2000-2011英语专四听写段落(整理过的哦).doc

2000 What We Know About Language’ Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so. However, we now do know something about it. First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. No human race anywhere on earth is so backward that it has no language of its own at all. Second , there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped but the languages they speak are by no means primitive. In all the languages existing in the world today, there are complexities that must have been developed for years. Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate. Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. And finally, we know that language changes over time, which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead. 2001 Characteristics of a Good Reader 　　To improve your reading habits ,/you must understand the characteristics of a good reader. /First, the good reader usually reads rapidly./0f course, he does not read every piece of material at the same rate. /But whether he is reading a newspaper or a chapter in a physics text,/his reading rate is relatively fast./He has learned to read for ideas rather than words one at a time./Next, the good reader can recognize and understand general ideas and specific details./Thus he is able to comprehend the material with a minimum of effort and a maximum of interest. /Finally, the good reader has at his command several special skills ,/which he can apply to reading problems as they occur. /For the college student, the most helpful of these skills include/ making use of the various aids to understanding that most textbooks provide /and skim-reading for a general survey. 2002 Disappearing forests The world’s forests are dispearing .∕As much as a third of the total tree cover has benn lost/ since agriculture began some 10000years ago./ The ramaining forests are home to half of the world species, /t