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1、专业八级-918 及答案解析(总分：100.00，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：0，分数：0.00)三、Clocks through Time(总题数：1，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:_四、SECTION B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1 to 5 are(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.One year old.B.Three years old.

2、C.Five years old.D.Seven years olA.55,000 miles.B.65,000 miles.C.75,000 miles.D.8,5000 miles.A.It has several scratches in it.B.It will not open properly.C.It is missing the door handle.D.It has no seats covers.A.A faulty oil pump.B.A malfunctioning gage.C.A worn out brake drum.D.An enginA.15,475.B.

3、15,575.C.15,675.D.15,775.六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 6 some predict that there will be a Spanish majority in the United States within twenty years. So it is not impossible to conceive that another language might come to dominate besides English one day.An equally important trend will be th

4、e fragmentation of English. Many countries are now using English so much that they are starting to teach their own particular brand of the language with different forms of sentence construction, for example. They no longe want native speakers to teach English, but locals whose version of English con

5、tains the same forms as the local use of the language. This is not just tree in colonial countries, it s happening as far apart as Germany and the Pacific Rim. It s a strongly democratic move and I think we will see a lot more local publishing as a result.Yet while forms of English become increasing

6、ly localized, the information explosion is also making our use of language global. A quite, new form of language is evolving on the internet The E - mail is a new form of message: it s not a letter, not a postcard And it has its own casual style, often without complete sentences. English is especial

7、ly well adapted to this style, as it can easily be shortened. So I suspect English will continue to be more advanced than other languages on the worldwide web-it will remain the language of science and technology.（分数：10.00）_二十一、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)43.Nowadays the telephone plays a very impor

8、tant role in our life. It makes our life more convenient. How- ever, it has its disadvantages.You are to write an essay of approximately 400 words on both the positive and negative effects of the telephone on modem life. Support your ideas with reasons and examples.In the first part of your letter y

9、ou should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriatenes

10、s. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-918 答案解析(总分：100.00，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：0，分数：0.00)三、Clocks through Time(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：measure。）解析：听力原文1-10Clo

11、cks through TimeIt was probably around 3,000 years ago that people first began making things to help them measure the passage of time. Having observed that shadows move around trees as the sun moves across the sky, someone drew a circle and put a stick in the center. As the sun passed overhead, he m

12、arked even divisions on the circle as the shadow of the stick crossed it. Then people could tell which part of the day it was by noticing which mark on the circle the shadow fell across. These circles were called “sundials.“ Later, they were made of stone and metal to last longer.Of course, a sundia

13、l did not work at night or on cloudy days. So men kept inventing other ways to keep track of time. One invention was a striped candle. Each stripe took the same amount of time to melt. If each stripe melted in about an hour, about three hours would have passed when three stripes melted. A water cloc

14、k was another way to tell time. A container had a line with a number beside it for every hour. It also had a tiny hole in the bottom. The container was filled with water that dripped through the hole. When the water level reached the first line, people knew that an hour had passed. Each time the wat

15、er level fell to another line, one inure hour had passed. Candles and water clocks helped people know how much time had gone by. But candies had to be remade, and water clocks had to be refilled. So, after glass blowing was invented, the hourglass came into use. Glass bulbs were joined by a narrow t

16、unnel of glass, and fine, dry sand was placed in the top bulb. The hourglass was easy to use, but it had to be turned over every hour so the sand could flow again.It was about 600 years ago that the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made. One of the first such clocks was built for a king

17、of France and placed in a tower of the royal palace. The clock did not show minutes or seconds . Usually it did not even show the correct hour! Since there were no planes or trains to catch, however, people were not concerned about knowing the exact time. Gradually, clocks began to be popular. They

18、still did not keep correct time, but they were unusual, and they could be beautifully decorated. One clock was in the shape of a cart with a horse and driver. One of the wheels was the face of the clock. Watches came into use as soon as clocks were made small enough to be carried. These did not alwa

19、ys tell the correct time, either. They were often put into beautiful watchcases, which were made to look like anything the owner wanted.The pendulum clock was invented in 1657. This was the beginning of the style of clocks we call “grandfather clocks,“ which were enclosed in tall wooden boxes. Pendu

20、lum clocks showed the hours more exactly than earlier clocks, since the weight on the pendulum could be moved up or down to make the clock go faster or slower. About forty years later, minute and second lands were put on some clocks. Grandfather clocks are very much in demand again today. They are u

21、sually very expensive, however, and require more space than other styles of clocks. As people began to go to more places and do more things, they were more interest in knowing the correct time. By 1900, almost every house had a clock, and nearly every well-dressed gentleman wore a watch on a chain t

22、ucked iii his vest pocket.Today, of course, we have electric clocks that keep giving the right time until they are unplugged or the electricity goes off. Scientists have invented clocks that look like large machines and tell the correct time to a split second. The moat modern corporate clocks for ho

23、me use do not have faces or hands. These clocks are called digital clocks, and they tell the time with a set of numerals which appear in a little window. The seconds are counted off like the tenths of a mile on the odometer of a ear. Many electric clocks are combined with radios, which can sometimes

24、 be set to turn on automatically. Thus, instead of an alarm ringing in your ear in the morning, you can hem soft music playing when it is time to get up. Some clocks will even start the coffee maker!Although clocks and watches play, an important part in peoples lives in industrialized countries, tim

25、e is still regarded in very different ways in different parts of the world, in the next selection, we will talk about attitudes toward time in different cultures.解题思路 该题型要求边听演讲边做笔记，将其中重要的核心部分记录下来并做填空练习，以便更好地了解演讲的目的和轮廓。这是一项非常重要的技能，是对听者听力理解能力和速记能力的综合考查。做这种题目时，首先通过浏览 answer sheet上面的内容了解该演讲的大意，听的时候，注意一些

26、关键的表达作者观点的信息词，如“First，Second，Next，Then，Thus，Another important”“Therefore”，“Finally”，和“Furthermore”等，并学会采用速记方式帮助记录。本篇文章讲述的是钟的演变历史。3000 年以前，人们根据影子的移动轨迹制作了日晷，从此开始了对时间的测量。在此之后，又经历了发明有刻度的蜡烛、滴水钟以及沙漏的阶段。600 年后，第一个有钟面和时针的钟问世了，但并不准确。此后钟逐渐普及，虽仍旧不准确但装饰变得很精美。随后表也出现丁，并且被装在精美的表盒中。1657 年，第一个摆钟即老爷钟问世，虽然体积大，但很精确。直到

27、1900年，几乎家家有钟，衣着考究的绅士人人有表。如今，人们则使用的是各式各样的电子钟，也叫数字钟，报时精确到了秒，而且功能也越来越多。虽然钟表在工业化国家人们的生活中十分重要，但在不同的地方人们对时间的看法是不同的。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：sundial。）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：striped。）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：hourglass。）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：popular。）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：decorated。）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：pendulum。）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：well-dressed。）解析

28、：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：digital/electric。）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Important。）解析：四、SECTION B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1 to 5 are(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.One year old.B.Three years old. C.Five years old.D.Seven years ol解析：听力原文1-5Car Salesman: Oh. Hi there. A beauty, isnt she?Lady: Well.Car Salesman: Do you want to take her

29、a test ride?Lady: Well . . . Urn. How old is it?Can- Salesman: Well, its only three years old.Lady: And whats the mileage?Car Salesman: Uh, let me check. Oh yes. 75,000 miles.Lady: 75,000 miles? That s quite a bit for a car that s only three years old.Car Salesman: Well, once you re in the driver s

30、seat, you ll fall in love with her. Get in.Lady: Ugh. Uh, I cant seem to get the door open. Ah, it s okay. It could be broken.Car Salesman: Ah, just give her a little tap. Ugh. Now she s opened. Lady: Great. A door I have to beat up to open.Car Salesman: Hey. (Get in and start her up. Lady tries to

31、start the car. Car Salesman: Um Well, its probably the battery. I know she has enough gas in her, and I had our mechanic check her out just yesterday. Try it again.Lady: Uh. It sounds a little rough to me. Well . . .How much is this minivan anyway?Car Salesman: Oh. It s a real bargain today and tomo

32、rrow only at $ 15,775, plus you get the extended warranty covering defects, wear, and tear beyond the normal maintenance on the vehicle for an extra $ 500 for the next 30,000 miles. Oh . . . with a few minor exclusions.Lady: Like. ?Car Salesman: Well, I mean, it covers everything except for the batt

33、ery, and light bulbs, and brake drums, exhaust system trim and moldings, upholstery and carpet, paint, fires Well, a short list, you know.Lady: Uh. Well, almost $16,000 is a little out of my price range, plus the seats covers are tom a little.Car Salesman: Well, hey, I might be able to talk the mana

34、ger into lowering the price another two hundred dollars, but that s about all.Lady: No thanks. I think Ill just keep looking.解题思路 从 1-5题的问题及选项中可推断出，这篇会话主要是谈论有关购买旧的小型货车的事宜。想要买车的女士在向售货员询问汽车目前的各种性能，并要求降价，售货员也同意向经理请票降价。里面有关汽车使用过的年数、里程数和价格都与此数字有关，所以要特别留意数字，及时作好笔记，应边听边注意参看项。关键词语 mileage,beat up,bargain,wa

35、rranty.详细解答 当女士问到汽车使用过的年数时，售货员答道：“its only three years old”，故 B正确。其三项为干扰项。A.55,000 miles.B.65,000 miles.C.75,000 miles. D.8,5000 miles.解析：详细解答 当女士问到汽车的里程数时，售货员答道：“let me checkOh yes75，000miles”，故 C正确。其余三项为干扰项。A.It has several scratches in it.B.It will not open properly. C.It is missing the door hand

36、le.D.It has no seats covers.解析：详细解答 当女士想试车时门打不开，故而说道：“I cant seem to get the door openIt could bebroken”，可见小货车的门有点问题，所以 B正确。其余三项与事实不符。A.A faulty oil pump.B.A malfunctioning gage.C.A worn out brake drum. D.An engin解析：详细解答 从售货员的话“I mean，“covers every thing except for the battery，and light bulbs，and br

37、ake drums，exhaust system，trim and moldings，upholstery and carpet，paint，tires”中可知，除本句中听到的零部件外，他们对部分汽车的零部件担保，C 项不属于担保范围之列，而其余三项 A、u、D 则属于担保范围之列。故正确答案为 c。A.15,475.B.15,575. C.15,675.D.15,775.解析：详细解答 当女土谈到价格高了一点时，售货员答应向经理请示降价，但最多只能少 200元。因为她说：“Its a real bargain today and tomorrow only at $15，775I might

38、 be able to talk the manager Into lowering the price another two hundred dollars，but thats, about all”，所以最低价格只能是 15，775200= 15，575，即 B为正确答案。六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 6 however, one of the residents, Susan O Connor, when she had returned and noticed the fire, she panicked, realizing that

39、her 3 - month - old baby was still inside. However, witnesses report seeing the dog, the family dog, pulling the baby to safety by the baby s clothes.Fortunately, everyone is reported fine. The baby was taken to tile hospital, as well as the dog, but were happy to say that at this time, it looks lik

40、e everyone will be fine.解题思路 从 6-7题的问题及选项中可推断出，这段新闻报道是与一次事件中一只狗救了一名婴儿有关。听新闻时要注意，往往第一句就会报道事件的地点、人物及起因。答题时还要关注里面有关 the dog和the baby的行为。详细解答 从记者的话“The fire broke out at the threestory building behind me”中可知这是一起三层楼房失火的事件，故正确答案应为 c，而 A、B、D 三个选项中提到的三种灾害在报道中并未提及。A.It helped rescue this baby by attracting p

41、eople s attention by barking.B.It helped rescue this baby by pulling the body to safety. C.It helped rescue this baby by comforting the baby until help came.D.It helped rescue this baby by waking up the baby by ringing the bell.解析：详细解答 对于该题目中的问题“How did the dog helped rescue the baby?”，从报道“witnesses

42、 report seeing the dog，the family dog，pulling the baby to safety by the babys clothes，中可以得知答案为 B，即婴儿是被那只狗拖到安全地带而被救的。八、Questions 8 to 10 ar(总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.Its location for viewing in the world.B.its timing on the calendar. C.Its movement across the sky.D.Its beautiful scen解析：听力原文8-10On December 25,

43、2000, many people across North America received a rare Christmas treat when the moon passed in front of the sun resulting in a partial solar eclipse.Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between tile earth and the sun, and the moon s shadow covers part of the earth, and a total solar eclipse tak

44、es place when the moons shadow blocks out the sun entirely. What made this particular solar eclipse unique was that such an event has occured on December twenty - fifth only 30 times during the past 5000 years, the last time in 1954. But people must be exceptionally careful when attempting to view a

45、 solar eclipse. Without taking precautionary measures, one can permanently damage the retina of the eyes; however, there are several safe methods of witnessing this heavenly marvel.First, you can view a solar eclipse by using eclipse safety glasses for filtering out the sun s harmful rays. They shou

46、ld be used when any part of the sun is visible. Sunglasses can block out some of the suns ultraviolet rays, but the results can be very deceptive. The eye s natural reaction to this darken state when wearing sunglasses is to make the pupil larger, which allows in more light and can intensify the dam

47、age to your eyes. u can also watch an eclipse by projecting the sun s image on a piece of paper either by using a telescope, or easier yet, by creating a pinhole in a piece of paper and viewing the result on another piece of paper, thus called a pinhole projector.Only during a total eclipse when the sun is completely and briefly covered can you watch the eclipse without eye protection. Even then, extreme caution should be taken. In case you didnt catch this last spectacular eclipse on December twenty - fifth, 2000, there s no need to fret. Your posterity can rec