[外语类试卷]专业英语八级（教育类新闻听力）模拟试卷1及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语八级（教育类新闻听力）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 characteristic of the Env

2、ironmental Charter High School? （ A） It not only teaches academic subjects, but also studies about the environment. （ B） It challenges students with alternative energy as well as old energy. （ C） It prepares students with future careers related to environment. （ D） It emphasizes the importance of ph

3、ysics as well as art. 2 What do we know about Nancy Gale? （ A） She is a popular public figure. （ B） She is an expert on environment. （ C） She is the owner of a business that makes handbags （ D） She is a student in the Environmental Charter High School. 3 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A）

4、Two teenagers robotics attracts the public attention. （ B） National Academy of Sciences calls for financial support. （ C） A White House science fair shows top student experiments. （ D） Obama urges efforts to enhance math and science education. 4 According to Obama, how much will be donated initially

5、 to the campaign? （ A） More than $ 260 million. （ B） More than $ 250 million. （ C） More than $ 240 million. （ D） More than $ 230 million. 5 According to the UN Children s Fund, how many children of primary school age were not enrolled in school in 2007? （ A） Nearly 72 million. （ B） Nearly 22 million

6、. （ C） Nearly 52 million. （ D） Nearly 32 million. 6 Which is mentioned as one of the primary roadblocks to getting and keeping girls in school? （ A） The lack of bathrooms in the school. （ B） The need for international partnership. （ C） The chance for gender equality in schools. （ D） The poor quality

7、 of education being offered. 7 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） The study in Ghana may reveal shocking facts about girls poverty. （ B） Keeping girls in school may be a matter of better sanitary protection. （ C） The long-term achievements of a nations secondary school girl education. （ D）

8、 The research done by an Oxford University Professor on girls sanitary problems. 8 According to Linda Scott, what are the two reasons rural girls in poor countries go without sanitary protection? （ A） Puberty and physical risk. （ B） Discrimination and violence. （ C） Cost and lack of availability. （

9、D） Unwanted sexual advances and bullying. 9 What does the news item say about Salman Khan? （ A） He teaches math on YouTube for free. （ B） He teaches math at Stanford University. （ C） He works in Californias Silicon Valley. （ D） He teaches in a high school in California. 10 Which of the following is

10、mentioned as one of the reasons to start Khan Academy? （ A） Khans working experience. （ B） Khans poor financial situation. （ C） Khans knowledge of Websites. （ D） Khans successful teaching experience. 11 According to the news, what are students and their parents pressuring colleges to do? （ A） To dec

11、lare their majors. （ B） To train them for green jobs. （ C） To award green college sports. （ D） To form energy CLUBS on campus. 12 According to the USA Today newspaper, what will happen by 2016? （ A） Green-studies programs will increase by 14 percent. （ B） Green graduates will increase by 40 percent.

12、 （ C） Green occupations will grow by 52 percent. （ D） Green investment will grow by 17 percent. 13 How much would Bill Gates and his wife invest into community colleges? （ A） $ 13 million. （ B） $ 45 million. （ C） $ 12 million. （ D） $ 50 million. 14 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Ivy Le

13、ague schools strategy facing recession. （ B） Federal stimulus plan to colleges and universities. （ C） Recession boosts the enrollment at community colleges. （ D） The comparison of tuitions between community colleges and private universities. 15 According to educators, in mixed university settings, w

14、omen students_. （ A） are inspired by their fellow students. （ B） are forced to develop leadership roles. （ C） made up 45 percent of the student body. （ D） feel intimidated by their male counterparts. 16 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） Many women students intimidation stretches back to childh

15、ood. （ B） Many women students outperform their counterparts in colleges. （ C） Many women students become leaders after graduation. （ D） Many women students major in math and science. 17 According to Noor Awad, what is the nature of the war on Gaza? （ A） Its the war against United States. （ B） Its th

16、e third war in the Middle East. （ C） Its the war supporting the State of Israel. （ D） Its a fight for Palestinians basic human rights. 18 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Palestinian students protest the flotilla crisis off Gaza. （ B） 25 US chapters in the United States upload Facebook p

17、osts. （ C） Israeli students stage protest for and against blockade of Gaza. （ D） Student groups in the United States participated in a human rights campaign. 19 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） The National Police Agency takes the advantage of the Internet. （ B） The educational reform in

18、 South Korean with the aid of the Internet. （ C） South Korean students battle cyber-bullying with positive comments. （ D） An Australian high school cooperates with the South Korean Hogook school. 20 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） Online attacks are an increasing problem in South Korea. （ B）

19、 Teachers keep high school students from using the Internet. （ C） Online message boards are other means of making celebrities. （ D） Thousands of complaints are received by high school students worldwide. 专业英语八级（教育类新闻听力）模拟试卷 1答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear ev

20、erything 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】 The Environmental Charter High School, in Lawndale, California, teaches all standard academic subjects, as well as studies abou

21、t the environment. Nearly 500 students are enrolled at the school, where they prepare for college. They also get something extra, says school founder Alison Suffet Diaz. The teens can get close to nature, and explore topics like alternative energy, in this case, a pump powered by human energy to wat

22、er the plants. Student Rigo Estrada says he was the kind of person who threw trash on the street before he came here. The school also teaches creative arts, integrated in one case with a lesson in physics. The school brings in outside experts, including Nancy Gale, who owns an environmentally-friend

23、ly business that makes handbags. Students learn how to prepare a business plan, says teacher Brandie Cobb. The curriculum stresses cooperation and community action, and helps students learn to get things done, says 18-year-old Rodrigo Padilla. Whether they pursue careers related to their studies her

24、e or not, the sense of empowerment these teens have learned is what the Environmental Charter High School was designed to do. 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 教育类 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 教育类 3 【听力原文】 A student experiment in robotics was front and center at the White House. The metal contraption built by two teenagers ca

25、ught and threw a ball. President Obama said the demonstration was held to underscore the importance of science and math education. Earlier this year, the president challenged the private sector to join with government in a nationwide effort to boost student achievement in science and mathematics. He

26、 said corporations, universities, non-profit organizations, and professional associations representing millions of scientists, engineers and teachers have embraced the call. “The initial commitment of the private sector to this campaign is more than $ 260 million. And we only expect the campaign to

27、grow.“ The money will be used to reach children of all ages. There will be extra resources for teachers and even a new series of television programs for preschoolers. President Obama will be directly involved in one aspect of the campaign- a White House science fair that will showcase top student ex

28、periments from across the country. He said these young innovators deserve the same acclaim as school sports champions. The president called for a greater emphasis on math and science education in a speech to the National Academy of Sciences in April. He said students from many other countries are ou

29、tperforming the United States, emphasizing his goal is to put America back on top within a decade. 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 教育类 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 教育类 5 【听力原文】 The UN Childrens Fund estimates that nearly 72 million children of primary school age were not enrolled in school in 2007. More than half of those n

30、ot in school are girls, and more than two-thirds of them are in sub-Saharan Africa and South and West Asia. In the last decade, enrollment has increased and the gender gap in schools has closed in many regions, but UNICEFs Executive Director, Anthony Lake, says there is still much work to be done. L

31、ake is one of 200 scholars, government officials, civil society workers and development partners in Dakar this week for a conference organized by the UN Girls Education Initiative, an international partnership aimed at achieving gender equality and universal primary school education by 2015. UNICEFs

32、 Lake said even in Senegal, where the number of public schools has doubled in the last decade, there is still work to be done to achieve gender equality in schools. He said girls in one Dakar school explained to him some of the daily challenges they face, such as the lack of bathrooms in the school,

33、 bullying from boys, and a lack of textbooks. At the week-long conference, participants are focusing on three primary roadblocks to getting and keeping girls in school: violence, poverty and the poor quality of education being offered. Though school enrollment has increased in recent years, experts

34、say improved access to education must go hand-in-hand with improved quality. 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 教育类 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 教育类 7 【听力原文】 When boys and girls reach puberty, their bodies go through many physical changes. But for girls in Africa, the onset of menstruation can bring with it discrimination, unw

35、anted sexual advances and the end of their education. Now a pilot study in Ghana says it doesn t have to be that way. The study says when free sanitary protection is provided to secondary school girls there is a sharp drop in absenteeism and increased participation in household chores and socializin

36、g. Oxford University Professor Linda Scott led the study, which involved more than 180 girls in four remote villages in Ghana. She says menstruation is often a taboo subject. Cost and lack of availability are two reasons rural girls in poor countries go without sanitary protection. What s more, Prof

37、essor Scott says girls are perceived differently once menstruation begins. Scott says a girl without sanitary protection faces serious consequences. Many of the girls, she says, simply get discouraged and drop out of school. But they face a physical risk as well. Scott says the long-term consequence

38、s are “huge.“ While education for both boys and girls is critical for a nations development, ensuring girls remain in school can bring many benefits. 7 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 教育类 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 教育类 9 【听力原文】 Salman Khans disembodied voice is heard every day by tens of thousands of students around the wor

39、ld who are hungry for help learning math. He has posted 1, 200 lessons on YouTube. lessons that appear on an electronic blackboard, and range from basic addition and advanced calculus to science and finance. And they are free. Salman Khan lives in California s Silicon Valley, with his wife, a rheuma

40、tologist in training at Stanford University, and their new baby. He got the idea for Khan Academy four years ago, when he taught a young cousin how to convert kilograms to grams. With Khans help, the cousin got good at math, and Khan launched a new career. Now, Khan records his lessons from a conver

41、ted closet in the back of his bedroom. He never goes on camera. When the all-girl Castilleja School in Palo Alto, California invited Khan to speak in person he immediately connected to the students there. The concept of short lessons that can be played over and over again attracted high school senio

42、r Bridget Meaney. She says she had trouble with seventh grade algebra. Originally, Khan kept his lessons short because of YouTube restrictions. Now, he thinks short is better. For Khan, teaching math, science, and finance is just the beginning. He says hes ready to expand his YouTube site to include

43、 other subjects as well. 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 教育类 10 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 教育类 11 【听力原文】 The nickname of sports teams at Tulane University in New Orleans is the Green Wave. North Texas Universitys squads are the Mean Green. Once called the Indians, Dartmouth Colleges teams are now the Big Green. Green is in

44、college sports. But theres an even bigger green wave in the classroom. Last year alone, colleges and universities across the country created more than 100 major or minor programs in energy, sustainability, environmental studies and other so-called green subjects. Two reasons for this: Even in a tigh

45、t economy, green industries are offering good jobs to graduates. And students and their parents are pressuring colleges to train them for these jobs. So college architecture, agriculture, and engineering departments are launching green-studies programs to do just that. According to the USA Today new

46、spaper, the Obama Administration estimates that opportunities in energy and environmental occupations will grow by 52 percent by 2016, compared to just a 14-percent increase in other fields. Ten years ago at the University of California-Berkeley, just 40 students enrolled in an introductory class on

47、 the subject of energy. This year, 270 students are taking the class. There are energy CLUBS on campus. The one at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has 1,700 members. And at Arizona State University, 600 students have declared sustainability as their major. Not long ago, even top college studen

48、ts would likely have had trouble defining sustainability. Now, a lot of them are specializing in it. 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模 块】 教育类 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 教育类 13 【听力原文】 Theres not exactly a rush of good news across economically stressed America, unless you work at one of our 1, 200 community colleges. For most

49、 of them, everythings rosy. Once dismissed as lowly junior colleges and commuter schools in urban areas where students could walk or take public transit to class, these two-year colleges are attracting tens of thousands of students who would normally enroll in four-year private or state universities. By living at home, they will spend $4,500 a year in tuition, on average. Thats half the typical cost at a four-year state school, and a fraction of a private universitys $ 26,000-average annual tuition. Adding room and food charges and fee