新概念英语第四册Lesson 38 Water and the traveler

Lesson 38 Water and the traveller 水和旅行者 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What does this text describe? Contamination of water supplies is usually due to poor sanitation close to wat

新概念英语第四册Lesson 41 Training elephants

Lesson 41 Training elephants 训练大象 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 At what point does the training of a captive wild elephant begin? Two main techniques have been used for training el

新概念英语第四册Lesson 44 Patterns of culture

Lesson 44 Patterns of culture 文化的模式 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What influences us from the moment of birth? Custom has not commonly been regarded as a subject of great moment.

新概念英语第四册Lesson 45 Of men and galaxies

Lesson 45 Of men and galaxies 人和星系 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What is the most influential factor in any human society? In man's early days. competition with other creatures mus

新概念英语第四册Lesson 43 Are there strangers in spac

Lesson 43 Are there strangers in space? 宇宙中有外星人吗？ First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What does the 'uniquely rational way' for us to communicate with other intelligent beings

新概念英语第四册Lesson 39 What every writer wants

I have known very few writers, but those I have known, and whom I respected,confess at once that they have little idea where they arc going when they first set pen to paper. They have a character, perhaps two, they are in that condition of eager dis

新概念英语第四册Lesson 40 Waves

Lesson 40 Waves 海浪 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What false impression does an ocean were convey to the observer? Waves are the children of the struggle between ocean and atmosphere, t

新概念英语第四册Lesson 42 Recording an earthquake

Lesson 42 Recording an earthquake 记录地震 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What does a pen have to do to record on paper the vibrations generated by an earthquake? An earthquake comes li

新概念英语第四册Lesson 16 The modern city

Lesson 16 The modern city 现代城市 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What is the author's main argument about the modern city? In the organization of industrial life the influence of the f

新概念英语第四册Lesson 34 Adolescence

Lesson 34 Adolescence 青春期 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What do adolescents respect in parents? Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and rega

新概念英语第四册Lesson 48 Planning a share portfolio

Lesson 48 Planning a share portfolio 规划股份投资 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 How does the older investor differ in his approach to investment from the younger investor? There is n

新概念英语第四册Lesson 47 The great escape

Lesson 47 The great escape 大逃亡 First listen and then answer the following quesion. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What is one of the features of modern camping where nationality is concerned? Economy is one powerful motive for camping,

新概念英语第四册Lesson 46 Hobbies

Lesson 46 Hobbies 业余爱好 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Who, according to the author, are 'Fortune's favoured children'? a gifted American psychologist has said, 'Worry is a spasm of

新概念英语第四册Lesson 14 The Butterfly Effect

Lesson 14 The Butterfly Effect 蝴蝶效应 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why do small errors make it impossible to predict the weather system with a high degree of accuracy? Beyond two or

新概念英语第四册Lesson 6 The sporting spirit

Lesson 6 The sporting spirit 体育的精神 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题. How does the writer describe sport at the international level? I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sp

新概念英语第四册Lesson 7 Bats

Lesson 7 Bats 蝙蝠 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 In what way does echo-location in bats play an utilitarian role? Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to tu

新概念英语第四册Lesson 13 The search for oil

Lesson 13 The search for oil 探寻石油 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What do oilmen want to achieve as soon as they strike oil? The deepest holes of all made for oil, and they go down t

新概念英语第四册Lesson 8 Trading standards

Lesson 8 Trading standards 贸易标准 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What makes trading between rich countries difficult? Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Bru

新概念英语第四册Lesson 9 Royal espionage

Lesson 9 Royal espionage 王室谍报活动 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What important thing did King Alfred learn when he penetrated the Danish camp of Guthrum? Alfred the Great acted h

新概念英语第四册*Lesson 10 Silicon valley

Lesson 10 Silicon valley 硅谷 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What does the computer industry thrive on apart from anarchy? Technology trends may push Silicon Valley back to the future. Ca