2020年全国新东方在线英语专四听力下载练习题
在听力过程中,语言信息通过考生具备的听力速度、听力素质及记忆力,及时、准确、完整地传递到大脑。2020年全国新东方在线英语专四听力下载练习题。
Part 1
Population Growth
It is well-known that there has been a drastic increase in world population. But it is probably less well-known that the extinction rate of wildlife species is experiencing a parallel trend.
Take the United States for instance. In 1990, U.S. population reached an unprecedented level of 250 million, which is approximately 250 times of that of 1800. On the other hand, wildlife species are disappearing from the country at an alarming rate. By 1900, about 70 wildlife species would never be seen in U. S. We are fully justified in declaring that the explosive population growth has had an adverse effect on the survival of wildlife species and will be a constant threat to the wildlife resources if no immediate actions are taken.
Nothing has ever equaled the magnitude and speed with which the human spedes is altering the physical and chemical world. It has been demolishing the environment we are living in. (152 words)
Useful Words and Expressions:
drastic adj.激烈的
take drastic measures采取果断措施「激烈手段」
a drastic debate激烈的辩论
make drastic change 做彻底的改变
species n.种类
extinction n.消失,消灭
Paralell adj.平行的,相同的,类似的
trend n.倾向,趋势
unprecedented adj.空前的
approximately adv.近似地,大约
justify v.证明……是正当的
explosive adj.爆炸(性)的
magnitude n.大小,数量,量级
alter v.改变
The weather alters almost daily.天气几乎天天变化。
demolish vt.毁坏,破坏
Part 2
House and Home
"House" and "home" are two words that have similar meanings.
"House" and "home" both refer to places where people live. However, there is a difference between them. "Home" is often referred to as the place that we live in with our families. Sadly, in our society, people can hardly distinguish a home from a house because they often see no difference between them. This confusion can be traced back to the indifference between family members. Therefore, we can say that love is an important factor in a home. A home is a shelter, not only for our bodies but also for our minds. Whenever we are depressed, we can go home for comfort.
Everyone in the family will do his best to take care of each other and share their happiness as well as sorrow. Without love, a home is merely a house where loneliness is all that can be found. And a house can never be a home unless there is love. (163 words)
Useful Words and Expressions:
refer to v. 提到,指的是
refer a question to an expert非曲直把问题提交给专家(处理)
refer sb. to the dictionary 叫某人去查字典
He referred his success to the good teaching he had.
他把他的成功归于他以前所受的良好教育。
distinguish v.区别,辨别
distinguish between silk and rayon 分清丝和人造丝
People who cannot distinguish between colours are said to be colour-blind.
不能分辨颜色的人被称为色盲。
confusion n.混乱,混淆
trace back to v. 追溯到
trace one's family back追溯某人家世
trace a rumour to its source 追查谣言的根源
indifference n.不关心
depressed adj.沮丧的,降低的
2020年全国新东方在线英语专四听力下载练习题。在听力速度训练中要抓住速度这个主要矛盾, 采用语法及词汇比较浅显,但语速属于正常的有声材料。