1、专业英语八级（社会类新闻听力）模拟试卷 1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 What is the main idea of the news ite
2、m? （ A） Facebook is better than Twitter in networking. （ B） Interactive communications tools make people anti-social. （ C） Social-networking sites make people more sociable than assumed. （ D） People would become self-centered if they use online communications. 2 What does the news item say about Fac
3、ebook? （ A） It gets wrapped up in texting. （ B） It has higher measures of social well-being. （ C） It puts users in touch with old high-school friends. （ D） It pushes users away from participating in the world. 3 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） The Director-General is confidence
4、for an agreement. （ B） Poor countries refuse to liberalize farm trade. （ C） Risks had to be taken to reach an agreement. （ D） Wealthy nations want more open markets. 4 Demonstrators get into the opening ceremony to fight against_. （ A） liberalization （ B） globalization （ C） developed countries （ D）
5、developing countries 5 How many people have died of rabies after being bitten by bats in Brazil? （ A） 6. （ B） 7. （ C） 23. （ D） 14 6 Why did mass attacks of bats on humans occur in other regions in Latin America? （ A） Because cattle farming provides bats with food. （ B） Because the bats population ha
6、ve grown rapidly. （ C） Because the bats are denied of their normal food. （ D） Because the bats are denied of their natural habitat. 7 How much did the contributions from around the US total early Wednesday? （ A） 2 million dollars. （ B） 20 million dollars. （ C） 30 million dollars. （ D） 22 million dol
7、lars. 8 What does the man mean by “the help is flowing in the other direction“? （ A） Volunteers are going to the stricken states. （ B） People across the US are offering help to victims. （ C） Los Angeles is providing aids to the states in return. （ D） Aids are going to other states stricken by the hu
8、rricane. 9 According to Quisumbing, governments would be wise to_. （ A） back programs which help close the gap for women farmers （ B） educate women to use fertilizers to increase yields （ C） investigate good reasons for womens farming （ D） increase agricultural output with fertilizers 10 Which of th
9、e following is NOT correct? （ A） Women make up 43 percent of the worlds farmers. （ B） Only 30 percent of women own the land they farm. （ C） Agricultural output could be increased as much as four percent. （ D） Undernourished people could be reduced by as much as 17 percent. 11 How much did world lead
10、ers pledge for the new shell of Chernobyl nuclear plant? （ A） $700 million. （ B） $780 million. （ C） $330 million. （ D） $870 million. 12 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） The new shelter was designed to last for another century. （ B） The first shelter was designed to remain for a century. （ C）
11、Thousands of people live on contaminated land today. （ D） The officials were optimistic when touring Chernobyl. 13 How much will the new group account for legitimate recording sales around the world? （ A） 1/4. （ B） 1/8. （ C） 1/14. （ D） 1/2. 14 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） The deal between
12、 Sony and BMG is binding. （ B） Universal Music is the worlds largest recording label in size. （ C） Details of the deal between Sony and BMG are to be discussed. （ D） Fans have to pay to download tracks of the company over the Internet. 15 How much money did the Association of Tennis Professionals de
13、mand for? （ A） 55 million dollars. （ B） 50 million dollars. （ C） 15 million dollars. （ D） 51 million dollars. 16 What percent of the profits in prize money does the ATP want? （ A） Almost 8 percent. （ B） Almost 10 percent. （ C） At least 30 percent. （ D） No less than 13 percent. 17 Which of the follow
14、ing is the main cause of high food prices? （ A） Small farmers productivity. （ B） Policymakers organization. （ C） National budget to agriculture. （ D） Food transportation to markets. 18 The example of Rwanda is mentioned mainly to show_. （ A） the commitment to World Bank made earlier （ B） the possibi
15、lity of improving small farmers productivity （ C） the importance of governments policy in reducing hunger （ D） the way to avert worsening hunger in developing countries 19 Which of the following is illegal in California? （ A） Driving in reverse. （ B） Gargling in public. （ C） Sleeping in a cheese fac
16、tory. （ D） Setting a mousetrap without a hunting license. 20 What does the news item say about old laws? （ A） They can get you arrested. （ B） They had been taken off the books. （ C） They were made to punish obvious illegal behaviors. （ D） Theyre related to sex, religious beliefs, and cuddly animals.
17、 专业英语八级（社会类新闻听力）模拟试卷 1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 【听力原文】 We call interactive communicat
18、ions tools such as Twitter and Facebook social media. But lots of commentators have asserted that using them heavily makes people less sociable, if not downright anti-social. They say such communication is largely self-centered, and that folks get wrapped up in texting or spilling their innermost se
19、crets online, without ever relating to others concerns. But a new national survey of more than 2,200 American adults shows that those who use social-networking sites have what the study calls “higher measures of social well-being.“ They are, it found, more trusting, have more close friends, get more
20、 support from those friends and are more politically engaged than other Americans. And the survey, by the Pew Research Center s Internet & American Life Project, told us something most of us already knew that Facebook, in particular, has put users in touch with old high-school friends and revived ot
21、her long-dormant relationships. Much of the speculation about the impact of social-networking sites has centered on the possibility that they are hurting users relationships and pushing them away from participating in the world. 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 社会类 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 社会类 3 【听力原文】 The meeting kicked
22、 off with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy telling members that despite wide differences going into the talks there is hope for an agreement. Speaking above the shouting of demonstrators, he said it is possible for participants to walk away from these talks with something in hand. “But for that, som
23、e risks have to be taken. A popular Chinese proverb says if you dont go in the cave with the tiger, how will you get its cub. In other words, nothing ventured, nothing gained.“ Negotiations are deadlocked primarily over demands by poor countries that richer ones liberalize farm trade, while wealthy
24、nations want developing economies to open markets to industrial products and services. More than a dozen anti-globalization activists managed to get into the opening ceremony, where they shouted slogans and held written signs, including some that said “WTO, Go to Hell.“ 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 社会类 4 【正确答案
25、】 B 【知识模块】 社会类 5 【听力原文】 Its not the first time theres been a wave of attacks by vampire bats in the Amazon, but the authorities say this latest outbreak is unusually serious. Sixteen people died of rabies last month after being bitten by bats in an area of marshlands in the northern state of Maranha
26、o. Seven more have died this month in another municipality of the same state. Health authorities say theyve treated more than thirteen hundred people for rabies after being attacked by vampire bats, almost always at night in their houses. In the affected areas, people have been trying to fill gaps i
27、n the walls of their huts with banana leaves to stop the bats getting in. Some experts have blamed the attacks on destruction of the rainforest, denying the bats of their natural habitat. But others have suggested the vampire bat population may have grown rapidly with the spread of cattle farming in
28、 the region providing an ample food supply. Mass attacks on humans have occurred in other cattle regions in Latin America when the cattle are suddenly removed, denying the bats their normal food. The bats drink the blood of other mammals while theyre asleep. Theyre the main carriers of rabies in Bra
29、zil. 5 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 社会类 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 社会类 7 【听力原文】 An official of the American Red Cross says he has never seen anything like the outpouring of charity. Money is being collected at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, where people like this woman drive by with a donation. The National Basketball Pl
30、ayers Association is collecting food, clothing and supplies for areas hit by the storm. Red Cross officials say contributions from around the United States totaled 20 million dollars early Wednesday. Los Angeles Red Cross spokesman Nick Samaniego says others helped his city after a 1994 earthquake a
31、nd a more recent series of wildfires. He says now the help is flowing in the other direction. “Food, shelter, drinking water are the basic needs right now that were providing for these people. So, these are our neighbors that came to our need during the Northridge quake and the wildfires, and if we
32、can lend a hand to them, lets do it.“ The retailer Wal-Mart has pledged one million dollars to another charity, the Salvation Army. Companies from the energy company Exxon to drug-maker Eli Lilly have promised contributions to the relief effort. Michigans largest utility, DTE Energy Company, has sen
33、t 100 trucks to Mississippi and Louisiana to help restore electric power, and a 28 member search and rescue team from Tacoma, Washington, is also headed there with truckloads of supplies! 7 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 社会类 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 社会类 9 【听力原文】 Women farmers tend to be less productive than men, but ther
34、e are good reasons for that, says Agnes Quisumbing, an economist with the International Food Policy Research Institute. The new FAO report finds that while women make up 43 percent of the world s farmers, only about 10 to 20 percent own the land they farm. Without land for collateral, it is harder f
35、or them to get credit to buy inputs such as better seeds and fertilizers. In many countries, women are half as likely as men to use fertilizers to increase yields. In addition, many of the worlds women are raising their children at the same time theyre farming, which also may help explain why their
36、productivity is lower than mens. The FAO report says closing the gender gap could increase agricultural output in the developing world by as much as four percent, which in turn could reduce the number of undernourished people by as much as 17 percent. Quisumbing says governments would be wise to bac
37、k programs which help close the gap for women farmers for example, vouchers that help them buy better seeds and fertilizers. But beyond financial support, she adds, in many countries the policy environment needs to change, too. 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 社会类 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 社会类 11 【听力原文】 One week before t
38、he 25th anniversary of the nuclear power plant explosion at Chernobyl, world leaders pledged Tuesday to provide $780 million for the construction of a shelter designed to house the toxic remains for another century. Rain, rust and snow have weakened the first shelter, built 25 years ago and designed
39、 to last 20. Chernobyl suffered what was then the worlds worst nuclear power accident. The explosion sent a plume of contaminants one kilometer into the air over Ukraine. Winds carried radioactive clouds north over Russia and Belarus. 330,000 people had to be moved from their homes. Today, millions
40、of people live on contaminated land. A central core, is closed forever to human habitation. The governments of Belarus and Ukraine devote 5 percent of their national budgets to treating survivors and patrolling the no go zone. Despite this legacy, there was little optimism back in February when the
41、European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) took reporters on a tour of Chernobyl, hoping to raise world interest in paying for the new containment shell. 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 社会类 12 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 社会类 13 【听力原文】 The two companies have struck a deal in principle to create a combined group t
42、hat will rival Universal Music, the worlds largest recording label, in size. The new group will account for a quarter of legitimate recording sales around the world. The big recording labels are in a mood to join forces to combat the explosion of music piracy, which has slashed their revenues and pr
43、ofits. Increasingly music fans download their tracks for free over the Internet. And, in parts of Asia bootleg CDs account for 90 percent or more of all music sold. The deal between Sony and BMG is described for the moment as non-binding, with the details to be finalized within a few weeks. 13 【正确答案
44、】 A 【知识模块】 社会类 14 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 社会类 15 【听力原文】 The Association of Tennis Professionals is the governing body of the mens game. It stunned the chairmen of the four Grand Slam championships with a demand for additional payments totaling 50 million dollars. The largest portion would go into the player
45、s pockets, but the package included payments into a players pension account, better promotional activities, a bonus for players who compete in all four Grand Slams and a donation to selected charities. The ATP wants at least 30 percent of the profits in prize money. The Grand Slam chairmen have reje
46、cted the demand and re-affirmed its rights to determine the levels of compensation. Most of the profits are used to promote tennis at the grass roots. The Grand Slam Committee can also point to the fact that the French Open paid almost 8 percent more in prize money this year for the mens singles eve
47、nt while the Wimbledon increase is almost 10 percent at a time when television revenues are falling. 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 社会类 16 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 社会类 17 【听力原文】 Outside the World Bank s headquarters in Washington, D. C., a giant electronic display is tallying the number of chronically hungry people in t
48、he world today. As the digits tick up toward one billion, the World Bank is calling on policymakers to put food first. A panel of experts discussed todays high food prices. World Bank sustainable development expert Inger Anderson said small farmers are at the center of the hunger problem. Lindiwe Ma
49、jele Sibanda with the African policy analysis group FANRPAN says small farmers face a range of challenges, especially in Africa. Rwanda s minister of agriculture, Agnes Kalibata, was on the panel representing a country that experts praise for its commitment to agriculture. She said Rwanda has benefited from organizing small farmers into cooperatives. Rwanda was the first country to agree to an African Union program to commit 10 percent of its national budget to agriculture. Kalibata said that kind of political leadership is
