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2015英语专业四级考试听写模拟试题第1-10篇

2015英语专业四级考试听写模拟试题第1-10篇

第1篇TeamworkTeamwork is just as important in science as it is on the playing field or in the gym. Scientific investigations are almost always carried out by teams of people working together. Ideas are shared, experiments are designed,data are analyzed, and results are evaluated and shared with other investigators. Group work is necessary, and is usually more productive than working alone.Several times throughout the year you may be asked to work with one or more of your classmates. Whatever the task your group is assigned, a few rules need to be followed to ensure a productive and successful experience.What comes first is to keep an open mind, because everyone's ideas deserve consideration and each group member can make his or her own contribution. Secondly, it makes a job easier to divide the group task among all group members. Thirdly, always worktogether, take turns, and encourage each other by listening, clarifying, and trusting one another. Mutual support and trust often make a great difference.Useful words and expressions:playing field n. 运动场productive adj. 多产的,有生产价值的productive force 生产力productive labor 有价值的劳动a productive farm 肥沃的农场a productive writer 多产作家investigation n. 调查,研究(be) under investigation 在调查研究中bear investigation 经得起考查,不怕追查keep an open mind 不抱成见,抱着虚心态度make a great difference 有很大差别,有很大影响听力源文件下载地址:/s/1i3iV5Tb第2篇Mistakes Are Good TeachersAfter the birth of my second child,I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced waitress for a few days,I was allowed to wait on tables on my own. When Saturday night came,I was luckily given the tables not far from the kitchen.However,I still felt a little hard to carry the heavy trays. So I moved slowly, minding every step. I remembered how happy I was when I saw a tray standing next to the tables. It looked different from the one I was trained on,and it had nice handles which made it easier to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to believe I was natural at this job. Then, an old man came to me and said that was his wife's walker. I stood frozen as ice,but my face was on fire. Since then, I have learned to be more careful and not to be too sure of myself. (164 words)Useful Words and Expressions :tray [trei] ;n.盘子,托盘handle ['heendl] n.把手,手柄frozen (freeze的过去分词)adj.冷冻的,冷藏的frozen food冷冻食品frozen assets冻结的资产keep. . . frozen 冷藏听力源文件下载地址:/s/1i3iV5Tb第3篇Time Has the Power to Change AttitudeLast week, my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home.My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child, I loved him;as a school girl and young adult, I feared him and felt bitter about him.On the first day of my visit, we did some shopping,ate on the street table,and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around?The next day, my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him until that moment. After so many years, I'm at last seeing another side of my father.Useful Words and Expressions:devote [di'vaut] 投人于,献身be devoted to 专心于devote oneself to sth.献身于,致力于He's devoted to me.他对我忠心耿耿。

2021年12月大学英语四级真题复合式听写

2021年12月大学英语四级真题复合式听写

2021年12月大学英语四级真题复合式听写Section CTime is, for the average American, of utmost importance. To the foreign visitor, Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things accomplished on time (according to a predetermined schedule) than they are with developing deep interpersonal relations. Schedules, for the American, are meant to be planned and then followed in the smallest detail.It may seem to you that most Americans are completely controlled by the little machines they wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off abruptly to make it to their next appointment on time.Americans’ language is filled with references to time, giving a clear indication of how much it is valued. Time is something to be “on,” to be “kept,”“filled,”“saved,”“wasted,”“gained,”“planned,”“given,”“made the most of,” even “killed.”The international visitor soon learns that it is considered very rude to be late -- even by 10 minutes -- for an appointment in America.Time is so valued in America, because by considering time to be important one can clearly achieve more than if one “wastes” time and doesn’t keep busy. This philosophy has proven its worth. It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity itself is highly valued in America. Many American proverbs stress the value of guarding time, using it wisely, and setting and working toward specific goals. Americans believe in spending their time and energy today so that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time.。

专4听写10篇

专4听写10篇

听写10篇Dictation1Valentine’s Day情人节(157words)It’s that time of the year when couples show their love for each other/by sending cards, flowers and chocolates./But Valentine’s Day is not only about public displays of affection:/in recent years it has also become big business./In the UK alone,more than20million pounds is spent on flowers,/whilst in the United States over1billion dollars is spent on chocolates./ Although Valentine’s Day has become a global industry/with more than80million roses sold worldwide,/the origins of the day are unclear and hidden in the mists of time./Nobody knows exactly who St Valentine was,/although some historians suggest he was a Roman killed in the third century AD by a Roman Emperor./It is said that the first recorded Valentine’s card/was sent by the imprisoned Duke of Orleans in1415./It is believed that he sought solace from his confinement/by writing love poems to his wife./Dictation2Soap Opera肥皂剧(154words)Where did the expression“soap opera”come from?/In the early days of TV,there were often dramas on during the day./Back in those days,it was traditional for the husband to go out to work/and for the wife to stay at home and look after the house and the children./Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the housewives/who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the washing./Companies selling washing powder would advertise their products/ at times when these dramas were on,/and sometimes those companies would even sponsor the drama.Hence the word‘soap’./So what about the word opera?/Well,that’s because these dramas are often an exaggeration of real life./They are supposed to represent ordinary lives but,/to make them entertaining,lots of dramatic events,like murders,divorces,affairs etc.,/all happen probably much more regularly/ than they would in a normal neighbourhood./Dictation3Music音乐(154words)Music is the abstract art of arranging vocal or instrumental sounds/in a manner that produces a flowing,/unified and thoughtful composition that has melody,harmony,rhythm./In contrast to the other arts,music is not a readily tangible form of expression./Music may be called both the most mathematical and the most abstract of the arts./Unlike words,images,or dance, however,/musical tones in themselves have no concrete associations,/and only gain meaning when they are combined into patterns./Through the centuries various philosophers have attempted to integrate theories/on the essence of music with their particular world views./Many non-Western cultures and some Western writers as well have perceived it as an inherently mystical force,/able to unlock elemental truths or principles/that cannot be translated into written or graphic form./Music is an important part of our lives,/and has been an important part of every civilization known to man./Dictation4Divorce离婚(151words)Marriage is a sacred institution,/wherein two individuals take the wedding vows of love/and cherish and respect each other for life./Many times it so happens that these two individuals discover/they were never meant to be together and file for a divorce./Marriage involves physical, emotional,/mental and financial investments and letting it all evaporate in thin air is not a very easy process./Yet,50%of the marriages end in a divorce/and67%of second marriages too end up in divorce./It is seen that the rate of divorce in America is the highest in the world./ Divorce is a stressful event that usually means a loss of family,love,/dreams and feelings of betrayal and loneliness./Marriage is a major relationship in society./Ending this important relationship and reasons for divorce/lead to an emotional upheaval in the lives of the individual’s seeking a divorce./Dictation5Elephants大象(157words)Elephants are the largest animals that live on land./There are two different kinds of elephants/—the African elephant and the Asian elephant./You can identify an African elephant from an Asian elephant/from the size of their ears and the tusks and their height./The ears and the tusk of an Asian elephant are smaller in size compared to an African elephant./An African elephant is taller and bigger in size than an Asian elephant./An average life span of an elephant is sixty years./In captivity,an elephant can live up to eighty years./An adult elephant experiences most of the human illness attributed to old age./An adult elephant is active reproductively till the age of fifty./An elephant would live till its last tooth wears out./Once that happens,an elephant would starve itself to death./If the elephant is well protected,/it can live up to the seventy years and more./Dictation6Eye Protection保护眼睛(141words)The development of business and entertainment/has led to increasing numbers of problems for our eyes./Eye strain caused by the excessive watching of TV,/computer monitors,books,and other devices has become a severe problem./This is a concern among children/who are becoming more and more addicted to video and computer games./They spend long hours staring at the screen with few breaks./Other things can also cause poor eyesight./Pollution can damage the eyes,as well as a poor diet./This is especially true for the poor in society/as they may not be able to afford the food necessary/to provide everything that their bodies need./There is also an increase of people born with bad eyesight,/and others develop poor vision at an early age./This can be caused by the misuse of a person’s eyesight./Dictation7The Invention of Shoes鞋子的发明(158words)The invention of shoes can be linked back to past civilizations/and to our ancestors who needed protecting covering for their feet/during harsh winters or while climbing rocky grounds./ Our ancestors covered themselves with clothing made of animal skin,grass and other materials,/ however,there was no such clothing for the feet./Since thousands of years ago,man had no suitable means of transport/and so while walking long distances,/the feet was prone to get hurt or injured./To safeguard the feet,sandals were invented/and as time advanced,sandals evolved as shoes./Various researches suggest that thesigns of first footwear that resembled shoes/were found in Spanish caves some15000years ago./ These drawings suggest men who have tied their feet with animal and fur skins around their feet./Some figures suggest grass padding and papyrus leaves trapped around the feet./This all possibly hint that our ancestors were the first inventors of shoes./Dictation8Alcohol on Campus校园里的饮酒现象(151words)Most American colleges and universities take a spring break./Students might go home to their families/—or spend a week partying on a warm beach with no parents around./ In the United States,the legal age to drink alcohol is twenty-one/—one of the highest in the world./Americans debate whether it should be lowered,/or whether young drinkers would only drink more./In parts of Europe,the legal drinking age for beer,/and sometimes hard liquor, is sixteen./Yet France may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to eighteen,/the same as for hard liquor there./Rules on alcohol differ from college to college in the United States./Many schools require all first-year students to take an alcohol prevention and education program./Some have a"zero tolerance"policy where alcohol is banned from all buildings./Parents are informed of violations and students may be suspended./Dictation9The Fast Food Restaurants in the United States美国的快餐店(153words)The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger,/a kind of round sandwich of cooked ground beef./The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant./At fast food restaurants,people order their food,/wait a few minutes,and carry it to their tables themselves./ People also take their food out of the restaurant/and eat it in their cars or in their homes./At some fast food restaurants,people can order their food,/pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars./There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States./The most numerous sell hamburgers,French fries and milkshakes./In addition,fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food,/Mexican food,Italian food,chicken,seafood and ice cream are very numerous./The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular/that nearly every kind of food can be found in one./Dictation10The New Consumptive Attitude新的消费观(144words)The economic success of China is changing the way Chinese people look at money./The people,who now have more money available,/are beginning to enter into a material consumer culture./This new excess has allowed more spending on movies,/books,concerts,dramas,and a host of other things./This has dramatically changed since when people were interested more in buying food than in entertainment./These new consumptive habits and attitudes/have created many differences in society./This is especially true of the gap between generations./Young people today focus a lot of their attention on brands,/which are made up of both international and domestic name brands./The desire to possess these famous name brands in clothing and electronics,/has led to the massive increase in these industries./Another interesting effect has been the rise of tourism/and its related industries within China./。

巅峰听力Part4复合式听写

巅峰听力Part4复合式听写

巅峰听力Part4复合式听写大学英语四级考试听力训练之复合式听写(一)复合式听写要求在听完一篇约250词的文章后,把文章中空缺的内容补充完整。

听写一共朗读三遍。

第一遍:全文朗读,正常语速。

第二遍:遇到要填写的单词处,略有停顿,遇到句子有较长时间停顿;第三遍:语速正常。

技巧:1. 根据篇章结构来预测专注于段首的主题句,关联词,段与段之间逻辑关系等2. 根据语法结构来预测判断空白处文字在句中的成分和词性; 特殊句型的搭配等训练重点:单词读准,写准历年听写考过的单词:additional architecture artificial average boring cancer coupled crossed describedespite destroyed distant emotionally ensure establish experiences familiarfocused historical increasingly instruments investigated mysterious normalpercent perhaps permitted popular prints quality recommendrelativelyretirement romantic ruining species success typical uniform value 容易拼写错误的单词:campaign architecture artificial emotionally species mysterious establishedinstruments investigated recommend acceptable accidentally accommodate acquireacquit amateur apparent argument atheist believe calendarcategory cemetery changeable collectible column committed conscience conscientious conscious consensus definitely discipline drunkenness embarrassmentequipment exceed existence experience fiery foreign gaugegrateful guarantee harass height hierarchy humorous ignoranceimmediate independent indispensable intelligence jewelry judgment leisureliaison license lightning maintenance maneuver medieval millennium miniature mischievous misspell neighbor noticeable occasionally pastimeperseverance personnel playwright publicly questionnairereceive/receipt recommendreferred reference relevant restaurant rhyme schedule separate sergeant threshold twelfth tyranny until vacuum weather/whether weird1Drill 1 (P118-119)There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment – most of these are made in Japan but there arealso good (S1)________ models from Germany and the USA. We have(S2)__________ a range of different models to see which is the best (S3) _________ for money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are (S4) _________ with different cameras being assessed, our researchers (S5) _________ the Olympic BY model as the best auto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200 although you maywell want to spend more – (S6) _________ as much as another $200 – on buying (S7)__________lenses and other equipment. It is a good Japanese camera, easy to use. Equivalent German models tend to be (S8)__________ and slightlyless easy to use, whereas the American versions are considerably more(S9) ____________.The Olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams, which is quite a bitless than other cameras of a similar type. Indeed one of the other models we look at weighed almost twice as much. Similarly, it is smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into a pocket or handbag. All the people we interviewed expressed almost total(S10)______________ with it. The only problem was a slight awkwardnessin loading the film.Drill 2 (P125-126)The Library of Congress is America’s national library. It hasmillions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1)________ publications as well as letters of (S2) _________ interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3)_________, movies, sound recordings andmusical (S4)____________. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5)________ to take books out of the building.The Library of Congress was (S6)___________ in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol Building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all(S7)________ that year when the Capitol was burned down during America’s war with Britain.To help rebuild the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson’scollection included 7,000 books in seven languages. In 1897, the library moved into its own building – acrossthe street from the Capitol. Today, three buildings hold thelibrary’s collection. The library provides booksand materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government (S8)__________ and foreign libraries. It buys some of its books and gets others as (S9)________. It also gets materials through its copyright office. Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in US must send two copies to the library. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is (S10)___________ in the United States.Drill 3 (新东方英语背诵美文30篇-摘取梦想的启明星)Good Mistakes by Dave BalchIt’s good to make mistakes, and here’s why.First of all, mistakes are a clear (1)________ that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try newthings because when you are trying new things you are growing. Ifyou never try anything new, how can you (2)_______? How can you expand? How can you (3)____________? The simple answer is, “You can’t.”Look around you. With very few (4)_________, either everything you see in your physical world or every single (5)_________ of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new.Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are (6)_____________. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, re remarked that he had n’t failed 10,000 times, but (7)______________ had learned 10,0002things that didn’t work.Finally, when you make a mistake you are that much closer to(8)_____________. Why?Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some finite (9)___________ of things before you succeeded. Every time you made a mistake you (10)_____________ one of those things and are one step closer.But this all doesn’t mean that you should forge ahead with disregard for the (11)____________ of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some(12)____________ limits so that, in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in aposition to try again.We all have limited (13)______________ in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on oneapproach to a problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate these resourcesappropriately so you can learn, (14)____________, and try it again. Only by embracing and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant (15)_____________ in your business and your career.There is an old axiom that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.” So goforth and make mistakes. And learn, and grow, and prosper.Drill 4 The Beauty of Nature by Ralph Waldo EmersonNature satisfies by its loveliness, and without any mixture of corporeal benefit. I see the spectacle of (1)_____________ from the hilltop over against my house, from daybreak to (2)___________, with emotions which an angle might (3)____________. The long slender bars of cloud (4)__________ like fishes in the sea of crimson (深红色的) light. From the earth, as a shore, I look out into that (5)___________ sea. Iseem to partake its rapid transformations; the active enchantment reaches my dust, and I dilate(膨胀) and conspire(合作,协力) with the morning wind. How does Nature deify(神化) us with a few and cheap elements! Give mehealth and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous. The dawn is my Assyria; the sunset and moonrise my Paphos, and unimaginable realms of faerie; broad noon shall be my England of the senses and the understanding; the night shall be my Germany of mystic (8)____________ and dreams.Drill 5 Success Is on the Other Side by Stuart RosenEverybody want success. Some people aim for it; others just talk about it. We all know what it looks like, when someone else has it. Oftentimes it just seems like something too far (1)_____ ____ ________.The truth is: Success is closer t han you think. It’s just on the other side. You have to want it enough, andbe willing (2)__________ to get it.On the other side of fearFear is you biggest obstacle – fear of (3)_________; fear of the judgment of others; fear of actually (4)____________. It will trip you up every time. It will cause you to make decisions that may seem “right” atthe time, but they’re preventing you from actually (5)______________ that wall.On the other side of excusesSuccess has no excuses. You (6)_______ get it or you don’t. Theminute you find a reason not to takeanother step towards success is the (7)_________ you stop being successful. In the symphony of success, excuses are just (8)____________.On the other side of obstaclesEveryone faces changes; different ones at different times. We all handle the same (9)____________ differently; we all have different results. It’s how you handle each one and what you (10)_______ ________ the results that count. An obstacle is something you either find away around o r allow to stop you. Remember, you’ve got to get(11)__________ obstacles in order to succeed.On the other side of failuresNot everything words; even if it works for other people, the samething just doesn’t work for us. So3what? Failure can either become an obstacle and an (12)___________or it can become your (13)_________ in what not to do.It takes (14)___________, commitment and follow-through.They call it a ladder of success for a reason, because you need to (15)__________ it in order to ge t somewhere. It’s not a escalator. You just don’t (16)__________ there and let it do the work for you. Youhave to do the work yourself. Sometimes it will be easy; other timesyou’ll be carrying a heavy load on your(17)_____________. The ladder remains the same. Success still(18)_________ on the other side. It’s goingto take determination and (19)__________ on your (20)_______ to get up and over that wall.Which side do you want to be?Drill 6 You’re A Beautiful Person by Anonymous(无名氏)I with that I could tell every person that I meet that he or she isa beautiful person – and(1)_______ _____ _______ it. I with I could look them in the eyes and tell them of their beauty and have them accept the words for what they truly are – the truth, (2)____________.You and I both know that most people will (3)___________ their beauty, expressing what they feel is modesty of humility. It’s easier for us to be told that we’re (4)________ ________________ -- our own beauty is something(5)_____________________________.You could help me to (6)________ people ______ their innate beauty. You could agree with me in an effort (7) ____ _____________ ________________. You could give a few specifics to illustrate just what we’re talking about when we say the person is beautiful. You could reassure the person that I’m not saying it to flatter or to win the person over or (8)________________________________________________, but just trying to express (9)______ ________ the beauty I see when I look into that person’e ey es and see humanbeing there, the person who gets happy and hurt and(10)___________________________.You can help me by (11)______ the person that beauty isn’t about (12)_________________________, but about the part of us(13)____________________________________. It’snot all physical and it’s not all spiritual, but a tender combination of all that we are.4KeysDrill 11. quality2. investigated3. value4. familiar5. recommend6.perhaps7. additional8. heavier9. expensive 10. satisfactionDrill 21. popular2. historical3. prints4. instruments5. permitted6. established7. destroyed8. agencies9. gifts 10. published Drill 31. sign2. improve3. innovate4. exception5. detail6. learning7. rather8. success9. number 10. eliminated 11. consequences 12. reasonable 13. resources 14. modify 15. advancesDrill 41. morning2. sunrise3. share4. float5. silent6. elements7. moonrise8. philosophyDrill 51. out of reach2. enough3. failure4. succeeding5. getting over6. either7. the moment8. noise9. challenges 10. do with 11. passed 12. excuse 13. teacher 15. effort 15. climb 16. stand 17. shoulders 18.waits 19. persistence 20 part Drill 61. have them believe2. plain and simple3. deny54. talented or intelligent5. th at we don’t want to face6. convince …of7. to reinforce the message 8. get something out of the person 9. in words10.who laughs and who cries 11. reminding12. comparing ourselves with others 13. that shines when we love others and love life.6。

新四级听力听写训练材料-录音稿 - 复件

新四级听力听写训练材料-录音稿 - 复件

四级录音稿录音说明:以下文稿,保持匀速(约100-120词每分钟)录制。

每篇文章读三遍,中间间隔10秒。

第一遍和第三遍为美式发音,第二遍为英式发音。

要求清晰清楚。

No.1Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so. However, we now do know something about it. First, we know that all people have a language of some sort. No human race anywhere on earth is so backward that it has no language of its own at all. Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped but, the languages they speak are by no means like this. In all the languages existing in the world today, there are complexities that must have been there for years. Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate. Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. And finally, we know that language changes over time, which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead.No.2To improve your reading habits, you must understand the characteristics of a good reader. First, the good reader usually reads rapidly. Of course, he does not read every piece of material at the same rate. But whether he is reading a newspaper or a chapter in a physics text, his reading rate is relatively fast. He has learned to read for ideas rather than words one at a time. Next, the good reader can recognize and understand general ideas and specific details.Thus he is able to comprehend the material with a minimum of effort and a maximum of interest. Finally, the good reader has in his command several special skills, which he can apply to reading problems as they occur. For the college student, the most helpful of these skills include making use of the various aids to understanding that most text books provide and skim-reading for a general survey. No.3Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. People use money to buy food, clothes and hundreds of other things. In the past, many different things were used as money. People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods. The Chinese used cloth and knives. In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used. Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt. Coins were first invented by the Chinese. Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center, so that a piece of string could keep them together. This made doing business much easier, but people still found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive. To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the solution. They began to use paper money for coins. Now paper notes are used throughout the world. No.4It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception to the normal sequence in the evolution of man's jewelry. Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, and then adopted by men. In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crown jewelry. Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. Until the World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortunehunters. Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch was most practical for active combat. Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches, and pilots found them most useful while flying. Soon men dared to wear wrist watches without feeling self-conscious. By 1924, some 30 percent of man's watches were worn on the wrist. Today, the figure is 90 percent. And they are now worn by both men and women for practical purposes rather than for decoration.No.5The Internet is the most significant progress in the field of communications. Imagine a book that never ends, a library with a million floors, or imagine a research project with thousands of scientists working around the clock forever. This is the magic of the Internet. Yet the Internet has the potential for good and bad. One can find well-organized information-rich websites. At the same time, one can also find wasteful websites. Most websites are known as different Internet applications. These include online games, chartrooms and so on. These things have great power, too. Sometimes the power can be so great that young people may easily become victims to their attraction. So we need to recognize the seriousness of the problem. We must work together to use its power for better ends.No.6The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum was opened in Geneva in1988. It tells us the story of men and women who in the course of the major events of the last 150 years have given us assistance to victims of war and natural disasters. The organizationwas established in 1863 and was based on an idea by a Swiss businessman called Henry Durant. He had witnessed the heavy casualties caused by the battle of Solferino in Italy in which 40,000 people were killed, wounded or missing. He had seen the lack of medical services in the great suffering of many of the wounded that simply died from lack of care. The International Red Cross or Red Crescent exists to help the victims of conflict and disasters regardless of their nationalities. The symbol of the organization was originally just a red cross. It has no religious significance. The founders of the movement adopted it as it attributes to Switzerland. However, during the Russo-Turkish war, the Turks felt the cross could be seen as an offensive to Muslim soldiers and the second symbol, the Red Crescent was adopted for use by national organizations in the Islamic world. Both are our official symbols. No.7The most common type of child abuse is beating with the hands over an instrument, usually a cane in some places. Nearly a third of the abused children we see are in the age group between six and ten, and about sixty-five percent of them are boys. This is the age group when children are first expected to study hard in school. Boys, of course, attract more abuse such as beating because once again parental expectations are high and boys tend to be more energetic and difficult to control than girls. Most experts seem to agree that child abuse is caused by a combination of social and psychological factors. Families who beat their children are not particularly different from other people. The only difference that exists between them is that they lack skills in establishing good relationships withtheir children. These families too, generally speaking, have other problems, such as marriage problems or financial problems. Some parents are hurting their children because they strongly believe in the use of traditional disciplinary methods. But many of them have emotional problems. They are often the victims of the violence themselves. Sometimes they even bear an unreasonable hatred for a child because they believe that the child has brought the family bad luck.No.8While Gail Obcamp, an American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan, she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners have their eyes closed. Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form or they deliberately tried to signal their rejection of her? Obcamp later found out that her listeners were not being disrespectful. Japanese listeners sometimes closed their eyes to enhance concentration. Her listeners were showing their respect for her by chewing on her words. Some day you may be either a speaker or a listener in a situation involving people from other countries or members of minority group in North America. Learning how different cultures signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings. Here are some examples. In the deaf culture of North America, many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air. In some cultures, both overseas and in some minority groups in North America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker. Respect is shown by looking in the generaldirection but avoiding direct eye contact. In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.No.9Obtaining good health insurance is a real necessity while you are studying overseas. It protects you from minor and major medical expenses that can wipe out not only your savings,but you dreams of an education abroad.There are often two different types of health insurance you can consider buying:international travel insurance and student insurance in the country where you will be going. An international travel insurance policy is usually purchased in your home country before you go abroad. It generally covers a wide variety of medical services,and are often given a list of doctors in the area where you will travel who may even speak your native language. The drawback might be that you may not get your money back immediately. In other words,you may have to pay all your medical expenses and then later submit your receipts to the insurance company.On the other hand, getting student health insurance in the country where you will study might allow you to only pay a certain percentage of the medical cost at the time of service and thus,you don’t have to have sufficient cash to pay the entire bill at once. Whatever you decide,obtaining some form of health insurance is something you should consider before you go overseas. You shouldn’t wait until you are sick with major medical bills to pay off.No.10There are between 3000 and 6000 public languages in the world, and we must add approximately 6 billion private languages since each one of us necessarily has one. Considering these facts, the possibilities for breakdowns in communication seem infinite in number. However, we do communicate successfully from time to time. And we do learn to speak languages. But learning to speak languages seems to be a very mysterious process. For a long time, people thought that we learned a language only by imitation and association. For example, a baby touches a hot pot and starts to cry. The mother says, “Hot, hot!”And the baby, when it stops crying, imitates the mother and says, “Hot, hot!”However, Noam Chomsky, a famous expert in language, pointed out that although children do learn some words by imitation and association, they also combine words to make meaningful sentences in ways that are unique, unlearned and creative. Because young children can make sentences they have never heard before, Chomsky suggested that human infants are born with the ability to learn language. Chomsky meant that underneath all the differences between public and private languages, there is a universal language mechanism that makes it possible for us, as infants, to learn any language in the world. This theory explains the potential that human infants have for learning language. But it does not really explain how children come to use language in particular ways.No.11Some people want to make and save a lot of money in order to retireearly. I see people pursuing higher paying and increasingly demanding careers to accomplish this goal. They make many personal sacrifices in exchange for income today. The problem is that tomorrow might not come. Even if it all goes according to plan, will you know how to be happy when you are not working if you spend your entire life making money? More importantly, who will be around for you to share your leisure time with? At the other extreme are people who live only for today. Why bother saving when I might not be here tomorrow, they argue. The danger of this approach is that tomorrow may come after all. And most people don't want to spend all their tomorrows working for a living. The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older. You maybe surprise to hear me say that if you must pick an extreme I think it's better to pick the spend-all approach. As long as you don't mind continuing to work, assuming your health allows, you should be OK. At least, you are making use of your money, and hopefully deriving value and pleasure from it. Postponing doing what you love and being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake. It may never come. Retirement can be a great time for some people. For others, it is a time of boredom, loneliness and poor health.No.12To see if hair color affects a person’s chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an accountant. Each student was given the same resume. But the applicant’s picture was altered, so that in some photos her hair was golden, in some red and in some brown. The result? With brown hair, the woman was rated mote capable, and she was offered a higher salary than when she had golden or red hair. Other studies have found similar results. Many respondents rate women with golden hair as less intelligent than other people, and red heads as more temperamental. Women with red or golden hair are victims of the common practice of stereotyping. A stereotype is a simplistic orexaggerated image that humans carry in their minds about groups of people. For example, "lawyers are shrewd and dishonest" is a popular stereotype. Stereotyping can occur in public speaking classes. When trying to choose a speech topic, some males think that women are uninterested in how to repair cars, while some females think that men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as knitting and needle point. We should reject stereotypes, because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern. They fail to account for individual differences, and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. Some lawyers are dishonest, yes, but many are not. Some women don’t like repairing cars, yes, but some are enthusiastic mechanics.No.14Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana. As part of her job, she conducted field research on toxic substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near large industrial polluters. She found many families were being exposed to high, sometimes deadly levels of chemicals and other toxic substances. But she was not allowed to make her information public. Frustrated by these restrictions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own company, and has devoted the past two decades to helping people fight back against giant industrial polluters. She works with families and community groups to conduct environmental tests, interpret test results, and organize for change. Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites across the country havebeen cleaned up. And one chemical industry spokesperson calls her "a top gun" for the environmental movement. How has Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training, partly through her commitment to environmental justice. But just as important is her ability to communicate with people through public speaking. "Public speaking,”she says, "is the primary vehicle I use for reaching people. "No.15Anewbookissuretobediscussed, and debated, atcollegesthisfall. ThebookiscalledMyFreshmanYear."WhataProfessorLearnedbyBeco mingaStudent. ThewriterisRebekahNathan. Theprofessorwantedtoknowwhymanyofherstudentsdidnot complete th eirworkoraskforhelp. Shedecidedtodoa researchproject. Shegottheapprovaloftheuniversityethics committee. Suchgroupsconsidermoraland legalissues instudies.Inthespringof 2002, she applied toherownuniversityunderthename"RebekahNathan"andw as admitted. Shelivedinstudenthousing. Shetookfiveclassesduringherfirsttermandtwointhesecond semester. Shedidprettywell, althoughshegotoneC, amarkofaverage. Shealsoplayedsports,InMyFreshmanYear, shedoesnotidentifyanystudentsbyname, butshedoesdiscusswhattheytoldherabouttheirlives. RebekahNathanwritesthatstudentsdonothaveenoughtimetobe interest ed intheirclasses. Theyarebusywithactivitiesandjobs. Theytrytolearnonlyasmuchastheyhaveto. Butshesaystheywillreadthematerialifitisdirectlylinkedtowhatisbeingdiscussedinclass. Theprofessorsaysheryearasastudentchangedthewaysheteaches. Shegiveslessreadingnow. Sheasksquestionsdesignedtogetstudentstospeakmore. Sheoffershelp. Andshesayssheisnolonger offended ifastudentfallsasleep.。

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大学英语四级听力复合式听写专项训练Passage 1Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill inthe blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have justheard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in themissing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exactwords you have just heard or write down the main points in your ownwords. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you shouldcheck what you have written.注意:此部分试题在答题卡2上;请在答题卡2上作答。

For Americans, time is money. They say, ―you only get so much time in this life; you’d better use it wisely.‖ The (36) ________ wi ll not be better than the past or present, as American are (37) ________ to see things, unless people use their time for constructive activity. Thus Americans (38) ________ a ―well-organized‖ person, one who has a written list of thins to do and a (39) ________ for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is (40) ________ of other people’s time. They do not (41) ________ people’s time with conversation or other activity that has no (42) ________ beneficial outcome.The American attitude toward time is not (43) ________ shared by others, especially non-Europeans. They are more likely to regard time as (44) ________________________________. One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the states is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every day.In the contest (45) ________________________________, McDonald’s, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country where many people want to spend the least amount of time preparing and eating meals. As McDonald’s restaurants (46) ________________________________, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness.Passage 2Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill inthe blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have justheard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in themissing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exactwords you have just heard or write down the main points in your ownwords. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you shouldcheck what you have written.注意:此部分试题在答题卡2上;请在答题卡2上作答。

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英语专业四级过关必做1000题(听写过关必做10篇)【圣才出品】

英语专业四级过关必做1000题(听写过关必做10篇)【圣才出品】第1章听写过关必做10篇◆社会⽣活类Test 1①The United States operates under a federal system of government. ②Under the federal system, ③power is divided between the central government and the states. ④The central government is given specific powers. ⑤These powers are named in the Constitution. ⑥However, the states have many powers that the central government cannot control. ⑦For example, a state is allowed to tax people who live and work in the state. ⑧The central government cannot put a limit on the amount of money that a state taxes its people.【难点点评】(1) 句④中注意specific的拼写,意思为“明确的,具体的”。

(2) 句⑤中注意powers前⾯的限定词为these,谓语为被动语态are named,同时注意Constitution的拼写,意为“宪法”,此处特指美国宪法,所以⾸字母⼤写。

(3) 句⑦中注意举例时,主语使⽤了单数a state,所以句⼦最后的介词短语in the state中state使⽤单数形式。

(4) 句⑧中注意词组put a limit on“对……加以限制”,其中a不要漏掉。

另外注意taxes使⽤了动词单数形式。

2010年6月模拟题复合式听写

2010年6月模拟题复合式听写

•being questioned, not the individual himself
• The two are quite separate. The purpose of the searching, questioning, and arguing is to find the facts in a particular situation, and therefore a solution, (11) so that the work of •the business can progress in the most effective manner possible. •
•eared 2.rank 3.including 4.developing 5.prizes 6.accomplishments 7.considered 8.manners 9.This impression may be created when visitors notice young Americans asking questions and arguing with older people 10.It is vital to remember that it is the person’s ideas that are being questioned, not the individual himself 11.so that the work of the business can progress in the most effective mannerpossible
• questioning and searching may be (7) • considered by some people as bad for young people’s (8) manners , that young people lack respect for authority. (9) • •This impression may be created when visitors notice young • Americans asking questions and arguing with older people. • However, this is because many Americans have different attitudes toward authority that may exist in other areas of the world. In a work or business situation, ideas are freely and openly discussed and argued. (10) It is vital to remember that it is the person’s ideas that are .
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1Some teachers seem to be good teachers, but they are not. their students have no special to find with them. They are not good teachers because they have no special , no special , no fight. They know their well. They have . Their courses are and taught., like Socrates. This kind of teacher is more interested in the subject being taught than in students or social . A good teacher is always to bring about a social structure in which people will be free to be themselves.2The has probably changed people's way of life more than any other of the last century.More than ,television,air travel ,or even computers,automobiles have where people live and work , . Before there were cars,people generally on foot or by horse overroads.Whether they lived in the city or the ,they rarely went farther than a few from home.They saw the same people and places year after year. The car opened up whole new worlds..People with cars could live father from their jobs,and so the age of commuting began.New suburbs sprang up around the cities.. 3In early days no (医科的)college took a woman student. Elizabeth Blackwell, however, was to become a doctor. The young American wrote again and again to a number of medical colleges, asking if she could be (录取), but each time the answer was NO. Then one day, to her surprise, she got a letter from the of a college in Geneva(日内瓦), which said YES.. But later the important people of that college learned that Liza's application(申请)had the support of a famous doctor, and.4Summer Vacation is Too Long. Frederick M. Hess is the of studies at the American Enterprise Institute,which is a that conducts research on many . He says that a long summer vacation doesn't in today's world.Can American students take a summer vacation?In a summervacation, kids spend time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall..Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn't need an education to get a good job..5Teaching penmanshipAs you prepare to become school teachers, you'll be hearing a lot of about the of teaching penmanship, the quality of one's handwriting. Now years ago when I was studying education in college, reading, writing and were the basic of elementary school education.. That is, the neatness of a child's handwriting. Back then, penmanship was often taught as a from the first grade right up through the long after the children had moved from writing in block capital letters to cursive scipt. It was considered so important that sometimes prizes were even .6As a professor at a large American university, : "I'm only a 1050." The unlucky students are the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which is used to whether they will be to the college or university of their choice, or even to get a at all.The SAT score, whether it is 800, 1 100 or 1550, has becomes the focus . It is obvious that , then a great amount of their is put in the number..The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a degree from a university, they fear that many of life's doors will remain closed.7The History of Harvard UniversityStarted in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all in the United States. Yale, Princeton, and Dartmouth were Harvard. They were all started before the American Revolution made the thirteen into states. In the early years, these schools were .Only young men attended college. All the students studied the same and everyone Latin and Greek. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world..In 1782, Harvard startedLater, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard Law School. In 1825,8Science's Lingua FrancaWhile many rural languages are going , new urban hybrid languages may help to . Hundreds of new forms of English have already been spawned around the world. Some are losing their as much communication—economic, cultural, and political—. "Swedish, like many European languages, is now more a of solidarity than one for science, university education, or European communication,"Scott Montgomery- a Seattle-based and author of The Chicago Guide to Communication Science—shows that English has as the preferred world language for science."Because of its scale and dynamism, science has become the and dynamic creator of new language in the world today., the lingua franca of scientific effort," Montgomery said.9Instead of , teens are now on their Web logs, or . A study showed that one in five teens in America has a blog, and about twice as many read them. But some schools have prohibited (禁止) students from . Other schools have tried to prohibit teens from keeping online journals even at home.They maintain that a ban on blogging violates (违反) their right to free speech.Blog critics say that kids don't know about and that it's imperative (必须的) to place limitations on students. They shouldn't post about themselves, .10Encouragement and Praise-holicFor years we have been told thatBut child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead toPraise-holic kids who expect it at may become teens who seek to same kind of from friends when askedThe implication(含义) of saying "You are the prettiest girl in class,"or talking about the goals she succeeded but not her , is that you love her onlyAnd this over to the classroom.原文重现3)college took a woman student. Elizabeth Blackwell,again to a colleges, asking if she could ), but4Frederick M. 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