1、专业八级-478 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、About Wetlands in th(总题数：1，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:_四、SECTION B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1 to 5 are(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.clothesB.ageC.physiqueD.appear
2、anceA.mannersB.talkativenessC.heightD.jewelryA.receptionistB.managerC.customerD.cashierA.Both were wearing dark sweaters.B.Neither was wearing glasses.C.Both were about the same age.D.One of them was marked by a scar.A.calm and quietB.nervous and numbC.timid and confusedD.shocked and angry六、SECTION
3、C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 6 but we know all about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest ill s in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the gre
4、atest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are, hut they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or
5、a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized.（分数：10.00）_二十一、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)43.Some people keep animals as pets, regarding them as friends who can accompany them and bring them pleasure. Other people are strongly against this, for they think it wastes time and energy to raise animals.
6、 Give your own view on this topic by writing an essay of about 400 words. You should supply a title for your article.In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part y
7、ou should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Write your essay on the ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-478 答案解析(总分：100.
8、00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、About Wetlands in th(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：the greatest percentage）解析：听力原文1-10About Wetlands in the U.S.A.Good afternoon, everyone. First I would like to thank you for coming to this evenings meeting of the Environme
9、ntal Association. I m Sally Deneen and Id like to tell you about whats happening in our area.In North Carolina there is a famous soup, SHE-CRAB SOUP. It arrives at restaurant tables on North Carolinas Outer Bank as a rich, sweet concoction, delighting tourists and new residents whose cars are marked
10、 by license plates from their home states: Florida, Ohio, and New York. As the ocean winds sweep away the day-to-day worries of visitors relaxing on the beach, however, scientist Doug Rader realizes that the days of the regional soup may be getting fewer and fewer. Its simple: No wetlands, no seafoo
11、d.In California, almost all of the freshwater marshes are gone. Half of the marshes that are created by the regular tides of the ocean have been destroyed, while others have been transformed into sad, sunken farmlands. From the Gulf of Mexicos salt marshes to North Dakotas “prairie potholes“, Americ
12、as wetlands are disappearing rapidly. What is the rate of loss of wetlands? An acre a minute.California has lost the greatest percentage of wetlands (91 percent), but 21 other states have paved new roads over, turned into housing areas or tilled into farmland at least half of their original wetlands
13、. Fast-growing Florida has filled in the largest area-area bigger than all of Massachusetts, Delaware, and Rhode Island combined. Add the entire land size of California to that, and you can picture the amount of wetlands lost since the 184 Century.In cold, hard, economic terms, each acre of wetland
14、is worth 58 times more money than an acre of ocean in the benefits it provides, according to Science Magazine. Wetlands act like sponges: the porous, jet-black peat soil found in wetlands helps soak up heavy rains and melting snow that otherwise may flood suburban yards. Wetlands also function like
15、a part of our body, the kidney; filtering out dirt, chemicals, pesticides, and fertilizers before these hazardous materials reach our lakes and streams. Without wetlands, all of the dirt floating in water that in normally stabilized in a wetland is released into the water smother fish-spawning areas
16、. And fertilizers that are no longer captured and stored keep mixing into our rivers to kill prized fish sought by professional fishermen.Some of these wetlands also serve as large water-storage areas, allowing people to later enjoy these waters for iced tea and showers. And wetlands are a smorgasbo
17、rd for frogs and migratory birds, and home to Americas ducks. According to the National Audubon Society, wetlands compare to tropical rainforests in the diversity of species they support.Yet which is more valuable to humans? According to Science, an acre of tropical forest is worth $817 for its ecos
18、ystem benefits. An acre of Open Ocean is worth $103. An acre of wetlands: $6,017. Yet they continue to vanish.So why is this happening? In its simplest form, the threats to wetlands seem to boil down to a curious circle. People need a place to live, work, shop. They look for affordable, attractive c
19、hoices-which may be in former wetlands. Developers build homes where demand indicates people want to live. So more people move into new ranch houses in the former wetlands. More builders build there. Soon, you have a suburb where herons once stood like statues, waiting silently for a meal to float b
20、y.What can we do? At any time, we can convince people to stop buying homes or doing business in former wetlands. We can encourage developers and businesses to stay in centralized cities. Or we can get the government to stop developers from building in wetlands-that would force homebuyers and busines
21、ses to look elsewhere. A first step for this would be that government agencies could stop granting permits to builders to develop homes on wetlands.So, maybe the folks in Washington, D.C. can stop the cycle. But dont bet on it. That city itself is the site of a former wetland.The answer is up to us,
22、 to you and me. We need to change how we live. We need to choose not to move into that new development that was once a wetland. And we need to talk to our friends. These friends will talk to their friends. We need to raise awareness of this issue. And whenever we can, we need to get on the news, mak
23、e a scene. Protest the destruction of wetlands when we see it. I m not saying we should chain ourselves to mud. But we need to go directly to the source, the companies, the builders, the developers, and let them know how we feel. And we need to make them realize the value of the land they are destro
24、ying.The only solution, therefore, is an increase in public opinion in favor of protecting wetlands. Then the builders will listen, and then the government will listen. Without us, and without us changing our lives, there is truly no help for the wetlands.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：original wetlands）解析：填空项 1:_ （
25、正确答案：58 times）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：function）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：water-storage）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：tropical rainforests）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：buying homes）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：centralized）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：awareness）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：public opinion）解析：四、SECTION B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1 to 5 are(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.cloth
26、es B.ageC.physiqueD.appearance解析：听力原文1-5Officer: Mrs. Harrison (I-I), thanks very much for coming down here to the station. I -I know youve been through a terrible situation here today. Urn.Id just like to go over some of the things that you told Sergeant Clark at the bank.H: All right.O: Uh, would
27、you like a cup of tea?H: No. No, I m fine.O: All right.H: Thanks.O: Well, urn .could you describe the two people who robbed the bank for this report were filling out here? Now, anything at all that you can remember would be extremely helpful to us.H: Well, uh . just. I can only remember basically wh
28、at I said before.O: Thats all right.H: The man was tall, uh. about six feet, and he had dark hairO: Dark hair.H: And he had a moustache.O: Very good. All right, did he have any other distinguishing marks, I mean scars, for example, anything like that?H: Scars . urn, no. No, none that I can remember.
29、O: Do you remember how old he was, by any chance?H: Uh . well, I -I guess around thirty O: Around thirty.H: . may be younger, plus or minus a few years.O: Mm-hmm. All right, do you, uh, remember anything about what he might have been wearing?H: Yes. Yes, he-he had on a dark sweater, a-a solid colour
30、. You know, the kind of colour young people fancy nowadays.O: Or. Urn . anything else that strikes you at the moment?H: I -I remember he was wearing a light shirt under the sweater. A cotton one with dark, I think, dark stripes. It looked like a good brand.O: Ah, very good.H: Yes, yes.O: Mm -hmm. Al
31、l right, now, can you tell us anything about the female robber, Mrs. Harrison?H: Well, I remember that she did most of the talking. She had the gun pointed at us and she told us to lie down, and not to move if we knew what was good for us. I remember it just felt like she was pointing the gun fight
32、at me, and my little daughter was fight next to me and she-she was just so frightened.O: Uh, Mrs. Harrison, could you describe her for us?H: Ugh. She was wearing a wool sweater.O: Ah, very good.H: I remember it was a dark color, navy blue or.or dark grey.O: dark grey, mm-hmm.H: . and I guess she was
33、 in her late twenties. Uh, her hair was short, very short and a bit curly.O: Do you remember how tall she was?H: Uh .about the same as myself, around five four.O: Five four, mm -hmm. All fight, do you, uh remember anything else about this woman?H: Yes. I remember that the woman was wearing a pendant
34、 around her neck.O: Uh-hmm.H: I remember specifically because I was then near the counter, next to the bank manager, and my little daughter started to cry.O: Oh.H: .and this woman came up to me and was very rude to my daughter. So I had a good look at her and .and she was sort of, uh, pulling on the
35、 chain, uh, playing with the pendant.O: Oh?H: It was gold, uh, well, anyway, it looked like gold, and it got a strange shape.O: Mmhmm. Did either of them have any other, uh, noticeable characteristics, Mrs. Harrison? Now, just take a momentH: No, I dont.O: .to think about this.H: No. No, and this is
36、 really all I can remember.O: Well, did either of them wear glasses?H: No, no, I m sure of that.O: Mm -hmm. All fight, Mrs. Harrison, I really appreciate what youve been through today. I m just going to ask you to look at some pohtographs before you leave, if you dont mind. It wont take very long. C
37、an you do that for me?H: Oh, all fight.O: Would you like to step this way with me, please?H: Ok. Sure.O: Thank you.A.mannersB.talkativenessC.heightD.jewelry 解析：A.receptionistB.managerC.customer D.cashier解析：A.Both were wearing dark sweaters.B.Neither was wearing glasses.C.Both were about the same age
38、.D.One of them was marked by a scar. 解析：A.calm and quiet B.nervous and numbC.timid and confusedD.shocked and angry解析：六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 6 former Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan; and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, at the time a Baath party official in Dujail.Iraqi officials previously ha
39、ve announced the imminent start of Saddams trial before, only to have the proceedings delayed. The Americans privately have urged caution about rushing into a trial, saying Iraq must develop a judicial system first.U.S. officials say there also are concerns that a trial could interfere with the proc
40、ess of writing a constitution and inflame sectarian tension. The Iraqi government must finish a draft by mid-August so it can hold a referendum on the charter ahead of December elections for a full-term government.The tribunal will try the former dictator on war crimes charges stemming from 14 incid
41、ents, according to a list obtained by The Associated Press. Those incidents include the 1987-88 campaign to drive Iraqi Kurds from wide areas of the north and the 1991 suppression of a Shiite revolt in the south after U.S.-led forces removed Iraqi invaders from Kuwait.A.The preliminary investigation
42、 into the massacre has been finished.B.Dozens of people were killed in that massacre.C.Saddam would be the only one who had to face death penalty if convicted. D.That massacre happened 50 miles north of Baghda解析：A.the massacre of dozens of Shiite villagersB.the suppression of a Shiite revolt in the
43、south C.the campaign to drive Iraqi KurdsD.war on Kuwait解析：九、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、TEXT A(总题数：4，分数：4.00)1.From early October, about _ people have lost their jobs in utility sector.（分数：1.00）A.800B.160,000C.1,300 D.2,100解析：点拨 答案见第二段最后一句。注意词组 on the back of，意思是“紧随着”，答案选 C。注意不要把第一段提到的 800 人
44、加进去，第一段说到他们时使用了“planned”，意思是还没有实现。2.Phil Turbeville held that_.（分数：1.00）A.the announcement time is appropriate B.the situation can be different without a foreign-owned groupC.the situation can be different without regulator price demandD.the management of the company should be further improved解析：点拨
45、倒数第三段中，此君说，这种行为是对于严厉的价格管制所带来的挑战的负责任的反应，暗示着他对此表示认可，认为是合适之举。故选 A。3.The phrase “gathered pace“ in the first paragraph most probably refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.speeded up B.slowed downC.continuedD.ended解析：点拨 抓住第一段中一个关键词“more”，表明在原有基础上，又有更多的人被裁减。因此，根据此意思可推出答案 A。4.When the author says that the remaining posit
46、ions will be dependent on the general level of business activity, he implies that_.（分数：1.00）A.the remaining employers should undertake business activitiesB.the remaining employers will work hard for the companyC.the remaining employers may lose their jobs in the future D.the remaining employers may
47、get high wages解析：点拨 关键在于理解此句话，意思是剩余的人能否保住饭碗取决于商业的总体水平，也就是说他们也可能丢掉工作。十一、TEXT B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)5.Which of the following statements is not true?（分数：1.00）A.There is a downward trend in the numbers of international students on U.S. campuses.B.The number of student visas being issued by the State Department is declining.C.Any student who is pursuing a degree of Arts in America dont have to be sent to Washingtonfor review. D.There are still many people in the world who are applying to study in U.S解析：点拨 文章第三段提到需要被送到华盛顿接受审查的条件，这也说明了任何阿拉伯和穆斯林学生都要接受审查，不管他们学习什么专业。6.The passage can best be ti
