英语高级听力原稿

BEC高级听力必备pdf：  BEC高级听力

BEC听力的难度一方面是因为它的语速快;另一方面，信息量太大。除了这两方面的因素之外，还有题目设置的原因，拿第一部分来讲，BEC考你的不是听写，出题者会变换句式，你不知道空里面的那个要填的词汇什么时候出现。

BEC是英国剑桥大学主考的考试，所以说在听力部分中你听到的发音都是标准的英音，当然在一些模拟题中还会有非英语母语者的发音，如法国人，西班牙人等等的，但是在真正的考试中极少出现。听力的练习就要熟悉英音的发音规则，发音特点，对于这些熟悉之后才能真正深入了解听力材料的内容。

1、在听力录音播放之前，要迅速浏览题目，猜测可能填的内容，注意单词的正确形式、单词字数的限制。平时准备的时候要仔细体会录音中经常出现的同义转述。当然，最最基本的单词拼写不能出丝毫差错，这是一个人的学习素养问题，如果经常出现最最基本的拼写错误，考官无论如何都不会相信你有真正的英语应用能力，更不用说BEC高级了。

2、最难的一部分，也是最能考查英语听力水平的一部分。建议在听第一遍录音的时候两个部分的题目都做，当然第一遍做不完太正常了，第二遍做完的题检查确认，没做完的题赶紧补充。做题的时候，根据说话者的语气有时候也能推测出一些信息，这些都会有帮助。但是一定要注意题目故意设置的pitfalls, 虽然说实话这些陷阱太具有迷惑性了。但是要通过考试就一定要尽力把每一部分做到最好，所以一定要加油要努力。

3、语速较快，几乎每一道题都有陷阱，听力材料的笔墨着力严重不均，其实也完全可以理解，因为BEC考查的正是排除干扰，获取有用信息的能力。平时训练的时候，对于听到的以下的短语和词组一定要格外注意，如：but / however / what I really mean is 等等。

Lincoln and Kennedy: Similar DestiniesJohn F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln lived in different times and had very different family and educational backgrounds. Kennedy lived in the 20th century; Lincoln lived in the 19th century. Kennedy was born in 1917, whereas Lincoln was born more than a hundred years earlier, in 1809. As for their family backgrounds, Kennedy came from a rich family, but Lincoln’s family was not wealthy. Because Kennedy came from a wealthy family, he was able to attend expensive private schools. He graduated from Harvard University. Lincoln, on the other hand, had only one year of formal schooling. In spite of his lack of formal schooling, he became a well-known lawyer. He taught himself law by reading law books. Lincoln was, in other words, a self-educated man.In spite of these differences in Kennedy and Lincoln’s backgrounds, some interesting similarities between the 2 men are evident. In fact, books have been written about the strange coincidences in the lives of these 2 men. For example, take their political careers. Lincoln began his political career as a congressman. Similarly, Kennedy also began his political career as a congressman. Lincoln was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1847, and Kennedy was elected to the House in 1947. They went to Congress just 100 years apart. Another interesting coincidence is that each man was elected president of the United States in a year ending with the number 60. Lincoln was elected president in 1860, and Kennedy was elected in 1960; furthermore, both men were president during years of civil unrest in the country. Lincoln was president during the American Civil War. During Kennedy’s term of office, civil unrest took the form of civil rights demonstrations.Another striking similarity between the 2 men was that, as you probably know, neither president lived to complete his tern in office. Lincoln and Kennedy were both assassinated while in office. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, after only 1,000 days in office. Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 a few days after the end of the American Civil War. It’s rather curious to note that both presidents were shot while they were sitting next to their wives.These are only a few examples of the uncanny, or unusual similarities in the destinies of these 2 Americans – men who had a tremendous impact on the social and political life in the United States and the imagination of the American people.