1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 365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 365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】 Be a Guest in America If youve never been to an Americans home before, / you may have a number of questions to make clear. / First, it is the question of whether to bring a gift / Other questions may be related with the dress
5、 / or the time of arrival. / It is also important to make clear of the appropriate time of leaving. / After the meal, / the host may invite everyone to move to the living room for dessert. / After an hour or so of general chat, / its probably time to head for the door. / 2 【正确答案】 Should We Keep Turn
6、ing the TV On? Turning the TV on is easy, just one flick of a button. / When were watching it, television becomes a nice excuse to delay our responsibilities. / We find ourselves surfing through all the channels, / hoping to find anything to keep us there. / Before we know it, / weve been staring at
7、 the TV for much longer than we planned / and delayed what really needed to get done. / Then, how do you feel after getting up from watching TV? / Do you feel good about yourself? / I believe the answers are self-evident. / 3 【正确答案】 American Houses Many Americans live in cities, but nearly as many l
8、ive in suburbs. / Most of the houses in the suburbs are one or two stories tall, / with private yards, gardens or garage. / There are few tall buildings in the suburbs. / Cities have neighborhoods, warehouse stores, / and public transportation is usually pretty good. / Private houses might only have
9、 a backyard, / and if there is a garage it probably is small. / Cities have a lot of tall buildings that seem to “scrape the sky“, / so they are called “skyscrapers“. / 4 【正确答案】 Love Love makes you feel wanted. / If you realize that you can lose the one you love, / then you have a greater appreciati
10、on of what you have. / Without love a person could go anywhere / and also become cru-el and ferocious. / In the early stage of our life, / our parents are the ones who shower us with unconditional love and care. / But we always tend to take this for granted. / It is only after marriage and having ki
11、ds / that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings. / 5 【正确答案】 Tea Drinking in Different Cultures In different countries people have different ideas about drinking tea. / In China, tea is always served when people get together. / Chinese drink it at any time of the day at home o
12、r in teahouse. / The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony. / Another tea-drinking country is Eng-land, / where the late afternoon is called “teatime“. / The English usually make tea in a teapot / and drink it with cream and sugar. / In the United States, people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. / Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. /
