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.docx

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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

Unit1OurEarth

Listening

AudioTrack4-1-1

1.I'vevisitedafewcavesinGuilin.Therocksinthecavesareindifferentshapesandcolors.Ifyouuseyourimagination,therockscanresemblemanydifferentthings.Itlookslikeawholeotherworld.

2.IwenttothedesertinGansuonce.AsIstoodinthemiddleofthedesert,Ifacedendlesssandandfeltverysmall.Bydaythedesertwasextremelyhot,bynightitgotverycold.Iexperiencedsummerandwinterinthesameday.

3.Tomyknowledge,Californiahasbeautifulcoastlines.PeoplelovethemandthousandsofvolunteersoftengiveuppartoftheirweekendstokeepthesandyCalifornianbeachesclean.

4.ThePortofShanghaiislocatedatthemouthoftheYangtzeRiver.Ithandlesmanymillionsofshippingcontainerseachyear.Infactitmightevenbethebusiestcontainerportintheworld.

5.Japanhasmanyhotsprings.Someofthemarelocatedinmountainousareasandaregreatattractionstoforeigntourists.Supposedly,thehotspringshavehealingproperties.

6.ThemostfamousmountainrangeintheworldistheHimalayas.Itcontainstheworld's

mountain,MountEverest（i.e.Qomolangma）,whichclimbstoaheightof8,848meters.

7.TheWhiteCliffsofDoverareoneoftheUnitedKingdom'smostspectacularnaturalsights.Thecliffsaremadefrombrightwhitestone.Onaclearday,theyarevisiblefromFrance,approximately30kilometersaway.

8.MountVesuviusisafamousvolcanoinItaly,whichhasnotbeenactiveforabouttwocenturies.Butpeoplesayitmighteruptagain,somedaysoon.

9.NiagaraFallscrossestheborderoftwocountries,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.Everyyear,

millionsoftouristsobservethebeautyofthesemagnificentwaterfalls.Morerecently,thewaterfallshavebecomeavaluablesourceofhydroelectricpower.

AudioTrack4-1-2/AudioTrack4-1-3

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'see…GreenlandisintheArcticCircle—wayupnorth.It'cold,…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:

Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They'regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.

Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.

Blake:

Thatsoundscool!

OK,soifit'snotreallya“green”place,whywasitnamed

Mary:

Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.

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Jay:

Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!

Elise:

Whatisit?

Jay:

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

Elise:

TheHindenburg…

Jay:

Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.

Elise:

Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.

Jay:

Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?

Itdoesnth'eatilropolaknaensywtheinglike

havetoday.

Elise:

That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?

Itseemssodangerous.

Jay:

Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg“man'gsreatestachievementinflight.T”hey

thoughtitwassafe,Iguess.

Elise:

Whorodeinitanyway?

Jay:

Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.One

personsaiditwaslikeaElise:

Itsoundsprettygreat.Jay:

Yeah,anditwasfast.That

“flyinghotel.”

'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogsetitntaotitohneifradseter.

Elise:

Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?

Jay:

Elise!

Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheUSbyship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.

Elise:

Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething

AudioTrack4-1-6/AudioTrack4-1-7/AudioTrack4-1-8

Jack:

Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.

Kayla:

Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.

Jack:

Theyalsolookreallycool.

Kayla:

That'strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotthatbigbutalsoverybeautiful.

Jack:

AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.Kayla:

Butthenagain,it'sveryexpensive.

Jack:

Well,let

'sgetmoreiinofnorambaotutseveralkindsofcars,okay?

AudioTrack4-1-9

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

AudioTrack4-1-10/AudioTrack4-1-11

Modernbuildings:

Welovethem,wehatethem.

Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:

Theresimplywasn'tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,rAicmane

architectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding'cesntertobeavisitor'sentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.

Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry'sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwas

toosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity'straditionallook.Ontheoathnedr,hsupporterssaiditwouldbringnew

lifeintothecitycenter.

AudioTrack4-1-12/AudioTrack4-1-13

Interviewer:

Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?

Erika:

Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormettraonpoalrieaandtheywill

saythesamething.There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.

Interviewer:

Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?

Erika:

Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Yougicvaenupsoeasily.'t

Interviewer:

Thinkcreatively?

Whatdoyousuggest?

Erika:

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

Interviewer:

Isnitex'petnsive?

Erika:

Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon'htavetopayrobotsasalary.

Interviewer:

Isn't“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindsofconstruction?

Erika:

Actually,Ithinkit'ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydo

it.Wehavesubways,andundergroundshoppingmalls.I'mjustsuggestingweinvestinavariety

ofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.

Interviewer:

Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?

Erika:

Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere'sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But

“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:

itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we'dbecrazynottoconsidertheideait'sthewave—ofthefuture.

AudioTrack4-1-14

1.deepcave

2.ariddesert

3.longmountainrange

4.activevolcano

AudioTrack4-1-15

a.narrowharbor

b.long,sunnybeach

c.busyvacation

d.highcliffs

Speaking&Communication

AudioTrack4-1-16/AudioTrack4-1-17

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

Carolina:

Sorry,Bart,butyoucan'tapplytothatprogram.It

students.

'llneedajobnextsummer.mfor'intseranasptioenciallprogra

AudioTrack4-1-18

Conversation1

A:

I'dliketoliveinacityapartment.Itwouldbenearpublictransportationasthatwouldsavealotoftime.Idon'twanttowastetimecommutingseveralhourseachdayfromhomveetrosituyn.iB:

That'sverynice,butI'dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.Thepricestherearelowerandwewouldbeabletoaffordahousewithbiggerbedrooms.

A:

Itwouldbecheaper,butdon'tyouthinkthesuburbswouldbeinconvenient?

B:

Well,youhaveapointthere,sowewouldneedtogetacartoo.

Conversation2

A:

I'dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.