王明：嗨，安娜。今天在我的中文课上，我们died. His family would live and grow, but
读了一个叫做《愚公移山》的着名故事。 the mountains could not get bigger. So Yu 安娜：噢，这个故事是怎样开始的？ Gong and his family kept on digging day 王明：哦，从前，有一个老人。在他家附近有after day and year after year. Finally, a god
两座山。它们如此高大以至于走到另一边was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two 要花很长时间。 gods to take the mountains away. This story 安娜：那么接下来发生了什么？ reminds us that you can never know what’s 王明：哦，这个老人告诉他的家人他们都应该possible unless you try to make it happen. 帮助他移山。
Section B
安娜：嗯，但是一个老人可能甚至不能移动一
棵小树。 1b Listen and number the pictures [1-5] in 王明：是的，那也是他的妻子说的。 1c.
安娜：他们将把山上所有的土和石头放到哪Mei Ling：Tom, can you tell me a story from
里？ Europe? 王明：愚公说他们可以把它放到海里，因为海Tom：Well, I know one. It’s called The
足够大能够容纳一切东西。因此第二天他Emperor’s New Clothes. This story is about 们就都开始挖山了。 an emperor who loved clothes. He loved 听录音。把图画标上数字[1~4]以便于讲故事。 buying and looking at his beautiful clothes. 王明：让我告诉你关于愚公的剩余的故事。愚Mei Ling：So what happened?
公和他的家人开始把一些土和石头移到Tom：Two brothers came to the city to make 海里去。一天，一个人看见了愚公和他的special clothes for the emperor. But the 孩子们在忙着移山。他告诉愚公他绝不可emperor had to give them silk and gold. 能做到，因为他年老体弱。这个人一说完，Mei Ling：Were the clothes nice? 愚公就说他死后他的家人将继续移山。他Tom：Well, the brothers kept everything for 的家人将会继续生存并且繁衍壮大，但是themselves and told the emperor that 山不可能变得更大。因此愚公和他的家人people couldn’t see the clothes unless they 日复一日，年复一年地坚持挖山。最后，were clever. 天帝被愚公感动了，于是派了两个神仙移Mei Ling：Oh, so they were really trying to cheat 走了大山。这个故事提醒我们，你永远不the emperor! 知道什么是可能的，除非你努力让它发生。 Tom：Yes, you are right. When the emperor 2b Listen again and the words you looked at himself, he only saw his hear. underwear. But he didn’t want people to Wang Ming：Let me tell you the rest of the story think he was stupid, so he said his new
about Yu Gong. Yu Gong and his family clothes were very beautiful.
began to move some of the earth and stone 再听一遍录音。圈出你所听到的单词。 to the sea. One day, a man saw Yu Gong 王明：让我告诉你关于愚公的剩余的故事。愚and his children when they were working 公和他的家人开始把一些土和石头移到on moving the mountains. He told Yu Gong 海里去。一天，一个人看见了愚公和他的that he could never do it because he was 孩子们在忙着移山。他告诉愚公他绝不可old and weak. As soon as the man finished 能做到，因为他年老体弱。这个人一说完，talking, Yu Gong said that his family could 愚公就说他死后他的家人将继续移山。他continue to move the mountains after he 的家人将会继续生存并且繁衍壮大，但是
山不可能变得更大。因此愚公和他的家人Tom：Well, the brothers kept everything for
themselves and told the emperor that 日复一日，年复一年地坚持挖山。最后，
people couldn’t see the clothes unless they 天帝被愚公感动了，于是派了两个神仙移
were clever. 走了大山。这个故事提醒我们，你永远不
Oh, so they were really trying to cheat 知道什么是可能的，除非你努力让它发生。 Mei Ling：
听录音，把1c里的图片标上数字［1~5］。
梅玲：汤姆，你能给我讲一个来自欧洲的故事
吗？
汤姆：好的，我知道一个。它名叫《皇帝的新
装》。这个故事是关于一个特别喜欢衣服的国王。他喜欢买并且看他的漂亮衣服。 梅玲：那么发生了什么？ 汤姆：两个兄弟来到这座城市为国王制作特别的衣服，但是国王得给他们丝绸和黄金。 梅玲：衣服好看吗？ 汤姆：噢，这两个兄弟将所有的丝绸和黄金据为己有，并且告诉国王不聪明的人是看不
到这些衣服的。
梅玲：哦，那么他们的确在试图欺骗国王！ 汤姆：是的，你说得对。当国王看自己时，他只看到了他的内衣。但是他不想让人们认
为他是愚蠢的，因此他说他的新衣服非常
漂亮。
Mei Ling：Did he wear the new clothes? Tom：Yes, he did. He walked through the city wearing his new clothes. Nobody wanted to sound stupid, so everyone said his new clothes were wonderful. But suddenly, a young boy shouted, “Look! The emperor isn’t wearing any clothes!”
Mei Ling：What a funny story!
1c Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Mei Ling：Tom, can you tell me a story from Europe?
Tom：Well, I know one. It’s called The Emperor’s New Clothes. This story is about an emperor who loved clothes. He loved
buying and looking at his beautiful clothes.
Mei Ling：So what happened?
Tom：Two brothers came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor. But the
emperor had to give them silk and gold.
Mei Ling：Were the clothes nice?
the emperor!
Tom：Yes, you are right. When the emperor
looked at himself, he only saw his
underwear. But he didn’t want people to
think he was stupid, so he said his new
clothes were very beautiful. Mei Ling：Did he wear the new clothes? Tom：Yes, he did. He walked through the city wearing his new clothes. Nobody wanted to
sound stupid, so everyone said his new clothes were wonderful. But suddenly, a young boy shouted, “Look! The emperor
isn’t wearing any clothes!” Mei Ling：What a funny story! 梅玲：他穿新衣服了吗？
汤姆：是的，他穿了。他穿着他的新衣服巡游
城市。没人想让自己听起来愚蠢，因此每个人都说他的新衣服好看极了。但是突然，一个小男孩大喊：“看！国王没有穿任何衣服！”
梅玲：多有趣的一个故事！
再听一遍录音，填空。 梅玲：汤姆，你能给我讲一个来自欧洲的故事吗？
汤姆：好的，我知道一个。它名叫《皇帝的新
装》。这个故事是关于一个特别喜欢衣服的国王。他喜欢买并且看他的漂亮衣服。 梅玲：那么发生了什么？ 汤姆：
两个兄弟来到这座城市为国王制作特别的衣服，但是国王得给他们丝绸和黄金。 梅玲：衣服好看吗？
汤姆：
噢，这两个兄弟将所有的丝绸和黄金据为己有，并且告诉国王不聪明的人是看不到这些衣服的。 梅玲：哦，那么他们的确在试图欺骗国王！ 汤姆：是的，你说得对。当国王看自己时，他
只看到他的内衣。但是他不想让人们认为他是愚蠢的，因此他说他的新衣服非常漂亮。 梅玲：他穿新衣服了吗？
汤姆：是的，他穿了。他穿着他的新衣服巡游
城市。没人想让自己听起来愚蠢，因此每个人都说他的新衣服好看极了。但是突然，一个小男孩大喊：“看！国王没有穿任何衣服！”
梅玲：多有趣的一个故事！
UNIT 7
Section A
1b Listen and complete the sentences.
Teacher：Yesterday, we learned some important
geographical facts. I hope you all still remember them. I’m going to test you now by asking a few questions. First, what’s the highest mountain in the world?
Boy 2：Qomolangma! It’s higher than any other
mountain in the world. Teacher：That’s right. And who can tell me what
the Sahara is?
Girl 1：The Sahara is the biggest desert in the
world.
Teacher：Very good. And which is the deepest
salt lake in the world?
Girl 2：The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt
lakes.
Teacher：You’re all so smart! Now, for the last
question, which is the longest river in the world?
Boy 1：I know! The Nile is the longest river in
the world.
Boy 2：And the Amazon is the second longest
river in the world.
Teacher：It seems that you know the answers to
all my questions. Good job!
2a Listen and number the facts [1-4] in the order you hear them. Mike：Hi, I’m Mike. I’m from the United States. Boy：Welcome to our class, Mike. We’re happy
to meet you.
Mike：Can you tell me a bit more about China? Girl：Sure! Did you know that China is one of
the oldest countries in the world? It’s over 5,000 years old.
Mike：Yes, I did. It’s much older than my
country—in fact, the United States is one of the youngest countries in the world. It’s not even 300 years old.
Boy：And China has the biggest population, too.
It’s a lot bigger than the population of the United States. 听录音，完成句子。
老师：昨天，我们学了一些重要的地理事实。
我希望你们都还记得。现在我将问几个问题测验你们。第一，世界上最高的山是什么？ 男孩2：珠穆朗玛峰。它比世界上其他的山峰
都高。 老师：正确。谁能告诉我撒哈拉沙漠是什么？ 女孩1：撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的沙漠。 老师：很好。世界上最深的咸水湖是哪一个？ 女孩2：里海是所有咸水湖中最深的。 老师：你们都这么聪明！现在问最后一个问题，
世界上最长的河是哪一条？
男孩1：我知道！尼罗河是世界上最长的河。 男孩2：亚马逊河是世界上第二大长河。 老师：看起来你们知道所有问题的答案。干得
不错！ 听录音，然后把下面的事实按照你听到的顺序用 [1~4]标出来。
迈克：你们好，我叫迈克。我来自美国。
男孩：欢迎到我们的班级来，迈克。见到你我
们非常高兴。
迈克：你们能告诉我关于中国更详细的情况
吗？ 女孩：当然可以！你知道中国是世界上最古老
的国家之一吗？它有5 000多年的历史。 迈克：是的，我知道。它比我的国家历史更悠
久。事实上，美国是世界上最年轻的国家之一。它的历史甚至不到300年。 男孩：中国也是人口最多的国家，它比美国的
人口多得多。
Mike：But China is about the same size as the
US, right?
Girl：Yes, and it’s the biggest country in Asia.
We also have some famous rivers. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It’s about 6,300 kilometers long.
Mike：Wow! I didn’t know that. I thought the
Yellow River was longer.
Boy：No, the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers
long. But both rivers are very important to China.
2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a
with the numbers in the box. Mike：Hi, I’m Mike. I’m from the United States. Boy：Welcome to our class, Mike. We’re happy
to meet you.
Mike：Can you tell me a bit more about China? Girl：Sure! Did you know that China is one of
the oldest countries in the world? It’s over 5,000 years old. Mike：Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country
—in fact, the United States is one of the youngest countries in the world. It’s not even 300 years old.
Boy：And China has the biggest population, too.
It’s a lot bigger than the population of the United States.
Mike：But China is about the same size as the
US, right?
Girl：Yes, and it’s the biggest country in Asia.
We also have some famous rivers. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It’s about 6,300 kilometers long.
Mike：Wow! I didn’t know that. I thought the
Yellow River was longer.
Boy：No, the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers
long. But both rivers are very important to China.
Section B
1b Listen and check（√）the numbers you hear.
Teacher：Do you have any questions about baby
pandas?
Boy 1：Are they much smaller than an adult
panda?
Teacher：Yes. When they’re born, they only
weigh about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos. Boy 1：Wow, that’s small! I know an adult panda
weighs many times more than a baby.
Teacher：That’s right. And the adult pandas
weigh about 100 kilos.
迈克：但是中国和美国差不多大，对吗？ 女孩：是的，它是亚洲最大的国家。我们也有一些着名的河流。长江是亚洲最长的河流。它大约
6 300千米长。
迈克：哇！我不知道。我原以为黄河更长。 男孩：不，黄河5 464千米长。但是两条河对
中国都非常重要。
再听一遍录音，用方框中的数字填写2a中的空格。
迈克：你们好，我叫迈克。我来自美国。
男孩：欢迎到我们的班级来，迈克。见到你我
们非常高兴。
迈克：你们能告诉我关于中国更详细的情况
吗？ 女孩：当然可以！你知道中国是世界上最古老
的国家之一吗？它有5 000多年的历史。 迈克：是的，我知道。它比我的国家历史更悠
久。事实上，美国是世界上最年轻的国家之一。它的历史甚至不到300年。 男孩：中国也是人口最多的国家，它比美国的
人口多得多。
迈克：但是中国和美国差不多大，对吗？ 女孩：是的，它是亚洲最大的国家。我们也有
一些着名的河流。长江是亚洲最长的河流。它大约
6 300千米长。
迈克：哇！我不知道。我原以为黄河更长。 男孩：不，黄河5 464千米长。但是两条河对
中国都非常重要。
听录音，然后在你听到的数字前打“√”。 老师：关于大熊猫宝宝你们有问题吗？ 男孩1：它们比成年大熊猫小很多吗？
老师：是的。它们出生时，大约0.1到0.2公
斤重。
男孩1：哇，那么小！我知道成年大熊猫比大
熊猫宝宝重许多倍。
老师：你说得对。成年大熊猫重约100公斤。 Boy 2：What about the size of a baby panda?
八下英语听力及译文
