1、专业英语八级听力-35及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BLISTENING COMPR(总题数：20，分数：100.00)（分数：6.00）(1).The news item is mainly about that the Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva A. is fighting a campaign by opposition protesters. B. will resign soon. C. has failed to arrest leaders of the rallies. D. has p
2、ut the head of the army in charge of national security.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is INCORRECT about the head of the army? A. He would be better able to deal with the situation. B. He will make every effort to defeat the protesters. C. He can make decisions directly. D. He might be
3、planning another operation to hit the protesters.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left the country A. flying to Uzbekistan. B. with the help of the US and Russia. C. immediately after his political opponents seized power. D. on Sunday evening.语音下载（分数：2.00）A.B.C.
4、D.（分数：6.00）(1).Which of the following is INCORRECT about NASA? A. It is going to be engaged in space shuttle programme. B. It enjoys full trust of President Obama. C. It newly gets a fund of six billion dollars. D. It is not the successor of Hubble Telescope.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to Preside
5、nt Obama, America will reinforce its robotic exploration of the solar system in the following aspects EXCEPT A. research into the suns atmosphere. B. landing on an asteroid and the planet Mars. C. new scouting missions to Mars and other destinations. D. an advanced telescope to follow Hubble.（分数：2.0
6、0）A.B.C.D.(3).The northern opposition parties and the former southern rebels heavily criticised the electoral commission because A. the country is heavily disunited. B. they feared they would lose the election. C. they didnt think the election was well-prepared. D. they thought the election was unfa
7、ir.语音下载（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the news mainly about? A. Obama is anxious to reform US financial system. B. Obama warned the United States could not afford another financial crisis. C. The parliament has approved Obamas reform bill. D. Now it is a critical moment for US to reform its f
8、inancial system.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT a reason for the importance of the reform bill according to Timothy Geithner? A. Now it is a critical and urgent moment. B. The crisis has become more severe and time is urgent. C. The crisis has lasted for two and a half years. D. I
9、t has been more than a year since they first made a comprehensive set of reforms.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：6.00）(1).Greece will do the following EXCEPT _ to rescue its economy along with the help of euro member countries. A. severe budget cuts B. tax increases C. structural reforms D. loans adjustment（分数
10、：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is INCORRECT about Greeces adjustment? A. Public sector wages will be reduced. B. Pensions will be reduced. C. VAT will keep unchanged. D. Low paid and low pensions will keep unchanged.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The two sides have different ideas on the following E
11、XCEPT A. the shape of future Palestine. B. the powers of future Palestine. C. the powers of future Israel. D. what should be discussed in the first phase of negotiations.语音下载（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the news mainly about? A. Greece is to take economic contraction measures to avoid finan
12、cial crisis. B. Greece is discussing a multibillion-dollar rescue package. C. The Prime Minister of Greece will give full details of the third programme of contraction measures. D. The contraction measures are unacceptable to some people in Greece.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The new measures do NOT include
13、 A. more tax rises. B. more job cuts and pension reduction. C. more paid cuts. D. a three-year wage freeze for the public sector.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).How many beads of Maori warriors have NOT been taken back to New Zealand for reburial? A. 15. B. More than 300. C. About 500. D. No more than
14、 200.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did the museums ask the parliament to vote? A. It is a process regulated by French law. B. They were afraid of breaking the law. C. That would show their respect to the dead heads. D. The parliament has the right to decide whether to give back the heads.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D
15、.（分数：4.00）(1).Share prices in New York and Paris have fallen more than _ and _ respectively. A. 2%; 3.5% B. 2%; 2.5% C. 2.5%; 3.5% D. 3.5%; 2%（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is INCORRECT? A. Share prices in Europe and the United States have fallen sharply. B. The 110 billion euro help fo
16、r Greece didnt settle the nerves of European financial markets. C. France and Spain are more likely to take the concern. D. New York share market often shrugs off events outside the US.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：6.00）(1).What is the news mainly about? A. Americas defence spending is large. B. America will
17、 cut Pentagon costs. C. America will review its bureaucratic mechanism. D. America will cut defence spending by more than 10 billion dollars.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The saved spending will be used for A. scientific research. B. combat activities. C. national education. D. medical service.（分数：2.00）A.B.C
18、.D.(3).Why did Angela Merkel look much weaker? A. She received too much criticism from her people. B. She was in frustration in tax cuts and health service reform. C. She failed to be re-elected Chancellor. D. She was too engaged in affairs at home and abroad.语音下载（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：6.00）(1).What i
19、s the main idea of the news item? A. Sri Lanka has two versions of national anthem. B. Sri Lanka has abolished one of the two national anthems. C. Sri Lanka experienced a civil war not long ago. D. The president of Sri Lanka calls for unity among the whole country.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the f
20、ollowing statements is INCORRECT? A. Sri Lanka got its independence in 1948. B. Tamil Tiger rebels were defeated in the civil war. C. Having two versions of national anthem is not helpful to national unity. D. The Sinhala version of the anthem was used mainly in the north and east.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(
21、3).According to the Canadian scientists, the Africans A. are too poor to solve health problems. B. are unable to put their ideas in health problems into practice. C. are badly in need of money to support their health innovation. D. are talented especially in diagnosing parasitic diseases and malaria
22、.语音下载（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).The recounting plan in Haiti was welcomed by A. one of the three candidates. B. two of the three candidates. C. all of the three candidates. D. the election monitoring groups.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The recount of votes was proposed to A. ensure more fairness. B. make
23、 up for previous defects. C. end the street protests by opposition supporters. D. protect the governing partys interests.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).The Egyptians made the protest for A. the resignation of the president. B. the improvement of the political system. C. the empowerment of the vice pr
24、esident. D. their resentment with the intervention of America.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT an expectation of America about the transition of power in Egypt? A. An immediate abolishment of the emergency law. B. A broad range of opposition groups as partners in the talks about th
25、e transition. C. A guarantee of the order of the protest. D. The end of Egyptian interior ministrys arrest of journalists or activists.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：6.00）(1).What is the news mainly about? A. Russia is going to change to summer time. B. Clocks in Russia once often had to go back one hour. C.
26、Russia has abolished the clock change to winter time. D. Russia is going to abolish the clock change to summer time.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is INCORRECT about the clock change? A. It often causes people stress and illness. B. It exists only in Russia. C. It disrupts human bio-rhy
27、thms. D. It also gets the animals confused.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In terms of the truth of the death of President Salvador Allende, it is widely accepted that A. he was attacked by planes. B. he committed suicide when the enemy forces attacked the presidential palace. C. he died of diseases. D. he was
28、 shot dead by the soldiers.语音下载（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：6.00）(1).It can be inferred that the theme of the UN summit in Mexico is A. climate change. B. gas emission cuts. C. the Kyoto Protocol. D. the function of the World Bank.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. The s
29、ummit has reached no agreement. B. There is strong disagreement between the developed and the developing countries in the summit. C. The Kyoto Protocol is in the interests of the developed countries. D. The World Bank sometimes is regarded as a Western-dominated institution.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The
30、silk Cavalry flag mentioned in the news A. was auctioned for about $2b. B. once belonged to the Native Americans. C. has been kept in the Detroit Institute of Arts since 1876. D. is exhibited to the public regularly.语音下载（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).According to Ban Ki-moon, the number of infections
31、 and deaths in the cholera in Haiti could be A. 2,000. B. 90,000. C. 180,000. D. 184,000.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Who are finally responsible for the cholera epidemic? A. The UN Nepalese troops. B. The French disease experts. C. The violent demonstrators. D. Not verified yet.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：6.00）(1
32、).Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the nuclear arms reduction treaty? A. It helps to improve the relations between the United States and Russia. B. It limits the number of strategic warheads each side. C. It updates a verification mechanism. D. It has been ratified by the preside
33、nts of Russia and the United States.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Based on the treaty, the number of strategic warheads each side can possess has dropped by A. 2,200. B. 1,500. C. more than 30%. D. less than 30%.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the news? A. The US federal
34、 budget deficit is likely to reach nearly $1.5tn. B. The federal budget deficit is nearly 40% above the earlier predictions. C. It is urgent for the US to reduce the deficit. D. The deficit will fall with the extension of tax breaks and spending policies.语音下载（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).The reasons
35、 for the Hungarian authorities to amend the media law include all the following EXCEPT that A. the law has provoked protests in the country. B. the law threatens media freedom in Hungary. C. the law also restricts the freedom of foreign media. D. the law clouded Hungarys current presidency of the EU
36、.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the reaction of the Hungarian authorities to the concerns of the EU commissioner? A. They take them seriously. B. They take them easily. C. They think these are issues directly related to the EUs Charter of Fundamental Rights. D. They havent made any response yet.（分数：2.
37、00）A.B.C.D.（分数：6.00）(1).Why did the West African heads of state force the governor of the West African Central Bank to resign? A. The governor refused to resign from his post. B. The governor once assisted Laurent Gbagbo to win the president of Ivory Coast. C. They do this in order to impose pressur
38、e on President Laurent Gbagbo. D. It is based on the requirement of the European Union.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The threats Laurent Gbagbo is facing include all the following EXCEPT A. travel bans. B. loss of access to the state accounts. C. asset freezes. D. regional military intervention.（分数：2.00）A.B.
39、C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. The natural gas reserve in the world is much larger than previously estimated. B. New techniques to extract gas from rock formations make the extension of natural gas reserves possible. C. People once thought the global natural gas could be
40、used for 60 years at most. D. America was the worlds top gas producer in 2009.语音下载（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following is INCORRECT about Jean-Claude Duvalier? A. He was once Haitis leader. B. He was exiled for 25 years. C. He has been detained by the police. D. He was charged for st
41、ealing from the treasury.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2)._ led to Jean-Claude Duvaliers exile. A. Stealing from the treasury B. Corruption C. Political prosecution D. Mass uprising（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：6.00）(1).Why does the judge think President Obamas healthcare reform unconstitutional? A. Because the reform r
42、uling is as long as 42 pages. B. Because it forces people to buy insurance. C. Because it cant generate enough money to guarantee its coming into effect. D. Because the bill is not completed yet.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The bill will finally be dealt with by A. President Obama. B. the Congress. C. the R
43、epublicans. D. the Supreme Court.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the bomber? A. He set off two bombs in Stockholm on Saturday. B. He stayed in Sweden before he received his university education. C. He is a loyal believer of Islam. D. Why he set off the two b
44、ombs is still unknown.语音下载（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main idea of the news item? A. Italy is holding a national vote. B. Italy may enter a dark period of crisis. C. The Italian Prime Minister is seeking for support in the vote. D. The Italian Prime Minister may fail in the vote.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The main reason for some nonsupport of the Prime Minister is A. he has a bad reputation. B. he is a mem
