1、专业八级-335 及答案解析(总分：99.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BSECTION A/BIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a ga
2、p-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank paper for note-taking.Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically B. U(5) /U offer experience that cant be gained fro
3、m these (5) _other sources.2) Thr facts reflect: fewer kids are reading for U(6) /U. (6) _A. This U(7) /U retreat from books not taken a toll on reading ability. (7) _B. this indicates a poor future in reading ability development thevery reason why many educators are hoping the Harry Potterseries ca
4、n work some U(8) /U. (8) _. The Harry Potter series has “broken the rules“:1) the book was as exciting as a video game;2) 59 percent of U.K. kids think the books have U(9) /U their reading skills; (9) _3) U(10) /U say the books are the reason they read more. (10) _Part of the allure of The Harry Pot
5、ter is the thrilling story, with well-developedcharacters and an avalanche of magical moments.（分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）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)In section B, you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer t
6、he questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview.（分数：5.00）(1).What subject is Mr. Pitt good at?（分数：1.00）A.Art.B.French.C.German.D.Chemistry.(2).What does Mr. Pitt NOT do in his spare time?（分数：1.00）A.Doing a bit of acting and photography.B.
7、Going to concerts frequently.C.Playing traditional jazz and folk music.D.Travelling in Europe by hitch-hiking.(3).When asked what a managers role is, Mr. Pitt sounds _.（分数：1.00）A.confidentB.hesitantC.resoluteD.doubtful(4).What does Mr. Pitt say he would like to be?（分数：1.00）A.An export salesman worki
8、ng overseas.B.An accountant working in the company.C.A production manager in a branch.D.A policy maker in the company.(5).Which of the following statements about the management trainee scheme is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.Trainees are required to sign contracts initially.B.Trainees performance is evaluated whe
9、n necessary.C.Trainees starting salary is 870 pounds.D.Trainees cannot quit the management scheme.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：4.00)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.Questions 6 and 7 ar
10、e based on the following news. （分数：2.00）(1).Most of the thirty-thousand people were _ about Mr. Sarkozys victory.（分数：0.40）A.nervousB.worriedC.optimisticD.pessimistic(2).Mr. Sarkozy won _ percent of the vote, which gave him a comfortable majority over his opponent.（分数：0.40）A.35B.53C.63D.51_Questions
11、9 and 10 are based on the following news. （分数：2.00）(1).What is the feature of TATP?（分数：1.00）A.It is an simple explosive.B.It is a military explosive.C.It is made in U.S. factories.D.It can be easily made indoors.(2).Richard Reid tried to bomb a plane with the bomb _.（分数：1.00）A.provided by terrorists
12、B.stolen from the militaryC.made according to the methods shown in InternetD.made in his lab四、BPART READING (总题数：7，分数：20.00)In this section there are several reading passages followed by a total of twenty multiple-choice questions. Read the passages carefully.BTEXT A/B“I do.“ To Americans those two
13、words can-y great meaning. They can even change your life. Especially if you say them at your own wedding. Making wedding vows is like signing a contract. Now Americans dont really think marriage is a business deal. But marriage is serious business.It all begins with engagement. Traditionally, a you
14、ng man asks the father of his sweetheart for permission to marry her. If the father agrees, the man later proposes to her. Often he tries to surprise her by “popping the question“ in a romantic way. Sometimes the couple just decides together that the time is right to get married. The man usually giv
15、es his fiance a diamond ring as a symbol of their engagement. They may be engaged for weeks, months or even years. As the big day approaches, bridal showers and bachelors parties provide many useful gifts. Today many couples also receive counseling during engagement. This prepares them for the chall
16、enges of married life.At last its time for the wedding. Although most weddings follow long-held traditions, theres still room for American individualism. For example, the usual place for a wedding is in a church. But some people get married outdoors in a scenic spot. A few even have the ceremony whi
17、le sky-diving or riding on horseback! The couple may invite hundreds of people or just a few close friends. They choose their own style of colors, decorations and music during the ceremony. But some things rarely change. The bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding dress. She traditionall
18、y wears “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue“. The groom wears a formal suit or tuxedo. Several close friends participate in the ceremony as attendants, including the best man and the maid of honor.As the ceremony begins, the groom and his attendants stand with the mi
19、nister, facing the audience. Music signals the entrance of the brides attendants, followed by the beautiful bride. Nervously, the young couple repeats their vows. Traditionally, they promise to love each other “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health“. But sometimes
20、the couple has composed their own vows. They give each other a gold ring to symbolize their marriage commitment. Finally the minister announces the big moment: “I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride!“At the wedding reception, the bride and groom greet their guests. Then they cut
21、the wedding cake and feed each other a bite. Guests mingle while enjoying cake, punch and other treats. Later the bride throws her bouquet of flowers to a group of single girls. Tradition says that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next to marry. During the reception, playful friends “deco
22、rate“ the couples car with tissue paper, tin cans and a “Just Married“ sign. When the reception is over, the newlyweds run to their “decorated“ car and speed off. Many couples take a honeymoon, a one-to-two-week vacation trip, to celebrate their new marriage.Almost every culture has rituals to signa
23、l a change in ones life. Marriage is one of the most basic life changes for people of all cultures. So its no surprise to find many traditions about getting married.even in America. Yet each couple follows the traditions in a way that is uniquely their own.（分数：5.00）(1).The word “business“ occurs twi
24、ce in the first paragraph, what does the second “business“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.Trade.B.Affair.C.Duty.D.Right.(2).There are many traditions about getting married, which of the following is Not mentioned in this passage?（分数：1.00）A.The engagement.B.The wedding ceremony.C.The bridal party.D.The marriage app
25、lication.(3).Which of the following can reflect American individualism?（分数：1.00）A.Holding their wedding ceremony in a scenic spot.B.Choosing their groomsman and a maid of honor.C.Choosing their wedding dress.D.Inviting their best friends.(4).In the authors opinion, _.（分数：1.00）A.American young couple
26、s have no chance to show their individualism in their marriageB.American young couples dont like to following long-held traditionsC.American young couples are inclined to follow the marriage traditionsD.American young couples marry in their own way(5).On what kind of journal may this article be publ
27、ished?（分数：1.00）A.Traveling journal.B.Editorial section of a journal.C.Language journal.D.An introduction to American cultures.1.BTEXT B/BCancun means “snakepit“ in the local Mayan language, and it lived up to its name as the host of an important World Trade Organization meeting that began last week.
28、 Rather than tackling the problem of their high agricultural tariffs and lavish farm subsidies, which victimize farmers in poorer nations, a number of rich nations derailed the talks.The failure by 146 trade delegates to reach an agreement in Mexico is a serious blow to the global economy. And contr
29、ary to the mindless cheering with which the breakdown was greeted by antiglobalization protesters at Cancun, the worlds poorest and most vulnerable nations will suffer most. It is a bitter irony that the chief architects of this failure were nations like Japan, Korea and European Union members, them
30、selves ads for the prosperity afforded by increased global trade.The Cancun meeting came at the midpoint of the W.T.O.s “development round“, of trade liberalization talks, one that began two years ago with an eye toward extending the benefits of freer trade and markets to poorer countries. The princ
31、ipal demand of these developing nations, led at Cancun by Brazil, has been an end to high tariffs and agricultural subsidies in the developed world, and rightly so. Poor nations find it hard to compete against rich nations farmers, who get more than $300 billion in government handouts each year.The
32、talks appeared to break down suddenly on the issue of whether the W.T.O. should extend its rulemaking jurisdiction into such new areas as foreign investment. But in truth, there was nothing abrupt about the Cancun meltdown. The Japanese and Europeans had devised this demand for an unwieldy and unnec
33、essary expansion of the W.T.O.s mandate as a poison pill-to deflect any attempts to get them to turn their backs on their powerful farm lobbies. Their plan worked.The American role at Cancun was disappointingly muted. The Bush administration had little interest in the proposal to expand the W.T.O.s
34、authority, but the American farm lobby is split between those who want to profit from greater access to foreign markets and less efficient sectors that demand continued coddling from Washington. That is one reason the United States made the unfortunate decision to side with the more protectionist Eu
35、ropeans in Cancun, a position that left American trade representatives playing defense on subsidies rather than taking a creative stance, alongside Brazil, on lowering trade barriers. This was an unfortunate subject on which to show some rare trans-Atlantic solidarity. The resulting -coalition of th
36、e unwilling“ lent the talks an unfortunate north-versus-south cast.Any hope that the United States would take the moral high ground at Cancun, and reclaim its historic leadership in pressing for freer trade, was further dashed by the disgraceful manner in which the American negotiators rebuffed the
37、rightful demands of West African nations that the United States commit itself to a clear phasing out Of its harmful cotton subsidies. American business and labor groups, not to mention taxpayers, should be enraged that the administration seems more solicitous of protecting the most indefensible segm
38、ent of United States protectionism rather than of protecting the national interest by promoting economic growth through trade.For struggling cotton farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, and for millions of others in the developing world whose lives would benefit from the further lowering of trade barriers,
39、 the failure of Cancun amounts to a crushing message from the developed world-one of callous indifference._BTEXT B/BCancun means “snakepit“ in the local Mayan language, and it lived up to its name as the host of an important World Trade Organization meeting that began last week. Rather than tackling
40、 the problem of their high agricultural tariffs and lavish farm subsidies, which victimize farmers in poorer nations, a number of rich nations derailed the talks.The failure by 146 trade delegates to reach an agreement in Mexico is a serious blow to the global economy. And contrary to the mindless c
41、heering with which the breakdown was greeted by antiglobalization protesters at Cancun, the worlds poorest and most vulnerable nations will suffer most. It is a bitter irony that the chief architects of this failure were nations like Japan, Korea and European Union members, themselves ads for the pr
42、osperity afforded by increased global trade.The Cancun meeting came at the midpoint of the W.T.O.s “development round“, of trade liberalization talks, one that began two years ago with an eye toward extending the benefits of freer trade and markets to poorer countries. The principal demand of these
43、developing nations, led at Cancun by Brazil, has been an end to high tariffs and agricultural subsidies in the developed world, and rightly so. Poor nations find it hard to compete against rich nations farmers, who get more than $300 billion in government handouts each year.The talks appeared to bre
44、ak down suddenly on the issue of whether the W.T.O. should extend its rulemaking jurisdiction into such new areas as foreign investment. But in truth, there was nothing abrupt about the Cancun meltdown. The Japanese and Europeans had devised this demand for an unwieldy and unnecessary expansion of t
45、he W.T.O.s mandate as a poison pill-to deflect any attempts to get them to turn their backs on their powerful farm lobbies. Their plan worked.The American role at Cancun was disappointingly muted. The Bush administration had little interest in the proposal to expand the W.T.O.s authority, but the Am
46、erican farm lobby is split between those who want to profit from greater access to foreign markets and less efficient sectors that demand continued coddling from Washington. That is one reason the United States made the unfortunate decision to side with the more protectionist Europeans in Cancun, a
47、position that left American trade representatives playing defense on subsidies rather than taking a creative stance, alongside Brazil, on lowering trade barriers. This was an unfortunate subject on which to show some rare trans-Atlantic solidarity. The resulting -coalition of the unwilling“ lent the talks an unfortunate north-versus-south cast.Any hope that the United States would take the moral high ground at Cancun, and reclaim its historic leadership in pressing for freer
