专四听写
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U1
Throughout history / the basic unit of almost every human society / has been the family. / Members
of the family live together / under the same roof. / They share the economic burdens of life / as well
as its joys. / The family head usually has considerable influence / in arranging marriages, / selecting
careers / and determining all the important moves and purchases / by any member of the family. /
Particularly in conditions / where society or the state / does not give aid / and the responsibilities of
the family are greater, / this large group / provides better protection / in times of economic or other
emergency.
U2
Children learn almost nothing from television, / and the more they watch, / the less they remember. /
They regard television purely as entertainment, / resent programs that make demands on them / and
are surprised that anybody should take the medium seriously. / Far from being over-excited by
programs, / they are mildly bored with the whole thing. / These are the main conclusions from a
new study of children and television. / Its author confirms / that the modern child is a dedicated
viewer. / The study suggests / that there is little point in the television company’s attempts / to
isolate adult viewing in the later hours. / More than a third of the children regularly watched their
programs after 9 p.m. / All 11-year-olds had watched programs after midnight.
U3
Mother’s Day is celebrated / on the second Sunday in May. / On this occasion, / Mother usually
receives greeting cards and gifts / from her husband and children. / For most mothers, / the rarest
and best gift / is a day of rest. / Often, / families honor Mother / by taking her out for dinner. / In
some households / the husband and children / take over meal preparations / so that Mom can spend
a whole day / away from the kitchen. / Serving her breakfast in bed / is another family ritual. / Later
in the day, / parents may take their children / to visit their grandparents. / Flowers are an important
part of the day. / Mothers are often given corsages / for the occasion, / particularly if they are
elderly.
U4
One of the world’s most deadly health problems / is spreading to new places. / The problem is heart
disease / and it is affecting more and more people / in developing nations. / For years / heart disease
has been the No.1 cause of death / in most industrial nations. / The disease has claimed more lives /
than cancer or accidents. / Now the WHO has warned that / heart disease is increasing rapidly / in
almost every developing nation. / Why is this happening? / One reason is that / people in developing
nations / are living longer. / Another reason is that / many people have changed the way they live. /
They now eat more fat and salt / and fewer fruits and vegetables.
U5
In order to learn to be one’s true self, / it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge / of
what has been said and done in the world; / critically to inquire into it; / carefully to consider it; /
clearly to analyze it; / and earnestly to carry it out. /It matters not what you learn, / but when you
once learn a thing, / you must never give it up / until you have thoroughly understood it. / It matters
not what you try to think of, / but when you once try to think of a thing, / you must never give it up /
until you have done it thoroughly and well. /If another man succeeds by one effort, / you will use a hundred efforts. / If another man succeeds by ten efforts, / you will use a thousand.
U6
About this time / I found out the use of a key. / One morning I locked my mother up in the pantry, /
where she was obliged to remain three hours. / She kept knocking on the door, / while I sat outside
on the porch steps and laughed. / This naughty behavior of mine / convinced my parents / that I
must be taught as soon as possible. / After my teacher came to me, / I sought an early opportunity /
to lock her up in her room. / I could not be induced to tell / where the key was. / My father had to
get a ladder / and take the teacher out through the window. / Months after, / I produced the key.
U7
Our boat floated on, / between walls of forest. / Nowhere did we find a place / where we could have
landed. / In any case, / what would we have got by landing? / The country was full of snakes / and
other dangerous animals, / and the forest was so thick / that one would be able to advance only
slowly, / cutting one’s way with knives the whole day. / We live on fish, / caught with a homemade
net of string, / and any fruit and nuts / we could pick up out of the water. / As we had no fire, / we
