专业英语四级听力-19及答案解析.doc

1、专业英语四级听力-19及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BDICTATION/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BTest 1/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)1.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 seco

2、nd 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. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Cartoon

3、Artist（分数：20.00）_三、BTest 2/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)2.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 se

4、ntence 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. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Drink to Your Health（分数：20.00）_四、BTest 3/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)

5、3.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 sentence, or phrase by phrase, wit

6、h intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Happy Fourth of July!（分数：20.00）_五、BTest 4/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)4.Listen to the following passage. Altogeth

7、er 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 sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading

8、 will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Thanksgiving Day（分数：20.00）_六、BTest 5/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)5.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. D

9、uring 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 normal speed again and during t

10、his time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Cell Phone Disturbance（分数：20.00）_专业英语四级听力-19答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BDICTATION/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BTest 1/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)1.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be r

11、ead 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 normal

12、speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Cartoon Artist（分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：听力原文Cartoon ArtistIn a good cartoon, /the artist can tell in a few lines /as much as a writer can tell in half a dozen paragraphs. /Th

13、e cartoon artist not only tells a story/but he also tries to persuade the reader to his way of thinking./He has great influence on public opinion. /In a political campaign, he plays an important part. /Controversial issues in Congress or at meetings of the United Nations/may keep the cartoon artist

14、well-supplied with current materials. /A clever cartoon artist may cause laughter/because he often uses humor in his drawings. /If he is sketching a famous person, /he takes a prominent feature and exaggerates it. /Cartoon artists, for instance, /like to lengthen an already long nose and to widen an

15、 already broad grin. /The artist uses such exaggeration to put his message across.三、BTest 2/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)2.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 meanin

16、g. 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 normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work onc

17、e more.Drink to Your Health（分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：听力原文Drink to Your HealthSince all living things need it, /and it makes up two-thirds of our bodies, /it seems obvious that water is vital to our health. /Most people, however, drink fewer than the eight recommended glasses each day. /So why is drinking

18、 enough water so important? /A minor water deficiency can lead to headaches, sleepiness, and moodiness, /while losing a large amount of water for a long time can cause high blood pressure/and other serious problems. /Drinking water helps our bodies in a variety of ways. /It helps us get rid of toxic

19、 substance, /which helps our kidneys to do a better job, /and it helps prevent bladder infections. /It improves digestion and helps us develop substances/that our body produces in the blood to fight diseases. /Finally, water can give our skin a healthy glow. /Drinking water throughout the day is an

20、important habit to pick up. /For your health, give this simple substance the importance it deserves.四、BTest 3/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)3.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 und

21、erstand 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 normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check thr

22、ough your work once more.Happy Fourth of July!（分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：听力原文Happy Fourth of July!Most people are probably aware of the significance of July 4 to Americans. /They might not know, however, about the origins of some of the traditions/associated with Independence Day in the United States. /Ju

23、ly 4 is, of course, a holiday from work, /and the occasion for all-day picnics in most communities. /Having eaten their fill of hot dogs, burgers, and potato salad, /everyone eagerly throws themselves into a program of often strange activities/like three-legged races and pie-eating contests. /A visi

24、tor to Boston, /a city strongly associated with the events leading up to independence, /will certainly come away with a lasting impression of the Fourth of July. /The highlight of the days celebrations is a local orchestra playing a melody/as one hundred and fifty thousand spectators watch fireworks

25、 burst over the harbor.五、BTest 4/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)4.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 r

26、ead 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. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Thanksgiving Day（分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：听力原文Thanksgivin

27、g DayThanksgiving Day, /is a legal holiday observed annually in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. /In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday in October. /Most people celebrate Thanksgiving by gathering with family or friends for a holiday feast. /Thanksgiving was first c

28、elebrated by Pilgrims and native Americans in colonial New England in the early 17th century. /Today Thanksgiving is mainly a celebration of domestic life, /centered on the home and family. /Thanksgiving parades often feature children dressed in Pilgrim costume, /complete with tall hats, dark clothe

29、s, /and shoes with large silver-colored buckles. /In keeping with the idea of celebrating a plentiful harvest, /preparing and eating a large meal is a central part of most Thanksgiving celebrations. /The meal usually includes the pumpkin pie, cornbread, roasted turkey, etc. /These simple foods recal

30、l the old virtues of the Pilgrims, /emphasizing the natural gifts that greeted early settlers in their adopted homeland.六、BTest 5/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)5.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, l

31、isten 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 normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2

32、minutes to check through your work once more.Cell Phone Disturbance（分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：听力原文Cell Phone DisturbanceNowadays, /more people are using cell phones and there is also an increase in traveling by air. /Naturally, more people want to use their cell phone while traveling by plane. /However, t

33、hey cannot. /The funny thing is that there has been no evidence of a cell phone signal causing a disturbance in the flight. /If you use the fixed-line telephone on the plane, /it can be really expensive. /In America, this kind of telephone changes three dollars a minute, /and 15% of the income of th

34、e flight comes from the telephone bill. /In 1998, /an Englishman was sent to prison for one year/because he refused to turn off the cell phone. /Last month, a plane suddenly became alarmed and was forced to land. /Investigators found a cell phone in a piece of luggage that had been left on. /Flight crew insisted that using cell phone during the flight is very dangerous. /and many facts support that claim. /Although there is no factual evidence to prove this, /cell phone disturbance can affect the plane in some circumstances.