1、专业八级-523 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、The problems facing (总题数：1，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:_四、SECTION B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1 to 5 are(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.10 to 12.B.12.C.2 to 10.D.2.A.
2、negativeB.supportiveC.ambiguousD.cautiousA.School.B.Clean house.C.The Environmental Protection Agencys headquarters.D.None of the abovA.People shed more than any other animal indoors.B.People do not keep their room tidy.C.Peoples skin flakes are small enough to float in the air and pollute the indoo
3、r air.D.The furniture people buy is in bad quality.A.dustB.dead human skinC.quill-covertsD.fluff六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 6 to 8 are(总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.after an emergency session of his inner security cabinetB.before the emergency meetingC.after two Arabs were shot deadD.before two Israeli
4、policemen were killedA.stop up to 100,000 Arabian day laborers from working inside IsraelB.allow a soldier to shoot only if he was in dangerC.authorize a soldier to open fire on anyone bearing armsD.revise open-fire regulations for soldiersA.more Israeli troops were sent to combat the Arabian milita
5、ntsB.Israel closed both the Gaza Strip and West BankC.thousands of Arabian workers lost their jobsD.many Palestinians were driven out of their homeland八、Questions 9 and 10 a(总题数：1，分数：2.00)A.FebruaryB.early MarchC.late MarchD.AprilA.UgandaB.Ivory CoastC.AfricaD.Botswana九、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0
6、.00)十、TEXT A(总题数：4，分数：4.00)1.Who is not responsible for the pressure?（分数：1.00）A.The media.B.The Japanese culture.C.The general attitude of the Japanese population.D.The sportsmanship.2.What do the examples in Par（分数：1.00）A.3 enjoyment of his activities in Britain and the passage of time are the only
7、 real help here.Looking now at the cultural problems, we can see that some of them are of a very practical nature, e. g. arranging satisfactory accommodation, getting used to British money (or the lack of it), British food and weather. Some of the cultural difficulties are less easy to define, they
8、are bound up with the whole range of alien customs, habits and traditions -in other words, the British way of life. Such difficulties include: settling into a strange environment and a new academic routine; learning a new set of social habits, ranging from the times of meals to the meanings of gestu
9、res; expressing appropriate greetings; understanding a different kind of humor; and learning how to make friends. Being open-minded and adaptable is the best approach to some of the difficulties listed here.The largest category is probably linguistic. Lets look at this in some details.Most students
10、have learnt English at school, but they have had little everyday opportunity to practise using English. When foreign learners first come to the country, they have great difficulty in understanding! There are a number of reasons for this. Ill just mention three of them.Firstly, it seems to overseas s
11、tudents that English people speak very fast. Secondly, they speak with a variety of accents. Thirdly, different styles of speech are used in different situations, e. g. everyday spoken English, which is colloquial and idiomatic, is different from the English used for academic purposes. Dont forget,
12、by the way, that if the students have difficulty in understanding the English-speaking people, these people may also have difficulty in understanding the students!What can a student do then to overcome these difficulties? Well, obviously, he can benefit from attending English classes and, if a langu
13、age laboratory is available, use it as much as possible. He should also listen to programmes in English on the radio and TV. Perhaps the most important of all, he should take every available opportunity to meet and speak with native English-speaking people. He should be aware, however, that English
14、people are, by temperament, often reserved and may be unwilling to start a conversation. Nevertheless, if he has the courage to take the initiative, however difficult it may seem to be, most English people will respond. He will need patience and perseverance.In addition to these problems regarding l
15、istening and understanding, the student probably has difficulty in speaking English fluently. He has the ideas, he knows what to say but he doesnt know how to say it in English. The advice here will seem difficult to follow but its necessary. Firstly, he must simplify his language so that he can exp
16、ress himself reasonably clearly, for example, short sentences will be better than long ones. Secondly, he must try to think in English, not translate from his mother tongue. This will only begin to take place when his use of English becomes automatic; using a language laboratory and listening to as
17、much English as possible will help. In general, he should practise speaking as much as possible. He should also notice the kind of English and its structure that educated people use, and try to imitate it.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：alien/foreign customs）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：linguistic）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：fast/quickly）解
18、析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：accents）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：English classes）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：the native speaker/people）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：simplify/shorten）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：think）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：automatic）解析：四、SECTION B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1 to 5 are(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.10 to 12.B.12.C.2 to 10. D.2.解析：听力原文1-5Interview
19、er: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our programme Worldly Wise. Today our attention turns to pollution. We are lucky to have with us here our guest, Miss Catherine White, the youngest woman director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Good morning, Miss White.Catherine: Good morning.Interviewer: Wel
20、l, Miss White, nowadays, most people believe it is the air outdoors that presents us, particularly those most sensitive to unhealthy air, with the greatest risk. But according to your groups recent research, there seems to be something different.Catherine: Yes, our research shows that it is not the
21、air outdoors that takes us the risk. However, it is actually the air inside our homes, schools, and other buildings that is most harmful.Interviewer: Really?Catherine: Really! According to a recent report made by my colleague, 50% of all illnesses is aggravated or caused by polluted indoor air. The
22、indoor air is anywhere from 2 to 10 times more hazardous than the outdoor air. And the indoor air quality epidemic has become the nations number one environmental health problem.Interviewer: Why is such a big problem not noticed before?Catherine: Because it was not as serious as today. As a result o
23、f the energy crisis of the 1970s, with energy-efficiency in mind, todays homes and buildings are built air-tight. Their air-tight construction keeps airborne pollutants trapped inside, and natures air-cleansing agents outside. Statistics for asthma problems began rising sharply around the same time
24、that homes and buildings began to be built his way. In fact, a recent study found that the allergen level in super-insulated homes is 200% higher than it is in ordinary homes.Interviewer: Besides the insulation of homes, is there anything else that worsens the indoor air?Catherine: Yes, carpets, mol
25、ds, mildews, fungi, dust mites, and many many others. A baby crawling on the floor inhales the equivalent of 4 cigarettes a day!interviewer: But most people spend most of their time inside.Catherine: Yeah. Some are over 90%. In this case, the indoor air is going to affect our health far more than th
26、e outdoor air. Virtually everyone is affected, especially asthmatics and others who are particularly sensitive to allergens and dirty particles in the air. Keep in mind that no home or building is immune to the indoor air quality epidemic. 6 out of 10 homes and buildings are “sick“.interviewer: Sick
27、? Do you mean the air in the house is in bad quality?Catherine: Not only bad, but it is hazardous to your health. And even the Environmental Protection Agencys very own headquarters, constructed a few years ago, was determined to be “sick“. Many EPA employees could not work inside the building witho
28、ut becoming sick. If the headquarters of the EPA can fall victim to the indoor air quality epidemic, the very government agency that is charged with finding solutions to this problem, then any home or building can be afflicted. In fact, every home and building is affected by the indoor air quality e
29、pidemic to one degree or another, regardless of how clean it may appear.Interviewer: But if my house looks really clean, how did it become that way?Catherine: Did you use aerosols, floor or furniture polish, bleach, bathroom cleaners, etc.? If so, these products give off harmful chemical vapors into
30、 the air. Most homes or buildings also have carpets, painted walls, chemically-treated fur nishings, dust, insects, moist or damp things, food, people, and.Interviewer: People?!Catherine: Yes, humans shed more than just about any other animal, but our skin flakes are small enough to float in the air
31、, and are consequently inhaled by anyone who enters a room. About 80% of what you see floating in a ray of sunshine is dead human skin! This is not to mention other sources of airborne pollutants that we may bring indoors, such as cigarette smoke and pets. Even if you eliminate or prohibit a certain
32、 source of indoor air pollution from your home, such as pets, you may still be affected.Interviewer: So wed better often stay outdoors.Catherine: Maybe!Interviewer: Thank you, Miss White. We have to stop here and next time she will give you some tips that can help you reduce the indoor pollution. Th
33、anks for listening to our programme.A.negative B.supportiveC.ambiguousD.cautious解析：A.School.B.Clean house.C.The Environmental Protection Agencys headquarters.D.None of the abov 解析：A.People shed more than any other animal indoors.B.People do not keep their room tidy.C.Peoples skin flakes are small en
34、ough to float in the air and pollute the indoor air. D.The furniture people buy is in bad quality.解析：A.dustB.dead human skin C.quill-covertsD.fluff解析：六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 6 to 8 are(总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.after an emergency session of his inner security cabinet B.before the emergency meeti
35、ngC.after two Arabs were shot deadD.before two Israeli policemen were killed解析：听力原文6-8Israel sent in troop reinforcements to combat militants who have killed 13 Israelis this month, the highest monthly toll in nearly four years.An official said Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who ordered an indefinite
36、 closure of the West Bank from yesterday, had also decided to ease open-fire regulations for soldiers. The Gaza Strip has been closed since Sunday.Rabin, announcing the new security measures on television on Tuesday night, said he aimed to make Israelis feel more secure.Rabin convened an emergency s
37、ession of his inner security cabinet after two Arabs shot dead two Israeli traffic policemen on Tuesday as they sat in their patrol car in the town of Hadera, 50 kilometres north of Tel Aviv.The closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip will stop up to 100,0OO Arab day laborers from working inside Isr
38、ael. Their wages are vital to the economy of the territories, where Palestinians have been in revolt against Israeli occupation for five years.Palestinian leaders condemned the closure.Rabin earlier told parliaments foreign affairs and defence committee that security forces had been authorized to op
39、en fire on anyone bearing arms even if he did not threaten to shoot.Previous regulations allowed a soldier to shoot only if he was in immediate danger of his life.Arab-Israeli bloodshed has increased since Rabin expelled 415 Palestinians to south Lebanon in December after Palestinians killed five Is
40、raeli soldiers.A.stop up to 100,000 Arabian day laborers from working inside Israel B.allow a soldier to shoot only if he was in dangerC.authorize a soldier to open fire on anyone bearing armsD.revise open-fire regulations for soldiers解析：A.more Israeli troops were sent to combat the Arabian militant
41、sB.Israel closed both the Gaza Strip and West BankC.thousands of Arabian workers lost their jobsD.many Palestinians were driven out of their homeland 解析：八、Questions 9 and 10 a(总题数：1，分数：2.00)A.FebruaryB.early March C.late MarchD.April解析：听力原文9-10A two-day conference to promote trade and investment in
42、Africa will take place in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia in early March. One of the leading figures behind the event is a re tired British Professor of international affairs, John Spence. VOAs Andre Denathena spoke with professor Spence and filed this report from London about the forthcoming conference.“Th
43、e conference known as the Addis Forum aims to attract international attention to Africas economic potential and is an attempt to promote trade and investment in the vast continent of 52 countries. Conference organizers hope the two-day meeting will bring together African businessmen and their counte
44、rparts from Europe, North America and the Middle East to explore new investment possibilities in Africa.“One of the main organizers of the conference is John Spence, a fellow at Londons Royal Institute for International Affairs. Mr. Spence says inevitably investments by overseas companies will have
45、to be selective, given that some African countries are perceived as better risks than others. He says these countries include South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Botswana. John Spence believes that after Latin America and the Far East, Africa will be the next region for major foreign invest
46、ors. And he hopes his Addis Forum conference will be the first step in getting foreign companies seriously interested in Africa. Andre Denathena, VOA news, London./A.UgandaB.Ivory CoastC.Africa D.Botswana解析：九、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、TEXT A(总题数：4，分数：4.00)1.Who is not responsible for the pr
47、essure?（分数：1.00）A.The media.B.The Japanese culture.C.The general attitude of the Japanese population.D.The sportsmanship. 解析：该题问：谁应该对压力负责？A 项意为“媒体”，文中第五段中指出 The media are partly responsible for the pressure., 所以 A 项不正确。B 项意为“日本文化”，文中没有提及。C 项意为“日本群众的整体态度”，第五段也指出 The media. reflect the general attitud
48、es of the populationAnd the nations fans dont seem to be having much fun，they got there and acted like the cheering was compulsory; They didnt seem to really enjoy the game。从这这么多地方可以看出 C 项也不正确。D 项意为“体育道德”。排除了 A、B、C 后，D 为正确选项。2.What do the examples in Par（分数：1.00）A.3 and secondly to require that statements from accused persons should only be taken in the presence of an independent third party to ensure they are not made under coercion 可以看出。但是这句话的前提 There are already demands that the law should be changed。这只是 demands，而不是现存法律
