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新理念大学英语Unit 1听力原文 新理念大学英语unit1听力原文 unit1ourearth listening activity1areportaboutgreenland (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’ssee…greenlandisinthearcticcircle―wayupnorth.it’scold,…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“greenland”?mary:thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.theygaveitanattractivename. activity2aflyingdisaster (audiotrack4-1-4/audiotrack4-1-5) jay:it’scalled“thetitanicofthesky.”it’saboutthehindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.elise:thehindenburg… jay:youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.thirty-fivepeopledied. elise:ohyeah,iremembernow.itwasflyingfromgermanytotheunitedstates.itcrashedasitwaslanding. 1 jay:right.it’ssofunnylooking,don’tyouthink?itdoesn’tlookanythingliketheairplaneswehavetoday. elise:that’strue.whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?itseemssodangerous. jay:well,somepeoplecalledthehindenburg“man’sgreatestachievementinflight.”theythoughtitwas