专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷591.pdfVIP

专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷591

一、听写本（题共1题，每题上0分，共1分。）

1、LifespanAboutacenturyago,theaveragelifespanofAmericanswasabout50years.

标准答案：LifespanAboutacenturyago,theaveragelifespanofAmericanswasabout

50years.Today,thetypicalAmericanlivesforaround78years.Whataccountsforsuch

increasedlongevity?Between1900and1950,inventionssuchasrefrigerationand

sewagetreatmentmeantthatyoungpeoplewereabletosurvivelonger.Moreover,

medicalbreakthroughshelpedcontaindiseasesthatkilledmanychildren.Thismeans

thatfutur