Section C Compound Dictation
July 11
I left on my trip today. Having been overseas before, I felt somewhat at ease with the idea of traveling (36) ______ . However, others on the trip with me felt some (37) ______ about getting sick and had received suggested immunizations before leaving.
July 12
I was surprised at the number of people selling their goods in different marketplaces, and I quickly figured out the custom of (38) ______ over the price. You might try walking away, the shop owner will call you back and even (39) ______ the price more in an (40) ______ to get you to purchase something.
July 14
No matter where I found myself, I noticed a number of people who just (41) ______ at me as I walked by. Although it felt somewhat (42) ______ at first, I realized that my presence was perhaps an oddity with so few foreigners there. In fact, the people were just curious, and I was even able to (43) ______ up a few conversations with some locals. In the end, (44) __________________________________________________________________ .
July 16
I found that crossing the road isn't as easy as it seems. (45) _____________________________________________________________ . And, in spite of the seemingly chaotic conditions, people go about their business as if everything were so routine. (46) ________________________________________________________________ .

答案解析:
36. abroad
解析:此处应填副词,与动词travel构成完整语义。注意abroad的拼写,不要误写成aboard。
37. worries
解析:空格前是some,可判断应填名词,还需考虑可能是复数形式。
38. bargaining
解析:空格前是the custom of,后面是over,可判断应填一个动名词。注意bargain的拼写,尤其是ai不要误写成ei。
39. lower
解析:根据上下文的并列结构,此处应填动词原形。
40. attempt
解析:根据上下文,an后应填入元音开头的单数名词。
41. stared
解析:根据上下文,此处应填入动词充当谓语成分。注意要用过去时。
42. awkward
解析:此处应填入形容词作表语。注意awkward的拼写,k的一前一后分别有一个w。
43. strike
解析:空格位于be able to结构中to的后面,应填入动词原形。
44. 标准答案:I came to the conclusion that such situations gave me a chance to be an informal ambassador for my country
听音关键:conclusion, situations, chance, informal, ambassador, country
答案重构:I made a conclusion that such situations enabled me to act as an informal ambassador for my country
画龙点睛:注意正确拼写ambassador,当中的s是双写,包含双写字母的单词是听写填空的常见考点。
45. 标准答案:Bicycles, buses, people, and taxis fill the streets, dodging each other with constant narrow misses yet in many instances, the flow remains constant
听音关键:fills the streets dodging, constant, narrow misses, yet, remains constant
答案重构:Bicycles, buses, people, and taxis fill the streets, managing to avoid each other, yet in many cases, the flow is constant
画龙点睛:本句话中有现在分词作伴随状语,结构较为复杂。
46. 标准答案:I, on the other hand, tried to dart in and out of traffic to cross streets, weaving back and forth, to get to the other side
听音关键:on the other hand, dart in and out, cross streets, weaving back and forth, get to the other side
答案重构:while it took me great efforts to get across the streets because of the bus traffics
画龙点睛:本句话中谓语部分有长度和难度,应尽量简化

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