专四听力训练答案.docx

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专四听力训练答案

Passage1

Theexperienceofjealousyvariesenormouslyfromagetoage,fromculturetoculture,fromcoupletocouple,frompersontoperson,andcanbedifferentwithinthesamepersonfromtimetotime.IntheUnitedStates,therehasbeenachangeofattitudetowardjealousyinrecentyears.“Normal”jealousy,whichhasbeenseenasaninevitableaccompanimentofloveandsupportofmarriage,hascometobeseenbysomeasevidenceofpersonalinsecurityandweaknessintherelationship,andthereforeathreattothepartnership.

Mostjealousflashescomefromfeelingleftoutofanactivityinvolvingyourpartnerandanotherpersonorotherpeople.Whenyourpartnerpaysattentiontoanother,yourfirstreactionistonotethattheyare“in”andyouare“out”.Youfeelexcluded,ignored,unappreciated.

Thiskindofexperienceisnotuncommon,anddealingwithitgracefullyispartoftheetiquetteofourtime.

fromtimetotime不时，偶尔

inevitableadj.必然的，不可避免的

theinevitablecourseofhistory历史必由之路

bowtotheinevitable听天由命

accompanimentn.伴随物；伴奏

Destructionisanaccompanimentofwar.破坏会随着战争而来，有战争就有破坏。

insecurityn.不安全；不牢靠；无把握；心神不定

flashvt.使闪光；反射n.闪光，闪现；一瞬间

asquickasaflash快如闪电般地

aflashoflightning闪电

aflashofhope一线希望

inaflash转瞬间，立刻

etiquetten.礼节，礼仪；规矩

Passage2

Timeissomethingfromwhichwecan’tescape.Evenifweignoreit,it’sstillgoingby,tickingaway,secondbysecond,minutebyminute,hourbyhour.Sothemainissueinusingyourtimewellis,“Who’sincharge?

”Wecanallowtimetoslipbyandletitbeourenemy.Orwecantakecontrolofitandmakeitourally.

Bytakingcontrolofhowyouspendyourtime,youllincreaseyourchancesofbecomingamoresuccessfulstudent.Perhapsmoreimportantly,thebetteryouareatmanagingthetimeyoudevotetoyourstudies,themoretimeyoullhavetospendonyouroutsideinterests.

Theaimoftimemanagementisnottoscheduleeverymomentsowebecomeslavesofatimetablethatgovernseverywakingmomentoftheday.Inside,theaimistomakeinformedchoicesastohowweuseourtime.

Tickaway时间流逝

Ally盟友

Passage3

Rainforestsarethelungsoftheplanet–storinglargequantitiesofcarbondioxideandproducingasignificantamountoftheworld’soxygen.Rainforestshavetheirownperfectsystemforguaranteeingtheirownsurvival.Thetalltreesmakeacoverofbranchesandleaveswhichprotectthemselves,smallerplants,andtheforestanimalsfromheavyrain,dryheatandstrongwinds.

Amazingly,thetreesgrowinsuchawaythattheirleavesandbranches,althoughclosetogether,neveractuallytouchthoseofanothertree.Scientiststhinkthisisadeliberatemethodtopreventthespreadofanytreediseasesandmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsects.

Theyarenotcalledrainforestsfornothing!

Rainforestscanproduce75%oftheirownrain.Atleast80inchesofrainayearisnormal–andinsomeareastheremaybeasmuchas430inchesofrainannually.Thisisrealrain.Injusttwohours,streamscanrisetentotwentyfeet.

Rainforest:

（热带）雨林

carbondioxide：

二氧化碳

oxygen：

氧气

survival：

幸存，生存

thesurvivalofthefittest适者生存

survivaltechniques救生技术

survivalequipment:

救生设备

passage4

Thereweretwomenwhobothdecidedtogetahorseforriding.Onemanfoundaredhorsewithmuchspiritwhiletheotherchoseonemoredocile.Thetwomenwouldgoridingtogethereveryday.Itsohappenedthatonedayontheroute,therewasaditchabouteightorninefeetwide.Whencominguptothisditch,theredhorsewasquicktorespondandjumpeditwithnodifficulty.Yetthemoredocilehorsewouldshrinkeverytimeitcametotheedge.Itwouldstandontheedge,shaking.Thenafterawhile,cominguptotheditchandwatchingitscompanionjumpiteasily,somethinghappenedwithinit——anideawasbornthatitcouldtoo.Soitsmoothlyjumpedovertheobstacle.

Lifeismuchlikewhathappenedtothetwohorses.Itallcomestoachoicewhetherwelookforthespiritwithinorjuststandontheedgeandshrink.

SummonupCourage:

鼓起勇气

docile：

温顺的

ditch沟，壕沟

companion同伴

Passage5

ProfessorBumbleisnotonlyabsent-mindedbutshort-sightedaswell.Hismindisalwaysbusywithlearnedthoughtsandheseldomnoticeswhatisgoingonaroundhim.

Onafinedayrecently,hewentforawalkinthecountryside.Butasalways,hereadthebookashewalked.Hehadn，tgonefarwhenheranintoalargecowandfelldown.Hehadlosthisspectaclesinthefall,andhethoughthehadstumbledoverafatlady."Ibegyourpardon，madam,"hesaidpolitelybeforesearchingforhisglasses.Assoonashehadputtheglasseson，herealizedhismistake.

Soonhewasconcentratingonhisbookagainandpayingnoattentiontoanythingelse.Hehadscarcelybeenwalkingforfiveminuteswhenhefelloveragain,losingbothhisbookandhisglasses.Thistimehebecameveryangry.Seizinghisumbrellas,hestruckthe"cow"inanger.Then,afterfindinghisglasses,herealizedwithhorrorthathehadmadeasecondmistake.Alargefatwomanwasrunningawayfromhiminterror.

runinto跑进，撞上，偶遇，陷入，达到

stumble议.使绊倒，使失足；使迷惑

Hewasstumbledbytheproblem.这问题使他迷惑不解。

astumblelingblock绅脚石

stumbleover[against]astone被石头绅跌

stumbleoverone'swords结结巴巴地说话

concentrateonone'swork你应该专心于工作

Passage6

Ancientpeoplemadeclaypotterybecausetheyneededitfortheirsurvival.Theyusedthepotstheymadeforcooking,storingfood,andcarryingthingsfromplacetoplace.Potterywassoimportanttoearlyculturesthatscientistsnowstudyittolearnmoreaboutancientcivilizations.Themoreadvancedthepotteryintermsofdecoration,materials,glazesandmanufacture,themoreadvancedthecultureitself.

TheartisanwhomakespotteryinNorthAmericatodayutilizeshisorherskillandimaginationtocreateitemsthatarebeautifulaswellasfunctional,transformingsomethingordinaryintosomethingspecialandunique.

Passage7

Oneday,JuanaLopezhadanideaforadishwashingmachinethatworkedwithoutusingwater.Shewenttoseeseveraldishwashermanufacturersaboutproducingthemachine,butnoneofthemwereinterested.Juanafoundinvestorstobackherideaandfoundedherownproductioncompany.Shespentmillionsofdollarsondevelopingherowndishwasheranditwaslaunchedthreeyearslater.Fromthenon,saleswereverygood,bettereventhanJuanahadhoped.ButGlobalDomestic,oneofthecompaniesthatshehadbeento,madeitsownwaterlessdishwasher.Juanaobtainedoneandfoundthatitusedthetechnicalideasshehaddeveloped.Shehadobtainedlegalprotectionforlegalprocess,GlobalDomesticwasforcedtostopmakingitscompetingdishwasherandtopayJuanaseveralmilliondollars.NowJuana’swaterlessdishwasherhas40%oftheworldwidedishwashermarketandthisisincreasingeveryyear.

dishwasher:

洗碗机

manufacturer:

制造商

launch:

发射

investor:

投资者

obtain：

获得，得到

Theseideasnolongerobtain.这些见解已经行不通了。

Passage8

Nowadays,withtherapiddevelopmentofITandinformationindustry,cellphonesplayadominantroleinpeople’slife.Ontheonehand,themobilephoneisportableandconvenient.Beingwireless,youcancarrythemeverywherewithgreatease.Youcanreachapersonwhereverandhoweverfarawayheis.Ontheotherhand,itisafriendindeed.Wheneveryoucomeacrosstrouble,youcancallforhelpimmediately.

However,justaseverycoinhastwosides,thecellphonealsohasitsmanydisadvantages.Somepeoplecomplainthatmobilephonesgiveunpleasantnoiseonsomeimportantoccasionswhentheownerforgetstoturnthemoff.Anditalsocutsintopeople’ssparetime,becausewiththemobilephonethebosscaneasilyreachthemandcallthemtodutyduringtheirsparetime.Worstofall,theelectromagneticwaveemittedfromthephoneissaidtobeharmfultopeople’shealthanddoesoftencauseheadachestotheowner.

Passage9

Therearedifferentkindsofnoisewithdistinctfrequenciesthatareclassifiedbycolor，namely:

whitenoise,pinknoise,brownnoise,bluenoise,andgraynoise.Belowisanoverviewofwhitenoise.

Generallyspeaking,whitenoiseisapartofthefullscaleofsoundfrequenciesahumanearcanrecognize.Whitenoiseisamixtureofsoundfrequenciesinequallevels.Itisaveryquietsoundthatisrelaxingandpleasanttotheearsofanyone.Anumberofpeoplesaythatitissimilartothesoundoftherainortheoceanwaves.

Whitenoiseofferscountlessbenefits.Thenoisecomesindifferentformsthatservedifferentpurposes.Somewhitenoiseworksbetterthanothersforparticularuses.Somepeoplemayfindsomewhitenoisesoundsmorepleasingthanothers.Moreover,whitenoiseissaidtohaveamorecalmingeffectthanmusicdoes.

Whitenoise白噪音

Theurbannoise城市噪音

Holdyournoise别作声

Frequency频率

Classify分类，归类

Passage10

Sleepwalkingisasleepdisorderaffectinganestimated10percentofallhumansatleastonceintheirlives.Itisfarmorecommoninkidsthaninadults,asmostsleepwalkersoutgrowitbytheearlyteenyears.Itmayruninfamilies.Soifyouoryourpartnerareorweresleepwalkers,yourchildmaybetoo.Otherfactorsthatmaybringonsleepwalkingincludelackofsleep,irregularsleepschedules,illnessorfever,andstress.

Ofcourse,gettingoutofbedandwalkingaroundwhilestillsleepingisthemostobvioussleepwalkingsymptom.Butyoungsleepwalkersmayalsosleeptalk.Also,sleepwalkers’eyesareopen,buttheyarenotawakeandmaynotrealizewhatthey’redoing.It’shardtowakethemup.

Sleepwalkingisnotusuallyasignthatsomethingisemotionallyorpsychologicallywrongwithachild.Anditdoesn'tcauseanyemotionalharm.Theyprobablywon'tevenrememberthenighttimestroll.

Sleepwalking梦游

Sleepwalker梦游者

estimate估计

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