四级考试短文朗读与背诵.docx
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四级考试短文朗读与背诵
四级考试短文
朗读与背诵
1.TheAdvantagesofBicycleRiding
Bicycleridinghasmanyadvantages.Itistheleastexpensivewayoftravelingapartfromwalking.Ifyoutravelbybicycle,youdon'thavetobuygasasyoumustwhenyoudrivecars.Besides,itdevelopsmuchlessmechanicaltroublesthanacar.
Bicycleridingisespeciallygoodforhealth.Itisgoodexercise.Ifyougotoworkbyridingabicycleinsteadofdrivingortakingabus,youcanhaveabetterchanceofgettingenoughexerciseyouneedeveryday.Bicyclingisalsogoodforourenvironment.Itislessnoisyanddoesnotpollutetheair.IamgladtohaveriddenabicycletoschoolwhenIstudiedinthehighschool.
2.DescribinganUnforgettableExperience
A.Everybodyhassomeexperiencehecannotforget.Forme,themostunforgettableexperiencewastakingpartinanEnglishconversationtest.ThisoccurredaboutthreeyearsagowhenIhadtotakeanEnglishexamination,includingconversation,inordertogototheUnitedStates.
Englishwasmysecondlanguage;Ihaddifficultyevenwithreadingandwriting,nottomentionspeaking.NaturallyIwasverynervouswhenitwasmyturntofacetheexaminers,oneagentlemanandanotherayounglady.Theyaskedmesomethingaboutsports,sightseeing,Chineseculture,thepurposeofmygoingtotheStatesandsoon.Iwassimplytoonervoustobeabletomakeanysensibleanswer.Infact,Icouldhardlyopenmymouth.Theinterviewtookabouttenminutes,butitseemedyearstome.Whenitwasover,myshirtwasthoroughlywet.
ThiswasthefirsttimeItalkedtoforeignersinEnglish.ThiswasanexperienceIamnotlikelytoforget.
B.OnedaywhenIwasachild,Isawanadaboutamissingdoginthepaper.AsmynextdoorneighborhadaGermanshepherdliketheonedescribedinthead,Icalledtheownerofthemissingdogtotellhimthat.Ialsogavehimmyneighbor'stelephonenumber.
IhadalmostforgottenaboutthewholethingwhenIheardmyneighbortalkinginaloudvoiceonenight.Irushedtothewindowimmediatelytoseewhatwasgoingon."Iamsorry,butthisdogreallybelongstous.Wehavekeptitforalmosteightyearsnow,"myneighborwasexplainingtoatallstranger.
SuddenlyIfeltratherguilty,formychildishsuspicionofmyneighborseemedtotallyunjustified.ButIdidn'thavethecouragetotellhimthatitwasIwhohadcausedhimallthistrouble.Ihavebeensilentaboutthisthinguntilnow.
3.AnEmbarrassingExperience
Asisoftenthecase,sometimelastmonthIwalkedonthestreetandfoundsomeonesmilingoreventryingtotalktome,butIcouldn'trecallwhoheorshewasatall.IfeltsoillateasethatallIdidwasonlytogentlystandthereandtrymybesttosmileasbrightlyaspossible.
Onedaysuchathinghappenedagain.WhileIwasgreetingthatbeautifulgirl,acrazyideacameintomymindthatIdecidedtokeepontalkingwithherthoughIdidn'tknowher.Luckily,wehadapleasantconversationfortenminutes.Butwhensayinggood-byetoeachother,webothsuddenlyfoundshehadmistakenmeformyeldersister.Whatanembarrassingexperienceitwas!
4.TheComputerandI
Computersplayanimportantroleinthemodernworld.Todaytheyareusedinmanyareasofhumanactivities,suchasbusiness,industry,science,andeducation.Thedevelopmentofcomputershasalsocreatedmanyattractivejobopportunities.I'macollegestudentmajoringinmathematicsandassuchIknowquitewellthepowersofthecomputer.Theyhaveevolvedasanaturalconsequenceofman’sgrowingneedforfastandaccuratecalculation.TomakemyselfbetterequippedinmyfieldofstudyIhavelearnedseveralcomputerlanguagestocommunicatewiththecomputer.Myexperiencetellsmethatifwewanttobecomecompetentusersofthecomputerwemustkeepupwithitsdevelopment.Becausemodernindustrializedsocietyneedscomputerstoperformawiderangeoftasks,Ithinkageneralknowledgeofsuchwonderfulmachinesisquitenecessaryformostofus.
5.LearningEnglish
ItgoeswithoutsayingthatEnglishplaysanimportantroleinourmodernsociety.Englishisaninternationallanguage.Whereveryougo,youcanhearEnglishspokenbymanypeople.Fromthispointofview,itistruethatEnglishisimportanttoourdailylife.LearningEnglishislikelearningtoswimorlearningtoplayball.Ourprimarytroubleisthatwehavetackledthestudyoflanguagefromthewrongend.Wearelike themanwhothinkshecanlearntoswimonlybyreadingbooksaboutswimming.Inactuality,welearnbydoing.Thegrammaticalrulesarevaluableasweplungeintothelanguageandneedsomeassistance.Inthesameway,advancedinstructionsaboutswimmingarehelpfulaswelearnsomethingfromactualexperienceinthewater.Butreadingbooksnevermakesaswimmerandlearningrulesnevermakesapracticallinguist.TheregularprocedureinlearningEnglishinvolveslisteningfirst,tobefollowedbyspeaking.Thencomesreading,andfinallythewritingofthelanguage.ThewayyoulearnEnglishis muchthesameasthewayyoulearnedyourownlanguage.Firstofallyoumustlistenandthenrepeatandrepeatuntilyoucanusethelanguageeasily.Inotherwords,youhavetobuilduplanguagehabitsinEnglishjustasyoubuildupEnglishhabitsinyourownlanguage.Tosumup,wemustbearinmindthatnobodycanlearntoswimforyou.Nobodycanlearntoplayballforyou.NobodycanlearnEnglishforyou.It'suptoyou.Youmustlearnforyourselfandyouwilllearnifyoureallywanttoandarewillingtopractice.
6.Home-AJoyForever
Homemeansalottome.“Beiteversohumble,thereisnoplacelikehome.”Iappreciatethewarmthofmyhome,andregarditasoneofthebrightestanddearestspotsonearth.ItistheplacewhereIcantakerefugewheneverImeetwithdifficulties,failuresandevenfrustrationsinmydailylife.Athome,mydearparentsandbrothersandsisterswillcomfortmeandcheermeup.Andwiththeirconcernandencouragement,Iwillregainmyself-confidenceandmusterupallmystrengthandcouragetofacethesternrealitiesoflife.Tome,homeisforeverajoywhereIcanalwaysfindlove,understanding,careandhelp.
家对我意义重大。
「不管家是多么简陃,家是世界上最好的地方。
」我珍视家庭温暖,并且认为家是世界上最光辉的地方之一。
每当我在日常生活中遭遇到困难、失败甚至挫折时,家就是我寻求庇护之所。
在家中,我亲爱的父母和兄弟姊妹会安慰我a、鼓励我。
而有了他们的关心与鼓舞,我将恢复自信,并能鼓起我的所有的力量和勇气,来面对严酷的生活现实。
对我而言,家永远是一种喜悦,我总是可以在其中找到爱、了解、关怀与帮助。
7.LifeinBigCity
Largemoderncitiesaretoobigtocontrol.Theyimposetheirownlivingconditionsonthepeoplewholiveinthem.Personslivingincitiesareobligedbytheirenvironmenttotakeawhollyunnaturalwayoflife.Theylosetouchwiththelandandrhythmofnature.Itispossibletolivesuchanair-conditionedexistencethatyouarebarelyconsciousoftheseasons.Afewflowersinapublicpark(ifyouhavetimetovisitit)mayremindyouthatitisspringorsummer.Afewleavesclingingtothepavementmayremindyouthatitisautumn.Beyondthat,whatisgoingoninnatureseemstotallyirrelevant.Allthesimple,goodthingsoflifelikesunshineandfreshairaredifficulttoobtain,andthereforearehighlyvalued.Tallbuildingshidethesuncompletely.Trafficfumespollutetheatmosphere.Eventhedistinctionbetweendayandnightislost.
8.AbilityandGoodLooks
1.传统观点认为能力比相貌重要。
2.现在有人认为相貌比能力重要。
3.我的观点是:
Oldpeopleusuallytelltheyoung:
“Don’tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.”Thismeansabilityismoreimportantthanappearance.Indeed,we’veseensomanybrilliantsbutnotatallgood–lookingpeople.Inthefilm“Mozart”,anoperasinger,repeatsthisviewbysaying:
“Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsme.”Forher,thepreferenceshowsone’staste.
However,nowadays,withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingmuchemphasisonthelooks,theappearanceofthejob-applicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanabilitybecausemanybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon’thavemuchtalent.
Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthanthegoodlooks,becauseitdemonstratesone’sownself-cultivation.Itshowstheeffortsandthegloryofacquiringsomethingthroughone’shardworkwhereasgoodlooksbespeaknostruggleoftheindividual.Goodlooksarepleasant,butifwehavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I’llchooseabilitybecauseitreallyshowssomethingofmyownself.
9.Self-confidence
1.自信是一种重要的心理因素,建立在对自我的知识掌握做出确评价的基础之上。
2.自信有利于成功。
3.自信不同于自负。
Self-confidencereferstothefirmbeliefinone’scapabilitytodosomethingwell.Inmanycases,self-confidenceiscrucialtoone’ssuccessbecauseit,ontheonehand,providesasolidpsychologicalgroundforone’sworkland,andontheotherhand,itisbasedonanevaluationofone’sunderstandingofacertainkindofknowledgedonebyoneself.
Self-confidenceisanimportantpsychologicalfactorinourwork.Wecansafelydrawtheconclusionthatbeinggiventhesamekindofwork,aself-confidentpersonwillfindtheworkmucheasierthanonethatholdsagloomyviewonone’sownability.Similarly,whenfacingapatient,thedoctorwhoisquiteconfidentofhisdiagnosisismorelikelytogivemuchcomforttothepatient.Therefore,amoresatisfyingresultwillbeachieved.Self-confidenceofadoctorgreatlyinfluenceshispatient’smood.
However,weshouldn’tconfuseself-confidencewithconceit.Theformerisbasedonathoroughunderstandingofknowledgeonehasacquiredwhereasthelatterisn’t.Conceitmaymakepeoplesucceedtemporarily,butthatwon’tlast;nevertheless,self-confidenceisforeverahelp,astimulustoone’ssuccess.
10.KeyFactorstoSuccess
1.Thefirstkeyfactortosucce
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