1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 26及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the pa
2、ssage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 26答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to
3、 the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read 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
4、 of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 1 【正确答案】 Death Valley: the Coming of the Name The area was named by a woman in 1849. That was the year after gold was discovered in California. Thousan
5、ds of people from other parts of the country traveled to the gold mining areas in California. They were in a hurry to get there before other people did. Many people were not careful. They made bad choices or wrong decisions. One group trying to reach California decided to take a path called the Old
6、Spanish Trail. By December, they had reached Death Valley. They did not have to survive the terrible heat of summer, but there was still an extreme lack of water. There were few plants for their work animals to eat. The people could not find a pass through the tall mountains. Gradually, they began t
7、o suffer from a lack of food. To survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the Valley. As they left, one woman looked back and said, “Good-bye, death valley.“ The name has never been changed. 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 An Old Saying Today we explain a very old saying that has
8、 had a big influence on rock-and-roll music. That saying is a roiling stone gathers no moss. It has several meanings. One meaning is that a person who never settles down in one place will not be successful. Another is that someone who is always moving, with no roots in one place, avoids responsibili
9、ties. This proverb was said to be first used in the 1500s. But in the 1960s, the expression rolling stone became famous in the world of rock-and-roll music. It became the name of a rock group, a song and a magazine. Experts say it all started with a song by the American singer and guitarist Muddy Wa
10、ters. He was one of the countrys top blues musicians until his death in 1983. His music influenced singers like Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.In 1950, Muddy Waters recorded a song called “Rollin Stone“. 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Study Finds More Trees on Farms Than Was Thought Farmers, especially in developi
11、ng countries, are often criticized for cutting down forests. But a new study suggests that many farmers recognize the value in keeping trees. Researchers using satellite images found at least ten percent tree cover on more than one billion hectares of farmland. That is almost half the farmland in th
12、e world. Earlier estimates were much lower but incomplete. The authors of the new study say it may still underestimate the true extent worldwide. The study found that climate conditions alone could not explain the amount of tree cover in different areas. Nor could the size of nearby populations, mea
13、ning people and trees can live together. There are areas with few trees but also few people, and areas with many trees and many people. The findings suggest that things like land rights, markets or government policies can influence tree planting and protection. 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Going Digital: Cali
14、fornias Textbook Project California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital ones can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and trees, and make learning more fun and interactive. And lastly they help schools with their finances. The sta
15、te has had to make severe cuts in school spending because of deep financial problems. More than six million students attend California public schools. Earlier this year, California invited content developers to offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These had to meet at least nin
16、ety percent of the states learning requirements. Specially trained teachers examined sixteen textbooks and approved ten of them. School administrators point out that the texts may be free online, but students need a way to access them. Not everyone has a computer or electronic reader. Schools could
17、print out copies, but that would not help the environment. Also, there is the cost to train teachers to use digital textbooks effectively. 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 American and British English Language experts say that spoken English was almost the same in the American colonies and Britain. Americans bega
18、n to change the sound of their speech after the Revolutionary War in 1776. They wanted to separate themselves from the British in language as they had separated themselves from the British government. Webster published The American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828. It established rules for
19、 speaking and spelling the words used in American English. The different languages of the immigrants who came to the United States also helped make American English different from British English. Many foreign words and expressions became part of English as Americans speak it. Sometimes Americans an
20、d British people do not understand each other because of different word meanings. For example, a “waste-basket“ in America is a “dustbin“ in Britain. French fried potatoes in the United States are called “chips“ in Britain.All these differences led British writer George Bernard Shaw to joke that Britain and America are two countries separated by the same language. 【知识模块】 听写
