本书为英语专业四级考试听写专项的技巧训练及讲解练习图书。本书是根据四级考克目标，针对四级考试的特点选材的，题材广泛多样。在第一版的基础上，增加了50篇听写练习小短文，现在共100篇。材料由专业录制人员根据考试的原则录制的。每一篇训练篇目之后都提供了生词的读音、词性、词义以及与词相关的短语或者搭配，以满足学生扩大词汇的需求。本书在附录1提供了提高听写技能的一些技巧；附录2提供了听写训练简便易行的评估方法；附录3专门设计了学生训练的自我评估表，全程监控学习过程，增强学生对问题的意识；附录4提供了四级考试的鞍钢对听写的相关规定，便于学生了解考试的要求、目标及形式。

Passage 1 Town and Country Life in England

Passage 2 A Change in Women's Life

Passage 3 A Popular Pastime of the English People

Passage 4 British and American Police Officers

Passage 5 Living Space

Passage 6 The United Nations

Passage 7 Plastic

Passage 8 Display of Goods

Passage 9 Albert Einstein

Passage 10 Private Cars

Passage 11 A Henpecked Husband and His Wife

Passage 12 A Young Man's Promise

Passage 13 A Kind Neighbor

Passage 14 That Isn't Our Fault

Passage 15 A Guide's Answer

Passage 16 A Qualified Pilot

Passage 17 Living Things React

Passage 18 Flowering Plants

Passage 19 Finding the Direction and Location

Passage 20 Waves

Passage 21 Soils

Passage 22 Crisis

Passage 23 America's Worst Surprise

Passage 24 Great Depression in the U.S.

Passage 25 A Place of Our Own

Passage 26 Travel for Work

Passage 27 Intelligence

Passage 28 A Free Dress Every Week

Passage 29 Time

Passage 30 Cartoonists

Passage 31 Water Pollution

Passage 32 Making a Complaint

Passage 33 Where Do the British Live

Passage 34 Will Computers Replace human Beings?

Passage 35 Soccer

Passage 36 Artists

Passage 37 Professional Sports in the U.S.

Passage 38 “How to” Books

Passage 39 Don't Give Up

Passage 40 how high Can You Jump?

Passage 41 Apology Helps

Passage 42 Sleep

Passage 43 Our Concern

Passage 44 Gardening in America

Passage 45 The Influence of Life

Passage 46 Automobiles

Passage 47 house and Home

Passage 48 Population Growth

Passage 49 Natural Resources

Passage 50 Reading

附录1：备考策略技巧

附录2：练习评分标准

附录3：自我评估表1

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附录3：《四级考试大纲》的相关规定

附录4：听写备考的技巧