现代大学英语听力基础教程_听力部分文本_unit6task

现代大学英语听力基础教程_听力部分文本_unit6task内容摘要：

essages. They did not use a special code like the Morse Code. They made their drums speak Like people. They did this by playing tunes that sounded like simple sentences in their languages. The Incas of South America never developed a way of writing their languages, but they used to send messages by tying knots in rope. Men used to run with such knotted ropes from town to town along the Inca roads. Many of these rope messages have been found, but nobody can understand what they mean. Task 8 A: Have you read this? The article about that new survey... B: Yes, I took a glance. It seems pretty obvious to me. You don39。 t really need a survey to tell you this, do you? A: Well, I don39。 t know. It isn39。 t that simple, is it? I mean some people like living in the country... B: yeah, and you can see why less stress, less traffic, less smog... But I don39。 t think it39。 s just a question of what you like... A: No, it39。 s more like a question of work and money... B:Yeah, the main question why many people don39。 t want to live in the country is because they can39。 t find a job there. A: This article here agrees that it39。 s easier to find work in large cities, but it doesn39。 t agree it39。 s the main important reason. B: Why not? A: It says it might be the main reason for older people, but for younger people, even if jobs are easily available in the country, they still would rather stay in large cities. B: I see the point. There39。 s the lure of the bright lights of the cities... A: Yes, night life, music, and youth culture in general, you know. B: Yeah, what39。 s the thing they now talk about? Leisuretime activities? A: Freetime facilities. B: Yeah, that was it. Pubs, clubs and things like that. A: Yeah, and movie theatres, libraries, museums, exhibitions... B: And discos and the chance to meet other young people. A: Apart from the social side of things, the article also mentioned a few things. More opportunities for continuing their education, better facilities for their children in future, better living conditions in general. B: Well, the survey seems to make quite a lot of sense. Task 9 We wee spending our holiday in Cyprus and one day we decided to climb a mountain. It was an unwise thing to do in the heat of the summer, I suppose, but we were bored with swimming and lying in the sun all day long, and wanted to do something different for a change. There were four of us altogether in the party, two American students, another girl and me. We only took two packs, both of which were quite heavy so the boys agreed to carry them. In each of the packs we put two sleeping bags, some tinned food and chocolate and a watercarrier. We didn39。 t know which side of the mountain to climb and we didn39。 t have a map, but we thought that one side。