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新世纪大学英语视听说听力原文单元

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新世纪大学英语视听说听力原文单元

UNIT1OurEarth

Track4-1-2&4-1-3

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'regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.

Blake:

Thatsoundscool!

OK,soifit'snotreallya"green"place,whywasitnamed"Greenland"

Mary:

Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.

4-1-4&4-1-5

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'tyouthinkItdoesn'tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.

Elise:

That'strue.WhywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanywayItseemssodangerous.

Jay:

Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"man'sgreatestachievementinflight."Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.

Elise:

Whorodeinitanyway?

Jay:

Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea"flyinghotel."

Elise:

Itsoundsprettygreat.

Jay:

Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.

Elise:

Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?

Jay:

Elise!

Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.

Elise:

Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...

4-1-6&7&8

Jack:

Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.

Kayla:

Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.

Jack:

Theyalsolookreallycool.

Kayla:

That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.

Jack:

AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.

Kayla:

Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.

Jack:

Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?

Track4-1-9

MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry

Track4-1-10&11

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.

Track4-1-12&4-1-13

Thefuturebuildingboom?

Interviewer:

Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?

Erika:

Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething;There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.

Interviewer:

Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?

Erika:

Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan'tgiveupsoeasily.

Interviewer:

ThinkcreativelyWhatdoyousuggest

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.Butbuildingdown"isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:

Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we'dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea--it'sthewaveofthefuture!

Unit1,LessonB

GlobalViewpoints

Naturalwonders

Alejandra:

OneofthemostbeautifulnaturalwondersI’veseenaretheglaciersinthesouthofArgentina.

Nick:

TheMatterhorn,whichisamountaininSwitzerland,isoneofthemostbeautifulplacesI’veeverseen.MydadandIclimbedabouthalfway,andoncewegotthereitstartedsnowingsowehadtoturnback.

Catherine:

IclimbeduptoEverestBaseCamp.Allofasudden,youlookupandthere’sthishugemountainthateveryone’stalkedabout,thateveryone’sphotographed,andyou’veseenwhatit’slikeinpicturesbutyou’veneverseenitinperson.

Kumiko:

Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it’sjustrocksanddirt…butit’sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.

Natalie:

IwenttoNiagaraFallsforafamilyreunion.ItwasoneofthemostmemorabletimesofmylifebecauseIgottobearoundpeoplewhoIlove-myfamily.AnditwasalsooneofthemostbeautifulsitesthatI’veeverseen.

Man-madestructures

Kevin:

Themostimpressiveman-madewonderthatIhaveseenistheGreatWallofChina.TheGreatWalltookseveralthousandsofpeopletobuild,itstretchesmany,manymilesthroughoutChina,anditwasmadeinaperiodwherewedidn’thaveallthetechnologicaladvancements…likecranesandlifts.

Gian:

LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoBayandoverSanFranciscoBayandit’sjustawonderfulchancetoseethecity.

WooSung:

IsawtheHooverDamonceandIdidn’tlikeitverymuch.Itwasinthemiddleofthedesertandit’sjustveryhot,andtherewasn’tmuchactivitygoingon…andit’sjustabigconcretestructure.

CityLiving

Iloveskyscrapers!

Takeshi:

Man,lookatthat!

InNewYorkthere’salwayssomethingbeingbuilt.Andeverythinggoesupsoquickly…youneverknowwhat’sgoingontobearoundnextweek.

Roberto:

Yeah,butontheotherhand,sometimesIwonderaboutovercrowding.Maybetheyneedtostartbuildingdownmore.

Takeshi:

Buildingdown?

Roberto:

Yeah,it’swhenyoubuildundergroundinsteadofaboveground.

Takeshi:

Nah,that’stoomuchlikelivinginacave.Ilovetheskyscrapers!

Theyarethemostincrediblefeatsofengineering!

Roberto:

True.AndsomeofthefirstoneswerebuiltrighthereinNewYorkCity.

Takeshi:

That’sright!

Youknow,IwonderwhatNewYorklookedlikebeforeallthesebuildingspoppedup.

Roberto:

Idon’tknow,butI’dliketoseethisonewhenit’sfinished.

Takeshi:

Yeah.I’llbetit’llbesomethingfantastic!

Roberto:

Maybe…whatdoyouthinkit’sgoingtolooklike?

Takeshi:

Idon’tknow…butyouknowwhatI’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.

Roberto:

WhatareyoutalkingaboutAndwhyareyoutakingpicturesThere’snothingthere.

Takeshi:

Ok,Youknowhowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsorperformersbeforetheymakeitbig?

Roberto:

Yeah

Takeshi:

Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,liketheEiffelTowerortheEmpireStateBuilding…right?

Roberto:

Yeah,and…There’snothinghere!

Takeshi:

Right!

Buttherewillbe.Somedaythisveryspotmaybecomereallywell-known-likemaybeit’llbesomeincrediblehote