新概念英语第四册Lesson 1 Finding Fossil man
Lesson 1 Finding fossil man 发现化石人 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why are legends handed down by storytellers useful? We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Nea
新概念英语第四册Lesson 2 Spare that spider
Lesson 2 Spare that spider不要伤害蜘蛛 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 How much of each year do spiders spend killing insects? Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our friends? Becau
新概念英语第四册Lesson 3 Matterhorn man
Lesson 3 Matterhorn man 马特霍恩山区人 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What was the main objective of early mountain climbers? Modern alpinists try to climb mountains by a route which
新概念英语第四册Lesson 4 Seeing hands
Lesson 4 Seeing hands 能看见东西的手 First listen and answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 How did Vera discover she had this gift of second sight? Several cases have been reported in Russia recently of people
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 5 Youth
Lesson 5 Youth 青年 First listen and then answer the following question: 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 How does the writer like to treat young people? People are always talking about 'the problem of youth'. If there is one -- which I take
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 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
新概念英语第四册Lesson 11 How to grow old
Lesson 11 How to grow old 如何安度晚年 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What, according to the author, is the best way to overcome the fear of death as you get older? Some old people ar
新概念英语第四册Lesson 12 Banks and their customers
Lesson 12 Banks and their customers 银行和顾客 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why is there no risk to the customer when a bank prints the customer's name on his cheques? When anyone op
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 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 15 Secrecy in industry
Lesson 15 Secrecy in industry 工业中的秘密 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why is secrecy particularly important in the chemical industries? Two factors weigh heavily against the effec
