专业英语四级听力专项(四)
一、Dictation（本大题2小题．每题15.0分，共30.0分。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 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. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.）
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【正确答案】：
[听力原文]四级 听力
Olympic Torch
The Olympic Torch Relay begins with the torch fighting in Olympia，Greece．/From there，the journey to the host city varies from year to year．/The Olympic Games Organizing Committee determines the route，the theme，modes of transportation for the torch，/and the stops that it will take along its way to
the Opening Ceremony．/The torch is generally carried from one country to another on a plane．/Once it arrives in a city．It usually spends one day being carried from torchbearer to torchbearer on foot．/Each runner carries the torch for only one short leg of its trip．/At the end of the relay，the last torchbearer enters the Olympic stadium in the host city/and runs around the stadium track once，/then lights the biggest torch in the stadium，/signaling the official start of the Olympic Games．/When the competition ends about two weeks later，/the flame is extinguished at the Closing Ceremony，marking the end of the Games [听写点评]
·这是一篇说明文，围绕着奥运火炬的传递进行说明，是近年来的热点话题，所以在题材上并不难理解。
·短文首句点出了本文要说明的对象——奥运火炬传递。下文介绍了奥运火炬传递的整个过程。
·短文共分13个意，主体时态为一般现在时。
·文中有几个词组值得注意：The Olympic Torch Relay意为“奥运火炬传递”：the host city意为“主办城市”；the Opening Ceremony意为“开幕式”；leg 此处意为“一段路程”；the Closing Ceremony意为“闭幕式”。
·文中较难拼写的词有：torchbearer(火炬手)，extinguish(熄灭)，ceremony(典礼)。
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【正确答案】：
[听力原文]
Credit Card
A credit card is a thin plastic card / that contains identification information such as a signature or picture, / and authorizes the person named on it to charge purchases or services to his account. ! Today, the information on the card is read by automated teller machines, store readers, and bank and Internet computers. / The first universal credit card was introduced by Diners Club, Inc., in 1950. / With this system, the credit-card company charged cardholders an annual fee / and billed them on a monthly or yearly basis. / Another major universal card was established in 1958 by the American Express Company. / Later came the bank credit-card system. /Under this plan, the bank credits the account of the merchant / as sales slips are received and assembles charges to be billed to the cardholder at the end of the billing period. / The cardholder, in turn, pays the bank either the entire balance ! Or in monthly installments with interest.
[听写点评]
·这是一篇说明文，围绕着信用卡展开论述，属于学生比较了解的话题，所以在内容上并不难理解。
·短文首先介绍了什么是信用卡，并指出信用卡已得到了广泛应用。然后简短介绍了信用卡的发展历史，最后介绍了如今的银行信用卡的使用方法。
·短文共分13个意，时态为一般现在时。
·文中较难拼写的词有identification(身份)，signature(署名)，
authorize(批准，授权)，automated(自动化的)，Inc．(公司)，cardholders(卡片持有者)，assemble(汇集)，installment(分期付款)。
二、Listening Comprehension ( Conversation )（共20小题，共20.0分） In this section, you will hear several short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following questions. Now listen to the conversations 第1题
What's the main purpose of the man's trip?
A To improve his skating techniques.
B To take a vacation.