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

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学生用书听力答案编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:Unit1OurEarthListeningAudioTrack4-1-11.I’vevisitedafewcavesinGuilin.Therocksinthecavesareindifferentshapesandcolors.Ifyouuseyourimagination,therockscanresemblemanydifferentthings.Itlookslikeawholeotherworld.2.IwenttothedesertinGansuonce.AsIstoodinthemiddleofthedesert,Ifacedendlesssandandfeltverysmall.Bydaythedesertwasextremelyhot,bynightitgotverycold.Iexperiencedsummerandwinterinthesameday.3.Tomyknowledge,Californiahasbea4.ThePortofShanghaiislocatedatthemouthoftheYangtzeRiver.Ithandlesmanymillionsofshippingcontainerseachyear.Infactitmightevenbethebusiestcontainerportintheworld.5.Japanhasmanyhotsprings.Someofthemarelocatedinmountainousareasandaregreatattractionstoforeigntourists.Supposedly,thehotspringshavehealingproperties.6.ThemostfamousmountainrangeintheworldistheHimalayas.Itcontainstheworld’shighestmountain,MountEverest(i.e.Qomolangma),whichclimbstoaheightof8,848meters.7.TheWhiteCliffsofDoverareoneoftheUnitedKingdom’smostspectacularnaturalsights.Thecliffsaremadefrombrightwhitestone.Onaclearday,theyarevisiblefromFrance8.MountVesuviusisafamousvolcanoinItaly,whichhasnotbeenactiveforabouttwocenturies.Butpeoplesayitmighteruptagain,somedaysoon.9.NiagaraFallscrossestheborderoftwocountries,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.Everyyear,millionsoftouristsobservethebeautyofthesemagnificentwaterfalls.Morerecently,thewaterfallshavebecomeavaluablesourceofhydroelectricpower.AudioTrack4-1-2/AudioTrack4-1-3Blake:Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?Mary:I’mfinishingmypaper.It’sduetomorrow,Blake.Blake:What’sthetopic?Mary:It’saboutGreenland.Blake:Greenland.Hmmm…that’spartofCanadaMary: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“IsGreenlandMary: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“Greenland”

Mary:Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.AudioTrack4-1-4/AudioTrack4-1-5Jay: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’tyouthinkItdoesn’tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday.Elise:That’strue.WhywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanywayItseemssodangerous.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,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheUSbyship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.Elise:Well,maybeI’llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI’lllearnsomething…AudioTrack4-1-6/AudioTrack4-1-7/AudioTrack4-1-8Jack:Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.Kayla:Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.Jack:Theyalsolookreallycool.Kayla:That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotthatbigbutalsoverybeautiful.Jack:AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.Kayla:Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.Jack:Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?AudioTrack4-1-9MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallyliketheAudioTrack4-1-10/AudioTrack4-1-11Modernbuildings: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.OntheotherhaAudioTrack4-1-12/AudioTrack4-1-13Interviewer:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?Erika:Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething.There’snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.Interviewer:Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,right?Erika:Yes,that’strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan’tgiveupsoeasily.Interviewer:ThinkcreativelyWhatdoyousuggest

Erika:WhatI’msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotelsandevenapartmentbuildings.There’splentyofspace.Interviewer:Isn’titexpensive?Erika:Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon’thavetopayrobotsasalary.Interviewer:Isn’t“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindsofconstruction?Erika:Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubways,andundergroundshoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.Interviewer:Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?Erika:Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere’sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we’dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea—it’sthewaveofthefuture.AudioTrack4-1-141.deepcave2.ariddesert3.longmountainrange4.activevolcanoAudioTrack4-1-15a.narrowharborb.long,sunnybeachc.busyvacationd.highcliffsSpeaking&CommunicationAudioTrack4-1-16/AudioTrack4-1-17Bart:Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?Gustav:WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierBart:I’veneverbeenthere.What’sitlike?Carolina:It’sbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakes...and,ofcourse,glaciers!Bart:Howwasthejob?Gustav:Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.CarolinaBart:Wow!Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I’llneedajobnextsummer.Carolina:Sorry,Bart,butyoucan’tapplytothatprogram.It’saspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.AudioTrack4-1-18Conversation1A:I’dliketoliveinacityapartment.Itwouldbenearpublictransportationasthatwouldsavealotoftime.Idon’twanttowastetimecommutingseveralhourseachdayfromhometouniversity.B:That’sverynice,butI’dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.Thepricestherearelowerandwewouldbeabletoaffordahousewithbiggerbedrooms.A:Itwouldbecheaper,butdon’tyouthinkthesuburbswouldbeinconvenient?B:Well,youhaveapointthere,sowewouldneedtogetacartoo.Conversation2A:I’dprefertoliveinthesuburbs.Wewouldenjoythepeaceandquiet,awayfromallthecitynoise.Moreover,itwouldbeagoodenvironmentforstudy.B:Evenso,Ithinklifeinthesuburbswouldbeboring.We’dhavenothingtodoonweekends.AudioTrack4-1-19I’dliketovisitAngelFallsmostbecauseIhaveneverseenarealwaterfall.Butthenagain,I’malittleafraidofheightsanditistheworld’shighestwaterfall!TheAndesisAudioTrack4-1-20IthinktheChannelTunnelisthemostamazingfeat.It’shardtoimagineatrainrunningunderthesea,butthisisareality.Ithinkthisengineeringmasterpiecereallyshowswhatcanbeachievedwhentwocountriesworktogether.Thereisnowahigh-speedrailserviceconnectingtheUnitedKingdomandFrance.VideoCourseVideoTrack4-1-1Alejandra:OneofthemostbeautifulnaturalwondersI’veseenaretheglaciersinthesouthofArgentina.Nick:TheMatterhorn,whichisamountaininSwitzerland,isoneofthemostbeautifulplacesI’veeverseen.MydadandIclimbedabouthalfway,andoncewegotthereitstartedsnowingsowehadtoturnback.Catherine:IclimbeduptoEverest(i.e.Qomolangma)BaseCamp.Allofasudden,youlookupandthere’sthishugemountainthateveryone’stalkedabout,thateveryone’sphotographed,andyou’veseenwhatit’slikeinpicturesbutyou’veneverseenitinperson.Kumiko:Mt.Natalie:IwenttoNiagaraFallsforafamilyreunion.ItwasoneofthemostmemorabletimesofmylifebecauseIgottobearoundpeoplewhoIlove—myfamily.AnditwasalsooneofthemostbeautifulsitesthatI’veeverseen.VideoTrack4-1-2Natalie:IwenttoNiagaraFallsforafamilyreunion.ItwasoneofthemostmemorabletimesofmylifebecauseIgottobearoundpeoplewhoIlove—myfamily.AnditwasalsooneofthemostbeautifulsitesthatI’veeverseen.VideoTrack4-1-3Kevin:Themostimpressiveman-madewonderthatIhaveseenistheGreatWallofChina.TheGreatWalltookseveralthousandsofpeopletobuild,itstretchesmany,manymilesthroughoutChina,anditwasmadeinaperiodwherewedidn’thaveallthetechnologicaladvancements…likecranesandlifts.Gian:LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateWhatanamazingfeatofengineering!ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoWooSung:IsawtheHooverDamonceandIdidn’tlikeitverymuch.Itwasinthemiddleofthedesertandit’sjustveryhot,andtherewasn’tmuchactivitygoingon…andit’sjustabigconcretestructure.VideoTrack4-1-4Kevin:Themostimpressiveman-madewonderthatIhaveseenistheGreatWallofChina.TheGreatWalltookseveralthousandsofpeopletobuild,itstretchesmany,manymilesthroughoutChinaGian:LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering!ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverVideoTrack4-1-5Takeshi:Man,lookatthat!InNewYorkthere’salwayssomethingbeingbuilt.Andeverythinggoesupsoquickly…youneverknowwhat’sgoingtobearoundnextweek.Roberto:Yeah,butontheotherhand,sometimesIwonderaboutovercrowding.Maybetheyneedtostartbuildingdownmore.Takeshi:Buildingdown?Roberto:Yeah,it’swhenyoubuildundergroundinsteadofaboveground.Takeshi:Nah,that’stoomuchlikelivinginacave.Ilovetheskyscrapers!Theyarethemostincrediblefeatsofengineering!Roberto:True.AndsomeofthefirstoneswerebuiltrighthereinNewYorkCity.Takeshi:That’sright!Youknow,IwonderwhatNewYorklookedlikebeforeallthesebuildingspoppedup.Roberto:Idon’tknow,butI’dliketoseethisonewhenit’sfinished.Takeshi:Yeah.I’llbetit’llbesomethingfantastic!Roberto:Maybe…whatdoyouthinkit’sgoingtolooklike?Takeshi:Idon’tknow…butyouknowwhatI’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.Roberto:WhatareyoutalkingaboutAndwhyareyoutakingpicturesThere’snothingthere.

Takeshi:OK.Youknowhowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsorperformersbeforetheymakeitbig?Roberto:Yeah?Takeshi:Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,liketheEiffelTowerortheEmpireStateBuilding…right?Roberto:Yeah,and…There’snothinghere!Takeshi:Right!Buttherewillbe.Somedaythisveryspotmaybecomereallywell-known—likemaybeit’llbesomeincrediblehotelthattherichandfamousstayat.AndI’llbetheonlyonewithpicturesofitbeforeitwasbuilt.Cool,huh?Roberto:Uh…youaretoomuch.Hey,let’saskthisguywhatyour“famous”building’sgoingtobe.(topassingconstructionworker)Excuseus,canyoutelluswhatthisisgoingtobewhenit’sfinishedMaybeafancyhotelorsomething

Constructionworker:Fancyhotel(laughs)No,thisisn’tgoingtobeahotel.It’sgoingtobeaparkinggarage.Roberto:Aparkinggarage.Uh…huh.Thanks.Takeshi:Well…maybe…someonerichandfamouswillparkhere.VideoTrack4-1-6Takeshi:Man,lookatthat!InNewYorkthere’salwayssomethingbeingbuilt.Andeverythinggoesupsoquickly…youneverknowwhat’sgoingtobearoundnextweek.Roberto:Yeah,butontheotherhand,sometimesIwonderaboutovercrowding.Maybetheyneedtostartbuildingdownmore.Takeshi:Buildingdown?Roberto:Yeah,it’swhenyoubuildundergroundinsteadofaboveground.Takeshi:Nah,that’stoomuchlikelivinginacave.Ilovetheskyscrapers!Theyarethemostincrediblefeatsofengineering!Roberto:True.AndsomeofthefirstoneswerebuiltrighthereinNewYorkCity.Takeshi:That’sright!Youknow,IwonderwhatNewYorklookedlikebeforeallthesebuildingspoppedup.Roberto:Idon’tknow,butI’dliketoseethisonewhenit’sfinished.Takeshi:Yeah.I’llbetit’llbesomethingfantastic!Roberto:Maybe…whatdoyouthinkit’sgoingtolooklike?Takeshi:Idon’tknow…butyouknowwhatI’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.VideoTrack4-1-7Roberto:WhatareyoutalkingaboutAndwhyareyoutakingpicturesThere’snothingthere.

Takeshi:OK.Youknowhowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsorperformersbeforetheymakeitbig?Roberto:Yeah?Takeshi:Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,liketheEiffelTowerortheEmpireStateBuilding…right?Roberto:Yeah,and…There’snothinghere!Takeshi:Right!Buttherewillbe.Somedaythisveryspotmaybecomereallywell-known—likemaybeit’llbesomeincrediblehotelthattherichandfamousstayat.AndI’llbetheonlyonewithpicturesofitbeforeitwasbuilt.Cool,huh?Roberto:Uh…youaretoomuch.Hey,let’saskthisguywhatyour“famous”building’sgoingtobe.VideoTrack4-1-8Roberto:…(topassingconstructionworker)Excuseus,canyoutelluswhatthisisgoingtobewhenit’sfinishedMaybeafancyhotelorsomething

Constructionworker:Fancyhotel(laughs)No,thisisn’tgoingtobeahotel.It’sgoingtobeaparkinggarage.Roberto:Aparkinggarage.Uh…huh.Thanks.Takeshi:Well…maybe…someonerichandfamouswillparkhere.AudioTrack4-1-21TakeshiandRobertowalkedbyaconstructionsiteandstartedtalkingaboutallthebuildingsthatwerebeingbuiltinNewYork.Takeshithentalkedabouthowmuchheadmiredtheskyscrapers.Suddenly,Takeshistartedtakingpicturesofthesite,butRobertocouldn’tunderstandwhybecausenothinghadbeenbuiltyet.Takeshiexplainedthathethoughtsomethingfamousmightbetheresomeday,likeafancyhotelwheretherichandfamouswouldstay,andhewantedtobetheonlyonewithpicturesofitbeforeitwasbuilt.Butlater,TakeshifeltveryembarrassedwhenRobertoaskedoneoftheconstructionworkerswhatwasbeingbuiltonthesite—andTakeshilearneditwastobeaparkinggarage!Unit2TechnologyTodayListeningAudioTrack4-2-1/AudioTrack4-2-2Situation1Man:Ohno!Woman:Whathappened?Man:Ican’tbelieveit!IwassendingamessageandIaccidentallyclickedon“ReplytoAll.”Woman:So?Man:Itwasapersonalmessageformyfriend,Jerry.Iwantedtosendittohise-mailaddressonly.Woman:Oops.Man:Exactly.…InsteadIsentittoeveryoneonthelist.Howembarrassing!Situation2Man:Iseeyouhaveanewkeyboard.That’snice.Woman:Yes,thecompanyboughtmeanewone.Man:That’sgood.Woman:Well,actually…Ispilledcoffeeonmyoldkeyboard,anditstoppedworking.Man:Oh,Isee.Woman:Don’ttellanyone.Drinkingcoffeenearthecomputersisnotallowed!Situation3Woman:Haveyoufinishedworkingonmycomputer?Man:Yes,Ihave.I’mafraidIdon’thavegoodnewsforyou.Woman:Really?Man:Really.Theproblemiswithyourhardware.Woman:Oh.Whatdoyousuggest?Man:Ithinkyoushouldprobablybuyanewcomputer.Thisonecan’tbefixed.Woman:Well,Ihavehaditforfiveyears.It’stimetoreplaceit,Iguess.AudioTrack4-2-3/AudioTrack4-2-4Conversation1Pam:Well,Lynn,Imustbegoing.Itwasgreattoseeyou—Lynn:Bye,Pam.Pam:What’sthat?Lynn:Oh…that’sOllie.Pam:OllieIdidn’tknowyouhadadog!Lynn:Well,wedon’t…really.Pam:Whatdoyoumean?Lynn:Comehere.Pam:Ohmygoodness.It’sarobot!Lynn:That’sright.It’sadogrobot.Theycallita“dogbot.”Pam:Howinteresting!…Butit’salittlestrange,don’tyouthink?Lynn:Well,Iwantedtogetaninteractivetoyforthekids.Theyloveit.SoI’mhappy.Pam:Howmuchdiditcost?Lynn:Don’task.ItConversation2Juliana:Hey,Henrik.Look.Henrik:Whatisit,Juliana?Juliana:What’sthatguydoingoverthere?Henrik:Whichguy?Juliana:Theoneoverthere.Wearingasuit.He’spunchingsomanybuttonsonhiscellphone.Henrik:Oh,him.He’sprobablyplayingagame.Juliana:Really?Henrik:Alotofpeoplehavegamesontheircellphones.It’sreallypopularhereinFinland.Theyplaythemeverywhere.Juliana:Doyouplaythem,too?Henrik:Yes,Ido.AudioTrack4-2-5/AudioTrack4-2-6Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers—andwithotherappliances!Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea“smart”toaster.Itremembersyourfavoritekindoftoast:lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga“smart”coffeemakeranda“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhouse,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime—phoneyourwashingmachine!”Engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthishouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.ButdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputingDotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhereOnecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheInternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.

“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,”saysRebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.AudioTrack4-2-7/AudioTrack4-2-8Theappetitefornewer,smartermobiletechnologyisgrowing.Hungryconsumersarenolongersatisfiedwithmakingcallsandsendingtextmessages,andphonedevelopersaretakingnotice.Yourmoderndaysmartphoneisnotjustacommunicationdevice;italsooffersabanquetoffeaturessuchasamusicplayer,gamingapps,Internetbrowser,electronicdictionary,camera,andvideorecorder.It’shardtoarguewiththemeritsofhavingaccesstosomuchentertainmentonthego.Andit’shardertoarguewiththeconvenienceofhavingmultipleentertainmentandcommunicationfunctionsservedupinasingledevice.However,somewouldarguethatthesephonesareeatinguptoomuchofpeople’stime.It’scertainlyfoodforthought.Asphonesbecomesmartertheymightindeeddevourwhat’sleftofoursocialandinterpersonalskills.We’llhavetowaitandsee.AudioTrack4-2-9/AudioTrack4-2-10LocalgirlrescuedShemayhaveabrokenleg,butshecan’tbehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappytobealive.TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourthperiod,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysicaleducationclass.Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.“Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’trememberanything,”saidMorgan.Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwastrappedunderneath.Shecouldn’tescape.“Iwokeupandtherewasabigpieceofwoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.Iwasstartingtogetcold.”Fortunately,helpwasnearby.Anewprogramusing“rescuerobots”wastriedforthefirsttime.”Wewerenervousaboutusingtherobot,”saidDerrickSneed,themaninchargeoftheprogram.“Butintheend,therobotgaveusreliableinformation.Itwentextremelywell.”TherescuerobotwasabletogointothegymandlocateMorgan’sexactposition.“Wesendinrobotsfirstbecauseitmaynotbesafeforhumans,”saidMr.Sneed.“Humanbeingsarenotasusefulasrobotsinsomesituations.Agasleak,forexample,couldkillyouormebutwouldn’thurtarobot.”Althoughitdidn’thappeninMorgan’scase,somerescuerobotscanbringfreshairorwatertopeoplewhoaretrapped.Rescuerobotsgointorough,dangerousplaces.Theyworkinlifeordeathsituations.Theyhavetobedurable.DoctorssaythatMorganisdoingwell.Sheshouldbegoinghomeintwoorthreedays.Whatisthefirstthingshewantstodoaftershegetsoutofthehospital”“Iwanttomeetmyhero,”laughsMorgan.“Thatlittlerobotthatsavedmylife!”AudioTrack4-2-11/AudioTrack4-2-12Anincreasingnumberofcompaniesandindividualsarenowoptingtopurchasevirtualstoragefortheircomputerfilesandprograms.Accessibilityisgenerallycitedasthesinglemostpersuasivefactorwhenmakingtheswitch.Beingvirtual,CloudscanbeaccessedfromanycomputerwithanInternetconnection,andatanytime.ForthosewithslowerInternetconnections,sophisticatedsoftwareacceleratesuploadanddownloadtimes.Costisalwaysamitigatingfactorwhenitcomestochoosingwhichtechnologysolutiontoadopt.AndCloudsoffermaximumflexibilitywhenpurchasingstoragespace.Nolongerdocompanieshavetomakelong-terminvestmentsinexpensiveserverequipment.Theycanpurchaseonlythespacetheyrequirenow,withtheknowledgethattheycaneasilyupgradeandexpandatanypointinthefuture.Apprehensions,aboutthesecurityofdata,havenowbeenputateaseasgloballyrecognizedsoftwarefirmsarebuildinginthenecessarysecuritysolutions.AudioTrack4-2-131.Iusedtotypemytermpapersonatypewriter.2.Ididn’tusetowearscarves.3.Whatkindofcomputerdoyouuse?4.Iusedmybrother’scellphone.AudioTrack4-2-141.Sheusedthephoneinheroffice.2.Heusedtopainthisownhouse.3.Doyouuseacomputer?4.Ididn’tusetoeatmeat.Speaking&CommunicationAudioTrack4-2-15Lea:Ihatewritingtermpapers!Ittakesforever!Steve:You’relucky,Lea.WhenIwasyoung…Lea:Oh,I’veheardthisstorybefore…Steve:Well,whenIwasyoung,wedidn’thavecomputers.Weusedtowriteourpapersontypewriters.Lea:Oh,reallyThatsoundsdifficult!Steve:Itwas,especiallybecauseImadealotofmistakes.Lea:Didittakealongtime?Steve:Yes.Computersaresomuchfasterandeasiertouse.AudioTrack4-2-16Conversation1A:Ithinktelevisionhasimprovedourlivesbecausewegettoseenewsfromaroundtheworldasithappens.B:Really?A:Yes!Inthepastpeopleusedtowaitfordaysorweekstoreadaboutoverseasevents,butnowwecanwatchlivenewsreportsontelevision.B:Butdon’tyouthinkpeoplespendtoomuchtimewatchingtelevision?A:Perhaps.However,Istillmaintainthatsometelevisionprograms,suchasnewsanddocumentaries,canbeeducationalandofbenefittopeople.Conversation2A:Ithinkcarshaveimprovedourlivesbecausewecangetfromoneplacetoanothersomuchmorequickly.B:Noway!Carsareamajorcauseofpollution.A:Dearme!Ihadn’tconsideredthat.AudioTrack4-2-17Themostfunproducthastobethecellphone.Iusemycellphoneallthetime.Actuallyitalmostneverleavesmyhand.It’sagoodthingthatit’sthin,lightandportable.IlovethatIcandoallsortsofthingswithit.It’ssomuchmorethanjustacellphone.Itakephotoswithit;Iuseittolistentomusic,andsometimesIwatchmovies.It’sreallyhandyforpassingthetimewhileI’mcommuting.Theonlynegativeisthatthebatterydoesn’tlastlong.Ithardlylastsadaybeforeitneedstoberecharged.Ishouldaddthatmyphoneisverypractical,too.Iuseittocommunicatewithmyfriendsandfamily.