大学英语视听说教程Book 4听力原文.docx

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大学英语视听说教程Book4听力原文

大学英语视听说教程听力原文Book4

Unit1,LessonA

Track4-1-1

A.ListentoMaryandBlaketalkingaboutherpaper.Thenanswerthequestion.

Blake:

Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?

Mary:

I’mfinishingmypaper.It’sduetomorrow,Blake.

Blake:

What’sthetopic?

Mary:

It’saboutGreenland.

Blake:

Greenland.Hmmm…that’spartofCanada,right?

Mary:

Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.

Blake:

Well,isn’titnearCanada?

Mary:

Yes,it’soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit’spartofDenmark.

Blake:

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

Mary:

Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion“IsGreenlandreallygreen?

”Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees?

Blake:

Isit?

Mary:

Whatdoyouthink?

Blake:

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

”I’danswer“probablynot.”

Mary:

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

Blake:

Thatsoundstough.

Mary:

It’shardfortheconstructionindustry.It’snoteasytobuildinGreenland.

Blake:

Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?

Mary:

Therearebitmountainrangesonthecoasts.Theyaregreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.

Blake:

Thatsoundscool!

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

Mary:

Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.

Track4-1-2

B.Listenagain.CircleTrueorFalse.

Track4-1-3

B.GustavandCarolinaareinternationalstudents.They’retellingBartabouttheirsummerworkexperienceintheUnitedStates.Didtheyenjoythemselves?

Bart:

Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?

Gustav:

WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark.

Bart:

I’veneverbeenthere.What’sitlike?

Carolina:

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

Bart:

Howwasthejob?

Gustav:

Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.

Carolina:

That’strue,butitwasexciting,too!

Weactuallysawbears!

Bart:

Wow!

Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I’llneedajobnextsummer.

Carolina:

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

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C.Listentotwopeopletalkingaboutnaturalwondersandman-madestructures.Payattentiontotheexpressiontheyuse.

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

2.LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoBayandit’sjustawonderfulchancetoseethecity.

Track4-1-OL-1

A.Jayandaretalkingaboutanaccident.Listenandcheckthecorrectpicture.

Jay:

Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!

Elise:

Whatisit?

Jay:

It’scalled“TheTitanicoftheSky.”ItisabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.

Elise:

TheHindenburg…

Jay:

Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.

Elise:

Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.

Jay:

Right.It’ssofunnylooking,don’tyouthink?

Itdoesn’tlookanythingliketheairplanesashavetoday.

Elise:

That’strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?

Itseemssodangerous.

Jay:

Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg“man’sgreatestachievementinflight.”Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.

Elise：

Whorodeinitanyway?

Jay:

Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea“flyinghotel.”

Elise:

Itsoundsprettygreat.

Jay:

Yeah,anditwasfast.That’swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.

Elise:

Whydidn’ttheyjusttakeajetplane?

Jay:

Elise!

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

Elise:

Well,maybeI’llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI’lllearnsomething…

Track4-1-OL-2

B.Listenagain.Howwasthezeppelindescribed?

Checkyouranswers.

Track4-1-OL-3

A.Listentotheconversationandcheckthecorrectpicture.

Jack:

Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.

Kayla:

Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.

Jack:

Theyalsolookreallycool.

Kayla:

That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVs,whicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.

Jack:

AnnIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.

Kayla:

Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.

Jack:

Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars.Okay?

Track4-1-OL-4

B.Listentoanotherpersontalkingaboutfamousbuildingsinhiscountryandfillintheblankswithinformationyouhear.

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

Track4-1-OL-5

A.Listentoatalkoncontroversiesaboutmodernbuildings.Thenfillintheblankstocompletethesentences.

Modernbuildings:

Welovethem,Wehatethem.

Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:

Theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericansarchitectI.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.

Track4-1-OL-6

B.Nowlistenagainandcompletethechartwiththeinformationyouhear.

Track4-1-OL-71

C.ListentotheinterviewwithErikaVanBeek,anengineer.AccordingtoErika,whatshouldbedoneaboutovercrowdingincities?

Thefuturebuildingboom?

Interview:

Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?

Erika:

Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:

There’snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.

Interviewer:

Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,right?

Erika:

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

Interviewer:

Thinkcreatively?

Whatdoyousuggest?

Erika:

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

Interviewer:

Isn’titexpensive?

Erika:

Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown:

Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon’thavetopayrobotsasalary!

Interviewer:

Isn’t“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?

Erika:

Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.

Interviewer:

Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?

Erika:

Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere’sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:

Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,srtorage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we’dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea-it’sthewaveofthefuture!

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CListenagain.CheckthestatementsyouthinkErikawouldagreewith.

Unit1,LessonB

GlobalViewpoints

Naturalwonders

Alejandra:

OneofthemostbeautifulnaturalwondersI’veseenaretheglaciersinthesouthofArgentina.

Nick:

TheMatterhorn,whichisamountaininSwitzerland,isoneofthemostbeautifulplacesI’veeverseen.MydadandIclimbedabouthalfway,andoncewegotthereitstartedsnowingsowehadtoturnback.

Catherine:

IclimbeduptoEverestBaseCamp.Allofasudden,youlookupandthere’sthishugemountainthateveryone’stalkedabout,thateveryone’sphotographed,andyou’veseenwhatit’slikeinpicturesbutyou’veneverseenitinperson.

Kumiko:

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

Natalie:

IwenttoNiagaraFallsforafamilyreunion.ItwasoneofthemostmemorabletimesofmylifebecauseIgottobearoundpeoplewhoIlove-myfamily.AnditwasalsooneofthemostbeautifulsitesthatI’veeverseen.

Man-madestructures

Kevin:

Themostimpressiveman-madewonderthatIhaveseenistheGreatWallofChina.TheGreatWalltookseveralthousandsofpeopletobuild,itstretchesmany,manymilesthroughoutChina,anditwasmadeinape