专八听力预测试题一
专八-第1天 听力理解
第一章听力填空5种记笔记技巧一、抓主题、记实词一般来说,讲座文章通常采用“总-分-总”的结构,中心突出、结构清晰、层次分明。
因此(开头)主题、分论点或结论句中出现的关键性名词、动词和形容词等是听录音和记笔记的重点。
例1[TEM-8,2010]录音Let me give you some examples.The first is whispering,which indicates theneed for secrecy.The second is breathiness.This is to show deep emotion.The third is huskiness,which is to show unimportance.记录重点记录时,要分层次记录,在理解的基础上记下重点的名词、动词、形容词等实词,如whispering,breathiness,huskiness 等。
题目B.examples1.whispering:need for secrecy2.breathiness:deep emotion3.(2):unimportance解析讲座举例说明声音副语言特征能在交际中帮助传达态度和意图。
此题考的是第三个例子huskiness 。
[答案:huskiness]二、表示顺序或层次的词句后是要点讲座在阐述主题和各分论点时经常会出现表示层次和顺序的词、词组或句子来帮助理解文章的整体结构、中心论点和各分论点。
该类表达有:First of all,...//The second point,...//Thirdly,...//Now let’s take a look at the first approach,...//Now let’s move on to the second approach to meaning,...//Now the third approach to meaning,...等。
英语专八考试试题及参考答案
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英语专八考试试题及参考答案篇1第一部分听力测试（共25分）一、听句子选择图片。
共5小题，计5分。
A B CD E F 1， 2， 3， 4， 5，二、听对话回答问题。
共10小题，计10分。
请听第一段对话，回答第6小题。
6，How does the man keep in touch with（保持联系）his old friends?A. By sending e-mailsB. By meeting each other.C. By talking on the Internet. 请听第二段对话，回答第7小题。
7，What’s the man going to do this weekend?A.Chat online.B. Buy a computer.C. T ake classes.请听第三段对话，回答第8小题。
8，When did the boy use to play soccer?A. In the morning.B.At noon.C.After school.请听第四段对话，回答第9和10小题。
9，What’s Tom’s problem?A. His parents fought last night.B. He fought with his father last night.C. He fought with his brother last night.10,What’s Linda’s advice for Tom?A.Talking with his teacher.B.Talking with his friend.C.Talking with his parents. 请听第五段对话，回答第11和12小题。
PART 1 专八听力模拟题 20题
PART 1 专八听力模拟题20题，40%1.Note taking & gap-filling 10题，20%2.Interview 5题，10%3.News broadcast 5题10%PART II 课后做过的练习,共计60% INTERVIEW1.interview选择题10题，20%复习范围：课后MODEL TEST 1-11 SECTION BM: Today，I’m talking to journalist Jane Young. First of all，what inspired you to be a journalist? Was it family or did you just enjoy story writing at school?W: I’ve always loved writing since I was a kid. It took me a while to work out what sort of job I cou ld do that I could use some sort of creative writing in. It was only when I left university that I realized journalism would provide that opportunity.M: How likely is it for someone to go straight into working for a national newspaper after getting a suitable degree?W: It is possible, but only if you are in a very lucky one percent who are accepted onto a graduate training program run by a national newspaper. You’ve just got to apply. I’m not sure how many they take on, but it’s a very small amount. A lo t of people who get on these schemes tend to be from Oxford or Cambridge.M: If someone wants to be a newspaper journalist, what subjects should be taken?W: Newspapers want people from all walks of life and with all different skills and areas of expertise, because obviously they want to reflect the society they are writing about. So there is no particular subjects you should take. A lot of journalists would have studied English because they like the written word. But I know people who have studied all sorts like politics and history they are all good background knowledge as you have to write stories about many different things. There is a common misconception that media studies course of some kind will help. But that’s not always true.M: Is it useful to work on school newspapers if you want to be a journalist?W: Definitely, any kind of work experience you can get will help you get on to your training course, and help you get your first job. It gives you something to talk about in an interview and you’ll always be competing against a lot of people. It will give you a little edge, you’ll learn of course and you’ll have cuttings, stories that have been printed to show everyone.M: Do reporters from newspapers look down on reporters from TV and vice versa? I t is a quite different discipline and there’s an element of that, both ways. I think a journalist has to compile a much more detailed story because it is going into print whereas TV journalists generally have to fill a couple of minutes and they tend to have a lot of back-up with them. They have a team. We think we work harder for our money. And we’re required to understand the story in greater depth. You have to admire the TV reporters for their ability to sum something up in such a short time .Though you tend to think that they’re sat around all day just taking notes, but they are thoughtless before the camera. They are not jus t pretty faces after all.M: How do you cope with deadlines? They are just normal daily occurrence. You always think you’re not goi ng to hit it, but you normally do. There is some bartering going on but you can tell the shouts get louder when you get closer to the journalists tend to have to do a number of reports during the course of the day whereas we only have to make one edition quite often a story will change quite dramatically, so we might file four different versions of the same story to hit that deadline.W: Would you say that the industry is still largely male-dominated? I would say that it is probably 50 to 50 male and female staff now. The divide comes when you look at the senior management posts. There are very few female editors.M: Are newspapers less serious than before?W: It would be true to say that .There is a general increase in the amount of space given to something like celebrity news. Some people would argue that was deterioration. Some people would say it’s covering a broad range of topics and providing a good mix of light a nd heavy news.M: Do you think that the press invades the privacy of certain people?W: Yes, we definitely do. The question is whether that’s justified or not .That depends on whose privacy you are invading and why. I personally don’t know why we would be taking pictures of people who are topless on the beach. But if they are wel l-known public figure and they have done something of public interest, for example, if they developed a drug habit and sought treatment for that, then we should report that.M: Nice talking to you.W: Nice to be here.A: Today I’ll be talking to professor Michael Taylor about Mark Twain. Professor, Mark Twain is still very popular in spite of the fact that he’s dead for more than 100 years, but is there more to Mark Twain than has met the eye.B: Mark Twain is an icon. The trouble with icons is that they can become a little bit rigid. They get associated with a fixed set of ideas and can be difficult to look at them from new perspectives. Many literary critics are taking a new look at Twain to try to see past the icon to a more complicated picture of the man and his work.A: Can you describe Twain a little bit, this icon Twain, the received Twain?B: I think we only think of Mark Twain, we think of him as a westerner, someone from the American west, someone with the humor of Americanwest, someone known for the different voices and dialects that he brought to his characters. Toward the end of his life, he became sage-like. He was bitter and he was somewhat depressed. And combine all these together and you will come up the whole picture of who Twain is.A: Given all the complexities of Twain, what can possibly be missing? Why go look for something new?B: I think there is actually a lot missing. There is huge difference between the public perceptions of Twain and what his life was really like. If you think the time spent every year by biographers, digging deeper and deeper into his personal life, that itself generates a whole range of interesting information and perspectives on him as an individual, particularly his relationship with his family, the domestic issues and his time away from the writing desk.A: Does the way we understand Twain affects the way we read “Huckleberry Finn”?B: I think it does. I also think by and large, if you look at the amount of material Twain wrote in his life, we read very very little of it. My experience with a lot of readers, especially with students, is they know very little of his journalistic writing; they know little of his early writing prior to, say “Tom Sawyer” in 1870s. I do think that focusin g simply on those books change the way we think of him as a writer.A: Can you give an example? what picture do we get from those books that might be changed if we read everything?B: Well, focusing on the major novels of that period we categorize them in to a kind of children’s literature, yet even “Tom Sawyer”, which is fairly innocent story of summer. There is a good deal below the surface of that story that arouses a deeper sense of what the social setting was in the 19th century--how children interacted with each other and where did they get their values from? Those questions become much more apparent as you look more carefully of the stories.A: So our understanding of Twain really limits our understanding of Twain’s works?B: Yes. Thinking of Twain a s a humorist, thinking of him as a writer of children’s books limits our perceptions of the range of the issues that he dealt with. For example, he dealt with child abuse, so there is great deal out there that we need to consider much more carefully. I must also say we tend not to read much of his travel literature, so we get a sense of him as only living in Hannibal and Hartford. We don’t get a sense of his worldliness, his awareness of the world.A: Mark Twain’s humor seems to be an area people have talke d quite a bit about. Tell me how one might get something new there?B: When we deal with humor in Twain, we deal with it in bits and small pieces. We don’t look at the path of his development i n his understanding on how humor operates. For example, if you look at his early journalism from the west, it is very light and it is sparkling with a kind of fun that changed a bit as Twain got older and started to use not just the joke but moved into satire and irony and became nuanced as he began to create these characters. I think, Huck is one of those characters that incredibly nuanced in his approach to the world around him.A: You said earlier that domestic life was an important part of Twain, the man. I wonder if you can talk a little about that? What do you think there is to learn there, gain there?B: I think there’s a lot to explore about his relationships with other family members affected the way he wrote, the kinds of topics he dealt with. One of things is that his having children had a huge impact on the stories he told. If you look at the series of books from “Tom Sawyer” in 1876 to “Huckleberry Finn” in 1885, each of the books focused to some degree, on the life of a kid who didn’t have much of a home life. I think Twain’s actually having children has a lot to do with his interest in how children navigate the world and has something to do with the way he choose to deal with the problems that he saw on the world, a world basically inhospitable to children, I think.A: And that’s a way of reading the novels that maybe hasn’t been fully investigated.B: That’s alright.A: Thanks for your…N: Hi, Martha, how is your trip to France? Seems you have been to France many times.M: Yeah!N: I’d like to make more international travels but I’m often put off by the preparations prior to the such travels.M: Well, in my case, I usually book a round trip tickets and make reservations at a little hotel but I always stay at during my visited friends and then hop on the plane.N: It sounds so simple.M: This is not only on special occasions but whenever I have some time off. Not bothering about the details of a visit like what to do or where to visit can make your travel carefree.N: My wish I could do the same. By the way, you must have seen a lot in France. I mean you must have learned a lot about French people.M: Yes, I like to observe different people at busy restaurants. For example, I once saw a handsome gentleman. He probably had finished a day’s work and was waiting for his partner without getting seated. He paid careful attention to his surroundings, and stepped aside to a corner so he would not get in the way of the waiters. Standing on his tiptoes, he looked with anticipation at the entrance. As I was wondering what kind of a person would arrive, a very beautiful lady who was indeed a great match for the gentleman came at last. He called for a waiter, and asked for a seat, then he escorted this woman，sat her down first, and then got seated himself.N: Well, that’s really a gentleman. What els e do you observe in French restaurants?M: When I seat at a table alone, people around always smile at me or give amiable glances. At crowded restaurant where the tables are not spaced out and the other customers are situated very near, I have a great chance of dining with wonderful people. It is their culture that one can have pleasant talks with his neighboring dinners with ease.N: So the French are good at socializing?M: Well, the French because of their cultural superiority, give a haughty and cold expression. However, this is not even close to the truth. Of course, they do not exhibit a smile whenever they go. If they are busy, they do not even respond nor help others find their ways when asked for directions. That’s indeed rude to a certain extent. However, if one bothers to say politely “Good morning, Madame!” I would greatly appreciate it if …”, then they will answer very thoughtfully with a big smile.N: So the French seem to need a human connection before they display human warmth?M: Yes, also in France except for a few, there is no nationalism. They always put individuals before the whole group.N: You mean they are selfish?M: No. In a place where many individual ideas are exchanged, it’s important to respect one another. That is why “Thank you!” are said from both sides when someone purchase something.N: So you must have personally experienced putting this putting individuals above everything else.M: Yes, their service is top class, very compassionate and amicable, never making the customers disappointed nor offended. When I try to enter the Hotel Ricci, I was disallowed by a large porter in suits. Normally I’ll be irritated at the refusal of my entrance. But h is polite words and very straight disposition was nothing to disappoint me but rather satisfy me, although that is not the usual reaction to get after such rejection.N: Well, this is expected of places like Hotel Ricci, isn’t it?M: Not only at predominant restaurants but even in the café, inside a big train station. The attitude waiters and waitresses keep is no different. Their committing attitude towards work is not from professionalism only, but also from knowing the best way to work with people and enjoy life. N: What else about the French that makes you feel good?M: French people are charming and graceful. They’re taught universal beauty from early in their childhood. Not only are they taught not to mak e others feel disconnected but how to appear charming and graceful. Children learned to pose in front of the camera. Boys adopt a way to appear attractive and girls learn to present themselves on special occasions by combing their hair and putting on a little bit of make-up. Therefore by the time they reach adolescence they have developed quite a skill in presenting themselves.N: But in this country students until recently did not put on make-up until they were working adopts.M: Yes, having a late start means takes longer to obtain a developed skill. The more one tries to appear decent at an older age, the more one is betrayed by its thoughts.A: Tonight we are honored to have the first lady Laura Bush with us on the show. Good evening. Mrs. Bush.B: Good eveningA: I know you are currently working on the heart disease of women. What got you interested in it?B: Well the National Heart, Lung and Blood institute called to see if I’ll be interested in being a part of the Red Dress Project and I didn’t know when they called that heart disease was the No.1 cause of death among the American women. I just had assumed like everyone else that cancer was.A: Breast cancer.B: Yes and I was really surprised, because I read everything. I read the health sections of newspapers. And so I knew that, i f I didn’t know that, probably most American women didn’t know that. We all thought of heart disease as a man’s disease. We would rush our husband or boyfriend to the hospital. But when women start to suffer the same symptoms of a heart attack, they think it is a anxiety or indigestion, or whatever, and so they are slower to go t o the hospital, which means they’ve usually suffered more damage.A: And often the doctor is quicker to dismiss them.B: That is right. That goes to show how few people really realize that heart disease was also a woman’s disease. Even doctors would send them home when they came with specific symptoms, not always the symptoms that men have.A: Yes. They are different.B: Women might have an ache in the jaw, or shoulder pain and not always the crushing chest pain that men think of. One of the main symptoms is extreme fatigue. And, of course I think women-- a lot of us-- think we are tired a lot of the time. So we probably dismiss a symptom like that. A: We also know now that the disease is possibly reversible.B: that’s right. It really can be if you change……A: You can change your life style.B: Change your life style. If you treat high blood pressure, if you lose weight, if you exercise and that’s a very important part. If you just start with the exercise part. Once you just make yourself go for a walk a few days a week, you find out that you feel better, and then it’s a little bit easier to have a little bit less food or to pick lower calorie food, and better foods that are better for you. But I really think the exercise piece is the way to get a good start.A: By the way, we think this is your first interview in this offers, right?B: That’s right. I’ve done a lot of print interviews here, but I haven’t done a television interview. This is my office in th e East Wing.A: I thought it would be bigger.B: It’s not a huge office. None of the offices are really. You know in the West Wing the Oval Office is not a huge office and I think I like that. I think it’s very American actually to have lovely offices, but not particularly grandA: You have twin daughters. What was it like to raise twins? Is it a big problem in raising them?B: I think you got the same problems you have in raising any children.A: Oh, really?B: I mean when they were little. It was physically difficult to take both of them into the grocery store. For instance, if you have to carry two babies, and you didn’t want to leave one in the car of your went in and got a cart and brought out, you know, put the other one in it. That part of it was hard. But they have got a lot emotional support for each other. And they are lucky to have a twin, especially under the circumstances with their grandfather when they were born and now their father in politics. I think they are lucky to have each other.A: You read a lot of books, right?B: Yes. I always read. My mother read to me and I loved reading so much so that I made it my career as a librarian.A: Are you kind of fighting a war in an age of television when they have all this------500 channels exposed to them, and you’re telling them: go read a book?B: In some ways I think “Yes”. There supposedly what’s called A-literacy: people who are literate, who can read but who don’t read, and who just watch television or do other things like that. Reading has been such a huge part of my life and really such an import ant part of my life that I can’t imagine our life spent without reading.A: What’s the role of the first lady as you see it?B: Well. I think the role of the first lady is really whatever the first lady wants to do. There’s nothing written in the con stit ution and there’s no reallegal role for the first lady.A: Well. Thank you. Mrs. Bush.B: My pleasureM: Today I will be talking to Caroline Tiger who has just published a book on modern manners. Caroline, if you ask people a few decades ago for examples of bad manners. They might have mentioned refined points of etiquette, like using the wrong fork for their dinner salad. But time has changed, is that right?W: Yes, it is not so much about the formal etiquette any more as the fact people are really busy, and are just rushing around from work to the supermarket to the next appointment and next meeting and do not have time to really stop and think about some of the things they are doing.M :Let us talk about one of the most pervasive etiquette questions these today, at least from my perspective, and that is cell phones. How do we use them in a way that is polite and considerate?W: You know, first you have to access where you are. And if you are in a public space you want to be aware that there are people around you, and that they may not want to listen to your twenty-minute conversation about what you did the day before. I think it is a good rule of some to really keep it short and keep it quiet.M: And are there places where cell phones really should absolutely never be used?W: oh, definitely. I do not really think people should use them in a train. It is absolutely necessary in a train and other mass transit and most definitely at the movies or at the theater, cell phone should be turned off.M: Now another phenomenon on recent years is the work cubicle as opposed to traditional four-walled office with a door. You have a number of rules for being a good cubicle neighbor .What are some of the most important?W : Remember that cubicle walls are not actual walls. They resemble fabric more than an actual wall and noise travels pretty easily through them. So keep your voice down. Be aware of your neighbors, keep personal calls to in minimum.M: what are some of concerns we should have when we are writing E-mail?W: check and recheck who it is addressed to before you send it. It also depends on who you are writing to. If it is a business E-mail, you want to use the right punctuation and grammar and treat it as if it were a regular business latter that is on paper.M: And what about those mass forwarded we all get either from friends or people we do not know at all?W: Right. It is the kind of cyber version of the old chain letter. Those should be kept at minimum. Everybody have so much spam and junk mail, so the last thing they want to get is a forwarded story or a list of jokes because the chances are there are not going to have time to read it. Think before you send. Maybe a good rule of thumb is “count to ten” before you hit the “send” bu tton.M: Speaking of “counting to ten” you all write about anger management and road rage. How do we avoid it ourselves? What can w e do not to be one of those aggressive drivers?W: it is a product of not feeling in control. So you may want to put on some kind of music that relaxes you. Practice some deep breathing while you are sitting there to calm yourself down and do not say anything that may anger somebody because you never know what their reactions going to be.M: Speaking of dates on these days of male and female equality, how do we deal with the question of who will initiate the date and who pays? W: That really depends on the person. I think, as you said, these are days of gender which is fantastic and woman can ask for the day as well as the man .I think whoever has initiated the date should be the person who pays for the date.M: How about you personally? Is there any one kind of rude behavior that specially initiates you?W: I think it would be “umbrella etiquette” where people have this huge golf umbrella they could, you know, fit a family of five and they are walking down a crowded city sidewalk and kind of taking up the whole thing. That was really what pushed me to write the book.M: Thank you for talking with us.W: Thank you.W: First of all, when do people start work in American offices?M: Right, well, the official workdays start at 9 a. mIt should really mean 9 o'clock, not ten past or half past nine. W: Would you say that people work very hard in offices in America?M: Well, I don't know about the employees in your country, but some nations have a philosophy that you only work when the boss is around. And any time he is not there, one can relax by reading the newspaper or whatever one likes doing in a personal way.W: And things are different in the States, you are saying? M: Well, in America, one is being paid for one's time. So employees are expected to find I other work if their own desks are clear, or to help someone else with his or her work. But you never sit idle doing nothing.W: Yes, as the saying goes, time is money.M: Exactly. Your employer owns your time while he is paying you for it. That is precisely what "time is money" means. And anyway the boss does not ask more of you than he is doing himself. He will probably work to the lunch hour himself or even take work until night. W: Talking about lunch hours. What about them? Do you take them seriously?M: Oh, yes, sure, of course. The employee's lunch hour should be taken within the period allowed unless you are officially discussing company business, say, on a business lunch. It's the same, too, with the end of the day. I mean, work until the day officially ends at five o'clock unless you are in the office work, where flextime, is, is accepted practice.W: Oh, so you have the flextime system, do you? I wasn't sure about that.M: Oh, yes, sure. Flexible working hours, that is, starting or ending work earlier or later. I know, it is still relatively new. However there are more and more Americans on the system today. Well, for the same reasons as in Europe to keep traffic and commuting problems down. And as more women now work, it gives more family time.W: Um. Could you say something about contract of hiring in America, please?M: Well, it's different in America from, say, European countries like Germany or France, perhaps Japan, too. I'm not sure. I know that in some countries, people relax when they have once got a job because they know they will almost never be fired unless they do something wrong.W: Do you mean that your employer can just fire you in America?M: No, no, no. There are of course legal protections in the US. So employees cannot be unjustly fired without good reasons. Workers must do a good job, produce well and get along with their colleagues, or they can be let go, as it is called.W: So one day to the next, you mean. . .M: Well, it's really done without warning. But it is important to remember that in the US you are a member of a business firm and not a family. It makes a difference.W: I wonder, are the physical or external appearances of office life different from European offices? .M: Well, I have heard people comment on the informality found in American offices. And this is certainly a little difficult for people who are more used to hierarchical system, of course. There are some very formal offices, too, say, big banks, law firms, and major corporations. But in many establishments with fewer employees, the atmosphere is loose and easy with a lot of joking and teasing and wandering in and out of the offices among all levels of employees.W: Well, that sounds quite interesting. I think that's all I want to know really. Thank you very much.M: My pleasure. .I'm talking to Janet Toms, who has spent many years negotiating . for several well-known national and multinational companies.M: Hello, Janet.F: Hello.M: Now, Janet, you've experienced and observed the negotiation strategies used by people from different countries and speakers of different languages. So before we come on to the differences, could I ask you to comment, first of all, on what such encounters have in common?F: OK, well, I'm just going to focus on the situations where people speak English in international business situations.M: I see. Now not everyone speaks English to the same degree of proficiency, so maybe that affects the situation.F: Yes, perhaps. But that's not always so significant. Well, because, I mean, negotiations between business partners from different countries normally mean that we have negotiations between individuals who belong to distinct cultural traditions.M: Oh, I see.F: Well, every individual has a different way of performing various tasks in everyday life.M: Yes, but, but isn't it the case that in the business negotiation they must come together and work together to a certain extent? I mean, doesn't that level out the style, the style of differences somewhat?F: Oh, I'm not so sure. I mean there are people in the so called western world who say that in the course of the past 30 or 40 years, there are a lot of things that have changed a great deal globally. And then as a consequence, national difference has diminished or got fewer, giving way to some sort of international Americanized style.M: Yeah. I heard that. Now some people say this Americanized style has acted as a model for local patterns.F: Maybe it has, maybe it hasn't. Because on the one hand there does appear to be a fairly unified, even uniform style of doing business, with certain basic principles and preferences, you know, like "time is money", that sort of thing. But at the same time, it's very important to remember that we all retain aspects of the national characteristics. But it's actually behavior that we're talking about here. We shouldn't be too quick to generalize that into national characteristics: and stereotypes. It doesn't help much.M: Yeah, you mentioned Americanized style. What is particular about the American style of business bargaining or negotiation?F: Well, I've noticed that. For example, when Americans negotiate with people from Brazil, the American negotiators make their points in a direct, self-explanatory way. .M: I see.F: Well, the Brazilians make their points in a more indirect way. .M: How?F: Let me give you an example. Brazilian importers look at people that they are talking too straight in the eyes a lot. They spend time on what for some people seems to be background information. They seem to be more indirect.M: Then, what about the American negotiators?F: An American style of negotiating, on the other hand, is far more like that of point- making, first point, second point, third point, and so on. Now of course, this isn't the only way in which one can negotiate. And there is absolutely no reason why this should be considered the best way to negotiate.M: Right. Americans seem to have a different style, say, even from the British, don't they?F: Exactly, which just goes to show how careful you must be about- generalizing. I mean, how else can you explain how American negotiators are seen as informal and sometimes much too open. For, in British eyes, Americans are direct, even blunt.M: Is that so?F: Yeah. And at the same time for the British, too, German negotiators can appear direct and uncompromising in negotiations. And yet, if you experience Germans and Americans negotiating together, it's often the Americans who will be too blunt for German negotiators.M: Fascinating. So people from different European countries use different styles, don'tthey?F: That's right.M: OK. So what about the Japanese, then? I mean is their style different from Americans' and Europeans'?F: Oh, well, yes, of course. Many Europeans know the extreme politeness of their Japanese counterparts. The way they avoid giving the slightest offence, you know. They are also very reserved towards people they don't know well: At the first meetings, American colleagues have difficulties in finding the right approach sometimes. But then, when you meet the Japanese negotiators again, this initial impression turns to。
专业英语八级(听力)模拟试卷80(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷80(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. LISTENING COMPREHENSIONPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREDirections: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.听力原文：Chinese Americans Good morning. We’ll continue with our introduction to American minorities. Today’s focus is on Chinese Americans.(1)For many years it was common in the United States to associate Chinese Americans with restaurants and laundries. People did not realize that the Chinese had been driven into these occupations by the prejudice and discrimination that used to face them in this country. The first group of Chinese came during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Like most of the other people, they had come to search for gold. In that largely unoccupied land, they stated a claim for themselves by placing markers in the ground.(2)However, either because the Chinese were so different from the others or because they worked so patiently that they sometimes succeeded in turning a seemingly worthless mining claim into a profitable one, they became the scapegoats of their envious competitors. They were harassed in many ways. Often they were prevented from working on their claims: some localities even passed regulations for bidding them to own claims. Therefore, these Chinese had to seek out other ways of earning a living. Some of them began to do the laundry for the white miners: others set up small restaurants. There were few women in California in those days, and the Chinese filled a real need by doing this “woman’s work”. Some others went to work as farmhands or as fishermen. In the early 1860s, a second group of Chinese arrived in California.(3)This time, they were imported as work crews to construct the first transcontinental railroad. The work was so strenuous and dangerous, and it was carried on in such a remote part of the country, that the railroad company could not find other laborers for the job. As in the case of their predecessors, these Chinese were almost all males and they encountered a great deal of prejudice. The hostility grew especially strong after the railroad project was completed, and the imported laborers returned to California, all out of work. Because there were so many more of them this time, these Chinese drew even more attention than the earlier group did.(4)They were so different in every aspect: in their physical appearance, in their language, and in their religion. They were contemptuously called “heathen Chinese”. When times were hard, they were blamed for working for lower wages and taking jobs away from white men. And these white men were actually recent immigrantsthemselves. Anti-Chinese riots broke out in many cities. Some even developed into arson and bloodshed.(5)The Chinese were not allowed to make legal appeals and they were not accepted as American citizens. Californians began to demand that no more Chinese be permitted to enter their state. Finally, in 1882, the Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped the immigration of Chinese laborers.(6)Many Chinese returned to their homeland, and their numbers declined sharply in the early part of the last century. However, during WW II, when China was an ally of the United States, the Exclusion laws were ended: a small number of Chinese were allowed to immigrate each year, and Chinese could become American citizens. In 1965, in a general revision of immigration laws, many more Chinese were permitted to settle here. (7 -1)From the start, the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods, which came to be known as “ Chinatowns “. In each of them the residents organized an unofficial government to make rules for the community and to settle disputes.(7-2)Many people couldn’t find jods on the outside, and they went into business for themselves, primarily to serve their own neighborhood. As for laundries and restaurants, some of them soon spread in the city, since such services continued to be in demand among non-Chinese, too. To this day, certain Chinatowns, especially those of San Francisco and New York, are very busy, thriving communities. They have become great attractions for tourists and for those who enjoy Chinese food.(8)Most of today’s Chinese Americans are the descendants of some of the early miners and railroad workers. Those immigrants had been uneducated farm laborers in the vicinity of Canton in Southeast China before they came to America. Even after having lived here for several generations, Chinese Americans retain many aspects of their ancient culture. For example, their family ties continue to be remarkably strong. Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary. From a very young age children are taught with the old values and attitudes, including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family. This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency among them. (9)The high regard for education, and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are another noteworthy characteristics of them. This explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers and other professionals. By the way, many of the most outstanding Chinese American scholars, scientists, and artists are more recent arrivals. They come from China’s former upper class and they represent its high cultural traditions. Chinese Americans make up only a tiny fraction of the American population. They live chiefly in California, New York, and Hawaii. As American attitudes toward minorities and toward ethnic differences have changed in recent years, the long-hated Chinese have gained wide acceptance. Today, they are generally admired for many remarkable characteristics, and are often held up as an example worth following.(10)And their numerous contributions to their adopted land are much appreciated. Now, we are coming to the end of our lecture. Today we’ve talked about what Chinese Americans have undergone since the California Gold Rush. Our focus for the next week will be on African Americans. Thank you for your attention.Chinese AmericansIntroduction: Americans used to associate ChineseAmericans with【B1】______【B1】______I. Early immigrationA. The first group of Chinese immigrants—Being bullied because other people were jealous of their【B2】______in【B2】______the Gold Rush —Being prevented from working on their own claims —Being made a living by doing laundry, running small restaurants,farming or fishingB. The second group of Chinese immigrants—imported as workers for the construction of the first【B3】______【B3】______—called “ heathen Chinese” because of differences in appearance,language and【B4】______【B4】______—Chinese being deprived of【B5】______【B5】______—the Congress banned Chinese immigration in 1882—【B6】______population of Chinese Americans in early 20th century【B6】______II. Changes since WW II—China and the US became allies and Chinese immigration being permitted—Chinese Americans’ life and occupations being【B7】______Chinatowns【B7】______III. Introduction of current Chinese Americans—most descend from【B8】______immigrants【B8】______—tradition being well-preserved —emphasis on education and【B9】______making Chinese Americans【B9】______distinguish themselves —appreciated by their【B10】______to the US【B10】______1．【B1】正确答案：restaurants and laundries解析：本题考查重要细节。
专八标准听力1000题-Model Test 01【声音字幕同步PPT】
Generally, it is agreed that no one version is correct,
however, there are certainly preferences in use.
The three major differences between American and British English are: pronunciation differences in both vowel
in standard American English. Other differences involving the use of the
present perfect in British English and simple past in American English include already, just and yet. In British English: I've just had lunch.
burnt OR burned, dream dreamt OR dreamed, learn learnt
OR learned,
smell smelt OR smelled, spell spelt OR spelled,
spill spilt OR spilled, spoil spoilt OR spoiled. However, the irregular form is generally more common in British English (the first form of the two) and the regular form is more common to American English.
专业英语八级(听力)模拟试卷300(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷300(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. LISTENING COMPREHENSIONPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of [A] , [B] , [C] and [D] , and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.听力原文：W: Alexis Cruz may be young, but this up and coming actor has had a solid 20 years in show business. After attending the legendary “Fame” school, Alexis has landed one role after another in films starring actors such as Johnny Depp, Halle Berry, Vivica A Fox and Marlon Brando. I found Alexis to be not only enthusiastic about acting and enhancing his craft, but he is without a doubt, one of the kindest and warmest actors I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing. Hello, Alexis. How are you doing?M: Great Good to see you.W: When did you decide show business was the path you wanted to take?M: I started when I was 9 and it was something I had interest in and I was aware that I wanted to go further, I just didn’t know how. Even when I started at 9, when you’re that young, if you’ve got talent, you can read the lines and you’re cute, that’s enough. But, when I was about 13, I was auditioning for a role and I was up against Marc Anthony, the director sits me down and says, “You know, you’re not a very good actor, you’re a terrible actor, but I’m going to give you this part anyway.” It just stunned me! But some part of my brain clicked in that he was saying something to me and that I need to take acting classes. So I decided to listen to him and that same year I started training at the School for Performing Arts, the Fame school. It turned out to be the biggest turning point of my life. That’s where I learned to become an actor.W: You attended the infamous Fame school, what “extra something” did you have that scored a spot in the school?M: It wasn’t anything. When I was auditioning, their standards were really strict. I went through two days of the auditioning process with various exercises, tests and monologues to gauge your talent. There’s really no way to prepare for it.W: You have starred in films with some of the biggest names in the business. Which celebrity has given you the best advice through the years?M: I learned from Anthony Quinn about working my knowledge. I learned from him what it meant to learn my knowledge. Many, many, many years later, I learned from James Woods a combination of what I had learned... not to be a jerk.1. What do we learn from the beginning of the interview?2. According to Alexis Cruz, what is enough for a 9-year-old actor?3. According to the interview, what impels Alexis Cruz to take acting classes?4. What can the auditioning process of the Fameschool be summarized as?5. What can we learn from the interview?1．A．Alexis engaged in show business when he was 20.B．Alexis plays a leading role in every film he acts.C．Alexis is an easy-going and passionate actor.D．Alexis’s craft in acting needs to be improved.正确答案：C解析：由关键语句kindest and warmest，enthusiastic about acting and enhancing his craft可推知Alexis很随和，工作中是富有激情的，故C项为正确答案。
英语专八TEM听力考试复习题
英语专八TEM听力考试复习题1, Which of the following statements isINCORRECT about Miss Chart?A. She is older than most undergraduatestudents.B. She majors in French and minors inMarketing.C. She has work experience beforeentering the university.D.She succeeds in shortening the academic years.2. Which of the following is TRUE about MissChan's language skills?A. She develops virtually native level ofMandarin,B. Her French is obviously better thanEnglish.C. She speak French on many occasions.D. Her languages are useless at criticalmoments.3. According to Miss. Chan, a MarketingOfficer Trainee should do all the following EXCEPTA. be supervised by a Marketing Office atfirst.B. assume many duties shortly afteremployed.C. keep records and carry out plans.D. show more initiative as time goes by.4. As implied by the interviewer, the remarksby Miss Chan's referee possibly mean thatA. Miss Chan was once dismissed by theemployer.B.Miss Chan was not, on good terms with her co-workers.C. Miss Chan once quitted after giving aspecific reason.D. Miss Chan had a fierce quarrel with oneof her employers.5. Which of the following is NOT the prospectfor the position?A.Receiving a competitive paycheck.B.Chance to develop a specialism.C.Privilege to skip the probationary period.D. Sixmonths further training after probation.6. Whatis the main idea of the news item?A. Airlines plan to develop new operatingprocedures.B. The hardware installed in aircraft hasbeen approved.C. UK Airlines will step up the training ofcabin crew.D. The use of mobiles will soon be allowedon aircraft.7. Whichof the following is TRUE of NICE's latest advice on pregnant women's drinking?A. It's in contradiction to governmentadvice.B. It's sufficiently supported by evidence.C. It's stricter than previous guidance.D. It advocates small daily amount ofalcohol.8.According to the news, peer support schemes are aimed atA. encouraging new parents to breasffeedtheir babies.B. limiting alcohol consumption by pregnantwomen.C. imposing fines on expectant mothers whodrink.D. providing solace to mothers addicted toalcohol.9. Whatmight happen in the accident on Monday?A. An Egyptian was probably killed by thewarning shots.B. Three boats all received two sets ofwarning shots.C. All the small boats stopped immediatelyat the warning.D. No one died on one of the Egyptian smallboats.10. TheEgyptian boat continued to approach the American ship probably becauseA. the Egyptians thought it was OK toapproach military vessels.B. the ship was a civilian vessel andcaused misunderstanding.C. the Egyptians did not understand thewords of warning.D. no warning flare was fired by the U.S.navy on the ship.。
专八听力考试题及答案
专八听力考试题及答案1. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：(1) 男人为什么去图书馆？(2) 女人建议男人做什么？答案：(1) 男人去图书馆是为了借阅一本关于历史的书籍。
(2) 女人建议男人可以在网上查找相关信息。
2. 根据所听短文，完成下列句子：(1) The speaker mentioned that ________ is the most important aspect of a successful business.(2) According to the speaker, ________ can significantly impact the growth of a company.答案：(1) innovation is the most important aspect of a successful business.(2) employee satisfaction can significantly impact the growth of a company.3. 听下面一段新闻报道，回答以下问题：(1) What is the main topic of the news?(2) What measures are being taken to address the issue?答案：(1) The main topic of the news is the increasing pollution levels in major cities.(2) The government is implementing stricter emission standards for vehicles to address the issue.4. 根据所听讲座内容，回答以下问题：(1) What is the speaker's opinion on the role oftechnology in education?(2) What example does the speaker give to illustrate the point?答案：(1) The speaker believes that technology can greatly enhance the learning experience in education.(2) The speaker gives the example of using interactive software in classrooms to make lessons more engaging.5. 听下面一段对话，完成下列句子：(1) The woman is planning to ________ for her vacation.(2) The man suggests ________ as a possible destination.答案：(1) The woman is planning to go hiking for her vacation.(2) The man suggests visiting the national park as a possible destination.6. 根据所听短文，回答以下问题：(1) What is the main reason for the decline in the population of the species discussed?(2) What conservation efforts are mentioned in the article?答案：(1) The main reason for the decline in the population is habitat loss due to urban development.(2) The conservation efforts mentioned includeestablishing protected areas and raising public awareness.7. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：(1) Why is the woman upset?(2) What does the man offer to do?答案：(1) The woman is upset because she missed her flight.(2) The man offers to help her rebook another flight.8. 根据所听讲座内容，完成下列句子：(1) The speaker argues that ________ is crucial for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.(2) The speaker also mentions that ________ can lead to various health issues.答案：(1) The speaker argues that regular exercise is crucialfor maintaining a healthy lifestyle.(2) The speaker also mentions that a sedentary lifestyle can lead to various health issues.9. 听下面一段新闻报道，回答以下问题：(1) What is the main focus of the news report?(2) What is the current status of the situation?答案：(1) The main focus of the news report is the ongoing negotiations between two countries.(2) The current status of the situation is that both sides have agreed to continue talks next month.10. 根据所听对话，回答以下问题：(1) What is the man's opinion about the new restaurant?(2) What does the woman think about the food?答案：(1) The man's opinion about the new restaurant is that it is overpriced.(2) The woman thinks the food is delicious but not worth the high price.。
专业英语八级(听力)模拟试卷201(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷201(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. LISTENING COMPREHENSIONPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.听力原文：How to Write Children’s Literature?Good morning, everyone. Welcome all of you to our literature lecture series. Today, I am going to talk about how to write children’s literature. As a children’s author, I’m often pleased to find that I’ve inspired children and adults to write children’s stories of their own. A question they wonder is what exactly makes a good children’s book. Whether you’re a children’s author, illustrator, parent who reads to your child, or someone who is shopping for a children’s book to give to a cherished child, it’s important to know the components of a good children’s literature. What is it that makes kids books and picture books so high-quality and compelling? This question perhaps can’t be easily answered, as delightful children’s books come in all shapes, sizes, and varieties, but it’s worth taking a look at it.Even before I became the mother of three children, I had a profound interest in children’s books and at the age of sixteen began writing kids books of my own. There was something that drew me to the magical storybooks which I grew to love as a child but never grew to forget as I got older. Finally, after my children were grown, I decided to turn a lifelong dream into reality as I decided to write a story that I would publish. It was a story about a dragon named Danny and his adventures with his little companion, Skipper, and it was called Danny the Dragon Meets Jim/my, the first book of an entire series, which even includes a soon-to-be-released Danny the Dragon Cookbook. As I wrote the story, I grew to understand what makes a children’s story truly enchanting for its readers—the young and young at heart alike.First,[1]it’s important that a children’s book has a charming protagonist with whom readers can identify.[2]It seems that children tend to literally identify with characters they love; in their imagination and games, they often pretend they are indeed the beloved protagonists of their favorite movies, TV shows, and books. So what qualities should a children’s story protagonist have?[3]If you study the most popular children’s stories of the last few hundred years, many characters have a superhuman trait or superhuman power, but at the same time they have a human frailty about them which most people have in common—such as a fear or anxiety about something or something in their life that is causing them stress. In Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack is a regular, poor boy with magical beans,[4]and Harry Potterof course finds that he is a wizard. Jack’s magical beans and Harry’s magical genetic endowment delight children, while Jack’s hard circumstances and the fact that Harry is an unloved orphan earn the sympathy of children everywhere. In Danny the Dragon, I sought to have these same qualities, and I have met many children who truly love and identify with Danny. Of course, some wonderful children’s books lack a protagonist, such as Goodnight Moon or some very delightful counting and alphabet books. This is why nailing down what makes for good children’s books can be a challenge.[5]Next, children love an obstacle, encounter, or discovery, or a series of these, which capture their attention and imagination. This perhaps can be the trickiest part of writing a children’s book[6]People tend to inherently know what makes a good story. You can usually tell right away if an acquaintance weaving a tale for you is a good storyteller or not. Do you care about the outcome? Is there something the people in the story stand to lose? Does your heart pound or do you hold your breath?Language is another important part of children’s literature.[7]It is usually bold language in unique combinations with charming rhymes or rhythms which hold the attention of children. If you’re not Shakespeare, or Dr. Seuss, don’t worry about it. Do your words have impact? Are they fun to say and can the children easily follow them?[8]Do they remember the words long after the story is told? These are some of the questions you may want to ask yourself.[9]One of the most important components of an illustrated book is, of course, its illustrations. Most children’s books offer several delightful illustrations. I spent an entire year searching for the perfect illustrator for Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy. I had an exact vision of what I was looking for, and chances are so do you.[10]Don’t compromise your vision, but continue to search for the right illustrations and pictures for your kids’story. I recommend communicating as exactly as possible what you’re looking for.[11]I also recommend bold colours and shapes, which children tend to adore in their favorite illustrated kids books.Finally,[12]there should be a discovery made or a lesson learned which challenges children to look or think in a new or different way.[13]A theme that they can apply in their own lives, at school or at home, will be welcomed with open arms.[14]Not only is reading a great way to build language skills and imagination,[15]but it’s an important way to teach values that will be relevant to children for the rest of their lives. When I read to kids from my children’s book series, I never cease to be surprised by how quickly they catch on to the sophisticated lessons about how a family handles surprises and acceptance. Its themes of helping each other, accepting the differences of others, and treating others how one would want to be treated are embraced by children of all ages.In the end, enduring children’s literature can’t be replicated according to any formula, although the points above will always remain important. Whether a children’s story truly captivates the imaginations of children and adults alike, ultimately depends upon a quality that is perhaps as elusive and magical as the imagination itself. With that, I thank you for your attention.How to Write Children’s Literature?The author of Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy is sharing some of her thoughts about the important elements of a good children literature.I.【T1】______protagonist【T1】______—Children often【T2】_____ their beloved protagonists【T2】______—Popular characters have bothsuperhuman power and【T3】_____【T3】______e.g. Jack and the Beanstalk;【T4】_____【T4】______II. Plot—Children love【T5】_____, encounters or discoveries 【T5】______—We know a good story【T6】_____【T6】______III. Language—Bold language combined with the use of【T7】_____【T7】______—Words that impact—Funny words—Easy-to-follow words—【T8】_____ words【T8】______IV.【T9】______【T9】______—Do not compromise the【T10】_____you are looking for【T10】______—Use bold colours and【T11】_____【T11】______V. Lessons learned and discovery made—Stories should challenge children to look or think 【T12】_____【T12】______—An【T13】_____ theme in their lives, at school or at home【T13】______—Build language skills and【T14】_____【T14】______—Teach children【T15】_____【T15】______1．【T1】正确答案：Charming解析：演讲人认为要写好一本儿童读物，第一点就是需要有一个富有魅力、被孩子们所认同的主角。
专八听力会话自测 1
星期4 Thursday 听力会话自测Test 11. Which of the following is INCORRECT about the man’s background?[A] He was born in India.[B] His father once was an army officer stationed in England.[C] He received his education in England.[D] He didn’t mind wearing uniforms when young.2. The man could speak all the following languages EXCEPT[A] Arabic.[B] Latin.[C] Greek.[D] Turkish.3. How long did the man stay in the army?[A] Three years.[B] Four years.[C] Five years.[D] Six years.4. The man moved to Indonesia when he was[A] 18.[B] 28.[C] 29.[D] 55.5. The man’s book The Asian Express[A] was written when he was in the army.[B] was published two years ago.[C] was based on his personal experience.[D] was welcomed by the travelers.Test 21. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT about Robertson's?[A] Its leaders have a say in higher education.[B] It doesn’t limit employee to a specific degree.[C] It is as important as IT and manufacturing industries in job offering.[D] It has already been represented on the committee.2. Which of the following is NOT a finding of the committee?[A] The requirement of employers is more and more demanding.[B] Non-specific business sectors account for a large part of graduate jobs.[C] Graduates with work experience are in employers’ favor.[D] The application of discoveries to practice is important.3. A better link between business and higher education lies in[A] offering practical courses.[B] offering job opportunities to college students.[C] putting pure research into practice.[D] recording pure research translated into economic growth.4. In small businesses,[A] these findings are not as important.[B] work experience is of more importance.[C] graduates don’t get trained.[D] it’s easier for graduates to practice their skills.5. Business community and the world of higher education could strengthen partnership in all the following way EXCEPT[A] business leaders participating in decision-making of higher education.[B] making efforts on research on both sides.[C] higher education using business management for reference.[D] higher education making changes according to the change of business.W: As our special guest for today’s programme, Mr. Smith, could I first ask you a few questions about your background?M: Yes, of course.W: [1.A]Well, it's been said that you were born in Bombay, India. Is that correct?M: Yes, that's right. You see [1.B]my father was an army officer at the time and he was stationed In Bombay.W: I see. [1.B]And your mother, was she British, too?M: No, she was Indian as a matter of fact.W: Did you go to school in India?M: Well, no. [1.C]My parents returned to England when I was only five, so I started school in England, in London actually. And later, after elementary school, I was sent off to Exeter, one of those typical boys' schools—you know the type.W: Ah, yes. And how did you like it? Your education, I mean.M: Well, it was all right. Yes, looking back, I rather liked it. [1.D]I didn't care much for the uniforms, mind you. And I absolutely hated my Latin class—loathed it with a passion.W: You had to study Latin?M: Oh, yes indeed. We all did back then, you know—both Latin and Greek.W: Just how many languages do you know?M: About six. I suppose. Let's see now. [2]When I was a child, I learned English and also Hindi—that was my mother's language. At school in England, I studied French (in addition to Latin and Greek). And then I also learned Arabic, Malay, and Indonesian.W: And when did you learn those languages?M: Well, that's a long story. [3.C][4.B]In 1945, when I was 18, I joined the army and in 1946 I was shipped off to Egypt. When I was discharged from the army four years later, I decided to stayon. I lived there for another three years as it turned out—mostly in Cairo and Alexandria. And during that time I learned Arabic.W: And Malay? Indonesian?M: Well, after seven years in Europe, I decided to do some traveling. So I toured around the Middle East—Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Iran and then I just kept going east—to Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Burma, Thailand, and finally Malaysia. And then moved to Indonesia, which I fell in love with, and that's my home to this day.W: [4.B]And when was that exactly—your move to Indonesia?M: That was in the year 1956, oh, no—55.W: What did you do all the time you were traveling? I mean how did you support yourself?M: Well, [5.A]while I was in Egypt (after the army) I got a job with an English newspaper, so I had some experience writing and when I started traveling, I just continued to write—youKnow, travel articles and that sort of thing. And that was the beginning of it all. I've beenwriting travel pieces for magazines and, of course, my guide books ever since.W: How many books have you, in fact, written?M: Oh, about fourteen all together.W: And [5.B]you have a new book out now called The Asian Express. Could you tell us a bit about that?M: Yes, of course, I'd be happy to. [5.C]It's all about traveling through Asia by train. You see, two years ago, I began this absolutely wonderful trip from Istanbul to Tokyo — and all by train. W: That sounds a little uncomfortable.M: Well, sometimes it was. But, in general, I loved it. It's truly a marvelous way to see the various countries and to get to know the people—much better than the airplanes, you know. You never really see any thing that way. So I recommend it highly.W: I see. Well, thank you ever so much, Mr. Smith. It's been very interesting. And good luck on your future travels.M: The pleasure was all mine.【答案解析】【听力原文】M: Perhaps I can begin by asking you why you think it's important for business leaders to be involved in higher education.W: Well, although most graduates still enter the teaching profession, an increasing number are employed by the business community - this is a major destination for new graduates. [1.A]So it's only natural that we should want to have a say in higher education, the courses that are being offered, and so on.M: [1.D]And why do you think the supermarket chain, Robertson's, needed to be represented on the government committee?W: Well, [1.B]about 50% of jobs that come onto the market don't require a specific degree, so they're known as non-specialist. This area's made up mostly of the service and retail sectors,[1.C]with the retail sector alone accounting for 11%of graduate jobs. [1.D]The high-techindustries, for example, IT and manufacturing, were already represented on the committee, and we thought that the opinions of the non-specialist employer, like Robertson's, should also be taken into account.M: What about the findings of the committee? What was important to you there?W: Well,[2.A] firstly, those employers are looking for more than a body of knowledge. In today's world, the knowledge that a student gains has a short life span - it won't necessarily be relevant in 20 years' time. The committee recognized that higher education needs to take on board the fact that employers are looking for important, universal skills - in particular, those ofcommunication, numeracy and IT.M: So what role do these skills have?W: Well, take numeracy. The sort of people who reach the upper levels of organizations are all highly numerate. They have the ability to work with numbers at a very sophisticated level. So it's important that people can understand numbers and spot a mistake very, very quickly - even if there are a lot of noughts at the end.M: What other findings of the committee were important to you?W: [2.C]Another finding was recognizing the importance of work experience. I think it's true to say that graduates with work experience are much more likely to get a job than those without.At Robertson's we employ 25,000 students throughout the country and we're looking to increase that. We need people with experience of working with others - this makes a big difference. Oh, and [2.D]the third important finding was recognizing the importance of applied research. One problem is the gap between the discovery of certain innovations and actually putting them into practice. That's where, as a country, we don't do as well as some of our competitors. [3.C]We've got a wonderful record for pure research but it isn't translated intoeconomic growth. That's where we need to build better links between business and industry, and higher education.M: [4.A][4.B]And do you think these findings are equally important for small businesses?W: Yes, even more so. [4.C]Small businesses don't have time to train people to the extent that large organizations do. It's particularly important to them that graduates have the skills to go into the workplace and make a contribution right from the start. I think the key skills that we've already talked about, together with work experience, are very helpful in that situation.M: And finally, what should the business community and the world of higher education be aiming for in the future?W: We need to work more in partnership and that requires effort, I think, on both sides.[5.A]Business leaders could invest more time in higher education, for example sitting onhigher education councils, [5.B]collaborating on research. Some of this goes on already, but more links are needed. [5.C]And while business solutions don't apply exactly to higher education, we still have a lot to offer in terms of the management of change.重点句式。
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星期1 Monday 预测试题一In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Some of the gaps may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is(are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.Section B InterviewIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.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.What is the attitude of the woman towards the course?[A] She takes a pleasure in it.[B] She thinks it is almost flawless.[C] She is content with the teaching staff.[D] She hates some oddball students.2. The only thing mentioned to the woman’s discontent with the course is[A] the less dynamic teaching staff.[B] content of the books and journals.[C] too short learning time.[D] heavy learning tasks.3. Which of the following is NOT a part of the students’ learning in the course?[A] Free online chatting.[B] Thoughts interchange.[C] Tough assignment.[D] Figure analysis.4. It can be seen that the course is all EXCEPT ______ to the woman.[A] beneficial[B] relevant[C] difficult[D] stressful5. According to the woman, how should business change?[A] To apply more technologies.[B] To cater for more markets.[C] To follow customers’ trends.[D] To take the environment into account.Section C News BroadcastIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.6. Which of the following statements in not true about the three bottles of Scotch whisky?[A] They had been covered in Antarctic ice since 1907.[B] They are still in good condition.[C] They were placed in the crates.[D] They were returned to Scotland by private jet.Question 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.7. The protesters insist that[A] the governing party candidate should be dropped from the run-off vote.[B] Michel Martelly should be put first in the election.[C] Michel Martelly should be put second in the election.[D] the OAS should review the vote count.8. Who is more likely to come second after the former first lady?[A] Jude Celestin.[B] Michel Martelly.[C] The governing party candidate.[D] Unpredictable.Question 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.9. The genetically modified chickens[A] don’t infect bird flu.[B] are immune to any viral disease.[C] are less likely to spread bird flu.[D] infect bird flu as easily as the normal ones.10. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?[A] Genetic modification is a much better way of protecting against diseases than vaccination.[B] Genetic modification works even if the virus mutates.[C] Genetic modification is a great breakthrough in poultry industry.[D] Genetic modification has been introduced into poultry breeding.【听力原文】M: Well, Katherine, I've only been on the course for a few weeks, but you're in your third and final year.W: Yes, there's light at the end of the tunnel. It's hard, doing it part-time.M: [1.A]Have you enjoyed it?W: Oh, on balance, yes, very much. [1.B]It's not perfect, of course. [1.C]The teaching staff vary in their commitment, but I think I've been lucky in geeing the more dynamic ones. [1.D]And most of the students are fine - there are a few oddballs - and there's such a mix of backgrounds and expertise, which comes out in the really wide range of presentations we get. [2.D]Onedown side is the number of books and journals we're expected to get through ― some weeks it's just been too much.M: Yes, I'm finding that already. What have you particularly enjoyed?W: One thing that's struck me is how much each person is capable of contributing. [3.A]We' have these online chat rooms and email lists, so you can stay in touch with each other, but nobody says anything special. [3.B]And then when we have the class sessions, suddenly everyone comes to life, and you get some great exchanges of ideas.M: Interesting. And what are you working on at the moment?W: [3.C]We've got a tough assignment. They've given us a case study about a company's plans to re- brand, [3.D]and we have to go through all the figures sales, research, and comment on them.It's supposed to give us practice in drawing conclusions from the figures available.[4.C]But it's hard!M: I know I'm not ready for that kind of thing yet. [4.B]But do you find the course relevant to your work?W: Most of it, yes. [4.A]It's been very helpful in showing me how to bring together attitudes and contributions from different parts of my company - bringing in the aims of both the marketing and the finance departments, for example, in order to generate new ideas. [4.A]That's been of real practical value for me at work.M: So it's made your job easier?W: Oh, I wouldn't go that far! [4.D]I've got a demanding role, and whatever the project we're involved in, everything's always got to be done yesterday, so there's the constant stress of working in a hurry. It means doing castings, setting targets, and so on, at the same time, along with providing a detailed rationale for everything you've decided on.M: Sounds extremely demanding. But do you find it rewarding? Will you stay there?W: It's fine for now. What I'm hoping to do is arrange a shift in direction, to get a more strategic role, perhaps next year, when the course is out of the way. The company's working on quality control at the moment, which isn't hugely interesting for me, but the next major project is on building up our brand image, and I'd like to play an active part in that.M: So you look forward to a long career in management?W: Oh, yes it's exciting, because it's changing all the time. And as many companies downsize, or focus on core activities through outsourcing, it becomes more key. It will continue to find ever more inventive solutions, new ways to apply its values.M: Yes, but business is bound to change, isn't it?W: For sure. Globalisation's being assisted by developments in technology, meaning that companies are getting used to catering for far more regional and national markets, [5.C]but at the same time customers are starting to shift: in what they want to see. They're expressing their concern about the environment, for example, and companies will have to take that into account.Section C News Broadcast。