1、专业英语四级-173及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART DICTATION(总题数：1，分数：40.00)1.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, th
2、e passage will 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. You will then be given 1 minute to check through your work once more. Skin Cancer（分数：40.00）_二、PART LIST
3、ENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、SECTION A TALK(总题数：1，分数：30.00)The History of Video Games1. Early versions of video games not for 1 using 2 2. Development of video games 1962: Spacewar by MIT students 1972: 3 video games by Marl company 2006: the first 4 could capture body movements 3. Criticisms of video
4、games higher rates of depression, 5 and stress linking violence to 6 4. 7 of video games girls behave better girls feel more connected to families girls have 8 video games support 9 video games improve 10 （分数：30.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_四、SECTION B CONVERSATI(总题
5、数：2，分数：30.00)（分数：15.00）A.There will be a big family dinner.B.People bum paper money.C.It is a fixed day in ghost month.D.People wear constumes on that day.A.Chinese ghost festival.B.Christian holiday.C.Celtic new year.D.A horror movie.A.Because she is from China.B.Because it is not allowed in her co
6、mpany.C.Because she is not familiar with the man.D.Because she is reserved.A.American horror movies.B.Japanese horror movies.C.Hongkong horror movies.D.Korean horror movies.A.A demon.B.A ghost.C.A witch.D.A killer.（分数：15.00）A.Because she can have a new beginning.B.Because she is invited to a radio p
7、rogram.C.Because she can make a resolution.D.Because a lot of people make resolutions about their health.A.To decide what you are going to eat.B.To find out the motivations for eating.C.To draft a careful plan.D.To design your long-term and short-term goals.A.An hour a day.B.Less than ten hours a da
8、y.C.Less than ten hours a week.D.78% of their spare time.A.To lose 60 pounds.B.To lose one pound this week.C.To eat nothing after dinner this week.D.To have breakfast every morning.A.A person who fusses about some small things.B.A person who does everything by herself.C.A person who moves around a l
9、ot.D.A person who asks their children to do a lot of things.专业英语四级-173答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART DICTATION(总题数：1，分数：40.00)1.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 un
10、derstand 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 at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 1 minute to check thr
11、ough your work once more. Skin Cancer（分数：40.00）_正确答案：()解析：听力原文 The skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK, / and kills more than 2,000 people there each year. / Figures from the Cancer Research Center show / just how sharply cases have risen in the past 40 years. / Back in the mid-7
12、0s, just 600 people / were diagnosed with the disease each year, / compared to almost 6,000 a year in 2010. / The rates for older men were ten times more likely / to be diagnosed with skin cancer than their parents, / and women were five times more likely. 解析 本文主题：皮肤癌的快速增长。本文阐述了皮肤癌的发展趋势，因此文章在时态上有现在时
13、、完成时和过去时三种，听写时要注意区分。由于这是一篇科普性报告，文章中出现了较多数字，听写时需要注意，大数字如2,000、6,000等只需写数字，无须拼出。文中需要注意的较易拼错的单词有“cancer，figure，risen，diagnosed和compared”，需要大写的单词有“UK和Cancer Research Center”。二、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、SECTION A TALK(总题数：1，分数：30.00)The History of Video Games1. Early versions of video games not
14、for 1 using 2 2. Development of video games 1962: Spacewar by MIT students 1972: 3 video games by Marl company 2006: the first 4 could capture body movements 3. Criticisms of video games higher rates of depression, 5 and stress linking violence to 6 4. 7 of video games girls behave better girls feel
15、 more connected to families girls have 8 video games support 9 video games improve 10 （分数：30.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：the average person。）解析： the average person。 听力原文 The History of Video GamesVideo games have evolved over the past fifty years into one of the most popular forms of modern media entertainment.
16、This week on our program, we explore the history of video games and look at some popular releases from the past years. Early versions of video games were not devices for the average person to play at home. Programmers developed them by using what were then huge university computers. In nineteen sixt
17、y-two, a team of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a game called Spacewar! It had a big influence on future games. But it could only be played on a computer at MIT. Ten years later, in nineteen seventy-two, an engineer named Nolan Bushnell and a programmer, Ted Dabney,
18、started the Atari company in California. Atari produced coin-operated video games. In two thousand six Nintendo released its first Wii system. The Wii was not like a traditional video game. It was the first wireless system that could capture the movements of the players body. This way people could p
19、lay sports against the game or against another person without ever leaving the house. These days Wii systems could be found in retirement homes and community centers. One of Nintendos aims with the Wii was to make video gaming more social and more popular with wider audiences. But is it healthy to s
20、pend so much time playing video games? The journal of Pediatrics recently published a new study. Researchers studied about three thousand students in Singapore for two years. The study found that children who played video games obsessively had higher rates of depression, social fears and stress. Of
21、course, that observation alone does not prove that video games cause mental illness. Other studies have linked violence in video games to aggressive behavior. In nineteen ninety-three American lawmakers pressured the video game industry to develop a rating system. Since then the industry has rated g
22、ames based on the age group for which they are considered acceptable. Video games may have their critics, but other experts see them as offering benefits. The Journal of Adolescent Health just published a new study by researchers at Brigham Young University in Utah. The researchers said girls who pl
23、ayed video games with a parent behaved better, felt more connected to their families and had stronger mental health. Said researcher Laura Padilla-Walker: Were guessing its a daddy-daughter thing, because not a lot of morns said yes when we asked them if they played video games. For boys, playing vi
24、deo games with a parent made no noticeable difference in their behavior. Other studies suggest that video games can be useful in teaching, supporting teamwork and improving hand-eye coordination. Mobile phones and other devices have created big competition for the handheld video-game industry. Peopl
25、e might wonder why they need to buy a device like Sonys PlayStation Portable or Nintendos DS player. Games that can be downloaded to a phone cost a lot less than games for those handheld players. Sony is working on new handheld game devices. In late January, the company announced its next-generation
26、 portable entertainment system. The system does not have a name yet but it will have a touch screen, two cameras and 3G wireless service. The system is expected to be released by the end of the year, offering another example of the continuing evolution of video games. All right, above is what we wan
27、t to share about video games, if you find any interesting games, let us know on our comment board. 解析 细节题。录音一开始提到早期的电子游戏“Early versions of video games were not devices for the average person to play at home. Programmers developed them by using what were then huge university computers.”并不是设计给普通人玩的。 填
28、空项1:_（正确答案：(huge) university computers。）解析： (huge) university computers。解析 细节题。录音中提到“Early versions of video games were not devices for the average person to play at home. Programmers developed them by using what were then huge university computers.”。游戏设计者们用很笨重的学校电脑设计游戏。 填空项1:_（正确答案：coin-operated。）解
29、析： coin-operated。解析 信息题。录音提到“Atari produced coin-operated video games.”即投币式电子游戏，抓住年份关键词即可听出答案。 填空项1:_（正确答案：Wii system/wireless system。）解析： Wii system/wireless system。解析 信息题。录音提到“.released its first Wii system.It was the first wireless system that could capture the movements of the players body.”这是20
30、06年发生的事情，抓住年份关键词即可听出答案。 填空项1:_（正确答案：social fears。）解析： social fears。解析 细节题。对于电子游戏会给人带来的负面影响“The study found that children who played video games obsessively had higher rates of depression, social fears and stress.”题目中出现的depression和stress是提示信息。 填空项1:_（正确答案：aggressive behavior。）解析： aggressive behavior。
31、解析 细节题。录音提到暴力时说“Other studies have linked violence in video games to aggressive behavior.”。 填空项1:_（正确答案：Benefits。）解析： Benefits。解析 细节题。从前面题目criticism及随后出现的信息可以看出此空填批评的反义词，录音中也提到“Video games may have their critics, but other experts see them as offering benefits.”。 填空项1:_（正确答案：stronger mental health。）
32、解析： stronger mental health。解析 信息题。当提到video games带来的好处时，录音中说“The researchers said girls who played video games with a parent behaved better, felt more connected to their families and had stronger mental health.”题目中前面出现的其他好处为提示信息。 填空项1:_（正确答案：teamwork。）解析： teamwork。解析 信息题。录音提到“Other studies suggest th
33、at video games can be useful in teaching, supporting teamwork and improving hand-eye coordination.”。动词support是提示信息。 填空项1:_（正确答案：hand-eye coordination。）解析： hand-eye coordination。解析 信息题。录音提到“Other studies suggest that video games can be useful in teaching, supporting teamwork and improving hand-eye co
34、ordination”。动词improve是提示信息。 四、SECTION B CONVERSATI(总题数：2，分数：30.00)（分数：15.00）A.There will be a big family dinner.B.People bum paper money.C.It is a fixed day in ghost month.D.People wear constumes on that day.解析：听力原文 M: Hi Jane, what are you coming as this year? W: Coming as? M: Yeah.for Halloween! W
35、e have a big office party tomorrow evening. Theres a prize for the best costume! W: Um.I have to confess. I havent given it much thought. Im from China and Halloween really isnt celebrated there. M: Really! You dont have some kind of Chinese ghost festival? W: Oh.Sure. We have an entire month! In tr
36、aditional Chinese culture, Ghost Month is a period when the door between this world and beyond opens up and ghosts come back to earth for a visit. M: Cool! A whole month! What do you do during that month? W: Well, people sometimes set off firecrackers, some people burn paper money as an offering and
37、 many people go to a temple to burn incense. M: But no dressing up like ghosts, right? W: No! So.is Halloween essentially the same thing as ghost month? M: Kind of. It actually has its origins in the ancient Celtic New Year. The Celtic people believed that the door between the world of the living an
38、d the world of the dead became easier to pass through on October 31st. Over the centuries, many traditions merged to become the modern Halloween festival. W: Wow! Thats really similar to the Chinese ghost month.except that it only lasts a day, not a month! M: I love Halloween, but I wouldnt want it
39、to last a whole month! W: Why do you love Halloween? M: Um.I think its because Halloween lets me act like a kid again. I can dress up and play around.Halloween is really all about having fun! W: So if I come to the party, I have to wear a costume? M: You dont have to.but its strongly encouraged. Com
40、e on! Itll be fun! W: Im really quite reserved. The idea of putting on a costume is completely out of character for me. M: Thats why its fun! On Halloween you can forget about everything and just let loose! W: So whats the deal? I have to be a vampire or a demon or something? M: Whats your favorite
41、horror movie? W: I actually like Japanese ghost stories. Western horror movies dont scare me; they just make me sick to my stomach. Japanese ghost stories terrify me, though. M: Then come as a Japanese ghost! you can wear a white sheet and get a long wig! Push your hair in front of your face and you
42、d make a great ghost! W: How about a witch? Im a woman.and remember.women like to look nice. I want to be scary.but I want to look good, too! M: Sure.youd make a very attractive witch! W: How about you? What are you coming as? M: Im coming as a serial killer! Ive got fake blood and a huge fake knife
43、! Its going to be cool! W: Sounds like fun.OK.Im in. M: Wonderful! See you at the party! W: Thanks for talking me into it! M: Youre welcome! Which is true about the Chinese ghost festival? 解析 辨析题。问题是关于中国“鬼月”正确的描述。谈话中女士说：“Ghost Month is a period when the door between this world and beyond opens up an
44、d ghosts come back to earth for a visit.”，而且“.people sometimes set off firecrackers, some people bum paper money as an offering and many people go to a temple to bum incense.”由此可见，正确答案为B。A.Chinese ghost festival.B.Christian holiday.C.Celtic new year.D.A horror movie.解析：听力原文 What is the origin of Hal
45、loween? 解析 细节题。问题是万圣节的起源。谈话中男士说：“It actually has its origins in the ancient Celtic New Year. The Celtic people believed that the door between the world of the living and the world of the dead became easier to pass through on October 31st. Over the centuries, many traditions merged to become the mode
46、m Halloween festival.”，因此正确答案为C。A.Because she is from China.B.Because it is not allowed in her company.C.Because she is not familiar with the man.D.Because she is reserved.解析：听力原文 Why does the woman hesitate to wear costumes? 解析 观点题。问题是女士为何不愿意穿道具服。对话中女士说：“Im really quite reserved. The idea of putting on a costume is complet
