1、专业八级-259 (1)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)BFashion/B With the progression of the human society, people are increasingly demanding their clothes to be beautiful as well as (1) _Today fashion business has become one of the 1. _ worlds busiest activities. There are three th
2、ings to be considered by a fashion designer. First, the silhouette, namely, the (2) _of a 2. _ dress. The central point of a silhouette is the (3) _. The 3. _ second most important point is the hemline. Second, the(4)_,which can be both (5) _ 4. _ 5. _ and(6)_. The latter usually wears longer, washe
3、s more 6. _ easily and do not wrinkle as much as the former. Third, the color. The color of a dress used to be decided by the(7)_and the time of day when the dress was worn. 7. _ Nowadays, fashion designers have become more(8)_in 8. _ the use of color. Today, the fashion design has become one of the
4、 worlds busiest businesses. The work of a famous designers is (9) 9. _ _ everywhere. Anti with the speed of modern communications, fashion is now almost(10)_ 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:_二、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).If one does not work out
5、 regularly, he may _.（分数：1.00）A.easily catch a coldB.easily get tiredC.easily get anxiousD.feel depressed(2).Cardiovascular exercise helps _.（分数：1.00）A.one to work more efficientlyB.to promote a strong heartC.to lose weightD.one to sleep better(3).It seems that physical activities inevitably _, whic
6、h improves fitness.（分数：1.00）A.burn caloriesB.build musclesC.relieve back painsD.reduce high blood pressure(4).Which of the following may count as deliberate workout?（分数：1.00）A.Housework.B.Lawn-mowing.C.Table tennis.D.Out-of-the-gym activities.(5).The greatest benefit one can get from exercise is whe
7、n _.（分数：1.00）A.the workout involve various jumpsB.one does not use an elevator but climbs stairsC.one walks to run most of the errandsD.one switches from being inactive to active三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)(1).The monument was dedicated to _ in the Second World War.（分数：1.00）A.4,000 American heroes
8、killedB.all American soldiers killedC.all Americans who took partD.all the soldiers who fought in the Pacific or the Atlantic theatre(2).Which of the following statements about the monument is NOT TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.The monument is situated in Washington D. CB.One of the arches represents the Atlantic
9、theater of the war.C.Each of the gold stars sands for an American soldier killed in the war.D.The inscription says these people sacrificed their lives for freedom.(3).Who served in the Second World War?（分数：1.00）A.Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.B.Bob Dole and George Herbert Walker Bush.C.George Herbert Wa
10、lker Bush.D.George Herbert Walker Bush and Bill Clinton.I Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news. /I（分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following CANNOT be inferred from the news?（分数：1.00）A.M
11、any Palestinian houses were destroyed.B.Dozens of people were killed.C.The raid lasted for almost a week.D.The mission of this operation has not been achieved.(2).What might be the target of the Israeli raid?（分数：1.00）A.Illegal weapons dealers.B.Two underground passages.C.Egyptian smugglers.D.Islamic
12、 militants.四、BPART READING (总题数：1，分数：4.00)BTEXT A/BThe first time I saw Stephen Leacock at close quarters he came swinging into a classroom in Moyse Hall, the serenely ugly old Arts Building of McGill University in Montreal. The room was packed with undergraduates like me who had come with huge curi
13、osity to listen to their first lecture on political science by a man whose humorous writing had rocked the English-speaking world with laughter, but who was a campus character for very different reasons.Leacock enjoyed a reputation for eccentricity and for an impish individualism that expressed itse
14、lf in blunt speech on every subject. Naturally we looked him over carefully.What we saw was a shock of graying hair crowning a rugged face that wore a friendly smile, emphasized by crinkles of mirth about the eyes. I remember thinking, “He could use a haircut.“ His necktie had slipped its moorings,
15、and his tweedy suit looked slept-in. Across his vest his watch chain had come apart in the middle and had been put together with a safety pin. The effect was of a man who gave no thought to his appearance. But his manner was far too buoyant to suggest the absent-minded professor.His apparel was topp
16、ed by one of those loose, black gowns professors wore in those days. Leacoeks had been acquired about the time he received his Ph. D. from the University of Chicago in 1903. Even though the garment was showing signs of wear in 1914, it was still one of the essential properties of his play-acting. At
17、 least a dozen times during every lecture it would slip off his shoulders and seize him by the crook of his elbows. Without pause in the flow of talk and motionhe was a walking lecturer great shrug of the shoulders would hoist the gown part way into place.Leacock was tremendously proud of his Chicag
18、o Ph. D. , but it was inescapably in character that he must spoof it. “The meaning of this degree,“ he quipped in a lecture, “is that the recipient has been examined for the last time in his life and pronounced full. After this, no new ideas can be imparted to him.“In similar vein, after returning f
19、rom a holiday abroad he told his class, “I was sitting quietly in my cabin when a steward knocked and, after making sure I am called Doctor, asked if I would come and look at the stewardesses knee. I was off like a shot, but another fellow got there ahead of me. He was a Doctor of Divinity.“What cam
20、e through to me, even in the first lecture, was Leacock s warmth and humanness. I knew I was listening to a man who loved young people and was determined to give them as much wisdom as he could. His teaching methods were unconventional. He couldnt resist the temptation to explore bypaths. In discuss
21、ing the days of Queen Victoria, he mentioned Disraeli, and this set him off to talk about the man rather than the Prime Ministerhis way of living, his quick mind, his dilettantism, his great love affair with his wife. The digression lifted the great statesman into a framework of his own and, when Le
22、acock returned to the main line of his subject, the listener understood, in a way no textbook could inform him, how such a man could bring off the coup which gave Britain control of the Suez Canal and made the Empire impregnable for decades to come.（分数：4.00）(1).The student were eager to see Leacock
23、because he was _.（分数：1.00）A.an eccentric characterB.an unconventional teacherC.a renowned political scientistD.all of the above(2).Stephen Leacock could be described as all of the following EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.careless about his appearanceB.witty and eloquentC.an inspiring professorD.an absent-minde
24、d person(3).Leacocks account of being summoned to look at a stewardesss knee _.（分数：1.00）A.tells us that he was always ready to help othersB.indicates that he was an incompetent doctorC.reveals that he was very proud of his degreeD.shows that he could be playful sometimes(4).Speaking of Disraeli, a c
25、onventional professor would probably have _.（分数：1.00）A.focused on his accomplishments as a statesmanB.talked about his family lifeC.explored the little-known aspects of the personD.looked at him from a fresh perspective五、BTEXT B/B(总题数：2，分数：8.00)A growing body of research suggests that chronic illnes
26、s is not an inevitable consequence of aging, but more often the result of lifestyle choices. “People used to say, who would want to be 100?“ says Dr. Thomas Perls, an instructor at Harvard Medical School and director of the New England Centenarian Study. “Now theyre realizing its an opportunity.“ Hi
27、gh-tech medicine isnt likely to change the outlook dramatically; drugs and surgery can do only so much to sustain a body once it starts to fail. But there is no question we can lengthen our lives while shortening our deaths. The tools already exist, and theyre within virtually everyones reach. Life
28、expectancy in the United States has nearly doubled since a century agofrom 47 years to 76 years. And though centenarians are still rare, they now constitute the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Their ranks have increased 16-fold over the past six decades from 3,700 in 1940 to roughly
29、61,000 today. The Census Bureau projects that 1 in 9 baby boomers (9 million of the 80 million people born between 1946 and 1964) will survive into their late 90s, and that 1 in 26 (or 3 million) will reach 100. “A century ago, the odds of living that long were about one in 500,“ says Lynn Adler, fo
30、under of the National Centenarian Awareness Project and the author of “Centenarians: The Bonus Years.“ “Thats how, far weve come.“ If decrepitude were an inevitable part of aging, these burgeoning numbers would spell trouble. But the evidence suggests that Americans are living better, as well as lon
31、ger. The disability rate among people older than 65 has fallen steadily since the early 1980s, according to Duke University demographer Kenneth Manton, and a shrinking percentage of seniors are plagued by hypertension, arteriosclerosis and dementia. Moreover, researchers have found that the oldest o
32、f the old often enjoy better health than people in their 70s. The 79 centenarians in Perlss New England study have all lived independently through their early 90s, taking an average of just one medication. And when the time comes for these hearty souls to die, they dont linger. In a 1995 study, Jame
33、s Lubitz of the Health Care Financing Administration calculated that medical expenditures for the last two years of life statistically the most expensiveaverage 22,600 for people who die at 70, but just $ 8,300 for those who make it past 100. These insights have spawned a revolution in the science o
34、f aging. “Until recently, there was so much preoccupation with diseases that little work was done on the characteristics that permit people to do well,“ says Dr. John Rowe, the New York geriatrician who heads the MacArthur Foundations Research Network on Successful Aging. Research confirms the old s
35、aying that it pays to choose your parents well. But the way we age depends less on who we are than on how we live what we eat, how much we exercise and how we employ our minds.（分数：3.00）(1).The author seems to suggest that _.（分数：1.00）A.the aged should not go to the nursing homeB.we can lengthen our l
36、ives through high-tech medicineC.centenarians die faster than those who are youngerD.the ever-growing Segment of centenarians has caused concern(2).People past 100 can be described as all of the following EXCEPT that _.（分数：1.00）A.many of them had lived independently until their early 90sB.they enjoy
37、 better health than people in their 70sC.their longevity could be attributed to heredityD.their medical expenditures are surprisingly low(3).A century ago, how many lived to, or past 100, within a population of 5 million?（分数：1.00）A.5,000,000.B.10,000.C.50,000.D.1,000.BTEXT C/BLast years economy shou
38、ld have won the Oscar for best picture. Growth in gross domestic product was 4.1 percent; profits soared; exports flourished; and inflation stayed around 3 percent for the third year. So why did so many Americans give the picture a lousy B rating? The answer is jobs. The macroeconomic situation was
39、good, but the microeconomic numbers were not. Yes, 3 million new jobs were there, but not enough of them were permanent, good jobs paying enough to support a family. Job insecurity was rampant. Even as they announced higher sales and profits, corporations acted as if they were in a tailspin, cutting
40、 516,069 jobs in 1994 alone, almost as many as in the recession year of 1991.Yes, unemployment went down. But over 1 million workers were so discouraged they left the labor force. More than 6 million who wanted full-time work were only partially employed; and another large group was either overquali
41、fied or sheltered behind the euphemism of self-employment. We lost a million good manufacturing jobs between 1990 and 1995, continuing the trend that has reduced the blue-collar work force from about 30 percent in the 1950s to about half that today.White-collar workers found out they were no longer
42、immune. For the first time, they were let go in numbers virtually equal to those for blue-collar workers. Many resorted to temporary workwith lower pay, fewer benefits and less status. All this in a country where people meeting for the first time say, “What do you do?“Then there is the matter of rem
43、uneration. Whatever happened to wage gains four years into a recovery? The Labor Department recently reported that real wages fell 2.3 percent in the 12-month period ending this March. Since 1973, wages adjusted for inflation have declined by about a quarter for high school dropouts, by a sixth for
44、high school graduates and by about 7 .percent for those with some college education. Only the wages of college graduates are up, by 5 percent, and recently starting salaries, even for this group, have not kept up with inflation. While the top 5 percent of the population was setting new income record
45、s almost every year, poverty rates rose from 11 percent to 15 percent. No wonder this is beginning to be called the Silent Depression.What is going on here? In previous business cycles, companies with rising productivity raised wages to keep labor. Is the historical link between productivity improve
46、ments and income growth severed? Of all the reasons given for the wage squeezeinternational competition, technology, deregulation, the decline of unions and defense cuts-technology is probably the most critical. It has favored the educated and skilled. Just think that in 1976, 78 percent of auto wor
47、kers and steelworkers in good mass production jobs were high school dropouts. But these jobs are disappearing fast. Education and job training are what count. These days college graduates can expect to earn 1.9 times the likely earnings of high school graduates, up from 1.45 times in the 1970s.The e
48、arning squeeze on middle-class and working-class people and the scarcity of “good, high-paying“ jobs will be the big political issue of the 1990s.Americans have so far responded to their failing fortunes by working harder. American males now toil about a week and a half longer than they did in 1973, the first time this century working hours have increased over an extended period of time. Women, particularly in poorer families, are working harder, too. Two-worker families r
