专八听力预测试题五

星期1 Monday 预测试题五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. Working out is beneficial to human in all the following way EXCEPT[A] It does good to your body.[B] It can improve your intelligence.[C] It can enlarge your circle of acquaintance.[D] It can fight diseases.2. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?[A] Exercise could reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer.[B] Exercise could improve cognitive function.[C] Interconnection of nerve cells primarily benefits memory function.[D] The brain functions better with interconnection of nerve cells.3. According to the woman, in which way does exercise help people in their 40s and 50s?[A] It can reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer.[B] It can reduce the risk of getting cognitive impairment.[C] It can reduce the risk of getting cancer.[D] It can make them spiritually healthy.4. The California Teacher Study found the greatest reduction in breast cancer of about ______percent.[A] 26[B] 40[C] 31[D] 145. The first thing for a woman who gets a diagnosis of breast cancer to do is[A] to start exercising.[B] to go the doctor.[C] to get a good medical team.[D] to keep a healthy mood.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. The opposition supporters rallied in the center of the capital to[A] support their party leader.[B] ask for a re-election.[C] accuse the sins of the prime minister.[D] express their anger with the government.Question 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.7. What is the news mainly about?[A] Every year lots of people are killed or disabled by snake bites around the world.[B] There are great differences among kinds of snakes.[C] The WHO has launched a website to help reducing snake bites.[D] The WHO is looking for ways to help reducing snake bites.8. The death rate among people who are bitten by snakes is ______ every year.[A] 4%[B] 2.5%[C] 40%[D] 25%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. What is the news mainly about?[A] Elena Kagan got nominated for a seat on the US Supreme Court by Obama.[B] Elena Kagan will interpret the American constitution’s impact on law.[C] The law of America might be changed by Elena Kagan.[D] The US Supreme Court has enormous power over American lives.10. Which of the following is NOT true about Elena Kagan?[A] She will influence the shape of America for decades.[B] She is the dean of Harvard Law School.[C] The Senate has approved the nomination of her.[D] She is a Liberal.【听力原文】M: This morning on Today's Health, we are going to pump you up. You know, [1.A]working out is obviously good for your body, but this week's Newsweek Magazine reports there is new evidence [1.B][1.D]it can boost your brainpower and fight disease as well. Miriam Nelson isan associate professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition at Tufts University. Miriam, nice to see you, how are you doing?W: Very well. Thanks for having me.M: So, we are talking about rigorous, aerobic exercise, clearly good for your body. Explain to me in layman's terms if you can now, about this new research that says it can also help your brain grow new nerve cells.W: That's right. What we've known for years is that [2.A]individuals who are physically active have reduced risk of getting Alzheimer’s dis ease. We've also known that [2.B]people with mild cognitive impairment also have improved function with exercise. There's some very new research just come out that is very exciting. And what is seen is it's taken 11 individuals, and put them on a about 3 or 4 months course of aerobic exercise—4 days a week, an hour. And what they've seen through MRI Scan is people are actually growing new nerve cells.M: And, and more new nerve cells means what to me, someone in my age group.W: Yeah, my age group, too.M: OK, our age group too, right.W: What we are seeing is that, is the new nerve cells are growing. They're increasing a web and they're weaved and they're connecting. It's all the interconnections of the nerve cells.[2.D]When you get those connections, your brain functions better,[2.C]primarily this is in theexecutive functioning part of the brain in the hippocampus. We are looking at multitasking, memory, problem solving, name recognition—lot of things that start to decline as we get older. M: I am sure a lot of people watching this right now, Miriam Nelson. Can I make up for lost time?I don't have a history of exercising throughout my life. Now in 45, 50 years old, if I startexercising now, do I make a difference?W: Well, certainly. The data we show right now that exercising in your 40s and 50s, hopefully we want to start a little bit early, [3.A]but in your 30s,40s and 50s, it will make a difference for reducing the risk of getting Alzheimer as you get older. And there's even newer research with children that is also very exciting.M: Let me switch gears now and turn into the subject of the connection between rigorous exercise and preventing breast cancer. A study showed that there was a drop between 26 and 40 percent even if you take the lower end of that spectrum. That is significant.W: It's a very large decrease. So, one of the first studies with the Nurse's Health Study followed 3000 people for 14 years and they saw between a 26 to 40 percent decrease in death and recurrence in individuals who already had breast cancer. This newest study, [4.C]the California Teacher Study, followed 110,000 women from the earlier mid-90s up until 2002 and they saw that the women that were exercising the most had the greatest reduction in breast cancer, as you said, about 31 percent, about 5 hours a week.M: What about the impact of exercise on estrogen positive cancers?W: We've always thought that it was through some kind of hormone, because when you exercise, you have lower levels of it. So we thought that was a reason that you got the decrease.M: So to wrap things up, [5.B]for a woman who gets a diagnosis of breast cancer is difficult, does it make sound the first thing you would tell that woman to do, go out and start exercising? W: Well, see your doctor and get a very good medical team and then make sure that exercise is an adjunct to that, and the research that we are doing at the Friedman School is showing that we can get a lot of people exercising, so, it's really important for your brain as well as your,reducing your risk of breast cancer. And as a woman with a history of Alzheimer in my family,I am certainly going to keep exercising.M: A lot of people are going to pay attention to it. Professor Miriam Nelson, thanks! Good to have you here.W: Thank you very much.【答案解析】Section C News Broadcast。