[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷173及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 173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 173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】 Office Conflict The office can be very demanding on the lives of the workers. / Stress can build up and explode into problems. / This can seriously influence the productivity and efficiency of a business. / The problems t

5、hat upset an office can vary drastically / depending on the nature of the employees or even the employers. / Employees may feel that they are being overworked or underpaid. / They may also feel that this signals the loss of appreciation on their work, / which would cause increasing tension as they c

6、omplain about work. / They may also have personality differences which can cause conflict. / This can be seen in offices where too close relationships develop. / 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Healthy Eating in Older People Eating well will help people stay healthy and live life to the full. / The number of old

7、er adults in the world is growing. / The greatest challenge over the coming years / will be maintaining the health of this increasing number of older people. / But the nutritional needs of older adults are difficult to neatly categorize into absolute age groups. / While many older people are fit and

8、 active, / some others who are younger may be frail and require additional care. / To meet their nutritional needs, / older adults should eat a varied diet including regular meals and snacks, / and drink enough fluid. / 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Bonds Bonds are debt owed by a government or a company. / The

9、 holder of a bond is paid interest until the date when the bond matures. / Then the amount of the bond, its face value, is paid back. / Investors can buy a new bond and keep it until it matures. / Or they can buy and sell existing bonds. / The return on a bond is called the yield. / Yields and price

10、s of existing bonds can change as investors trade them. / Yields fall when investors seek the security of bonds / and are willing to pay higher prices. / Yields increase as prices fall. / 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Allowance Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. / The purpo

11、se is to let children learn from experience / at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly. /The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend differs from family to family. / Timing is another consideration. / Some children get a weekly allowance. / Others get a monthly allo

12、wance. / In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, / the child is expected to pay for with the money. / 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 The American Dream Each individual may define the American dream differently. / But the general idea is that a person in the United States / has the freedom to c

13、arry out his or her goals. / It usually means a person has the chance / to work hard, earn money and create a secure life. / For many people, this means being able to get a good education, / have a good job and own a house. / The expression is often linked to immigrants / who have come to this country seeking more freedom or a better life / than they could have in their own countries. / 【知识模块】 听写