大学英语听力自主训练4 听写填空考试专用.doc

大学英语听力自主训练4 听写填空考试专用 　　Millions of years ago, whales lived on land and walked on four legs. Today, whales still have small bones that are the （26） remains of their hind legs. No one knows why whales left the land to live in the water. 　　However, scientists can （27） imagine that when whales changed their （28） environment, their bodies （29） underwent a change taking on a more fish-like whales to swim faster. 　　Despite their fish-like （32） form, whales are not fish. A whale will drown just as a man will, if it stays under water too long. When a whale is under water, it closes its nostrils （鼻孔） （33） tightly and holds its breath. The air in its lungs becomes very hot and full of water vapor. When the whale rises to the surface, （34） its hot breath produces a column of water vapor that rises high in the air. A man produces the same effect when he breathes because they bear their young, rather than laying eggs, and because the mother whales give the babies warm blood. Their blood stays at the same water because they have a thick layer of fat just under their skins. This fat is calledHollywood （26） produces many different kinds of films, including （27） mysteries, musicals, love stories, and horror films. Different as these films may be, they （28） generally have one thing in （29） commonconflict. The main character wants something very badly and will do anything to get it. The （30） opponent tries to stop the main heart of drama. To give an example, let’s say the main character is a young man of （32） humble origin who wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a rich banker. The father thinks the young man is （33） unworthy of his daughter, and he does not allow her to see conflict between the young man and the girl’s father is what makes the story interesting. （34） It forces the main characters to take action, and through their action we see them as they really are. In a good story, the main character changeshe is not the same at the end that make him a different, perhaps bette