听力原文听写版(新东方在线)

第一篇：听力原文听写版(新东方在线)

2016年6月英语四级听力原文（听写版）

新东方在线

News report 1 The international labor organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing.In its latest update on global employment trends, the agency says projections of the number on unemployed people this year range from 210 million to nearly 240 million people.The report warns that 200 million poor workers are at risk of joining the ranks of people leaving on less than 2 dollars per day in the past 3 years.The director general of the international labor organization WS notes that some countries have taken measures to address the effects of the global crisis.However, he points out that many countries have not done so.And based on past experiences, it takes 4-5 years after economic recovery for unemployment to return to pre-crisis levels.Mr.S says the international organization is proposing a global job agreement to deal with unemployment.Mr.S: It’s key objective is to place the center of recovery efforts, measures will generate high levels of employment and provide basic social protection for the most vulnerable.1、What is the news report main about?

2、What does Mr.S say?

News Report 2 Big fast food chains in New York city have started to obey a first kind of its rule requiring them to post calorie on its menu.CN is with New York Department of Health.We wanted to give people an opportunity to actually see the calories before they purchase the food and make a decision and inform decision that if they want to make a healthier choice.If they want to eat fewer calories, they can.And we expect this will have a huge impact on obesity.And of course, if this has an impact on obesity, it will have an impact on diabetes, and heart disease, and high blood pressure.The new rules were introduced as part of anti-obesity campaign that also includes a recent city wide ban on artificial transfat in restaurant food.The menu rule only applies to restaurants that serves standard portion sizes and 15 or more locations nationwide.Starting last Saturday, chains big enough to fall under the rule will face penalties about 2000 dollars for not showing calorie information in a prominent sports on their menus, preferably next to the price.3.what are big fast food chains in New York cityrequire to do according to the new rule? 4.What will happen to big restaurant chains that violate the new rule?

News Report 3 Almost all companies recognize the importance of innovation today, but not many are able to integrate innovation into their business.A commentary in a … daily points out that innovation doesn’t mean piles of documents, it’s something more practical.The article says many people tend to assume that innovation just means create something new, but actually it’s more than that.It’s an attitude of doing thing.A company should find ways to innovate not just in products but also in functions, business models and processes.The article cites the global giant and gamble as an example, saying the real innovative company should develop an innovation culture, and use it as a primary tool for success.P and gamble has a proper innovation fun which offers bigger rewards for high risk ideas.It also has a special innovation facility for employees.sometimes their employees are released from their daily jobs for weeks, and spend their time interrupting in the innovation facility instead.In conclusion, the article says innovative ideas alone do not ensure success, it’s pointless unless their to turn inspiration into financial performance.5.What is the problem of many companies according to news report? 6.What do many people turn to think of the innovation? 7.What does the company gamble?

Section B Conversation 1 M: So, Linsy, do you like to text message on your cellphone? W:Yeah, I text message a lot.I don’t do it so much, I prefer to make a call if I’m in a hurry.Yeah, I go both ways.Sometimes I don’t want to talk to the person, I just want to ask him a question, so it’s much easier for me, just text message, if I call them, I have to have a long conversation.Yeah, I ….But I get off the phone pretty quickly ….Yeah, that’s true, you don’t talk a lot.So are you a fast messager? When I first get a cellphone, I was so …, I thought I’d never text message, but people can’t text message me.So I feel obliged to learn how to text message, so now I’m pretty fast , what about you? Actually, I have the opposite problem.When I first get my cellphone.I thought it was so cool the to text message to all my friends who have one.Aren’t pretty fast.., but it seems like now I don’t use so much.I got slower actually.Yeah, I’ve been text messaging, actually sort of has to do with your age.For example, people in high school, they text message a lot, but I asked my father, “do you text message?” and guess what he said? What? He said, he would never text message, he thinks it’s very childish and unprofessional to text message.Yeah, I could see what he means, it’s considered pretty informal to text message 8.what does the man say about himself? 9.what does the woman tend to do while she is on the phone? 10.why did the men text his friends when he first got his cell phone? 11.what does the woman’s father think of the text massage? childish

Conversation 2 Good morning, Mr.Johnson, how can I help you? well, I’d like to talk to you about Team Barn, the department manager.What seems to be the problem? Well, ever since Saudra left the department, I felt like I’ve been targeted to do all her work, as well as mine.I’m expected to attend many meetings.And I seem to be spending a lot of time doing unnecessary paperwork.I’m sorry to hear that.And on top of that, I’ve specifically asked if I could leave early last Friday, even though as I’ve finished my assignment, I was told to help.But surely, that’s a positive sign showing that Mr.Barn has a lot of trust in you.Yeah, but other colleague gets leave early and they don’t have such a lot of work to do.So you feel he’s making unrealistic demands on you? Yes, absolutely.Have you approached Mr.Barn about this particular problem? I tried, but it seems he just has no time for me.Well, at this stage, it would be better to approach him directly.If nothing else show you can solve the problem yourself before you take it further, makes it clear you’re not just a complainer.Why don’t you send him an email, requesting a meeting with him in private.Hmm, I feel a bit worry about his reaction.But, anyway I’ll send him an email requesting a meeting, and see what happens though, thanks for your advice.Good luck, let us know the outcome.12.what do we know about the man from the cover? 13.what is the man’s chief complaint?

14.how was the women interpret the facts that? 15.what did the women advise the man to do?

Section C Passage one

The massive decline in sleep happens so slowly and quietly that feel seems trend.because the growing attraction of the video games and endless TV channels.never disconnecting from work, no matter how it happened, millions of Americans are putting their health or …of their life even life endanger.new evidence shows why getting enough sleep is the top priority.Some 40% of the Americans get less than 7 hours.Believe between sleep and health, and bad sleep and disease is becoming clearer and clearer says L , Harvard University.For example, sleep duration has declined from some 8 hours 1950s to 7 in recent years, at the same time high blood pressure is becoming an increasing problem.Blood pressure are typically at lowest levels high during sleep people who sleepless and have high blood pressure, heart attack, diabetes, and other problems.Sleeping better may help fight of illnesses, when people sleep deprived their high levels of stress Hormons in their bodies which can decrease immune function says Doctor P of western university in Chicago, the university of Chicago study shows people who sleep well live longer so say goodnight sooner and it may help you stay active and vital to a right old age.16.What is the speaker mainly talking about? 17.What do we learn from the talked-about days of Americans? 18.What does the speaker say will happen to people who lack of sleep?

Passage 2

Parents and teachers will tell you not to worry when apply for a place in university, but in the same breath, they will remind you that it is the most important decision of your life.The first decision is your choice of course, it would depend on what you want to get out of university, what you are good at and what you enjoy.The next decision is where to apply.Aim high but within reason.Do you have the right commendation of subjects? And are your expectedgrades likely to meet into your requirements? The deadline is January 15th, but it’s better to submits your application early because universities began work as soon as forms rolling in.The most important part of the application is the much feared personal statement.This is your chance to convey bondless enthusiasm for the subject, so expression is for most.? and ineffective generalities, and make sure you give the concrete examples.Admission officers will read every personal statements that arrives.It’s not convincing if you say you have chosen a subject because you enjoy it.You have to get across what it is about a particular area that has inspired you.They will look for evidence that you have reflected and thought about the subject.Applicants should be honest.There is no point saying you run marathons if you are going to be out of breath arriving at the interview on the second floor.19.what is the first decision you should made when apply? 20.what is the most important part of the application? 21.what must applicants do in their personal statements?

Passage 3(motor car)Passage Three It is usually agreed that JC Benz built the first motor car in 1885.It was actually a tricycle with a petrol motor and XX.Soon, members of the royal family and other wealthy people to XX motory as a sport.Many of the early cars have two seats.There were no petrol XX and few garages.So every driver had to be his own engineer for the frequent breakdowns.By 1905, cars began to look like cars of today with head lamps with screen and number plates.Henry Ford’s Model T introduced in America in 1909, which cheaper because it was made on the assembly line.It brought cars close to both the rich and ordinary people.With the popularity of the car, registration became a must in 1903 with a motor car owner.Competency tests were introduced in 1955.Today the legal driving age of car in the UK is 17.You are not allowed to drive a car on XX until you pass the driving test.In 1958, Britain celebrated the opening of its first motor way, the Briston bypass.Until then, no one understood what a motor way was, not even a labor who were building it.The bypass held a new era in motor travel and was greeted with excitement and optimism.Service stations came with the motor way.And the legend of transport cafe was born.Of course, the service station has diversified greatly.But whether its English cooked breakfast or coffee and sandwich, one thing has remained the same, the XX.22/ what does the speaker say about the first motor car? 23/ what was the problem the cars in Britain? 24/ Why did HF’s Model T cars cost less? 25/ what do we learn about the bypass?

第二篇：2014年12月英语四级短文听力原文(新东方在线版)

2014年12月英语四级短文听力原文（新东方在线版）

新东方在线 沈阳新东方

2014年12月大学英语四级考试刚刚结束，新东方在线联合沈阳新东方四、六级名师团队第一时间对上午的四级考试进行点评。以下是短文听力原文：

【短对话听力原文】

1.M: take a look at this cater.Maybe we can find some gifts for Jean’s new house.W: Ok, but remember we can afford a lot.Q: what does the woman mean?

2.W： I am absolutely going nowhere about this statistics.M: How about going through them with you? Q: what does the man mean?

3.M: are you just starting the record, aren’t you ? Let’s begin on Page 55.W: Sorry.I am afraid I can begin right now.Q: What mean from the conversation?

4.W: remember.Carl’s arriving is at 226

W: thanks to reminding me.I thought it would be sometime in July.Q: what are the speakers talking about?

5.M： please excuse me for not attending the meeting yesterday.I am afraid I forgot to check the schedule.W: that’s all right.We have to rearrange the meeting at weekend.And everything went wrong.Q：what does it mean from the conversation.6.W: I didn’t fall sleep at least to 5 tomorrow.Q: what do we learn from the conversation?

7.,M: I got some bad news today.The star we are in is going to fall W: I am going to let you go.Q: What does the woman want to know? 8 W: what’s wrong? You smell like a fish.M:......Q: what’s man mean?

【短文理解听力原文】

Passage 1

Body language, especially gestures, varies among cultures.For example, a node of the head means “yes” to most of us.But in Bulgaria and Greece a node means “no” and a shake of the head means “yes”.Likewise, a sign for OK, forming a circle with our forefinger and thumb, means zero in France and money in Japan.Waving or pointing to an Arab business person would be considered rude because that is how Arabs call their dogs over.Folded arms signal pride in Finland, but disrespect in Fiji.The number of bows that the Japanese exchange on greeting each other, as well as the length and the depth of the bows, signals the social status each party feels towards each other.Italians might think your bored unless you use a lot of gestures during discussions.Many American men sit with their legs crossed with one ankle resting over the opposite knee.However, this would be considered an insult in Muslim countries, where one will never show the sole of the foot to a gust.Likewise, Americans consider eye contact very important, often not trusting someone who is afraid to look at you in the eye.But in Japan and many Latin American countries, keeping the eyes lowered is a sign of respect.To look apart in the eye is considered a sign of ill breeding and is felt to be annoying.Q16: What gesture do Bulgarians and Greeks use to express negative responses? Q17: What is likely to offend Arab business people? Q18: What is considered impolite in Muslim countries?

最后，新东方在线四六级辅导团队祝大家考试顺利。

第三篇：新东方英语六级听力规律05复合听写

关于速记

长难单词减缩法：写前几个字母difficult－ dif /enviroment－env

符号助记法：question＝？ /About＝≈ /数字直接写阿拉伯数字 about one kilogram＝≈1kg 奇偶填空法：第一遍1，3，5...第二遍2，4，6...第三遍查漏补缺。

填空注意动词时态和名词单复数！Address/lecture/speech/ Drop out 辍学 听句子的时候可以用自己的语言表达。同义词近义词可以转换。

有停顿的时候要加标点符号。

第四篇：新东方听力笔记

新东方TOEFL2001.10月班笔记--（第一部分：听力）

作者：joanphan网友提供

TOEFL复习笔记（第一部分：听力）

TOEFL听力主考思路

TOEFL听力的主题：校园生活

TOEFL听力不考的话题：politics religion campus violence(校园暴力)campus police(校园警察)human rights 等等unhappy的话题，TOEFL听力永远

考美国光明的一面。

如何提高听力水平？ 1． 语音问题 a)美语的发音

英 [α：] → 美 [æ] glass [α：] →[æ]

英 [o] → 美 [Λ] hot [o] → [Λ](美语的这个音界于[o]和[α：]之 间)美语r音的存在，只有在有字母r的时候才有 个别单词的发音：

diverse E [dai’v :s]→ A [d ‘v :s],且有r的音 hostile E['hostail]→ A['hΛs] b）连读，不爆破发音（失爆）连读：元辅音在一起，连读。run out of fit it in 失爆：爆破音：[b] [p] [t] [d] [g] 两个爆破音在一起，前一个爆破音就要失爆。Blackboard → blac(k)board I wen(t)downtown yesterday.c）跟读磁带（跟读一盘TOEFL听力磁带）d）语音语调 2． 词汇问题： a）表达口语化：

1）I’ve got to lose weight.2）Have you got the time?/↑ Got the time?(几点了？)3）Got time?(有空吗？言下之意：我想请你吃饭)4）Care to come?(=Would you like to come?)=Wanna come?(wanna=want to gonna=be going to)5）I got the feeling.(=I think.)6）I’m under the imparession.(=I remember.)7）The book is fat.（这本书很厚）8）a must-(h)ave（必备的）a must-see

（必看的）a must-eat

（必吃的）a must-play（必玩的）

9）I missed the beauty of„„(我曾错过的„„最美好的)b）词意TOEFL化：

student government 学生会

student council / student association 学生会 make up 补课/补考

c）词义多样化 反应顺序 考试频率 fix 修理，做饭(fix dinner)

serve 上菜，服务（网球）发球

order 订购，点菜，顺序（in order / out of order）paper 论文，报纸，身份证件，文件（papers），纸 3． 听力的思维：

a)对话场景化：听信号词/关键词→定位场景→话题 b)场景规律化

hit the spot=out of this world 棒极了（形容„好吃）it was hardly worth the money(形容食物太贵太难吃)I was broke.没钱了

save for the rainy days 存钱以备不时之需 open semame（哩语）„的开门砖，„的诀窍 c)思维学生化

TOEFL听力选项原则（适用于PART A）

1． 迅速看选项，找出其中相同、相似、相关的东西，确定场景，预测内容。2． 排除不符合TOEFL思路的选项，排除不合逻辑、常识的选项，排除读起来拗 口的选项。

3． 注意选项中的主谓及标志词。Δ主语（题）做题法： 4个选项主语不一致的时候，只要找对与对话中的主语一致的，即为正确答案。Δ标志词：如shuold表示“建议”，agree表示“同意”等等。4． 注意意思相反的两个选项，正确选项必居其一。5． 注意相似的两个选项 6． 注意有同义词的选项。7． 注意有反义词的选项。

8． 注意有同形异义词的选项。如：A.go to the park B.park the car park在对话中的含义不一样。

9． 注意数字及数字所修饰的名词n.10．在小对话题中听见什么不选什么。

TOEFL段落题题目特征： 对话2个，passage3个，一般一段4个问题。开头一条，结尾一条，终结两条。

开头：TOPIC句题：开头句型，开头语气和原词，重复率高的词：原词的数/概念 的重复。

场景：who what where why 中段：细节题 结尾题

TOEFL段落题解题思路：

1． 确定段落的主题（找相同相似相关的东西）2． 反推段落的问题

如果两个选项相似，正确答案必居其一

段落第一条是n./名词性短语，则是TOPIC题

段落中间是n/名词性短语，只要文中提到，就是正确答案。即：听到什么选什 么。

TOEFL对话段落题的题型：

1． 所听即所选（93、5、36）

2． 重复原则，重复多的就是答案（93、5、37）3． 强调原则，强调多的就是答案（93、5、38）4． 建议原则，有建议的就是考点。5．对话题结构特点：

开头：打招呼后，信息作为开头。结尾：最后一句。

TOEFL错题原因：

慢热（听时不看）Part A 走神（延长时间）连错（学会放弃）读题（先紧后松）

老题重要题型： 中间带but转折题：

1． 语气转折： 90.1.33/96.12.A14 2． 表单词多种含义 89.8.24/96.10.A2 对一般疑问句的回答: 1． 听清第二句开头的短结构 89、8、32 2． 间接回答一定表示反对 96、10、A12 3． 听不懂没关系（第二句长而绕），选一个否定答案就可以 96、8、30 4． 第一句语调特征：最后为升调 5． 第二句习语。

6． 把第一个的一般疑问句否定，就是答案。

虚拟语气题：(非直接条件句)∆ 答案反着给 eg:93.5.15 a）4种基本构成 1）if only 2）I wish 3）If clause a)与现在相反：从句用过去式，主句用would do b)与过去相反：从句用过去完成式（had p.p）主句用would have done b)注意虚拟语气的时态（虚拟语气的时态要往前推一个时态）

If I had a computer, I would have the paper in time.→ I need a computer.√

I didn’t have a computer.X(时态错)c)注意上下文的场景，注意虚拟愈气与真实条件句的区别： If he is the boss,things will be different.(真实条件句)→He is a boss.√

He isn’t a boss.√ d)正确答案的标志：

1)虚拟语气结构内部进行替换

quse: if only → ans: I wish 2)用否定直接表示实际情况（93、5、15）

3)表达一种无法实现的愿望，所以总是表达愿望不能实现的事情。regret pity bad„ a）标志结构：if only

I might have done sth if„ 90.1.A12/93.5.15 G）答案中陈述客观事实做答 98.8.国内13/98.10.19

建议题型：

第二句的建议为考点 97、1、18/97、5、8 一般参考第二句的建议

1）Why don’t you „? 建议 Why didn’t you„? 责备

2）You’d better trust him.你该相信他 You should no better than to 你本该做„ 3)hy not do„?

4)what if „? 要是这么做会„? 5)How does„sound

6)Shouldn’t „do sth? 7)What would you see to„? 你对„怎么看? 8)Have you check with sb? 有没有问过„? Have you checked sp? 你有没有去查过„地方? 9)What about „ / How about„? 10)Wouldn’t it be better if you do„? 你这样做不是更好吗? 11)It doesn’t hurt it you do„? 但做无妨 12）why+v.Why walk?(You should run!)Why run?(You should walk!)Why+v.表否定，“何必呢„”“干嘛呢„”

13)what do you think of„/ how do you like„征询意见

时间副词题：

1． 第二句出现的时间副词是考点（具体/抽象的时间）90、10、26/98、5、27 2． 时间副词的归纳及替换： 1）by and by do sth on short notice in next to no time in no time at all in two or three minutes in a/any moment minute

= quickly/fast second before long right now/away/off 2）before hand in advance = 提前 ahead of time 3）every now and then every so often every once in a while = 偶尔，有时 occasionally, sometimes at certain time on certain prrastion from time to time on and off at times

4）one step at a time

gradually A by A 结构：step / bot / little / word / piece / inch / line 5）weekly, each, yearly = every monthly 6）barely rarely hardly scarcely little 让某人做某事题：

1． 核心结构：have sb do sth / gey sb to do sth 2． 听清人名最重要 97.5.14/97.8.5 Oh,so题： 89．10．35/97、5、30 赞同题型：

标志结构：isn’t he ever„ 表示赞同 isn’t he although„

98．8．国内.8/89.1.30 偏词汇题型(生词)1.听到什么不选什么,答案中一般不带第二句的原词为对.96.1.NA.18 2.生词的意思,根据第二句问句猜意义 96.10.26 典型语气题: 1.重读,多表示抱怨、责备、不满意的语气

2.考语气词，一般出现在第二句开头 96、8、4/5 3.考语调：升调表示怀疑或不同意见，96、1、国内、23

降调表示肯定或加强语气，96、8、8/16 重复反问题型

第二句用反问语气说第一个人的话，再说出自己的话，考点为第二个人的第二句 话，一般为进一步强调或提出意见。如果听见的重复反问词为adj.，则表示加强

语气，进一步强调。如果不是adj.，则表示提出疑问。90．5．23/26 Would you mind题型 89.8.32 回答有两种： a）直接回答： not at all not at little not in the least not in the slightest b)间接回答（肯定表示反对）

Can you see I’m in the middle of sth / doing sth?(你没见我正在用„)

It’s on loan to sb.(„借给别人了)否定转移题型：

I didn’t take Tom to swim in the pool yesterday.重读Tom, 表示没带Tom 去游泳。

重读 yesterday, 表示带Tom 去游泳，但不是昨天。重读 pool，表示带Tom去游泳，但不是在游泳池。

重读 swim，表示带Tom昨天去了游泳池，但不是去游泳。这类题，否定与重读一致。Mystory题型（90、8、32）

How she managed to do it„后半句变化如下： Is a mystory to me.Is over my head.Is beyond me/my understand, Is sth I’ll never understand/figure out.Make no sense to me.提醒模式

I don’t imagine„

You haven’t done sth, have you? I was wondering if„? I don’t think„

老题十大名段： 91．5．C1：打工段 打工职责，打工感受 规律：1）找工作步骤：

check the paper(job opening)

telephone inquiry(position available time for appointment)intereview(hour salary experience)job offer(accept turn down)2）习语：

earn the bread 挣钱

bring home the bacom 挣钱

bread and butter 指生活所需品

91．1．C1：新生培训段落（oriontation）

学生思维：三大抱怨：学费上涨；食堂、宿舍太差；考试、作业、课程太多太 难

对学校相关机构评价：喜欢/不喜欢 90．5．C1：课外活动段 听的习惯：边听边看选项 与热门话题的结合：环保

93．5．C1/94、10、1 找房场景（housing）规律：住宿舍：太小，地脏，太吵，太严 tiny room空间

住公寓：太贵，东西老坏，室友难处 We can’t afford a lot.东西老坏：fix repair teilet telephone 室友：neat considerate 抱怨

修理：window is stack 窗户打不开 the sink will be clogged 水池堵了 pipe will be clogged 管道不通 wiring 电线出问题

shutter→loose 百叶窗松了 修不如买的说法：

trade it in for sth stock up on sth invest in cash in on sth pay by instalment 分期付款

down payment（分期付款的）头期 advance payment 预付某人 deposit 押金 特殊背景

92．5．C3/93、1、C3 实习段落

女生去实习，结合热门话题：保护濒危动物

题型：实习专业，女生感受，实习职责，男生疑问 职业场景要注意职业套话：开头，结尾 91．1．C2 论文段：

题型：题目难定，资料难找，打字困难 91．8．C2 缺课类 0 题型：缺课原因，所缺内容，愚蠢问题（男生）89．10．C1 评价教授与课程 评价好与坏的常用词汇：习惯用语：

1． By all means boring.(by all means = certainly)By no means interesting.(by no means ? in no way)2． Leave much to be desired(=not good)3． Leave nothing to improved(=terrific)4． It’s anything but interesting.(it’s angything but = not at all)It’s nothing but interesting.(it’s nothing but = very)5． It’s nothing short of brilliance.(nothing short of = full of)6． It’s not in the least brilliance.(not in the least = not at all)表示好的：

fascinating fabulous stimulating catching impressive thought-provoking inspiring 表示不好的：

Keep watching the clock.I keep counting the time/minutes.doze off I couldn’t catch./follow/figure out/make any sense out of it/make heads or tails of it.I can hardly stay awake/alert.I can hardly keep awake/alert.I can hardly concerntrate.89.1.C1 选课段

选课规律：先选入门课；再上高级课；不管怎么选，教授先同意。

特色词汇：入门课：intro course basic course prorequisite course 高级?：upper-lever course advanced course 报名上的„课：sign up for register„ 上„课：take 旁听：audit 退课：drop/refund„

教授同意：approval permission signature 选修课：optional course 必修课：required course 免选修课：waive one’s requirement 有学分课：credit course 无学分课：non-credit course 转学分：transfer 90.1.C1/89.1.C2 复合型段子（谈专业的讲课段）听专业内容，原文做答

开头，结尾，强调，解释，所有套话。92．1．C2 体育类段子

运动的目的：锻炼而不是比赛

for exersice for enjoy for relax 注意事项、细节

90．5．C3/90、8、C3：发明史段子： 顺序对应（问题与文章顺序对应）人名与时间

新技术（产品、趋势、发展、发明、事物）advantages disadvantages usages 发展史十大信号词: history development origih features characteristics invention creation innoration evolution 以上答案中有the +~+of，以上十词中的一个，就是正确答案，一般这种词出现

在该段大TOPIC题中。环境类段子：

1． 环境污染的巨大危害：damage worsen degrade 2． 造成污染的原因：农药、杀虫剂使用的残余（residue）及颗粒（particle）对人类的危害 3． 解决办法

TOEFL中十大抱怨语（某个单词的重读）抱怨选课多

‘enough of it 抱怨考试难

It was ‘supporsed to be easy.抱怨物价高

‘Some bargain.抱怨老下雨（在picnic场景中）It ‘never fails.邮局场景，抱怨邮政服务不满意 It took ‘forever to arrive.抱怨某事值不值得做

It was hardly worth sth.男生没钱场景

I never seem to have enough money.噪音场景

There is not a whole lot you can do.市内噪音场景

The noise drive sb crazy/mad/nuts/out of one’s mind/up to wall.新题十大场景系列 课堂学习篇

1． Note场景（笔记场景）

规律：记笔记，考笔记，借笔记，字难认

搞不懂：understand make sense figure out 考笔记：be losed on 字难认：make out recognize习语：take nokes write down take down put down jot down（非常潦草 的写下）„base on the notes illegible Could you borrow me your notes ? Could I lend your notes? Could I use your notes? Could you let me use your notes?

2． 作业场景：

规律：想迟交，不可能

习语：想迟交：turn in hand in 不让迟交：extension extra time more time I want three-day extension of my paper.作业project概念：paper（论文）：essay（最短的），thesis（硕士论文），dissertation（博士论文）

team paper 学期论文 team project 学期作业 book report 读书报告

lab report 实验报告 presentation 发言 assignment 作业

3． 论文场景：

规律：题目难定（太大）：broad too broad a topic to write 资料难找（太多）：too much material to cover 多找教授（时间）：avilable 打字困难（机房）(结合computer room场景)：机少人多想买电脑

电脑词汇：word processor文字处理器（电脑）save it on disk存在硬盘上

save a backup存备份 break down电脑坏了 wiped out（由于停电文件）被冲 掉 laptop笔记本电脑 desktop台式电脑 ink jet喷墨式打印机 有点眉目很高兴，教授还得先同意。

习语：have trouble doing have problem doing have pert-time doing have difficulty doing

缩小题目：narrow down the topic 教授同意：approval permission signature

4．考试场景：

规律：永远难 worse supposed to be easy , but turned out to be difficult.（原本应该容易，但是很难 不推迟 delay postpone put it out 分数低 perfect grate 满分（5分制的）passing grate 及格 failing 不及格

不好受（心情）down feel down

5．熬夜场景：

规律：常熬夜（男）be uo 不熬夜（女）wise 喝咖啡（男）不想戒（男）思路：不赞成熬夜习语：night and day work against/around the clock stay/be/sit up on night doing sth make a night of it（熬夜学习）

6．评价教授场景：

小对话评价：一般不好。段落题评价：一般较好。

规律：不迟到，不早退，常拖课。要求严，出题难，给分低。

特色表达：见老题十大名段的“评价教授“。

Think much/little of sb look up to sb崇拜某人 look down upon sb看不

起某人

He is somrthing/big potato.他真了不起 He is nothing/small potato.他 可不怎么样。

89.8.16 89.10.C1 96.12.1 关于讲课：考点：主题，观点，强调，解释（89.1.C2.41-45）

7． 课桌场景：

规律：乱，找不着，是否清理 clear off 1）． 与家具有关，学生常会move 2）． 课桌上一定乱，找不到东西要整理

8． 书店场景：

规律：有买/没有买 avilable 有货/没有货 in stock out of stock run out of缺货

印/不印 in print out of print 过时与否 date it current平装/精装 paper back hard back

9． 图书馆场景：

规律：还书是否及时 return 注意时间状语 是否罚款 fine

10．选课场景（注意词汇）

1）先学入门课，后上高级课，不管怎么选，教授得同意。（89、1、C先1）2）三大顾虑：太多too much 太难too hard 有无基础basic course 3）课程太难，辛勤不好

5）少选明智，多选犯傻，时刻准备退课 drop

11．读书场景

规律：A：你觉得这本书„？/能不能读？/这么快读完？

12．选校场景：

规律：学校名气，学校性质

特色表达：reputation(public/private/community)tuition(afford)individual attention(class size)location large city Vs small town might person party animal big fish in a small pond鸡头 small fish in a big pond凤尾 13．电话场景

It’s through.接通了

Put me through to sb帮我接通某人 Listen for my phone.替我听电话

Got back to you on sth.过会儿打给你 Return the call./Call back.Dail telephone bill电话帐单 collcet call受话方付费 he’s on/off the phone他在打电话呢

The line is busy/engaged.占线

别挂电话：Don’t hang up.Hold on.Hold the line.Hang on.课外生活篇 ：

1． Housing场景： 90、8、A1 规律：住房难，不愿搬，抱怨多，怕长钱（rent），简装修，少花钱（offord），家具往哪儿摆，要开windows 词汇：sublet转租 housing-sitting看房 roomate-wanted征室友

apartment-hunting校外租房 throw wild parties疯狂举办晚会 make a fuss vaccum the room polish擦 walk the(cat„)带（猫„）散步，指带宠物

rent(afford)quietness location(on/off campus)on campus housing校内宿舍 off campus housing 校外宿舍

condition：shower/toilet

2． 失物招领场景： 96、5、8/97、8、12 turn in hand in 规律：上哪找，找到否

3． 帮忙场景： 98、10、6/96、12、3 不帮的原因

4． 外伤场景： 96、10、3/96、12、26 规律：易受伤，伤哪儿，能动吗 原因总是搬东西或者锻炼

伤势：tuist strain hurt扭伤 伤部：shoulder wrist ankle

5． 看病场景 96、1、国内、21 病人：学生

症状：永远是小病，不会是大病。（95、10、B2、词汇）A sort throat lose one’s voice ringear runny noise 治疗：take some pills take some injection/shots drink lots of water have a rest take it easy take things easy 禁忌：catch（传染）

药管不管用（句型：96、1、北美、21）

习语：be admitted to hospital 住院 be released from hospital 出院

come down with 病倒了 catch„ 得了。传染病 stay away from 离（病 人）远点 wait out 伺候 fill/refill 抓药 dosage 剂量 shots 打针 在美国大部分家庭有家庭医生，家庭医生有自己的诊所，诊所中有医生本人，和 一个护士，兼做小秘。

身体好的表达：fit as a fiddle feel like a million(dollars)in the pink in good shape 身体不好的表达：under the weather out of sorts out of shape come down with sb down with a bug not look(like)oneself

6． 噪音场景 96.12.12/97.8.北美.6 规律：室内：调小音量(turn down)宿舍隔音(sound proof)意识到噪音没有(didn’t realize)室外：无能为力 96、5、18 噪音来源：交通，室友/邻居（93.10.23）影响：睡觉睡不着，学习受干扰 I can’t heat myself think.解决：rraffic：学生只能忍受，或者向学校反映，或者换地方学习

soundproof 室友/邻居：ake him to turn down the music dorm supervise / apartment manager 宿舍管理员

7． 修理场景 fix repair 思路：什么坏了，找谁修（修理工及故障的表达，96、1、北美、11），修理费 贵，修不如买（96、12、28）

结合housing场景的：厕所，电话，洗澡。window is stack 窗户打不开

the sink will be clogged水池堵了 pipe will be clogged管道堵了 wiring电线出问题

shutters→loose 百叶窗松了

8． 打工场景

四个步骤及关键词 96、5、6 打工职责、感受（段落）96、1、国内、C2/98、5、B2 面视者招聘员工：工作经验，学历

被面视者（学生）：时间、工资、经验三要素 96、5、12 hour salary experience

9． High-way场景

常塞车（怎么办）96、5、20 be tired up traaffic gam be backed up 拐错弯 96、8、24 should have turned 从哪出 get out of it 考违章 98.5.23 ticket 罚单 10．借钱还钱场景 98.10.22 不愿借，不想还，为什么

注意听语气，注意听第二句时间副词（soon later some other time）

吃喝玩乐篇

1． 音乐会场景

规律：永远好听 97、1、8/97、10、10 喜欢古典音乐，不喜欢摇滚音乐 提前买票，学生折扣 作为好坏，是否调换 去不是因为学习或考试（语气特征：不情愿）剧院座位：谈座位是否好坏，要不要换。

表达：box office 售票处 ticket line 排队买票 sold out票买完了

discount打折 orchestra section row aisle seat过道两边的位置

2． 美术馆场景： 喜欢mofern art Δ常见艺术品/艺术流派名称： 1）fresco壁画 landscape山水画 prints版画 sketch素描 water color水

彩画 draft草稿 oils油画 portrait任务肖像画

2）classism古典主义 neoclassism新古典主义 modernism现实主义

posmodernism后现代主义 realism现实主义 surrealism超现实主义 3）对大师级的人名要敏感

3． 买东西场景

规律：买什么，买了没买（虚拟语气）96.1.北美.26/96.12.22，爱便宜货（sale bargern）97.1.11 便宜：dirt/dog cheap烂便宜

good price / good deal / good bargern / good buy 价钱公道：reasonable fair affordable acceptable 价钱贵：cost cost a fortune cost a bundle cost an arm and leg sth is dear太贵了 afford we can’t afford it over priced beyond one’s

budget unbearable outrageous a rip-off a robbery 物价上涨：

1）物价年年涨，学生要抱怨，抱怨没有用。

2）便宜货：一定要买：sale bargain discount（折扣）percent off（打 折）go out og business（商场停业、歇业）

4． 和咖啡场景

规律：爱喝咖啡，喝咖啡为学习考试（不想戒），戒咖啡（因为咖啡因）a）coffee种类：instant coffee（速溶咖啡）

gourmet coffee（由咖啡豆磨制的咖啡）b）味道：aroma（闻上去很香）flavor（尝上去很香）c）做咖啡的器具：

coffee pot , coffee maker coffee spoon 咖啡勺

coffee set/service 做咖啡的全套器具 d）TOEFL的常考习语： 1.a cup of coffee 2.snack bar(快餐店)中一般用

---one coffee / two coffees 我要一杯咖啡/我要两杯咖啡 3.coffee break（美国人）休息时间 tea break（英国人）休息时间

e）基本思路：喜欢喝，怎么喝，不能喝。

ΔWould you like black coffee?(原味咖啡，在美国老美喝原味咖啡的人很 少，所以被认为很COOL)White coffee: 加牛奶的咖啡 Δcaffein 咖啡碱

----Would yuu like a cup of coffee?----„caffein.表示不能喝咖啡

or : „My doctor„ 也表示不能喝咖啡。

5． 减肥场景：

减肥必要性，减肥的效果（要坚持，多锻炼）96.10.19/97.1.5 特色表达：in perfect shave身体棒 in good condiction身体好 look great/terrific the picture of heazlthy fall of beans/engage有活力

as fit as a fiddle 胖的说法：big heavy overweight gained/put on some weight lose one’s weight keep fit keep/stay a shape fat farm减肥中心 gym健身 房

6．吃饭场景

规律：上哪吃（由谁定）it’s up to sb；爱尝鲜try sth new；喜安静prefer quiet place 上错菜98.5.2 谁请客treat 关于请客：it’s on me 记我账上 this is my treat 我请客

let me pick up the bill = let me foot the bill 我买单 pay for it

go fifty-fifty AA制 = go dutch spilt/share the cost 分摊费用

贪吃胃口好：96.1.国内.10 adventurous eater 吃饭付帐：It’s on me../ It is my treat./ Let me treat it./ Let me foot the bill.我请客

Let’s go dutch./ Lst’s splie the bill./ Shape the expense.AA制 Waiter说的话：bring the menu take the order记下点菜

I’ll be right back.我马上来 Make recommendations 推荐„ Serve the order上菜

I’ll take care of it./ I’ll see to it.上错菜时说的话

7．理发场景

规律：价钱贵，上哪理 hair salon 人太多，要预约 appointment 98.5.8 换发型，认不出 hair style 98.10.10 特色表达：teim one’s bangs修额发/流海

I want my side（鬓角）a little longer.A little longer over ears 耳朵上的长点 A little shorter back 背后的短点 Parting in the middle 中分 „ to „ left/right 左/右分

all-back 大背头 stylist发型师 hairedresser/hairsalon理发师/发廊

ripple小波浪式 pig tail粗麻花式 pony tail马尾辫 bun发吉 hair style 发型

8．养花养草场景：

花草长势如何。阳光和水份 sunlight shade water 98.8.国内.25 往哪摆：窗前、角落 97.10.13 move over the window

9．着装场景

特色词汇:98.1.北美.A2 衣服配不配场景：be perfect with go well with match a)场合：occasion场合 style 场合是否合适 formal-suit casual-jeans

b)color:TOEFL听力中有blue情结： 98.10.2 big blue深蓝 light blue浅蓝 solid blue纯蓝 navy blue海军蓝(口语中 navy)tatain the color保持颜色 the color fade/faint=lose the color掉 色

c)size:shrink缩水 too loose/baggy衣服太松 be tight on+身体部分、衣服

太紧 96.5.10 d)material中羊毛情 wool 98.8.19 It’s a good match.这衣服很配你 Down jacket 羽绒服 Wool sweater 羊毛衫

e)laundry洗衣 98.8.国内.16 I do the laindry.Stain污渍 come out with sth用„洗掉 remove洗掉 f)try on put on take off put away get out（把衣服拿出去）

10． 照片场景：96.1.NA.27/98.5.1/ test 28.C2 照片效果、用光、胶卷

专业词汇：was supposed to（本该做）wasn’t supposed to（本不该）come out = develop 冲洗胶卷 a roll of film out of focus调焦不准

film for in door/outdoor shots适用于室内卷

11．渡假场景： a）宠物场景：谁看宠物 have sb do sth 相处如何 get along with b）旅行社场景：订机[票，订房间，换不换

c）海滩场景：爱去，干什么（表达），去得了（高兴），去不了（原因：因为 没钱）95.8.1/95.12.16 California / Florida有最好的海滩 a）喜欢去

b）干什么： swimming, get suntany/catch some rays, play sea-volleyball(沙滩排球), collecting shells(捡贝壳)d）party场景：爱人多，带人来 bring sb along

e）机场场景：天气变化，航班延误

the flight was delat due to the bad weather 结合订票：book the ticket cancel confirm switch f）天气场景：天气变化常考（96.1.国内.21）：

overcast多云 shawer阵雨 pouring暴雨 blizzard highwind the rain）has run up（雨）停了

clear up放晴 warm up暖起来了 heat up升温 keep up继续 cool down凉下 来

super hot blazing hot buring hot unbearable hot freezing cold ice cold biting cold chilly cold(super cole&ice cold也常形容人的性

格)

„on end/„in a row连续„ eg:It’s rained four days on end.picnic及烧烤总在下雨天 96、8、24 天气好心情好：It’s is good to sth for a change.97.10.21 天气与着装，伴随天气里是否要加、减、收、买衣服：get out拿出去 put away收起来 98.5.12 相信天气预报 go by follow 98.8.NA.13 g）visting场景： come in/by/over stop in/by/over

= visit drop in/by/over

12．交通场景：

a）铁路场景：竞争优势：污染少，不磨损，较安全（属于新技术、新产品、新发明）b）交通违章场景：

speeding: eed limit 限速 going through the red light illegal parting c）搭车场景：提出搭车要求，回答者都是搭不上车，不给搭。Could I get a ride/left with you to„? Could you give me a ride/left to „? Could I ride with you to „?

13．邮局场景：

diliver 投递包裹 priority mail优先投递 forward寄信 registered mail 挂号信 express mail特快信

14．恋爱场景：

fall in love at first sight blind date初次约会 have chemistry来电了

go steady进展顺利 like a house on fire一日不见如隔三秋 offer my hand求婚（男）offer a hand to you帮忙 give you my hand（答应）求婚(女)break of分手

15.网球场景: 体育用品：鞋running shoes jogging shoes sneakers gym shoes 美国的普及型体育运动：tennis golf roller-skating basket ball ice hockey football橄榄球

网球：fore hand正手 back hand反手 serve/return go out of bounds ace tennis court hard court clay court grass court tennis course

女尊男卑篇：

1． 男生宿舍脏场景（女生脏，因为爱学习）选项关键词：mess dirty dump chaos 谁打扫 help sb do

2． 男生爱花钱

特色表达：spend money like water spend one’s entire bugdet go through a lot of money have money to burn money for raining days broke can’t make ends meet tight budger My name is not Rockfeller.抱怨语气：97、10、1 结合借钱、还钱场景，不借不还

女生总是让他存，但是从来不借。

3． 男生紧张场景

紧张的原因（考试、发言、宣布奖学金紧张）97、10、20 紧张的症状：twist/toss/turn/taround（辗转反侧）解决办法：practice 特色表达：too excited/nervous/restless +to stand quietly/sit still/sit quietly/stand still/be on edge/get cold feet/not set still

4． 男生害羞场景： keep sth to money 选项词：96、10、22

5． 男生的各种坏习惯：

oversleep late for class miss school fill sb in on sth drop/doze off at class not hand in the paper on time requist extension for paper（要求延期交作业）fail the examine make up the exam stay up all night

6． 女生不记仇场景： 96.1.NA.A15

7． 女生爱学习场景： mystery题型 见前笔记

爱学习的表示：哪都不去就爱学习97.1.15/98.10.1

8． 女生的各种优秀：参照男生各种缺点

9． 好女帮男场景：场景融合，组合规律。

新题十大名段： 理科类：

生物(濒危物种)98.5.C3(细节题)98.8.国内.C2 96.1.NA.C1(主线题)环保 98.10.B2 enviroment protection 自然 97.10.C3 98.8.NA.C3 新技术 96.1.国内.C3（节水）野外实习99.1.C3 结合濒危动物 文科类：

土著美国人 98.5.C1 Indian People 美国历史 97.8.C1 99.1.C1 建筑学 发明史 96.12.C1 钟表发明 发展史 96.10.C1 / 96.10.C2 课外活动 98.8.NA.C1

常见语气词总结：

吃惊系列：Bingo!有种意外的惊喜 Gee!Boy!天啊!Man!Gosh![gΛ ſ] Jususe(Christ)!wow!Dear me!My dear!Oh.my!糟糕系列：Woops!Uh-uh!Oh,no!Oh,dear!Tough luck!脏话系列：Shit!Fuck!Dummy!笨蛋！Jerk!Idiot!Ass hole!God damn!b.s!=bull shit!Bitch!Son of bitch!赞美系列：fab=fabulous!glam=glamorous!fave=faverite!

magnif=manificent!Dandy!Cool!Uttercool!Supercool!Superb!Charming!形容女人有魅力

古怪系列：odd weird bi’zarre

赞同系列：yeah yep u bet Sure thing!I’ll say And you? 否定系列：Oh,nuts!Nope!(96.1.NA.A1)讨厌系列：disgusting whew Oh,bother![Λ]

TOEFL常见缩略词：

ad = advertisement doc = doctor医生 dorm = dormitory intro course初

等课 lit course文学课 memo = memorandum备忘录，便条 info = information demo = demostration演示 flu = influenza流感 co-op学生联

合会 co-ed男女同校 pre-med医科预课 pre-school预课班 pre-school学期

班 I am preparing the TOEFL No problem.= No prob.十大小词：

I expect.我估计、推测„ I’m bet.= I’m sure.I wonder.= I’m not sure.I suspect.= I believe./ I think.I doubt.= I don’t think so.I thought.I was hoping.原以为

I was suppose to（本应该）I wasn’t suppose to（本不应该）I have a hunch.（我有种预感）I’ve got the feeling.= I think.I’m under the impression.= I recall./I remember.I have been meeuing to = I’m thinking about

习惯表达：

1．心情好场景： a）规律：

A：„最近心情好哎 B：„为什么心情好？ b）原因： 作业完成了 考试及格了 买着便宜货了

c）心情好的说法：

in high spirit high sprited in the seventh heaven walk on air on cloud nine 2．心情不好场景： a）规律：

A：„最近心情不好哎

B：„为什么不好/如何摆脱 b）原因： 作业太多 考试太难 课业繁重

c）心情不好的说法：

in a blue mood in low spirits out of spirits low spirited in a bad mood down hearted down in the mouth downbeat down in the dumps downcast downhearted

3． 生某人气的说法：get on one’s nerve eg: Don’t get on my nerve.不要惹我生气。be put out with sb for sth 就„生„的气 rab sb the wrong way 惹恼„

take it out on sb 把气出在„身上

4． 处的好的说话：

get along with sb = bit it off = on good turns = be agreeable with sb

Tom and Jerry like peasand and carrots.Tom和Jerry形影不离。

Tom and Jerry like apples and oranges.5． 小菜一碟的说法： nothing to it there is nothing to it none to speak of no big deal a piece of cake

6． 表达理所当然的说话： Is ice cold?常做为回答 Is sky blue? Does a bird fly? Does a fish swim? by all means = in any event

7． 一些短语

（一）at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟

cost sb an arm and a leg 巨贵无比，买东西大出血，非常贵 feel under weather 天气不好 get up from the wrong side of bed 心情不好

don’t let the cat of bag 不要泄露秘密，不要告诉别人 don’t let me hold the bag 不要让我背黑锅 apple of my eye 我的掌上明珠，珍贵之物 apple-polisher 马屁精

One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一个和尚担水 喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝

care for = like = be attached to = get high on sth care to = whould you like to„ care about = conceined 关心，在意

take care of 处理，负责 I’ll take care of it.我会处理的。be enthusiastic about 热衷于 be hooked on sth/sb 迷恋„ be into sth表喜欢

be onto sth 想到„，有主意

rave about 沉醉于，迷恋于（程度很深）do sth to one’s heart’s content尽兴„

be addicted to„对„上瘾（并不完全是不好的，比如非常喜欢juzz）adore喜欢（喜欢小的人、东西）adorable = cute

8． 偶遇某人：

come across run into bump into encounter happen to meet

9． 不友好的表达：

be hostile to sb be critical of sb be cynical to sb confront sb with sth找某人争执„

10．管用/不管用： it works(out)it helps it does the trick

肯定+否定 it does some good it makes difference 以上多以否定形式出现

11．一些短语

（二）as cool as a cucumber as fit as fiddle 身体健康 as healthy as a horse as strong as an ox as stupid as a donkey as stubborn as a mule 形容某人太倔了 as poor as a churche mouse as merry as a cricket 形容某人太快乐了 as proud as a pencock形容某人太骄傲 as changeable as a moon形容多变 as like as two peas 形容长的像 as easy as ABC as simple as one two three

12．健忘： slip one’s mind slip one’s memory have a short memory everything gets in one ear and out the other absent-minded

13．代替某人： take over for sb fill in for sb take the place of take one’s place fill one’s place fill one’s vacancy fill one’s shoes

14．累的说法：

be worn/fired/wipe out be out of shape be beat be run down be exhausted dog tired

15．v.+out: figure out = understand straight out = settle work out = settle，锻 炼 clean out 贪吃，把„吃光 help out 帮忙，帮成了忙 find out make out = tell watch out = look out eat out 外出吃饭= dine out

16．表示忙：

I have got my hands full.I’m up to my neck in work.I’m up to my eyes in work.I’m up to my elbm’s work.I’m up to my ears in work.I’m in the middle of the things.I’ve million things to do.I’ve a tight schedule.light schedule日程松，不忙。My schedule is tight.overwhelming I can’t fitr it into my schedule.= I can’t fit it in.be tight up in sth 被„绊住，缠住 eg: I’m tight up in meeting.Haven’t got around in doing sth

新题重点套题与段落：

套题：95.10 95.12 96.1.NA 96.1.国内 96.10 96.12 97.1 97.8 97.12 98.5 98.8.NA 98.10 99.8 99.10 2001 段落：95.8.C2.C3 95.10.B2.C3 97.12.C1.C2 95.12.C1.C2.C3 96.12.C1.C2 97.5.B2.C2 96.1.NA.B1.C1 97.1.B2.C2 97.8.C1.C3 96.1.国

内.B1.B2.C2.C3 97.10.C2.C3 96.5.B2.C2 98.1.B2.C2 98.5.B2.C1.C3 96.8.C2 96.1.B2.C1.C2 98.8.C2.C3 98.8NA.B1.B2.C1.C3 98.10.B2.C1.C2 99.1.B2.C1.C3 99.5.B1.C2.C3

第五篇：历年英语专四听力听写原文2000-2011

What We Know About Language(2000)

Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so./However, we now do know something about it./ First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort./ No human race anywhere on earth is so backward/ that it has no language of its own at all./Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language./ There are many peoples whose cultures are undeveloped/ but the languages they speak are by no means primitive./ In all the languages existing in the world today, /there are complexities that must have been developed for years./Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate./ Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture./ And finally, we know that language changes over time, / which is natural and normal if a language is to survive./The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead./

Characteristics of a Good Reader(2001)

To improve your reading habits, /you must understand the characteristics of a good reader./First, the good reader usually reads rapidly./ Of course, he does not read every piece of material at the same rate./ But whether he is reading a newspaper/ or a chapter in a physics text, / his reading rate is relatively fast./He has learned to read for ideas/ rather than words one at a time./Next, the good reader can recognize/ and understand general ideas and specific details./ Thus he is able to comprehend the material /with a minimum of effort and a maximum of interest./ Finally, the good reader has in his command /several special skills, /which he can apply to reading problems/ as they occur./ For the college student,/ the most helpful of these skills/ include making use of the various aids to understanding /that most text books provide/ and skim-reading for a general survey./

Disappearing Forests(2002)

The world’s forests are disappearing./ As much as 1/3 of the total tree cover/ has been lost since agriculture began some 10,000 years ago./ The remaining forests are home to half/ of the world’s species,/ thus becoming the chief resource for their survival./Tropical rain forests once covered 12% of the land of the planet,/ as well as supporting at least half of the world’s species of plants and animals./These rain forests are home to millions of people./But there are other demands on them./ For example, much has been cut for timber./An increasing amount of forest land /has been used for industrial purposes /or for agricultural development /such as crop-growing./By the 1990’s less than half of the earth’s original rain forests remained,/ and they continued to disappear at an alarming rate every year./ As a result the world’s forests are now facing gradual extinction.

Salmon(2003)

Every year, millions of salmon swim from the ocean into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers./ Passing through waters, around rocks and waterfalls,/ the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes./ They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs./ Then, exhausted by their journey,/ the parent salmon die./ They have finished the task that nature has given them./Months, or years later, /the young fish start their trip to the ocean./They live in the salt water from 2-7 years,/ until they, too are ready to swim back to reproduce./Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish./ When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip up the rivers,/ they are in the best possible condition,/ and nearly every harbor has its salmon fishing fleet ready to catch thousands for markets.Money(2004)

Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services./ People use money to buy food, clothes and hundreds of other things./ In the past, many different things were used as money./ People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods./ The Chinese used cloth and knives./ In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used./ Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt./Coins were first invented by the Chinese./originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center, / so that a piece of string could keep them together./ This made doing business much easier, / but people still found coins inconvenient to carry/ when they wanted to buy something expensive./To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the solution./They began to use paper money for coins./ Now paper notes are used throughout the world.The Wrist Watch（2005）

It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception / to the normal sequence in the evolution of man's jewelry./ Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, / and then adopted by men./ In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crown jewelry./ Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers./ Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters./ Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch was most practical for active combat./ Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches, / and pilots found them most useful while flying./ Soon men dared to wear wrist watches without feeling self-conscious./ By 1924, some 30 percent of man's watches were worn on the wrist./ Today, the figure is 90 percent./ And they are now worn by both men and women / for practical purposes rather than for decoration.The Internet(2006)

The Internet is the most significant progress in the field of communications./ Imagine a book that never ends, a library with a million floors, / or imagine a research project with thousands of scientists / working around the clock forever./ This is the magic of the Internet./ Yet the Internet has the potential for good and bad./ One can find well-organized, information-rich websites./ At the same time, one can also find wasteful websites./ Most websites are known as different Internet applications./ These include online games, chat rooms(chatrooms)and so on./ These applications have great power, too./ Sometimes the power can be so great / that young people may easily become victims to their attraction./ So we need to recognize the seriousness of the problem./ We must work together to use its power for better ends.2007 Advertising

Advertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times./ In today's business world, supply is usually greater than demand./ There is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product,/ because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand./ They always have to remind their customers/ of the name and the qualities of their products by advertising./ The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the radio;/ he sometimes employs sales girls to distribute samples of his products;/he sometimes advertises on the internet as well./ In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them./ Manufacturers often spend huge sums of money on advertisements./ We buy a particular product because we think that's the best./ We usually think so because the advertisements say so,/ people often don’t ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth, /when they buy advertised products from the shops.2008 Choosing a Career

When students graduate from college,/ many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives /and they sometimes move from job to job,/ until they find something that suits them/ and of equally importance to which they are suited./ Others never find a job in which they are really happy./They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes./When we choose our careers,we need to ask ourselves two questions./ First, what do we think we would like to be?

/Second, what kind of people are we? /The idea, for example of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive,/ but unless we have great talent, and are willing to work very hard./We are certain to fail in these occupations /and failure will lead to unhappiness in life./So it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search./

2009 New Year’s Eve

For many people in the west, New Year’s Eve is the biggest party of the year./ It’s time to get together with friends or family /and welcome in the coming year./ New Year’s parties can take

place in different places./Some people hold a house party;others attend street parties, /while some just go for a few drinks with their friends./Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays./There is one thing that all New Year’s Eve parties have in common,/ the countdown to midnight./ When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs./ It’s also popular to make a promise in the New Year./ This is called a New Year’s resolution./ Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit./ However the promise is often broken quite quickly /and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days./

2010Freshmen’s' Week

Britain has a well-respected higher education system/ and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world./ But to those who are new to this system, it can sometimes be confusing./

October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar./ Universities have something called Freshmen's Week for their newcomers./ It's a great opportunity to make new friends, /join lots of clubs and settle into university life./

However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, /the prospect of meeting strangers in classrooms and dormitories can be worrying./ Where do you start? And who should you make friends with? / Which clubs and society should you join?/

Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you./ They worry about starting their university social life on the right foot./ So just take it all in slowly./ Don't rush into anything that you'll regret for the next three years/

2011 British Holidaying Habits

In the late 1970s, air travel became affordable for the average family in the UK, and more people started travelling abroad for their summer holidays.After all, the British weather wasn’t very good, even in summer, so a lot of people left the country for a vacation.In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier on average.As a result, they started to go abroad in groups, to places such as Spain and Greece.Once they arrived at their destination, they met with other groups of young people and had one long party.British holidaying habits have begun to change, however.Climate change means that the UK now has a hotter climate, so people do not need to go overseas to find good weather.Also, going abroad is more expensive.As a result, more British people are choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK.