英语专业四级考试听写50篇.docx

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英语专业四级考试听写50篇

CONTENTS

Passage1TownandCountrylifeinEngland

Passage2AChangeinWomen'sLife

Passage3APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeople

Passage4BritishandAmericanPoliceOfficers

Passage5livingSpace

Passage6TheUnitedNations

Passage7Plastic

Passage8DisplayofGoods

Passage9AlbertEinstein

Passage10PrivateCars

Passage11AHenpeckedHusbandandHisWife

Passage12AYoungMan'sPromise

Passage13AKindNeighbor

Passage14ThatIsn'tOurFault

Passage15AGuide'sAnswer

Passage16AQualifiedPilot

Passage17LivingTilingsReact

Pdssage18FloweringPlants

Passage19FindingtheDirectionandLocation

Passage20Waves

Passage21Soils

Passage22Crisis

Passage23America'sWorstSurprise

Passage24GreatDepressionintheU.S.

Passage25APlaceofOurOwn

Passage26TravelforWork

Passage27Intelligence

Passage28AFreeDressEveryWeek

Passage29Time

Passage30Cartoonists

Passage31WaterPoUution

Passage32MakingaComplaint

Passage33WhereDotheBritishLive

Passage34WillComputersReplaceHumanBeings

Passage35Soccer

Passage36Artists

Passage37ProfessionalSportsintheU.S.

Passage38"Howto"Books

Passage39Don'tGiveUp

Passage40HowHighCanYouJump

Passage41ApologyHelps

Passage42Sleep

Passage43OurConcern

Passage44GardeninginAmerica

Passage45TheInfluenceofLife

Passage46Automobiles

Passage47HouseandHome

Passage48PopulationGrowth

Passage49NaturalResources

Passage50Reading

听写原文

Listentothefollowingpassages.Eachpassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed，listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof12seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

1.TownandCountryLifeinEngland

ThereisabigdifferencebetweentownlifeandcountrylifeinEngland.Inthecountry,everybodyknowseverybodyelse.Theyknowwhattimeyougetup,whattimeyougotobedandwhatyouhavefordinner.Ifyouwanthelp,youwillalwaysgetitandyouwillbegladtohelpothers.

InalargetownlikeLondon,however,itcansometimeshappenthatyouhaveneverseenyournextdoorneighborandyoudonotknowhisnameoranythingabouthim.PeopleinLondonareoftenverylonely.Thisisbecausepeoplegotodifferentplacesintheeveningsandatweekends.IfyouwalkthroughthestreetsinthecentreofLondononSunday,itislikeatownwithoutpeople.Oneissorryforoldpeoplelivingontheirown.Theycoulddieintheirhomesandwouldnotbediscoveredforweeksorevenmonths.（154words）

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

nextdoorn.n．隔壁

theneighborsnext他door隔壁邻居

lonelyadj．孤独的，寂寞的，偏僻的，人迹罕至的

lonelylife孤单的生活

alonelyoldman一位孤独的老人

alonelysand一个孤岛

theloneliestnight最孤独的夜晚

on（one's）own独自；独立地；通过自己的努力

Shelivesonherown．她一个人过。

Shegothejobonherown．她自己找到了这份工作。

HeIsnowoutofcolleg6andonhisown．他现在离开了大学并且自己生活。

Passage2

AChangeinWomen'sLife

Theimportantchangeinwomen'slife-patternhasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen'seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,andmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofull-timeorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifeandwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.（154words）

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

life-pattern生活方式

effect[i'fekt]n.结果，效果，作用，影响

Theoldsystemisstillineffect.旧制度仍然有效。

Heis,ineffect,myrival.实际上他是我的竞争对手。

Themedicinequicklytookeffect.药物很快见效了。

sharevt.分享；共享，参与n.一份，部分，份额

shareresponsibility共同负责

sharearoomwithsb.与某人共居一室

sharethejoysandhardships同甘共苦

Wesharedthesweets.我们分吃了糖果。

one'sshareofthecake分享的一份好处，应得的一份

Passage3

APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeople

Oneofthebestmeansofunderstandingthepeopleofanynationiswatchingwhattheydowiththeirnon-workingtime.

MostEnglishmen,womenandchildrenlovegrowingthings,especiallyflowers.VisitorstoEnglandinspring,summer,orautumnarelikelytoseegardensallthewayalongtherailwaylines.Thereareflowersattheairportsandflowersinfactorygrounds,aswellasingardensalongtheroads.EachEnglishtownhasatleastoneparkwithbeautifullykeptflowerbeds.Publicbuildingsofeverykindhavebrilliantwindowboxesandsometimesbasketsofflowersarehangingonthem.

ButwhattheEnglishenjoymostisgrowingthingsthemselves,Ifitisimpossibletohaveagarden,thenawindowboxorsomethinggrowinginapotwilldo.

Lookingateachother'sgardensisapopularpastimewiththeEnglish.（144words）

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

③meansn．（用作sing．）方法；方式；手段

ameanstoanend达到目的的方法

byallmeans务必；无论如何；千方百计地

byanymeans［口］用一切可能的方法或手段

byfairmeansorfoul不择手段地

bymeansof通过；用；借助于

bynomeans决不，一点也不

bysomemeansor（other）想个办法；以某种方法

leavenomeansuntried想尽一切办法

notbyanymeans一点也不，绝对不

Theendjustifiesthemeans．［谚］只要目的正当，可以不择手段。

potn．罐，壶

windboxn．窗台上的花盆箱，窗槛花箱

pastimen．消遣，娱乐

SwimmingIsmyfavoritepastime．游泳是我最喜欢的一种娱乐。

Passage4

BritishandAmericanPoliceOfficers

Realpolicemen,bothinBritainandtheU.S.,hardlyrecognizeanycommonpointsbetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV---iftheyevergethomeintime.

Somethingsarealmostthesame,ofcourse,butthepolicemendonotthinkmuchofthem.

Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman'sreallifedealswiththelaw.Mostofwhathelearnsisthelaw.Hehastoknowactuallywhatactionsareagainstthelawandwhatfactscanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasalawyer,andwhat'smore,hehastoputitintopracticeonhisfeet,inthedarkand,runningdownanarrowstreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.

Littleofhistimeisspentintalkingwithbeautifulgirlsorinbravelyfacingcruelcriminals.Hewillspendmostofhisworkinglifearrangingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsad,ordinarypeoplewhoareguilty-ornotofstupid,unimportantcrimes.（177words）

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

thinkmuchof重视，尊重

incourt在法庭上

criminaln．罪犯，犯罪者

guiltyadj．犯罪的，有罪的

gultylook内疚的神色

theguiltyparty犯罪一方

aguiltyconscience犯罪感

haveaguiltyconscience问心有愧；做贼心虚

befoundgulty被判决有罪

beguiltyofacrime犯了罪

Passage5

LivingSpace

Howmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?

Whathappenswhenhisspaceneedsarenotmet?

Scientistsaredoingexperimentsonratstotrytodeterminetheeffectsofovercrowdedconditionsonman.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehaviourofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.Ifratshaveenoughlivingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwellandproducetheiryoungwell.Butiftheirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,theirbehaviourandeventheirhealthchangeobviously.Theycannotsleepandeatwell,andsignsoffearandworrybecomeclear.Themorecrowdedtheyare,themoretheytendtobiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.Thus,forrats,populationandviolencearedirectlyrelated.Isthisanaturallawforhumansocietyaswell?

Isenoughspacenotonlysatisfactory,butnecessaryforhumansurvival?

Theseareinterestingquestions.（147words）

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

determineV．测定；决心；决意

determinethevelocity测定速度

Hedeterminedtogo．他决意要去。

IamdeterminedtodobetterthanMike.我决心比迈克做得更好。

tendtov.有某种倾向；有……的趋势

Hetendstopitchtheballtoohigh．他往往把球掷得过高。

Peopleunderstresstendtoexpresstheirfullrangeofpotential.处于压力下的人容易发挥自己全部的潜力。

survivaln.生存

Weneedfoodandwaterforsurvival.我们为了生存需要食物和水。

Passage6

TheUnitedNations

In1945,representativesof50nationsmettoplanthisorganization.ItwascalledtheUnitedNations.Afterthewar,manymorenationsjoined.

TherearetwomajorpartsoftheUnitedNations.OneiscalledtheGeneralAssembly,mtheGeneralAssembly,everymembernationisrepresentedandhasanequalvote.

ThesecondpartiscalledtheSecurityCouncil.Ithasrepresentativesofjust15nations.Fivenationsarepermanentmembers:

theUnitedStates,Russia,France,Britain,andChina,The10othermembersareelectedeverytwoyearsbytheGeneralAssembly.

ThemajorjoboftheSecurityCouncilistokeeppeaceintheworld.Ifnecessary,itcansendtroopsfrommembernationstotrytostoplittlewarsbeforetheyturnintobigones.

ItishardtogetthenationsoftheSecurityCounciltoagreeonwhenthisisnecessary.Buttheydidvotetotrytostopwars.（156words）

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

Representativen．代表

GeneralAssembly联合国大会

permanentadj．永久的，持久的

permanentaddress固定地址

permanenttooth成人齿

apermanentJob固定职业

apermanentcommitee常设委员会

SecurityCounciln.联合国安全理事会

troopn．军队

Passage7

Plastic

Weuseplasticwraptoprotectourfoods.Weputourgarbageinplasticbagsorplasticcans.Wesitonplasticchairs,playwithplastictoys,drinkfromplasticcups,andwashourhairwithshampoofromplasticbottles!

Plasticdoesnotgrowinnature.Itismadebymixingcertainthingstogether.Wecallitap