1、专业八级-166 (1)及答案解析(总分：101.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after th
2、e mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. BSECTION A/BComplete the gap-filling tusk. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of T
3、HREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes. BNote-taking in Lectures/BFor listeners, note-raking is an essential way to achieve better understanding of a lecture. It involves many separate skills, four of which w
4、ill be analyzed here.BI. Understand what U(1) /U says./B (1) _1. severe strain:2 reasonsword U(2) /U in speech. (2) _new words2. solution: concentrate on what are most importantBII. Sort out the main points. /B1. focus on the title: write down the title U(3) /U and completely. (3) _2. be aware of si
5、gnals of what is important or unimportant. signals indicating importance: U(4) /U (4) _ speak slowly or loudly use a greater range of intonation employ a combination of the devicesSignals U(5) /U (5) _ deliver sentences quickly, softly use a narrow range of intonation use U(6) /U pauses (6) _B III.
6、Write down U(7) /U quickly and clearly. /B (7) _1. use abbreviation2. select words that give U(8) /U (nouns, verbs, adjectives) (8) _3. write one point on each line4. find time to write U(9) /U (9) _B IV. Show the connections between the various points the listeners has noted. /B1. use spacing, unde
7、rlining, U(10) /U. (10) _2. number points（分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）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/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer t
8、o each question on your answer sheet. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. （分数：5.00）(1).According to the interview, which of the following statements is TRUE a
9、bout Sam?（分数：1.00）A.He has rushed out to get the crib.B.He is going to have a baby soon.C.He is not good at family budget.D.He doesnt plan properly for his life.(2).When it, comes to nursing articles, Sam suggests that parents should（分数：1.00）A.go to a Costco.B.buy in large quantity.C.ask for others
10、favor.D.buy second-hand items.(3).Sometimes parents buy the best thing in all the labels because it is about（分数：1.00）A.price.B.quality.C.status.D.safety.(4).If parents want to know how they spend the money, they should（分数：1.00）A.figure out where the money goes.B.take a piece of paper with them.C.bud
11、get for a baby every day.D.note down every expense.(5).According to the interviewee, parents can do all of the following to save money EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.swaping clothes with other parents.B.buying clothes in discount stores.C.buying fancy newborn equipment.D.going on eBay to buy nursing articles.三、BS
12、ECTION C/B(总题数：4，分数：6.00)1.In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 secon
13、ds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2. Question 9 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1). Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of
14、the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now listen to the news. （分数：2.00）(1).Which of
15、the following statements about the US trade is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.The gap between its import and export narrowed.B.The Commerce Department shows great concern.C.What it imports has outnumbered what it exports.D.Only the government concerns about the trade deficit.(2).The United States trade deficit is
16、a political problem because congressmen think（分数：1.00）A.American people feel lost for the trade deficit.B.American job opportunities are taken away by others.C.American people will lose their prestige and privileges.D.there is a fierce competition between America and Asian countries.四、BPART READING
17、(总题数：7，分数：20.00)In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your answer sheet. BTEXT A/BShe broke off with a little shudder. It was a relief to Framton Nuttel when the aunt bustled into the room
18、with a whirl of apologies for being late in making her appearance.“I hope Vera has been amusing you?“ she said.“She has been very interesting,“ said Framton.“I hope you dont mind the open window.“ said Mrs. Sappleton briskly. “My husband and brothers will be home directly from shooting, and they alw
19、ays come in this way. Theyve been out for snipe in the marshes today, so theyll make a fine mess over my poor carpets. So like you menfolk, isnt it?“She rattled on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the prospects for duck in the winter. To Framton it was all purely horrible
20、. He made a desperate but only partially successful effort to turn the talk on to a less ghastly topic; he was conscious that his hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention, and her eyes were constantly straying past him to the open window and the lawn beyond. It was certainly an unfort
21、unate coincidence that he should have paid his visit on this tragic anniversary.“The doctors agree in ordering me complete rest, an absence of mental excitement, and avoidance of anything in the nature of violent physical exercise,“ announced Framton, who laboured under the tolerably widespread delu
22、sion that total strangers and chance acquaintances are hungry for the least detail of ones infirmities, their cause and cure. “On the matter of diet they are not so much in agreement,“ he continued.“No?“ said Mrs. Sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment. Then she suddenly
23、 brightened into alert attention-but not to what Framton was saying.“Here they are at last!“ she cried. “Just in time for tea, and dont they look as if they were muddy up to the eyes!“Framton shivered slightly and turned towards the niece with a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension. The
24、 child was staring out through the open window with a dazed horror in her eyes. In a chill shock of nameless fear Framton swung round in his seat and looked in the same direction.In the deepening twilight three figures were walking across the lawn towards the window, they all carried guns under thei
25、r arms, and one of them was additionally burdened with a white coat hung over his shoulders. A tired brown spaniel kept close at their heels. Noiselessly they neared the house, and then a hoarse young voice chanted out of the dusk: “I said, Bertie, why do you bound?“Framton grabbed wildly at his sti
26、ck and hat; the hall door, the gravel drive, and the front gate were dimly noted stages in his headlong retreat. A cyclist coming along the road had to run into the hedge to avoid imminent collision.“Here we are, my dear,“ said the bearer of the white mackintosh, coming in through the window, “fairl
27、y muddy, but most of its dry. Who was that who bolted out as we came up?“A most extraordinary man, a Mr. Nuttel,“ said Mrs. Sappleton, “could only talk about his illnesses, and dashed off without a word of goodbye or apology when you arrived. One would think he had seen a ghost.“I expect it was the
28、spaniel,“ said the niece calmly. “He told me he had s horror of dogs. He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the Ganges by a pack of pariah dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with the creatures snarling and grinning and foaming just above him, Enough to make
29、anyone lose their nerve.“Romance at short notice was her speciality.（分数：4.00）(1).It can be inferred from the passage that Mrs. Sappleton was all EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.courteous.B.extroverted.C.talkative.D.deceitful.(2).Which adjective can best describe Framtons feeling when talking with Mrs. Sappleton?（分
30、数：1.00）A.Apprehensive.B.Churlish.C.Glum.D.Respectful.(3).The word “infirmities“ in the sixth paragraph probably means（分数：1.00）A.personalities.B.behaviors.C.ailments.D.accomplices.(4).Framton dashed off without a word of goodbye or apology because（分数：1.00）A.he could not bear Mrs. Sappletons chatterin
31、g.B.he suffered from a severe mental illness.C.he was afraid of the brown spaniel.D.he was horrified by the three men.3.BTEXT B/BLong-married couples often schedule a weekly “date night“a regular evening out with friends or at a favorite restaurant to strengthen their marital bond.But brain and beha
32、vior researchers say many couples are going about date night all wrong. Simply spending quality time together is probably not enough to prevent a relationship from getting stale.Using laboratory studies, real-world experiments and even brain-scan data, scientists can now offer longmarried couples a
33、simple prescription for rekindling the romantic love that brought them together in the first place. The solution? Reinventing date night.Rather than visiting the same familiar haunts and dining with the same old friends, couples need to tailor their date nights around new and different activities th
34、at they both enjoy, says Arthur Aron, a professor of social psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The goal is to find ways to keep injecting novelty into the relationship. The activity can be as simple as trying a new restaurant or something a little more unusual or thrillin
35、glike taking an art class or going to an amusement park.The theory is based on brain science. New experiences activate the brains reward system, flooding it with dopamine and norepinephrine. These are the same brain circuits that are ignited in early romantic love, a time of exhilaration and obsessi
36、ve thoughts about a new partner. (They are also the brain chemicals involved in drug addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder. )Most studies of love and marriage show that the decline of romantic love over time is inevitable. The butterflies of early romance quickly flutter away and are replaced
37、by familiar, predictable feelings of long-term attachment.But several experiments show that noveltysimply doing new things together as a couplemay help bring the butterflies back, recreating the chemical surges of early courtship.Over the past several years, Dr. Aron and his colleagues have tested t
38、he novelty theory in a series of experiments with long-married couples.In one of the earliest studies, the researchers recruited 53 middle-aged couples. Using standard questionnaires, the researchers measured the couples relationship quality and then randomly assigned them to one of three groups.One
39、 group was instructed to spend 90 minutes a week doing pleasant and familiar activities, like dining out or going to a movie. Couples in another group were instructed to spend 90 minutes a week on “exciting“ activities that appealed to both husband and wife. Those couples did things they didnt typic
40、ally doattending concerts or plays, skiing, hiking and dancing. The third group was not assigned any particular activity.After 10 weeks, the couples again took tests to gauge the quality of their relationships. Those who had undertaken the “exciting“ date nights showed a significantly greater increa
41、se in marital satisfaction than the “pleasant“ date night group.While the results were compelling, they werent conclusive. The experiment didnt occur in a controlled setting, and numerous variables could have affected the final results.More recently, Dr. Aron and colleagues have created laboratory e
42、xperiments to test the effects of novelty on marriage. In one set of experiments, some couples are assigned a mundane task that involves simply walking back and forth across a room. Other couples, however, take part in a more challenging exercisetheir wrists and ankles are bound together as they cra
43、wl back and forth pushing a ball.Before and after the exercise, the couples were asked things like, “How bored are you with your current relationship?“ The couples who took part in the more challenging and novel activity showed bigger increases in love and satisfaction scores, while couples performi
44、ng the mundane task showed no meaningful changes.Dr. Aron cautions that novelty alone is probably not enough to save a marriage in crisis. But for couples who have a reasonably good but slightly dull relationship, novelty may help reignite old sparks.And recent brain-scan studies show that romantic
45、love really can last years into a marriage. Last week, at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in Albuquerque, researchers presented brain-scan data on several men and women who had been married for 10 or more years. Interviews and questionnaires suggested they were still int
46、ensely in love with their partners. Brain scans confirmed it, showing increased brain activity associated with romantic love when the subjects saw pictures of their spouses.Its not clear why some couples are able to maintain romantic intensity even after years together. But the scientists believe re
47、gular injections of novelty and excitement most likely play a rote._BTEXT B/BLong-married couples often schedule a weekly “date night“a regular evening out with friends or at a favorite restaurant to strengthen their marital bond.But brain and behavior researchers say many couples are going about da
48、te night all wrong. Simply spending quality time together is probably not enough to prevent a relationship from getting stale.Using laboratory studies, real-world experiments and even brain-scan data, scientists can now offer longmarried couples a simple prescription for rekindling the romantic love that brought them together in the first place. The solution? Reinventing da
