专四英语听力听写后50篇听力原文.docx

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9AlbertEinstein

AlbertEinsteinwasborninGermanyin1879,Hisfatherownedafactory

thatmadeelectricaldevices.Hismotherenjoyedmusicandbooks.His

parentswereJewishbuttheydidnotobservemanyofthereligion’srules.

Albertwasaquitechildwhospentmuchofhistimealone.Hewasslow

totalkandhaddifficultylearningtoread.WhenAlbertwasfiveyears

old,hisfathergavehimacompass.Thechildwasfilledwithwonderwhen

hediscoveredthatthecompassneedlealwayspointedinthesame

direction—tobenorth.Heaskedhisfatherandhisunclewhatcausedthe

needletomove.Theiranswersaboutmagnetismandgravityweredifficult

fortheboytounderstand.Yethespentalotoftimethinkingaboutthem.

Hesaidlaterthathefeltsomethinghiddenhadtobebehindthings.

Usefulexpressionsandwords

1.device装置，设备

leavetoone’sowndevices听任某人自行其是，允许某人按自己的意愿做事

Sheleftthechildtoherowndevicesforanhourintheafternoon.

她允许孩子在下午有一个小时的自由支配时间。

2.compass指南针

beyondone’scompass某人力所不及

catch/fetch/takeacompass兜圈子，绕道，拐弯抹角

keepsthwithincompass把某种事物限制在适当的范围内

speakwithincompass谨慎小心地说

withinsb’scompass某人力所能及的

withinthecompassof在……范围内

3.magnetism磁力

10PrivateCars

Withtheincreaseinthegeneralstandardofliving,someordinaryChinese

familiesbegintoaffordacar.Yetopinionsofthedevelopmentofa

privatecarvaryfrompersontoperson.

Itgivesamuchgreaterdegreeofcomfortandmobility.Theownerofa

carisnolongerforcedtoreplyonpublictransport,andhenceno

irritationcausedbywaitingforbusesortaxis.However,othersstrongly

objecttodevelopingprivatecars.Theymaintainthatasmoreandmore

carsareproducedandruninthestreet,alargevolumeofpoisonousgas

willbegivenoff,pollutingtheatmosphereandcausingactualharmto

thehealthofpeople.

WhetherprivatecarsshouldbedevelopedinChicagoisadifficult

questiontoanswer,yetthedesireforthecomfortandindependencea

privatecarcanbringwillnotbeeliminated

11AHenpeckedHusbandandHisWife

Therewasoncealarge,fatwomanwhohadasmall,thinhusband.Hehad

ajobinabigcompanyandwasgivenhisweeklywageseveryFridayevening.

AssoonashegothomeonFridays,hiswifeusedtomakehimgiveherall

hismoney,andthensheusedtogivehimbackonlyenoughtobuyhislunch

inhiscompanyeveryday.

Oneday,thesmallmancamehomeveryexcited.Hehurriedintothe

living-room.Hiswifewaslisteningtotheradioandeatingchocolates

there.

“Youwillneverguesswhathappenedtometoday,dear.”hesaid.

Hewaitedforafewsecondsandthenadded,“Iwontenthousanddollars

onthelottery!

”

“Thatiswonderful!

”saidhiswifedelightedly.Butthenshepulled

alongfaceandaddedangrily,“Buthowcouldyouaffordtobuythe

ticket?

”

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1.henpecked怕老婆的，妻管严的

2.lottery彩票

agreatlottery虚无缥缈的事

3.pullalongface拉下脸来

haveafacetosaythat脸皮厚得竟能讲出这种话

12AYoungMan’sPromise

Oneday,ayoungmanwaswritingalettertohisgirlfriendwholivedjust

afewmilesawayinanearbytown.Hewastellingherhowmuchheloved

herandhowwonderfulhethoughtshewas.Themorehewrotethemorepoetic

hebecame.Finallyhesaidthatinordertobewithher,hewouldsuffer

thegreatestdifficulties,hewouldfacethegreatestdangersthatanyone

couldn’timagine.Infact,tospendonlyoneminutewithher,hewould

swimacrossthewidestriver,hewouldenterthedeepestforest,andhe

wouldfightagainstthefiercestanimalswithhisbarehands.

Hefinishedtheletter,signedhisnameandthensuddenlyrememberedthat

hehadforgottentomentionsomethingquiteimportant.So,inapostscript

belowhisname,headded:

“Bytheway,I’llbeovertoseeyouonWednesdaynight,ifitdoesn’t

rain.”

13AKindNeighbor

Mr.andMrs.Jones’apartmentwasfullofluggage,packages,furnitureandboxes.Bothofthemwereverybusywhentheyheardthedoorbellring.

Mrs.Joneswenttoopenitandshesawamiddle-agedladyoutside.The

ladysaidshelivednextdoor.Mrs.Jonesinvitedhertocomeinand

apologizedbecausetherewasnoplaceforhertosit.“Oh,that’sOK.”

saidthelady.“Ijustcometowelcometoyournewhome.Asyouknow,

insomepartsofthiscity,neighborsarenotfriendlyatall.Theyare

someapartmenthouseswherepeopledon’tknowanyoftheirneighbors,

noteventheonesnextdoor.Butinthisbuilding,everyoneisvery

friendlywitheveryoneelse.Weareabighappyfamily.Iamsureyouwill

beveryhappyhere.”Mr.andMrs.Jonessaid,“Butmadam,wearenot

newdwellersinthisapartment.We’velivedherefortwoyears.Weare

movingouttomorrow.”

14ThatIsn’tOurFault

Mr.andMrs.Williamsgotmarriedwhenhewastwenty-three,andshewas

twenty.Twenty-fiveyearslater,theyhadabigparty,andaphotographer

cameandtooksomephotographsofthem.ThenthephotographergaveMrs.Williamsacardandsaid,“They’llbe

readynextWednesday.Youcangetthemfromstudio.”

“No,”Mrs.Williamssaid,“pleasesendthemtous.”

Thephotographsarrivedaweeklater,butMrs.Williamswasnothappywhen

shesawthem.Shegotintohercaranddrovetothephotographer’sstudio.

Shewentinsideandsaidangrily,“Youtooksomephotographsofmeand

myhusbandlastweek,butI’mnotgoingtopayforthem.”

“Oh,whynot?

”thephotographerasked.

“Becausemyhusbandlookslikeamonkey,”Mrs.Williamssaid.

“Well,”thephotographeranswered,“thatisn’tourfault.Whydidn’t

youthinkofthatbeforeyoumarriedhim?

”

15AGuide'sAnswer

In1861,theCivilWarstartedintheUnitedStatesbetweentheNorthern

andtheSouthernstates.Thewarcontinuedwithgreatbitternessuntil

1865,whentheNorthernerswerevictorious.However,eventoday,many

Southernershavenotforgottentheirdefeat,orforgiventheNortherners.

Afewyearsago,apartyofAmericantouristsweregoingroundoneofthe

battlefieldsoftheCivilWarwithaguidewhocamefromoneoftheSouthern

states.Ateachplace,theguidetoldthetouristsstirringstoriesabout

howafewSouthernsoldiershadconqueredpowerfulforcesofNortherners

there.

Atlast,oneofthetourists,aladywhocamefromtheNorth,stoppedthe

guideandsaidtohim,“ButsurelythattheNorthernarmymusthavewon

atleastonevictoryintheCivilWar?

”

“NotaslongasI’mtheguidehere,madam,”answeredtheSouthernguide

16AQualifiedPilot

Thecaptainofasmallshiphadtogoalongarockycoast,buthewas

unfamiliarwithit,sohetriedtofindaqualifiedpilottoguidehim.

Hewentashoreinoneofthesmallports,andalocalfishermanpretended

thathewasapilotbecauseheneededsomemoney.Thecaptaintookhim

onboardandaskedhimwheretosteertheship.

Afterhalfanhour,thecaptainbegantosuspectthatthefishermandid

notreallyknowwhathewasdoingandwherehewasgoing.

“Areyousureyouareaqualifiedpilot?

”heasked.

“Oh,yes,”answeredthefisherman.“Iknoweveryrockonthispartof

thecoast.”

Suddenlytherewasaterriblecrashfromundertheship.Atoncethe

fishermanadded,“Andthat’soneofthem.”

17LivingThingsReact

Youandallorganismsliveanenvironment.Anenvironmentismadeupof

everythingthatsurroundsanorganism.Itcanincludetheair,thewater,thesoil,andevenotherorganisms.

Anorganismrespondstochangesinitsenvironment.Whenanorganism

respondstoachange,itreactsincertainways.Alllivingthingsrespond

insomeway.

Haveyouevernoticedhowplantsandinsectsrespondtolight?

Plantsbend

towardlight.Insectsflytowardlight.

Livingthingsalsorespondinotherways.Theleavesonsometreesrespond

toachangeinseason.Inautumn,theychangecolorsandthenfalloff

thebranchesAnimalsalsorespondtoachangeinseason.Squirrelssave

nutsforthewinter.Bearssleepthroughthewinterinacave.

Yourespondtoyourenvironmentinmanyways,too.Youmayshiverifyou

arecold.Whatotherwaysdoyourespondtochangesinyourenvironment?

18FloweringPlants

Whatarethepartsofaflower?

Flowerscanhavemalepartsandfemaleparts.Thefemalepartsmakeeggs

thatbecomeseeds.Themalepartsmakepollen.Pollenisapowderymaterial

thatisneededbytheeggstomakeseeds.Tomakeseeds,pollenandeggs

mustcometogether.Thewind,insects,andbirdsbringpollentoeggs.

Manyanimalsloveflowers’brightcolors.Theyalsolikeasugaryliquid

inflowers.Thisiscallednectar.Whiletheydrinknectar,pollenrubs

offontheirbodies.Astheymove,someofthispollengetsdeliveredto

thefemaleflowerparts.

Overtime,thefemalepartsturnintofruitsthatcontainseeds.Animals

ofteneatthefruitsandtheseedspassthroughtheirbodiesaswaste.

Theanimalsdonoknowtheyareworkingfortheplantsbyplantingseeds

astheytraveltodifferentplaces!

UsefulwordsandExpressions:

1.flowering开花的

2.pollen花粉

3.powdery粉状的

4.sugar含糖的，甜的

5.nectar花蜜，甘露

6.rub磨擦

19FindingtheDirectionandLocation

Howcanyoutellwhichdirection?

Byday,lookfortheSun.Itisinthe

eastinthemorningandthewestintheafternoon.Atnight,usetheBig

DippertohelpyoufindtheNorthStar.Itwouldbebettertobringa

compassbecauseitsneedlealwayspointsnorth.

Howdoyouknowhowfaryouhavegone?

Youcouldcounteverystep.Each

stepisabouttwofeet.You’dbetterwearapedometerwhichisatool

thatcountssteps.Ifyouknowwhereyoustarted,whichdirectionyouare

heading,andh