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1、UNIT1OurEarthTrack4-1-1&4-1-2Blake: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'so
2、ffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit'spartofDenmark.Blake:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.Well,what'syourpaperaboutexactly?Mary:Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion"IsGreenlandreallygreen?"Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees?Blake:Isit?Mary:Whatdoyouthink?Blake:Let'ssee...GreenlandisintheArcticCirc
3、le-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:Itsoun
4、dssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?Mary:Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They'regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.Blake:Thatsoundscool!OK,soifit'snotreallya"green"place,whywasitnamed"Greenland"?Mary:Thefirstsettler
5、swantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.Track4-1-3Bart:Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?Gustav:WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalParkBart:I'veneverbeenthere.What'sitlike?Carolina:It'sbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakes...and,ofcourse,glaciers!Bart:Howwasthejob?Gustav:Wehad
6、todoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.Carolina:That'strue,butitwasexciting,too!Weactuallysawbears!Bart:Wow!Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I'llneedajobnextsummer.Carolina:Sorry,Bart,butyoucan'tapplytothatprogram.It'saspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.Track4-1-41.Mt.Fujiisreallyb
7、eautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it'sjustrocksanddirt...butit'sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.2.LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranci
