英语专业四级攻略——应试技能与全真预测试题答案.doc

英语专业四级攻略——应试技能与全真预测试题答案 第一部分 听写概述 真题演练一 （2005年） The Wrist WatchIt is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception to the normal sequence in the evolution of man’s jewelry. Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, and then adopted by men. In the old days, queens included wrist watches 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 wrist watch was most practical for active combat. Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist wat