老托福听力是复习托福听力很有价值的材料，无忧托福网为同学们带来托福听力每日一练（共42天）的原文，同学们可以听写后对照原文，希望对同学们有所帮助。
托福听力每日一练第5天：（96年1月）
演讲听写训练 1
In 1871 the first passenger elevators were used in office buildings and allowed architects to build higher than people could comfortably walk. Another innovation was in building technique. In 1885 the steel skeleton was introduced and allowed for the construction of tall buildings that could withstand high winds. We take for granted some of the other inventions that enabled people to live and work in skyscrapers. For example, few people realized that the telephone was necessary for vertical communication and that flush toilet and vacuum incinerator made waste disposal possible. Now as we entered the age of super skyscraper, some with more than 200 floors, we see the need for even more technological innovations. In the area of heating and cooling systems for example. For all their benefi- ts, these super tall buildings do cause problems though. For one thing they place enormous strain on parking and traffic row in urban areas. But let's leave behind these technical concerns and move on to consider some of the design elements that have come to characterize the age of the skyscraper.
演讲听写训练 2
Good morning. Let me welcome all the new members of the ski patrol . My name is Brenda Peters and I've been a ski-patroller for nearly three years. After working in offices and restaurants I find this job very satisfying. After all, if you love the outdoors, it's a great job. You won't get rich but you'll get in great shape and you will be able to help people everyday. And for me the best part of the job is giving ski lessons. I've made a lot of friends that way. Of course your main responsibilities will involve ensuring the safety of everyone who skis here. All trails have to be checked daily to make sure they are groomed properly. You also will have to be watching out constantly for people who aren't skiing safely, or who may think they are better skiers than they really are. And to help those who are injured, you'll have to know basic first aid. Tomorrow you will begin training in a first aid system that skiers specifically to the outdoors. We pride ourselves in our ability to get people off the mountain quickly and safely. OK, so you are free to explore the slopes for the rest of the day. All in all, I think that being a ski patroller is a great job . I hope you will all feel the same way.
演讲听写训练 3
If you flew over certain parts of Nebraska and Texas by plane, you might notice some large areas appearing as bright green circles many hundreds of feet across. This green is unusual in the high plains area where the climate is very dry. These green patches are the result of a new technique for mining the underground water. In this technique , miners bore deep holes in the ground until they reacha special geological formation called an ocheropher. The water which has collected in this ocherophers for hundreds of years is called fossil water or ground water. It is pumped up through the bored hole and spray over the land to irrigate the crops. Raising crops such as cotton and wheat watered in this way creates the fertile green areas that contrasts vividly with the natural brown of the plains. Crop yields have increased dramatically . However they've created a serious environmental problem. The problem is that the water is being removed from many ocherophers faster than it can be replenished naturally. Ground water levels have dropped rapidly and it's becoming more difficult and expensive to get this water. In some parts of Texas , water levels in some of the ocherophers have declined by more than four hundred feet in twenty-five years. This process of using water faster than it can be replaced is wide-spread and serious.
