1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 175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 175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】 Snow Snow is a form of frozen water. / It contains many groups of tiny ice particles called snow crystals. / These crystals grow from water particles in cold clouds. / They usually grow around a piece of dust. / All snow
5、crystals have six sides, but they grow in different shapes. / The shape depends mainly on the temperature and water levels in the air. / Snow crystals grow in one of two designs-platelike and columnar. / Platelike crystals form when the air temperature is about fifteen degrees below zero Celsius. /
6、Columnar snow crystals look like sticks of ice. / They form when the temperature is about five degrees below zero Celsius. / 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Credit Cards on Campus Most undergraduates in the United States last year had at least one credit card. / Borrowers who do not pay their card debt in full e
7、ach month / have to pay interest on whatever balance remains. / In a time of economic downturn, / college students are depending on credit cards more than ever. / Many seem to use them to live beyond their means / to spend more than they have. / However, a new law makes it harder for banks / to give
8、 credit cards to people under 21. / To get a credit card, they need a parent or other adult over 21 to accept joint responsibility. / 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Too Much Sugar Most of us are aware sugar needs to be consumed moderately. / But many of us are consuming far more than we think. / Manufacturers o
9、ften add extra sugar to food. / So many foods we think of as wholesome, / like yoghurt, low-fat snacks and fruit-flavoured water, / may actually contain more sugar than we realise. / This makes it so easy for us to eat more sugar than our bodies can handle. / Sugar is not inherently bad for you. / B
10、ut repeatedly eating too much sugar can lead to weight gain, and even being unhealthily fat. / 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Savings In the United States, people who want to start a savings have many choices. / Banks and credit unions are traditional places to open an account. / Savings are protected up to a l
11、imit if a federally guaranteed bank or credit union ever fails. / Banks and other financial organizations pay interest on savings accounts, / but the interest rates are low. / Certificates of deposit are another way to save. / They pay higher interest rates. / With a certificate of deposit, a person
12、 agrees / not to withdraw an amount of money for a period of time. / The term could be three months, or it could be several years. / 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Insurance Insurance is a guarantee against financial loss. / Insurance policies can be bought for all sorts of things. / The most common kinds of in
13、surance include life, health and property. / For example, an insurance company will pay to repair or replace the property if it is damaged or stolen. / How much a company will pay in the event of a claim / depends on how much insurance the policyholder has bought. / The amount may also depend on the conditions that led to the damage. / There are two main kinds of insurance companies. / Insurance carriers provide insurance to individuals, groups and businesses. / Reinsurance companies help reduce the financial risk to carriers. / 【知识模块】 听写
