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

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Blake:

Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?

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’stoocoldthere.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.

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Jay:

Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!

Elise:

Whatisit?

It’scalled“TheTitanicoftheSky.”It’sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.

TheHindenburg…

Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.

Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.

Right.It’ssofunnylooking,don’tyouthink?

Itdoesn’tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.

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,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheUSbyship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.

Well,maybeI’llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI’lllearnsomething…

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Jack:

Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.

Kayla:

Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.

Theyalsolookreallycool.

That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotthatbigbutalsoverybeautiful.

AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.

Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.

Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?

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

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Modernbuildings:

Welovethem,wehatethem.

Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:

Theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding’scentertobeavisitor’sentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.

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

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Interviewer:

Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?

Erika:

Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething.There’snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.

Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,right?

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

Thinkcreatively?

Whatdoyousuggest?

WhatI’msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotelsandevenapartmentbuildings.There’splentyofspace.

Isn’titexpensive?

Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon’thavetopayrobotsasalary.

Isn’t“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindsofconstruction?

Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubways,andundergroundshoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.

Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?

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

itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we’dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea—it’sthewaveofthefuture.

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1.deepcave

2.ariddesert

3.longmountainrange

4.activevolcano

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a.narrowharbor

b.long,sunnybeach

c.busyvacation

d.highcliffs

Speaking&

Communication

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Bart:

Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?

Gustav:

WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark.

I’veneverbeenthere.What’sitlike?

Carolina:

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.

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Conversation1

A:

I’dliketoliveinacityapartment.Itwouldbenearpublictransportationasthatwouldsavealotoftime.Idon’twanttowastetimecommutingseveralhourseachdayfromhometouniversity.

B:

That’sverynice,butI’dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.Thepricestherearelowerandwewouldbeabletoaffordahousewithbiggerbedrooms.

Itwouldbecheaper,butdon’tyouthinkthesuburbswouldbeinconvenient?

Well,youhaveapointthere,sowewouldneedtogetacartoo.

Conversation2

I’dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.Wewouldenjoythepeaceandquiet,awayfromallthecity