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2021年12月大学英语四级CET4真题(第2套)听力原文精选全文

可编辑修改精选全文完整版News Report One(1) A 22-year-old Chinese woman who suffered from a persistent cough was sh ocked to learn that she had a piece of chicken bone lodged in her lung. The unn amed woman from the province of Shandong started have coughing problems w hen she was 7 or 8 years old. For 14 years, she made numerous hospital visits. However, no doctor could identify any problem. Her uncontrollable coughing w as a mystery. Finally, the woman got a full body scan at a hospital in the city of Qingdao. This special medical procedure revealed she had a chicken bone stuc k in her lung. (2) Doctors performed surgery and removed the bone. The simple procedure went smoothly and the woman has recovered fully with the bone fin ally removed from her lung, the woman is very happy that she no longer suffers from that annoying cough.1. What was the woman’s problem?2. How was the woman’s problem eventually solved?News Report Two(3) A white shape named Prickles that ran away from an Australian farm during the 2013 bush fires recently returned home. According to farmer Alice Gray, P rickles was only a lamb when she ran away. The bush fires that hit the area bac k then destroyed a large part of her family’s massive property. They thought Pri ckles had died in the fire. But instead, the young sheep escaped into a 200-acre forest near the farm. (4) Once the fires were over, the family had to fix the dam age done to the farm as it was such a large property, which included rebuilding about 40 kilometers of fencing. It was this huge fencing that prevented Pickles from finding her way back. Over the years, the family spotted her a few times. They even recorded her with cameras installed to monitor the activity. But whe n they knew Pringles was alive, they couldn’t find her and never expected her t o return by herself. Seven years later, they were proven wrong.3. What does the news say about the white sheep Prickles?4.What the family do of the bush fires?News Report Three(5) Tons of gold have fallen out of the sky in Russia after a cargo plane malfun ctioned in midair this morning. The aircraft was carrying 265 million pounds w orth of gold and diamonds, when the door flew open, sending the precious meta l back to earth. According to the official news agency, Russian authorities have recovered more than 170 gold bars weighing 20 kilograms each. The plane was traveling from Yakutsk airport in a major diamond producing region to the city Krasnoyarsk in Siberia. (6)However, the aircraft made an emergency landing i n Magan after began losing some of its valuable cargo. Reports suggest some b ars of gold were scattered up to fifteen miles away from the airport. Nine tons o f gold on plane AN12 belonged to a gold mine company. Police have sealed off the runway and say it is unclear if it was an accident or an attempted robbery. ( 7) Technical engineers who worked on the plane prior to takeoff are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.5. What is the news report mainly about?6. What did the aircraft do when the incident happened?7. What does the news report say about the technical engineers who worked on the plane before takeoff?Conversation One8. Why does the man have this conversation with the man recorded?His job is related to the customer service.9. What is the woman’s purpose of calling to the furniture company?She wants to know when she can get her money back.10. What does the woman say about her bank card?The new bank card will be sent to her on Tuesday, and the bank may has cancel ed the old one before the man made the payment.11. What does the man advise the woman to do?She needs to update the card details directly on the website.Conversation Two12. Why isn’t the man going to cook?He’s worn out.13. What does the man say he’ll do on his phone?He’ll use the food delivery app on his phone.14. What does the woman think of the Indian food?That’s not the kind of the hot she means. She needs something mild.15. What does the man think of the woman?She’s really difficult to please.Passage One(16) A new study carried out by the university of Lincoln has found a link betw een the personalities of cat owners and the behavior and wellbeing of their cats. The findings suggest that just as apparent personality can affect the personality of a child, the same is true for a cat and its owner. Owners defined as individu als with high levels of anxiety, fear, anger, depression and loneliness were mor e likely to have cats with behavioral issues. Such cats display more aggressive and anxious behavioral styles as well as more stress related sickness. They will also more likely to have an ongoing medical condition and be overweight. The research also found that mentally well-adjusted owners had come from happier and healthier cats. Researchers explained that many owners regard their pets as a family member and form close social bonds with them. (17) The majority of o wners want to provide the best care for their pets and is therefore possible that pets could be affected by the way their owners interact with and manage them. The study highlights an important relationship between our personalities and th e well-being of our pets. (18) Further research is needed to investigate the caus e of nature of this relationship and look at how owners’ personalities are directl y influencing their pet’s behavior and well-being. It is possible that the well-be ing of pets is driven by the underlying nature of the owner not simply by their c onscious decisions and behaviors.16. What do we learn from the new study by the University of Lincoln?17. What does the passage say most pet owners want to do?18. What does the passage say it’s still needed to understand the effects of own ers’ personalities on their pets?Passage Two(19) One 50-minute run can add seven hours to your life. This was a claim made by The Times last week. The claim was based on a new review of studies abo ut the effects of running. The review concluded that an average runners live thr ee years longer than non-runners and that running does more to extend life than any other form of exercise. But there’s more to running than its health benefits . (20) Research published in recent years have shown that running changes your brain and mind in some fascinating ways from increasing your brain function t o regulating your emotions. However, the precise effects vary according to whe ther you engage in short fast running or long distance running. For example, in one study, researchers compared participants’ ability to learn new words after s everal minutes of intense running, and after 40 minutes of gentle running, parti cipants were able to learn 20 percent faster after the intense running and they s howed a superior memory when tested again a week later. In another study, res earchers asked volunteers to jog for 30 minutes and then showed them clips fro m a sad movie. Participants who usually struggled to handle negative emotions were more intensely affected by the sad clips just as you’d expect. But cruciall y, this was less so if they had completed the 30 minutes jog. (21) The researche rs said moderate exercise appears to have helped those participants to be less v ulnerable to the impact of the sad movie.19. What did the new review of studies claim?20. What is one effect that running has on people according to recent research?21. What did another study find about the participant after they had a 30 minute s jog?Passage ThreeWelcome to the tour of the Hill House. This house built in 1904 is one of the m ost well-known works of Charles Hill, the famous architect. It was designed and built for local entrepreneur and his family. Before starting the tour, let me give you a brief introduction about the design of this amazing building. (23) Prior to beginning his design, the architect spends sometime in the client’s old home, observing their life and studying their habits. This meant that he could design t he house according to the needs of the family. (24) The client’s main desire wa s to have a home with unique design, so the architect was given complete freed om. The building style is radically different from what was the fashion of the p eriod. At the time, most large homes were constructed of timber and brick. Thisone, however, is made of concrete, a novel construction material in those days. The interior of the house, including the fittings and furniture, was also designe d by the same person. Most of the furniture you will see is original and in good condition. However, (25) both pieces in the children’s bedrooms are copies buil t to the designs of the architect. Fortunately, all the blueprints for both the buil ding and its contents have been preserved, so we’ve been able to replace badly damaged furniture. Let’s begin our tour, starting from the rooms.22. What do we learn about the speaker?He is the guide of the tour.23. What dis the architect do before beginning his design?24. What did the architect’s client mainly want?25. What do we learn about the pieces of furniture in the children’s bedrooms?。

大学四级CET4历年真题听力(附文本)(2024)

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听力文本中的文化背景知识
英美国家文化习俗
了解英美国家的节日、风俗、习惯等，有助于更好地理解听力文本中的相关内容。
教育体制和校园生活
熟悉英美国家的教育体制和校园生活，可以更好地融入听力文本所描述的情境中。
社会热点和时事政治
掌握当前的社会热点和时事政治，有助于理解短文类听力文本中涉及的相关话题。
扩大词汇量，熟悉常用的短语和表达方式，有助于更好地理解听力材料中的信息。可以通过阅读、听力练习和记忆单词等方式来积累词汇和短语。
在备考过程中，要注意提高自己的听力速度。可以通过听一些速度较快的英语材料来逐渐适应和提高自己的听力速度。同时，也要注意训练自己在有限的时间内准确地捕捉关键信息。
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总结了听力考试中的高分技巧，帮助学员更好地应对考试。
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感谢观看
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多角度练习
通过不同的练习方式，如精听、泛听、听写等，全面提高听力水平。
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注重积累
在听力练习过程中，注意积累常用的词汇、短语和表达方式，提高语言感知能力。
定期自测与反思
定期进行自测，了解自身的听力水平和进步情况，并针对存在的问题进行反思和调整学习方法。
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词汇难度
涉及大学四级考试大纲要求的词汇，包括一些专业术语和常用表达。
语速和语音
语速适中，发音清晰，符合大学英语四级考试听力部分的要求。
题型多样性
包含多种题型，如选择题、填空题和判断题，以全面考察学生的听力理解能力。

23年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文

23年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇123年12月大学英语四级考试听力原文如下：Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, B is the correct answer. You should choose [B] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A][B][C][D]1. A) He is still in the hospital.B) He is working in the lab.C) He has recovered from his illness.D) He is waiting for the bus.2. A) He agrees with the woman.B) He enjoys the piano concert.C) He doesn’t mind missing the concert.D) He doesn’t find the woman's advice helpful.3. A) The woman should make a reservation.B) The restaurant is too crowded.C) The woman will be back soon.D) There are few tables available.4. A) She has a little trouble understanding the man.B) She knows the man quite well.C) She doesn’t want to take a taxi.D) She is looking forward to seeing Bob.5. A) He is unhappy with the woman’s suggestion.B) He doesn’t believe the woman’s excuse.C) He dislikes the woman.D) He is willing to wait a little longer.6. A) Go to the student service center.B) Choose a new course by himself.C) Ask the man about his new course.D) Apply for a course change.7. A) The man was late for his flight.B) The man couldn’t catch a plane.C) There might be something wrong with the man’s car.D) The man missed his 4 pm flight.8. A) The man will leave his job.B) The woman is planning to quit her job.C) The man has been dismissed.D) The man intends to look for another job.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Health issues. B) Nutritional advice.C) Financial management. D) Cosmetic products.10. A) Cancer. B) Cardiovascular diseases.C) Diabetes. D) Mental illness.11. A) Coffee. B) Tea. C) Wine. D) Fruit juice.Passage TwoQuestions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) It is too noisy. B) It is too crowded.C) It is too small. D) It is too dark.13. A) Libraries. B) Bookstores. C) Restaurants. D) Cafés.14. A) Reading a newspaper. B) Watching a TV program.C) Taking a nap. D) Doing homework.Passage ThreeQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) Take part in a marathon. B) Prepare for some tests.C) Work on their writing assignment. D) Join a student club.16. A) They can try to follow a strict schedule.B) It is better to work in a quiet place.C) They should avoid interruptions.D) They may benefit from discussions.17. A) Take part in a match. B) Visit the library.C) Give their friends some help. D) Have lunch with a friend.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Section CQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. French artists sketch personalized———————— for clients.19. One can see “———————” in the restaurant windows in China.20. Tourists on a boat in Venice paint ———————— to remember the trip.Now, you will hear the passage.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)The year 2023 will be another great year for space exploration, with exciting missions planned to explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond.China is planning a manned mission to the Moon by the end of next year. The mission, called Chang’e, aims to land an astronaut on the Moon for the first time in 50 years. Chinese scientists are also working on a joint mission to Mars with the European Space Agency, which is set to launch in 2024.The United States will further its exploration of Mars in 2023 with the launch of the Mars Perseverance rover. The rover will search for signs of life and collect samples of Martian rock for return to Earth. Furthermore, NASA will launch the James Webb Space Telescope, which will be the most powerful telescope ever sent into space.Private companies are also making advancements in space exploration. SpaceX will send the first all-civilian mission to space in 2023, with a crew consisting entirely of private citizens. This ispart of the growing trend of commercial space travel, with companies like Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic also planning manned missions in the coming years.In addition to the missions planned for 2023, scientists are working on developing new technologies for future space exploration. This includes the development of advanced propulsion systems that could enable faster travel to distant planets, as well as new spacecraft designs that could make space travel more affordable and accessible.Overall, the year 2023 promises to be an exciting time for space exploration, with new missions, technologies, and advancements that will push the boundaries of human knowledge and discovery.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2022年9月大学英语四级考试真题听力文本

2022年9月大学英语四级考试真题Part ⅡListening ComprehensionNews Report One【听力原文】White meat, such as chicken, may raise blood cholesterol levels as much as red meat does. [1]This finding surprised researchers who admitted they didn’t expect that eating white meat would lead to higher blood cholesterol levels. In the study, researchers looked at 113 healthy people. The participants ate three different diets. These were a red meat diet which is primarily beef, a white meat diet which is mostly chicken and turkey, and a vegetarian protein diet. Each diet period was four weeks. Between the diet periods, participants had a break, during which they ate theirregular foods. In addition, participants had blood tests at the start and finish of each new diet.The results showed that white and red meat diets had the same effects on blood cholesterol levels. Further, both diets increased blood cholesterol levels compared with the diet built on vegetarian protein sources. [2]The team acknowledged that it is possible that white meat is better for our health than red meat, despite their findings. This is because other effects of red meat consumption could contribute to heart disease independent of cholesterol. Their main recommendations are that people eat less of both kinds of meat and more vegetarian protein.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What do we learn from the news report about the study?2. What did the researchers acknowledge?News Report Two【听力原文】At around half past nine this morning, a trailer attached to a lorry turned over at the crossing of High Street in Milton. Hundreds of [3]frozen turkeys were spilled all over the road. It is reported that nobody was hurt in the incident, but police said it may affect traffic and Christmas dinners. With just one week to go before Christmas, there are worries that local supermarket supplies of this holiday favorite may be affected.A police spokeswoman said that officers were currently in attendance at the scene. She stated that the driver of the lorry had been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. The crossing on High Street is a well-known accident black spot. [4]This year alone, there have been seven traffic accidents at this location. Thankfully, none of these accidents have resulted in serious injury.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. What does the news report say about the accident at the crossing of High Street in Milton?4. What do we learn about the crossing on High Street? News Report Three【听力原文】India launched its helicopter taxi service on Monday, promising to ferry customers the 40 miles between Bangalore’s Electronic City tech hub and the international airport terminal in 15 minutes. Customers can book their helicopter ride through a mobile App. The service, which claims to be the first of its kind in India, offers only one route, [5]but Bangalore airport will add more once it gets approval.Helicopter taxi is not an affordable option for many travelers. [6]A car ride for the same journey costs less than half as much. [7]But Bangalore airport says it is acompetitive alternative to a car ride for tech executives in a hurry. “A large number of high-class travelers, including CEOs, have to spend more than three hours by road to get there—and that is a loss of time,”a Bangalore airport spokesperson said. “This is not a low cost option, but it is an option,” she added. The helicopters ferried around 8 customers to the airport on their first day. The company that owns and operates the service is called Thumby Aviation. It previously specialized in private charter flights for government officials.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. What is Bangalore airport trying to do about the helicopter taxi service?6. What do we learn from the news about the helicopter taxi ride?7. Who are the targeted customers of the helicoptertaxi service?Conversation One【听力原文】W: [8]Hi, I wish to buy some cheese for a barbecue this weekend.M: What kind would you like?W:Sorry, I don’t know much about cheese. What type do you think would be suitable for a barbecue?M:That’s easy. For a barbecue, you could have any cheese you want. I imagine there will bedifferent foods and people will just helpthemselves and eat at their own pace, right?W: Yes, exactly. It will be very casual. [8]We will just be a small group of friends gatheringtogether at Washington Park. There will bearound 20 of us, including children.M: Great. [9]So you could have different types ofcheese. How much would you like to spend? W:Not very much. Let’s say $30.M: [9]I would suggest having at least one soft cheese and one hard cheese. That will offer you a good variety to suit different people’s tastes. W:That sounds good. What’s the di fference between a soft cheese and a hard cheese?M: Well, it depends. But generally speaking, soft cheeses are creamy and go well with sweet things like honey and jam. I would suggest something like this Spanish goat cheese. I t’s only $15, a very good price. You can spread it on bread with a knife, and then add a tiny bit of honey on top. It’s delicious. [10]Children love it. W: Okay, great. What about a hard cheese?M: Yes, for hard cheese, I would recommend this Italian one here. It has a very strong smell and a dry flavor. You can cut it into thin slices and eat it on its own. It’s $16.W:[11]Okay, I’ll take both. Thank you for your help.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. What does the woman plan to do for the weekend?9. What does the man suggest the woman do?10. What does the man say about Spanish goat cheese?11. What is the woman going to do at the end of the conversation?Conversation Two【听力原文】M:Our school is replacing printed textbooks with e-textbooks next semester. I can’t wait.W:Really? What about the cost? [12]Not only buying all those tablets, but the software andelectronic infrastructure that goes with it, not tomention retraining all the teachers andadministration staff.M:Sure, the initial expenditure will be high, butmuch lower afterwards. Besides that, tabletprices continue to drop and are becomingincreasingly affordable. [13]Anyway, tabletshelp students learn up to 80% faster.W:Not necessarily. [14]Tablets have too many distractions. Students may pay attention to Apps, games, and websites instead of their teachers. Infact, research suggests that people who readprinted texts comprehend more, remembermore and learn 30% more than those who readdigital texts.M:Yes, but tablets contain many technological features that are not found in printed textbooks.Think about it. [13]Students are able to highlightand edit text, write notes and search forinformation much more quickly than they canwith printed textbooks. And what about all thosetrees that are cut down to make printed books? W:Actually, manufacturing tablets is environmentallydestructive and dangerous to human health. Thehealth impacts from making one electronicreader are 70 times greater than those frommaking a single printed book. A lot of mineralsare extracted from the earth to make electronicreaders. [15]It does far more damage to theenvironment.M:Yes, but the software for electronic readers can be updated instantly without the need forbuying a whole lot of new books. That’s betterfor the environment.W:But the core curriculum doesn’t change that much. Printed textbooks that are not brand newstill contain the basic relevant information ofcore subjects.M:Well, I’m looking forward to the change.W:I’ll stick wit h my printed books.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What does the woman say about using e-textbooks?13. According to the man, how can the use of tablets benefit students?14. What does the woman say about students using tablets?15. What does the woman say about making electronic readers?Passage One【听力原文】[16]In social psychology, the term “person perception” refers to the mental processes that we use to form impressions of other people. It includes not just how we form these impressions, but the conclusions we make about other people based on our impressions.[16]Consider how often you make this kind of judgment every day. When you meet with a new coworker, you immediately begin to develop an initialimpression of this person. When you visit the grocery store, you might draw conclusions about the cashier who checks you out.Obviously, [17]person perception is a very subjective process that can be affected by a number of variables, including the characteristics of the person you are observing, the context of the situation, your own personal traits and your past experiences. [18]One of the techniques we use in person perception is social categorization. In this process, we mentally categorize people into different groups based on common characteristics. [18]Problems with this technique include the fact that it can lead to errors and prejudice. Imagine that you are getting on a bus. There are only two seats available. One is next to a small elderly woman; the other is next to a muscular, fierce-looking man. You sit next to the elderly woman, who unfortunately turns out to be quite skilled at picking pockets. Because of social categorization, youimmediately judge the woman as harmless and the man as threatening, leading to the loss of your wallet.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What does the passage say we tend to do every day?17. What do we learn about person perception from this passage?18. What is the problem with using social categorization in person perception?Passage Two【听力原文】Despite smartphones and social media, young people today are as socially competent as those from the previous generation. At least this is what a new study suggests. [19]For the study, researchers compared teacher and parent evaluations of American children who started kindergarten in 1998 with those who began school in 2010. The former group entered kindergartenwhen mobile phones were luxuries. The latter group started school when mobile devices were widespread.[19]Results showed both groups of children were rated similarly on important social skills. These included the ability to form and maintain friendships and get along with people who are different. They were also rated similarly on self-control, such as the ability to regulate their temper. In virtually every comparison made, ratings of social skills either remained constant or improved for the children born later. There was one exception: [20]Social skills were slightly lower for children who accessed online games and social networking sites many times a day. [21]Adults are worried when technological change starts to undermine traditional relationships, particularly the parent-child relationship. The introduction of telephones, automobiles and radio all led to moral panic among adults of the time, because the technology allowed children to enjoy more freedom.Fears over screen-based technology represent the most recent panic in response to technological change. But overall, the study found little evidence that time spent on screens was hurting social skills for most children.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What does the new study suggest about young people today and those from the previous generation?20. What did the study find about children who accessed social networking sites many times a day?21. What is adults’ worry about technological change? Passage Three【听力原文】It’s easy to spend all day searching for inspiration. You can find incredible videos, articles and news stories about the success of others. [22]The problem is that consuming the success and ideas of others is passive inspiration. Every time you read an article or listen toan interview, you are practicing passive inspiration. You might learn something, but you don’t actually have to do anything. Hearing about other people’s success isn’t the same as creating your own. Instead, it is through the process of active inspiration—the act of creating things, applying new ideas to our goals and making mistakes—that we discover who we are and what is important to us. [23]Furthermore, active inspiration is what results in long-term passion and enthusiasm. Watching someone else’s success might leave you feeling excited for a few minutes. However, taking action and applying a new idea to your life will inspire you more than anything someone else could say. Learning and listening can help you think about things in a different way, but creating, producing and experimenting is what drives you forward. [24]Passive inspiration can give you ideas, but active inspiration will give you power. Too often we spend our lives consuming the world around us instead of creating it.And what matters is the power your actions have to inspire you. [25]The best inspiration comes from the application of ideas, not the consumption of them.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What does the speaker say about inspiration from consuming others’ ideas and success stories?23. What do we learn from the passage about active inspiration?24. What does the passage say passive inspiration can do?25. Where does the best inspiration come from according to the passage?。

2024年6月大学英语四级考试听力原文(第2套)

2024年6月大学英语四级考试听力原文（第2套）News Report OneA JetBlue Airlines flight from West Palm Beach to New York City was forced to turn around and land Sunday morning after the plane struck a bird.The flight from Palm Beach International Airport to LaGuardia Airport turned around just minutes after takeoff following the strike.No injuries were reported on the plane, and the flight took off once again seven and a half hours after the first attempt."It was like a split second of panic that resulted in this nervous reaction on the plane," said passenger Brian Healy. "There was total quiet and then there was relief when the plane came to a stop."An email from JetBlue read, "Our team is working to accommodate customers on later flights."Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 1. What do we learn about the JetBlue Airlines flight from the news report?Question 2.How did the passengers feel when the plane came to a stop, according to Brian Healy?News Report TwoA deadly snake which had finally been tracked down after escaping a zoo has slipped away for the second time.The poisonous snake forced the closure of the attraction last week when staff noticed the disappearance.After six days of desperate searching, he was eventually found and placed in a supposedly secure area.But it seems the animal is no fan of the zoo because yet again he is out on the loose.The snake is a relative newcomer to the zoo but has already been frustrating its staff.The staff believe he squeezed himself out of a gap located around new energy-saving bulbs installed inside the snake house.He was only found the first time around because staff brought in a special machine to trace him inside a wall opening.This kind of snake is one of the most deadly and poisonous in the wild, and they can range from three to five metres in length.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 3. What do we learn about the deadly snake from the news report?Question 4. How have the zoo staff been feeling about the snake?News Report ThreeElectric bikes have been the craze in downtown Jacksonville since they were first introduced earlier this month as a one-year pilot program.But they're leading to safety concerns, mainly at night when some riders don't follow the rules of the road.As the night goes on, groups of riders are often seen traveling in just about every direction in the streets and on pedestrian paths.That is increasing the probability of dangerous accidents.Electric bike riders have to follow all the same rules as you would if you were in an automobile.That means no running red lights or traveling in the opposite direction of traffic on one-way streets.City Council member Anna Cumber was instrumental in introducing the electric bikes to Jacksonville as a way to bring new life into downtown. And she's aware of the concerns.Cumber said, "People can have fun, but both drivers and riders are responsible for paying attention while on the road. And never assume the driver is going to stop or see you."Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 5.What do we learn from the news report about the introduction of electric bikes into Jacksonville?Question 6. What are electric bike riders supposed to do?Question 7. Why did City Council member Anna Cumber advocate the introduction of electric bikes into Jacksonville?Conversation OneWhat's the best way to teach children how to save and spend their money?You should make money a regular topic of discussion. It's best to start young. So it's instinctive rather than a scary subject.In our family, we talk openly about things like the budget for holidays, how taxes reduce your income, and how to shop around for the best deals.Indeed. It's also essential to make money real for children through practical examples.Working out how much we save using discount pizza coupons, for example, is much more relevant than abstract sums.We also give our kids pocket money, and the amount they get is linked to chores, such as putting the bins out and emptying the dishwasher.We do that, too. And it's paid according to their age, ￡2 for each year. So they can see some progression.Teaching them to save is important. We opened the savings account when they were young.After birthdays and Christmas, they would go to the branch and deposit their gift money.Oh, I hadn't considered doing that. In our house, we have transparentmoney boxes for them to put small change in. So they can see their savings grow.When the time is right, I'll start talking to our children about investing and show them how the money saved for their further education has grown.I am always talking to my elder daughter about the importance of saving into a pension.She's just started a part-time job and was thinking of not contributing to her pension. Luckily, I managed to persuade her otherwise.Yes, it's such an important lesson to learn.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 8. What should we do with the topic of money according to the woman?Question 9.How does the woman say money can be made real for children?Question 10.What is the common practice between the man and the woman?Question 11. What is the woman always talking about to her elder daughter?Conversation TwoWelcome to Books in Review. Our guest today is John Banks, the author of the bestselling new book. Glad to be here, Jane.Your book has sold 2,000,000 copies. But before we discuss why it's getting so much attention, let's talk about your background.You're an economist and spent two decades teaching at universities?I spent 25 years as a professor actually, and then for the last 10 years, I've worked as a political consultant, advising politicians at the national level about problems in our country.You discuss three of those problems in the book, improving public education, reducing our nation's health care burden, and increasing personal savings.But your ideas about education are the most controversial.Absolutely. A lot of people think I'm trying to punish students who aren't doing well, when actually my goal is to give all students more incentive to succeed.I'm not sure I agree with you. Your proposal to pay cash rewards to students who get good grades is a particular problem.What about students who don't get good grades? It seems like you're blaming them for not succeeding when poor performance in school isn't the child's fault.But my proposal is not just to reward students with good grades, but also students who show improvement.Okay. Another criticism of the plan is the cash rewards themselves. Where will the money come from?If students do better, we'll spend less on schooling. So in the end,the rewards will pay for themselves.What about now? How will we fund the rewards in the meantime?Well, by increasing taxes or moving money from other areas of the budget into education.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12. What do we learn about the man?Question 13. What does the woman say is the most controversial?Question 14. What does the man say is his real goal?Question 15.What will be one option for funding the proposed rewards according to the man?Passage OneI met three different people today, and each time, when I asked, "How are you?" The reply was exactly the same, "I'm busy".Honestly, I hear the same answer from the vast majority of people I meet. So I started to think: "Guess what? Everybody's busy!"I'm busy, you're busy, everybody's busy. So you being busy doesn't make me sympathetic at all. Because "busy" is the state of the world.So I'm launching a campaign to stop people complaining about being "busy". It may sound harsh, but the truth is, nobody cares.In a busy world, "being busy" doesn't stand out, nor does it mean productive, creative, accomplished, or professional.Steve Maraboli once said, "When someone tells you they are too busy... It's not a reflection of their schedule; it's a reflection of YOUR spot on their schedule."Donna Lynn Hope has also remarked, "Busy doesn't mean better. I've never envied a busy person—the one who likes to point out their busy lives to others."The reality is, nobody's too busy—It's just about priorities. So the next time someone asks you how you are, maybe respond differently.In my experience, the "I'm busy" response is really covering up the fact that they're not actually accomplishing their real purpose.And "being busy" is the lie they tell themselves about why they can't achieve it.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16. Why is the speaker launching a campaign?Question 17. What does the speaker advise us to do next time someone asks us how we are?Question 18.Why do many people make the "I'm busy" response, according to the speaker?Passage TwoMore and more people are taking up extreme sports like snowboarding, skateboarding, mountain biking, and many more. Why are these sportsbecoming so popular?One thing that extreme sports do better than perhaps anything else is to help you stop being afraid.It may sound strange to say that their main function is to induce fear, but after a time, your fear response to other things in life will be dramatically reduced.After all, if you can jump out of a plane or off a bridge, then you can face anything else easily. When doing extreme sports, you have to become more focused.You'll be pushed to your limits. And if you aren't focused, you'll make dangerous mistakes.Learning to be this focused when enjoying extreme sports will help you to be focused at work, keeping you more productive and ultimately more successful.It's great to stay fit and healthy, but standard exercise routines and sports only work the same muscles repeatedly.With extreme sports, you'll be working entirely different muscles, and that means you get an all-over workout.Extreme sports also burn a lot more calories than other sports. Skateboarding, for example, can burn as many as 500 calories per hour. Basketball burns around 300 in the same time.When you find that you can overcome the physical or mental challenges involved in extreme sports, you'll feel superhuman and your self-confidence will be at an all-time high.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 19. What may sound strange to say about extreme sports?Question 20. Why should one be highly focused when doing extreme sports?Question 21. How can extreme sports benefit us more than standard exercise routines and sports?Passage ThreeMost of us have been in teams or organizations where we've had conflict with the people that we're working with around the ideas or decisions that we're discussing.Conflict is natural. We all bring different life and work experiences to the table. We all have different personality preferences and tendencies.We're not all going to have the same ideas on how to approach policies, programs, or problems.But too often we get caught in this place where conflict is perceived to be negative — something we want to avoid so that we can maintain the harmony of our workplace.This could be because some people want to avoid conflict at all costs,after all they still have to work together. But this kind of artificial harmony isn't the answer.Productive conflict is a vital part of teams and organizations that want to push forward and do more.Without conflict, we're often stuck in this artificial harmony where people don't express potentially innovative ideas for fear that they may start conflict with others.But if you're in a place where you have a basis of trust, conflict can be extremely productive. It can lead to increased innovation and greater trust on teams.It may be an uncomfortable process, but good leaders and healthy teams recognize that productive and healthy conflict is an important part of how they function.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 22.What does the passage say about conflict in organizations?Question 23. Why do some people want to avoid conflict at all costs?Question 24.Why is productive conflict important for teams and organizations?Question 25. What does productive conflict need as a basis?。

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But the biggest reward is the message in a bottle finding its way back home.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What is the news report mainly about?2. Why did Paula Pierce give Clint Buffington the reward?News Report TwoQuestions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. Why was spraying operations carried out in Dorchester County?4. What does the news reports say about Flower Town Bee farm?News Report ThreeThe world's largest aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time. The Airlander 10 spent nearly 2 hours in the air having taken off from Coddington airfield in Bedfordshire. During its flight it reached 3000 feet and performed a series of gentle turns all over a safe area. The aircraft is massive as long as a football field and as tall as 6 double decker buses and capable of flying for up to 5 days. It was first developed for the US government as a long range spy aircraft, but was abandoned following budget cutbacks. The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes while also producing less noise and omitting less pollution. The makers believe it's the future of aircraft and one day we'll be using them to go places. But there's still a long way to go. The Airlander will need to have 200 hours flying time before being allowed to fly by the aviation administration if it passes though we can hope we'll all get some extra legroom.Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. What do we learn about the first flight of the Airlander 10?6. What caused the US government to abandon the Airlander 10 as a spy aircraft?7. What is the advantage of the Airlander 10 over huge jet planes?Section BConversation OneM: Do you feel like going out tonight？W：Yeah，why not，we haven’t been out for ages, what’s on?M: Well, there’s a film about climate change. Does it sound good to you?W: No, not really, it doesn’t really appeal to me. What’s it about? Just climate change?M: I think it’s about how climate change affects everyday life. I wonder how they make it entertaining.W: Well, it sounds really awful, it’s an important subject I agree. But I am not in the mood for anything depressing. What else is on?M：There’s a Spanish dance festival.W: Oh, I love dance. That sounds really interesting.M: Apparently, it’s absolutely brilliant. Let’s see what it says in the paper. A leads an exciting production of the great Spanish love story Kamen.W: Ok, then. What time is it on?M: At 7:30.W: Well, that’s no good. We haven’t got enough time to get there. Is there anything else?W: Where’s it on?W: Em.. I am not keen on him. He is not very funny.M: Are you sure your fancy going out tonight? You are not very enthusiastic.W: Perhaps you are right. Okay, let’s go to see the dance. But tomorrow, not tonight.M: Great, I’ll book the ti ckets online.Questions 8 and 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. What does the women think of the climate change?9. Why do the speakers give up going to the Spanish dance festival tonight?11. What does the woman decide to do tomorrow?Conversation TwoW: Good morning Mr. Lee, May I have a minutes of your time?M: Sure Katherine, what can I do for you?W: I’m quiet anxious about transferring over to our college, I’m afraid I won’t fit in.W: Yes, I know, but I’m younger than most students in my year and that worries me a lot.M: Well, you may be the only younger one in your year, but you know, we have a lot of after-school activities you can join in, and so, this way, you will be able to meet new friends of different age groups.W: That’s nice, I love games and hobby groups.W: Thanks so much, I definitely feel better now, as a matter of fact, I’ve already contacted one of the girls who will be living in the same house with me, and she seemed really nice. I guess living on campus, I'll have a chance to have a close circle of friends, since we'll be living together.M: All students are very friendly with new arrivals. Let me check who would be living with you in your flat. Okay. There are Hannah, Kelly, and Bree. Bree is also a new st udent here, like you, I’m sure you two ‘ll have more to share with each other.Questions 12 and 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. Why does Katherine feel anxious?13. What does Mr. Lee encourage Katherine to do?14. What does Mr. Lee promised to do for Katherine?15. What do we learn about Katherine’ schoolmate Bree?Section CPassage OneHave you ever felt like you would do just about anything to satisfy your hunger?A new study in mice may help to explain why hunger can feel like such a powerful motivating force. In the study, researchers found that hunger outweighed other physical drives, including fear, thirst and social needs.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What is the researchers’ purpose in carrying out the serious experiment with mice?17. In what circumstances, do mice venture into unsafe areas?18. What is said about mice at the end of the passage?Passage TwoQuestions 19 and 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What does the speaker say about the American highway system?20. What was the original purpose of building a highway system?Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What is a major cause of road deaths among young Americans?23. What is Smart Wheel?24. What happens if the driver has one hand on the wheel?25. How do parents keep track of their teens’ driving habits?参考答案：ABBCA CDADC BDCAD BACDB ABACB1.A)The return of a bottled message to its owner's daughter2.B)She wa nted to honor her father's…3.B) Several cases of Zika disease had been identifed4.C)It lost a huge stock of bees.5.A)It stayed in the air for about two hours6.C) Inadequate funding7.D)It is more environmentally friendly8.A)lt seems a depressing topic.9.D)They can't make it to the theater10.C) It is the most amusing show he has ever seen11.B) Go and see the dance12.D) She worries she wont ft in as a transfer student.13.C) Participate in after-school activities14.A) Give her help whenever she needs15.D) She has just transferred to college16.B) To fnd out which physical drive is the most powerful17.A) When they are hungry18.C) They prefer to be with other mice19.D) It is one of the best in the world20.B) To move troops quickly from place to place21.A) in the 1970s22.B) Messaging while driving23.D) A device to ensure people drive with both hands24.C) They are alerted with a light and a sound25.B) Using a connected app1. A）The return of a bottled message to its owner's daughter.【解析】根据原文：A message in a bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than five decades ago was found 1500 miles away and he’s been returned to his daughter.可以得到答案。

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2023英语四级12月听力原文The following is the transcript for the listening section of the December 2023 English proficiency exam (CET-4) in China. Please note that this content is for reference only and should not be used for practicing actual test questions.Part I. Conversation1. W: Hey, did you hear about the new library opening on campus next week?M: Yeah, I heard about it. It’s supposed to be astate-of-the-art facility with a huge collection of books.Q: What does the man think of the new library?2. M: I’m thinking of going to the concert on Saturday. Would you like to come with me?W: I’d love to, but I already have plans for the weekend. Maybe next time.Q: What is the woman’s response to the man’s invitation?3. W: Have you seen the latest movie everyone is talking about?M: No, not yet. Is it any good?W: It’s amazing! You have to see it to believe it.Q: What does the woman think of the latest movie?4. M: I’m thinking of changing my major to Economics. What do you think?W: That’s a great idea! I think you’ll excel in that field.Q: What does the woman think of the man’s decision?5. W: I can’t find my phone anywhere! I swear I just had it a minute ago.M: Don’t worry, I’m sure it’s aro und here somewhere. Let’s look for it together.Q: What does the man suggest they do?Part II. PassageNarrator: Good morning, everyone. Today I’m going to talk about the importance of time management for students. As a student, you have to balance your academic responsibilities with your personal life, and having good time management skills is essential for success. One way to improve your time management is to create a schedule and prioritize your tasks. This will help you stay organized and focused on what needs to be done. Another tip is to avoid procrastination as much aspossible. Procrastinating will only lead to unnecessary stress and poor performance. Lastly, make sure to take breaks and relax during your study sessions. It’s important t o give your brain time to rest and recharge. Remember, managing your time effectively is the key to academic success.Q: According to the passage, what is important for students to balance?Q: What is one tip for improving time management mentioned in the passage?Q: Why is it important for students to take breaks during study sessions?This is the end of the listening section. Please turn to the next page for the reading and writing sections. Thank you.。

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23年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1Title: December 23rd College English Test Band 4 Listening Comprehension TranscriptsPart I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. M: I'm sorry, I forgot to bring the book I borrowed from the library.W: That's OK. You can return it next time when you come to the library.2. W: Where are you heading?M: I'm going to the bank to deposit some money in the account.3. M: I've heard that the company is going to lay off a number of employees.W: Yeah, it's just a rumor. Don't worry too much about it.4. W: Why are you dressed so formally today?M: I have an interview with a big company this afternoon.5. M: Have you decided where to go for the holiday?W: Not yet. I'm thinking about going to Europe.Section BPassage OneGood afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to today's seminar on job hunting skills. Today we will focus on preparing a winning resume. Your resume is often the first impression a potential employer gets of you. Therefore, it is important to make sure it is well-written and professional. Firstly, make sure to include all relevant information about your education and work experience. Don't forget to highlight your achievements and skills. Secondly, use a clean and easy-to-read format. Avoid using fancy fonts or colors. Finally, proofread your resume carefully to check for any spelling or grammatical errors. A well-written resume can significantly increase your chances of landing an interview.Passage TwoThe human brain is a fascinating organ. It is responsible for all our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. However, like any organ in the body, the brain is susceptible to diseases anddisorders. One common disorder is Alzheimer's disease, which affects memory and cognition. Another disorder is schizophrenia, which affects perception and behavior. These disorders can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life. Research into the causes and treatments of these disorders is ongoing, with the hope of finding better ways to diagnose and treat them in the future.Section C1. M: Did you hear that the new restaurant downtown has just opened?W: Yes, I heard. Let's go check it out this weekend.2. W: How was your trip to the beach last weekend?M: It was great. The weather was perfect, and the water was so clear.3. M: I can't decide which shirt to buy. Can you help me choose?W: Sure, let me see. How about this blue one? It looks great on you.4. W: I heard that there's a new movie coming out next week. Are you interested in watching it?M: Yeah, I saw the trailer. It looks really exciting. Let's go watch it together.5. M: Hey, have you finished your assignment for tomorrow's class?W: Not yet. I still have a few more questions to answer. I'll finish it tonight.This is the end of the listening comprehension section. Thank you for listening.Part II: Questions and Answers1. What should you include in a well-written resume?A. Personal interests and hobbies.B. Your achievements and skills.C. Your favorite colors and fonts.2. What does Alzheimer's disease affect?A. Perception and behavior.B. Memory and cognition.C. Thought and emotions.3. What are the speakers planning to do this weekend?A. Go shopping.B. Check out the new restaurant downtown.C. Watch a movie together.4. Why does the man need help choosing a shirt?A. He can't afford to buy one.B. He can't decide which one to choose.C. He doesn't like any of them.5. What does the woman still need to do for tomorrow's class?A. Finish her assignment.B. Study for a test.C. Attend a lecture.That's all for today's listening comprehension section. Thank you for participating in the test. Good luck!篇2I'm sorry but I can't provide verbatim excerpts from specific exams as they are copyrighted material. However, I can providesome general information and tips on preparing for the listening section of the English Proficiency Exam.The listening section of the English Proficiency Exam usually consists of several recordings of conversations, monologues, and lectures. Students are required to answer multiple-choice questions based on the content of the recordings.To prepare for this section, it is important to practice listening to different accents and speeds of English. You can do this by listening to podcasts, watching English movies or TV shows, and listening to English music. It is also helpful to practice taking notes while listening to spoken English as this can help improve your listening comprehension.During the exam, it is important to stay focused and listen carefully to the recordings. Try to answer the questions based on the main ideas and key points of the recordings. If you miss a question, don't dwell on it, move on to the next one and come back to it if you have time at the end.Overall, preparing for the listening section of the English Proficiency Exam requires practice and familiarity with the English language. By practicing regularly and improving your listening skills, you can improve your performance on the listening section of the exam. Good luck with your preparation!篇3December 2023 CET-4 Listening TestPart I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A Conversation1. M: I'm planning to take a road trip next week. Do you have any suggestions on where to go?W: How about driving along the coast? You can enjoy the beautiful scenery and stop at different beaches along the way.2. W: I heard that the cafeteria will be closed for renovation next week. Where should we eat then?M: Don't worry. There are plenty of restaurants around campus. We can try some new places.3. M: I'm thinking about getting a part-time job during the summer break. 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Young lovers walked arm in arm amid flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees beautified the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.As Jack described all this in great detail, Ben would close his eyes and imagine the wonderful scenes.One warm afternoon Jack described a parade passing by. Although Ben couldn't hear the band — he could see it in his mind's eye as Jack described it with colorful words.Days and weeks passed. One morning the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of Jack, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was very sad and called the hospital attendant s to take the body away.Ben was heartbroken. Life without Jack was even more unbearable. How he longed to hear Jack's voice and his fine descriptions of the outside world! As he looked at the window, an idea suddenly occurred to him. Perhaps he could see for himself what it was like outside. As soon as it seemed appropriate, Ben asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.Slowly, painfully, he propped (支撑) himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself! He strained（尽全力）to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall!"What could have compelled my roommate to describe such wonderful things outside this window?" Ben asked the nurse when she returned."Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you to live on," she said."You know, he was blind and could not even see the wall".How Our Memory WorksHuman beings have amazing memories. Apart from all our personal memories about our own lives, we can recall between 20,000 and 100,000 words in our own language as well as possibly thousands more in a foreign language. We have all sorts of information about different subjects such as history, science, and geography, and we have complex skills such as driving a car or playing a musical instrument. All these things and countless others depend on our memory.How well you remember things depends on many different factors. Firstly, some people naturally have better memories than others, in just the same way as some people are taller than others, or have different color eyes. Some top chess players, for example, can remember every move of every game that they have ever seen or played.Secondly, research shows that different things are stored in different parts of the brain. Ideas, words, and numbers are stored in the left-hand side, while the right-hand side remembers images, sounds, and smells. In most people one side of the brain is more developed than the other, and this may explain why some people can rememberpeople's faces easily, but can't remember their names.Thirdly, we all remember exciting, frightening, or dramatic events more easily. This is because these experiences produce chemicals such as adrenaline, which boost （改善）your memory.Fourthly, the context（环境）in which you learn something can affect how well you remember it. Tests on divers, for example, showed that when they learned things underwater, they could also remember those things best when they were underwater.Lastly, the more often you recall a memory the more likely you are to remember it. If you don't use it, you'll lose it. A telephone number that you dial frequently will stay in your memory easily, but you will probably have to write down one that you use only now and again.Last Gasp for SmokersIt was a normal day and in their New York office, Ken and his colleagues stopped for their coffee break. But while his colleagues were able to sit at their desks and drink their coffee, Ken had to go outside. He couldn't stay inside, because he wanted to smoke. If the smokers of the Big Apple want to enjoy a cigarette,the authorities have decided they must go out into the street or up onto the rooftops.Throughout the United States, the number of places where people are allowed to smoke has gradually dwindled（缩小，减少）. First it was banned on trains, buses, and planes, then in public places such as theaters and airports. Now you can't smoke in any workplace. Nonsmokers are definitely winning the battle. "Why should we breathe their smoke?" they say.If they're lucky, smokers can still find some bars and restaurants or parks and recreation（娱乐，消遣）centers where they can light up a cigarette, but it may soon be banned there, too. In fact, smoking in parks and recreation centers is already banned in California. On August 9, 2001, Los Angeles City and County officials announced the implementation（实施，执行）of a smoke-free park policy, officially designating （指定）smoke-free zones in all 375 parks and recreation centers in the city. And since January 1, 2002 all parks in California have become smoke-free to safeguard children from the harmful effects of secondhand tobacco smoke and dangerous tobacco waste. Anti-smoking groups even think that smoking ought to be banned in people's homes. Under new plans you won't be able to smoke in any house where there are more than ten visitors in a week, or where there are children.In 1996, nicotine was classed as a dru g, like cannabis, cocaine or heroin. And scientists all over the world agree that exposure（暴露）tosecondhand smoke poses（造成，提出问题）a s erious health risk and there is no safe level of exposure. It is especially dangerous for children because when they are exposed to tobacco smoke, they have much higher rates of lung diseases such as bronchitis and pneumonia and are also at greater risks of developing asthma.In the country that gave tobacco to the world, smoking might one day be illegal. And then Ken will have to give up.Chairman:Welcome to this special birthday edition of One World. Tonight we have a special program dedicated to birthday celebrations around the world. With us in the studio we have Shaheen Hag and Pat Cane, who have a weekly column on birthdays in the Toronto Daily Star. Shaheen: Good evening.Pat: Good evening.Chairman:Shaheen, perhaps we could begin with you. How are birthdays celebrated in India?Shaheen: Well, perhaps we're all assuming that everyone in the world celebrates their birthdays. This just isn't the case. Low-income families in India, for instance, simply can't afford any festivities. And most Muslims don't celebrate their birthdays.Pat: I think Shaheen has raised an interesting point here. The Christianchurch, too, was actively against celebrating birthdays.Shaheen: Of course some Muslims do celebrate their birthdays. In Egypt, Turkey and Indonesia, for example, the rich people invite friends and families around. But not in small villages.Chairman: Here in England your twenty-first used to be the big one. But now it seems to have moved to eighteen. Is that true?Pat: Yes, in most parts of the West eighteen is now the most important birthday. In Finland, for example, eighteen is the age when you can vote, you know, or buy wines, drive a car and so on. But in Japan I think you have to wait till you're twenty before you can smoke or drink. Shaheen: I know in Senegal, which is another Muslim country, girls get to vote at sixteen and boys at eighteen. And in Bangladesh, girls at eighteen and boys at twenty-one.Chairman: That's interesting. I mean is it typical that around the world girls are considered to be more mature than boys?Shaheen: Yes, I think so, and in Mexico and Argentina, for example, they have enormous parties for 15-year-old girls.Pat: You know in Norway they have a great party for anyone who's not married by the time they're thirty. It's kind of embarrassing. I mean you get pepper thrown at you.Chairman: Pepper? Why pepper?Pat: I'm not really sure.Shaheen: So does that mean that on your 29th birthday you can start thinking "God I better get married"?Pat: Well, I'm not sure how seriously they take it.Chairman: In England we have quite big parties for your fortieth, fiftieth, sixtieth and so on.Pat: Well, in Japan your eighty-eighth is considered ...Chairman: Eighty-eighth?Pat: to be the luckiest birthday. Eight is a very lucky number in Japan.Embarrassing ExperiencesInterviewer: Rob, you went to Brazil, didn't you?Rob: Yes, I did.Interviewer: So, what happened?Rob: Well, I went into this meeting and there were about, er ... seven or eight people in there and I just said "Hello" to everybody and sat down. Apparently, what I should have done is to go round the room shaking hands with everyone individually. Well, you know, it's silly of me because I found out later it upset everyone. I think they felt I was taking them for granted.Kate: Well, I know that because when I was in France the first time, Ifinished a meeting with "Goodbye, everyone!" to all the people in the room. Well, I later found out that the polite thing to do is shake hands with everyone in the group before leaving.Interviewer: Well, people shake hands in different ways, don't they? Rob: Oh, yes, they do. See, normally I shake hands quite gently when I meet someone. So when I went to the US for the first time, I think people there thought my weak handshake was a sign of weakness. Apparently, people there tend to shake hands quite firmly.Kate: Oh, gosh, that reminds me of my first trip to Germany many years ago, I was introduced to the boss in the company when he passed us in the corridor. Well, I wasn't prepared, and I had my left hand in my pocket. And when we shook hands I realized my left hand was still in my pocket. Well, that was, you know, very bad manners and I was quite embarrassed.Interviewer:And how about using first names? Have you made any mistakes there?Rob: Oh, yes, I have! When I first went to Italy I thought it was OK to use everyone's first name so as to seem friendly. And I later discovered that in business you shouldn't use someone's first name unless you are invited to. Oh, and you should always use thei r title as well.Kate:Hm, yeah, well, when I met people in Russia, you know, they seemed to be puzzled when I shook hands with them and said "How doyou do?" Well, what they do when they greet a stranger is to say their own names, so I had that all wrong!Rob: Oh, yes, I agree with that. Remembering names is very important. Interviewer: Shall we take a break? When we come back we'll move on to our next topic.Kate & Rob: OK.College Hunks （健美的男子）of JunkIt's the universal cry of parents, generally heard by the second day of college summer breaks: "Get a job!" Omar Soliman's mother joined the chorus. "You have to do something," she told him.Soliman's friends had obtained prestigious（享有声望的）internships（实习职位）in his hometown of Washington, D.C. But he couldn't imagine himself sitting at a desk all day. After years of delivering furniture for his mother's store, he remembered that a lot of people had stuff they wanted to get rid of. If he borrowed his mom's van （厢式货车）, he could make a little money hauling their trash （垃圾）away for them.That night, Soliman came up with a name for his new business: College Hunks Hauling Junk. He distributed flyers（小广告传单）the nextday, and within hours, his phone was ringing. He asked his friend Nick Friedman to help out. They made $220 in three hours cleaning out a woman's garage.Soliman and Nick pocketed（将放入衣袋）$10,000 that summer. But the two weren't ready to become full-time trashmen after graduation. "We were trained to finish college and get a good job," says Soliman. He graduated with a business degree from the University of Miami and first went into marketing at a research firm. Friedman, who had an economics degree from Pomona College in California, became an economic analyst for a consulting compan y. Months later, they quit their jobs and started their junk business full time.At first they had trouble finding a bank willing to lend them money as they didn't have much of a credit rating. After five turndowns, one bank decided to gamble $50,000 on their idea. They put together another $60,000 from their parents and their own savings. They bought a truck, hired a graphic artist（平面造型设计师）t o design a logo, ran newspaper and radio ads and recruited（招聘）haulers on campuses. Wearing bright orange hats and green polos and khakis these college "hunks" will haul away everything from construction materials to old couches（床）. To cut down the cost of unloading at landfills, they have learned to recycle metals and electronics and donate to charities over 60 percent of what they collect. They also give away a portion（部分）oftheir earnings from each job to local college scholarship programs.And now, just four years later, they run a nationwide company that pulled in（获得利益报酬）$3 million in 2008. They employ 130 people and have 16 franchises（加盟连锁店）in 10 states and D.C. and plan to expand to 80 franchises by 2012.The Embarrassment of RichesThe meaning of wealth today is usually defined as the amount of money and material goods that one has accumulated and the ability to purchase more goods at an ever-increasing rate. A wealthy person possesses so much money that it would be difficult for him to spend it all in his lifetime without being wasteful and extravagant.Speaking from a strictly practical point of view, the trouble with wealth is not that it arouses envy in the hearts of others but that it weighs very heavily upon the resources of its owner. Those who have never tasted luxury imagine that a new Porsche, a Picasso in the drawing room, an apartment in the Trump Tower, will bring them ease and happiness. If that were true, owners of the Porsches, Picassos, and Trumps of the world would all be happy souls. One glance at history tells you they are not.The problem is not simply that owning goods feeds upon itself, generating desires to possess more and to outdo(超过) other owners in a competitive madness. It's that goods themselves are an endless responsibility. They must be not only paid for but also stored, insured, and publicly admired. All of those cost not just money but personal freedom. As James Boswell, the famous British biographer, once wrote in his diary, "If a man with a fortune cannot make himself easier and freer than those who are not, he gains nothing. Nothing except glittering baggage that must be attended to."In some Oriental countries poverty has never been such a disgrace（耻辱）as it is in the "get-rich-quick" zone. Wise men from these lands often remark on the tyranny（暴政，专制）of goods. According to an old Persian proverb, "The larger a man's roof, the more snow it collects." And in his discussion of "Houses", a Lebanese poet and philosopher compares the lust（欲望）for comfort to a "stealthy（（偷偷摸摸的）thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."The same sentiment（意见，观点）is also expressed here in America by the great philosopher Ralph Emerson, who scorns（轻蔑）the acquisitiveness（对金钱的渴望和贪婪）of his day with the famous line "Things are in the saddle（马鞍）, and ride mankind."Life Goes OnThe city of Ypres in Belgium has been invaded19 times, most famously in World War I. Some time ago I went with two friends to visit the battlefields and cemeteries（墓地）there, and particularly to see the tomb of my uncle who was killed in the war at the age of 20.Michael, our silver-haired（发白如银的）guide, took us first to a British cemetery, just outside the town. There are lines of gravestones （墓碑）, neatly planted with herbs（香草）and flowers, and surrounded by low walls blooming（开花）with wisteria（紫藤）. Michael pointed out my uncle's grave （墓穴）to me.I walked hesitantly toward it, wondering what I would feel. And suddenly there it was, and there were hundreds of others. Nothing could have prepared me for the realization that in this area alone about 250,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers were killed. There are 75 British cemeteries, but we visited just a few.Next, Michael took us to a place on the other side of the city. The names of 55,000 missing soldiers are engraved（雕刻）on its walls. We stared in awe（敬畏的）. "More than half a million horses and mules（骡子）were lost, and fifteen tons of unexploded ammunition（军火）are still collected each year from the fields," Michael told us.Then we came to the largest British cemetery in the world. Someheadstones（墓碑）have words of love or gratitude: "He died that we might live," "Gone from our sight but not from our hearts.""I'd like you to visit a German cemetery before finishing," Michael said. The cemetery is in wooded（树木繁茂的）land. But there are no headstones, only slabs（平板）in the grass. There are no flowers, either. The whole place is dark and dank.（潮湿的）With some relief we returned to the car. After some time, we drew up（集合）at a gate. Here, hidden from the road, lies the Pool of Peace. "It was created by an explosion so loud it was heard in Downing Street," said Michael. We looked at the still water reflecting the trees surrounding it. There is hardly （几乎没）a sound.By the time we returned to Ypres, it was evening. The city was preparing for the annual Festival of the Cats, which dates from（追溯）medieval （中世纪的）times. Soon there would be dancing in the square.A Terrible DiseaseThe phone rang and it was my husband Jack asking me to take some lunch to his office. As I drove off, I noticed a new shopping center. Strange I hadn't noticed it before. Near his office I also saw a fire station （消防站）I didn't r ecognize."When did they build that new shopping center?" I asked Jack."And I'm glad to see that new fire station. It'll give a good landmark.""Diana, they've been there for ages," Jack scolded.Bewildered, I became angry and, starting up the engine, began to pull away（离开）. Then I braked. Where was the exit? Suddenly, nothing was familiar. I realized I had no idea how to get home. I had to stop again and again to ask for directions. Eventually, I got home. A 30-minute drive had taken me four hours.Two months later, at the office where I worked as a legal researcher, a smart young man approached me."Hi, Diana. Good to see you," he said, smiling.I hesitated, then smiled with resignation（屈从，顺从）."Please forgive me, it's one of those days. I simply can't bring your name to mind.""Diana, I'm your cousin Richard," he said very slowly.After that, I was constantly making mistakes and kept forgetting my way around the building. In the end, I made the painful decision to resign from work.Desperate to discover what was wrong with me, I made an appointment with a neurologist.After various tests he told me I had Alzheimer's disease. I felt numb. I'd hoped to find I was worrying about nothing, but now my worst fears were confirmed. And I was only 53!When I told Jack and my three grown-up children about mydisease, their reaction was quiet but supportive. "Stop worrying," Jack said. "We'll take good care of you."Now at 57, on good days I'm filled with hope and determination, but on bad days I have the worst sense of being alone. I've started a support group for other sufferers,for I know it's essential to have contact with people who are walking through the same maze（迷宫）. Jack's coping well. While he still dreams of waking up to find all this has been a horrible nightmare, he's assured me that I can depend on him. When we married he didn't know "for better or worse" included Alzheimer's. But neither did I.Home-Schooling on a World CruiseI've never believed that the only way to get an education is to sit at a desk with four walls around you. The world is our classroom and our home, a 41-foot sailing boat, takes us there. My husband and I dreamed of sailing around the world before our daughters were even born. Their arrivals only increased our desire to live the cruising lifestyle, a way of life that has given us the opportunity for lots of quality and quantity family time. Educating our two daughters while living afloat on our sailing boat has added a wonderful new dimension to our lives.We started out years ago with a kindergarten correspondence (一致)course f or our daughter Kate. As she found it very easy we devised our own curriculum for her.Choosing courses of study for Kate was great fun. We looked at where we would be sailing to during the school year, or where we would be stopping to work, and all sorts of topics of interest presented themselves. For example, while cruising（乘船巡游）down the East Coast to Florida, we chose space exploration for a unit of study. Our studies included both fictional and non-fictional reading, experiments and writing assignments. The finale（结尾）was watching a shuttle（航天飞机）launch and visiting the Kennedy Space Center museums.We do miss out on（错过好机会）a few things that most school children are able to take advantage of. Our sailing boat is small. School is held on a small dining table and it's difficult to leave artwork, science experiments or projects on the table for later use. We also have limited room for school books and so those we have must be chosen carefully. Perhaps the thing we miss the most is not always having access to a library.But the advantages of our floating school far outweigh（比。

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I guess I haven’t spent much time exercising lately.Q: What can we infer from the conversation about the man?15. W: I really like those abstract paintings we saw yesterday. What do you think?M: I guess it’s something I haven’t acquired a taste for yet.Q: What does the man imply?16. W: Yo u haven’t seen a blue notebook, have you? I hope I didn’t leave it in the reading room.M: Did you check that pile of journals you’ve borrowed from the library the other day?Q: What is the man trying to say to the woman?17. M: How about joining me for a cup of coffee?W: I’d love to, but I’m exhausted. I was up till 3 this morning, writing a paper for my literature class.Q: Why does the woman decline the man’s invitation?18. W: You had a job interview yesterday, didn’t you? How did it go? M: Not too bad, Guess. There were about 20 candidates competing for the sales manager’s job. And finally it was down to three of us, but the other two seemed better qualified.Q: What does the man imply?听力长对话1F: Simon, how does it feel to be retired?M: Well, not so bad.F: How have you been spending your time?M: I have been spending more time with my family. I’ve also traveled a bit, you know, off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less.F: Great.M: You know I haven’t stopped wor k completely.F: Yes, could you tell us more about this?M: I’m on a scheme that’s called phased retirement; I had a six-month break from work, after that I could apply for project work with the company I used to work for.F: How does the scheme work?M: Well, it’s a trial at the moment. Instead of hiring temporary stuff, the company advertises posts on its website that retired employees like myself can access.F: What sort of works advertised?M: Well, all sorts of things, really. Administrative work and morespecialized work, the sort of thing I can do. Some of the projects can last five or six months, and others can just be a couple of days.I can decide more or less when to work. So I can manage my own time.F: I can see it’s good for you. What is your company get out of this? M: Well, I still have all my old contacts at work, so I know who to contact to get something done. The company gets flexibility, too. Once the job’s over, that’s it. I’m not on their books any more.Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. Why does Simon find his retired life enjoyable?20. How does Simon get to know about the company’s available posts?21. Why does the company adopt the phased retirement scheme?长对话2W: Oh, where are we going?M: I want to show you something.W: I know, but what is it?M: A farm. It’s just down this road. It’s a small place, but at least it would be our own.W: A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm?M: It isn’t very large, only 40 acres. We wouldn’t have to pay very much right now.W: Is there a house on the place?M: A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed up a little. I can do the job myself.W: OK. Is there enough space for a kitchen garden?M: There is about half an acre around the house. That’s plenty of space.W: Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables. And maybe keep a few chickens, couldn’t we?M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of our own food.W: What are you thinking about growing, if we do take this place? M: We ll, it really isn’t big enough for corn. I thought we might try to raise a crop of potatoes.W: Potatoes? There are a lot of work.M: We are used to hard work, aren’t we?W: Yes, we are, but the money. Do we have enough to get started? It seems like a dream.M: I think we’ve saved enough. We can pay a little on the farm and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, too.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q 22:What are the speakers going to do at the time of the conversation? Q 23:What does the man say about the farm?Q 24:Why does the man intend to grow potatoes rather than corn on the farm?Q 25:What is the woman’s greatest concern about the man’s plan?篇章120分11秒——23分36秒Members of the city council and distinguished guests, it is my privilege to introduce to you today Mr. Robert Washington, chief ofour city’s police force. He will address us on the subject of the Community Policing Program. Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record as head of our police force for more than ten years. However, you may not know that he also holds a master’s degree in criminology and studied abroad for a year with the international police force which deals with crimes around the world. Mr. Washington first introduced the Community Policing Program 8 years ago. The idea behind the program is to get the police officers out of their cars and into our neighborhoods where they can talk directly to merchants and residents about the real dynamics of our city. These officers do more than make arrests. They try to find ways to help solve the problems that contribute to crime in the first place. Often that means hooking people up with services offered by other city agencies, such as schools, hospitals, housing, drug treatment centers. And the program seems to be working: crime is down and our citizens report that they feel more secure. Today Mr. Washington is going to tell us more about this program. Now let’s welcome Mr. Robert Washington.26. What is th e purpose of the speaker’s remarks?He will address us on the subject of community policing program.27. What does the speaker say about Mr. Robert Washington?Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record as head of our police force for more than ten years. However, you may not know that he also holds a master’s degree in criminology and studied abroad for a year with the international police force which deals with crimes around the world. Mr. Washington first introduced the community policing program 8 years ago.28. What is the idea behind the Community Policing Program?The idea behind the program is to get the police officers out of their cars and into our neighborhoods where they can talk directly to merchants and residents about the real dynamics of our city.29. How has the Community Policing Program turned out to be?And the program seems to be working, crime is down and our citizens report that they feel more secure.篇章2There are between 3000 and 6000 public languages in the world, and we must add approximately 6 billion private languages since each one of us necessarily has one. Considering these facts, the possibilities for breakdowns in communication seem infinite in number. However, we do communicate successfully from time to time. And we do learn to speak languages. But learning to speak languages seems to be a very mysterious process. For a long time, people thought that we learned a language only by imitation and association. For example, a baby touches a hot pot and starts to cry. The mother says, “Hot, hot!” And the baby, when it stops crying, imitates the mother and says, “Hot, hot!” However, Noam Chomsky, a famous expert in language, pointed out that although children do learn some words by imitation and association, they also combine words to make meaningful sentences in ways that are unique, unlearned and creative. Because young children can makesentences they have never heard before, Chomsky suggested that human infants are born with the ability to learn language. Chomsky meant that underneath all the differences between public and private languages, there is a universal language mechanism that makes it possible for us, as infants, to learn any language in the world. This theory explains the potential that human infants have for learning language. But it does not really explain how children come to use language in particular ways.Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 30. Why does the speaker say there are great possibilities for communication breakdowns?There are numerous public and private languages.Question 31. What is Chomsky’s point on the ability to learn a language?Human infants are born with the ability to learn language and the potential to learn any language in the world.Question 32. What does Chomsky’s theory fail to explain according to the speaker?It does not really explain how children come to use language in particular ways.复合式听写Compound Dictation:Crime is increasing worldwide. There is every reason to believe the trend will continue through the next few decades. Crime rates have always been high in multi-cultural industrialized societies such as the United States. Buta new phenomenon has appeared on the world scene: rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few offences. Street crimes such as robbery, rape, murder and auto theft are clearly rising, particularly in Eastern European countries, such as Hungary, and in Western European nations, such as the Untied Kingdom. What is driving this crime explosion? There are no simple answers. Still, there are certain conditions associated with rising crime. Increasing heterogeneity of population, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of governments, changing national borders, greater economic growth and the lack of accepted social ideas of right and wrong. These conditions are increasingly observable around the world. For instance, cultures that were previously isolated and homogenous, such as Japan, Denmark and Greece, are now facing the sort of cultural variety that has been common in America for most of itshistory. Multiculturalism can be a rewarding, enriching experience, butut can also lead to a clash of values. Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the 21st century, and failure to recognize and plan for such diversity can lead to serious crime problems.。

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以下是店铺收集的听力原文及参考答案，欢迎查看！一.新闻听力【News Report 1】One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries.It is not the first time one of Google's famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one.On February 14th the self-driving car, travelling at 2mph (3km/h), pulled out in front of a public bus going 15mph (24km/h).The man in the Google vehicle reported that he assumed the bus would slow down to let the car out, and so he did not switch to the manual mode.In a statement, Google said: "We clearly bear some responsibility, bec ause if our car hadn't moved, there wouldn't have been a crash."That said, our test driver believed the bus was going to slow or stop to allow us to merge into the traffic, and that there would be sufficient space to do that."The company's self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents.Q1: According to Google, what was the cause of the accident?B The test driver made a wrong judgementQ2: How have Google’s self-driving cars performed so far?D They have generally done quite well.【News Report 2】Thousands of bees left a town after landing on the back of a car when their queen got stuck in its boot. T om Moses who works at a nearby national park, noticed a “brown patch” on the back of the car after the owner parked it to do some shopping. When he looked closer he realized it was a huge group of bees.Moses said: “I have never seen that many bees in one spot. It was very unusual. They were very close together and there was a lot of noise and movements, it was interesting to see such a strange sight. But there were a lot of people around and I was a bit worried about the bees and the people stopping to look. I thought that someone might do something stupid.Moses called two local bees specialists who helped removed the bees by attracting them into a box.Moses spent three hours looking after the bees and was stung five times, he said my stings are a bit painful but I am pleased that all worked out and I could help, people need to realize that bees are valuable and they should be looked after.Q3. What do we learn about Tom Moses?A He works at a national park.Q4. What do we know about the bees on the back of the car?B They were making a lot of noise.【News report 3】A new species of snake has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas.Scientists identified 20 of the one meter-long snakes during two trips to the Caribbean islands. The second trip was made in October last year.One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by movingon to the head of the team leader as he slept.The snake has been named silver boa bec ause it is metallic colored and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree.The team was led by Dr. Graham Reynolds, from Harvard University, the scientist confirmed the snake was a previously unknown species after conducting a genetic analysis of tissue samples.Commenting on the find, snake expert Robert Henderson from the Museum of Natural History, said: “Worldwide new species of frogs are being discovered and described quite regularity. New species of snakes, however, are much rarer.Q5. What is the news report mainly about?A The discovery of a new species of snake.Q6. What do we learn about the scientific team leader?C A snake crawled onto his head in his sleep.Q7. How did the newly discovered creature get its name?D From its colour.二.对话听力【Conversation 1】W: Did you enjoy your stay with us, Mr. Brown?M: Yes, very much. I had a wonderful time here. Now I'm going to the airport. My flight leaves in less than 2 hours. So, could you tell me, what's the quickest way to get there?W: Well, we can call a taxi for you. We also have a free airport shuttle service.M: That sounds gre at, but will the shuttle get me to the airport in time?W: Yes, it should. The next shuttle leaves in 15 minutes. And it takes some 25 minutes to get to the airport.M: Fantastic! I'll just wait in the lobby. Will you please let me know when it's leaving?W: Of course, sir.M: Now I would like to settle my mini-bar bill. How much is that?W: Let's see. It comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for it?M: I'll pay with my credit card. Thanks. But I'll need a receipt, so I can charge it to my company.W: Absolutely! Here you are, sir. If you like, I can leave your bags with the porter. And he can load them onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.M: That would be great. Thank you.W: Would you like to leave a comment on our web page when you have time?M: Sure. I had a really good stay here, and I'd like to recommend your hotel to my friends and colleagues.W: That’s very kind of you. Thank you again for staying at Sheraton Hotel.Q8. Why does the man ask about the quickest way to the airport?A The security check takes time.Q9. How is the man going to pay his bill?B By credit card.Q10. What did the man ask the woman to do?A Give him a receipt.Q11. What favor does the woman ask of the man?D Posting a comment on the hotel’s webpage.【Conversation 2 】M: You know, Ben’s given up making those terrible faces heused to make. The other day, he came home from school almost in tears. His teacher said if he went on like that, his face would get stuck when the winds changed.W: And he believed her?M: Yeah, he’s only a little boy. Don’t you remember all those things we used to believe when we were little? I remember my aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a cherrystone, a tree would grow out of your mouth. And I’m still terrified today, sort of subconsciously. You know, if I swallow one by mistake…W: Yeah, I suppose you're right. The one that used to get me was that swans could break your leg when they blow of the wing.M: They can, can’t they? I always thought they could.W: No, they are not that strong. But there’s another one even more terrifying. That is, if you put a post stamp on upside down, you will go to prison.M: No, never heard of that. But my grandmother was a terror for that kind of thing. For example, she would say, you will get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie. If you eat stale bread, your hair will curl. And here’s one more. We went on a campaign trip once in Italy, and my wife spent the whole time worrying about bats getting into her hair. She said her grandmother reckoned you had to shave your head to get it out. My wife was really terrified.W: Silly, isn’t it? But that’s how some parents try to keep their kids from doing the wrong thing or getting into trouble.Q12: What does the man say about Ben?C He has stopped making terrible faces.Q13: What did aunt Marry used to do when the man was a child?D Warn him of danger by making up a story.Q14: What does the woman believe swans could do?They could break pp’s legs.Q15: What did the grandmother of the man’s wife say?B One would have to shave their head to remove a bat in their hair.三.短文听力【Passage 1】If I could go back in history and live when I liked, I wouldn't go back very far. In fact, I'd like to relive a period I've already lived – the 1960s.I was in my twenties, and everything was being renewed. People would come in out of a formal and almost Victorian attitude, and you really felt anything was possible. Meeting people was the thing, and you went to coffee bars where you met friends and spent the evening. The cinema, the theater, all that was every exciting with new things coming out. In fact, we seemed to be out, all the time! I don't really remember working – of course, I was a student – or sitting around at home very much. That just wasn't where the scene was, even eating! It was the first time, ordinary people started going out to eat. We were beginning to be adventurous about food, but we were more interested in meeting people than in eating or drinking. And dress, yes, that was the revolution. I mean, girls went around in really short skirts, and wore flowers in their hair. And men were in jeans, and could wear their hair long too. It was a wonderful period. It was like living in an age you could never have imagined, and that never has come back. We didn't have much money, but it didn't matter. And there was plenty of opportunity to do whatever you felt like doing.Question 16 –18 are based on the passage you have justheard:16. Why does the speaker say he would like to relive the 1960s?C Everything seemed to be changing.17. What does the speaker say was the most popular thing to do at that time?A Meeting people.18. What do we learn about the speaker?D He was a young student in the 1960s.【Passage 2】Dogs, man's best friends, have a clear strategy for dealing with angry owners—they look away.New research shows that dogs limit their eye contact with angry humans. The scientists suggest this may be an attempt to calm humans down. This behavior may have evolved as dogs gradually learned they could benefit from avoiding conflicts with humans.To conduct the tests, the University of Helsinki researchers trained 31 dogs to rest in front of a video screen. Facial photos of dogs and humans were displayed on the screen for 1.5 seconds. They showed threatening, pleasant and neutral expressions. Nearby cameras tracked the dogs' eye movements.Dogs in the study looked most at the eyes of humans and other dogs to sense their emotions. When dogs looked at expressions of angry dogs, their eyes rested more on the mouth, perhaps to interpret the threatening expressions. And when looking at angry humans, they tended to turn away their gaze.Dogs may have learned to detect threat signs from humans and respond by trying to make peace, according to researcher Sanni Somppi. Avoiding conflicts may have helped dogs developbetter bonds with humans.The researchers also note that dogs scan faces as a whole to sense how people are feeling, instead of focusing on a given feature. They suggest this indicates that dogs aren't sensing emotions from a single feature, but piecing together information from all facial features just as humans do.Q19. What do dogs do when they are faced with angry humans?B They avoid looking at them.Q20. What does a dog do when it sees the expressions of angry dogs?C It focuses its eyes on their mouths.Q21. How does a dog sense people's feelings?B By taking in their facial expressions as a whole.【Passage 3】Winter in many places is very cold. There is lots of snow around, and the ground freezes, which can make life difficult for animals. People in cold places live in warm houses and have learned to adapt. What do animals do? There are three main ways that animals survive the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.Some animals, such as bears, frogs and snakes, sleep all winter. They sleep very deeply and need little or no food. While sleeping, their body temperature drops, and their heart beat slows down. T o prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep.Other animals adapt. For example, by staying active in winter. It is often hard for them to find food. So some animals, such as mice, collect extra food before winter, and hide it. When winter comes, they return to their hiding places to eat the food. Someanimals grow thicker fur, or live in tree holes or underground to stay warm.Some birds migrate by flying to a warmer place for the winter, where they can find more food. Some fly very long distances, including one kind of bird that flies from the remote north of the world, all the way to the distant south. Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone.Questions 22-25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What does the speaker say about animals in winter?D They resort to different means to survive the bitter cold.23. What do we learn about animals that sleep through winter?C They consume the energy stored before the long sleep.24. How do animals like mice adapt to the severe winter?A By storing enough food beforehand25. Why do some birds fly in groups when migrating, according to the speaker?C To stay safe。

23年12月四级听力原文

23年12月四级听力原文2023年12月英语四级考试听力原文如下：Section AQuestions 1 to 3 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) The woman should have taken the other route.B) The man is not familiar with the area.C) The man regrets not taking the highway.D) The woman knows a better way to the theater.2. A) The man should ask the hotel staff for help.B) The woman has no idea about the hotel location.C) The man will get to the hotel on time.D) The woman suggests taking a taxi.3. A) The woman will go to bed early.B) The man can take the shower first.C) The woman doesn't mind the man taking a shower.D) The man will take a shower after the woman.Section BQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.4. A) He is afraid of disturbing his roommate.B) He has a sore throat and needs to rest.C) He has to finish writing a paper.D) He has an important exam the next day.5. A) The woman is used to the noise.B) The woman doesn't mind turning down the TV.C) The woman finds the noise unbearable.D) The woman is insensitive to the noise.6. A) Send an e-mail to the professor.B) Apologize to the man's roommate.C) Go to the library to study.D) Turn down the TV volume.7. A) The man is a considerate person.B) The man is not a good roommate.C) The man should leave the room.D) The man should change rooms.Section CQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) He is content with his present job.B) He doesn't like his new job.C) He is still adjusting to his new job.D) He is looking for another job.9. A) She is going to change her job.B) She is feeling unhappy at work.C) She is considering a transfer.D) She is enjoying her present job.10. A) She has a high opinion of the man's boss.B) She thinks the man's boss is too strict.C) She doesn't think highly of the man's boss.D) She believes the man's boss is very capable.。

2023年6月英语四级考试听力原文

2023年6月英语四级考试听力原文Section AShort Conversation11. W: Just imagine! We have to finish reading 300 pages before Monday! How can the professor expect us to do it in such a short time?M: Yeah, but what troubles me is that I can’t find the book in the library or in the university bookstore。

Q: What does the man mean?12. M: Do you think I could borrow your car to go grocery shopping? The supermarkets outside the city are so much cheaper. I’d also be happy to pick up anything you need。

W: Well, I do n’t like to let anyone else drive my car. Tell you what, why don’t we go together?Q: What does the woman mean?13. M: Forgive the mess in here, we have a party last night. There were a lot of people and they all brought food。

W: Yeah, I can tell. We ll, I guess it’s pretty obvious what you’ll be doing most of today。

Q: What does the woman think the man will do?14. W: What time would suit you for the first round talks with John Smith?M: Well, you know my schedule. Other than this Friday, one day is as good as the next。

英语四级四套题听力原文

Model Test (4) Band Four听力原文：Listening ComprehensionScripts:Section A:Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Short conversations:11. M: It‟s a lovely day today. Want to go climb the mountain?W: I‟d like to, but today I‟m working on a paper.Q: What does the woman mean?12. W: How did you like the movie? I found it really fantastic.M: I prefer action movies to love stories.Q: What does the man mean?13. M: I fixed the door, painted the bookshelf, and put away all the toys and thenewspaper.W: Been busy, haven‟t you?Q: What does the woman imply about the man?14. M: Nancy is always complaining about her job.W: Maybe if you tried waiting on tables, you‟d see what it‟s like.Q: What does the woman mean?15. M: Would you like to own your own computer?W: I wouldn‟t mind a bit.Q: What does the woman mean?16. W: Let‟s get a snack when we finish watching the movie.M: When we finish watching the movie? I am dying of hunger now.Q: What does the man mean?17. M: The cafeteria is short handed so we‟ll have to wait in line.W: I know they asked me to work today.Q: Why is there a line?18. W: Why are you late again? I‟ve been waiting for an hour or so.M: My bicycle had a flat tire and I had to walk.Q: Why was the man delayed?Now you will hear two long conversations.Conversation one:W: Bob, can we really afford a holiday? We‟re paying for this house and the furniture is on HP and …M: Now listen, Peggy. You work hard and I work hard. We‟re not talking about whether we can have a holiday. We‟re talking about where and when.W: Shall we go to Sweden?M: Sweden‟s colder than Sheffield. I‟d rather not go to Sweden.W: What about Florida? Florida‟s warmer than Sheffield.M: Yes, but it‟s a long way. How long does it take to get from here to Florida? W: All right. Let‟s go to Hawaii.M: You must be joking. How much would it cost for the two of us?W: But the brochure says the problem of money will disappear. Bob, where do you really want to go?M: I‟m thinking of Wales or Scotland. Do you know why?W: Yes. …They‟re right on our doorstep and so close to home.‟Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?20. What are the two speakers discussing?21. Why does Bob not want to go to Florida?22. Where does Bob want to go for the holiday?Conversation two:M: What are you going to do after you return from Washington?W: I‟m going to stay in the city.M: What will you do all day?W: I‟m going to work with my father at the store. In the evening, I‟ll read books.On weekends, I‟ll go to the beach with my family.M: Have you ever worked?W: No, but I can learn. What are you going to do this summer?M: I‟m going to camp. I‟ve gone to camp for four summers.W: I‟ve never gone to camp. What do you do there?M: We do many things. In the morning, we go swimming and boating. In the afternoon, we play basketball or tennis. We sit around a campfire at night. We sing or tell stories.W: That sounds wonderful.M: It is wonderful. What‟s John going to do this summer?W: I think he‟s going to the mountains with his parents.M: Well, so long, Mary. Have fun.W: You too, Peter. Give my regards to John. I‟ll see you in September. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What is the girl going to do during the day time?24. What is John going to do this summer?25. What are the two speakers most probably talking about?Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage One:John liked chocolate very much, but his mother never gave him any, because it was bad for his teeth, she thought. But John had a very nice grand father. The old man loved his grandson very much, and sometimes he brought John chocolate when he came to visit him. Then his mother let him eat it, because she wanted to make the old man happy.One evening, a few days before John‟s seventh birthday, he was saying his prayers in his bedroom before he went to bed. “Please, God,” he shouted, “ make them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday on Saturday.”His mother was in the kitchen, but she heard the small boy shouting and went into his bedroom quickly.“Why are you shouting, John?” she asked her son. “God can hear you when you talk quietly.”“I know,” answered the clever boy with a smile, “but Grandfather‟s in the next room, and he can‟t.”Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. Why did John‟s mother never give him any chocolate?27. What is John‟s wish for his seventh birthday?28. Why did John shout his prayers?Passage Two:Robert Edwards was blinded in an automobile accident nine years ago. He was also partially deaf because of old age. Last week, he was strolling near his home when a thunderstorm approached. He took refuge under a tree and wasstruck by lightning. He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below a tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs were numb and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in nine years. Doctors confirm that he has regained his sight and hearing from the flash of lightning, but they are unable to explain the occurrence. The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by another trauma.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. What caused Robert Edwards‟ blindness?30. What was Edwards doing when he was struck by lightning?31. What was the reason given by one doctor that Edwards regained his sight? Passage Three:One of the primary materials used in the construction of buildings and roads is cement, a powder made primarily from limestone and clay. Even though the ancient Egyptians and Romans used a kind of cement, it was not until 1824 that an English bricklayer developed a cement strong enough for modern roads and buildings.While experimenting in his kitchen, the bricklayer found that a mixture of limestone and clay, that had been heated together formed a hard, stonelike chunk as it cooled. When this substance was ground into a fine powder it could be stored indefinitely.When the powder was mixed with water, it made an excellent quality of cement that quickly hardened in sunlight or even under water. With only a few variations, this is how cement is made today.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. What is the main topic of the talk?33. Who developed the kind of cement that is used today?34. Where was modern cement first made?35. How is cement stored?Section C: Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in theblanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Coca-Cola is the world's (36)best-selling soft drink. Its formula is a more closely guarded secret than most bank vault combinations. A (37) reliable source offers that the beverage was invented by a 53-year-old Georgia (38) druggist named John Pemberton in 1886. When a chap named Willis Venable accidentally (39) substituted carbonated water for Mr. Pemberton's plain water, Coca-Cola was (40) officially born as a soda fountain drink and by 1904 was being (41) advertised in national magazines.Brand (42) extension and promotions are not new to Coca-Cola. Records dating back to the 1920s have (43) sales representatives fanning out (散开) across their assigned territories, loaded down with trunks of advertising materials, complimentary tickets, and circulars. (44) While attempting to sell Coca-Cola fountain syrup(糖浆), they would also offer for sale Coca-Cola chewing gum, cigars, and glasses bearing the Coca-Cola trademark.(45) Not only did the product do a lot, so did its advertising . By 1913 the company claimed to have produced five million signs, as well as 200,000 cutouts for window displays; 50,000 metal signs for tacking under windows; two million trays for soda fountains; and (46) numerous other items from calendars to baseball cards and pencils.。

2023年12月四级英语听力原文第一套

2023年12月四级英语听力原文第一套全文共6篇示例，供读者参考篇1Hi everyone! My name is Lily and I'm 9 years old. I go to Sunshine Elementary School. Today I want to tell you all about my summer vacation last year. It was the best summer ever!First, my family went on a big trip to the beach. We drove for like a hundred hours to get there. Ok, maybe not that long, but it felt like forever in the car! When we finally made it, I was so excited to see the ocean. The water was this amazing blue-green color and the waves crashed against the sand. It was beautiful!We stayed at this really cool beach house right on the water. Every morning I would wake up and run outside to feel the warm sand between my toes. My little brother Michael and I spent hours building sandcastles and burying each other in the sand. One time we tried to bury Dad too but he's too big!In the afternoons, we went swimming and boogie boarding in the waves. The first few times the waves knocked me over and I got all salty water up my nose. But I got better at riding themand had a blast! Michael was too little for the big waves so he just played in the shallow water, making sand pies.Our beach house had its own little pool too which was nice when we got tired of the ocean. Mom and Dad would relax on the deck with their books and drinks with umbrellas in them while we splashed around. In the evenings, we roasted marshmallows over the fire pit and looked at all the stars you could see without any city lights around.After a week at the beach, we went to visit my grandparents who live on a farm upstate. It's a long drive from the ocean but it's really pretty going through the mountains and forests. When we got there, my cousin Emma was already at the farm. Emma is 11 so she's a little older than me but we still have a lot of fun together.Grandma and Grandpa have a huge garden and they let us pick all kinds of fresh fruits and veggies right from the vines and bushes. We made yummy salads and smoothies with everything we harvested. I tried a cherry tomato straight off the plant for the first time - it was so flavorful and juicy, way better than the ones from the grocery store!My favorite part about the farm was getting to help take care of all the animals. Grandpa has cows, pigs, chickens, and even acouple of goats! In the mornings, Emma and I would go collect the eggs from the chicken coop for breakfast. The chickens are pretty funny, always running around and pecking at the ground.Then we helped Grandpa feed all the other animals: hay for the cows, slop for the pigs, and grain for the goats. The baby calves were my favorite - they were so cute and curious, sticking their big tongues out at us. The pigs always got super excited and ran around crazily whenever we brought their food. And the goats were silly, they tried to eat everything including my shirt!After chores in the mornings, we had the whole day to explore and play around the farm. There's a big red barn with a hay loft that was fun to jump into the hay piles from up high. We played hide and seek, climbed trees, and went on adventures through the woods and pastures. Sometimes Emma and I brought baskets to go pick wildflowers or blackberries growing along the trails.In the evenings, the whole family sat on the porch, sipping lemonade or iced tea and watching the fireflies come out as the sun went down. The lightning bugs blinked on and off all around us, it was magical! Before bedtime Grandpa would tell us exciting stories about when he was a kid growing up on the farm.After two fun weeks at the beach and on the farm, it was time to head back home to the city. I was really sad to leave, but also excited to see my friends again and tell them all about my awesome summer adventures. I can't wait for summer vacation to come again this year - maybe we'll go camping or visit Yellowstone National Park! No matter what, I'm sure it will be another summer to remember.So that was my summer in a nutshell. Thanks for listening, everyone! Being a kid is the best, isn't it? We get to have fun, use our imaginations, and make so many great memories. I feel lucky. Well, I should get going, it's almost time for recess! See you later!篇2Hi everyone! My name is Lily and I'm 10 years old. I'm in 5th grade at Maple Tree Elementary School. Today I want to tell you all about my favorite hobby - raising chickens! It might sound a little weird for a kid to be into raising chickens, but I just love those silly birds.It all started a couple years ago when my dad built a really nice coop in our backyard. He used to have chickens when he was a kid growing up on a farm. My mom wasn't sure about thewhole chicken idea at first, but I begged and begged until they finally agreed to get a few hens.We went to this cool farm store and I got to pick out three little chicks. I named them Penny, Claudette, and Miss Fuzzybutt. They were just the most adorable little puffballs! We set them up in a big plastic tub in the laundry room with a heat lamp until they were old enough to go outside.Taking care of baby chicks is a lot of work! You have to make sure their bedding stays clean and dry. And they need food and water that gets refreshed all the time. But watching them run around and peep and nap under the heat lamp was just the cutest thing.Once they got bigger and could go out in the coop, that's when the real fun started! Penny was the first one who started laying eggs. I'll never forget the morning I went out and found that very first egg in the nesting box. I was SO proud!Over time, we ended up with way more eggs than my family could eat. That's when Mom had the idea to let me start selling them. I set up a little egg stand at the end of our driveway with a cash box. People loved getting farm fresh eggs right in the neighborhood. On weekends, I would go door-to-door taking orders too.With the money I earned, I was able to save up and get more chickens! I started studying all about the different breeds. Now I have Rhode Island Reds, Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, and even a few fancy Silkie chickens. My favorite is the Silkies because they have such crazy feathery feet!Taking care of the flock is a big responsibility. Every morning before school, I head out to the coop to feed the chickens, give them fresh water, and collect any eggs they laid overnight. I talk to them and inspect everything to make sure they're healthy and happy.On weekends, I have to do bigger chores like cleaning out the full coop and putting down fresh bedding and hay. It's kind of gross work, but I don't mind too much. My chickens are my feathery little buddies!One of the best parts is getting to watch the chickens be chickens. They have such funny personalities! Some are bossier than others. A few love to just lounge around, while others are busy scratching and pecking at every little thing. I get such a kick out of watching them Free Ranger around the yard, chasing bugs and doing their chicken dances.Occasionally a chicken will go broody, which means she wants to sit on a bunch of eggs to hatch out baby chicks. Whenthat happens, I get to go through and pick out fertile eggs from my best laying hens. Then I make a cozy little nest for the broody hen and put the eggs underneath her. It's so amazing to watch a hen being a mom!In about 21 days, the chicks start pecking their way out of the eggs. It's unbelievably cute to see those tiny balls of fluff emerge! The mom clucks to them and keeps them warm and safe under her wings. After they're ready, I move the babies to their own enclosure and get to enjoy watching another generation of chickens grow up.Raising chickens has taught me so much about the cycle of life, being responsible, and where our food comes from. It's also just a really fun hobby! Weird as it sounds, I've made some great friends through my chickens too. There's a huge "chicken fancy" community online and at shows and swaps. We're all weirdos obsessed with our feathered friends!I even started a Instagram account to share photos and videos of my flock. People from all over the world follow along with my chicken adventures! Who knows, maybe I'll take over the family chicken biz after college and become a full-time chicken lady. Though my future career plans may change, one thing's forsure - I'll always make room in my life for a few feathered buddies!篇3My Big Summer VacationHi there! My name is Timmy and I'm going to tell you all about my super awesome summer vacation this year. It was the best summer ever!It started off right after school let out in June. My mom and dad told me we were going to drive down to Florida to visit my grandparents and go to Disney World! I was so excited, I could barely sleep the night before we left. We packed up our car with snacks, games, and my stuffed tiger Stripes to keep me company.The drive took forever. We had to stop a bunch of times for food and bathroom breaks. I asked my dad about a million times "Are we there yet?" He just laughed and said not yet. I tried so hard to be patient but it was really difficult when Disney World was waiting!Finally, after what felt like a billion hours in the car, we made it to my grandparents' house. They live in this really prettyneighborhood with palm trees and swimming pools. My grandpa gave me the biggest hug and my grandma had baked my favorite chocolate chip cookies! Their dog Daisy was so happy to see me too and she licked my face about a hundred times.The next day, we all piled back into the car and drove to Disney World. I could hardly contain my excitement! When we got there, the first thing we did was go on the Haunted Mansion ride. Some of the ghosts popped out and made me jump, but I didn't get too scared because I knew they were just pretend.After that, we rode on Splash Mountain and got completely drenched from the big drop at the end. We had to buy me a new Goofy t-shirt because my old one was so wet. Then we went on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and saw all the ship cannons and Captain Jack Sparrow sword fighting. So cool!The best part though was getting to meet Mickey Mouse himself! We waited in line for over an hour, but it was totally worth it. When it was finally my turn, I gave Mickey a high five and he hugged me. We took the best picture together with me holding his big white gloved hands. That picture is hanging on my bedroom wall now.We spent four whole days at Disney World and I loved every second of it. We rode every ride, saw all the shows, and ate somuch junk food like cotton candy, popcorn, and Mickey Mouse-shaped pretzels. By the time we left to go back to my grandparents' house, I was so tired but so happy.The rest of our time in Florida, we just relaxed by the pool, played games, and I got some practice in with my grandpa pitching me baseballs. He used to be a pro baseball player when he was young! On the 4th of July, we had an awesome BBQ with hamburgers, hot dogs, and watermelon. Then at night, we watched the fireworks show that the neighborhood puts on. It was sparkling and booming and so much fun.Finally though, it was time to head back home to New York. I was really sad to leave my grandparents and Florida behind. The drive back didn't seem as bad though, because I was dreaming about the next time I'd get to come back. I spent most of the drive napping with Stripes and thinking about all the incredible memories I made.That's the story of my amazing summer vacation! Writing this makes me want summer to come back already so I can have more adventures. A kid can dream, right? Thanks for reading and I'll talk to you all next time!篇4Hello, my name is Amy and I'm nine years old. I'm in fourth grade at Sunshine Elementary School. Today I want to tell you all about my summer vacation last year. It was the best summer ever!It all started on the last day of school in June. My teacher, Mrs. Robinson, gave us big smiles and told us to have a wonderful summer. As soon as the bell rang, all my classmates rushed out of the classroom cheering. School was finally out for the summer!The first couple weeks of vacation, I just hung out at home a lot. I played video games, watched TV shows and movies, and slept in really late. My parents let me stay up past my bedtime too. It was awesome not having any homework or having to wake up early. I could just relax and do whatever I wanted.After a few weeks though, I started to get kind of bored just being at home all day. I asked my mom if we could go somewhere fun for a little vacation. She said we could go visit my aunt, uncle, and cousins who live upstate near the mountains. I was really excited because I loved visiting their house - they have a huge backyard with a playground, trampoline, and a pool!We packed up the car and made the five-hour drive to their place. As soon as we arrived, my twin cousins Jacob and Emmaran out to greet me. We were so happy to see each other since it had been an entire year. We spent the first couple days just playing together in their backyard and catching up.Then my aunt surprised us and said she had planned a fun activity for us - we were going hiking on a trail in the nearby mountains! I had never been hiking before, so I was a little nervous but also really excited. The next morning, we all woke up early and my uncle packed us a bunch of snacks and waters for the hike.When we got to the hiking trail, I was amazed by how beautiful the mountains and forests were. The air smelled so fresh and clean. Our hiking guide taught us about all the different trees, plants, and animals we saw along the way. After about an hour of hiking, we stopped at this incredible viewpoint looking out over a huge green valley. It felt like we were on top of the world!The hike was tough and my legs were super sore after, but I had a total blast. When we got back to my aunt and uncle's house, we had a big cookout to celebrate. My aunt made her famous barbecue chicken and corn on the cob. It was so delicious after working up an appetite on the hike.We spent the rest of our vacation days swimming in their pool, jumping on the trampoline, and having fun together. On our last night, we had a big sleepover in their living room and watched movies together. I was really sad when it was time to leave and head back home.The drive home felt really long, but I kept myself busy by writing in my summer journal about all the fun things we did. I decided that hiking was my new favorite activity. As soon as we got home, I asked my parents if we could go on more hiking trips before summer ended.A couple weeks later, my dad got us permits to go hiking and camping in a national park a few hours away from our house. We packed a tent, sleeping bags, and hiking supplies into our car and set off early one morning. When we arrived at the park, I was just in awe of the towering mountains, bright blue lakes, and endless forests surrounding us.After setting up our campsite, we headed out on the hiking trail. This time I was prepared with my new hiking boots, backpack, and plenty of water and snacks. We stopped along the way to admire the beautiful scenery and look for cool plants and animals. At one point, we spotted a family of deer so perfectly camouflaged in the trees. It was magical.That night after our hike, we cooked tinfoil dinners over the campfire. We spent the evening roasting s'mores, looking at the starry night sky, and telling scary stories. Sleeping in the tent was a little cold and uncomfortable, but also felt like a fun adventure. I'll never forget that experience of being out in nature.The next morning, we hiked to an amazing waterfall before packing up and heading home. In the car, I wrote more stories and poems in my journal about our camping trip. I knew my friends at home wouldn't believe how much fun I had "roughing it" in the great outdoors!Those trips with my cousins and family camping were definitely the highlights of my summer vacation last year. I used to think hiking and being outdoors was kind of boring. But after those awesome experiences, I realized how amazing nature is. It felt like a whole new world to explore and appreciate.Now that I'm back in school, I really miss the fun and freedom of summer. But I'm already counting down the days until next summer when I can go on more outdoor adventures! Maybe Mom and Dad will even let me go to sleepaway camp. A girl can dream, right?Anyway, that's the story of my best summer ever. Being a kid really is the best - getting to have fun, use my imagination, andmake incredible memories with my family. I feel so lucky. Thanks for listening, goodbye!篇5Hi everybody! My name is Lily and I'm 9 years old. I'm in 4th grade at Sunshine Elementary School. Today I want to tell you all about my summer vacation last year. It was the best summer ever!It started out kind of boring at first. In early June, school let out and I didn't have anything to do. My parents both work a lot so they couldn't take time off. I spent the first few weeks just hanging around the house, watching TV, and playing video games. Honestly, I was getting pretty bored!But then in mid-June, my grandparents invited me to come stay with them at their farm for a few weeks. I was so excited! My grandparents live out in the countryside, about a 3 hour drive from our house in the city.When we got to their farm, I immediately loved it. They have a huge garden full of all kinds of fruits and vegetables. There were rows and rows of corn, tomatoes, carrots, green beans, and more. My grandpa showed me how to tell when the crops are ready to harvest.They also have lots of farm animals too. There were chickens running around everywhere! My grandma taught me how to collect the eggs from the chicken coop. We also had some cows that my grandpa milked every morning. I got to feed and pet the cows, rabbits, and sheep too. Feeding the animals was my favorite part!Spending time on the farm was like being in a whole new world compared to living in the city. Everything moved at a slower, more relaxed pace. I loved waking up early to watch the beautiful sunrises. At night we could see every single star in the sky since there were no city lights.My grandparents kept me busy helping out with all the farm chores too. I helped my grandma can fruits and vegetables from the garden to save for later. We made jars and jars of strawberry jam, pickles, sauerkraut, and tomato sauce. Yum! I also helped my grandpa by collecting firewood, painting some old farm equipment, and repairing part of the fence around the pasture.Some days we just explored around the farm too. We went on long walks through the fields and forests looking for cool plants, animals, and bugs. My grandpa taught me so much about nature and the outdoors. We even camped out under the starsone night and cooked our dinner over the campfire. I loved every single minute!After a few wonderful weeks on the farm, it was time to head back home to the city. I was really sad to leave, but also excited to see my parents again and tell them all about my adventures. We stopped for ice cream on the drive home and I couldn't stop talking! I had so many amazing stories and memories from my time on the farm.When I got back home, things definitely felt different. The city suddenly seemed so loud, crowded, and busy compared to the nice quiet farm. But I was happy to sleep in my own bed again and see my friends from school. We had all kinds of fun play dates at the park and beach for the rest of the summer.Overall, my summer vacation was truly the best! I'm so grateful I got to spend that special time on my grandparents' farm making wonderful memories. I learned so much and had incredible new experiences. Even though I love living in the city, part of my heart will always be in the countryside after that amazing visit. I'm already counting down the days until next summer when I can go back to the farm again!篇6Hi there! My name is Lily and I'm 10 years old. I go to Forest Hill Elementary School here in my hometown. I really love going to school and learning new things every day! My favorite subjects are math and science because I find them super fascinating.In math class, we've been working on multiplication and division of larger numbers. I used to get confused with keeping all the digits straight when multiplying multi-digit numbers. But my teacher Mr. Jenkins taught us some really helpful tricks for lining everything up properly. Now I can multiply huge numbers like a pro! I just have to be really careful and take it one step at a time.Science has been awesome this year too. We've learned all about the human body and how our organs and systems work together. My friend Jacob thinks all that stuff about blood and guts is kind of gross. But I think it's so cool how our hearts pump blood throughout our bodies to keep us alive and healthy. We even got to make models of the circulatory system out of straws and plastic tubing. Science is my jam for sure!Another thing I really enjoyed learning about in science was the planets in our solar system. I can still remember all their names in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus, Neptune. We watched some really neat videos about the different planets and their features. Venus is a smokin' hot world with volcanoes and a toxic atmosphere. But Uranus is just the opposite - it's a weird icy planet that spins on its side! My personal favorite is Saturn though, because of its beautiful rings circling all around it. I'd love to Travel there someday just to see the rings up close.Recess and gym class are highlights of my day too. I love getting exercise and playing fun games like kickball and dodgeball with my friends. I'm not the most athletic kid, but I always try my hardest. My gym teacher Mr. Rodriguez says as long as I'm giving 100% effort, that's what matters most. Sometimes I get a little overexcited though and bend the rules a tiny bit. Like last week when I may have stepped over the line to kick the ball in kickball. Whoops! I felt pretty bad about that.My absolute favorite part of the school day is when we get read-aloud time. Our teacher Mrs. Palmer has such an engaging way of reading books and really bringing the stories to life. We recently started the classic novel Charlotte's Web about the beloved pig Wilbur and his friend Charlotte the spider. It's a story that makes you super emotional - one minute you're laughing at Wilbur's hilarious antics, and the next you're crying becausesomething sad happens. Books like that really suck you in and transport you to another world. I hope I never outgrow my love of getting lost in a great book.Public speaking is another area I struggle with. I get sooo nervous having to present in front of the whole class! My hands get sweaty, my voice starts shaking, and I can barely remember what I wanted to say. It's like my mind goes completely blank. Mrs. Palmer says it's perfectly normal to feel that way, and the more I practice, the easier it will become over time. She's absolutely right - the few times I've had to repeat a presentation, it did go much smoother. Baby steps, right?Overall, I really love my school and all my teachers and classmates. They make learning engaging and fun while still challenging me to work hard. Even with subjects that don't come naturally to me, I know they're patient and will help me improve.I feel so lucky to have such a great support system.I can't wait to see what the rest of this school year has in store! We're going to start learning about geology and the Earth's layers soon, which sounds fascinating. There's also going to be an epic fifth grade vs. teachers kickball game that I'm superrr stoked for. Hopefully I can kick some serious ball without stepping over the line this time. Wish me luck!。

2023年12月四级听力原文第一套

College English Test Band FourPart Ⅱ Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report OneA 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of soil were washed away by floods,threatening its foundations.On Sunday,the castle's owner John Gordon, 76,was forced to move out of his property after the River Dee swept away about 60 feet of land,leaving the castle dangerously close to the river,according to the Scottish Daily Record. Abergeldie Castle,located in Aberdeenshire,Scotland,was built by Sir Alexander Gordon of Midmar who later became the Earl of Huntly.The castle, which is located on 11,700 acres, was leased to members of the royal family between 1848 and 1970,including King Edward VII and George V.The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than 35 flood warningscovering several regions,as Scotland continues to clean upafter Storm Frank hit the country last Wednesday."This means that rivers will rise more slowly,but then stay high for much longer,"the environmental agency said.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news reportyou have just heard.1.Wh.di.Joh.Gordo.mov.ou.o.Abergeldi.Castle?s.Wednesday?News Report TwoRescu.effort.wer.underwa.Thursda.mornin.fo.1.miner.wh.wer.stuc.i.a.elevato.belo.groun.a.C nsing.Ne.Y ork,accordin.t.Marci.Lynch,rmatio.office.wit.To mpkin.County'.emergenc.respons.department.Emergenc.worker.hav.mad.contac.wit.th.mine r.vi..radio,an.the.al.appea.t.b.uninjured,sai.Jessic.Verfuss,th.emergenc.department'.assistan. director.Crew.hav.manage.t.provid.hea.pack.an.blanket.t.th.miner.s.tha.the.ca.kee.war.durin .th.rescu.operation,Verfus.said.Detail.abou.wha.le.toth.workers.bein.trappe.i.th.elevato.were n'.immediatel.available.Th.mine.alon.Ne.York'ke,e.fo.roa.treatmentlio.ton.o.sal.tha.i.shippe.t.mor.tha.1,50.place.i.th.northeaster.Unite.States .Th.roc.sal.min.i.on.o.thre.operate.b.Cargil.wit.th.othe.twoi.Louisian.an.Ohio.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news reportyou have just heard.3.Wha.doe.th.new.repor.sa.abou.th.sal.miners?4.Wha.di.th.rescu.tea.do?News Report ThreeThe U.S.Postal Service announced todaythat it is considering closingabout 3,700 post offices over the next yearbecause of falling revenues.Facing an $8.3 billion budget deficit this year, closing post offices is one of several proposalsthe Postal Service has put forth recently to cut st week, for example,Postmaster General Pat Donahoe announced plansto stop mail delivery on Saturdays,a move he says could save $3 billion annually."We are losing revenue as we speak,"Donahoe said."We do not want taxpayer money.We want to be self-sufficient. So like any other business,you have to make choices."Dean Granholm,the vice president for deliveryand post office operations,said the first wave of closingswould begin this fall.He estimated that about 3,000 postmasters,500 station managers andbetween 500 and 1,000 postal clerkscould lose their jobs.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news reportyou have just heard.5.Wha.i.th.U.S.Posta.Servic.plannin.t.do?6.Wha.measur.ha.bee.planne.t.sav.costs?7.Wha.wil.happe.whe.th.propose.measurecome.int.effect?Section BConversation OneM: Mrs.Hampton, we've got trouble in the press room this morning.W: Oh dear, what about?M: One of the press operators arrived an hour and a half late.W.Bu.that'..straightforwar.affair.H.wil.simpl.los.par.o.hi.pay.That'.wh.w.hav..clock-i.system.M: But the point is the man was clocked inat 8 o'clock.We have John standing by the time clock,and he swears he saw nothing irregular.W: Is John reliable?M: Yes, he is.That's why we chose him for the job.W: Have you spoken to the man who was late?M: Not yet.I thought I'd have a word with you first.He's a difficult man,and I think there's been some troubleon the shop floor.I've got a feeling that trade union representative is behind this.The manager told me thatJack Green's been very active around the shop the last few days.W: Well, what do you want me to do?M: I was wondering if you'd see Smith—the man who was late—because you are so much better at handling things like this.W: Oh, alright.I'll see him.I must say I agree with youabout there being bad feelings in the works.I've had the idea for some timethat Jack Green's been busy stirring things up in connection with the latest wage claim.He's always trying to make trouble.Well, I'll get the manager to send Smith up here.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.Wha.wil.happe.t.th.pres.operatorwho was late for work according to the woman?9.Wha.doe.th.ma.sa.abou.Joh.wh.stand.b.th.tim.clock?te?11.Wha.doe.th.woma.sa.abou.Jac.Green?Conversation TwoW: Our topic today is about something that foreigners nearly always say when they visit Britain.It's "Why are the British so cold?"And they're talking aboutthe British personality—the famous British “reserve”.It means that we aren't very friendly...we aren'tvery open.M: So, do you think it's true?W: It's a difficult one.So many people who visit Britain sayit's difficult to make friendswith British people.They say we're cold, reserved,unfriendly...M..thin.it'nguage,bu.they'r.muc.mor.o pen.An.yo.se.i.whe.yo.travel,people—.mea.strangers—spea.t.yo.o.th.stree.o.o.th.train.Britis.peopl.seldo.spea.o.th.train,o.th.bus.No.i.London.anywa y.W."No.i.London".That'.it.Capita.citie.ar.ful.o.touristsan.ar.neve.friendly.Peopl.ar.differen.i.o the.part.o.th.country.pletely..me..woma.once.a.Italian.She'.bee.workin.i.Mancheste.fo.tw.years,an.n.one —no.on.o.he.colleagues—ha.eve.invite.he.t.thei.home.The.wer.friendl.t.he.a.work,bu.nothin.else.Sh.couldn'.believ.it.Sh .sai.tha.woul.neve.happe.i.Italy.W: You know what they say—"an Englishman's home is his castle".It's really difficult to get inside.M.Yeah.It'.abou.bein.private.Yo.g.hom.t.you.hous.an.you.garde.an.yo.clos.th.door.It'.you.pla ce.W: That's why the British don't like flats.They prefer to live in houses.M: That's true.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversationyou have just heard.12.Wha.d.foreigner.generall.thin.o.Britis.peopl.accordin.t.th.woman?13.Wha.ma.Britis.peopl.typicall.d.o..trai.accordin.t.th.man?14.Wha.doe.th.ma.sa.abou.th.Italia.woma.workin.i.Manchester?15.Wh.d.Britis.peopl.prefe.house.t.flats?Section CPassage OneIn college, time is scarce,and consequently, very precious.At the same time,expenses in college pile up surprisingly quickly.A part-time job is a good wayto balance costs while ensuring there is enough time left overfo both academic subjectsand after-class activities.If you are a college studentlooking for a part-time job,the best place to start your job searchis right on campus.There are tons of on-campus job opportunities,and as a student,you'll automatically be given hiring priority.Plus, on-campus jobs eliminate commuting time,and could be a great wayto connect with academic and professional resources at your university. Check with your school's careers serviceor employment office for helpto find a campus job. Of course, there are opportunitiesfor part-time work off-campus, too.If you spend a little timedigging for the right part-time jobs,you’ll save yourself time—when you find a job thatleaves you with enough time—to get your school work done, too.If you are a college tudentlooking for work but worriedyou won't have enough timeto devote to academic ubjects,consider working as a study hallor library monitor.Responsibilities generally include supervising study spaces to ensurethat a quiet atmosphere is maintained.It's a pretty easy job,but one with lots of downtime—which means you’ll have plenty of timeto catch up on eading,do homework or study for an exam.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passageyou have just heard.16.Wha.doe.th.speake.sa.abou.colleg.student.applyin.fo.on-campu.jobs?17.Wha.ca.student.d.t.fin..campu.jo.accordin.t.th.speaker?18.Wha.doe.th.speake.sa.i..librar.monitor'.responsibility?Passage TwoAgricultural workers in green tea fields near Mt.Kenya are gathering the tea leaves.I.i.beautifu.t.see.Th.row.o.te.bushe.ar.straight.Al.appear.t.b.well.Bu.th.farmer.wh.plante.th.bushesar.worried.Nelso.Kibar.i.on.o.them.H.ha.bee.growin.te.i.th.Kerugoy.areafo.4.years.H.sa y.th.price.thi.yearhav.bee.s.lo.tha.h.ha.mad.almos.n.profit.H.say.h.mus.gro.differen.kind.o.te ai.h.i.t.survive.Mr.Kibar.an.hundred.o.othe.farmershav.bee.removin.som.o.thei.te.bushesan. plantin..ne.kin.o.teadevelope.b.th.Te.Researc.Foundatio.o.Kenya.It.leave.ar.purpl.an.brown. Whe.th.te.i.boiled,th.drin.ha..purpl.color.Medical researchers have studiedthe health benefits of the new tea.They say it is healthier than green teaand could be sold for a pricethat is three to four timeshigher than the price of green tea.But Mr.Kibara sayshe has not received a higher pricefor his purple tea crop.He says the market for the tea is unstable.And he is often forcedto sell his purple teafor the same price as green tea leaves.He says there are not enough buyerswilling to pay more for the purple tea.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passageyou have just heard19.Wh.hav.te.farmer.i.Kenyadecide.t.gro.purpl.tea?20.Wha.d.researcher.sa.abou.purpl.tea?21.Wha.doe.Mr.Kibar.fin.abou.purpl.tea?Passage ThreeToday's consumers want beautifulhandcrafted objects to wearand to have for their home environment.They prefer something uniqueand they demand quality.Craftsmen today are meeting this demand.People and homes are showing great changeas more and more unique handcrafted itemsbecome available.Handicrafts are big business.No longer does a good craftsman haveto work in a job he dislikes all day,and then tries to create at night.He has earned his professional status.He is now a respected member of society.Part of the fun of being a craftsmanis meeting other craftsmen.They love to share their ideas and materialsand help others find markets for their work.Craftsmen have helped educate consumersto make wise choices.They help them becomeaware of design and technique.They help them relate their choiceto its intended use.They often involve consumersin trying the craft themselves.When a group of craftsmenexpands to include more members,a small craft organization is formed.Such an organization does a lotin training workshops in special media,crafts marketing techniques,crafts fairs and sales, festivals,TV appearances and demonstrations. State art councils help sponsor local artsand crafts festivalswhich draw crowds of tourist consumers.This boosts the local economy considerablybecause tourists not only buy crafts, but they also use the restaurantsand hotels and other services of the area.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passageyou have just heard.22.Wha.doe.th.speake.sayabou.today'.consumers?23.Wha.doe.th.speake.sayabou.goo.craftsme.i.th.past?24.Wha.d.craftsme.hel.consumer.do?25.Wh.d.stat.ar.council.helpsponso.loca.art.an.craft.festivals?Thi.i.th.en.o.listeni prehension.。

2022年12月大学英语四级考试真题第1套听力原文

[00:00.00]College English Test Band Four<ch>大学英语四级考试[00:02.74]Part ⅡListening Comprehension<ch>第二部分听力理解[00:06.92]Section A<ch> A节[00:08.66]Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. <ch>说明：在本节中，你将听到三篇新闻报道。

[00:13.34]At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. <ch>在每一篇新闻报道的最后，你会听到两个或三个问题。

[00:18.89]Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. <ch>新闻报道和问题将只播放一遍。

[00:22.97]After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). <ch>听到问题后，你需要从A)、B)、C)和D)四个选项中选出最佳答案。

[00:31.42]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. <ch>然后将相应的答案涂在答题卡1上。

[00:37.96]News Report One<ch>新闻一[00:40.60]Operations at one of Australia's largest gold mines had to be temporarily suspended on Friday after a partial wall collapse at one of the mine's dams.<ch>周五，澳大利亚最大金矿之一的一个大坝发生部分墙体倒塌，不得不暂时停止运营。

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如果没有合适的伙伴也没关系，你可以拿过一本书或其它什么东西做假想对象，对它谈你一天的所见所闻，谈你的快乐，你的悲伤等等，长此坚持下去你的口语肯定会有较大的提高。
二、多“听”
寻找一切可以听英语的机会。别人用英语交谈时，你应该大胆地去参与，多听听各种各样人的发音，男女老少，节奏快的慢的你都应该接触到，如果这样的机会少的话，你可以选择你不知内容的文章去听，这将会对你帮助很大，而你去听学过的课文的磁带，那将会对你的语言语调的学习有很大的帮助。
四、多“写”
有的同学总是抱怨时间紧，根本没时间写作文。其实“写”的形式很多，不一定就写作文才提高写作能力。比如写下你一天中发生的一些重要的事情，或当天学了某一个词组，你可以创设一个语境恰如其份地用上这个词。这样即可帮你记住这个词的用法，又可以锻炼你的写作能力，比如学“wish”一词时，可写一小段如下：
输入的信息在经过人的注意过程的学习后，便成为了人的短时的记忆，但是如果不经过及时的复习，这些记住过的东西就会遗忘，而经过了及时的复习，这些短时的记忆就会成为了人的一种长时的记忆，从而在大脑中保持着很长的时间。那么，对于我们来讲，怎样才叫做遗忘呢，所谓遗忘就是我们对于曾经记忆过的东西不能再认起来，也不能回忆起来，或者是错误的再认和错误的回忆，这些都是遗忘。艾宾浩斯在做这个实验的时候是拿自己作为测试对象的，他得出了一些关于记忆的结论。他选用了一些根本没有意义的音节，也就是那些不能拼出单词来的众多字母的组合，比如asww，cfhhj，ijikmb，rfyjbc等等。他经过对自己的测试，得到了一些数据。
只几句话：但wish的几种用法已跃然纸上，这样写下来印象会深刻得多，这样比死记硬背wish的用法也有趣轻松的多。
学习英语不用花大块的时间，10分钟的散步可以练"说",吃完饭后可以读一会儿英语小说，睡前听几分钟英语，可以使你得到更好地休息……只要你每天抽出一些时间来练英语，你的英语成绩肯定会很快提高的。
年月大学英语四级真题听力原文学习啊
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学英语简单吗？肯定会有许多学生说：“难死了”。
为什么有好多学生对英语的学习都感到头疼呢？答案只有一个：“不得法。”英语与汉语一样都是一种语言，为什么你说汉语会如此流利？那是因为你置身于一个汉语环境中，如果你在伦敦呆上半年，保准说起英语来会非常流利。但很多中学生没有很好的英语环境，那么你可以自己设置一个英语环境，坚持“多说”、“多听”、“多读”、“多写”，那么你的英语成绩肯定会很出色。
然后，艾宾浩斯又根据了这些点描绘出了一条曲线，这就是非常有名的揭示遗忘规律的曲线：艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线，图中竖轴表示学习中记住的知识数量，横轴表示时间(天数)，曲线表示记忆量变化的规律。
一、艾宾浩斯记忆规律曲线解释
德国有一位著名的心理学家名叫艾宾浩斯(Hermann Ebbinghaus，1850-1909)，他在1885年发表了他的实验报告后，记忆研究就成了心理学中被研究最多的领域之一，而艾宾浩斯正是发现记忆遗忘规律的第一人。
根据我们所知道的，记忆的保持在时间上是不同的，有短时的记忆和长时的记忆两种。而我们平时的记忆的过程是这样的：
在信息的处理上，记忆是对输入信息的编码、贮存和提取的过程，从信息处理的角度上，英文的第一次学习和背诵只是一个输入编码的过程。人的记忆的能力从生理上讲是十分惊人的，它可以存贮1015比特(byte，字节)的信息，可是每个人的记忆宝库被挖掘的只占10%，还有更多的记忆发挥空间。这是因为，有些人只关注了记忆的当时效果，却忽视了记忆中的更大的问题--即记忆的牢固度问题，那就牵涉到心理学中常说的关于记忆遗忘的规律。
背英语单词技巧
1、循环记忆法
艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线
人的大脑是一个记忆的宝库，人脑经历过的事物，思考过的问题，体验过的情感和情绪，练习过的动作，都可以成为人们记忆的内容。例如英文的学习中单词、短语和句子，甚至文章的内容都是通过记忆完成的。从"记"到"忆"是有个过程的，这其中包括了识记、保持、再认和回忆。有很多人在学习英语的过程中，只注重了学习当时的记忆效果，孰不知，要想做好学习的记忆工作，是要下一番工夫的，单纯的注重当时的记忆效果，而忽视了后期的保持和再认同样是达不到良好的效果的。
一、多“说”。
自己多创造机会与英语教师多讲英语，见了同学，尤其是和好朋友在一起时尽量用英语去问候，谈心情……这时候你需随身携带一个英汉互译小词典，遇到生词时查一下这些生词，也不用刻意去记，用的多了，这个单词自然而然就会记住。千万别把学英语当成负担，始终把它当成一件有趣的事情去做。
或许你有机会碰上外国人，你应大胆地上去跟他打招呼，和他谈天气、谈风景、谈学校……只是别问及他的年纪，婚史等私人问题。尽量用一些你学过的词汇，句子去和他谈天说地。不久你会发现与老外聊天要比你与中国人谈英语容易的多。因为他和你交谈时会用许多简单词汇，而且不太看重说法，你只要发音准确，准能顺利地交流下去。只是你必须要有信心，敢于表达自己的思想。
三、多“读”。
“读”可以分为两种。一种是“默读”。每天给予一定时间的练习将会对你提高阅读速度有很大的好处，读的内容可以是你的课本，但最好是一些有趣的小读物，因为现在的英语高考越来越重视阅读量和阅读速度。每道题的得分都与你的理解程度有很大关系，所以经过高中三年阅读的训练后，你必定会在高考中胜券在握。另一种是“朗读”这是学语言必不可少的一种学习途径。
The teacher often asks us what we want to be in the future.My good friend Tom wishes to be a soldier.However,I'm different .I wish I were a teacher in the future.But my mother wishes me to be a doctor.