专四英语听写

(2016)Think Positively and Feel Positively

Are you confident or insecure in a difficult situation? Do you react positively or negatively? The

answer may depend in part on whom you are around.

A

study

found

that

negative

thinking

can

be

contagious

in

some

cases.

For

example,

the

researchers studied 103 college roommates. They measured each roommate

’

s tendency towards

negative thinking. It was found that thinking patterns can be contagious. Students with a negative

thinking

roommate

became

more

depressed

themselves

and

students

with

more

positive

thinking roommates were more likely to become more positive as well.

(2015)Male and Female Roles in Marriage

男性和女性在婚姻中的角色

In the traditional marriage, the man worked to earnmoney for the family.

在传统婚姻中，男性负责工作养家。

The woman stayed at home to care for the childrenand her husband.

女性则留在家里照顾孩子和丈夫。

In recent years, many couples continue to have atraditional relationship of this kind.

近些年，许多夫妻继续这种传统的夫妻关系。

Some people are happy with it, but others think differently.

一些人对这种关系感到满意，但是也有人有不同的看法。

There are two major differences in male and female roles now.

现在男性和女性的角色有两大主要差异。

One is that both men and women have many more choices.

其一，男性和女性都有更多的选择。

They may choose to marry or stay single.

他们可以选择结婚，也可以选择保持单身。

They may choose to work or to stay at home.

另外，他们可以选择工作，也可以选择留在家里。

(2014)Limiting the Growth of Technology

Throughout history man has changed his physical environment to improve his way of the

tools

of

technology

man

has

altered

many

physical

features

of

the

has

transformed

woodland into has modified the face of the earth by cutting through mountains to

build roads and r,these changes in the physical environment have not always had

beneficial ,pollution of the air and water is a danger to the health of the

day

thousands

of

tons

of

gases

come

out

of

from

factories

pollutes

the

air

of

industrialized

areas

and

the

surrounding

air

in

cities

is

becoming

increasingly

pollution of water is equally the sea pollution from oil is killing a lot of

sea

plants

and

is

now

necessary

for

man

to

limit

the

growth

of

technology

in

order

to

survive on earth.

(2013)What is a dream for

One theory is that we dream to release the deep, secret desires. We do not express these desires

in real life because of the rules of polite society. Another theory is that dreams allow us to solve

problems that we can

’

t solve in real life. We go to sleep with a problem and wake up with the

solution. This may be a way to use our dreams rather than a purpose of dreaming. If you believe

that your dreams are important then analyzing them may help you to focus on the problem and

help you to find the solution.

The modern image is that dreams are the brain

’

s way of cleaning up the computer

’

s hard disk.

Dreams

organize

the events

of

the

day

into

folders

and

delete what

is

not

needed.

But

we

all

know that very little of what we dream is concerned with what happened to us that day.

(2012)Eco-tourism

Nowadays many of us try to live in a way that will damage the environment as little as possible.

We recycle our newspapers and bottles; we take public transport to get to work; and we try to

buy locally produced fruit and vegetables. And we want to take these attitudes on holiday with us.

This

is

why

alternative

forms

of

tourism

are

becoming

popular

in

the

world.

There

are

lots

of

names for these new forms of tourism: responsible tourism, nature tourism, adventure tourism,

educational tourism and more.

Although everyone may have a different definition, most people agree that these new forms of

tourism should do the following: first, they should conserve the wildlife and culture of the area;

second, they should benefit the local people; third, they should make a profit without destroying

natural resources; and finally they should provide an experience that tourists want to pay for.

(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.

(2010)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.

(2009)New Year

’

s Eve