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全新版大学英语视听说四听力原文

全新版大学英语视听说四听力原文

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（i.e.Qomolangma）,whichclimbstoaheightof8,848meters.

7.TheWhiteCliffsofDoverareoneoftheUnitedKingdom’smostspectacular

naturalsights.Thecliffsaremadefrombrightwhitestone.Onaclearday,theyarevisiblefromFrance,approximately30kilometersaway.

8.MountVesuviusisafamousvolcanoinItaly,whichhasnotbeenactiveforabout

twocenturies.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’regreatforhikingand

outdoorsports.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’tlookanythinglikethe

airplaneswehavetoday.

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.Theywantedtogettotheir

destinationfaster.

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.