英语四级听力-短对话 226

 

Test 4Section CSports and games make our bodies strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy. But these are not their only use. They give us (36) ______ practice in making eyes, brain and (37) ______ work together. In tennis, our eyes see the ball coming, judge its speed and direction and pass this (38) ______ on to the brain. The brain then has to decide what to do, and to send its orders to the muscles¹ of the arms, legs, and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go. All this must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this (39) ______ chain of events successfully². For those who work with their brains most of the day, the practice of such skills is (40) ______ useful.

Sports and games are also very useful for (41) ______ training. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such (42) ______ as unselfishness, courage, (43) ______ and love of one's country (44) _____________________________________________________________ . The ordinary day-school cannot give much practical³ training in living, because most of the pupils' time is spent in classes, studying lessons. So it is what the pupils do in their spare time (45) _____________________________________________________ . If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, (46) ___________________________________________________________ .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

答案解析：

36. valuable解析：此处需要形容词修饰practice，注意value需要去掉e再加able。

37. muscles解析：此处需要与eyes，brain并列的名词，注意不要漏掉c和词尾的s。

38. information解析：根据this，此处需要单数名词，注意or。

39. complicated解析：此处需要形容词修饰chain，注意词尾的ed。

40. especially解析：此处需要副词修饰useful，表示“特别”，注意开头的e、中间的c，并且要双写l。

41. character解析：此处需要名词，注意ch和er。

42. virtues解析：根据such...as，此处需要复数名词，概括unselfishness，courage，意为“美德”。注意ir和ue。

43. discipline解析：此处需要与unselfishness，courage和love并列的单数名词。通过disc+ip+line记忆此词会效果更佳、记得更牢。

44. 标准答案：but what is learned⁴ in books cannot have the same deep effect on a child's character as what is learned by experience听音关键：learned in books，not same，effect，character，learned by experience答案重构：but what a child learns in books cannot have the same deep effect on his/her character as what he/she learns by experience画龙点睛：注意比较结构和否定意义。

45. 标准答案：that really prepares them to take their place in society as citizens when they grow up听音关键：prepare，take their place，as citizens答案重构：that really prepares them for their place in society as grown-up⁵ citizens画龙点睛：注意prepare sb. to do sth.结构，可替换为prepare sb. for sth.。

46. 标准答案：he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit听音关键：natural，work for country，not own benefit答案重构：later he will naturally work for the good of his country, not just for his own benefit画龙点睛：注意对比结构，其中强调的是前者。

1 muscles   

n.肌肉( muscle的名词复数 )；（操纵他人的）力量；权力；肌肉组织

参考例句：

• I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles. 我必须活动活动使肌肉放松些。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Gosh! My muscles is going to ache all over tomorrow. 哎呀！明天我全身肌肉都会痛了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 successfully   

adv.圆满地；顺利地；成功地

参考例句：

• The meeting passed off successfully.会议开得很成功。
• At last we successfully put through the business deal.最终我们成功地完成了这桩交易。

3 practical   

adj.实际的，实践的；实用的，应用的；有实际经验的

参考例句：

• He is a practical person.他是位很讲实际的人。
• Your invention is clever,but not practical.你的发明很巧，但不实用。

4 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

5 grown-up   

adj.成熟的，已经成人的；n.成人，大人

参考例句：

• She has a grown-up daughter who lives abroad.她有一个已经长大成人的女儿，在海外生活。
• The boy eats like a grown-up.那男孩的食量像个成人。