英语专业四级 专项突破（听写）Passage 5

00:08.18]Passage 5
[00:10.24]PART Ⅰ DICTATION
[00:13.24]Listen to the following passage. 
[00:16.11]Altogether the passage 
[00:18.12]will be read to you four times. 
[00:21.47]During the first reading, 
[00:23.45]which will be done at normal speed, 
[00:26.40]listen and try to understand the meaning. 
[00:30.40]For the second and third readings, 
[00:33.06]the passage, except the first sentence, 
[00:36.70]will be read sentence by sentence, 
[00:39.73]or phrase by phrase, 
[00:42.09]with intervals of fifteen seconds. 
[00:45.79]The last reading will be done at normal speed again 
[00:50.11]and during this time you should check your work. 
[00:54.15]You will then be given ONE minute 
[00:56.83]to check through your work once more.
[01:00.33]Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE. 
[01:02.90]The first sentence of the passage 
[01:05.84]is already provided.
[01:08.28]Now, listen to the passage.
[01:11.51]US Doctoral Degrees 
[01:13.33]May Be Losing Their Appeal
[01:15.85]For many people 
[01:17.12]who seek higher education in the US, 
[01:20.18]the common study period of two to four years 
[01:23.49]is not enough. 
[01:25.17]The highest level of education 
[01:26.78]offered by an American college or university 
[01:29.93]is a doctoral degree. / 
[01:32.24]Doctoral degree programs have been a path / 
[01:35.35]to a well-paying, meaningful career. / 
[01:38.71]A new study, however, finds that / 
[01:40.88]the number of people seeking PhDs has decreased. / 
[01:45.69]Experts say the structure of 
[01:47.47]the American higher education system 
[01:50.09]could be the cause.
[01:52.90]The second and third readings.
[01:55.43]You should begin writing now.
[01:58.48]The highest level of education 
[02:00.35]offered by an American college or university 
[02:03.56]is a doctoral degree. / 
[02:21.77]The highest level of education 
[02:23.49]offered by an American college or university 
[02:26.87]is a doctoral degree. / 
[02:45.26]Doctoral degree programs have been a path / 
[03:04.79]Doctoral degree programs have been a path / 
[03:23.99]to a well-paying, meaningful career. / 
[03:43.22]to a well-paying, meaningful career. / 
[04:02.50]A new study, however, finds that / 
[04:20.51]A new study, however, finds that / 
[04:38.26]the number of people seeking PhDs has decreased. / 
[04:58.18]the number of people seeking PhDs has decreased. / 
[05:17.76]Experts say the structure of 
[05:19.52]the American higher education system 
[05:22.21]could be the cause.
[05:39.29]Experts say the structure of 
[05:41.01]the American higher education system 
[05:43.53]could be the cause.
[06:01.40]The last reading.
[06:03.21]US Doctoral Degrees 
[06:05.06]May Be Losing Their Appeal
[06:07.57]For many people 
[06:08.72]who seek higher education in the US, 
[06:11.99]the common study period of two to four years 
[06:15.33]is not enough. 
[06:16.66]The highest level of education 
[06:18.58]offered by an American college or university 
[06:21.69]is a doctoral degree. / 
[06:24.12]Doctoral degree programs have been a path / 
[06:26.79]to a well-paying, meaningful career. / 
[06:30.51]A new study, however, finds that / 
[06:32.95]the number of people seeking PhDs has decreased. / 
[06:37.42]Experts say the structure of 
[06:39.20]the American higher education system 
[06:41.78]could be the cause.
[06:46.73]Now you have one minutes to check through your work.
[07:50.60]This is the end of PART I DICTATION.