1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 50及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill 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 after the mini-lectu
2、re. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 The Mexican economy went off a cliff in the second three months of 2009, with the gross domestic produ
3、ct【 B1】 _ 10.3 percent from the same period last year, according to government 【 B2】 _. Analysts say the main cause of Mexicos nosedive is that the nations economy is tied strongly to that of the United States, which is mired in the deepest economic【 B3】 _since the 1930s. Other factors【 B4】_the Mexi
4、can economy down include a tourism decline caused by the H1N1 flu outbreak, declining oil and tax【 B5】 _, and fewer Mexicans abroad sending money back home. Oil revenues, long Mexicos main source of money, are being hurt by lower global prices and【 B6】 _ production.【 B7】 _from Mexicans working abroa
5、d, most of them in the United States, also have fallen victim to the economic downturn. Fewer jobs in the United States mean fewer opportunities for Mexicans to find work and send money home. Remittances【 B8】 _after oil in terms of revenue for the country. That revenue fell from $26 billion in 2007
6、to $25 billion in 2008, Mexicos Central Bank said, and is expected to【 B9】 _even more this year. Tourism, Mexicos third-largest source of revenue, has declined【 B10】_since an outbreak of the H1N1 flu was first discovered in Mexico in April. 1 【 B1】 2 【 B2】 3 【 B3】 4 【 B4】 5 【 B5】 6 【 B6】 7 【 B7】 8 【
7、 B8】 9 【 B9】 10 【 B10】 10 Once a source of【 B1】 _ business activity, Japans karaoke industry has slowed down. Japanese have less to sing about amid【 B2】 _ economic problems. Karaoke firms are now 【 B3】 _to develop new ideas to attract【 B4】_karaoke singers. These include a new, 【 B5】 _machine that al
8、lows people to sing like famous singers and【 B6】 _rooms on some of the Asian cartoon figures【 B7】 _ at younger crowds. The new karaoke machine is being developed by a professor from the US Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The machine uses a technology called C-Sound that automatically【 B8】 _ t
9、he speed and tone of any song being played to match the【 B9】 _ and key the singer is using. The tempo can be adjusted 【 B10】 _on conventional karaoke machines, but the new product is the first machine to do it automatically. 11 【 B1】 12 【 B2】 13 【 B3】 14 【 B4】 15 【 B5】 16 【 B6】 17 【 B7】 18 【 B8】 19
10、【 B9】 20 【 B10】 20 A credit card that only works when it hears its owners voice has been developed by US scientists. Researchers hope that the【 B1】 _, which comes with a【 B2】_voice recognition chip and microphone, will be a weapon in the battle against credit card【 B3】 _. Even if thieves know a card
11、s【 B4】 _and personal identification number, they will still have to copy the owners voice accurately. The trial-card was created by scientists at Beecard, in California US. The first【 B5】 _ is three times as thick as a normal credit card. But researchers believe smaller chips will allow the card to
12、slim down to a more【 B6】 _ size. The card is apparently the first to put a voice recognition chip, a microphone, speaker and a【 B7】 _into a credit card. To use the card, the owner first presses a button, and hears the【 B8】 _: say your password. If the password is correct and spoken by the right pers
13、on, the card【 B9】_an identification signal which is【 B10】 _by a computer connected to the Internet. Researchers hope to get the card to handle ten transactions per day for two years before its non-replaceable battery runs out. 21 【 B1】 22 【 B2】 23 【 B3】 24 【 B4】 25 【 B5】 26 【 B6】 27 【 B7】 28 【 B8】 2
14、9 【 B9】 30 【 B10】 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 50答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill 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 aft
15、er the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 【知识模块】 讲座 1 【正确答案】 dropping 【知识模块】 讲座 2 【正确答案】 figures 【知识模块】 讲座 3 【正确答案】 downturn 【知识模
16、块】 讲座 4 【正确答案】 dragging 【知识模块】 讲座 5 【正确答案】 revenues 【知识模块】 讲座 6 【正确答案】 declining 【知识模块】 讲座 7 【正确答案】 Remittances 【知识模块】 讲座 8 【正确答案】 rank 【知识模块】 讲座 9 【正确答案】 decrease 【知识模块】 讲座 10 【正确答案】 steadily 【知识模块】 讲座 【知识模块】 讲座 11 【正确答案】 high-pitched 【知识模块】 讲座 12 【正确答案】 sustained 【知识模块】 讲座 13 【正确答案】 striving 【知识模块
17、】 讲座 14 【正确答案】 cost-conscious 【知识模块】 讲座 15 【正确答案】 high-tech 【知识模块】 讲座 16 【正确答案】 theme 【知识模块】 讲座 17 【正确答案】 targeted 【知识模块】 讲座 18 【正确答案】 adjusts 【知识模块】 讲座 19 【正确答案】 tempo 【知识模块】 讲座 20 【正确答案】 manually 【知识模块】 讲座 【知识模块】 讲座 21 【正确答案】 device 【知识模块】 讲座 22 【正确答案】 built-in 【知识模块】 讲座 23 【正确答案】 fraud 【知识模块】 讲座 24 【正确答案】 password 【知识模块】 讲座 25 【正确答案】 version 【知识模块】 讲座 26 【正确答案】 conventional 【知识模块】 讲座 27 【正确答案】 battery 【知识模块】 讲座 28 【正确答案】 prompt 【知识模块】 讲座 29 【正确答案】 emits 【知识模块】 讲座 30 【正确答案】 processed 【知识模块】 讲座
