1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 50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 50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】 Why Families Who Eat Together Are Healthier? A new review of data adds to the evidence that families who eat together most often are healthier
5、. The data suggested that family mealtime has a wealth of health benefits, especially for children. Kids who ate more meals together with their families tended to eat more fruits, vegetables, fiber, calcium-rich foods, and vitamins, and ate less junk food. Social improvements were also linked to fre
6、quency of family meals. Teens who ate at the family table more often were more likely to show fewer signs of depression and feel that their family was more supportive, compared with teens who dined less often at home. Researchers also found that its not just the time spent together or the act of con
7、suming food simultaneously that matters. The quality of interactions is important, too. The data showed that families who spent time watching TV together or ate fast food out together did not have the same improved dietary intakes as families who ate meals together at home. 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Love L
8、ove, Love, Love. Such a small word, paired with such a vital meaning. Love dates way back to when the world began. In reality, we really have no idea what love truly is. We watch love movies, read romance novels, but thats the sugar-coated, sweet and simple version of it. Meet someone, fall in love,
9、 get married, have kids, and spend the rest of your lives together. What about the suffering we have to endure when falling in love? Risk everything for that one person? And even when we feel weve reached the end of the road, this person has the power to leave us at any given moment. We put ourselve
10、s out there with the chance they can break us apart. Be cautious when falling in love, keep your guard up, and stand your ground. 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Empathy vs. Sympathy Empathy makes you someone else. Empathy is meant to take you out of yourself so that for a moment, or longer, you become another p
11、erson. You cannot think your thoughts while youre being empathic. You cannot be yourself and, at the same time, think of someone else. That is nothing but sympathy. Sympathy is commendable, but it is not empathy. Many think they are being empathic when theyre actually being sympathetic. Sympathy com
12、es naturally and more impulsively, and it can also be experienced in the sense of thinking how you would feel in the other persons place. As long as you are still thinking your thoughts you are not fully in empathy with another. Empathy is more a matter of the imagination than of thinking. Thinking
13、and, more importantly, emotions are an aspect of sympathy Our sympathies are aroused more quickly because our emotions are instinctive. 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Take Your Vacation! As a nation, we are obsessed with work. Some view taking a vacation as a sign of weakness. Others who havent vacationed in ye
14、ars see it as a badge of honor. And still others apologize for taking a vacation, as they feel guilty for taking time off even though they have earned it. As difficult as it is for some to believe, working more hours does not necessarily translate to a better bottom line or higher productivity. For
15、example, Greeks work the most in Europe averaging 2,017 hours per year. Yet, they are no better off as their economy is a wreck. Now take a look at Germany Europes economic powerhouse. Im sure some would guess that the Germans work longer hours. Wrong! Germans work on average 1,408 hours per year, p
16、lacing them second to last among the 25 European nations in hours worked annually. They also receive on average 30 paid vacation days a year the most in Europe. 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Save Wildlife from Trafficking Trafficking in wildlife and its body parts is exploding in popularity among global crime
17、syndicates. Unlike other illicit trades, killing and selling parts from rhinos, tigers and elephants holds advantages for criminals: The product is poorly protected at its source, its trade is poorly regulated and wildlife crime is poorly investigated and lightly punished. For a hardcore criminal, i
18、llicit wildlife trafficking is a low-risk, high-reward bonanza. It goes far beyond the loss of animals. Poaching decreases food security for rural communities, and evidence points to the sale of ivory as a means of funding rebel militias in places like Central Africa. Were going to lose this fight i
19、f we dont up our game. We need solutions as sophisticated as criminals we face. Crime syndicates employ helicopters, night vision equipment and high capacity automatic weapons. Park rangers are vastly outgunned and often out-manned. There are promising signs but we will need a sustained tenfold increase in efforts from consumers, communities, the private sector, and most importantly, from governments to stop the slaughter before its too late. 【知识模块】 听写
