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英语专四听写01ReadingNowadaysfewofusreadbooksafterweleaveschool.Thisisratherdisturbing,foroneshouldknowthatbooksarenolessnecessarytoone’smentallifethanfreshairistoone’sphysicallife.Fromgoodreadingwecanderivecompanionship,experienceandinstruction.Agoodbookisourfaithfulfriend.Itcanincreaseourcontentmentwhenwearecheerfulandhappy,andlessenourpainwhenwearesadorlonely.Bookscanalsoofferusawiderangeofexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorlivelongover100,butallofuscanlivemanylivesthroughthepagesofbooks.What’smore,readingbookscanincreaseourintellectualability,broadenourmindsandmakeuswise.WiththecomingofTV,booksarenolongerreadaswidelyastheyoncewere.However,nothingcanreplacetherolethatbooksplayinourlives.Usefulwordsandexpressions:1.leaveschool离校，中学毕业2.disturbing烦扰的3.mental精神的4.derive得到5.companionship伴侣6.intellectual智力的02NaturalResourcesThroughthechangesinthewaysofmakingalivinginafamilyoverseveralgenerations,thecartoonaimsatsoundingawarningagainstman’swastefuluseofnaturalresourcesandemphasizingtheurgentneedtopreservetheseresources.Eversincemanappearedontheearth,man’ssurvivalhasbeenheavilydependentonnature.Almosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromnature,rangingfromthefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,tothewoodwhichisturnedintofurniture.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandpopulationgrowth,theamountandrangeofmaterialsusedhasincreasedatanalarmingrate.However,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Somereservesarealreadyonthebrinkofexhaustionandthereisnohopeofreplacingthem.Thewidespreadwatershortageisanexampleinpoint.Ifmancontinuedtosquandernaturalresourceswithnothoughtforthefuture,thewholeworldwouldbeinamess.UsefulWordsandExpressions:1.makealiving谋生2.aimat瞄准3.aimhigh胸怀大志4.alarming使人惊动的5.inexhaustible无穷无尽的6.squander浪费7.beinamess乱七八糟03PopulationGrowthItiswell-knownthattherehasbeenadrasticincreaseinworldpopulation.Butitisprobablyleswell-knownthattheextinctionrateofwildlifespeciesisexperiencingaparalleltrend.TaketheUnitedStatesforinstance.In1990,U.S.populationreachedanunprecedentedlevelof250million,whichisapproximately250timesofthatof1800.Ontheotherhand,wildlifespeciesaredisappearingfromthecountryatanalarmingrate.By1990,about70wildlifespecieswouldneverbeseeninU.S.Wearefullyjustifiedindeclaringthattheexplosivepopulationgrowthhashadanadverseeffectonthesurvivalofwildlifespeciesandwillbeaconstantthreattothewildliferesourcesifnoimmediateactionsaretaken.Nothinghaseverequaledthemagnitudeandspeedwithwhichthehumanspeciesisalteringthephysicalandchemicalworld.Ithasbeendemolishingtheenvironmentwearelivingin.Usefulwordsandexpressions:1.drastic激烈的2.parallel平行的3.trend倾向4.unprecedented空前的5.magnitude大小，数量6.alter改变7.demolish毁坏04HouseandHome“House”and“home”aretwowordsthathavesimilarmeanings.“House”and“home”bothrefertoplaceswherepeoplelive.However,thereisadifferencebetweenthem.“Home”isoftenreferredtoastheplacethatweliveinwithourfamilies.Sadly,inoursociety,peoplecanhardlydistinguishahomefromahousebecausetheyoftenseenodifferencebetweenthem.Thisconfusioncanbetracedbacktotheindifferencebetweenfamilymembers.Therefore,wecansaythatloveisanimportantfactorinahome.Ahomeisashelter,notonlyforourbodiesbutalsoforourminds.Wheneverwearedepressed,wecangohomeforcomfort.Everyoneinthefamilywilldohisbesttotakecareofeachotherandsharetheirhappinessaswellassorrow.Withoutlove,ahomeismerelyahousewherelonelinessisallthatcanbefound.Andahousecanneverbeahomeunlessthereislove.Usefulwordsandexpressions:1.referto提到2.distinguish区别，辨别3.confusion混乱，混淆4.traceback追溯到5.indifference不关心6.depressed沮丧的05AutomobilesItisimpossibletosaythatanyonemaninventedtheautomobile.Manyindividualslivingandworkingindifferentcountriesandatdifferenttimescontributedtoitsdevelopment.Manyofthediscoveriesthatwentintothecreationoftheautomobileweresmallinthemselves.Buttogethertheywereimportant.Herearetwoexamples.“Carriageisrunningataspeedof8to9milesanhour.”Itwasalmostunheardofinthosedays.Accordingtoautomobilehistorians,thiswasthefirstpracticaluseofmechanicalpowertomoveavehicle.Afteritsfirstrun,themachinereportedlyburnedupwhiletheinventorandhisfriendswerecelebratingitssuccessatapub.HenryFordisconsideredthefatherofmodernautomobilesmassproduction.HisfamousModel-Tcar,becauseofitslowprice,madeitpossibletoproducecarsonalargescaleandhiseffortsmadeitaccessibletoordinarypeople.Usefulwordsandexpressions:1.reportedly据传说，据传闻2.massproduction大规模生产3.onalargescale大规模地4.accessible易接近的，可到达的accessibleto与……接近06TheInfluenceofLifeIntheearlytimeswhenhumanbeingshuntedandgatheredfood,theywerenotincontroloftheirenvironment.Theycouldonlyinteractwiththeirsurroundingsastheotherloweranimalsdid.Whentheylearnedtomakefire,however,theybecamecapableofalteringtheirenvironment.Toprovidethemselveswithfuel,theycutdowntrees.Theyalsoburnedclearingsinforeststoincreasethegrowthofgrassandtoprovideagreatergrazingareaforthewildanimalsthathumanbeingsfedupon.Thisdevelopmentledtofarmingandthedomesticationofanimals.Fireprovidedthemeansforcookingplantswhichhadpreviouslybeeninedible.Onlywhentheprocessofmeetingthebasicneedforfoodreachedacertainlevelwasitpossibleforhumanstofollo