1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 221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 221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】 Disney Weddings Each year, thousands of people get married at Disney theme parks around the world. / A simple Disney wedding includes a short ceremony, / followed by cake for as many as eight guests. / The married couple
5、also can stay several nights and visit the park for free during the day. / Disney weddings are often planned around an idea or theme from a Disney movie. / During the most popular theme wedding, / the bride and groom might ride to their marriage ceremony in a glass vehicle pulled by horses. / Their
6、widding cake may be served on dishes shaped like castles. / Special Disney love songs might be played / when the newlyweds dance for the first time. / And fireworks might go off when they kiss. / However, more and more people are planning traditional weddings at Disney parks. / Instead of a magical
7、theme wedding, / people just want to gather their family and friends / at a place where they can have fun together. / 【试题解析】 迪斯尼婚礼 每年全世界有成千上万的人在迪斯尼主题公园里举行婚礼。一个简单的迪士尼婚礼包括简短的仪式，仪式过后有可供八位客人享用的蛋糕。迪斯尼婚礼经常是围绕迪斯尼电影的主题或想法加以设计的。最流行的主题婚礼是新郎新娘乘坐着玻璃马车来到结婚典礼。当新婚夫妇跳起第一支舞时，会奏起特别的迪士尼爱情歌曲，而当他们接吻时，就会燃放烟火。 【知识模块】 听写 2
8、 【正确答案】 Different Kinds of Financial Aid American universities offer many different kinds of financial aid to students, / including assistantships, grants, scholarships and fellowships. / An assistantship is a job a student does. / In exchange, the student receives money or attends classes for free.
9、 / Graduate students usually get assistantships. / They may teach classes, help grade papers and tests, or do research in a laboratory. / A grant is a gift of money to pay for some or all of the costs of college. / Unlike loans, grants do not have to be repaid. / Private groups or organizations gene
10、rally give grants to students who need the money. / Scholarships and fellowships also do not have to be repaid. / A scholarship is financial aid to undergraduate students; / a fellowship is the same kind of aid for graduate students. / Generally, scholarships and fellowships go to students with spec
11、ial abilities or athletic skills. / Some scholarships are based on financial need. / Others go to students who live in a certain area. / 【试题解析】 不同种类的经济援助 美国大学给学生提供各种经济援助，包括研究生助教奖学金、政府补助金、奖学金和学术奖学金等。研究生可以通过授课、评改论文、试卷或在实验室做研究获得研究生助教奖学金。政府补助金一般是提供给贫困生的补助，支付其部分或全部的在校花销，且受资助学生无需偿还。而奖学金和学术奖学金分别面向大学本科生和研究生
12、。 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Food and Culture The culture of food and dining in the West is a little different from that in China. / The proper western dinner at a fine restaurant / is one of manners, focusing on conversation. / You are expected to have knowledge of table manners such as how to use forks or
13、 knives / as these are essential in western dining. / The meal would consist of several courses / including a soup or salad, the main dish, and a dessert. / The atmosphere will be filled with light music / that would only serve as background as people converse with each other. / The decorations are
14、usually sparse. / They are only meant to highlight the atmosphere / that is being created by the music. / This type of dining is different from the dining experience in most restaurants in China. / However, with the increase in internationalism, / more restaurants are opening which reflect the more
15、western dining style. / 【试题解析】 饮食和文化 西方的饮食和用餐文化跟中国的有点不一样。在高档餐馆里进行正统的西式晚宴本身就是一种礼仪，它注重的是交谈。诸如怎样使用刀叉这些餐桌礼仪，这些都是西式用餐中的基本要素。一顿西餐通常由几道菜组成，包括汤或色拉、主菜，以及餐后甜品。这种用餐风格跟中国大多数餐馆内的用餐体验不同。 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Border A border is a real or artificial line that separates geographic areas. / Borders are political bounda
16、ries. / They separate countries, states, provinces, counties, cities, and towns. / A border outlines the area that a particular governing body controls. / The government of a region can only create and enforce laws within its borders. / Borders change over time. / Sometimes the people in one region
17、take over another area through violence / and other times land is traded or sold peacefully. / Many times, land is parceled out after a war through international agreements. / Borders particularly national borders affect travel and migration. / People can usually move freely within their own country
18、s borders, / but may not be allowed to cross into a neighboring country. / When neighboring countries have similar wealth and political systems, / their borders may be open and undefended. / For example, citizens of the 27-country European Union may travel freely among any of the member states. / 【试
19、题解析】 边界 边界是指划分不同地理区域的实际存在或人为划出的界线。边界属于政治范畴的分界线，它们划分出国家、州、省、郡、市以及镇等各种区域。边界 尤其是国界 会对出游和迁移有影响。人们通常可以在自己国家的边界内自由迁移，但 却未必能获准跨境进入邻国。当相邻国家的财富水平相当并有着相似的政治制度之时，它们之间的边境有可能互相开放而不设防。 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Sustainable Fishing Seafood is respected all over the world as an important source of protein and healthy fats
20、. / Demand for seafood and advances in technology / have led to dramatic decrease in fish and shellfish populations around the world. / In order to continue relying on the ocean as an important food source, / we need to employ sustainable fishing practices. / In many cultures, people have fished suf
21、tainably for thousands of years. / Some of these sustainable fishing practices are still used today. / For example, people in Hawaii practice spear fishing. / Modern spear fishing is practiced all over the world. / This fishing method is considered sustainable / because it targets one fish at a time
22、. / Another way to prevent overfishing is / to simply refrain from eating fish and other seafood. / According to marine scientists, people need to take a break from eating seafood / until we learn better how to maintain healthy fish and wildlife populations. / 【试题解析】 可持续渔业 海产食品，作为蛋白质和有益脂肪的一个重要来源，在世界各地均受到重视。为了继续依靠海洋作为重要的食物来源，我们需要采取使渔业得以持续发展的做法。其中一些可持续的捕鱼做法今天还在使用。例如，夏威夷的人们采取用鱼叉捕鱼的方式。现代的鱼叉捕鱼法全球都在采用。另一种防止过度捕捞的方法是完全戒食鱼类和其它海产食品。 【知识模块】 听写
