1、专业八级-846 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 Stock Market(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.peoples livesB.environmental issue
2、sC.consumption patternsD.media advertisementsA.small governmentB.dynamic mediaC.materialismD.the massive support from most AmericansA.They are seldom mentioned by mass mediaB.They dont express themselvesC.They have to sacrifice many things which are parts of their old livesD.All of the aboveA.Becaus
3、e they are not burdened so much as menB.Because they are more sensitive and feel moreC.Because they will push for change and for a better world because of their husbandsD.Because they have more intelligence and skillsA.anti-discrimination movementB.environmental movementC.non-violence movementD.huma
4、n rights movement六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 6 from ancient cave drawings to the latest news photographs, there is scarcely a visual image that cant be found in its files.Subjects range from politicians to entertainment and sports figures, from the Parthenon in ancient Greece to the Sears
5、Tower in Chicago.Famous news events and historical images alike which have been captured either by the blink of a shutter or the hand of an artist are part of Bettmanns extensive archive. From the Boston Tea Party in 1773 that helped ignite Americas war for independence to the civil rights marches i
6、n the U. S. South during the 1960s, Bettmann is a veritable history book of visual images.（分数：10.00）_二十八、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)43.What are the important things in your life? People have different ideas about this question. You are asked to write an article on this point to express your opinion
7、. Write an article of 400 words on this. You should supply a title for your article.In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have wri
8、tten to a natural conclusion with a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Write your essay on the ANSWER SHEET.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-846 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数
9、：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、The Stock Market(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：imagine）解析：听力原文-The Stock MarketThe best way to explain how the stock market works is to imagine that you get together with four of your friends and form a company to produce a soda with a new flavor, which you are
10、going to sell in a pressurized can. You find that you need 600 for the expenses involved in starting the business. One of you contributes 200; a second, only 50; a third, 150; a fourth, 100; and the fifth, also 100. In order to be clear to everyone, you decide that each of you will be given sheets o
11、f paper on which it is stated that every sheet of paper represents 10 of the present value of the company. This means that there will be 60 sheets of paper altogether. The person who contributed 200 will receive 20 of these sheets, while the one who gave 50 will get 5.If you gave 100, then you will
12、receive 10 of these sheets. Each sheet, which is called a stock certificate, actually indicates that you own 1 share of stock in the company. Therefore, you now own 10 shares in the company. To own a share signifies that you are a part owner of the company.Imagine now that when people taste the soda
13、 they want to drink more and more of it. In fact, business is so good that the original 600 invested by the five of you jumps to 1,800 in value. Thus, the 60 shares of stock that were originally worth 10 each are now worth 30 each. This means that your 10 shares have jumped in Value to 300. If you w
14、ant to sell some or all of these shares to anyone else, the price will be 30 per share.However, in time business may take a turn for the worse. People find that the pressurized can does not work wellthe spray of soda goes everywhere. It isnt long then before the value of the company drops from a hig
15、h point of 1,800 to a low point of 300. When this happens, each of the 60 shares, which were worth 30, is now worth 5. Hence, people who want to buy the shares will now pay only 5 each for them.Most companies today get started in exactly the same way. as the small soda company above. Since a great d
16、eal of money is needed to operate a business, a great many people are needed to become part owners. When a company is first organized and shares are sold, it is relatively simple to determine the value of each share; because all the shares together represent the total value of the company.But how ca
17、n you go about buying stocks? It is very unlikely that you would personally know someone who happens to own shares in the company in which you wish to invest. Hence, you will probably go to a stockbrokera man who buys and sells stock for other people. He, in turns will go to a stock marketa place wh
18、ere stocks are bought and sold. There he will inquire of other brokers if they know of anyone who would like to sell the stock that you want to purchase. Usually there will be some such persons. In that event, your broker will arrange to buy the stock for you and then bill you not only for the amoun
19、t he had to pays but also a small additional fee to cover the cost of his services.In the event you want to sell some stocks that you hold, you would follow exactly the same procedure. Now, however, the broker would turn over to you the amount he had received from the buyer, only withholding a small
20、 amount to pay for his services. Thus, you have to pay the broker at, the time he buys the stock for you and again at the time he sells it for you. This isnt all, though. You may also have to pay a tax each time you sell stockand, sometimeswhen you buy it. In addition, the owners of the place where
21、the stock is bought or sold may also charge a small fee for the privilege of using their facilities. It appears that if you plan to sell your stock at some gain to yourself, you bad better wait until its value increases by at least a few dollars on each shares or you may find that what you thought w
22、as a profit for you is actually eaten up by the many fees you had to pay.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：certificate）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：determine）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：represent）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：personally）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：stockbroker）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：inquire）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：procedure.）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：withhold）解析：填空项 1:_
23、（正确答案：privilege）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.peoples livesB.environmental issuesC.consumption patternsD.media advertisements 解析：听力原文-Interview with PAUL RAY:AD: How did you discover the Cultural Creatives?PR: When in 1986 I co-founded American LIVES, I was less
24、 interested in traditional market research and more in how America was changing. One of the first things we discovered in our research was that a clear cultural change was happening: not just change in one area of peoples lives, but in many areas. From environmental issues to consumption patterns, f
25、rom media preferences to the purchase of food products. We also discovered that the people who were changing were a definite subculture and part of a longer-term pattern. Although most Cultural Creatives in our surveys thought they were alone or part of a very small group, it turned out that they re
26、presented a sizable and fast-growing portion of the American population, now reaching over 50 million.AD: How do you explain this impression of Cultural Creatives that they are not part of a larger group?PR: Cultures are generally self-maintaining, and the Cultural Creatives differ from the official
27、 culture of the U.S.: i.e., the modern culture, which is a culture of getting and spending, a culture of materialism, a culture of big government, big corporations, and big media. That official culture is adhered to by just under half of Americans. The other half of Ameri cans doesnt believe in it a
28、t all. Mainstream media usually describe Cultural Creatives as isolated individuals often labeled as tree huggers, protesters, New Agers, etc. When Cultural Creatives follow the news media, they see they are hardly mentioned, and therefore come to the false conclusion that they are only part of a ve
29、ry small group. Another reason why Cultural Creatives believe they are alone is that when you go to the workplace, you are supposed to check your values at the door. Cultural Creatives in the average workplace dont express themselves as such. A third reason is that in the process of becoming a Cultu
30、ral Creative, one frequently had to shed old friendships, old marriages, old careers, because their views were changing in ways others werent. This is a very individualized process, the benefit of which is that it really lets you change. The cost is that you believe you are unique and the only one g
31、oing through this process.AD: You indicate that there are 50 million Cultural Creatives in the U.S. and 80 million in Europe. What are the reasons for their rise?PR: In part this is because our planet is in deep trouble. There is a daily drumbeat that we are moving into a crisis period for humanity.
32、 People who are good at synthesis, like most Cultural Creatives, see that if we continue our way of life we will be in deep trouble. At the same time there are personal changes happening at a psychological and spiritual level. Today, for the first time in human history, people who are interested in
33、an inner life have access to every esoteric tradition in the world. Access to information about personal growth is enormous. Access to information about what is going on around the planet is never ending. In short, better information, large crises at the social level, and miniature crises at the ind
34、ividual level ail contribute to more and more people being exposed to the opportunity to deal with personal change.AD: Why are there so many women among Cultural Creatives?PR: Women as both wage earners and homemakers feel the contradictions more in our society. They feel more subtle, institutional
35、discrimination. If a society inherits dysfunctional institutions then it is often the people with intelligence, skills, and an alternative perspective who are going to come up with better answers rather than the people who have inherited positions that were already favored. In these cases, it is wom
36、en who will play an increasingly important role. Besides this, approximately 80 percent of the people in the Western world are concerned that their children will inherit a worse world than the one in which they grew up. People tend to do for their children what they wouldnt do for themselves. Women,
37、 especially, will push for change and for a better world because of their children.AD: You are currently researching how the political system is affected by cultural changes. What attracts you to this political research?PR: I have been an activist all my life. I was involved in the environmental and
38、 peace movements in the 60s. I have always been interested in many different issues, from the impact to new technologies to how the economy works, from government politics to civil society. I am now connecting the dots between citizen activism, political activity, and change in business, as they are
39、 all part of one big picture, What I actually care most about is social change. Social change, however, is only possible through system change.AD: What do you mean with systems change?PR: If you are taking a system perspective of what is going on, one should ask what is our need as a whole system. A
40、s a planet, can we continue with 10 percent of the population having 80 percent of the resources? As a planet, can we survive if eco systems all around the world are being destroyed? Looking at this big picture means changing the usual way of looking at the world and changing politics as usual. If a
41、ll your time as a politician is spent on what bill is coming up or what political power struggle is being played out, you miss what it is all for. What I am trying throughout my life is to keep looking at that big picture.A.small governmentB.dynamic mediaC.materialism D.the massive support from most
42、 Americans解析：A.They are seldom mentioned by mass mediaB.They dont express themselvesC.They have to sacrifice many things which are parts of their old livesD.All of the above 解析：A.Because they are not burdened so much as menB.Because they are more sensitive and feel more C.Because they will push for
43、change and for a better world because of their husbandsD.Because they have more intelligence and skills解析：A.anti-discrimination movementB.environmental movement C.non-violence movementD.human rights movement解析：六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 6 that number has since grown to more than 50,000.By
44、 8 a.m. EDT Sunday, Emily was located about 305 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, and was moving toward the island at about 20 mph, with sustained winds of nearly 150 mph. The eye of the storm was expected to make landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula late Sunday or early Monday morning, according to the
45、 National Hurricane Center in Miami.Along the narrow spit of land that holds most of Cancuns palatial hotels, workers scrambled to board up businesses and remove traffic lights along the eight-mile main strip, to keep them from becoming wind-borne projectiles when the hurricane hit.A.early SundayB.e
46、arly MondayC.late Sunday D.late Monday解析：八、Question 8 to 10 are(总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.350,000B.70,000C.420,000 D.1.4 million解析：听力原文-Just a word of advice: If youre a famous person living in London, go out and get the best security system money can buy.Skeletal Brit supermodel Kate Moss became the third st
47、ar to fall victim to burglars in London this year, The Sun tabloid reported today. Madonna and Jerry Hall both had their English mansions ransacked earlier in the year.Irreplaceable Items thieves reportedly broke into Moss home and made 350,000 worth of the wifes jewelry disappear, including two irreplaceable items: a 28,000 diamond necklace given to her by former fiance Johnny Depp, and a diamond ring that was a family heirloom.The burglars also took other jewels and 70,000 in travelers checks, The Sun said.Moss, 26, was apparently on a two-week vacation in the United States when her 1.4 mil
