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剑4听力文本

Test1

SECTION1

MAN:

Goodmorning.

WOMAN:

Goodmorning.HowcanIhelpyou?

女士：

MAN:

Iunderstandthattheschoolorganises...umm,tripstodifferent...

WOMAN:

Yes,werunfiveeverymonth:

threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.

MAN:

Whatsortofplaces?

WOMAN:

Well,obviouslyitvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichofferavarietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat...andthenwegoforoneswhereweknowthereareguidedtours,becausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.

MAN:

Doyoutravelfar?

WOMAN:

Well,we'reluckyhere,obviously,becausewe'reabletosaythatallourvisitsare

lessthanthreehoursdrive.

MAN:

Howmuchdotheycost?

WOMAN:

Againitvaries-betweenfiveandfifteenpoundsahead,dependingondistance.MAN:

Ahha...

WOMAN:

Oh,andwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethantwelvepeople.

MAN:

Ohright,I'llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?

WOMAN:

Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothat,thatstudentsgettoknowthepattern.Weleaveateight-thirtya.m.andreturnatsixp.m.Wefigureit'sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.

MAN:

Ohyes.Andhowdowereserveaplace?

WOMAN:

Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?

MAN:

Ahha.Isawitthismorning.

WOMAN:

Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe'vegotenoughpeopleinterestedtorunit,andwecancancelifnecessary,withfullrefundofcourse.MAN:

That'sfine,thanks.

MAN:

Andwhatvisitsareplannedforthisterm?

WOMAN:

Right,wellI'mafraidtheschedulehasn'tbeenprintedoutyet,butwehaveconfirmedthedatesandplannedtheoptionalextravisitswhichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.

MAN:

Ohthat'sallright.IfyoucanjustgivesomeideaoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,workoutwhentoseefriends,etcetera.

WOMAN:

Ohsure.Well,thefirstoneisStIves.That'sonthethirteenthofFebruaryandwe'llhaveonlysixteenplacesavailable'coswe'regoingbyminibus.Andthat'sadayintownwiththeoptionalextraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.

MAN:

Ohright...yeah...thatsoundsgood

WOMAN:

Thenthere'saLondontriponthesixteenthofFebruaryandwe'llbetakingamedium-sizedcoachsothere'llbeforty-fiveplacesonthat,and,let'ssee,theoptionalextraistheTowerofLondon.

MAN:

Oh,I'vealreadybeenthere.

WOMAN:

Afterthatthere'sBristolonthethirdofMarch.

MAN:

Where?

WOMAN:

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

MAN:

OK...

WOMAN:

That'sinadifferentminibuswitheighteenplacesavailable,oh,andtheoptionalextraisavisittotheS.S.GreatBritain.

MAN:

OK...

WOMAN:

We'regoingtoSalisburyontheeighteenthofMarchandthat'salwaysapopularonebecausetheoptionalextraisStonehenge,sowe'retakingthelargecoachwithfiftyseats...MAN:

Ohgood.

WOMAN:

AndthenthelastoneistoBathonthetwenty-thirdofMarch.

MAN:

Ohyes.IsBaththeRomancity?

WOMAN:

Yes,that'sright,andthat'sinthesixteen-seaterminibus.

MAN:

Andwhere'stheoptionalvisit?

WOMAN:

It'stotheAmericanMuseum-wellworthavisit.

MAN:

OK,wellthat'sgreat,thanksforallthat...

WOMAN:

Mypleasure.Bytheway,ifyouwantmoreinformationaboutanyofthetrips,havealookinthestudentnewspaper.

MAN:

OK.

WOMAN:

Or,haveawordwithmyassistant;hernameisJaneYentob-that'sY-E-N-T-O-B.

MAN:

Right,I'vegotthat.Thankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.

WOMAN:

You'reverywelcome.Ihopeyouenjoythetrips.

SECTION2

GoodafternooneverybodyandwelcometoRiversideIndustrialVillage.TostartyourvisitI'mjustgoingtogiveyouabriefaccountofthehistoryofthemuseumbeforelettingyouroamaboutonyourown.Iwon'tkeepyoulong.OK?

Now,fromwherewe'restandingyou'vegotagoodviewoftheriveroverthere.Anditwasbecauseofthisfast-flowingwaterthatthissitewasanaturalplaceformanufacturingworks.Thewaterandtheavailabilityofrawmaterialsinthearea,likemineralsandironore,andalsotheabundanceoflocalfuels,likecoalandfirewood,allmadethissitesuitableforindustryfromaveryearlytime.

Waterwasthemainsourceofpowerfortheearlyindustriesandsomeofthewaterwheelswerefirstestablishedinthetwelfthcentury,wouldyoubelieve?

Atthattime,localcraftsmenfirstbuiltanironforgejustbehindthevillagehere,onthebendintheriver.Bytheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturiestheregion'sriverssupportedmorethanahundredandsixtywatermills-andmanyofthesecontinuedtooperatewellintothenineteenthcentury.Butthenthesteamenginewasinventedandthentherailwayscameandthecentresofindustrywereabletomoveawayfromtheriversandthecountrysideandintothetowns.So,industrialvillageslikethisonebecameveryrare.

Sothat'sthehistory