大学英语视听说教程Book 4听力原文.docx

1、大学英语视听说教程Book 4听力原文大学英语视听说教程听力原文Book 4Unit 1, Lesson ATrack 4-1-1A. Listen to Mary and Blake talking about her paper. Then answer the question.Blake: 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.

2、Hmmmthats part of Canada, right?Mary: I think you need to study your 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 qu

3、estion “Is Greenland really green?” In other words, is Greenland covered 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

4、 cold there. In the north, a lot of the ground is frozen. The 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 there?Mary: There are bit mounta

5、in ranges on the coasts. They are great for hiking and outdoor sports. 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

6、other people. They gave it an attractive name.Track 4-1-2B. Listen again. Circle True or False.Track 4-1-3B. Gustav and Carolina are international students. Theyre telling Bart about their summer work experience in the United States. Did they enjoy themselves?Bart: So what exactly did you do over th

7、e 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 lakesand, 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 true, but

8、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 4-1-4C. Listen to two people talking about natural wonde

9、rs and man-made structures. Pay attention to the expression they use.1. Mt. Fuji is really beautiful from far away. When you climb it, its just rocks and dirtbut 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

10、amazing feat of engineering. It gives you a chance to look through all of San Francisco and over San Francisco Bay and its just a wonderful chance to see the city.Track 4-1-OL-1A. Jay and are talking about an accident. Listen and check the correct picture.Jay: Come in here, Elise. You should see thi

11、s show!Elise: What is it?Jay: Its called “ The Titanic of the Sky.” It is about the Hindenburg, a great engineering feat.Elise: The HindenburgJay: You know, that giant zeppelin that crashed in 1934. Thirty-five people died.Elise: Oh yeah, I remember now. It was flying from Germany to the United Stat

12、es. It crashed as it was landing.Jay: Right. Its so funny looking, dont you think? It doesnt look anything like the airplanes as have today.Elise: Thats true. Why would people ride in a zeppelin anyway? It seems so dangerous.Jay: Well, some people called the Hindenburg “mans greatest achievement in

13、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 it was fast. Thats why people rode it. They wanted to g

14、et 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 U.S. by ship. The zeppelin could do it in half that time. It was speedy.Elise: Well, maybe Ill sit down and wa

15、tch a little bit. Maybe Ill learn somethingTrack 4-1-OL-2B. Listen again. How was the zeppelin described? Check your answers.Track 4-1-OL-3A. Listen to the conversation and check the correct picture.Jack: I think we should buy a bigger car. Big cars are safer.Kayla: Yes, but on the other hand, they

16、consume more oil.Jack: They also look really cool.Kayla: Thats true, but there are some SUVs, which are not big but also very beautiful.Jack: Ann 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?T

17、rack 4-1-OL-4B. Listen to another person talking about famous buildings in his country and fill in the blanks with information you hear.My country has two very famous buildings called the Petronas Towers. The buildings are made of glass, steel, and concrete. They were designed by an American archite

18、ct, 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 high. I really like the Petronas Towers. They show both the modern and the traditional side of my country.Track 4-1-OL-5A. Listen

19、to a talk on controversies about modern buildings. Then fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.Modern 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 space for six million visit

20、ors each year. In1989, Americans architect I.M. 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 museum. Others said it was

21、 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. Designed by Hiroshi H

22、ara, 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-6B. Now listen again and complet

23、e the chart with the information you hear.Track 4-1-OL-71C. Listen to the interview with Erika Van Beek, an engineer. According to Erika, what should be done about overcrowding in cities?The future building boom?Interview: What do you think is the biggest problem facing our cities?Erika: I think its

24、 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 places there simply isnt any land left for building, right?Erika: Yes, thats true, but you have to think creatively. Yo

25、u 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, and even apartment buildings. Theres plenty of space.Interviewer: Isnt it expensive?Erika: Yes, it can be. In th

26、e 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 “building down” more dangerous than other kind of construction?Erika: Actually, I think its safer than

27、 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.Interviewer: What would you say to people who doubt your idea?Erika: I can understand their feelings. Wh

28、enever 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, srtorage, and people. With the new technology we have, wed be crazy not to consider the idea- its the

29、 wave of the future!Track 4-1-OL-8C Listen again. Check the statements you think Erika would agree with.Unit 1, Lesson BGlobal ViewpointsNatural wondersAlejandra: One of the most beautiful natural wonders Ive seen are the glaciers in the south of Argentina.Nick: The Matterhorn, which is a mountain i

30、n Switzerland, is one of the most beautiful places Ive ever seen. My dad and I climbed about half way, and once we got there it started snowing so we had to turn back.Catherine: I climbed up to Everest Base Camp. All of a sudden, you look up and theres this huge mountain that everyones talked about,

31、 that everyones photographed, and youve seen what its like in pictures but youve never seen it in person.Kumiko: Mt. Fuji is really beautiful from far away. When you climb it, its just rocks and dirt but its really beautiful from far away.Natalie: I went to Niagara Falls for a family reunion. It was

32、 one of the most memorable times of my life because I got to be around people who I love- my family. And it was also one of the most beautiful sites that Ive ever seen .Man-made structuresKevin: The most impressive man-made wonder that I have seen is the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall took several thousands of people to build, it stretches many, many miles throughout China, and it was made in a pe