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经典英语专业四级听写100篇
英语专业四级考试听写自我测试100篇
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1.EducationinChina
EducationinChinatodayhasbeendevelopingrapidly.Inmanyprovinces,itiscompulsoryandfree.Mostchildrenstartschoolattheageofsix.Theyattend5yearsofelementaryschooland6yearsofhighschool.
Aftergraduationfromhighschool,astudentcanstarthishighereducationinatwo-yearcollege,afour-yearcollege,auniversity,oraspecializedprofessionalschool.Mostcollegesadmitstudentsonthebasisoftheirentranceexaminationrecords.Thecostofacollegeeducationisnotveryhigh.Andthegreaterpartofitismetbytheirfamilies,thoughstudentscangetsupportfromtheircollege.Manystudentsreceivescholarshipsfromtheschool,thegovernment,privatefoundationsandorganizations.
ThoughgreatprogresshasbeenmadeinChinainthefieldofeducation,thereisstillacomparativelylargepartofthepopulationinthecountrywhocannotreadandwrite.
2.Dreams
Dreamsareaproductofthesleeper’smind.Theyincludeeventsandfeelingsthathehasexperienced.Mostdreamsarerelatedtoeventsofthedaybeforethedreamandthestrongwishesofthedreamer.Manyminorincidentsofthehoursbeforesleepappearindreams.Feweventsmorethantwodaysoldturnup.Deepwishesorfears,especiallythoseheldsincechildhood,oftenappearindreams,andmanydreamsfulfillsuchwishes.Eventsinthesleeper’ssurroundings,aloudnoise,forexample,maybecomepartofadream,buttheydonotcausedreams.
Somedreamsinvolvedeepfeelingsthatapersonmaynotrealizehehas.Psychiatristsoftenusematerialfromapatient’sdreamstohelpthepersonunderstandhimselfbetter.
Dreamingmayhelpmaintaingoodlearningability,memory,andemotionaladjustment.
3.Emotions
Accordingtopsychologists,anemotionisarousedwhenamanoranimalviewssomethingaseitherbadorgood.Whenapersonfeelslikerunningawayfromsomethinghethinkswillhurthim,wecallthisemotionfear.Ifthepersonwantstoremovethedangerbyattackingit,wecalltheemotionanger.Theemotionsofjoyandlovearearousedwhenwethinksomethingcanhelpus.Anemotiondoesnothavetobecreatedbysomethingintheoutsideworld.Itcanbecreatedbyaperson’sthoughts.
Everyonehasemotions,butmanypsychologistsbelievethatinfantsarebornwithoutemotions.Theybelievechildrenlearnemotionsjustastheylearntoreadandwrite.Agrowingchildnotonlylearnshisemotionsbutlearnshowtoactincertainsituationsbecauseofanemotion.
4.Re-employmentofLaid-offWorkers
Theissueofre-employmenthasemergedwithlargenumbersofsurpluslaborershavingbeenlaidoff.Thereisnodoubtthatitwouldleadtoendlesstroubleifthesurpluswerenotreorganizedproperly.Inordertomaintainsocialstabilityandtosecurepeople’snormallivingstandards,itisessentialtoworkoutsolutionstotheproblem.
Solvingtheproblemisatwo-wayoperationasfarasthegovernmentandworkersareconcerned.Ontheonehand,thegovernmentatalllevelsshouldtryeverypossiblemeanstocreateawiderangeofemploymentoptionsopentolaid-offworkers;ontheotherhand,theseworkersoughtnottositidleandwaitforopportunitiestocome.Solongastheydon’tloseheartandconstantlystrivetobetterthemselves,theirfutureswillbebright.
5.DescribingPeople
Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyoueverwonderhowitispossibleforustorecognizepeople?
Evenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.Yetaveryyoungchild-evenananimal,suchasapigeon—canlearntorecognizefaces.Wealltakethisabilityforgranted.
Wealsotellpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave.Whenwetalkaboutsomeone’spersonality,wemeanthewaysinwhichheorsheacts,speaks,thinksandfeelsthatmakethatindividualdifferentfromothers.
Likethehumanface,humanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeone’spersonalityinwordsissomewhateasierthandescribinghisface.Ifyouwereaskedtodescribewhata“niceface”lookedlike,youprobablywouldhaveadifficulttimedoingso.Butifyouwereaskedtodescribea“niceperson”,youmightbegintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskind,considerate,friendlyandwarm.
6.PhysicalActivity
Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmightbewalking,cyclingorswimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmightbeagameofsomekindlikefootball,hockey,golfortennis,oritmightbemountaineering.
Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishmentwhyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksonhighmountains?
Thisastonishmentisprobablycausedbythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.
Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota“teamsport”.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no“matches”between“teams”ofclimbers.However,whenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork.
7.TheCleverManNasreddin
Anoldmandiedandlefthissonalotofmoney.Butthesonwasafoolishyoungman:
hequicklyspentallthemoney,andsoonhehadnothingleft.Ofcourse,whenthathappened,allhisfriendslefthim.Whenhewasquitepoorandalone,hewenttoseeNasreddin,whowasakind,cleveroldmanandoftenhelpedpeoplewhentheyhadtroubles.
“Mymoneyisfinishedandmyfriendshavegone,”saidtheyoungman.“Whatwillhappentomenow?
”
“Don’tworry,youngman,”answeredNasreddin,“Everythingwillsoonbeallrightagainandyouwillsoonfeelmuchhappier.”
Theyoungmanwasveryglad.“AmIgoingtogetrichagainthen?
”heaskedNasreddin.
“No,Ididn’tmeanthat,”saidtheoldman.“Imeantthatyouwouldsoongetusedtobeingpoorandtohavingnofriends.”
8.AManandHisCar
Amanwastravelingabroadinasmallredcar.Onedayheleftthecarandwentshopping.Whenhecameback,itsroofwasbadlydamaged.
Someboystoldhimthatanelephanthaddamagedit.Themandidnotbelievethem,buttheytookhimtoacircuswhichwasnearthere.Theowneroftheelephantsaid,“Iamverysorry!
Myelephanthasabig,round,redchair.Hethoughtthatyourcarwashischair,andhesatonit!
”thenhegavethemanaletter,inwhichhesaidthathewassorryandthathewouldpayforallthedamage.
Whenthemangotbacktohisowncountry,thecustomsofficerswouldnotbelievehisstory.Theysaid,“Yousoldyournewcarwhileyouwereabroadandboughtthisoldone!
”itwasonlywhenthemanshowedthemtheletterfromthemanatthecircusthattheybelievedhim.
9.TheSun
Alongtimeagopeoplethoughtthatthesunwentroundtheearth.Insomecountriespeopleevensaidthatthesunwasagod.Theythoughtthegoddroveacrosstheskyeachdayonagoldenhorse.Nowweknowtheearthgoesroundthesun.Ittakestheearthayeartogoallthewayroundthesun.Todaymenevenknowhowfaritisfortheearthtogoroundthesun.Theytellusthattheearthtravelsoverathousandmilesaminuteonitsjourneyroundthesun.
Thesunisreallyastar.Itismuchbiggerthantheearthanditisveryhot.Somepeoplehavebeentothemoonbutweknowthatnoonecanevergotothesun.Itisfartoohotforpeopletoliveanywherenearit.Thesunisthreehundredthousandtimesheavierthantheearthandmorethanamilliontimeslarger.
10.CanAnimalsBeMadetoWorkforUs?
Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?
Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobs.TheysaythatinafilmoronTVwemayseeelephants,ormonkeys,dogs,bears,orotheranimalsdoingalotofthings.Ifyouwatchcarefully,youmayfindthatthoseanimalsarealwaysgivensomethingtoeatinreturnfordoingthem.Thescientistssaythatmanydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobsiftheyknowtheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturn.Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse,andelephantscanbeusedtodosomeheavyjobs.Andwecanalsoteachanimalstoworkinfactories.Apes,forexample,havebeenusedinAmericatohelpmakecarsandscientistsbelievethattheselargemonkeysmayonedaygetincropsandevendrivetrains.
11.Man’sBestFriend
Almosteveryonelikesdogs,andalmosteveryonelikesreadingstoriesaboutdogs.Ihaveafriendwhohasalargepolicedog.ItsnameisJack.Policedogsareoftenveryclever.EverySundayafternoonmyfriendtakesJackforalongwalkinthepark.Jacklikestheselongwalksverymuch.OneSundayafternoonayoungmancametovisitmyfriend.Hestayedalongtime.Hetalkedandtalked.SoonitwastimeformyfriendtotakeJackforhiswalk.Butthevisitorstillstayed.Jackbecameveryworried.Hewalkedaroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowninfrontofthevisitorandlookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattention.Hecontinuedtalking.FinallyJackcouldn’tstandit.Hewentoutoftheroomandcamebackafewminuteslater.Hesatdownagaininfrontofthevisitorbutthistimeheheldthevisitor’shatinhismouth.
12.Communication
Youspeak,writealetter,makeatelephonecall.Yourwordscarryamessage.Peoplecommunicatewithwords.Doyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords?
Asmileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly.Tearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresad.Whenyouraiseyourhandinclass,theteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomethingoraskquestions.Youshakeyourhead,andpeopleknowyouaresaying“No”.Younodandpeoplek