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专四听力
OnepersoninfourinBritainis,apparently,superstitious,andthey'lldoeverythingfromhanginghorseshoesovertheirfireplacetocrossingtheirfingers,touchingwoodandabsolutelyneverwalkingunderathey'recarefulaboutcatsaresupposedtobethefamiliarsofwitches,soifoneisfollowingyouit'sdefinitelybadluck-awitchisafteryou!
Ontheotherhand,ifonecrossesyourpathandcontinuesthenit'sgoodluckbecauseithasn'tnoticed,insomeplacesthebeliefsaredifferent-soitpaystoknowwhereyourblackcatcomesfrom!
Oldsuperstitionslingerevenintoday'smodernauthorPhilipPullmandrewontheminhisawardwinningnovel"HisDarkMaterials".Thenovel,whichappealstobothchildrenandadults,hasbeenadaptedforradioandalsothetheatre.
Dictation2GraduateStudent研究生
Graduatestudentsspecializeinaparticularfieldofstudytobecomeexpertsinthisfieldandtolearnnewadvancesintheirfieldswhiletheyearnan.orwhentheygetanM.A.inonefieldtheybeginstudyinganotherhopethatwhentheyearntheirgraduatedegreestheywillsucceedinfindingimportanthopetogetjobsthatareinterestingandhighlifeofagraduatestudentisoftenareusuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodtheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesfortheirgiveupstudyingbeforetheygettheirmostkeeponworkingattheirstudiesuntiltheytoday'sworld,mostgraduatestudentsdon'tregretspendingtimewiththeirarefindingthatnewdevelopmentsareoccurringinallmanygraduatestudyhasbecomeanecessity.
Dictation3AprilFool'sDay愚人节
1stAprilisadaytobecareful,oryoucouldeasilygettrickedby'sAprilFool'sDay,adaywhenpeopletraditionallyliketotrytomakeafoolofsomeoneelseandlaughatarelotsoftheoriessurroundingtheoriginsoftheday,butoneexplanationisconnectedwiththechangeinthecalendarinthe16thcentury,whichmeantthat1stAprilwasnolongerthebeginningofthewhostillcelebratedtheNewYearon1stAprilwerecalledwhatkindofpranksdopeopleplayonAprilFool'sDay?
Well,therearelotsofsimpletricksthatyoucanplayonyourexample,youcouldwearablacksweaterandpullapieceofwhitethreadthroughit,sothatpeopletrytopullitcouldchangethetimeonsomeone'salarmclocksothatthey'relateforwork.
Dictation4LivingOnline网上生活
Howdoyoumeetnewpeople,makenewfriends,orfindoutaboutthelatestbands?
HereintheUKyoungpeoplehavetraditionallydonetheirsocializinginbars,pubsand,thereisanewgenerationgrowingupthatfindsiteasiertomanagetheirsociallivesonthenet,usingfreewebsiteslikeMySpace,BeboorMSNSpaces.
Welcometothesocialnetworkingwebsite-aplacewhereyoucanpresentyourselftothedigitalcommunityandmeetotherlike-mindedmostsuccessfulsocialnetworkingwebsiteintheUKisofJuly2006,MySpaceistheworld'sfourthmostpopularEnglish-languagewebsite,attractingalmost3millionvisitorsperclaimstohave95millionmemberswith500,000newmembersjoiningthecommunityeachhowhasitbecomesosuccessful?
Perhapsitssecretisinitsnewmembercanbuildtheirownpagesimply-uploadingphotos,videosandMP3files.
Dictation5Mother'sDay母亲节
Doesyourmotherknowhowmuchyouappreciateher?
Well,Mother'sDayisthetimetoshow'sachancetosay'thankyou',ortotellyourmumhowmuchyouloveBritain,Mother'sDay,orMotheringSunday,
fallsonadifferentdayeachyear,becauseittakesplaceafewweeksbeforethefestivalofitisalwaysintheearlyspringtime,whichseemsappropriate,astheseasonwhennewplantsemerge,andbabybirdsandanimalsareborn.
IntheUSA,Mother'sDaytakesplacealittlelater,inMay,andmanyothercountriesalsocelebratetheirmothersondifferentdaysofthebeganmanyyearsago,whenchildren,especiallygirls,asyoungas10wouldliveandworkawayfromhome
ashousemaidsandothertypesofSundaywasadaywheneveryonewasallowedtogototheirhomevillageortown,andvisittheirmothers.
Dictation6OnlineShopping网上购物
WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,buyingpresentsisahighpriorityforalotof,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomes
tobrowsearoundthedayslotsofpeoplecandotheirshoppinginthecomfortoftheirownhomewiththehelpoftheshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons;pricesareoftenloweronline,youdon'thavetoqueueupinbusyshopsandyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimaginablewithjustafewclicksofyourtrendsareoftenmale-dominatedbutthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomoreshoppingontheinternetthanseemswomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceofonlineshoppingthantheyusedtobe.
AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto240poundscomparedtotheslightlyloweraverageof233poundsformen.
Dictation7RealityTV真实电视
ThelatestfashiononBritishTVisRealityTVmeansthatshowsfollowandfilmordinarypeopleinanartificialcouldbeatwork,orinsomekindofofthefirstandmostpopularRealityTVshowsisBigBrother.
Inthisshow,15completestrangershavetolivetogetherinahousefor11arefilmed24hoursaday,andshownonweek,theviewersvotetoevictoneofthe,onlyoneisleft,andtheywintheprizemoney!
Theshowwasaninstanthit,andrunsinseveralhousematesoftenbecomestarsasaresultoftheshow,andappearinnationalnewspapersandonothershows.
AnotherverypopularshowisI'maCelebrity-GetMeOutOfHere!
Inthisshow,10celebritieshavetocompletetaskseachweek,suchaseatinginsects.
Dictation8School学校
Septemberistraditionallytheendofsummerandthebeginningofautumnintheisalsothemonthwhenchildrengobacktoschoolaftertheirlongsummeraretwotypesofschoolinschoolsarepaidforbythegovernment,soarefreetoSchoolsareprivate,whichmeansyouhavetopaytoschooldayusuallystartsat9inthemorningandfinishesaround4,withbreaksforlunchofcourse!
Inmanyschools,youhavetowearauniformstartschoolwhentheyare5yearsiscalledprimaryschool,
andlastsuntilthechildis11whenheorshewillgoontoseniorschooliscompulsoryfrom11until16yearsof16,studentstakenationalexaminationscalledGCSE'this,studentscanstayatschoolforanother2years
andtakeALevelexaminations.
Dictation9TheModernFamily现代家庭
Fatherleavesforworkinthemorningaftertwochildrentakethebustoschool,andmotherstayshomecookingandcleaninguntilfatherandthekidsreturnhomeintheisthetraditionalpictureofahappyfamilylivinginpast20yearshaveseenenormouschangesinthelivesandstructureoffamiliesinbiggestchangehasbeencausedbymanyas2outof3marriagesnowendindivorce,leadingtoasituationwheremanychildrenlivewithoneparentandonlyseetheotheratweekendsorhasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwholargeriseindivorceshasmeantmanywomenneedtoworktosupportthemselvesandtheirwhenthereisnodivorce,manyfamiliesneedbothparentstoworkinordertosurvive.
Dictation10Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节
On25thSeptemberthisyear,peoplealloverChinawillbegettingtogethertoeatwiththeirfamilies,lookatthemoonandcelebrateoneofthebiggestfestivals
intheChineselunar,thecelebrationsstretchfarbeyondthebordersofintheUKeventsaretakingplaceforChinesepeoplelivinghere,andtoteachthepeopleofBritainmoreaboutthispopularSohoTheatreinLondonconductedastudywhichshowedthatChineseLondonersdon'tengagemuchwiththeartsaresult,'MoonwalkingInChinahasbeencreatedtocelebratetheMid-Autumnisnonormaltheatreproductionthough,asitdoesn'ttakeplaceintheprofessionalsandvolunteersfromthelocalcommunitywilltakeaudiencesaroundthestreetsofSohoonamagicallantern-litwalkthroughthelandmarksandbackstreetsofChinatown.
Dictation11TheDragon龙
WhenmanypeopleinthewestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthethem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathespopularlegendstellofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulChinesepeoplehowever,thedragonisnotanevil'saculturalandspiritualsymbol
forprosperityandgooddragon'smaintaskistocreateharmonyandbringarecelebratedinartandarchitecture,andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopularofChinesehavetheword'long',meaningdragon,aspartoftheirisn'ttheonlycountrytohavethedragonasitssymbol.
Wales,oneofthefourcountriesintheUK,hasareddragonproudlydisplayedonitsonlyothercountryintheworldwithadragononitsflagisBhutan,thetinycountrybetweenChinaandIndia.
Dictation12RainyBritain阴雨的英国
Britainisfamousaroundtheworldforitsrainyweather,butmanypartsofthecountrythisJuneareexperiencingmuchmorerainthantheyhaveeverseendownpourshavecausedriverstobursttheirbanks,roadshavebeenclosedandmanypeoplehavebeenevacuatedfromtheirhomesbecauseoftheworsthitareaseemstobethenorthofhaveevenbeenfatalitiesaspeoplegotstuckintherainorwerewashedawaybythewarningshavebeenissuedinmanypartsoftheUKanditissaidthatoveramonth'sworthofrainhasfalleninjustthelastcoupleofrainhasalsocausedchaos
atsomeofBritain'sfamousJuneGlastonburyfestivalisafour-day-longoutdoormusicfestivalandwhileitistraditionallyquiterainyandmuddythere,
thisyearwasparticularlybad.
Dictation13Christmastraditions圣诞节传统
TherearemanywaystocelebrateChristmas,andsomeBritishpeopleliketogoonholiday,gooutforlunchtoarestaurant,orspendthedaywithmostpeople'sideaofatraditionalChristmasinvolvesspendingafewdayswiththeirfamily-sometimestheir
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