外研社必修四M1--6听力材料.doc

必修4 Module 1Interviewer is a woman, with a British accent. G is an American architect.Interviewer:Good afternoon everybody and on the programme this afternoon is an expert of American domestic architecture, Mr Simon Oppenheim who's going to talk to us about the house of the future. So where shall we be living in twenty years' time?G:Twenty years isn't a long time. We won't be living underground or in space. We'll be living in houses and flats just as we do today.Interviewer:What will the houses look like?G:I think they'll look much the same as they do today, at least from the outside. But they will be different inside.Interviewer:In what way?G:For a start, they'll be more flexible. That means we'll be able to move the walls to create bigger or smaller rooms when we want to. So the dining room and living room as we know them would disappear.Interviewer:And the kitchen?G:The kitchen will bee the most important room in the house! We'll still be cooking, and we'll probably be using the kitchen more as a family room. And bathrooms will be bigger.Interviewer:So we'll be spending more time in the bath.G:Just as other people have done in the past, like in the days of the ancient Romans, when the bath had an important social function ...Interviewer:What about furniture?G:Well, a lot of furniture will be the same—we'll still be sitting in chairs and using cupboards to keep things in, but the technology will be different. I think a single puter will control most of the functions in the house, and it will have a voice recognition system.Interviewer:So we'll just have to say "Switch on the light!" and the light es on?G:Yes, that's right. And the technology will be smarter.Interviewer:Smarter?G:Yes. For example, if we run out of something, like there's no more milk left in the fridge, the puter will tell us. Maybe a shopping list would appear on a screen on the fridge. And the toilet will move higher or lower, depending on who uses it—a child or an adult.Interviewer:Will the houses of the future be environment friendly?G:Yes, definitely. We'll be using machines which use less energy. An example could be a dishwasher which doesn't need water. I think everyone will be trying hard to take care of the environment.G:Does that mean you're optimistic about the future?Interviewer:Oh yes, very definitely.Module 2Speaker 1On my way home a few days ago, I got stuck again in the traffic. While I was waiting, I saw a group of taxi drivers in front of me getting out of their cars. They seemed to know each other. They had coffee cups and one of them carried a thermos flask and poured out some hot water to make tea. It was quite funny! But even after the tea party was over, the traffic was still jammed and we still couldn't move.Speaker 2A few weeks ago I had to catch a plane to Sichuan Province. The plane took off at 5:30 p.m. so I set off at 2:30 p.m. to allow plenty of time to get to the airport. But it wasn't enough time. At 5 p.m. I was still only at the third ring road. It was just ridiculous! There was no way I was going to catch the plane, so I told the taxi driver to turn back and go home.Speaker 3It's only 7 kilometres from my home to my place of work. But every day, it is almost certain there will be a traffic jam as I get near the west fourth ring road. It's so annoying! It takes at least 15 to 20 minutes to get through it. I think the traffic jams are usually caused by people disobeying traffic rules. To get to the front of the line, they often take the bicycle lane. It's the same with pedestrians and cyclists. They don't wait for the green light to pass.Speaker 4Beijing traffic seems to have got noticeably worse recently. The causes seem to be roadworks as the city prepares for the Olympics, and a huge increase in new car owners and new drivers. Whatever the cause, it's enough to drive you mad! Why not limit the number of cars, build more underground lines or follow Shanghai and build roads in the sky? These days I only go out in my car at night after 9 p.m. That way I avoid the worst of the traffic.Speaker 5Going to the Summer Palace the other evening there was a big traffic jam at a narrow bridge. One lane in either direction. So obviously there were lots of cars overtaking on the wrong side of the road which then came to a plete stop when a car came in the other direction. Result: no-one was able to move for 10 minutes! As soon as it cleared the same thing happened again. It's unbelievable !Module3Bill:Hi, Li Hong. How are you doing? I hear you're off to the States.Li Hong:That's right, Bill. I'm going to stay in America for three months.Bill:That's great. But you look a bit fed up. What's the problem?Li Hong:Look, Bill, can I ask you a favour? I need some advice about what to do ... or better still, what not to do there.Bill:Oh you mean customs? Of course.Li Hong:For example, what should I。