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新世纪大学英语视听说系列教学材料4听力原文
Ourearth
Thenaturalworld
ListentoMaryandBlaketalkingaboutherpaper.Thenanswerthequestion.
Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?
I’mfinishingmypaper.It’sduetomorrow,Blake.
What’sthetopic?
It’saboutGreenland.
Greenland.Hmmm---that’spartofCanada,right?
Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.
Well,isn’titnearCanada?
Yes,it’soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit’spartofDenmark.
Oh,Ididn’tknowthat.Well,what’syourpaperaboutexactly?
Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion“IsGreenlandreallygreen?
”Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees?
Isit?
Whatdoyouthink?
Let’ssee---GreenlandisintheArcticCircle---wayupnorth.It’scold,---so“IsGreenlandreallygreen?
”I’danswer“probablynot.”
You’dbecorrect.It’stoocoldhere.Inthenorth,alotofthegroundisfrozen.Thesummersareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.
Thatsoundstough.
It’shardfortheconstructionindustry.It’snoteasytobuildinGreenland.
Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?
Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They’regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.
Thatsoundscool!
Ok,soifit’snotreallya“green”place,whywasitnamed“Greenland”?
Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.
Listenagain.CircleTrueorFalse.
GustavandCarolinaareinternationalstudents.TheyaretellingBartabouttheirsummerworkexperienceintheUnitedStates.Didtheyenjoythemselves?
Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?
WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark.
I’veneverbeenthere.What’sitlike?
It’sbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakes…and,ofcourse,glaciers!
Howwasthejob?
Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.
That’strue,butitwasexciting,too!
Weactuallysawbears!
Wow!
Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I’llneedajobnextsummer.
Sorry,Bart,butyoucan’tapplytothatprogram.It’saspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.
Listentotwopeopletalkingaboutnaturalwondersandman-madestructures.Payattentiontotheexpressionstheyuse.
1.Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it’sjustrocksanddirt…butit’sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.
2.LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoBayandit’sjustawonderfulchancetoseethecity.
JayandElisearetalkingaboutanaccident.Listenandcheckthecorrectpicture.
Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!
Whatisit?
It'scalled"TheTitanicoftheSky."It'sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.
TheHindenburg...
Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.
Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.
Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?
Itdoesn'tlookanythingliketheairplanesashavetoday.
That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?
Itseemssodangerous.
Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"man'sgreatestachievementinflight."Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.
Whorodeinitanyway?
Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea"flyinghotel."
Itsoundsprettygreat.
Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.
Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?
Elise!
Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.
Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...
Listenagain.Howwasthezeppelindescribed?
Checkyouranswers.
Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!
Whatisit?
It'scalled"TheTitanicoftheSky."It'sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.
TheHindenburg...
Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.
Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.
Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?
Itdoesn'tlookanythingliketheairplanesashavetoday.
That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?
Itseemssodangerous.
Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"man'sgreatestachievementinflight."Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.
Whorodeinitanyway?
Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea"flyinghotel."
Itsoundsprettygreat.
Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.
Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?
Elise!
Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.
Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...
Listentotheconversationandcheckthecorrectpicture.
Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.
Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.
Theyalsolookreallycool.
That'strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.
And1thinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.
Butthenagain,it'sveryexpensive.
Well,let'sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?
Listentoanotherpersontalkingaboutfamousbuildingsinhiscountryandfillintheblankswithinformationyouhear.
MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.
Listentoatalkoncontroversiesaboutmodernbuildings.Thenfillintheblankstocompletethesentences.
Modernbuildings:
Welovethem.Wehatethem
Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:
Theresimplywasn'tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding'scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.
Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry'sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity'straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.
Nowlistenagainandcompletethechartwiththeinformationyouhear.
MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.
Listentoatalkoncontroversiesaboutmodernbuildings.Thenfillintheblankstocompletethesentences.
Modernbuildings:
Welovethem.Wehatethem
Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:
Theresimplywasn'tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding'scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.
Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry'sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity'straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.
ListentotheinterviewwithErikaVanBeek,anengineer.AccordingtoErika,whatshouldbedoneaboutovercrowdingincities?
Thefuturebuildingboom?
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?
Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:
There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?
Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan'tgiveupsoeasily.
Thinkcreatively?
Whatdoyousuggest?
WhatI'msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There'splentyofspace.
Isn'titexp