1、专业八级-271 (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)As we know, there are two kinds of elephants: the African and the Asian elephants, which are the largest (1)_animals in the world. They (1) _ are similar in many ways. Firstly, both animals have long noses, called trunks. Elephan
2、ts some- times use their trunks like a (2)_hand. (2) _ Secondly, both kinds of elephants use their trunks to pick up very small objects and very large, heavy objects. Thirdly, both of them have very largev ears, although the (3)_elephants ears are (3)_ much larger. Fourthly, both animals are thought
3、 to be (4)_because they can be trained to do (4)_ heavy work for people and do tricks to (5)_ people. In addition, there is one big (5)_ similarity between the two animals-they are both fascinating and enormous animals. However, the African and Asian elephants are also quite different. The Asian ele
4、phant is smaller and lighter than the African elephant. The average weight differences between the two kinds of elephants range from 2,000 to (6)_pounds. (6)_ Apart from another major difference in the size of the ears, the teeth of the two animals are different, too. The African elephant has two ve
5、ry large teeth called (7)_. The Asian elephant sometimes (7)_ does not have any tusks at all. The two animals differ in (8)_, too. The last difference between (8)_ the two elephants is their (9)_. The (9)_ Asian elephant is tamer than the African elephant. Thats why the elephants you see in the circ
6、us are probably (10)_elephants. (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).Howard is probably_.（分数：1.00）A.an orchestra conductorB.a music fanC.a sales manager in a music companyD.a background music composer(2).Who in the pass
7、age hold different opinions about background music?（分数：1.00）A.Howard and Lisa.B.Howard and some others.C.Bill and Lisa.D.Bill and some others.(3).According to Howard, background music_.（分数：1.00）A.can possibly give people better feelings and influence their attitudesB.increases production by 4.5 perc
8、ent in factoriesC.is sometimes very boring to the workersD.is always faster than any other music(4).Hamburger places usually play fast background music because_.（分数：1.00）A.they think that will make the attendants work fasterB.they believe fast music can make people eat moreC.time spent on eating is
9、less than before and more customers will be coming in and out to buy hamburgersD.hamburgers will become more popular(5).The background music as mentioned in the dialogue is_.（分数：1.00）A.such music as is played by orchestras in concertsB.the music that is played only in restaurants and storesC.the mus
10、ic that is comparable with modern pop musicD.music played in the background to put you in a particular mood三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)(1).What are the twin blows to the Washington policy concerning Kosovo?（分数：1.00）A.Both talks with Yugoslav president and Congressional plan to debate the deployment
11、 U.S. troops failed.B.Talks with Yugoslav president failed and Congress planned to debate the proposed deployment of U.S. troops in Kosovo.C.Both Albright and Dole said no to Congressional plan to debate the proposed deployment of U.S. troops in Kosovo.D.There has been no change in either the Yugosl
12、avias or U.S. position during the eight hours of talks.(2).Who is the backer of Congressional plan to debate the proposed deployment of U. S. troops?（分数：1.00）A.Albright.B.Dole.C.Holbrooke.D.Hastert.I Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10
13、 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news./I（分数：3.00）(1).Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Saeed al-Sahaf wrote to the UN Security Council to_.（分数：1.00）A.call on them to stop what he called U.S. and British aggression against Iraqi air-space.B.tell them that the biggest U.S. air strikes
14、 against Iraq this year had failed to blunt the defiance of Baghdad.C.show Iraqs determination to use all means to fight against U.S. and British aircraft.D.tell that the American aggression against Iraq is a flagrant violation Of International legitimacy.(2).US Intelligence services spied on Iraq f
15、or three years by_.（分数：1.00）A.disguising themselves as workersB.using intelligence of the UN arms control teamsC.using UN arms control teams to disguise their spying workD.stealing the information of UN arms control teams(3).US warplanes blasted strategic Iraqi installations on Monday in order to_.（
16、分数：1.00）A.cut off a pipeline carrying Iraqi oil export to CeyhanB.restore oil suppliesC.hit a residential quarter in the Air Zahla oilfieldD.kill and injure civilians四、BPART READING (总题数：7，分数：20.00)BTEXT A/BAn adult giraffes head is about six feet above its heart. This means that to pump enough bloo
17、d up to the brain the circulatory system must be strong enough to keep the blood at very high pressure.Biologists have known for some time that giraffes solve this problem by having unusually high blood pressure, about double that of human beings. But an international team of biologists began to won
18、der about this. If giraffes have such high blood pressure, they should have a terrible problem with swelling in their legs and feet. Why dont giraffes have swollen feet?Giraffes should have another problem, too. Every time they bend heads down to drink, the blood should rush to their heads and have
19、a hard time flowing back up (when the head is down)to the heart. How come giraffes dont black out when they drink?The answer to the swollen feet problem, the researchers found, is that giraffes have what the researchers call a “natural anti-gravity suit“. It turns out that the skin and other tissues
20、 in their legs and feet are much stiffer and tougher than those of other animals. As a result, the blood vessels in the leg cannot swell. Therefore, the blood has nowhere to go but back to the heart.What about blood rushing to the head whenever the giraffe bends down to drink? The researchers found
21、that the giraffes jugular vein, which carries blood from the head back to the heart, has lots of one-way valves in it. In the giraffes neck, there are lots of muscles that flex and relax repeatedly as the animal moves its head and sucks up drinking water. By squeezing the valved jugular vein, they k
22、eep blood moving back to the heart even while the animal is drinking.（分数：2.00）(1).Giraffes do not have swollen legs because_.（分数：1.00）A.their legs and feet have strong skin and musclesB.their blood vessels are stiff and tough legsC.they wear a kind of special suitD.there are lots of one-way valves i
23、n the veins of their legs(2).The passage is mainly about_.（分数：1.00）A.what physical features the giraffe hasB.how the giraffes heart worksC.how the giraffes heart pumps blood to its headD.how the giraffes can stand up to high blood pressureBTEXT B/BIn what now seems like the prehistoric times of comp
24、uter history, the earths postwar era, there was quite a widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced wi
25、th a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting in computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction.Obviously, there would be no po
26、int in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong.Questioning and routine double-checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as
27、they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.（分数：2.00）(1).According to the passage, the initial concern about computers was that they m
28、ight_.（分数：1.00）A.change our personal livesB.take control of the worldC.create unforeseen problemsD.affect our businesses(2).It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of_.（分数：1.00）A.investment in computersB.the use of ones internal computerC.double-checks on computersD.comp
29、lete dependence on computers for decision-makingBTEXT C/BA long painful struggle with cancer and chemotherapy had caused baldness for Barbara Bassett, of Moorstown, N.J. The day her blonde hair fell out in clumps was, for Barbara, the worst day of her ordeal. Determined to use some form of camouflag
30、e, she tried a wig but found it itchy and hot. Scarves slipped off or clung too tightly, accentuating the problem. Finally, a friend suggested Barbara call her neighbor, Marie Stevens, an accomplished seamstress who worked at home.Barbara explained to Marie that she needed something between a scarf
31、and a hat, with a shape that suggested hair beneath. It had to fasten securely, and had no opening that would reveal baldness. Sensing a kindred spirit, Marie agreed to work something up. She was no stranger to medical tragedy herself, having lost two of her seven children to cystic fibrosis.The des
32、ign itself was simple, a combination scarf/hat of light cotton and polyester that fit well, disguising the lack of hair. “Smart“ was the description Barbaras friends came up with. For Barbara, elegance was secondary to the scarfs greatest asset. “That silly little hat saved me, she told her friends.
33、Shortly after, Marie and Barbara formed a partnership selling scarves, which they called Hide we are the oldest when it comes to having found the government which suits it best.It is instructive to remember the 55 men who framed this document. Elder statesmen like George Washington and Benjamin Fran
34、klin contributed little to the debate but greatly to the stability and inspiration of the convention. Thomas Jefferson, perhaps the most brilliant American of those days, missed the meetings entirely; he was on diplomatic duty in France. The hard central work of determining the form of government se
35、ems to have been done by a handful of truly great men. James Madison and George Mason of Virginia, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, James Wilson and Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania. Alexander Hamilton of New York did not speak much but did exert considerable influence.The 55 contained a college presi
36、dent, a banker, a merchant, a great teacher of law, a judge, a major, a clergyman, a state governor and a surgeon. One-sixth of the members were foreign born. Two were graduates of Oxford University, one of St. Andrews in Scotland. But the group also contained some real nonentities, including a mili
37、tary man who had been court-martialed for cowardice during the Revolution, some who contributed nothing to the debate, and some who were not quite able to follow what was being debated.What this mix of men did was create a miracle in which every American should take pride. Their decision to divide t
38、he power of the government into three parts-Legislative, Executive, Judicial-was a master stroke, as was the clever way in which they protected the interests of small states by giving each state two Senators, regardless of population, and the interest of large states by apportioning the House of Rep
39、resentatives according to population.But I think they should be praised mostly because they attended to those profound principles by which free men have through the centuries endeavored to govern themselves. The accumulated wisdom of mankind speaks in this Constitution.（分数：2.00）(1).What is the major
40、 point that the author is making in the article?（分数：1.00）A.The Constitution, one of the great documents of the world, was written by fifty- five men of varying talents and backgrounds.B.The Constitution owes its greatness to the fact that it has never changed in a changing world.C.The Constitution w
41、as written by many people working together cooperatively.D.The Constitution was written by many people, all of whom were thinkers of the highest order.(2).Which of the following statements about the 55 men framing the Constitution is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.Thomas Jefferson was not among them.B.All of them
42、were famous.C.All of them contributed much to the framing.D.George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were among them.BTEXT E/BThe science of wildlife management is actually quite new. It is the third major phase of the original conservation movement. The first phase involved the preservation of wildl
43、ife through laws and hunting regulations. This phase was a reaction against the terrible destruction of many wild creatures. The second phase involved the control of certain birds and animals that were preying on other wildlife and causing their decline.However, the first two phases of the conservat
44、ion movement had serious limitations. The new laws allowed certain animals to increase so much that they actually “ate up“ their habitat. Many of them starved to death because the land simply could not provide for them all. Something had to be done. This is how careful wildlife management came into
45、being.One of the chief concerns of wildlife management is the protection and improvement of the natural habitat so that animals have enough food and water to survive. Wildlife management involves care of the soil to produce good vegetation. It involves care of plants and bushes, not only as a source
46、 of food, but also as protection. Animals needs cover to hide from their natural enemies and to raise their young safely.Just as crops are harvested, wildlife too must sometimes be “harvested“. By allowing limited hunting and fishing, good management can control certain species that threaten to over
47、populate their habitat.Another major part of the wildlife management is the increasing of certain species by artificial means. Some creatures, like the whooping crane, were brought back from the edge of extinction in this way. In order to save these species, members of wildlife teams have reared the
48、 young in the safety of research stations.（分数：4.00）(1).The passage is mainly about_.（分数：1.00）A.the history of the wildlife conservation movementB.the preservation of wildlife through lawsC.wildlife management as a new approachD.protection and improvement of the habitat of animals(2).The main idea of the second paragraph is that_.（分数：1.00）A.the first two phases of the wildlife conservation movement failedB.the new laws made certain animals increase too rapidlyC.there was not e
