2023年专四真题详解PART I DICTATIONi l l zat i orChina is a longstanding slvlzation. Each historical period has its own detailled written records,,passing on its culture to the moder day./ Therefore, Chinese young people have a strong sense otcuturadl identfcaton./ To hen, the idea of patriotsn is of geat inporance,/a t hs un constaythroughout all of Chinese history.【听写难点】本篇听写指出中生文明源流流长，每个历史时期均有详细记载；当代青年对中国文化高度认同。词：detailed详细的:identificatton认同:patrlotism没国精神;consistenuy—直。have a strong sense中.have a出现连读，注意不要漏了a。PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION AGl obal Use of Engl i shGood morming, everybody. In today' s section, we' ll first look at how English is used worldwide andthen discuss some of the different reactions. Now let' s think about this question: what are people usingEnglish for? In order to answer this question, we' ll look at a maijor worldwide trend that has had infuenceon spread of English. The trend I' m talking about is globallzation. Then, what is glohalization? In short,[1]it is a process of operating businesses in a lot of countries all over the world. In doing businessworldwide, there is a growing need for people to be able to communieate with members of organizations,for example, colleagues, customers and partners throughout the world.[2]And English is the language thatis used most widely in international business communication. So people need to know English so as tocommunicate with people from different countries or places around the world. That perhaps explains whyEnglish has become a popular means of international business communication.OK, now l et' s move on to another toptc and l ook at how Engl i sh i s vi ewed around the worl d. [3]Thefirst opinion is that the spread of English is good for the world. People who believe this argue that Englishi s actual l y superi or to other l anguages. They say that, for i nstance, [4]i t has the most expressi ve vocabul ary· of any of the other languages in the world and is therefore a better language for communicating ideas.Well, another point of view is that the spread of English is a benefit because it' s neutral. Why is it so?When we look at a country like India, for example, we can understand this opinion. There are at least 33different regional languages in India. So which one should they use, say, in courtrooms or legal documents?[5]In India, they have decided to use English so that nobody can feel insulted. People who hold thisopinion, that is English is good because it' s neutral, also say that [6]English is a benefit as long as it canexist together with other languages.Now, let' s look at two negative opinions about English. [7]The first point is the spread or use ofEnglish into non-English-speaking countries can be harmful and is actually dangerous. The people whohold this opinion think...
