1、专业八级-299 (1)及答案解析(总分：102.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSECTION A/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically semantically acceptable. You may refer to your
2、 notes while completing the task.Attending a College or University in the USAEach year, many foreign students wish to go to the colleges and universities in the USA to pursue their study. In order to realize their dreams, they should make careful preparations and know more about colleges and univers
3、ities there. The first stepvisit an American educational advising center more than 400 offices all over the world to log on to the Internet and find the U U 1 /U /U to go to the State Department Education Foreign Student Web page to get some information from the US embassy. Colleges and universities
4、 in the United Statesoffer different kinds of U U 2 /U /U some schools certificate programs one year of training in subjects like office work, U U 3 /U /Uor car repair junior college or community collegean associate degree two-year programs such as the one that prepares students for skilled jobs in
5、U U 4 /U /U colleges or universitiesa bachelors degree four-year study in general subjects like English, history, mathematics, and science as well as U U 5 /U /Uduring the last two years graduate schoolsa master s degree two or three years of study in one subject for those who want to be U U 6 /U /U
6、, medical doctor or lawyer, they should have three and six years of additional study. The difference between colleges and universities college students four years a bachelors degree when completing study successfully no U U 7 /U /U no support for research projects study on U U 8 /U /U(training a per
7、sons mind) one area of study university students four years a bachelors degree; a graduate degree several programs in many areas of study doing research. A way to get a degreestay at home and use a computer online classestwo advantages: dont have to travel; have U U 9 /U /U colleges that offer acade
8、mic degrees online Jones International University: offers both bachelors degrees and U U 10 /U /U The University of Phoenix Cardean University: offers a masters of Business Administration degree （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:_三、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5
9、.00)（分数：5.00）(1).According to the news, most poor people cannot do all of the following EXCEPT A. growing enough food. B. feeding their families. C. buying enough necessities. D. feeding their fowl.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The reason for the 800 million people going to bed hungry is that A. there is no
10、enough food for everyone. B. they have no access to grow or buy food. C. they are lazy and dont want to grow food. D. they are used to receiving others aid.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is NOT a task of WFP as a humanitarian relief organization? A. Communicate with donors. B. Assess th
11、e beneficiaries needs. C. Get food to the right people. D. Contact regional authorities.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to Ms. Bertini, in the mission to end hunger, women play A. a decisive role. B. a minor role. C. an important role. D. no role at all.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The greatest challenge in
12、delivering food to people who need it is to A. raise the resources and delivering food to poor people. B. convince people to contribute more food and money. C. help people improve their well-being over the long term. D. devote more energy to those who are still most at risk.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSECTI
13、ON C/B(总题数：3，分数：6.00)（分数：2.00）(1).Which one of the following is INCORRECT? A. Gulab Mangal said an Emergency staff member received $500,000 as an advance payment for killing him. B. Afghan officials said they detained three Italian Emergency workers Saturday. C. The Italian aid group Emergency has h
14、ad a good relationship with local authorities in violence-wracked Helmand Province. D. In total nine people, including six Afghans, were held after explosive suicide vests, hand grenades and other weapons were discovered.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is correct according to the news? A
15、. Emergency founder Gino Strada denounced the detentions of the aid groups four workers. B. Afghan policemen called it a mafia-style attempt to silence a witness. C. Afghan officials said they were held as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to kill the governor of Helmand Province. D. In
16、total nine people, were held before explosive suicide vests, hand grenades and other weapons were discovered.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).According to the new research, the odd shape mounds were formed by_. A. chemical events B. geographical events C. microbes D. stromatolites（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A
17、ccording to the scientists, it is possible for the primitive life to develop on other planets because the primitive life_. A. is the earliest life on earth. B. could be reserved in fossils. C. flourished on some 3.4 billon years ago. D. can quickly develop into various forms.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.0
18、0）(1).According to Magdalena Alvarez, at least_survivors died hours after the accident. A. 19 B. 26 C. 6 D. 153（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following statements about the crash is TRUE? A. The number.of casualties was 153 on Wednesday. B. There accident killed 172 passengers on board. C. The cr
19、ash took place when the plane was landing. D. The crash was caused probably by the engine fire.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BPART READING (总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BTEXT A/B(总题数：2，分数：7.00)How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that me
20、n, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be written down. These sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we
21、call words.The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more
22、the number of words that mean something to us increases.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet
23、 is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.（分数：2.00）(1).The real pow
24、er of words consists in their_. A. properties B.characteristics C. peculiarity D. representative function（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In expressing their thoughts, great writers are able to_. A. confound the readers B. move men to tears C. move our actions D. puzzle our feelings（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Cheating in
25、sport is as old as sport itself. The athletes of ancient Greece used potions to fortify themselves before a contest, and their modern counterparts have everything from anabolic steroids and growth hormones to doses of extra red blood cells with which to invigorate their bodies. These days, however,
26、such stimulants are frowned on, and those athletes must therefore run the gauntlet of organizations such as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which would rather that athletes competed without resorting to them.The agencies have had remarkable success. Testing for anabolic steroids (in other words
27、, attificial testosterone) was introduced in the 1970s, and the incidence of cheating seems to have fallen dramatically as a result. The tests, however, are not foolproof. And a study just published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology boys develop later in those areas.“ That increased sensitivi
28、ty, she says, combined with more relaxed attitudes and easier access to alcohol, may explain the difference in boys and girls when it comes to drinking.Its also possible that the more developed emotional brain allows girls to be more self-aware and honest about their motivations than boys. “I think
29、early on, girls are more willing to admit negative emotions than boys,“ says Eric Wagner, professor at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work at Florida International University.“They might be drinking for the same reasons as boys, but boys are much less likely to admit those re
30、asons.“ In his interventions with high-school students, says Wagner, kids are still very much drawn to traditional gender stereotypes, with boys associating drinking with a type of macho culture.The stress of figuring out gender roles, of doing well in school, and of the larger social and economic r
31、ealities has led this generations teenagers to be more anxious than previous generations, says Walker. “Its a particularly stressful time for kids right now. Theyre seeing their parents stressed right now about the economy and jobs and thinking, what is there going to be for me?“Adults, says Walker,
32、 often minimize the stress felt by their children, which can seem trivial compared with grown-up problemsafter all, kids dont have to worry about paying the mortgage. But to teenagers, that stress is very real, and the coping mechanisms they use to deal with that stress set a lifelong pattern. “They
33、re learning the tools right then for what theyre going to use to handle adversity for the rest of their lives.“ And as more and more studies show the danger of alcohol on developing brains, its important that the tools they use now wont damage them later.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following best indi
34、cates the main idea of the passage? A. Teen girls are drinking more than boys for different reasons. B. Measures should be taken to relieve the stress and worries of teen girls. C. Teen girls are feeling more stress than boys. D. Teen girls are drinking mainly for fun.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).we can lea
35、rn from the third paragraph that_. A. more girls reported being drunk in the previous month than boys ten years ago B. more girls reported being drunk in the previous month than boys ten years later C. both girls and boys witness an increase in the drinking population in the past ten years D. boys w
36、itness a greater decrease in the drinking population than girls in the past ten years（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is NOT the reason for girls drinking? A. More alcohol is made oriented to young females. B. Girls drink to avoid problems and relieve stress. C. Girls regard drinking as a
37、 necessary ingredient for a party. D. Girls may seek alcohol as a way to self-medicate.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Girls stress comes from all the following EXCEPT_. A. displaying their gender roles B. peer competition at school C. paying the mortgage D. the economy and future jobs（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The
38、passage most probably appears in_. A. a scientific report B. a newspaper C. a textbook D. a brochure（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、BTEXT C/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Once found almost entirely in the western United States and in Asia, dinosaur fossils are now being discovered on all seven continents. A host of new revelat
39、ions emerged in 1998 that promise to reshape scientists views of dinosaurs, including what they looked like and when and where they lived.It is doubtful that Tyrannosaurus Rex had lips or that Triceratops had cheeks, says Lawrence Witmer, an assistant professor of anatomy at Ohio University in Athen
40、s, Ohio. Witmer was a leading researcher for a study on dinosaur anatomy that was presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology, which concluded on October 3 in Snowbird, Utah.Witmers study reached its conclusions by using high-tech computerized axial to mograply (CT or
41、CAT) scans along with comparative anatomy studies. For example, the theory that Triecratops and similar dinosaur species had cheeks was based on past comparisons with mammals such as sheep. But Witmers carful analysis found the structure of the triceratops jaw and skull made it more likely that Tric
42、eratops had a beak like that of an eagle. Witmer said that scientists should use birds and crocodiles as models when researching the appearance of dinosaurs.In early October scientists announced that they had confirmed the diseovery of a new type of ceratopsian dinosaur. The dinosaurs hones, found i
43、n New Mexico in 1996, are forcing paleontologists to rethink their theories about when ceratopsians migrated to what is now North America.Scientists previously thought that ceratopsians, the group that included the well-known Tricer amps, arrived in North America from Asia between 70 million and 80
44、million years ago. During this time, the late Gretaceous Period, the earths two supercontinents - Laurasia in the north and Gondwanaland in the south - were in the process of pulling apart, cutting dinosaur populations off farm each other and interrupting migratory patterns.The fossilized bones, fou
45、nd by eight-year-old Christopher Wolfe and his father, paleontologist Doug Wolfe of the Mesa Southwest Museum in Arizona, date to about 90 million years ago. This could mean that ceratopsians originated in North America and migrated to Asia rather than the reverse, paleontologists said. Doug Wolfe n
46、amed the important new species of dinosaur Zuniceratops christopheri after his son.An expedition from the Universities of Alaska in Anchorage and Fairbanks has discovered a region in remote northern Alaska so rich in fossilized dinosaur tracks that team members dubbed it the “dino expressway“. The t
47、rampled area was found during the summer of 1998 in Alaskas North Slope near the Brooks Range.The team found 13 new track sites and made casts from the prints of five different types of dinosaurs. The rock in which the prints were found dates to more than 100 million years ago, or about 25 million years older than the previously discovered signs of dinosaurs in the Arctic region. Paleontologists said that the new findings provide important evidence that dinosaurs migrated between Asia and North America during the early and mid-Cretaceous Period, befor
