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新世纪大学英语四视听说听力原文
Unit1
OL2(A)
Jack:
Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.
Kayla:
Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.
Jack:
Theyalsolookreallycool.
Kayla:
That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.
Jack:
AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.
Kayla:
Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.
Jack:
Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?
OL2(B)
MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry
OL3
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.
OL4
Thefuturebuildingboom?
Interviewer:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?
Erika:
Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:
There’snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.
Interviewer:
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,right?
Erika:
Yes,that’strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan’tgiveupsoeasily.
Interviewer:
Thinkcreatively?
Whatdoyousuggest?
Erika:
WhatI’msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There’splentyofspace.
Interviewer:
Isn’titexpensive?
Erika:
Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon’thavetopayrobotsasalary!
Interviewer:
Isn’t“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?
Erika:
Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.
Interviewer:
Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?
Erika:
Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere’sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:
itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we’dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea---it’sthewaveofthefuture!
Unit2
OL2(A)
Penny:
Hello.YourComputerWorldsalesdepartment.
Ted:
Hi,Penny.It’sTed.
Penny:
Oh,hi,Ted.What’sup?
Ted:
Well,mycomputerhascrashedagain.
Penny:
Ohno!
Ted:
Oh,yes.That’swhyI’mcalling.Youknow,it’sfiveyearsold.AndIneed
tospeaktoScottaboutgettinganewone.
Penny:
Well,you’vecalledatagoodtime.Wehavesomeattractivenewmodels.
Ted:
Great!
I’mlookingforsomethingaffordable.AndIwanttogetsomething
portablethistime.
Penny:
I’msureScottcanhelpyouwiththat…Let’ssee,heisinameetinguntil3:
30.I’llaskhimtocallyou.
Ted:
No,that’sOK.I’llcallhimafter3:
30.Pleasegivehimthemessage.
OL2(B)
E-mailismyfavoritewaytocommunicate.Ithinkitisasfastasafaxmachine,
anditisaseasyasacellphone.Ofcoursee-mailhassomeproblems,too.Itisn’tas
affordableasordinarymail,becauseyouneedacomputerandInternetservice.AndI
don’tthinkitisasreliableasafaxmachine.Sometimese-mailmessagesgetlost.But
inmyopinion,e-mailisasconvenientasacellphone.Icansendamessagefrommy
homeoroffice,andmyfriendscanreaditwhentheyhavetime.
OL3
Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.
Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers–andwithotherappliances!
Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea“smart”toaster.Itremembersyourfavoritekindoftoast:
lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga“smart”coffeemakeranda“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhouse,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”
Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyourwashingmachine!
”Engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthishouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.
Butdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputing?
Dotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhere?
Onecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheInternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.
“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,”saysRebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.
OL4
Localgirlrescued
Shemayhaveabrokenleg,butshecan’tbehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappytobealive.
TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourthperiod,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysicaleducationclass.
Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.
“Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’trememberanything,”saidMorgan.
Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwastrappedunderneath.Shecouldn’tescape.
“Iwokeupandtherewasabigpieceofwoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.Iwasstartingtogetcold.”
Fortunately,helpwasnearby.Anewprogramusing“rescuerobots”wastriedforthefirsttime.
“Wewerenervousaboutusingtherobot,”saidDerrickSneed,themaninchargeoftheprogram.“Butintheend,therobotgaveusreliableinformation.Itwentextremelywell.”
TherescuerobotwasabletogointothegymandlocateMorgan’sexactposition.
“Wesendinrobotsfirstbecauseitmaynotbesafeforhumans,”saidMr.Sneed.“Humanbeingsarenotasusefulasrobotsinsomesituations.Agasleak,forexample,couldkillyouormebutwouldn’thurtarobot.”
Althoughitdidn’thappeninMorgan’scase,somerescuerobotscanbringfreshairorwatertopeoplewhoaretrapped.
Rescuerobotsgointorough,dangerousplaces.Theyworkinlifeordeathsituations.Theyhavetobedurable.
DoctorssaythatMorganisdoingwell.Sheshouldbegoinghomeintwoorthreedays.Whatisthefirstthingshewantstodoaftershegetsoutofthehospital?
“Iwanttomeetmyhero,”laughsMorgan.“Thatlittlerobotthatsavedmylife!
”
Unit3
OL2
Amy:
John,I’venevernoticethisoldphotoofyourfamilybefore.
John:
Mymotherjustfounditintheattic.Shedecidedtohangitup.
Amy:
It’sanicepictureofyourfamily.
John:
Ithinkit’sembarrassing.AndIlookstupid.
Amy:
Well,youcould’vecombedyourhair…it’saniceshot,though.Lookathowyoungyouare!
Howoldwereyouinthephoto?
John:
Eight…nowait,I’djustturnednine.
Amy:
Iguessthesetwopeopleareyourparents.
John:
Yep.Theyweremarriedwhenthatpicturewastaken.Nowthey’redivorced.
Amy:
Oh.Whatdotheydo?
John:
Myfather’sretired.Momworksinahospital.
Amy:
Whataretheirnames?
John:
Well,myfather’snameisJoseph.MymotherisOlivia–shewasnamedafterapopularactress.
Amy:
Howgreat!
Ihaveanauntwiththesamename.IlovethenameOlivia…Who’sthatguy?
John:
Whichone?
Amy:
Theguystandingbehindyou.Isthatyourbrother,Tom?
John:
No,that’smyUncleRandy.He’sonlytwoyearsolderthanmybrother.
Amy:
He’scute.Iloveaguywithamustache.
John:
Um,sorry,buthe’smarriednow.hiswifejusthadababy.
Amy:
Iwasjustmakingacomment…Sotheotheryoungguymustbeyourbrother.
John:
Yes.That’sTom.
Amy:
Howoldisheinthepicture?
John:
Let’ssee…he’snineyearsolderthanme,…sohewould’vebeen18then.
Amy:
Andthere’syourlittlesister,Tina.She’ssocute!
John:
Yeah.She’stwoyearsyoungerthanme.It’shardtobelieveshe’sinhighschoolnow!
OL3
AbankrobberyinVirginia,USA,wasstoppedwhentherobberandthebanktellercouldn’treachanagreement.Therobberpushedaholdupnoteunderthewindow,butthetellerlookedatit,said,“Ican’treadthis,