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1、专业八级-107 (1)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：4，分数：20.00)Chemistry plays an important part in our life. The (1) _ of a clock, (1) _.the clothes we wear, and our leather shoes are all made (2) _. (2) _.the water we drink is chemically purified. The glass and (3) _ of the mirror, (3) _.t

2、he manufacturing of light bulbs, the paint and plaster on our walls require chemistry. The cooking, digestion and assimilation of the food are all chemical (4) _ (4) _.The construction of an automobile may require many kinds of chemically made (5) _ (5) _.Chemistry and its (6) _ have helped us to li

3、ve longer. (6) _.The science of medicine also (7) _ heavily upon chemistry. (7) _.And with (8) _ and antiseptics, surgery is no longer crude and limited. (8) _.Our increasing knowledge of the chemical (9) _ that take place in the human body results in great strides in modern medicine. (9) _.Fortunat

4、ely, most of us do not need a profound knowledge of chemistry, but some understanding of chemistry should be a part of the (10) _ of every educated person. (10) _.（分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）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:_BSECTION B/BIQuestions 1 to 5 are based on a

5、n interview. At the end of the conversation you will be give 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the interview./I（分数：5.00）(1).Which word is not used by Norberg-Hodge to describe the Ladakhi people?（分数：1.00）A.openB.happyC.self-protectedD.humble(2).Why was the Ladak

6、hi culture damaged?（分数：1.00）A.Because India and China fought thereB.Because it becomes dependent on the importC.Because the Indian government regarded this region as the front in warD.Because the developing ways introduced are against the realities there(3).As far as tourism concerned, local people.

7、（分数：1.00）A.think their culture is being destroyedB.feel it is a pity to lose the paradiseC.have different ideas from the foreignersD.are fully aware of the consequences(4).Ladakhi people think that the Westerns _.（分数：1.00）A.are not richB.need not to workC.are unintelligentD.have the same lives as th

8、ose of them(5).Ladakhi people usually _.（分数：1.00）A.have few interests in the information provided by Norberg-HodgeB.can understand the informationC.feel ashamed of their backwardness after knowing about the outside worldD.know how the outside world isSECTION CQuestions 6 to 8 are based on the follow

9、ing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：3.00）(1).How could the researchers explore the mummy now?（分数：1.00）A.separate itB.use 3-D techC.put something in itD.remove something from it(2).How can we get 3-D

10、images?（分数：1.00）A.use CAT and SGIB.use photographC.use medicineD.use software(3).With more study, we could identify.（分数：1.00）A.objects within the wrappingsB.Nesperennubs ageC.his faceD.A, B and CIQuestions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 se

11、conds to answer each of the following questions.Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).The reasons why the church wanted to burn Harry Potter books didnt include that _.（分数：1.00）A.it believed that the books were an abhorrence to GodB.it believed that the books would weaken the communication with GodC

12、.it believed that the existence of God had been confused by the bookD.it believed that the books would ruin the lifves of many young people(2).Which statement is not true?（分数：1.00）A.The stories of Harry Potter are criticized in some other cities in U.S except New MexiconB.Young people are fascinated

13、 with Harry PotterC.Christian churches hate Harry PotterD.Pastor Jack Brock planned to burn the Harry Potter books on Sunday二、BPART READING (总题数：9，分数：20.00)BTEXT A/BI cry easily. I once burst into tears when the curtain came down on the Kirov Ballets “Swan Lake“. I still choke up every time I see a

14、film of Roger Bannister breaking the “impossible“ four-minute mark for the mile. I figure I am moved by witnessing men and women at their best. But they need not be great men and women, doing great things.Take the night, some years ago, when my wife and I were going to dinner at a friends house in N

15、ew York city. It was sleeting. As we hurried toward the house, with its welcoming light, I noticed a car pulling out from the curb. Just ahead, another car was waiting to back into the parking space - a rare commodity in crowded Manhattan. But before he could do so another car came up from behind, a

16、nd sneaked into the spot. “Thats dirty pool.“ I thought.While my wife went ahead into our friends house. I stepped into the street to give the guilty driver a piece of my mind. A man in work clothes rolled down the window.“Hey,“ I said, “this parking space belongs to that guy,“ I gestured toward the

17、 man ahead, who was looking back angrily. I thought I was being a good Samaritan, I guess - and I remember that the moment I was feeling pretty manly in my new trench coat. “Mind your own business!“ the driver told me.“No,“ I said. “You dont understand. That fellow was waiting to back into this spac

18、e.“Things quickly heated up, until finally he leaped out of the car. My God, he was colossal. He grabbed me and bent me back over the hood of his car as if I was a rag doll. The sleet stung my face. I glanced at the other driver, looking for help, but he gunned his engine and hightailed it out of th

19、ere.The huge man shook his rock of a fist of me, brushing my lip and cutting the inside of my mouth against my teeth. I tasted blood. I was terrified. He snarled and threatened, and then told me to beat it.Almost in a panic, I scrambled to my friends front door. As a former Marine, as a man, I felt

20、utterly humiliated. Seeing that I was shaken, my wife and friends asked me what had happened. All I could bring myself to say was that I had had an argument about a parking space. They had the sensitivity to let it go at that.I sat stunned. Perhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rang. My blood ran

21、 cold. For some reason I was sure that the bruiser had returned for me. My hostess got up to answer it, but I stopped her. I felt morally bound to answer it myself.I walked down the hallway with dread. Yet I knew I had to face up to my fear. I opened the door. There he stood, towering. Behind him, t

22、he sleet came down harder than ever.“I came back to apologize,“ he said in a low voice. “When I got home, I said to myself,“ what right I have to do that?“ Im ashamed of myself. All I can tell you is that the Brooklyn Navy Yard is closing. Ive worked there for years. And today I got laid off. Im not

23、 myself. I hope youll accept my apology.“I often remember that big man. I think of the effort and courage it took for him to come back to apologize. He was man at last.And I remember that after I closed the door, my eyes blurred, as I stood in the hallway for a few moments alone.（分数：5.00）(1).From th

24、e passage, we can infer that the author is what kind of person?（分数：1.00）A.poorB.sensitiveC.excitingD.dull(2).On what occasion is the author likely to be moved?（分数：1.00）A.A young person cheated of the best firings in life.B.A genius athlete breaks a world record.C.A little girl suffers from an incura

25、ble disease.D.When the curtain comes down on a touching play.(3).What does “dirty pool“ at the end of the second paragraph mean?（分数：1.00）A.Improper deedsB.BriberyC.ChicaneryD.Dirty transaction(4).Why didnt the writers wife and friends ask him what had happened?（分数：1.00）A.They sensed that something t

26、errible happened, they didnt dare to ask.B.They were afraid that the writer might lose face if they asked.C.Theyd like to let it be for it was not their business.D.They tried to calm the writer in this way.(5).What touched the writer in the end?（分数：1.00）A.The big mans courage to admit his mistake.B.

27、The big mans sincerity and confession.C.The big mans wretched experience.D.The man at his best.1.BTEXT B/BPeople are moving to cities in droves. In 1950, two-thirds of the worlds population lived in the countryside. New York was then the only settlement with more than 10 million people. Today there

28、are 20 such megacities, and more are on their way.Most of these megacities are in developing countries that are struggling to cope with both the speed and the scale of human migration. Estimates of the future spread of urbanization are based on the observation that in Europe, and in North and South

29、America, the urban share of the total population has stabilized at 75%-85%. If the rest of the world follows this path it is expected that in the next decade an extra 100 million people will join the cities of Africa, and 340 million the cities of Asia: the equivalent of a new Bangkok every two mont

30、hs. By 2030 nearly two-thirds of the words population will be urban.In the long run, that is good news. If countries now industrializing follow the pattern of those that have already done so, their city-dwellers will be both more prosperous and healthier. Man is gregarious species, and the words“ ur

31、bane“ and “civilized“ both derive from the advantages of living in large settlements.History also shows, though, that the transition can be uncomfortable. The slums of Manchester were, in their time, just as awful as those of Nairobi today. But people moved there for exactly the same reason: however

32、 nasty conditions seemed, the opportunities of urban life outstripped those of the countryside. The question is how best to handle the change.If there is one thing that everybody agrees on, it is that urbanization is unstoppable. Migrants attempting to escape poverty, and refugees escaping conflict,

33、 are piling into cities in what the executive director of UN-HABITAT, Anna, Tibailjuka, describes as “premature urbanization.“Dr Tibaijuka believes it might be possible to slow the pace of migration from the countryside with policies that enhance security and rural livelihoods. There is room for deb

34、ate, though, over whether better rural development in any form can seriously slow the pace of urbanization- or even whether such a slowdown would be a good thing.Michael Mutter, an urban planning adviser at the British governments Department for International Development (DFID), says that the releva

35、nt indicators suggest that in many countries the effective“ carrying capacity“ of rural areas has been reached. As happened in Europe in the 18th century, population growth and technological improvements to agriculture are creating a surplus population. That surplus has to go somewhere to earn its l

36、iving.Indeed, some people go so far so to argue that governments, international donors and aid agencies spend too much on rural development and neglect the cities. Most countries have a rural development policy, but only a few have urban ones. DFID, for example, spends only 5% of its budget directly

37、 on urban development. Moreover, these critics point out that, although rural areas often have worse sanitation, illiteracy and homelessness than cities, such figures are deceptive. Being illiterate, homeless or without access to a flush toilet are far more serious problems in a crowded city than in

38、 the countryside.Of the many lessons being learnt from past urban-development failures, one of the most important is that improvements must involve local people in a meaningful way. Even when it comes to the poorest slum-dwellers, some governments and city authorities are realizing that people are t

39、heir own greatest assets. Slumdwellers International is a collection of “grassroots“ federations of people living in slums. Its idea is simple. Slum-dwellers in a particular place get together and form a federation to strengthen local savings and credit schemes, and to lobby for greater co-operation

40、 with the authorities. Such federations are having a big impact on slum-upgrading schemes around the world.By surveying local needs and acting as voices for slum-dwellers, these federations have been able to show the authorities that slum-dwellers are not simply a homogenous and anonymous mass of ur

41、ban poor, but are real people in need of real services. They have also been able to apply pressure for improvements in security of tenure-either through temporary guarantees of residency or, better still, formal ownership. Such secure tenure gives people an incentive to improve their dwellings and i

42、s thus the crucial first step to upgrading a slum into a suburb.Over the past six years, South Africas government has been pursuing an active programme of housing improvement. The government quickly realized that, with the poor in the majority, providing social housing for all would be impossible. T

43、he minister for housing, Sakie Mthembi-Mahanyele, says the approach that has worked so far has been a combination of government, the private sector and the poor themselves. The poor, says Mrs. Mthembi-Mahanyele, have responsibilities, and the government meets them halfway. Those with an income are e

44、xpected to contribute some of it to the building of their houses. Those without are asked to contribute“ sweat equity“ by helping to build with their own hands.South Africa has also transferred ownership of more than 380,000 council houses, worth more than 28 billion rand ($2.7 billion) to private i

45、ndividuals. With these houses as collateral for loans, owners have already started to upgrade and improve their properties. There is still a long way to go. An estimated 2-3 million more houses are needed. She adds that the government is still wrestling with financial institutions to get a better de

46、al for the poor._BTEXT B/BPeople are moving to cities in droves. In 1950, two-thirds of the worlds population lived in the countryside. New York was then the only settlement with more than 10 million people. Today there are 20 such megacities, and more are on their way.Most of these megacities are i

47、n developing countries that are struggling to cope with both the speed and the scale of human migration. Estimates of the future spread of urbanization are based on the observation that in Europe, and in North and South America, the urban share of the total population has stabilized at 75%-85%. If t

48、he rest of the world follows this path it is expected that in the next decade an extra 100 million people will join the cities of Africa, and 340 million the cities of Asia: the equivalent of a new Bangkok every two months. By 2030 nearly two-thirds of the words population will be urban.In the long run, that is good news. If countries now industrializing follow the pattern of those that have already done so, their city-dwellers will