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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