大学英语听说(4)oral test - 副本.doc

Many other traditional schools, Hyde School sees itself as preparing children for life by cultivating a comprehensive set of principles including the values of truth, Unlike courage, integrity, leadership, curiosity and concern. Academic success will then naturally follow. Joseph Guald, the founder of Hyde school, makes great efforts to have the Character First idea accepted by public schools. The school requires every student to have a unique potential based on character, conscience and hard work; success is measured by progress or development, and students take responsibility for each other. Parents are also required to be committed to the schools ideas and participate in the activities. With some setbacks at the beginning and during the process, its teachers are optimistic that Hydes program would work well in public schools.The students conduct faculty evaluations. And teachers begin to focus on a more fruitful relationship with every student. Examples prove these principles to be beneficial to the teachers as well as successful with the students. Unit 4To celebrate US independence and the France-America alliance in the mid-1870s, French artist Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty when he loved a woman his mother could not approve of. The statues arm was said to be modeled after his wife and the face after his mother to represent beauty, suffering and strength.Barbie, named after Barbara, was designed after a German doll Mattel refashioned into a decent, all-American version before it became the universally recognized Doll Queen. In 1930, inspirited by the Gothic window of an old farm house, Grant Wood created American Gothic, an often-copied interpretation of the solemn pride of American farmers, modeled after his dentist and his sister.The Buffalo Nickel with three Indians on one side and a buffalo on the other, designed by Fraser and produced from 1913 to 1938 honored the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians.Uncle Sam was of several versions, evolved from earlier cartoon characters, and later became the symbol of America (a tall man with white hair and a small white beard on his chin, a dark blue coat and a starry tall hat). 1. My success strategies（我的成功策略）Everybody is eager to be a successful person in his life. But not all people can always succeed. As for me, in order to accomplish my goal for success, I have several ways. One of them, is that I will work very hard and focus. and I will complete very fast. This strategy works very well. The other, is that I can get help from others. Others may know information what I dont know, and it will be easier to success .The third, is that I will go on the computer and find out the best way to do each task swiftly and quickly. These are my success strategies 人人都渴望在他的有生之年成为一名成功人士，。但并不是所有的人都能成功。对我来说，为了实现我的目标的成功，我有几种方式。其中的一个，是，我在工作上回非常努力和专注。我会完成得很快。这个策略是很好的。另外，是我能得到别人的帮助。其他人可能知道我不知道的信息，这将更容易成功。第三，是我将在计算机找出做的每一项任务很快的最好方式。这是我的成功策略2. A national symbol of China（中国国家象征）Alongside the Terracotta Army, the LiRiver, chinas pandas, I think the Great wall is a symbol of china, in my heart. As we all known the most famous national symbol of China for the foreigners is undoubtedly the Great Wall. It is said that the Great Wall is the only man-made building visible from outer space. The Great Wall becomes a tour site which becomes a must for those visitors abroad. Although some segments of Great Wall is made full use of and bring a lot of fortune to the local government like Beijing, most part of the wall is still in the wild without being noticed. So its important for us to protect it when taking advantage of it. 除了兵马俑，漓江，中国的熊猫，我认为长城是中国的象征，在我的心脏。大家都知道中国的外国人最有名的国家象征，无疑是长城。这是说，长城是唯一的人造建筑从外太空可见。在长城成为一个旅游网站，成为一个必须为这些游客在国外。虽然长城的某些部分是由充分利用，带来了很多财富向当地政府如北京，墙的大部分仍然是在野外而不被发现。因此，它是重要的，我们利用它的优势时，保护它。3. What I want to do before I die（在我死之前想做的事）Before I die,I what alldont want to do,because I do notknow what time Iwill die.Usuallydo wellthen there will be noregret.Unit 5I have never seen Mrs. Clark before, but I know that she will die tonight, my night shift. The only light from medical equipment is flashing; the smell of decay hits my nose and I have a sour, vinegar taste in my mouth. Her skeleton body lies motionless, the sunken chest rising and falling with uneven breaths. I reach for her ice-cold fingers; feel for the faint pulse, bend close only to hear her weak voice “Water”, and use a straw to drop moisture into her mouth. She is too weak to talk and I go about providing for her needs. Noticing her graceful fingers, I wonder if she has any family. She reads my mind and tells me she has sent her family home; with last strength she asks me to stay, her long fingers curling easily around my hand, her yellow eyes expressing “thank you”. Her shallow breaths stop and I burst out crying quietly. Two days later, I got to know from the newspaper that she was a mother of seven, an active churchgoer, a volunteer leader, a concert piano player and teacher. What graceful hands! Unit 6Human beings suffer a lot from natural disasters and they know the pains and destruction it brings to them. However, it is hard to know when they are going to happen and how bad they will be. So the essay focuses on one major disasterearthquake. In the text How to Prepare for Earthquake, the author shares some valuable ideas to prevent the loss of lives and the great destruction of properties caused by earthquake despite the difficulty of forecast. This essay is a good illustration of earthquake prediction, prevention and preparation, which can promulgate relevant knowledge to people and arouse their close attention.Although the scientists still cannot predict earthquake up to now, everyone should have some basic and useful information to combat earthquake, such as improving building structures, being personally prepared and making family emergency plan. In the long run, individuals, communities and governments in different levels should work together to survive in an earthquake. 4. Get ready for an earthquakeIf you are indoors, duck or drop down to the floor. Take cover under a table. Hold on to it and be prepared to move with it. Hold the position until the ground stops shaking and it is safe to move. Stay clear of windows, woodstoves, and heavy furniture or appliances that may fall over. If you are in a crowded area, take cover where you are. Stay calm and encourage others to do likewise.如果你在室内，低下身子，或是匍匐在地板上。躲在坚实的书桌、餐桌或其它家具之下，以此为遮盖物。抓紧这些家具，随时准备行进。维持这一姿势直到地面停止 震动，确认情况安全后才能移动身体。远离那些可能会倒塌的窗户，火炉，大型家具和家用电器。如果你 处于一个比较拥挤的区域内，待在原地则是明智之举。务必保持冷静，并让他人也按照此法而做。If you are outside, get into the open, away from buildings and power lines. 如果你在室外，往开阔的地方跑，远离高楼和电线。 If you are driving, stop if it is safe, but stay inside your car. Stay away from bridges, overpasses and tunnels. 如果你在开车，请停在安全的地方，但不要下车。不要停车于桥梁，天桥和隧道。If you are in a mountainous area, or near unstable slopes or cliffs, be alert for falling rock and other debris that could be loosened by the earthquake. 如果你在山区，或是在不稳定的斜坡或山崖旁，注意那些因地震而从山上滚落下来的岩石和其它山体残骸。If you are at the beach, move quickly to higher ground or several hundred yards inland. 如果你在海滩上，马上往高地跑，或是跑向开阔的内陆地区。5. A great man or woman in history（历史上伟大的女人或男人）As we all known, there are a large number of great persons in the humans history. However, Madam Curie is a greet woman who I admire greatly. Madam Curie is a world famous woman scientist, When she was still a child, she was fond of study very much and had a dream of becoming a scientist.She finished her middle school at the age of 16.Eight years later, when she was 24, she went to study at Paris University, where she suffered from great hardship but still worked very hard.All her life was devoted to scientific research and her efforts were rewarded.She had won the Nobel Price twice.Today, as a famous female, Madam Curie is still remembered by the whole world.People will remember her forever for her courage, determination and her spirit of sharing knowledge with others我们都知道，在人类历史上有大量的大人物。然而，居里夫人是我钦佩一个女人。居里夫人是一位世界著名的女科学家，当她还是个孩子，她非常喜欢学习，一个梦想成为一名科学家。她在16岁时完成了中学。八年后，当她24岁的时候，她去了巴黎的大学学习，在那里她遭受了巨大的痛苦，但仍然非常努力工作。她一生致力于科学研究和她的努力得到了回报。她赢得了两次诺贝尔奖。今天，作为一名女性，居里夫人仍被整个世界铭记。人们会永远记住她为她的勇气，她与别人分享知识的精神测定Unit 7The significance of this article is to present readers the success of a legendary figure in the world, Bill Gates, Microsofts founder and boss.Bill Gates belongs to the great minds that changed the world and even modernized most parts of the world. Most of us wonder why he can be that successful and how he makes it. We believe his success stems from his special personality and unusual working styles, which promote his achievement of Microsoft.The example of Bill Gates demonstrates that creativity, hard work and decisiveness will pave the way for success. Creative ideas may help one lay the foundation of his career and even promote its development. Diligence ensures ones success, because much effort should be put into it, which proves to be indispensable. Meanwhile, decisiveness plays an important role in the success or failure of ones profession.The text just offers us a good example of achieving ones success through untiringly struggle. Unit 8With rapid development of science and technology, many impossible things become true, among which the cloning technology is a typical example.In the article Legal and Moral Implications of Clone, we learn the writers attitude towards cloning, that is, more puzzles and legal and moral implications will arise as the cloning of an adult mammal succeeds and the immediate reaction of governments as well as a series of questions generated by cloning.Just as every coin has two sides, human cloning is the case. Clone, to a certain degree, is beneficial to mankind. Such previous incurable diseases as Parkinsons disease and Leukemia will possibly be cured tomorrow in the hope of further applying of clone. However, the abuse of this technology will bring our world unthinkable disaster. If a crime is committed, how can police differentiate the right one between the original and the cloned? The cloning technology could be accepted, but more attention should be paid to how to foster its strengths and circumvent its weaknesses. 6. Benefits and risks in cloning（克隆的益处与风险）The heated deabte over whether cloning technique should be used in human reproduction must be considered as a serious issue. Clone, to a certain degree, is beneficial to mankind. Such disease as Parkinsons will possibly be cured in the future in the