听力题
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 done 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.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
【正确答案】British Holidaying Habits
In the late 1970s, air travel became affordable / for the average family in the UK, / and more people started travelling abroad for their summer holidays. / After all, the British weather wasn't very good, even in summer, / so a lot of people left the country for a vacation. / In the 1980s and the 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier on average. / As a result, they started to go abroad m groups, / to places such as Spain and Greece. / Once they arrived at their destination, / they met with other groups of young people and had one long party. /
British holidaying habits have begun to change, however. / Climate change means that the UK now has a hotter climate, / so people do not need to go overseas to find good weather. / Also, going abroad is more expensive. / As a result, more British people are choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK. /
【答案解析】这篇听写难度不大，有几个词的拼写要稍微注意一下：holidaying habits度似习惯；affordable负担得起的；vacation假期；destination目的地。另外，书写时注意一下不完全爆破的音节，如started travelling/started to go abroad，不要把started误写成start；弱读音节的拼写，如：means that the UK…不要漏掉冠词。