1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 13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 13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】 Exercise Exercise not only improves your appearance./ It can also improve your health./ Exercise helps to reduce the risk of some diseases. /
5、The C. D. C. defines physical activity as anything that gets your body moving./ And, it says there are two separate, / but equally important kinds of physical activity. / Aerobic or cardio exercise gets your heart rate going faster and increases your breathing. /Some examples are activities like wal
6、king at an increased speed, dancing, swimming or riding a bicycle./ Muscle-strengthening activities help build and strengthen muscle groups in the body. /This kind of exercise includes things like lifting weights, / or doing sit-ups and push-ups. / To get the most from your exercise plan, / experts
7、say adults should get at least two and a half hours of aerobic exercise each week. / More intense activities reduce the suggested amount of time to one hour and fifteen minutes. / Examples are playing basketball, swimming and distance running./ 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Invisible Guitar Anyone can try to p
8、lay the guitar. / But it takes a special talent to play an invisible guitar. /To play “air guitar“ you move to the music as if you are playing an imaginary guitar, maybe like a famous rock musician./ Last week, twenty-five of the top winners from cities across the country gathered for United States
9、Air Guitar Championships. / Each performer had sixty seconds to perform his or her song./ Many of the performers wore funny clothing and wore their hair in unusual styles./ They made up names to go with their air guitar characters. / Three judges rated each performance based on technical skill, stag
10、e presence, and “airness“. / Event organizers define “airness“ as the ability of a performer to go beyond playing an imaginary guitar to create a new art form./ The United States Air Guitar Association organizes the event. / It says the aim is to bring air guitarists out of the house where they secr
11、etly perform and onto the worlds stage./ 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Poetry Month in the United States April is National Poetry Month in the United States. / This year is the fifteenth celebration of the event. / Poets, schools, publishers, booksellers and libraries will hold readings, competitions, book dis
12、plays, educational events and other activities in honor of National Poetry Month. / They will celebrate poetry and its important place in American culture./ The Academy of American Poets created National Poetry Month based on the success of Black History Month./ The Academys goals are to bring atten
13、tion to the great work of poets in the past and today. / The Academy also wants Americans to know the pleasure of reading poetry. And it wants poetry to be a more important part of school educational programs./ It also hopes to persuade the public to buy more poetry books and donors to help support
14、poetry organizations. / The United States Library of Congress appoints an official poet, / called the Poet Laureate, every one to two years./ Many of them have created new ways to celebrate National Poetry Month. / 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 A Clean Burning Cook Stove Breathing smoke from cooking stoves or
15、open fires is a common cause of lung infections in developing countries. / Indoor air pollution is blamed for an estimated four thousand deaths every day, mostly women and children. / A nonprofit group based in the American State of Colorado is working to save lives. / Researchers at Environmental F
16、ederation have developed a clean burning cook stove that uses less fuel and reduces smoke. / They say it cuts the smoke and dangerous gases by up to eighty percent compared to open fires or simple traditional stoves. / The cook stove was designed to produce the greatest amount of heat in the shortes
17、t amount of time and with the least amount of fuel./ It can burn wood, animal waste or crop waste./ The Shell Foundation has formed a partnership with Environmental Federation to market the cook stoves. / 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Jamie Kristine Seerman Jaymay might sound like the name of a hip-hop perform
18、er. / In fact, Jaymay is the professional name of twenty-six-year-old singer Jamie Kristine Seerman. / This musician from Long Island, New York, writes and sings expressive folk-influenced songs./ Critics are praising her clear, / sweet voice and lovely music. / As a child, / Jaymay played the piano
19、 and violin. But she did not always want to play music professionally. / Jaymay wanted to work in the publishing industry because of her deep love of books. / But when she did not find the job she wanted in this business, she started singing at “open mic“ events in New York City. / An open mic event is a live show where anyone can perform at the microphone. / These events helped Jaymay realize that she wanted to be a performer. / She soon became a popular singer in New York. / 【知识模块】 听写
