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专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷237

(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.

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正确答案： The Media in the U.S. The media plays a vital role as a

guardian of U.S. democracy. / U.S. media have traveled a long road since the first

newspaper was published in 1690. / Within 50 years, magazines also began appearing

in several major American cities. / The advent of commercial radio at the beginning of

the 20th century / ended print’s monopoly of the media in America. / Television, an

even more powerful medium, / entered the scene shortly after World War Ⅱ. /

Interactive media, fueled by the advance of digital technology / and the growing

convergence of the computer, telephone and cable television, / represent the principal

trend of the 21st century. / 涉及知识点：听力

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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

ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write

NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in

is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet

for have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.

听力原文： Global Warming Good morning, everyone. Today we’ll look

at global warming, including its causes, effects and solutions. Then what is global

warming? [l]Global warming is a mix of rising temperatures on our planet, and

irregular climate change. Global warming is happening because of several key

factors, [2]the first one is greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, water vapor, and

methane. These greenhouse gases trap heat and also light in the atmosphere, this

causes the temperature to rise. [3]The next important cause of global warming is

deforestation. Humans use forests as fuel, for building, furniture, and other uses such

as for paper. Forests remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and they store it,

when we cut down trees we release a lot of the carbon that forests store. [4]Another

important cause of global warming that is sometimes overlooked is the use of

chemical fertilizers on crops. Global warming is also caused by [5]solar radiation in