雅思真题听力场景精练:新生报到与培训(5)
<p> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Riverside">Riverside</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Village">Village</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>， <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="roam">roam</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="OK">OK</span>？</p><p> <span word="Now">Now</span>， <span word="from">from</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="youve">youve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="works">works</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>， <span word="like">like</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="ore">ore</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abundance">abundance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>，</p><p> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="firewood">firewood</span>， <span word="all">all</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>，</p><p> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>？ <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>， <span word="local">local</span> <span word="craftsmen">craftsmen</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="forge">forge</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="here">here</span>， <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bend">bend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="millsand">millsand</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railways">railways</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="towns">towns</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span>， <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rare">rare</span></p>
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