【答案解析】伦敦人口约七百万，面积1580平方公里，是目前欧洲最大的国际化大都市，而且自17世纪以来始终保持这一地位。19世纪，伦敦是世界上最大和最有影响力的城市，是庞大繁荣的海外帝国的中心。如今伦敦已不再是世界上人口最多的城市，但依然是世界金融和文化中心，城市布局开阔，人口分散，没有一个绝对的市中心。
伦敦是古典文化和流行文化的中心之一，自16世纪莎士比亚时代起就拥有一流的剧院。交响乐团数量众多，一些音乐厅极负盛名，为各类音乐演出提供了理想的场所。伦敦本身就是一座鲜活的博物馆，还集中了世界上任何城市所能拥有的一些重要博物馆/博物馆拥有量最多/最集中的城市之一。 [听力原文]
With a population of approximately 7 million and an area of 1,580 sq km, London is by far the largest city in Europe, a distinction it has maintained since the 17 ^th century. In the 19 ^th century it was the biggest and most influential city in the world, the centre of a large and prosperous overseas empire. Though no longer among the world"s most populous cities, this vast metropolis remains one of the world"s financial and cultural capitals, physically spread out and dispersed, without a predominant focal point.
One of the world"s great centres for classical and popular culture, London has enjoyed a reputation for superb theatre since the time of Shakespeare in the 16 ^th century. The sheer number of symphony orchestras is impressive and some of the most renowned concert halls provide favorable venues for the profusion of performance in town. A living museum itself, London boasts one of the greatest concentrations of significant museums of any city in the world.

【答案解析】我们获取资料、信息以及知识能力的任何深层变革，必然会对高等教育产生深远的影响。有时会有深刻的变革发生，因特网的迅速崛起就是其中之一。在信息处理方面，高校上一次的深远变革发生在20世纪初的25年间。正是在那时，高校图书馆系统开启了快速发展时期。
为什么我相信因特网对高等教育已经并将继续产生重大作用呢?首先。因特网巨大变化和应用密度在高校有稳步上升的迹象/有越来越多的迹象表明在大学教育中，因特网的使用发生了巨大变化且使用越来越密集。从根本上说，因特网的结构进程和大学教学的结构进程严密契合。学生可以把学业拓展到因特网，方法类似于在图书馆、课堂、研讨会、实验室所用的传统方法。 [听力原文]
Any deep transformation in our ability to gain access to data, information, and ultimately knowledge will necessarily have profound effects on higher education. There are moments of real transformation, and the rapid emergence of the Internet is one of them. The last time universities experienced such far-reaching change in information processing was during the first quarter of the twentieth century. It was then that the university libraries reached their point of "takeoff" in accelerated development.
Why I believe the Internet is already having—and it will continue to have—such a major effect on higher education? To begin with, there is steadily mounting evidence of dramatic change and intensity of use in university education. More fundamentally, there is a critical interlock between the structures and processes of the Internet, and those of university teaching and learning. Students can carry forward their work on the Internet in ways that are similar to the traditional ways that they study and learn in libraries, classrooms, seminars and laboratories.