-英语专四真题听写英语专四真题PART I DICTATION Freshman’s Week Britain has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world。 But to those who are new to this system, it can sometimes be confusing. October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar. Universities have something called “freshman s week” for ‟their newcomers. It s a great opportunity to make new friends, join in ‟lots of clubs and settle into university life。 However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect of meeting strangers in classrooms and dormitories can be worrying。 Where do you start? And who should you make friends with? Which clubs and society should you join? Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you. They worry about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly。 Don t rush into anything that you ll regret for the next ‟‟three years. 【听写难点】academic calendar 校历;settle into 习惯于,适应;prospect 前景;in the same boat 处境相似;start on the right foot 一开始就顺利;take it all in 所有接受某事。英语专四真题British holidaying habits In the late 1970s, air travel became affordable for the average family in the UK, and more people started travelling abroad for their summer holidays。 After all, the British weather wasn’t very good, even in summer, so a lot of people left the country for a vacation In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier on average. As a result, they started to go abroad in groups, to places such as Spain and Greece. Once they arrived at their destination, they met with other grou...