1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 11及答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 0 Most students in the UK leave school or【
2、N1】 _ college at the age of 18 and go to study for three years in a University, but in recent years many students have chosen to take a one-year break between finishing school and starting university. This period is called a【 N2】 _ and is a time when British students can broaden their【 N3】_ by visit
3、ing foreign countries. 1 【 N1】 2 【 N2】 3 【 N3】 3 Hawaiis【 N1】 _ is giving school children some reason to smile. Public schools are gonna be closed most Fridays for the【 N2】 _ of the academic year. Under a new union contract with teachers, it cuts 17 days from the【 N3】 _ and gives Hawaii the nations
4、shortest school year. Educators are concerned there is just not enough time for kids to learn. Hawaii already ranks near the bottom nationally in【 N4】_. 4 【 N1】 5 【 N2】 6 【 N3】 7 【 N4】 7 Universities in Britain are a【 N1】 _ for overseas students. There are currently over 200,000 from outside Britain
5、 studying at British universities. The British government expects the total number of overseas students to be around 900,000 by 2020, and also thinks that a【 N2】 _ of these will be Chinese. 8 【 N1】 9 【 N2】 9 The German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her countrys attempts to build a【 N1】 _ have, in he
6、r words, “utterly failed“. Addressing a meeting of her【 N2】_CDU party, Mrs. Merkel said the practice of people from different【 N3】 _ living peacefully side by side was not working in Germany. 10 【 N1】 11 【 N2】 12 【 N3】 12 The New York police department says there has been no【 N1】 _ against the citys
7、 subway system, but additional security has been put in place as a【 N2】 _. The additional coverage includes more armed officers and sniffer dogs patrolling subway stations as well as more frequent【 N3】 _ and increased【 N4】 _ of high-traffic areas. 13 【 N1】 14 【 N2】 15 【 N3】 16 【 N4】 16 Journalists i
8、n Britain have been working on the【 N1】 _ of the best-selling Sunday newspaper, the News of the World, after more than 160 years【 N2】 _. Media tycoon Rupert Murdochs News International corporation is closing the paper after it was【 N3】 _ its staff had unlawfully intercepted telephone messages. Polit
9、icians and celebrities have joined【 N4】 _ against the paper. 17 【 N1】 18 【 N2】 19 【 N3】 20 【 N4】 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 11答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, y
10、ou will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 【知识模块】 听力 1 【正确答案】 sixth-form 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 gap year 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 horizons 【知识模块】 听力 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 budget crunch 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 remainder 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答 案】 calendar 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 academic achievement 【知识模块】 听力 【知识模块】 听力
11、8 【正确答案】 magnet 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 quarter 【知识模块】 听力 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 multicultural society 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 conservative 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 cultural backgrounds 【知识模块】 听力 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 specific threat 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 precaution 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 bag checks 【知识模块】 听力 16 【正确答案】 surveillance 【知识模块】 听力 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 final edition 【知识模块】 听力 18 【 正确答案】 in print 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 revealed 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 public outrage 【知识模块】 听力
