2021年英语四级听力短文素材集锦.pdfVIP

英语四级听力短文素材集锦 【导语】你可以创造未来的方式，就是脚踏实地向前走。你的未来也只有自己才能创造，既然选择了就 要毫不犹豫的坚持走下去。以下为准备的“英语四级听力短文” ，欢迎阅读参考！ 【篇一】英语四级听力短文 We use plastic wrap to protect our foods. We put our garbage in plastic bags or plastic cans. We sit on plastic chairs ， play with plastic toys ， drink from plastic cups ， and wash our hair with shampoo from plastic bottles ！ Plastic does not grow in nature. It is made by mixing certain things together. We call it a produced or manufactured material. Plastic was first made in the 186s from plants ， such as wood and cotton. That plastic was soft and burned easily. The first modern plastics were made in the 193s. Most clear plastic starts out as thick ， black oil. That plastic coating inside a pan begins as natural gas. Over the years ， hundreds of different plastics have been developed. Some are hard and strong. Some are soft and bendable. Some are clear. Some are many-colored. There is a plastic for almost every need. Scientists continue to experiment with plastics. They hope to find even ways to use them ！ 【篇二】英语四级听力短文 Time is tangible. One can gain time ， spend time ， waste time ， save time ， or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal this concrete quality as though time were a possession. “Do you have any time” ， “Can you get some time for this” ， “How much free time do you have” The treatment of time as a possession influences the way that time is carefully divided. Generally ， Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses ， the careful scheduling of time and the separation of activities are common practices. Appointment calendars are printed with 15- ，3- ， and 6-minute time slots. The idea that “there is a time and place for everything” extends to American social life. Visitors who drop by without prior notice may interrupt their host’s personal time. Thus ， calling friends on the telephone before visiting them is generally preferred