1、专业英语八级（听力）练习试卷 5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 Dr. Benson thinks fetal tissue is quite a gold mine because （ A） it is helpful to the burn victims and has other potential uses. （ B） the usage of the fetal tissue rationalize the practice of abortion. （ C） the usage of fetal tissue brings a new beginni
3、ng for the organ transplant. （ D） the usage of fetal tissue puts an end to the tragedy of abortion. 2 Which of the following is Reverend Coopers opinion? （ A） The dead should be used in research to alleviate human suffering. （ B） Abortion is illegal because it murders a life. （ C） To use their organ
4、 on others body is an insult to the dead. （ D） Its immoral to use the life of a fetus. 3 The mans opinion of abortion is （ A） to argue about abortion is a waste of time. （ B） it is legal and happens frequently. （ C） its immoral to use the fetuses from abortion. （ D） it is a tragedy and we should aba
5、ndon it. 4 What does Reverend Cooper think about taking advantage of fetal tissue for medical experimentation? （ A） It is a way allowing that life to continue. （ B） It is simply adding insult to injury. （ C） It is a way of using the fetal issue again. （ D） It is a benefit for the individual. 5 The m
6、an thinks our greatest moral obligation is to （ A） the living. （ B） the dead. （ C） the research. （ D） the fetuses. 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 wi
7、ll be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 6 Which is NOT the aim of the United States central bank to cut its main interest rate to the lowest level on record? （ A） To make borrowing cheap. （ B） To restore consumption level. （ C） To curb peoples enthusiasm for stocks. （ D） To help liquidity re
8、turn to the economy. 7 The new resolution approved by the UN Security Council is valid for （ A） a year. （ B） two months （ C） dozen days. （ D） a month. 8 The new resolution by the United Nations Security Council allows （ A） foreign military forces to kill pirates in Somalia. （ B） foreign military for
9、ces to chase pirates on land in Somalia. （ C） foreign military forces to enter Somalias waters to capture pirates. （ D） only the United States to enter Somalia to capture pirates. 9 The tea industry declined in India due to all the following reasons EXCEPT （ A） falling demand. （ B） increasing popula
10、rity of soft drinks. （ C） high production costs. （ D） lower wages paid to domestic tea growers. 10 Which of the following words can best describe the prospect of tea industry in India? （ A） Promising. （ B） Tough. （ C） Unpredictable. （ D） Bright. 专业英语八级（听力）练习试卷 5答案与解析 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions:
11、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 five questions. Now listen to the interview. 0 【听力原文】 W
12、: Good morning, and welcome to todays broadcast of Seeing Both Sides. Today we have something very interesting for you a very controversial topic. Is it a moral use of technology to take advantage of fetal tissue for medical experimentation? Owing to the use of human fetal brain tissue in such studi
13、es, usually obtained from elective abortions, ethical concerns have been focused on the relationship between abortion and transplantation activities. There is no uniform code on the retrieval and use of human embryonal or fetal material for experimental and clinical research or application. Our gues
14、ts today is Dr. Kim Benson, head of the Organization of Physicians for Responsible Research. We are going to discuss the moral and medical implications of this new area of research. Good morning, Dr. Benson, lets begin by hearing the arguments in favor. M: Well, scientifically speaking, (1) its clea
15、r that fetal tissue is quite a gold mine. Its been proven to be extremely successful in grafting new tissue for use with burn victims. Research is being done into other potential uses as well. W: It is well known that Reverend William Cooper has quite different a voice about this issue. He thinks th
16、at it is extremely important to do everything possible in terms of research to alleviate human suffering. But at the same time, (2) he also points out that people cant ignore the fact that fetal tissue is a product of abortion, which many consider to be an act of murder. He says it is just not right
17、 to kill another person to benefit yourself, it is immoral to use the life of a fetus in this way. What do you say to Reverend Cooper s opinion? M: Yes, I suppose some people could say abortion is an act of murder, (3) but its really important to clearly separate issues here. You can t ignore the fa
18、ct that abortion is legal in this country at this time. Certainly, while we may recognize that as a grave human tragedy, it is a fact that it happens frequently, thousands of times every day. If this is the case, it makes good medical sense to derive any benefit from it that we can. Isnt the tragedy
19、 perhaps minimized if this tissue can be used to further hmnan life? And, indeed, in terms of using this tissue to create new, healthy, living skin for burn victims, are we not in some small way allowing that life to continue? W: Thats one way of looking at it. (4) However, people like Reverend Coop
20、er have another way of looking at this issue. They think that the life of that fetus deserves every opportunity to grow and develop as an individual that using these victims is simply adding insult to injury. Can the health interests of a living child be weighed against a child whose death is an acc
21、omplished fact, when the murderer promises to kill no more children, in fact, he promises to use the wealth derived from the murder to keep your child, and thousands like her, alive? And really, Dr. Benson, can you seriously mean to imply that the benefit this tissue provides for skin grafts for bur
22、n victims balances the fact that a human life and all its potential has been taken without its consent? M: Maybe you have a point there, and Im sure many people would agree with you, (5) but the flip side of the issue is that our greatest moral obligation is to the living. As long as abortion is leg
23、al, as long as those fetuses are not developing into full-fledged human life, it seems we must devote our energies to concentrating on and helping in every way possible those who are alive and suffering. W: What exactly do you mean, Dr. Benson? Are you condoning abortion? M: It doesnt matter whether
24、 or not I condone it. On one hand, we could spend a great deal of time arguing about abortion. On the other hand, that would be a waste of time since our opinions here dont change the fact that it is legal. We may as well accept the legality and go from there. W: And questions have been raised about
25、 the morality in the use of tissue from an aborted fetus. The Washington Post published a letter from a policy expert at the Christian Medical Association. He says mistreatment of early human life can easily progress to other groups in society. Dr. Benson also offers his opinion from medical perspec
26、tive. Im sure listeners have got a lot of food for thought about this complex and controversial issue. Lets take a short break now, and when we return well take some calls from our listeners. 【知识模块】 听力 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识
27、模块】 听力 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. 5 【听力原文】 The United States central bank has cut its main int
28、erest rate to the lowest level on record. But instead of cutting it by a fixed rate, it has opted for a target range, reducing it from 1% to between 0 and 0.25%. U.S. stock markets reacted positively. The New York Dow Jones Index closed up more than 4%. Our Washington correspondent Kevin Conolly rep
29、orts. It is a dramatic move from the Federal Reserve Board designed to signal both to Wall Street and to Main Street (6-1)the American authorities are doing eveuthing they can to fight back for the economy slides into recession. Interest rates in the US have now been cut by a full five percentage po
30、ints in just over a year. (6-2) The plan is to make borrowing so cheap that liquidity returns to the economy and restores confidence and consumption levels. The outlook for the American economy remains bleak and the Fed says its likely that rates will remain exceptionally low for some time. 【知识模块】 听
31、力 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原 文】 (7) The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution valid for a year, allowing fireign military, forces to pursue pirates on land in Somalia. Pirates are aheady holding about a dozen captured ships including a Saudi super tanker. From the UN, Lorry Trev
32、elyan reports. The UN Security Council has already authorized countries to enter Somalias territorial waters and chase pirates. (8) Now, countries will be able to chase pirates on land too, provided they have the consent of Somalias transitional government. Piracy is rife off Somalias coastline, a s
33、ymptonl of the countys descent into chaos. 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 (9) The labor problems were the latest had news for an industry that has been hit in recent times by high production costs and slumping demand. Tea industry officials say wages are lower in other
34、teaproducing nations. Labor costs account for more than half the total cost of tea production. The India Tea Associations deputy secretary, Pranjal Neog, says Indian tea, once predominant in world markets, has been steadily losing out as a result. The tea industry says it is also facing problems in
35、the domestic market, which consumes 70% of the beverage being produced in the country. In recent years, (9) demand has stagnated or even declined in some areas due to the growing popularity of such beverages as soft drinks particularly among younger people. Indian tea has traditionally dominated world markets since a tew cases were exported to Britain in the mid-19th century. (10) But now, says tea growers, they only see tough times ahead. 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力
