1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 181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 181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】 Weather Forecasting Weather is a favourite topic for so many people around the world / for it affects where we choose to live, what we wear and our moods. / The human race has always tried to guess the weather, / especial
5、ly in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. / Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns. / Todays methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. / Satellites, balloons, ships, aircraft and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, / sen
6、d data to computers. / The data is then processed, and the weather predicted. / However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about week. / 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 The Two Types of Fat Fat is a concentrated source of energy. / It can be divided into two main groupssaturated and unsatur
7、ated. / Saturated fat is generally solid at room temperature and is usually from animal sources. / Its found in butter, hard margarine, cheese, whole milk and anything that contains these ingredients. / Its also the white fat you can see on red meat and underneath poultry skin. / Unsaturated fat is
8、usually liquid at room temperature / and generally comes from vegetable sources. / Unsaturated vegetable oils are generally a healthier alternative to saturated fat / and can be found in sesame, sunflower, soya, olive oil, soft margarine / and in foods such as oily fish, including sardines and salmo
9、n. / 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Oceans Almost three quarters of the earths surface is covered in water. / And around 90% of all the living space on Earth is contained in the oceans. / These vast reserves cradled early life / and continue to be home to a wealth of extraordinary creatures. / At least 230,000
10、unique species have been documented, / although as humans have only explored a small fraction of the depths, / there may be as many as two million. / As well as being home to marine creatures, / the oceans offer a range of critical services, / including acting as a source of food and regulating the
11、atmosphere. / 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Fashion Every year London Fashion Week attracts retailers, fashion leaders, and the press / to shows of all thats new in British fashion. / However, how much of this gets translated into street fashion, appearing in high street shops? / We are frequently exposed to m
12、agazines / that show us the new fashions for each season, / and where we can buy fashionable clothes for reasonable prices. / But the distinction between what we see at fashion shows / and whats on display in high streets is becoming increasingly unclear. / Actually our bodies come in different shap
13、es and sizes. / We should develop our own shopping strategy instead of becoming a fashion slave. / 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 The Importance of Calcium Calcium is a mineral that helps build strong bones and teeth and regulates muscle contraction. / Milk and dairy products have long been held as an important
14、 source of calcium. /Calcium can continue strengthening your bones / until the age of 20 to 25 when peak bone mass is reached. / After this point, your bones can only maintain or lose their density / and grow weaker as a natural part of the ageing process. / Inadequate dietary calcium intake before this age / can increase the risk of brittle bone disease, / as calcium is drawn from the bones as a reserve. / 【知识模块】 听写
