1、专业八级-198 (1)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BThe Problems Learners of English Face/B The problems learners of English face can be divided into three broad categories: a) (1) _ problems, some of which involve fear of the unknown, and some of which are caused By the possible
2、 homesickness of the overseas student. b) culture problems, which are bound up with the British way of life, including (2) _ , habits and traditions. c) (3) _ problems, for which there are a number of reasons: First, it seems to overseas students that English people speak very (4) _. Second, they sp
3、eak with a variety of (5) _. Third, different styles of speech are used. What can a student do to overcome these difficulties? He should attend(6) _ and use a language laboratory as much as possible. He should also listen to programmes in English on the radio and TV. Most important of all, he should
4、 take every opportunity to speak with (7) _. Finally. I have some advice for students who have difficulty in speaking English fluently. Firstly, he must (8)_ what he wants to say. Secondly, he must try to (9) _ in English. This will only begin to take place when his use of English becomes (10) _.（分数
5、：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:_二、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).How many times is the indoor air more hazardous than the outdoor air?（分数：1.00）A.10 to 12.B.12.C.2 to 10.D.2.(2).Catherines attitude towards the insulation of homes is _.（分数：1.00）A.negativeB.
6、supportiveC.ambiguousD.cautious(3).Which of the following is not hazardous to our health?（分数：1.00）A.School.B.Clean house.C.The Environmental Protection Agencys headquarters.D.None of the above.(4).Why does Catherine say people themselves produce harmful vapors into the indoor air?（分数：1.00）A.People s
7、hed more than any other animal indoors.B.People do not keep their room tidy.C.Peoples skin flakes are small enough to float in the air and pollute the indoor air.D.The furniture people buy is in bad quality.(5).About 80% of what you see floating in a ray of sunshine is _.（分数：1.00）A.dustB.dead human
8、skinC.quill-covertsD.fluff三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)(1).Rabin announced new security measures on television _.（分数：1.00）A.after an emergency session of his inner security cabinetB.before the emergency meetingC.after two Arabs were shot deadD.before two Israeli policemen were killed(2).The closure
9、of the West Bank and Gaza Strip will _.A. stop up to 100,000 Arab day laborers from working inside IsraelB. allow a soldier to shoot only if he was in dangerC. authorize a soldier to open tire on anyone bearing armsD revise open-tire regulations for soldiers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Arab-Israeli bloodshe
10、d has increased because _.（分数：1.00）A.more Israeli troops were sent to combat the Arab militantsB.Israel closed both the Gaza Strip and West BankC.thousands of Arab Workers lost their jobsD.many Palestinians were driven out of their homelandI Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the
11、 end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).A two-day conference to promote trade and investment in Africa will take place in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia in _.（分数：1.00）A.FebruaryB.early MarchC.late MarchD.April(2).John Spence believe
12、s that after Latin America and the Far East, _ will be the next region for major foreign investors.（分数：1.00）A.UgandaB.Ivory CoastC.AfricaD.Botswana四、BPART READING (总题数：4，分数：4.00)1.What does the last paragraph imply?（分数：1.00）A.No Japanese athlete can really feel relaxed.B.Japanese public never feel c
13、ontent with the performance of their athletes.C.A gold medal in Japan is not the symbol of victory.D.The Japanese media have quite high expectations on the athletes.2.Who is not responsible for the pressure?（分数：1.00）A.The media.B.The Japanese culture.C.The general attitude of the Japanese population
14、.D.The sportsmanship.3.What do the examples in para. 3 enjoyment of his activities in Britain and the passage of time are the only real help here.Looking now at the cultural problems, we can see that some of them are of a very practical nature, e.g. arranging sat is factory accommodation, getting us
15、ed to British money (or the lack of it) , British food and weather. Some of the cultural difficulties are less easy to define: they are bound up with the whole range of alien customs, habits and traditions - in other words, the British way of life. Such difficulties include: settling into a strange
16、environment and a new academic routine; earning a new set of social habits, ranging from the times of meals to the meanings of gestures; expressing appropriate greetings; understanding a different kind of humor; and learning how to make friends. Being open-minded and adaptable is the best approach t
17、o some of the difficulties listed here.The largest category is probably linguistic. Lets look at this in some details.Most students have learnt English at school, but they have had little everyday opportunity to practise using English. When foreign learners first come to the country, they have great
18、 difficulty in understanding ! There are a number of reasons for this. I 11 just mention three of them.Firstly, it seems to overseas students that English people speak very fast. secondly, they speak with a variety of ac cents. Thirdly, different styles of speech are used in different situations, e.
19、g. everyday spoken English, which is colloquial and idiomatic, is different from the English used for academic purposes. Dont forget, by the way, that ff the students have difficulty in understanding the English-speaking people, these people may also have difficulty in understanding the students!Wha
20、t can a student do then to overcome these difficulties? Well, obviously, he can benefit from attending English classes and, if a language laboratory is available, use it as much as possible. He should also listen to programmes in English on the radio and TV. Perhaps the most important of all, he sho
21、uld take every available opportunity to meet and speak with native English-speaking people. He should be aware, however, that English people are, by temperament, often re- served and may be unwilling to start a conversation. Nevertheless, ff he has the courage to take the initiative, however difficu
22、lt it may seem to, be, most English people will respond. He will need patience and perseverance.In addition to these problems regarding listening and understanding, .he student probably has difficulty in speaking English fluently. He has the ideas, he knows what to say but he doesnt know how to say
23、it in English. The advice here will seem difficult to follow but its necessary. Firstly, he must simplify his language so that he can express himself reason- ably clearly, for example, short sentences will be better than long ones. Secondly, he must try to think in English, not translate from his mo
24、ther tongue. This will only begin to take place when his use of English becomes automatic; using a language laboratory and listening to as much English as possible will help. In general, he should practise speaking as much as possible. He should also notice the kind of English and its structure that
25、 educated people use, and try to imitate it.二、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).How many times is the indoor air more hazardous than the outdoor air?（分数：1.00）A.10 to 12.B.12.C.2 to 10. D.2.解析：听力原文Questions-Interviewer: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our programme Worldly Wise. Today our attention turns to
26、 pollution. We are lucky to have with us here our guest, Miss Catherine White, the youngest woman director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Good morning, Miss White.Catherine: Good morning.Interviewer: Well, Miss White, nowadays, most people believe it is the air outdoors that presents us, pa
27、rticularly those most sensitive to unhealthy air, with the greatest risk. But according to your groups recent research, there seems to be something different.Catherine: Yes, our research shows that it is not the air outdoors that takes us the risk. However, it is actually the air in side our homes,
28、schools, and other buildings that is most harmful.Interviewer: Really?Catherine: Really! According to a recent report made by my colleague, 50% of all illnesses is aggravated or caused by polluted indoor air. The indoor air is anywhere from 2 to 10 times more hazardous than the outdoor air. And the
29、indoor air quality epidemic has become the nations number one environmental health problem.Interviewer: Why is such a big problem not noticed before?Catherine: Because it was not as serious as today. As a result of the energy crisis of the 1970s, with energy-efficiency in mind, todays homes and buil
30、dings are built air-tight. Their air-tight construction keeps airborne pollutants trapped inside, and natures air-cleansing agents outside. Statistics for asthma problems began rising sharply around the same time that homes and buildings began to be built his way. In fact, a recent study found that
31、the allergen level in super-insulated homes is 200% higher than it is in ordinary homes.Interviewer: Besides the insulation of homes, is there anything else that worsens the indoor air?Catherine: Yes, carpets, molds, mildews, fungi, dust mites, and many many others. A baby crawling on the floor in h
32、ales the equivalent of 4 cigarettes a day!Interviewer: But most people spend most of their time inside.Catherine: Yeah. Some are over 90%. In this case, the indoor air is going to affect our health far more than the outdoor air. Virtually everyone is affected, especially asthmatics and others who ar
33、e particularly sensitive to allergens and dirty particles in the air. Keep in mind that no home or building is immune to the indoor air quality epidemic. 6 out of 10 homes and buildings are “sick“.Interviewer: Sick? Do you mean the air in the house is in bad quality?Catherine: Not only bad, but it i
34、s hazardous to your health. And even the Environmental Protection Agencys very own headquarters, constructed a few years ago, was determined to be “sick“. Many EPA employees could not work inside the building without becoming sick. If the headquarters of the EPA can fall victim to the indoor air qua
35、lity epidemic, the very government agency that is charged with finding solutions to this problem, then any home or building can be afflicted. In fact, every home and building is affected by the indoor air quality epidemic to one degree or another, regardless of how clean it may appear.Interviewer: B
36、ut if my house looks really clean, how did it become that way?Catherine: Did you use aerosols, floor or furniture polish, bleach, bathroom cleaners, etc. ? If so, these products give off harmful chemical vapors into the air. Most homes or buildings also have carpets, painted walls, chemically treate
37、d furnishings, dust, insects, moist or damp things, food, people, and.Interviewer: People?!Catherine: Yes, humans shed more than just about any other animal, but our skin flakes are small enough to float in the air, and are consequently inhaled by anyone who enters a room. About 80% of what you see
38、floating in a ray of sunshine is dead human skin ! This is not to mention other sources of airborne pollutants that we may bring indoors, such as cigarette smoke and pets. Even if you eliminate or prohibit a certain source of indoor air pol lution from your home, such as pets, you may still be affec
39、ted.Interviewer: So wed better often stay outdoors.Catherine: Maybe !Interviewer: Thank you, Miss White. We have to stop here and next time she will give you some tips that can help you re duce the indoor pollution. Thanks for listening to our programme.(2).Catherines attitude towards the insulation
40、 of homes is _.（分数：1.00）A.negative B.supportiveC.ambiguousD.cautious解析：(3).Which of the following is not hazardous to our health?（分数：1.00）A.School.B.Clean house.C.The Environmental Protection Agencys headquarters.D.None of the above. 解析：(4).Why does Catherine say people themselves produce harmful va
41、pors into the indoor air?（分数：1.00）A.People shed more than any other animal indoors.B.People do not keep their room tidy.C.Peoples skin flakes are small enough to float in the air and pollute the indoor air. D.The furniture people buy is in bad quality.解析：(5).About 80% of what you see floating in a r
42、ay of sunshine is _.（分数：1.00）A.dustB.dead human skin C.quill-covertsD.fluff解析：三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)(1).Rabin announced new security measures on television _.（分数：1.00）A.after an emergency session of his inner security cabinet B.before the emergency meetingC.after two Arabs were shot deadD.bef
43、ore two Israeli policemen were killed解析：听力原文Questions-Israel sent in troop reinforcements to combat militants who have killed 13 Israelis this month, the highest monthly toll in nearly four years.An official said Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who ordered an indefinite closure of the West Bank from y
44、esterday, had also decided to ease open-fire regulations for soldiers. The Gaza Strip has been closed since Sunday.Rabin, announcing the new security measures on television on Tuesday night, said he aimed to make Iaraelis feel more Seetlre.Rabin convened an emergency session of his inner security ca
45、binet after two Arabs shot dead two Israeli traffic police men on Tuesday as they sat in their patrol car in the town of Hadera, 50 kilometres north of Tel Aviv.The closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip will stop up to 100,000 Arab day laborers from working inside Israel. Their wages are vital to
46、the economy of the territories, where Palestinians have been in revolt against Israeli occupation for five years.Palestinian leaders condemned the closure.Rabin earlier told parliaments foreign affairs and defence committee that security forces had been authorized to open fire on anyone bearing arms
47、 even ff he did not threaten to shoot.Previous regulations allowed a soldier to shoot only if he was in immediate danger of his life.Arab-Israeli bloodshed has increased since Rabin expelled 415 Palestinians to south Lebanon in December after Palestinians killed five Israeli soldiers.(2).The closure
48、 of the West Bank and Gaza Strip will _.A. stop up to 100,000 Arab day laborers from working inside IsraelB. allow a soldier to shoot only if he was in dangerC. authorize a soldier to open tire on anyone bearing armsD revise open-tire regulations for soldiers（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：(3).Arab-Israeli bloodshed has increased because _.（分数：1.00）A.more Israeli troops were sent to combat the Arab militantsB.Israel closed both the Gaza Strip and West BankC.thousands of Arab Workers lost their jobsD.many Palestinians were driven out
