1、专业八级-360 及答案解析(总分：20.00，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)IIn 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 complete a
2、 gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank sheet for note taking.Now listen to the mini-lecture./IClocks through TimeIt took human being a long time to invent diverse ways for telling time. About 3000 years ago people first made a circle with a stick in the center of
3、 it to U U 1 /U /Uthe passage of time by noticing various marks on the circle the shadow of the stick fell across.Since these kinds of circles that are called U U 2 /U /Udid not work without the sun, men had to find other ways to keep track of time, including a U U 3 /U /Ucandle on which each stripe
4、 took about one hour to melt, a water clock which had a line with a number beside it for every hour and an U U 4 /U /Uwhich followed the invention of glass blowing.The first clock with a face and an hour hand was invented about 600 years ago for few people. With the gradually U U 5 /U /Uuse of clock
5、s, they were beautifully U U 6 /U /U, though they could not keep correct time. Scarcely had clocks been made small enough to be carried when watches came into use.As the beginning of the style of “grandfather clocks, “ which were enclosed in tall wooden boxes, the U U 7 /U /Uclock was made in 1657.
6、In 1700, there were clocks with minute and second hands. About 200 years later, a clock is commonly used in every house and a watch is almost used by every U U 8 /U /Ugentleman.A newly created clock that shows the time exactly is so - called U U 9 /U /Uclock. Nowadays such a clock has more and more
7、complicated functions.U U 10 /U /Uas clocks and watches are, time means different things to different nations. （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：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following statements is CORRECT? A The whole .Amazon i
8、s being cut down to plant soybeans. B China sells soybeans to the Amazon area. C The new needs in China have negative effects on the Amazon. D Only China can save the Amazon.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Climate change can affect businesses in the following ways EXCEPT A. flooding and storms. B. snowstorms a
9、nd hailstorms. C. changing weather patterns. D. instability and insecurity.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does Carter cooperate with global companies? A. Because they have stronger financial ability. B. Because they have more customers and influence. C. Because they will carry out their promise. D. Becaus
10、e they have good reputation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to Carter,high school students can protect the environment by A. staying away from the nature. B. communicating with parents on environmental issues. C. stopping using the plastic made things. D. eating less unhealthy food.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(
11、5).Carter tried to tell us by the story that A. it is easy to protect tigers in the Himalayas. B. the local government protected tigers in order to earn money. C. the local people have the ability to make some difference in protecting the nature. D. protecting the nature will also bring people econo
12、mic benefits.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSECTION C/B(总题数：3，分数：5.00)（分数：2.00）(1).The two Koreans signed a deal to allow _. A. reunion of the two nations B. reunion of the governments C. reunion of families separated D. return of former South Korean prisoners（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The reports said that _. A. a
13、delegation was to travel to Seoul B. 100 North Koreans would visit relatives in Pyongyong C. the two sides agree to repatriate part of DPRK prisoners formerly held in the South D. the two sides agree to send home all DPRK prisoners formerly held in the South（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1)._of students
14、 have found a job by now. A. One-fifth B. Four-fifth C. 27% D. 73%（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The advantages Of counselors include all the following EXCEPT A. helping students with job applications and preparing for interviews. B. letting students know about job openings and job recruitment fairs. C. helpi
15、ng students get experience in a position. D. helping first-year students decide what to study.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.1. Who are NOT mentioned as people more likely to he exposed to lead? A. Automobile mechanics. B. Painters. C. Waiters. D. Heavy equipment mechanics.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.专业八级-360 答案解析(总分：20.00，
16、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)IIn 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 complete a gap-filling task on ANS
17、WER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank sheet for note taking.Now listen to the mini-lecture./IClocks through TimeIt took human being a long time to invent diverse ways for telling time. About 3000 years ago people first made a circle with a stick in the center of it to U U 1 /U /Uthe pa
18、ssage of time by noticing various marks on the circle the shadow of the stick fell across.Since these kinds of circles that are called U U 2 /U /Udid not work without the sun, men had to find other ways to keep track of time, including a U U 3 /U /Ucandle on which each stripe took about one hour to
19、melt, a water clock which had a line with a number beside it for every hour and an U U 4 /U /Uwhich followed the invention of glass blowing.The first clock with a face and an hour hand was invented about 600 years ago for few people. With the gradually U U 5 /U /Uuse of clocks, they were beautifully
20、 U U 6 /U /U, though they could not keep correct time. Scarcely had clocks been made small enough to be carried when watches came into use.As the beginning of the style of “grandfather clocks, “ which were enclosed in tall wooden boxes, the U U 7 /U /Uclock was made in 1657. In 1700, there were cloc
21、ks with minute and second hands. About 200 years later, a clock is commonly used in every house and a watch is almost used by every U U 8 /U /Ugentleman.A newly created clock that shows the time exactly is so - called U U 9 /U /Uclock. Nowadays such a clock has more and more complicated functions.U
22、U 10 /U /Uas clocks and watches are, time means different things to different nations. （分数：10.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：measure）解析：听力原文 1-10Clocks through TimeIt was probably around 3, 000 years ago that people first began making things to help them measure the passage of time. Having observed that shadows m
23、ove around trees as the sun moves across the sky, someone drew a circle and put a stick in the center. As the sun passed overhead, he marked even divisions on the circle as the shadow of the stick crossed it. Then people could tell which part of the day it was by noticing which mark on the circle th
24、e shadow fell across. These circles were called “ sundials. “ Later, they were made of stone and metal to last longer.Of course, a sundial did not work at night or on cloudy days. So men kept inventing other ways to keep track of time. One invention was a striped candle. Each stripe took the same am
25、ount of time to melt. If each stripe inched in about an hour, about three hours would have passed when three stripes melted. A water clock was another way to tell time. A container had a line with a number beside it for every hour. It also had a tiny hole in the bottom. The container was filled with
26、 water that dripped through the hole. When the water level reached the first line, people knew that an hour had passed. Each time fire water level fell to another line, one more hour had passed. Candies and water clocks helped people know how much time had gone by. But candies had to he remade, and
27、water clocks had to he refilled. So, after glass blowing was invented, the hourglass came into use. Glass bulbs were joined by a narrow tunnel of glass, and fine, dry sand was placed in the top bulb. The hourglass was easy to use, but it had to be turned over every hour so the sand could flow again.
28、It was about 600 years ago that the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made. One of the first such clocks was built for a king of France and placed in a tower of the royal palace. The clock did not show minutes or seconds. Usually it did not even show the eoneet hour! Since there were no p
29、lanes or trains to catch, however, people were not concerned about knowing the exact time. Gradually, clocks began to be popular. They still did not keep correct time, but they were unusual, and they could be beautifully decorated. One clock was in the shape of a cart with a horse and driver. One of
30、 the wheels was the face of the clock. Watches came into use as soon as clocks were made small enough to be carried. These did not always tell the correct time, either. They were often put into beautiful watchcases, which were made to look like anything the owner wanted.The pendulum clock was invent
31、ed in 1657. This was the beginning of the style of clocks we call “ grandfather clocks, “ which were enclosed in tall wooden boxes. Pendulum clocks showed the hours more exactly than earlier clocks, since the weight on the pendulum could be moved up or down to make the clock go faster or slower. Abo
32、ut forty years later, minute and second hands were put on some clocks. Grandfather clocks are very much in demand again today. They are usually very expensive, however, and require more space than other styles of clocks. As people began to go to more places and do more things, they were more interes
33、ted in knowing the correct time. By 1900, almost every house had a clock, and nearly every well - dressed gentleman wore a watch on a chain tucked in his vest pocket.Today, of course, we have electric clocks that keep giving the right time until they are unplugged or the electricity goes off. Scient
34、ists have invented clocks that look like large machines and tell the correct time to a split second. The most modern corporate clocks for home use do not have faces or hands. These clocks are called digital clocks, and they tell the time with a set of numerals which appear in a little window. The se
35、conds are counted off like the tenths of a mile on the odometer of a car. Many electric clocks are combined with radios, which can sometimes be set to turn on automatically. Thus, instead of an alarm ringing in your ear in the morning, you can hear soft music playing when it is time to get up. Some
36、clocks will even start the coffee maker!Although clocks and watches play an important part in peoples lives in industrialized countries, time is still regarded in very different ways in different parts of the world. In the next selection, we will talk about attitudes toward time in different culture
37、s.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：sundial）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：striped）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：hourglass）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：popular）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：decorated）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：pendulum）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：well-dressed）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：digital/electric）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Important）解析：解题思路 该题型要求边听演讲边做笔记，将其中重要的核心部分记录下来并做填空练习，以便更好地了解演讲的目的
38、和轮廓。这是一项非常重要的技能，是对听者听力理解能力和速记能力的综合考查。做这种题目时，首先通过浏览 answer sheet上面的内容了解该演讲的大意，听的时侯，注意一些关键的表达作者观点的信息词，如“First，Second，Next，Then，Thus，Another important，”“Therefore”，“Finally”，和“Furthermore”等，并学会采用速记方式帮助记录。 本篇文章讲述的是钟的演变历史。3000 年以前，人们根据影子的移动轨迹制作了日晷，从此开始了对时间的测量。在此之后，又经历了发明有刻度的蜡烛、滴水钟以及沙漏的阶段。600 年后，第一个有钟面和时针
39、的钟问世了，但并不准确。此后钟逐渐普及，虽仍旧不准确但装饰变得很精美。随后表也出现了，并且被装在精美的表盒中。1657 年，第一个摆钟即老爷钟问世，虽然体积大，但很精确。直到 1900年，几乎家家有钟，衣着考究的绅士人人有表。如今，人们则使用的是各式各样的电子钟，也叫数字钟，报时精确到了秒，而且功能也越来越多。虽然钟表在工业化国家人们的生活中十分重要，但在不同的地方人们对时间的看法是不同的。三、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following statements is CORRECT? A The whole .Am
40、azon is being cut down to plant soybeans. B China sells soybeans to the Amazon area. C The new needs in China have negative effects on the Amazon. D Only China can save the Amazon.（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：听力原文 1-5 W: From a childhood spent exploring the woods near his home, to a career spent protecting
41、habitats in the far corners of the earth, Carter Robertspresident and CEO of the non-profit World Wildlife Fundhas developed a connection to the natural world. His job is as diverse as the ecosystems he visits. One day he may be negotiating with the president of a corporation, and the next he is sit
42、ting on a dirt floor talking with villagers about the importance of saving tigers. Carter, what is the most interesting environmental project you have ever worked on? M: To me, its unlocking the complexity and impact of supply chain throughout the world. (1) So were seeing in the Anazon, the eastern
43、 edge of the Amazon is getting cut down to plant soybeans to ship to China, to feed cows and chickens, to meet the new needs of the growing middle class in China. So if you want to save the Amazon, youve got to go all the way to China, and youve got to find a better way to produce soy with less impa
44、cts, less land, less water, less inputs. W: I can understand that, for the world now is closely-connected. And like what you said, the fast growing economy of China can even affect the Amazon on the other part of the planet. What forces do you consider, from an environmental perspective, to be the m
45、ost threatening to businesses, and why? M: (2) Climate change has been showed over and over and over again to have a huge impact on businesses in terms of flooding, storms, change in weather patterns, instability, and insecurity. All those things are going to affect businesses in terms of the availa
46、bility of the things they need to produce their products. W: You touched on this a little bit already. Can you explain the concept of connecting the dots, and how market forces affect The World Wildlife Funds conservation efforts? M: When you buy a cup of coffee, you think youre just buying a liter
47、of water and a few coffee beans and a little bit of milk. But when you look at what it takes to produce every single one of those ingredients, its staggering. The amount of water it takes to produce sugar in a cup of coffee is astonishing. The amount of water it takes, and land it takes, and energy it takes, to produce every single part, f
