新世纪大学英语视听说系列教材4听力原文.pdf

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ListentoMaryandBlaketalkingaboutherpaper.Thenanswer

thequestion.

Whatareyouworkingon,Mary

I’mfinishingmypaper.It’sduetomorrow,Blake.

What’sthetopic

It’saboutGreenland.

Greenland.Hmmmthat’spartofCanada,right

Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.

Well,isn’titnearCanada

Yes,it’soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit’spart

ofDenmark.

Oh,Ididn’tknowthat.Well,what’syourpaperaboutexactly

Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion“IsGreenlandreallygreen”

Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees

Isit

Whatdoyouthink

Let’sseeGreenlandisintheArcticCirclewayupnorth.

It’scold,so“IsGreenlandreallygreen”I’danswer

“probablynot.”

You’dbecorrect.It’stoocoldhere.Inthenorth,alotof

thegroundisfrozen.Thesummersareshort,soonlythesurface

thaws.

Thatsoundstough.

It’shardfortheconstructionindustry.It’snoteasyto

buildinGreenland.

Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere

Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They’regreatfor

hikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.

Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.

Thatsoundscool!Ok,soifit’snotreallya“green”place,

whywasitnamed“Greenland”

Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygave

itanattractivename.

Listenagain.CircleTrueorFalse.

GustavandCarolinaareinternationalstudents.Theyare

tellingBartabouttheirsummerworkexperienceintheUnited

States.Didtheyenjoythemselves

Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer

WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark.

I’veneverbeenthere.What’sitlike

It’sbeautifu