新世纪大学英语视听说系列教材4听力原文.docx

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新世纪大学英语视听说系列教材4听力原文

Ourearth

Thenaturalworld

ListentoMaryandBlaketalkingaboutherpaper.Thenanswerthequestion.

Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?

I’mfinishingmypaper.It’sduetomorrow,Blake.

What’sthetopic?

It’saboutGreenland.

Greenland.Hmmm---that’spartofCanada,right?

Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.

Well,isn’titnearCanada?

Yes,it’soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit’spartofDenmark.

Oh,Ididn’tknowthat.Well,what’syourpaperaboutexactly?

Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion“IsGreenlandreallygreen?

”Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees?

Isit?

Whatdoyouthink?

Let’ssee---GreenlandisintheArcticCircle---wayupnorth.It’scold,---so“IsGreenlandreallygreen?

”I’danswer“probablynot.”

You’dbecorrect.It’stoocoldhere.Inthenorth,alotofthegroundisfrozen.Thesummersareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.

Thatsoundstough.

It’shardfortheconstructionindustry.It’snoteasytobuildinGreenland.

Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?

Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They’regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.

Thatsoundscool!

Ok,soifit’snotreallya“green”place,whywasitnamed“Greenland”?

Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.

Listenagain.CircleTrueorFalse.

GustavandCarolinaareinternationalstudents.TheyaretellingBartabouttheirsummerworkexperienceintheUnitedStates.Didtheyenjoythemselves?

Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?

WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark.

I’veneverbeenthere.What’sitlike?

It’sbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakes…and,ofcourse,glaciers!

Howwasthejob?

Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.

That’strue,butitwasexciting,too!

Weactuallysawbears!

Wow!

Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I’llneedajobnextsummer.

Sorry,Bart,butyoucan’tapplytothatprogram.It’saspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.

Listentotwopeopletalkingaboutnaturalwondersandman-madestructures.Payattentiontotheexpressionstheyuse.

1.Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it’sjustrocksanddirt…butit’sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.

2.LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoBayandit’sjustawonderfulchancetoseethecity.

JayandElisearetalkingaboutanaccident.Listenandcheckthecorrectpicture.

Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!

Whatisit?

It'scalled"TheTitanicoftheSky."It'sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.

TheHindenburg...

Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.

Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.

Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?

Itdoesn'tlookanythingliketheairplanesashavetoday.

That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?

Itseemssodangerous.

Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"man'sgreatestachievementinflight."Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.

Whorodeinitanyway?

Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea"flyinghotel."

Itsoundsprettygreat.

Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.

Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?

Elise!

Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.

Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...

Listenagain.Howwasthezeppelindescribed?

Checkyouranswers.

Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!

Whatisit?

It'scalled"TheTitanicoftheSky."It'sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.

TheHindenburg...

Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.

Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.

Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?

Itdoesn'tlookanythingliketheairplanesashavetoday.

That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?

Itseemssodangerous.

Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"man'sgreatestachievementinflight."Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.

Whorodeinitanyway?

Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea"flyinghotel."

Itsoundsprettygreat.

Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.

Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?

Elise!

Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.

Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...

Listentotheconversationandcheckthecorrectpicture.

Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.

Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.

Theyalsolookreallycool.

That'strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.

And1thinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.

Butthenagain,it'sveryexpensive.

Well,let'sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?

Listentoanotherpersontalkingaboutfamousbuildingsinhiscountryandfillintheblankswithinformationyouhear.

MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.

Listentoatalkoncontroversiesaboutmodernbuildings.Thenfillintheblankstocompletethesentences.

Modernbuildings:

Welovethem.Wehatethem

Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:

Theresimplywasn'tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding'scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.

Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry'sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity'straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.

Nowlistenagainandcompletethechartwiththeinformationyouhear.

MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.

Listentoatalkoncontroversiesaboutmodernbuildings.Thenfillintheblankstocompletethesentences.

Modernbuildings:

Welovethem.Wehatethem

Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:

Theresimplywasn'tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding'scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.

Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry'sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity'straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.

ListentotheinterviewwithErikaVanBeek,anengineer.AccordingtoErika,whatshouldbedoneaboutovercrowdingincities?

Thefuturebuildingboom?

Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?

Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:

There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.

Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?

Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan'tgiveupsoeasily.

Thinkcreatively?

Whatdoyousuggest?

WhatI'msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There'splentyofspace.

Isn'titexpen