1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 215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 215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】 Engagements The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. / Two people agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together. / The man usually gives the woman a diam
5、ond engagement ring / and places it on the third finger of her left hand. / It is thought that a blood vessel or nerve in that finger goes directly to the heart. / Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year / if they are planning a wedding ceremony and party. / During this time,
6、friends of the bride may hold a party. / Women friends and family members give the bride gifts / she will need as a wife. / These could include cooking equipment or new clothing. / Friends of the groom may have a bachelor party for him. / This usually takes place the night before the wedding. / Only
7、 men are invited to the bachelor party. / It is considered the grooms last night out as an unmarried man. / 【试题解析】 订婚 订婚是介于求婚和婚礼之间的一段时期。两个同意结婚的人决定共度一生。订婚时，男子通常会给女子戴上一枚钻石戒指。美国人的结婚典礼通常在订婚大约一年后举行。在这期间，新娘的朋友会为她举行派对，女性朋友和家人还会给新娘送上为人妻之后将需要用到的礼物，而新郎的朋友也会为他举行单身派对。 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Unusual Names In many co
8、untries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, / especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children odd names. / In Britain, you can call a child almost anything you like / the only restrictions on parents relate to offensive words such as s
9、wear words. / Some parents choose names which come from popular culture. / For example, some babies are named after the character in hot novels and films. / Equally, names related to sport are fairly common. / Other parents like to make up names, / or combine names to make their own unique version.
10、/ Other countries have much stricter rules / when it comes to naming children. / Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina / have an approved list of names from which parents must choose. / In China, there are some rules about what you may call a child / no foreign letters or
11、symbols are allowed. / 【试题解析】 异乎寻常的名字 在世界上许多国家，给孩子起一个不寻常的名字变得时兴起来。在英国，你可以给小孩取任何名字，但唯一的限制是不能带有污言秽语。在其他国家，给小孩取名却有更为严格的规则。例如，日本、丹麦、西班牙、德国和阿根廷规定了父母只能为孩子取哪些名字。而在中国，给孩子取的名字不能含有外国字母或符号。 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Left-Handers International Left-Handers Day is August 13th. / The Left-Handers Club started the holida
12、y in 1992. / It wanted left-handers around the world to celebrate. / And it wanted to bring attention to the everyday problems of people who use their left hands. / One of these problems is difficulty using equipment and tools, like scissors. / In general, most tools and equipment are made for peopl
13、e who are right-handed. / The Left-Handers Club tries to educate designers and manufacturers / to consider the safety of left-handed people when producing their products. / Another problem is that many societies have considered it bad to be left-handed. / Some teachers and parents have tried to forc
14、e children who used their left hand / to use their right one instead. / Scientists do not really know why some people are left-handed. / They have believed the reason is genetic. / Researchers in Britain recently identified a gene that helps confirm this. / They say the gene increases the chance of
15、being left-handed. / 【试题解析】 左撇子 8月 13日是 “国际左撇子日 ”。左撇子俱乐部成立于 1992年。其目的是让全世界的左撇子都来庆祝这个节日，并促使大家关注左撇子在日常生活中所遇到的种种问题。问题之一是使用设备和工具的麻烦，例如剪刀。左撇子俱乐部致力于倡导设计师和制造商在制造产品时，应考虑左撇子的安全问题。另外一个问题是，在很多国家，人们认为左撇子是不好的。因此，许多老师和家长想方设法让惯用左手的孩子改用右手。 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Skyscrapers Skyscrapers were invented in the United State
16、s. / As early as the 1880s, two new technical developments made these taller buildings possible. / One development was the mechanical elevator. / It meant that people would not have to climb many steps to reach the upper floors of tall buildings. / The development of steel building technology also h
17、elped make taller buildings possible. / Many experts consider the Home Insurance Building in Chicago to be the first skyscraper. / This tower was about 55 meters tall. / Today this would not be considered much of a skyscraper. / But at the time, this height was striking. / The structure was built us
18、ing a steel frame. / This frame was load-bearing, / meaning that the steel skeleton would support the buildings weight, not its walls. / Before this technology, a taller building required creating thicker stone walls to support its weight. / Thick walls are extremely heavy, / and allow less room for
19、 windows and light. / 【试题解析】 摩天大楼 两项新技术的发展使得高楼成为可能。第一项是机械电梯。钢铁建筑技术的发展也促使了更高层建筑的诞生。 许多专家认为芝加哥的家庭保险大楼是第一座摩天大楼。它高 55米，这个高度在当时已经很惊人了。整个建筑使用钢铁框架建造。 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 US Federal Courts The United States court system includes federal and state courts. / Federal courts deal with criminal and civil actions
20、/ involving the United States Constitution or federal laws. / Federal courts try cases involving the United States government. / They hear cases between people from different states / and cases involving other countries or their citizens. / They also hear cases involving situations that took place o
21、n the sea and violations of ownership rights. / Each state has at least one federal district court. / District courts are the first courts to hear cases involving violations of federal laws. / Then the cases may be heard again in appeals courts. / The United States is divided into 12 district areas.
22、 / Each one has a court of appeals. / There is also a federal court of appeals. / The federal court system also includes special courts. / They try cases involving claims against the federal government, tax disputes, and military questions. / 【试题解析】 美国联邦法院 美国法院体系包括联邦法院和州法院。联邦法院处理与美国宪法或联邦法律相关的刑事和民事案件，审理与美国政府有关的案件。每个州至少有一所联邦地方法院。联邦地方法院是审理违反联邦法案件的初审法院，接着案件可能在上诉法院再次审理。 【知识模块】 听写
