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专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷80

(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. DICTATION

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 passage 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

1．

正确答案： Carbon Footprint Whenever we burn fossil fuels such as petrol,

gas and coal, to support our lifestyle, / carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.

/ A carbon footprint is a measure of carbon dioxide emissions / that result from

various activities of an individual during a given time period. / It is the total amount

of carbon dioxide that your lifestyle produces. / It indicates your impact on the

environment through carbon dioxide emissions. / Environmental issues such as global

warming / are also linked to carbon dioxide emissions. / Modern lifestyle demands the

usage of fossil fuels for transport, electricity and other purposes. / For instance,

driving a car burns fuel, which in turn releases carbon dioxide. / All these factors are

taken into consideration / when calculating the carbon footprint of an individual. / The

utmost priority of every individual should be to take preventive steps / to decrease the

impact of carbon dioxide emissions on the environment, / so that the generation to

come will be able to lead a healthy life. 涉及知识点：听写

2．

正确答案： The American Health Care System The US is one of

the few industrialized countries / that do not have a centralized health insurance

system. / Development of a universal health care program in the US may be difficult /

because taxes are too low to finance it. / But the federal government has become more

involved in all aspects of health care. / Health insurance plans are widely various, /

but most Americans depend on employer-sponsored health insurance. / Health

maintenance organizations are becoming popular, / and many companies have carried

out their own programs to insure employees. / The government has provided

supplementary health care for those / who do not have access to private health

insurance by the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid. / Seventeen percent of the

non-elderly population is uninsured, / and has severely limited access to health care. /

The government is increasingly burdened by the health care crisis, / and needs to

become involved in health care policy-making on the federal level. 涉及知识点：听写