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Passage 1Midlife CrisisUnhappiness in middle age, also known as midlife crisis, is a universal experience. People around the world seem to share an emotional design in life. That design is shaped like the letter U. Levels of happiness are the highest when people are young and when they are old. In the middle, however, most people’s happiness and life satisfaction levels drop. Some people suffer from midlife depression more than others. But it happens to men and women, to single and married people, to the rich and poor and to those with and without children. Generally speaking, people reach their lowest levels between the ages of about forty and fifty-five. But then, as they continue into old age, their happiness starts to climb back up. Why does all this happen? One possibility is that people recognize their limitations in middle age and give up some of their long-held dreams. Passage 2Good CompanionA good companion is better than a fortune, for a fortune cannot purchase those elements of character, which make companionship a blessing. The best companion is one who is wiser and better than ourselves. Greater wisdom and goodness than we possess lifts us higher mentally and morally. It’s true that we cannot always choose all of our companions. Some are thrust upon us. But the experience is not altogether without compensation. Companion is education, good or bad; it develops manhood or womanhood, high or low; it lifts the soul upward or drags it downward; it ministers to virtue or vice. There is no half way work about its influence. It saves or destroys lustily. Nothing in the world is surer than this. Sow virtue, and harvest will be virtue. Sow vice, and the harvest will be vice. Good companions help us to sow virtue; evil companions help us to sow vice.Passage 3Global Text ProjectBooks are a high cost of higher education. But the Global Text Project hopes to create a free library of one thousand electronic textbooks for students in developing countries. The aim is to offer subjects that students may take in their first few years at a university. The books could be printed or read on a computer or copied onto a CD or DVD. The Global Text Project is a new technology, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit on the Internet. But only one or two people will be able to make the final edits in texts. The project includes a committee of scholars, mostly from developing countries, to advice on required textbooks and their content. The group’s first book on information systems is being tested in Indonesia. Project organizers also want to offer textbooks in Arabic, Chinese and Spanish. They are working with a translation company in the United States.Passage 4HemingwayAmerican writer, Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He started his career as a writer in a newspaper office at the age of seventeen. During the 1920s, Hemingway became a member of the group Americans living in Paris, which he described in his first important work, The Sun Also Rises. Equally successful was A Farewell to Arms, the study of an American ambulance officer’sdisillusionment in the war and his role as a deserter. Hemingway used his experience as a reporter during the Civil War in Spain as the background for his most ambitious novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls. Among his later works, the most outstanding is the short novel The Old Man and The Sea, the story of an old fisherman’s journey, his long and lonely struggle with a fish and the sea, and his victory in defeat. Now Hemingway is the classic symbol of bravery, or strong man. Passage 5Self-ConceptThe self-concept is a complex structure. This complexity is illustrated by the idea of multiple selves. We seem to be a different person in each of many different situations. An example may clarify this concept. First, picture yourself at an athletic event. Now, contrast this image with one of yourselves taking a final exam. Finally, imagine yourself at work on a very busy day. You should probably describe yourself differently in each setting. Which image is really you? Of course, all are. We have multiple selves, each dependent on a context. Together they form our self-concept. It is the context that makes certain aspects of our self-concept more important at a particular moment. Self-concept is composed of our beliefs, values, and attitudes. Our beliefs give our self-concepts their substance, our values give them aspirations and standards, and our attitudes give them motivation. These three elements provide a structure in which we develop and build ourselves.Passage 6Family Life in IndiaFamily life is equally varied in Indian states. India is a country with many states in which people are from different cultures, and so on. The languages, clothing, customs, and traditions of people are influenced by the respective regions they live in. Most of the families in India are extended ones, in which every member has his or her own role, often influenced by age and gender. Children are cherished and considered as gifts from God. Children can look forward to continual family support throughout their lives. However, they are expected to respect their elders and parents, their wishes and family relationships. The family structure in India is typical, in which there are many wedding customs, which have to be strongly followed by people. Religion, social status, traditional practices, and regional differences influence family structures. Indians are more emotionally attached to the members of their family. Husbands and wives are not allowed to openly display their affection for one another.Passage 7Causes of Forest FiresForest fires are one of the greatest natural destroyers of our forests. It has been found that about 90% of forest fires are due to human factors. The most common cause for the forest fires is the carelessness of people. Smokers may start a forest fire by carelessly dropping lighted matches and cigarettes in a forest. Tourists sometimes throw the lighted items in the bushes around or on the ground which cause fire. There are also some natural causes of forest fires. Forest fires canoccur due to lightning which burns the trees. Earthquake is also responsible for the forest fires, while other reason for fire is volcanoes and drought. High temperature and low humidity provides favorable conditions to the fire and hence it can start in forests. Since forest fires destroy valuable trees and even kill people, we need to learn the causes and to know how to prevent them. Passage 8Choosing the Perfect Hair ColorColoring your hair is one way to express your individuality. Choosing the right hair color can be confusing whether you want to cover gray hair or give yourself a new fresh look. If you are clear about what you want exactly, it can help while choosing the hair color that is right for you. You can achieve the most flattering look, if you consider your skin makeup and eye color. Hair color that balances your complexion gives the best results. For covering gray hair, you can select a shade close to your natural hair color. Hair highlights are another way to improve your overall look. Highlights can look fascinating and make an attractive impression. They add depth and dimension to the base color or natural hair. Different hair colors suit different complexions. In order to choose a suitable hair color, you need to identify the right combination.Passage 9E-educationE-education, which stands for electronic education, has at least four advantages. First, with access to the Internet, students can overcome barriers of space and time. For example, we can make educational resources in Washington available to students in Tokyo. The second is the easy access. For example, we can put multimedia resources libraries on the Internet and students can have access to these libraries just by clicking the mouse. The third is the optimization of resources. For example, we can tape the lectures given by very prominent professors and broadcast them live through the Internet. Because of these three advantages, there is another big advantage, that is, the Internet technology makes mass education possible. As you know, it is simply impossible for the whole population to receive education on campuses. And this is where the greatest advantage of E-education lies. It offers mass education and education for lifetime.Passage 10CosmeticsCosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. A subset of cosmetics is called makeup, which refers primarily to colored products intended to alter the user’s appearance. Cosmetic use was frowned upon at many points in Western history, especially during the 19th century when social etiquette was rigid. During the 20th century, however, the popularity of cosmetics increased rapidly. Cosmetics are now in widespread use by women in nearly all industrial societies around the world. In the United States, cosmetics are used by girls at an increasingly young age. The social consequences of younger and younger beautification have had much attention in the media over the last few years. The cosmetic industry is a profitable business for most manufacturers of cosmetic products. Given the technological development and the improvement of the manufacturing process, and not least due to the constantly increasing demand of such products, this industry reported an important growth in terms of profit.Passage 11Spy Cell PhonesA spy phone is a mobile phone or a spy device that allows a user to monitor and hear or record conversations and other activities taking place over the phone. Spy phones can function in different ways. They can be used as listening devices whereby secretive conversations can be tracked. They are popularly used by secret agencies to track criminal activities that are carried out over networks. They can be used for tracking periodic calls and recording the frequency of calls from certain suspicious numbers. Also, they can be used for monitoring business and household activities while the cell phone user is away. Although spy cell phones have many positive sides, they give rise to legal as well as moral concerns, because spy cell phone software is easily available. Cell phones are easily transferable to spy phones. Their ready availability makes them subject to illegal use.Passage 12A Popular Pastime of the English PeopleOne of the best means of understanding the people of any nation is watching what they do with their non-working time. Most English men, women and children love growing things, especially flowers. Visitors to England in spring, summer or autumn are likely to see gardens all the way along the railway lines. There are flowers at the airports and flowers in factory grounds, as well as in gardens along the roads. Each English town has at least one park with beautifully kept flower beds. Public buildings of every kind have brilliant window boxes and sometimes baskets of flowers are hanging on them. But what the English enjoy most is growing things themselves. If it is impossible to have a garden, then a window box or something growing in a pot will do. Looking at each other's gardens is a popular pastime with the English.Passage 13Health Benefits of Red wineWe all know drinks containing alcohol are not good for health, but when it comes to drinking red wine, it is the other way around. Recent studies have concluded that there are no negative effects on the body, if red wine is not consumed excessively. Certain compounds in red wine can play a very important role in protecting the heart. It is a heart-healthy drink that can be enjoyed during evening meals. If you think that red wine is only good for the heart, then you are wrong. Studies have revealed that the substance found in the skin of red grapes can restrict cancer’s development. However, the ideal consumption is not 7 to 8 glasses of red wine. Scientific studies on the potential benefits of red wine recommend that women should not have more than one drink per day; whereas men can have two drinks per day. The word “moderate” is the key to maximize health benefits of red wine.Passage 14SleepWhy is it so difficult to fall asleep when you are overtired? There is no one answer that applies to every individual. It is possible to feel “tired” physically and still be unable to fall asleep, because while your body is exhausted, you do not feel sleepy. It is not so easy to simply “turn off”. Lack of sleep complicates matters even more. Experts say adults need at least seven to eight hoursof sleep a night to function properly. When you get less sleep than that on consecutive three nights, you begin to owe four “sleep debt”. As sleep debt increases your body experiences a stress response. Now a vicious cycle has been created: You experience the feeling of being more and more tired, but your body is increasingly stimulated. “Power sleeping” for more hours on weekends is only a temporary solution. There is no substitute forgetting a good night's sleep on a regular basis.Passage 15Holidays in the USLike other nations, the United States sets aside a number of days each year to commemorate events, people or public occasions. These holidays typically are marked by a general suspension of work and business activity, and by public or religious ceremonies. Technically, the United States does not celebrate national holidays. However, Congress has designated 10 legal public holidays. During such public holidays, most federal institutions are closed and most federal employees are excused from work. Although the individual states and private businesses are not required to observe these, in practice all states and nearly all employers observe the majority of them. Since 1971, a number of these holidays have been fixed on Mondays rather than on a particular calendar date so as to afford workers a long holiday weekend. Meanwhile, there are some US state holidays particular to individual US states.Passage 16Celebrity WorshipersAre you a celebrity worshiper? If so, that might say something about the kind of person you are. Psychologists have found that people who believe in a just world are more likely to worship celebrities. Whereas people more critical of society are less likely to obsess over a celebrity. People who strongly believe in a just world believe that life is fair, that good things happen to good people and bad things to bad people. People who believe in a just world are expressing acceptance of society and its institutions. Since the celebrity system is one of these institutions, researchers suggest that it makes sense that those believing in a just world would be satisfied with how celebrities are made and thus more likely to admire and even obsess over them. Vice versa, people who do not believe in a fair world might resist worshipping celebrities, and in fact question or criticize the system that produces them and decides who gets to be a celebrity.Passage 17Organic CoffeeToday many agricultural products are grown using organic methods and coffee is no exception. Organic products have a very minimal effect on the environment because there is no use of pesticides and fertilizers. All organic produces are certified to ensure that their products are grown in such a way. Organic coffee is a multimillion dollar industry and each year the sales of this coffee are increasing. Exports of organic coffee are up in most of Europe and North America. Organic coffee is usually grown in many countries such as Africa, Asia and South America. All over the world people have become organic coffee drinkers, but Americans consume the majority of it. All organic coffee products in the USA are certified for quality. The organic coffee is produced in a very specific way and all operators are at random inspected to ensure that they meetUS Department of Agriculture standards.Passage 18Red WolvesRed wolves present a characteristic red colored fur which is more obvious behind the ears and in the neck and legs. Other than these parts, the fur color of red wolves is brown with black shading in the back and tail. Their big ears help them overcome hot and humid climatic conditions. The average size of red wolves is 4 feet in length, 20 inches tall and weight about 45 to 80 pounds. Generally, red wolves attain sexual maturity at the age of 22 months; however, there are some species that attain within 10 months. The breeding season of red wolves is during February and March and their pregnancy period is about 2 months. Females give birth to about 1 to 10 children one time around March to April. The newly borns usually stay with their parents about two years, after which, they spread around the wild. The lifespan of red wolves is around 7 or 8 years in the wild and about 15 years in captivity.Passage 19Vertical FarmsBy the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth's population will have resided in urban centers. An estimated 109 hectares of new land will be needed to grow enough food to feed them, if traditional farming practices continue as they are practiced today. So, an entirely new approach to farming must be invented, employing cutting edge technologies. The concept of indoor farming is not new. What is new is the urgent need to scale up this technology to accommodate a fast growing number of people. Vertical farming was thus invented. Rice on the seventh floor, wheat on the twelfth, and enough food within an eighteen-story tower to feed a small city of 50,000.Vertical farms must be cheap to construct and safe to operate. If successfully implemented, they will offer the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and varied food supply, and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming.Passage 20The NecktieThe necktie or tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat. The necktie is one of the few fashion accessories to have survived nearly 400 years of social change. Neck decorations have been worn since ancient times to signify title or wealth. Modern decorative neckwear dates from the 17th century in France. The Industrial Revolution helped spread the style to the masses, as millions of workers migrated from farmlands to factories and the business class was born. By the 1950s, it was said that a man wasn’t fully dressed until he had put on his tie. The tie had later come to symbolize individuality as much as conformity. Neckties are available in varied size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office dress or formal wear. Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform.。
historyisamirror听写原文afamous摘要:I.引言- 历史是一面镜子- 反映着过去的辉煌与暗淡II.历史的意义- 历史的教训- 历史的借鉴III.历史的演变- 古代文明的兴衰- 近现代国家的崛起与沉沦IV.历史的启示- 和平与发展的真谛- 人类命运共同体的构建V.结论- 珍视历史,创造未来正文:历史,被誉为一面镜子,它以其独特的视角,清晰地映射出人类社会的发展与变迁。
从历史中,我们可以看到过去的辉煌与暗淡,从而更好地认识自己,把握未来。
历史不仅记录了过去的点点滴滴,更传递了无数宝贵的教训。
无论是古代文明的兴衰,还是近现代国家的崛起与沉沦,都在告诉我们,人类社会的发展并非一帆风顺,而是充满了曲折与挫折。
只有从这些历史经验中汲取教训,我们才能避免重蹈覆辙,更好地前行。
历史也是我们最好的借鉴。
通过研究历史,我们可以发现历史的发展规律,从而预测未来的走向。
同时,历史也为我们提供了丰富的经验,使我们能够站在前人的肩膀上,取得更大的成就。
在我国的历史中,我们可以看到中华文明的源远流长。
从夏商西周的封建制度,到秦汉隋唐的统一与繁荣,再到宋元明清的科技与文化发展,我国历史的发展脉络清晰可见。
同时,我们也可以从中发现,国家的强盛离不开人民的团结与奋斗,离不开和平与发展的环境。
当今世界,各国之间的联系日益紧密,人类命运共同体的意识日益深入人心。
在这个过程中,我们更应当珍视历史,从中汲取智慧,共同创造一个和平、发展、繁荣的未来。
历史是一面镜子,它时刻提醒着我们,珍视过去的辉煌,面对现实的挑战,以期创造美好的未来。
6年级课文听写以下是六年级课文《月光曲》的听写内容:《月光曲》一天傍晚,贝多芬在幽静的小路上散步。
他听到断断续续的钢琴声从一所茅屋里传出来,弹的正是他的曲子。
贝多芬走近茅屋,琴声忽然停了,屋子里有人在谈话。
一个姑娘说:“这首曲子多难弹啊!我只听别人弹过几遍,总是记不住该怎样弹。
要是能听一听贝多芬自己是怎样弹的,那有多好啊!”一个男的说:“是啊,可是音乐会的入场券太贵了,咱们又太穷。
”姑娘说:“哥哥,你别难过,我不过随便说说罢了。
”贝多芬听到这里,推开门,轻轻地走了进去。
茅屋里点着一支蜡烛。
在微弱的烛光下,男的正在做皮鞋。
窗前有架旧钢琴,前面坐着一个十六七岁的姑娘,脸很清秀,可是眼睛失明了。
皮鞋匠看见进来个陌生人,站起来问:“先生,您找谁?走错门了吧?”贝多芬说:“不,我是来弹一首曲子给这位姑娘听的。
”姑娘连忙站起来让座。
贝多芬坐在钢琴前面,弹起盲姑娘刚才弹的那首曲子来。
盲姑娘听得入了神,一曲弹完,她激动地说:“弹得多纯熟啊!感情多深哪!您,您就是贝多芬先生吧?”贝多芬没有回答,他问盲姑娘:“您爱听吗?我再给您弹一首吧。
”一阵风把蜡烛吹灭了。
月光照进窗子来,茅屋里的一切好像披上了银纱,显得格外清幽。
贝多芬望了望站在他身旁的兄妹俩,借着清幽的月光,按起了琴键。
皮鞋匠静静地听着。
他好像面对着大海,月亮正从水天相接的地方升起来。
微波粼粼的海面上,霎时间洒遍了银光。
月亮越升越高,穿过一缕一缕轻纱似的微云。
忽然,海面上刮起了大风,卷起了巨浪。
被月光照得雪亮的浪花,一个连一个朝着岸边涌过来……皮鞋匠看看他妹妹,月光正照在她那宁静的脸上,照着她睁得大大的眼睛。
她仿佛也看到了,看到了她从来没有看到的景象,在月光照耀下的波涛汹涌的大海。
兄妹俩被美妙的琴声陶醉了。
等他们苏醒过来,贝多芬早已离开了茅屋。
他飞奔回客店,花了一夜工夫,把刚才弹的曲子——《月光曲》记录了下来。
以上就是这篇课文的全部内容。
专四听力训练原文专业四级标准听写二十篇TEM 4 Dictation PracticesPassage 1 SaltWe do not know when man first began to use salt, / but we do know that it has been used in many different ways throughout history. / Historical evidence shows, for example, that people who lived over 3,000 years ago ate slated fish. / Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve the dead. /Stealing salt was considered a major crime during some periods of history. / In 18th century, for instance, / if a person was caught stealing salt, he can be put in jail. / History records that about ten thousand people were put in jail during that century for stealing salt. / About 150 years before, in the year 1553, / taking more salt that one was allowed to was punishable as a crime. / The offender’s ear was cut off.Salt was an important item on the table of royalty. / It was traditionally placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. / Important guests at the king’s table were seated near the salt. / Less important guests were given seats farther away from it. / (175 words)Passage 2 PerceptionsAsk three people to look out of the same window at a busy street and tell you what they see. / Probably you will receive three different answers. / Each person sees the same scene, but each perceives something different about it. /Perceiving goes in our minds. / Of the three people who look out of the window / one may say that he sees a policeman giving a driver a ticket. / Another may say that he sees a rush –hour traffic jam at the street corner. / The third may tell you that he sees a woman trying to cross the street with four children. / For perception is the mind’s interpretation / of what the senses – in this case our eyes – tell us. /Many psychologists today are working to try to explain / just how a person experiences or perceive the world around him. / Using a scientific method these psychologists set up experiments: / they are trying to find out what makes different people / perceive totally different things about the same scene. / (164 words)Passage 3 BalloonsBalloons have been used for sport for about one hundred years. / There are two kinds of sport balloons: gas and hot air. / Hot air balloons are safer than gas balloons, / which may catch fire. / Hot air balloons are preferred by most balloonists in theUnited States because of their safety. / They are also cheaper and easier to manager than gas balloons. / Despite the ease of operating a balloon, / pilots must watch the weather carefully. / Sport balloon flights are best early in the morning / or late in the afternoon, when the wind is light. / Over the years, balloonists have tried unsuccessfully to cross the Atlantic. / It wasn't until 1978 that three American balloonists succeeded. / It took them just six days to make the trip / from their homes in the United States to Paris, France. / Their voyage captured the imagination of the whole world. / (143 words)Passage 4 You Found a Job, Now How do You Save Money?Saving your hard earned money can be difficult, / as most of us enjoy spending rather than saving, / I certainly had a tough time holding onto my money every payday. / When I got my first few paychecks, / right away I spent the cold, hard cash I’d earned by hard work. /But I quickly realized that this sort of spending wouldn’t really help me get the things I wanted. / So I made a pact with myself. I promise that before I did anything with the money, / I would deposit at least 50% of the money into my saving account. / That way, I eliminated the temptation to spend that money. /After I got used to saving my money, / it was much easier for me not to be tempted to buy things when I saw them. / WhenI saw a CD or video game that looked appealing, / I learned to ask myself, “Do I really need this?” / Asking this question helped me appreciate my money and not let it slip out of my wallet quite so fast. / (173 words)Passage 5 Online Health ForumThere are many aspects to health, illness and healing. / Among all the teachings there is one theme that is universal to them all / and that is the unquestionable benefit achieved by communicating with others about health and its related issues. / It is with this single philosophy in mind / that we have developed this site as a forum for communication. / Dealing with a medical concern is often difficult. / Connecting with others who are going through the same thing / can make a world of difference. / Our mission is to develop online communities to help you make those connections. / You can post questions, comments and respond to messages from others. / We’ve got various topics, and we’re adding more all the time. / If you don’t see the topic you are looking for, / just let us know and we will consider a message board for it. / We hope you decide to become a regular participant / and help to make this a great resource. / (158 words)Passage 6 WordsHow men first learn to invent words is unknown, / in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. / All we really knowthat is men, unlike animals, / somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, / actions and things, so that they can communicate with each other; / and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, / which could be represent those sounds, and which could be written down. / Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, wer call words. / The power of words, then lies in their associations, / that is, the things they bring up before our minds. / Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; / and the longer wer live, the more we reminded of the glad and sad events / of our past by certain words wer read and learn, / the more the number of the words / that means something to us increase. / (149 words)Passage 7 Teacher-student RelationshipThe relationship between a teacher and a student can be either good or bad, helpful or harmful. / Either way, the relationship can affect the student for the rest of his life. / A good teacher-student relationship will make the teacher’s job worthwhile. / A bad relationship can discourage the student from learning / and make teaching an unpleasant task. /In order to have a good teacher-student relationship, / respect between teacher and student is very important. / If the teacher is too strict, he frightens the student. / If the teacher is too friendly, the student may become lazy and stop lear ning hard. / The teacher’s attitude and approach shouldbe in between those two extremes. / As for the student, his proper respect to the teacher must be shown all the time. / He should be eager to learn and willing to work hard. /In conclusion, a good teacher-student relationship can be beneficial to both. / The student absorbs knowledge eagerly and enjoyable, / and the teacher gains satisfaction from his work. / (163 words)Passage 8 NearsightednessWeak eyesight is a term that is generally used to refer to nearsighted eyes. / People who are nearsighted can see well at a short range, / but anything very far away is likely to be unclear. / The term “weak eyesight” is misleading, / for in nearsighted eyes the lens of the eye is actually too strong. / The nearsighted lens is so powerful that it focuses the light coming onto the eye so quickly. / Nearsightedness is common, and its growth may be graded; / often the unclearness of distant object is so slight at first / that a person may not recognize the condition. /Nearsightedness is frequently discovered first at school. / It is here that a student first realizes the difficulty of seeing words on the blackboard, / whereas others in the class have no trouble reading the blackboard at all. / After discovery, nearsightedness can easily be corrected. / You just needs a pair of glasses / which can decrease the power of the lens of theeye. / (161 words)Passage 9 Rice CookingRice is very much under appreciated in the United States. / With the exception of Asian cooking, / rice is usually a side dish or combined with other ingredients. / Rice is very nutritious, low cost and easy-to prepare food. / There are different types of rice available and the cooking time varies by type of rice. / Follow the package instructions for the amount of liquid necessary and the cooking times. / Both vary for each type of rice. / Regular white rice has been milled / to remove the hull comes in long, medium and short grains. / Long grained rice is the best for all-purpose use. / Brown rice has a pleasant nutty flavor and a firmer texture. / While white rice is cooked in about 15 minutes, / brown rice takes 45 to 50 minutes to cook. / When cooking rice do not be concerned if you have cooked rice left over. / There are some excellent recipes, which use cooked rice. / (151 words)Passage 10 First Sign of AIDSThe virus causing AIDS enters the blood and quickly penetrates certain white cells in the body. / At first there is often little or no trace of the virus at all. / This situation usually lasts for six to twelve weeks. / During this time the person is free of symptoms / and antibody tests are negative. / The first thing that happens after infection / is that many people develop a flue-like illness. / This may be severe enoughto look like glandular fever / with swollen glands in the neck and armpits, / tiredness, fever and night sweats. / Some of those white cells are dying, / virus is being released, / and for the first time the body is working hard to make correct antibodies. / At this stage the blood test will usually become positive. / Most people do not realize what is happening, / although when they later develop AIDS they look back / and remember it clearly. / Most people have produce antibodies in about twelve weeks. / (156 words)Passage 11 The Library of CongressThe Library of Congress is the national library of the United States. / It was founded in 1800 to serve the needs of the congressmen. / Today, it contains books, articles and documents on every subject imaginable. / Besides senators, congressmen and other government officials, / it serves libraries, researchers, artists and scientists throughout the country and the world. /The Library is one of the largest libraries in the world. / It has a collection of 74 million items which are housed in three buildings. / The bookshelves stretch for 350 miles. / Of the 18 million books, more than half are in languages other than English. /The main reading room is a great hall of marble pillars. / It is the center of activity in the library. / There is a computer catalog center with six terminals for quick access toinformation. / For greater speed and efficiency, / the library has installed an electric book –carrying system / that carries books from one building to another in only a few seconds. / (160 words)Passage 12 A Car Soccer RaceAmerican football is different from the European football / and some people think that it is better. / Now there’s a new kind of football or soccer which is played in America. / It’s called car soccer. / The players drive small cars, which are called Beetles. / The players try to catch the ball in their cars. / The cars are protected all since they often crash into each other. / The ball is larger than the usual one and the players are protected, too. / In 1985, the First European car soccer match took place in West Germany. / Teams from some countries in European played in the match. / The Beetles raced around the ground madly / while the spectators shouted “The ball is behind you”. / When the match ended, three cars had been crashed into pieces. / And the players as well as many of the spectators were badly hurt and had to be taken to hospital. / Will this car soccer become as popular as football? I doubt. / (160 words)Passage 13 Changes of Family LifeThe concept of family life has changed considerably over the years. / In earliest times, several generations lived togetherin clans, / which consisted of all living descendents and their husbands or wives. / These clans were almost totallyself-sufficient, / every member contributing in some way toward the survival of the group. / The men hunted and fished for food or sometimes maintained flocks of sheep or goats. / The women baked bread and roasted the meat their men provided. / Special members of the community were selected to make products like pottery, baskets and home weapons. / But with the development of greater varieties of food, clothing and shelter, / a single clan could no longer develop all the individual skills the group required. / Clans merged into larger societies and at the same time broke into smaller units consisting of married couples and their children. / Later the Industrial Revolution brought about even more important changes in family life. / New inventions brought shorter working hours for men and easier housekeeping routines for women. / Today a productive family life suggests not the group’s cooperative efforts of working together, / but the pleasant and meaningful sharing of its leisure. / (185 words)Passage 14 VitaminsIt was not until the beginning of this century that it was recognized / that certain substances were essential in the diet to prevent or cure some diseases. / These substances are now known as vitamins. / They are vital for growth, good health, / and maintenance of the normal functions of the body. / A well-balanced diet should provide all the vitamins we normally require. / Those of us who are fortunate enough to be able to buy sufficient food / should not suffer from vitamin deficiency./ However, for various reasons, / some people do not maintain a balanced diet. / People often lose their appetite because of illness. / People living alone may not bother to eat proper meals, / and people on a diet may not eat sufficient quantities of necessary foods. / Moreover, modern methods of preserving, freezing, and long-term storage of food, / together with overcooking, can destroy many of the vitamins. / (145 words)Passage 15 CometsIn recent years scientists’ investigation of comets has increased / because of growing interest in the origin of the sun and planets. / Scientists want to learn how comets are formed. / They think that such information will help explain the origin of the solar system. / The word “comet” comes from Greek and means “hairy object”. / In history comets have a special place. / People believed that they brought news of death, destruction or military victories. / The tails of comets provide viewers with spectacular sights at night. / Comet tails are millions of kilometers long. / The tails frequently reach lengths of 250 million kilometers and more. / The most famous comet of history is called Halley’s Comet, which appears every 76 years. / It was named for Edward Halley, a British astronomer. / He predicted the appearance of the comet in 1758, 16 years after his deat h. / Halley’s Comet is extremely bright and has two tails. / In the 20th century it returned in 1910 and 1986. / (159 words)Passage 16 Mobile Phone EtiquetteThe mobile phone has created a new way of life. / It gives us the opportunity to reach people when and wherever we like. / But when mobile phones become as commonplace as wristwatches, / it seems they are creating embarrassing situations. / People let their phones ring in restaurants, theaters or business meetings. / People loudly discuss very personal issues over their phones while strangers are around them. / People spend all their time in the presence of friends / paying more attention to those at the other end of their mobile phones. / By now, everyone knows that mobile phone etiquette is a real problem. / These are tips for being a good mobile citizen. / Firstly, remember to check your phone is off at activities. / Secondly, respect the people around you when you make or take calls in public. / Thirdly, don’t answer your c ell phone while talking with another person / unless that phone call is more important than the person you are with. / Follow these rules and you’ll be a responsible mobile phone user by being considerate to others.Passage 17 Reduce, Reuse and RecycleIn recent years there has been an increase awareness of the importance of recycling. / The three Rs to keep in mind / for a cleaner environment are: reduce, reuse, and recycle. / Reducing is the best way to protect the environment. / However, if you can’t reduce something, reuse it and if you can’t reuse it, recycle it. / Reducing waste means shopping with the environment in mind. / Consider the environmental impact ofeach product before you buy it. / Make a list of what you need before you go shopping; / this will reduce impulse buying. / Avoid buying things that can’t be recycled. / Learning to reuse is easy after a little practice. / For example, you can reuse shopping bags. / Buy durable, high quality goods for a longer life outside the landfill. / Although durable goods may cost a little more at first, / they will save your money and help save the environment in the long run. / Before throwing anything away, think about how each item can be reused. / (162 words)Passage 18 Mercy KillingSome people hold that for patients with painful and terminal disease mercy killing is a solution, / for it will allow them to die a peaceful death and it seems to benefit everybody: / the patients themselves, their relatives, the medical staff, / and the patients who are waiting for hospital beds. / But mercy killing is still a controversial issue. / Those who are strongly against it hold / that the possibility of abuse will expose sick people to all kinds of danger. / At present, many societies and organization have been formed in the world to promote mercy killing / but in no country has it been legalized. / However, in the Netherlands the society and the courts tend to tolerate doctor-assisted suicide / if strict criteria are met. / In 1995 about 2.3% of all Dutch deaths, or 3118 cases, / were attributed to mercy killing by government studies. / A few cases of mercy killing are also reported in the U.S. / although the majority of the public are against it. / (161 words)Passage 19 WorryWorry is like blood pressure. / You need a certain level to live, but too much can kill you. / People who worry too much suffer. / For all their hard work, for all their humor and willingness to laugh at themselves, / for all theirself-awareness, worries just cannot achieve peace of mind. / Worry is amazingly common. / At least one in four of us –about 65 million Americans / –will meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder at some point in our lifetime. / Even those individuals whose lives are going well / may worry excessively on occasion. / And yet, worry is a very treatable condition. / Most people today are not aware of all that we have learned about worry in the last 50 years. / We’ve come to understand different types of worry and the underlying triggers. / Worry may accompany simple shyness, depression of generalized anxiety disorder. / Each kind of worry responds to specific and powerful techniques. / (151 words)Passage 20 The Attitude of GratitudeThanksgiving 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 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 out own pursuit of happiness. / Whatever you have, you can either appreciate of 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 hap piness. / (169 words)。
Choosing a CareerWhen students graduate from college, / many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives, / and they sometimes move from job to job / until they find something that suits them / and of equal importance to which they are suited. / Others never find a job in which they are really happy. / They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes. / When we choose our careers, we need to ask ourselves two questions: / First, what do we think we would like to be? / Second, what kind of people do we? / The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive, / but unless we have great talent and are willing to work very hard, / we are certain to fail in these occupations. / And failure will lead to unhappiness in life. / So it is important to access our suitability for a certain career in job research./When a student graduated from college, many of them do not know how they want to spend their resting time and sometimes move from job to job, until they find something that suit them, then of equal importance to suit their. Others never find the jobs in which they are really happy. They spend all their lives square . when the chose our careers, we need to ask ourselves two questions: first, what do we think we would like to be, second, what kind of people are we. The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seeming very attractive, but once we have and really work very hard, we will certain to fail and when we earn happiness in our life. So it is important to be careful for a certain career in job search.。
英语专业四级听写50篇原文!Passage 1Town and Country Life in EnglandThere is a big difference between town life and country life in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want help, you will always get it and you will be glad to help others.In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are often very lonely. This is because people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends. If you walk through the streets in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living on their own. They could die in their homes and would not be discovered for weeks or even months. (154 words.)Passage 2A Change in Women’s LifeThe important change in women’s life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic pos ition. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full-time or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests on each of them. (154 words) Passage 3A Popular Pastime of the English PeopleOne of the best means of understanding the people of any nation is watching what they do with their non-working time.Most English men, women and children love growing things, especially flowers. Visitors to England in spring, summer, or autumn are likely to see gardens all the way along the railway lines. There are flowers at the airports and flowers in factory grounds, as well as in gardens along the roads. Each English town has at least one park with beautifully kept flower beds. Public buildings of every kind have brilliant window boxes and sometimes baskets of flowers are hanging on them.But what the English enjoy most is growing things themselves. If it is impossible to have a garden, then a widow box or something growing in a pot will do. Looking at each other’s gardens is a popular pastime with the English. (144words.) Passage 4British and American Police OfficersReal policemen, both in Britain and the ., hardly recognize any common points between their lives and what they see on TV—if they ever get home in time.Some things are about the same, of course, but the policemen do not think much of them.The first difference is that a policeman’s real life deals with the law. Most of what he learns is the law. He has to know actually what actions are against the law and what facts can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a lawyer, and what’s more, he has to put it into practice on his feet, in the dark and, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in talking with beautiful girls or in bravely facing cruel criminals. He will spend most of his working life arranging millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, ordinary people who are guilty —or not of stupid, unimportant crimes. (177words) Passage 5Living SpaceHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his space needs are not met? Scientists are doing experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have enough living space, they eat well, sleep well and produce their young well. But if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior and even their health change obviously. They can not sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and worry become clear. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus, for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is enough space not only satisfactory, but necessary for human survival? These are interesting questions.(147 words) Passage 6The United NationsIn 1945, representatives of 50 nations met to plan this organization. It was called the United Nations. After the war, many more nations joined. There are two major parts of the United Nations. One is called the General Assembly. In the General Assembly, every member nation is represented and has an equal vote.The second part is called the Security Council. It has representatives of just 15 nations. Five nations are permanent members: the United States, Russia, France, Britain and China. The 10 other members are elected every two years by the General Assembly.The major job of the Security Council is to keep peace in the world. If necessary, it can send troops from member nations to try to stop little wars before they turn into big ones.It is hard to get the nations of the Security Council to agree on when this is necessary. But they did vote to try to stop wars. (156 words) Passage 7PlasticWe use plastic wrap to protect our foods. We put our garbage in plastic bags or plastic cans. We sit on plastic chairs, play with plastic toys, drink from plastic cups, and wash our hair with shampoo from plastic bottles!Plastic doesn’t grow in nature. It is made by mixing certain things together. We call it a produced or manufactured material. Plastic was first made in the 1860s from plants, such as wood and cotton. That plastic was soft and burned easily.The first modern plastics were made in 1930s. Most clear plastic starts out as thick, black oil. That plastic coating inside a pan begins as natural gas.Over the years, hundreds of different plastics have been developed. Some are hard and strong. Some are soft and bendable. Some are clear. Some are many-colored. There is a plastic for almost every need. Scientists continue to experiment with plastics. They hope to find even ways to use them! (160 words)Passage 8Display of GoodsAre supermarkets designed to persuade us to buy more?Fresh fruit and vegetables are displayed near supermarket entrances. This gives the impression that only healthy food is sold in the shop. Basic foods that everyone buys, like sugar and tea, are not put near each other. They are kept in different aisles so customers are taken past other attractive foods before they find what they want. In this way, shoppers are encouraged to buy products that they do not really need.Sweets are often placed at children’s eye level at the checkout. While parents are waiting to pay, children reach for the sweets and put them in the trolley.More is bought from a fifteen-foot display of one type of product than from a ten-foot one. Customers also buy more when shelves are full than when they are a half empty. They do not like to buy from shelves with few products on them because they feel there is something wrong with those products that are there. (166 words)Passage 9Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. His father owned a factory that made electrical devices. His mother enjoyed music and books. His parents were Jewish but they did not observe many of the religion’s rules. Albert was a quiet child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty learning to read. When Albert was five years old, his father gave him a compass. The child was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle always pointed in the same direction—to the north. He asked his father and his uncle what caused the needle to move. Their answers about magnetism and gravity weredifficult for the boy to understand. Yet he spent a lot of time thinking about them. He said later that he felt something hidden had to be behind things. (143 words.)Passage 10Private CarsWith the increase in the general standard of living, some ordinary Chinese families begin to afford a car. Yet opinions of the development of a private car vary from person to person.It gives a much greater degree of comfort and mobility. The owner of a car is no longer forced to rely on public transport, and hence no irritation caused by waiting for buses or taxis. However, others strongly object to developing private cars. They maintain that as more and more cars are produced and run in the street, a large volume of poisonous gas will be given off, polluting the atmosphere and causing actual harm to the health of people.Whether private cars should be developed in China is a difficult question to answer, yet the desire for the comfort and independence a private car can bring will not be eliminated.(143words)Passage 11A Henpecked Husband and His WifeThere was once a large, fat woman who had a small, thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home on Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money, and then she used to give him back only enough to buy his lunch in his company every day.One day, the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living-room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there.“You will never guess what happened to me today, dear,” he said.He waited for a few seconds and then added, “I won ten thousand dollars on the lottery!”“That is wonderful!” said his wife delightedly. But then she pulled a long face and added angrily, “But how could you afford to buy the ticket?” (148 words)Passage 12A Young Man’s PromiseOne day a young man was writing a letter to his girl friend who lived just a few miles away in a nearby town. He was telling her how much he loved her and how wonderful he thought she was. The more he wrote, the more poetic he became. Finally, he said that in order to be with her he would suffer the greatest difficulties, he would face the greatest dangers that anyone could imagine. In fact, to spend only one minute with her, he would swim across the widest river, he would enter the deepest forest, and he would fight against the fiercest animals with his bare hands.He finished the letter, signed his name, and then suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to mention something quite important. So, in a postscript below his name, he added:“By the way, I’ll be over to see you on Wednesday night, if it doesn’t rain.” (154 words)Passage 13A Kind NeighborMr. and Mrs. Jones’ apartment was full of luggage, package, furniture and boxes. Both of them were very busy when they heard the doorbell ring. Mrs. Jones went to open it and she saw a middle-aged lady outside. The lady said she lived next door. Mrs. Jones invited her to come in and apologized because there was no place for her to sit. “Oh, that’s OK,” said the lady. “I just come to welcome you to your new home. As you know, in some parts of this city neighbors are not friendly at all. There are some apartment houses where people don’t know any of their neighbors, not even the ones next door. But in this building everyone is very friendly with everyone else. We are like one big hap py family. I’m sue you’ll be very happy here. ” Mr. and Mrs. Jones said, “But madam, we are not new dwellers in this department. We’ve lived her for two years. We’re moving out tomorrow. ” (163 words)Passage 14That Isn’t Our FaultMr. and Mrs. Williams got married when he was twenty-three, and she was twenty. Twenty-five years later, they had a big party, and a photographer came and took some photographs of them.Then the photographer gave Mrs. Williams a card and said, “They’ll be ready next Wednesday. You can get them from studio.”“No,” Mrs. William said, “Please send them to us.”The photographs arrived a week later, but Mrs. Williams was not happy when she saw them. She got into her car and drove to the photographer’s studio. She went inside and sa id angrily, “You took some photographs of me and my husband last week, but I’m not going to pay for them.”“Oh, Why not?” the photographer asked.“Because my husband looks like a monkey,” Mrs. William said.“Well,” the photographer answered, “that isn’t our fault. Why didn’t you think of that before you married him?” (148 words)Passage 15A Guide’s AnswerIn 1861, the Civil War started in the United States between the Northern and the Southern states. The war continued with great bitterness until 1865, when the Northerners were victorious. However, even today, many Southerners have not forgotten their defeat, or forgiven the Northerners.A few years ago, a party of American tourists were going round one of the battlefields of the Civil War with a guide who came from one of the Southernstates. At each place, the guide told the tourists stirring stories about how a few Southern soldiers had conquered powerful forces of Northerners there.At last, one of the tourists, a lady who came from the North, stopped the guide and said to him, “But surely the Northern army must have won at least one victory in the Civil War?”“Not as long as I’m the guide here, madam,” answered the Southern guide.(147 words)Passage 16A Qualified PilotThe captain of a small ship had to go along a rocky coast, but he was unfamiliar with it, so he tried to find a qualified pilot to guide him. He went ashore in one of the small ports, and a local fisherman pretended that he was a pilot because he needed some money. The captain took him on board and asked him where to steer the ship.After half an hour the captain began to suspect that the fisherman did not really know what he was doing and where he was going.“Are you sure you are a qualified pilot?” he asked.“Oh, yes,” answered the fisherman. “I know every rock on this part of the coast.”Suddenly there was a terrible crash from under the ship. At once the fisherman added, “And that’s one of them.” (138 words)Passage 17Living Things ReactYou and all organisms live in an environment. An environment is made up of everything that surrounds an organism. It can include the air, the water, the soil, and even other organisms.An organism responds to changes in its environment. When an organism responds to a change, it reacts in certain ways. All living things respond in some way.Have you ever noticed how plants and insects respond to light? Plants bend toward light. Insects fly toward light.Living things also respond in other ways. The leaves on some trees respond to a change in season. In autumn, they change colors and then fall offthe branches. Animals also respond to a change in season. Squirrels save nuts for the winter. Bears sleep through the winter in a cave.You respond to your environment in many ways, too. You may shiver if you are cold. What other ways do you respond to changes in your environment? (156 words)Passage 18Flowering PlantsWhat are the parts of a flower?Flowers can have male parts and female parts. The female parts make eggs that become seeds. The male parts make pollen. Pollen is a powdery material that is needed by the eggs to make seeds. To make seeds, pollen and eggs must come together. The wind, insects, and birds bring pollen to eggs. Many animals love flowers’ bright colors. They also like a sugary liquid in flowers. This is called nectar. While they drink nectar, pollen rubs off on their bodies. As they move, some of this pollen gets delivered to the female flower parts.Over time, the female parts turn into fruits that contain seeds. Animals often eat the fruits and the seeds pass through their bodies as waste. The animals do not know they are working for the plants by planting seeds as they travel to different places. (147 words)Passage 19Finding the Direction and LocationHow can you tell which direction? By day, look for the Sun. It is in the east in the morning and the west in the afternoon. At night, use the Big Dipper to help you find the North Star. It would be better to bring a compass because its needle always points north.How do you know how far you have gone? You could count every step. Each step is about two feet. You’d better wear a pedometer which is a tool that counts steps. If you know where you started, which direction you are heading, and how far you have gone, you can use a good map to figure out exactly where you are.Today there is a new way for travelers to figure out where they are. It is the GPS. It has 24 satellites that orbit the earth and constantly broadcast their positions. Someday you may carry a small receiver as you hike and use GPS to find out if you are there yet!Passage 20WavesHow does light get from the sun to the earth? How does music get from the stage to the audience? They move the same way — in waves!Light and sound are forms of energy. All waves carry energy, but they may carry it differently. Light and sound travel through different kinds of matter. For example, light waves cannot move through walls, but sound waves can. That is why you can hear people talking in another room even though you cannot see them. The energy of some waves is destructive. An earthquake produces seismic waves.Catch a wave. Ask a friend to stand a few feet away from you. Stretch a spring between you. Shake the spring to transfer energy to it. What happens? The spring bounces up and down in waves. When the waves reach your friend, they bounce back to you!Light waves travel 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles) per second! They can also travel through a vacuum. That is why light from the sun and distant stars can travel through space to the earth.(175 words)Passage 21SoilsThere are many different kinds of soils. Different soils have different types of rock and minerals in them than other. Some soils have more water in them than others. Some soils might have more plant and animal material in them, too.Different kinds of soils are found in different parts of the world. There are several kinds of soils found in the United States. In some areas, the soil has a lot of clay. Other soils are very sandy. Loam is a kind of soil that has a good mixture of clay and sand.In some places, soil layers are very thick. Lots of plants grow in places with a thick soil layer. In dry and windy places soil layers are much thinner. Layers of soil on mountains are thin because gravity pulls the soil downhill.The type of soil in a particular place affects what kinds of plants can grow there. (150 words) Passage 22CrisisLife is a contest! Who will win? A bluebird and sparrow both compete for space to build their nests. A fast-growing maple tree and slower-growing dogwood compete for the sunlight they both need. Oil competes with coal and nuclear power as an energy source for electric power plants.There is a problem. There is a limited amount of space for birds, sunlight for trees, and energy for people! If we do not cut back on our uses of some of our resources, someday they will be gone!How can we use energy today and know we will have enough to go around in the future? We can choose alternate, or replacement, energy resources. It takes the earth millions of years to create coal, oil, and gas. They are nonrenewable resources.Solar energy, wind energy and water energy are renewable. What other ways we conserve our resources? How can we make sure there is always enough to go around? (159 words.)Passage 23Ameri ca’s Worst SurpriseDecember 7, 1941 was one of the worst days in American history. Nearly all Americans who are old enough to remember that day can still remember what they were doing at the moment they heard “the news”. The news was that America had been attacked!Shortly before 2:00 ., a radio dispatch came into Washington from Honolulu, Hawaii. “Air Raid, Pearl Harbor —This is no drill.” Japanese planes had begun an attack on the largest American military base in the Pacific. They first destroyed places on the ground. Then they bombed the ships in the harbor.No one had expected the attack. So no one was prepared for it. And it did not take long for the Japanese to do their damage. When the smoke cleared, the Navy counted its losses. Eighteen ships had been sunk or badly damaged. Nearly 150 planes had been destroyed. More than 2,400 Americans had been killed and more than 1,200 wounded. (157 words)Passage 24Great Depression in the U.S.In 1929, the bills started to come in. American industry had produced too many goods. Americans could not afford to buy all of them. So factories had to cut down on their production. Many workers lost their jobs. Investors tried to get their money back. But businesses did not have enough money to pay them. Banks tried to get their money back from investors. But the investors could not pay, either. Too many people owned money. And few of them could pay their bills.During the next few years, business got worse and worse. By 1932, banks all over the country were closing.People without money could not buy goods. So more businesses closed. More and more people lost their jobs. By 1932, more than 12 million Americans were jobless. Millions more were earning barely enough to live on. The country was in a great depression they had never experienced before. (151 words)Passage 25A Place of Our OwnWe are all usually very careful when we buy something for the house. Why? Because we have to live with it for a long time. We paint a room to make it brighter, so we choose the colours carefully.We buy new curtains in order to match the newly decorated room, so they must be the right colour. We move the furniture round so as to make more space — or we buy new furniture — and so on. It is an endless business.Rich or poor, we take time to furnish a room. Perhaps some people buy furniture in order to impress their friends. But most of us just want to enjoy our surroundings. We want to live as comfortably as we can afford to. We spend a large part of our lives at home. We want to make a small corner in the world which we can recognize as our own. (151 words)Passage 26Travel for WorkYou can see them in every airport in the world. They are businessmen and women who have to travel for their work.When they first applied for the job, they may have thought of good food and hotels, huge expense accounts and fashionable cities. Now they have to sit in airport lounges, tired and uncomfortable in their smart clothes, listening to the loudspeaker announce “The flight to Tokyo, or Berlin, or New Y ork is delayed for another two hours”. Some people say to me, “How lucky you are to be able to travel abroad in your work! You can go sightseeing without paying any money by yourself!” They think that my job is like a continual holiday. It is not.There are advantages, of course, and I do think I am lucky, but only because I can go to places I would never visit if I was a tourist. (149 words) Passage 27IntelligenceAre some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience?Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus, the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, held by most experts now, can be supported in a number of ways. As is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people is, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. (154 words) Passage 28A Free Dress Every WeekThe temptation to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops and people are not so honest as they once were.A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it for her as quickly as possible. The woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.. Believe it or not, the girl “gave” her mother a free dress every week. (148 words)Passage 29TimeTime is tangible. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save time, or even kill time. Common questions in American English r eveal this concrete quality as though time were a possession. “Doyou have any time?”, “Can you get some time for this?”, “How much free time do you have?” The treatment of time as a possession influences the way that time is carefully divided.Generally, Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses, the careful scheduling of time and the separation of activities are common practices. Appointment calendars are printed with 15-, 30-, and 60-minute time slots. The idea that “there is a time and place for everything” extends to American social life. Visitors who drop by without prior notice may interrupt their host’s personal time. Thus, calling friends on the telephone before visiting th em is generally preferred to visitors’ dropping by. (157 words) Passage 30CartoonistIn a good cartoon, the artist can tell in a few lines as much as a writer can tell in half a dozen paragraphs. The cartoonist not only tells a story but he also tries to persuade the reader to his way of thinking. He has great influence on public opinion. In a political campaign, he plays an important part. Controversial issues in Congress or at meetings of the United Nations may keep the cartoonist well-supplies with current materials.A clever cartoonist may cause laughter because he often uses humour in his drawings. If he is sketching a famous person, he takes a prominent feature and exaggerates it. Cartoonists, for instance, like to lengthen an already long nose and to widen an already broad grin. This exaggeration of a person’s characteristics is called caricature. The artist uses such exaggeration to put his message across. (144 words)Passage 31Water PollutionWater is very important to us. Factories and plants need water for industrial uses and large pieces of farmland need it for irrigation. Without water to drink, people die in a short time.Today most water sources are so dirty that people must purify water before drinking. Water becomes dirty in many ways: industrial pollution is one of them. With the development of industry, plants and factories pour tons of industrial wastes into rivers every day. The rivers have become seriously polluted, and the water is becoming unfit for drinking or irrigation. The same thing has also happened to our seas and oceans. So, the problem of water pollution is almost worldwide.Scientists of many countries have done a lot of work to stop pollution. The polluted water in some places has become clean and drinkable again. Perhaps one day the people in all towns and cities will be drinking clean water. That day, we believe, is not very far off. (161 words) Passage 32Making a ComplaintComplaining about faulty goods or bad services is never easy. But if something you have bought is faulty or does not do what was claimed for it, you are not asking for a favour to get it put right.。
二年级语文听写练习题默写篇一:《小兔子乖乖》小兔子乖乖,把门儿开开。
开了门,看外面,东、西、南、北。
东边是大海,西边是小山,南边有座桥,北边有座城。
默写篇二:《春天的故事》春天来了,大地变绿了。
花儿开了,小草长了。
小动物出来找食物,大树上鸟儿又唱又跳。
阳光明媚,春风轻柔。
默写篇三:《勤劳的蜜蜂》春天来了,蜜蜂忙碌的飞舞。
它们飞到花丛中,轻轻地采蜜。
一瞬间,蜜蜂的身上就被花粉染黄。
蜜蜂辛勤劳作,生产出美味的蜂蜜。
默写篇四:《奋斗的蚂蚁》蚂蚁们在地上辛勤地奔走。
它们肩负着一粒粒沉重的食物,团结一致、努力拼搏。
虽然它们个头小,但力量无穷。
默写篇五:《争分夺秒》时间就像沙漏中的流沙,我们要抓住时间,争分夺秒。
珍惜每一分钟,努力奋斗,努力学习,追求进步。
默写篇六:《快乐的音符》音乐是人们心灵的震撼,音符带给我们快乐感受。
快乐的音符,跳跃起舞,留下美好的旋律在耳际。
默写篇七:《童心无忧》童心是世界上最美的星星,童心是世界上最纯洁的花朵。
让我们保持童心的微笑,快乐的度过每一天。
默写篇八:《聪明的小猴子》小猴子机灵聪明,爬树跳舞像摇铃。
捉住一只小虫子,高兴地笑个不停。
默写篇九:《善良的天使》天使来到人间,给人们带来温暖和关怀。
他们用爱心援助他人,让这个世界充满美好。
这是我为你准备的二年级语文听写练习题。
希望能够帮助你提升语文听写的能力。
加油!。
InhaltverzeichnisDiktat 1 Unsere Universität (1)Diktat 2 Das Deutschlernen (1)Diktat 3 Ein Besuch (2)Diktat 4 Mein Kugelschreiber (2)Diktat 5 Am besten ist die Pause (2)Diktat 6 Ein Sonntag von Felix (2)Diktat 7 Meine Freundinnen (3)Diktat 8 Zu spät (3)Diktat 9 Die Handtasche (3)Diktat 10 Warum nicht zusammen? (3)Diktat 11 Die Mahlzeiten bei Familie Hoffmann (4)Diktat 12 Im Restaurant (4)Diktat 13 Am Wochenende (4)Diktat 14 Eine Abschiedsfeier (5)Diktat 15 Der Geburtstag in Deutschland (5)Diktat 16 Nur ein Problem (5)Diktat 17 Die Freiheit (6)Diktat 18 Liebe Vera。
(6)Diktat 19 Der Bericht von Frau Bode (6)Diktat 20 Der Bericht von Dirk (7)Diktat 21 Weihnachtszeit in Deutschland (7)Diktat 22 (8)Diktat 23 Die Hilfe (8)Diktat 1 Unsere UniversitätUnsere Universität ist großund modern. Links sind die Bibliothek und Studentenwohnheime。
historyisamirror听写原文afamous
摘要:
1.引言:介绍历史的重要性
2.历史是一面镜子:说明历史可以反映我们的过去和现在
3.历史的借鉴作用:分析历史对我们现在和未来的指导意义
4.总结:强调学习和借鉴历史的重要性
正文:
历史对于我们每个人来说都是不可或缺的。
它是我们了解过去、审视现在和规划未来的重要途径。
正如一句名言所说:“historyisamirror”,历史就像一面镜子,反映出我们的过去、现在和未来。
首先,历史是一面镜子,可以反映我们的过去。
通过研究历史,我们可以了解先人们的生活、思想和行为,从而对人类的文明发展有一个全面的认识。
同时,历史也是一面放大镜,让我们可以从更宏观的角度审视历史事件,挖掘其背后的深层原因和影响。
其次,历史这面镜子还可以反映我们的现在。
我们可以通过对比历史和现实,发现许多现实问题的根源都可以追溯到历史。
比如,我们可以从历史中寻找一些社会问题的解决办法,或者总结过去的成功经验,为我们现在的决策提供参考。
最后,历史这面镜子可以帮助我们预测未来。
历史的发展往往具有一定的规律性,通过研究这些规律,我们可以对未来的发展趋势有一个大致的了解。
同时,历史也可以给我们提供许多宝贵的经验和教训,让我们在未来的道路上
避免重蹈覆辙。
总之,历史这面镜子对于我们来说具有极高的价值。
我们应该珍惜这面镜子,学习和借鉴历史,以更好地认识过去、把握现在和规划未来。
英语专四听写halloween原文Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, is celebrated on the evening of October 31st. It originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter.At its core, Halloween is recognized as a time for people to dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, carve pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, and attend festive parties. The costumes range from spooky and scary to fun and creative, with popular choices including witches, ghosts, vampires, superheroes, and movie characters.Trick-or-treating is a Halloween tradition in which children go door-to-door in their neighborhoods, dressed up in costumes, and ask for treats such as candy or small toys. When they knock on a door, they say "trick or treat" to indicate that they will play a trick on the homeowner if they do not receive a treat. It is a fun activity that brings joy to both children and adults alike.Another Halloween tradition is pumpkin carving. People carve faces or designs into pumpkins and place a lit candle inside to create an eerie glow. The tradition is said to have originated from the legend of Stingy Jack, a man forced to roam the Earth with only a carved-out turnip to light his way. When the Irish people immigrated to America, they discovered that pumpkins were more abundant and easier to carve, leading to the popularization of pumpkin carving as a Halloween tradition.Halloween parties are a common way to celebrate the holiday.These parties often include costume contests, games, themed decorations, and festive food and drinks. Some popular party games include bobbing for apples, where participants try to catch apples floating in a tub of water using only their mouths, and Halloween trivia, where participants test their knowledge of spooky facts and folklore.In recent years, Halloween has become a global phenomenon, with celebrations spreading to countries around the world. Many cities hold parades and festivals, and attractions such as haunted houses and corn mazes become popular during the Halloween season. Additionally, people decorate their homes and yards with spooky decorations, transforming their neighborhoods into haunted wonderlands.In conclusion, Halloween is a festive holiday that brings together people of all ages to celebrate with costumes, trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, parties, and other fun activities. It is a time to embrace the spooky and supernatural, and to let our imaginations run wild. Whether you prefer a scary ghost or a whimsical fairy costume, Halloween provides an opportunity to express creativity and enjoy the magic of the season.。
二年级语文上册听写第一课《朗诵片断选》孩子们,今天我们要一起来进行语文听写了。
为了帮助大家更好地复习,我为大家准备了一些课文片段,我们一起听写一下吧。
[听写内容一]:在天地愿望的交汇处,这里有一个聪明、勤劳、勇敢的小学生,他的名字叫林逸飞。
他有一颗善良正直的心,常常用耐心帮助同学,解决大家的难题。
[听写内容二]:林逸飞最喜欢的科目是语文,每天都认真听课、做笔记、积极思考,常常背诵经典诗文,以提高自己的语言表达能力。
[听写内容三]:在一次校内辩论赛中,林逸飞代表自己的班级,与其他同学进行激烈的争论。
他用理性的观点、清晰的语言获得了大家的认同,赢得了比赛的胜利。
[听写内容四]:林逸飞的努力没有白费,他被评为本学期的语文之星,得到了老师和同学们的赞许。
他并不因此骄傲,而是更加勉励自己,不断学习,提高自己的学习成绩。
[听写内容五]:林逸飞从小就教育父母给予他足够的自由空间,他在家里是个乖巧懂事的好孩子,独立自主地完成作业,将学习与生活有机地结合在一起。
这些都是从我们的课文中选取的片断,大家可以根据这些内容进行听写。
好了,现在开始听写,准备好了吗?第二课《小乌龟过河》[听写内容一]:小乌龟一步一步地走,他那个叫马拉的兔子在他后面叫嚣道:“你这条懒虫,怎么这么慢?”[听写内容二]:小乌龟听了马拉的话,也不慌不忙地说:“是慢,但是我能安全过河,你呢?”[听写内容三]:小乌龟继续努力地爬行,一不小心掉进了一个坑里,他拼命挣扎着爬上来,继续走向河岸。
[听写内容四]:最后,小乌龟终于到达了河岸,他欢呼着说:“慢慢的,也能成功。
我没有急于一时,而是坚持不懈。
”这是《小乌龟过河》这篇故事中的片段,你们可以根据听到的内容进行书写。
第三课《写同学》[听写内容一]:小明是我的好朋友,他有一头乌黑亮丽的头发,眼睛又大又亮。
他总是笑眯眯地看着我,我们经常一起玩耍、学习,从来不分离。
[听写内容二]:小明非常聪明,他学习成绩优异,经常在班上担任小老师的角色,帮助其他同学理解和掌握知识。
何兆熊模拟试题听写原文:Test 1 New MediaThe news media in the US consist of radio, television and newspapers. Together they are pervasive on the lives of many Americans and influential on their daily routines. Throughout the day the news is broadcast repeatedly on the radio and television. In the evening news is a prime feature on television with up to two hours of news in the early evening and more news late at night.The news media are free of government control. It is up to the general public to choose what to read, watch or listen to. Therefore, the media must have sensitivity to the interests of the public. News is big business. However, it is a very competitive business. When an item becomes newsworthy, such as an election or a war, Americans will become familiar with the most minute details as the news media scramble to be as informative as possible. But the result is that the news becomes repetitive. Nevertheless, most Americans would not criticize their news media too harshly. The credibility of the news media is generally acknowledged and accepted by the American public.(182 words)Test 2 American Pay for Things with Credit CardsAmericans spend a lot of money in their daily lives. They buy sports equipment, go to sporting events and do many things that cost money. However, many Americans don’t pay cash or write checks for these things. More and more, they pay for things with credit cards.Credit cards are small, rectangular plastic cards. Banks give these cards to their customers. When the customer buys something at a store, he shows his card at the store. This authorizes the store to charge the bank for the customer’s purchase. The bank collects all the charges for each customer. Then once a month the bank requires the customer to pay all the charges for that month. The bank does not force the customer to pay the full amount. It allows the customer to pay for the charges in several payments over a period of time. However, the bank requires the customers to pay interest on the unpaid part of the charges.In this way the bank allows customers to buy things they cannot afford at one time. People can use the card to buy what they want and pay for it over a period of time.(194 words)Test 3 The Home Computers IndustryThe home computers industry has been growing rapidly for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses.Computers have been designed to store information and compute complex problems. Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories and to send bills to their customers. Offices use computers to type letters, record business and communicate with other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of expenses and turn appliances on and off.One important new use for computers is for entertainment. Many new games have been designed to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games. They have been going to Arcades where the computer games can be played for a small cost. People alsohave been buying home computers to play computer games at home. They have become very popular indeed.(202 words)Test 4。
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.We all agree in the duty of scholars to help those less favored in life, and that this duty of scholars to educate the mass is still more imperative in a republic, since a republic trusts the State wholly to the intelligence and moral sense of the people.Oct 17thA man that is young in years may be old in hours, if he has lost no time. But that happened rarely. Generally, youth is like the first cogitations, not so wise as the second for there is a youth in thoughts as well as in ages.Oct 24th1. The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.2. A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.Oct 31stOur challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true.Nov 28thHappiness lies not in the mere possession of money, it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. The joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits.These dark days will be worth all they cost us if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered unto but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow-men.Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them , enjoy with them , grieve with them; their experience becomes ours and we feel as if we were in a meansure actores with them in the scenes which they describe.Dec 12thBooks possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statuses decay, but books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author's minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed pages. The only effect of time has been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.。
success听写专四原文一、试题:PART ⅠDICTATION[10 MIN]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 reading, 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.Youwill then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPERHESION[20 MIN] SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk.Youwill hear the talk ONCEONLY.While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.Youmay each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.Youmay use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.SECTION BCONVERSATINSIn this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken ONCEONLY.After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of [A], [B], [C] and [D], and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices. Now, listen to the conversations.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1. [A] Many foreign languages are spoken in Britain.[B] Everyone in Britain can speak a foreign language.[C] The British are unable to speak a foreign language.[D] The British can survive on their mother tongue.2. [A] Chinese.[B] Polish.[C] Punjabi.[D] Urdu.3. [A] To help improve international trade.[B] To allow a speaker to hold a simple talk.[C] To improve the education system.[D] To encourage learning another language.4. [A] It gives you self-satisfaction.[B] It makes you more confident.[C] It you an advantage.[D] It makes you work hard.5. [A] Workmates.[B] Schoolmates.[C] Teacher and student.[D] Brother and sister.Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.6. [A] An unreasonable fear.[B] A dangerous event.[C] A small probability.[D] A risk-assessing ability.7. [A] One in one million.[B] One in four million.[C] One in fourteen million.[D] One in forty million.8. [A] Future events.[B] Catastrophic events.[C] Small-scale disasters.[D] Smoking hazards.9. [A] Traveling by air.[B] Riding a bicycle.[C] Catching bird flu.[D] Smoking cigarettes.10. [A] They get pleasure from risks.[B] They can control potential risks.[C] They can assess danger from risks.[D] They have strong needs for risks.二、听力原文:PART I DICTATIONEmotional Reaction to MusicNo matter who you are, where you live, / or what your cultural background is, / people get some pleasure from listening to their favorite music. / However, some people are simply not capable of enjoying music. / This is not because they can’t experience pleasure at all. / They don’t have trouble hearing music properly, either. / Instead, they’re just indifferent to music. / Researchers have conducted studies to find out / why some people have no emotional reaction to music. / However, despite their efforts, the mystery remains.演讲原文:The Linguistic Gift of BabiesGood morning, everyone. In today's lecture, I'm going to talk about something you can't see. That is, what's going on in the little brain of a baby.For example, how babies learn a language.It is always a question people show great interest in.Babies and children are geniuses until they turn seven, and then there's a systematic decline.Work in my lab is focused on the first critical period in development, and that is the period in which babies try to master which sounds are used in their language.We think, by studying how the sounds are learned, we'll have a model for the rest of language, and perhaps for critical periods that may exist in childhood for social, emotional and cognitive development.So we've been studying the babies by conducting an experiment.During our experiment, the baby, usually a six-monther, sits on a parent's lap, and we train them to turn their heads when a sound changes—like from "ah" to "ee".If they do so at the appropriate time, the black box lights up and a panda bear pounds a drum. What have we learned?Well, babies all over the world are what I like to describe as "citizensof the world".They can discriminate all the sounds of all languages, no matter what country we're testing and what language we're using, and that's remarkable because you know, I can't do that.We're culture-bound listeners.We can discriminate the sounds of our own language, but not those of foreign languages.So the question arises: When do those citizens of the world turn into the language-bound listeners that we are?And the answer: before their first birthdays.What you see here is performance on that head-turn task for babies tested in Tokyo and the United States, here in Seattle, as they listened to the "ra" and "la" —sounds important to English, but not to Japanese.So at six to eight months, the babies are totally equivalent.Two months later, something, something incredible occurs.The babies in the United States are getting a lot better while babies in Japan are getting a lot worse.So the question is: What's happening during this critical two-month period?We know this is the critical period for sound development, but what's going on up there?Maybe there are two things going on.The first is that the babies are listening intently to us, and they're taking statistics as they listen to us talk—they're taking statistics.That is to say, the two babies listen to their own mother speaking motherese—the universal language we use when we talk to kids.During the production of speech, when babies listen, what they're doing is taking statistics, that is, sound distribution on the language that they hear.And those sound distributions grow and babies absorb more.And what we've learned is that babies are sensitive to the statistics, and the statistics of Japanese and English are very, very different.I mean, the sound distribution of both languages is different.So babies absorb the statistics of the language and it changes their brains;it changes them from the citizens of the world to the culture-bound listeners that we are because we as adults are no longer absorbing those statistics.In this case, of course, we're arguing that the learning of language material may slow down when our distribution stabilizes.OK. Today, we just talked about a recent project on babies' language development.In our next lecture, we will concentrate on bilingual people, howbilinguals keep two sets of statistics in mind at once.对话原文1:Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.W: Hi, Bob. You speak very good Chinese.M: Not really, Mary. I just know a little. Actually, not being able to speak a foreign language is a bit of a British trait or a particularly British characteristic.The British are generally considered to be lazy linguists. We just don't bother to learn another language.W: I guess the main reason is that when you travel around the world, you find that English is spoken almost everywhere.M: Yes, yes. We get by. We survive on just using our mother language.W: But you seem to love learning languages a lot. How many foreign languages can you speak?M: Not that many. A bit of German, some French, Polish a little, Chinese of course, a bit of Japanese. That's about it.W: I'm impressed. Well, what is the second most-spoken language in England? Is it Chinese?M: No, I don't think so.W: Then, that must be French.M: No. According to the recent census, 104 different languages are spoken in the UK and Polish is the second most spoken language, followed by Punjabi and Urdu.W: Then, do you have to learn a foreign language in school?M: No, it's not compulsory. But recently a campaign was launched to encourage everyone in the UK to learn at least 1,000 words of another language. It hopes to help Britain increase international trade.W: 1,000 words?M: Yes. It's called the 1,000 Words Campaign because it says a vocabulary of 1,000 words would allow a speaker to hold a simple conversation.W: That sounds like a good idea.M: Yes. It gives you self-satisfaction and self-esteem if you can speak another language when you're travelling. And I think it also gives you an edge in a lot of different areas in the workplace.You feel good about learning a new skill and you feel good about yourself, and it boosts your confidence. Imagine going on a holiday to Spain and being able to speak to the locals.W: Of course it does make one feel good.M: And there are also the economic benefits of speaking another language. It gives you an advantage, especially if you are dealing with foreign companies.W: Yes. It also shows politeness and respect for other people by showing you have made an effort.M: You're right. Mm, I'm afraid I must get going now. I'll have my Chinese class at 10 o'clock.W: Oh, I have a class at 10 as well. OK, see you later.M: See you.Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1. According to the man, what is a British characteristic?2. What is the second most-spoken language in the UK?3. Why was the 1,000 Words Campaign launched?4. According to the man, which is not considered an advantage of learning a foreign language?5. What's the most probable relationship between the man and the woman?对话原文2:Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.W: Hello, and welcome to today's program. I'm Alice.M: And I'm Jack. Hello.W: Hello, Jack. You're off on holiday tomorrow, aren't you?M: I am and you know, and I'm dreading it. I hate flying!W: Do you? I didn't know you had a phobia—and that means a strong and unreasonable fear of something.M: Well, I don't think this is a phobia because it isn't unreasonable. Flying thousands of feet up in the sky, you know, that's not safe!W: Flying is safer than you think, Jack. It's much riskier to drive or cycle to work. And, actually, risk taking is the subject of today's show!Risk means the chances of something bad happening. For example, did you know that your chance of being knocked off your bicycle and killed during a one-mile journey is the same as your chances of winning the lottery?M: I didn't know that.W: Can you guess what are the chances of either of these two things happening?M: I have no idea. One in a million?W: No, it's one in 14 million. You are as likely to win the national lottery from a single ticket as you are to be knocked off your bicycle and killed during a one-mile journey.M: But why are we bad at assessing risk?W: People typically fear anything which is small probability but it's extremely catastrophic if it were to happen…Recently we have another increase in these birds' virus outbreaks. People read about that.And they may pay a lot of attention to that in the news but they may forget to get their flu shot.M: That's right. We tend to worry about big or catastrophic events such as catching bird flu or dying in a plane crash because we react emotionally to them.W: Yeah. Catastrophic events feel like very real threats, while we tend to forget about the small but chronic risks that become more likely over time.M: We do. So for example, what if there was a cigarette that killed you as soon as you smoked it?Nobody would do that, would they?W: No, they wouldn't.M: But plenty of people are happy to smoke for years, and put off worrying about the health risks for the future.W: Yes, that's a good point, Jack! People feel they are in control of risks that stretch over time. You know, they think, "I could stop tomorrow" or "I could smoke less".But what about people who really enjoy taking big risks—those thrill seekers out there?M: People who enjoy extreme sports actually seek out danger—it gives them extreme pleasure!If the risk is really high, it means that the pleasure needs to be equally high, or hopefully even higher—W: You're right.Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.6. According to Alice, what is a phobia?7. What are the chances of getting knocked off one's bicycle and killed in a one-mile journey?8. What kind of event do people tend to worry about?9. Which may involve a chronic risk?10. Why do some people enjoy risks?三、答案:SECTION A TALK1. seven2. sounds3. cognitive4. a sound changes5. six-month-old6. discriminate the7. their first birthda8. totally equivalen9. incredible differe10. taking statisticsSECTION B CONVERSATIONSConversation One1. According to the man, what is a British characteristic?答案:C. The British are unable to speak a foreign language.2. What is the second most-spoken language in the UK?答案:B. Polish.3. Why was the 1,000 Words Campaign launched?答案:A. To help improve international trade.4.According to the man, which is not considered an advantage of learning a foreign language?答案:D. It makes you work hard.5. What’s the most probable relationship between the man and the woman?答案:B. Schoolmates.Conversation Two6. According to Alice, what is a phobia?答案:A. An unreasonable fear.7. What are the chances of getting knocked off one’s bicycle and killed in a one-mile journey?答案:C. One in fourteen million.8. What kind of event do people tend to worry about?答案:B. Catastrophic events.9. Which may involve a chronic risk?答案:D. Smoking cigarettes.10. Why do some people enjoy risks?答案:A. They get pleasure from risks.。
1.Look at the calendar below.Circle the birthdays that you hear.In my family there are seven people.My father's birthday is on July 29th.My mthe's birthday is on November 24th.My older sister's birthday is on May 14th. My older brother's birthday is on June 30th.My younger brother's birthday is on October 24st.My younger sister's is on April 10th,and my birthday is on December lst.2.Listen to the tape and write as much information in the chart as you can. Bart:Listen,Carolyn,I just remembered.I need to got to the bank to cash some traveller's cheques.What time to they close?Carolyn:The bank close at three-thirty.Bart:It closes at three-thirty,right.Carolyn:And opens at nine-thirty.Bart:And opens at nine-thirty in he moming,ah that's good.And also-um-I need some stamps,to send some postcards.Um-what time does the post office close?Carolyn:Well,the post office doesn't close until five-thirty,so lyou have plenty of time.Bart:Yeah,that's no problem,right,OK,And-um-another question I had was-what is the best way to travel around London? Carolyn:Oh...buess are by far the best way to travel.Bart:Yeah,and do they run all night and...?Carolyn:Er-yes,as a matter of fact they do,they start at five...Bart:They start at five,yeah.Carolyn:...and run to midnigh...Bart:Yeah.Carolyn:..and then other buses run throughout the night until morning,finishing in the morning.Bart:OK,From special please,you mean?Carolyn:Yes.Bart:Yeah,right,Good,and what about the Underground,is that-er-the same? Carolyn:Underground's about th same.Bart:Yeah,starts at five and...Carolyn:Finishes at midnight.Bart:..finishes at midnight,right.Robin:You know,the only times you really need to get right are the pub opening times.arolyn:Pub licensing hours are ridiculous.They open about ten to ten-thirty,close at three,open in the afternoon about five-thirty,and close again at eleven p.m.Bart:Eleven!Carolyn:Yes,eleven!Bart:You mean I can't drink after eleven o'clock?Carolyn:No.Bart:Oh,that's amazing!I...I can't believe that!Number threeLook at the pictures.You will hear people talking about when five ofthe situations shown below will take place.Match the conversations with the correct pictures and write down when they will be. Sue:By the way,Aidan,can you tell me when the French history exam is?Aidan:It's next week on Tuesday,a week today but there's a notice up for it if you have a look.Fred:Oh,by the way,what time's that meeting on Monday?Julie:Oh,it's in the afternoon.Three o'clck.Fred:Right.Mechanic:Hello.Mr Cowin:Hello,I'm phoning about my car.Mechanic:Er,What's the name,sir?Mr Cowin:Em.Cowin.Mechanic:Cowin,just a minute.Ah,yes,Er,should be ready late tomorrow.Bob:When's the talk?Jenny:It's next Wednesday,it's been changed.Isla St.Clair:Isla St.Clair here and I just want to tell you that this Saturday morning onBRMBI 'll be on the radio with Ed Doolan and the team just after eight o'clock.Hope you can join us.Number 4Listen to the tape and fill in the missing information in this table.A British Rail.Exeter.B Is that a real person or a recorded message I'm speaking to?A I'm real,madam.B Thank goodness for that! I want to get to Oxford as early as possible tomorrow morning.A There's a train that leaves Exeter at 7:07,arriving at Reading at 9:04.B Oh dear,that's very early!A The next train is not until 8:45.B In that case I'd better take the early one.A You have to change at Reading,and your connection will arrive in Oxford at 9:55.B How much is a single?A Second class?B Yes,please.A It's £19.15.B Thank you very much.Nnmber 2A National Express.B Oh,you've answered at last!A I'm sorry sir,we're very busy.Can I help you?B I want to get to Heathrow Airport tomorrow morning from Bath.I have to be here at 12:30.Which coach should I catch?A There's coach that leaves Bath at 10:45,which gets to Heathrow at 12:40.B No,that's bit tight,I'm afraid.What time's the one before that?A They run every hour,so you should take the 9:45 in that case.B And what's the return fare,please?A £12.75.B That's all I need to know.Thanks very much.A All Mini Cabs.B Can you tell me how much you would charge for a trip to Gatwick Airport?A When do you wan to go?B Well,it's a night flight leaving at 11:45 so I have to be there an hour beforehand. How long does it take to get to Gatwick from here?A About 40 minutes,Just a minute,I'll work out the price.That'll be £26.B Fine,Can you pick me up at ten o'clock tonight then?No,you'd better make it a quarter to ten,to be on the safe side,A Right,your name and address please?Number 5Write the numbers that you hearPopulationHere are the latest population figures.There are about 56 million people living in the United Kingdom. There are around 230 million people living in the United States. There are about 15 million people living in Australia.There are nearly 24,4 million people living in Canada.There are about 3,1 million people living people in New Zealand. There are about 268 million people living in the USSR.There are about 800 million people living int India.There are around I billion people living in China.DistanceHere are some figures relating to distance.It's about 8,300 km from New Youk to London.It's about 15,800 km from New York to Tokyo.It's around 19,200 km from New York to Beijing.It's about 12,700 km from New York to Moscow.It's about 17,500 km from New York to Sydney.Areas(figures in this passage are only for lisening comprehension) Here are some figures indicating area.The size Canada is about 3,8 million square miles.The size of the USSR is 8.6 million square miles.The size of Japan is about 145.000 square miles.The size of China is 3.6 million square miles,and the size of USA is the same,3.6 million square miles.Number 6 Listen and write the answer.1.Nine plus three2.Twenty-one times two3.Fiften minus eight4.Seven times five5.One hundred divided by four.6.Eighty-three minus fifty-sixNumber 7 Listen t each problem and write your answer on each line.1.Here is a supermarket in the United States.You want to but five peaches.One peach costs 45 cents.How much are five peaches?2.You are in a post office in Japan.One air mail stamp costs 150 yen.You need three stamps.How much are these stamps?3.You are driving on a highway in Italy.Your speed is 60 km per hour.You drive for four hous.How far do you go?4.You are in London at a Chinese-restaurant with six friends.The cost for each person is five pounds.。