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新世纪大学英语系列教材第二版视听说教程4学生用书听力答案精品文档
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(i.e.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’tyouthink?
Itdoesn’tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.
Elise:
That’strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?
Itseemssodangerous.
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,b