1、专业英语八级（经济类新闻听力）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 Which of the following is TRUE accord
2、ing to the news item? （ A） Non-OPEC oil producing countries wouldnt bring more oil onto the market. （ B） PVM Oil Associates attributes the soaring oil prices to demand from India. （ C） Many refineries in the US and Europe will be closed for a time next year. （ D） OPEC is currently producing oil at i
3、ts highest level in more than 30 years. 2 What is the reason for increasing the output of oil, according to OPEC? （ A） To try to lower oil prices. （ B） To supply unexpected demands. （ C） To balance the oil markets among OPEC oil producing countries. （ D） To provide enough oil for the refineries in t
4、he United States and Europe. 3 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Ghanas new oil law leaves room for financial mistakes. （ B） The majority of people live on the benefits of oil exports. （ C） The number of oil produced daily in Ghana will be reduced. （ D） Ghana s government borrows money fr
5、om its neighboring countries. 4 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of oil producing countries? （ A） Nigeria （ B） Angola （ C） Cameroon （ D） Egypt 5 According to the International Monetary Fund, the US must_. （ A） face global financial markets （ B） resolve its debt crisis quickly （
6、C） reduce bloated government spending （ D） reach an agreement between the two parties 6 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） Democrats are still in control of the House of Representatives. （ B） The International Monetary Fund interferes with American debts. （ C） Global financial markets would be
7、affected by American debt crisis. （ D） American new debt ceiling is backed by many of the new Republican members. 7 Which of the following is the main reason for the emergency meeting in Brussels? （ A） To discuss the IMFs financial plan in Europe. （ B） To prevent the eurozone debt crisis from spread
8、ing. （ C） To prevent financial crisis from spreading to the world. （ D） To reach an agreement on cooperation between the EU and the IMF. 8 According to the news item, how much is the loan to Greece? （ A） More than $ 2 billion. （ B） More than $ 20 billion. （ C） More than $ 200 billion. （ D） More than
9、 $2,000 billion. 9 Which of the following is TRUE? （ A） The Greece accepted the austerity measures willingly. （ B） The Greece protested the austerity measures violently. （ C） There were cuts to some public services. （ D） There were cuts to public sector wages. 10 The news is mainly about the Italian
10、 government s effort to_. （ A） face a Greek-style debt repayment crisis. （ B） accept the austerity measures from Greece. （ C） approve an austerity budget for next decade. （ D） prevent the European debt crisis from engulfing the country. 11 Spain has said it expects_compensation for its farmers. （ A）
11、 more than $ 300 million （ B） more than $ 13 million （ C） 100 percent （ D） 40 percent 12 Which of the following is TRUE? （ A） Spanish cucumbers are the cause of the disease. （ B） German officials regretted of saying erroneously. （ C） Twenty people died of the deadly E. coli in Germany. （ D） The comp
12、ensation can cover the losses of the farmers. 13 According to Mr. Bernanke, a temporary delay of raising the countrys borrowing limit would_. （ A） increase US government debts （ B） lower the speed of paying off the debts （ C） fail to encourage people to invest abroad （ D） cause severe disruption in
13、financial markets 14 AAA credit rating is_of creditworthiness. （ A） a national ranking （ B） the highest ranking （ C） a well-known ranking （ D） an international ranking 15 According to the news, how many regular users are there on Renren in China? （ A） About 3 million. （ B） About 30 million. （ C） Abo
14、ut 700 million. （ D） About 100 million. 16 Which of the following about Renren is TRUE? （ A） Its shares shot up nearly 40% in the first hours of trading. （ B） Its values decreased nearly 40% in the first hours of trading. （ C） Its subscribers boosted to nearly 40% in the first hours of trading. （ D）
15、 Its share holders increased nearly 40% in the first hours of trading. 17 Why do consumers no longer want to buy Japanese electronic gadgets and cars? （ A） Because new economic crisis hit Japan. （ B） Because more Japanese people lost their jobs. （ C） Because they are afraid of losing their jobs in t
16、he downturn. （ D） Because Japan shrunk its exports due to the decline of production. 18 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） Bad loans are common in Japanese banks. （ B） Consumers in Europe cut their spending by 10%. （ C） Average Japanese household spending fell 5.9%. （ D） The global crisis affec
17、ted Japan as well as the United States. 19 According to the Irish authorities, how much will the four major banking groups need? （ A） $24 billion. （ B） $34 billion. （ C） $ 44 billion. （ D） $ 43 billion. 20 The Irish banks need such a large increase to_. （ A） restore market confidence （ B） survive in
18、 international markets （ C） meet the need of daily transactions （ D） pass the stress test of financial organizations 专业英语八级（经济类新闻听力）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
19、end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 1 【听力原文】 This is the most anticipated public offering since the dotcom bubble burst four years ago. The deal is set to make Googles founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page,into billionaires. They set the search engine up six y
20、ears ago while they were at university in California. Its now a worldwide phenomenon. Not only has it made the Internet into an extremely fast and valuable research tool, it s become a household word and has even created a new verb “to google.“ The companys expected to float in the market in the nex
21、t few months. Its owners are exploring ways of selling the shares on the Internet to ensure small investors get a look in. There are hopes that this could help to revive the Internet and technology sector which has been depressed since the dotcom crash of 2000. Analysts say Googles flotation could h
22、elp other Internet companies to take the plunge into the stock market, but none of them are likely to have the star appear of Google which could end up being valued at twenty billion dollars or more. 1 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 经济类 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 经济类 3 【听力原文】 The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, Wedne
23、sday raised short-term interest rates by another one-quarter percent, the sixth consecutive rise in overnight rates since last June. The Federal Reserve says because the economy continues to grow at a brisk pace, it can continue to take away the monetary stimulus that has been in place for several y
24、ears. The quarter-point rise brings short-term rates to a still-low 2. 5 percent. Consumers with credit card or other short-term debt pay more when rates rise. Longer-term rates, despite rising short-term rates, remain largely unchanged with the 10-year government bond yielding about four percent in
25、terest. Bill Gross, a respected San Francisco-based bond trader, says he expects short-term rates will continue to rise. Despite large trade and fiscal deficits, the US economy grew by four percent last year and that pace of growth is continuing. Financial markets are eager for Fridays jobs report f
26、rom the labor department to see if job growth, dormant through much of 2004, is rebounding. 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 经济类 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 经济类 5 【听力原文】 An international childrens charity says more than one-fourth of the children in Asia are living in absolute poverty and almost half of them are seriously d
27、eprived. In a report issued in Thailand, the group says that many Asian families are not benefiting from the regions booming economy and it has pledged 1 billion in aid over the next decade. The charity group Plan International says 600 million Asian children are deprived of one of the seven basic n
28、eeds used to define poverty, including food, safe water, shelter, health and education. And it says 350 million children, equivalent to the population of the European Union, are deprived of two or more basic needs, classifying them as absolutely poor. The group, basing its figures on United Nations
29、statistics, says some Asian countries, like China and parts of Southeast Asia, have considerably reduced their numbers of poor children. The group notes that it is often wrongly assumed that what is best for adults is also best for children. Plan International is advocating new approaches, such as c
30、onsultations with the children on community projects and collaboration with governments to change policies and social attitudes toward children. The group has pledged $ 1 billion for poverty reduction in 12 Asian countries over the next 10 years. 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 经济类 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 经济类 7 【听力原文】
31、While some economists fear that higher oil prices and a weak housing sector could trigger recession, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke disagrees. He further suggests that the inflationary impact of a three-year-long increase in oil prices is being contained. He told the congressional panel he expect
32、s growth will gain momentum during the remainder of this year. Slower growth over the past year, he said, results from weakness in housing. In his appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Bernanke gave no indication that short-term interest rates would be moving either higher or low
33、er. They have been held steady at 5.25 percent by the central bank for over a year. Concerning housing, Bernanke said prices are likely to remain weak for some time and there will be more foreclosures on properties where borrowers cannot meet their monthly payments. The international economy, said B
34、ernanke, is strong and likely to remain so. When asked whether China should float and revalue its currency something many members of Congress have long been pressing China to do the Federal Reserve chairman unhesitatingly answered yes. It is, said Bernanke, in China s own interest to have a stronger
35、 currency. Because China s trade surplus is so high, the foreign currency it has accumulated boosts the domestic money supply, raising the risk of inflationary pressure on the economy. Referring to Americas large trade deficit, Bernanke said while it poses no immediate problem efforts must be made t
36、o narrow the trade imbalance. 7 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 经济类 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 经济类 9 【听力原文】 American economists are divided between those who assert that robust growth is on the way back and those who doubt that rosy view. Todays figures bolster the optimists case. The 2. 4 percent annual growth rate in the
37、second quarter was much higher than the anaemic 1.4 percent of the first quarter. Defence expenditure provided part of that acceleration, up by 44 percent on the previous year and the biggest jump since 1951. Spending by individuals in shops and on houses was also higher though, as was spending on e
38、quipment by companies, though the rise in spending by people and companies was nowhere near as big as the rise by government. It seems that post-war pessimism is lifting for businesses which have also run down their stocks of unsold goods and may now be thinking of spending more and perhaps hiring s
39、taff. 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 经济类 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 经济类 11 【听力原文】 One of the main demands of the recent protests was that Ecuador should get a bigger share of oil profits. President Alfredo Palacia said that at the moment Ecuador receives about twenty percent of the profits, while eighty percent goes to
40、oil companies. He said that in the interests of justice and equality this should change to give the country at least a fifty percent share. The government also complains that because of the way the contracts work, the country has not benefited from record oil prices. President Palacio, in a televise
41、d interview, said that hed already been in touch with the oil companies, who were prepared to renegotiate their contracts. Oil companies from eight different countries, including the United States, Spain, China and Brazil, operate in the Ecuadorean Amazon. The country is the fifth largest producer i
42、n Latin America. Last month protestors virtually paralyzed the industry. The government accused them of seriously damaging the states oil infrastructure, forcing the country to stop exporting in the second half of August. 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 经济类 12 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 经济类 13 【听力原文】 Californias economy is
43、 still huge, even though recession has slowed growth. If California were a country, it would have the worlds eighth largest economy, with farming, high technology, manufacturing, entertainment and tourism. International trade is rebounding. It increased dramatically last year. Economist Nancy Sidhu
44、of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation says the states high tech sector is also doing well. Retail sales have partially made up the losses of the recession, and some consumers are buying again. But wholesale merchant Liang Liang is caught between high costs and low demand. He say
45、s his imported home decorations and tourist souvenirs are not yet selling well, and his cost for cotton T-shirts has risen 25 percent since January. Temporary workers are finding jobs and those who provide professional services, including lawyers and accountants, are doing better. Film production is
46、 up, and some in the movie industry are getting work now. But Californias problems include crowded highways and aging rail lines, air and port facilities. The state ranks near the bottom of the US states in its infrastructure, says economist Susanne Trimbath, who is working on a national study with
47、the US Chamber of Commerce. She says farm products, whether fruit from the West Coast or corn from Nebraska, sometimes travel a round-about route because of infrastructure failing. 13 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 经济类 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 经济类 15 【听力原文】 When the food crisis began several years ago, with soaring pric
48、es and supply shortages, governments agreed to invest much more in agriculture. And with predictions of a global population of nine billion by 2050, the need for more food has become increasingly urgent. But some say food security cannot be achieved unless trade barriers are removed. The Global Harv
49、est Initiative says improving food and agricultural trade flows in the coming decades will help counter the effects of changing weather patterns, population shifts and limited natural resources. The initiative began in 2009 with a partnership of big business, including Archer Daniels Midland Company, DuPont, John Deere and Monsanto. Katrin Kuhlman is director of TransFarm Africa, also a member of the Global Harvest Initiative. TransFarm Africa is part of the Aspen Institute, which says its core mission is to foster enli
