1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 154及答案与解析 SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there
2、will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A , B , C and D , and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions. （ A） He is going to vote for the Gonski Reforms. （ B） He is going to veto the Gonski Re
3、forms. （ C） He is the chairman of educational committee. （ D） He does not want to support the Gonski Reforms. （ A） They are complete proposals. （ B） They are proposed by Gonski. （ C） They include recommendations about funding. （ D） They are blueprints rather than detailed plans. （ A） Lobbying the pa
4、rliament to pass the legislation. （ B） Working on a legislation about school funding. （ C） Working with authorities to facilitate education reform. （ D） Turning the funding recommendations into funding models. （ A） Equal funding for every student. （ B） A standard funding rate plus loading for the di
5、sadvantaged. （ C） An unequal funding system according to family background. （ D） Funding according to the needs of each student. （ A） It is planned to conclude in late June or early July. （ B） There will be a legislation bill in the House in late June or early July. （ C） A legislation is expected to
6、 show up in the House this year. （ D） Nothing will come about his year. （ A） It will entirely be provided by the Treasurer and the Cabinet. （ B） It will be supported by enterprises and companies. （ C） Little is allocated to it in the budget. （ D） The ministry of school education will take care of it
7、. （ A） All school sectors. （ B） All independent school sectors. （ C） Government school sectors. （ D） Non-government school sectors. （ A） It is unacceptable since it will increase the burden of taxpayers. （ B） He is wholly committed to the increased funding. （ C） He thinks that the government will br
8、ing investment to cover it. （ D） It is a matter for the Treasurer and the Cabinet and subject to discussion. （ A） Education state departments and the independent school sector. （ B） Government, parents and students. （ C） Government school sectors. （ D） Government, teachers and parents. （ A） It disco
9、urages indigenous education. （ B） It puts it into effect quickly. （ C） It offers more support to aboriginal kids. （ D） It adds funding for more schools. （ A） Personal income and taxes. （ B） Real estate and inheritances. （ C） Retirement accounts and pensions. （ D） Money, marriage and finances. （ A） I
10、t has nothing to do with finances. （ B） It may cause damage to your personal wealth. （ C） It may generate a lot of money. （ D） It may put your assets in a risky position. （ A） It is easy to talk about money problem before marriage. （ B） It is wise to show your entire property status before marriage.
11、 （ C） Money conversations are necessary before marriage. （ D） Marriage may end up with a big damage to your life. （ A） Marriage has nothing to do with income. （ B） Marriage may help one get better paid. （ C） Marriage can lower ones income. （ D） Marriage is easier when ones income is good. （ A） When
12、inheriting your assets, your spouse does not have to pay taxes on them. （ B） When inheriting your assets, your children do not have to pay taxes on them. （ C） If a couple file their taxes jointly, it will surely cut them. （ D） Marriage penalty will not be collected when you retire. （ A） Tuition fees
13、. （ B） Food and lodging. （ C） Inheritances. （ D） Characters. （ A） Personal income. （ B） Taxes. （ C） Real estate. （ D） Stocks. （ A） Life insurance. （ B） Health insurance. （ C） Unemployment insurance. （ D） Auto insurance. （ A） Marriage is beneficial to all of your insurances. （ B） Marriage is sustaine
14、d by the money you owned. （ C） Marriage is more economical than being single. （ D） Marriage has nothing to do with finance. （ A） The less discussion the better. （ B） The more discussion the better. （ C） You may consult parents. （ D） You may consult an advisor. 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试 卷 154答案与解析 SECTION B INTE
15、RVIEW In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the
16、pause, you should read the four choices of A , B , C and D , and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions. 1 【听力原文】 Interviewer(W) Peter Garrett(M) Now, listen to Part One of the interview. W:(1)One of those Ministers who had to go i
17、nto the chamber to vote was the School Education Minister, Peter Garrett. Now hes also got carriage of the Gonski Reforms. Hes joined us in the studio now. Peter Garrett, welcome. M: Thanks, Lyndal. W: Last night, the Premier of New South Wales, Barry OFarrell, told Lateline that he supports the Gon
18、ski Reforms. Have you heard such a statement of support from him before? M:(2 - 1)Weve had indications from New South Wales that they were positive about Mr. Gonskis funding recommendations. But youre right, last night on Lateline, I think the New South Wales Premier said very clearly that he recogn
19、izes this as an important piece of work and hes supportive of it. I think thats very important for us. W: Yeah, and what is the Government doing to progress them? M: We now need to work through those recommendations and see what a proposed funding model would look like.(2 - 2)The fact is that the Go
20、nski funding recommendations were a blueprint but they werent complete. If you take something like indigenous loading, they recommended a range of somewhere between 40 and 100 percent on indigenous loading.(3)We need to work that through with states and education authorities to determine what a futu
21、re funding model would look like. Im doing that work and(5 - 1)I expect to introduce legislation this year. W:(4-1)Have you actually committed to the principle of the Gonski Reforms which is to have a base rate of funding for each student and then loading for elements of disadvantage? M:(4 - 2)Well,
22、 the principle of a schooling resource standard plus loadings is an extremely positive reform suggestion by Mr. Gonski and his panel, but what we need to do is work through with states what a funding model based on those principles would look like and then agree it. I mean, we do want to deliver fun
23、ding reform on the back of the big investments in education that weve had because we know its the next tep in the wave of reform. W: But it wont necessarily look like what was outlined in the Gonski Report or is it more likely than not it will look like that? M: Well, I think the key thing about Gon
24、ski is that the model is very insightful. It provides us with the opportunity to add those loadings so that kids in disadvantaged school communities will get the opportunity to do better. But we do need to agree it with the states and school systems and thats the work that were doing now. W: The wor
25、k that youre doing now, when will that come to fruition? You want to see legislation this year. Therell obviously have to be an agreed model before that. When are you looking for agreement on the model? M:(5-2)Id like to see the working groups continue and conclude their work through to late June pe
26、rhaps early July. Well then sit down with the states and stakeholders. Well seek to reach agreement with them and bring some legislation into the House. This is the end of Part One of the interview. Questions 1 to 5 are based on what you have just heard. 1. What can we know about the interviewee? 2.
27、 According to the interview, which of the following is INCORRECT about the Gonski Reforms? 3. What is the interviewee doing in terms of the Gonski Reforms? 4. What is the principle of the Gonski Reforms? 5. Which of following is CORRECT about the timetable of the interviewees work? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】
28、 本题设题点在问题陈述处。根据句 (1)可知，教育部部长皮特 加勒特将要参加投票，支持 the Gonskj Reforms，因此 A为正确答案。 【知识模块】 会话 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题设题点在对话 问答处。根据句 (2 1)和句 (2 2)可知， the Gonski Reforms是一套资助建议，目前还处于蓝图阶段，并不完善，因此 A为正确答案。 【知识模块】 会话 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题设题点在对话问答处。根据句 (3)可知，受访人正与各州政府和教育部门商谈，制定资助方案，以取得一致意见，因此 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 会话 4 【正确答案】
29、B 【试题解析】 本题设题点在问题陈述和对话问答处。根据句 (4)可知， the Gonski Reforms的原则是设立针对每个学生的标准资助并辅以对劣势学生的附加资助，因此 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 会话 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在对话问答处。根据句 (5 1)和句 (5 2)可知，在 6月底或 7月初，工作组会完成他们自己的工作，然后与各州以及利益相关方进行商谈，寻求一致方案，最后希望在年底形成议会议案，因此 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 会话 6 【听力原文】 W: Theres been a lot of focus on the funding incre
30、ase that was recommended in the Gonski Review.(6)You put very little money for Gonski in the Budget. Will the outcome depend on whether or not you can afford to pay for it? M: Weve already got about a doubling of funding by the Gillard Government into education. We recognize that investment is neede
31、d and were directing il in the places it counts, like teacher quality, literacy and numeracy.(7)And weve provided funding certainty for the non-Government school sector while we look at Gonski and the funding reforms. Once weve done that, we will have a discussion about money. Theres no question abo
32、ut that. But we do it on the back of really significant investments up to this point in time and actually recognizing, effective and transparent education funding system in place that meets the needs of all students, is absolutely our next important step. W: Just to be clear, at this stage its more
33、likely than not youll have a funding model that looks like some of the things that Gonski recommended and youll commit to increased funding? M:(8)Well, on the second question, thats a matter for the Treasurer and the Cabinet and agreement that we reach around a model. On the first part of your quest
34、ion, yes, my expectation is that a great deal of what Mr. Gonski and his panel have proposed in terms of a fairer and more effective education system will comprise a model. But this is the biggest chance that weve had to look at school funding in this country for nearly 40 years.(9)Weve got to get i
35、t right and we have to do it in a way which brings together all of the key stakeholders. Thats education state departments and the independent school sector. So they have a role to play. W: And one final question, Premier of New South Wales,(10-1)Barry OFarrell announced yesterday a new model to try
36、 and address the low rates of retention in indigenous education, having effectively a super principal who organizes, not only the school, but other services around that. What do you think of his model? M:(10-2)Yeah, I think that model has merit and certainly we will provide some support to that mode
37、l and I think that New South Wales are right to be focusing on how you best get intense effort happening in communities where the school is at the centre of the community, so these kids can succeed. And Ive announced additional funding for 200 of these schools.(10- 3)We do have to consider these pro
38、spects that aboriginal kids have in our schools, we actually get on with the job of giving them the better support they need and I think this should help. W: Peter Garrett, thank you very much for your time. This is the end of Part Two of the interview. Questions 6 to 10 are based on what you have j
39、ust heard. 6. What can we know about the funding of the Gonski Reforms? 7. Which of the following have already got funding? 8. What does the interviewee think of the increased funding in the Gonski Reforms? 9. According to the interviewee, who are the key stakeholders in the school funding reform? 1
40、0. Why does the interviewee praise the new model announced by Barry OFarrell? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在对话问答处。根据句 (6)可知，预算中为 the Gonski Reforms所拨的款项微乎其微，因此 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 会话 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题设题点在对话问答处。根据句 (7)可知，非政府学校已经获得资助，因此 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 会话 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题设题点在对话问答处。根据句 (8)可知，受访人认为资助增加是财政部长和
41、内阁要面对的问题，可以在方案中达 成一致，因此 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 会话 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题设题点在列举处。根据句 (9)可知，学校资助改革中的利益相关方是国家教育部和独立学区，因此 A为正确答案。 【知识模块】 会话 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对多处细节的归纳。根据句 (10 1)可知，新南威尔士公布的新基金模型试图降低当地的教育成本；根据句 (10 2)可知，彼得认为新南威尔士以加强社区教育为重点是正确的；根据句 (10一 3)可知 ，当地儿童的前途是当局必须考虑的，并且应该给他们提供他们所需要的帮助，新南威尔士的做法应该会有作用。综合以
42、上可知， C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 会话 11 【听力原文】 Interviewer(M) Jean Chatzky(W) Now, listen to Part One of the interview. M: Youve spent your life building your nest egg, and protecting your assets and then it happens. You fall in love. But is marriage a good financial move for you?(1)On todays money, marriage and
43、your finances, Money in Todays Financials editor Jean Chatzky will give us some advice. Jean, hey! W: Hey! M: So marriage is a beautiful thing. But look at it from sort of like a cold hard financial perspective: is it a smart thing to get married? W:(2)It rolls a lot of peoples assets into a risky p
44、osition. Because think about it this way, we are getting married later, which means we are coming at marriage by the time that we have houses, retirement accounts, we may have kids from a previous marriage, we wanna take care of all of those things, and just tying the knot can actually put those ass
45、ets in a precarious position. M: And having that money talk when you are in love is so hard, isnt it? W: Its hard when you are not in love. I mean, I only say I do what I do for a very specific reason, talking about money used to and still does at some point make me completely nuts and(3)if you dont
46、 have these conversations, then you are going to really do yourself serious financial damage. M: Although it is a tough job to talk about money, you gotta have the talk, right? W: Yeah, thats true! M: Okay! First, lets talk about income. Now here is a question for you. Can getting married lower your
47、 income? W:(4)It absolutely can. Because if, lets say, you are toward retirement age, and you are earning more money in retirement as a single than getting married. And it can actually lower the amount of money that you have to draw on from alimony. M: Now, I always thought according to taxes, like
48、everyone say, oh, getting married is so good for your taxes, you always end up saving money on taxes, is it true or not? W:(5)Not necessarily. If you file jointly, thats probably the best way to go, but there is the thing called marriage penalty and it doesnt go away when you get older. You can actu
49、ally lose money to taxes. If you get married, your spouse is going to inherit all of your assets without paying any taxes on them. But it may mean that your kids do not. This is the end of Part One of the interview. Questions 1 to 5 are based on what you have just heard. 1. What is the main topic of the interview? 2. What may be the financial result of getting married? 3. According to Jean Chatzky, which of the following statements is CORRECT? 4. What is the relationship between marriage and inc
