1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 59及答案与解析 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following
2、 five questions. Now listen to the interview. 1 What is the main topic of the interview? （ A） Personal income and taxes. （ B） Real estate and inheritances. （ C） Retirement accounts and pensions. （ D） Money, marriage and finances. 2 According to Jean Chatzky, which of the following statements is CORR
3、ECT? （ A） It is easy to talk about money problem before marriage. （ B） It is wise to show your entire property status before marriage. （ C） Money conversations are necessary before marriage. （ D） Marriage may end up with a big damage to your life. 3 According to the interview, Jean Chatzky indicates
4、 that_. （ A） marriage can increase your household income （ B） an agreement before marriage is required by many people （ C） your taxes can be lowered by marriage （ D） marriage will destroy your financial situation 4 In what aspect related to kids should a person consider before marriage? （ A） Tuition
5、 fees. （ B） Food and lodging. （ C） Inheritances. （ D） Characters. 5 According to the interview, marriage is_. （ A） beneficial to all of your insurances （ B） sustained by the money you owned （ C） more economical than being single （ D） based on mutual understanding 6 According to Kelly Grant, gift wit
6、h purchase is acceptable only when_. （ A） you want to save some money （ B） you want to get a discount （ C） the gift is on your shopping list （ D） the gift is worth the money 7 Which of the following purchase limits would most attract people to buy? （ A） Limit 1. （ B） Limit 3. （ C） Limit 5. （ D） Limi
7、t 6. 8 The trick of sale e-mail takes advantage of peoples psychology that_. （ A） if I buy the goods, I will save more money （ B） if I dont buy the goods, there will be no such goods （ C） if I buy the goods, I will get a free gift （ D） if I dont buy the goods, they will raise the price 9 The stores
8、emphasize the savings in the deals in order to let you_. （ A） compare prices when buying （ B） ignore the high price （ C） buy things in advance （ D） wait to buy some better things 10 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the interview? （ A） Stay focused are the key words when sh
9、opping. （ B） Kelly Grant tells us to make a shopping list and check it twice when shopping. （ C） Kelly Grant recommends the “ shop now, save later“ shopping way. （ D） Coupons are the things that the stores want you to come back again. 11 According to the interviewer, what attitude do most young peop
10、le hold towards keeping healthy? （ A） They dont think much of being healthy. （ B） They think regular exercise might improve their health. （ C） They think they could stay healthy without any exercise. （ D） They find outdoor activities benefit them most. 12 A person who is inactive may suffer from all
11、 of the following EXCEPT_. （ A） mental diseases （ B） sleep problems （ C） high blood pressure （ D） heart problems 13 The interviewee takes “brisk walking“ as an example of_. （ A） endurance exercise （ B） flexibility exercise （ C） cardiovascular exercise （ D） strength training 14 Which of the following
12、 is CORRECT about muscle-building? （ A） It can help control stress, anxiety, and depression. （ B） It takes time to increase ones muscles size and strength. （ C） It reduces the risk of heart attack, cancer, and high blood pressure. （ D） It can be classified as a kind of endurance exercise. 15 How is
13、“exercise“ defined in the interview? （ A） It is just about any amount of physical activities that will improve fitness. （ B） It is just anything that you need to exert yourself to do to burn calories. （ C） It means all forms of vigorous activities or deliberate workouts. （ D） It includes every exerc
14、ise which keeps your muscles long and supple. 16 What is Robert worried more about? （ A） Mankind. （ B） Global warming. （ C） Earths survival. （ D） Disappearing glaciers. 17 What is the relationship between human element and global warming in Roberts eyes? （ A） Human elements cause global warming. （ B
15、） Human elements make global warming worse. （ C） Global warming changes human elements. （ D） Global warming will cause human distinction. 18 What is Roberts view on Al Gores idea? （ A） It is urgent for us to do something. （ B） It is too late to stop glaciers from melting. （ C） People should be more
16、worried about the rising sea. （ D） Gore worried too much about disease. 19 What is Roberts reason to support alternative energy? （ A） It has strong economic impact. （ B） It affects the US foreign policies. （ C） It reduces carbon consumption. （ D） It maintains USs control in energy. 20 Which one is N
17、OT the impact of the Three Mile Island calamity? （ A） It frightened people. （ B） It aroused medias concern. （ C） It crippled the US nuclear power. （ D） It was a national disaster. 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 59答案与解析 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefu
18、lly and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 1 【听力原文】 Interviewer(M)Jean Chatzky(W) M: Youve spent your life building yo
19、ur nest egg, and protecting your assets and then it happens. You fall in love. But is marriage a good financial move for you?(1)On todays money, marriage and your finances, Money in Todays Financials editor Jean Chatzky will give us some advice. Jean, hey! W: Hey! M: So marriage is a beautiful thing
20、. But look at it from sort of like a cold hard financial perspective: is it a smart thing to get married? W: It rolls a lot of peoples assets into a risky position. Because think about it this way, we are getting married later, which means we are coming at marriage by the time that we have houses, r
21、etirement accounts, we may have kids from a previous marriage, we wanna take care of all of those things, and just tying the knot can actually put those assets in a precarious position. M: And having that money talk when you are in love is so hard, isnt it? W: Its hard when you are not in love. I me
22、an, I only say I do what I do for a very specific reason, talking about money used to and still does at some point make me completely nuts and(2)if you dont have these conversations, then you are going to really do yourself serious financial damage. M: Although it is a tough job to talk about money,
23、 you gotta have the talk, right? W: Yeah, thats true! M: Okay! First, lets talk about income. Now here is a question for you. Can getting married lower your income? W: It absolutely can. Because if, lets say, you are toward retirement age, and you are earning more money in retirement as a single tha
24、n getting married. And it can actually lower the amount of money that you have to draw on from alimony. M: Now, I always thought according to taxes, like everyone say, oh, getting married is so good for your taxes, you always end up saving money on taxes, is it true or not? W: Not necessarily. If yo
25、u fde jointly, thats probably the best way to go, but there is the thing called marriage penalty and it doesnt go away when you get older. You can actually lose money to taxes. If you get married, your spouse is going to inherit all of your assets without paying any taxes on them. But it may mean th
26、at your kids do not. M: Thats screams prenup right. I mean, you should just get a prenup, which means you have to fix out an agreement before marriage. W:(3)Well, a lot of people really do need to look at the prenup question. The older you are, the more you come to the party with, particularly if yo
27、u come to the party with either kids from a previous marriage or a business, you gotta protect that, and that means getting a lawyer in your court and a lawyer in his and sitting down at the table. M: Well, lets talk about kids. If you have grown kids, how does getting married later in life affect t
28、hem? W:(4)You have to look at the question of inheritances. If your new spouse is gonna all of a sudden inherit everything that you have, your kids are all of a sudden not going to unless you take care of that in your wills and with the prenup. M: OK. Lets talk about the pros of getting married, fin
29、ancially what are, whats the good side of that? W: There are some good things in terms of real estate. If you own a house and your spouse owns a house, when you get married you are allowed to take a 500,000-dollar capital gain rather than a 250,000-dollar capital gain as you could as a single person
30、. You may have to live in that house for a couple of years before you sell it and rent the other one, but that can be a huge amount of money to stock in the bank. M: It sounds reasonable to have a certain marriage. W: Yeah, thats right!(5)Also you are gonna save money on auto insurance premiums, hom
31、eowner insurance premiums. So there are some good things and two can definitely live more cheaply than two apart. M: And again, you know its just important to have the money discussion no matter how painful it is, right? W: Absolutely. And if you cant do it yourself, sit down with an advisor and do
32、it together, but do it. M: OK, Jean, thank you so much for the great advice. It should be very helpful for the audience. W: My pleasure to share my ideas with you! 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题设题点在访谈开头处。根据句 (1)可知，此次访谈的主题是金钱、婚姻和财产，因此答案为 D。 【知识模块】 会话 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对细节的归纳概括。根据句 (2)可知，婚前谈论财产问题是有必要的，否则可能会
33、造成严重的个人财产损失，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 会话 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题设题点在强调处。受访者表明婚姻的确可以减少财产税的支出，配偶不用支出任何税收而继承财产，但这可能对子 女不利，根据句 (3)可知，很多人都需要拟定婚前协议，故 B的陈述正确。 【知识模块】 会话 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在对话问答处。在被问及再婚对成年的孩子有何影响时，根据句 (4)可知，再婚前一定要考虑遗产继承的问题，否则你的小孩可能会一无所有，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 会话 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在递进关系处。在谈到结婚带来的好处时，根据句
34、(5)可知，婚姻可以帮助双方节省车险和房险的保费，所以婚后两个人一起生活肯定要比单身 的时候经济实惠得多，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 会话 6 【听力原文】 Interviewer(M)Kelly Grant(W) M: The Christmas is coming, and the stores are going to try to keep you spending, so theyre relying on some psychological triggers to get your business. So here to expose a few tricks is Kell
35、y Grant. Shes a senior consumer reporter for SmartMoney. com. Thanks for being with us. W: Hi! M: All right. Ive fallen for a lot of these, so help us now. W: Yeah. M: First one, gifts with purchase. So many times I think Im getting such a good deal, because by spending a little bit more, I get a gi
36、ft. W: And thats exactly what the stores want you to think right now. Studies have shown that consumers are after-think of the gift with purchase, not just as you are spending extra money for something that you might not ever want, but we also quit with the discount. You feel like if the gift is wor
37、th about 40 dollars, youre saving 40 dollars. Even that really isnt the case. So to avoid this trick,(1)you need to make sure that youre really sure the gift is just on your list and youre still spending in budget. M: There are a lot of psychological tricks here. For example, the purchase limits. So
38、metimes, I just want one and I see a good deal but it says: limit 5. Maybe I should get more than just one. This is such a good deal, isnt it? W: Thats exactly the trick. They want you to see the limit and think, wow, this wasnt here. Then people would just be filling their carts with this and its s
39、o amazing. And their studies have shown that(2)if theres a limit in pleasure more like a little, the higher the limit, the more likely youre to buy. So you should really be thinking about how many of something you need, and try to ignore the fact that theres stacking limit on everything. M: How can
40、you ignore those e-mails that you keep getting about this sale and that sale? W: Dont open your e-mail. Close your eyes. Thats really the best advice.(3)I mean the stores really know what were hard-wired to think about, that is the scarcity. If you know the sale is ending, they want you to act on im
41、pulse, and start running out and buying something. But this time of year, the fact is the sales just keep coming, so you dont actually need to do that. So when youre looking through your e-mails, try to avoid opening any of the ones, unless youre going to make a purchase from that store anyway, othe
42、rwise just delete it on red. M: Got it. You know, its really a numbers game. Because a lot of times when youre looking at these different deals, its like: save 30% , save 50%. But are you really saving that much money when youre looking at your purchase? W: Thats what their purpose is for. Youll see
43、 a lot of times in the advertising that theyll type out the savings, and the interest is in the fine print. Almost youll see what the new price is on something and when they do that. Its basically a visible trick. Whatever you see, first, youre more likely to become attached to the deal. And the pri
44、ce in comparison is not going to look such a big deal. I mean if youre saving $500, it does not really matter if the TV is still $1,500. The advertising works in such a tricky way that(4)you might think youre getting that much a better price, because the savings are significant. M: Right. Sometimes
45、the purchase really isnt that large of a purchase, so you know, 30% is not that big of a deal. But when you see 30% , you think: wow, Im getting a really good deal here. Its funny how the numbers are working there, and they know that. W: They do, and they want us just to splash around this time of a
46、 year. So really you should make sure youre looking for the items that are between your price range and then start to see if therere sales that are might abroad, something even better and a little bit cheaper for you. M: Yeah, I got it. And shop now, save later. Is that a trick? W: Well. You see a l
47、ot of these, especially with closing stores at this time of year and this is a way that consumers tried to think they are going to game a system, because they are going to buy something a little bit today and get todays sale, and they are going to get coupons to come back in two weeks and buy a litt
48、le bit more than even with better prices.(5)So for this one, you know somebodys sales are right there now, just try to focus on what deals they are currently and they are not trying to play games. M: So I think the key words here are just “stay focused“. You know you have a list, you have your budge
49、t. Try not to be fond of them if you dont have to. W: Exactly. Make that list and check it twice. And just make sure you are not deviating from it, or if you feel imposed to do so and you really look at it, make sure thats as smart as it looks. M: Well, thats what we are going to set out to do. W: Yeah. M: Thanks Kelly for helping us adults out in knowing what the shopping is really for. W: Its my pleasure. 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在人物建议处。访谈一开始就提到商家惯用的一个小伎俩是 gift withpur
