4级英语听力
2716-同志现实表现材料
2023年3月20日发(作者：婚礼小游戏)英语专业四级听力50篇
dCountryLifeinEngland
ThereisabigdifferencebetweentownlifeandcountrylifeinEngland.
Inthecountry,owwhattime
yougetup,
wanthelp,youwillalwaysgetitandyouwillbegladtohelpothers.
InalargetownlikeLondon,however,itcansometimeshappenthatyou
haveneverseenyournextdoorneighborandyoudonotknowhisname
youwalkthroughthestreetsinthecentreofLondononSunday,itislike
orryforoldpeoplelivingontheirown.
Theycoulddieintheirhomesandwouldnotbediscoveredforweeksor
evenmonths.
einWomen’sLife
Theimportantchangeinwomen’slife-patternhasonlyrecentlybegunto
haveitsfulleffectonwomen’ewyearsago
mostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,andmostofthemtooka
r,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonce
heschool-leavingageissixteen,many
girlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarry
younger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybefore
nymoreafterwardsreturntofull-timeor
angeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,
withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactions
offamilylifeandwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyin
providingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesand
interestsofeachofthem.
arPastimeoftheEnglishPeople
Oneofthebestmeansofunderstandingthepeopleofanynationis
watchingwhatthedowiththeirnon-workingtime.
MostEnglishmen,womenandchildrenlovegrowingthings,especially
rstoEnglandinspring,summerorautumnarelikelytosee
reflowersatthe
airportsandflowersinfactorygrounds,aswellasingardensalongthe
glishtownhasatleastoneparkwithbeautifullykept
buildingsofeverykindhavebrilliantwindowboxes
andsometimesbasketsofflowersarehangingonthem.
impossibletohaveagarden,thenawindowboxorsomethinggrowingin
gateachother’sgardensisapopularpastimewith
theEnglish.
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
box:窗台上的花盆箱
e消遣，娱乐
Swimmingismyfavoritepastime.
handAmericanPoliceOfficers
Realpolicemen,bothinBritainandtheU.S.,hardlyrecognizeany
commonpointsbetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseonTV—iftheyever
gethomeintime.
Somethingsarealmostthesame,ofcourse,butthepolicemendonot
thinkmuchofthemmuchofthem.
Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman’
oknowactuallywhatactionsare
toknownearlyasmuchlawasalawyer,andwhat’smore,hehastoputit
intopracticeonhisfeet,inthedarkand,runningdownanarrowstreet
aftersomeonehewantstotalkto.
Littleofhistimeisspentintalkingwithbeautifulgirlsorinbravely
spendmostofhisworkinglifearranging
millionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsad,ordinary
peoplewhoareguilty---ornotofstupid,unimportantcrimes.
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
uchof重视，尊重
t在法庭上
al罪犯，犯罪者
犯罪的，有罪的
Space
Howmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?Whathappenswhenhis
spaceneedsarenotmet?Scientistsaredoingexperimentsonratstotryto
studies
haveenoughlivingspace,theyeatwell,sleepwellandproducetheir
heirlivingconditionsbecometoocrowded,their
nnotsleepand
eatwell,ecrowded
theyare,andmoretheytendtobiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.
Thus,forrats,a
naturallawforhumansocietyaswell?Isenoughspacenotonly
satisfactory,butnecessaryforhumansurvival?Theseareinteresting
questions.
6TheUnitedNations
In1945,
hewar,manymorenationsjoined.
alledthe
eneralAssembly,everymembernationis
representedandhasanequalvote.
epresentativesof
tionsarepermanentmembers:theUnitedStates,
Russia,France,Britain,10othermembersareelected
everytwoyearsbytheGeneralAssembly.
necessary,itcansendtroopsfrommembernationstotrytostoplittle
warsbeforetheyturnintobigones.
ItishardtogetthenationsoftheSecurityCounciltoagreeonwhenthis
ydidvotetotrytostopwars.
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
entative代表
lAssembly联合国大会
ent永久的，持久的
tyCouncil联合国安全理事会
7Plastic
urgarbageinplastic
nplasticchairs,playwithplastictoys,drink
fromplasticcups,andwashourhairwithshampoofromplasticbottles!
debymixingcertainthings
cwasfirst
madeinthe1860sfromplants,asticwas
softandburnedeasily.
earplastic
startsoutasthick,asticcoatinginsideapanbeginsas
naturalgas.
Overtheyears,
ists
petofindevenwaystouse
them!
8DisplayofGoods
Aresupermarketsdesignedtopersuadeustobuymore?
foodsthateveryonebuys,likesugarandtea,arenotputneareachother.
Theyarekeptindifferentaislessocustomersaretakenpastother
way,shoppersare
encouragedtobuyproductsthattheydonotreallyneed.
Sweetsareoftenplacedatchildren’
parentsarewaitingtopay,childrenreachforthesweetsandputthemin
thetrolley.
Moreisboughtfromafifteen-footdisplayofonetypeofproductthan
ersalsobuymorewhenshelvesarefullthan
notliketobuyfromshelveswithfew
productsonthembecausetheyfeelthereissomethingwrongwiththose
productsthatarethere.
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
走廊，过道
y手推车
ut收款台
9AlbertEinstein
AlbertEinsteinwasborninGermanyin1879,Hisfatherownedafactory
parentswereJewishbuttheydidnotobservemanyofthereligion’srules.
low
bertwasfiveyearsold,
ldwasfilledwithwonderwhenhe
discoveredthatthecompassneedlealwayspointedinthesame
direction—dhisfatherandhisunclewhatcausedthe
nswersaboutmagnetismandgravitywere
pentalotoftimethinking
laterthathefeltsomethinghiddenhadtobebehind
things.
Usefulexpressionsandwords:
装置，设备
leavetoone’sowndevices听任某人自行其是，允许某人按自己的意
愿做事
Sheleftthechildtoherowndevicesforanhourintheafternoon.
她允许孩子在下午有一个小时的自由支配时间。
s指南针
beyondone’scompass某人力所不及
catch/fetch/takeacompass兜圈子，绕道，拐弯抹角
keepsthwithincompass把某种事物限制在适当的范围内
speakwithincompass谨慎小心地说
withinsb’scompass某人力所能及的
withinthecompassof在……范围内
ism磁力
10PrivateCars
Withtheincreaseinthegeneralstandardofliving,someordinary
nionsofthedevelopment
ofaprivatecarvaryfrompersontoperson.
erofa
carisnolongerforcedtoreplyonpublictransport,andhencenoirritation
r,othersstronglyobjectto
intainthatasmoreandmorecarsare
producedandruninthestreet,alargevolumeofpoisonousgaswillbe
givenoff,pollutingtheatmosphereandcausingactualharmtothehealth
ofpeople.
WhetherprivatecarsshouldbedevelopedinChicagoisadifficult
questiontoanswer,yetthedesireforthecomfortandindependencea
privatecarcanbringwillnotbeeliminated.
ckedHusbandandHisWife
Therewasoncealarge,fatwomanwhohadasmall,thinhusband.
Hehadajobinabigcompanyandwasgivenhisweeklywages
ashegothomeonFridays,his
wifeusedtomakehimgiveherallhismoney,andthensheused
togivehimbackonlyenoughtobuyhislunchinhiscompany
everyday.
Oneday,iedinto
ewaslisteningtotheradioandeating
chocolatesthere.
“Youwillneverguesswhathappenedtometoday,dear.”he
said.
Hewaitedforafewsecondsandthenadded,“Iwontenthousand
dollarsonthelottery!”
“Thatiswonderful!”nshepulledalongfaceandaddedangrily,
“Buthowcouldyouaffordtobuytheticket?”
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
ked怕老婆的，妻管严的
y彩票
agreatlottery虚无缥缈的事
ongface拉下脸来
haveafacetosaythat脸皮厚得竟能讲出这种话
Man’sPromise
Oneday,ayoungmanwaswritingalettertohisgirlfriendwho
elling
herhowmuchhelovedherandhowwonderfulhethoughtshewas.
yhesaid
thatinordertobewithher,hewouldsufferthegreatest
difficulties,hewouldfacethegreatestdangersthatanyone
couldn’,tospendonlyoneminutewithher,
hewouldswimacrossthewidestriver,hewouldenterthe
deepestforest,andhewouldfightagainstthefiercestanimals
withhisbarehands.
Hefinishedtheletter,signedhisnameandthensuddenly
rememberedthathehadforgottentomentionsomethingquite
,inapostscriptbelowhisname,headded:
“Bytheway,I’llbeovertoseeyouonWednesdaynight,if
itdoesn’train.”
eighbor
’apartmentwasfullofluggage,packages,
themwereverybusywhentheyheard
enttoopenitandshesawa
ysaidshelivednextdoor.
nvitedhertocomeinandapologizedbecausethere
wasnoplaceforhertosit.“Oh,that’sOK.”saidthelady.
“now,insome
partsofthiscity,e
someapartmenthouseswherepeopledon’tknowanyoftheir
neighbors,hisbuilding,
bighappy
eyouwillbeveryhappyhere.”.
Jonessaid,“Butmadam,wearenotnewdwellersinthis
’ovingout
tomorrow.”
n’tOurFault
msgotmarriedwhenhewastwenty-three,and
-fiveyearslater,theyhadabigparty,
andaphotographercameandtooksomephotographsofthem.
msacardandsaid,
“They’getthemfrom
studio.”
“No,”mssaid,“plea ndthemtous.”
Thephotographsarrivedaweeklater,mswasnot
intohercaranddrovetothe
photographer’tinsideandsaidangrily,“You
tooksomephotographsofmeandmyhusbandlastweek,butI’m
notgoingtopayforthem.”
“Oh,whynot?”thephotographerasked.
“Becausemyhusbandlookslikeamonkey,”mssaid.
“Well,”thephotographeranswered,“thatisn’tourfault.
Whydidn’tyouthinkofthatbeforeyoumarriedhim?”
’sAnswer
In1861,theCivilWarstartedintheUnitedStatesbetweenthe
continuedwithgreat
bitternessuntil1865,whentheNorthernerswerevictorious.
However,eventoday,manySouthernershavenotforgottentheir
defeat,orforgiventheNortherners.
Afewyearsago,apartyofAmericantouristsweregoinground
oneofthebattlefieldsoftheCivilWarwithaguidewhocame
place,theguidetold
thetouristsstirringstoriesabouthowafewSouthernsoldiers
hadconqueredpowerfulforcesofNorthernersthere.
Atlast,oneofthetourists,aladywhocamefromtheNorth,
stoppedtheguideandsaidtohim,“Butsurelythatthe
NorthernarmymusthavewonatleastonevictoryintheCivil
War?”
“NotaslongasI’mtheguidehere,madam,”answeredthe
Southernguide.
fiedPilot
Thecaptainofasmallshiphadtogoalongarockycoast,but
hewasunfamiliarwithit,sohetriedtofindaqualifiedpilot
ashoreinoneofthesmallports,anda
localfishermanpretendedthathewasapilotbecauseheneeded
taintookhimonboardandaskedhimwhere
tosteertheship.
Afterhalfanhour,thecaptainbegantosuspectthatthe
fishermandidnotreallyknowwhathewasdoingandwherehe
wasgoing.
“Areyousureyouareaqualifiedpilot?”heasked.
“Oh,yes,”answeredthefisherman.“Iknoweveryrockonthis
partofthecoast.”
thefishermanadded,“Andthat’soneofthem.”
ThingsReact
ronment
includetheair,thewater,thesoil,andevenotherorganisms.
anorganismrespondstoachange,itreactsincertainways.
uevernoticed
howplantsandinsectsrespondtolight?Plantsbendtoward
thingsalsorespondin
vesonsometreesrespondtoachangein
mn,theychangecolorsandthenfalloffthe
els
leepthroughthewinterina
cave.
Yourespondtoyourenvironmentinmanyways,
herwaysdoyourespondtochanges
inyourenvironment?
ingPlants
Whatarethepartsofaflower?
aleparts
isapowderymaterialthatisneededbytheeggstomakeseeds.
Tomakeseeds,d,
insects,imalslove
flowers’solikeasugaryliquidin
heydrinknectar,pollen
move,someofthispollengetsdelivered
tothefemaleflowerparts.
Overtime,thefemalepartsturnintofruitsthatcontainseeds.
Animalsofteneatthefruitsandtheseedspassthroughtheir
malsdonoknowtheyareworkingfor
theplantsbyplantingseedsastheytraveltodifferentplaces!
UsefulwordsandExpressions:
ing开花的
花粉
y粉状的
含糖的，甜的
花蜜，甘露
磨擦
(19)FindingtheDirectionandLocation
Howcanyoutellwhichdirection?Byday,
night,
wouldbebettertobringacompassbecauseitsneedlealways
pointsnorth.
Howdoyouknowhowfaryouhavegone?Youcouldcount
’dbetterweara
now
whereyoustarted,whichdirectionyouareheading,andhow
faryouhavegone,youcanuseagoodmaptofigureout
exactlywhereyouare.
Todaythereisanewwayfortravelerstofigureoutwherethey
24satellitesthatorbittheearthand
yyoumaycarrya
smallreceiverasyouhikeanduseGPStofindoutifyouare
thereyet!
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
北斗七星
s罗盘
ter步数计
=GlobalPositionSystem全球定位系统
轨道，绕……轨道而行
er接收器
(20)Waves
Howdoeslightgetfromthesuntotheearth?Howdoesmusic
getfromthestagetotheaudience?Theymovethesame
way-----inwaves!
escarryenergy,
ndsoundtravel
mple,lightwaves
cannotmovethroughwalls,why
youcanhearpeopletalkinginanotherroomeventhoughyou
earthquakeproducesseismicwaves.
iendtostandafewfeetawayfromyou.
hespringtotransfer
ppens?Thespringbouncesupanddown
ewavesreachyourfriend,theybounceback
toyou!
Lightwavestravel300,000kilometers(186,000miles)per
second!why
lightfromthesunanddistantstarscantravelthroughspace
totheearth!
(21)Soils
entsoilshave
ilshave
ilsmighthavemore
plantandanimalmaterialinthem,too.
Differentkindsofsoilsarefoundindifferentpartsoftheworld.
someareas,oilsareverysandy.
Loamisakindofsoilthathasagoodmixtureofclayandsand.
Insomeplaces,plantsgrowin
ndwindyplacessoillayers
ofsoilonmountainsarethinbecause
gravitypullsthesoildownhill.
Thetypeofsoilinaparticularplaceaffectswhatkindsof
plantscangrowthere.
UsefulWords:
黏土，泥土
肥土
层
y地心引力，重力
ll往下
(22)Crisis
Lifeisacontest!Whowillwin?Abluebirdandsparrowboth
-growingmaple
treeandslower-growingdogwoodcompeteforthesunlight
peteswithcoalandnuclearpoweras
anenergysourceforelectricpowerplants!
salimitedamountofspacefor
birds,sunlightfortrees,andenergyforpeople!Ifwedonot
cutbackonourusesofsomeofourresources,somedaythey
willbegone!
Howcanweuseenergytodayandknowwewillhaveenough
togoaroundinthefuture?Wecanchoosealternate,or
replacement,stheearthmillionsof
yearstocreatecoal,oil,enonrenewable
resources.
Solarenergy,windenergyandwaterenergyarerenewable
stheearthmillionsofyearstocreatecoal,oil,
enonrenewableresources.
Solarenergy,windenergyandwaterenergyarerenewable.
Whatotherwayscanweconserveoursources?Howcanwe
makesurethereisalwaysenoughtogoaround?
Usefulwordsandexpressions:
rd蓝知更鸟
w麻雀
d山茱萸
lant发电厂，发电站
ate替换物
ewableresources不可再生资源
ve保存，保藏
(23)America’sWorstSurprise
December7,1941wasoneoftheworstdaysinAmerican
allAmericanswhoareoldenoughto
rememberthatdaycanstillrememberwhattheyweredoing
atthemomenttheyheard“thenews”.Thenewswasthat
Americahadbeenattacked!
Shortlybefore2:00P.M.,aradiodispatchcameinto
WashingtonfromHonolulu,Hawaii.“AirRaid,PearlHarbor
—Thisisnodrill.”Japaneseplaneshadbegunanattackon
rst
eybombedtheships
intheharbor.
ewaspreparedforit.
AnditdidnottakelongforJapanesetodotheirdamage.
Whenthesmokecleared,theNavycounteditslosses.
150
an2,400Americanshad
beenkilledandmorethan1,200wounded.
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
ch派遣，急件
d空袭
军事训练，操练
arbor珍珠港
(24)GreatDepressionintheU.S.
In1929,anindustryhad
anscouldnotaffordtobuy
orieshadtocutdownontheirproduction.
orstriedtogettheir
inessesdidnothaveenoughmoneyto
riedtogettheirmoneybackfrominvestors.
Buttheinvestorscouldnotpay,ypeopleowed
ofthemcouldpaytheirbills.
Duringthenextfewyears,
1932,banksalloverthecountrywereclosing.
1932,ns
ntrywas
inagreatdepressiontheyhadneverexperiencedbefore.
UsefulWordsandExpressions:
帐单，票据
footthebill付账，负责
non减少
sion沮丧，萧条
GreatDepression大萧条
(25)APlaceofOurOwn
Weareallusuallyverycarefulwhenwebuysomethingforthe
?Becausewehavetolivewithitforalongtime.
Wepaintaroomtomakeitbrighter,sowechoosethecolors
carefully.
Webuynewcurtainsinordertomatchthenewlydecorated
room,thefurniture
roundsoastomakemorespace—orwebuynewfurniture—
endlessbusiness.
Richorpoor,ssome
to
dalargepart
tomakeasmallcornerinthe
worldwhichwecanrecognizeasourown.