英语专业四级听写50篇全文.docx

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英语专业四级听写50篇全文

英语专业四级听写50篇（50）:

Reading

Nowadaysfewofusreadbooksafterweleaveschool.

Thisisratherdisturbing,foroneshouldknowthatbooksarenolessnecessarytoone’smentallifethanfreshairistoone’sphysicallife.Fromgoodreadingwecanderivecompanionship,experienceandinstruction.Agoodbookisourfaithfulfriend.Itcanincreaseourcontentmentwhenwearecheerfulandhappy,andlessenourpainwhenwearesadorlonely.Bookscanalsoofferusawiderangeofexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorlivelongover100,butallofuscanlivemanylivesthroughthepagesofbooks.What’smore,readingbookscanincreaseourintellectualability,broadenourmindsandmakeuswise.

WiththecomingofTV,booksarenolongerreadaswidelyastheyoncewere.However,nothingcanreplacetherolethatbooksplayinourlives.

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

1. leaveschool离校，中学毕业

2. disturbing烦扰的

3. mental精神的

4. derive得到

5. companionship伴侣

6. contentment满意

7.intellectual智力的

英语专业四级听写50篇（49）:

Population Growth

NaturalResources

Throughthechangesinthewaysofmakingalivinginafamilyoverseveralgenerations,thecartoonaimsatsoundingawarningagainstman’swastefuluseofnaturalresourcesandemphasizingtheurgentneedtopreservetheseresources.

Eversincemanappearedontheearth,man’ssurvivalhasbeenheavilydependentonnature.Almosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromnature,rangingfromthefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,tothewoodwhichisturnedintofurniture.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandpopulationgrowth,theamountandrangeofmaterialsusedhasincreasedatanalarmingrate.

However,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Somereservesarealreadyonthebrinkofexhaustionandthereisnohopeofreplacingthem.Thewidespreadwatershortageisanexampleinpoint.Ifmancontinuedtosquandernaturalresourceswithnothoughtforthefuture,thewholeworldwouldbeinamess.

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

1. makealiving谋生

2. aimat瞄准

3. aimhigh胸怀大志Takeaim（at）瞄准

4. alarming使人惊动的

5. inexhaustible无穷无尽的

6. squander浪费

7. beinamess乱七八糟,处境狼狈

英语专业四级听写50篇（48）:

Population Growth

Itiswell-knownthattherehasbeenadrasticincreaseinworldpopulation.Butitisprobablyleswell-knownthattheextinctionrateofwildlifespeciesisexperiencingaparalleltrend.

TaketheUnitedStatesforinstance.In1990,U.S.populationreachedanunprecedentedlevelof250million,whichisapproximately250timesofthatof1800.Ontheotherhand,wildlifespeciesaredisappearingfromthecountryatanalarmingrate.By1990,about70wildlifespecieswouldneverbeseeninU.S.Wearefullyjustifiedindeclaringthattheexplosivepopulationgrowthhashadanadverseeffectonthesurvivalofwildlifespeciesandwillbeaconstantthreattothewildliferesourcesifnoimmediateactionsaretaken.

Nothinghaseverequaledthemagnitudeandspeedwithwhichthehumanspeciesisalteringthephysicalandchemicalworld.Ithasbeendemolishingtheenvironmentwearelivingin.

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

1. drastic激烈的

2. parallel平行的

3. trend倾向

4. unprecedented空前的

5. magnitude大小，数量

6. alter改变

7. demolish毁坏

英语专业四级听写50篇（47）:

House and Home

“House”and“home”aretwowordsthathavesimilarmeanings.

“House”and“home”bothrefertoplaceswherepeoplelive.However,thereisadifferencebetweenthem.“Home”isoftenreferredtoastheplacethatweliveinwithourfamilies.Sadly,inoursociety,peoplecanhardlydistinguishahomefromahousebecausetheyoftenseenodifferencebetweenthem.Thisconfusioncanbetracedbacktotheindifferencebetweenfamilymembers.Therefore,wecansaythatloveisanimportantfactorinahome.Ahomeisashelter,notonlyforourbodiesbutalsoforourminds.Wheneverwearedepressed,wecangohomeforcomfort.Everyoneinthefamilywilldohisbesttotakecareofeachotherandsharetheirhappinessaswellassorrow.Withoutlove,ahomeismerelyahousewherelonelinessisallthatcanbefound.Andahousecanneverbeahomeunlessthereislove.

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

1. referto提到

2. distinguish区别，辨别

3. confusion混乱，混淆

4. traceback追溯到

5. indifference不关心

6. depressed沮丧的

英语专业四级听写50篇（46）:

Automobiles

Itisimpossibletosaythatanyonemaninventedtheautomobile.Manyindividualslivingandworkingindifferentcountriesandatdifferenttimescontributedtoitsdevelopment.Manyofthediscoveriesthatwentintothecreationoftheautomobileweresmallinthemselves.Buttogethertheywereimportant.Herearetwoexamples.

“Carriageisrunningataspeedof8to9milesanhour.”Itwasalmostunheardofinthosedays.Accordingtoautomobilehistorians,thiswasthefirstpracticaluseofmechanicalpowertomoveavehicle.Afteritsfirstrun,themachinereportedlyburnedupwhiletheinventorandhisfriendswerecelebratingitssuccessatapub.

HenryFordisconsideredthefatherofmodernautomobilesmassproduction.HisfamousModel-Tcar,becauseofitslowprice,madeitpossibletoproducecarsonalargescaleandhiseffortsmadeitaccessibletoordinarypeople.

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

1. reportedly据传说，据传闻

2. massproduction大规模生产

3. onalargescale大规模地

4. accessible易接近的，可到达的

accessibleto与……接近

英语专业四级听写50篇（45）:

The Influence of Life

Intheearlytimeswhenhumanbeingshuntedandgatheredfood,theywerenotincontroloftheirenvironment.Theycouldonlyinteractwiththeirsurroundingsastheotherloweranimalsdid.

Whentheylearnedtomakefire,however,theybecamecapableofalteringtheirenvironment.Toprovidethemselveswithfuel,theycutdowntrees.Theyalsoburnedclearingsinforeststoincreasethegrowthofgrassandtoprovideagreatergrazingareaforthewildanimalsthathumanbeingsfedupon.Thisdevelopmentledtofarmingandthedomesticationofanimals.Fireprovidedthemeansforcookingplantswhichhadpreviouslybeeninedible.Onlywhentheprocessofmeetingthebasicneedforfoodreachedacertainlevelwasitpossibleforhumanstofollowotherpursuitssuchassettingupfamilies,formingsocietiesandfoundingcities.

UsefulwordsandExpressions:

1. interactwith与……组合

2. clearing 空旷地

3. grazing放牧，牧草

4. domestication驯养，驯服

5. previously先前，以前

6. inedible不能吃的，不适于食用的

7. pursuit追击

8. setup设立

英语专业四级听写50篇（44）:

Gardening in America

Believeornot,43,000,000Americansaregardening.Thatisaboutoneinsix.Gardeners,ofcourse,comeinmanyvarieties.Notsurprisingly,mostofthemarepeoplewholiveinthesuburbs,andenjoyplantingflowers,ormaybeasmallvegetablesgarden.

TheaverageageofgardenersinAmericaisabout45yearsold;theyusuallyfallsomewhereinthemiddleclass.Butthefastestgrowinggroupsarecitydwellers.Urbanresidentsarefindingwaysofgardeningevenintheircrowdedareas.Manygotolargepublicgardens,asaplacedesignedbythecityforgarden,andyoucanactuallyranchyourownplot.

Stillotherpeopleusetheirbalconiesorrooftops,wherevertheycanfindthespacetoplantsmallpatchesofgreen.

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

1. suburb郊区

2. dweller居民

3. ranch经营牧场

4. balcony阳台

5. patch小块地

英语专业四级听写50篇（43）:

Our Concern

Thehistoryoflifeonearthhasbeenahistoryofinteractionbetweenlivingthingsandtheirsurroundings.Toalargeextent,thephysicalformandthehabitsoftheearth’svegetationanditsanimallifehavebeenmoldedbytheenvironment.Onlyinthepresentcenturyhasonespeciesofmanacquiredsignificantpowertoalterthenatureofhisworld.

Therapidityofchangefollowsthepaceofmanratherthanthepaceofnature.Radiationisnowtheunnaturalcreationofman’stamperingwiththeatom.Thechemicalsarethecreationsofman’sinventivemind,havingnocounterpartsinnature.

Wehaveputpoisonousandbiologicallypotentchemicalsintothehandsofpersonslargelyignorantoftheirpotentialsforharm.Wehavesubjectedenormousnumbersofpeopletocontactwiththeseenormousnumbersofpeopletocontactwiththesepoisons,withouttheirconsentandoftenwithouttheirknowledge.Wehaveallowedthesechemicalstobeusedwithlittleornoadvanceinvestigationoftheireffect.Futuregenerationsareunlikelytoforgiveourlackofconcern.

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

1. interaction交互作用，交感

2. vegetation植被

3. mold塑造，浇铸

4. species种类

5. unnatural不自然的

6. temperwith损害，影响

7. counterpart配对物

8. poisonous有毒的

9. potent有力的，有效的

10. consent同意，赞成

英语专业四级听写50篇（42）:

Sleep

Whyisitsodifficulttofallasleepwhenyouareovertired?

Thereisnooneanswerthatappliestoeveryindividual.Itispossibletofeel“tired”physicallyandstillbeunabletofallasleep,becausewhileyourbodymaybeexhausted,youdonotfeelsleepy.Itisnotsoeasytosimply“turnoff”.

Lackofsleepcomplicatesmattersevenmore.Expertssayadultsneedatleastseventoeighthoursofsleepanighttofunctionproperly.Whenyougetlesssleepthanthatonconsecutivethreenights,youbegintoaccruefour“sleepdebt”.Assleepdebtincreasesyourbodyexperiencesastressresponse.Nowaviciouscyclehasbeencreated:

Youexperiencethefeelingofbeingmoreandmoretired,butyourbodyisincreasinglystimulated.“Powersleeping”formorehoursonweekendsisonlyatemporarysolution.Thereisnosubstituteforgettingagoodnight’ssleeponaregularbasis.

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

1. overtire使过度疲劳

2. applyto将……应用于

3. consecutive连续的，连贯的

4. accrue自然增加，产生

5. vicious恶的

viciouscycle恶性循环

6. stimulate刺激，激励

7. substitutefor代替……，替换……

英语专业四级听写50篇（41）:

Apology Helps

Itisnevereasytoadmityouareinthewrong.Beinghuman,weallneedtoknowtheartofapologizing.Lookbackwithhone