专八B真题参考答案完整编排版Word下载.docx

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—stress

—intonation

—（3）_____（3）________

II.Addinginformation

A.lectures:

sharinginformationwithaudience

B.listeners:

（4）_____（4）________

C.sourcesofinformation

—knowledgeof（5）_____（5）________

—（6）_____oftheworld（6）________

D.listeninginvolvingthreesteps:

—hearing

—（7）_____（7）________

—adding

III.（8）_____（8）________

A.reasons

—overcomenoise

—savetime

B.（7）_____（9）________

—content

—organization

IV.Evaluatingwhilelistening

A.helptodecidethe（10）______ofnotes（10）_______

B.helptorememberinformation

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourANSWERSHEETTWO.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.Theresathinksthatthepresentgovernmentis________.

A.doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschoolsB.creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversities

C.reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupilsD.consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils

2.WhatdoesTheresaseeasaprobleminsecondaryschoolsnow?

A.Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupil’sexpectations.

B.ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.

C.Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.

D.Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.

3.InTheresa’sview,schoolfreedommeansthatschoolsshould________.

A.begivenmorefundingfromeducationauthorities

B.begivenmoreopportunitiesandchoices

C.begrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselves

D.begivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospendit

4.AccordingtoTheresa,whodecidesordecidemoneyforschoolsatthepresent?

A.Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether.

B.Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment.

C.Localeducationauthoritiesonly

D.Thecentralgovernmentonly.

5.Throughoutthetalk,theinterviewersdoesallthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A.supportingtheintervieweeB.challengingtheinterviewee

C.askingforclarificationD.initiatingtopics

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?

A.FewerpeoplewatchTVonceaweek.B.Smartphones 

and 

tablets 

have 

replaced 

TV.

C.Bigger 

TV 

sets 

attracted 

more 

people.D.New 

technology 

has 

led 

to 

family 

time.

Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

7.WhatdidtheresearchersdiscoverinnorthernKenya?

A.Threespeciesofhumans.B.Threehumanfossils.

C.Ahumanskull.D.Ahumantooth.

8.Whatwasthesignificanceofthediscovery?

A.ThefindingwerepublishedinNature.B.Moreresearcheffortswereencouraged.

C.Mostresearchquestionswereanswered.D.Itsupportedanexistingassumption.

7.Howmanylawmakersvotedforthemarijuanalegalizationbill?

A.12.B.46.C.50.D.18.

8.Thepassingofthebillmeansthatmarijuanacanbe________.

A.boughtbypeopleunder18B.boughtindrugstores

C.madeavailabletodrugaddictsD.providedbythegovernment

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

9.Whatdidthereviewofglobaldatareveal?

A.Goodsanitationledtoincreaseinheight.B.Diarrheaisacommondisease.

C.Thereweremanyproblemsofpoorsanitation.D.Africanchildrenliveinworsesanitaryconditions.

10.ThepurposeofDr.AlanDangour'

sstudywasmostlikelyto________.

A.lookintofactorsaffectingthegrowthofchildren

B.investigatehowtotacklesymptomslikediarrhea

C.examinelinksbetweensanitationanddeathfromillness

D.reviewandcompareconditionsindifferentcountries

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

TEXTA

ThefutureofnewsBacktothecoffeehouse

In2011,manyshoppersoptedtoavoidthefreneticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.

Whatwentwrong?

Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?

Ordopeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?

Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:

aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldortheweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshopping.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.

Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer'

shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?

Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That'

swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.

ArecentstudyconductedbyBangorUniversitytogetherwiththeUnitedKingdom'

sRoyalMailservicealsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametosnailmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.FMRIs（功能性磁共振成像）showedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcentreofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Inotherwords,wesimplyfeelmorecommittedtopossessandthusbuyanitemwhenwe'

vefirsttouchedit.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.

Astheritualsofpurchaseinthelead-uptoChristmaschange,notonlydowegivelessthoughttothetypeofgiftswebuyforourlovedonesbut,throughourowndigitalwishlists,weincreasinglycontrolwhattheybuyforus.Thereality,however,isthatnomatterhowconvincedweallarethatdigitalisthewaytogo,findingrealsatisfactionwillprobablytakemorethanafewsimpleclicks.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,shoppersarereturningtheirpurchasesforallthefollowingreasons

EXCEPTthat________.

A.theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthepurchase

B.theyeventuallyfindthepurchasetooexpensive

C.theychangetheirmindoutofuncertainty

D.theyregretmakingthepurchasewithoutforethought

12.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinthebookstore?

A.Toseewhichpromotionmethodispreferredbycustomers.

B.Tofindoutthestrengthsandweaknessesofbothmethods.

C.Totrytosetupanewretailer-customerrelationship.

D.Toseetheeffectofanapproachoncustomers'

decisions.

13.WhydoestheauthorcitethestudybyBangorUniversityandtheRoyalMailService?

A.Tocomparesimilarresponsesindifferentsettings.

B.Toprovidefurtherevidenceforhisownobservation.

C.Toofferascientificaccountofthebrain'

sfunctions.

D.Todescribeemotionalresponsesinonlineshopping.

14.Whatcanbeinferredf