专业八级-397及答案解析.doc

1、专业八级-397 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：10.00)Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically semantically acceptable. You may refer to our no

2、tes.On Reviewing and Improving Written Work. Teacher s frustration about students writing small mistakes: should be easily picked up words used: too (1) . Possible explanations not using enough deep vocabulary spending (2) time on the writing. Practical tips to improve the quality of writing (3) you

3、r vocabulary most students only use surface vocabulary diving under the surface vocabulary for better words and expressions understand your problems and weaknesses through the following ways understanding kinds of mistakes and habits you can find and keep them in mind making a (4) listen to your wri

4、ting eye and brain may get used to seeing the wordssmall mistakes might be (5) recording reading aloud or (6) the writing find a friend or (7) (8) : too helpfuldo too much work teachers: too many papers to checkcannot give you (9) as a peer. (10) of taking time at the re-finish for the readers (stud

5、ents) : enjoyable, easier than rewriting for teachers: more pleased（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)Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the foll

6、owing five questions. Now listen to the interview.（分数：5.00）(1).Shirley Grainger had the task of _.（分数：1.00）A.making a complaint to the Actors UnionB.finding out an approach to problem-solvingC.investigating into the situation for hard evidenceD.collecting anecdotal evidence that union is concerned a

7、bout(2).What is NOT one of key findings of Shirley Grainger?（分数：1.00）A.With fewer parts, women get less experience and low pay.B.At forties, women drop out while men remain active in radio and TV.C.In radio and TV, women have half the chance of getting a part compared to men.D.Striking figures are f

8、ound to confirm the unequal treatment of actors and actresses.(3).What do producers feel about the situation?（分数：1.00）A.They argue men dominate the professions in dramatic situations.B.They argue that women come off worse than men in terms of pay.C.They defend themselves by saying they have little p

9、ower to initiate change.D.They think women and men have an equal chance of getting an acting part.(4).According to Shirley Grainger, what radio dramas should be broadcast in the afternoon?（分数：1.00）A.Dramas that cater to women audience.B.Dramas with all parts played by women.C.Dramas that have a dome

10、stic setting.D.Dramas that involve professions dominated by men.(5).It is hoped the Union can persuade producers to do something in all the following aspects EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.monitoring the use of actors and actressesB.giving women more chances to practice their artC.avoiding stereotyping in deci

11、ding the gender for roleD.looking at the sort of figures they would like to be seeing四、SECTION C(总题数：3，分数：5.00)Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).According to the ne

12、ws, US consumer confidence _.（分数：1.00）A.slipped in five successive monthsB.slipped in seven successive monthsC.has dropped to its lowest level in five yearsD.slipped one more point this month(2).What resulted in the falling confidence?（分数：1.00）A.Fear over terrorism.B.Worse financial situation.C.Both

13、 A andB.D.Shopping more prudently.Questions 8 and 9 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).What can be learned about the barrier?（分数：1.00）A.The barrier was first approved three years ago.

14、B.Construction on the barrier was slow due to legal wrangling.C.The Israeli government is determined to erect the barrier by September 1th.D.The barrier is built to keep suicide bombers out of the West Bank.(2).Why were the Palestinians furious?（分数：1.00）A.The barrier cut off the West Bank from their

15、 capital.B.The barrier blocks 55,000 Palestinians access to education and health care.C.Jerusalem residents have no jobs, schools and hospitals.D.A final peace agreement looks dim.1.Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the qu

16、estion. Now listen to the news.A lower time limit for abortion was preferred by some specialists _.（分数：1.00）A.because 98% abortions were carried out before 20 weeksB.because pregnancy can be diagnosed earlier than beforeC.because survival rates among premature babies have improvedD.because the fetal

17、 abnormalities can be diagnosed earlier than before五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Business travelers used to be the cash cows of the hotel business. Armed with corporate credit cards and expense accounts, theyd happily lay down hundreds of dollars per night for the privile

18、ge of a Godiva chocolate on their pillow and a sunken whirlpool tub in their bathroom. But just as prolonged corporate belt-tightening has forced road warriors to use budget airlines, more and more of them are now eschewing five-star lodging in favor of cheaper accommodations. Indeed, earlier this y

19、ear the US National Business Travel Association released figures showing that 61 percent of corporate travel managers planned to book their people into lower-priced hotels in the coming year.Heres the good news: penny-pinching is translating into better deals at cheap and up-market hotels alike. Ser

20、vices at middle-market hotels are rising to accommodate a new wave of more demanding corporate customers. And luxury hotels are working harder to keep business travelers coming, offering lower rates, special packages and extra services. Even though business-travel volume is set to rise by more than

21、4 percent in 2004 after three dismal years, hotels will continue to be under pressure in large part because a weak dollar is forcing American business travelers to search for value.Some of the best deals are coming from the big chains. In January Starwood Hotels announced it would upgrade its global

22、 middle-market brand by rolling out flee high-speed wireless Internet access in all guest rooms. On the flip side, upscale brands like Inter-Continental and Ritz Carlton are selling empty rooms at discount rates via online services. That has the effect of depressing luxury- room prices, because corp

23、orate travel managers can now demand that hotels match their own discount prices all the time. Inter-Continental hotels in France and Germany have been hit so hard that they are actually repricing their rooms to reflect rates before the dollar began falling. Upscale hotels like Waldorf-Astoria, Sofi

24、tel are also trying to offer extra services. But beware of new, hidden fees. In an effort to make up some of their lost revenue, hotels are starting to charge corporate travelers for things that used to be free, including breakfast, banquet or meeting rooms.Aside from saving companies money, the tre

25、nd in frugal business travel may give rise to a whole new market segment, the buy-to-let hotel room. Last week in London, British property developer Johnny Sandelson launched GuestInvest, a hotel in Notting Hill where users can purchase a room for 235,000, use it for a maximum of 52 nights a year th

26、emselves, then rent it out the rest of the time to make extra money. It seems an idea whose time has come: GuestInvest says it has already fielded hundreds of calls from business people interested in making a cheaper hotel their second home.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the text, business travelers used

27、 to _.（分数：1.00）A.take budget airlinesB.book lower-priced hotelsC.enjoy privileges in hotelsD.be customers of luxurious hotels(2).How do hotels react to the penny-pinching policy?（分数：1.00）A.They have to raise their rates.B.They charge more on extra services.C.They offer better deals for travelers.D.T

28、hey are suffering successive dismal.(3).Travelers can now demand hotels to match their own prices because _.（分数：1.00）A.travelers only have limited budgetB.hotels are trying hard to keep good businessC.hotels are trying to depress their pricesD.travelers demand for extra services(4).Compared with tra

29、ditional hotels, the buy-to-let hotel _.（分数：1.00）A.provides better room and serviceB.attracts more attentions from travelersC.costs less and can be profitableD.makes travelers feel more at home(5).What can be inferred from the last paragraph?（分数：1.00）A.GuestInvest has made a great Success.B.Traditio

30、nal hotels will lose many customers.C.Business travelers will spend less time in hotels.D.Traditional hotels will suffer more pressure than ever.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)As college seniors hurtle into the job hunt, little fibs on the resumefor example, claiming a degree when theyre three credits shy o

31、f graduationseem harmless enough. So new grads ought to read this memo now: those 20-year-old falsehoods on cream-colored, 32-1b. premium paper have poleaxed so many high-profile executives that you wonder who in the business world hasnt got the message. A resume listing two fictitious degrees led t

32、o the resignation of David Edmondson, CEO of RaclioShack. Untruthful curricula vitae have also hobbled the careers of executives at Bausch . Lomb, Veritas Software and the US Olympic, Committee.The headlines havent dented job seekers desire to dissemble even as employers have grown increasingly able

33、 to detect deception. InfoLink Screening Services, a background-checking company, estimates that 14% of job applicants in the US lie about their education on their resumes. (A common boast by guys: that they played on the college football team. ) Resume doctor. com, a resume-writing business, found

34、that of 1,000 resumes it vetted over six months, 43 % contained one or more “significant inaccuracies“. Leery of executive Pinocchios lurking in their boardrooms, employers are stepping up efforts to spot them and weed them out. In the field of industrial and organizational psychology, figuring out

35、why and how job applicants lie is a hot research topic, and new studies are warning companies about the dangers of employing a liar. As a result, 96 % of businesses now conduct some sort of background check on job applicants, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (S. H. R. M. ), a t

36、rade group. Meanwhile, the ranks of third- party screeners have exploded in the past 10 years into a $ 2 billion industry.Psychologists call lyihg a form of impression managementan extension of the common human impulse to look better in someone elses eyes. “Its a way to resolve the discrepancy betwe

37、en the average applicant you think you are and the ideal applicant you think they seek,“ says Roland Kidwell, associate professor at the University of Wyomings College of Business, who has researched resume padding. Lies about education are perhaps prevalent because only 35% of employers say they “a

38、lways“ verify degrees conferred, says S. H. R. M.Employees who lie to get in the door can wreak untold havoc on a business, experts say, from tarnishing the reputation and credibility of a firm to upending co-workers and projects to igniting shareholder wrathand thats if the lie is found out. Even w

39、hen it isnt, the falsified resume can indicate a deeply rooted inclination toward unethical behavior.“Theres a lot of evidence that those who cheat on job applications also cheat in school and in life,“ says Richard Griffith, director of the industrial and organizational psychology program at the Fl

40、orida Institute of Technology and author of a forthcoming book on job-applicant faking. “If someone says they have a degree and they dont, Id have little faith that person would tell the truth when it came to financial statements and so on. “Employers fears have sparked a boom in the background-scre

41、ening industry. About 700 firms exist now, compared to only a handful 10 years ago. Analysts say revenues for the industry are growing 7% to 10% a year. Though exhaustive checks on CEO-Level individuals can cost $10,000 or more, some companies offer basic vetting for as little as $10. Hire Right of

42、Irvine, Cali. screens 1 million resumes a year and says business has grown tenfold over the past five years: employers have grown so watchful, says David Nachman, the company s head of marketing and business development, that they now check the resumes of temporary staff and local hires in their off

43、ices overseas.But guarding the henhouse does little good if the fox is already nestled inside. To unmask the deceivers among them, some employers are conducting checks upon promotion. Verified Person markets its ability to provide ongoing employee screening through automated criminal checks. With th

44、is increased vigilance comes a thorny new dilemma: figuring out whether every fib is really a fireable offense. Many bosses feel that a workers track record on the job speaks more strongly than a stretched resume, says John Challenger of the out placement firm Challenger, Gray Christmas. Rather than

45、 booting talented workers, Challenger suggests, employers should offer an amnesty period. “A moratorium would let anyone who needs to come clean,“ he says. And the culprit could always go back to school and finish that degree, maybe even on company time.（分数：5.00）(1).All of the following can be infer

46、red from the first paragraph EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.ones dishonest acts might be punished somedayB.many graduates tell trivial lies when preparing their resumesC.some untruthful resumes have enabled new grads to hunt jobsD.high-profile executives are able to identify the truthfulness of a resume(2).Acc

47、ording to the passage, what are third-party screeners?（分数：1.00）A.Those who help detect deception.B.Those who help employ workers.C.Those who help give counseling.D.Those who help write resumes.(3).According to psychologists, people tell lies on the resume because _.（分数：1.00）A.they are not self-confi

48、dentB.they have high expectationsC.they want to impress the employersD.they think it harmless to tell lies(4).Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a consequence of lies on the resume?（分数：1.00）A.To dishonor the company concerned.B.To damage the employees credibility.C.To drive the shareholder m

49、adD.To lead to the anger of co-workers.(5).Some bosses are against ongoing employee screening because they think _.（分数：1.00）A.it is an annoying offenseB.it is time-consumingC.the task performance countsD.it takes a lot of money八、TEXT C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)One of the hottest questions in the study of animal behavior is,