2023年剑桥雅思10听力原文

官方版剑桥雅思听力原文10test1Section11You willhear awoman anda mantalking about the workof library.First,you have some time to look at the questions1-

5.You willsee that theres anexample thathas beendone foryou.On thisoccasion only,the conversationrelating tothiswill beplayed first.Hello,Im Mrs.Phillips,the head librarian;you arethe newlibrary assistant,arent youYes,Tm RobertHawscow,but pleasecall meBob.The womanintroduces herselfas the headlibrarianMrs.Phillips,so thename Mrs.Phillips isbeen writtenin.Now,we should begin.You shouldanswer thequestions asyou listen,because you will nothear therecording the secondtime.Listen carefullyand answer questions1-

5.Hello,Im Mrs.Phillips,theheadlibrarian;you arethe newlibrary assistant,arent youYes,Im RobertHawscow,but pleasecall meBob.All right,Bob.Let me take afew minutesto explainhow the library works and whatyour dutieswill be.First,the libraryopens at8:30in themorning;so naturally,we expectyou to be here and readyto workby then.Of course.And you can gohome at4:30when thelibrary closes.Now let me explainwhere everythingskept.It lookslike here on the ground flooris wherethe referencebooks are.Yes,thats right.Upon thesecond flooris wherethe adultcollection is,both fictionand non-fiction.And the childrens booksare theretoo,arent theyI thought I sawthem in the roomby thestairway.No,those aremagazines andnewspapers for adults.Childrens booksare upone moreflight on the thirdfloor,well takea look at themlater.Let meshow youhow weorganize ourwork.Do you see thatbrown bookcart over thereThe oneat thedoorYes,that one,those books have beenshacked in and need to goback on the shelves.Section21Thank you all forcoming to see the new renovationsto theHalf HealthClub.I know you bepleased asI amtoseethe wonderfulresults of a monthof hardwork toimprove the club andbring in thebest facilitiesever.Well beginninghere with the swimmingpool.Youll noticethenew color of the adultpool,a lovelycool green.Now wellgo overhereand lookat the childrenspool.Ifs the same green,but asyousee,with brightlycolored seacreatures paintedeverywhere.Both of the poolsneeded painting,not onlyfor maintenance,but I think thenewcolorgreatlyimproves theatmospherethis part of theclub.Next,lets takea lookat thelocker rooms.Dont worry,theres noone usingthem justnow.Doesnt itfeel roomyin hereWeve expandedboth themen*sandwomens lockerrooms.So nowtheyll bemuch morecomfortable touse.There arebigger lockers,a gooddeal ofmore roomof dressingarea andmore placesto storeextra towelsandequipments.Be carefulwhen asyou walkthrough here.The floorsjust beenpolished andmay beslippery.Lets goup to the exerciseroom next.Here,youll noticea newfloor.Walk onit.Doesnt itfeel comfortableItsa specialmaterial,soft theout floorand idealsurfaces forjogging exercising.They have to moveall theexercising equipmentout whilethey areworking onthe floor.But dontworry;it would bebrought backin beforethe endof today.Lefs stepoutside nowandlookat the tennis courts.We haventdone agreat dealhere exceptthe equipment.Well placeall thenets in the ballsrun machine.Otherwise,everything is thesameas it was before.Lets walkdown thishallway,and herewe aretheclubstore,its newlocation.We thoughthere by the entrancewas abetter place for itthan wasused to be bythe swimmingpool.But itstill has all thesame itemsfor sale,sports equipmentand clothesin theclub colors.2We areexcited aboutthe upcomingactivities andevents takeplace onnewly renovatedclub.Now that the poolsare readyfor usedagain,swimming lessonswill begintomorrow forboth adultsand children.If you havent signedup yet,youcanstop bythe officebeforeyou leavetoday andput yourname onthe list.If yourea tennisplayer,youll be interested tohear aboutthetenniscompetition comingupon Wednesday.Players fromdifferent clubsall have the regionmore be participating.If youlike to watch theevent,tickets are availablein the office.Also,I want to besure you all knowyou areinvited to our clubparty comingup nextweekend.We celebrate the completionof therenovation workand we have a lot tocelebratetheentire renovationproject wasfinishedin justnine months.Thats3months lessthan thetwelve monthswe originallyplanned on.Were proudof that and proudof weakeningthe budget too.Because we have suchgreat resultswith thisproject.We are all readyplanning thenext one.We alreadyhave twoindoor poolsand nextyear weplanto installan outdoorpoolright nextto thetennis courts.Details ofthis planwill bemade availableto allclub memberssoon.All right,I think weve coveredjust abouteverything.Any otherquestionsSection31Welcome to the CityMuseum ofArt.Im DoctorShirley Johnson,the director of the museum internship programmeprogram.Today,Ill begiving youan oralorientation tothemuseum.And ourmuseum administratorsinternshipprogramm.Will weget a chance totour the museum todayYes,well startright nowwith the tour of the building.Well skipthe basement.Most of that part of the building isdevoted toour conservation,which wont bepart of yourinternship.Lets begin hereonthegroundfloor with the museumoffices.I guessthis iswhere wellbe spendingmost of our time,helping with the officework.Youll spend some time working in here,so youcan learnwhat theadministrative dutiesinvolve.But youalso get a chanceto experienceall aspectsof museumwork.This room inhereis themuseum toursoffice.Im interested in that.I reallylike to help aboutthe tours.Thats great.Because youall have achanceto leadsome tours.And maybeeven todevelop atour of your owntoo.Lets goup tothesecondfloor now.This is the boardroominhere,isnt itWill weget togo toboard meetingsOnlymembers of the boardof directorsattend those.Now,back herebehind thegalleries arethe classrooms.You areall welcome to attendany classyou wantand nocharge.But wewontbeteaching any,will weNo,the staffof theeducation departmentis responsiblefor that.Lets moveup tothe thirdfloor now.And theresearchdepartment.Each ofyouwillspendsome timeworkinginhere.Great.Fd like to help withtheresearch.We areworking onsome veryinteresting researchproject rightnow.Also,as extensionof yourresearch work,youll probablycontribute to some of the museumsbrochures.Im lookingforward tothat.I likewriting aboutart.Another thingIve beenhoping to be ableto do is tomeet someartists.You arein luckthen.Weve planneda receptionfor the first dayof yourinternship.And youhave the chanceto meetseverallocal artiststhen.2Could yougive usa littlebackground of themuseumI mean,when wasit builtand someinformation aboutthecollections andthings likethatOf course.The main part of themuseum was builtin1895,with acombination ofpublic andprivate funds.The newwing wasbuilt60years later,withthedonation from the reignback family.That part of themuseumwasbuilt for the modemart collection,wasnt itYes,it was.In the mainpartof themuseum,we have a gallerydevoted toworks bylocalartists,our sculpturecollectionand asmall collectionof classicalEuropean art.You mentionedclasses earlier.What kinds of theclassesdoes themuseum offerInour adulteducation program,we offera seriesof arthistory classes.And for children,we havea programof artsandcrafts workshops.You cangetabrochure from theoffice.That willgive youmore information.I sawa lot of chairsset up in themain hall.What arethose forThoseare there for tonightsmusical performance.We offera weeklyconcert seriesduring thefall andwinter.And ofcourse,all ofyou arewelcometo attend.Now,if thereare nomore questions,lets stepinto myoffice andFil showyouyour schedules.Section41The tomatois a popular vegetable,which figuresand cuisinesin manycountries aroundtheworld.It isparticularlyprominent inItalian cooking.But it was unknownin Europeuntil Spanishexplorers broughtit backfromtheAmericas.The tomatowas originatedin thehighlands ofPeru.From thereit eventuallyfound itsway toMexico,where it wascultivated bythe Aztecs.The Aztectomato wasntthe large,red vegetablewe knowtoday;rather,itwassmall andyellow.When thesmall roundfruit arrivedin Italy,itwasnamedngolden apple1,for itsbright yellowcolour.Youll noticethat I just calledit a fruit.Thats becausea tomatois botanicallyafruit,evenalmost everyonecalls itavegetable.The actualwordtomato comesfromtheAztec name for thevegetable meaningnplant thing

1.The tomatowas arrivedin Europein the1500s,and quicklybecame apopular foodin SpainandItaly.In thelate1600s,the Italiansbegan publishingrecipes thatused tomatoes.The British,however,had a different attitudetoward thevegetable.It wasgrown as an ornamentalplant inBritain in the1600s,but itwasn*t eaten,because itwasthought to be poisonous.It wasntuntil the1700s that tomatoes becamepartofthe dailydiet inBritain.2In theUnited States,tomatoes werealso usedas ornamentalplants ratherthan asfoods for along time.This attitudebegan tochange in the1800s.In1806a gardenefscalendar mentionedthattomatoes couldbe usedtoimprove theflavour ofsoups andother foods.Thomas Jeffersondid muchto enhancethe tomatosreputation asa food.He firstserved tomatoesto visitorsat hishome inVirginia in

1809.Then in1820,a mannamed RobertGibbon Johnsondecided itwas timeto discardonceinfluence all the ideathattomatoes werepoisonous.To provehis point,he ateone kiloof ripetomatoes inpublic.2023people gatheredto watchthis feat,which tookplace onthe stepsof courthousein Salem,Massachusetts.Amazing enough,Johnson survivedthis stunt.The popularityofthetomato asa foodbegangrowing rapidly.Soon peopleall aroundthe countrywere eatingtomatoes.By the1830s,the Americannewspapersand magazineswerepublishing thousandsof tomatorecipes.However,all thoserecipes involvedusing tomatoesin somecooked form.Tomato saladsand sandwicheswere stillnot unknown.It wasntuntil acentury laterin1930s thatthey becamepopular forpeople toeat rawtomatoes.Test4Section1Woman:This isthe ClearPoint TelephoneCompany customerservice office.My nameis Ms.Johns.How mayI helpyouMan:Yes,Im movingin thelateral arrangeto havea phoneline installed.Woman:This isthe ClearPoint TelephoneCompany customerservice office.My nameis Ms.Johns.How mayI helpyouMan:Yes,Im movinginthelateral arrangeto havea phoneline installed.Woman:Of course.Let me get someinformation fromyou first.May I have yourname pleaseMan:Its Kramer.Harold Kramer.Woman:And would you spellyour lastnameforme pleaseMan:K-R-A-M-E-R.Woman:M-E-R.Got it.Okay,could I have theaddress whereyoud like to have the telephoneconnectedMan:That wouldbe Number58Fulton Avenue,apartment

12.Woman:Is thata businessoraresidenceMan:A residence.Its mynew homeaddress.Woman:Then thetype ofphone serviceyou wantis residential,not businessMan:Yes,yes.Its formy home.Woman:All right,fine.Now letmegetyour employmentinformation.Who is your currentemployerMan:I workat Wrightsville MedicalGroup.Woman:Then youroccupation isdoctorMan:No,I workfor thedoctors.Im theoffice manager.Woman:Okay,and couldI have your workphone numberMan:Its.Woman:

9014.Great.Just onemore thing,I need to knowhow longyouve beenat yourcurrentjob.Man:Ive beenworking atfor quitea whilelong.Let mesee,8No,

9.Thats right,9years.Woman:Okay,good.Yovue beenthere longenough.So I dont need to askabout anyotherwork history.Now,in additiontoourbasi cphoneservice,we haveseveral specialservicesavailable.Man:Could youexplain themto meWoman:Most customersopt forunlimited long-distance service.It reallysaves yourmoney ifyoumake a lot oflong-distance calls.Man:That soundslike a good idea.Woman:Then Illput youdown forlong-distance service.Another popularservice isvoicemail.Voice mailtakes allyour messagesele ctronicallyandonly takesone simplephone calltoretrieve them.Man:Umm.Voice mail.No I dont think so.I havean answeringmachine totake mymessages.Its oldbut itstill worksfine.Woman:We alsoprovide Internetservice if youre interestedin that.Man:I am.Please putme downin Internetas wellas phoneservices.Woman:Right.Okay,I thinkwere almostfinished.Ijust need toschedule atime for thetechnician togo toyour apartmentand dothe installation.Let mesee,what aboutnextTuesday Wouldthat workfor youWoman:Im afraidI wont have anytechnicians inyour areaon Wednesday.I couldsendsomeone on FridayMan:Umm.Not Tuesday,Ill be at conferenceall day.Wednesday willwork though.Man:That wouldbe fine.Woman:What timeofaday worksbest foryou,morning orafternoonMan:Morning wouldbe best.Woman:All rightthen,its onthe schedule.Do you have any questionsMan:No,Idont think so.Woman:Thank youfor callingClearPoint.Section2Man:Goodafternoon,and welcometo CityHour;the radioshow bringsyouallthe latestinformation about advancein and around ourci ty.Today,we haveWelter CinchierSmith,whos headingup thisyears cityfair.Cinchier,wowill youstart bargainingsome ofthe basicinformationaboutthe fairWhere willittake placethis yearWoman:Im gladyou askthat question.Because I know mostpeople wowill be expectingthefair groundas usual.We havechanged thelocation thisyear duetosomeconstruction work.You know,thebuildingnear highschool andthat neighborhoodare nowbeing usedasafairground asa placeto storeconstructive materials.So wevemoved the fair toCity Park,which I think its a wonderfullocation.Man:Yes,that wowill be agreat placefor the fair.I understand thefairbegins onFridaymorning wasa specialopening event.Woman:Actually,it wontbegin untilthat evening.But youreright aboutthe specialevent.Traditionally,we beganwith apray,but thisyear;our openingevent wowillbe a special danceperformance.And the most excitingpart isthe marewowillbeone ofthe dancers.Man:The mareis awarmer-up ofmany talents.Cinchier,cowill youtell ourlisteners abouttheprice admissionWhat wowillit costtoattend thefairWoman:Were tryingto keepthe pricedown asmuch aspossible.A3-day passis just$25,Or youcan buya Saturdayor Sundayonly passfor$

15.The openingevent onFriday fordance performancedoesnt costanything toattend.And Imhopinga lot of people will cometowatchthat.Now listen and answer questions15—

20.Man:Cowill youtell usabout some oftheevents planfor Saturdayand Sunday,themaindaysof thefair.Woman:We havea lot of excitingthings planned.There area number of eventsespecially forchildrenincluding aclown showon Saturdayafternoon.On Saturdayevening,weve gotan eventthat canbe enjoyedbythe whole family,a concertbythe lake.Man:Im surethat wowillbe apopular event.Is thereanything specialplanned forSundayWoman:Yes,a reallyfun event.And wehope a lot of peoplewillparticipate.Therell beasinging contestintheafternoon.Its opento everyoneand nocharge.It doesntmatter whetheryou arean experienceor youarenot.If youvealways dreamedof singing onstage,this isyour chance.Man:That soundslike alot of fun.Woman:I thinkit willbe.Id alsoliketolet yourlisteners toknow thatbeside thespecialevents Ivementioned,there willbe thingsta kingplaceall weekend.For example,the foodcourt,International foodwillbeserved.Youll beout ofsample dishesfromall aroundthe world.There willalso bespecial gamesforchildrenat differentlocations aroundthefair.Man:Will therebe thingsthat peoplecan buy,souvenirs,anything likethatWoman:We havea largearea setaside wheretherell becrafts forsale.This wowillbe anopportunity tobuy manylovely hand-made things.And toget toknow someof our localluscious craftspeople aswel I.Man:It soundslike therewowillbealotoffun for everyoneat thisyears fair.Thank youforsharing informationwith us,Cinchier.Woman:Thank youfor invitingme.听力原文见图片Section31-3听力原文见图片Section44-6Okay,so thebrown bookcart hasbooks tore-shelve,what aboutthe blackcart bythe deskThosebookshave torn pagesor damagedcovers;theyre allbooks thatneed tobe repaired.Okay,Iknowhow to do alotofthatandIm verygood atmending tornpages andcovers.Thats great,because wereally needhelp withthat.And thewhite cartover thecorner,what arethose booksforThose wereold booksthat wevetaken offthe shelvesto makeroom fornew ones.We sellthem asused booksto raisemoney for thelibrary.So,they areall readyto sell.Yes,thats right.So,nowyouknow whattodowiththe books inthe carts.Lets talk about outactivity schedule.2Now listenand answerthequestions6-

10.I understandthis libraryhas anumberofinteresting activitiesevery week.Yes,our activitiesare quitepopular;themostpopular oneis StoryTime forthe children.Do alotofchildren showup forthatYes,a goodmany.It takes place inchildrens roomon Thursdaymornings at11:

00.Isnt therea familymovie nighttooYes,but itsnot atnight anymore.We usedto havefamily movieson Fridayswhen thelibrary openeduntil nine.But now,we havea differentactivity atthat time.So we havetoswitch familymovies tothe weekend,Saturday afternoon.How muchdo youcharge forthe moviesThey areallfree.The moviealways starts at2:30inthereference room.But you dont haveto worryabout thatsince youdont workon weekends.And whattakes placeonFriday eveningsWe*ve juststarted ourweekly lectureseries.We haveadifferentspeaker everyweek and the lecturescover alldifferent kinds of topics.That soundslike somethingIll beinterestedin attending.Good,because wellneed yourhelpwiththat.You*1be workingFridayeveningsand oneofyourduties wouldbe toset upthe meetingroomon firstfloor forthelecture.What timewill you need thatdoneLets sayby6:15,the lecturestartsat6:30andthe room needs tobeready wellahead oftime.A lotofpeoplearrive early.Maybe Ishould havetheroomready by6:

00.That wouldntbeabad idea.Okay,why don*tItake youupstairs andshow youthe restofthecollection.Section21You willhear aradio interviewby LakesideResort.First you havesome timeto lookatquestions11-

15.As youlisten tothe firstpartofthe talk,answerquestions11-

15.Good afternoon,and welcometo TodayShow.Thewarm monthsare with us and many ofyou aregetting readyto planvacationtrips.To helpyou withthat,we haveaspecialguest today,Robert Samson,directorofthe Golden Lake Resort.Robert,I understandGolden Lakeis apopular placefor familiesto spendtheir vacations.Yes,families enjoyspending timeat Golden Lake.Many comeback yearafter year.We havea spectacularlocation andfanatic activitiesfor bothchildrenand adults.Could youdescribe forus some oftheactivities availableat GoldenLakeWe havealotof wateractivities ofcourse,Central rideonthe lake.We havea pleasantsandy beachfor swimming.We alsohave canoesand sailboats availableandmany of our guests enjoyboating onthelake.I imagewater skiingwouldbepopular amongyour guests.Actually,we dontpromote waterskiing inthe resortarea.It canbe dangerousfor swimmersand forthe canoerstoo.We do haveagreat locationfor fishingthough and you oftensee guestsfishing fromour dockor fromthe canoes.That soundsvery relaxing.What aboutactivities onland Do you havefacilities fortennisWe hadtennis inthe past,but the courts failedup torepair sincewe foundthat mostofourguests weren*t interestedinthe game.We closedthecourtdown,so thafsno longerour option.And actually,because oflocation inthe woods,we dont have anothergood areafor agolf course.But Pd liketolet yourlisteners toknow,there wouldbe addinga newactivity thisyear.Weve madean arrangementforalocal stable,so nowwe aregoing tohave horse-back ridingavailable forourguests.We*ve createdseveral ridingtrails aroundthelake.That soundslovely.Now,what aboutrainy daysWhat canyour guestsdo whenthe weathersbadWe havea gamesroom anda craftsroom.When theweathefs rainy,someofour verytalented staffmembers offerartsand craftsclasses forall ages.What fun!Do youoffer anyother classesor activities2Now listen,and answerquestions16-

20.We havea weeklyschedule ofevening activities,which anyonecan attendif theychoose.Every Sundaywe showa filmor somethingsuitable forthewholefamily.Monday ismy favoritenight because thats dessertnight.Our cookprepares variety of dessertsand wegettotaste themall.Umm…Fd liketobethereforthat.Yes,its great.We getmore serioustoward themiddle ofthe week,our discussionnight onTuesday.Discussion nightYes,we discussdifferent currentevents dependingon whafshappening thatweek ofnews.And onWednesday,we havelectures.We invitedifferent expertsto talkabout localhistory onnature topics.This isactually oneofourpopular eveningactivities.We foundthat ourguests arereally interestedin learningabout thelocalareas.It soundsquite interesting.Yes,we havesome excellentspeakers.Thursday nightis totallydifferent,causethat when weplay games.Thats especiallyfunforthechildren.Children loveFridays too,because thatstalent shownight.Everyone getsin onthat staff,guests,everyone.It lookslike youhavealotoffun atGoldenLakeResort.We do.And weend everyweek withbig fun,with adance onSaturday night.Now,I understanda littlemore whyGoldenLakeis suchapopularplaceforfamily vacations.With sucha varietyof activities,theres somethingfor everymember offamily there.There is.And Ihopeyour listenerswill considerspending theirnext vacationwithus.That isthe endof section

2.You nowhave halfa minuteto checkyour answers.Section31You willhear twostudents talking abouttheclassassignment aboutwild birdrescue adrehabilitation.First,youhavesometimeto lookatthequestions21-

25.As youlisten tothe firstpartofthe conversation,answerquestions21-

25.Okay,lets gooverthe requirements andsee whatwe haveleft todo.Lets see.We haveto givethe professora writtensummary forthe informationweve givenon ourtopicwild birdrescueand rehabilitation.The otherwritten thingwehaveto turnin isthecase studyof rehabilitationof onebird.We haveinformation onthatalready.Right.All wehavetodoisto writeit up.What aboutcharts andgraphs.Do we needtoenclose somethinglike thatIdontthinkso.Theyarerarely relevant,but wedohaveto turninalist ofresources weused.Actually,what aboutvideos Iheard someoftheother studentswere doingthat.Well,I guessthat mustbe optional,because Idon*t seeit ontherequirementslist.Okay,we shouldstart planningour classpresentation sincethat countsfor halfthe grade.We*ve lookedat lots of sourcesand information,but I think ourbest sourcewas theinterviews wedid withthe wildliferehabilitators.Agreed.That andthe journalarticles.Ithinkwehaveenough informationfrom thosetwo sourcesforthepresentation.Anyhow,thebookswe lookedat werentall thathelpful.I wonderif we should tryto bring in somelive birdsforthepresentation.That wouldbe toodifficult,dont youthink Butwehavelotsofphotos ofrehabilitated birds.We canshow those.2Now,listenand answerquestions26-

30.Right.Okay,Ithinkwe shouldstart bytalkingabouthow torescue a bird.Probably firstwe shouldhelp peopleunderstand whichbirds needrescuing.Yeah,thats reallyimportant becausealotof timespeople seea babybird thats all aloneorthey findabirdsitting ontheground andthey thinkit needstoberescued.And usually,those arejust babybirds learningto fly.So weshould emphasizethat peopleshould onlyattempt torescue abird thatsclearly injured.For certainkindsofbirds,the rescuerneedstowear protectivegloves becausesomeofthose birdshave sharpclaws andcantear yourshirt orworse injureyour faceorsome otherpartofyour body.Yes,thats animportant point.Okay,next,lets tellpeople toput theinjured bird ina box,aboxwith goodair circulation.We shouldlet themknow thatcages arenecessary anda bag,especially aplastic one,could hurtthe birdmore.Another thingweneedto sayis thatthe bestway tohelp the bird staycalm isnot bypatting itor talkingto it,but byleavingit completelyalone.Then peopleshould takethe birdtotheBird Rescue Center assoon aspossible.Right.And weshould alsopoint outthatwhentheyre drivingthebirdtotheRescueCenter,its betternot toplay musiconthe radioor talkloudly.Because thosethings juststress thebird.Yes,it*s betterjust tospeak quietlywhile youhavethebirdinthe car.Okay,were gotthat partcovered.Next,weshouldtalkaboutwhat happensattheRescueCenter.That isthe endof section

3.You nowhave halfa minuteto checkyour answers.Section41Youll heara lectureabout GreatBarrier Reef.Firstyou havesometimetolookatthequestions31-

33.Now listencarefullyand answerquestions31-

33.Despite ofits name,the GreatBarrier Reefisn*t justone largecoral reef.Rather,itsasystem of coral reefthat stretchesalongthe eastcoast ofAustralia,covering anareaof around300,000square kilometers.The GreatBarrier Reefis composed of approximately3000individual reefswhich rangeinsize fromone hectareto morethan10,000hectareseach.In addition,around600islands arescattered throughoutthe area,particularly atthe northernand southernends.The reefsthemselves arecomposedofover400different kindsofcoral,the largestvarietyofcoral foundanywhere intheworld.2Now,listen carefullyandanswerquestions34-

40.Thousands ofspecies of sea animalslive inandaroundthe reefs.All together,approximately1500species offish inhabit the reefarea,including anumber ofdifferentkindsofsharks.One ofthe moreinteresting molluskstobe found inthe reefsisthegiant clam.These hugeshelf fishcan livefor morethan ahundred yearsand canweigh asmuch as200kilos.Sea mammalsare boundinthe area,which servesasabreeding groundfor certaintypes ofwhales,manyofwhich areendangered.Over twohundred species ofseaand shorebirds fees,roost onnest amongthe reefsand islands.Many typesof reptilescan alsobefoundliving aroundand nearthe reefs.Salt watercrocodiles,for example,inhabitthemarshes alongcoast orthearea.Amphibians includeat least7speciesoffogs inhabitintheislands andreefs.Unfortunately,this wondrousarea ofthe worldis threatenedby climatechange.Rising seatemperatures haveled toan effectcalled coralbleaching1,that islarge numbersof coralsdying off,especiallyin theshallower areaofthereef.The GreatBarrier ReefMarine ParkAuthority isattempting tofind effectiveways todeal withthis issuethat threatensthereef.One proposedsolution involvesshading thereef incertain areastohelpkeep thesurroundingwater temperaturesdown.That isthe endof section

4.You nowhave halfa minuteto checkyour answers.test2Section11Global bicycletours.May Ihelp youYes,thank you.I*dliketo signup fora bicycletour.Which tourwill youbeinterestedin We havetheRiver Valley tour comingupinJune andthe mountaintour inJuly.The rivervalley tourwas inJune.I thoughtitwason May.It actuallytakesplacethefirstweek ofJune.Oh,I see.Well,I canstill do that.The rivervalley tour istheone Iwant.Splendid,Just letmetakeyour information.May Ihaveyourname please，，Karla Schmidt.Thafs Karlawith K“not C“K-A-R-L-A.Thank you,Miss Schmidt.AddressDo youneed astreet addressOr canI giveyou mypost office boxThe postofficeboxis fine.Its P.O.Box,257,Manchester.Thank you.Okay,next,uldyoubringinyour ownbicycle Ordo youwanttorent onefrom usPHbring my own.Excellent.Now,we provideallthemeals.So weneedtoknow ifyouhaveany dietdietaryrestrictions.Idontthinkso.What doyou meanImean iftheres anyfood youcan*t eatSome peoplehave foodallergy allergiesorvegetarian orhavetavoid dairyproducts.Things likethat.Oh,I see.Yes,Im avegetarian andnever eatmeat.2All right.Ill makea noteofthat.Now the total costofthe touris$

750.That muchTheprice includeseverything:food,hotel,transportation.Everything.EverythingYes,everything.The onlyother thingisyouhave wantto tipthetour guide.We usuallyrecommend5%thetotaltourcost.A fivepercent tip.I guessthats reasonable.In orderto reserveyour spaceonthetour.Fil needa30%deposit.Doyouneed thatright awayWegenerally askforthedeposit atleast4weeks beforethetourbegins.The RiverValleytourbegins,letmesee,6weeks fromnow,so youneedtopay thedeposit in2weeks.IthinkI candothat.I nderifyoucould tellme somethinghow willluggage betransported.Do wecarry iton ourbicyclesNo,you leavethattous.Wehavea vanthat carriesyour luggagefrom hotelto hoteleach day.So youdonthaveto nyaboutit.Great.Ihavea luggagetrack formy bike.But Iguess Inthaveto bringthat.No,you ntBut thereareafew itemswe recommendthat youbring.We cantcontrol theweather,so you should bringaraincoat ora raingear.Yes,thatsagood idea.And Ishould havemyownspare tiretoo,shouldnt IActually,youdontneed that.As ourguide alwayscarries someand ofcourse,youn*tneedmaps either,since ourguidehas theroute allplanned.What abouta waterbottle Filneed that,nt IYes,youshoulddefinitely havea waterbottle.A camerauldbeagoodidea too,since thetour goesthrough someveryscenic areas.Ihavea guidebook ofthat area.I nderif Ishould bringit along.We dontrecommend guidebooks.It uldjust beextra wayandthetourguideknows agreat dealabout thatarea.Yes,I see.Is thereanything elseI needto knowIthinkwevecovered theimportant points.Fil sendyouatour brochureandyoucan callagain ifyouhaveanyquestions.Thank youvery much.。