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专业英语四级（听写听力）模拟试卷81

(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： Causes and Consequences of Unemployment

Unemployment results from insufficient effective demand for goods and services in

an economy. / Some believe that structural problems and inefficiencies in the labor

market cause unemployment. / Others believe that regulations like minimum wage

laws / imposed on the labor market lead to unemployment. / Still some thinkers

believe that unemployment is a result of the law of demand and supply / not being

applied in case of employing people. / The consequences of unemployment can be as

serious as homelessness / due to failure of the unemployed individuals to repay home

loans or pay house rents. / Underemployment is one of the serious consequences of

unemployment. / On losing jobs, people are forced to take up jobs / that aren’t fit for

their skills, experience and educational qualification. / The other major consequence

of unemployment / is anxiety in the minds of the unemployed people. / Unemployed

individuals become pessimistic about life / and may have to face psychological

problems resulting from mental stress. 涉及知识点：听写

2．

正确答案： American Flag The American flag is composed of

thirteen parallel red stripes / that alternate with white ones. / A blue-colored rectangle

in the upper left quarter of the flag / contains fifty white five-pointed stars. / They are

arranged in nine parallel rows where the rows containing six stars each, / alternate

with rows consisting of five stars. / The stars stand for the fifty states of the United

States, / while the thirteen stripes celebrate the thirteen colonies that rebelled against

the British. / The flag is popularly accepted as a symbol of the establishment of the

US Government / and the rights promised to the American citizens through the Bill of

Rights. / It also represents the principles of individual and personal liberty / put forth

by the Declaration of Independence. / There is no legal definition for the symbolism

of the colors used in the American flag. / However, it is said that white signifies purity,

red stands for bravery / and blue for perseverance and justice. 涉及知识点：听写