1、专业英语八级听力-26及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、lilist-style-type:n(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A MINI-LECTU(总题数：1，分数：50.00)In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need the
2、m to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE, using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) b
3、oth grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Now, listen to the mini-lecture.Structure of the Canadian GovernmentB. Introduction/BA. Canadian government system is thought to imitate British system.Canadas g
4、overnment system is often called U U 1 /U /Udemocracy.Canada has much in common with other colonies.B. Differences coexist with similarities between Canadian and British systems.because Canada is a huge but U U 2 /U /UcountryB. Official head/BThe Queen is the official head who is represented by a U
5、U 3 /U /U.Both are only U U 4 /U /Uleaders.B. System of Government/BCanada is a federation with each province and territory having much power.U U 5 /U /Ubeing the government for the whole nationa combination of federalism with a British systemBritish system was preferred to American system mainly be
6、cause the latter was considered U U 6 /U /U.B. Parliament/BA. Two parts:a lower house: the House of Commonsan upper house: SenateB. MPs represent particular electoral districtsC. Electoral districts are determined by its population instead of U U 7 /U /U.disadvantage: a (n) U U 8 /U /Uexists between
7、 densely-populated provinces and sparsely-settled regionsD. The Prime Ministerthe most important person in Canadian governmentthe leader of the U U 9 /U /Uin the parliamentchoosing the Cabinet, whose members are responsible for different areasE. The Senate is appointed by the Governor General.sharin
8、g more similarity with the U U 10 /U /Uin the UKSenators more equally being chosen from each region （分数：50.00）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 INTERVIEW(总题数：1，分数：25.00)In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the ques
9、tions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.（分数：25.00）(1).Food can affect people in all of the following aspects EXCEPT _. A. mood and feeling. B. stress coping ability. C. way of thinking. D. depth of thinking.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following foods can bo
10、th make people happy and release stress? A. Potatoes, cereals and fish. B. Fruits and vegetables. C. Milk and dairy products. D. Crunchy foods.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following foods can NOT help with stress? A. Foods with healthy fat. B. Dairy products. C. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drin
11、ks. D. Foods rich in protein and vitamin B6.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following can be the first choice in making us energetic? A. Liquid like water. B. Eggs and soy. C. Chocolate. D. Coffee and tea.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following statements is CORRECT? A. Fish has no fat and is
12、full of vitamin B. Lean beef contains both protein and vitamin B12. C. Peanut butter contains healthy fat. D. Tea helps export poisonous substance from the brain.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：2，分数：25.00)In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answe
13、r the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.（分数：15.00）(1).How many estimated refugees have fled to eastern Sudan? A. 30,000. B. 80,000. C. 50,000. D. 110,000.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whats the attitude of the US toward the Sudans work permits issue? A. Supporti
14、ve. B. Opponent. C. Careless. D. Neutral.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the news item mainly talk about? A. The Curiosity rover finally got on Mars after eight months cruising. B. NASA launched a new spaceshipthe Curiosity rover. C. Astronauts getting on Mars would develop cancer due to radiation. D
15、. Astronauts can be protected from the radiation by lots of methods.语音下载（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：10.00）(1).The Pension Reform Bill was passed in the National Assembly with _ votes vantage. A. 100 B. 103 C. 233 D. 336（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).It can be inferred from the news item that The Pension Reformed Bil
16、l _. A. was passed smoothly B. was passed in the end C. hasnt been admitted constitutional yet D. only received opposition from the Left Opposition（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.专业英语八级听力-26答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、lilist-style-type:n(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A MINI-LECTU(总题数：1，分数：50.00)In this section you will
17、hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and
18、 another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE, using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking
19、. Now, listen to the mini-lecture.Structure of the Canadian GovernmentB. Introduction/BA. Canadian government system is thought to imitate British system.Canadas government system is often called U U 1 /U /Udemocracy.Canada has much in common with other colonies.B. Differences coexist with similarit
20、ies between Canadian and British systems.because Canada is a huge but U U 2 /U /UcountryB. Official head/BThe Queen is the official head who is represented by a U U 3 /U /U.Both are only U U 4 /U /Uleaders.B. System of Government/BCanada is a federation with each province and territory having much p
21、ower.U U 5 /U /Ubeing the government for the whole nationa combination of federalism with a British systemBritish system was preferred to American system mainly because the latter was considered U U 6 /U /U.B. Parliament/BA. Two parts:a lower house: the House of Commonsan upper house: SenateB. MPs r
22、epresent particular electoral districtsC. Electoral districts are determined by its population instead of U U 7 /U /U.disadvantage: a (n) U U 8 /U /Uexists between densely-populated provinces and sparsely-settled regionsD. The Prime Ministerthe most important person in Canadian governmentthe leader
23、of the U U 9 /U /Uin the parliamentchoosing the Cabinet, whose members are responsible for different areasE. The Senate is appointed by the Governor General.sharing more similarity with the U U 10 /U /Uin the UKSenators more equally being chosen from each region （分数：50.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：Westminster-sty
24、le）解析：听力原文Structure of Canadian GovernmentGood afternoon, everyone. Today well be continuing our discussion of the Canadian government, with the focus on its structure. UAs a former British colony, Canadas system of government was based on the British system of parliamentary democracy. This is often
25、 referred to as Westminster- style democracy, named after the British House of Commons/U. (加拿大的政府体系是基于英国议会制民主政府而建立，因此常被称为“威斯敏斯特式”的民主政府，所以填Westminster-style，注意首字母大写。) Like other colonies like New Zealand and Australia, many Canadian laws, political practices and customs were brought from the Old Coun
26、try and adapted to the different conditions of the new country. At first glance, the similarity between British and Canadian political conditions are great; Ubut when we look more closely, we can see important differences which have arisen from the experience of governing a huge but sparsely populat
27、ed country/U. (加拿大地域广阔，人口相对稀少，这使得加拿大的政治体系在仿效英国体系的同时，与英国存在很大差别，应填sparsely populated。) Well divide our discussion into three parts: the official head, the Canadian system of government and the Canadian parliament.Now, first, the official head of Canada. Like Britain, Canada is a monarchy. The official
28、 head of state is the Queen, who is also the Queen of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and other former British colonies. The Queen is Canadas queen in her own right; if, for example, Britain decided to become a republic, the Queen would still be the Queen of Canada. UBecause she does not live
29、in Canada, she is represented by an official called a Governor General/U. (女王不在加拿大居住，由总督代表，所以填Governor General。这里要注意作为专有名词，两个单词的首字母都需要大写。) When heads of state visit Canada, they will first be greeted by the Governor General, before being welcomed by the Prime Minister.UBoth the Queen and the Governo
30、r General occupy roles which are largely ceremonial/U. (女王和总督都只是行使礼仪方面的职能，所以填ceremonial。) Most Canadians would be unable to tell you the name of the current Governor General, or identify him or her in a picture. And while the Queen and her family are regarded with affection by most Canadians, the mo
31、narchy as such bears little relevance to the governing of modern Canada. We see that Canada and Britain have the same official head of state.Then, what is special about the Canadian government as compared against the British government? This brings us to the second part of our discussion, the system
32、 of government. The biggest difference between Canada and the UK is that Canada is a federationthat is, it has ten provinces and two territories, each with their own government, which have joined to form one country. UThe government of the whole country is referred to as the federal government, to d
33、istinguish it from the lower level governments of each province/U. (为了与各个省级政府区别开来，国家政府被称为“联邦政府”，所以填federal government。) These provinces all have a great deal of power in relation to the federal government.Canada was the first political community to combine federalism with a British system of governm
34、ent, a model which was later applied to other areas in the British Commonwealth, notably in Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria and Indialarge countries with powerful regional and ethnic divisions. Canadas founding fathers of Confederation, who, between 1864 and 1867, had to decide what sort of government
35、the new country was to have, chose the British model of government over the model being enacted in the United States. The American system was characterized by checks and balances on political power. In Contrast, the founding fathers preferred the British system because they wanted a strong central g
36、overnment. UThe British model offered strength, order and authority, which they thought was preferable to the weakness of the American system/U. (加拿大政府的奠基者认为英国的政治体系比美国的更可取，因为后者太过软弱，缺乏权威，所以填weak。) In the American system, the President and the Congress frequently battle over policy.Finally, well talk
37、about the Canadian Parliament. The Canadian Parliament is divided into a lower house, the House of Commons, and an upper house called the Senate. Canadians vote in elections for people they want to represent them in the House of Commons. These Members of Parliament (MPs) each fill a seat in the Hous
38、e of Commons, which represents a particular electoral district.UElectoral districts are based on population rather than geographic size/U, (选区是由人口而不是面积来决定，所以填geographic size。) so there are more MPs from urban areas and very few from the sparsely settled, wilder regions of Canadas. The House of Commo
39、ns contains about three hundred seats. UBecause most of the Canadian population is concentrated in Ontario and Quebec, these two provinces have the most seats, and therefore the most power in the House of Commons. This has caused a lot of trouble because the provinces with smaller populations feel t
40、hey are not adequately listened to by Central Canada/U. (选区视人口多少而定的政策使得人口密度较大的安大略省和魁北克省占据了众议院的多数席位，而人口较少的省份觉得加拿大高层对它们不够重视，所以可概括为imbalance或者inequality。) For example, in the 1997 election, because of its large population, Ontario elected one hundred and three MPs, whereas the prairie provinces of Sask
41、atchewan and Manitoba each only had fourteen MPs.As is the case in Britain, MPs generally all belong to political parties. UThe party that wins the most seats forms the government; the party leader becomes Prime Minister/U, (占据议会席位最多的党派就组建成政府，而其领导人就成为总理，所以填dominant party。) and so, like in the UK, th
42、e most important person in Canadian government is the Prime Minister. The Cabinet, chosen by the Prime Minister, consists of senior MPs from the governing party. They are usually given particular areas of responsibility, like external affairs, multiculturalism, or health and education.The Senate, th
43、e upper house, is not elected. It is appointed by the Governor General, who acts on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. UThe Senate is not like the US Senate, but analogous to the House of Lords in the UK/U, (加拿大参议院不同于美国的参议院，而是与英国的上议院类似，所以填House of Lords，注意H和L都要大写。) although the Lords can earn
44、 their seat by right of birth as well as by being appointed. To balance the fact that the Commons is dominated by MPs from populous Ontario and Quebec, senators are, by tradition, picked to represent the regions more equally.Well, today we have covered the structure of the Canadian Government in ter
45、ms of three aspects: the official head, the Canadian system of government and the Canadian parliament. You are expected to read the recommended material after class. Next weeks lecture will be focused on Canadian Prime Ministers.填空项1:_（正确答案：sparsely populated）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：Governor General）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：ceremonial）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：federal government）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：weak）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：geographic si
