新视野视听说（第三版）B1U4听力原文

）B1U4新视野视听说（第三版听力原文Unit4Getting fromA toBListening to the worldSharingScriptslF=Finn;Ml=Man1,etc.;W1=Woman etc.fF:I usuallyget to work by bus.It takes about halfan hour.Sometimes Iread abook on the way.How about you Howdo youget to workMl:I travelbybus.Um,it sonly onebus to work.It takesabout15minutes.M2:1get to work bycar.Wl:Bus.W2:1walk to work.M3:1get to work on the tube and Iwalk someof theway.W3:About fiveminutes walkto thestation,Waterloo Station,and thenI geton a bus whichtakes about

20...25minutes.M4:On mostdays Iuse thetube-my journeyinto workandmy journeyhome at the endof the day.zM5:1cycle to work.That s the quickestand easiestway.W4:1cycle intoworkevery dayon mybike.F:What do you doon your journey to workM3:1usually listen to musicor read.Ml:Sometimes Ilisten tomusic andsometimes Iread abook.M4:1either readthe newspaperor Iread books.W4:Take in the fresh air,the scenery,um...and try to avoidholesin theroad whichare quitedangerous.toworktakes more than anhour.In2000,only inNew YorkStatedid morethan10percent ofworkers spend morethanan hourgetting towork.Now that situation can be foundin severalotherstates aswell.Two pointeight millionpeople haveso-calledextreme commutesbecause theyspendmorethan90minutes ontheirway towork.Steven,an electricalengineer,has an extreme commutebetweenhome and work.He leaveshome beforedawn andreturns7after dark,but astiring orboring asSteven strip maysound,he/Zsays it s theway tokeep thehome andjob heloves.I havethe/Zbalance rightnow/Steven said.Icould dosimilar jobscloser,but notwith thework rewards and7job satisfactionI havenow.And Icould livecloser,but Iwouldn thavethe lifestylethat Idesire/Longer commutesfrequently involvepeople wholive atoneend of the cityandworkat another.Such apattern probablybeginswith companiesmoving awayfrom the city center,attracting workersto moveto lessexpensive areasfarther awayfromthe citycenter.People seethis as an opportunitybecausesuch amove mayprovide moreaffordable housingor betterschools.Steven spendsabout$185a weekon gas.Even highfuel costscanpay offin abetter qualityof life.Added tolong commutesare increasedtraffic jams,however.Commuters typicallyspend47hours ayear intraffic jams,up from40hours adecade earlier.QI:How muchtime onaverage doAmericans spendon theirway towork7Q2:What is the presentsituation aboutAmericans commutingtoworkQ3:Why doesSteven chooseto have anextremecommuteQ4:Which of the followingisthedisadvantage oflongcommutesPassage2Scripts andanswers7Humans first means oftransportation werewalking andswimming.1Gradually,humans learnedto useanimals fortransportation.The useof animalsnot onlyallowed heavierloadsto behauled bythem,but also2enabled humansto ridetheanimals sothey couldtravel longerdistances in a shorteramountof time.The inventionof thewheel helpedmake animaltransportationmore efficientthrough theintroduction of3vehicles.Also,water transportation4dates backto veryearlytimes andit wasthe best way tomove largequantities ofmaterialsover longdistances beforethe Industrial Revolution.5As aresult,most citiesthat grewup assites fortrading havebeen establishedalongrivers orthe coast.Until theIndustrialRevolution,transportation was very slowandexpensive.After theRevolution,transportation changed6thoroughly.In the19th century,the inventionofthesteam enginemadeland transportationindependent ofhuman oranimal power.Both speedand7capacity increasedrapidly.With the development ofcars at the8turn ofthe20th century,land transportationbecamemore common.In1903,the firstcontrollable airplanewasinvented,and afterWorld WarI itbecame afast wayto transportzpeopleand goods.After WorldWar II,9automobiles andairplanesbecame morepopular asmethods oftransportation.Then,after high-speed railwas firstintroducedin Japanin1964,passengers startedusing itin AsiaandEurope insteadof usingairplanes to travel longdistances.Now,10thanks tothedevelopmentof technology,humanbeings areable toenjoy variousmethods oftransportation fortheirspeed andcomfort.W3:1listentomy iPod.M5:Well,sometimes,if...if it sabit ofa quietroad,I canthinkabout whatr mgoing to do thatday.Wl:I...I dream,usually.I just...I,I love...I lovejourneys.I lovejustlooking outofthewindow.1M2:Well,it sso short;I don t actuallydo verymuch atall,zapart frommaking sureI don t havean accident.F:What doyou like about itM4:It sfairly short,so myjourney towork isonly30minutes.W3:It squ ick.7M2:It sshort.It onlytakes meseven oreight minutes.Wl:Seeing howthe landscapechanges throughthe seasons.M3:I likelistening tomusic andhaving sometime tothinkbefore work.Ml:It squite early in the morning,which meansthat the bus iszalwaysquite quiet,so urn,I don t haveto fightfor aseat.M5:1like tohave somefreshairand the exercise.W4:1just liketheexercisethat I get fromit andbeing outsidein the open.77W2:It snot toofar.I canwalk orrun.It sabout aquarter ofanhour swalk,so Ifeel veryhealthy.I don t haveto catchabus.F:What dontyoulikeaboutyourjourneytoworkM3:Um,I dont like it when it svery busyin the mornings andI dontlikeitwhen it s hotand sweatyon thetube.zWl:It sa veryfull bus.It spacked withpeople becauseit sthework bus.M5:There aresome verybad driverson theroad.W3:Sometimes thebuses getovercrowded anda lotof peoplearegoing tothe sameplace.W4:I reallydontlike cyclingtoworkwhenit s rainingbecauseIget wet,and allmy booksgetwet.zMl:In thewinter it sverycold thatearlyin themorningandum sometimesif I miss thefirst busI haveto waitabout20zminutes forthe nextone tocome along.7W2:In winterit svery windycoming overthe bridgeand itmakesmy eyeswater.7M2:It sso short;there snothing tolike ordislike about it.ListeningScriptsG=Guide;VI=Visitor1;V2=Visitor2;V3=Visitor3G:So,ladies andgentlemen.Let smove intothe transportsectionnow.Could youall comeover thisway Let s look at thesephotos.As youcan see,these earlymethods oftransport havetwothings incommon...They reall greatideas,great ways totravel throughthe airrather7than onthe ground...but theyweren tsuccessful!There wasabig problemwith eachone.VI:But themonorail-that wassuccessful.zG:Well,yes andno.Look at this photoontheleft.It sfromthe WorldFair inSeattle.That wasin

1962.Monorails werea verypopularidea inAmerica atthat time.People wantedto leavetheir7cars athome andgo towork bypublic transport.But theyweren tsuccessful一monorails aredifficult tobuild andexpensive tokeep ingood7condition.So youre right.There aresome monorailsintheworld...but notvery many!V2:Hey.Look atthis photo.Is thata carunder aplaneG:Oh,yes.This wasa veryinteresting idea.People wantedtofly fromLos Angelesto NewYork...and thendrive straightinto thecitycenter fromthe airport.V2:No way!HowG:Well,the ideawas thatthe carcame offthe bottomof theplaneand thenyou gotin anddrove away.This wasinthe1940s.Ah,yes.Look.Here sthe date:

1948.It wasa niceidea-no airportsorwaiting around-but it wasn tsuccessful.V2:Why notG:There wasanengineering problem.The carwas tooheavy7and smallplanes werent strongenough tocarry themit.V3:What sthis Ahelicopter inthe garageG:Yes,indeed.We laughatthisnow,but peoplewere veryseriousaboutitatthetime.People wantedto leavehome inthemorning,say goodbyetothefamily andgo towork byprivatehelicopter.The ideawas verypopular,but,of course,it wasimpossible.Helicopters areverydifficult tofly andcan youimagine thetraffic problemsin thesky...So noisy!7V2:Yes.Very noisy.There sfar toomuch trafficthese daysinmy opinion.G:I agree.People shouldgo towork bybike oron foot-by farthebestwaytotravel.As yousee,all these...ViewingScriptsP Presenter;W1=Woman1,etc.;Ml Man1,etc.二二Part1P:Heathrow Airportis having a badday.Hundreds of7passengers cant flybecause ofa computerproblem inairtraffic control.In Terminal1,things aregetting worse.Moreand morepassengers arearriving.Some airplanesare leaving,but manyflights arecanceled.Everyone ishoping to find aflight.Some ofthe waitingpassengers arehavingasnack while7others arespending theirtime outside.It sa hotsummer day.zBack insidethe terminal,itsgetting hotterand hotter.Somepeople camehere fivehours ago.Wl:r mhere withmy grandmotherand myparents andit sterriblefor usto waithere forsuch along timenow.We havetosleep atthe airportbecause nohotel isavailable.So,itsjustterrible.VMl:Have alookatthis.Improvisation ati tsbest.m gladtheyre sleepingnow.I washoping toget toBerlin soon.P:People arestill trying tofinda flightW2:r vehad myson goontheInternet,my daughterbe inonequeue,me beinthe other queueand onthe mobile,all atthesame time,tryingtogettoAmsterdam for9:30tomorrow morning.M2:After fivehours queuing,you...you reallybecome reallyZen,you know...and hereitspretty calm.P=PresenterPart2P:The airportmanagers findan interestingsolution toone oftheproblems:garden chairs.With thechairs torelax in,somepassengers arefinding newwaystopass thetime.Inside TerminalLit slate atnight,after midnight.And manypassengers arestill here,waiting fortheir flight.Around300flights leftHeathrow thatday,but319flights werecanceled,and over500people spentthe nightinthe terminal.Speaking forcommunicationRole-playScriptsB=Boss;S=Secretary;D=David;G=GeorgeB:Where aretheotherpeople Wewere supposedto start15minutes ago!S:Alex calledand saidhedbe hereinasecond.He saidhegot tiedup witha customer.B:That sall rightI knowwhat Alexs customeris like.zD:Morning,everyone!Please forgiveme.I didntmeantocome solate.I wasjust gettinga cupof coffeeatthecoffee shopandthe linewas way too long.I hadto waitfor20minutes togetmy coffee!B:David,this isnot acceptable.If Isay themeeting starts at10zthe meetingstartsat

10.Not ten-o-one!And definitelynotten-twenty!D:Yes,sir.11won thappen again,I promise.B:I hopeso,David.All right.Letsget started.So thefirst thingIwant totalk aboutis our...G:r mreally sorry,everyone!I knowI mlate.But really,itsnotmy faultB:OK whatsthestory thistime,GeorgeZG:The railwayservice wasdelayed this morning.You knowwhathappened Theysay atrain hita cowthat gotonto thelinebetween twostations...B:A cowGeorge,doyouexpect me to believethatGroup discussionScriptsA=Attendant;P=PassengerA:Your meal,sir.P:Thank you.Um,excuse me.A:Yes,can Ihelp you7P:Hope so!r msorry,but theresasmall problemhere.Iordered avegetarian meal-but thisis meat.A:Oh,just amoment.I checkedand wedonthavearecord ofyourorder.P:What!But Ialways ordervegetarian.T ma frequent flyer.A:I understand,sir,but wedonthave anymore vegetarianmeals.P:I dont believeit!You alwayshave extra meals inbusinessclass.A:Yes,but thisis economyclass.P:You dont understand.Let meexplain onemore time.I donteat meat.I orderedvegetarian.I cantflyto Tokyowithout dinner.It syourjob tobring meameal.A businessclass vegetarianmeal isfine.A:Just amoment.Here youare,sir.A vegetarianmeal.P:Thank you,but thisis alreadyopen.And its cold.Um canIzspeak tothe personin charge,pleaseFurther practicein listeningShortconversationsScriptsConversation1M:Would youlike toshare ataxi withmetothe airportWecan save money thatway.W:Actually,Imnot flying.T mgoing tothe conferencebytrain.I wasthinking ofdriving,but itwill betoo tiring.Q:How isthe womangoing totravelConversation2W:I haveto catchthe10:45train.I thinkF dbetter getto thestationby halfpast

10.M:Oh,itsjust asmall station.It IIbe fineif youarrive therefiveminutes beforethe traindeparts.Q:According tothe man,at whattime couldthe womanarriveat thestationConversation3M:Did yousay Ishould take the No.46bus toyour houseBecauseI remembergoing thereonce onthe No.

28.W:The No.28bus hasbeen canceled.It usedto runstraight tomyhouse anditwasfaster thanthe No.

46.It stoo bad.Q:What doesthe womansay aboutthebusservicesConversation4W:Many peoplewould rathertakethebus orthe subwaythandrive bythemselves.Parking isgettingtobeareal headache.7M:That doesnt surpriseme,for moreand morepeople arebuyingtheir owncars.Q:What doesthe manmeanConversation5M:Excuse me,could youplease tellme whenthe nexttrain toLondon isW:Sure.The nexttrain toLondonistwo hoursfrom now,but ifyoudo notmind connectingat Manchester;there isone indirecttrainleaving in10minutes.Q:What informationabout trainservices doesthe womanprovideLongconversationScriptsM:Did youhear The new high-speed trainaround thecapital isalmostfinished.It willtravel at180miles perhour!W:I know!I sawit onChannel6thismorningon TV.I cantwait!It willchange mywork travel time from2hours eachwayto just45minutes eachway.M:Wow!Rachel!That swaytoolong tospend travelingtowork.W:Well,John,I leavehome inthemorningat6and arriveatwork at

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7.During my2-hour traveltime onthe subway,Idocatch upon emailsandtrytoread andrest alittle.M:So,the new high-speed trainwill bea bighelp foryou then,Rachel!W:Yes!Now mytraveltimetoworkis solong thatany extratime-like forshopping-canbereally tough.Thenewhighspeedtrain willconnect ouroffice inthe oldpart ofthecitywith allthenew shoppingareas.So,I willbe abletodomy shoppingon thewayhome fromwork!M:Oh,thatsgreat.And the newhigh-speedtrain willmake acircle aroundthe entirecity.It willconnect myneighborhoodwith theairport.I willbe ableto rideit frommyneighborhood totheairport in20minutes andsavemoneyon parkingmy car!QI:How longwill the woman spendon herwaytoand fromworkby high-speed trainQ2:When doesthe womanarrivebackhome bysubwayQ3:According tothewoman,in whatway willthe newhighspeed train bea bighelp toherQ4:How willthenewhigh-speedtrainaffect themanPassage1ScriptsStudies showAmericans spendmore timethan evercommuting.The averageone-way commutehas grownby13percent to25minutes.For agrowing numberof people,getting。