英语专业八级考试听力MP3附听力原文文档格式.docx

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B.Lackofbasichealthservicesandinequalityinincomedistribution.

C.Thediscoverythatalowfertilityratewouldleadtoeconomicdevelopment.

D.Poornutritionandlowliteracyinmanypoorcountriesoftheworld.

3.ThechangeinemphasisoftheBank’slendingpoliciesmeantthattheBankwould___.

A.bemoreinvolvedinbiginfrastructureprojects

B.adoptsimilarinvestmentstrategiesinpoorandrichcountries

C.embarkuponareviewoftheinvestmentinhugedamsandsteelmills

D.investinprojectsthatwouldbenefitthelow-incomesectorofsociety

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacriticismofthebank?

A.Colossaltravelexpensesofitsstaff.

B.Fixedannualloanstocertaincountries.

C.LimitedimpactoftheBank’sprojects.

D.Roleasafinancialdealmaker.

5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakeris___whileintroducingtheWorldBank.

A.biased 

B.unfriendly 

C.objective 

D.sensational

SECTIONBCONVERSATION

6.Themansoundssurprisedatthefactthat___.

A.manyAustraliansaretakingtimeofftotravel

B.thewomanworkedforsometimeinNewZealand

C.thewomanraisedenoughmoneyfortravel

D.AustraliansprefertoworkinNewZealand

7.WelearnthatthewomanlikedSingaporemainlybecauseofits 

___.

A.cleanness 

B.multi-ethnicity

C.moderncharacteristics 

D.shoppingopportunities

8.FromtheconversationwecaninferthatKaifengandYinchuanimpressedthewomanwiththeir___.

A.respectivelocations 

B.historicinterests 

C.ancienttombs 

D.Jewishdescendants

9.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethewoman’sfeelingsaboutTibet?

A.Amusement. 

B.Disbelief. 

C.Ecstasy. 

D.Delight

10.Accordingtotheconversation,itwas 

thatmadethewomanreadytostoptraveling.

A.theunsettlednessoftravel

B.thedifficultiesoftrekking

C.thelonelinessoftravel

D.theunfamiliarenvironment

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions11and12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

11.MikeTysonwasputinprisonlastAugustbecausehe 

A.violatedthetrafficlaw

B.illegallyattackedaboxer

C.attackedsb.afteratrafficaccident

D.failedtofinishhiscontract

12.ThelicensegrantedtoTysontofightwillbeterminated___.

A.bytheendoftheyear 

B.inoverayear

C.inAugust 

D.inafewweeks

Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.?

13.TheRussiandocumentsareexpectedtodrawgreatattentionbecause 

A.theycoverthewholestoryoftheformerUSpresident

B.theassassinusedtoliveintheformerSovietUnion

C.theyaretheonlyofficialdocumentsreleasedaboutKennedy

D.theysolvedthemysterysurroundingKennedy’sassassination

Question14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem, 

youwillbe 

given30secondstoanswerthequestions.Newlistentothenews.

14.Intherecentthreemonths,HongKong’sunemploymentratehas___. 

A.increasedslowly 

B.decreasedgradually

C.stayedsteady 

D.becomeunpredictable

15.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Businessconditionshaveworsenedinthepastthreemonths.

B.Thepastthreemonthshaveseenadecliningtrendinjoboffers. 

C.Theriseofunemploymentrateinsomesectorsequalsthefallinothers.

D.Theunemploymentrateinallsectorsoftheeconomyremainsunchanged.

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING?

ThePressConference?

Thepressconferencehascertainadvantages.Thefirstadvantagelieswiththe?

（1）___natureoftheeventitself;

publicofficialsaresupposedto 

1.___?

submittoscrutinybyrespondingtovariousquestionsatapressconference.?

Secondly,statementspreviouslymadeatapressconferencecanbeusedasa?

（2）___injudgingfollowingstatementsorpolicies.Moreover,incase 

2.___?

ofimportantevents,pressconferencesareaneffectivewaytobreakthenews?

togroupsofreporters.?

However,fromthepointofviewof（3）___,thepressconference 

3.___?

possessessomedisadvantages,mainlyinits（4）___andnewssource. 

4.___?

Theprovidervirtuallydeterminesthemannerinwhichapressconference?

proceeds.This,sometimes,putsnewsreportersata（n）（5）___,ascan 

5.___?

beseenonlivebroadcastsofnewsconferences.?

Factorsingettingvaluableinformationpreparation:

aneedtokeepup?

todateonjournalisticsubjectmatter;

?

—（6）___ofthenewssource:

6.___?

1）newssource’s（7）___to 

7.___?

provideinformation;

2）news-gatheringmethods.?

Conditionsunderwhichnewsreporterscannottrusttheinformation?

providedbyanewssource?

—notknowingtherequiredinformation;

—knowingandwillingtosharetheinformation,butwithout?

（8）___skills;

8.___?

—knowingtheinformation,butunwillingtoshare;

—willingtoshare,butunabletorecall.?

（9）___ofquestionsasked 

9.___?

Waysofimprovingthequestions:

nowordswithdoublemeanings;

nolongquestions;

—specifictime,place,etc.;

—（10） 

questions;

10.___?

—clearalternatives,ornoalternativesinanswers. 

听力原文

SECTIONATALK?

TheWorldBankisoneofthemajorchannelsthroughwhichdevelopmentaidispassedfromindustrialwesttothepooranddevelopingnationsoftheworld.Itsscaleofoperationsisvast,whichiswhyitslendingprogramexceeds7billionayear,anditsworkforcenumbersabout4500.Inthelastdecadeimportantchangeshavetakenplaceinthesizeofthebank’soperationsandintheemphasisofitslendingpolicies.Whatimmediatelystrikesanyonelookingatthelendingfiguresoverthelast10yearsisthetremendousexpansioninthebank’sloanprogram.Thishasincreasedfrom1billiontonearly7billion.Thefigureincludeshardloans,whicharemadeatthecurrentrateofinterest,andsoftloans,whichareallocatedtopoorcountriesatconcessionaryrates,andusuallychannelledthroughthebank’saffiliate—theInternationalDevelopmentAssociation.?

Indecidingtheemphasisofitslendingpolicy,thebankhashadtotakeintoaccountthepopulationexplosionwhichisoccuringinmanypoorcountriesoftheworld.Itisafactthatthefertilityrateofthepoorcountriesisoftenveryhigh.Thisisoneofthemainreasonsforthesecountriesremainingpoor.Unfortunately,wide-rangingcountrysectionprogramsdonotusuallyreducethisratebecausethiswasastronganddeeplyrootedtraditionamongpeopleinthesecountriestohavebigfamilies.Whatthebankdiscoveredwasthattherewasalinkbetweeneconomicandsocialdevelopmentontheonehand,andreductionoffertilityrateontheother.Thusbyimprovingbasichealthservices,byintroducingbetternutrition,byincreasingliteracy,andbypromotingmoreevenincomedistributioninapoorcountry,alowerandmoreacceptablefertilityratewillbeachieved.Thisadvancedthinkingpersuadedthebanktochangeitsoveralllendingstrategy,wherepreviouslyitconcentratedonthebiginfrastructureprojects,suchasdams,roadsandbridges.Itbeguntoswitchtoprojectswhichdirectlyimprovethebasicservicesofthecountry.Therewasashift,ifyoulike,frombuildingdamstodiggingwaterholestoprovideclearwater.?

Asecondreasonforthechangeofapproachwasthatthebankhaslearnedabiglessonfromprojectsfinancedinthe1960s.Manyofitsmajorcapitalinvestmenthadscarcelytouchedthelivesofurbanandruralpoor,norhavetheycreatedmuchemployment.Theprojectdidnothavethetrigger-downeffecttheyhaveinindustrializedcountries.Insteadthehugedams,steel-mills,andsoonwereleftasmonumentstothemselves.Thisredirectionofitslendinghasmeantthatthebankhastendedtosupportlabourintensiveactivities,ratherthancapitalintensiveones.Bothruralandurbanareas,thereisabetterchanceinthefirstcase,thatitsfundswillbenefitthebottom40%ofthecountry’spopulation.?

Thebankisalsolookingforwaysofstimulatingthegrowthofthesmallbusinessesinmanydevelopingcountriessincethiswouldcreateemploymentopportunitiesforpeoplewithlowerincomes.Beingsuchabig,obvioustarget,thebankhasoftencomeunderfire.Forexample,itsofficialshavebeentakentotaskforusingConcordsupersonicaircraftsofrequently,about500timesinoneyear.Also,thelargegrowthoftheorganization’spersonnelhasnotpleasedsomecritics.Amoresubstantialcriticismhasconcernedthebank’spolicyofsettingannualtargetforlendingtospecifiedcountries.Thiscouldleadtothedeterioration 

inqualityofloans,somesay.Oneformerbankofficialhassaid,ratherthanencouragegrowthforitsownsake,thebankshouldbegintothinkofitselflessasaforeignaidagencyandmoreofafinancialdeal-maker,combiningofficialwiththeprivateresourcesforspecificpurposes.?

Finally,somepeoplemaintainthattheimpactoftheprojectsfundedbythebankhasbeenmodest.Whenonelooksaroundtheworldatregionsorcountriesthathavesuccessfullytransformedtoindustrialstatus,itseemsthatoneshoul