[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷151及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 151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 151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】 Theatre “Theatre“ is not often seen as being a pastime that many ordinary people do. / Theatre tickets are quite expensive. / They cost more than cinema tickets. / Theatres which show new plays are usually only in big cit

5、ies. / However, even though this is true, / there are a lot of theatre companies who are challenging this idea. / And the way they are challenging this idea is by working with schools. / In the UK, many theatre companies now have an “educational department“. / They go into schools and help students

6、to understand and enjoy the plays they do. / 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Sport Parachuting The idea of the parachute is almost as old as mans dream of flight. / The first known parachute designs were drawn by a famous artist as early as 1495. / There were more and more parachute designs after the invention o

7、f the airplane. / In the past thirty years, parachuting has become an exciting sport, / which is now enjoyed by men and women, young and old. / There are many kinds of sport parachuting. / One of the most interesting is skydiving. / People who like to skydive say / they can do anything an airplane c

8、an do, except go up. / 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty represents a woman holding a torch of fire. / It stands on an island at the entrance to the New York City harbor. / It is almost 93 meters tall, / one of the tallest statues ever built. / Its complete name is “Libe

9、rty Enlightening the World“. / The Statue of Liberty was a gift / to the people of the United States from the people of France. / It was an expression of friendship and the goal of liberty / shared by the people of both countries. / The Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of freedom for people all o

10、ver the world. / 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 The Baby Boom The baby boom is what Americans call the period between 1946 and 1964, / when the number of births in the United States increased sharply. / Population experts say a law helped create the baby boom. / The law gave soldiers who served in World War II

11、and the Korean War / the financial support they needed to start families. / It also provided education, loan guarantees and other assistance for former soldiers. / Millions received education and bought homes through the plan. / The phrase baby boom describes more than just population growth. / It a

12、lso describes a period of change in American culture. / Many baby boomers were less conservative than their parents. / 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Universities Grading Systems Most American colleges and universities use the grading system of A, B, C, D and F. / A small number of colleges reject the tradition

13、al grading system. / They are organized into programs taught by teams of professors. / Students are required to do a major research project at the end of each program. / The professors write detailed evaluations of the students. / These are combined with evaluations written by the students themselves. / Most teachers would probably agree that traditional grades are sometimes unfair. / But professors at big schools say there is not enough time / to write evaluations for each student in large classes. / 【知识模块】 听写