【正文】 troyed 800 homes [29:]and consumed about 120,000 hectares of land. [29:]Authority said they were seeking two men [29:]in connection with the fires, [29:]which they believe were started deliberately. [30:]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. [30:]There has been modest growth in tourism worldwide [30:]despite two years of terrorism, war, and disease, [30:]and China is the engine driving it, [30:]according to the World Tourism Organization. [30:]International tourists’ numbers hit a record 702 million last year, [30:]a rise of per cent over 2022, [30:]the year of the September 11 attacks. [30:]France remains the most popular destination, [30:]receiving more than 77 million visitors, [30:]followed by Spain, United States and Italy. [30:]China, however, marked 11 per cent growth over that period, [30:]attracting million international visitors. [30:]It ranks fifth among leading tourism nations. [30:]By 2020, it will be top, [30:]with predictions of 130 million visitors per year. [31:]Chinese themselves are also being a major force as travelers. [31:]According to a Xinhua report, [31:]over million Chinese traveled abroad last year, [31:]up 37 per cent from the previous year. [31:]Their numbers are expected to grow to 30 million [31:]by the end of the decade, and 100 million in 2020. [31:]Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. [31:]Around forty former military officers in Argentina [31:]have been arrested for possible extradition [31:]to Spain on human rights charges. [31:]The arrest came as the Argentine government [31:]struck down the decree [32:]prohibiting such extradition, [32:]saying all Argentine should be equal before the law. [32:]Those detained include a former navy captain [32:]and several other exofficers suspected of torture or murder [32:]during the last period of military rule in Argentina, [32:]which ended in 1983. [32:]This is the end of Listening Comprehension. [32:]。[ti:TEM42022] [al:英語專業(yè)四級真題 ] [00:]TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2022) [00:]GRADE FOUR [00:]PART I DICTATION [00:]Listen to the following passage. [00:]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. [00:]During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, [00:]listen and try to understand the meaning. [00:]For the second and third readings, [00:]the passage will be read sentence by sentence, [00:]or phrase by phrase, [00:]with intervals of 15 seconds. [00:]The last reading will be read at normal speed again [00:]and during this time you should check your work. [00:]You will then be given 2 minutes [00:]to check through your work once more. [01:]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. [01:]Now, listen to the passage. [01:]The Wrist Watch [01:]It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception [01:]to the normal sequence in the evolution of men’s jewelry. [01:]Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, [01:]and then adopted by men. [01:]In the old days, queens included wrist watches [01:]among their crown jewelry. [01:]Later they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. [01:]Until World War I, [01:]Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. [01:]Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch [01:]was most practical for active bat. [01:]Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches. [01:]And pilots found them most useful while flying. [02:]Soon, men dared to