内容专四听写30篇

30Dictation1Superstition（144 infourinBritainis,apparently,superstitious,/andthey’lldoeverythingfromhanginghorseshoesovertheirfirecetocrossingtheirfingers,/touchingwoodandabsoluyneverwalkingunderaladder./Andthey’recarefulaboutcats./Blackcatsaresupposedtobethefamiliarsofwitches,/soifoneisfollowingyouit’sdefiniybadluck—awitchisafteryou!/Ontheotherhand,ifonecrossesyourpathandcontinues/thenit’sgoodluckbecauseithasn’tnoticedyou./However,insomecesthebeliefsaredifferent/—soitpaystoknowwhereyourblackcatcomesfrom!/Oldsuperstitionslingerevenintoday’smodernworld./TheauthorPhilipPullmandrewonthem/inhisawardwinningnovel“HisDarkMaterials”./Thenovel,whichappealstobothchildrenandadults,/hasbeenadaptedforradioandalsothetheatre./Dictation2GraduateStudent（157Graduatestudentsspecializeinaparticularfieldofstudy./Theystudyto eexpertsinthisfield/andtolearnnewadvancesintheirfieldswhiletheyearnanM.A.orPh.D./SometimeswhentheygetanM.A.inonefieldtheybeginstudyinganotherfield./Theyhopethatwhentheyearntheirgraduatedegrees/theywillsucceedinfindingimportantjobs./Theyhopetogetjobsthatareinterestingandhighpaying./Thelifeofagraduatestudentisoftendifficult./Theyareusuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodliving./Oftentheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesfortheireducation./Somegiveupstudyingbeforetheygettheirdegrees./Butmostkeeponworkingattheirstudiesuntiltheygraduate./Intoday’sworld,mostgraduatestudentsdon’tregretspendingtimewiththeirstudies./Theyarefindingthatnewdevelopmentsareoccurringinallfields./Formanygraduatestudyhas eanecessity./Dictation3AprilFool’sDay愚人节（1571stAprilisadaytobecareful,oryoucouldeasilygettrickedbysomeone./It’sAprilFool’sDay,adaywhenpeopletraditionallyliketotry/tomakeafoolofsomeoneelseandlaughatthem./Therearelotsoftheoriessurroundingtheoriginsoftheday,/butoneexnationisconnectedwiththechangeinthecalendarinthe16thcentury,/whichmeantthat1stAprilwasnolongerthebeginningoftheyear./ThosewhostillcelebratedtheNewYearon1stAprilcalledfools.SowhatkindofpranksdopeopleyonAprilFool’sDay?/Well,therearelotsofsimpletricks/thatyoucanyonyourfriends./Forexample,youcouldwearablacksweater/andpullapieceofwhitethreadthroughit,/sothatpeopletrytopullitoff./Youcouldchangethetimeonsomeone’salarmclock/sothatthey’relateforwork./Dictation4LivingOnline网上生活（159Howdoyoumeetnewpeople,makenewfriends,orfindoutaboutthelatestbands?/HeretheUKyoungpeoplehavetraditionallydonetheirsocializinginbars,pubsandclubs.However,thereisanewgenerationgrowingup/thatfindsiteasiertomanagetheirsociallivesonthenet,/usingwebsiteslikeMySpace,BeboorMSNSpaces./etothesocialnetworkingwebsite/—acewhereyoucanpresentyourselftothedigitalcommunityandmeetotherlike-mindedpeople./ThemostsuccessfulsocialnetworkingwebsiteintheUKis ./AsofJuly2006,MySpaceistheworld’s mostpopularEnglish-languagewebsite,/attractingalmost3millionvisitorspermonth./MySpaceclaimstohave95millionmembers/with500,000newmembersjoiningthecommunityeachweek./Sohowhasit esosuccessful?/Perhapsitssecretisinitssimplicity./Eachnewmembercanbuildtheirownpagesimply—uploadingphotos,sandMP3files./Dictation5Mother’sDay母亲节（160Doesyourmotherknowhowmuchyouappreciateher?/Well,Mother’sDayisthetimetoshowher./It’sachancetosay‘thankyou’,ortolyourmumhowmuchyouloveher./InBritain,Mother’sDay,orMotheringSunday,/fallsonadifferentdayeachyear,/becauseittakesceafewweeksbeforethefestivalofEaster./Butitisalwaysintheearlyspringtime,whichseemsappropriate,/astheseasonwhennewntsemerge,/andbabybirdsandanimalsareborn./IntheUSA,Mother’sDaytakescealittlelater,inMay,/andmanyothercountriesalsocelebratetheirmothersondifferentdaysoftheyear./Itbeganmanyyearsago,whenchildren,/especiallygirls,asyoungas10wouldliveandworkawayfromhome/ashousemaidsandothertypesofservant./MotheringSundaywasadaywheneveryonewasallowedtogototheirhomevillageortown,andvisittheirmothers./Dictation6OnlineShop网上购物（159WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,/buyingpresentsisahighpriorityforalotofpeople./However,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomestobrowsearoundtheshops./Thesedayslotsofpeoplecandotheirshop/inthecomfortoftheirownhomewiththehelpoftheinternet./Onlineshopis ingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons;/pricesareoftenloweronline,/youdon’thavetoqueueupinbusyshops/andyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimaginable/withjustafewclicksofyourmouse./Computertrendsareoftenmale-dominated/butthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomoreshopontheinternetthanmen./Itseemswomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceofonlineshopthantheyusedtobe./AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto£240/comparedtotheslightlyloweraverageof£233formen./Dictation7RealityTV真实电视（155ThelatestfashiononBritishTVisRealityTV./RealityTVmeansthatshowsfollowandfilmordinarypeopleinanartificialsituation./Thiscouldbeatwork,orinsomekindofOneofthefirstandmostpopularRealityTVshowsisBigBrother./Inthisshow,15completestrangershavetolivetogetherinahousefor11weeks./Theyarefilmed24hoursa/andshownonevision./Eachweek,theviewersvotetoevictoneofthehousemates./Finally,onlyoneisleft,/andtheywintheprizemoney!/Theshowwasaninstanthit,andrunsinseveralcountries./Thehousematesoften starsasaresultoftheshow,/andappearinnationalnewspapersandonothershows./AnotherverypopularshowisI’maCelebrity—GetMeOutOfHere!/Inthisshow,10celebritieshavetocompletetaskseachweek,suchaseatinginsects./Dictation8School学校（160Septemberistraditionallytheendofsummer/andthebeginningofautumnintheUK./Itisalsothemonthwhenchildrengobacktoschoolaftertheirlongsummerholidays./TherearetwotypesofschoolinEngland./State-runschoolsarepaidforbytheernment,soaretoattend./IndependentSchoolsareprivate,whichmeansyouhavetopaytoattend./Theschooldayusuallystartsat9inthemorningandfinishesaround4,/withbreaksforlunchofcourse!/Inmanyschools,youhavetowearauniformtoo./Childrenstartschoolwhentheyare5yearsold./Thisiscalledprimaryschool,/andlastsuntilthechildis11whenheorshewillgoontoseniorschool./Secondaryschooliscompulsoryfrom11until16yearsofage./At16,studentstakenationalexaminationscalledGCSE’s./Afterthis,studentscanstayatschoolforanother2yearsandtakeALevelexaminations./Dictation9TheModernFamily现代家庭（154Fatherleavesforworkinthemorningafterbreakfast./Thetwochildrentakethebustoschool,/andmotherstayshomecookingandcleaning/untilfatherandthekidsreturnhomeintheevening./ThisisthetraditionalpictureofahappyfamilylivinginBritain./Thepast20yearshaveseenenormouschangesinthelivesandstructureoffamiliesinBritain./Thebiggestchangehasbeencausedbydivorce./Asmanyas2outof3marriagesnowendindivorce,/leadingtoasituationwheremanychildrenlivewithoneparent/andonlyseetheotheratweekendsorholidays./Therehasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwhowork./Thelargeriseindivorceshasmeant/manywomenneedtoworktosupportthemselvesandtheirchildren./Evenwhenthereisnodivorce,/manyfamiliesneedbothparentstoworkinordertosurvive./Dictation10Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节（146On25thSeptemberthisyear,peopleallover/willbegettingtogethertoeatwiththeirfamilies,/lookatthemoonandcelebrateoneofthebiggestfestivalsinthelunarcalendar./However,thecelebrationsstretchfarbeyondthebordersof./HereintheUKeventsaretakingceforpeoplelivinghere,/andtoteachthepeopleofBritainmoreaboutthispopularfestival./TheSohoTheatreinLondonconductedastudy/whichshowedthat don’tengagemuchwiththeartsworld./Asaresult,‘MoonwalkingIn ’hasbeencreatedtocelebratetheMid-AutumnFestival./Thisisnonormaltheatreproductionthough,/asitdoesn’ttakeceinthetheatre./Theatreprofessionalsandvolunteersfromthelocalcommunity/willtakeaudiencesaroundthestreetsofSoho/onamagicallantern-litwalk/throughthelandmarksandbackstreetsof town./Dictation11TheDragon龙（160Whenmanypeopleinthewestthinkof ,/theanimalthattheythinkofisthedragon./Forthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire./Manypopularlegendslofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulmaidens./ peoplehowever,thedragonisnotanevilmonster./It’saculturalandspiritualsymbolforprosperityandgoodluck./Thedragon’smaintaskistocreateharmonyandbringrain./Dragonsarecelebratedinartandarchitecture,/andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopularritual./Millionsof havetheword‘long’,meaningdragon,aspartoftheirname./isn’ttheonlycountrytohavethedragonasitssymbol./Wales,oneofthefourcountriesintheUK,/hasareddragonproudlydisyedonitsflag./TheonlyothercountryintheworldwithadragononitsflagisBhutan,/thetinycountrybetween and./Dictation12RainyBritain阴雨的英国（153Britainisfamousaroundtheworldforitsrainyweather,/butmanypartsofthecountrythisJune/areexperiencingmuchmorerainthantheyhaveeverseenbefore./Torrentialdownpourshavecausedriverstobursttheirbanks,/roadshavebeenclosedandmanypeoplehavebeenevacuated/fromtheirhomesbecauseofthefloods./TheworsthitareaseemstobethenorthofEngland./Therehaveevenbeenfatalitiesaspeoplegotstuckintherain/orwerewashedawaybythefloodwaters./FloodwarningshavebeenissuedinmanypartsoftheUK/anditissaidthatoveramonth’sworthofrainhasfalleninjustthelastcoupleofdays./TherainhasalsocausedchaosatsomeofBritain’sfamousJuneevents./TheGlastonburyfestivalisafour-day-longoutdoormusicfestival/andwhileitistraditionallyquiterainyandmuddythere,/thisyearwasparticularlybad./Dictation13Christmastraditions圣诞节传统（145TherearemanywaystocelebrateChristmas,/andsomeBritishpeopleliketogoon/gooutforlunchtoarestaurant,orspendthedaywithfriends./Butmostpeople’sideaofatraditionalChristmas/involvesspendingafewdayswiththeirfamily/—sometimestheirextendedfamily./Thedayisthemostexcitingforthechildren./Theymayhavespentweeksorevenmonthsdreamingofthepresentstheywantmost./SincethebeginningofDecember,theymayhaveopenedtheiradventcalendars,/findinganewfestivepicture,chocolate,orsmallgift,/tocountdowneachdayuntil25thDecember./OnChristmasEve,theyhangupstockings,/readytobefilledwithpresentsbySantaClaus./Oftenathankyougiftofamincepieandaglassofsherrywillbeleft,/aswellasacarrotforthosehungryreindeer./Dictation14OlympicSlogan奥运（140Beijingunveiledthesloganforthe2008Olympicsasfarbackas2005./“OneWorld,OneDream”wasfinallyselected/frommorethan210,000entriesfromaroundtheworld./Beijing’soriginalbidtohostthe2008games/hadadifferentslogan“NewBeijing,GreatOlympics”./Theorganizersfeltthenewsloganshiftedthefocusnicely/fromthecityofBeijingitselftothespiritoftheOlympics/—unity,friendshipamongstnationsandprogress./Itwasalsofeltthatthe“OneWorld,OneDream”slogan/capturedthetraditionalvaluesofpeaceandharmony./TheOlympicshasn’talwayshadasloganattachedtoeachhostcountry./Infactitwasn’tuntil1988attheSeoulOlympicsinSouthKorea/thatthefirstsloganappeared./“HarmonyandProgress”waschosen/anditseemstohavebeenapopularthemeovertheyears./Dictation15Sunbed床（159IntheUK,acountryknownforitsbadweatherandlackofsunshine,/thereappearstobeaneverincreasingnumberofverytannedyoungpeople./Sojusthowaretheyachievingtheirgoldentans?/Someareoptingforthesun-option/andaregettingtheirtanfromabottle./However,itappearsthatothersareturningtotanningsalons,/ofwhichtherearethousandsintheUK./Whileinyoungpeopleoftenprefertoremainfair,/intheUKthereseemstobeagrowingdesirefortannedskin./SowhydotheBritishprefertobebronzed?/Often,theyaretryingtoemulatetheirfavoritecelebrities,footballers,orfootballers’wives./ResearchfromtheBritishSunbedAssociationsuggeststhat/manypeoplebelieveatanmakesthemfeelandlookhealthier./ThisisabeliefthatismostdefiniynotsharedbyCancerResearchUK./Theyfirmlystatethatbeingtannedisnotasignofhealth./Dictation16Speechwriting写稿（143Thesuccessofaspeechisoftenattributedtotheskillofthespeaker,/withmeritbeinggiventospeakerswhoareconfident,articulate,/knowledgeableandabletodeliveraspeechwithconviction./Butoftenitisnotthespeakerswhowritethesemovingspeeches,/itisaspeechwriter./Andoneindustryinwhichthispracticeiscommonisthatofpolitics./Sowhatdoesittaketobeapoliticalspeechwriter?/WellaccordingtoarecentjobadvertisementfromtheUSEmbassyinBritain,/apoliticalspeechwriterneedstohaveexceptionalinteralskills,/bedetailorientedandabletodemonstrateadeepknowledgeoftheirsubject./Theymustalsoworkcloselywithspeakers/andbeabletorelatetotheirstyle./Somebelievethatthebestspeechwritershaveaninherenttalent,/anaturalcreativeinstinct,/andthatspeechwritingisanartform./Dictation17AWalkinthePark在公园散步（141Exercisinginnaturalareasisnotonlygoodforyourphysicalhealth/—itcanimproveyourmood/andsenseofwell-beinginaslittleasfiveminutes./SosaysresearchinthejournalEnvironmentalHealthandTechnology./Exercisealoneisknowntomakeyouhappier./Soisbeinginanaturalsetting./Soscientistswantedtoseetheeffectofcombiningthetwo./Theyevaluated10differentUKstudiesinvolvingmorethan1,200people./Participantshadtakenpartinactivitiessuchasgardening,/sailingandcountrywalks,andratedtheirmoodandself-esteem./Theresearchshowedthatbothareasgetasignificantboost/withaslittleasfiveminutesofoutdoorexercise./Andpeoplewithmentaldisordersbenefitedthemost./Thestudyauthorssaythisisthefirststudy/tofytheamountoftimeneededtogetapositiveeffect./Dictation18FastfoodMakesUsLessPatient快餐使我们失去耐性（146Fastfoodisamultibillion-dollarindustry,/andforsomeofus,drive-throughdinnerhaseawayoflife./Granted,sometimeswegrabsomethingquickbecausewereallyhavetime./Butpsychologistsgottowondering/whetherallthisspeedeatingmightactuallymakeuslesspatient./Inaseriesofexperiments,thescientistsshowedvolunteerslogos/fromseveralfast-foodchainsoraskedthemtorecallthelasttimethey’dvisited./Andtheyfoundthatfolkswhohadthoughtaboutfastfoodwouldthenreadfaster,/eventhoughnoonetoldthemtohurry./Andtheyalsoexpressedapreferencefortime-savingproducts,/likeshampooplusconditioner./Andtheytendedtooptforimmediaterewards,/likegettingasmallcashpaymentrightaway/ratherthanwaitingaweekforalargersum./Soifyouwanttoeasethepace,forgetmeditation.Tryaslowcooker./Dictation19LightAllNightNotAlright整夜开灯并非好事（159Anightlightmaykeepthosemonstersunderthebed./Butitmayalsoopenthedoortotheblues./Ifyouhaveaccesstoelectricity,younodoubtswitchonalamp,/maybeevenwatchalittleTV,afterthesungoesdown./Butourbodiesusecuesaboutlightnessanddarktoregulateourhormones/andofcourseoursleepcycles./Sowhatmighttheseextraphotonsbengtoourhealth?/Tofindout,scientistshousedmiceinaroom/wherethelightswerealwayson./Afterthreeweeks,theyfoundthatmicewholivedinthespotlightshowedsymptomsofdepression,/moresothanmicewhoenjoyedeighthoursofdarknessatnight./Interestingly,micewhocouldescapethelightbyduckingintoadarktube/alsoescapedtheworstofthedepression./Soflipthatlightswitchatyourownrisk./Becausetheartificialbrightnessthathelpskeepupcouldalsobringusdown.Dictation20London2012OlympicGames2012奥运会（154Afterahard-foughtn,/Londonhasbeenawardedtherighttohostthe2012OlympicGames./TheUKcapitalsawoffcompetitionfromfourrivalcities:/Paris,Madrid,MoscowandNewYork./Londonerscannowlookforwardtothetransformationoftheircity/inthesamewayastheircounterpartsinBeijing./Indeed,therearemanysimilaritiesinthetwocities’approachtohostingthegames./Bothcitiesneedtoinvestindevelotheirinfrastructure/inordertocopewiththedemandsoftheevent./However,thiskindofinvestmentisfarfromcheap/—itisestimatedthatitwillcostaround$40billiontoprepareforthe2008games,/muchofwhichwillbespentontransportlinks./Nevertheless,thebenefitsof inganOlympiccitycanbeenormous/—Barcelona,whichhostedthe1992games,/wascompleyregeneratedandhassince eoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsintheworld./Dictation ic野餐（155AssummertimebeginsinBritain,peoplestarttofeeltheurgetogooutsidetoeat./Peoplelovetohaveaicwhenevertheweatherisgoodenough,/especiallypeoplewithchildren./It’sagreatwaytospendasunnyafternoon./EveninthecentreofLondon,onasunnyday,/theparksarefullofofficeworkerseatingtheirlunchoutsideonthegrass./Thatmightbeaprettybasicic/—ashop-boughtsandwichandabottleofwater./Butifpeoplearenningaiconthebeachoratthepark,/theywouldprobablypackacoolbag/withawholevarietyofhome-madesandwiches,snacks,cake,fruitandsoftdrinks./Theymighthaveaicrugtositon,andpapertesandcups./Universitystudentsenjoyhavingics,/andusuallytakealongsomekindofsportsequipment,/suchasaballinordertoburnoffsomeenergyafterlunch./Dictation22ChangingNameafterMarriage婚后改名（155Gettingmarriedisoneofthemostimportantdecisionsthata takesinone’slife./Thisisbecauseitisastepthathasthepotentialtoalterorchangeone’slifealtogether./Rightfromtheweddingdresstothehouse/thatthecouplewillliveaftertheirwedding,/isdecidedwithutmostcare./Animportantdecisionthatthe hastomakealongwiththeotherarrangementsforthewedding/istochoosebetweenone’smaidennameandspouse’sname./Thoughtraditionally,womenareexpectedtochangetheirname/fromtheirmaidennametotheirhusband’sname,/manywomennowadaysopttokeeptheirmaidennameaftermarriage,/mostlyforprofessionalreasons./Apartfromthis,therearewomenwhoadopttheirhusband’slastname/andkeeptheirmaidennameastheirsecondname./Also,therearecoupleswhomakeanewnamewithboththeirnames,/byseparatingthenameswithahyphen./Dictation23TheCompass指南针（153Amagneticcompassisadevicethathasbeenusedforcenturiesnow,/anditsutilityinhelpeoplefindtheirwayisundoubted./BeforetechnologygaveustheprivilegeofGPSnavigationsystems,/theactoffindingoutwhereyouareandwhichsideisnorth/wascarriedoutsimplywiththehelpofacompass./We’veallseenacompassatsomepointortheother,/andthishasalmostalwaysledustothequestion“Howdoesacompasswork?”/Theanswertothisquestioncanbeexined/throughtheconceptoftheearth’selectromagnetism./Simplyspeaking,acompassisbasicallyasmallmagnet/thathasaneedleattachedononeend./Theotherendofthemagnetisattachedtoalymovingpin./Whenthecompassisheldoutsteadily,/themagnet esparallelwiththemagneticfieldoftheEarth,/andthiscausesittopointnorth./Dictation24BallGames球类运动（157Ballgameshave eanintegralpartofmodernsociety./Theygiveusentertainmentprovidingusameanstosafelyourselvesfromstress./Therearemanydifferentballgamesthatcandothisforus./Somepeopleenjoyfootball,whileotherslikebasketball./Thesetwoballgamesarethemostpopularin ./Othergamessuchasbaseballaregrowinginappeal,yethavenot epopular./Thedevelopmentofthesegamesisinteresting./Basketballisoneofthefewsportswithaknowndateofbirth./Football,orsoccer,originallydevelopedfromtraitsfoundinbothandEurope./Ithasgrownto etheworld’smostpopularsport./InEurope,footballclubshavebeenestablished,/whichinturnhasbeencopiedintherestoftheworld./Thesefootballclubstrainyers/whomaylatergoyfortheirnationsintheWorldCup./Thisisthemostwatchedballgamechampionshiponthenet./Dictation25WaterSports水上运动（145Thehistoryofman’sinvolvementwithwatersports/stretchesbackbeforehistorywaswrittendown./Itisahistoryofthedevelopmentoftechnologyaswellashumanphysicalachievement./Manfirsttooktowaterinboatsthatsailedaroundtheworld/withnothingbutthestarstoguidethem./Theseasandriverswereamysterytobefeared,/forlurkedunknowncreaturesanddeathbydrowning./Fewactuallyventuredintothewater./Asasport,however,watersportssuchasswimming,diving,/andwaterpoloarenewcomparativelytothoseonland./Probablytheoldestoneisrowinginarowboat./Thisisseeninmoderngamessuchascompetitions/betweenrowingclubsinBritishandAmericanuniversities./OlympicWaterSportsbeganwithswimmingbutdidnotendthere./Thedifferentkindsofwatersportssuchasdivingorwaterskiingcamelater./Dictation26FamousUniversities名校（140Manycountrieshaveexcellentuniversities./Thereare,however,fewworldfamousones./Theseuniversitieshaveachievedtheirfame/throughacombinationofboththeirage/andthehighlevelsofqualityintheirinstruction./Throughouttheirhistories,/eachonehasbeenatestinggroundfortheleadershipofthenation./IntheUnitedStates,HarvardandYaleattractthousandsofforeignstudents/whowouldusewhattheylearnfortheadvancementoftheirownnations./Inthisway,theseschoolshavedevelopedaninterestingmethodofinternationalcommunication./Graduatesaroundtheworldareabletoconnectwitheachother/byhavinggraduatedfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld./Leadersineveryfield,whetherernmentofficialsorground-breakingscientists,/whograduatedfromthesameschoolhaveadirectlinktoeachother/andunderstandeachothermuchbetter./Dictation27IdealLife理想人生（157Theideallifeisonethatmanypeoplewouldliketopursue,yetfewachieve./Thebalancebetweendreamsandrealityisonethatisdifficultto e./Manypeoplechooseavocationinthehopes/thatitwouldbringthemwealthandsuccess./However,afteryearsoflaborintheirchosenfield,theybegintohatetheirjobs./Thisismainlybecausetheyhaveneglectedotherpartsoftheirlivesinsearchofthissuccess./Thesepeopledevotetheirlivestoworking/andareunabletoseparatethemselvesfromtheirwork./Theyfindthatitmaynotbeenough./Somehavejobswheretheirprinciplesandemotionalhealth/arechallengedbydishonestyorbadworkenvironments./Thesepeoplecanbeginto einfluencedbytheenvironmentinwhichtheywork,/leadingtoalorhealthproblems./Thischoiceisnotapermanentsituation,however,/asmanypeoplehavechosentochangethevaluesoftheirlives.Dictation28R