专业英语四级（听写听力）-试卷164及答案解析.doc

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1、专业英语四级（听写听力）-试卷164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164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： The Coffee Culture in America In America, the number of specialty coffee shops has increased greatly over the yea

5、rs. / Its hard to walk down a street without coming across a coffee shop. / And chances are, that coffee shop might be a Starbucks. / The Starbucks company has helped make coffee culture a popular part of peoples daily lives. / Its stores sell all kinds of coffee as well as food, music and books. /

6、But there is much more to making and enjoying coffee than Starbucks. / In fact, there are many smaller, independent coffee shops. / They usually have a strong and loyal following / although large companies like Starbucks have made business difficult for them. /)解析：_正确答案：(正确答案： Earwax Experts say ear

7、wax protects and cleans the ear. / It traps dirt and other matter and keeps insects out. / Doctors think it might also help protect against infections. / Earwax is normally expelled and it falls out of the ear or gets washed away. / But extra wax can harden and form a blockage / that interferes with

8、 sound waves and reduces hearing. / People can also cause a blockage when they try to clean out their ears, / but only push the wax deeper inside. / Earwax removal is sometimes necessary. / But you have to use a safe method or you could do a lot of damage. /)解析：_正确答案：(正确答案： US Climate The United Sta

9、tes is one of the biggest countries in the world. / It has all sorts of geography, from deserts to beaches, mountains to flatlands. / These conditions help create all sorts of weather mild, moderate and extreme. / In the summer, some areas get very hot and the air is very wet. / But others have dry

10、air, so the heat does not feel so bad. / In the winter, parts of the country get cold and snowy / while others stay warm and sunny. / Hurricanes are ocean storms that strike mainly in the Southeast. / Tornadoes are a risk across the country. /)解析：_正确答案：(正确答案： Tornadoes A tornado is a violently turni

11、ng tube of air suspended from a thick cloud. / It extends from a thunderstorm in the sky down to the ground. / The shape is like a funnel: / wide at the top, narrower at the bottom. / Tornadoes form when winds blowing in different directions / meet in the clouds and begin to turn in circles. / Warm

12、air rising from below causes the wind tube to reach toward the ground. / Because of their circular movement, / these windstorms are also known as twisters. / The most severe tornadoes can reach wind speeds of 320 kilometers an hour or more. /)解析：_正确答案：(正确答案： Global Warming Global warming is the incr

13、ease in the average temperature of the Earths surface air and oceans. / Climate change is any major change in measures of climate, / such as temperature, rainfall and wind. / Scientists have debated about global warming for years. / Many have different opinions about the extent to which greenhouse g

14、ases are responsible for it. / An increase in global temperatures has led to other problems. / Scientists have observed a rise in sea levels and a melting of ice in the Earths Polar areas. / Scientists also believe that global warming is affecting endangered plants and animals, / sea life and the seasonal activities of organisms. /)解析：