淘金式巧攻英语专业四级突击听力50篇听写强化文本.docx
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淘金式巧攻英语专业四级突击听力50篇听写强化文本
专四听写50篇
Dictation1Superstition迷信(144words)
OnepersoninfourinBritainis,apparently,superstitious,/andthey’lldoeverythingfrom
hanginghorseshoesovertheirfireplacetocrossingtheirfingers,/touchingwoodandabsolutely
neverwalkingunderaladder./Andthey’recarefulaboutcats./Blackcatsaresupposedtobethe
familiarsofwitches,/soifoneisfollowingyouit’sdefinitelybadluck—awitchisafteryou!
/
Ontheotherhand,ifonecrossesyourpathandcontinues/thenit’sgoodluckbecauseithasn’t
noticedyou./However,insomeplacesthebeliefsaredifferent/—soitpaystoknowwhere
yourblackcatcomesfrom!
/
Oldsuperstitionslingerevenintoday’smodernworld./TheauthorPhilipPullmandrewon
them/inhisawardwinningnovel“HisDarkMaterials”./Thenovel,whichappealstoboth
childrenandadults,/hasbeenadaptedforradioandalsothetheatre./
Dictation2GraduateStudent研究生(157words)
Graduatestudentsspecializeinaparticularfieldofstudy./Theystudytobecomeexpertsin
thisfield/andtolearnnewadvancesintheirfieldswhiletheyearnanM.A.orPh.D./Sometimes
whentheygetanM.A.inonefieldtheybeginstudyinganotherfield./Theyhopethatwhenthey
earntheirgraduatedegrees/theywillsucceedinfindingimportantjobs./Theyhopetogetjobs
thatareinterestingandhighpaying./Thelifeofagraduatestudentisoftendifficult./Theyare
usuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodliving./Oftentheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesfor
theireducation./Somegiveupstudyingbeforetheygettheirdegrees./Butmostkeeponworking
attheirstudiesuntiltheygraduate./Intoday’sworld,mostgraduatestudentsdon’tregret
spendingtimewiththeirstudies./Theyarefindingthatnewdevelopmentsareoccurringinall
fields./Formanygraduatestudyhasbecomeanecessity./
Dictation3AprilFool’sDay愚人节(157words)
1stAprilisadaytobecareful,oryoucouldeasilygettrickedbysomeone./It’sAprilFool’s
Day,adaywhenpeopletraditionallyliketotry/tomakeafoolofsomeoneelseandlaughatthem./
Therearelotsoftheoriessurroundingtheoriginsoftheday,/butoneexplanationis
connectedwiththechangeinthecalendarinthe16thcentury,/whichmeantthat1stAprilwasno
longerthebeginningoftheyear./ThosewhostillcelebratedtheNewYearon1stAprilwere
calledfools./
SowhatkindofpranksdopeopleplayonAprilFool’sDay?
/Well,therearelotsofsimple
tricks/thatyoucanplayonyourfriends./Forexample,youcouldwearablacksweater/andpull
apieceofwhitethreadthroughit,/sothatpeopletrytopullitoff./Youcouldchangethetimeon
someone’salarmclock/sothatthey’relateforwork./
Dictation4LivingOnline网上生活(159words)
Howdoyoumeetnewpeople,makenewfriends,orfindoutaboutthelatestbands?
/Herein
theUKyoungpeoplehavetraditionallydonetheirsocializinginbars,pubsandclubs./
However,thereisanewgenerationgrowingup/thatfindsiteasiertomanagetheirsocial
livesonthenet,/usingfreewebsiteslikeMySpace,BeboorMSNSpaces./
Welcometothesocialnetworkingwebsite/—aplacewhereyoucanpresentyourselftothe
digitalcommunityandmeetotherlike-mindedpeople./
ThemostsuccessfulsocialnetworkingwebsiteintheUKisMyS./AsofJuly2006,
MySpaceistheworld’sfourthmostpopularEnglish-languagewebsite,/attractingalmost3
millionvisitorspermonth./MySpaceclaimstohave95millionmembers/with500,000new
membersjoiningthecommunityeachweek./
Sohowhasitbecomesosuccessful?
/Perhapsitssecretisinitssimplicity./Eachnew
membercanbuildtheirownpagesimply—uploadingphotos,videosandMP3files./
Dictation5Mother’sDay母亲节(160words)
Doesyourmotherknowhowmuchyouappreciateher?
/Well,Mother’sDayisthetimeto
showher./It’sachancetosay‘thankyou’,ortotellyourmumhowmuchyouloveher./
InBritain,Mother’sDay,orMotheringSunday,/fallsonadifferentdayeachyear,/because
ittakesplaceafewweeksbeforethefestivalofEaster./Butitisalwaysintheearlyspringtime,
whichseemsappropriate,/astheseasonwhennewplantsemerge,/andbabybirdsandanimals
areborn./IntheUSA,Mother’sDaytakesplacealittlelater,inMay,/andmanyothercountries
alsocelebratetheirmothersondifferentdaysoftheyear./
Itbeganmanyyearsago,whenchildren,/especiallygirls,asyoungas10wouldliveand
workawayfromhome/ashousemaidsandothertypesofservant./MotheringSundaywasaday
wheneveryonewasallowedtogototheirhomevillageortown,andvisittheirmothers./
Dictation6OnlineShopping网上购物(159words)
WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,/buyingpresentsisahighpriorityforalotof
people./However,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomestobrowsearoundthe
shops./Thesedayslotsofpeoplecandotheirshopping/inthecomfortoftheirownhomewith
thehelpoftheinternet./
Onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons;/pricesare
oftenloweronline,/youdon’thavetoqueueupinbusyshops/andyoucanbuyalmostany
productimaginable/withjustafewclicksofyourmouse./
Computertrendsareoftenmale-dominated/butthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomore
shoppingontheinternetthanmen./Itseemswomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceof
onlineshoppingthantheyusedtobe./
AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto£240/comparedtothe
slightlyloweraverageof£233formen./
Dictation7RealityTV真实电视(155words)
ThelatestfashiononBritishTVisRealityTV./RealityTVmeansthatshowsfollowand
filmordinarypeopleinanartificialsituation./Thiscouldbeatwork,orinsomekindof
competition./
OneofthefirstandmostpopularRealityTVshowsisBigBrother./Inthisshow,15
completestrangershavetolivetogetherinahousefor11weeks./Theyarefilmed24hoursaday,
/andshownontelevision./Eachweek,theviewersvotetoevictoneofthehousemates./Finally,
onlyoneisleft,/andtheywintheprizemoney!
/
Theshowwasaninstanthit,andrunsinseveralcountries./Thehousematesoftenbecome
starsasaresultoftheshow,/andappearinnationalnewspapersandonothershows./
AnotherverypopularshowisI’maCelebrity—GetMeOutOfHere!
/Inthisshow,10
celebritieshavetocompletetaskseachweek,suchaseatinginsects./
Dictation8School学校(160words)
Septemberistraditionallytheendofsummer/andthebeginningofautumnintheUK./Itis
alsothemonthwhenchildrengobacktoschoolaftertheirlongsummerholidays./
TherearetwotypesofschoolinEngland./State-runschoolsarepaidforbythegovernment,
soarefreetoattend./IndependentSchoolsareprivate,whichmeansyouhavetopaytoattend./
Theschooldayusuallystartsat9inthemorningandfinishesaround4,/withbreaksfor
lunchofcourse!
/Inmanyschools,youhavetowearauniformtoo./
Childrenstartschoolwhentheyare5yearsold./Thisiscalledprimaryschool,/andlasts
untilthechildis11whenheorshewillgoontoseniorschool./
Secondaryschooliscompulsoryfrom11until16yearsofage./At16,studentstakenational
examinationscalledGCSE’s./Afterthis,studentscanstayatschoolforanother2yearsandtake
ALevelexaminations./
Dictation9TheModernFamily现代家庭(154words)
Fatherleavesforworkinthemorningafterbreakfast./Thetwochildrentakethebusto
school,/andmotherstayshomecookingandcleaning/untilfatherandthekidsreturnhomein
theevening./ThisisthetraditionalpictureofahappyfamilylivinginBritain./
Thepast20yearshaveseenenormouschangesinthelivesandstructureoffamiliesinBritain.
/
Thebiggestchangehasbeencausedbydivorce./Asmanyas2outof3marriagesnowend
indivorce,/leadingtoasituationwheremanychildrenlivewithoneparent/andonlyseethe
otheratweekendsorholidays./
Therehasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwhowork./Thelarge
riseindivorceshasmeant/manywomenneedtoworktosupportthemselvesandtheirchildren./
Evenwhenthereisnodivorce,/manyfamiliesneedbothparentstoworkinordertosurvive./
Dictation10Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节(146words)
On25thSeptemberthisyear,peoplealloverChina/willbegettingtogethertoeatwiththeir
families,/lookatthemoonandcelebrateoneofthebiggestfestivalsintheChineselunarcalendar.
/
However,thecelebrationsstretchfarbeyondthebordersofChina./HereintheUKevents
aretakingplaceforChinesepeoplelivinghere,/andtoteachthepeopleofBritainmoreaboutthis
popularfestival./
TheSohoTheatreinLondonconductedastudy/whichshowedthatChineseLondoners
don’tengagemuchwiththeartsworld./Asaresult,‘MoonwalkingInChina’hasbeencreatedto
celebratetheMid-AutumnFestival./
Thisisnonormaltheatreproductionthough,/asitdoesn’ttakeplaceinthetheatre./Theatre
professionalsandvolunteersfromthelocalcommunity/willtakeaudiencesaroundthestreetsof
Soho/onamagicallantern-litwalk/throughthelandmarksandbackstreetsofChinatown./
Dictation11TheDragon龙(160words)
WhenmanypeopleinthewestthinkofChina,/theanimalthattheythinkofisthedragon./
Forthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire./Manypopularlegendstellof
howdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulmaidens./
ForChinesepeoplehowever,thedragonisnotanevilmonster./It’saculturalan