1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 64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 64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】 Digital Cameras According to a standard definition, / a digital camera is a camera that produces digital images / that can be stored in a comp
5、uter, displayed on a screen and printed. / Years ago people used to possess two different devices / in order to take pictures and make videos. / The creation of digital cameras was motivated mainly by two factors. / First, need to spare space. / Second, make it more comfortable for people to do both
6、 things with higher quality results. / The multi-functionalism of digital cameras and the combination of several devices in one / make it a popular choice for a modern man. / For years a digital camera has been unaffordable for many families. / However, the variety of digital cameras and various pri
7、ces nowadays / make it possible for almost every single family to buy a digital camera. / With increasingly fierce competition, / the digital camera manufacturers satisfy customers with lower prices but best quality standards. 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 The Migration of Birds The most obvious feature of bir
8、ds is that they can fly. / This facility gives them great mobility and control over their movements. / Many species can travel quickly and economically over long distances / up to thousands of kilometers, / if necessary, crossing seas, deserts or other inhospitable areas. / They also have great orie
9、ntation and navigational skills, / and are able to remember and re-find remote places they have previously visited. / Birds can thereby occupy widely separated areas at different seasons, / returning repeatedly to the same localities from year to year. / Although migration is evident in other animal
10、 groups, / including insects, mammals, and fish, / in none is it as widely and well developed as in birds. / The collective travel routes of birds span almost the entire planet. / As a result of migration, bird distributions are continually changing / on regular seasonal patterns, and on local, regi
11、onal or global scales. 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Benefits of Becoming a Teacher Becoming a teacher gives you a chance / to spend a major portion of your day with children or youngsters. / With kids around, you are a part of their world of innocence and purity. / It indeed creates a healthy work environment
12、 for you. / On becoming a teacher, / you get a chance to be with children, laugh with them, think their way / and enjoy their innocently silly and healthily naughty behavior. / Apart from this, the nature of your job is that / you do not work on weekends and you get your share of holidays. / Becomin
13、g a teacher entitles you / for receiving private scholarships and sponsorships for teaching programs. / However, one of the most important benefits of becoming a teacher is that / teachers contribute to the shaping of the future generations. / They make a difference to society / by playing a vital r
14、ole in nurturing young minds. 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Computer With the development of computer technology, / computers are becoming increasingly popular all over the world. / The computer is being used in many fields. / In industry, business, education, medicine, nearly all walks of life, / computers ha
15、ve made their appearance, providing great speed and accuracy for our work. / Computers have been used in the home, offices, laboratories and research institutions, / acting as the most efficient and multifunctional instruments / for calculating, sorting, filing, recording and distributing. / And the
16、y have also become a window through which we can understand the world better. / During the past fifty years, the computer has been rapidly advanced. / Ever since the computer came into being, it has experienced the development of several generations. / The earliest computers were of great size, / an
17、d had no match for the latest electronic computers in speed and accuracy. / Now efforts are being made not only to bring the hardware to perfection, / but also to improve the quality of the software. 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Computer Addiction Nowadays, computer users have started developing some bad habi
18、ts regarding using computers, / which have led to significant problems in their lives. / The negative consequences from computer addiction / are similar to those of many other known addictive disorders / that cause mental and physical disturbances. / As a result, the term “computer or Internet addic
19、tion“ has come into use. / It is also known as cyberspace addiction and Internet addiction disorder. / Its not an easy task to identify which type of computer addiction is responsible for most computer addicts, / as there are many types of computer addictions, / such as online games, chat, e-mail, o
20、nline shopping, online gambling and so on. / No one knows in the future, / which technology would attract more people to become computer addicts. / However, there are various organizations / that specifically deal with computer addiction / and have helped many thousands of people to get rid of this damaging addiction. 【知识模块】 听写
