1、1六级听力专项（四）复合式听写练习（一）One of the most common images of advanced Western-style culture is that of a busy traffic-filled city. Since their first (36) on American roadways, automobiles have become a (37) of progress, a source of thousands of jobs and almost an inalienable right for citizens personal free
2、dom of movement. In recent (38) , our love affair with the car is being (39) directly to the developing world and it is increasingly (40) that this transfer is leading to disaster. Americas almost complete dependence on automobiles has been a terrible mistake. As late as the 1950s, a large (41) of t
3、he American public used mass transit. A large (42) of public policy decisions and corporate scheming saw to it that countless (43) and efficient urban streetcar and intra-city rail systems were dismantled(拆除). (44) . Our lives have been planned along a road grid-homes far from work, shopping far fro
4、m everything, with ugly stretches of concrete and blacktop in between. Developing countries are copying Western-style transportation systems down to the last detail. (45) or nonexistent, leading to choking clouds of smog. Gasoline still contains lead, which is extremely poisonous to humans. (46) .In
5、 addition to pollution and traffic jams, auto safety is a critical issue in developing countries.练习（二）English is the leading international language. In different countries around the globe, English is acquired as the mother (36) _, in others its used as a second language. Some nations use English as
6、 their (37) _ language, performing the function of (38) _; in others its used as an international language for business, (39) _ and industry.What factors and forces have led to the (40) _ of English? Why is English now considered to be so prestigious that, across the globe, individuals and societies
7、 feel (41) _ if they do not have (42) _in this language? How has English changed through 1,500 years? These are some of the questions that you (43) _ when you study English.You also examine the immense variability of English and (44) _ .You develop in-depth knowledge of the intricate structure of th
8、e language. Why do some non-native speakers of English claim that its a difficult language to learn, while (45) _ _？At the University of Sussex, you are introduced to the nature and grammar of English in all its aspects. This involves the study of sound structures, the formation of words, the sequen
9、cing of words and the construction of meaning, as well as examination of the theories explaining these aspects of English usage.(46) _, which are raised by studying how speakers and writers employ English for a wide variety of purposes.练习（三）2If youre like most people, youve indulged in fake listenin
10、g many times. You go to history class, sit in the third row, and look (36) _ at the instructor as she speaks. But your mind is far away, (37)_ in the clouds of pleasant daydreams. (38)_ you come back to earth: The instructor writes an important term on the chalkboard, and you (39)_ copy it in you no
11、tebook. Every once in a while the instructor makes a (40)_ remark, causing others in the class to laugh. You smile politely, pretending that youve heard the remark and found it mildly (41)_. You have a vague sense of (42)_ that you arent paying close attention. But you tell yourself that any (43) _
12、you miss can be picked up from a friends notes. Besides, (44)_ _.So back you go into your private little world, only later do you realize youve missed important information for a test. Fake listening may be easily exposed, since many speakers are sensitive to facial cues and can tell if youre merely
13、 pretending to listen. (45)_ . Even if you are not exposed theres another reason to avoid fakery. Its easy for this behavior to become a habit. For some people, the habit is so deeply rooted that (46)_ . As a result, they miss lots of valuable information.练习（四） Nursing, as a typically female profess
14、ion, must deal constantly with the false impression that nurses are there to wait on the physician. As nurses, we are (36) _ to provide nursing care only. We do not have any legal or moral (37) _ to any physician. We provide health teaching, (38) _ physical as well as emotional problems, (39) _ pati
15、ent-related services, and make all of our nursing decisions based upon what is best or suitable for the patient. If, in any (40) _, we feel that a physicians order is (41) _ or unsafe, we have a legal (42) _ to question that order or refuse to carry it out.Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with ever
16、y weekend off. All nurses are aware of that before they enter the profession. The emotional and physical stress. However, that occurs due to odd working hours is a (43) _ reason for a lot of the career dissatisfaction. (44) _ . That disturbs our personal lives, disrupts our sleeping and eating habit
17、s, and isolates us from everything except job-related friends and activities.The quality of nursing care is being affected dramatically by these situations. (45) _ . Consumers of medically related services have evidently not been affected enough yet to demand changes in our medical system. But if tr
18、ends continue as predicted, (46) _ .练习（五）3Adults are getting smarter about how smart babies are. Not long ago, researchers learned that 4-day-olds could understand (36) _ and subtraction. Now, British research (37) _ Graham Schafer has discovered that infants can learn words for uncommon things long
19、 before they can speak. He found that 9-month-old infants could be taught, through repeated show-and-tell, to (38) _ the names of objects that were foreign to them, a result that (39) _ in some ways the received (40) _ that, apart from learning to (41) _ things common to their daily lives, children
20、dont begin to build vocabulary until well into their second year. “Its no (42) _ that children learn words, but the words they tend to know are words linked to (43) _ situations in the home,” explains Schafer. “(44) _ with an unfamiliar voice giving instructions in an unfamiliar setting.”Figuring ou
21、t how humans acquire language may shed light on why some children learn to read and write later than others, Schafer says, and could lead to better treatments for developmental problems. (45) _ . “Language is a test case for human cognitive development,” says Schafer. But parents eager to teach their infants should take note (46) _ . “This is not about advancing development,” he says. “Its just about what children can do at an earlier age than what educators have often thought.”
