[外语类试卷]专业英语八级（技术类新闻听力）模拟试卷1及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语八级（技术类新闻听力）模拟试卷 1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. 1 What is the main idea of the news ite

2、m? （ A） Photosynthesis accelerates a chemical reaction. （ B） Artificial leaf turns sunlight into electric power. （ C） Hydrogen joins with carbon dioxide to make sugar. （ D） Sunlight splits water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. 2 According to Nocera, a commercial version of the artificial leaf wi

3、ll （ A） be on the market within three years （ B） increase the overall electrical output （ C） replace the present source of electricity （ D） be marketed to the developing countries 3 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） The mechanical breakdowns of artificial heart. （ B） The first artificial

4、heart implanted in a human chest. （ C） Various types of artificial pumps have come into play. （ D） Doctors achieve milestone using artificial heart with no beat. 4 According to Dr William Cohn, the artificial heart_. （ A） mimics the action of the heart found in humans （ B） provides the blood flow of

5、 a natural human heart （ C） produces pulses by a continuous-pump mechanism （ D） uses a small spinning turbine to keep blood flowing at a steady rate 5 Israels new anti-rocket system can blow up incoming rockets with ranges of_. （ A） between 15 and 70 kilometers （ B） between 5 and 70 kilometers （ C）

6、between 25 and 70 kilometers （ D） between 50 and 70 kilometers 6 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Israel will deploy hi-tech anti-rocket system. （ B） The drawbacks of the system are under improvement. （ C） An interceptor missile was developed by the United States. （ D） Two Islamic milita

7、nt groups have bombarded Israel with rockets. 7 According to Professor Daniele Piomelli, humans developed_. （ A） a biological pathway for marijuana （ B） a biological preference for fatty foods （ C） pleasure-reducing biochemical pathways （ D） feelings of pleasure and satisfaction when eating 8 Which

8、of the following is CORRECT? （ A） Fat is a precious and scarce nutrient in peoples daily diet. （ B） Fat is an important component of healthy human cell membranes. （ C） Fat-laced potato chips and French fries are not so bad as people thought. （ D） Television commercials are to blame for encouraging p

9、eople to eat fat foods. 9 According to Robert Bindschadler, the map will enable scientists to_. （ A） continue to watch changes unfold （ B） continue taking images of Antarctica （ C） record a temperature rise of Antarctica （ D） compile new images of the movement of glaciers 10 Which of the following a

10、bout the Antarctica is CORRECT? （ A） It has experienced a temperature rise of about 5 times the global average. （ B） It has experienced a temperature rise of about 3 in the last 50 years. （ C） More than 60 percent of glaciers on it are now in a state of retreat. （ D） Its ice shelves are melting at a

11、 faster rate. 11 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） World Leaders stress the importance of helping poor countries. （ B） How the Millennium Development Goals were made in New York. （ C） The United Nations discusses the development in African countries. （ D） Scientists advocate technologys r

12、ole in achieving Millennium Goals. 12 According to Dr Umar Bindir, Senegal is one country that (where) （ A） 70 percent of the population still lives in poverty （ B） has received most funds from the United Nations （ C） has halved poverty in most of the cities and countryside （ D） has used technology

13、to improve water, hygiene and sanitation 13 According to Goodell, the most promising way to solve the global warming problem is_. （ A） to block sunlight （ B） to remove carbon from the atmosphere （ C） to mimic the climate change by geoengineering first （ D） to get rid of the stratosphere particles th

14、at reflect sunlight 14 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） Climate Change Conference should discuss the technological approach. （ B） Technology may be the only option for global warming. （ C） Environmentalists opposed to technological solutions. （ D） Technology only makes matters worse. 15 Accor

15、ding to Louis Seck, the Israeli project_. （ A） can rapidly improve the daily lives of the Senegalese people （ B） is a big part of developing renewable energy in Senegal （ C） will inspire the Senegalese people to use solar power （ D） will meet growing demands for electricity 16 What is the main idea

16、of the new item? （ A） How to use solar energy. （ B） An introduction to a renovation. （ C） How to live in balance with environment. （ D） Cooperation between two countries to solve energy crisis. 17 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Hollywood is undergoing a great change. （ B） Hollywood hon

17、ors two French filmmakers. （ C） Hollywood awards honor technology innovators. （ D） Hollywood actress Jessica Biel starred in three films. 18 Which of the following is TRUE about Catmull? （ A） He is a filmmaker. （ B） He is a French man. （ C） He works for Pixar Animation Studios. （ D） He was the first

18、 person to get an Oscar this year. 19 According to Noeleen Heyzer, Asia and the Pacific needed to promote_. （ A） common peoples awareness of climate change （ B） regional cooperation in controlling climate change （ C） more private-sector investment in climate-change technologies （ D） economies by ask

19、ing for investment from the UN s economic commission 20 Which of the following country is NOT mentioned as being threatened by the impact of severe climate change? （ A） Philippines. （ B） Singapore. （ C） Cambodia. （ D） Vietnam. 专业英语八级（技术类新闻听力）模拟试卷 1答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this s

20、ection 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. 1 【听力原文】 MIT chemistry professor Daniel Nocera leaded research on the artificial leaf project, says he and his co

21、lleagues took their cues from plants, which are literally buzzing with electricity. During photosynthesis, the energy in sunlight splits water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen joins with carbon dioxide to make sugar, an essential fuel for plant growth. In Noceras laboratory, scientis

22、ts replicated that chemical process using a silicon device about the size and shape of a playing card, only thinner. Its coated with nickel and cobalt catalysts that when exposed to water and ultraviolet light, accelerate a chemical reaction. In laboratory experiments, Noceras solar cell prototype o

23、perated continuously for 45 hours without a drop in electrical output. Nocera notes that it works in any type of water. Nocera believes the artificial leaf could be especially useful as an inexpensive source of electricity for low-income populations in developing countries. The goal, Nocera says, is

24、 to make each home its own power station. He predicts a commercial version of the artificial leaf will be on the market within three years. 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 技术类 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 技术类 3 【听力原文】 Since the first artificial heart was implanted in a human here in Houston in 1969, the field has advanced s

25、teadily. But it hasn t kept pace with the need for devices that can keep patients alive until they can get a real organ transplant: Heart disease remains the number one killer of Americans each year. Of the estimated 5 million people in the United States with failing hearts, only around 2,000 are li

26、kely to get a transplant this year. That is where various types of artificial pumps have come into play. Last month, at the Texas Childrens Hospital here in Houston, Jordan Merecka, 17, became the first patient in a US pediatric hospital to have his congenitally deformed heart removed and replaced w

27、ith an external mechanical heart pump. Meeting with reporters a few days ago, he told how he almost ran out of time, waiting to have the procedure. Merecka, who now awaits a transplant, has limited mobility in the hospital as he remains tethered to the artificial heart beating loudly beside him. But

28、 nearby, at the Texas Heart Institute, doctors and researchers are working with another type of artificial heart, one that is much smaller, much more efficient and does not beat. The artificial heart Frazier and his colleague, Dr. William Conn, developed is small enough to be implanted in the human

29、chest. But, unlike an animal or human heart, it produces no pulse because it is a continuous-flow mechanism. It uses a small spinning turbine to keep blood flowing at a steady rate rather than a pump that mimics the action of the heart found in humans or in the calves the doctors have used for trial

30、s. To provide the blood flow of a natural human heart, vibrating pumps must beat 100,000 times a day, 35 million times a year, leading to mechanical breakdowns. The continuous-flow pumps are much more durable and can last years without a problem. 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 技术类 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 技术类 5 【听力原文】

31、Israels new anti-rocket system, called the Iron Dome, has passed final tests and will be deployed near the countrys borders by November. The system was produced by the state-owned Rafael Arms Development Authority and is partially financed by the United States. The Iron Dome will help neutralize the

32、 rocket threat from Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The two Islamic militant groups have bombarded Israel with rockets in the past, exposing a strategic vulnerability. The system uses small radar-guided missiles to blow up incoming rockets with ranges of between five and 70 kilomet

33、ers. It can also destroy mortar shells in mid-air. The other benefit is deterrence. Defense officials warn that the system will not completely eliminate the rocket threat from Lebanon and Gaza. But they say it will sharply reduce the number of rockets able to hit populated areas and strategic facili

34、ties. One drawback is the cost. An interceptor missile costs $ 50,000, compared to just $ 500 for a Palestinian rocket. 5 【正确答案】 B 【 知识模块】 技术类 6 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 技术类 7 【听力原文】 Ever wonder why foods that are bad for you such as fat-laced potato chips and French fries taste so good? It turns out they fo

35、llow the same pleasure-inducing biochemical pathways through the body as marijuana does, encouraging people to keep eating even when they know they should stop. There used to be an old television commercial in the United States that boasted a certain brand of potato chip tasted so good, you could ne

36、ver eat just one. It turns out there is a biological reason for that. Daniele Piomelli is a professor of farm-ecology and biological chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. He says fat is an important component of healthy human cell membranes and high-fat foods, which are rare in the wild

37、, and were prized by early humans as a rich source of energy. As a result, Daniele Piomelli says humans developed a biological preference for fatty foods. Piomellis and colleagues have discovered a biological pathway that encouraged ancient humans to eat large quantities of the scarce nutrient whene

38、ver they found it for survival. Today, eating fat still provokes feelings of pleasure and satisfaction, similar to the high people get when smoking marijuana. Piomelli said when fatty foods are swallowed and hit the upper digestive tract, they trigger the production of endocannabinoids. Thats the sa

39、me class of feel-good chemicals that marijuana, or cannabis, stimulates in the brain. Endocannabinoids in the gut send a surge of cell-signaling to the brain, which shoots back a message telling the body to keep eating. Piomelli and colleagues discovered the fat pathway in research with rats. 7 【正确答

40、案】 B 【知识模块】 技术类 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 技术类 9 【听力原文】 The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica, or LIMA, pieces together 1,100 images to provide a new map 10 times more detailed than any made before. This true-color map of the full continent took eight years to compile from satellite pictures and is now free

41、ly available to the public over the Internet. Robert Bindschadler is a chief scientist at the US space agency NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center. Bindschadler told a news conference Tuesday that the new satellite images provide a time-lapse historical record of how Antarctica has changed. The map wil

42、l enable scientists to continue to watch changes unfold, such as the movement of glaciers. Bindschadler says researchers can use the map to better plan scientific expeditions, geologists can better trace rock formations and biologists can obtain snapshots of the levels of lakes in Antarctica s deser

43、t ecosystems. Collaborators on the mapping project include the US Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation and the British Antarctic Survey. British researchers say the new images will be key to understanding climate change because Antarctica has experienced a temperature rise of almost th

44、ree degrees in the last 50 years almost 10 times the global average. They add that more than 80 percent of glaciers on the continent are now in a state of retreat, ice shelves are breaking up, and snow is melting at a faster rate. The Landsat 7 satellite is expected to continue taking images of Anta

45、rctica and other parts of the world through 2011. 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 技术类 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 技术类 11 【听力原文】 World Leaders are gathering in New York this week to discuss the United Nations Millennium Development Goals a set of objectives that range from cutting child and maternal mortality to halving th

46、e number of people who go hungry by 2015. But at a recent gathering in Nigeria of journalists and scientists from more than a dozen African countries, participants lamented the lack of importance that technology and science have played in achieving these goals. Dr Umar Bindir, the director general o

47、f Nigeria s National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, spoke about the role science should play in development at the First Regional Workshop of the Science Journalism Cooperation. Bindir stressed that of the eight MDGs that have been laid out, the most essential is to halve poverty.

48、But he added that a lack of available statistics makes it extremely difficult. In Nigeria, where the conference was held, more than $6 billion has been spent on MDGs in the past four years, but 70 percent of the population still lives in poverty. UNICEF adviser for water, hygiene and sanitation in W

49、est and Central Africa, Chris Cormency, said Senegal is one country that has used technology to make some of these improvements. 11 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 技术类 12 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 技术类 13 【听力原文】 Jeff Goodell thinks geoengineering is a somewhat crazy idea. But he writes in his book that after the failure of last year s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the technological approach may end up being the worlds only option. He says there are two ways geoengineering might solve the global wanning problem: One would be to use tec