1、专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷 83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 83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】 Birthday Candle History Traditionally, birthday candles were used to bring birthday wishes to the gods. / The ancient Greeks made round or moo
5、n-shaped honey cakes / and took them to the temple, where they worshiped the moon goddess. / The Greeks would pray over the flames / and believed the smoke carried their wishes up to the gods. / Greeks also placed candles on top of the cake / to make the cake glow like the moon god. / The Germans wo
6、uld burn a large candle that had 12 lines and numbers, / which marked the 12 months of the year. / This candle represented the light of life and was used for religious practices. / Eventually, this evolved into using candles on the cake to equal the number of a persons birthday. / Traditionally, the
7、 birthday person blows out the candles and makes a wish. / Modern superstitions state you must blow out all the candles to receive your wish / and you cannot tell your wish to anyone / otherwise it will not come true. 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答 案】 Keeping Rubbish Out of Landfills Landfill sites store all kind
8、s of waste and rubbish; / however, much of this waste is not biodegradable. / This means much waste will stay in its existing form / in the landfill site for many years to come / perhaps many hundreds of years to come. / Thus, the landfill sites will become full and new sites need to be found. / An
9、alternative to building new landfill sites and filling the country up with waste / is to reuse whatever is suitable. / There are often poisonous gases and chemicals / released from burning materials at landfill sites. / This can cause air pollution / and some of the gases may be greenhouse gases tha
10、t have far-reaching global effects. / Reducing the amount of waste will help control gases generated. / This will become increasingly important in the future / and action now will have long lasting benefits. 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 Improving Memory by Exercise and Sleep Just as an athlete relies on sleep
11、 and a nutritious diet to perform his or her best, / your ability to remember increases / when you nurture your brain with a good diet and other healthy habits. / Treating your body well can enhance your ability to process and recall information. / Physical exercise increases oxygen to your brain /
12、and reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss, / such as obesity and lung disease. / Exercise may also enhance the effects of helpful brain chemicals and protect brain cells. / And sleep is important, too. / When youre sleep deprived, / your brain cant operate at full capacity. / Creat
13、ivity, problem-solving abilities, and critical thinking skills are compromised. / Sleep is critical to learning and memory in an even more fundamental way. / Research shows that sleep is necessary for memory consolidation, / with the key memory enhancing activity occurring during the deepest stages
14、of sleep. 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Air Pollution Air pollution can affect our health in many ways / with both short-term and long-term effects. / Different groups of individuals are affected by air pollution in different ways. / Some individuals are much more sensitive to pollutants than are others. / You
15、ng children and elderly people often suffer more from the effects of air pollution. / The extent to which an individual is harmed by air pollution / usually depends on the total exposure to the damaging chemicals. / Examples of short-term effects include irritation to the eyes, nose and throat, and
16、lung infections. / Other symptoms can include headaches, nausea and allergic reactions. / Long-term health effects can include lung cancer, heart disease, / and even damage to the brain, nerves, liver, or kidneys. / Continual exposure to air pollution affects the lungs of growing children / and may
17、aggravate or complicate medical conditions in the elderly. / It is estimated that over 30 million people die prematurely every year in the United States / have suffered various diseases caused by air pollution. 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 How To Make Sales Call Whether youre making a cold or warm sales call,
18、 / remember to let the prospective client do most of the talking. / This tack requires practice and perhaps even a sea change in your thinking. / After all, sales people talk. / But good sales people listen and provide solutions. / They do not dominate the conversation. / However, it often takes mul
19、tiple sales calls to make a sale, / no matter how good the relationship you enjoy with your prospective client. / The most important thing is to make preparations. / Prior to picking up the phone, focus on how to fit the product to the client. / Part of that focus includes gathering thoughts and eli
20、minating negativity. / Believe that the goal is possible and condition this into the sales process. / This creates an attitude and air of enthusiasm needed to make a sale happen. / And remember to emphasize the benefits of your services, / be persistent but polite and in time your persistence is bound to pay off. 【知识模块】 听写
