现代大学英语听力4-UNIT4

Unit4Task1:¡¾´ð°¸¡¿A.1)Temple£¬Cemetery£¬KongFamilyMansion.2)thecentreof3)33metres£¬glazedtiles£¬stonecolumns4)astatueofConfucius£¬thelifestoryofConfuciusB.1)F2)F3)F¡¾Ô­ÎÄ¡¿QufuisthehometownofConfucius(551BC¡ª479BC),agreatthinker,statesmanandeducatorinChina'shistory,andfounderoftheConfucianschoolofphilosophy,whichhashadagreatinfluenceonChinesesocietyandonthewayChinesepeoplethink.Theplaceaboundsinculturalrelics,ofwhichthemostfamousaretheConfucianTempleandCemeteryofConfucianandtheKongFamilyMansion.TheConfucianTemple,standinginthecentreofQufuCity,wasfirstbuiltin478BC.Repeatedrenovationsandexpansionshaveturnedthetempleintoapalatialcomplexwith9rowsofbuildings.Todaythereare466halls,pavilionsandroomsintact,covetingatotalareaof21.8hectares.TheGreatAccomplishmentHall,themajorstructureofthetemple,is33metrestallandisroofedwithyellowglazedtiles.InfrontoftheHallstand10stonecolumnscarvedwithdragons.TheHallhousesastatueofConfuciusandastoneinscriptionofMingDynasty,whichtellsthelifestoryofConfuciusin120pictures.TheConfucianCemetery,occupyingmorethan200hectares,hasservedasthegraveyardofConfuciusandhisdescendantsformorethan2,300years.TheKongFamilyMansion,standingtightnexttotheConfucianTemple,wasthelivingquartersofConfucius'descendants.TheFamilyMansionnowhousesalargenumberofdocuments,filesandantiques.TheTempleandCemeteryofConfucianandtheKongFamilyMansioninQufuwereputonthelistofworldculturalheritagesitesin1994.Task2:¡¾´ð°¸¡¿A.1)ThekingsofancientEgyptwantedtokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures.2)ItislocatedonthewestbankoftheNile,notfarfromCairo.3)TheancientEgyptianscomparedthesettingofthesuntotheendoflifeandthisiswhyallthepyramidsareonthewestbank.4)Theyweretakenacrosstheriverinboatsatfloodtime.5)Thelimestone,whichusedtomakethepyramidsmooth,isgone.Sopeoplecanclimbthehugestoneslikestepstothetop.6)TheLibyanDesert.B.Numberofblocksofstone:2,300,000.Averageweightoftheblocks:2.5tons.Numberofslavesontheproject:100,000.Numberofyearstaken:20.Theheightofthepyramid:over450feet.Areacovered:13acres.Lengthofeachside:755feet.¡¾Ô­ÎÄ¡¿ThekingsofancientEgyptplannedstrongtombstokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures.Overthesetombshugestonepyramidswerebuilt.Thereareover80knownpyramidsinEgypt,buttheGreatPyramidisthelargestofall.TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItstandsonthewestbankoftheNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife.ThisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburiedonthewestbankoftheNile.It¡¯sveryhardtoimaginejusthowbigtheGreatPyramidis.Ithasover2,300,000blocksofsolidstone.Theseshugestoneblocksweighanaverageoftwoandahalftonseach,asheavyasabigcar.Someevenweigh15tons.Withoutmachinery,theancientEgyptianscutandmovedandliftedeachofthesestones.ManyoftheblockscamefromtheeastbankoftheNile,andtheyweretakenacrossthefiverinboatsatfloodtime.Ittookmorethan100,000slaves20yearstobuildtheGreatPyramid.TheGreatPyramidisover450feethightoday,anditwasoncehigher.Itsbasecovers13acres.Eachofthesidesofthepyramidis755feetlong.Ittakesabout20minutestowalkallthewayaroundthepyramid.Everykingwantedhistombtobethebest.ButKhufuoutdidthemall.Thesurfaceofhispyramidusedtoshinewithsmoothwhitelimestone,anditstopcametoasharppoint.Inside,thebodyofKhufurestedinagreatstonecoffin.Hisbodywaspreservedtolastforever,andmanytreasureswereburiedwithhim.Aftermanyyears,theshiningsurfacewaswornaway,andmentooksomeofthehugestoneblockstobuildotherthings:Thievesstolethetreasures,andthebodyofKhufuwasstolen,too.Today,thesidesoftheGreatPyramidarenolongersmoothandwhite.Thelimestoneisgone.Thehugestonesareexposedandyoucanclimbthem,likesteps,tothetop.Whenyouhavereachedthetop,youcanseeformilesaboutyou.YoucanseethesmallerpyramidsandtheSphinx,thegreatstonestatueofthelionwithahumanhead.TothewestyoucanseetheLibyanDesert,andtotheeastyoucanseethegreenNileValleyandthemoderncityofCairo.Task3:¡¾´ð°¸¡¿A.1)thejoyofthefamilyortheunityofthewholeempire2)thethrivingchildren3)therankofanofficialB.1)F2)F3)T4)F5)T¡¾Ô­ÎÄ¡¿InChina,peoplecanoftenseeapairofstonelions,amaleandafemale,infrontofthegatesoftraditionalbuildings.Themaleisontheleftwithhisrightfrontpawrestingonaball,andthefemaleontherightwithherleftfrontpawfondlingtheircub.ThelionisaveryspecialanimaltoChinesepeople.Traditionally,heisregardedasthekingoftheanimalworld,theanimalthatrepresentspowerandprestige.Theballthemalelionisplayingwithprobablysymbolizesthejoyoffamilyortheunityofthewholeempire,andthecubthefemaleisfondling,thethrivingchildren.Traditionally,however,thestonelionswereonlytobefoundinfrontofthegatesofmansionsofpowerfulofficials.Infact,therankoftheofficialswasindicatedbythenumberofcurlsonthelion'shead.Thelionforthehighestrankhad13curls,andthenumberdecreasedbyoneastherankwentdownuntilitreachedthe7thrank,becausebelowthatnoonewasallowedtohavestonelionsguardtheirhouseatall.ItisinterestingtonotethatlionswerenotnativetoChina.ItissaidthatthefirstlionwasbroughtintothecountryasagirlfromtheKingo