1.Town and Country Life in England
There is a big difference between town life and country life in
England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They
know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what
you have for dinner. If you want help, you will always get it and
you will be glad to help others.
In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen
that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do
not know his name or anything about him. People in London are
often very lonely. This is because people go to different places
in the evenings and at weekends. If you walk through the streets
in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without
people. One is sorry for old people living on their own. They
could die in their homes and would not be discovered for weeks
专业英语四级听力-51
(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)
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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 read 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.
Life Span
（分数：40.00）
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正确答案：()
解析：[听力原文]
Life Span
About a century ago, /the average life span for Americans was about 50 years. /Today, the typical
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Test for English majors grade 4 part I
dictation
150 Whales suffering from shipping
Scientists are working to reduce the noise levels experienced by whales from the North Atlantic
shipping. The waters of New England are a home to many species of whale. Many are suffering
from the noise which disrupts their communication with each other. This in turn is affecting their
ability to find food and mates. So a new route has been worked out to reduce the collisions
between whales and ships and increase the transit time of ships. And a new application has been
developed to give real-time information on the location of whales so that ships avoid the large
gatherings of them.
transit time 中转时间，通过时间
149 English new words
New words enter the English language all the time. In recent years, more and more words and
