1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 229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 229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】 Disability Nowadays in the west the able-bodied are constantly reminded / that disabled people have rights just like everyone else / and they mustnt discriminate against them in any way. / Public buildings must have toile
5、ts big enough for wheelchairs. / Bus drivers are supposed to announce every stop / so that blind people know when to get off. / One is not allowed to refuse a person a job on the grounds / that he or she has only one leg, or cannot speak. / We use phrases like “physically challenged“ instead of crip
6、pled. / Things like the Para Olympics have done wonders / to raise peoples awareness with so many positive images / and perspectives towards disabled people genuinely have changed. / New technology is also making a huge difference. / For example, high tech hearing aids exist for the deaf, as well as
7、 laser surgery for the very short sighted. / And cars are adapted so that people can drive them with only one hand, or even no hands at all. / 【试题解析】 残疾 如今在西方，体格健全的人常被提醒：残障人士跟其他人一样享有各种权利，体格健全之人不得以任何方式歧视他们。公共建筑物必须设有足够大的厕所以便坐轮椅者使用。公共汽车司机行驶至每个车站时都必须报站，以便失明人士知道何时该下车。任何人不得以他或她只有一条腿或者不能言语为由而拒绝雇用该名人士。我们在用词
8、上会使用 “身体不便 ”来代替 “残废 ”。 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 The F.B.I. The F.B.I. is the Federal Bureau of Investigation. / It is the main investigating agency of the Department of Justice in the United States. / The F.B.I. enforces more than 200 federal laws. / But its two most important jobs now are to prevent terr
9、orism and spying. / The F.B.I. assists other law enforcement agencies in America and foreign countries. / It has the worlds largest collection of fingerprints / and is also known for its crime laboratories. / The F.B.I. employs about 27,000 people. / They work in 56 offices in America and more than
10、40 offices in other countries. / More than 11,000 men and women serve as special agents. / They investigate crimes like bank robberies, / but also crimes involving computers, the environment and terrorism. / The F.B.I. has been criticized for its part in the failure to stop the hijackings on Septemb
11、er 11th, 2001. / It has made many changes since then. / New laws have made it easier to share information about possible terrorist threats. / 【试题解析】 联邦调查局 联邦调查局是美国司法部的主要调查部门，其最重要的两项职责是防止恐怖主义和从事侦察活动。它可协助美国或外国的执法部门办案，其指纹库和犯罪实验室十分有名。联邦调查局大约拥有 11000多名特工，负责调查银行抢劫、计算机犯罪、环境犯罪和恐怖主义等。 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Trac
12、king Toxic Chemicals The fireproof chemicals used in furniture and clothing / can become toxic pollutants when winding up in the environment. / As they are in the environment all over the world, / tracking the spread of them has been a major challenge. / But it got easier since a new technique has b
13、een developed / to measure the presence and concentration of these chemicals in the air by sampling tree bark. / A trees bark provides a large surface area that takes in chemicals. / Also, because a layer of bark remains on the tree for years before being shed, / it provides a unique record of the e
14、nvironment over time. / This approach has many advantages over the current sampling method, / which involves pumping air through expensive equipment / and requires plenty of manpower and electricity. / It can be used in developing countries / which dont have a lot of funding for elaborate atmospheri
15、c studies. / Also we can use this method in remote sites where there is no power. / 【试题解析】 追踪有毒化学物质 家具和衣物中的防火化学物质落人环境后可能成为有毒污染物。追踪它们的扩散就成为一个难题。自从一项新技术开发出来以后，这个任务就变得较为容易了。该技术通过对树皮进行抽样检验来测量这些化学物质是否存在以及达到什么浓度。另外，由于树皮在脱落前会留在树上很多年，它记录着一段时间内的环境变化。 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 White-collar Workers The business distr
16、ict of a city is crowded with large office buildings / which are filled with banks, corporation headquarters, and government agencies. / Every weekday morning thousands of office workers enter those buildings and leave in the evening. / The men and women who do the office work are called white-colla
17、r workers. / Secretaries, computer operators and administrators are all white-collar workers. / Many office workers work and hope that they will be promoted to more responsible positions. / They want to supervise other workers / and see that the company policies are carried out. / These policies are
18、 established by the top managers. / Sometimes office workers are transferred to other places. / Nowadays, education is emphasized in the selection of men and women for management jobs. / Courses in business administration are offered by many universities. / The graduates of these courses often are p
19、laced in middle management jobs. / From these, they can be promoted easily / when they show the necessary personality and ability. / 【试题解析】 白领 城市的商业区里办公大楼林立，充斥着银行、公司总部、政府机构等。每天，成千上万的上班族早上进入大楼，晚上离开。这些在办公室工作的人被称作 “白领 ”。许多上班族努力工作，希望晋升到更重要的职位。 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Rainforests Tropical rainforests can be f
20、ound in places near the Equator. / Despite occupying a relatively small area, / rainforests play an important role in maintaining the world. / First, tropical rainforests are home to a rich, colourful variety of plants, food, birds and animals / and offer a way of life to many people living in and a
21、round the forest. / Second, rainforests are considered the lungs of the planet. / They are storing vast quantities of carbon dioxide / and producing a significant amount of the worlds oxygen. / Third, rainforests can produce 75% of their own rain. / The humidity of large rainforests contributes to t
22、he formation of rainclouds / that may travel to other countries in need of rain. / However, rainforests around the world are disappearing at an alarming rate, / due to our destructive activities. / We can only hope that the worlds governments work together to preserve the rainforests / since they are vital for our existence. / 【试题解析】 热带雨林 热带雨林出现在赤道附近。尽管只占相对较小的区域，热带雨林在养护这个世界上扮演重要角色。首先，热带雨林是各种动植物的家园，它也给生活在森林及附近的人们提供生存方式。其次，雨林是地球之肺，为地球提供大量氧气。其三，雨林能给自身制造 75的雨，有助于雨云的形成。 【知识模块】 听写
