四级听写

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英语专业考试丛书四级听写李绍山西安交通大学出版社Passage1InsectsNobodylikesinsects.Theyareannoyingandsometimesdangerous.Someofthembiteusandgiveusdiseases;othersbiteusandgiveusbigredspots.Somedonotbite,butjustflyaroundourheadsorcrawlaroundourhousesandgardens.Indeed,wedonotlikemostofthemexceptthoselovelybutterflies.Butinsectsareinteresting.Firstly,theyareveryoldanimals.Threehundredandtwentymillionyearsago,therewerenomanintheworld,buttherewereinsects.Today,oneverysquaremileoflandtherearemillionsofthemflyingandcrawlingabout.Secondly,insectsareveryadaptabletotheirsurroundings,sothattodaythereareaboutamilliondifferentspeciesintheworld.Whythendosomepeopletrytokillinsects?Afterall,notmanyofthemhurtus.Thereasonisthattheyeatsomuchofman’sfoodandtherearesomanyofthem.Passage2AProtestagainstInjusticeItallstartedonabusonedayin1955.Ablackwomanwasreturninghomefromworkafteralonghardday.Shesatnearthefrontofthebusbecauseshewastiredandherlegshurt.Butinthosedays,blackpeoplecouldsitonlyinthebackof
thebus.Sothedriverorderedthewomantogiveupherseat.Butthewomanrefused,andshewasarrested.Incidentslikethishadhappenedbefore.Butnoonehadeverspokenoutagainstsuchtreatmentofblacks.Thistime,however,ayoungblackpreacherorganizedaprotest.Hecalledonallblackcitizenstostopridingthebusesuntilthelawswerechanged.Heledtheprotestmovementtoendsuchinjusticetotheblacks.TheprotestmarkedthebeginningofthecivilrightsmovementintheUnitedStates.Passage3FoolishTestsCenturiesago,amanaccusedofacrimeoftenhadtogothroughastrangetest.Inonecountry,forinstance,ametalbarwasdroppedintoboilingoil.Theprisonerhadtoputhishandintotheoilandtakeoutthebar.Itwasbelievedthattheoilwouldnotburnaninnocentman.Iftheprisonergothishandburned,hewouldbefoundguiltyofthecrimehewasaccusedof.AnotherfoolishmethodwasusedinEurope.Whenamanwasaccusedofacrime,hewasthrownintoapoolorriver.Ifhefloated,peopledeclaredthathewasguilty.Theytookhimoutofthewaterandpunishedhim.However,ifthemansank,peopleclaimedthathewasinnocent.Theypulledhimoutofthewaterquicklyandreleasedhim.Wedonotknowwhatwouldhavehappenedifthemanhadlearnedtoswimunderthewater.Passage4

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