1、DICTATION 100:50.44Dining Customs in the USA00:54.14Americans, like many people elsewhere in the world,00:58.12like to invite friends to their homes for an evening of food, 01:02.10drink and conversation. 01:04.90Formal dinners in fine homes and hotels in the US 01:08.90are much the same as formal d
2、inners anywhere in the world. 01:13.50But as most people in the US have no servants, 01:17.42their dinner parties at home tend to be informal. 01:21.34Guests may sit down at a table, 01:23.77or as many new small homes have no 01:26.25separate dining room or very small dining space. 01:30.48Guests ca
3、n also serve themselves and eat in the living room, 01:34.65holding their plates or trays on their knees. 01:37.76A more enjoyable form of entertainment is the picnic.01:41.79Americans are great picnickers and 01:44.23almost every family has a picnic basket.01:47.90Summer invitations are often for 0
4、1:49.96a picnic at a park or in the open countryside, 01:53.63and less hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire.01:57.86Picnic food is usually cold. DICTATION 200:50.31Costs in Colleges and Universities00:54.66Nearly all American students in colleges and 00:57.71universities pay for their educa
5、tions.01:01.07There are many costs. 01:03.44First of all, there is tuition.01:06.31At some schools, the tuition is very high, 01:09.67ten thousand dollars a year or more.01:12.80At other schools, 01:14.18it may only be a few hundred dollars a year. 01:17.74At some community colleges, tuition is free
6、. 01:22.11There are other costs as well.01:24.85Many students leave their homes to 01:26.86go to schools in other cities. 01:29.84They may live in dormitories or apartments, 01:32.83and they must pay for it.01:35.13Finally, students must buy textbooks for their courses. 01:39.80Going to college or u
7、niversity can be a big expense.01:44.67Some families start saving money for 01:47.25their childrens education when the children are small. 01:51.67Many students work to save money for tuition.01:55.71They can also get loans from the government. 01:58.95They pay the money back to the government 02:01
8、.12when they finish their education.DICTATION 400:49.96Rainbow00:51.51You will not always see a rainbow 00:53.63when it rains while the sun shines.00:56.62The sun must be in the right position over the horizon. 01:00.72And remember to turn your back to the sun 01:03.85when you look toward the sky. 0
9、1:05.90A rainbow will never appear 01:07.92in the path between you and the sun. 01:10.91If you are on the ground, 01:13.08you will only see a part of the rainbow.01:16.27This is because the earth blocks the rest of the circle. 01:20.07You can see the whole circle 01:21.94if you are flying high in a
10、plane when a rainbow happens. 01:26.43The shadow of the plane would be in the center. 01:30.22Rainbows hold an important place 01:32.85in the traditional stories and beliefs 01:35.75that make up many cultures.01:37.94For example, some cultures say the rainbow 01:40.74represents a bridge between life
11、 and death.01:44.28Still others see the rainbow as a sign of good things to come.PART I DICTATION text 101:02.23Plastic 01:03.41We use plastic wrap to protect our foods.01:06.40We put our garbage in plastic bags or plastic cans. 01:10.55We sit on plastic chairs, play with plastic toys, 01:14.30drink
12、 from plastic cups, 01:16.43and wash our hair with shampoo from plastic bottles.01:20.62Plastic does not grow in nature. 01:23.51It is made by mixing certain things together. 01:27.01We call it a produced or manufactured material.01:31.52Plastic was first made in the 1860s from plants, 01:35.41such
13、as wood and cotton.01:37.72That plastic was soft and burned easily. 01:41.55The first modern plastics were made in the 1930s.01:46.00 Most clear plastic starts out as thick, black oil. 01:50.93That plastic coating inside a pan begins as natural gas. 01:56.53Over the years, 01:57.79hundreds of differ
14、ent plastics have been developed. 02:01.15Some are hard and strong. Some are soft and bendable. 02:05.91Some are clear. Some are many-colored.02:09.90There is a plastic for almost every need. 02:13.79Scientists continue to experiment with plastics.02:17.73They hope to find even more ways to use them
15、.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION1-10 C A D C A C B C B C11-20 A D D D B B B C B D21-30 C B C C C D D C C D00:16.16PART I DICTATION text 201:01.98Music01:02.85Music is the abstract art of arranging vocal or 01:06.28instrumental sounds 01:07.62in a manner that produces a flowing, 01:10.08unified and t
16、houghtful composition that has melody, 01:14.32harmony, rhythm.01:16.25In contrast to the other arts, 01:18.43music is not a readily tangible form of expression. 01:22.86Music may be called both the most mathematical and 01:26.36the most abstract of the arts. 01:29.30Unlike words, images, or dance,
17、however, 01:32.82musical tones in themselves have no concrete associations,01:37.55and only gain meaning when they are combined into patterns. 01:42.04Through the centuries various philosophers have 01:44.79attempted to integrate theories01:46.78on the essence of music with their particular world vi
18、ews.01:50.92Many non-Western cultures and some Western writers 01:54.53as well have perceived it as an inherently mystical force, 01:58.85able to unlock elemental truths or principles02:02.27that cannot be translated into written or graphic form. 02:06.83Music is an important part of our lives, 02:09.44and has been an important part of 02:11.50every civilization known to man.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION1-10 A D C C B C D B A D11-20 C C A B A A C C B A21-30 D C D D C D B D A C