1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 155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 155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】 Wisdom Teeth Wisdom teeth are normally the last teeth to appear. / This usually happens when people are in their late teen years or early twenties. / Wisdom teeth are chewing teeth at the back of the mouth. / They can gro
5、w into place normally and never cause a problem. / But often there is not enough room for them in the mouth / so that they might crowd other teeth. / Sometimes they even push sideways through the gums. / Wisdom teeth that only partially erupt / can leave space for bacteria to enter around the tooth.
6、 / In these cases, you are often advised to get them removed. / 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Central Park Central Park in New York City is the first major city park in America / It contains more than 340 hectares of land. / The designers goal is to make a beautiful natural environment / with lakes, woods and
7、open areas for all the people of New York to enjoy. / Every day, people walk, run or ride bicycles along the paths in Central Park. / Others walk their dogs, play baseball, / row a boat on the lake or eat a meal on the grass. / Bird-watchers can observe more than 200 kinds of birds in the park. / Ma
8、ny people also use the park for special events. / 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Wind Energy People have been exploiting the winds power for a long time. / Today, we capture the winds energy with modern windmills. / Such a windmill consists of a tall tower with several blades at the top, / which are caused to s
9、pin by the wind. / Then the blades turn a generator located inside the tower to create electricity. / Groups of modern windmills are known as wind farms. / They can be found near farmland, in narrow mountain passes, and even in the ocean, / where there are steadier and stronger winds. / They can cre
10、ate electricity for nearby homes, schools, and other buildings. / 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Island An island is a body of land surrounded by water. / Continents are also surrounded by water, / but because they are so big, they are not considered islands. / There are countless islands in the ocean, lakes, a
11、nd rivers around the world. / They vary greatly in size, climate, and the kinds of organisms that inhabit them. / Some islands are cold and ice-covered all year. / Others lie in warm, tropical waters. / Many islands are little more than barren rock with few plants or animals on them. / Others are am
12、ong the most crowded places on Earth. / 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 The Space Race The space race between the United States and the former Soviet Union began in October of 1957, / when the Soviets launched the first man-made satellite into orbit around Earth. / Weeks later the second satellite was launched.
13、/ Their success added to the tensions of what was known as the Cold War, / which many people worried could lead to nuclear war. / And it pushed Americans to work harder to reach outer space. / Three months later, the United States launched its own satellite. / The space race continued. / The finish line was the moon. / And it was reached when the crew of American spaceship landed in 1969. / 【知识模块】 听写
