1997年英语专业八级考试真题及答案6.docx

1、1997年英语专业八级考试真题及答案61997年英语专业八级考试真题及答案(6)答案及试题分析 听力原文 PART LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A TALK Good morning, everyone. Today were going to talk about acid rain. You may wonder what is acid rain. Well, it is almost impossible to describe the mathematical relationship between what goes up as polluta

2、nt emissions and what comes down as acid rain. But we do know the primary source of acid rain is the power station smoke stack. The pollutants combine with moisture in the atmosphere and they fall as an acid mixture raising the rain. Do you know what the Germans call this acid rain? The royal water,

3、 I mean the acid rain, falls in rain or snow on the romantic Black Forest ,and attacks the soil. Micro-organisms within the soil collapse and metals harmful to trees like aluminum are leaked out. At the same time, the acid rain attacks the leaves and dissolve their waxy coating. The leaves then shri

4、vel and die. About one in every ten trees in the Black Forest is a fir. 76 per cent of all firs are dying. The first symptoms of death by pollution in a fir is the yellowing of the needles. At the back of the fir needle, you can see the pores through which the plant breathes. The acid rain destroys

5、those pores, and prevent them from closing. So on a warm day, the plant loses all of its moisture through those open pores. The needles, as a result, turn yellow and die. The statistics that are available now are horrifying. Of these trees in the Black Forest, 41% of all spruce are diseased, 43% of

6、all pine are diseased, 2 6% of beech trees, 76% of all fir trees and 16% of all others are dying. Environmental groups like Green Peace campaign around Europe are trying to stop the acid rain. Germany is now leading the way in attacking part of the problem. Motor vehicles are thought to contribute s

7、ignificantly to the pollution of the atmosphere. The by-products of motor vehicle emissions are considered dangerous to plants,and humans as well. In order to clean up motor vehicle emissions, all new cars in Germany must meet emission standards and be fitted with a device called “catalytic converte

8、r”. Use of the converters requires people to switch to lead-free petrol. This might explain why the Europeans are reluctant to follow Germanys lead in cleaning up its motor vehicle emission. Its unlikely that Germany will force her European neighbours to change to lead-free petrol. The reason is tha

9、t though her neighbours may be slow in cleaning up their smoke stacks, they will have to comply with the new motor vehicle requirements if they want the wealthy German tourists driving across their borders. Certainly, the menace of acid rain knows no borders because it gathers in the rain clouds and

10、 goes with the prevailing winds. So Canadas lakes die from Americas pollution. Germanys trees die from her next-door neighbors. Swedens lakes fall victim to Britains industry. And there are many similar examples. And I wont go into them because of time constraint. Like Germany, the United States als

11、o introduced strict clean air-controls on motor vehicle emissions in the mid-70s as part of their efforts to reduce acid rain. But throughout the northern hemisphere its agreed that such measures, though important, will be of minimal effect. If we are to save whats left of forests and lakes in the w

12、orld, a strict international emission standard must be uniformly imposed on industry. However, its unlikely that will be agreed upon before many more acres of precious forests are destroyed. SECTION B INTERVIEW Interviewer: Good morning Mr. Pitt. Do sit down. Pitt: Thank you. Interviewer: First of a

13、ll, Mr. Pitt. Id like you to tell me a bit about what youve been doing. Pitt: Well, I left school after Id done my A levels. Interviewer: Ah, yes, A levels. What subjects did you take? Pitt: I took four subjects, French, German, chemistry and art. Chemistry wasnt my cup of tea, but art has always be

14、en. Interviewer: Art? Pitt: Well, I really wanted to study art. It didnt turn out like that, because a friend of my fathers offered me a job. Its an accountant in London. A quite big firm, you know. Interviewer: I see. A firm of accountants. Interesting. In your application, you say that you only sp

15、ent nine months with this firm of accountants. Why was that? Pitt: It was nearly a year actually. Well, to be quite honest, I didnt like it. I just couldnt seem to get interested in the job although there were fairly good prospects. So I got a place at the art college to do a three-year diploma cour

16、se. Interviewer: I see. Now Mr. Pitt, what about hobbies and interests? Er, what do you do in your spare time? Pitt: I like jazz, traditional and folk music. I dont play of course, but I go to quite a lot of concerts and I go to the theater occasionally and act a bit my self. Im in the local Germani

17、c society. I read quite a lot and Ive done a bit of photography. Also, Ive traveled a lot. Hitchhike a dolly for Europe. Last year that was. Interviewer: Very interesting. Mr. Pitt. I think, thats all I wanted to ask about your background. Now lets talk about the management trainee scheme. What exac

18、tly do you think a manager does? Pitt: I dont know a great deal about the work. Interviewer: But you have got any ideas about it. You must have thought about it. Pitt: Well, I. Suppose he has a lot of. a. what is called policy making to do. And. he has to know how to work with people, and all about

19、the company. Interviewer: Mm. Pitt: Yes, I. should think a manager must know something about all aspects of the work. Interviewer: Yes, thats right. We like our executive staff to undergo a thorough training. Young men on our trainee scheme have to work through every branch in the company. Pitt: Oh.

20、 Interviewer: And one of them is accountancy. Presumably you wouldnt like that. Pitt: Well, if I had to do it, I suppose. But I was thinking that my French an d German would mean that I could specialize in overseas work. Id like to be some sort of an export salesman and travel abroad. Interviewer: Y

21、ou know, the glamour of traveling abroad disappears when youve got a hard job of work to do. Its not all fun and game. Pitt: Oh yes, I realize that. Its just that my knowledge of languages would be useful. Interviewer: Now, Mr. Pitt, is there anything you want to ask me? Pitt: Well, there is one or

22、two things. Id like to know if I have to sign a contract and what the salary and prospects are. Interviewer: With our scheme, Mr. Pitt, there is no contract involved. Your progress is kept under constant review. If we at any time decide we dont like you, then thats that. We reserve the right to dism

23、iss you. Pitt: I see. Interviewer: Of course. You have the same choice about us. Pitt: Fair enough. And what about the salary? Interviewer: As for salary, youll be on our fixed scales, starting at 870 pounds. For the successful trainee, the prospects are very good. Pitt: I see. Thank you very much.

24、Interviewer: Thats all, Mr. Pitt. You should hear from us in a couple of weeks. One way or the other, or we may ask you to come back for another chat. Thank you. Pitt: Goodbye, Mrs. Williams. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST News Item 1(For Question 11) Russian authorities are questioning five men suspected

25、 of taking about a do zen school children hostage and commandeering a helicopter for a ten million dollar ransom. The alleged gunmen were captured early Monday in southern Russia ending a four-day drama. The kidnappers initially demanded to be flown to Iran . A police now believes their only aim was

26、 ten million dollars paid by the government most of which has now been recovered. News Item 2 ( For Question 12 ) The United States has announced that its to send one thousand more troops to Panama to increase security at Cuban refugee camps where riots broke out last week. Officials in Washington s

27、aid that the troops will be added to the two thousand who are already in Panama. More than 200 American soldiers were injured when the Cubans, angry at delays in moving them out of Panama, attacked their guards and broke out of the camps. The refugees have been in Panama since September. News Item 3

28、 ( For Question 13 ) U.S. lawmakers have criticized- the recent US-North Korean deal calling for freeing Pyongyangs nuclear program in return for US diplomatic and economic concessions. They express concern that the North may take the concessions and break the accord. Other lawmakers noted that insp

29、ection of Pyongyangs nuclear site is not required for at least five years. The U. S. chief negotiator defended the accord, saying he had made no compromises that would damage U. S. national security. News Item 4 ( For Questions 14-15 ) Italy, a major producer of landmines, has joined the campaign to

30、 ban the weapons which kill and maim many thousands of people every year. The Chamber of Deputies, the Lower House of Parliament voted 402 to 2 with four abstentions to ratify a 1980 convention that will commit Italy to drastically limit the use of landmines and help to clear mined areas. Parliament

31、 also pledged Italys support for efforts led by the Secretary General of the United Nations, the International Red Cross and the Swedish Government to promote a total international ban on the production and export of the mines. The Italian Parliament acted at the request of Defense Minister. SECTION

32、 D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING Good morning everyone. First about your second assignment. Id like to re mind you that your second assignment should be handed in by next Friday, You can either put it in my pigeon hole or leave it with the department secretary. Now, lets get down to the lecture. Today the lecture is on credit or, to be more specific, on credit cards. Im sure you must have heard of some credit cards like the Visa card, which is an internationally used card or the Great Wall card issued by the Bank of China. In order to give a better understanding we