[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷126及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 126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 126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】 Snack Culture British young people eat more snacks than people of the same age in other European countries. / Savoury snacks, especially crisps, are the favourite snack in the UK. / British people are mad for crisps / and

5、 they like them in a large variety of flavours / including cheese and onion, roast chicken, tomato ketchup and so on. / They also love chocolate very much. / If you go to any newsagents shop in Britain / youll see a huge selection of chocolate bars on sale. / While these snacks can be delicious, / t

6、he Food Standards Agency issued a warning recently / that many childrens snacks contained dangerously high levels of salt. / Vendors selling snack foods high in sugar, salt or fat have been banned in some schools. / Some people even suggest that young people should be protected / from being highly e

7、xposed to advertising for unhealthy snacks. / They think there should be more controls over websites, sponsorship and in-store promotions. / 【试题解析】 小吃文化 英国年轻人比欧洲其他国家的同龄人吃的小吃更多。咸味小吃，尤其是炸土豆条，是英国最受欢迎的小吃。英国人疯狂热爱烤土豆条并喜欢各种不同的口味，包括：芝士洋葱、烤鸡肉、番茄酱等等。虽然这些小吃很美味，食品标准局最近却发布警告：许多儿童小吃的含盐量之高到达了危险的程度。一些学校禁止小贩售卖含高糖、高盐

8、、高脂肪的食物。 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Independence Day The Fourth of July marks the anniversary of Americas Declaration of Independence from Britain. / During the summer of 1776, most American colonists were increasingly angry / about what they consid-ered unfair treatment by the British government. / By June

9、, fighting had already taken place between colonial forces and Britain. / The idea of independence was spreading. / Delegates from the thirteen colonies gathered. / The Continental Congress decided that a document declaring separation from Britain should be declared. / On July fourth, the Continenta

10、l Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence. / It says that people have the right to change their government / if it denies them their rights. / It states that everyone has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. / Today, the Fourth of July holiday is a time for frie

11、nds and families to gather. / They might play sports and eat foods cooked outdoors. / They might watch a parade in their community. / At night, many people gather to watch fireworks bursting in the dark sky. / 【试题解析】 独立日 7月 4日是美国宣布脱离英国独立的纪念日。在 1776年夏天，许多美洲的殖民地居民对英国政府的不公平对待越来越愤慨。 6月，殖民地和英国之间的战争就已开始。人

12、们追求独立的想法在殖民地上蔓延。 13个殖民地的代表聚集起来。在 7月 4日，大陆会议表决通过独立宣言，宣布美国独立。 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Air Pollution Air pollution consists of chemicals or particles in the air / that can harm the health of humans, animals, and plants. / Pollutants in the air take many forms. / They can be gases, solid particles, or liquid

13、 drops. / Pollution enters the Earths atmosphere in many different ways. / Most air pollution is created by people, taking the form of emissions from factories, cars, or planes. / Second-hand cigarette smoke is also considered air pollution. / These are all man-made sources of pollution. / Some type

14、s of air pollution, such as smoke from wildfires or ash from volcanoes, occur naturally. / They are called natural sources. / People experience a wide range of health effects from being exposed to air pollution. / Short-term effects, which are temporary, / include discomfort such as irritation to th

15、e nose, throat, eyes, or skin. / Long-term effects of air pollution, such as heart disease and lung cancer, / can last for years or for an entire lifetime. / 【试题解析】 空气污染 空气污染包括空气中会损害人和动植物健康的化学物质和微粒。它们包括气体、固体颗粒或液滴。污染物通过多种方式进入大气层。大多数空气污染都是由人造成的，如工厂、汽车或飞机的排放物以及二手烟等进入空气。而某些类型的空气污染，例如野火烟或者火山灰，则是自然发生的，叫做自

16、然污染源。 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Alcohol on Campus In the United States, the legal age to drink alcohol is 21. / Americans debate whether it should be lowered, / or whether young drinkers would only drink more. / In parts of Europe, the legal drinking age for beer, and sometimes hard liquor, is 16. / Yet Fr

17、ance may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to 18, / the same as for hard liquor there. / Rules on alcohol differ from college to college in the United States. / Many schools require all first-year students to take an alcohol prevention and education program. / Some have a “zero tolerance“

18、policy / where alcohol is banned from all buildings. / Parents are informed of violations and students may be suspended. / Campus police and local police report underage drinking violations to administrators. / The university judicial committee decides punishment on a case by case basis. / For examp

19、le, the committee might suspend or expel a student. / It might require an alcohol education program. / 【试题解析】 校园饮酒 在美国，法定饮酒年龄是 21岁。许多美国人在这个问题上一直争论不休。在欧洲部分国家，喝啤酒，或烈性酒的法定年龄是 16岁，而法国则将饮用啤酒和葡萄酒的年龄限制提高至 18岁。美国每所大学对学生的饮酒规定是不同的。许多大学要求所有大一新生都必须学习禁酒教育课程。有些学校采取 “零容忍 ”政策，禁止所有学生喝酒。一经发现，就会通知家长，并可能对学生进行休学处分。 【知识模

20、块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Glass Container Recycling Glass is most often used for food and beverage containers, / although aluminum and plastic manufacturers also compete for this market. / Glass recycling offers many benefits to the consumer, the environment and the glass industry itself. / Unlike many other r

21、ecyclables, glass can be recycled an unlimited number of times. / And recycled glass goes into many products, including new glass containers. / At the recycling center, processors crush glass into a material. / Then manufacturers mix it with sand, soda ash and limestone to form new glass. / This mat

22、erial not only costs less than glass made from new materials / but it also melts at a lower temperature. / A lower melting point means that glass made from recycled materials / requires less energy to produce than glass made from new materials. / This will in turn reduce energy expenditures, / prolo

23、ng the melting containers life and cut greenhouse gas emissions. / As glass manufacturers spend less money, / consumers benefit from lower prices on glass containers. / 【 试题解析】 玻璃容器的回收 玻璃最常用作食物和饮料的容器。玻璃回收给消费者、环境和玻璃产业自身提供了很多好处。跟其他可回收品不同，玻璃能够被无限次回收利用，而且能被制作成许多产品，包括新的玻璃容器。在回收中心。加工者将玻璃压碎，然后将其与沙、苏打灰及石灰石混合成新的玻璃。用这种碎玻璃材料比用新材料来制作玻璃的成本更低，不仅如此，它的熔点还更低。 【知识模块】 听写