2012年英语专业四级考试真题

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[00:03.46]TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2012)

[00:07.04]-GRADE FOUR-

[00:09.33]PART ¢ñ DICTATION

[00:12.29]Listen to the following passage.

[00:14.81]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. [00:18.97]During the first reading,

[00:21.10]which will be done at normal speed,

[00:22.92]listen and try to understand the meaning.

[00:25.92]For the second and third readings,

[00:27.99]the passage will be read sentence by sentence,

[00:30.57]or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds.

[00:35.24]The last reading will be done at normal speed again

[00:38.48]and during this time you should check your work.

[00:41.66]You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.

[00:46.10]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.

[00:49.96]Now, listen to the passage.

[00:52.56]Eco-tourism

[00:54.73]Nowadays, many of us try to live in a way

[00:58.45]that would damage the environment as little as possible. [01:02.38]We recycle our newspapers and bottles;

[01:05.76]we take public transport to get to work;

[01:09.06]and we try to buy locally produced fruit and vegetables. [01:13.78]And we want to take these attitudes on holiday with us. [01:18.03]This is why alternative forms of tourism

[01:21.06]are becoming popular in the world.

[01:24.03]There are lots of names for these new forms of tourism: [01:27.99]responsible tourism, nature tourism,

[01:31.28]adventure tourism, educational tourism and more.

[01:36.23]Although everyone may have a different definition,

[01:39.61]most people agree that these new forms of

[01:42.51]tourism should do the following.

[01:45.05]First, they should conserve the wildlife and culture of the area.

[01:50.43]Second, they should benefit the local people.

[01:54.18]Third, they should make a profit

[01:56.53]without destroying natural resources,

[01:59.80]and finally they should provide an experience

[02:02.54]that tourists want to pay for.

[02:05.86]The second and third readings, you should begin writing now. [02:11.91]Eco-tourism

[02:14.07]Nowadays, many of us try to live in a way

[02:32.36]Nowadays, many of us try to live in a way

[02:50.75]that would damage the environment as little as possible. [03:08.97]that would damage the environment as little as possible. [03:27.61]We recycle our newspapers and bottles;

[03:45.57]We recycle our newspapers and bottles;

[04:03.63]we take public transport to get to work;

[04:21.29]we take public transport to get to work;

[04:39.13]and we try to buy locally produced fruit and vegetables. [04:58.29]and we try to buy locally produced fruit and vegetables. [05:17.29]And we want to take these attitudes on holiday with us. [05:35.53]And we want to take these attitudes on holiday with us. [05:53.99]This is why alternative forms of tourism

[05:56.88]are becoming popular in the world.

[06:14.29]This is why alternative forms of tourism

[06:17.36]are becoming popular in the world.

[06:34.52]There are lots of names for these new forms of tourism: [06:53.14]There are lots of names for these new forms of tourism: [07:11.73]responsible tourism, nature tourism,

[07:14.93]adventure tourism, educational tourism and more.

[07:34.16]responsible tourism, nature tourism,

[07:37.36]adventure tourism, educational tourism and more.

[07:56.67]Although everyone may have a different definition,

[08:14.91]Although everyone may have a different definition,

[08:32.91]most people agree that these new forms of

[08:35.42]tourism should do the following.

[08:52.66]most people agree that these new forms of

[08:56.00]tourism should do the following.

[09:12.44]First, they should conserve the wildlife and culture of the area.

[09:32.27]First, they should conserve the wildlife and culture of the area.

[09:52.06]Second, they should benefit the local people.

[10:09.79]Second, they should benefit the local people.

[10:28.15]Third, they should make a profit

[10:30.14]without destroying natural resources,

[10:47.97]Third, they should make a profit

[10:50.29]without destroying natural resources,

[11:08.06]and finally they should provide an experience

[11:10.70]that tourists want to pay for.

[11:27.96]and finally they should provide an experience

[11:30.65]that tourists want to pay for.