视听说4听力原文.docx

1、视听说4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 in Gansu once. As I

2、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 volunteers often giv

3、e 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 many hot springs. Som

4、e 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 (i.e. Qomolangma), which climbs to a h

5、eight 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 Italy, which has not

6、 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 waterfalls have become a

7、 valuable source of hydroelectric power.Audio Track 4-1-2/Audio Track 4-1-3Blake: What are you working on, Mary?Mary: Im finishing my paper. Its due tomorrow, Blake.Blake: Whats the topic?Mary: Its about Greenland.Blake: Greenland. Hmmm thats part of Canada, right?Mary: I think you need to study you

8、r world geography, Blake.Blake: Well, isnt it near Canada?Mary: Yes, its off the coast of northeast Canada, but its part of Denmark.Blake: Oh, I didnt know that. Well, whats your paper about exactly?Mary: In my paper, I answer the question “Is Greenland really green?” In other words, is Greenland co

9、vered by a lot of plants and trees?Blake: Is it?Mary: What do you think?Blake: 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 summe

10、rs 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 there?Mary: There are big mountain ranges on the coasts. Theyre great for hiking and outdoor sports

11、. 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/Audio

12、 Track 4-1-5Jay: Come in here, Elise. You should see this show!Elise: What is it?Jay: 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 remem

13、ber 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 peopl

14、e called the Hindenburg “mans greatest achievement in flight.” They thought it was safe, I guess.Elise: Who rode in it anyway?Jay: 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 plane?Jay: 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.

16、It 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.

17、Kayla: 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, okay?Audio Track 4-1-9My country has two very famous

18、 buildings 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 met

19、ers 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 s

20、imply wasnt enough space for six million visitors each year. In 1989, American architect I.M. 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

21、 the 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

22、 oldest 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 cente

23、r.Audio Track 4-1-12/Audio Track 4-1-13Interviewer: What do you think is the biggest problem facing our cities?Erika: 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

24、, in some places there simply isnt any land left for building, right?Erika: Yes, thats true, but you have to think creatively. You cant give up so easily.Interviewer: Think creatively? What do you suggest?Erika: What Im saying is that we can build more structures underground. We can add parking lots

25、, malls, hotels and even apartment buildings. Theres plenty of space.Interviewer: Isnt it expensive?Erika: 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

26、salary.Interviewer: Isnt “building down” more dangerous than other kinds of construction?Erika: 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 project

27、s and that we dig deeper.Interviewer: What would you say to people who doubt your idea?Erika: 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 ac

28、commodate a 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 vacation

29、d. high cliffsSpeaking & CommunicationAudio Track 4-1-16/Audio Track 4-1-17Bart: So what exactly did you do over the summer?Gustav: We worked as volunteers at Glacier National Park.Bart: Ive never been there. Whats it like?Carolina: Its beautiful. There are mountains and lakes . and, of course, glac

30、iers!Bart: How was the job?Gustav: 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 pr

31、ogram. Its a special 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 ni

32、ce, but Id prefer 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 inconvenient?B: 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 w