[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷101及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 101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 wi

2、ll 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 101答案与 解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage

3、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 will be done a

4、t normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. 1 【正确答案】 Career Change So many people are unhappy in the work they are doing. / If you look back at your career and think you didnt enjoy your work, / then thats been a real wasted life. / It is like selling your soul every day /

5、when you go to a job you hate. / People have strengths and its very rare that strengths fully correspond with careers. / So its not a question necessarily of jumping off into a more exciting career or taking more risks. / Its just making sure things that you are good at and you love / are at the top

6、 of your personality as it were at the top of your working self. / There are some people who just do quite normal changes / from PR to teacher, from lawyer to doctor. / These are all very dramatic career changes. / They have chosen to follow their dreams. / However, you have a better chance of succe

7、ss / if you are surrounded by people who believe in you and support you. / 【试题解析】 转行 我们每一个人都有自己的强项，不过我们在工作中往往不能充分发挥我们的强项。因此，这不是非得要转到更刺激的行业或者冒更多险的问题。要确定的是，你所擅长和喜欢的是性格上优先要考虑的事情。还有一些人从公关转行做老师，从律师转行做医生。这些是极富戏剧性的职业变化。他们选择追随自己的梦想。然而，如果周围的人相信你、支持你，你成功的机会将更大。 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Going Organic There is a risi

8、ng trend in the UK related to how the food is produced. / Many people are rejecting genetically modified food and intensive farming procedures. / They want their food to be organically farmed. / Organic means farmers use no or very few chemicals or fertilizers. / Animals can also be farmed organical

9、ly. / And organic meat is produced without the use of drugs and antibiotics. / Organically farmed animals have better living conditions, / for example more space and more nutritious food. / According to a leading organisation for organic food and farming, / three out of every four households in the

10、UK now buy some types of organic food. / Some people buy organic meat, fruit and vegetables from farmers markets. / Others have organic mixed fruit and vegetables delivered to their homes weekly. / Many people buy organic produce in their local supermarket. / Although its often more expensive, / mor

11、e and more people choose organic foods for health reasons or environmental concern. / 【试题解析】 转向有机食品 在英国关注食品如何生产的趋势不断上涨。许多人开始排斥转基因食品和集约式农业生产过程。他们想要有机生产的食物。如今在英国每四户人家中就有三户人购买一些有机食品。尽管有机食品常常更贵，但越来越多的人出于健康理由和环境考虑而选择有机食品。 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 The Library of Congress The Library of Congress is Americas nati

12、onal library. / It has more than 120 million books and other objects. / It has newspapers, popular publications and letters of historical interest. / It also has maps, photographs, art prints, movies, sound recordings and musical instruments. / The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday th

13、rough Saturday, / except for government holidays. / Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. / But no one is permitted to take books out of the building. / The Library of Congress provides books and materials to the United States Congress. / It also lends books to other American libr

14、aries, government agencies and foreign libraries. / It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. / It also gets materials through its copyright office. / Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication / must send two copies to the library. / This means the Library of Congress receive

15、s almost everything published in the United States. / 【试题解析】 国会图书馆 国会图书馆是美国的国家图书馆，拥有一亿两千万册书和其他馆藏品。馆内有报纸、通俗出版物和具有历史价值的信件，还有地图、相片、艺术类印刷品、电影、录音和乐器。国会图书馆除法定节假日外，周一至周六向大众开放。任何人都可进人图书馆内阅览馆藏书籍，但不得把书带出馆外。国会图书馆不仅向美国国会提供书籍和材料，还把书籍借给美国其他图书馆、政府机构和外国图书馆。 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Strange Festivals Every county has its

16、strange festivals. / Cheese Rolling is a much-loved event traditionally held in Britain. / Participants chase an eight-pound cheese down a long slope, / hoping to catch it and become the champion. / In Spain, baby jumping is a famous ritual, / in which local men jump over all the babies born that ye

17、ar. / It is believed to rid the babies of sin and serves as a kind of baptism. / There is a naked festival held at various times in Japan. / Wearing just a small piece of cloth, / the freezing participants run around a city, competing for lucky charms. / From chasing cheeses to running naked, / it i

18、s hard to explain where most of these ideas came from and what they mean to us now. / However, they are part of our cultures. / Despite our different traditions, languages and histories, / we do seem to have one thing in common: our love of celebrations. / 【试题解析】 奇怪的节日 每个国家都有奇怪的节日。滚芝士在英国地区是一项深受喜爱的传统

19、活动。参加者沿着长长的下坡路追赶着一块重达八磅的芝士，希望能抓住它并成为冠军。在西班牙，跳婴活动是一个有名的仪式 当地男子会从那年出生的所有婴儿身上跳过。日本在很多不同的时候会举办裸跑节。 【知 识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Red Nose Day Red Nose Day is a well-known event in Britain. / The aim is to raise money for a charity called Comic Relief / which helps people in need in Africa and in Britain. / On thi

20、s day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear. / The money made from selling red noses goes to the charity. / This event takes place every two years in the spring / and is now so well established that many people consider it to be an unofficial national holiday. / The money collected on the last

21、Red Nose Day helped to fund projects / in treating malaria, education, maternal health and mental health. / Money-raising events take place throughout the country. / People donate money by post, in banks, by phone using a credit card and online. / So, if you are ever in Britain on Red Nose Day, / no

22、w you know why you may find normal people / wearing red noses and doing silly things. / Its all for a good cause. / 【试题解析】 红鼻子日 红鼻子日在英国是一个很知名的活动。其目的是为一个叫做 “喜剧救济基金会 ”的慈善组织筹集资金，该组织帮助非洲和英国有需要的人们。这一天 ，很多人买一个塑料的红鼻子戴上。通过售卖红鼻子得到的款项将汇给这个慈善组织。这个活动每两年在春天举行，而且如今已颇具规模以致于很多人将其视为非正式的国家节日。所以，如果你哪天在英国适逢红鼻子日，现在你应该明白为什么会在那里发现正常的人们戴着红鼻子、做着傻事。 【知识模块】 听写