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口语考试朗读材料口语考试朗读材料 Passage41Apology HelpsIt isnever easy to admityou arein thewrong Being human we allneed toknow theart ofapologizing Look backwith honestyand thinkhow oftenyou havejudged roughly you saidunkind things and pushedyourself aheadat theexpense ofa friend Then countthe oasionswhen youindicated clearlyand trulythat youwere sosorry A bitfrightening isn t it It isfrightening isn t it It isfrightening becausesome deepwisdom inus knowsthat wheneven a small wronghas beenmitted some mysteriousmoral feelingis disturbed and itstays outof balanceuntil faultis acknowledgedand regretexpressed A heartfeltapology cannot onlyheal adamaged relationshipbut alsomake itstronger If youcan thinkof someonewho deservesan apologyfrom you someone youhave wronged or judgedtoo roughly or justneglected do somethingabout itright now Useful Wordsand Expressions 1 push ahead捉紧进行2 at theexpense of在损害 的情况下3 mysterious神秘的4 moral道德的5 distur bed扰乱的6 stay outof不参与 置身于 之外7 heartfelt衷心的 真心真意 的8 roughly粗糙地 概略地Passage42Sleep Whyis itso difficultto fall asleep whenyou areovertired There isno oneanswer thatapplies toevery individual It ispossible tofeel tired physically andstill beunable tofallasleep because whileyour bodymay beexhausted you donot feelsleepy It isnot soeasytosimply turn off Lack of sleep plicatesmatters evenmore Experts sayadults needat leastseven toeight hoursofsleepa nightto functionproperly When youget less sleep thanthat onconsecutive threenights you beginto aruefour sleep debt As sleepdebt increasesyour bodyexperiences astress response Now avicious cyclehas beencreated You experiencethe feelingof beingmore andmore tired but yourbody isincreasingly stimulated Power sleeping for morehours onweekends isonly atemporary solution There isno substitute for gettinga goodnight ssleepon aregular basis Useful Wordsand Expressions 1 overtire使过度疲劳2 apply to将 应用于3 consecutive连续的 连贯的4 arue自然增加 产 生5 vicious恶的vicious cycle恶性循环6 stimulate刺激 激励7 substitutefor代替 替换 Passage43Our ConcernThe historyof lifeon earthhas been a historyof interactionbetween livingthings andtheir surroundings To alarge extent the physicalform andthe habitsof theearth s vegetation and itsanimal lifehave beenmolded by the environment Only in the presentcentury hasone speciesof manacquired significantpower toalter thenature ofhis world The rapidityof changefollows thepace of man ratherthan thepace ofnature Radiation isnow theunnatural creation ofman s tamperingwith theatom The chemicalsare thecreations ofman s inventivemind having nocounterparts innature We haveput poisonous and biologicallypotent chemicalsinto thehands ofpersons largelyignorant of their potentialsfor harm We havesubjected enormousnumbers ofpeople tocontact withthese enormousnumbers ofpeople tocontact withthese poisons without theirconsent andoften withouttheir knowledge We haveallowed thesechemicals tobe usedwith littleor noadvance investigationoftheireffect Future generationsare unlikelyto forgiveour lackof concern Useful Wordsand Expressions 1 interaction交互作用 交感2 vegetation植被3 mo ld塑造 浇铸4 species种类5 unnatural不自然的6 temper with损害 影响7 counterpart配对物8 poisonous有毒的9 potent 有力的 有效的10 consent同意 赞成Passage44Gardening inAmerica Believeor not 43 000 000Americans aregardening That is about onein six Gardeners of course e inmany varieties Not surprisingly most ofthem arepeople wholive inthe suburbs and enjoyplanting flowers or maybe asmallvegetables garden The averageage ofgardeners inAmerica isabout45years old they usuallyfall somewhereinthemiddle class But thefastest growinggroups arecity dwellers Urban residentsare findingways ofgardening evenin theircrowded areas Many goto largepublic gardens as aplace designedbythecity forgarden and youcan actuallyranch yourown plot Still otherpeople usetheir balconiesor rooftops wherever theycan findthe spaceto plantsmall patchesof green Useful Wordsand Expressions 1 suburb郊区2 dweller居民3 ranch经营牧场4 balco ny阳台5 patch小块地Passage45The Influenceof LifeIn theearly timeswhen human beings huntedand gatheredfood they werenot incontrol oftheir environment They couldonly interact with theirsurroundings as the otherlower animalsdid When theylearned tomake fire however they becamecapable ofaltering theirenvironment To providethemselves withfuel they cutdown trees They alsoburned clearingsin foreststo increasethe growthof grassand toprovide agreater grazingarea for the wildanimals thathumanbeingsfed upon This developmentled tofarming andthe domesticationof animals Fire providedthe meansfor cookingplants whichhad previouslybeen inedible Only whenthe processof meetingthe basieed forfood reacheda certainlevel wasit possiblefor humansto followother pursuitssuch assetting upfamilies forming societiesand foundingcities Useful wordsand Expressions 1 interactwith与 组合2 clearing空旷地3 grazi ng放牧 牧草4 domestication驯养 驯服5 previously先前 以前 6 inedible不能吃的 不适于食用的7 pursuit追击8 set up设立Passage46Automobiles It is impossible to say that anyone maninvented the automobile Many individualsliving andworking indifferent countriesand atdifferent timescontributed toits development Many ofthe discoveriesthat wentinto thecreationoftheautomobilewere smallin themselves But togetherthey wereimportant Here are two examples Carriage isrunning ata speedof8to9miles anhour It wasalmost unheardof inthose days Aording toautomobile historians this wasthe firstpractical use of mechanicalpower tomove avehicle After itsfirst run the machinereportedly burnedup whilethe inventorand hisfriends werecelebrating itssuess ata pub Henry Fordis consideredthe fatherof modernautomobiles mass production His famousModel T car because ofits lowprice made itpossibletoproduce carson alarge scaleand hisefforts madeit aessible to ordinarypeople Useful wordsand expressions 1 reportedly据传说 据传闻2 massproduction大规 模生产3 onalarge scale大规模地4 aessible易接近的 可到达的aessibleto与 接 近Passage47House andHome House and home aretwowords thathave similarmeanings House and home both refer to placeswhere peoplelive However there isa difference between them Home is oftenreferred toastheplace thatwe livein withour families Sadly in oursociety people canhardly distinguisha homefrom a house becausethey oftensee nodifferencebetweenthem This confusioncan betraced backto theindifference betweenfamily members Therefore we cansaythatlove is an importantfactor in a home A homeisashelter not onlyfor ourbodies butalso forour minds Whenever we are depressed we cango homefor fort Everyone inthe familywill dohis bestto takecare ofeach otherand sharetheir happinessas wellas sorrow Without love a homeis merelyahousewhere lonelinessis allthat canbe found And ahouse cannever bea homeunless there is love Useful wordsand expressions 1 referto提到2 distinguish区别 辨别3 confusion 混乱 混淆4 trace back追溯到5 indifference不关心6 depressed沮丧的Passage48Pop ulation GrowthItiswell known that there has beenadrastic increasein worldpopulation But itis probablyles well known thatthe extinctionrate ofwildlife species is experiencinga paralleltrend Take theUnited Statesfor instance In1990 U S population reachedan unprecedentedlevel of250million which isapproximately250times ofthat of1800 On theother hand wildlife speciesare disappearingfrom thecountry atan alarmingrate By1990 about70wildlife specieswould neverbe seenin U S We arefully justifiedin declaringthattheexplosive population growth hashad anadverse effecton thesurvival ofwildlife speciesand willbeaconstant threatto thewildlife resourcesif noimmediate actionsare taken Nothing hasever equaledthe magnitudeand speedwith whichthe humanspeciesisaltering thephysical andchemical world It hasbeen demolishingthe environmentwe areliving in Useful wordsand expressions 1 drastic激烈的2 parallel平行的3 trend倾向4 unp recedented空前的5 magnitude大小 数量6 alter改变7 demolish 毁坏Passage49Natural ResourcesThrough thechanges inthe waysof makinga livinginafamily overseveral generations the cartoonaims atsounding awarning againstman s wastefuluseofnatural resourcesand emphasizingthe urgentneed topreserve theseresources Ever sinceman appearedon theearth man s survivalhasbeenheavily dependenton nature Almost everythingwe usein oureveryday lifees fromnature ranging fromthe foodwe eat the waterwe drink to thewood whichis turnedinto furniture With thedevelopment oftechnology andpopulationgrowth the amountand rangeof materialsused hasincreased atan alarmingrate However natural resourcesare notinexhaustible Some reservesare alreadyon thebrink ofexhaustion andthereisno hopeof replacingthem The widespreadwater shortageisanexample inpoint If mancontinued tosquander naturalresources withno thoughtforthefuture the wholeworld wouldbe ina mess Useful Wordsand Expressions 1 make aliving谋生2 aim at瞄准3 a