专业英语八级考试听力讲座练习.doc

专业英语八级考试听力讲座练习 　　英语专八听力讲座局部内容与考生英语专业相关，是一个将听力和做笔记填空结合的题型该题目是一个900字左右的讲座，要求考生边听边做笔记，然后完成填空任务专八听力的提高最根本的技巧还是需要考生们平时多听voa/bbc，以下是为大家搜索专业英语八级听力讲座练习，希望对正在关注的您有所帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们! 　　[00:27.11]In this section, you will hear a mini-lecture. 　　[00:32.14]You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. 　　[00:35.10]While listening, take notes on the important points. 　　[00:39.47]Your notes will not be marked, 　　[00:41.77]but you will need them to plete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. 　　[00:47.46]When the lecture is over, you’ll be given two minutes to check your notes, 　　[00:52.70]and another 10 minutes to plete the gap-filling task. 　　[00:56.97]Now listen to the mini-lecture. 　　[00:59.93]What is good writing? 　　[01:03.64]Different cultures using different languages may e up with very different answers to the question. 　　[01:09.34]Indeed, even different individuals may have different standards, tastes and expectations. 　　[01:14.80]However, as far as English is concerned, a set of basic characteristics, 　　[01:19.95]which is believed to be present in all good writing, 　　[01:22.57]has been promoted by educators in English-speaking countries. 　　[01:25.85]They are: unity, coherence, emphasis, development and clarity. 　　[01:31.32]While these good old values are still relevant, 　　[01:34.27]today’s discussion of good writing focuses on a different set of concepts. 　　[01:38.97]I’ll define good writing using different terms: good writing is good thinking; 　　[01:44.11]good writing involves thoughtful revision; good writing is directed toward an audience; 　　[01:49.91]good writing achieves a clear purpose; good writing expresses ideas clearly. 　　[01:55.06]Firstly, good writing is good thinking. Good thinking leads to good writing, 　　[02:01.40]and muddy thinking can only result in muddy writing. 　　[02:04.57]As simple as that. Writing is a thinking process; it is not making a big deal out of nothing. 　　[02:10.70]Good writing should be substantive, really having things to say. 　　[02:14.64]Not only having things to say, but also having insightful things to say about the topic. 　　[02:20.32]This concept is particularly important for you non-native speakers of English. 　　[02:25.25]You may tend to be overly concerned with being correct in grammar, spelling and mechanics. 　　[02:30.60]While good writing is expected to be free from grammatical and other errors, 　　[02:34.97]it is worth repeating here that good writing is not good grammar or vice versa. 　　[02:40.12]At the advanced level, 　　[02:42.19]you should be much more concerned with higher and more important issues of writing in English. 　　[02:46.90]If you were excited at all by a piece of writing, 　　[02:49.96]most likely, it was for one or a bination of the following reasons: 　　[02:54.78]1) because it enlightens you or sheds light on the subject; 　　[03:00.02]2) because you have felt something similar but in a rather vague and superficial way; 　　[03:05.60]3) because you have felt exactly the same, 　　[03:09.33]but have never been able to express yourself in such an effective and elegant manner. 　　[03:13.70]Secondly, good writing involves thoughtful revision. 　　[03:17.30]Although there are geniuses who are such inspired writers 　　[03:20.91]that they can produce great writings at the spur of the moment 　　[03:24.08]without having to revise as much as one word, such geniuses are few and far between. 　　[03:29.77]For the overwhelming majority of writers, 　　[03:32.73]good writing is niy-nine percent hard work and one percent inspiration. 　　[03:37.98]Experienced writers subject their writings to numerous revisions before feeling satisfied. 　　[03:43.89]Lu Xun, the greatest modern Chinese writer, for example, 　　[03:48.04]talks about pacing pensively in the study for days searching for the right word. 　　[03:53.07]Thirdly, good writing is directed toward an audience. 　　[03:57.01]Notice the use of the word “audience” here: 　　[03:59.97]it usually refers to viewers and listeners, but now its reference has expanded to include readers, too, 　　[04:06.86]particularly in discussions of writing. 　　[04:09.48]You should remember that what is appropriate for one kind of audience may not be appropriate for another. 　　[04:15.60]The intended audience determines your choice of words, 　　[04:18.88]your sentence length and patterns, the overall tone, 　　[04:22.72]the details that would be included in your writing, etc. 　　[04:26.00]Fourthly, good writing achieves a clear purpose. 　　[04:29.50]Good writing must achieve your intended purpose. 　　[04:32.12]If you want to write about how to make Jiaozi, your reader, after reading your writing, 　　[04:37.37]should get everything he or she needs to know about how to make Jiaozi, 　　[04:41.31]from the necessary ingredients to step by step instructions. 　　[04:45.03]If your purpose is to convey the sublime and soul-awakening beauty of the morning sun 　　[04:51.15]。