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Dictation1Valentine’sDay情人节（157words）

It’sthattimeoftheyearwhencouplesshowtheirloveforeachother/bysendingcards,flowersandchocolates./ButValentine’sDayisnotonlyaboutpublicdisplaysofaffection:/inrecentyearsithasalsobecomebigbusiness./IntheUKalone,morethan20millionpoundsisspentonflowers,/whilstintheUnitedStatesover1billiondollarsisspentonchocolates./

AlthoughValentine’sDayhasbecomeaglobalindustry/withmorethan80millionrosessoldworldwide,/theoriginsofthedayareunclearandhiddeninthemistsoftime./NobodyknowsexactlywhoStValentinewas,/althoughsomehistorianssuggesthewasaRomankilledinthethirdcenturyADbyaRomanEmperor./ItissaidthatthefirstrecordedValentine’scard/wassentbytheimprisonedDukeofOrleansin1415./Itisbelievedthathesoughtsolacefromhisconfinement/bywritinglovepoemstohiswife./

Dictation2SoapOpera肥皂剧（154words）

Wheredidtheexpression“soapopera”comefrom?/IntheearlydaysofTV,therewereoftendramasonduringtheday./Backinthosedays,itwastraditionalforthehusbandtogoouttowork/andforthewifetostayathomeandlookafterthehouseandthechildren./Mostofthesedaytimedramaswereaimedatentertainingthehousewives/whowouldtraditionallybeathome,probablydoingthewashing./Companiessellingwashingpowderwouldadvertisetheirproducts/attimeswhenthesedramaswereon,/andsometimesthosecompanieswouldevensponsorthedrama.Hencetheword‘soap’./

Sowhataboutthewordopera?/Well,that’sbecausethesedramasareoftenanexaggerationofreallife./Theyaresupposedtorepresentordinarylivesbut,/tomakethementertaining,lotsofdramaticevents,likemurders,divorces,affairsetc.,/allhappenprobablymuchmoreregularly/thantheywouldinanormalneighbourhood./

Dictation3Music音乐（154words）

Musicistheabstractartofarrangingvocalorinstrumentalsounds/inamannerthatproducesaflowing,/unifiedandthoughtfulcompositionthathasmelody,harmony,rhythm./Incontrasttotheotherarts,musicisnotareadilytangibleformofexpression./Musicmaybecalledboththemostmathematicalandthemostabstractofthearts./Unlikewords,images,ordance,however,/musicaltonesinthemselveshavenoconcreteassociations,/andonlygainmeaningwhentheyarecombinedintopatterns./Throughthecenturiesvariousphilosophershaveattemptedtointegratetheories/ontheessenceofmusicwiththeirparticularworldviews./Manynon-WesternculturesandsomeWesternwritersaswellhaveperceiveditasaninherentlymysticalforce,/abletounlockelementaltruthsorprinciples/thatcannotbetranslatedintowrittenorgraphicform./Musicisanimportantpartofourlives,/andhasbeenanimportantpartofeverycivilizationknowntoman./

Dictation4Divorce离婚（151words）

Marriageisasacredinstitution,/whereintwoindividualstaketheweddingvowsoflove/

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andcherishandrespecteachotherforlife./Manytimesitsohappensthatthesetwoindividualsdiscover/theywerenevermeanttobetogetherandfileforadivorce./Marriageinvolvesphysical,emotional,/mentalandfinancialinvestmentsandlettingitallevaporateinthinairisnotaveryeasyprocess./Yet,50%ofthemarriagesendinadivorce/and67%ofsecondmarriagestooendupindivorce./ItisseenthattherateofdivorceinAmericaisthehighestintheworld./

Divorceisastressfuleventthatusuallymeansalossoffamily,love,/dreamsandfeelingsofbetrayalandloneliness./Marriageisamajorrelationshipinsociety./Endingthisimportantrelationshipandreasonsfordivorce/leadtoanemotionalupheavalinthelivesoftheindividual’sseekingadivorce./

Dictation5Elephants大象（157words）

Elephantsarethelargestanimalsthatliveonland./Therearetwodifferentkindsofelephants/—theAfricanelephantandtheAsianelephant./YoucanidentifyanAfricanelephantfromanAsianelephant/fromthesizeoftheirearsandthetusksandtheirheight./TheearsandthetuskofanAsianelephantaresmallerinsizecomparedtoanAfricanelephant./AnAfricanelephantistallerandbiggerinsizethananAsianelephant./

Anaveragelifespanofanelephantissixtyyears./Incaptivity,anelephantcanliveuptoeightyyears./

Anadultelephantexperiencesmostofthehumanillnessattributedtooldage./Anadultelephantisactivereproductivelytilltheageoffifty./Anelephantwouldlivetillitslasttoothwearsout./Oncethathappens,anelephantwouldstarveitselftodeath./Iftheelephantiswellprotected,/itcanliveuptotheseventyyearsandmore./

Dictation6EyeProtection保护眼睛（141words）

Thedevelopmentofbusinessandentertainment/hasledtoincreasingnumbersofproblemsforoureyes./EyestraincausedbytheexcessivewatchingofTV,/computermonitors,books,andotherdeviceshasbecomeasevereproblem./Thisisaconcernamongchildren/whoarebecomingmoreandmoreaddictedtovideoandcomputergames./Theyspendlonghoursstaringatthescreenwithfewbreaks./Otherthingscanalsocausepooreyesight./Pollutioncandamagetheeyes,aswellasapoordiet./Thisisespeciallytrueforthepoorinsociety/astheymaynotbeabletoaffordthefoodnecessary/toprovideeverythingthattheirbodiesneed./Thereisalsoanincreaseofpeoplebornwithbadeyesight,/andothersdeveloppoorvisionatanearlyage./Thiscanbecausedbythemisuseofaperson’seyesight./

Dictation7TheInventionofShoes鞋子的发明（158words）

Theinventionofshoescanbelinkedbacktopastcivilizations/andtoourancestorswhoneededprotectingcoveringfortheirfeet/duringharshwintersorwhileclimbingrockygrounds./Ourancestorscoveredthemselveswithclothingmadeofanimalskin,grassandothermaterials,/however,therewasnosuchclothingforthefeet./

Sincethousandsofyearsago,manhadnosuitablemeansoftransport/andsowhilewalkinglongdistances,/thefeetwaspronetogethurtorinjured./Tosafeguardthefeet,sandalswereinvented/andastimeadvanced,sandalsevolvedasshoes./Variousresearchessuggestthatthe

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signsoffirstfootwearthatresembledshoes/werefoundinSpanishcavessome15000yearsago./

Thesedrawingssuggestmenwhohavetiedtheirfeetwithanimalandfurskinsaroundtheirfeet./Somefiguressuggestgrasspaddingandpapyrusleavestrappedaroundthefeet./Thisallpossiblyhintthatourancestorswerethefirstinventorsofshoes./

Dictation8AlcoholonCampus校园里的饮酒现象（151words）

MostAmericancollegesanduniversitiestakeaspringbreak./Studentsmightgohometotheirfamilies/—orspendaweekpartyingonawarmbeachwithnoparentsaround./

IntheUnitedStates,thelegalagetodrinkalcoholistwenty-one/—oneofthehighestintheworld./Americansdebatewhetheritshouldbelowered,/orwhetheryoungdrinkerswouldonlydrinkmore./InpartsofEurope,thelegaldrinkingageforbeer,/andsometimeshardliquor,issixteen./YetFrancemayraisetheagelimitforbeerandwinesalestoeighteen,/thesameasforhardliquorthere./

RulesonalcoholdifferfromcollegetocollegeintheUnitedStates./Manyschoolsrequireallfirst-yearstudentstotakeanalcoholpreventionandeducationprogram./Somehavea\"zerotolerance\"policywherealcoholisbannedfromallbuildings./Parentsareinformedofviolationsandstudentsmaybesuspended./

Dictation9TheFastFoodRestaurantsintheUnitedStates美国的快餐店（153words）

ThefavoritefoodintheUnitedStatesisthehamburger,/akindofroundsandwichofcookedgroundbeef./Thefavoriteplacetobuyahamburgerisafastfoodrestaurant./Atfastfoodrestaurants,peopleordertheirfood,/waitafewminutes,andcarryittotheirtablesthemselves./Peoplealsotaketheirfoodoutoftherestaurant/andeatitintheircarsorintheirhomes./Atsomefastfoodrestaurants,peoplecanordertheirfood,/payforitandpickitupwithoutleavingtheircars./TherearemanykindsoffastfoodrestaurantsintheUnitedStates./Themostnumeroussellhamburgers,Frenchfriesandmilkshakes./Inaddition,fastfoodrestaurantsthatserveChinesefood,/Mexicanfood,Italianfood,chicken,seafoodandicecreamareverynumerous./Theideaofafastfoodrestaurantissopopular/thatnearlyeverykindoffoodcanbefoundinone./

Dictation10TheNewConsumptiveAttitude新的消费观（144words）

TheeconomicsuccessofChinaischangingthewayChinesepeoplelookatmoney./Thepeople,whonowhavemoremoneyavailable,/arebeginningtoenterintoamaterialconsumerculture./Thisnewexcesshasallowedmorespendingonmovies,/books,concerts,dramas,andahostofotherthings./Thishasdramaticallychangedsincewhenpeoplewereinterestedmoreinbuyingfoodthaninentertainment./Thesenewconsumptivehabitsandattitudes/havecreatedmanydifferencesinsociety./Thisisespeciallytrueofthegapbetweengenerations./Youngpeopletodayfocusalotoftheirattentiononbrands,/whicharemadeupofbothinternationalanddomesticnamebrands./Thedesiretopossessthesefamousnamebrandsinclothingandelectronics,/hasledtothemassiveincreaseintheseindustries./Anotherinterestingeffecthasbeentheriseoftourism/anditsrelatedindustrieswithinChina./

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