1、新世纪大学英语系类教程视听说第三版4until1听力原文Unit 1 Our EarthListeningAudio Track 4-1-11. Ive visited a few caves in Guilin. The rocks in the caves are in different shapes and colors. If you use your imagination, the rocks can resemble many different things. It looks like a whole other world.2. I went to the desert
2、in Gansu once. As I stood in the middle of the desert, I faced endless sand and felt very small. By day the desert was extremely hot, by night it got very cold. I experienced summer and winter in the same day.3. To my knowledge, California has beautiful coastlines. People love them and thousands of
3、volunteers often give up part of their weekends to keep the sandy Californian beaches clean.4. The Port of Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River. It handles many millions of shipping containers each year. In fact it might even be the busiest container port in the world.5. Japan has m
4、any hot springs. Some of them are located in mountainous areas and are great attractions to foreign tourists. Supposedly, the hot springs have healing properties.6. The most famous mountain range in the world is the Himalayas. It contains the worlds highest mountain, Mount Everest . Qomolangma), whi
5、ch climbs to a height of 8,848 meters.7. The White Cliffs of Dover are one of the United Kingdoms most spectacular natural sights. The cliffs are made from bright white stone. On a clear day, they are visible from France, approximately 30 kilometers away.8. Mount Vesuvius is a famous volcano in Ital
6、y, which has not been active for about two centuries. But people say it might erupt again, someday soon.9. Niagara Falls crosses the border of two countries, Canada and the United States. Every year, millions of tourists observe the beauty of these magnificent waterfalls. More recently, the waterfal
7、ls have become a valuable source of hydroelectric power.Audio Track 4-1-2/Audio Track 4-1-3Blake: What are you working on, MaryMary: Im finishing my paper. Its due tomorrow, Blake.Blake: Whats the topicMary: Its about Greenland.Blake: Greenland. Hmmm thats part of Canada, rightMary: I think you need
8、 to study your world geography, Blake.Blake: Well, isnt it near CanadaMary: Yes, its off the coast of northeast Canada, but its part of Denmark.Blake: Oh, I didnt know that. Well, whats your paper about exactlyMary: In my paper, I answer the question “Is Greenland really green” In other words, is Gr
9、eenland covered by a lot of plants and treesBlake: Is itMary: What do you thinkBlake: Lets see Greenland is in the Arctic Circle way up north. Its cold, so “Is Greenland really green” Id answer “probably not.”Mary: Youd be correct. Its too cold there. In the north, a lot of the ground is frozen. The
10、 summers are short, so only the surface thaws.Blake: That sounds tough.Mary: Its hard for the construction industry. Its not easy to build in Greenland.Blake: It sounds so harsh. Why would anyone want to go thereMary: There are big mountain ranges on the coasts. Theyre great for hiking and outdoor s
11、ports. And there are lots of animals there. You can sometimes see whales swimming in the harbors.Blake: That sounds cool! OK, so if its not really a “green” place, why was it named “Greenland”Mary: The first settlers wanted to attract other people. They gave it an attractive name.Audio Track 4-1-4/A
12、udio Track 4-1-5Jay: Come in here, Elise. You should see this show!Elise: What is itJay: Its called “The Titanic of the Sky.” Its about the Hindenburg, a great engineering feat.Elise: The Hindenburg Jay: You know, that giant zeppelin that crashed in 1934. Thirty-five people died.Elise: Oh yeah, I re
13、member now. It was flying from Germany to the United States. It crashed as it was landing.Jay: Right. Its so funny looking, dont you think It doesnt look anything like the airplanes we have today.Elise: Thats true. Why would people ride in a zeppelin anyway It seems so dangerous.Jay: Well, some peop
14、le called the Hindenburg “mans greatest achievement in flight.” They thought it was safe, I guess.Elise: Who rode in it anywayJay: Mostly wealthy people. It accommodated between 30 and 40 passengers and crew. One person said it was like a “flying hotel.”Elise: It sounds pretty great.Jay: Yeah, and i
15、t was fast. Thats why people rode it. They wanted to get to their destination faster.Elise: Why didnt they just take a jet planeJay: Elise! You know they didnt have jets back then. Look, in 1934 it took five days to travel from Germany to the US by ship. The zeppelin could do it in half that time. I
16、t was speedy.Elise: Well, maybe Ill sit down and watch a little bit. Maybe Ill learn something Audio Track 4-1-6/Audio Track 4-1-7/Audio Track 4-1-8Jack: I think we should buy a bigger car. Big cars are safer.Kayla: Yes, but on the other hand, they consume more oil.Jack: They also look really cool.K
17、ayla: Thats true, but there are some SUVs which are not that big but also very beautiful.Jack: And I think big cars are more fun to drive.Kayla: But then again, its very expensive.Jack: Well, lets get more information about several kinds of cars, okayAudio Track 4-1-9My country has two very famous b
18、uildings called the Petronas Towers. The buildings are made of glass, steel, and concrete. They were designed by an American architect, but he used a Malaysian style. They were finished in 1998, and they were the tallest buildings in the world at that time. Each tower has 88 floors, and is 452 meter
19、s high. I really like the Petronas Towers. They show both the modern and the traditional side of my country.Audio Track 4-1-10/Audio Track 4-1-11Modern buildings: We love them, we hate them.The world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris is almost 500 years old, and it faced a very modern problem: There sim
20、ply wasnt enough space for six million visitors each year. In 1989, American architect . Pei designed a striking glass pyramid in the buildings center to be a visitors entrance and shopping arcade. But he also started an angry debate. Some people felt his glass building was a piece of art, like the
21、ones inside the museum. Others said it was just an ugly, modern mistake.Kyoto, Japan, is the countrys ancient capital, and the heart of its culture. Its railroad station was too small for the millions of visitors. In 1997, the city completed a new station in a huge shopping center, right in the olde
22、st part of the city. Designed by Hiroshi Hara, the building also contains a hotel and department store. Before it was built, critics said that the high, wide, modern building would destroy the citys traditional look. On the other hand, supporters said it would bring new life into the city center.Aud
23、io Track 4-1-12/Audio Track 4-1-13Interviewer: What do you think is the biggest problem facing our citiesErika: I think its overcrowding. Talk to anyone living in a major metropolitan area and they will say the same thing. Theres no space. Even the suburbs are getting crowded.Interviewer: Well, in s
24、ome places there simply isnt any land left for building, rightErika: Yes, thats true, but you have to think creatively. You cant give up so easily.Interviewer: Think creatively What do you suggestErika: What Im saying is that we can build more structures underground. We can add parking lots, malls,
25、hotels and even apartment buildings. Theres plenty of space.Interviewer: Isnt it expensiveErika: Yes, it can be. In the past building underground has been very expensive. However, we have new technology that will bring the cost down. It involves using robots. You dont have to pay robots a salary.Int
26、erviewer: Isnt “building down” more dangerous than other kinds of constructionErika: Actually, I think its safer than building skyscrapers, for example. Remember, we already do it. We have subways, and underground shopping malls. Im just suggesting we invest in a variety of bigger projects and that
27、we dig deeper.Interviewer: What would you say to people who doubt your ideaErika: I can understand their feelings. Whenever theres a new idea, it can cause controversy. But “building down” is not some kind of impractical idea. It makes sense. There is so much space underground: it can accommodate a
28、lot of traffic, storage, and people. With the new technology we have, wed be crazy not to consider the idea its the wave of the future.Audio Track 4-1-141. deep cave2. arid desert3. long mountain range4. active volcanoAudio Track 4-1-15a. narrow harborb. long, sunny beachc. busy vacationd. high clif
29、fsSpeaking & CommunicationAudio Track 4-1-16/Audio Track 4-1-17Bart: So what exactly did you do over the summerGustav: We worked as volunteers at Glacier National Park.Bart: Ive never been there. Whats it likeCarolina: Its beautiful. There are mountains and lakes . and, of course, glaciers!Bart: How
30、 was the jobGustav: We had to do a lot of physical work. It was kind of hard.Carolina: Thats true, but it was exciting, too! We actually saw bears!Bart: Wow! That does sound exciting. Maybe I should apply. Ill need a job next summer.Carolina: Sorry, Bart, but you cant apply to that program. Its a sp
31、ecial program for international students.Audio Track 4-1-18Conversation 1A: Id like to live in a city apartment. It would be near public transportation as that would save a lot of time. I dont want to waste time commuting several hours each day from home to university.B: Thats very nice, but Id pref
32、er to live in the suburbs. The prices there are lower and we would be able to afford a house with bigger bedrooms.A: It would be cheaper, but dont you think the suburbs would be inconvenientB: Well, you have a point there, so we would need to get a car too.Conversation 2A: Id prefer to live in the suburbs. We would enjoy the peace and quiet, away from all the city noise. Moreover, it would be a good e
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