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97专8答案
1997年英语专业八级考试全真试卷答案
1997
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PARTⅠLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONATALK
Goodmorning,everyone.Todaywe’regoingtotalkaboutacidrain.Youmaywonderwhatisacidrain.Well,itisalmostimpossibletodescribethemathematicalrelationshipbetweenwhatgoesupaspollutantemissionsandwhatcomesdown
asacidrain.Butwedoknowtheprimarysourceofacidrainisthepowerstationsmokestack.Thepollutantscombinewithmoistureintheatmosphereandthey
fallasanacidmixtureraisingtherain.DoyouknowwhattheGermanscallthisacidrain?
Theroyalwater,Imeantheacidrain,fallsinrainorsnowontheromanticBlackForest,andattacksthesoil.Micro-organismswithinthesoilcollapse
andmetalsharmfultotreeslikealuminumareleakedout.Atthesametime,the
acidrainattackstheleavesanddissolvetheirwaxycoating.Theleavesthenshrivelanddie.AboutoneineverytentreesintheBlackForestisafir.76per
centofallfirsaredying.Thefirstsymptomsofdeathbypollutioninafiris
theyellowingoftheneedles.Atthebackofthefirneedle,youcanseetheporesthroughwhichtheplantbreathes.Theacidraindestroysthosepores,andpreventthemfromclosing.Soonawarmday,theplantlosesallofitsmoisturethroughthoseopenpores.Theneedles,asaresult,turnyellowanddie.
Thestatisticsthatareavailablenowarehorrifying.OfthesetreesintheBlackForest,41%ofallsprucearediseased,43%ofallpinearediseased,2
6%ofbeechtrees,76%ofallfirtreesand16%ofallothersaredying.EnvironmentalgroupslikeGreenPeacecampaignaroundEuropearetryingtostoptheacidrain.
Germanyisnowleadingthewayinattackingpartoftheproblem.Motorvehiclesarethoughttocontributesignificantlytothepollutionoftheatmosphere.Theby-productsofmotorvehicleemissionsareconsidereddangeroustoplants,andhumansaswell.
Inordertocleanupmotorvehicleemissions,allnewcarsinGermanymustmeetemissionstandardsandbefittedwithadevicecalled“catalyticconverter”.
Useoftheconvertersrequirespeopletoswitchtolead-freepetrol.ThismightexplainwhytheEuropeansarereluctanttofollowGermany’sleadincleaningupitsmotorvehicleemission.It’sunlikelythatGermanywillforceherEuropeanneighbourstochangetolead-freepetrol.Thereasonisthatthoughherneighboursmaybeslowincleaninguptheirsmokestacks,theywillhavetocomplywiththenewmotorvehiclerequirementsiftheywantthewealthyGermantouristsdrivingacrosstheirborders.
Certainly,themenaceofacidrainknowsnobordersbecauseitgathersintheraincloudsandgoeswiththeprevailingwinds.SoCanada’slakesdiefromAmerica’spollution.Germany’streesdiefromhernext-doorneighbors.Sweden’slakesfallvictimtoBritain’sindustry.Andtherearemanysimilarexamples.AndIwon’tgointothembecauseoftimeconstraint.
LikeGermany,theUnitedStatesalsointroducedstrictcleanair-controlsonmotorvehicleemissionsinthemid-70saspartoftheireffortstoreduceacidrain.Butthroughoutthenorthernhemisphereit’sagreedthatsuchmeasures,though
important,willbeofminimaleffect.Ifwearetosavewhat’sleftofforestsandlakesintheworld,astrictinternationalemissionstandardmustbeuniformlyimposedonindustry.However,itsunlikelythatwillbeagreeduponbeforemanymoreacresofpreciousforestsaredestroyed.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Interviewer:
GoodmorningMr.Pitt.Dositdown.
Pitt:
Thankyou.
Interviewer:
Firstofall,Mr.Pitt.I’dlikeyoutotellmeabitaboutwhatyou’vebeendoing.
Pitt:
Well,IleftschoolafterI’ddonemyAlevels.
Interviewer:
Ah,yes,Alevels.Whatsubjectsdidyoutake?
Pitt:
Itookfoursubjects,French,German,chemistryandart.Chemistrywasn’t
mycupoftea,butarthasalwaysbeen.
Interviewer:
Art?
Pitt:
Well,Ireallywantedtostudyart.Itdidn’tturnoutlikethat,because
afriendofmyfathersofferedmeajob.It’sanaccountantinLondon.Aquitebigfirm,youknow.
Interviewer:
Isee.Afirmofaccountants.Interesting.Inyourapplication,you
saythatyouonlyspentninemonthswiththisfirmofaccountants.Whywasthat?
Pitt:
Itwasnearlyayearactually.Well,tobequitehonest,Ididn’tlikeit.
Ijustcouldn’tseemtogetinterestedinthejobalthoughtherewerefairlygoodprospects.SoIgotaplaceattheartcollegetodoathree-yeardiplomacourse.
Interviewer:
Isee.NowMr.Pitt,whatabouthobbiesandinterests?
Er,whatdo
youdoinyoursparetime?
Pitt:
Ilikejazz,traditionalandfolkmusic.Idon’tplayofcourse,butIgo
toquitealotofconcertsandIgotothetheateroccasionallyandactabitmy
self.I’minthelocalGermanicsociety.IreadquitealotandI’vedoneabit
ofphotography.Also,I’vetraveledalot.HitchhikeadollyforEurope.Lastyearthatwas.
Interviewer:
Veryinteresting.Mr.Pitt.Ithink,that’sallIwantedtoaskaboutyourbackground.Nowlet’stalkaboutthemanagementtraineescheme.Whatexactlydoyouthinkamanagerdoes?
Pitt:
Idon’tknowagreatdealaboutthework.
Interviewer:
Butyouhavegotanyideasaboutit.Youmusthavethoughtaboutit.
Pitt:
Well,I...Supposehehasalotof...a...whatiscalledpolicymakingto
do.And...hehastoknowhowtoworkwithpeople,andallaboutthecompany.
Interviewer:
Mm.
Pitt:
Yes,I...shouldthinkamanagermustknowsomethingaboutallaspectsofthework.
Interviewer:
Yes,that’sright.Welikeourexecutivestafftoundergoathoroughtraining.Youngmenonourtraineeschemehavetoworkthrougheverybranchinthecompany.
Pitt:
Oh.
Interviewer:
Andoneofthemisaccountancy.Presumablyyouwouldn’tlikethat.
Pitt:
Well,ifIhadtodoit,Isuppose...ButIwasthinkingthatmyFrenchan
dGermanwouldmeanthatIcouldspecializeinoverseaswork.I’dliketobesomesortofanexportsalesmanandtravelabroad.
Interviewer:
Youknow,theglamouroftravelingabroaddisappearswhenyou’vegotahardjobofworktodo.It’snotallfunandgame.
Pitt:
Ohyes,Irealizethat.It’sjustthatmyknowledgeoflanguageswouldbe
useful.
Interviewer:
Now,Mr.Pitt,isthereanythingyouwanttoaskme?
Pitt:
Well,thereisoneortwothings.I’dliketoknowifIhavetosignacontractandwhatthesalaryandprospectsare.
Interviewer:
Withourscheme,Mr.Pitt,thereisnocontractinvolved.Yourprogressiskeptunderconstantreview.Ifweatanytimedecidewedon’tlikeyou,
thenthat’sthat.Wereservetherighttodismissyou.
Pitt:
Isee.
Interviewer:
Ofcourse.Youhavethesamechoiceaboutus.
Pitt:
Fairenough.Andwhataboutthesalary?
Interviewer:
Asforsalary,you’llbeonourfixedscales,startingat870pounds.Forthesuccessfultrainee,theprospectsareverygood.
Pitt:
Isee.Thankyouverymuch.
Interviewer:
That’sall,Mr.Pitt.Youshouldhearfromusinacoupleofweeks.
Onewayortheother,orwemayaskyoutocomebackforanotherchat.Thankyou.
Pitt:
Goodbye,Mrs.Williams.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
NewsItem1(ForQuestion11)
Russianauthoritiesarequestioningfivemensuspectedoftakingaboutado
zenschoolchildrenhostageandcommandeeringahelicopterforatenmilliondollarransom.TheallegedgunmenwerecapturedearlyMondayinsouthernRussiaendingafour-daydrama.ThekidnappersinitiallydemandedtobeflowntoIran
.Apolicenowbelievestheironlyaimwastenmilliondollarspaidbythegovernmentmostofwhichhasnowbeenrecovered.
NewsItem2(ForQuestion12)
TheUnitedStateshasannouncedthatit’stosendonethousandmoretroops
toPanamatoincreasesecurityatCubanrefugeecampswhereriotsbrokeoutlastweek.OfficialsinWashingtonsaidthatthetroopswillbeaddedtothetwothousandwhoarealreadyinPanama.Morethan200AmericansoldierswereinjuredwhentheCubans,angryatdelaysinmovingthemoutofPanama,attackedtheirguardsandbrokeoutofthecamps.TherefugeeshavebeeninPanamasinceSeptember.
NewsItem3(ForQuestion13)
U.S.lawmakershavecriticized-therecentUS-NorthKoreandealcallingfor
freeingPyongyang’snuclearprograminreturnforUSdiplomaticandeconomicconcessions.TheyexpressconcernthattheNorthmaytaketheconcessionsandbreak
theaccord.OtherlawmakersnotedthatinspectionofPyongyang’snuclearsiteisnotrequiredforatleastfiveyears.TheU.S.chiefnegotiatordefendedthe
accord,sayinghehadmadenocompromisesthatwoulddamageU.S.nationalsecurity.
NewsItem4(ForQuestions14-15)
Italy,amajorproduceroflandmines,hasjoinedthecampaigntobantheweaponswhichkillandmaimmanythousandsofpeopleeveryyear.TheChamberofDeputies,theLowerHouseofParliamentvoted402to2withfourabstentionstoratifya1980conventionthatwillcommitItalytodrasticallylimittheuseoflandminesandhelptoclearminedareas.ParliamentalsopledgedItaly’ssupport
foreffortsledbytheSecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNations,theInternationalRedCrossandtheSwedishGovernmenttopromoteatotalinternationalbanon
theproductionandexportofthemines.TheItalianParliamentactedattherequestofDefenseMinister.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
Goodmorningeveryone.Firstaboutyoursecondassignment.I’dliketore
mindyouthatyoursecondassignmentshouldbehandedinbynextFriday,Youcaneitherputitinmypigeonholeorleaveitwiththedepartmentsecretary.Now,let’s
getdowntothelecture.
Todaythelectureisoncreditor,tobemorespecific,oncreditcards.I’msureyoumusthaveheardofsomecreditcardsliketheVisacard,whichisaninternationallyusedcardortheGreatWa
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