1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 206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 206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】 Guitar Probably no other musical instrument is as popular around the world as the guitar. / Musicians use the guitar for almost every kind of music. / Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. / Th
5、e traditional Spanish folk music could not exist without a guitar. / The sound of American blues music would not be the same / without the sad cry of the guitar. / And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument. / Music experts do not agree about where the guitar first wa
6、s played. / Most agree it is ancient. / Some experts say an instrument very much like a guitar / was played in Egypt more than 1,000 years ago. / Some other experts say that the ancestor of the modern guitar was brought to Spain / from the ancient Iran sometime in the 12th century. / The guitar cont
7、inued to develop in Spain. / In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today. / 【试题解析】 吉他 世界上可能没有其它乐器能像吉他那样受欢迎。吉他在乡村音乐、西方音乐、传统西班牙民歌、美国蓝调和摇滚音乐中起着非常重要的作用。专家们对吉他的起源意见不一，但大多同意它是从古代流传下来的。 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Thanksgiving The American Thanksgiving, by law on the fourth Thursday of November,
8、/ has a long tradition in the United States. / The first American Thanksgiving occurred in 1621, / with early North American settlers celebrating their first harvest /after a harsh winter in the new world. / In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made it an official holiday. / Today, Thanksgiving serves
9、 as a day for family gatherings with luxurious turkey feasts, / accompanied by a wide array of side dishes and pies. / So this holiday is one of the busiest times for travel in America. / Millions of people travel by car, train, or air, to feast with family. / Besides, other traditional Thanksgiving
10、 events / are prominent in the United States as well, / including religious services and key youth and professional football games. / Whats more, the US president pardons a single turkey every year on this holiday. / It is a tradition begun by former president Harry Truman in 1947. / 【试题解析】 感恩节 在美国，
11、感恩节是一个历史悠久的传统，法律规定每年 11月的第四个星期四为感恩节。第一个美国感恩节出现于 1621年，早期来到北美的移民想要为他们在新世界历经了寒苦冬天之后的第一次丰收而庆祝。 1863年，亚伯拉罕 -林肯总统将这一日定为正式假日。 如今，感恩节成为家庭聚会的日子，人们享用丰盛的火鸡大餐以及其他各种各样的副菜和馅饼。所以这个假日是全美交通最繁忙的时段之一。数百万人搭乘汽车、火车或者飞机去与家人团聚吃饭。 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Rock Climbing Many people take part in rock climbing around the world. / S
12、ome do it just for fun while others compete. / Rock climbing takes strength, control and good balance. / Climbers have to be strong enough to pull themselves straight up the face of high rocks or walls. / There are several kinds of rock climbing. / Traditional rock climbing is done outside. / Climbe
13、rs wear ropes and attach devices to the rocks as they climb up. / Sport climbing is similar but with the protective devices permanently placed in the rock. / There is also indoor climbing, in which rock walls made of wood or concrete / have places for the climbers hands and feet. / And then there is
14、 ice climbing, / in which people climb glaciers or frozen waterfalls with special equipment for the ice. / like many other sports, rock climbing can be dangerous. / People should not overestimate their abilities or underestimate the rock when rock climbing / as it is a high risk sport. / 【试题解析】 攀岩 全
15、世界有许多人参加攀岩运动。有些人仅仅是为了好玩，而 另一些人则是为了竞赛。攀岩要有力量、掌控力以及良好的平衡能力。攀岩者必须足够强壮以沿着高高的岩石或墙壁将自己向上提拉。 攀岩分为几种类型。传统攀岩是在户外进行的。攀岩者向上攀爬时，身上会绑着绳索，并把设备附着在岩石上。竞技攀岩与之类似，只是其保护装置是永久固定在岩石上的。还有一种是室内攀岩，其岩墙是由木头或混泥土制成的，上面为攀岩者留有手攀脚踩的位置。 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Music in British Schools Music plays a big part in British schools. / Pupils
16、can learn an instrument at school. / Traditionally, school children learn classical instruments. / Younger children often learn the recorder. / As they get older, they start to play the violin or piano. / In fact, nearly one out of five music students is learning the violin / The piano, or keyboard,
17、 is more popular with older children at secondary school. / However, more pupils than ever before are now learning the guitar, / as they think playing the guitar is cool. / British schools do not just offer lessons for instruments, / but they have music classes for all pupils. / In the past, the foc
18、us of classes was very much Western classical music. / But the classes now cover a far wider range of styles, including folk music and world music. / Many schools have orchestras and put on concerts each term. / It is also common for pupils themselves to form their own bands. / 【试题解析】 英国校园的音乐课程 音乐在英
19、国的学校里起着重要作用。小学生可以在学校学习一种乐器。传统上，他们学习古典乐器。英国的学校不仅提供乐器课，它们还有针对所有小学生的音乐课。过去，音乐课主 要讲授西方古典音乐，但现在覆盖更多音乐类型，包括民间音乐和世界音乐。许多中学有管弦乐队，每个学期都会开音乐会。小学生组建自己的乐队也很平常。 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Carers for the Elderly One of the defining features of growing old / is a gradual decline in the ability to do everything for yoursel
20、f. / Some people remain independent long into their later years. / But many increasingly need help with these activities essential for daily living. / Traditionally, when most people lived in large extended family groups, / the elderly were able to rely on their relatives for support. / But increasi
21、ngly, as extended families have broken down into nuclear units, / more and more people are having to rely on outsiders / to come in and help them with their daily activities. / Some people prefer to make their own informal arrangements / with a relative or friend to do the tasks they need help with.
22、 / Others would employ someone directly themselves. / There are also many people who prefer to get a care agency to manage their care needs. / Each of these options has both advantages and disadvantages / no matter which one people choose. / 【试题解析】 老年护理 变老的其中一个典型特征是自理能力的不断下降。有些人在他们晚年的很长时间里仍然能独立生活。但是很多人逐渐需要有人帮助他们进行这些日常生活的基本活动。一些人倾向于自己非正式地安排亲戚或者朋友来完成他们需要帮忙的任务。其他人会直接雇佣某人。也有许多人喜欢找护理机构来解决他们的看护需求。 【知识模块】 听写
