1、专业八级-18 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)B Note-taking in Lecturesb/B For listeners, note-taking is an essential way to achieve better understanding of a lecture. It involves many separate skills, four of which will be analyzed here. . BUnderstand what /BU(1) /UB says./B (1
2、) _. 1. severe strain: 2 reasons - word U(2) /U in speech (2) _. - new words 2. solution: concentrate on what are most important . BSort out the main points./B 1. focus on the title: write down the title U(3) /U and completely. (3) _. 2. be aware of signals of what is important or unimportant. signa
3、ls indicating importance: - U(4) /U (4) _. - speak slowly or loudly - use a greater range of intonation - employ a combination of the devices signals U(5) /U. (5) _. - deliver sentences quickly, softly - use a narrow range of intonation - use U(6) /U pa uses (6) _. . BWrite down/B U(7) /U Bquickly a
4、nd clearly./B (7) _. 1. use abbreviation 2. select words that give U(8) /U (nouns, verbs, adjectives) (8) _. 3. write one point on each line 4. find time to write U(9) /U (9) _. . BShow the connections between the various points the listeners has noted./B 1. use spacing, underlining, U(10) /U (10) _
5、. 2. number points（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/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)I 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 inte
6、rview./I（分数：5.00）(1).According to the interview, which of the following statements is TRUE about 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 sugg
7、est that parents should _.（分数：1.00）A.go to a Costco.B.buy in large quantity.C.ask for others 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 mone
8、y, they should _.（分数：1.00）A.figure out where the money goes.B.take a piece of paper with them.C.budget for a baby every day.D.note down every expense.(5).According to the interviewee, all of the following can parents do to save money EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.swaping clothes with other parents.B.buying cl
9、othes in discount stoves.C.buying fancy newborn equipment.D.going on eBay to buy nursing articles.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：4，分数：5.00)1.I Question 10 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./IIn order to avoid
10、certain charge, the analysis involves _.（分数：1.00）A.cautious predictions.B.impartial judgment.C.careful calculation.D.simple statistics.I 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
11、 news./I（分数：2.00）(1).Which of 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 U
12、nited States trade deficit is 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
13、 Asian countries.2.I 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./IFrances stand of the conflict between Israel and Palestine is _.（分数：1.00）A.to mediate between the two parties.B.to distinguish th
14、em as two countries.C.to invite Harass leaders to Paris.D.to legitimize terror in Palestine.3.I Question 6 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./ISteve Fossett landed in his destination ahead of sched
15、uled time because _.（分数：1.00）A.there was something wrong with the generator.B.the pilots of the aircraft went on a strike.C.there was no electrical power in the battery.D.he didnt know how to generate electricity.四、BPART READING (总题数：4，分数：20.00)BTEXT A/BExcept at night, they hardly ever have time to
16、gether. He often sits alone in the house waiting for Julie-Julie to come home. It would be nice to have kids to play with when one comes home from work. But, Oh, the house is too small, Kappy-Pappy dear. We need to save and move to a bigger place before we can start a family.Kapsak never understands
17、 that. What does a big house have to do with having children? When he and Eka Udo had children, did they have a big house? But they died, didnt they? And the doctor later mid something about cramped living conditions making it easy for malaria to virtually wipe out his family. So maybe Julie-Julie h
18、as a point. All his children had died because of being cooped up in one room. All except Udo. Udo Kapsak would not ordinarily admit it but the truth is he misses the boy so much. Udos full faced smile. His quirky-chirpy ways. His innocent probing manner. Oh Udo! Hell be approaching five now. Five! A
19、 big baby!Sighing noisily, Kapsak tries to put thoughts of his son out of his mind. He has not seen the boy in over three years. And maybe he has gone the way his brother and sisters went. No. Not likely. Awadamoto would have told him. Awadamoto. Its been a long time since Kapsak saw him.Throwing on
20、 a shirt, Kapsak hurries off to the taxi rank in the business district. “Kapsak, Kapsak!“ Awadamoto cheers as his childhood friend approaches. “Awadamoto! You have abandoned me!“ “Use that word lightly, Kapsak. You know who has done the most abandoning between me and you.“ “But Awad, we live here in
21、 town together.“ “Blame that wife of yours. I did not go to school and I dont like going near people who make me remember that all the time.“ Kapsak has it in mind to say something good about his wife, but something else jumps to his mouth.“Come Awad, what is Gestapo?“ “Gestapo?“ “No, Gestapo.“ “Man
22、, I dont know. Where did you hear it?“ “Eh, I heard it somewhere. How is the village?“ “Exactly as you left it.“ “And.“ “Eka Udo?“ “Yes. How is she?“ “How does it concern you? Anyway, I heard some big chief from her mothers village has taken her for his third wife.“ “What of my son? Is it well with
23、him?“ “You would have known if you had bothered to go and check on him. Look, its my turn.“ Bawling out lo passengers to climb into his ramshackle taxi, Awadamoto ambles off.It is pouring heavily when Julie-Julie returns. Outside. it is rain. Inside, it is confusion. Kapsak is at first happy to see
24、her back safely. Then his happiness turns to anger as she carries on about what an exciting time she had. Finally his anger succumbs to her gentle caresses and passion rules their world. Julie-Julie shoots out at first light. “Ive got to see someone urgently, Kappy-Pappy.“ Kappy-Pappy, that is my na
25、me now, Kapsak laughs to himself as he shuffles off to the construction site where he manages to earn a few bucks. On his way into the main yard, he ducks out of the way of a fast-moving four-wheel drive vehicle driven by an expatriate. Cursing lightly, he looks back to see the driver locked in a pa
26、ssionate kiss with a woman with luxuriant hair.“No wonder he nearly killed me!“ Kapsak spits out. “Early morning and hes already-“His mouth remains open but the words dry up like the water taps of the city. The woman with the expatriate turns momentarily, perhaps to pick up something from the backse
27、at. In that instant, Kapsak sees clearly the woman for whom he had left his first wife and forsaken his family and people.But he does not see the earthmover in front of him. Neither does he hear its powerful horns. And the driver of the earthmover does not see Kapsak. By the time someone notices the
28、 crushed figure lying by the roadside, a blackening pool of blood has begun to seep into the earth.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the doctor, Kapsak and Eka Udos children _.（分数：1.00）A.died of a constant headache.B.died from a traffic accident.C.died of an infectious malady.D.died from goods famine.(2).Th
29、e phrase “cooped up“ in the second paragraph probably means _.（分数：1.00）A.mobilized.B.captivated.C.confined.D.shoved.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true of Kapsaks life?（分数：1.00）A.Kapask came across Awadamoto.B.His friend, Awadamoto, doesnt like Julie.C.Perhaps Julie is Kapsaks second w
30、ife.D.Kapask wasnt sure whether Udo is still alive.(4).All of the following can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that _.（分数：1.00）A.Kapask and Julie had extra marital affairs.B.Kapasks parents may not forgive him.C.Julie lied to Kapask about her whereabouts.D.Julie and Kapask were blessed by his f
31、riends.(5).The best title for the passage would probably be _.（分数：1.00）A.Kapask and Julie.B.Death of Kapask.C.Love Affairs.D.Kapasks Children.BTEXT B/BMeteorologists routinely tell us what next weeks weather is likely to be, and climate scientists discuss what might happen in 100 years. Christoph Sc
32、har, though, ventures dangerously close to that middle realm, where previously only the Farmers Almanac dared go; what will next summers weather be like? Following last years tragic heat wave, which directly caused the death of tens of thousands of people, the question is of burning interest to Euro
33、peans. Schar asserts that last summers sweltering temperatures should no longer be thought of as extraordinary. “The situation in 2002 and 2003 in Europe, where we had a summer with extreme rainfall and record flooding followed by the hottest summer in hundreds of years, is going to be typical for f
34、uture weather patterns,“ he says.Most Europeans have probably never read Schars report (not least because it was published in the scientific journal Nature in the dead of winter) but they seem to be bracing themselves for the Worst. As part of its new national “heat-wave plan“ France issued a level-
35、three alert when temperatures in Provence reached 34 degrees Celsius three days in a row; hospital and rescue workers were asked to prepare for an influx of patients. Italian gove4nment officials have proposed creating a national registry of people over 65 so they can be herded into air conditioned
36、supermarkets in the event of another heat wave. 1.ondons mayor has offered a 100,000 reward for anybody who can come up with a practical way of cooling the citys underground trains, where temperatures have lately reached nearly 40 degrees Celsius. (The money hasnt been claimed.) Global warming seems
37、 to have permanently entered the European psyche.If the public is more aware, though, experts are more confused. When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change hammered out its last assessment in 2001, scientists pulled together the latest research and made their best estimate of how much the Ea
38、rths atmosphere would warm during the next century. There was a lot they didnt know, but they were confident theyd be able to plug the gaps in time for the next report, due out in 2007. When they explored the fundamental physics and chemistry of the atmosphere, though, they found something unexpecte
39、d: the way the atmosphere and, in particular, clouds-respond to increasing levels of carbon is far more complex and difficult to predict than they had expected. “We thought wed reduce the uncertainty, but that hasnt happened,“ says Kevin Trenberth, a climate scientist at the National Center for Atmo
40、spheric Research and a lead author of the next IPCC report. “As we delve further and further into the science and gain a better understanding of the true complexity of the atmosphere, the uncertainties have gotten deeper.“This doesnt mean, of course, that the world isnt warming. Only the biased or t
41、he deluded deny that temperatures have risen, and that human activity has something to do with it. The big question that scientists have struggled with is how much warming will occur over the next century? With so much still un known in the climate equation, theres no way of telling whether warnings
42、 of catastrophe are overblown or if things are even more dire than we thought.Why do scientists like Schar make predictions? Because, like economists, its their job to hazard a best guess with the resources at hand-namely, vast computer programs that simulate what the Earths atmosphere will do in ce
43、rtain circumstances. These models incorporate all the latest research into how the Earths atmosphere behaves. But there are problems with the computer models. The atmosphere is very big, but also consists of a multitude of tiny interactions among particles of dust, soot, cloud droplets and trace gas
44、es that cannot be safely ignored. Current models dont have nearly the resolution they need to capture what goes on at such small scales.Scientists got an inkling that something was missing from the models in the early 1990s when they ran a peculiar experiment. They had the leading models simulate wa
45、rming over the next century and got a similar answer from each. Then they ran the models again-this time accounting for what was then known a bout cloud physics.（分数：5.00）(1).It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _.（分数：1.00）A.climate scientists are contemptuous of weather forecast.B.it is
46、a venture to forecast what weather is like tomorrow.C.Schar has the audacity to do what others seldom did.D.Schar has made gloomy predictions on future weather.(2).The expression “bracing themselves for the worst“ in the second paragraph probably means _.（分数：1.00）A.sneering at the impending difficul
47、tiesB.cheering themselves up for the worst situation.C.preparing themselves for the worst situation.D.having a total disregard for the coming difficulties.(3).All of the following statements are true of climate scientists EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.they are all clued up about climate.B.they dont know much
48、about climate.C.they are probing into the field of climate.D.they are uncertain of climatic phenomena.(4).As to global warming in the next century, climate scientists answer is _.（分数：1.00）A.ambivalent.B.inexplicit.C.negative.D.affirmative.(5).The main difference between the Earths atmosphere and the simulated one i
