1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 166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 166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】 Engagements The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. / Two people agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together. / The man usually gives the woman a diam
5、ond engagement ring / and places it on the third finger of her left hand. / It is thought that a blood vessel or nerve in that finger goes directly to the heart. / Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year / if they are planning a wedding ceremony and party. / During this time,
6、friends of the bride may hold a party. / Women friends and family members give the bride gifts she will need as a wife. / Friends of the groom may have a bachelor party for him. / 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Unusual Names In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popula
7、r, / especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children odd names. / In Britain, you can call a child almost anything you like / the only restrictions on parents relate to offensive words such as swear words. / Other countries have much stricter rules / when it comes to nam
8、ing children. / Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina / have an approved list of names from which parents must choose. / In China, there are some rules about what you may call a child / no foreign letters or symbols are allowed. / 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Left-Handers Internatio
9、nal Left-Handers Day is August 13th. / The Left-Handers Club started the holiday in 1992. / It wanted left-handers around the world to celebrate. / And it wanted to bring attention to the everyday problems of people who use their left hands. / One of these problems is difficulty using equipment and
10、tools, like scissors. / The Left-Handers Club tries to educate designers and manufacturers / to consider the safety of left-handed people when producing their products. / Another problem is that many societies have considered it bad to be left-handed. / Some teachers and parents have tried to force
11、children who used their left hand / to use their right one instead. / 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Skyscrapers Skyscrapers were invented in the United States. / As early as the 1880s, two new technical developments made these taller buildings possible. / One development was the mechanical elevator. / It meant
12、 that people would not have to climb many steps to reach the upper floors of tall buildings. / The development of steel building technology also helped make taller buildings possible. / Many experts consider the Home Insurance Building in Chicago to be the first skyscraper. / This tower was about 55
13、 meters tall. / Today this would not be considered much of a skyscraper. / But at the time, this height was striking. / The structure was built using a steel frame. / 【知识模块】 听写 5 【 正确答案】 US Federal Courts The United States court system includes federal and state courts. / Federal courts deal with cr
14、iminal and civil actions / involving the United States Constitution or federal laws. / Federal courts try cases involving the United States government. / They hear cases between people from different states / and cases involving other countries or their citizens. / They also hear cases involving situations that took place on the sea and violations of ownership rights. / Each state has at least one federal district court. / District courts are the first courts to hear cases involving violations of federal laws. / Then the cases may be heard again in appeals courts. / 【知识模块】 听写
