1、Unit 4 History and traditions听力话题词汇（历史与传统）capital populationlocatecenturyDynastyEmperorinvade 首都人口定位，位于世纪朝代帝王入侵design architecthistoriancastleancientarchaeologistthe Stone Age图案建筑历史学家城堡古代的建筑学家石器时代Victorianthe upper classeswealthservantLondon Tea Trade Centerhistorical维多利亚上层社会财富仆人伦敦茶叶贸易中 心历史的1What ar
2、e the speakers mainly talking about?AThe population.BThe mans experience.CThe capital city.2Why does David ask for a map?ATo locate San Francisco.BTo find a restaurant.CTo eat in Chinatown.1. W: How large is the population of the city where you grew up?M: Its near 1 million.W: Huh I remember you wer
3、e raised in the capital city. Therere not even 1 million people?M: Yeah. And the whole countrys population is about double that of the capital city.2.M: Alice, have you got a map of San Francisco? Id like to find a wonderful place to eat something delicious.W: How about Chinatown, David? I heard lot
4、s of nice Chinese restaurants are located there, and its not far from here.3What do we know about the city?AIt is very modern.BIt is very remote.CIt is very old.4Where does the Thames go in the end?AThe south of the country.BThe North Sea.CThe west of the country.3.M: Theres so much history in this
5、city. Isnt it amazing to think that these buildings have been around for centuries?W: I know. It says in the guidebook this has been the capital city since the 1600s.4.M: Do you know the Thames? W: Yes.Its a very beautiful river. It is in the south of the country and runs to the east,into the North
6、Sea.5When would the man like to see the Great Wall?AIn spring.BIn winter. CIn autumn.M: When is the best time to see the Great Wall? W: People dont agree. Some think the best time is spring. Others think its more beautiful in autumn. M: I would like to see it when the forest turns yellow.听下面一段较长对话，回
7、答以下小题。7What are the speakers mainly talking about?ALives in the UK. BTraveling in the UK.CBrief information about the UK.8Which part of the UK does the man think the woman comes from?AThe north.BThe south.CThe midlands.9How do British people differ from each other according to the woman?ABy dress. B
8、By looks.CBy accents.M: So, you are from the UK? What is it like living in London?W: I dont live in London. I live in Manchester.M: Oh, I always think British people come from London.W: No, Ive only been to London three times in my life. I would be a tourist there like you. London is in the south. M
9、: So where is Manchester?W: Its in the north of England. So are Liverpool, Leeds, York and several other cities. In the middle are two cities: Birmingham and Coventry.M: But the UK is small. Are those places different from each other?W: They each have their own character. British people may look the
10、 same and dress the same, but there are lots of different accents. M: Why so many?W: Well, the UK consists of four different countries - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Plus, there are local accents, left over from the days when people didnt travel very much.听下面一段独白,回答以下小 题。10What per
11、centage of the worlds tea exports go to Britain?AOver 40%.BAlmost 15%.CAbout 30%.11Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk?AMost British people drink tea that way.BTea with milk is healthy.CTea tastes much better with milk.12Who suggests a price for each tea?ATea tasters.BTea companies.CTea exporters
12、.13What is the speaker talking about?AAfternoon tea in Britain.BThe London Tea Trade Centre.CThe life of tea tasters. Look at this picture. Its the London Tea Trade Centre. As you can see, it is on the north bank of the river Thames. It is the center of an important industry in the everyday lives of
13、 the British people. Tea is the British national drink. Every man, woman, and child over ten years of age has on average over four cups a day. Or some one thousand, five hundred cups annually. About thirty percent of the worlds exports of tea makes its way to London. And Britain is by far the larges
14、t importer of tea in the world. Now, in the second picture, you can see how tea is tasted in the Tea Trade Center before it is sold. Here, different types of tea are tasted by skilled tea tasters, before theyre sold at each weeks tea sale. Its amazing to see them at work. Over a hundred kinds of tea are laid out in a line on long tables. The tasters generally taste teas with milk, since that is how the majority of British people drink their tea. The tasters move down the line with surprising speed, tasting from a spoon and deciding what is a fair price for each tea. After that, they
