[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷34及答案与解析.doc

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1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 34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 34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】 Artists Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be

5、 something which has not been said before. What visual artists, like painters, want to say is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countle

6、ss billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and response; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautif

7、ul sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects. 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Professional Sports in the U.S. Professional

8、 sports are not only very popular in the United States, but also a big business. The most popular sports are baseball, football and basketball. Each sport has its own season and individual teams have millions of supporters. Professional teams are named for the cities where they are located. For exam

9、ple, the Lakers are in Los Angeles. The strongest supporters of the Lakers are residents of Los Angeles and Southern California. When the Lakers play, many people in Los Angeles enthusiastically follow the game. When we mention “NBA“, almost every one knows it has some relationship with U.S. profess

10、ional basketball. However, what does it really stand for? N.B.A. is short for the National Basketball Association. The NBA is gaining new fans and supporters around the world. Basketball is another popular American sport. In the U.S., basketball has been called the “national pastime“. However, footb

11、all is the most popular professional sport in the U.S American football is different from international football, which Americans call “soccer“. Both games require strength and specialized skills. 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 “How to“ Books Books which give instructions on how to do things are popular in the

12、United States today. Thousands of these “how to“ books are available. In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “how to“. Many “how to“ books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. Many of these books help peopl

13、e to use their free time better. Some people want books which will give them useful information about sports, hobbies, and travel. Other people use their free time to make repairs and improvements on their homes. They prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to repair things like plu

14、mbing and electrical wiring or on how to redecorate or enlarge a house. Why have “how to“ books become so popular? Probably because life has become more complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve, “how to“ books help people to deal with mod

15、ern life. 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Dont Give Up If we would ever accomplish anything in life, let us not forget that we must persevere. If we would learn our lessons in school, we must be diligent and not give up whenever we come to anything difficult. We shall find many of our lessons very hard, but let

16、us consider that the harder they are the better they will do to us if we will persevere and learn them thoroughly. But there are some among us who are ready to give up when they come to a hard example in mathematics, and say, “I cant do this.“ They never will if they feel so. “I cant“ never does any

17、thing worthwhile; but “Ill try“ accomplishes wonders. Let us remember that we shall meet with difficulties all through life. They are in the pathway of everyone. If we will only try and keep trying, we shall be sure to conquer and overcome every difficulty we meet. 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 How High Can Yo

18、u Jump? Fleas trainers have observed a strange habit of fleas while training them. Fleas are trained by putting them in a cardboard box with a top on it. The fleas will jump up and hit the top of the cardboard box over and over and over again. As you watch them jump and hit the lid, something very i

19、nteresting becomes obvious. The fleas continue to jump, but they are no longer jumping high enough to hit the top. When you take off the lid, the fleas continue to jump, but they will not jump out of the box. They will not jump out because they cannot jump out. Why? The reason is simple. They have c

20、onditioned themselves to jump just so high. Once they have conditioned themselves to jump just so high, that is all they can do! Many times, people do the same thing. They restrict themselves and never reach their potential. Just like the fleas, they fail to jump higher, thinking they are doing all they can do. 【知识模块】 听写