专业英语八级听力-4及答案解析.doc

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

24、d Saxons in England. The incompetent King Ethelred the Unready succeeded Edgar. He could not control the Danes. More Danes invaded; civil war followed. This second time, violent battles ended in a tie. The Danish leader, Canute, and Saxon King-elect, Edmund Ironsides, divided the country into Danish

25、 and English speaking areas. Canute and Edmund made a compromise that a united kingdom went to whoever died first. Two years later, Edmund died; Canute became King of all England in 10t8. With Canute the center of literary production moved to London. English remained a written language, at least for

26、 sermons and laws.Widower Canute wedded Emma, daughter of the Duke of Normandy. She was the mother of Edward, who became king after Canutes heir from his marriage to Emma died. Raised in Normandy, Edward preferred the French. In 1066, the French-speaking Normans conquered England. Norman French, bas

27、ed in London, became the only language of literature, law, and court. This third time, English became the language of the brutally oppressed illiterate. The language again seemed heading for extinction.4) 1080 to the 17th centuryAfter 1080, only a few written documents in English appeared: a last ch

28、ronicle entry in 1134; a manual for religious women from around 1200. During the twelfth and most of the thirteenth centuries, we have no written records of English laws, poetry, songs, or stories. In 1258 the bilingual French- English Provisions of Oxford, granting some rights to barons, showed up

29、as the first public document in English in more than 200 years.In the 14th century the English language resurfaced as a legal and literary language. Orally transmitted English poetry was preserved in written form in the Auchinleck Manuscript from 1325 to 1330. In 1344 the first petition in English a

30、ppeared. In the last quarter of the century, Chaucer wrote his works, including the Canterbury Tales, in English. During this same period, John Wycliffe translated the Bible into English, the language of the common people.In the fifteenth century, English gave further signs of renewed life. In 1413,

31、 King Henry IV wrote the first royal will in English. Religious plays were in English. By the late sixteenth century, we see the flowering of English theater with Shakespeare and Marlowe and Jonson. Modern English arrived in the 17th century. The English language won this Battle of Britain. 5) 1837

32、to TodayIn the nineteenth century, the sun never set on the British Empire was in the English language. By the twentieth century, the Empire included India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Bermuda. English, of course, was

33、also the language of the United States. The United States did its part to spread the language to the Philippines and Samoa. There is, however, a substantial difference between the wide-spread, yet irregular, distribution of English in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and today. That diff

34、erence is the computer, the World Wide Web, and rapid communication.Today, not surprisingly, the English language is global in use. English-speakers built the first electronic computing machines during World War , which heralded the computer age. Years later, the technology that created the Internet

35、 and the World Wide Web is primarily the product of speakers and writers of the English language. Instruction manuals and technical documents, as well as printers, keyboards, and monitors are for users of English.Now, youve got to know the five critical periods of English language. Although other la

36、nguages across history reached the corners of their then known world, the English language survived near extinction; its written records now endlessly circle the entire world.So much for today. Thank you for your attention.填空项1:_（正确答案：Germanic/Anglo-Saxon）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：English-speaking world）解析：填空项

37、1:_（正确答案：defeated）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：education programs）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：Danish）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：Norman French）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：verged on extinction）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：Modern）解析：填空项1:_（正确答案：colonization）解析：三、SECTION B(总题数：1，分数：25.00)(1).The candidate got a masters degree in _.A. English Literature B. ComputerC. B

38、usiness Administration D. Finance（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文W: Good morning, Mr. Smith. Have a seat, please!M: Thanks a lot.W: OK, next lets get down to the business. What is your major?M: My major is Business Administration. I am especially interested in Marketing.W: Marketing? Nice! That perfectly su

39、its our qualifications. Have you received any degrees?M: Yes. First, I received my Bachelors degree in English Literature, and then an MBA degree.W: That sounds you did a good job in your university. Do you feel that you have received a good general training?M: Yes, I have studied in an English trai

40、ning program and a computer training program since I graduated from university. I am currently studying Finance at a training school.W: Your resume says you have had one-year experience working in a foreign representative office in Shanghai, may I ask why you left?M: I worked in a foreign rep. offic

41、e for one year. However, I left there two years ago because the work they gave me was rather dull. I found another job that is more interesting.W: You mean you couldnt work to live, you enjoy whatever you do, right?M: Yes, I will love whatever I do.W: But, does your present employer know you are loo

42、king for another job?M: No, I havent discussed my career plans with my present employer, but I am sure he will understand.W: If you believe you are a good fit for the position, please talk about what kind of personality you think you have.M: I always approach things very enthusiastically. When I beg

43、in something, I dont like to leave it half-done. I cant concentrate on something new until the first thing is finished.W: And what are your personal weaknesses?M: Im afraid Im a poor talker. Im not comfortable talking with the people whom I have just met for the first time. That is not very good for

44、 business, so I have been studying public speaking.W: It is very difficult for somebody to see ones own weakness. Are you more of a leader or a follower?M: I dont try to lead people. Id rather cooperate with everybody, and get the job done by working together.W: You know, most workers are working un

45、der great pressure. How about overtime work?M: Overtime work is very common in companies. I can work overtime if its necessary, but I dont think we will work overtime every day.W: Do you like regular work?M: No, I dont like regular work. I am interested in different projects with new opportunities.

46、But I can do regular work if the company needs me to do so. Everything becomes routine after a while. But its up to us to make that routine a creative experience.W: Oh, yes, I do agree. How soon can you begin working for us?M: Er, I need about two to three weeks for necessary formalities. I will quit then and transfer to your company.W: You performed very well, sir! I think you are the right person we are looking for. If you have no questions, please go through the contract and sign it.M: OK. Thank you very much.W: Have you finish