[外语类试卷]专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷12及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 12及答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 0 Its documented:【 N1】 _ is a global proble

2、m. A new study shows that one in 10 adults, in countries throughout the world, suffers from diabetes. Researchers collected data on【 N2】 _ from nearly 350 million people in 200 countries over a 30-year period. Most of the participants had Type-2 diabetes, a disease linked to aging,【 N3】_. 1 【 N1】 2

3、【 N2】 3 【 N3】 3 The World Bank figures show sharp price increases in wheat, maize, sugar, and【 N1】 _ over the past six months, with prices almost reaching the【 N2】 _ of the year 2008 when there were food【 N3】 _ in a number of countries in the developing world. Wheat and maize are the【 N4】 _of many p

4、oorer peoples diets. But the poor suffer a double whammy because they also spend a【 N5】 _ of their income on food than those in richer countries. 4 【 N1】 5 【 N2】 6 【 N3】 7 【 N4】 8 【 N5】 8 Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated across Germany to demand a【 N1】 _to the use of【 N2】 _. Anti-nuclea

5、r activists organised【 N3】_in 20 towns and cities, including the capital Berlin. The【 N4】 _ come a day before the centre-right coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to discuss the date when Germanys nuclear reactors will finally be shut down. 9 【 N1】 10 【 N2】 11 【 N3】 12 【 N4】 12 As a powerfu

6、l【 N1】 _ approaches Japan, the operator of the crippled【 N2】 _ at Fukushima has said its not fully prepared for heavy rain and strong winds. The defences around the plants nuclear reactors were【 N3】 _ by an earthquake and【 N4】 _ in March. Apologising for the lack of preparedness, an official for the

7、 operator Tepco said some of the reactor buildings remained uncovered. 13 【 N1】 14 【 N2】 15 【 N3】 16 【 N4】 16 The huge ice-storm earlier this week is still【 N1】 _ a million people from the mid-west to the Atlantic【 N2】 _. Many remained in extreme cold and without【 N3】 _, 42 people have died as a res

8、ult of the cold and icy【 N4】 _. 17 【 N1】 18 【 N2】 19 【 N3】 20 【 N4】 20 In the Midwest,【 N1】 _ watches and warnings could extend from Missouri to Michigan. Water levels are rising rapidly in northern Indiana, which has【 N2】_ five inches of rain. Officials report roads washed out and water spilling ov

9、er the tops of【 N3】 _. 21 【 N1】 22 【 N2】 23 【 N3】 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 12答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the quest

10、ions. 【知识模块】 听力 1 【正确答案】 diabetes 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 blood sugar levels 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 obesity and inactivity 【知识模块】 听力 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 edible oils 【知识模 块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 peaks 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 riots 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 basis 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 larger proportion 【知识模块】 听力 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 spe

11、edy end 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 nuclear energy 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 rallies 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 demonstrations 【知识模块】 听力 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 typhoon 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 nuclear power plant 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 wrecked 【知识模块】 听力 16 【正确答案】 tsunami 【知识模块】 听力 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 affecting 【知识模块】 听力 18 【 正确答案】 coast 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 electricity 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 conditions 【知识模块】 听力 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 flood 【知识模块】 听力 22 【正确答案】 soaked up 【知识模块】 听力 23 【正确答案】 dams 【知识模块】 听力