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1、专业英语八级（听力）-试卷109及答案解析 (总分：48.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、LISTENING COMPREHENS(总题数：5，分数：48.00)1.PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION_2.SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task o

2、n ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task._Psychologists have many theories to expl

3、ain how we remember information. The most influential theory is that memory works as a kind of storage system for information. There are three types of these storage systems with different functions that hold information for different amounts of time. They are sensory memory, short-term memory and l

4、ong-term memory. Sensory memory holds information for the 1amount of time, less than for seconds and instant. Sensory memory is where 2that stimulate our senses are very briefly stored. We forget sensory memories almost instantly, unless they passed into another storage system. Examples of the stimu

5、li are what we see and hear in the world, such as 3 or the sound of a door closing. Short-term memory also called 4, holds information for about 5 seconds. This is not a very long time. But the information that passes into this system has more meaning for us than just sensory stimulation. Some exper

6、ts believe that sensory information changes into 6 as it is stored. And others believe that information changes into 7. There is not much room for information in short-term memory. And it did not stay there for very long. Examples of these types of information are telephone numbers, addresses and 8.

7、 Long-term memory holds information almost indefinitely, although retrieving it can sometimes be difficult Think of long-term memory as 9, with almost unlimited capacities for storage. Information gets filed, 10 and stored.（分数：20.00）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:_Time sa

8、mpling means that researchers choose various time intervals for their observation. Intervals may be selected systematically or 1. Suppose we want to observe students classroom behaviour. Then in systematic time sampling, our observations might be made during five 20- minute periods, 2. The first obs

9、ervation period could begin at 9 am, the second at 10 am and so forth. However, in random sampling, these five 20-minute periods may be distributed randomly over the course of the day. That is to say, intervals between observation periods could 3some longer others shorter. One point Id like to make

10、is systematic and random time sampling are 4. They are often combined in studies. For example, while observation intervals are scheduled systematically, observations within an interval are made 5. That means the researcher might decide to observe only during 6that are randomly distributed within eac

11、h 20-minute period.（分数：12.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_You probably know what a mobile is, but the mobile Im talking about is a delicate object of 1, hanging from the ceiling and moving gently with every breeze. It delights both 2. Now, do you know who invented the mobile? This lovely crea

12、tion was the work of an American artist named Alexander Calder. Calder became interested in making things when he was a child, and even then he often used 3 in his constructions. When he went to college, he studied 4 rather than art. But he quickly realized that art was his real passion. He also lov

13、ed the circus, and many of his early art works were small circus figures made with wire. In about 1930, Calder turned from realistic wire figures to 5. He began constructing objects that had circles, squares and other 6. To get the shapes to move, he used small motors. Then he went one step beyond t

14、hese early mobiles. He got the shapes in his constructions to move by themselves. A mobile may look simple as it shifts in the wind, but it requires careful construction to work properly. Calder used his 7 to create his first mobiles. Often these consisted of small pieces of brightly printed metal s

15、trung by wire to a thicker base wire. Calder learnt how to find the precise point to connect each wire so that all the pieces will 8. In doing so, he created an art form for people all over the world to copy and enjoy.（分数：16.00）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:_专业英语八级（听力）-试卷109答案解析 (总分

16、：48.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、LISTENING COMPREHENS(总题数：5，分数：48.00)1.PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION_解析：2.SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and

17、 write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task._解析：Psychologists have many theories to explain how we remember

18、 information. The most influential theory is that memory works as a kind of storage system for information. There are three types of these storage systems with different functions that hold information for different amounts of time. They are sensory memory, short-term memory and long-term memory. Se

19、nsory memory holds information for the 1amount of time, less than for seconds and instant. Sensory memory is where 2that stimulate our senses are very briefly stored. We forget sensory memories almost instantly, unless they passed into another storage system. Examples of the stimuli are what we see

20、and hear in the world, such as 3 or the sound of a door closing. Short-term memory also called 4, holds information for about 5 seconds. This is not a very long time. But the information that passes into this system has more meaning for us than just sensory stimulation. Some experts believe that sen

21、sory information changes into 6 as it is stored. And others believe that information changes into 7. There is not much room for information in short-term memory. And it did not stay there for very long. Examples of these types of information are telephone numbers, addresses and 8. Long-term memory h

22、olds information almost indefinitely, although retrieving it can sometimes be difficult Think of long-term memory as 9, with almost unlimited capacities for storage. Information gets filed, 10 and stored.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：shortest）填空项1:_（正确答案：stimuli or things）填空项1:_（正确答案：a flash of lightning）填空

23、项1:_（正确答案：working memory）填空项1:_（正确答案：15 to 20）填空项1:_（正确答案：visual images）填空项1:_（正确答案：words）填空项1:_（正确答案：names）填空项1:_（正确答案：a very big library）填空项1:_（正确答案：cataloged）解析：Time sampling means that researchers choose various time intervals for their observation. Intervals may be selected systematically or 1.

24、 Suppose we want to observe students classroom behaviour. Then in systematic time sampling, our observations might be made during five 20- minute periods, 2. The first observation period could begin at 9 am, the second at 10 am and so forth. However, in random sampling, these five 20-minute periods

25、may be distributed randomly over the course of the day. That is to say, intervals between observation periods could 3some longer others shorter. One point Id like to make is systematic and random time sampling are 4. They are often combined in studies. For example, while observation intervals are sc

26、heduled systematically, observations within an interval are made 5. That means the researcher might decide to observe only during 6that are randomly distributed within each 20-minute period.（分数：12.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：randomly）填空项1:_（正确答案：beginning every hour）填空项1:_（正确答案：vary）填空项1:_（正确答案：not always used i

27、n isolation）填空项1:_（正确答案：at random times）填空项1:_（正确答案：15-second intervals）解析：You probably know what a mobile is, but the mobile Im talking about is a delicate object of 1, hanging from the ceiling and moving gently with every breeze. It delights both 2. Now, do you know who invented the mobile? This l

28、ovely creation was the work of an American artist named Alexander Calder. Calder became interested in making things when he was a child, and even then he often used 3 in his constructions. When he went to college, he studied 4 rather than art. But he quickly realized that art was his real passion. H

29、e also loved the circus, and many of his early art works were small circus figures made with wire. In about 1930, Calder turned from realistic wire figures to 5. He began constructing objects that had circles, squares and other 6. To get the shapes to move, he used small motors. Then he went one ste

30、p beyond these early mobiles. He got the shapes in his constructions to move by themselves. A mobile may look simple as it shifts in the wind, but it requires careful construction to work properly. Calder used his 7 to create his first mobiles. Often these consisted of small pieces of brightly print

31、ed metal strung by wire to a thicker base wire. Calder learnt how to find the precise point to connect each wire so that all the pieces will 8. In doing so, he created an art form for people all over the world to copy and enjoy.（分数：16.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：decoration）填空项1:_（正确答案：children and adults）填空项1:_（正确答案：wire）填空项1:_（正确答案：engineering）填空项1:_（正确答案：abstract ones）填空项1:_（正确答案：geometric shapes）填空项1:_（正确答案：engineering knowledge）填空项1:_（正确答案：sway in harmony）解析：