1、专业八级-341 及答案解析(总分：92.00，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)Weddings, which would be a time of happinessand joy, are full of jitters, U U 1 /U /U, anger and hurt feelings, because the planning process isnt organized very well or because it is always a problem as f
2、or who should pay the bill. Even if the wedding may be paid by any party, the decision-making right belongs to the bride and groom. Especially the brides feelings U U 2 /U /Uwhether the questions about the guest list or the flavor of the wedding cake. U U 3 /U /Uadvice shouldnt be ignored. If there
3、is a real conflict, however, the U U 4 /U /Uguideline is that the brides wishes are of most importance. Anyhow, it is her wedding! If a little time is put into the planning process, the problem of organization may be handled easily. There is no reason to U U 5 /U /Uthe wedding if some significant de
4、tails are U U 6 /U /Uor put off because the people in charge are not clear about their responsibilities. Id like to answer the U U 7 /U /Uquestions about weddings from the time of engagement through U U 8 /U /U, including the following, a schedule, guideline, personal expenses and what to ask the ph
5、otographer, caterer, musicians and clergyperson, a way to U U 9 /U /Ugifts, tips and correct procedures. Because wedding planning follows a U U 10 /U /U, this lecture is arranged to help planning from start to finish. I hope it will bringyou a lovely and enjoyable wedding. （分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空
6、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：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).Victoria, the interviewee, works as a _. A. news announcer B. news reporter C. news editor D. assistant editor（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).News subs means _. A. they refine and correct and sort out the news stori
7、es B. they read the news stories on the air C. they are in charge of reporting news event D. they collect and write the news stories（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Victoria deals with those sad news by _. A. taking a couple of seconds to catch a glimpse of news report and putting a sign on it B. starting off o
8、n a bright tone on a story and then change to a sad tone quickly C. putting a small cross at the top of sad news D. reading the sad news slowly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Victoria does NOT agree that _. A. small changes should be made on news reports to read easily B. writing for speech is similar to writi
9、ng for newspaper C. before reading the news, announcer should absorb the news in advance D. announcer should overcome the feeling of panic when reading something difficult（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).When pronouncing strange foreign names, Victoria usually _. A. talks with editorial staff B. takes advice fr
10、om Pronunciation Unit C. goes to embassies or tourist bureaus D. makes a direct phone call to BBCs external services（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)（分数：3.00）(1).What do you know about the attack? A. It killed 60 Iraqi Shias. B. It happened 14 miles from the capital. C. No one claimed t
11、he responsibility. D. Even Iraqis felt terrible.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Three British soldiers were killed in _. A. the tanker attack B. a fighting happened in a Shia city C. a blast happened in al-Amarah D. the battle with Shia gunmern（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why were there hundreds of mourners in the Aus
12、tralian city of Newcastle who gathered to mourn the death of twenty people killed in bombings last year? A. Because Newcastle is the home of three of the victims. B. Because these people died in Newcastle last year. C. Because four Islamist fighters have been found guilty of involvement in the bombi
13、ngs in Newcastle. D. Because Newcastle is the city where there are many friends and relatives of the victims.语音下载（分数：1.00）_（分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following best states Chinas standpoint on the Iran nuclear issues? A. China opposes any form of economic sanctions against Iran. B. China plans to sto
14、p multilateral talks with other parties involved. C. China hopes to continue talks with parties concerned for solutions. D. China supports international efforts to impose sanctions on Iran.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The UN Security Council plus_agreed to impose new sanctions on Iran. A. Canada B. Japan C.
15、 Australia D. Germany（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：1，分数：4.00)The bizarre antics of sleepwalkers have puzzled police, perplexed scientists, and fascinated writers for centuries. There is an endless supply of stories about sleepwalkers. Person have been said to climb
16、on steep roofs, solve mathematical problems, compose music, walk though plate glass windows, and commit murder in their deep.How many of these stories have a basic in fact, and how many are pure fakery? No one knows, but if some of the most sensational stories should be taken with a barrel of salt,
17、others are a matter of record.In Revere, Massachusetts, a hundred policemen combed a waterfront neighborhood for a lost boy who left his home in his sleep and woke up five hours later on a strange sofa in a strange living room, with no idea how he had gone there.There is an early medical record of a
18、 somnambulist who wrote a novel in his sleep. And the great French writer Voltaire knew a sleepwalker who once got our of bed, dressed himself, made a polite bow, danced a minute, and then undressed and went back to bed.At the university of Iowa, a student was reported to have the habit of getting u
19、p in the middle of the night and walking three-quarters of a mile to the Iowa River. He would take a swim and then go back to his room to bed.The worlds champion sleepwalker was supposed to have been an Indian, Pandit Ramrakha, who walked sixteen miles along a dangerous road without realizing that h
20、e had left his bed. Second in line for the title is probably either a Vienna housewife or a British farmer. The woman did all her shopping on busy streets in her sleep. The farmer, in his deep, visited a veterinarian miles away.The leading expert on sleep in American claims that he had never seen a
21、sleepwalker. He is Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman, a physiologist at the University of Chicago. He is said to know more about sleep than any other living man, and during the last thirty-five years had lost a lot of sleep watching people sleep. Says he, “Of course, I know that there are sleepwalkers because
22、I have read about them in the newspapers. But none of my sleepwalkers ever walked, and if I were to advertise for sleepwalkers for an experiment, I doubt that Id get many takers.“Sleepwalking, nevertheless, is a scientific reality. Like hypnosis, it is one of those dramatic, eerie, aweinspiring phen
23、omena that sometimes border on the fantastic. It lends itself to controversy and misconceptions. What is certain about sleepwalking is that it is a symptom of emotional disturbance, and that the only way to cure it is to remove the worries and anxieties that cause it. Doctors say that somnambulism i
24、s much more common than is generally supposed. Some have set estimated that there are four million somnambulists in the United States. Others set the figure even higher. Many sleep-walkers do not seek help and so are never put on record, which means that an accurate count can never be made.The simpl
25、est explanation of sleepwalking is that it is the acting out of vivid dream. The dream usually comes from guilt, worry, nervousness, or some other emotional conflict. The classic sleepwalker is Shakespeares Lady Mac Beth. Her nightly wanderings were caused by her guilty conscience at having committe
26、d murder. Shakespeare said of her, “The eyes are open but their sense is shut.“The age-old question is: Is the sleepwalker actually awake or asleep? Scientists have decided that he is about half-and-half. Like Lady Mac Beth. he had weighty problems on his mind. Dr. Zelda Teplitz, who made a ten-year
27、 study of the subject, say, “Some people stay awake all night worrying about their problems. The sleepwalker thrashes them out in his sleep. He is awake in the muscular area. partially asleep in the sensory area.“ In other words, a person can walk in his sleep, move around, and do other things, but
28、he does not think about what he is doing.There are many myths about sleepwalkers. One of the most common is the idea that its dangerous or even fatal to waken a sleepwalker abruptly. Experts say that the shock suffered by a sleepwalker suddenly awakened is no greater than that Suffered in waking up
29、to the noise of an alarm clock. Another mistaken belief is that sleepwalkers are immune to injury. Actually most sleepwalkers trip over rugs or bump their heads on doors at some time or other.What are the chances of a sleepwalker committing a murder or doing something else extraordinary in his sleep
30、? Some cases of this have been reported, but they very rarely happen. Of course the few cases that are reported receive a great deal of publicity. Dr. Teplitz say, “Most people have such great inhibitions against murder or violence that they would awakenif someone didnt waken them.“ In general, auth
31、orities on sleepwalking agree with her. They think that people will not do anything in their sleep that is against their own moral code. As for the publicized cases, Dr. Teplitz points out, “Sleepwalking itself is dramatic.sleepwalkers can always find an audience. I think that some of their tall tal
32、es get exaggerated in the telling.“ In her own file of case histories, there is not one sleepwalker who ever got beyond his own front door.Parent often explain their childrensor their ownnocturnal oddities as sleepwalking. Sleepwalking is used as an excuse for all kinds of irrational behavior. There
33、 is a case on record of a woman who dreamed that her house was on fire and flung her baby out of the window. Dr. Teplitz believes that this instance of irrational behavior was not due to somnambulism. She believes the woman was seriously deranged or insane, not a sleepwalker.For their own protection
34、, chronic sleepwalkers have been known to tie themselves in bed, lock their doors, hide the keys, bolt the windows, and rip up all sorts of gadgets or wake themselves if they should get out of bed. Curiously enough, they have an uncanny way of avoiding their own traps when they sleepwalk, so none of
35、 their tricks seem to work very well Some sleepwalkers talk in their sleep loudly enough to wake someone else in the family who can then shake them back to their senses.Children who walk in their sleep usually outgrow the habit. In many adults, too, the condition is more or less temporary. If it hap
36、pens often, however, the sleepwalker should seek help. Although sleepwalking itself is nothing to become alarmed about, the problems that cause the sleepwalking may be very serious.（分数：4.00）(1).What does the phrase “taken with a barrel of salt“ mean at end of the second paragraph? A. inconceivable B
37、. unbelievable C. suspected D. implausible（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).Who was supposed to be the worlds champion sleepwalker? A. The man walked sixteen miles along a dangerous road. B. The boy walked five hours in his sleep. C. The student habitually walked to the Iowa River and swam in his sleep. D. The m
38、an danced a minuet in his sleep.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).What is true of sleepwalking according to the passage? A. It is caused by emotional conflict or guilty conscience. B. It is the acting out of a vivid dream. C. Somnambulists are asleep during their sleepwalking. D. It is dangerous to waken a sleep
39、walker.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4).Dr. Zelda Teplitz _. A. studied sleepwalking for at least ten years. B. concluded that sleepwalkers are partially asleep in their sensory area. C. maintained that it is a mistaken belief that sleepwalkers are immune to injury. D. A and B （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).The writer ma
40、kes it obvious that_ A. sleepwalkers are often awakened by dangers B. the underlying cause of sleepwalking is more serious than sleepwalking itself C. most sleepwalkers are deranged or insane D. All of the above.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.七、BTEXT B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)When catastrophic floods hit Bangladesh, TNTs
41、 emergency-response team was ready. The logistics giant, with headquarters in Amsterdam, has 50 people on standby to intervene anywhere in the world at 48 hours notice. This is part of a five-year-old partnership with the World Food Program (WFP), the UNs agency that fights hunger. The team has atte
42、nded to some two dozen emergencies, including the Asian tsunami in 2004. “Were just faster,“ says Ludo Oelrich, the director of TNTs “Moving the World“ program.Emergency help is not TNTs only offering. Volunteers do stints around the world on sec-ondment to WFP and staff are encouraged to raise mone
43、y for the program (they generated enro2.5m last year). There is knowledge transfer, too: TNT recently improved the school-food supply chain in Liberia, increasing WFPs efficiency by 15-20%, and plans to do the same in Congo.Why does TNT do these things? “People feel this is a company that does more
44、than take care of the bottom line,“ says Mr. Oelrich. “Its providing a soul to TNT.“ In a 2006 staff survey, 68% said the pro-bono activities made them prouder to work at the company. It also helps with recruitment: three out of four graduates who apply for jobs mention the WFP connection. Last year
45、 the company came top in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.TNTs experience illustrates several trends in corporate philanthropy. First, collaboration is in, especially with NC, Os. Companies try to pick partners with some relevance to their business. For.TNT, the food program is a good fit because
46、hunger is in part a logistical problem. Standard Chartered, a bank, is working with the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee on microfinance and with other NGOs on a campaign to help 10m blind people.Coca-Cola has identified water conservation as critical to its future as the worlds largest drinks
47、 company. Last June it announced an ambitious collaboration with WWF, a global environmental organization, to conserve seven major freshwater fiver basins. It is also working with Greenpeace to eliminate carbon emissions from coolers and vending machines. The co-operation is strictly non-financial, but marks a change in outlook. “Ten years ago you couldnt get CocaCola and Greenpeace in the same room,“ says Neville Isdell, its CEO.Second, what used to be local community work is increasingly becoming global community work. In the
