问答题 Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
House and Home
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【答案解析】[听力原文]
Part Ⅰ
House and Home

"House" and "home" are two words that have similar meanings. /"House" and "home" both refer to places where people live. /However, there is a difference between them. /"Home" is often referred to as the place that we live in with our families. /Sadly, in our society, /people can hardly distinguish a home from a house/because they often see no difference between them. /This confusion can be traced back to the indifference between family members. /Therefore, we can say that love is an important factor in a home. /A home is a shelter, /not only for our bodies but also for our minds. /Whenever we are depressed, /we can go home for comfort. /Everyone in the family will do his best to take care of each other and share their happiness as well as sorrow. /Without love, /a home is merely a house where loneliness is all that can be found./

[解析] 这篇听写难度适中,句子不是很长,句子结构比较容易把握。因此,需要很好地理解其中心内容:“房子”和“家”两个概念的本质区别——“家”强调家庭成员之间的感情交流和情感投入;而若没有情感的体现,“房子”只是混凝土或其他材质筑起的建筑物或商品而已。此外,本文中的indifference(漠不关心,不重视)是个重点词,快速理解并把握其词义可以帮助考生尽快掌握文章的核心内容。而love,depressed(沮丧的),comfort(舒适),loneliness(孤独)等词都对理解本文中心内容、掌握句子的顺畅连贯起着重要作用。