1: There are many explanations for why UFOs visit the Earth. / The most popular one is that they may contain visitors from other planets. / To fly such an aircraft, their builders must develop different forms of aviation, / because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft. / The UFOs, it is believed, must contain scientists / from other planets who are studying life on earth. / It is even believed that several such aircraft may have landed on earth / and the space visitors may be living amongst us. / But there are also less fantastic explanations available. / Although some sightings of UFOs are difficult to explain, most can be explained quite easily. / In many cases the observers might have made a mistake. / They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft. / Or the light they saw in the sky might have been light from the ground, / reflected on to the clouds. / However, the exact cause of many sightings still remains a mystery. /
2.As a traveler in other countries, you will never get the local's price in the market, / but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. / Take your time, especially with significant purchases. / If you want to buy an expensive carpet, / for instance, stop by the shop for a few days / running to see if the “final price” there has become less certain. / If it hasn't, disappear for a few days to let the shop owner sweat / before you come back to continue negotiation. / If the shop owner isn't smiling when you make your final transaction, / that's a good sign that you got a fair price. / The best rule is that if you really want something, / bargain as hard as you can, and then go ahead and buy it. / The truth is that you will forget about any $2, $20, or $200 overcharge / as soon as you hear your friends' sighs of approval / while telling the story of bargaining in the crowded and dusty markets.
3. When people are asked to name a language school, / more often than not, they think of one of the large international chains of schools. / Some of the most familiar names are vast language teaching organizations / with schools in many di fferent countries, / teaching a variety of languages. / Other well known chains operate in only a few countries / and may teach just one language. / One of the main strengths of these chains is that their name is familiar to people all over the world. / This can be a big advantage in the confusing world of language learning. / Most students are often confused / by the large choice of schools and courses on offer, both at home and abroad, / and so many prefer to choose a school with a familiar name and an established reputation. / Chain schools know this, / and part of their success is due to effective marketing and advertising, / which helps to keep their name well known.
4. Marco Polo was an Italian traveler. He went with his father and uncle on many business trips, one of which was to China. They arrived in China in 1275 and stayed until 1292 when they left the country as escorts for a Mongol princess traveling by sea to Persia. In 1298 when V enice was at war, Marco Polo was taken prisoner. During his imprisonment, he dictated to a fellow prisoner the detailed accounts of his travels. His literary work, The Travels of Marco Polo, is perhaps the most famous and influential travel book in history. With a wealth of vivid details, it gave medieval Europe its first consequential knowledge of China and other countries. For a long time it was the only existing source in Europe for information on the geography and lif e in the Far East. The book became the basis for some of the first accurate maps of Asia made in Europe.
5. In general, the universal language on the Internet is English, or more exactly a vague collection of languages called “Englis h” because their common origin is the national language spoken in England by the English. That national language has spread over the world, and several variants such as American English, Australian English, exist. A great number of people whose native language is none of the variants know English as a foreign language. They typically use a more or less simplified variant, e.g. excluding most of the idioms of British, American, and Australian English. Of course, they make mistakes, and sometimes the “English” used by people as a foreign language on the Internet is almost incomprehensible to anyone else. In addition, people who use English as their native language do not know how to spell difficult words, since they basically know English as a spoken language. Thus, roughly speaking, the universal language of the Internet i s clumsy, coarse and misspelled “English”.
6. It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception / to the normal sequence in the evolution of men'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 World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. / 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 men'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. /
7. Britain has a well-respected higher education system / and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. / But to those who are new to this system, it can sometimes be confusing. / October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar. / Universities have something called “Freshman’s Week” for their newcomers. / It’s a gre at opportunity to make new friends, / join in lots of clubs and settle into university life. / However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, / the prospect of meeting strangers in classrooms and dormitories can be worrying. / Where do you start and who should you make friends with? / Which clubs and societies should you join? / Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you. / They worry about starting their university social life on the right foot. / So just take it all in slowly. / Don’t rush into anything that you’ll regret for the next three years.
8. Advertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times. / In today's business world, supply is usually greater than demand. / There is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product/because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand. / They always have to remind their customers / of the name and qualities of their products by advertising. / The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the radio. / He sometimes employs sales-girls to distribute samples of his product. / He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. / In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them. / Manufacturers often spend huge sums of money on advertisements. / We buy a particular product because we think that is the best. / We usually think so because the advertisements say so. / People often don't ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth / when they buy advertised products from shops. /
9. For many people in the west, New Y ear’s Eve is the biggest party of the year. / It’s a time to get together with friends or family / and welcome the coming year. / New Y ear’s pa rties can take place in different places. / Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties, / while some just go for a few drinks with their friends. / Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays. / There is one thing that all Ne w Y ear’s Eve parties have in common —/ the countdown to midnight. / When the clock strikes twelve, people give a loud cheer and sing songs. / It’s also popular to make a promise in the new year. / This is called a new year’s resolution. / Typical resoluti ons include giving up smoking and keeping fit. / However, the promise is often broken quite quickly / and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days. /
10. The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., / is one of the most recognized build ings in the world. / Its design was influenced by the classical buildings of ancient Greece and Rome. / The United States Congress meets in the Capitol. / The building was created as a physical representation of democracy. / But it is also a museum filled with art and sculpture / that tells about America's social and political history. / Over the centuries, the United States Capitol has had many changes and additions. / Many architects have worked on its extensions. / But just as important as the building's design / are the priceless collections of art and sculpture inside. / They tell a detailed story about different events in America's past. / And, they provide an inter esting commentary / on how America's government, people, and artists / have chosen to represent their history.
11. Smaller than your fist, your muscular heart just goes on and on. / It will beat more than 60 times a minute for 70 years or more. / That's something that most of us take for granted. But it's an amazing fact. / And, unlike your knees or your back, / your heart does all this work without ever complaining! /Y ou never know that it's even there. / Y our heart is such a reliable "silent partner" / that people forget to care for it. / For many, the first indication that their heart isn't functioning properly is a fatal heart attack! / Like accidental deaths, many heart disease-related deaths can be avoided / if people simply follow the advice of the experts. / Unfortunately, most people seem to listen to a little voice in their head that says, "It won't happen to me." / So these people keep on smoking and drinking. / They continue to eat too much meat. / And their only "exercise" is getting off the sof a to get something out of the refrigerator. /
12. We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. / I have been trying to get my new room in order. / This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. / To make matters worse, the room is rather small, / so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. / At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space / and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. / A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. / She went into my room and got a big surprise / when she saw all those books on the floor. / "This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen," she said. / She gazed at it for some time then added, / "Y ou don't need bookcases at all. / Y ou can sit here i n your spare time and read the carpet!" /
13. New Y ear’s Eve
For many people in the west, New Y ear’s Eve is the biggest party of the year. / It’s a time to get together with friends or f amily / and welcome the coming year. / New Y ear’s parties can take place in different places. / Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties, / while some just go for a few drinks with their friends. / Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays. / There is one thing that all New Y ear’s Eve parties have in common — / the countdown to midnight. / When the clock strikes twelve, people give a loud cheer and sing songs. / It’s also popular to make a promise in the new year. / This is cal led a new year’s resolution. / Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit. / However, the promise is often broken quite quickly / and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days. /
14 Eco-tourism
Nowadays many of us try to live in a way that will damage the environment as little as possible. We recycle our newspapers and bottles, we take public transport to get to work, and we try to buy locally produced fruit and vegetables. And we want to take these attitudes on holiday with us. This is why alternative forms of tourism are becoming popular in the world. There are lots of names for these new forms of tourism: responsible tourism, nature tourism, adventure tourism, educational tourism and more.
Although everyone may have a different definition, most people agree that these new forms of tourism should do the following: first, they should conserve the wildlife and culture of the area; second, they should benefit the local people; third, they should make a profit without destroying natural resources; and finally, they should provide an experience that tourists want to pay for.
PART Ⅰ DICTATION 1. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. In the late 1970s, air travel became affordable for the average family in the UK, and more people started travelling abroad for their summer holidays. After all, the British weather wasn’t ver y good, even in summer, so a lot of people left the country for a vacation. In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier on average. As a result, they started to go abroad in groups to places such as Spain and Greece. Once they arrived at their destination, they met with other groups of young people and had one long party. British holidaying habits have begun to change, however. Climate change means that the UK now has a hotter climate, so people do not need to go overseas to find good weather. Also, going abroad is more expensive. As a result, more British people are choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK. PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation. 1. Which of the statements about the auto show is INCORRECT? A The show will have more stands this year. B The show will have more visitors this year. C The number of overseas visitors will be the same this year. D The number of exhibition days will be the same this year. 2. According to the conversation, the price for a stand would include A a catalogue B a poster C two desks D four chairs.
英语专业四级考试1993年——203年听写原文 1993 Package Holidays Package holidays, covering a two weeks' stay in an attractive place, are increasingly popular. Once you get to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination．Everything is laid on for you．There is, in fact, no reason for you to bother to arrange anything yourselves．You make friends and have a good time. But there is very little chance that you will really get to know the local people．This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almost your entire time traveling．Of course, there are carefully planned stops for you to visit historic buildings and monuments. You may visit the beautiful, the historic, the ancient. But time is always short．There is also the added disadvantage of being obliged to spend you holiday with a group of people you have never met before． (1994) The American Family The American family unit is changing. There used to be mainly two types of families, the extended and the nuclear. The former included mother, father, children, and some other relatives such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby. Then as the economy progressed from agricultural to industrial, people began moving to different parts of the country in order to search for job opportunities. These moves split up the extended family. The nuclear family consisting of only parents and children has therefore become far more wide spread. Today’s family, however, can be composed of diverse co mbinations. With the divorce rate nearly one in two, there's an increase in single-parent homes—a father or mother living with one or more children. Blended families occur when divorced men and women remarry and combine the children from former marriages into a new family. On the other hand, there is an increase in childless couples while one in rive Americans lives alone. (1995) Unidentified Flying Objects There are many explanations for why UFOs visit the Earth. / The most popular one is that they maybe visitors from other planets./ To fly such aircraft, their builders must develop different forms of aviation,/because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft./ The UFOs, it is believed, must contain scientists/ from other planets who are studying life on earth./ It is even believed that several such aircraft may have landed on earth/ and the space visitors may be living amongst us./ But there are also less fantastic explanations available./ Although some sightings of UFOs are difficult to explain, most can be explained quite easily./ In many cases the observers might have made a mistake./ They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft./ Or the light they saw in the sky might have been light from the ground,/ reflected on to the clouds./ However, the exact cause of many sightings still remained a mystery.
四级听写： The African elephant The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth ,is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统) As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原)surroundings in which it lives, setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat (栖息地). It is the elephant's great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem. （158 words） 2. What is a Father A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic. He growl s when he feels good, and laughs very loud when he is scared half-to-death. A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child's eyes. He is never quite the hero his daughter thinks. Never quite the man his son believes him to be, and this worries him sometimes. A father is a person who goes to war sometimes and would run the other way except that war is part of his only important job in his life, which is making the world better for his child than it has been for him. I don't know where father goes when he dies, but I've an idea that, after a good rest, wherever it is, he won't just sit on a cloud and wait for the girl he's loved and the children she bore. He'll be busy there too, repairing the stars, oiling the gates, improving the streets, smoothing the way. (173 words) 3 Depression The dictionary describes depression as the state of feeling very sad, anxious and hopeless. The question here is why one gets depressed. Is the inability to deal with the situation or the high stress levels that come with success or failure? Life is full of twists and turns. Some are pleasant and some are not so pleasant, and sometimes even terrible.
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2006) GRADE FOUR TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN PARTI DICTATION (15 MIN) Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will beread to you four times. During the first reading,which will be read at normal speed,listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence ,or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. Y ou will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN) In Sections A ,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation. 1. How did Mark get there? A. By train and by car. B. By plane and by coach. C. By train and by bus. D. By bus and by plane. 2. Mark used to wear all the following EXCEPT A. short hair. B. glasses. C. moustache. D. beard. 3. Where is the meeting for new students to be held? A. In the third room on the right. B. In the Common Room. C. In a room at the other end. D. In Room 501. Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now,listen to the conversation. 4. What did Steve originally plan to do? A. To go to a park near the beach. ' B. To stay at home. C. To see a new film. D. To do some study. 5. Maggie finally decided to go to see a film because A. there was no park nearby. B. the weather wasn't ideal for a walk. C. it would be easier to go to a cinema. D. Steve hadn't seen the film yet. 6. Where did they plan to meet? A. Outside the Town Hall. B. Near the bank. C. In Steve's place. D. At the cinema.
Limiting the growth of technology Throughout history, man has changed his physical environment to improve his way of life.// With the tools of technology, // man has altered many physical features of the earth. // He has transformed woodland into farmland.//He has modified the face of the earth//by cutting through mountains to build roads and railways. // However, these changes in the physical environment// have not always had beneficial results. // Today, pollution of the air and water is a danger to the health of the planet.// Each day, thousands of tons of gases come out of the vehicles. // Smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas and the surrounding countryside. // The air in cities is becoming increasingly unhealthy. // The pollution of water is equally harmful. // In the sea, pollution from oil is killing a lot of sea plants and fish. //It is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to survive on earth. //
英语专业四级听写50篇 前言 听写在英语专业四级统考中占有15％的比重，是考试的重要组成部分。 说起听写，正在准备和已经参加过英语专业四级考试的同学会说： “我能明白听写的内容，可写的时候就是跟不上！”“短文大意我明白，可是有的语我不 会写。” 这只反映出了问题的两个方面。一是听写速度不够快。二是词汇量不够或词汇掌握得不够准确。这些无疑是影响听写成绩的重要因素。但是，这些不是问题的全部。在从事听写教学及听写问卷过程中，很容易发现学生失分的具体问题： （1）没听懂，没听好，听写速度跟不上，写出的内容断断续续不连贯，学生因此大量失分； （2）有的词汇没听懂，拼写不够准确，这导致听写失分； （3）时态错误导致失分； （4）单复数不准确导致失分； （5）没有注意断句或专有名词，句子开头单词或专有名词错误使用大小写导致失分； （6）没有注意原文冠词的使用，书写时漏掉冠词导 致失分； （7）没有注意单数第三人称形式导致失分； （8）没有注意单数复数名词的形式导致失分。 上述问题的产生有的是缺乏训练造成的，如书写速度跟不上。有的则是语言基础较 差造成的，如听力较差没有完全听懂或没有掌握好词汇。而单复数、大小写、冠词漏写 等则多是粗心大意造成的。 听写部分能提高吗？ 当然能！而且提高的空间很大。 笔者从事英语专业基础教学与研究，从一开始所带的教学班参加四级考试超过全国 院校平均通过率28．2个百分点，超过全国专业外语院校平均通过率12．5个百分点开始，所带的教学班在全国英语专业④级统考中通过率始终ito％，平均成绩、优秀率始终名列 前茅。最近一次所带的教学班参加四级统考，又考出了很好的成绩，通过率超过全国院 校平均水平26石个百分点，超过全国专业外语院校13．6个百分点，而且在十几个平行 班中平均成绩是最高的，优秀人数也是最多的。在四级考试中，听写一项的成绩也不例外，每次均位居第一，本项目满分15分，所带班级平均成绩能够达到14分。 是不是学生基础很好？统计表明，和平行班相比所带班级入学时并不存在什么特别 优势。 教学经验表明，听写成功的关键是训练方法和体现训练方法的训练材料。 听写训练过程中无论是老师还是学生都有必要注意以下几点： 二．扭握淤轿肘虚度大纲要求第一遍用正常速
2006年 The Internet The 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, chat rooms and so on. These applications have great power, too. Sometimes the power can be so great that young people may easily bec ome 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 .2007Advertising Advertising has already become a very specialized activity in mod ern times. In today’s business world, supply’ s usually greater than demand. There is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product. Because they want t o persuade customers to buy their particular brand. They always ha ve to remind their customers of the name and qualities of their pr oducts by advertising. The manufacturer advertises in newspapers
英语专业四级考试真题听写原文2005年 The Wrist Watch It 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 World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. / 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. 2006年 The internet The internet is the most significant progress in the field of communications.Imagine a book that never rend, a library with milion floors,or imagine a research project with thousands of sientists working around the clock forever.This is the magic of the internet.
1. 听写的分数 听写段落，15分 听力，30题，每题0.5分，共15分 2. 听写评分标准 1. 听写共分15小节；每节1分。 2．每节最多扣1分。 3．重复错误，仅扣一次。 4．错误共分两类：小错误(minor mistakes)和大错误(major mistakes)。 A. 小错误： 1)单词拼写错一到二个字母。例：inconvenient—unconvenient，inconvient；originally--origionally, originally；knives———nives。 2)标点符号错误：一when When；To solve this problem，the—To solve this problem the…。 3)冠词，单复数错误：shells—shell；with a solution—with the solution。 4)小错误扣分标准：小错误在一节中出现一次，留作总计；出现两次，扣0．5分；出现三次，扣0．5分后留一小错做总计；出现四次(以上)，扣1分。 5)未扣分小错误的扣分标准：累计2---4个：扣0．5分。累计5---8个：扣1分。 B. 大错误： 漏写、加词、造词、换词(冠词作小错计)，大移位，时态错误，原文一个词变两个词。每个错误扣0．5分。 3. 听写训练技巧 1.第一遍朗读：统领全文 尽量听懂、理解全文 善于捕捉关键词,如果有可能，在草稿纸上简单地写下能够反映篇章结构的关键词。 2. 第二、三遍朗读： 听到哪写到哪 3. 第四遍朗读：查漏补缺
4. 两分钟检查时间：仔细检查全文 a. 通过通读全文，可以从语境、逻辑上判断一些同音异形的词，或发音形似的词，如see 还是sea，就可以从上下文判断出来。 b. 运用语法知识进行判断 要充分利用语法知识进行分析，如单复数是否一致、时态是否相配、句子是否完整、大小写是否恰当、介词搭配或词语用法是否合乎规范、前后语意内容是否通顺等。 c. 当有生词影响自己的时候，可以先根据读音规则拼写下来。等全部文章写完进行检查时，可以根据上下文进行猜测，在可能出现的范围找发音接 近的单词 d. 检查标点符号：正确使用标点符号；不能用中文标点。 4.其他事项： 1. 注意心理状态：听的时候心态要放轻松，注意力集中，不可过于紧张，以至于什么都听不进去。要相信自己，通过平日的练习，完全可以达到应试的 要求。 2. 卷面整洁：听写的批改很大程度上具有一定的主观性。就像批改作文一样，干净整洁的卷面会留下很好的印象。尽管听抄的同时要不停的修改，千万 不要随意在卷面上涂抹；平时练习书写也要字迹清晰，这样也方便改卷老师辨认书写内容。 3. 善于从错误中总结。每做完一篇听写，要认真总结自己所犯的错误，是由于听力速度太快，还是拼写错误太多，由此来调整自己的训练策略。 4. 学会在语境的基础上理解单词。 5. 熟悉一些常规标点的使用：如The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive. 二、对话、短文 1. 抓紧一切时间预读考题：划出题目中的关键词 1. Parcels must be left open mainly for 2. The woman’s last inquiry is mainly concerned with 3. Which train has now been canceled? 4. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries? 2. 集中注意力，关注对话的开头和结尾：对话的头尾是考点，并且是容易得分的考点。
专四听写（一） Exercise(1)—The attitude of gratitude Thanksgiving Day is a day for giving thanks to family and friends in the United States. Some people think Thanksgiving is the most important holiday of the year because they believe the two most important words in the English language are "thank you". For business success, a "thank you" tells a prospect or partner that you are appreciative of what he has just done. And that means you have an interest in that person and the business relationship as well. For social interaction, expressing gratitude is equally important to show how you value the other person and the social relationship you have with him. Therefore, "thank you" is a bonding phrase. Additionally, giving thanks is most important for your own pursuit of happiness. Whatever you have, you can either appreciate or not. If you appreciate it and really notice that you have it, it will bring you happiness. However, if you take it for granted, and focus on things you don't have, what you do have won't bring you happiness.
四级听写 1. Insects Nobody likes insects. They are annoying and sometimes dangerous. Some of them bite us and give us diseases; others bite us and give us big red spots. Some do not bite, but just fly around our heads or crawl around our houses and gardens. / Indeed, we do not like most of them except those lovely butterflies. / But insects are interesting. Firstly, they are very old animals. Three hundred and twenty million years ago, there were no man in the world, but there were insects. T oday, on every square mile of land there are millions of them flying and crawling about. Secondly, insects are very adaptable to their surroundings, so that today there are about a million different species in the world. Why then do some people try to kill insects? After all, not many of them hurt us. The reason is that they eat so much of man’s food and there are so many of them. (158 words) 2. A Protest against Injustice It all started on a bus one day in 1955. A black woman was returning home from work after a long hard day. She sat near the front of the bus because she was tired and her legs hurt. But in those days, black people could sit only in the back of the bus. So the driver ordered the woman to give up her seat. But the woman refused, and she was arrested. Incidents like this had happened before. But no one had ever spoken out against such treatment of blacks. This time, however, a young black preacher organized a protest. He called on all black citizens to stop riding the buses until the laws were changed. He led the protest movement to end such injustice to the blacks. The protest marked the beginning of the civil rights movement in the United States. (146 words) 3. Foolish T ests Centuries ago, a man accused of a crime / often had to go through a strange test. / In one country, for instance, a metal bar was dropped into boiling oil. / The prisoner had to put his hand into the oil and take out the bar. / It was believed that the oil would not burn an innocent man. / If the prisoner got his hand burned, he would be found guilty of the crime he was accused of. / Another foolish method was used in Europe. / When a man was accused of a crime, he was thrown into a pool or river. / If he floated, people declared that he was guilty. / They took him out of the water and punished him. / However, if the man sank, people claimed that he was innocent. / They pulled him out of the water quickly and released him. / We do not know what would have happened / if the man had learned to swim under the water. (160 words) 4. Why Do People Want Work? People work because they need money to live. / They need money for food and clothes and to pay for their houses, flats or the rooms where they live. / People need money for