1、专业八级-10 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BMoney in America/B Money is used to buy goods or services and (1)_debts. (1)_ In America, money supply consists of (2)_(paper (2)_ money), coins, and demand deposits (3)_. (3)_ In a modern credit economy, money must possess two most
2、 important attributes: acceptability and (4)_. It also (4)_ has two legal attributes: legal tender and (5) _ (5)_ Money performs four main functions: a. standard of value; b. (6)_; (6)_ c. store of value; d. standard of deferred payment. There are three partially conflicting theories of value for ex
3、plaining the (7)_in the value of American money, (7)_ namely the commodity, quantity and income theories. Coins are credit money or (8)_money whereas (8)_ paper money consists of Federal Reserve notes. Demand deposits are supplied depending on a banks total (9)_ (9)_ reserves. The Federal Reserve, o
4、r Fed, as a central bank, (10)_and (10)_ controls the nations money supply and credit.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、BSECTION B INTER(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).Which of the following is NOT a point made by Daniel at the beginning part?（分数：1.00）A.All media p
5、eople try to be objective.B.All people have some prejudice.C.Unlike radio and TV, newspapers are impersonal.D.People cannot avoid showing their bias.(2).Daniel thinks it would be_ to reveal ones bias too readily.（分数：1.00）A.wrongB.improperC.naturalD.justifiable(3).Daniel look on himself as a_.（分数：1.0
6、0）A.sportsmanB.public servantC.mayorD.policeman(4).According to Daniel, the biggest problem for a TV host is to_.（分数：1.00）A.become anxiousB.become self-importantC.become confidentD.become self-conscious(5).What does Daniel find most attractive about his profession?（分数：1.00）A.visibilityB.high salaryC
7、.high pressureD.feeling of accomplishment三、BSECTION C NEWS (总题数：2，分数：5.00)(1).The supermarket that caught fire was located in the_ of Asuncion, capital of Paraguay.（分数：1.00）A.suburbB.downtownC.centerD.north end(2).About_ people died in a military insurrection in 1947.（分数：1.00）A.800B.1,800C.8,000D.1,
8、000(3).The fire was supposed to be caused by an explosion in_.（分数：1.00）A.the stores toy departmentB.food court areaC.the parking garageD.electronic appliances areaIQuestions 9 to 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item , you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question.No
9、w listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).Sam Edwards died from_.（分数：1.00）A.a strokeB.cancerC.high blood pressureD.a heart disease(2).Sam Edwards made his first stage appearance in_.（分数：1.00）A.Tess of the Storm CountryB.The Adventures of Sonny and BuddyC.The Edwards FamilyD.Winnie the Pooh四、BPART READING
10、(总题数：4，分数：4.00)1.Our reactions to others challenge of our beliefs may cover all of the following EXCEPT_（分数：1.00）A.resentmentB.self-justificationC.disappointmentD.defense2.The author argues that the practice of rationalization is_（分数：1.00）A.misguidedB.originalC.reasonableD.well-grounded3.By quoting
11、a US senators remark, the author intends to show_（分数：1.00）A.Good Almightys limitationB.human resistance to conquestC.human dignityD.human pledge to their beliefs4.In the eyes of the author, to defend our own beliefs is_（分数：1.00）A.mistakenB.naturalC.rationalD.necessary五、BTEXT B/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)5.Whic
12、h of the following is NOT true of the study as mentioned in Para. 2?（分数：1.00）A.The study is based on a small sampling.B.Some students participated in the study.C.The result of the study is somewhat surprising.D.The study is probably well-funded.6.It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that_
13、（分数：1.00）A.the findings of the study did not appeal to the authorB.the finds of the study continued to shock the authorC.parents were responsible for the rise of the problemsD.the problems with kids can never be reduced7.According to the passage, people may idealize the suburban life for all the rea
14、sons below EXCEPT that_（分数：1.00）A.it is saferB.it is cleanerC.it is cheaperD.it is purer8.Statistics used in the first paragraph are intended to_（分数：1.00）A.compare the behavior of urban and suburban kids in terms of some social problemsB.highlight the gravity of some social problems involving kidsC.
15、show the authors well-informednessD.draw attention to the seriousness of problems with suburban kids六、BTEXT C/B(总题数：3，分数：3.00)9.Which of the following statements is NOT true of a folk culture?（分数：1.00）A.Impersonal.B.Religious.C.Conservative.D.Collective.10.It can be inferred from this passage that_.
16、（分数：1.00）A.a popular culture is superior to a folk cultureB.a folk culture allows alterationsC.folk cultures will vanish soon under the influence of popular culturesD.a folk culture is against using all kinds of modern facilities11.This passage contrasts a folk culture and a popular along all the fo
17、llowing lines EXCEPT_.（分数：1.00）A.transportationB.social relationshipC.identityD.religion七、BTEXT D/B(总题数：3，分数：3.00)12.Grinols is primarily concerned with _in his new book.（分数：1.00）A.demonstrating the prevalence of gamblingB.examining the benefits and costs of gamblingC.exploring the causes of gamblin
18、gD.showing whether the benefits of gambling outweigh its costs13.Which of the following is NOT true of Earl L. Grinols?（分数：1.00）A.He is an American economist.B.He works in a university.C.He is a senior economic presidential adviser.D.He has just published a new book.14.The tone of this book review i
19、s_.（分数：1.00）A.appreciativeB.objectiveC.biasedD.negative八、BTEXT E/B(总题数：6，分数：6.00)15.Science fiction is called a literary sub-genre because_.（分数：1.00）A.it is not important enough to be a literary genreB.it cannot be made into a dramatic presentationC.it has its limitsD.it shares characteristics with
20、other types of prose fiction16.Which of the following does not usually contribute to the theme in a piece of science fiction?（分数：1.00）A.Narrator.B.Character.C.Plot.D.Rhyme.17.The view of science fiction encouraged by pulp magazines, which may be wrong, is nevertheless_.（分数：1.00）A.popularB.elegantC.f
21、ashionableD.deranged18.The authors definition suggests that all science fiction deals with_（分数：1.00）A.monstersB.the same topics addressed by novels and short storiesC.the unfamiliar or unusualD.Karel Capeks well-known postulate19.One implication of the final sentence in the passage is that_（分数：1.00）
22、A.the reader should turn next to commentaries on general fictionB.there is no reason for any reader not to like science fictionC.all fiction consists of six basic elementsD.those who can read and analyze fiction can also do so with science fiction20.An appropriate title for this passage would be_.（分
23、数：1.00）A.On the Inaccuracies of Pulp MagazinesB.Man and the UniverseC.Toward a Definition of Science FictionD.A Type of Prose Fiction九、BPART GENERAL (总题数：10，分数：10.00)21._, the home of most of Britains national newspapers, is sometimes figuratively used to mean the press.（分数：1.00）A.Downing StreetB.Wh
24、itehall StreetC.Regent StreetD.Fleet Street22.Gullivers Travels was written by_.（分数：1.00）A.Jonathan SwiftB.Charles DickensC.Henry FieldingD.Daniel Defoe23.A phoneme is a_ unit that is of distinctive value.（分数：1.00）A.phoneticB.phonologicalC.phonicD.allophonic24.“In class“ is syntactically a(n)_constr
25、uction.（分数：1.00）A.exocentricB.endocentricC.immediateD.ultimate25.The poet who wrote the philosophical Mending Wall was_.（分数：1.00）A.Ezra PoundB.Robert FrostC.T. S. EliotD.Wallace Stevens26.St. Patricks Day is observed in honor of early immigrants from_.（分数：1.00）A.ItalyB.PortugalC.IrelandD.Poland27.Ja
26、n Fleming, the creator of James Bond, is well known for writing_.（分数：1.00）A.detective storiesB.science fictionC.spy storiesD.adventure stories28.Sydney is located in_.（分数：1.00）A.QueenslandB.New South WalesC.VictoriaD.South Australia29.Ahab is the hero of_ by Herman Melville.（分数：1.00）A.The Old Man an
27、d the SeaB.In War Times and OthersC.Moby DickD.The Lord of the Flies30.The two leading parties in Britain are_.（分数：1.00）A.the Conservative Party and the Labor PartyB.the Conservative Party and the Liberal PartyC.the Liberal Party and the Labor PartyD.the Democratic Party and the Labor Party十、BPART P
28、ROOFREA(总题数：10，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十一、BPART TRANSLAT(总题数：1，分数：10.00)41.我刚刚接到你的来信，决定用整个上午的时间来给你回信，因为我估料三言两语不能够把我要跟你讲的话讲个明白。我得承认，你所提出的要求很使我诧异，我没有料到提出这个要求的人竟会是你。请你不要以为我说的是气话。如果你一定装作听不懂我的话，那只有请你原谅我失礼了。我们都认为，达西所以要那样做，完全是为了你的缘故。如果你当真一点也不知道，那也只好让我来
29、跟你说说明白了。就在我回家的那一天，有一个意想不到的客人来见你舅父。那人就是达西先生，他跟你舅父关起门来，密谈了好几个钟头。等我到家的时候，事情已经过去了。他说发生的一切都怪他不好。他慨然引咎自责，认为这次的事情都得怪他当初太傲慢，因此称这次出面调停，设法补救自己惹的祸实在是义不容辞。（分数：10.00）_十二、BSECTION B ENGLI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.Great books are always contemporary. In contrast, the books we call “contemporary“. because they are current
30、ly popular, last only for a year or two, or ten at the most. You probably cannot recall the names of many earlier best sellers and you probably would not be interested in reading them. But the great books are never outmoded by the movement of thought or the shifting winds of doctrine and opinion. Pe
31、ople regard the “classics“ as the great has-beens, the great books of other times. “Our times are different,“ they say. On the contrary, the great books are not dusty remains for scholars to investigate, they are, rather, the most potent civilizing forces in the world today. Great books are the most
32、 readable. They will not let you down if you try to read them well. They have more ideas per page than most books have in their entirety. That is why you can read a great book over and over again and never exhaust its contents.（分数：10.00）_十三、BPART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)43.Should We All Possess a Pri
33、vate Car? In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary. Marks will be awarded for con
34、tent, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-10 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BMoney in America/B Money is used to buy goods or services and
35、 (1)_debts. (1)_ In America, money supply consists of (2)_(paper (2)_ money), coins, and demand deposits (3)_. (3)_ In a modern credit economy, money must possess two most important attributes: acceptability and (4)_. It also (4)_ has two legal attributes: legal tender and (5) _ (5)_ Money performs
36、four main functions: a. standard of value; b. (6)_; (6)_ c. store of value; d. standard of deferred payment. There are three partially conflicting theories of value for explaining the (7)_in the value of American money, (7)_ namely the commodity, quantity and income theories. Coins are credit money
37、or (8)_money whereas (8)_ paper money consists of Federal Reserve notes. Demand deposits are supplied depending on a banks total (9)_ (9)_ reserves. The Federal Reserve, or Fed, as a central bank, (10)_and (10)_ controls the nations money supply and credit.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：discharge）解析：填空项 1:
38、_ （正确答案：currency）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：checking accounts）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：stability）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：standard money）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：medium of exchange）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：decline）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：token）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：legal）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：monitors）解析：听力原文1-10 BMoney in America/B Money is anything that i
39、s in general use in the purchase of goods and services and in the discharge of debts. Money may also be defined as an evidence of debt owed by society. The money supply in the United States consists of currency (paper money), coins, and demand deposit (checking accounts). Currency and coins are gove
40、rnment-created money, whereas demand deposits are bank-created money. Of these three components of our money supply, demand deposits are by far the most important. Most of our money supply is invisible, intangible, and abstract. The two most important inherent attributes that money must possess in a
41、 modern credit economy are acceptability and stability. In earlier times in the evolution of money and monetary institutions in the United States, the attributes of divisibility, portability, and visibility were important. The two legal attributes of “legal tender“ and “standard money“ are not of as
42、 much importance today as in the past. The four functions that money often performs are standard of value; medium of exchange; store of value; and standard of deferred payment. In a modern specialized economy and most especially, are the most important of these. Although it is agreed that the value
43、of money has fallen in the United States over time, there are three in part conflicting theories of value that have been advanced to explain this phenomenon; the commodity, quantity, and income theories. Most economists today espouse either the second or more typically, the third of these. Any money
44、 can retain its value as long as its issuance is limited; it need not have a commodity backing. Inflation or rising prices have been explained by demand and/or supply theories in recent years, although historically the former has been thought to provide the more satisfactory explanation. Our presently circulating coins are credit money or token money in that the market value of metal in the coins is worth less than the face (or mint) value of the c
