1、专业八级-84 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)In business, many places adopt a credit sys tem, which dates back to ancient times. At present, purchases can be made by using credit cards. They fall into two categories: one has (1)_ use, while (1)_ the other is accepted almost eve
2、rywhere. The application for the use of the latter one must be made at a (2)_. (2)_ Once the customer starts using the card, he will be provided with a monthly statement of (3)_by the credit company. He is required to (3)_ pay one quarter to half of his credit (4)_ every (4)_ month. Advantages. 1. W
3、ith a card, it is not (5)_to save up money before an actual purchase (5)_ 2. If the card is lost, its owner is protected 3. A (6)_ and complete list of purchase re (6)_ ceived from the credit company helps the owner to remember the time and (7)_ of his purchase. 4. (7)_ the cards are accepted in a(n
4、) (8)_ by professional (8)_ people like dentists, etc. Major disadvantage. The card owner is tempted to (9)_his money. If this is the case, (9)_ it will become increasingly difficult for the user to keep up with the required (10)_, which will re (10)_ suit in the credit card being cancelled by the c
5、redit company.（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).Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about Davids personal background?（分数：1.00）A.He had excellent academic records at school and university.B.He was once on a PhD
6、program at Yale University.C.He received professional training in acting.D.He came from a single-parent family.(2).David is inclined to believe in _.（分数：1.00）A.aliensB.UFOsC.the TV characterD.government conspiracies(3).David thinks he is fit for the TV role because of his _.（分数：1.00）A.professional t
7、rainingB.personalityC.life experienceD.appearance(4).From the interview, we know that at present David feels _.（分数：1.00）A.a sense of frustrationB.haunted by the unknown thingsC.confident but moodyD.successful yet unsatisfied(5).How does David feel about the divorce of his parents?（分数：1.00）A.He feels
8、 a sense of anger.B.He has a sense of sadness.C.It helped him grow up.D.It left no effect on him.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：3，分数：5.00)I Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1)
9、.Faryadi Sarwar Zardad, a former Afghan warlord, was sentenced to 20-year imprisonment _. A because he came to Great Britain with a false passport B because he committed crimes of torture and hostage-taking C because he opened a pizza parlor in London without a license ID because he was a cruel and
10、merciless Taliban warlord（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the news items, we can infer that an Old Bailey jury failed to reach a verdict at Zardads first trial in November_.（分数：1.00）A.the accused had fought the Taliban regime before he fled AfghanistanB.the crimes were committed in Afghanistan inst
11、ead of in Great BritainC.the justices could not get witnesses to testify before the courtD.the justices didnt believe they had right to try a citizen of an other countryI Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questi
12、ons. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).According to the news items, the retiring Justice Sandra Day OConnor must_.（分数：1.00）A.be a conservativeB.be a liberalC.be a moderateD.have no position(2).How did people respond to Bush nomination of Roberts?（分数：1.00）A.Both Republicans and Democrats were in
13、favor of the nomination.B.Both Republicans and Democrats were worried about the nomination.C.Democrats supported the nomination while Republicans were worded about it.D.Republicans supported the nomination while Democrats were worded about it.1.Since President Bush declared that major combat operati
14、ons in Iraq had ended, _U.S. military members have died of hostile action.（分数：1.00）A.1,766B.1,627C.1,357D.1,248四、BPART READING (总题数：5，分数：20.00)BTEXT A/BTo understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to under stand the difference between marketing and selling. Not too many years ago, most
15、industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then relied on “persuasive salesmanship“ to move as much of these goods as possible. Such production and selling focuses on the needs. of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money.Marketing, on the other h
16、and, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that w/Il satisfy them. This eye-on-the-consumer approach is known as the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest
17、to produce or buy for resale, the makers and dealers first endeavor to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for purchase.This concept does not imply that business is benevolent or that consumer satisfaction is given priority over profit in a company. There ar
18、e al ways two sides to every business transaction-the firm and the customerand each must be satisfied before trade occurs. Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest route to profit is through understanding and catering to customers. A striking example of tile importance
19、of catering to the consumer presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drink. Tile non-acceptance of the new flavor by a significant portion of the public brought about a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then marketed alongside the new. King Customer rule
20、d!（分数：4.00）(1).The marketing concept discussed in the passage is, in essence,_.（分数：1.00）A.the practice of turning goods into moneyB.making goods available for purchaseC.the customer-centered approachD.a form of persuasive salesmanship(2).What was the main concern of industrialists before the marketi
21、ng concept was widely accepted?（分数：1.00）A.The needs of the market.B.The efficiency of production.C.The satisfaction of the user.D.The preferences of the dealer,(3).What does the restoration of the Classic Coke best illustrate?（分数：1.00）A.Traditional goods have a stronger appeal to the majority of peo
22、ple.B.It takes time for a new product to be accepted by the public.C.Consumers with conservative tastes are often difficult to please.D.Products must be designed to suit the taste of the consumer.(4).In discussing the marketing concept, the author focuses on_.（分数：1.00）A.its main characteristicB.its
23、social impactC.its possible consequenceD.its theoretical basisBTEXT B/BIn the 1920s demand for American farm products fell, as European countries began to recover from World War I and instituted austerity programs to reduce their imports. The result was a sharp drop in farm prices. This period was m
24、ore disastrous for farmers than earlier times had been, because farmers were no longer self-sufficient. They were paying for machinery, seed, and fertilizer, and they were also buying consumer goods. Tile prices of the items farmers bought remained constant, while prices they received for their prod
25、ucts fell. These developments were made worse by the Great Depression, which began in 1929 and extended throughout the 1930s.In 1929, under President Herbert Hoover, ,the Federal Farm Board was organized. It established the principle of direct interference with sup ply and demand, and it represented
26、 the first national commitment to pro vide greater economic stability for farmers.President Hoovers successor attached even more importance to, this problem. One of the first measures proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he took office in 1933 was the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which w
27、as subsequently passed by Congress. This law gave tile Secretary of Agriculture the power to reduce production through voluntary agreements with farmers who were paid to take their land out of use. A deliberate scarcity of farm products was planned in an effort to raise prices. This law was declared
28、 unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on the grounds that general taxes were being collected to pay one special group of people. However, new laws were passed immediately that achieved the same result of resting soil and providing flood-control measures, but which were based on the principle of soi
29、l conservation. The Roosevelt Administration believed that rebuilding the nations soil was in the nation al interest and was not simply a plan to help farmers at the expense of other citizens. Later the government guaranteed loans to farmers so that they could buy farm machinery, hybrid grain, and f
30、ertilizers.（分数：4.00）(1).What brought about the decline in the demand for American farm products?（分数：1.00）A.The impact of the Great Depression.B.The shrinking of overseas markets.C.The destruction caused by the First World War.D.The increased exports of European countries.(2).The chief concern of the
31、 American government in the area of agriculture in the 1920s was_.（分数：1.00）A.to increase farm productionB.to establish agricultural lawsC.to prevent farmers from going bankruptD.to promote the mechanization of agriculture(3).The Agricultural Adjustment Act encouraged American farmers to_.（分数：1.00）A.
32、reduce their scale of productionB.make full use of their landC.adjust the prices of their farm productsD.be self-sufficient in agricultural production(4).It was claimed that the new laws passed during the Roosevelt Administration were aimed at_.（分数：1.00）A.reducing the cost of farmingB.conserving soi
33、l in the long-term interest of the nationC.lowering the burden of farmersD.helping farmers without shifting the burden onto other taxpayersBTEXT C/BTaking charge of yourself involves putting to rest some very prevalent myths. At the top of the list is the notion that intelligence is measured by your
34、 ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels; and to resolve abstract equations quickly. This vision of intelligence asserts formal education and bookish excellence as the true measures of self-fulfillment. It encourages a kind of intellectual prejudice that has b
35、rought with it some discouraging results. We have come to believe that someone who has more educational merit badges, who is very good at some form of school discipline is “intelligent.“ Yet mental hospitals are filled with patients who have all of the properly lettered certificates. A truer indicat
36、or of intelligence is an effective, happy life lived each day and each present moment of every day.If you are happy, if you live each moment for everything its worth, then you are an intelligent person. Problem solving is a useful help to your happiness, but if you know that given your inability to
37、resolve a particular concern you can still choose happiness for yourself, or at a mini mum refuse to choose unhappiness, then you are intelligent. You are intelligent because you have the ultimate weapon against the big N. B. D. Nervous Break Down.“Intelligent people do not have N. B. D. s because t
38、hey are in charge of themselves. They know how to choose happiness over depression, because they know how to deal with the problems of their lives.You can begin to think of yourself as truly intelligent on the basis of how you choose to feel in the face of trying circumstances. The life struggles ar
39、e pretty much the same for each of us. Every one who is involved with other human beings in any social context has similar difficulties. Disagreements, conflicts and compromises are a part of what it means to be human. Similarly, money, growing old, sickness, deaths, natural disasters and accidents
40、are all events which present problems to virtually all human beings. But some people are able to make it, to avoid immobilizing depression and unhappiness despite such occurrences, while others collapse or have an N. B.D. Those who recognize problems as a human condition and don t measure happiness
41、by an absence of problems are the most intelligent kind of humans we know; also, the roost rare.（分数：4.00）(1).According to the author, the conventional notion of intelligence measured in terms of one s ability to read, write and compute_.（分数：1.00）A.is a widely held but wrong conceptB.will help elimin
42、ate intellectual prejudiceC.is the root of all mental distressD.will contribute to ones self-fulfillment(2).It is implied in the passage that holding a university degree（分数：1.00）A.may result in ones inability to solve complex real-life problemsB.does not indicate ones ability to write properly worde
43、d documentsC.may make one mentally sick and physically weakD.does not mean that one is highly intelligent(3).The author thinks that an intelligent person knows_.（分数：1.00）A.how to put up with some very prevalent mythsB.how to find the best way to achieve success in lifeC.how to avoid depression and m
44、ake his life worthwhileD.how to persuade others to compromise(4).According to the passage, what kind of people are rare?（分数：1.00）A.Those who dont emphasize bookish excellence in their pursuit of happiness.B.Those who are aware of difficulties in life hut know how to avoid unhappiness.C.Those who mea
45、sure happiness by an absence of problems but seldom suffer from N. B. D. s.D.Those who are able to secure happiness though having to struggle against trying circumstances.BTEXT D/BWhat are the zebra stripes on the tomato soup cans and potato chip bags.? They are special black and white vertical line
46、s. These black and white stripes can be read by an optical scanner, or computer. The “scanner, which reads the lines of code, is a small laser beam of light. When the light ray is broken by the black stripes, the computer “reads“ the in formation about the product.The code is called the Universal Pr
47、oduct Code (UPC). h is de signed to add speed and efficiency to stores by using computers. It can do this in several ways. First, it is not necessary for workers to put individual prices on items. Errors in prices are eliminated, or done away with. Also, the time spent checking out is reduced. UPC g
48、ives an itemized receipt to the customer with all the items, prices, and totals. The store clerk does not need to spend time checking the price on the item and punching it into cash register. This UPC computerized system will probably save as much as 45 percent of the checkout clerks time.What do the stripes mean? How does the computer interpret the stripes? The number printed below the vertical bars identifies the manufacturer and the manufacturers
