1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 42及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the pa
2、ssage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 42答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to
3、 the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals
4、 of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 1 【正确答案】 Live Your Life Imagine yourself to be an actor in a play on the stage. Your aim is to play your part to the best of your ability. You have bee
5、n given a script and at the end of each sentence is a full stop. Each time you get to the end of the sentence you start a new one and although the next sentence is related to the last it is not affected by it. Your job is to deliver each sentence to the best of your ability. Dont live your life in t
6、he past! Learn to live in the present, to overcome the past. Stop the past from influencing your daily life. Dont allow thoughts of the past to reduce your personal best. Stop the past from interfering with your life. Learn to recover quickly. The way forward? Live in the present. Not in the precede
7、nt. 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Abuse of Power Is Still “Very Higfr in Many Countries A group that brings attention to the issue of corruption says levels of bribery, abuse of power and secret dealings are still “very high“ in many countries. Transparency International this week released its yearly Corruptio
8、n Perceptions Index. The Berlin-based group rates 176 countries and territories with a number from zero to 100. Bigger numbers are better. The index measures the perceived, or apparent level of corruption in a country. The group uses information from a number of economic sources. They include the Af
9、rican Development Bank, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. Corruption takes many forms. Transparency International calls it “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain“. One common form of corruption is bribery: the use of money or gifts to persuade another person to do something wrong
10、or illegal. Corruption is not easy to measure because it is secretive. But the World Bank estimates that about $1 trillion in bribes are paid every year worldwide. Stealing public money is another form of corruption. 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Companionship of Books A man may usually be known by the books h
11、e reads as well as by the company he keeps: for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men. A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its
12、 back upon us in times of trouble or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting us in age. The great and good do not die even in this world. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens. Hence we ever remai
13、n under the influence of the great men of old. The great intellects of the world are as much alive now as they were ages ago. 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Respect Respect can be defined as a positive feeling of esteem for a person or entity. It denotes the regard and consideration shown by an individual towar
14、ds others. Respect cannot be demanded, it is an asset that has to be earned. From the very childhood kids are taught to respect their parents, elders, teachers and an unending list of social obligations. But an ambiguity arises when the teachings do no match the practical experiences. Children find
15、it hard to respect certain persons or the same person in different situations. If a parent generally behaves positively with the child, it is normal for the child to reciprocate and show the same behaviour. But the anomaly arises when a parent confronts or scolds the child to make him/her understand
16、 a certain thing. The child wants to reciprocate his/her behaviour but the parent defies his/her behaviour and tells the child to respect him. 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Leadership Leadership is defined as “the process in which an individual influences the group of individuals to attain a common goal“. The
17、goal is attained by mutual cooperation and cohesive behaviour. A leader infuses a sense of positivism and directs others to reach the specified goal. Various theories since years have been formulated by psychologists to explain traits of a leader. Certain traits of a good leader are listed by resear
18、chers as: intelligence, extra-version, and adjustment, openness to experience, general self-efficacy and conscientiousness. It has been inferred that an individual possessing these traits results as a good leader. Another theory suggests that great events lead an ordinary individual to emerge as a leader. Then there is a third theory which emphasises that leadership is a transformation or a process. Anyone can become a leader by learning leadership skills. To sum up, leadership is a quality if present naturally welcome or otherwise can be developed by acquiring desired skills. 【知识模块】 听写
