文档介绍：英语专业四级听写120篇上海外国语大学王兴扬主审戴远君主编Passage1CollegeLifeAmericancollegeanduniversitystudentswholiveawayfromtheirfamilies/aregenerallyhousedindormitoriesatleastfortheirfirstyear./Menandwomenoftenliveinthesamebuilding,/thoughtheymayliveonseparatefloors./Somedormshaveatheme,likeaninternationalhouse,/wherestudentscanleanaboutothercultures./Inlanguagehouses,studentstrytoavoidspeakingtheirnativelanguage./Theideaistoleanadifferentlanguage./Collegesanduniversitiesoftenhavemanyclubsthatstudentscanjoin./Theseincludepolitical,religiousandserviceclubs,/aswellasgroupsforactivitieslikesinging,dancing,cooking,evenleaninghowtoplaymagic./Schoolsmayalsohaveinternalsportsclubs./Theseareforstudentswhodonotplayforaschoolteam/anizedsportswithotherstudents./Andschoolswilloftenrecognizeanewcluboractivityifenoughstudentsareinterested./Passage2NamesinAmericaMostparentsintheUnitedStatesgivetheirbabiesafirst,middleandlastnamewhentheyareborn./Thelastnameisgenerallytheirfamilyname./Firstnamesareadifferentstory./Somechildren'snamesarealsothenamesofcities,plantsorflowers./mon./Americansevenchoosenamesfromothercountries./Americansareinterestedinthenames/thatfamousactors,entertainersandathletesgivetheirchildren./Somefamouspeoplelikenamesthathavebeenaroundformanyyears./Lastnamesasfirstnamesarealsopopular./eimportantbecausemanyfamouspeopleusethem./Amiddlenameisalsoawayforparentstohonorafamilymemberorhero./Someparentsgiveagirlaboy'smiddlename./SomeAmericanwomenusetheirformerlastname/asmiddlenameaftertheymarry./Passage3TheSpaceRaceThespaceracebetweentheUnitedStatesandtheformerSovietUnionbeganinOctoberof1957,/whentheSovietslaunchedthefirstman-madesatelliteintoorbitaroundEarth./Weekslaterthesecondsatellitewaslaunched./essaddedtothetensionsofwhatwasknownastheColdWar,/whichmanypeopleworriedcouldleadtonuclearwar./AnditpushedAmericanstoworkhardertoreachouterspace./Threemonthslater,theUnitedStateslauncheditsownsatellite./Then,in1961,theSovietUnionsentthefirstpersonintospace./AnAmericanastronautfollowedlessthanamonthla