2023年冲击波专四听写合集

Passage1ProfessorBumble

ProfessorBumbleisnotonlyabsent-mindedbutshort-sightedaswell./Hismindisalwaysbusywithlearnedthoughtsandheseldomnoticeswhatisgoingonaroundhim./

Onafinedayrecentlyhewentforawalkinthecountryside./Butasalwayshereadthebookashewalked./Hehadn'tgonefarwhenheranintoalargecowandfelldown./Hehadlosthisspectaclesinthefall,andhethoughthehadstumbledoverafatlady./"Ibegyourpardon,madam,"hesaidpolitelybeforesearchingforhisglasses./Assoonashehadputtheglasseson，herealizedhismistake./

Soonhewasconcentratingonhisbookagainandpayingnoattentiontoanythingelse./Hehadscarcelybeenwalkingforfiveminuteswhenhefelloveragain,/losingbothhisbookandhisglasses./Thistimehebecameveryangry./Seizinghisumbrellas,hestruckthe"cow"inanger./Then,afterfindinghisglasses,herealizedwithhorrorthathehadmadeasecondmistake./Alargefatwomanwasrunningawayfromhiminterror./

Passage2Teamwork

Teamworkisjustasimportantinscience/asitisontheplayingfieldorinthegym./Scientificinvestigationsarealmostalwayscarriedoutbyteamsofpeopleworkingtogether./Ideasareshared,experimentsaredesigned,dataareanalyzed,/andresultsareevaluatedandsharedwithotherinvestigators./Groupworkisnecessaryandisusuallymoreproductivethanworkingalone./

Severaltimesthroughouttheyearyoumaybeaskedtoworkwithoneormoreofyourclassmates./Whateverthetaskyourgroupisassigned,/afewrulesneedtobefollowedtoensureaproductiveandsuccessfulexperience/

Whatcomesfirstistokeepanopenmind/becauseeveryone'sideasdeserveconsideration/andeachgroupmembercanmakehisorherowncontribution./Secondly,itmakesajobeasiertodividethegrouptaskamongallgroupmembers./Thirdly,alwaysworktogether,taketurns,andencourageeachotherbylistening,clarifyingandtrustingoneanother./Mutualsupportandtrustoftenmakeagreatdifference./

Passage3MistakesAreGoodTeachers

Afterthebirthofmysecondchild,Igotajobatarestaurant.Havingworkedwithanexperiencedwaitressforafewdays,Iwasallowedtowaittablesonmyown.WhenSaturdaynightcame,Iwasluckilygiventhetablesnotfarfromthekitchen.However,Istillfeltalittlehardtocarrytheheavytrays.SoImovedslowly,mindingeverystep.IrememberhowhappyIwaswhenIsawthetraystandingnextthetables.ItlookeddifferentfromtheoneIwastrainedon.Ithadnicehandleswhichmadeiteasiertomovearound.IwaspleasedwitheverythingandbegantobelieveIwasanaturalatthisjob.Then,anoldmancametomeandsaidthatwashiswife’swalker.Istoodfrozenasice,butmyfacewasonfire.Sincethen,Ihavelearnedtobemorecarefulandnottobetoosureofmyself.

Passage4TimeHasthePowertoChangeAttitude

Lastweek,myyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhome.

Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsome,successfulmandevotedtohisworkandfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asaschoolgirlandyoungadult,Ifearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.

Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wedidsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,andlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scriticalairandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,whoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?

Thenextday,mydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosettohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.

Passage5ExperiencesSpeak

Therearemanydifferentwaysofseeingatownforthefirsttime.Oneofthemistowalkaroundit,guidebookinhand.Ofcourse,wemaystudywithourguidebooksthehistoryandspecialdevelopmentsofatownandgettoknowthem.Butthen,ifwetakeouttimeandstayinatownforawhile,wemaygettoknowitbetter.Whenwelookitasawhole,webegintohavesomequestions,whicheventhebestguidebooksdonotanswer.Whyisthetownjustlikethis,thisshape,thisplan,thissize?

Hereeventhebestguide-bookfailsus.Wecan’tfindinittheinformationabouthowatownhasdevelopedtothepresentappearance.However,wemaygetsomeideaofwhatitusedtolooklikebywalkingaroundthetown.Apersonalvisittoatownmayhelponebetterunderstandwhyitisattractivethanjustreadingaboutitinaguidebook.

Passage6RepresentativesofCivilization:Pottery

Ancientpeoplemadeclaypotterybecausetheyneededitfortheirsurvival.Theyusedthepotstheymadeforcooking,storingfood,andcarryingthingsfromplacetoplace.Potterywassoimportanttoearlyculturesthatscientistsnowstudyittolearnmoreaboutancientcivilizations.Themoreadvancedthepotteryintermsofdecoration,materials,glazesandmanufacture,themoreadvancedthecultureitself.TheartisanwhomakespotteryinNorthAmericatodayutilizeshisorherskillandimaginationtocreateitemsthatarebeautifulaswellasal,transformingsomethingordinaryintosomethingspecialandunique.ThepotterusesoneoftheEarth'smostbasicmaterials,clay.Claycanbefoundalmostanywhere.Goodpotteryclaymustbefreefromallsmallstonesandotherhardmaterialsthatwouldmakethepottingprocessdifficult.Themostimportanttoolspottersusearetheirownhands;however,theyalsousewirelooptools,woodenmodelingtools,plainwire,andsponges.

Passage7WordsCanMakeaDifference

OnAugust26,1999,NewYorkCitywasstruckbyaterriblerainstormduringthemorningrushhourthatcausedthestreetstoflood.

Manypeoplewhoweregoingtoworkwereforcedtogohome.Somebattledtocallataxi,getabusorwalkmilestogettowork.Isoondiscoveredmostofthesubwaylineshadstoppedservice.Ifinallyfoundanoperatingline,butthereweresomanypeoplethatIcouldn’tinitiallygettotheplatform.Finally,Igottomyoffice,wetthrough,andexhausted.

Afteranunenjoyablyday,Garth,myDirector,sentane-mailtoeveryone:

“Thankstoeveryonewhoreportedtowork.Itisalwaysreassuringwhenemployeesshowtheirdevotiontotheirjobs.Thankyou.”

Garth’semailwasshort，butwelcomed.Itmademerealizethatevenwhentimesaretough,afewwordscanmakeabigdifference.

Passage8FairyTales

TalesofthesupernaturalarecommoninallpartsofBritain.Inparticular,therewasabeliefinfairies.Notallofthesefairiesarethefriendly,people-lovingspritesthatappearinDisneyfilms,andinsomefolktalestheyarecruelandcausemuchhumansuffering.ThisistrueinthetalesabouttheChangeling.Thesetellthestoryofamotherwhosebabygrowssickandpaleandhaschangedsomuchthatitisalmostunrecognizabletotheparents.ItwasthenfearedthatthefairieshadcomeandstolenthebabyawayandreplacedthehumanbabywithafairyChangeling.Inthosecasestherewasoftenawaytogettherealbabyback.YoucouldplacetheChangelingonthefire--thenitwouldriseupthechimney,andyouwouldhearthesoundoffairies’laughterandsoonafteryouwouldfindyourownchildsafeandsoundnearby.

Passage9Self-Image

Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.

Itmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjective,andtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthose,youwillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.

Passage10Shopaholics

Thewordaddictionusuallymakesyouthinkofalcoholordrugs,butinmodern-daysocietyweareseeingsomenewkindsofaddictions.Somepeoplearecompulsiveshoppers.Othersfinditimpossibletopullthemselvesawayfromtheirwork.StillothersspendcountlesshourswatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.

Overtheyears,shoppinghasbecomeaverycommonactivity.Manypeopleenjoygoingtomallsorstoresmoreandmoreeveryday,butit’smorethanacommonhobbyforsomeofthem.Theyhaveturnedintoshopaholics.Theyarepeoplewhosimplyenjoyshoppingandwalkingaroundspendingmoneywithoutbeingabletostopdoingit.Theyarehookedonshoppingandusuallybuythingsthattheydon’tneed.Eventhoughtheydon’thaveenoughmoney,theybuyeverythingtheywant.

Whydotheyhavethisaddiction?Thereisn’taspecificanswer.Somepeoplegoshoppingwhentheyaresad,worried,upsetorlonely.Someeventendtohavethisaddictionwhentheyfeelguilty.

Passage11TimeManagement

Timeissomethingfromwhichwecan’tescape.Evenifweignoreit,it’sstillgoingby,tickingaway,secondbysecond,minutebyminute,hourbyhour.Sothemainissueinusingyourtimewellis,“Who’sincharge?”Wecanallowtimetoslipbyandletitbeourenemy.Orwecantakecontrolofitandmakeitourally.

Bytakingcontrolofhowyouspendyourtime,you’llincreaseyourchancesofbecomingamoresuccessfulstudent.Perhapsmoreimportantly,thebetteryouareatmanagingthetimeyoudevotetoyourstudies,themoretimeyouwillhavetospendonyouroutsideinterests.

Theaimoftimemanagementisnottoscheduleeverymomentsowebecomeslavesofatimetablethatgovernseverywakingmomentoftheday.Instead,theaimistomakeinformedchoicesastohowweuseourtime.

Passage12CharityShops

ThecharityshopisaBritishinstitution,sellingeverythingfromclothestoelectricgoods,allatverygoodprices.Youcangetthingsyouwon'tfindintheshopsanymore.ThethingIlikebestaboutthemisthatyourmoneyisgoingtoagoodcauseandnotintothepocketsofprofit-drivencompanies,andyouarenotdamagingtheplanet,butfindinganewhomeforunwantedgoods.

Mostofthepeopleworkinginthecharityshopsarevolunteers,althoughthereisoftenamanagerwhogetspaid.Over90%ofthegoodsinthecharityshopsaredonatedbythepublic.

Theshopshaveverylowrunningcosts:allprofitsgotocharitywork.Charityshopsraisemorethan￡110millionayear,fundingmedicalresearch,overseasaid,supportingsickandpoorchildren,homelessanddisabledpeople,andmuchmore.

Passage13PassiveLearning

Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively.Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it'snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.

Unfortunately,passivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsayandrumor.

That'swhathappensindailylife.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Then,too,mostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastory,tryingtoimproveonit,stampingitwiththeirownpersonalstyle.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.

Passage14Different“Styles”ofDirections

Itravelalot,andIfindoutdifferent“styles”ofdirectionseverytimeIask”HowcanIgettothepostoffice?”

InJapan,peopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,“Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”

InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwest,insteadoflandmarks,peoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.Forexample,peoplewillsay,“Gonorthtwomiles.Turneast,andthengoanothermile.”

PeopleinLosAngeles,California,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintime,notmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice?”youask.“Oh,”theyanswer,“it’saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”Yousay,“Yes,buthowmanymilesawayisit?”Theydon’tknow.

Passage15RainForests

Rainforestsarethelungsoftheplanet–storingvastquantitiesofcarbondioxideandproducingasignificantamountoftheworld’soxygen.Rainforestshavetheirownperfectsystemforensuringtheirownsurvival;thetalltreesmakeacanopyofbranchesandleaveswhichprotectthemselves,smallerplants,andtheforestanimalsfromheavyrain,intensedryheatfromthesunandstrongwinds.

Amazingly,thetreesgrowinsuchawaythattheirleavesandbranches,althoughclosetogether,neveractuallytouchthoseofanothertree.Scientiststhinkthisisadeliberatetactictopreventthespreadofanytreediseasesandmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsects.

Theyarenotcalledrainforestsfornothing!Rainforestscangenerate75%oftheirownrain.Atleast80inchesofrainayearisnormal–andinsomeareastheremaybeasmuchas430inchesofrainannually.Thisisrealrain.Injusttwohours,streamscanrisetentotwentyfeet.

Passage16JuanaLopez’sInvention

Oneday,JuanaLopezhadanideaforadishwashingmachinethatworkedwithoutusingwater.Shewenttoseeseveraldishwashermanufacturersaboutproducingthemachine,butnoneofthemwereinterested.Joannafoundinvestorstosupportherideaandfoundedherownproductioncompany.Shespentmillionsofdollarsondevelopingherdishwasher,anditwaslunchedthreeyearslater.Fromthenon,saleswereverygood,bettereventhanJoannahadhopped.ButGlobalDomestic,oneofthecompaniesthatshehasbeento,madeitsownwaterlessdishwasher.Joannaobtainedoneandfoundtheyusethetechnicalideasshehaddeveloped.Shehadobtainedlegalprotectionfortheseideassothatothercompaniescouldnotusethem.Afteralonglegalprocess,globdomesticwasforcedtostopmakingitscompetingdishwasherandtopayJoannaseveralmilliondollars.NowJoanna’swaterlessdishwasherhas40℅oftheworldwidedishwashermarket,andthisisincreasingeveryyear.

Passage17RisingSeaLevel

Latestresearchpredictsthattheglobalsealevelisexpectedtorise9to88centimetersby2100,witha“bestestimate”of50centimeters.Thisisduetoglobalwarmingwhichiscausingtheicecapstomelt.

Thisgreatriseofclosetoonemeterwouldthreatenhugeareasoflow-lyingcoastallandaswellasmajorcitiessuchasLondon,NewYorkandTokyo.

Inmanyplaces,50centimeterswouldseeentirebeachesbeingwashedaway.Onlow-lyingpacificislands,thehighestpointisonlytwoorthreemetersabovethecurrentsealevel.Ifthesealevelwastoriseby50centimeters,bigpartsoftheseislandswoulddisappearunderthewater.Eveniftheyremainabovethesea,manyislandnationswillhavetheirsuppliesofdrinkingwaterreducedbecauseseawaterwillpollutetheirfreshwater.

Therearealsotensofmillionsofpeoplelivinginlow-levelcoastalareasofsouthernAsia,suchasthecoastlineofPakistanandIndia,whowouldbeindanger.

Passage18WhatIsaFather?

Afatherisapersonwhoisforcedtoendurechildbirthwithoutananesthetic.Hegrowlswhenhefeelsgoodandlaughsveryloudwhenheisscaredhalf-to-death.

Afatherneverfeelsentirelyworthyoftheworshipinachild'seyes.Heisneverquitetheherohisdaughterthinks.Neverquitethemanhissonbelieveshimtobe.Andthisworrieshimsometimes.

Afatherisapersonwhogoestowarsometimesandwouldruntheotherwayexceptthatwarispartofanimportantjobinhislife,whichismakingtheworldbetterforhischildrenthanithasbeenforhim.

Idon’tknowtherefathergoeswhenhedies,butI’veanideathat,afteragoodrest,whereitishewon'tjustsitonacloudandwaitforthegirlhe'slovedandthechildrenshebore.He'llbebusytheretoorepairingthestars,oilingthegates,improvingthestreets,smoothingtheway.

Passage19LittleBoy’sBigIdea

TheIntellectualPropertyOwnerAssociation(IPO)isrunningaprojecttoencourageyounginventors.SamuelHoughton,afive-year-oldboyhasbecometheyoungestBritontoholdapatentafterwatchinghisfatherstrugglinginthegarden.SamueldevelopedagardentoolafterwatchinghisfatherMarkusetwobrushestosweepupleavesoutsidetheirhouse.Hisfatherusedalargebrushtogatherleavesandsmallbranches,andthengotasmallbrushtopickupwhatwasleft.Samuelcameupwiththeideaforalabor-savingtool,whichhasbeenpatentedandnamedtheImprovedBroom.

Itisasimpleideathatcombinestwoordinarybroomswithdifferent-sizedbristlesandbrush-headstoenabledifferent-sizeddirttobesweptupmoreefficiently.“Thesmallonegetsthefirstbitsandtheoneatthebackgetsthoseleftbehind,Samuelexplains.

TheIPOsaysthatSamuelisitsyoungestknownpatentholder.

Passage20CulturalDifferences

Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Differentculturesemphasizetheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein"smalltalk",usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.

InmanyEuropeancountries—liketheUKorFrance—peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafesratherthanattheoffice.

EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalue;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionmorequickly.

Passage21Stress

Stressiswhatyoufeelwhenyoureacttopressure,eitherfromtheoutsideworldorfrominsideyourself.Stressisanormalreactionforpeopleofallages.

Mostpeoplethinkthatpressureisalwaysabadthing.Infact,alittlebitofstressisgood.Withoutstress,mostofuscouldn’tpushourselvestodowell,especiallyindifficultthings.

Peopleusuallycomplainaboutfeelingpressedfortimewhentheyareundercertainpressure.Itistruethatyoucan’talwayscontrolthethingsthatarestressingyouout,butyoucancontrolhowyoureacttothem.Thewayyoufeelaboutthingsresultsfromthewayyouthinkaboutthings.Ifyouchangehowyouthink,youcanchangethewayyoufeel.Trythefollowingtipstodealwithyourstress:

Makealistofthethingsthatarecausingyourstress.

Giveyourselfanexcuse.

Don'tpromisetodothingsyoucan'tdoordon'twanttodo.

Findsomeonetotalkto.

Passage22Loveisatelephone

Loveisatelephonewhichisalwayssilentwhenyouarehopingforacall,butringswhenyouarenotreadyforit.Asaresult,weoftenmissthelovecomingfromtheotherend.

Loveisatelephonewhichisseldomprogram-controlledordirectlydialed.Youcannotgetanimmediateanswerwithasimple“hello”,letalonegodeepintoyourlover’sheartwithonecall.Usuallyithastoberelayedbyanoperator,andyouhavetowaitpatiently.

Loveisatelephonethatisalwaysbusy.Whenyouarereadytodialforlove,youonlyfind,toyourdisappointment,thelineisalreadybeingusedbysomeoneelse.

Loveisatelephone,butitisdifficulttoknowwhentodial.Youwillmisstheopportunityifyourcalliseithertooearlyortoolate.

Passage23Jealousy

Theexperienceofjealousyvariesenormouslyfromagetoage,fromculturetoculture,fromcoupletocouple,frompersontoperson,andcanbedifferentwithinthesamepersonfromtimetotime.IntheUnitedStates,therehasbeenachangeofattitudetowardjealousyinrecentyears.“Normal”jealousy,whichhasbeenseenasaninevitableaccompanimentofloveandsupportofmarriage,hascometobeseenbysomeasevidenceofpersonalinsecurityandweaknessintherelationship,andthereforeathreattothepartnership.

Mostjealousflashescomefromfeelingleftoutofanactivityinvolvingyourpartnerandanotherpersonorotherpeople.Whenyourpartnerpaysattentiontoanother,yourfirstreactionistonotethattheyare“in”andyouare“out”.Youfeelexcluded,ignored,unappreciated.

Thiskindofexperienceisnotuncommon,anddealingwithitgracefullyispartoftheetiquetteofourtime.

Passage24DifferencesBetweenTelevisionandRadioAnnouncers

Whentelevisionfirstbegantoexpand,veryfewofpeoplewhohadbecomefamousasradioannouncerswereabletobeequallyeffectiveontelevision.Someofthedifficultiestheyexperiencedwhentheyweretryingtoadaptthemselvestothenewmediumweretechnical.Whenworkingonradio,forexample,theyhadbecomeaccustomedtoseeingonbehalfofthelistener.Thisartofseeingforothersmeansthatthecommentatorhastobeverygoodattalking.

Inthecaseoftelevision,however,theannouncerseeseverythingwiththeviewer.Hisrole,therefore,iscompletelydifferent.Heistheretomakesurethattheviewerdoesnotmisssomepointofinterest,tohelphimfocusonparticularthings,andtohelphimunderstandtheimagesonthetelevisionscreen.Unlikehisradiocolleague,hemustknowthevalueofsilenceandhowtouseit,atthosemomentswhenthepicturesspeakforthemselves.

Passage25TheAfricanElephant

TheAfricanelephant,thelargestlandanimalremainingonearth,isofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem.Asabigplant-eater,itlargelyshapestheforest-and-savannasurroundingsinwhichitlives,settingthetermsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat.

Itistheelephant'sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunderbushes,andpullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.

WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappears,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,greatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.

Passage26OperationsontheBrain

Itisdifficultfordoctorstohelpapersonwithadamagedbrain.Withoutenoughblood,thebrainlivesforonlythreetofiveminutes.

Dr.Whitethinksdoctorsshouldtrytomakethebrainverycold.Ifitisverycold,thebraincanlivewithoutbloodfor30minutes.Thisgivesthedoctorsalongertimetodosomethingforthebrain.

Dr.Whitetriedhisideaon13monkeys.Firsthetaughtthemtododifferentjobs.Thenheoperatedonthem.Hemadethemonkeys'bloodgothroughamachinewhichcooledtheblood,andthensentthebloodbacktothemonkeys'brains.Whenthebraintemperaturewas50degrees,Dr.Whitestoppedthebloodtothebrain.After30minutesheturnedthebloodbackon.Hewarmedthebloodagain.Aftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswereliketheywerebefore.Theywerehealthyandbusy.Eachonecouldstilldothejobsthedoctorhadtaughtthem.

Passage27Depression

Thedictionarydescribesdepressionasthestateoffeelingverysad,anxiousandhopeless.Thequestionhereiswhyonegetsdepressed.Isittheinabilitytodealwiththesituationorthehighstresslevelsthatcomewithsuccessorfailure?

Lifeisfulloftwistsandturns.Somearepleasantandsomearenotsopleasant,andsometimeseventerrible.Noonehasalackofproblemsinhisorherlife.Everyonehasapersonalsetofproblems.

Eventhepeoplewhoconstantlyhaveasmileontheirfaceshaveproblems.Theonlydifferenceisthattheyknowhowtodealwiththeproblemsandsmileaboutthefactthattheycanovercomethem.

Seasonalchangesarethemainreasonfordepressioninnature.Changeisunavoidable.Itmayhappeninnatureorinlife,butthewaythechangemakesusfeelissubjective1.Theydifferfrompersontoperson,alongwiththewayswedealwiththem.

Feelingdepressionisanormalphenomenon2,butlettingitovertake3uscompletelyisnotthebestthing.Therearenospecificrulesorconceptstodealwithit.Whateverwayapersonfeelsisthebestwaytodealwithitshouldbeadopted,butbesureitwillnothurtanotherperson.

Passage28WhiteNoise

Therearedifferentkindsofnoisewithdistinctfrequenciesthatareclassifiedbycolor，namely:whitenoise,pinknoise,brownnoise,bluenoise,andgraynoise.Belowisanoverviewofwhitenoise.

Generallyspeaking,whitenoiseisapartofthefullscaleofsoundfrequenciesahumanearcanrecognize.Whitenoiseisamixtureofsoundfrequenciesinequallevels.Itisaveryquietsoundthatisrelaxingandpleasanttotheearsofanyone.Anumberofpeoplesaythatitissimilartothesoundoftherainortheoceanwaves.

Whitenoiseofferscountlessbenefits.Thenoisecomesindifferentformsthatservedifferentpurposes.Somewhitenoiseworksbetterthanothersforparticularuses.Somepeoplemayfindsomewhitenoisesoundsmorepleasingthanothers.Moreover,whitenoiseissaidtohaveamorecalmingeffectthanmusicdoes.

Passage29CellPhone

Nowadays,withtherapiddevelopmentofITandinformationindustry,/cellphonesplayadominantroleinpeople’slife./Ontheonehand,themobilephoneisportableandconvenient./Beingwireless,youcancarrythemeverywherewithgreatease./Youcanreachapersonwhereverandhoweverfarawayheis./Ontheotherhand,itisafriendindeed./Wheneveryoucomeacrosstrouble,youcancallforhelpimmediately./

However,justaseverycoinhastwosides,/thecellphonealsohasitsmanydisadvantages./Somepeoplecomplainthatmobilephonesgiveunple