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专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷426

(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART I DICTATIONDirections: 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.

听力原文： Oxford University has predicted that 35% of jobs in the UK

workforce / are at risk from automation over the next 10 to 20 years. / But the

researcher paints an optimistic picture of the way / technology has transformed work

over the past 15 years. / As computers and robots learn how to do more tasks, / there

is a threat to low-skilled workers. / Those earning under ￡30, 000 a year / are five

times as likely to lose their jobs / as people earning over ￡100, 000. / And skills such

as creativity and social intelligence will become valuable.

1． 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 1 minute to check through your work once more.

Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Will a Robot Take

Your Job?

正确答案： Oxford University has predicted that 35% of jobs in the UK

workforce / are at risk from automation over the next 10 to 20 years. / But the

researcher paints an optimistic picture of the way / technology has transformed work

over the past 15 years. / As computers and robots learn how to do more tasks, / there

is a threat to low-skilled workers. / Those earning under ￡30, 000 a year / are five

times as likely to lose their jobs / as people earning over ￡100, 000. / And skills such

as creativity and social intelligence will become valuable.

解析：本文主题：自动化是否会取代人类。本文是一份研究报告，因此数字较多，要注意辨析，建议直接写数字，因为拼写出来费时而且容易出错。尤其要注意两个工资单位为英镑(pounds)，不要错写为美元。需要注意以下词语的拼写：predicted，automation，optimistic，technology, transformed，creativity, intelligence和valuable。 知识模块：听力

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk