1、专业八级-1028 及答案解析(总分：102.00，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)Theories of History. How much we know about history?A. Written records exist for only a fraction of mans timeB. The accuracy of these records is often (1) , (1) _and details in them often needs improve
2、ment. Reconstruction of history before writingA. being difficult because of the (2) of history to us (2) _B. the most that we can do is: use (3) (3) _ and the knowledge of the habits of animals. Theories about historyA. Objective: to (4) the beginning and (4) _deduce the end of mans story.B. One the
3、ory believes that man continually (5) (5) _ (6) must be more intelligent and civilized (6) _than his ancestors.Human race will evolve into a race of (7) (7) _C. The second theory holds the mans history is like a (8) (8) _of development.Modern man is not the most superior.Modem man may be inferior to
4、 members of (9) (9) _D. The third theory: Human societies repeat a cycle of stages, but overall progress is (10) in the long historical perspective.(10) _（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)(1).Which of the following countries or
5、regions where AIDS is spreading much faster is NOT mentioned by Bill Smith?A. the former Soviet Union B. South AfricaC. India D. China（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why has Africa been more affected by AIDS than any other place in the world?A. Because Aft-lea is the place from where AIDS starts to spread worl
6、dwide.B. Because Africans are too brave and resourceful in trying many things.C. Because there were not systems in place both to prevent people from contracting it and spreading it.D. Because Africans arc ready to see some changes in every field.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).All the following medicines are a
7、vailable now EXCEPT_?A. medicine that stops mother-to-child transmissionB. medicine that gives most young adults who take it a normal life spanC. medicine that gives all adults a chance to live normal livesD. medicine that gives little kids that get the HIV positive a good chance to grow up and live
8、 normal lives（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the purpose of Bill Smiths AIDS foundation?A. To prevent people from contracting and spreading AIDS.B. To carry out research on how to prevent the spread of AIDS.C. To keep up with the rate of the epidemic growing.D. To promote AIDS awareness and prevention.
9、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is President Smiths view on the incident of Karl Rove?A. The president in office shouldnt make a decision about the people who work for him.B. Decision should be made after all the facts are available.C. The prosecutor should make the final decision.D. All the people who ar
10、e involved should take a vote on the final decision.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION C(总题数：3，分数：5.00)1.where did the explosion take place?A At a wedding hall. B At a petrol station.C In a downtown shopping center. D Near the Turkish Health Ministry.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).How many South Korean hosta
11、ges will Taliban insurgents plan to release?A.3 B. 19 C.21 D.23（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Afghan government insisted that _.A. all the Taliban captors be caught and punishedB. it would not exchange Taliban prisoners for Korean hostagesC. it would negotiate with the Taliban for a compromiseD. it would help
12、 the South Korean officials rescue their hostages（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).Britain had the third-highest average wealth of _ per adult.A. $126,328 B. $162,832C. $162,238 D. $126,832（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Britain ranked with the following countries EXCEPT _ in wealth inequality.A. Russia B. Indones
13、ia C. Singapore D. Pakistan（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)It was a day that Michael Eisner would undoubtedly like to forget. Sitting in a Los Angeles witness box for four hours last week, the usually unflappable chairman of the Walt Disney Co. struggled to
14、 maintain his composure. Eisners protg turned nemesis. Jeffrey Katzenberg, his former employee, was seeking $500 million in his breach-of-contract suit against Disney, and Eisner was trying to defend hisand his companys integrity. At one point Eisner became flustered when Katzenbergs attorney, Bertr
15、am Fields, asked if he recalled telling his biographer, Tony Schwartz, “I think I hate the little midget.“ Later Eisner recalled that the same day, he had received a fax from Katzenberg meant for Fields, thanking the lawyer for “managing“ a magazine story that praised Katzenberg at Eisners expense:
16、“I said to Schwartz, Screw that. If he is going to play this disingenuous gameI simply was not going to pay him his money. “Last weeks revelations were the latest twist in a dispute that has entertained Hollywood and tarnished Disneys corporate image. The dash began five years ago, when Katzenberg q
17、uit Disney after a 10-year reign as studio chief, during which he oversaw production of such animated blockbusters as “The Lion King“. Disneys attorneys said that Katzenberg forfeited his bonus2 percent of profits in perpetuity from all Disney movies, TV shows and stage productions from 1984 to 1994
18、, as well as their sequels and tie-inswhen he left. The company ultimately paid Katzenberg a partial settlement of nearly $117 million, sources say. But talks broke down over how much Disney owed, and the dispute landed in court.Industry insiders never expected that Disney would push it this far. Th
19、e last Hollywood accounting dispute that aired in public was Art Buchwalds lawsuit against Paramount for profits he claimed to be owed from the 1988 Eddie Murphy hit “Coming to America“. Paramount chose to fight Buchwald in courtonly to wind up paying him $1 million after embarrassing revelations ab
20、out its business practices. After that, studios made a practice of quietly settling such claims. But Disney under Eisner would rather fight that settle. And he and Katzenberg are both proud, combative types whose business disagreement deepened into personal animus.So far, Disneys imageas well as Eis
21、nershas taken a beating. In his testimony last week Eisner repeatedly responded to questions by saying“ I dont recall“ or “I dont know“. Katzenberg, by contrast, offered a stack of notes and memos that appeared to bolster his claim. (The Disney executive who negotiated.Katzenbergs deal, Frank Wells,
22、 died in a helicopter crash five years ago.)The trial has also offered a devastating glimpse into the Magic Kingdoms business dealings. Internal documents detail sensitive Disney financial information. One Hollywood lawyer calls a memo sent to Katzenberg from a former Disney top accountant “a road m
23、ap to riches“ for writers, directors and producers eager to press cases against Disney. The company declined requests to comment on the case. The next phase of the trial could be even more embarrassing. As Katzenbergs profit participation is calculated, Eisner will have to argue that his animated tr
24、easures are far less valuable than Katzenberg claims. No matter how the judge rules, Disney will look like a loser.（分数：5.00）(1).At the end of the first paragraph, the pronoun “I“ in the quoted sentence “I said to Schwatz,“ refers to_.A. Eisner B. Fields C. Schwatz D. Katzenberg（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).K
25、atzenberg made a lawsuit against Disney because_.A. Disney dismissed him before the contract expiredB. Eisner insulted him in a magazine by calling him “the little midget“C. Disney did not pay him in accordance with the contractD. Disney owed him $117 million（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Hollywood studios no
26、w try to avoid sealing disputes with their employees in court because they fear that_.A. involvement in a lawsuit will tarnish their reputationB. many of their illegal business practices will be found out by the publicC. lawyers will overcharge them for such casesD. their confidential business infor
27、mation will be divulged（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It is implied in the last paragraph that_.A. Disney has profited much less than the general public expectedB. Disney has underpaid many of their employeesC. Eisners animated movies didnt bring as much money as Katzenberg thinksD. Disney is undergoing a fin
28、ancial crisis（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).We can infer from this passage that_.A. Katzenberg will undoubtedly win the lawsuit and get all the money he claimedB. Eisner will remain imperturbable all through the trialC. Katzenberg will suffer great embarrassmentD. Disney will face more lawsuits from their emp
29、loyees（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)I was taken by a friend one afternoon to a theatre. When the curtain was raised, the stage was perfectly empty save for tall grey curtains which enclosed it on all sides, and presently through the thick folds of those curtains children came dancing in, s
30、ingly, or in pairs, till a whole troop of ten or twelve were assembled. They were all girls; none, I think, more than fourteen years old, one or two certainly not more than eight. They wore but little clothing, their legs, feet and arms being quite bare. Their hair, too, was unbound; and their fates
31、, grave and smiling, were so utterly dear and joyful, that in looking on them one felt transported to some Garden of Hesperides, a where self was not, and the spirit floated in pure ether. Some of these children were fair and rounded, others dark and elf-like; but one and all looked entirely happy,
32、and quite unself-conscious, giving no impression of artifice, though they had evidently had the highest and most careful training. Each flight and whirling movement seemed conceived there and then out of the joy of beingdancing had surely never been a labour to them, either in rehearsal or performan
33、ce. There was no tiptoeing and posturing, no hopeless muscular achievement; all was rhythm, music, light, air, and above all things, happiness. Smiles and love had gone to the fashioning of their performance; and smiles and love shone from every one of their faces and from the clever white turnings
34、of their limbs.Amongst themthough all were delightfulthere were two who especially riveted my attention. The first of these two was the tallest of all the children, a dark thin girl, in whose every expression and movement there was a kind of grave, fiery love.During one of the many dances, it fell t
35、o her to be the pursuer of a fair child, whose movements had a very strange soft charm; and this chase, which was like the hovering of a dragonfly round some water lily, or the wooing of a moonbeam by the June night, had in it a most magical sweet passion. That dark, tender huntress, so full of fire
36、 and yearning, had the queerest power of symbolising all longing, and moving ones heart. In her, pursuing her white love with such wistful fervour, and ever arrested at the very moment of conquest, one seemed to see the great secret force that hunts through the world, on and on, tragically unresting
37、, immortally sweet.The other child who particularly enhanced me was the smallest but one, a brown-haired fairy crowned with a half moon of white flowers, who wore a scanty little rose-petal-coloured shift that floated about her in the most delightful fashion. She danced as never child danced. Every
38、inch of her small head and body was full of the sacred fire of motion; and in her little pas seul she seemed to be the very spirit of movement. One felt that Joy had flown down, and was inhabiting there; one heard the rippling of Joys laughter. And, indeed, through all the theatre had risen a rustli
39、ng and whispering; and sudden bursts of laughing rapture.I looked at my friend; he was trying stealthily to remove something from his eyes with a finger. And to myself the stage seemed very misty, and all things in the world lovable; as though that dancing fairy had touched them with tender fire, an
40、d made them golden.God knows where she got that power of bringing joy to our dry hearts: God knows how long she will keep it! But that little flying Love had in her the quality that lie deep in colour, in music, in the wind, and the sun, and in certain great works of artthe power to see the heart fr
41、ee from every barrier, and flood it with delight.（分数：5.00）(1).From this passage, it can be inferred thatA the dancing girls are all very beautiful.B the girls come from all over the world.C the two tallest girls are the outstanding dancers.D the girls performance is very successful.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
42、(2).Which of the following statements contains a metaphor?A ., and smiles and love shone from every one of their faces.B ., which was like the hovering of a dragonfly round some water lily.C That dark, tender huntress, so full of fire and yearning had.D In her, pursuing her white love with such wist
43、ful fervour.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the author, the tallest girl among the childrenA danced with a serious expression. B was a dark and rounded girl.C acted as a hovering dragonfly. D pursued her love in the dance.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The sentence “. to myself the stage seemed very misty.“
44、 in the 5th paragraph implies that the authorA did not get a good seat. B was short sighted.C was a bit sleepy. D was just too moved.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is NOT the point of the last paragraph?A To describe how fantastic the dance is.B To express his gratefulness to god.C To s
45、how his deep feeling after seeing the dance.D To share with readers his understanding of the dance.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、TEXT C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Teenagers are under a lot of pressure to be thin. They are led to believe that the only way they can be accepted and fit in, is if they are thin. They resort to
46、starving, vomiting and eating only diet foods to try and be thin. Television is a big influence on them. They watch shows like Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place and feel they need to look as thin as the actresses on these shows. Society is brainwashing young people into believing that being thin
47、 is important and necessary.Diet commercials are constantly appearing on our television screens telling us that once we lose the weight, we will be happy. While your standing in the check out line at the grocery store you are surrounded by magazines claiming to have the newest and best diet. Each mo
48、nth another new diet appears claiming to be the diet to end all diets. Whatever happened to last months diets that claimed the same thing? Dieting has become an obsession in North America. We spend billions of dollars each year trying to look the way society tells us we need to look. If diets really worked, then why are there so many of them? The reason a new diet pops up each month, is because lasts months diets did not work. You know, the ones that claimed to really work. The truth of the matter is that DIETS DONT WORK.T
