.I'mathfreaisdchedulehasn'bteenprintedoutyet.Butwehaveconfirmedthedates

andplanedtheoptionalextravisits,whichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.

M:

Ohthat'sallright.AndifyoucanjustgivesomeideasoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,workoutthentoseefriendsandsuchI…

W:

Ohsure.Well,errthefirstoneisSt.Ives.That'sonthe13thofFebruaryandwewillhav

placesavailablebecausewe'regoingbyminibus.Andthat'sthedayintownwiththeoptionalextraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.

M:

Allright.Yesah.Thatsoundsgood.

W:

Andthenthere'Lsonadontriponthe16thofFebruary.Andwewillbetakingamediumsizecoachsotherewillbe45placesonthat.Andlet'sseetheoptionalextraistheTowerofLondon

M:

Oh,I'vaelreadybeenthere.

W:

Yam.AfterthatisBristolonthe3rdofMarch.

M:

Where?

W:

Bristol.B-R-I-S-T-O-L.

M:

Okay.

W:

That'sinadifferentminibuswith18placesavailable.OhandtheoptionalextraisvisittotheS.S.GreatBritain.

M:

Okay.

W:

We'regoingtoSalisburyonthe18thofMarch.Andthata'lwasysthepopularonebecausetheoptionalextraisStonehenge.Sowe'retakingthelargecoachwith50seats.

M:

Ohgood.

W:

AndthenthelastoneistoBathonthe23rdofMarch.

M:

Ohyes,isBaththeRomancity?

W:

Yes,that'sright.Andthat'sinthe16seatsminibus.

M:

Andwhere'stheoptionalvisit?

W:

It'stotheAmericanMuseum,wellworthvisit.

M:

Okay,that'sgreat.Andthanksallthat.

W:

Mypleasure.Ohbytheway,ifyouwantmoreinformationaboutanyofthetrips,havealookinthestudentnewspaper.

M:

Ok.

W:

Orhaveawordwithmyassistant.HernameisJaneYentob.That-E-N-T-O-B.'sY

M:

Allright.I'vegotthat.Thankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.

W:

You'rewelcome.Ihopeyolulenjoy'thetrips.

test1_section2

GoodafternooneverybodyandwelcometoRiversideIndustrialVillage.Tostartyourvisit,I'mjustgoingtogiveyouabriefaccountofthehistoryofthemuseumbeforelettingyouroamaboutonyourown.Iwon'tkeepyoulong.OK?

Nowfromwherewe'restandingyou'vegotagoodviewoftheriveroverthere.Anditwasbecauseofthisfastflowingwaterthatthissitewasanaturalplaceformanufacturingworks.Thewaterandtheavailabilityofrawmaterialsinthearea,likemineralsandironore,andalsotheabundanceoflocalfuels,likecoalandfirewood,allmadethissitesuitableforindustryfromaveryearlytime.

Waterwasthemainsourceofpowerfortheearlyindustriesandsomeofthewaterwellswerefirstestablishedinthetwelfthcentury,wouldyoubelieve?

Atthattime,localcraftsmenfirstbuiltanironforgejustbehindthevillagehereonthebankneartheriver.Bytheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies,theregion'sriverssupportedmorethan160watermillsandmanyofthesecontinuedtooperatewellintothenineteenthcentury.Butthenthesteamenginewasinventedandthentherailwayscameandthecentresofindustrywereabletomoveawayfromtheriversandthecountrysideandintothetowns.Soindustrialvillageslikethisonebecameveryrare.

Sothat'sthehistoryforyou.Ifyou'dlikeanymoreinformation,youcanaskmesomequestions,oryoucanreadfurtherinourexcellentguidebook.

NowI'mgoingtogiveyouaplanofthesiteandI'djustliketopointoutwhereeverythingisan

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