1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 47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 47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】 Family Stuff Take every single object out of your house. Pose for a photo. Then, put everything back inside again. This is what photographer H
5、uang Qingjun has been convincing people to do for the past decade. Families from 14 of Chinas 33 provinces agreed to stand outside their houses and pose for Mr. Huang with all their possessions. It was not always easy to explain the object of the project. “Most people thought what I was proposing wa
6、s not normal. When I explained I wanted to set up a photo, that it would involve taking everything out of their houses and setting it up outside, that took quite a lot of explaining,“ Mr. Huang says. “But almost all of them, when they realized what I was trying to do, they understood the point.“ On
7、one level, the photos are intimate family portraits. On another level, the pictures capture the social change that is taking place in China. 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 How Torture Works Everybody breaks under torture. Torture would work on me, for example. If somebody starts crushing my fingertips with a pa
8、ir of pliers, Im going to tell them my ATM PIN, Batmans secret identity, whatever. But if you asked me where Bin Laden was, then Im not the only person who has a problem. Because I dont know where Bin Laden is, but if you think I do, and keep torturing me, youre going to get a lot of disinformation.
9、 Its pretty clear that routine torture doesnt yield good data. And because torturers usually go too far, out of stupidity, sadism, or failing to make a careful plan to retrieve a discrete piece of information. The weak signal truthful information is often overwhelmed, almost instantaneously, by the
10、noise generated by the torturers poorly formulated questions and the victims disoriented responses. The response to this disappointing state of affairs is often more torture, more bad data, and more torture ad infinitum. 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Observations on Work Considering the depths of recession, th
11、e call for the creation of jobs is on the minds of millions. And for those out of work or barely getting by, getting a job seems like a godsend. We live in a society where we have to compete for jobs. A few years ago, at least in the US, it was easier to find employment. The “new normal“ is long-ter
12、m unemployment. Workers applying for a job may find themselves next to twenty competitors. Those competitors are foes who can take away our daily bread. Once youre sold, and in this economy you may as well count your lucky stars, then what? You are now an employee! You are living in the American Dre
13、am! You can buy a home, car and all the good things in life or at least maybe pay your rent this month. Yet as a worker, you cant get rich. You enrich someone else. Your imaginations and potential mean nothing on the job. 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 My Aim in Life For becoming a successful man, one should ha
14、ve a certain aim in ones life. A man without aim is like a rudderless ship in a stormy sea. The aim of an individual should be noble and good to shape his career in the latter part of life. Without a right aim or a right choice of profession the problem of bread cannot be solved. In addition to this
15、, the purpose of birth will be defeated bringing penitence unto him. As an individual, I have certain needs to fulfill but simultaneously I have an aim to serve my countrymen. The best service I can render to my countrymen is by becoming a doctor of good repute. Undoubtedly it is a humanitarian prof
16、ession. In Hindu philosophy a doctor is adjudged as the second god. I have a great aptitude for the study of medicine. The study of medical science is for the benefaction of mankind. By studying the art of healing I can cure diseases and fight against death. 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Telecommuting Telecomm
17、uting substituting the computer for the trip to the job has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work. For workers it promises freedom from the office, less time wasted in traffic, and help with child-care conflicts. For management, telecommuting helps keep high perfo
18、rmers on board, minimizes tardiness and absenteeism by eliminating commutes, and provides scheduling flexibility. In some areas, such as Southern California, local government is encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush-hour congestion and improve air quality. But
19、 these benefits do not come easily. Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of differences between telecommuting realities and popular images. That is partly why, despite the widespread press coverage, the number of companies with work-at-home programs or policy guidelines remains small. 【知识模块】 听写
