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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
Unit1OurEarth
Listening
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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's
mountain,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.
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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'see…GreenlandisintheArcticCircle—wayupnorth.It'cold,…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
Mary:
Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.
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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?
Itdoesnth'eatilropolaknaensywtheinglike
havetoday.
Elise:
That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?
Itseemssodangerous.
Jay:
Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg“man'gsreatestachievementinflight.T”hey
thoughtitwassafe,Iguess.
Elise:
Whorodeinitanyway?
Jay:
Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.One
personsaiditwaslikeaElise:
Itsoundsprettygreat.Jay:
Yeah,anditwasfast.That
“flyinghotel.”
'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogsetitntaotitohneifradseter.
Elise:
Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?
Jay:
Elise!
Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheUSbyship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.
Elise:
Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething
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Jack:
Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.
Kayla:
Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.
Jack:
Theyalsolookreallycool.
Kayla:
That'strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotthatbigbutalsoverybeautiful.
Jack:
AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.Kayla:
Butthenagain,it'sveryexpensive.
Jack:
Well,let
'sgetmoreiinofnorambaotutseveralkindsofcars,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,rAicmane
architectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding'cesntertobeavisitor'sentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.
Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry'sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwas
toosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity'straditionallook.Ontheoathnedr,hsupporterssaiditwouldbringnew
lifeintothecitycenter.
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Interviewer:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?
Erika:
Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormettraonpoalrieaandtheywill
saythesamething.There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.
Interviewer:
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?
Erika:
Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Yougicvaenupsoeasily.'t
Interviewer:
Thinkcreatively?
Whatdoyousuggest?
Erika:
WhatI'msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotelsandevenapartmentbuildings.There'splentyofspace.
Interviewer:
Isnitex'petnsive?
Erika:
Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon'htavetopayrobotsasalary.
Interviewer:
Isn't“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindsofconstruction?
Erika:
Actually,Ithinkit'ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydo
it.Wehavesubways,andundergroundshoppingmalls.I'mjustsuggestingweinvestinavariety
ofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.
Interviewer:
Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?
Erika:
Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere'sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But
“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:
itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we'dbecrazynottoconsidertheideait'sthewave—ofthefuture.
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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.
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
Carolina:
Sorry,Bart,butyoucan'tapplytothatprogram.It
students.
'llneedajobnextsummer.mfor'intseranasptioenciallprogra
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Conversation1
A:
I'dliketoliveinacityapartment.Itwouldbenearpublictransportationasthatwouldsavealotoftime.Idon'twanttowastetimecommutingseveralhourseachdayfromhomveetrosituyn.iB:
That'sverynice,butI'dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.Thepricestherearelowerandwewouldbeabletoaffordahousewithbiggerbedrooms.
A:
Itwouldbecheaper,butdon'tyouthinkthesuburbswouldbeinconvenient?
B:
Well,youhaveapointthere,sowewouldneedtogetacartoo.
Conversation2
A:
I'dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.
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