高中英语人教版2000年高三下01

[04:24.93]A 55-storey building went up in 1913,
[04:27.82]一座55层的大楼在1913年建成.
[04:30.71]and in 1931 the Empire State Building was completed,
[04:33.79]1913年帝国大厦建成,
[04:36.87]then the tallest building in the world.
[04:39.00]它是全世界最高的建筑.
[04:41.13]It has 102 storeys and 73 lifts.
[04:43.81]它有102层和73个电梯.
[04:46.48]From the top of it,
[04:49.44]you could see up to a distance of 130 kilometres on a clear day.
[04:52.61]在晴朗的日子里,在它的顶部你可以看到距离达到130千米.
[04:55.78]Today it is no longer the tallest building in the USA,
[05:00.83]or even in New York.
[05:02.55]如今再也没有最高的建筑在美国或者甚至是在纽约了.
[05:04.27]The World Trade Center,an office building for over 1,200 firms
[05:07.00]世界贸易中心,一座有超过1.200间公司的办公楼
[05:09.73]employing about 50,000 people,is even higher at 411 metres.
[05:13.61]雇用了50.000多个人,它甚至高于411米.
[05:17.49]The twin towers are 110 storeys high,
[05:20.07]这两座楼塔有110层高,
[05:22.64]but high-speed lifts controlled by computer
[05:27.29]take only a minute to reach the top.
[05:29.33]但高速的电梯是用电脑控制的,只要仅仅一分钟的时间就可以到达楼顶.
[05:31.36]The towers are further apart at the top than at the base,
[05:36.12]but this is no mistake
[05:37.74]两座塔楼的楼顶之间的距离比楼底部之间的距离要大一些,但这并不是失误.
[05:39.36]This is because the surface of the earth is not flat but round.
[05:42.60]这是因为地球的表面是圆的而不是平的.
[05:45.84]New York never sleeps.
[05:47.66]纽约城永不休息.
[05:49.49]The underground railway runs 24 hours a day,
[05:51.82]地铁轨道上一天24小时都在运转,
[05:54.14]and there are all-night cinemas,bars and restaurants.
[05:56.68]有通宵达旦的电影院,酒巴和餐厅.
[05:59.21]Some people think that the weather is unpleasant,
[06:03.36]the city ugly and dirty,
[06:05.19]有些人认为这个城市又丑又脏,气候又不好,
[06:07.02]the competition fierce and the streets unsafe.
[06:09.89]有着激烈的竞争和街道不安全.
[06:12.77]It is a city in a hurry,but a very exciting place to be.
[06:15.75]它是一个节奏快的城市,但它也是一个令人兴奋的地方.
[06:18.72]Lesson 50
[06:22.75]第五十课
[06:26.77]1 Reading comprehension
[06:29.00]1 阅读理解
[06:31.24]Read the text fast to find answers to these questions.
[06:33.90]快速朗读这篇课文并找出问题的答案.
[06:36.56]1 In what ways did the settlers treat the Native Americans unfairly?
[06:40.25]1 殖民者在哪些地方对美洲土著人不公平?
[06:43.93]2 What cause a big change in the wildlife on the plains?
[06:47.31]2 在平原什么使野生动植物发生了很大的变化?
[06:50.70]THE BISON ON THE PLAINS OF AMERICA
[06:52.83]美洲平原上的野牛
[06:54.96]The first settlers on the plains of America were Native Americans.
[06:57.83]在美国的第一批殖民者是美洲土著人.
[07:00.70]It is thought that they arrived more than 30,000 years ago
[07:03.43]有人认为,他们是在30.000年以前
[07:06.16]by crossing a land bridge from Asia to America.
[07:08.70]通过一座陆桥从亚洲来到美洲的.
[07:11.23]They lived by hunting and by gathering roots nuts,and wild fruits.
[07:14.46]他们靠打猎和收集树根果仁和野果为生.
[07:17.68]They also hunted and killed wild animals.
[07:20.02]他们也打猎和杀野生动物.
[07:22.36]Around the year 1600
[07:24.40]大在1600年,
[07:26.43]the first horses were brought to the American continent by the Spanish.
[07:29.25]西班牙人把第一批马带到美国大陆.
[07:32.08]Soon there were many wild horses the across the country.
[07:34.56]不久,有很多野马穿过乡村.
[07:37.04]The Native Americans caught and trained them
[07:39.08]美洲土著人抓到并训练它们,
[07:41.11]and were then able to use them to carry their goods
[07:43.39]这样可以让马运载他们的东西,
[07:45.66]when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
[07:47.89]当他们从一个地方到另一个地方露营的时候.
[07:50.13]Now that they could ride horses,it became easier to hunt the bison,
[07:53.00]他们既然会骑马,猎取这种野牛就比较容易了,
[07:55.87]a type of cattle which used to exist in huge numbers on the plains of America.
[07:58.99]一种习惯于成群地生活在美洲平原的牛.
[08:02.12]The bison grows to a shoulder-height of 1.5 metres
[08:07.76]and can weigh 1100 kilograms.