1、专业八级-725 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：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:_三、SECTION B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to an
2、swer each of the following questions.（分数：5.00）(1).Pauline failed to catch the flight because _.（分数：1.00）A.her ticket was not confirmedB.she booked her ticket at the wrong placeC.she didnt have the right documentsD.her visa had run out(2).Which of the following did NOT occur?（分数：1.00）A.Pauline visite
3、d one of Londons parks.B.Pauline went to the airport by taxi.C.Pauline contacted the airline by telephone.D.Pauline stayed the night in London.(3).In Ibiza, Pauline took a taxi because _.（分数：1.00）A.she had too much luggageB.nobody came to pick her upC.the plane was delayedD.her friends home was far
4、away(4).Pauline learned her friends address in _.（分数：1.00）A.NewcastleB.GatwickC.LondonD.Luton(5).From the conversation we get the impression that _.（分数：1.00）A.some official agencies in London are efficientB.taxi drivers abroad always overcharge strangersC.customs formalities in Britain are flexibleD
5、.travel agents tend to misinform people四、SECTION C(总题数：3，分数：5.00)Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question.（分数：2.00）(1).The shootings unfolded in the morning over 2 hours in _.（分数：1.00）A.1 locationB.2 separate
6、 locationsC.3 separate locationsD.4 separate locations(2).According to the news, when did Americas first encounter with a campus massacre occur?（分数：1.00）A.In 1956.B.In 1966.C.In 1999.D.In 2006.1.Question 8 is based on the following new At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to ans
7、wer the question.Gates suggested an increase of 10% yearly in U.S. funding for research for _.（分数：1.00）A.the next 5 yearsB.the next 7 yearsC.the next 11 yearsD.the next 17 yearsQuestions 9 and 10 are based on .the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer ea
8、ch question.（分数：2.00）(1).Why are 14 teams of experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency evaluating the damage?（分数：1.00）A.To find out the lost people and animals.B.To criticize the authoritys poor response.C.To assess the federal assistance needed.D.To make clear the investment in agricultu
9、r(2).Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005 killed more than 1,800 people _.（分数：1.00）A.in GeorgiaB.in New YorkC.along the NileD.along the Gulf Coast五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Such joy, It was the spring of 1985, and President Reagan had just given Mother Teresa the Medal
10、of Freedom in a Rose Garden ceremony. As she left, she walked down the corridor between the Oval Office and the West Wing drive, and there she was, turning my way. What a sight: a saint in a sari coming down the White House hall. As she came nearer, I could not help it: I bowed. “Mother“, I said, “I
11、 just want to touch your hand.“ She looked up at me - it may have been one of Gods subtle jokes that his exalted child spent her life looking up to everyone else - and said only two words. Later I would realize that they were the message of her mission. “Luff Gott,“ she said. Love God. She pressed i
12、nto my hand a poem she had written, as she glided away in a swoosh of habit. I took the poem from its frame the day she died. It is free verse, 79 lines, and is called “Mothers Mediation (in the Hospital).“ In it she reflects on Christs question to his apostles: “Who do you say I am?“ She notes that
13、 he was the boy born in Bethlehem, “put in the manager full of straw, kept warm by the breath of the donkey,“ who grew up to be “an ordinary man without much learning.“ Donkeys are not noble; straw is common; and it was among the ordinary and ignoble, the poor and sick, that she chose to labor. Her
14、mission was for them and among them, and you have to be a pretty tough character to organize a little universe that exists to help people other people arent interested in helping. Thats how she struck me when I met her as I watched her life. She was tough. There was the worn and weathered face, the
15、abrupt and definite speech. We think saints are great organizers, great operators, and great combatants in the world. Once I saw her in a breathtaking act of courage. She was speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington in 1995. All the Washington Establishment was there, plus a few thousa
16、nd born-again Christians, orthodox Catholics and Jews, and searchers looking for a faith. Mother Teresa was introduced, and she spoke of God, of love, of families. She said we must love one another and care for one another. There were great purrs of agreement. But as the speech continued it became m
17、ore pointed, She asked, “Do you do enough to make sure your parents, in the old peoples homes, feel your love? D9 you bring then each day your joy and caring?, The baby boomers in the audience began to shift in their seats. And she continued. “I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abo
18、rtion,“ she said, and then she told them why, in uncompromising term. For about 1.3 seconds there was complete silence, then applause built and Mrs. Gore, looked like seated statues at Madame Tussauds, glistening in the lights and moving not a muscle. She didnt stop there either, but went on to expl
19、ain why artificial birth control is bad and why protestants who separate faith from works are making a mistake. When she was finished, there was almost no one she hadnt offended. A U.S. Senator turned to his wife and said, “Is my jaw up yet?“ Talk about speaking troth to power! But Mother Teresa did
20、nt care, and she wasnt afraid. The poem she gave me included her personal answers to Christs question. She said he is “the Truth to be told, the Way to be walked. the Light to be lit.“ She took her own advice and lived a whole life that showed it.（分数：5.00）(1).Who was the exalted child?（分数：1.00）A.Mot
21、her Teresa.B.The author.C.I.D.Go(2).Who raised the question “who do you say I am?“（分数：1.00）A.The apostle.B.Christ.C.Mother Teresa.D.Sh(3).Which of the following is not a quality of Mother Teresa?（分数：1.00）A.Tough.B.Definite.C.Ethereal.D.Like a steam-roller.(4).Why did the President and the First Lady
22、, the Vice President and Mrs. Gore look like seated statues at the Madame Tussauds?（分数：1.00）A.Because they didnt love Madame Tussauds.B.Because they didnt like to move.C.Because they were VIRD.Because they didnt quite agree with Mother Teresa over the issue of abortion.(5).According to Mother Teresa
23、, abortion is _.（分数：1.00）A.one of Protestant worksB.one of Protestant faithC.one of the TruthsD.not one of Protestant works七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)So far, inflation is roaring in only a few sectors of the economy. While platinum has soared 121 percent, soybeans have risen 115 percent, and an index of
24、 Real Estate Investment Trusts has climbed 42 percent since May 2001, the consumer price index (CPI) has gone up only 4.2 percent during the same period. The challenge is figuring out what happens next.Astute investors are asking two questions: 1) Will the dollar continue to decline? 2) Which assets
25、 will continue to inflate?The value of the dollar matters because much of what Americans buy comes from abroad. And in the past two years, the dollar has been slipping badly: down some 25 percent against a basket of foreign currencies, including the euro and the yen. That makes imported goods more e
26、xpensive. If the dollar falls further, the rise in prices could boost inflation.And thats exactly what some analysts predict. “This is not a run-of-the-mill problem where the currency corrects 25 percent“ then stabilizes, says David Tice, Dallas-based manager of the Prudent Global Income Fund. “We h
27、ave an economy thats very dependent upon ever-increasing amounts of debt. Look at borrowing in this country for automobiles and housing. At the federal level, we are creating credit as if it is going out of style. Given that, we think the dollar can decline substantially more from here.“Thats why Mr
28、. Tices income fund has invested in government bonds in countries that are major trading partners of the US. These bonds tend to increase in value as the dollar weakens.There are other ways for investors to protect themselves from inflation. For example: TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
29、) are US government bonds that increase both principal and interest payments in line with the CPI/U, which measures prices for urban dwellers. Thus, if the price of consumer goods goes up, TIPS owners get a boost in their rate of return. Thats a level of inflation protection that most bonds and mone
30、y-market funds dont provide.Still, there are no guarantees. If real interest rates rise faster than inflation, TIPS can lose value if theyre not held to maturity. “TIPS have. generally been less volatile than traditional bonds,“ but investors have already seen periods when their inflation-protection
31、 doesnt match the actual rise in prices, warns Duane Cabrera, head of the personal financial planning group at Vanguard, based in Valley Forge, Pa. For example, the year-over-year change in the CPI/U is running about 1.9 percent, he points out, but college costs have been rising about 5 percent annu
32、ally.Investors should also discuss the tax consequences with their investment advisers, Mr. Cabrera notes.On the stock front, investors can also turn to natural-resource stocks or mutual funds that invest in them A slightly more exotic option: exchange-traded funds, which act like mutual funds but t
33、rade like stocks.Commodities offer another avenue for profit during inflationary times. Individual investors probably want to avoid commodity trading, often a wild and woolly experience. But certain mutual funds offer shareholders a chance to profit when commodity prices go up. The PIMCO Commodity R
34、eal Return Fund, for example, provides exposure to the performance of the Dow-Jones AIG Commodity Index while generating income from TIPS. Another option: the Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund, which is actively managed and tracks the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index.Theres no clear winner between these stoc
35、k funds and the commodities their companies have invested in. When commodity prices are falling, natural-resource firms can protect themselves by hedging their risks, says Kevin Baum, portfolio manager of the Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund. On the other hand, hedging may keep them from benefiting when
36、commodity prices rise. And the stocks can be more volatile than the commodities themselves. Gold funds typically are three times more volatile than the price of gold itself.Sometimes, the commodities and funds tied to those commodities move in opposite directions, Mr. Baum says.PIMCOs Mr. Harris is
37、quick to note that many commodity prices have been soaring. So the key question is: Which ones will continue to rise in price? Individual investors should maintain strict discipline when they pick commodities funds; he says.（分数：5.00）(1).In the 4th paragraph, the words of a fund manager tells us all
38、of the following EXCEPT that _.（分数：1.00）A.the US economy is very dependent upon ever-increasing amounts of debtB.the amount of borrowing today in the US for automobiles and housing is getting bigger and biggerC.one of the main reasons for the depreciation of dollar is the ever increasing amounts of
39、US domestic debtsD.the US federal government is creating credit because the people have already showed unwillingness to be indebted(2).Which of the following is NOT a feasible way for investors to protect themselves from inflation?（分数：1.00）A.To invest in government bonds in countries that are major
40、trading partners of the US.B.To hold TIPS always to maturity.C.To turn to natural-resource stocks or mutual funds that invest in them.D.To try Commodities sometimes.(3).Which of the following is true about the commodity trading?（分数：1.00）A.When commodity prices are falling, natural-resource firms los
41、es money.B.Stock funds benefit when commodity prices rise.C.Individual investors should hold on to a commodities fund when they have decided upon it.D.Market performances of the stock funds and the commodities they have invested in are not necessarily the sam(4).“If real interest rates rise faster t
42、han inflation, TIPS can lose value if theyre not held to maturity.“ In the first line, 7th paragraph, this suggests all of the following EXCEPT that _.（分数：1.00）A.the market performance of most bonds are rather sensitive to the fluctuation of real interest ratesB.TIPS is a kind of long-term bondC.mos
43、t traders prefer bonds with a safe rate of returnD.TIPS tends to be inactive on the market because of light trading of this bond(5).If the dollar continues to decline, which of the following would be a possible result?（分数：1.00）A.Prices would fall.B.Importing would become expensive.C.Pressure of infl
44、ation would be lessened.D.Consumers would be more willing to borrow money from banks.八、TEXT C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)During the first 70 years of the 20th century, inequality declined and Americans prospered together. Over the last 30 years, by contrast, the United States developed the most unequal distribut
45、ion of income and wages of any high-income country.Some analysts see the gulf between the rich and the rest as an incentive for strivers, or as just the way things are. Others see it as having a corrosive effect on peoples faith in the markets and democracy. Still others contend that economic polari
46、zation is a root cause of Americas political polarization. Could, and should, something be done?Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz, two Harvard economists, think yes. Their book, the Race Between Education and Technology (Harvard, $ 39.95), contain many tables, a few equations and a powerfully told
47、 story about how and why the United States became the worlds richest nation-namely, thanks to its schools.The authors skillfully demonstrate that for more than a century, and at a steady rate, technological breakthroughs-the mass production system, electricity, computers-have been increasing the dem
48、and for ever more educated workers. And, they show, Americas school system met this demand, not with a national policy, but in grassroots fashion, as communities taxed themselves and built schools and colleges.If only it were that easy.The authors argument is really two books in one. One offers an i
49、ncisive history of American education, especially the spread of the public high school and the state university system. It proves to be an uplifting tale of public commitment and open access. The authors remind us that the United States long remained “the best poor mans country“. A place where talent could rise.The other story rigor
