1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 213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 213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】 The Coffee Culture in America In America, the number of specialty coffee shops has increased greatly over the years. / Its hard to walk down a street without coming across a coffee shop. / And chances are, that coffee sho
5、p might be a Starbucks. / The Starbucks company has helped make coffee culture a popular part of peoples daily lives. / Its stores sell all kinds of coffee as well as food, music and books. / But there is much more to making and enjoying coffee than Starbucks. / In fact, there are many smaller, inde
6、pendent coffee shops. / They usually have a strong and loyal following / although large companies like Starbucks have made business difficult for them. / There is a certain pride in the coffee industry / among the smaller, more personal coffee sellers. / Whats more, a yearly competition is held for
7、people who prepare coffee drinks. / The competitors gather to make three coffee drinks, / which are judged by coffee experts. / The best of them then compete for the national award. / 【试题解析】 美国的咖啡文化 在美国，专营咖啡店的数量多年来大幅增加。走在街上很难不遇见一家咖啡店。也许，那个咖啡店会是星巴克。星巴克公司促使咖啡文化成为人们日常生活中一个很流行的部分。事实上，有很多更小型、独立的咖啡店。尽管像星巴
8、克这样的大公司可能会使他们经营困难，但他们通常拥有稳定的忠诚客户。 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Earwax Experts say earwax protects and cleans the ear. / It traps dirt and other matter and keeps insects out. / Doctors think it might also help protect against infections. / And the waxy oil keeps ears from getting too dry. / There are two kinds
9、 of earwax. / Most people of European or African ancestry have the “wet“ kind, / while East Asians commonly have “dry“ earwax. / The glands in the ear canal that produce the wax make too much in some people. / Earwax is normally expelled and it falls out of the ear or gets washed away. / But extra w
10、ax can harden and form a blockage / that interferes with sound waves and reduces hearing. / People can also cause a blockage when they try to clean out their ears, / but only push the wax deeper inside. / Earwax removal is sometimes necessary. / But you have to use a safe method or you could do a lo
11、t of damage. / 【试题解析】 耳垢 专家说，耳垢可以保护耳朵并使耳朵保持清洁，它能阻挡尘埃和其他物体，并防止昆虫进入。医生认为，耳垢还可以帮助预防感染。耳垢一般能从耳朵中排出，但耳垢过多会变硬，甚至堵塞耳道，影响听力。另外，人们在清洁耳垢时也可能会引起耳道堵塞，因此我们要用安全的方法清理耳垢，否则会对耳朵造成许多伤害。 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 US Climate The United States is one of the biggest countries in the world. / It has all sorts of geography, from
12、deserts to beaches, mountains to flatlands. / These conditions help create all sorts of weather. / mild, moderate and extreme. / In the summer, some areas get very hot and the air is very wet. / But others have dry air, so the heat does not feel so bad. / In the winter, parts of the country get cold
13、 and snowy / while others stay warm and sunny. / This is the difference between, for example, the East Coast and the West Coast. / The oceans affect weather along the coasts. / The Pacific Coast has smaller temperature changes and calmer conditions than along the Atlantic. / Hurricanes are ocean sto
14、rms that strike mainly in the Southeast. / The hurricane season is, officially, June through November. / Tornadoes are a risk across the country. / These are locally severe windstorms in the spring and summer. / 【试题解析】 美国气候 美国是世界上面积最大的国家之一，拥有沙漠、沙滩、山地和平地等各种地理风貌。这些地理状况导致了各种天气情况的出现：温和的、适中的和极端的。夏天，有些地区十
15、分炎热而且湿气很重；而有些地区湿度低，热起来不会觉得很不舒服。到了冬天，部分地区天气寒冷，雪花纷飞，而另外一些地区仍然晴朗温暖。飓风是一种海洋风暴，主要袭击美国东南地区。龙卷风则对整个美国都有危害。 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Tornadoes A tornado is a violently turning tube of air suspended from a thick cloud. / It extends from a thunderstorm in the sky down to the ground. / The shape is like a funnel: /
16、wide at the top, narrower at the bottom. / Tornadoes form when winds blowing in different directions / meet in the clouds and begin to turn in circles. / Warm air rising from below causes the wind tube to reach toward the ground. / Because of their circular movement, / these windstorms are also know
17、n as twisters. / The most severe tornadoes can reach wind speeds of 320 kilometers an hour or more. / Weather experts can identify the conditions to form a tornado. / And when they observe them, / they can advise people that tornadoes might develop. / But they are not able to tell exactly where or w
18、hen a tornado will hit. / Tornado warnings still depend in large part on human observations. / 【试题解析】 龙卷风 龙卷风是在雷暴中自厚云层悬挂而下直至地面的一种呈漏斗柱状的强风旋涡。两股空气强烈相向对流运动，相互摩擦形成空气旋涡，空气绕龙卷风的轴快速旋转，四面八方的气流被吸入涡旋的底部，并随即变为绕轴心向上的涡流。其最高速度达到每小时 320千米。 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Global Warming Global warming is the increase in the ave
19、rage temperature of the Earths surface air and oceans. / Climate change is any major change in measures of climate, / such as temperature, rainfall and wind. / Scientists have debated about global warming for years. / Many have different opinions about the extent to which greenhouse gases are respon
20、sible for it. / Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, / are produced by factories, power stations and vehicles. / They trap heat in the Earths atmosphere. / Research shows the level of carbon dioxide gas in the Earths atmosphere / has increased by more than 30% in the last 250 years. / Carbon di
21、oxide is produced by burning oil and coal. / An increase in global temperatures has led to other problems. / Scientists have observed a rise in sea levels and a melting of ice in the Earths Polar areas. / Scientists also believe that global warming is affecting endangered plants and animals, / sea life and the seasonal activities of organisms. / 【试题解析】 全球变暖 全球变暖指的是地球大气和海洋平均温度的上升。科学家一直在全球变暖这个话题上争论不休。全球变暖引发了其他问题。据科学家观测，极地冰川开始消融，海平面逐渐上升。此外，他们还相信，全球变暖对濒危的动植物、海洋生物以及生物的季节性活动也有影响。 【知识模块】 听写
