专四听写训练20篇.docx

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专四听写训练20篇

1.ThepopulationExplosioninChina

Chinahasthelargestpopulationintheworld,about1.2billionpeople.BeforeLiberationtherewereonly40millionpeople.ButshortlyafterLiberationin1949,Chinabegantohaveapopulationexplosion.Thestandardoflivinghasbeenrisingandpeoplehaveobtainedbetterandbetterhousing,whilemedicalcareandjobsecurityhavebeenimproved.Asaresult,theaveragelifeexpectancyofournationisgoinguprapidly,aswellasthebirthrate.

 Withapopulationexplosion,aseriesofotherproblemswillemerge.Therewillbealackofland,foodsupply,water,fuelandsononinourcountry.Theconsequenceoftheproblemswillthreatenhumanlife.

Therefore,inordertostoptheseterribleconsequences,wehaveusedfamilyplanningtocontrolthebirthrate.Atthesametimeweshouldtakeothereffectivestepstomakesurepeopleeverywherecontinuetolimittheirfamiliesthroughbirthcontrol.

2.Clothes

Clothesareofgreatusetopeople.Foronething,theycanmakeladiesprettierandgentlemenmorehandsome.Foranother,theycanhelpprotectpeoplefromwindandcoldandsoon.Inaword,theyhaveavarietyofuses.

Womenpaymoreattentiontoclothesthanmen.Somegirlsthinkmoreaboutthemandtrytheirbesttokeepupwiththelatestfashions,whilesomeyoungmenjustbuywhatsuitsthemandwhattheycanafford.InChina,evensomeoldwomennowadaysalsocaredeeplyaboutthestyleoftheirclothes.

Myopinionofclothesisthis:

tobewelldressedneedn’tmeanbeaningluxuriouslydressed,thoughIworkhardtoearnasmuchmoneyaspossibletodressmyselfup.Iliketodressinmyownstyle.Aslongassomethingsuitsmystyle,itisfineforme.

3.Thrift

Thriftisagoodhabitforeveryone,especiallystudentswhoarestillsupportedbytheirparents.Foritisbynomeanseasyfortheirparentstoearnmoneyinthepresentday.TherearemanyEnglishproverbswhichsetforththeadvantagesofthrift.Oneofthebestknownis:

Takecareofthepennies,andthepoundswilltakecareofthemselves.Itisthriftthatmakesusrichorsuccessfulinlife.

However,thereisapopularbeliefamongpeoplethatstudentshaveformedwastefulhabits.Whenyougointothedininghall,youwillfindouttheywastealotofrice.Moreover,wastingtime,effortandmoneyarecommonamongthem.Thosewhospoilthepagesoftheirbooksarenotcultivatingthriftyhabits.Inaword,wasteisbecomingabigproblematuniversities,soweshouldtakestepstobringitundercontrol.

4.CheatinginTests

 Moreandmorestudentsarecheatinginexams.Itisnowconsideredtobeamajorproblematcollegesanduniversities.Ineveryexam,somestudentsfeelthetemptationtosneakalookattheirneighbors’tests,orattextbooks.Somestudentseventaketestsforotherones.Accordingtoarecentpoll,40percentofstudentshaveadmittedtocheatinginexamsatleastonceduringtheircollegelife.Thereareindicationsthatsuchdishonestyisontheincrease.

Collegesanduniversalitiesacrossourcountryhavedecidedtotakestepsagainststudentscheating,Forinstance,studentscheatingarenotgivenmarks,orsomeofthemarecriticizedpublicly.Butnoneofthesemeasuresworkeffectively.Weoughttomakeallstudentsrealizethatiftheycheatonexams,theywillbedishonestintheirfuturework,andintheend,theywillbeentirelydishonestmen.

5.Recreation

Weallregardrecreationaspartofourlife,foritisimpossibletokeepingoodhealthunlesswetakesufficientrelaxation.Themind,too,requireschangetomakeitacuteandvigorous.Thereismuchtruthintheoldproverb,“allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.”

Ofcourse,everyoneshouldrelaxaccordingtohisowncircumstances.Peoplewhositalotatworkshouldchooseakindofrecreationthatwillexercisetheirmuscles.Someexamplesare:

football,tennis,kite-flying,boating,cycling,anddancing.Thosewhospendmostoftheirtimeintheopenairandconstantlyemploytheirmusclesshouldadoptreadingorsomeotherquiteformofrecreation.

 However,someyoungmenspendtheirleisurehoursindulgingthemselvesingambling,drinkingorotherbadactivities.Impropermeansofkillingtimenotonlywastevaluabletime,butalsodogreatharmtothepersonconcerned.

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6.EducationinChina

EducationishighlyvaluedinChina.Accordingtothelaw,everyonemust,asaminimum,attendelementaryandmiddleschools.Andcolleges,universitiesandspecialschoolshavebeenestablishedforstudentstostudyin.Inaddition,wehavesentmanystudentsabroadsothattheycanabsorbmoreadvancedscienceandtechnology,andimproveanddevelopourcountry’seconomy.

Inourtimes,considerableeducationisindispensableforanyonewhowishestoplayaroleinsociety.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,moreandmorecoursesarebeingoffered,evenatprimaryandsecondarylevels.Andgreeteremphasisisputonthepracticalside,ascomparedwitheducationinthepast.

However,therearestillsomeproblemsinourcountry.Forexample,inthecountryside,alargenumberofpeoplecannotreadandwrite,evennotknowinghowtowritetheirnamesandsoon.Ourgovernmentandallthepeoplearemakingeffortstowipeoutilliteracy.

7.Hobbies

Differentpeoplemayhavedifferenthobbies.Somelikereadingnovels,paintingpicturesorlisteningtomusic;someliketravelingaround,playingball,climbingmountainsandsomeenjoycollectingthings,suchasstamps,books,shellsandinsectspecimens.

Whydopeopleliketakinguphobbies?

Itisbecausehobbiescanprovidepeoplewithknowledgeandenjoyment.Theycanalsohelpyoufeelrelaxedafteryourbusydayatwork.Anyone,youngorold,candevelopasatisfyinghobby.

Todaypeoplehavemoretimethanevenbeforeforhobbies.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,machineshavereducedtheamountoftimepeoplehavetospendontheirjobsandtheirhousework.Theycansavemoretimeforhobbiesandenjoythemselvesintheirsparetimenow.

8.Health

Healthisthefoundationofone’sfuturesuccess.Thisisbecausehealthgivesusstrengthandhappiness.Ifyouarehealthy,youcandowhateveryouneedtodotorealizeyourhopes.Ontheotherhand,ifyouaresick,itisimpossibleforyoutogoonwithyourworkorstudies.

Howcanwehavegoodhealth?

Firstly,forminggoodhabitsisveryimportant,includinggettingupandgoingtobedearly.Secondly,doingexerciseeverydaywillhelptostrengthenyounotonlyphysically,butalsomentally.Thirdly,aproverbsays“preventionisbetterthancure”.Tryyourbesttokeepfitandavoidgettingsick,orcureyourselfofadiseasewhileitisstillatanearlystage.

Inconclusion,nothingismorevaluablethanhealth.Withgoodhealth,youcanstudyandworkefficiently;youcanachievemoresuccessandmakeagreatercontributiontosociety.

9.Friendship

Friendshipisveryimportantinone’slife.Agoodfriendistrulyapersonofthehighestvalue.Manyofusmayhaveseveralfriends,buttruefriendshipisnoteasytoachieve.

Thereisasaying“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”Agoodfriendisalwaystherewhenyouneedhim.Hewilltryeveryefforttohelpyouifhecan.

Weknowfriendshipworksintwoways.Ifyouwantliveandrespectfromyourfriends,youmustgivethemyourloveandrespect.Youshouldalsohelpthemwhentheyareintrouble,encouragethemwhentheyneedit,andcheerthemupwhentheyaresad.

Nothingintheworldismoretreasuredthanatruefriendinone’slife.Ifyouhavemadeagoodfriend,puteverypossibleeffortintokeepinganddevelopingyourfriendship

10.HowtoimproveyourspokenEnglish

ManyEnglishlearnershavefoundthatspeakingisthemostdifficultaspectoflearningEnglish.TheyseemtoknowtheBasicEnglishlanguagestructures,butfeelawkwardandembarrassedinsituationswhereaconversationinEnglishisneeded.

ThisdoesnotmeanthatthoselearnersareunabletoorganizetheirideasinEnglish.Theproblemliesintheirlackofconfidenceandpractice.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakesandlosingface.

Thebestwaytoimproveyourspeakingistobuildupconfidenceinyourselfandopenyourmouthwheneveryougetthechance.Everyonemakesmistakeswhenheorsheislearningalanguage.Don’tbeshy.OnlybyspeakingmorecanyouspeakbetterEnglish.

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11.Mother’skitchen

Mymother’skitchenisnotlarge,butitisclean.Itfacesnorthandisnexttooursitting-room.Thewallsofthekitchenarespotlesswithsnow-whitechina-bricks.Awell-designedcabinethangsoverhead.Allthecookingutensils,suchasbowls,plates,potsandagas-stove,arepolished.Knives,spoonsandbrushesarehangingintheirplacesonthewall.

Thekitchenismymother’sfavoriteplace,inwhichshecooksdeliciousfoodforuseveryday.Everymorning,thesavorysmellfromthekitchenwakesmeup.Ilikethefamiliarsmellfrommother’skitchen,andIlovemymother.

12.SpringTime

Spring,theloveliestandmostwelcomeofthefourseasons,hascomeagain.Thesproutsofwillowsarecomingup.Thegrassesandtheleavesaregreenandfulloffreshscents.Everythinghascometolifeagainafterlongsufferingfromthecoldanddreadfulwinter.Springisalsoaseasonwhichpreparesustodoourwork.Butsomeyoungmenareapttospendthisgoodtimeinpleasureandidleness.Theyhavenodesiretostudysoastowidenthescopeoftheirknowledgeduringthisseason.Itisapitythattheydonotknowthefamoussayingthattheplanfortheyearshouldbemadeinthespring,andweshouldmakefulluseofourtimetoprepareforthewholeyear.

13.SportsinOurCountry

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