1、新世纪大学英语视听说4听力原文UNIT1 Our EarthTrack 4-1-1& 4-1-2Blake: 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 your world geography, Bl
2、ake.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 covered by a lot of plant
3、s 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 summers are short, s
4、o 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. And there are
5、 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.Track 4-1-3Bart: So what exactly did you d
6、o over the summer?Gustav: We worked as volunteers at Glacier National ParkBart: Ive never been there. Whats it like?Carolina: Its beautiful. There are mountains and lakes. and, of course, glaciers!Bart: How was the job?Gustav: We had to do a lot of physical work. It was kind of hard.Carolina:Thats t
7、rue, 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 special program for international students.Track 4-1-41. Mt. Fuji is really beautiful from far aw
8、ay. When you climb it, its just rocks and dirt . but its really beautiful from far away.2. Last year I was in San Francisco and I had a chance to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge. What an amazing feat of engineering. It gives you a chance to look through all of San Francisco and over San Francisc
9、o Bay and its just a wonderful chance to see the city.Track 4-1-OL-1&4-1-OL-2Jay: 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 t
10、hat crashed in people died.Elise: Oh yeah, I remember 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 a
11、nyway? It seems so dangerous.Jay: Well, some people 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.E
12、lise: It sounds pretty great.Jay: Yeah, and it 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 . by ship.
13、The zeppelin could do it in half that was speedy.Elise: Well, maybe Ill sit down and watch a little bit. Maybe Ill learn something . . .Track 4-1-OL-3Jack: 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
14、.Kayla: Thats true, but there are some SUVs which are not 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?Track 4-1-OL-4My country has two very famous buildi
15、ngs 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 meters hig
16、h. I really like the Petronas Towers. They show both the modern and the traditional side of my countryTrack 4-1-OL-5&4-1-OL-6Modern 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 simply wasnt enough spa
17、ce for six million visitors each year. In 1989, American architect . Pei designed a striking glass pyramid in the buildings center to be a visitor entrance and shopping arcade. But he also started an angry debate. Some people felt his glass building was a piece of art, like the ones inside the museu
18、m. 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 oldest part of the city.
19、 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.Track 4-1-OL-7&4-1-OL-8
20、The future building boom?Interviewer: 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, in some plac
21、es 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,malls, hotels
22、, and even apartment s 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 salary! Interviewer: Isnt buil
23、ding down more dangerous than other kind 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 projects and that we dig deeper.Intervie
24、wer: 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 accommodate a lot of traffic, storage
25、, and people. With the new technology we have, wed be crazy not to consider the idea -its the wave of the future!UNIT2Track 4-2-1&4-2-2Situation 1Man: Oh no!Woman: What happened?Man: I cant believe it! I was sending a message and I accidentally clicked on Reply to All.Woman: So?Man: It was a persona
26、l message for my friend, Jerry. I wanted to send it to his e-mail address only.Woman: Oops.Man: Exactly. . Instead I sent it to everyone on the embarrassing!Situation 2Man: I see you have a new keyboard. Thats nice.Woman: Yes, the company bought me a new one.Man: Thats good.Woman: Well, actually . I
27、 spilled coffee on my old keyboard,and it stopped working.Man:Oh, I see.Woman: Dont tell anyone. Drinking coffee near the computers is not allowed!Situation 3Woman: Have you finished working on my computer?Man: Yes, I have. Im afraid I dont have good news for you.Woman: Really?Man: Really. The probl
28、em is with your hardware.Woman: Oh. What do you suggest?Man: I think you should probably buy a new computer. This one cant be fixed.Woman: Well, I have had it for five years. Its time to replace it, I guess.Track 4-2-3Lea: I hate writing term papers! It takes forever!Steve: Youre lucky, Lea. When I
29、was young.Lea: Oh, Ive heard this story before.Steve: Well, when I was young, we didnt have computers. We used to write our papers on typewriters.Lea: Oh, really? That sounds difficult!Steve: It was, especially because I made a lot of mistakes.Lea: Did it take a long time?Steve: Yes. Computers are s
30、o much faster and easier to use.Track 4-2-4 like the laptop because its very, very thin. Its maybe less than one inch and its about four pounds and I can carry it anywhere I want. favorite feature of my computer is the Instant Messenger. The reason for this is that its very affordable, fun and conve
31、nient and allows me to chat with my friends from all over the world.Track 4-2-OL-1&4-2-OL-2Pam: Well, Lynn, I must be going. It was great to see you Lynn: By, Pam.Pam: Whats that?Lynn: Oh thats Ollie.Pam: Ollie:?I didnt know you had a dog!Lynn: Well, we dont really.Pam: What do you mean?Lynn: Come here.Pam: Oh my goodness. Its a robot!Lynn: Thats right. Its a dog robot. They call it a “dogbot.”Pam: How interesting! But its a little strange, dont you think?Lynn: Well, I wanted to get an interactive toy for the kids. They love it. So Im happy.Pam: How much did it cost?Lynn: Dont ask. It wa
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