1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 62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 statements is CORR
2、ECT about the basketball training camp? （ A） It lasted for five days in Senegal. （ B） 60 young African basketball players took part in it. （ C） It proves that none of the African youths can be professional players. （ D） The supporter of it used to be a famous basketball coach. 2 What does the news i
3、tem say about racial problem in Indonesia? （ A） Two ordinary folks were killed by Muslims. （ B） Government forbade the development of Islamism. （ C） Islamic attacks aiming at minority groups have decreased. （ D） Parts of an Islamic organization discourage pluralism. 3 What is the main idea of the ne
4、ws item? （ A） Italian coastguards rescued 70 migrants and refugees. （ B） People from North Africa prefer to migrate to Europe. （ C） Rickety boats have better chance to land on Italian shores. （ D） Many migrants and refugees sail to Italy this summer. 4 The Lords Resistance Army has done the followin
5、g EXCEPT_. （ A） causing tens of thousands of peoples death （ B） abusing the human rights of the local people （ C） posing threat to the regional safety （ D） reigning over Uganda for more than two decades 5 What does the news item say about Joseph Kony? （ A） He has 100 rebelling troops in hand. （ B） H
6、e is the leader of a human right campaign. （ C） He is the target of the “kill or capture“ policy. （ D） He has been killed in the battlefield. 6 What makes food insecurity even worse according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization? （ A） Drought along the farmland. （ B） The poor rainy season ear
7、ly this year. （ C） The wet season that lasts for months. （ D） The increase of people in urgent need of assistance. 7 Whose income decline worries the politicians most? （ A） The richs. （ B） The poors. （ C） The middle-class. （ D） The youngs. 8 According to Mr. Gorbachev, who is partly responsible for
8、todays increase tensions? （ A） Europe. （ B） Ukraine. （ C） Soviet Union. （ D） Western leaders. 9 According to the news item, Monsoon rains in India this year have been_below long-term averages. （ A） 50 percent （ B） 25 percent （ C） 20 percent （ D） 10 percent 10 What measure is Indian government taking
9、 to fight the drought? （ A） Distributing productive seeds to farmers. （ B） Building strict regulations on export. （ C） Prohibiting on exports. （ D） Lowering yield expectation. 11 According to the news item, Mars rover Curiosity has found_. （ A） a significant energy resource （ B） some microorganisms
10、（ C） some life-supporting chemicals （ D） some neutral water 12 According to the news item, a rape case in Ohio led to national outrage because_. （ A） two teenager rapists were over-punished （ B） the truth had been hidden from the public （ C） photos for abuse were circulated （ D） the victim was a dis
11、abled girl of 16 13 Mike DeWine condemned the rape case in Ohio that_. （ A） the girl was re-victimized by the rapists （ B） the victim was exposed in social media （ C） other players did nothing to protect the victim （ D） the authorities didnt do thorough investigation 14 What is the main idea of the
12、news item? （ A） The United Nations shows great concern over the agriculture in developing countries. （ B） The World Bank is the main organization to provide funds for agriculture. （ C） There are not enough funds to help agriculture adapt to climate change. （ D） The UN Climate Change Conference is be
13、ing held in Mexico. 15 The World Bank estimates_would be used to help agriculture in developing countries. （ A） $2 billion a year （ B） $2. 5 billion a year （ C） $10 billion a year （ D） $14 billion a year 16 The Bank of America is accountable for_. （ A） bad conduct that led to financial crisis （ B） h
14、aving another bank to pay the penalty （ C） paying nothing to settle financial crisis （ D） misleading the buyers to invest money on its mortgage-backed projects 17 According to the news item, JP Morgan paid_to resolve a financial crisis. （ A） less than 13 billion dollars （ B） 13 billion dollars （ C）
15、tens of billions of dollars （ D） much larger than 13 billion dollars 18 What is the outcome of the oil pipeline explosion? （ A） Attackers have been arrested by the police. （ B） The fire has been extinguished by workers. （ C） Only six oil workers survived in the explosion. （ D） Ecopetrol will decreas
16、e its daily production. 19 According to the news item, the plan committed by the leaders_. （ A） is to deal with the euro zone crisis （ B） has reached its deadline （ C） has already been carried out （ D） brought no confidence to the markets 20 We can know from the news item that the rise in the stock
17、market is_. （ A） temporary （ B） stable （ C） unreversed （ D） sensational 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 62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 secon
18、ds to answer the questions. 1 【听力原文】 NBA players inspire African youths to strive for basketball dreams. The National Basketball Associations Basketball Without Borders Africa program this year brought NBA players and coaches to Senegal where they trained some of the best young players on the contin
19、ent. The four-day camp tipped off 5 August in Dakar as(1)60 young basketball players from around the African continent gathered to learn from NBA professionals. One of the players from Cameroon said the camp gives him hope that his dream of playing professional basketball can come true. Longtime Bas
20、ketball Without Borders supporter and former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo said the camp is also a chance for others to see what Africa has to offer the world of basketball. 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题设题点在细节处。根据句 (1)可知，为了向 NBA职业球员学习，来自非洲大陆的 60名年轻篮球运动员聚在了一起，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 新闻 2 【听力原文】 On Monday, August 27, two
21、Shia Muslims were hacked to death and 39 houses were burned in Sampang, East Java. This is just the latest of a series of sectarian killings carried out by radical Sunni Muslims in Indonesia. Over the past decade, Islamism has spread with little opposition from the government, and attacks upon minor
22、ities have escalated.(2)Through the Saudi-dominated Organization of Islamic Cooperation, there are forces all too ready to encourage Indonesia to abandon pluralism and religious tolerance altogether. 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题设题点在新闻结尾处。根据句 (2)可知，伊斯兰合作组织中的一些势力鼓励印尼放弃多元宗教，因此 D为正确答案。逊尼派穆斯林教徒杀害什叶派教徒并烧毁其房屋，并非杀
23、害平民，故排除 A；由 Islamism has spread with little opposition from the government可知，政府并没有限制伊斯兰教的发展，故排除 B；原文中 escalated的意思为 “增长 ”， C和原文意思相反，故排除。 【知识模块】 新闻 3 【听力原文】 The Italian coastguard says its rescued more than 700 people in the last two days from boats carrying migrants and refugees. This is the time of
24、 year when Italians expect to see migrants landing on their southern shores.(3)In the summer months, the seas are calmer and more people attempted to take their chance in rickety boats setting out from North Africa in search of better lives in Europe. Vessels land in Italy almost every day, but the
25、numbers coming over the past 48 hours have been particularly high. Many of these people were from Nigeria, Ghana and Eritrea. 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查新闻 大意。根据句 (3)可知，夏季海面平静，是移民的高峰时节，很多北非人会选择在这个季节偷渡到意大利。每天都有船抵岸，但在过去的 48小时内，人数特别多。由此可知，这个夏天，很多移民者和难民乘船到意大利，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 新闻 4 【听力原文】 President Obama has an
26、nounced he is sending 100 American troops to Uganda to help fight against rebels of the Lords Resistance Army.(4 - 1)The LRA is accused of human rights abuses during a 20-year campaign, in which tens of thousands of people have died. Announcing the deployment,(4 - 2)President Obama said the brutalit
27、ies committed by the Lords Resistance Army pose a disproportionate threat to regional security. After more than two decades of murder, rape and kidnap, he said it was time to eliminate it.(5)The team will assist national forces in Uganda and its neighboring countries, in whats been described as an o
28、peration to remove its leader Joseph Kony from the battlefield. The force will use high-tech equipment to assist in what analysts say is a “kill or capture“ policy. 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查多处细节。根据句 (41)可知，圣主抵抗军被指控在长达20年的运动中践踏人权，导致成千上万人死亡。根据句 (42)可知，圣主抵抗军在 20多年来暴行累累，对地区稳定构成了一定的威胁。而新闻中并没提到圣主抵抗军统治乌干达 20多
29、年，由此可知答案为 D。 【知识模块】 新闻 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在新闻结尾处。根据句 (5)可知，武装部队要运用高科技手段来协助执行分析家所说的 “斩杀或捉捕 ”政策，让 Joseph Kony从战场 上消失，由此可知， Joseph Kony就是这个政策的目标人物，故 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 6 【听力原文】 After a poor rainy season early this year, parts of southern Somalia now are being hit with severe floods.(1)The rainy seas
30、on that began in October has caused flooding along the Shebelle and Juba Rivers. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns thats making ongoing food insecurity even worse. The UN estimates more than one-million people in Somalia are in urgent need of assistance a 20% increase in the past six mo
31、nths. Whats more, it says another two-million people are facing threats to their food security. Much of Somalias farming takes place along the Shabelle and Juba Rivers. Along the Shabelle, the town of Belet Weyne is the worst hit. Along the Juba, flooding is reported in Dollow, Jilib and Jamame. 6 【
32、正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在因果关系处。根据句 (1)可知，开始于 10月份的雨季导致谢贝利河和朱巴河的河水泛滥，联合国粮农组织警告称这会使粮食不安全局面更加恶化。可见，导致粮食不安全局面更加恶化的因素是 10月份以来连续几个月的降雨，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 7 【听力原文】 Official figures released in the United States, the worlds largest economy, show that the income of the average household fell last year and that mo
33、re Americans than ever are living in poverty. Yet again, figures which show that the economic recovery is not being felt by Americas less advantaged citizens. African Americana and Hispanic communities are disproportionately affected, as are the less well-educated, the young and people living in the
34、 south.(2)Its probably the decline in median income, down 2. 3% , thatll worry politicians most since the battle for middle-class votes will be vital in next years presidential election. The figures come just as President Obama hits the road trying to sell a $450bn jobs package. He faces a painful s
35、truggle. 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在强调句处。根据句 (2)可知，政客们最为担忧的是中产阶级收入的下降，因为在明年的总统选举中，中产阶级的投票对他们的胜出至关重要。故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 8 【听力原文】 The former leader of Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev has warned the world is in danger of entering a new cold war. Mr. Gorbachev made his comments at an event in Germany capital
36、 marking the 25 th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall. Mr. Gorbachev warned that because of the crisis in Ukraine, the world is on the brink of a new cold war, adding that some believes this war has already begun. Referring to the negotiations he took part in with western leaders to avoid blood shed
37、 in 1989, he said that today lessons should be drawn from those talks and more controversially for those in the west,(3)he said Europe was partly to blame for todays increase tensions, accusing the west of triumphalism after the fall of the Berlin Wall. 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题设题点在新闻结尾处。根据句 (3)可知，他 (米哈伊
38、尔 戈尔巴乔夫 )说如今紧张加剧的局势要部分归咎于欧洲，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 新闻 9 【听力原文】 India is bracing for a drought in parts of the country, as monsoon rains continue to be scant. (4)Monsoon rains, which irrigate more than half of Indias farms, have been deficient by 20%. Some key food-producing regions have fared worse, not eve
39、n getting half the normal rains. Farmers are staring at parched fields in Gujarat and Maharashtra and in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. These are top producers of cotton, oilseeds and sugar, all crops sown in the summer season. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the governm
40、ent is ready to address the situation. (5)Farmers are being given high yielding seeds to replant their fields. The government has also said it will review its export rules for farm foods next month. India is the worlds second largest producer of wheat, rice and sugar. Lower production could prompt a
41、 ban on exports. 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在数字信息处。根据句 (4)可知，印度的季风雨今年减少了 20，因此 C为正确答案。降雨量少于正常量一半的地区是某些粮食的主产区，并非印度的平均水平，故排除其他选项。 【知识模块】 新闻 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题设题点在举措行动处。根据句 (5)可知，政府现在采取的应对措施是给农民 分配高产种子重新播种，因此 A为正确答案。对出口的限制是目前已经采取的措施，因此排除 B、 C；新闻中未提及将降低收成预期作为应对措施，故排除 D。 【知识模块】 新闻 11 【听力原文】 (1)Scientists
42、from the American space agency NASA say the Mars rover Curiosity has found the basic chemicals which could have supported primitive life in the distant past. The robot was analyzing a sample of rocket drilled out last month in a former riverbed. It identified sulphur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, pho
43、sphorus and carbon. Researchers say these elements could have combined to provide an energy source for microorganism. Michael Meyer is Curiositys lead scientist. “ I guess one way to look at this is with Curiosity we have been able to take this to the next level of understanding whether or not Mars
44、has had them all. We actually know theres particular environment that water was there for significant amount of time, that it was neutral, wasnt too salty. So as we look into the details it looks better. “ 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在新闻导语处。根据句 (1)可知，美国宇航局的科学家们称，火星探测器 “好奇号 ”在火星上发现了远古时期支持原始生命的基础化 学物质，故答案
45、为 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 12 【听力原文】 (2)Two high school football players in Ohio have been found guilty of raping a paralytically drunk 16-year-old girl in a case thats led to nationwide outrage and accusations of a cover-up. The two teenage players, Trent Mays and MaLik Richmond were sentenced to at least a ye
46、ar in juvenile jail. The story came to light through social media where photos and videos of the abuse were circulated. Its an aspect of the case that the Ohio attorney general Mike DeWine condemned. “Any rape is a tragedy. Any rape is very difficult.(3)I think its even more difficult when the victi
47、m is continually re-victimized in the social media. “ The authorities say they will look into allegations that the other players did nothing to protect the girl. 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题设题点在新闻导语处。根据句 (2)可知，俄亥俄州的一起青少年强奸案引起了公愤，公众指责这一事实被掩盖，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 新闻 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (3)可知，俄亥俄州司法部长对这
48、一不良社会事件被社会媒体曝光进行了谴责。在他看来，事件的受害者会因社会媒体的持续关注和个人信息的暴露而再度受到伤害，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 新闻 14 【听力原文 】 (4)A UN agency says there are major funding gaps in efforts to help the agricultural sector adapt to climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, says this could affect food security. The warnin
49、g comes as the UN Climate Change Conference continues in Cancun, Mexico. (5)The World Bank estimates it will cost about $2. 5 billion a year for the next 40 years to help agriculture in developing countries adapt to climate change. Other estimates say costs could run as high at $14 billion a year. 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题设题点在新闻导语处。根据句 (4)可知，联合国没有足够的资金帮助农业部门适应气候变化，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题设题点在数字信息处。根据句 (5)可知，世界银行预计每年花费 25亿美元帮助发展中国家
