1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 363及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will
2、 be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 363答案与解析 一 、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will
3、 be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done 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 of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at no
4、rmal speed again and during this time you should check your work. 1 【正确答案】 Reality TV One of the first and most popular Reality TV shows is Big Brother. / In this show, 15 complete strangers have to live together in a house for 11 weeks. / They are filmed 24 hours a day, / and shown on television. /
5、 Each week, the viewers vote to evict one of the housemates. / Finally, only one is left, / and they win the prize money! / Another very popular show is Im a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here / In this show, 10 celebrities have to complete tasks each week, / such as eating insects. / 2 【正确答案】 Superstitio
6、n One person in four in Britain is, apparently, superstitious. / Theyre careful about cats. / Black cats are supposed to be the familiars of witches, / so if one is following you, / its definitely bad luck a witch is after you! / On the other hand, if one crosses your path and continues, / then its
7、good luck / because it hasnt noticed you. / However, in some places the beliefs are different / so it pays to know where your black cat comes from! / 3 【正确答案】 Water Sports The history of mans involvement with water sports is a history / of the development of technology as well as human physical achi
8、evement. / Man first took to water in boats / that sailed around the world / with nothing but the stars to guide them. / As a sport, water sports are new comparatively to those on land. / Probably the oldest one is rowing in a rowboat. / This is seen in modem games such as competitions / between row
9、ing clubs in British and American universities. / The different kinds of water sports such as diving or water skiing came later. / 4 【正确答案】 Sunbed In the UK, there appears to be an ever increasing number of very tanned young people. / While in China young people often prefer to remain fair, / in the
10、 UK there seems to be a growing desire for tanned skin. / Often, they are trying to emulate their favorite celebrities, footballers, or footballers wives. / Re-search from the British Sunbed Association suggests that / many people believe a tan makes them feel and look healthier. / This is a belief
11、/ that is most definitely not shared by Cancer Research UK. / They firmly state / that being tanned is not a sign of health. / 5 【正确答案】 Fast Food Makes Us Less Patient For some of us, drive-through dinner has become a way of life. / But psychologists got to wondering / whether all this speed eating
12、might actually make us less patient. / In a series of experiments, the scientists showed volunteers logos / from several fast-food chains or asked them to recall the last time theyd visited. / And they found that folks / who had thought about fast food would then read faster. / They also expressed a preference for time-saving products. / So if you want to ease the pace, forget meditation. / Try a slow cooker. /
