2005-2014年专四听力听写原文
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2005-2014
年专四听写原文
2005
The Wristwatch
It is
generally believed that wristwatches are an
exception
to
the
normal
sequence
in
the
evolution
of
men's
jewelry./
Reversing the
usual order, they were first worn by women/
and then adopted by men./ In the old
days, queens included
wristwatches
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
wristwatch
was
most
practical for active
combat. Race car drivers also loved to wear
wristwatches/
and
pilots
found
they
are
most
useful
while
flying. / Soon men
dared to wear wristwatches without feeling
self-conscious. / By 1924 some 30% of
men ' s watches were
worn on the wrist.
/ Today the figure is 90% / and they are
now
worn
by
both
men
and
women/
for
practical
purposes
rather than for decoration.
2006
The Internet
The Internet is
the most significant progress in the field of
communication.
/lmagine
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.
/0ne
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 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
manufactures of the
same kind product/ because they want to
persuade
customers
to
buy
their
particular
brand./
They
always
have
to
remained
their
customers/
of
the
name
and
qualities of their products by
advertising.
The manufacturer advertises in
newspapers and on the
radio.
/
He
sometimes
employs
salesgirls
to
distribute
the
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
is
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
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
equal 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.
/I
t’s
the 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