听跟读训练经典s2讲义

剑七Test4Section【原文etoallofyou...caneverybodyseeandhearme?...Good...I'mSally,yourguideforthistouroftheBicentennialPark...Ihopethatyou'reallwearingyourmostcomfortableshoesandthatyoucankeepupthepace.Solet'sgetunderwayonourtouraroundthiswonderfulpark.Q11I'llstarttodaywithsomegeneralbackgroundinformation.Thereusedtobealotoffactoriesinthisareauntilthe1960s.Creatingtheparkrequiredthedemolitionoflotsofderelictbuildingsonthesite,somostoftheexcitingparkspaceallaroundyouwasoriginallywarehousesandstorehouses.Q12Theideaofbuildingapublicparkherewasfirstdiscussedwhenapropertydeveloperproposedahigh-risehousingdevelopment,butthelocalcommunitywasn'thappy.Ifthelandwastobecleanedup,theywantedtousethesiteforrecreation.Residentswantedopenspaceforoutdooractivities,ratherthanhousingorevenanindoorsportscomplex.NowtotheBicentennialParkitself.Ithastwoareas,anaturereserveandaformalparkwithman-madefeaturesandgardens.Thetallblue-and-whitebuildinginfrontofusiscalledTheTowerandisthecentrepointfortheformalgardens.Itstandstwelvemetreshigh,sofollowmeupthestairstowherewecantakeadvantageofthefantasticviews.Well,hereweareatthetopofTheTower,andwe'regoingtolookattheviewfromeachdirection.Outtotheeast,thelargebuildingsaboutakilometreawayareontheOlympicsite.There'sanindoorarenaforgymnastics,astadiumfortrackandfieldandaswimmingpoolforracesandsynchronisedswimmingandalsodiving.Ifyoulookcarefullydownthere,youcanseethetrainlines.TheOlympicsitehasitsownstationtoencouragetheuseofpublictransport.Thereisalsoacarpark,butitonlyholdsalimitednumberofcars.Q15Theformalparkhassomespecially-createdwaterfeatures.Ifyoulookoutheretothesouth,youcanacircularornamentalAndaroundtothewest,youcanrelaxandsitonabenchtosmelltheflowersintherosegarden,andfinallyuptothenorth,ifyoulookinfrontofyounow,there'salakewithasmallislandinthecentre,youcanhirerowingboatsattheboatshed,whichyoucan'tseefromhere,butifyoulookthroughthetrees,youcanseethecafé,whichhaslovelyviewsacrossthewater.OK,let'sclimbdownnow.Wewillgonowandhavealookatthenaturereservesectionofthepark,whichhasopenedupnaturalwetlandtothepublic.Q16TheMangroveshavebeenmademoreaccessibletovisitorsbytheboardwalkbuiltduringthepark'supgrade.You'dthinkthatpeoplewouldcomeheretolookattheunusualntlifeofthearea,butinfactit'smoreoftenusedforcyclingandisverypopularwiththelocalclubs.ThisisthefarendoftheparkandoverthereyoucanseetheFrogPond,anaturalfeatureherelongbeforetheparkwasdesigned.Justnexttoitwehaveouroutdoorclassroom,afavouritespotforschoolparties.Theareaisnowmostoftenusedbyprimaryschoolsforbiologylessons.Q18Andfinallylet'spassbytheWaterbirdRefuge.Thisareaisinashelteredpartoftheestuary,that'swhythepark'sviewingshelterisafavouritespotforbirdwatcherswhocanuseittospythroughbinoculars.Youcanwatchavarietyofwaterbirds,butmostvisitorsexpecttoseeblackswanswhentheycometotheshelter.Youmightspotoneyourselfrightnow!Q20Well,herewearebackatourstartingpoint,theVisitorCentre.And=naroundtothewest,youcanand=nsitonabenchtosmelltheflowersintherosegarden,and=nfinallyuptothenorth,ifyoulookinfrontofyounow,there'salakewithasmallislandinthecentre,youcanhirerowingboatsattheboatshed,whichyoucan'tseefromhere,butifyoulookthroughthetrees,youcanseethecafé,whichhas