英语专业四级DICTATION答案

专项练习Dictation1OldAgeManypeoplemistakenlybelievethatoldageisatimeofincreasedillnessandloneliness./Infact,peopledonotsuddenlychange/whentheyreachtheageof60or65./Consequently,weshouldnotexpectmorementalillness/amongthe60to70agegroupthanamongthe50to60./Furthermore,althoughmoreparentsandtheirmarriedchildrenliveinseparatehouseholdsthaneverbefore,/thisisusuallybychoice.Itisnotbecausechildrennowtendtoneglecttheirparents/whentheybecomeold./Itisalsowrongtobelievethatoldageseriouslyaffectsaperson’smentalabilities./Thereisclearproofthatpeoplewhowereeagertolearnandwhowelcomednewexperiencesintheirmiddleage,/continuetodosoinoldage./Itistruethatolderpeopletendtotakelongertolearnsomethingnewthanyoungpeople./Nevertheless,iftheyaregivensufficienttime,/theylearnaswellasyoungpeopledo.Dictation2GardeningGardeningisoneoftheoldestofthearts./TheChinesewiththeirdeepsensitivenesstobeauty/laidthefoundationforaformofgardenart/whichwaslatertohavegreatinfluencesuponotherlands./TheGreeksgavetotheworldanewconceptofgardening./Theirhomesweredecoratedwithflowers/butitwasintheircivicdesignthattheymostskillfullyappliedtheirgardenart./Theirtemplesweresurroundedbyrowsoftrees,/andtreeslinedtheimportantstreetsandmarketplacesintheirprincipalcities./TheRomansacquiredmuchoftheknowledgeandskillingardencraftfromGreeks./InthesecondcenturyADtheRomansbegantobuildgardensofgreatscale,/inspiredbythevastpalacegardenstheyhadconquered./Theyboughtwaterfromgreatdistancestosupplytheornamentalfoundationswhichdecoratedtheirvillagardens./thesegreatvillaswerelatertoinspiretheItaliangardenarchitectstofollowtheRomanstyle.Dictation3BeingUnemployedMostpeoplearemuchmorefrightenedbybeingunemployedthantheyneedtobe./Beingunemployedcertainlyhasdisadvantages,/buttherearegoodthingsaboutittoo./Oneadvantageisthatyoudon’thavetogetupearlytoworkintherushhour./Youcanstayinbedaslongasyoulike,/andthereisplentyoftimetoreadthenewspaper/andhavealeisurelybreakfast./Butthebestthingofallisthatyouareyourownboss/andthereisnoonetotellyouwhattodoandwhentodoit./Onedrawbackofbeingunemployedisthatyouhaven’tgotmuchmoneycomingin./Havingajobatleastenablesyoutosavealotofmoneytogoonholiday./Ontheotherhand,whenyouareunemployed,/youneedn’tgoonholiday/becauseyouareonholidayalready./Infact,themaintroubleisthatyouhavetospendmuchtimelookingforajob./Dictation4TheCreditCardintheU.S.Today,moreandmorepeopleintheU.S.areusingcreditcard/insteadofmoneytobuywhattheyneed./Almostanyonewhohasasteadyincomeandacontinuousworkrecord/canapplyforacreditcard.Withacreditcard,youcanbuyacar,eatadinner,takeatrip/andevengetahaircutbychargingthecosttoyouraccount./Inthisway,youcanpayforpurchasesamonthortwolater./Oryoumaychoosetospreadoutyourpaymentsoverseveralmonths/andpayonlypartofthetotalamounteachmonth./Withacreditcard,youdon’thavetocarrymuchcash/andyoudon’thavetobeconcernedaboutlosingyourmoneythroughcarelessnessortheft./Thecarduseronlyhastoworryaboutpayingthefinalbill./Thisofcoursecanbeaproblem/ifyouchargemorethanyoucanpayfor.Dictation5AWomanatHomeInJapan,mostpeoplestillfeelthatawoman’srightplaceisinthehome/andmostwomenwillinglyaccepttheirtraditionalroleaswives,/leavingthebusinessofmakingalivingtotheirhusbands./Forthosewhodowantacareeroftheirown,opportunitiesarelimited./Andworkingwomenusuallyhavetosettleforlowerwagesandlessresponsiblepositions./InAmerica,ontheotherhand,mostwomen,includingwivesandmothers,workmostoftheirlives./Butuntilrecently,fewhavehadrealcareers./AsinJapan,mostfieldsaredominatedbymen/andopportunitiesforwomenhavebeenrestricted,/salarieslow,chancesforpromotionrare./Americanwomenworkmainlybecausetheyhaveto./Inthesedaysofinflationandexpensiveliving,/onlyoneincomeperfamilyissimplynotenough./SoAmericanwomenactuallyhavetwojobs:/oneoutsidethehome,andtheotherround-the-clockjobsuchaswife,cookandnurse.Dictation6SuccessSuccessinlifedependstoagreatextentonwhatismeantbysuccess./Tosomepeople,moneyistheonlyrealindication/ofachievementinthemodernworldandtherefore/theirjudgmentofsuccessisbasedonthestate/oftheirbankbalanceandthepowerthatgoeswithit./Theirlifeisdevotedtomakingmoney/andtheyareatalosstounderstandpeoplewhoseideasaredifferentfromtheirown./Therearepeople,however,whoconsidertheirlivessuccessful/iftheyaredoingwhattheyenjoydoing/thatmaynotbringthemanygreatfinancialreward./Amanwhospendshistimegardeningmightconsiderhimselfsuccessful/iftheflowersblossomedandhistreesgavefruit./Nursingandteachingcanalsobringtheirownkindofsuccesstothoseengagedinthem./Successcanbefoundinpaintingapicturenobodywilleversee./Thegreatthingistobelievethatsuccessisnotnecessarilypublic.Dictation7People’sWayofSeeingThingsThewayweseethingsisaffectedbywhatweknoworwhatwebelieve./ForthosepeoplewhobelievedinthephysicalexistenceofHellintheMiddleAges,/thesightoffiremusthavemeantsomethingquitedifferentfromwhatitmeanstoday./Nevertheless,theirideaofHellowedalottothesight/offireconsumingandtheashesremainingaswellastotheirexperienceofthepainofburns./Weonlyseewhatwelookat./Tolookisanactofchoice./Asaresultofthisact,whatweseeisbroughtwithinourreach,/thoughnotnecessarilywith