1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 99及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: 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 wil
2、l 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. 专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 99答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage wil
3、l 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 sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at n
4、ormal speed again and during this time you should check your work. 1 【正确答案】 Theatre In many parts of the world, “going to the theatre“ is seen as an activity / which only a very few people do. / “Theatre“ is not often seen as being a pastime that many ordinary people do. / Ordinary people watch TV,
5、or go to the cinema, / or go out to eat with friends. / The theatre is for rich, upper-class intellectuals. / Like a lot of obvious remarks, there is some truth in this. / Theatre tickets are quite expensive. / They cost more than cinema tickets. / Theatres which show new plays are usually only in b
6、ig cities. / However, even though this is true, / there are a lot of theatre companies who are challenging this idea. / And the way they are challenging this idea is by working with schools. / In the UK, many theatre companies now have an “educational department“. / They go into schools and help stu
7、dents to understand and enjoy the plays they do. / 【试题解析】 剧院 去剧院看戏剧不是普通人的消遣方式。戏票很贵，再加上只有在大城市才有戏剧上演，大多数人与戏剧无缘。即便如此，剧院公司仍想尝试吸引更多的观众。如今许多剧院公司设立 “教育部 ”，他们会前往学校教导学生怎样欣赏戏剧。 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Sport Parachuting The idea of the parachute is almost as old as mans dream of flight. / The first known parachute
8、designs were drawn by a famous artist as early as 1495. / There were more and more parachute designs after the invention of the airplane. / In the past thirty years, parachuting has become an exciting sport, / which is now enjoyed by men and women, young and old. / There are many kinds of sport para
9、chuting. / One of the most interesting is skydiving. / People who like to skydive say / they can do anything an airplane can do, except go up. / Besides, todays parachutes are very different from the device which was designed 500 years ago. / They come in different shapes and colors. / One of the mo
10、st popular is shaped more like a rectangle / than the traditional circle of old parachutes. / And some of the most modern kinds of parachutes / give jumpers much more control over where they float / 【试题解析】 跳伞运动 跳伞的想法几乎与人类关于飞行的梦想一样久远。第一批所知的降落伞设计图是早在 1495年由一个著名的艺术家画出来的。飞机发明之后，就有越来越多的降落伞设计方案。过去三十年，跳伞成为
11、了一项刺激的运动，现在则被男女老少所喜爱。 运动跳伞丰富多样。其中最有意思的一种就是高空特技跳伞。喜欢高空特技跳伞的人说，除了上升之外，他们能够做出飞机所能做的任何动作。 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty represents a woman holding a torch of fire. / It stands on an island at the entrance to the New York City harbor. / It is almost 93 meters tall, / one
12、of the tallest statues ever built. / Its complete name is “Liberty Enlightening the World“. / The Statue of Liberty was a gift / to the people of the United States from the people of France. / It was an expression of friendship and the goal of liberty / shared by the people of both countries. / The
13、statue was designed and built in France. / France officially presented the statue to the United States Minister to France in Paris on July 4th, 1884. / The statue was then taken apart and sent to the United States. / New York City celebrated with a huge parade. / Since then, the Statue of Liberty ha
14、s been a symbol of freedom / for people all over the world. / 【试题解析】 自由女神像 自由女神像坐落于纽约港口的自由岛上。女神右手高举着象征自由的火炬。该雕像将近有 93米高，是打造过的最高雕像之一，其全名是 “自由照耀世界 ”。自由女神像是法国送给美国独立 100周年的礼物，象征着两国人民的友谊以及争取自由的崇高理想和目标。自由女神像已成为全世界人民自由的象征。 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 The Baby Boom The baby boom is what Americans call the period bet
15、ween 1946 and 1964, / when the number of births in the United States increased sharply. / Population experts say a law helped create the baby boom. / The law gave soldiers who served in World War II and the Korean War / the financial support they needed to start families. / It also provided educatio
16、n, loan guarantees and other assistance for former soldiers. / Millions received education and bought homes through the plan. / The phrase baby boom describes more than just population growth. / It also describes a period of change in American culture. / Many baby boomers were less conservative than
17、 their parents. / During the 60s and 70s, these young people had their own ideas about sex and drugs. / Baby boomers also became politically active. / Some fought in Vietnam. / But others protested the war, or found ways not to serve. / America continues to feel the political and social effects of t
18、he baby boom. / 【试题解析】 婴儿 潮 婴儿潮发生于 1946年至 1964年间，在那期间美国的出生人口迅速增长。人口专家指出，婴儿潮的出现有赖于一项法律的实施。当时，凡是在二战和朝鲜战争中服役的士兵，都可以获得经济补助以建立家庭。这项法律也为他们提供教育、贷款担保和其他帮助。许多人因此接受了教育，买了新房。 婴儿潮这一说法描述的并不仅仅是人口数量的增加，也叙述了美国文化发生改变的一段时期。在那段时期出生的小孩，思想较他们的父母开放。 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Universities Grading Systems Most American colleges a
19、nd universities use the grading system of A, B, C, D and F. / An A is worth four points, a B three points, / a C two points and a D one point / Getting a grade like a B-plus or a C-minus adds or subtracts a few tenths of a point. / An F is a failing grade worth zero toward a students grade point ave
20、rage. / A small number of colleges reject the traditional grading system. / They are organized into programs taught by teams of professors. / Each program brings together different subjects / and extends in length over 2 or 3 quarters. / Students are required to do a major research project at the en
21、d of each program. / The professors write detailed evaluations of the students. / These are combined with evaluations written by the students themselves. / Most teachers would probably agree that traditional grades are sometimes unfair. / But professors at big schools say there is not enough time / to write evaluations for each student in large classes. / 【试题解析】 大学的评分系统 绝大部分美国大学都采用 A、 B、 C、 D和 F的评分系统。 少数大学反对这种传统的评分系统。他们分划成不同的课程，由不同的老师进行教学。学生在每门课程结束时要做一份重点研究报告。教授结合学生的自评，给学生作详细的评价。 大部分老师也许认为传统的评分有时候不公平，但是一些大学校的教授说他们没有足够的时间给大班级里的每个学生写评价。 【知识模块】 听写
