1、专业八级-(无听力 3 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSECTION A/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complet
2、e a gap filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Some of the gaps may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word ( s ) you fill in is (are)
3、 both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.Improve Your English through ReadingWhen you learn a language, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. Advantages A
4、ssociated with ReadingA. Learning vocabulary in context If there are a maximum of five new words per page, you can learn new words as well as seeing their U U 1 /U /U.B. A model for writing Texts that you read show you U U 2 /U /Uthat you can use when you write.C. Seeing “correctly structured“ Engli
5、sh You can see and learn U U 3 /U /Unaturally in written English.D. Working at your own speed This is one of the U U 4 /U /Uof reading because different people work at different speeds.E. Personal interest. Five Tips for ReadingA. Try to read at the right levelB. Make a note of new vocabulary When y
6、ou read, try to U U 5 /U /Uand mark them with a pen. When you have finished reading, check them in a dictionary and add them to your vocabulary book.C. Try to read regularly Fifteen minutes every day is U U 6 /U /Utwo hours every Sunday.D. U U 7 /U /U Have everything ready.E. Read what interests you
7、. Some Things to ReadA. Newspapers They are not easy to read. Try reading newspapers if your level is intermediate or above. Some British newspapers: The Telegraph, The Times, The Independent, U U 8 /U /U. Some American newspapers: The International Herald Tribune, The New York Times, The Wall Stree
8、t Journal.B. MagazinesC. Books Books are divided mainly into: U U 9 /U /Uand fiction.D. Short storiesE. Cornflakes packets it means that U U 10 /U /Uyou can buy has English writing on or with it. （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、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：
9、5.00)In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.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
10、 following five questions. Now listen to the interview. （分数：5.00）(1).According to Joy Bauer, what is the key factor of success in dieting? A. The heavy weight. B. The attention to health conditions. C. The perfect plan. D. The belief of ones ability to do it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to Joy Bau
11、er, the first step of dieting is to A. stick with it and beat the odds. B. refuse to have greasy food. C. know the motivation for eating. D. never feel overwhelmed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is NOT a feature of successful loser? A. They eat healthy breakfast every single day.B. They
12、 weigh themselves at least once a week. C. They watch TV less than an hour a day. D. They excise about an hour a day.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How to deal with the goal that seems cant be realized? A. To write down the goal and read it each day. B. To make a similar goal which is easy to reach. C. To mak
13、e a weekly goal and a daily goal. D. To make both a long-term goal and a short-term goal.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).How to become a fidgety person? A. To ask the children to do some help. B. To pace around the kitchen when answering the phone. C. To take the grocery into the house as much as you can. D. T
14、o stay in the couch to watch TV all the time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Questions 6 and 7 are based on the f
15、ollowing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. （分数：3.00）(1).The collapse of the British tour operator did NOT affect visitors in A. Greece. B. Turkey. C. Britain. D. Canada.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whose rights are protected by t
16、he ATOL, the CAA program? A. Travelers. B. Governments. C. Travel agencies. D. Airlines.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. The advertisement is launched to promote a
17、 Vaseline product that aims to A. make mens skin look whiter. B. make mens skin look more smooth. C. make womens skin look whiter. D. make womens skin look more smooth.语音下载（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds t
18、o answer the questions. Now listen to the news. （分数：2.00）(1).According to the news item, the atmosphere that blocks harmful ultraviolet rays A. shrinks and expands regularly recently. B. is closely connected to suns activity. C. absorbs carbon dioxide at high altitude. D. is largely influenced by th
19、e movement of satellites.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the NASA reports, when did the change of the atmosphere happened? A. Around 1955. B. Around 1990. C. Around 2000. D. Around 2008.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BPART READING (总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BTEXT A/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In March 1998 the Coca-Cola Bottling C
20、ompany announced the appointment of a most unlikely new director to its board: Evander Holyfield, a former heavyweight boxing champion, best-known for having part of his ear bitten off in a bout by a fellow boxer, Mike Tyson. He was not the only top athlete at the time with a seat in the boardroom:
21、Michael Jordan, a celebrated basketball player, was a director of Oakley, a sunglasses manufacturer.Boards have also recruited from the ranks of Hollywood. Disney appointed Sidney Poitier to its board in 1994, for example. Stretching the definition of celebrity a bit, General “Stormin“ Norman Schwar
22、zkopf was appointed a director by the Home Shopping Network in 1996. And you can take your pick from scores of politicians-turned-directors, including Al Gore, a former vice-president and a member of Apples board since 2003.Gerald Ford was a particularly enthusiastic collector of boardroom seats aft
23、er he left the White House. While on the board of American Express he stunned his fellow directors by asking Harvey Golub, the chief executive at the time, to explain the difference between “ equity“ and “revenue “, according to Vicky Wards new book on Lehman Brothers, “The Devils Casino“. This was
24、perhaps not so surprising for a man Lyndon Johnson once said had “played too much football with his helmet off“. But it prompts a broader thought about why companies recruit celebrity directors.Michael Eisner, the boss of Disney when Mr. Poitier joined the board, may have been right to say that the
25、actors “talent is more than screen deep, “ and that his “election to our board brings us not only his exhaustive knowledge of the entertainment industry but the judgment and wisdom of an exceptional man. “ Even so, it would seem a reasonable assumption that the lack of business nous displayed by the
26、 late President Ford is more typical of the celebrity in the boardroom. So what is the point of having them?Because they increase the value of the firms whose boards they join, apparently. According to “Reaching for the Stars: The Appointment of Celebrities to Corporate Boards“, a new study by four
27、American-based economists, simply announcing that a celebrity joining a board gives the companys share price a boost. Disneys share price jumped by 4.2% on the day Mr. Poitier was appointed. But, for the more than 700 celebrity director appointments (out of over 70, 000 board appointments in all) th
28、at the study examines during 1985-2006, the firms shares continued to outperform significantly over the subsequent one, two and three years.Why is this? In some cases a former president, say powerful connections and the ability to open the right doors were surely a factor. And, as Mr. Eisner claimed
29、 of Mr. Poitier, some celebrities may bring relevant experience (the study muddies the waters somewhat by including several famous business people, such as Rupert Murdoch and Martha Stewart, within its definition of celebrity). On average, the study found a bigger impact on share prices when celebri
30、ty directors had “related“ experience than when they had none. Yet “unrelated“ celebrity directors had a bigger impact on share prices than unrelated non-celebrities, To explain this, the economists point to the “visibility effect“ that appointing a celebrity hetps draw the attention of investors to
31、 a company which, all else being equal, increases demand for its shares and thus its share price. Certainly, a celebrity director seems to increase the proportion of a firms shares bought by institutional investors.So, should companies respond to this study by picking a few directors at random from
32、the pages of People magazine, or beating a path to Brangelina Towers? It might work, at least for a while. On the other hand, surely sooner or later investors will realisc that if the appointment of a director who has nothing to offer but a famous name boosts a firms share price, it delivers a damni
33、ng verdict on the value of the rest of the board. Rather than a reason to cheer, perhaps the celebrity effect on companies shares should be seen instead as an indicator that boards are failing to do their job properly and that they contribute little in return for their generous pay. Or indeed those
34、professional investors, who ought to know better, are as starstruck as the readers of gossip magazines.（分数：5.00）(1).We can conclude that when appointed a director of the board, Gerald Ford A. knew little about American Express. B. didnt know what to do and how to do. C. was lacking in basic concepts
35、 of economy. D. was made fun of by his fellow directors.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The author gives the examples in the first three paragraphs to A. support the common view that famous faces have magical effect. B. show the celebrity effect of famous people on a companys board. C. guide the readers to exp
36、lore the performance of celebrity directors. D. stimulate the discussion on why famous people are appointed directors.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The authors attitude towards the appointment of Mr. Poitier is one of A. disapproval. B. approval. C. ambivalence. D. disappointment.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which o
37、f the following statements about the study mentioned in Paragraph 5 is CORRECT? A. The author has expressed reservations about the study. B. Related non-celebrities outperform unrelated celebrity directors. C. Ten percent of the newly appointed directors are celebrities. D. Celebrity directors may b
38、oost a companys share price continually.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The author considers boards with celebrity effect A. unbearable. B. irresponsible. C. intelligent. D. lavish.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、BTEXT B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)1 The low hedge, where the creepers climbed, divided the lawn and its magnificent Welli
39、ngtonias from the meadow. There was little grass to be seen, for it was at this time one vast profusion of delicate ixias of every bright and tender shade.2 The evening was still, and the air heavy with scent. In a room opening upon the veranda wreathed with white-and-scarlet passion-flowers, where
40、she could see the garden and the meadow, and, beyond all, the Mountain Beautiful, lay a sick woman. Her dark face was lovely as an autumn leaf is lovely hectic with the passing life. Her eyes wandered to the upper snows of the mountain, from time to time resting upon the brown-haired English girl wh
41、o sat on a low stool by her side, holding the frail hand in her cool, firm clasp.3 The invalid was speaking; her voice was curiously sweet, and there was a peculiarity about the “s“ , and an occasional turn of the sentence, which told the listener that her English was an acquired language.4 “I am gl
42、ad he is not here, “she said slowly. “I do not want him to have pain. “5 “But perhaps, Mrs. Denison, you will be much better in a day or two, and able to welcome him when he comes back.“6 “No, I shall not be here when he comes back, and it is just as it should be. I asked him to turn round as he lef
43、t the garden, and I could see him, oh, so well! He looked kind and so beautiful, and he waved to me with his hand. Now he will come back, and he will be sad. He did not want to leave me, but the governor sent for him. He will be sad, and he will remember that I loved him, and some day he will be gla
44、d again. “ She smiled into the troubled face near her.7 The girl stroked the thick dark hair lovingly.8 “Dont, “ she implored; “it hurts me. You are better tonight, and the children are coming in. “Mrs. Denison closed her eyes, and with her left hand she covered her face.9 “No, not the children . “s
45、he whispered, “not my darlings. I cannot bear it. I must see them no more. “ She pressed her companions hand with a sudden close pressure. “But you will help them, Alice; you will make them English like you like him. We will not pretend tonight; it is not long that I shall speak to you. I ask you to
46、 promise mc to help them to be English.“10 “Dear, “the girl urged, “they are such a delicious mixture of England and New Zealand prettier, sweeter than any mere English child could ever be. They are enchanting. “11 But into the dying womans eyes leaped an eager flame.12 “They must all be English, no
47、 Maori!“ she cried. A violent fit of coughing interrupted her, and when the paroxysm was over she was too exhausted to speak. The English nurse, Mrs. Bentley, an elderly Yorkshire woman, who had been with Mrs. Denison since her first baby came six years ago, and who had, in fact, been Horace Denison
48、s own nurse-maid, came in and sent the agitated girl into the garden. “For you havent had a breath of fresh air today, “she said.13 At the door Alice turned. The large eyes were resting upon her with an intent and solemn regard, in which lay a message, “What was it?“ she thought, as she passed through the wide hall swe
