1、专业英语四级（听写听力）-试卷166及答案解析 (总分：12.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、DICTATION(总题数：6，分数：12.00)1.PART I DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the
2、 second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.（分数：2.00）_专业英语四级（听写听力）-试卷166答案解析 (总分：12.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、DICTATION(总题数：6，分数：
3、12.00)1.PART I DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by
4、sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.（分数：2.00）_解析：_正确答案：(正确答案： Engagements The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. / Two pe
5、ople agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together. / The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring / and places it on the third finger of her left hand. / It is thought that a blood vessel or nerve in that finger goes directly to the heart. / Americans generally are enga
6、ged for a period of about one year / if they are planning a wedding ceremony and party. / During this time, friends of the bride may hold a party. / Women friends and family members give the bride gifts she will need as a wife. / Friends of the groom may have a bachelor party for him. /)解析：_正确答案：(正确
7、答案： Unusual Names In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, / especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children odd names. / In Britain, you can call a child almost anything you like / the only restrictions on parents relate
8、to offensive words such as swear words. / Other countries have much stricter rules / when it comes to naming children. / Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina / have an approved list of names from which parents must choose. / In China, there are some rules about what you m
9、ay call a child / no foreign letters or symbols are allowed. /)解析：_正确答案：(正确答案： Left-Handers International Left-Handers Day is August 13th. / The Left-Handers Club started the holiday in 1992. / It wanted left-handers around the world to celebrate. / And it wanted to bring attention to the everyday p
10、roblems of people who use their left hands. / One of these problems is difficulty using equipment and tools, like scissors. / The Left-Handers Club tries to educate designers and manufacturers / to consider the safety of left-handed people when producing their products. / Another problem is that man
11、y societies have considered it bad to be left-handed. / Some teachers and parents have tried to force children who used their left hand / to use their right one instead. /)解析：_正确答案：(正确答案： Skyscrapers Skyscrapers were invented in the United States. / As early as the 1880s, two new technical developme
12、nts made these taller buildings possible. / One development was the mechanical elevator. / It meant that people would not have to climb many steps to reach the upper floors of tall buildings. / The development of steel building technology also helped make taller buildings possible. / Many experts co
13、nsider the Home Insurance Building in Chicago to be the first skyscraper. / This tower was about 55 meters tall. / Today this would not be considered much of a skyscraper. / But at the time, this height was striking. / The structure was built using a steel frame. /)解析：_正确答案：(正确答案： US Federal Courts
14、The United States court system includes federal and state courts. / Federal courts deal with criminal and civil actions / involving the United States Constitution or federal laws. / Federal courts try cases involving the United States government. / They hear cases between people from different state
15、s / and cases involving other countries or their citizens. / They also hear cases involving situations that took place on the sea and violations of ownership rights. / Each state has at least one federal district court. / District courts are the first courts to hear cases involving violations of federal laws. / Then the cases may be heard again in appeals courts. /)解析：
