新世纪大学英语系列教材第二版视听说教程4学生用书听力答案文档格式.docx

1、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. Whats the topic? Its about Greenland. Greenland. Hmmm thats part of Canada, right? I think you need to study your world geography, Blake. Well, isnt it near Canada? Yes, its

2、off the coast of northeast Canada, but its part of Denmark. Oh, I didnt know that. Well, whats your paper about exactly? In my paper, I answer the question “Is Greenland really green?” In other words, is Greenland covered by a lot of plants and trees? Is it? What do you think? Lets see Greenland is

3、in the Arctic Circle way up north. Its cold, so “Is Greenland really green?” Id answer “probably not.” Youd be correct. Its too cold there. In the north, a lot of the ground is frozen. The summers are short, so only the surface thaws. That sounds tough. Its hard for the construction industry. Its no

4、t easy to build in Greenland. It sounds so harsh. Why would anyone want to go there? There are big mountain ranges on the coasts. Theyre great for hiking and outdoor sports. And there are lots of animals there. You can sometimes see whales swimming in the harbors. That sounds cool! OK, so if its not

5、 really a “green” place, why was it named “Greenland”? The first settlers wanted to attract other people. They gave it an attractive name.Audio Track 4-1-4/Audio Track 4-1-5Jay: Come in here, Elise. You should see this show!Elise: What is it? Its called “The Titanic of the Sky.” Its about the Hinden

6、burg, a great engineering feat. The Hindenburg You know, that giant zeppelin that crashed in 1934. Thirty-five people died. Oh yeah, I remember now. It was flying from Germany to the United States. It crashed as it was landing. Right. Its so funny looking, dont you think? It doesnt look anything lik

7、e the airplanes we have today. Thats true. Why would people ride in a zeppelin anyway? It seems so dangerous. Well, some people called the Hindenburg “mans greatest achievement in flight.” They thought it was safe, I guess. Who rode in it anyway? Mostly wealthy people. It accommodated between 30 and

8、 40 passengers and crew. One person said it was like a “flying hotel.” It sounds pretty great. Yeah, and it was fast. Thats why people rode it. They wanted to get to their destination faster. Why didnt they just take a jet plane? Elise! You know they didnt have jets back then. Look, in 1934 it took

9、five days to travel from Germany to the US by ship. The zeppelin could do it in half that time. It was speedy. 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.

10、Kayla: Yes, but on the other hand, they consume more oil. They also look really cool. Thats true, but there are some SUVs which are not that big but also very beautiful. And I think big cars are more fun to drive. But then again, its very expensive. Well, lets get more information about several kind

11、s of cars, okay?Audio Track 4-1-9My 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 architect, but he used a Malaysian style. They were finished in 1998, and they were the tallest buildings in t

12、he 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.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 al

13、most 500 years old, and it faced a very modern problem: There simply 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 debat

14、e. Some people felt his glass building was a piece of art, like 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

15、completed a new station in a huge shopping center, right in the 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 ha

16、nd, supporters said it would bring new life into the city center.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 n

17、o space. Even the suburbs are getting crowded. Well, in some places there simply isnt any land left for building, right? Yes, thats true, but you have to think creatively. You cant give up so easily. Think creatively? What do you suggest? What Im saying is that we can build more structures undergrou

18、nd. We can add parking lots, malls, hotels and even apartment buildings. Theres plenty of space. Isnt it expensive? 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

19、robots a salary. Isnt “building down” more dangerous than other kinds of construction? 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 tha

20、t we dig deeper. What would you say to people who doubt your idea? 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,

21、 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 cliffsSpeaking & Co

22、mmunicationAudio 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. Ive never been there. Whats it like?Carolina: Its beautiful. There are mountains and lakes . and, of course, glaciers! How was the job? We had to

23、 do a lot of physical work. It was kind of hard. Thats true, but it was exciting, too! We actually saw bears! Wow! That does sound exciting. Maybe I should apply. Ill need a job next summer. Sorry, Bart, but you cant apply to that program. Its a special program for international students.Audio Track

24、 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 prefer to live in the suburbs. The prices there are lowe

25、r and we would be able to afford a house with bigger bedrooms. It would be cheaper, but dont you think the suburbs would be inconvenient? Well, you have a point there, so we would need to get a car too.Conversation 2 Id prefer to live in the suburbs. We would enjoy the peace and quiet, away from all the city