1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 21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. 1 Which of the following is NOT involved in
2、 the detention incident in Libya? （ A） Two American media workers. （ B） A South African photographer. （ C） A journalist from Spain. （ D） A British correspondent. 2 What does the news item say about the flood in the United States? （ A） Flood only occurred in parts of Louisiana. （ B） Flood along the M
3、ississippi River caused casualties. （ C） Flood in Louisiana was the most serious. （ D） The flood could be under control soon. 3 According to the news, what measure did authorities take to fight the flood? （ A） Residents were asked to vacate their homes. （ B） Some routines for the barges have been st
4、opped. （ C） Troops were brought in to help the victims. （ D） Airplanes have been sent to rescue the assets. 4 Which of the following statements is CORRECT? （ A） People who dont follow doctors advice should pay tax. （ B） Taxes collection on overweight people needs to be enhanced. （ C） Parents should
5、pay tax for their overweight children in Arizona. （ D） Doctors advice for fat people is not offered on the Internet. 5 The opponents dont agree to the proposal of levying tax on the obese mainly because （ A） they are very corpulent themselves. （ B） the assessment system is not sound. （ C） people sho
6、uld have their own rights. （ D） it may cause a lot of social problems. 6 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） The United States developed a computer chip for cell phones. （ B） A new cell phone emergency alert system will be launched in the U.S. （ C） Local cell phones towers have been built i
7、n many cities of U.S. （ D） Dangerous messages could be conveyed through cell phones. 7 With the system in cell phones, what kind of information could people receive? （ A） Natural disasters and man-made attacks. （ B） Technological catastrophes. （ C） Urgent warnings about fires and flood. （ D） Anti-go
8、vernment demonstrations. 8 According to the news item, the highest magnitude measured in Murcia was （ A） 5.5. （ B） 6.4. （ C） 4.5. （ D） 5.1. 9 Which of the following statements about the earthquake in Spain is INCORRECT? （ A） Earthquake occurred in the southeast of Spain. （ B） Several people lost the
9、ir lives in the earthquake. （ C） A hospital has been used as a secure shelter for people. （ D） The earthquake in Murcia did not last long. 10 The cause of the anti-government protest in Greece was （ A） staff reduction plan issued by government. （ B） yet to be determined. （ C） lack of communication.
10、（ D） the governments retrenchment strategy. 11 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） The Renrens achievement in the international markets. （ B） The popularity of the social network websites. （ C） The history of Renren and its present situation. （ D） The shares of Renren have risen a lot recen
11、tly. 12 What happened on Sunday? （ A） The central square was crowded with people. （ B） Investigators found out the cause of the war. （ C） A request for stopping a war was proposed. （ D） A resistance to the drug war was launched. 13 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the protesters request? （
12、 A） Calling a halt to the war on drugs in Mexico. （ B） Setting up a wholesome health care system for citizens. （ C） Dealing with the highly publicized issues at a rapid speed. （ D） Allocating money on education and youth programs. 14 Which of the following statements about Ernst and Young is INCORRE
13、CT? （ A） Many surveys were launched by the company at the World Economic Forum. （ B） The findings from its survey help people to get a better understanding about Africa. （ C） It investigated hundreds of companies to know the African business situation. （ D） It predicted that the African economy woul
14、d be very prosperous in the future. 15 The main cause that makes Africa highly-concerned internationally is （ A） the abundant underground natural resources. （ B） the cheap labor force in manufacturing industries. （ C） the solid faith in numerous chances of doing business. （ D） the barrier-free trade
15、 policies made by the government. 16 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Many cars and houses were destroyed by flooding. （ B） Natural disasters ravaged many areas in America. （ C） Transportation has been hindered because of the terrible weather. （ D） Urgent situation has been arisen in som
16、e places of America. 17 How did the leader of governments opponents get away from the police? （ A） With the help of guns. （ B） With the help of their leaders. （ C） With the help of bombs. （ D） With the help of proponents. 18 The intense political situation in Thailand is mainly due to （ A） the anti-
17、governments request for a new election. （ B） the conflict between the armed men and the government. （ C） the demonstration held by the UDD proponents. （ D） the arrest operation taken by the officials. 19 What happened on Saturday? （ A） Three medical staff has been held in custody by Afghan authoriti
18、es. （ B） The Afghan officials investigated the cause of a murder case. （ C） The governor of Helmand Province was murdered by an Emergency staff. （ D） There was an explosive suicide in Helmands hospital. 20 Which of the following is INCORRECT about the Italian aid group Emergency? （ A） One of the sta
19、ff was accused of receiving advance payment for murdering the governor. （ B） Flammable and explosive materials were detected in the Emergency-run hospital. （ C） Six people from the Emergency have been involved in the murdering case. （ D） The founder of the Italian aid group Emergency was Gino Strada
20、. 21 According to the French labor inspectors office, the cause of the 14 suicides at France Telecom is （ A） economic recession. （ B） fierce competition. （ C） improper management. （ D） low salary. 22 According to the news, what made France Telecom different from other companies is （ A） the death tol
21、l and its publicity. （ B） its warning role. （ C） its working conditions. （ D） its productivity. 23 The purpose of issuing free medical service in Sierra Leone is （ A） to help the poor. （ B） to decrease the death rates. （ C） to win the popularity. （ D） to run out of the medicines. 24 Which of the fol
22、lowing statements is INCORRECT? （ A） The current problem that Sierra Leone faces is the medicine insufficiency. （ B） Free medical service will include the healing of some contagious diseases. （ C） It would take a large sum of money to provide the basic medicine. （ D） The biggest beneficiaries of the
23、 medical welfare are children and old people. 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 21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
24、. 1 【听力原文】 Libya has released four international journalists who had been detained for several weeks. Two Americans, a British man and a Spaniard disappeared while covering the conflict in Libya. The four are said to be in good health. They were all brought to the Tripoli hotel where the foreign med
25、ia covering the conflict are staying, looking tired and somewhat bewildered by the scrum of journalists awaiting them. Libyan officials say the four had been freed by a judge after being given a one-year suspended prison sentence for illegally entering the country. Theres been no word on the fate of
26、 a South African citizen, photographer Anton Hammerl, whos believed to have been detained in Libya in early April. 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻指出，利比亚释放了四名被拘留了数星期的国际记者。这些记者分别是两名美国人、一名英国男子和一名西班牙人 。 A、 C、 D与新闻内容相符。新闻末尾提到，来自南非的摄影师至今生死未卜，故不包括在被拘留的四人当中。 B为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 Flooding along the Mississippi Rive
27、r has ruined crops, damaged farmland and delayed barge traffic in parts of the southern United States. Officials say diversion of some of the water through spillways in Louisiana, though, eventually will ease the flow and help speed the return to normalcy. Closings of some sections of the river are
28、considered only temporary. The U.S. Coast Guard has shut some small stretches of the Mississippi River to barge traffic in recent days and has allowed only one barge at a time to pass through the stretch of river near Vidalia, Louisiana, where levees are close to being topped. The passage of the bar
29、ges produces a wake that can cause water to splash over the levees, making local residents anxious about their property. 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问及美国的洪水状况。新闻指出，密西西比河一带遭遇洪水，很多庄稼和农田被毁，美国南部部分地区的驳船延误。官员们认为可以通过路易斯安那州的溢洪道缓解水流量，使水流速度恢复正常。故正确答案是 D。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问及政府针对洪灾采取的抗洪措施是什么。新闻指 出，美国海岸警卫队最
30、近几天已经关闭了密西西比河的一些驳船运输分支，并且一次只允许一艘驳船通过路易斯安那州附近的分支。故正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 If a new idea in America becomes a law, people who suffer from obesity could suffer financially too. The US state of Arizona wants to charge overweight citizens $50 annually if they fail to follow their doctors advice. Peop
31、le with children or who are overweight because they suffer from a medical condition would be exempt. If the idea is approved by Congress, smokers and diabetics who fail to stick to a healthy lifestyle will also have to pay. Medicaid, the organisation which provides healthcare to the poor in the USA,
32、 costs the government $339bn a year. Monica Coury, assistant director at Arizonas Medicaid programme, said that this proposal would ask people to give something back. She said that Arizona would take a carrot and stick approach to the problem. As well as penalising people who go against their doctor
33、s wishes, incentives would be offered for following advice, possibly a keep-fit video. Arizonas senator Kyrsten Sinema has not backed the plans, saying that there isnt a system to decide whether someone is or isnt following medical advice. Other critics claim that people dont need the government to
34、look after them; if they want to be fat and smoke, the nanny state shouldnt try to stop them. 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻指出，美国的亚利桑那州对那些不接受医生的建议而超重的公民每年收取 50美元超重税；吸烟者和那些未能坚持健康生活方式的人也必须交税；同样，那些不接受医生的建议或者鼓励的人也要受到惩罚。故正确答案是A。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻问及为什么有人反对向胖人征税的建议。新闻指出，亚利桑那州的参议员 Kyrsten Sinema没有支持该提议，因
35、为他认为没有二个能决定一个人是否遵循医嘱的系统。而其他评论家宣称，人们不需要政府的照顾，如果他们想要成为胖子或想抽烟， “奶妈国家 ”就不该试图阻止他们。故正确答案是 C。 B只是参议员个人的意见，不符合题干中的 mainly。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 The United States is introducing a new public alert system that will deliver warnings to mobile phones in the event of emergency. The system is first being rolled out
36、 in New York and Washington and will operate nationwide by April. Top mobile phone company executives joined federal officials and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the World Trade Center site to announce the so-called Personal Localized Alerting Network, or PLAN. Bloomberg said the system will al
37、low cell phones to receive free alerts about imminent safety threats. “If people need to take action, the system will transmit instructions accurately and in a timely manner, which is something that could save countless lives,“ he said. The warnings will be localized by using only local cell phone t
38、owers. The notifications could warn residents and visitors about an approaching tornado, hurricane or storm. If there is an urban terror threat, everyone in the area with a cell phone can be warned and advised what to do. All major U.S. cell phone companies will participate in the system. The system
39、 will give priority to emergency messages, overriding all regular telephone and text traffic. 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问及新闻的主要内容是什么。新闻指出，美国引入了一种新的公共警报系统，该系统能在紧急状态将警报发送至移动电话。并允许手机免费获取迫在眉睫的安全威胁警报。故正确答案是 B。新闻的首句一般为主旨句。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问及人们通过这一系统能够接受到什么信息。这一系统能够告知当地居民和游客即将来临的龙卷风、 飓风或风暴。如果某一城市出现
40、恐怖威胁，在这个地区的每个人都可以收到警报和相关建议。故正确答案是 A。其他三项并未提到。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 Thousands of residents of the southeastern Spanish city of Lorca slept outside Wednesday night, hours after the city of about 80,000 was struck by an earthquake that killed eight people, state radio reported, citing authorities. “It wa
41、s a strange sensation,“ said a press office worker who was in his office in the regional capital of Murcia, about 60 kilometers from Lorca. He estimated the duration of the quake from five to eight seconds. The 5.1-magnitude quake occurred at 6:47 p.m. and was centered about 50 kilometers southwest
42、of Murcia, near the Mediterranean coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was preceded at 5:05 p.m. by a 4.5-magnitude temblor centered in the same area, the survey said. At least one of the deaths occurred in a building collapse in Lorca, state-run EFE said. The press office said a hospital in L
43、orca had been evacuated as a precaution. Many of those who were spending the night outside said they were afraid to return to their houses or had been advised not to do so, state radio said. 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问及测得穆尔西亚地震的最高级别。新闻指出，美国地质勘探局说，地中海沿岸附近的穆尔西亚西南部于下午 6： 47发生了 5 1级的地震。在此之前，下午 5： 05时该地区还发生了 4
44、 5级地震。此地区最高的地震级别为5 1，故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻指出，西班牙东南部城市洛尔卡成千上万的居民露宿外头， 8万人遭遇地震， 8人身亡。据新闻办公室的工作人员介绍，地震持续时间非常短，只有 5到 8秒的时间。选项 A、 B、 D与新闻描 述相符。来自新闻办公室的报道说洛尔卡的一所医院已疏散，以防万一，但并非将医院作为避难所，故 C是不正确的。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【听力原文】 Police fired tear gas Wednesday at demonstrators in the Greek capital who we
45、re protesting the governments austerity plans. About 20,000 people took part in the rallies and demonstrations across Athens, police said. Five people were arrested and one police officer was slightly injured, authorities added. The government is trying to slash budgets and bring the deficit down as
46、 the European Union and International Monetary Fund bail out the country. Markets have been shaken by rumors that another bailout may be in the works, worth 60 billion euros($86 billion). Greece will be a key item on the agenda when European finance ministers meet in Brussels, Belgium, next week. 10
47、 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问及示威游行的原因是什么。新闻指出，希腊政府正在削减预算，降低财政赤字，而这一紧缩计划遭到反对，因此在希腊的首都出现了示威游行的队伍。故 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【听力原文】 One of Chinas biggest social networking websites has made its stock market debut on the New York Stock Exchange for more than $700m. Renren has about 30 million regular users in China.
48、 Renren was set up by three classmates at a Chinese university in 2005. Its site resembles Facebook, and its origins are also similar. But is it really worth $5 billion? The opening price was set higher than seemed likely a few days ago, and the shares shot up nearly 40% from that level in the first
49、 hours of trading. This despite the fact that Renren was forced to backtrack on claims that it has over 100 million subscribers. 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问及新闻的主要内容是什么。新闻指出，中国最大的社交网站人人网已在纽约股票交易所上市，其交易已超过 7亿美元。其后又提到了该股票的开盘价格似乎较高，但是在前几个小时的交易中，股票就有了近 40的涨幅。本新闻主要阐述人人网在国外上市及其前景， A为最佳答案。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 Thousands of demonstrators marched in silence toward Mexico Citys central square Sunday, carrying banners and signs that demanded an end to the countrys drug war. Well-known Mexican poet Javier Sicilia led protesters on their 80-kilometer journey, which
