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四级听写文本
PARTTHREECOMPREHENSIVEPRACTICE
1.Insects
Nobodylikesinsects.Theyareannoyingandsometimesdangerous.Someofthembiteusandgiveusdiseases;othersbiteusandgiveusbigredspots.Somedonotbite,butjustflyaroundourheadsorcrawlaroundourhousesandgardens.
Indeed,wedonotlikemostofthemexceptthoselovelybutterflies.Butinsectsareinteresting.Firstly,theyareveryoldanimals.Threehundredandtwentymillionyearsago,therewerenomanintheworld,buttherewereinsects.Today,oneverysquaremileoflandtherearemillionsofthemflyingandcrawlingabout.Secondly,insectsareveryadaptabletotheirsurroundings,sothattodaythereareaboutamilliondifferentspeciesintheworld.
Whythendosomepeopletrytokillinsects?
Afterall,notmanyofthemhurtus.Thereasonisthattheyeatsomuchofman’sfoodandtherearesomanyofthem.
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2.AProtestagainstInjustice
Itallstartedonabusonedayin1955.Ablackwomanwasreturninghomefromworkafteralonghardday.Shesatnearthefrontofthebusbecauseshewastiredandherlegshurt.Butinthosedays,blackpeoplecouldsitonlyinthebackofthebus.Sothedriverorderedthewomantogiveupherseat.Butthewomanrefused,andshewasarrested.
Incidentslikethishadhappenedbefore.Butnoonehadeverspokenoutagainstsuchtreatmentofblacks.Thistime,however,ayoungblackpreacherorganizedaprotest.Hecalledonallblackcitizenstostopridingthebusesuntilthelawswerechanged.Heledtheprotestmovementtoendsuchinjusticetotheblacks.TheprotestmarkedthebeginningofthecivilrightsmovementintheUnitedStates.
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3.FoolishTests
Centuriesago,amanaccusedofacrimeoftenhadtogothroughastrangetest.Inonecountry,forinstance,ametalbarwasdroppedintoboilingoil.Theprisonerhadtoputhishandintotheoilandtakeoutthebar.Itwasbelievedthattheoilwouldnotburnaninnocentman.Iftheprisonergothishandburned,hewouldbefoundguiltyofthecrimehewasaccusedof.AnotherfoolishmethodwasusedinEurope.Whenamanwasaccusedofacrime,hewasthrownintoapoolorriver.Ifhefloated,peopledeclaredthathewasguilty.Theytookhimoutofthewaterandpunishedhim.However,ifthemansank,peopleclaimedthathewasinnocent.Theypulledhimoutofthewaterquicklyandreleasedhim.Wedonotknowwhatwouldhavehappenedifthemanhadlearnedtoswimunderthewater.
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4.WhyDoPeopleWantWork?
Peopleworkbecausetheyneedmoneytolive.Theyneedmoneyforfoodandclothesandtopayfortheirhouses,flatsortheroomswheretheylive.Peopleneedmoneyformanydifferentthingsandtheycanearnmoneyiftheywork.Workmakespeoplefeelimportant.Workmakesthemfeelthattheyareuseful.
Butmachinescannowdomanythingsthatpeopleusedtodo.Technologyisgivingusmorecars,roadsandfoodbutlesswork.Manybusinessmenbelievethatwewillsoonhaverobotswhichwillworkallthetime.Therobotswillnevercomplainorstopwork.Somescientiststhinkthatbytheyear2025,intelligentanimalswilldotheworkthatmanypeopledonow.
Intomorrow'sworld,peoplewillneedtolearnnewthingsbecauselifewillbechangingsofast.Peoplewillhavetochangetheirideasaboutwork.
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5.TheGreatDepression
ThestockmarketcrashinOctober1929markedthebeginningoftheworsteconomiccrisisinAmericanhistory.Forthefirstyear,theeconomyfellveryslowly.Butitdroppedsharplyin1931and1932.Bytheendof1932,theeconomycollapsedalmostcompletely.
Duringthethreeyearsfollowingthestockmarketcrash,theAmericangrossnationalproductdroppedbyalmosthalf.Millionsofpeoplelosttheirjobs.Tensofthousandslosttheirhomes.Menwithwivesandchildrenbeggedformoneyonthestreets.Duringthenextseveralyears,alargepartoftherichestnationonearthlearnedwhatitmeanttobepoor.
Hardtimesfoundtheirwayintoeveryareaandeveryjob.Workersstruggledasfactoriesclosed.Farmershitwithfallingpricesandnaturaldisasterswereforcedtogiveuptheirfarms.Businessmenlosttheirstores,andsometimestheirhomes.Allthegainsofthe1920swerewashedaway.
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6.LearningtoDescribe
Allthroughmyboyhoodandyouth,Iwasknownasanidleperson,andyetIwasalwaysbusywithmyownprivateaffairs,whichwastolearntowrite.Ialwayskepttwobooksinmypocket,onetoread,andtheothertowritein.AsIwalked,mymindwasbusyfittingwhatIsawwithappropriatewords.WhenIsatbytheroadside,Iwouldeitherread,ornotedownthefeaturesofthesceneorwritesomelinesofverse.ThusIlivedwithwords.WhatIwrotewasnotforfutureuse,butwaswrittenconsciouslyforpractice.Descriptionwastheprincipalfieldofmyexercise.Thatwasaproficiencythattemptedme,andIpracticedtoacquireit.Toanyonewithsense,thereisalwayssomethingworthdescribing.
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7.AngelFalls
AngelFalls,deepinthejunglesofLatinAmerica,isthehighestwaterfallintheworld.Itisover1,000feethigherthananyotherfallintheworld.Imaginethatyouaregoingtherebyplane.Forhundredsofmilesyouflysoutheastovergreenplains,mountainswithforests,andhighplateaus.Suddenlyyouseeasilverthreadinthedistance.Asyourplanefliescloser,youseewaterfallingoverhalfamilestraightdownthecliff.Itissuchanimpressivesightthatyouwillnever
forgetit.
Nooneknewaboutthewaterfalluntil1930,whenJamesAngel,anAmericanpilot,wasflyingoverthemountainsandcanyonsinthearea.Hesuddenlysawawaterfall.Thewaterseemedtobedroppingstraightoutoftheclouds.
In1941anAmericanexpeditionexploredandmeasuredthefalls.Fromthetoptothebottom,thewaterfallsmorethan3,200feet.
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8.FixingaFlatTire
IwascominghomealongthemotorwaytheothernightwhenIheardasuddenbang.ImmediatelyIrealizedthatIhadaflattire.
Imanagedtostopwithoutfallingoff,butIstillhadtheproblemofwhattodoaboutthetire.Withamotorbike,youhavetotakethewheeloff,findthehole,coveritwithalittlepieceofrubber,thenputthewholelotbacktogetheragain.Ittakesagesandyougetverydirty.AsIdidn'thaveanychoice,Isettowork.Itdidn'ttakelongtogetthewheeloffanditwasn'ttoohardtoremovethetirefromthewheel.FindingtheholetooklongerbutthefunreallybeganwhenIhadtoputthewheelbackonthebike.You'venoideahoweasyitistolosesmallpiecesofamotorbikeinthedark.
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9.PaceofPublicSpeech
Pacereferstohowfastorhowslowyouspeak.Ifyouspeaktoofast,youmaybedifficulttofollow.Ifyouspeaktooslow,yourisklosingtheattentionofyouraudience.Ifaudienceattentionseemstobedriftingaway,trypickingupyourpace.Usuallyyoudon'tknowthatyouhavebeengoingtoofastuntilsomeonetellsyousoafteryourspeechisover.Ifyouaretoldthis,guardagainstthismistakeinthefuture.Inyournextspeechwriteremindersonyournotecardsto
slowdown.
Ideallythespeakervarieshisorherpace.Speakingfastandthenslowingdownhelpskeeptheattentionoftheaudience.Also,don’tforgetthebenefitsofpausing.Apausebeforeorafteradramaticmomentisahighlyeffectivetechnique.Thenexttimeyouarewatchingacomedianontelevision,watchhowheorsheusespauses.
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10.TheWolfandtheShepherd
Awolfhadlonghungaboutaflockofsheep,andhaddonethemnoharm.Theshepherd,however,hadhissuspicions,andforawhilewasalwaysonthelookoutforhimasadangerousenemy.Butasthewolfcontinuedforalongtimetofollowhisflockwithoutmakinganyattempttoannoythem,theshepherdbegantolookuponhimmoreasafriendthananenemy.Onedaytheshepherdhappenedtohavetogointothecity,soheentrustedthesheeptothecareofthewolf.Thewolfsawhisopportunityandfelluponthesheepandatethemup.Onhisreturn,theshepherdsawhisflockdestroyedandexclaimed:
"WhatafoolIam!
Ideservenolessfortrustingmysheeptoawolf!
"
Themoralofthefableis:
Thereismoredangerfromapretendedfriendthanfromanopenenemy.
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11.AStrangeMan
Thereisastoryaboutamanwhobehavesverystrangely.Whatotherslike,hedislikes,andwhatmostpeopleenjoy,hedoesn'tcarefor.
Heisextremelyparticularaboutselectingthecorrecttietowearwithhissuit,butitdoesn'tbotherhimifhisshirtisdirtyorhissuitisn'tpressed.
Healwaysseesthenegativesideofthings.Hefindsfaultwiththebestmovieoftheyear,butstaysawakeuntiltwoo’clockinthemorningwatchingveryoldmoviesontelevision.Evenhistasteinfoodispeculiar.Hedrinkswarmwaterandcoldtea,eatsraweggsandcan'tstandfreshfruit.
Lastweekhisunclediedandlefthimamilliondollars.Inhiswill,theoldmaninsistedthatthenephewspendhalftheinheritancewithinthenextfiveyears.Ifhedidn’t,themoneywouldbegiventoauniversity.Everyoneisanxioustoknowwhatthenephewwilldo.
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]2.WhyShouldITakeaPart-timeJob?
Thefirstobviousreasonisthemoney.Iamnotoneofthoserichkidswhoseparentscouldgivethemcarsasbirthdaypresents.Myparentshaveworkedalltheirlivesandsavedeverypennytopaymytuitionandlivingexpenses.Althoughtheywouldbewillingtogivemesomepocketmoney,ifIasked,Iprefertoearnitmyself.IfeelgoodthatIcaninawaylightentheburdenofmyparents.
Thesecondreasonistheexperiencemypart-timejobprovides.Soonerorlater,I'llhavetoenterthejobmarketand
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