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专四听写1~5广播版 专四听写（校园广播专版） 1. Going Digital：California Textbook Project California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital ones can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and trees, and make learning more fun and interactive. And lastly they help schools with their finances. The state has had to make severe cuts in school spending because of deep financial problems. More than six million students attend California public schools. Earlier this year, California invited content developers to offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These had to meet at least ninety percent of the states learning requirements. Specially trained teachers examined sixteen textbooks and approved ten of them. School administrators point out that the texts may be free online, but students need a way to access them. Not everyone has a computer or electronic reader. Schools could print out copies, but that would not help the environment. Also, there is the cost to train teachers to use digital textbooks effectively. approve同意，许可 approve of the decision 赞成这个决定 cycle 循环，周期 business/trade cycle 商业盛衰的循环 a vicious cycle恶性循环 lighten 减轻 interactive 相互作用的，相互影响的 finance财源，资产 severe 剧烈的，严重的，朴素的 severe pain 剧痛 administrator 管理员，负责人 access接近，利用，进网 2. Monkeys That Eat Less Live Longer A study of monkeys over a twenty-year period suggests that eating less may extend life and prevent disease. American researchers said they believe their findings could apply to people as well. Half of the monkeys were permitted to eat as much as they wanted. The other half ate a controlled diet. The researchers found that thirty-seven percent of the monkeys that ate as much as they wanted had died of causes related to aging after twenty years. In comparison, only thirteen percent of the monkeys on restricted diets had died. Extended life was not the only observable difference between the two groups. The monkeys that ate less had half th