1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 172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 172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】 Disney Weddings Each year, thousands of people get married at Disney theme parks around the world. / A simple Disney wedding includes a short ceremony, / followed by cake for as many as eight guests. / Disney weddings are
5、 often planned around an idea or theme from a Disney movie. / During the most popular theme wedding, / the bride and groom might ride to their marriage ceremony in a glass vehicle pulled by horses. / Their wedding cake may be served on dishes shaped like castles. / Special Disney love songs might be
6、 played / when the newlyweds dance for the first time. / And fireworks might go off when they kiss. / 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Different Kinds of Financial Aid American universities offer many different kinds of financial aid to students, / including assistantships, grants, scholarships and fellowships. /
7、 An assistantship is a job a student does. / Graduate students usually get assistantships. / They may teach classes, help grade papers and tests, or do research in a laboratory. / A grant is a gift of money to pay for some or all of the costs of college. / Unlike loans, grants do not have to be repa
8、id. / Scholarships and fellowships also do not have to be repaid. / A scholarship is financial aid to undergraduate students; / a fellowship is the same kind of aid for graduate students. / 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Food and Culture The culture of food and dining in the West is a little different from that
9、 in China. / The proper western dinner at a fine restaurant / is one of manners, focusing on conversation. / You are expected to have knowledge of table manners such as how to use forks or knives / as these are essential in western dining. / The meal would consist of several courses / including a so
10、up or salad, the main dish, and a dessert. / The atmosphere will be filled with light music / that would only serve as background as people converse with each other. / This type of dining is different from the dining experience in most restaurants in China. / 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Border A border is a
11、real or artificial line that separates geographic areas. / Borders are political boundaries. / They separate countries, states, provinces, counties, cities, and towns. / A border outlines the area that a particular governing body controls. / Bordersparticularly national borders affect travel and mig
12、ration. / People can usually move freely within their own countrys borders, / but may not be allowed to cross into a neighboring country. / When neighboring countries have similar wealth and political systems, / their borders may be open and undefended. / For example, citizens of the 27-country Euro
13、pean Union may travel freely among any of the member states. / 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Sustainable Fishing Seafood is respected all over the world as an important source of protein and healthy fats. / In order to continue relying on the ocean as an important food source, / we need to employ sustainable f
14、ishing practices. / Some of these sustainable fishing practices are still used today. / For example, people in Hawaii practice spear fishing. / Modern spear fishing is practiced all over the world. / Another way to prevent overfishing is / to simply refrain from eating fish and other seafood. / According to marine scientists, people need to take a break from eating seafood / until we learn better how to maintain healthy fish and wildlife populations. / 【知识模块】 听写
