英语听力-dictation

英语听力-dictation DICTATION 1 [00:50.44]Dining Customs in the USA [00:54.14]Americans, like many people elsewhere in the world, [00:58.12]like to invite friends to their homes for an evening of food, [01:02.10]drink and conversation. [01:04.90]Formal dinners in fine homes and hotels in the US [01:08.90]are much the same as formal dinners anywhere in the world. [01:13.50]But as most people in the US have no servants, [01:17.42]their dinner parties at home tend to be informal. [01:21.34]Guests may sit down at a table, [01:23.77]or as many new small homes have no [01:26.25]separate dining room or very small dining space. [01:30.48]Guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room, [01:34.65]holding their plates or trays on their knees. [01:37.76]A more enjoyable form of entertainment is the picnic. [01:41.79]Americans are great picnickers and [01:44.23]almost every family has a picnic basket. [01:47.90]Summer invitations are often for [01:49.96]a picnic at a park or in the open countryside, [01:53.63]and less hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire. [01:57.86]Picnic food is usually cold. DICTATION 2 [00:50.31]Costs in Colleges and Universities [00:54.66]Nearly all American students in colleges and [00:57.71]universities pay for their educations. [01:01.07]There are many costs. [01:03.44]First of all, there is tuition. [01:06.31]At some schools, the tuition is very high, [01:09.67]ten thousand dollars a year or more. [01:12.80]At other schools, [01:14.18]it may only be a few hundred dollars a year. [01:17.74]At some community colleges, tuition is free. [01:22.11]There are other costs as well. [01:24.85]Many students leave their homes to [01:26.86]go to schools in other cities. [01:29.84]They may live in dormitories or apartments, [01:32.83]and they must pay for it. [01:35.13]Finally, students must buy textbooks for their courses. [01:39.80]Going to college or university can be a big expense. [01:44.67]Some families start saving money for [01:47.25]their children's education when the children are small. [01:51.67]Many students work to save money for tuition. [01:55.71]They can also get loans from the government. [01:58.95]They pay the money back to the government [02:01.12]when they finish their education. DICTATION 4 [00:49.96]Rainbow [00:51.51]You will not always see a rainbow [00:53.63]when it rains while the sun shines. [00:56.62]The sun must be in the right position over the horizon. [01:00.72]And remember to turn your back to the sun [01:03.85]when you look toward the sky. [01:05.90]A rainbow will never appear [01:07.92]in the path between you and the sun. [01:10.91]If you are on the ground, [01:13.08]you will only see a part of the rainbow. [01:16.27]This is because the earth blocks the rest of the circle. [01:20.07]You can see the whole circle [01:21.94]if you are flying high in a plane when a rainbow happens. [01:26.43]The shadow of the plane would be in the center. [01:30.22]Rainbows hold an important place [01:32.85]in the traditional stories and beliefs [01:35.75]that make up many cultures. [01:37.94]For example, some cultures say the rainbow [01:40.74]represents a bridge between life and death. [01:44.28]Still others see the rainbow as a sign of good things to come. PART I DICTATION text 1 [01:02.23]Plastic [01:03.41]We use plastic wrap to protect our foods. [01:06.40]We put our garbage in plastic bags or plastic cans. [01:10.55]We sit on plastic chairs, play with plastic toys, [01:14.30]drink from plastic cups, [01:16.43]and wash our hair with shampoo from plastic bottles. [01:20.62]Plastic does not grow in nature. [01:23.51]It is made by mixing certain things together. [01:27.01]We call it a produced or manufactured material. [01:31.52]Plastic was first made in the 1860s from plants, [01:35.41]such as wood and cotton. [01:37.72]That plastic was soft and burned easily. [01:41.55]The first modern plastics were made in the 1930s. [01:46.00] Most clear plastic starts out as thick, black oil. [01:50.93]That plastic coating inside a pan begins as natural gas. [01:56.53]Over the years, [01:57.79]hundreds of different plastics have been developed. [02:01.15]Some are hard and strong. Some are soft and bendable. [02:05.91]Some are clear. Some are many-colored. [02:09.90]There is a plastic for almost every need. [02:13.79]Scientists continue to experiment with plastics. [02:17.73]They hope to find even more ways to use them. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1-10 C A D C A C B C B C 11-20 A D D D B B B C B D 21-30 C B C C C D D C C D [00:16.16]PART I DICTATION text 2 [01:01.98]Music [01:02.85]Music is the abstract art of arranging vocal or [01:06.28]instrumental sounds [01:07.62]in a manner that produces a flowing, [01:10.08]unified and thoughtful composition that has melody, [01:14.32]harmony, rhythm. [01:16.25]In contrast to the other arts, [01:18.43]music is not a readily tangible form of expression. [01:22.86]Music may be called both the most mathematical and [01:26.36]the most abstract of the arts. [01:29.30]Unlike words, images, or dance, however, [01:32.82]musical tones in themselves have no concrete associations, [01:37.55]and only gain meaning when they are combined into patterns. [01:42.04]Through the centuries various philosophers have [01:44.79]attempted to integrate theories [01:46.78]on the essence of music with their particular world views. [01:50.92]Many non-Western cultures and some Western writers [01:54.53]as well have perceived it as an inherently mystical force, [01:58.85]able to unlock elemental truths or principles [02:02.27]that cannot be translated into written or graphic form. [02:06.83]Music is an important part of our lives, [02:09.44]and has been an important part of [02:11.50]every civilization known to man. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1-10 A D C C B C D B A D 11-20 C C A B A A C C B A 21-30 D C D D C D B D A C