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1、专业八级-1037 及答案解析(总分：88.00，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：1，分数：10.00)About Wetlands in the U.S.A.People enjoy a famous soup (SHE-CRAB SOUP) in North Carolina because the days of the regional soup may be getting fewer and fewer: “no wetlands, no seafood“. The current situ

2、ation of wetlands:1) California has lost (1) of wetlands-91 percent, (1) _and the rate of loss of wetlands is an acre per minute.2) 21 other states have losted at least half of their (2) . (2) _. The key value of wetlands:1) Each acre of wetland is worth (3) more money than (3) _an acre of ocean in

3、the benefits;2) Wetlands act like sponges and (4) like our kidney: (4) _A. filtering out hazardous materials like dirt, chemicals,pesticides and fertilizers;B. serving as large (5) areas. (5) _3) More important than ocean (6) in the diversity of species supported. (6) _. The possible measures to pro

4、tect wetlands:1) Convince people to stop (7) or doing business in former wetlands; (7) _2) Encourage developers and businesses to stay in (8) cities; (8) _3) Get the government to stop developers from building in wetlands;4) Raise (9) of this serious issue; (9) _5) Protest the destruction of wetland

5、s when we see it. The only solution:An increase in (10) in favor of protecting wetlands, (10) _which both the builders and the government will listen.（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:_三、SECTION B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).According to the dialogue, what class is

6、 Prof. Green teaching?A. Literature. B. History.C. Economics. D. Psychology.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The assignment in week three shouldA. focus on the change in the lifestyle of peasants from 1930 to 1940.B. be one to two pages long.C. be a brief response to Stephens novel.D. focus on the living condit

7、ions of peasants during the 1930s.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does Professor Green say about the Bibliography?A. It is unnecessary at all.B. It is necessary if the essay is a long one.C. He says nothing about it.D. It is definitely necessary if students quote an author.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).When is the

8、 third writing assignment due?A. By the end of the third week. B. By the end of the fifth week.C. By the end of the seventh week. D. By the end of the ninth week.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).How many chapters does the class have to read each week?A. Five. B. Ten.C. Fifteen D. Eight.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTIO

9、N C(总题数：4，分数：6.00)(1).Which of the following is CORRECT?A. Health authorities claimed the new swine flu already became fully pandemic.B. Personal hygiene is effective and essential to defend against swine flu.C. Both Hong Kong and Australia have confirmed cases of swine flu.D. The Japanese governmen

10、t has already stepped up surveillance at borders.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Personal hygiene enhancers include the following EXCEPT_.A. washing hands with soap and water B. using alcohol-based hand cleanersC. wearing masks whenever possible D. washing hands regularly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.1.According to the new

11、s, American troops in Panama_.A. were attacked at refugee campsB. were angry at delays in departureC. attacked Cuban refugee camps last weekD. will be increased to 2,000（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.After meeting with Queen Elizabeth , _came to his new official residency, Number 10 Downing Street,A. Tony Blair

12、 B. the King C. Gordon Brown D. president of Iraq（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).According to the news, who claimed responsibility for the rocket attack?A. A 36-year-old Israeli man. B. Palestinian militants.C. Israels offensive. D. Hamas（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).50 Palestinians or so have been killed in the raids

13、which began _ago.A. 12 weeks B. 12 days C. 2 weeks D. 2 days（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Waverly laughed in a lighthearted way. “I mean, really, June.“ And then she started in a deep television-announcer voice: “There benefits, three needs, three reasons

14、 to buy. Satisfaction guaranteed.“She said this in such a funny way that everybody thought it was a good joke and laughed. And then, to make matters worse, I heard my mother saying to Waverly: “True, one cant teach style, June is not sophisticated like you. She must have been born this way.“I was su

15、rprised at my self, how humiliated I felt. I had been outsmarted by Waverly once again, and now betrayed by my own mother.Five months ago, some time after the dinner, my mother gave me my “lifes importance,“ a jade pendant on a gold chain. The pendant was not a piece of jewelry I would have chosen f

16、or myself. It was almost the size of my little finger, a mottled green and white color, intricately carved. To me, the whole effect looked wrong: too large, too green, too garishly ornate. I stuffed the necklace ha my lacquer box and forget about it.But these day, I think about my lifes importance.

17、I wonder what it means, because my mother died three months ago, six days before my thirty-sixth birthday. And shes the only person I could have asked to tell me about lifes importance, to help me understand my grief.I now wear that pendant every day. I think the carvings mean something, because sha

18、pes and details, which I never seem td notice until after they are pointed out to me, always mean something to Chinese people. I know I could ask Auntie Lindo, Auntie An-mei, or other Chinese friends, but I also know they would tell me a meaning that is different from what my mother intended. What i

19、f they tell me this curving line branching into three oval shapes is a pomegranate and that my mother was wishing me fertility and posterity? What if my mother really meant the carvings were a branch of pears to give me purity and honesty?And because l think about this all the time, I always notice

20、other people wearing these same jade pendants-not the flat rectangular medallions or the round white ones with holes in the middle but ones like mine, a two-inch oblong of bright apple green, Its as though we were all sworn to the same secret covenant, so secret we dont even know what we belong to.

21、East weekend, for example, ! saw a bartender wearing one. As I fingered mine, I asked him. “Whered you get yours?“my mother gave it to me,“ He said.I asked him why, which is a nosy question that only one Chinese person can ask another; in a crowd Caucasians, two Chinese people are already like famil

22、y.“She gave it to me after I got divorced, I guess my mothers telling me Im still worth something.“And I knew by the wonder in his voice that he had no idea what the pendant really meant.（分数：5.00）(1).In paragraph 1, Waverly characterizes Junes advertisement as being_.A. unsophisticated and heavy han

23、dedB. somber and convolutedC. clear and conciseD. humorous and effective（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In the context of the passage, the statement “I was surprised at my self“ (paragraph 3) suggests that June_.A. had been unaware if the extant of her emotional vulnerabilityB. was exasperated that she allowed

24、 Waverly to embarrass her in publicC. was amazed that she could dislike anyone so muchD. had not realized that her mother admired her friend Waverly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).For June, a significant aspect of what happened at the dinner party, is that_.A. her mother had taken great pains to make Waverly f

25、eel welcomeB. her mother had criticized her for arguing with WaverlyC. her mother had sided against her in front of family and friendsD. Waverly had angered Junes mother（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The description of Junes encounter with the bartender primarily serves to suggest that_.A. that relationship o

26、f mother and son is different from that of mother and daughterB. June is not the only one who ponders the meaning of a jade pendantC. a jade pendant symbolizes the mystery of life and deathD. June finally understands the true meaning of her jade pendant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The passage indicates that

27、 the act of giving a jade pendant can best be described as_.A. a widely observed traditionB. a mothers plea for forgivenessC. an example of a mothers extravaganceD. an unprecedented act of generosity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、TEXT B(总题数：2，分数：6.00)The National Marine Fisheries Service announced on March 16,

28、1999, that it was extending Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections to nine populations of wild salmon and steelhead in Washington and Oregon. The move is believed to be the broadest application of the law in its 26-year history and the first listing to affect urban regions.Wild salmon, once hugely

29、 abundant in the Pacific Northwest and still a recognized symbol of the region, have declined sharply in numbers in recent decades as development, logging, and hydroelectric dams have degraded the fishs habitat. Wild salmon are salmon that were never bred in a hatchery. Most Pacific salmon and steel

30、head (a type of large, seagoing rainbow trout) need clear, gravel-bottomed streams and rivers when spawning and during the early stages of life. According to the Fisheries Service, on the Columbia River, chum salmon runs are between 1,500 and 4,000 fish annually, compared to as many as 500,000 befor

31、e 1944. On the Willamette River, steelhead runs are the lowest in 30 years.Eight of the nine groupings listed were identified as threatened (declining and likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future). They are the Puget Sound chinook salmon, the lower Columbia River chinook salmon, the upp

32、er Willamette River chinook salmon, the Columbia River chum salmon, the Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon,the Lake Ozette sockeye salmon, the upper Willamette River steelhead, and the middle Columbia River steelhead.One population, the upper Columbia River spring-run chinook salmon, was designated a

33、s endangered, which the ESA defines as likely to become extinct within the foreseeable future if preventive action is not taken. The Fisheries Service said it would wait until September 1999 to decide on whether to extend ESA protection to salmon in southern Oregon and California.How the listings wi

34、ll affect urban areas such as Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon is uncertain, but new regulations are expected to be extensive and costly. They could include restrictions on future development, limits on pesticide use and agricultural runoff, logging and fishing limits, dam redesign or remov

35、al, pollution controls, and sewage treatment upgrades. These regulations would affect the nearly 5.5 million people living in the Seattle and Portland metropolitan areas combined.Many observers said that the initial public response to the listing would be favorable The fish still holds great economi

36、c and cultural importance for Native Americans in the region and is widely viewed as an environmental icon. This contrasts with the bitter fight over the last major ESA listing in the region, the 1990 protection of the spotted owl, which hurt the logging industry and many timber communities.The list

37、ings were scheduled to go into effect in May 1999, but regulations would initially apply only on federal lands or on projects requiring a federal permit. Federal officials have pledged tO work with state, local, and private interests to formulate acceptable plans to protect and preserve the threaten

38、ed fish. State and municipal legislation is already in the works in many cases, but these measures are highly controversial. Real estate and other business interests have protested that they are too strict, and environmental groups have called them too weak. The regulations will likely end up being

39、decided by the courts.（分数：2.00）(1).According to the introductions about the endangered fish, we can infer that mostPacific salmon and steelheadA. always live in rivers and streams without going to seas.B. always live in seas and oceans without going to rivers.C. live in rivers when young and live in

40、 seas when grown-up.D. live in seas when young and live in rivers when grown-up.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following statements about ESAs protection efforts is NOT true?A. ESA plans to extend its protection to the endangered fish in other areas.B. It will be expensive to apply ESAs regulatio

41、ns for protecting the fish.C. The new listings will Somewhat affect the urban life of some regions.D. ESAs protection planshave always been supported by local people.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.1 Women, by virtue of the availability of such outlets as crying for the expression of emotion, are likely to suffer

42、from fewer psychological disturbances than men.2 I know of no studies on the expression of the emotions in businesswomen. But the increase in psychological disorders among women in recent years suggests that women in business may be attempting to restrain the normal expression of their emotions. If

43、so, I would say that this is not good. Women in business who believe that in order to succeed they must imitate men are barking up the wrong tree.3 I am not suggesting that every time one runs into a major frustration, one ought to have a good cry. I think this would be silly. Crying should be reser

44、ved for the appropriate situation, and that is whenever ones organism indicates the necessity. In this respect the American male has a great deal to learn from American femaleswhether in business or out of it. In business the emotions that are likely to be called into play tend to be the angry emoti

45、ons, and crying is not a natural way of expressing such emotions. Opportunities to blow off steam in ways appropriate to the occasion should be provided until such time as we have strived to produce human beings who have learned to deal with their frustrations in a constructive manner.4 It would be

46、absurd to suggest that the psychological disorders from which men suffer in America are the result of not crying. The inability to cry is but one reflection of many indicating that the American male has not been taught how to use his emotions efficiently, and it is this general inefficient use of hi

47、s emotions, rather than one particular expression of them, that is principally at fault. Nevertheless, it is agreed by most authorities that crying is a beneficial means of relieving the person of tensions which seek expression in this particular manner. It is far better that the energies which seek

48、 release in such emotional expression find an outlet in weeping than that they should be shut up to seek unexpected expression through the bodies.（分数：4.00）(1).We can infer from the passage that _.A. men usually tend to restrain the expression of their emotionsB. there are more women than men experiencing emotional disturbancesC. businesswomen learn from men in expressing their emotion for successD. women tend to cry because they can easily have psychological disorders（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The expression “. barking up the wrong tree“ (Para. 2) probably means _.A. crying among the tree