2012年英语专业四级考试真题.docVIP

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [00:03.46]TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2012) [00:07.04]-GRADE FOUR- [00:09.33]PART ￠? 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 shoul