[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷76及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 76及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the pa

2、ssage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 76答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to

3、 the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read 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

4、 of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 1 【正确答案】 The World Health Day The World Health Day is on 7th April. / It marks the founding of the World Health Organization / and is an opportunity to

5、 draw worldwide attention / to a subject of major importance to global health each year. / World Health Day 2009 focused on the safety of health facilities / and the readiness of health workers who treat people affected by emergencies. / Health centers and staff provide vital health care in communit

6、ies every day. / In disasters, their services are in even greater demand; / treating injuries, preventing illnesses and caring for peoples urgent health needs. / A safe hospital that continues to function at best capacity / during and after a disaster or other emergency / is a safe haven that protec

7、ts lives. / Safe health facilities require crucial support from other sectors to ensure essential lifelines. / When health facilities stop functioning, / it is a double blow to a devastated community. 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Wood Recycling Recycling timber is the process of turning waste timber into usab

8、le products. / Recycling timber is a practice that was popularized in the early 1990s / as issues such as deforestation and climate change, / prompted both timber suppliers and consumers to turn to a more sustainable timber source. / Recycling timber has become popular / due to its image as an envir

9、onmentally friendly product. / Consumers commonly believe that by purchasing recycled wood, / the demand for green timber will fall and ultimately benefit the environment. / Recycled timber is now used as a construction product. / It has been important in both raising industry and consumer awareness

10、 towards deforestation / and promoting timber mills to adopt more environmentally friendly practices. / Wood recycling is a subject / which has in recent years taken an even greater role in our lives. / The problem, however, is that although many local authorities like the idea of recycling, / they

11、do not fully support it. 【知 识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 War Games If war is a political instrument, / then it stands to reason that the simulation of war can also be used to influence nations. / While militaries have long conducted practice exercises, / modern war games with their focus on strategy and counter

12、strategy, / are only a few centuries old. / The Americans began to use geographical maps to test potential war tactics in the late 1800s. / And war games became part of the curriculum in military academies in 1894. / In the 20th century, war became more complex. / War games moved into the actual fie

13、ld, / with the military conducting live exercises. / Since World War II, the US has simulated hundreds of aerial and naval assaults. / In todays war games, computer imitations do much of the heavy lifting. / As commanders deploy in the field, programs calculate casualty rates. / Computers adjust for

14、 weather factors and render a score, / allowing the games to come as close to war as possible without imposing real violence. 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Audiobook An audiobook is a recording that is primarily spoken word. / It is often based on a recording of commercial printed material. / It is not necessa

15、rily an exact audio version of a book. / Spoken audio was available in school and public libraries / and to a lesser extent in music shops. / It was not until the 1980s that there began a concerted effort to attract book retailers. / As publishers entered the field of spoken-word publishing, / the t

16、ransition to book retailers carrying audiobooks became commonplace on bookshelves rather than in separate displays. / With the development of portable cassette recorders, / audiotapes had become very popular / and by the late 1960s libraries became a source of free audiobooks. / Instructional and ed

17、ucational recordings came first, / followed by self-help tapes and then by literature. / In 1975 audiobooks gained popularity with commuters and travelers. / By the middle of 1980s the audio publishing business grew to several billion dollars a year in retail value. 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Effects of Cel

18、l Phones Cell phones are an unavoidable part of daily life. / Even if you do not own one yourself, / you are exposed to them all the time / whenever you enter the public areas. / Most people think of their cell phones as something that they “just could not live without. “ / Make sure you are informe

19、d about the potential health hazards associated with cell phone use / that the cell phone companies do not want you to know. / While studies are not conclusive, / scientists are beginning to suspect that cell phone use could contribute to everything from headache to brain cancer. / This is because c

20、ell phones emit electromagnetic waves and small amounts of radiation. / While research done in the 1990s indicated / that the radiation using a cell phone could expose you to is not really enough to do any damage, / many experts are now abolishing that opinion. / They recommend that, at the very least, / children, teens and young adults avoid using cell phones except in emergencies. 【知识模块】 听写