1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 10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 10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】 Drama There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. / The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption
5、/ that drama evolved from ritual. / The argument for this view goes as follows. / In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world / even the seasonal changes as unpredictable,/ and they sought through various means to control these unknown and feared powers. / Those measures wh
6、ich appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated / until they were hardened into fixed rituals. / As time passed some rituals were abandoned, / but the stories, later called myths, / persisted and provided material for art and drama. / Some people argue that those rites cont
7、ained the seed of theater / because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. / Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances / and when the entire community did not participate, / a clear division was usually made between the acting area and the auditorium. 【知识模块
8、】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Cartoon Artist In a good cartoon, / the artist can tell in a few lines / as much as a writer can tell in half a dozen paragraphs. / The cartoon artist not only tells a story / but he also tries to persuade the reader to his way of thinking. / He has great influence on public opinion. /
9、 In a political campaign, he plays an important part. / Controversial issues in Congress or at meetings of the United Nations / may keep the cartoon artist well-supplied with current materials. / A clever cartoon artist may cause laughter / because he often uses humor in his drawings. / If he is ske
10、tching a famous person, / he takes a prominent feature and exaggerates it. / Cartoon artists, for instance, / like to lengthen an already long nose and to widen an already broad grin. / The artist uses such exaggeration to put his message across. 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Happy Fourth of July! Most people
11、are probably aware of the significance of July 4 to Americans. / They might not however, be aware of the origins of some of the traditions / associated with Independence Day in the United States. / July 4 is, of course, a holiday from work, / and the occasion for all-day picnics in most communities.
12、 / Having eaten their fill of hot dogs, burgers, and potato salad, / everyone eagerly throws themselves into a program of often strange activities / like three-legged races and pie-eating contests. / A visitor to Boston, / a city strongly associated with the events leading up to independence, / will
13、 certainly come away with a lasting impression of the Fourth of July. / The highlight of the days celebrations is a local orchestra playing a melody / as one hundred and fifty thousand spectators watch fireworks burst over the harbor. 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Feeding Your Mind When your mind is hungry, /
14、it never lets you know, / it silently begins to heed to your needs and never lets itself grow. / When mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop. / However, hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading. / Reading has been the most educative tool used by us
15、 right from childhood. / You have innumerable books in this world which will answer all your “How to?“ questions. / Once you read a book, you have the interesting part of the book stored in your mind as a seed. / Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas. / The sam
16、e seed if used many times, / can help you link and relate a lot of things, / of which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams! / This is nothing but creativity. / The more books you read, / your mind will open up like never before. 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Costs in Colleges and Universities
17、 Nearly all American students in colleges and universities pay for their educations. / There are many costs. / First of all, there is tuition. / At some schools, the tuition is very high, ten thousand dollars a year or more. / At other schools, it may only be a few hundred dollars a year. / At some
18、community colleges, tuition is free. /There are other costs as well. / Many students leave their homes to go to schools in other cities. / They may live in dormitories or apartments, and they must pay for it. / Finally, students must buy textbooks for their courses. / Going to college or university
19、can be a big expense. / Some families start saving money for their childrens education when the children are small. / Many students work to save money for tuition. / They can also get loans from the government. / They pay the money back to the government when they finish their education. / 【知识模块】 听写
