冲击波专四听写100篇解析.docx

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冲击波专四听写100篇解析

Passage1ProfessorBumble

ProfessorBumbleisnotonlyabsent-mindedbutshort-sightedaswell./Hismindisalwaysbusywithlearnedthoughtsandheseldomnoticeswhatisgoingonaroundhim./

Onafinedayrecentlyhewentforawalkinthecountryside./Butasalwayshereadthebookashewalked./Hehadn'tgonefarwhenheranintoalargecowandfelldown./Hehadlosthisspectaclesinthefall,andhethoughthehadstumbledoverafatlady./"Ibegyourpardon,madam,"hesaidpolitelybeforesearchingforhisglasses./Assoonashehadputtheglasseson，herealizedhismistake./

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

Passage2Teamwork

Teamworkisjustasimportantinscience/asitisontheplayingfieldorinthegym./Scientificinvestigationsarealmostalwayscarriedoutbyteamsofpeopleworkingtogether./Ideasareshared,experimentsaredesigned,dataareanalyzed,/andresultsareevaluatedandsharedwithotherinvestigators./Groupworkisnecessaryandisusuallymoreproductivethanworkingalone./

Severaltimesthroughouttheyearyoumaybeaskedtoworkwithoneormoreofyourclassmates./Whateverthetaskyourgroupisassigned,/afewrulesneedtobefollowedtoensureaproductiveandsuccessfulexperience/

Whatcomesfirstistokeepanopenmind/becauseeveryone'sideasdeserveconsideration/andeachgroupmembercanmakehisorherowncontribution./Secondly,itmakesajobeasiertodividethegrouptaskamongallgroupmembers./Thirdly,alwaysworktogether,taketurns,andencourageeachotherbylistening,clarifyingandtrustingoneanother./Mutualsupportandtrustoftenmakeagreatdifference./

Passage3MistakesAreGoodTeachers

Afterthebirthofmysecondchild,Igotajobatarestaurant.Havingworkedwithanexperiencedwaitressforafewdays,Iwasallowedtowaittablesonmyown.WhenSaturdaynightcame,Iwasluckilygiventhetablesnotfarfromthekitchen.However,Istillfeltalittlehardtocarrytheheavytrays.SoImovedslowly,mindingeverystep.IrememberhowhappyIwaswhenIsawthetraystandingnextthetables.ItlookeddifferentfromtheoneIwastrainedon.Ithadnicehandleswhichmadeiteasiertomovearound.IwaspleasedwitheverythingandbegantobelieveIwasanaturalatthisjob.Then,anoldmancametomeandsaidthatwashiswife’swalker.Istoodfrozenasice,butmyfacewasonfire.Sincethen,Ihavelearnedtobemorecarefulandnottobetoosureofmyself.

Passage4TimeHasthePowertoChangeAttitude

Lastweek,myyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhome.

Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsome,successfulmandevotedtohisworkandfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asaschoolgirlandyoungadult,Ifearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.

Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wedidsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,andlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scriticalairandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,whoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?

Thenextday,mydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosettohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.

Passage5ExperiencesSpeak

Therearemanydifferentwaysofseeingatownforthefirsttime.Oneofthemistowalkaroundit,guidebookinhand.Ofcourse,wemaystudywithourguidebooksthehistoryandspecialdevelopmentsofatownandgettoknowthem.Butthen,ifwetakeouttimeandstayinatownforawhile,wemaygettoknowitbetter.Whenwelookitasawhole,webegintohavesomequestions,whicheventhebestguidebooksdonotanswer.Whyisthetownjustlikethis,thisshape,thisplan,thissize?

Hereeventhebestguide-bookfailsus.Wecan’tfindinittheinformationabouthowatownhasdevelopedtothepresentappearance.However,wemaygetsomeideaofwhatitusedtolooklikebywalkingaroundthetown.Apersonalvisittoatownmayhelponebetterunderstandwhyitisattractivethanjustreadingaboutitinaguidebook.

Passage6RepresentativesofCivilization:

Pottery

Ancientpeoplemadeclaypotterybecausetheyneededitfortheirsurvival.Theyusedthepotstheymadeforcooking,storingfood,andcarryingthingsfromplacetoplace.Potterywassoimportanttoearlyculturesthatscientistsnowstudyittolearnmoreaboutancientcivilizations.Themoreadvancedthepotteryintermsofdecoration,materials,glazesandmanufacture,themoreadvancedthecultureitself.TheartisanwhomakespotteryinNorthAmericatodayutilizeshisorherskillandimaginationtocreateitemsthatarebeautifulaswellasal,transformingsomethingordinaryintosomethingspecialandunique.ThepotterusesoneoftheEarth'smostbasicmaterials,clay.Claycanbefoundalmostanywhere.Goodpotteryclaymustbefreefromallsmallstonesandotherhardmaterialsthatwouldmakethepottingprocessdifficult.Themostimportanttoolspottersusearetheirownhands;however,theyalsousewirelooptools,woodenmodelingtools,plainwire,andsponges.

Passage7WordsCanMakeaDifference

OnAugust26,1999,NewYorkCitywasstruckbyaterriblerainstormduringthemorningrushhourthatcausedthestreetstoflood.

Manypeoplewhoweregoingtoworkwereforcedtogohome.Somebattledtocallataxi,getabusorwalkmilestogettowork.Isoondiscoveredmostofthesubwaylineshadstoppedservice.Ifinallyfoundanoperatingline,butthereweresomanypeoplethatIcouldn’tinitiallygettotheplatform.Finally,Igottomyoffice,wetthrough,andexhausted.

Afteranunenjoyablyday,Garth,myDirector,sentane-mailtoeveryone:

“Thankstoeveryonewhoreportedtowork.Itisalwaysreassuringwhenemployeesshowtheirdevotiontotheirjobs.Thankyou.”

Garth’semailwasshort，butwelcomed.Itmademerealizethatevenwhentimesaretough,afewwordscanmakeabigdifference.

Passage8FairyTales

TalesofthesupernaturalarecommoninallpartsofBritain.Inparticular,therewasabeliefinfairies.Notallofthesefairiesarethefriendly,people-lovingspritesthatappearinDisneyfilms,andinsomefolktalestheyarecruelandcausemuchhumansuffering.ThisistrueinthetalesabouttheChangeling.Thesetellthestoryofamotherwhosebabygrowssickandpaleandhaschangedsomuchthatitisalmostunrecognizabletotheparents.ItwasthenfearedthatthefairieshadcomeandstolenthebabyawayandreplacedthehumanbabywithafairyChangeling.Inthosecasestherewasoftenawaytogettherealbabyback.YoucouldplacetheChangelingonthefire--thenitwouldriseupthechimney,andyouwouldhearthesoundoffairies’laughterandsoonafteryouwouldfindyourownchildsafeandsoundnearby.

Passage9Self-Image

Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.

Itmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjective,andtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthose,youwillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.

Passage10Shopaholics

Thewordaddictionusuallymakesyouthinkofalcoholordrugs,butinmodern-daysocietyweareseeingsomenewkindsofaddictions.Somepeoplearecompulsiveshoppers.Othersfinditimpossibletopullthemselvesawayfromtheirwork.StillothersspendcountlesshourswatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.

Overtheyears,shoppinghasbecomeaverycommonactivity.Manypeopleenjoygoingtomallsorstoresmoreandmoreeveryday,butit’smorethanacommonhobbyforsomeofthem.Theyhaveturnedintoshopaholics.Theyarepeoplewhosimplyenjoyshoppingandwalkingaroundspendingmoneywithoutbeingabletostopdoingit.Theyarehookedonshoppingandusuallybuythingsthattheydon’tneed.Eventhoughtheydon’thaveenoughmoney,theybuyeverythingtheywant.

Whydotheyhavethisaddiction?

Thereisn’taspecificanswer.Somepeoplegoshoppingwhentheyaresad,worried,upsetorlonely.Someeventendtohavethisaddictionwhentheyfeelguilty.

Passage11TimeManagement

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

”Wecanallowtimetoslipbyandletitbeourenemy.Orwecantakecontrolofitandmakeitourally.

Bytakingcontrolofhowyouspendyourtime,you’llincreaseyourchancesofbecomingamoresuccessfulstudent.Perhapsmoreimportantly,thebetteryouareatmanagingthetimeyoudevoteto