英语专业四级短文听写50篇文本.docx

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英语专业四级短文听写50篇文本

英语专业四级听写50篇文本（Oct.22,2011）

Passage1ProfessorBumble

ProfessorBumbleisnotonlyabsent-mindedbutshort-sightedaswell.Hismindisalwaysbusywithlearnedthoughtsandheseldomnoticeswhatisgoingonaroundhim.

Onafinedayrecently,hewentforawalkinthecountryside.Butasalways,hereadthebookashewalked.Hehadn'tgonefarwhenheranintoalargecowandfelldown.Hehadlosthisspectaclesinthefall,andhethoughthehadstumbledoverafatlady."Ibegyourpardon,madam,"hesaidpolitelybeforesearchingforhisglasses.Assoonashehadputtheglasseson，herealizedhismistake.

Soonhewasconcentratingonhisbookagainandpayingnoattentiontoanythingelse.Hehadscarcelybeenwalkingforfiveminuteswhenhefelloveragain,losingbothhisbookandhisglasses.Thistimehebecameveryangry.Seizinghisumbrellas,hestruckthe"cow"inanger.Then,afterfindinghisglasses,herealizedwithhorrorthathehadmadeasecondmistake.Alargefatwomanwasrunningawayfromhiminterror.（187words）

Passage2Teamwork

Teamworkisjustasimportantinscienceasitisontheplayingfieldorinthegym.Scientificinvestigations arealmostalways carriedoutbyteamsofpeopleworkingtogether.Ideasareshared,experimentsaredesigned,dataareanalyzed,andresultsareevaluatedandsharedwithotherinvestigators.Groupworkisnecessary,andisusuallymoreproductivethanworkingalone.

Severaltimesthroughouttheyearyoumaybeaskedtoworkwithoneormoreofyourclassmates.Whateverthetaskyourgroupisassigned,afewrulesneedtobefollowedtoensureaproductiveandsuccessfulexperience.

Whatcomesfirstistokeepanopenmind,becauseeveryone'sideasdeserveconsiderationandeachgroupmembercanmakehisorherowncontribution.Secondly,itmakesajobeasiertodividethegrouptaskamongallgroupmembers.Thirdly,alwaysworktogether,taketurns,andencourageeachotherbylistening,clarifying,andtrustingoneanother.Mutualsupportandtrustoftenmakeagreatdifference.（166words）

Passage3MistakesAreGoodTeachers

Afterthebirthofmysecondchild，Igotajobatarestaurant.Havingworkedwithanexperiencedwaitressforafewdays，Iwasallowedtowaitontablesonmyown.WhenSaturdaynightcame，Iwasluckilygiventhetablesnotfarfromthekitchen.However，Istillfeltalittlehardtocarrytheheavytrays.SoImovedslowly,mindingeverystep.IrememberedhowhappyIwaswhenIsawatraystandingnexttothetables.ItlookeddifferentfromtheoneIwastrainedon，andithadnicehandleswhichmadeiteasiertomovearound.IwaspleasedwitheverythingandbegantobelieveIwasnaturalatthisjob.Then,anoldmancametomeandsaidthatwashiswife'swalker.Istoodfrozenasice，butmyfacewasonfire.Sincethen,Ihavelearnedtobemorecarefulandnottobetoosureofmyself.（164words）

Passage4TimeHasthePowertoChangeAttitude

        Lastweek,myyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhome.

      Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsome,successfulmandevotedtohisworkandfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.Asachild,Ilovedhim；asaschoolgirlandyoungadult,Ifearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.

         Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wedidsomeshopping，ateonthestreettable，andlaughedovermyson'sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather'scriticalairandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfatherwhoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?

        Thenextday,mydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosertohimuntilthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I'matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.（162words）

Passage5ExperiencesSpeak

Therearemanydifferentwaysofseeingatownforthefirsttime.Oneofthemistowalkaroundit,guidebookinhand.Ofcourse,wemaystudywithourguidebooksthehistoryandspecialdevelopmentsofatownandgettoknowthem.Butthen,ifwetakeourtimeandstayinatownforawhile,wemaygettoknowitbetter.Whenwelookatitasawhole,webegintohavesomequestions,whicheventhebestguidebooksdonotanswer.Whyisthetownjustlikethis,thisshape,thisplan,andthissize?

Hereeventhebestguidebooksfailus.Wecan’tfindinittheinformationabouthowatownhasdevelopedtothepresentappearance.However,wemaygetsomeideaofwhatitusedtolooklikebywalkingaroundthetown.Apersonalvisittoatownmayhelpusbetterunderstandwhyitisattractivethanjustreadingaboutitinaguidebook.（167words）

Passage6RepresentativesofCivilization:

Pottery

Ancientpeoplemadeclaypotterybecausetheyneededitfortheirsurvival.Theyusedthepotstheymadeforcooking,storingfood,andcarryingthingsfromplacetoplace.Potterywassoimportanttoearlyculturesthatscientistsnowstudyittolearnmoreaboutancientcivilizations.Themoreadvancedthepotteryintermsofdecoration,materials,glazesandmanufacture,themoreadvancedthecultureitself.

TheartisanwhomakespotteryinNorthAmericatodayutilizeshisorherskillandimaginationtocreateitemsthatarebeautifulaswellasfunctional,transformingsomethingordinaryintosomethingspecialandunique.

ThepotterusesoneoftheEarth'smostbasicmaterials,clay.Claycanbefoundalmostanywhere.Goodpotteryclaymustbefreefromallsmallstonesandotherhardmaterialsthatwouldmakethepottingprocessdifficult.

Themostimportanttoolspottersusearetheirownhands;however,theyalsousewirelooptools,woodenmodelingtools,plainwire,andsponges.（162words）

Passage7WordsCanMakeaDifference

OnAugust26，1999,NewYorkCitywasstruckbyaterriblerainstormduringthemorningrushhourthatcausedthestreetstoflood.Manypeoplewhoweregoingtoworkwereforcedtogohome.Somebattledtocallataxi,getabusorwalkmilestogettowork.

Isoondiscoveredmostofthesubwaylineshadstoppedservice.Ifinallyfoundanoperatingline,butthereweresomanypeoplethatIcouldnotinitiallygettotheplatform.Finally,Igottomyoffice,wetthrough,andexhausted.

Afteranunenjoyableday,Garth,myDirector,sentane-mailtoeveryone:

Thankstoeveryonewhoreportedtowork.Itisalwaysreassuringwhenemployeesshowtheirdevotiontotheirjobs,Thankyou.”

Garth'semailwasshort,butwelcomed.Itmademerealizethatevenwhentimesaretough,afewkindwordscanmakeabigdifference.（151words）

Passage8FairyTales

TalesofthesupernaturalarecommoninallpartsofBritain.Inparticular,therewasabeliefinfairies.Notallofthesefairiesarethefriendly,people-lovingspritesthatappearinDisneyfilms.Insomefolktales,theyarecruelandcausemuchhumansuffering.ThisistrueinthetalesabouttheChangeling.Thesetellthestoryofamotherwhosebabygrowssickandpaleandischangedsomuchthatitisalmostunrecognizabletotheparents.ItwasthenfearedthatthefairieshadcomeandstolenthebabyawayandreplacedthehumanbabywithafairyChangeling.Inthosecases,therewasoftenawaytogettherealbabyback.YoucouldplacetheChangelingonthefire--thenitwouldriseupthechimney,youwouldhearthesoundoffairies'laughterandsoonafter,youwouldfindyourownchildsafeandsoundnearby.（153words）

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. （161words）

Passage10Shopaholics

Thewordaddictionusuallymakesyouthinkofalcoholordrugs,butinmoderndaysocietyweareseeingsomenewkindsofaddictions.Somepeoplearecompulsiveshoppers.Othersfinditimpossibletopullthemselvesawayfromtheirwork.StillothersspendcountlesshourswatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.

Overtheyears,shoppinghasbecomeaverycommonactivity.Manypeopleenjoygoingtomallsorstoresmoreandmoreeveryday,butit'smorethanacommonhobbyforsomeofthem.Theyhaveturnedintoshopaholics.Theyarepeoplewhosimplyenjoyshoppingandwalkingaroundspendingmoneywithoutbeingabletostopdoingit.Theyarehookedonshoppingandusuallybuythingsthattheydon'tneed.Eventhoughtheydon'thaveenoughmoney,theywanttobuyeverythingtheywant.

Whydotheyhavethisaddiction?

Thereisn'taspecificanswer.Somepeoplegoshoppingwhentheyaresad,worried,upsetorlonely.Someeventendtohavethisaddictionwhentheyfeelguilty.（167words）

Passage11TimeManagement

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

”Wecanallowtimetoslipbyandletitbeourenemy.Orwecantakecontrolofitandmakeitoural