1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 41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 pass
2、age 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（听力）模拟试卷 41答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to the
3、 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 of
4、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】 Picnic野餐 As summertime begins in Britain, people start to feel the urge to go outside to eat. / People love to have a picnic whenever the weather
5、is good enough, / especially people with children. / Its a great way to spend a sunny afternoon. / Even in the centre of London, on a sunny day, / the parks are full of office workers eating their lunch outside on the grass. / That might be a pretty basic picnic / a shop-bought sandwich and a bottle
6、 of water. / But if people are planning a picnic on the beach or at the park, / they would probably pack a cool bag / with a whole variety of home-made sandwiches, snacks, cake, fruit and soft drinks. / They might have a picnic rug to sit on, and paper plates and cups. / University students enjoy ha
7、ving picnics, / and usually take along some kind of sports equipment, / such as a ball in order to burn off some energy after lunch. / 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正确答案】 Changing Name after Marriage婚后改名 Getting married is one of the most important decisions that a person takes in ones life. / This is because it is
8、a step that has the potential to alter or change ones life altogether. / Right from the wedding dress to the house / that the couple will live after their wedding, / is decided with utmost care. / An important decision that the person has to make along with the other arrangements for the wedding / i
9、s to choose between ones maiden name and spouses name. / Though traditionally, women are expected to change their name / from their maiden name to their husbands name, / many women nowadays opt to keep their maiden name after marriage, / mostly for professional reasons. / Apart from this, there are
10、women who adopt their husbands last name / and keep their maiden name as their second name. / Also, there are couples who make a new name with both their names, / by separating the names with a hyphen. / 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 The Compass指南针 A magnetic compass is a device that has been used for centurie
11、s now, / and its utility in helping people find their way is undoubted. / Before technology gave us the privilege of GPS navigation systems, / the act of finding out where you are and which side is north / was carried out simply with the help of a compass. / Weve all seen a compass at some point or
12、the other, / and this has almost always led us to the question “How does a compass work?” / The answer to this question can be explained / through the concept of the earths electromagnetism. / Simply speaking, a compass is basically a small magnet / that has a needle attached on one end. / The other
13、 end of the magnet is attached to a freely moving pin. / When the compass is held out steadily, / the magnet becomes parallel with the magnetic field of the Earth, / and this causes it to point north. / 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 Ball Games球类运动 Ball games have become an integral part of modern society. / Th
14、ey give us entertainment providing us a means to safely free ourselves from stress. / There are many different ball games that can do this for us. / Some people enjoy football, while others like basketball. / These two ball games are the most popular in China. / Other games such as baseball are grow
15、ing in appeal, yet have not become popular. / The development of these games is interesting. / Basketball is one of the few sports with a known date of birth. / Football, or soccer, originally developed from traits found in both China and Europe. / It has grown to become the worlds most popular spor
16、t. / In Europe, football clubs have been established, / which in turn has been copied in the rest of the world. / These football clubs train players / who may later go to play for their nations in the World Cup. / This is the most watched ballgame championship on the planet. / 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 Wat
17、er Sports水上运动 The history of mans involvement with water sports / stretches back before history was written down. / It is a history of the development of technology as well as human physical achievement. / Man first took to water in boats that sailed around the world / with nothing but the stars to
18、guide them. / The seas and rivers were a mystery to be feared, / for lurked unknown creatures and death by drowning. / Few actually ventured into the water. / As a sport, however, water sports such as swimming, diving, / and water polo are new comparatively to those on land. / Probably the oldest one is rowing in a rowboat. / This is seen in modern games such as competitions / between rowing clubs in British and American universities. / Olympic Water Sports began with swimming but did not end there. / The different kinds of water sports such as diving or water skiing came later. / 【知识模块】 听写
