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1、专业英语八级听力-4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:1,分数:50.00)Survival of English Language. IntroductionEnglish widespread in the 21st century (1) show(s) how English survived. Five periods of its survival1) 410 CE to the mid-Sth century (2) mercenaries coming an
2、d spreading their language among the Britonscenter of (3) : York in Northumbia2) Mid-Sth century to 899The Danes replaced the Anglo-Saxons to rule Northumbia, but were (4) by Alfred of Wessex.Alfred called on people to revive English.Center was shifted to Winchester.Alfreds (5) enabled most of the e
3、xisting laws and literary works to be in English.3) 959 to 1066England was divided into (6) and English speaking areas.Canute became ruler of a united kingdom.Center was moved to London.Edward succeeded Canute and English gave way to (7) 4) 1080 to the 17th centuryWritten English (8) before the adve
4、nt of Provision of Oxford.Since 14th century, English had gained renewed life. (9) English appeared in the 17th century.5) 1837 to todayEnglish was used widely as a result of (10) , computer, the World Wide Web and rapid communication.(分数:50.00)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
5、空项1:_三、SECTION B(总题数:1,分数:25.00)(1).The candidate got a masters degree in _.A. English Literature B. ComputerC. Business Administration D. Finance(分数:5.00)A.B.C.D.(2).The candidate left the foreign representative office because _.A. the working environment was poor B. the job was boringC. the pay wa
6、s rather low D. he disliked his employer(分数:5.00)A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following does NOT describe the candidates personality?A. Enthusiastic B. Perseverant C. Eloquent D. Cooperative(分数:5.00)A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is most acceptable to the candidate?A. Overtime work. B. Regular work.
7、C. Work of leadership. D. Varied work.(分数:5.00)A.B.C.D.(5).Which statement about the employment contract is CORRECT?A. Doctors note is not necessary for a one-day sick leave.B. Some employees used to take advantage of its loopholes.C. All the terms in it are preferred to the candidate.D. Paternity l
8、eave is as long as maternity leave when the first child is born.(分数:5.00)A.B.C.D.四、SECTION C(总题数:3,分数:25.00)1.How much has the rate of deforestation risen since last year?A. 30%. B. 27%. C. 57%. D. 60%.(分数:5.00)A.B.C.D.(1).How many centimeters of rain have fallen within a day during the heavy rain?A
9、. 10. B. 24. C. 28.8. D. 102.(分数:5.00)A.B.C.D.(2).All the following have happened before Wednesday EXCEPT that _.A. 102 people have died in landslides and floodsB. mudslides swept away many buildings in hillside slumsC. mudslides threatened at least 10,000 homesD. dozens of people died in Rio in Dec
10、ember and January(分数:5.00)A.B.C.D.(1).The major sectors of the US economy are much influenced by _.A. mass consumption B. other countries contributionC. economy recession D. interest rates(分数:5.00)A.B.C.D.(2).What did the the US central bank do to stimulate the economy?A. It lent less money to peopl
11、e for buying houses.B. It bought tens of billions of dollars of securities each month.C. It bought equipment for businesses to expand and develop.D. It worked hard to develop key sectors of the US economy.(分数:5.00)A.B.C.D.专业英语八级听力-4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、SECTI
12、ON A(总题数:1,分数:50.00)Survival of English Language. IntroductionEnglish widespread in the 21st century (1) show(s) how English survived. Five periods of its survival1) 410 CE to the mid-Sth century (2) mercenaries coming and spreading their language among the Britonscenter of (3) : York in Northumbia2
13、) Mid-Sth century to 899The Danes replaced the Anglo-Saxons to rule Northumbia, but were (4) by Alfred of Wessex.Alfred called on people to revive English.Center was shifted to Winchester.Alfreds (5) enabled most of the existing laws and literary works to be in English.3) 959 to 1066England was divi
14、ded into (6) and English speaking areas.Canute became ruler of a united kingdom.Center was moved to London.Edward succeeded Canute and English gave way to (7) 4) 1080 to the 17th centuryWritten English (8) before the advent of Provision of Oxford.Since 14th century, English had gained renewed life.
15、(9) English appeared in the 17th century.5) 1837 to todayEnglish was used widely as a result of (10) , computer, the World Wide Web and rapid communication.(分数:50.00)填空项1:_(正确答案:written records)解析:听力原文Survival of English LanguageGood morning. Twice in its history, English came very close to joining
16、the list of dead languages. Yet, this language of a small island not only survived, but lived to be spoken by an estimated 15 billion people in the 21st century. Today we shall have a look at how English escaped its extinction.Death is a common fate of unwritten languages. But written records of the
17、 languages spoken on the island of Britain show us how the English language became the language of the island and how it survived. We now turn to those written records.There are five critical periods in the survival of the English language.1) 410 CE to the mid-eighth centuryEarly in the fifth centur
18、y, Rome recalled its legions and told the Britons to defend themselves. Rich, unprotected, and attacked from all sides, King Vortigern on the East coast invited Germanic mercenaries to cross the channel to defend him against his enemies within and without. These mercenaries, mostly Angle and Saxon c
19、lans of Germanic peoples, called their language englisc (pronounced anglish ).The language of the Germanic mercenaries became the language of the conquered area. From the seventh through the mid-eighth centuries York in Northumbria, famed for its schools and for its literary productions, was the cen
20、ter of the English-speaking world.2) Mid-eighth century to 899By the mid 700s, the Anglo-Saxons were on the receiving end of slaughter and ruin by Danish armies. The Danes overran all the Anglo-Saxon areas, including Northumbria, the heartland of literacy in Anglo-Saxon England. Wessex, ruled by Alf
21、red the Great, remained the only area still controlled by English-speakers. The Danes were neither united nor had a united command; Alfred did. Eventually, Alfred forced the Danes back. Danish Northumbria submitted to Alfred in 886. After a century and more of death and destruction, very few literat
22、e English-speaking people remained. Alfred set out to revive the language through education and writing. In 891 he sent out a call for anybody who could read or write. Outside of his personal staff, the handwriting of only eight new people appeared in the earliest records. The center of literary pro
23、duction shifted from York in Northumbria to Winchester in Wessex.Due to Alfreds education programs, most of the existing laws, poems, songs and stories were in the West Saxon dialect of his Wessex. Alfred died in 899.3) 959 to 1066In 959, King Edgar, the great-grandson of Alfred, ruled both Danes an
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