2007年英语专业八级考试听力真题MP3附试题及答案

1、2007年英语专业八级考试听力真题MP3附试题及答案SECTIONAMini-lectureInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthelectureonceonly.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Younoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskforafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestoch

2、eckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonAnswersheetone.Usetheblanksheetfornote-tanking.WhatCanWeLearnfromArt?I.IntroductionA.DifferencesbetweengeneralhistoryandarthistoryFocus:generalhistory: (1)_arthistory:politicalvalues,emotions,everydaylife,etc.B.SignificanceofstudyMoreinf

3、ormationandbetterunderstandingofhumansocietyandcivilizationII.TypesofinformationA.Informationinhistorybooksis(2)_facts,butnoopinionsB.Informationinarthistoryissubjective (3)_andopinionse.g. Spanishpaintersworks:misuseofgovernmentalpowerMexicanartistsworks:attitudestowardssocialproblemsIII.Artasarefl

4、ectionofreligiousbeliefsA.Europe: (4)_inpicturesinchurchesB.MiddleEast:picturesofflowersandpatternsinmosques,palacesReason:humanand(5)_arenotseenasholyC.AfricaandthePacificIslands:masks,headdressesandcostumesinspecialceremoniesPurpose:toseekthehelpof(6)_toprotectcrops,animalsandpeople.IV.Perceptions

5、ofArtHowpeopleseeartisrelatedtotheirculturalbackground.A.EuropeansandAmericans (7)_expressionofideasB.Peopleinotherplacespartofeverydaylife (8)_useV.ArtasareflectionofsocialchangesA.Causeofchanges: (9)_ofdifferentcultures.B.Changestribalpeople:effectsof(10)_onartformsEuropeanartists:influenceofAfric

6、antraditionalartintheirworksAmericanandCanadianartists:studyofJapanesepaintingNowlistentotheMini-lecture.Goodmorning,todayslectureistheveryfirstofaseriesoflecturesonarthistory,soIdliketospendsometimediscussingwithyouthefollowingtopic:Whydoweneedtostudyarthistory?Andwhatcanwelearnfromit?Firstofall,Id

7、say,ifyoustudyarthistory,thismightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanitspossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Youknow,mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economicsandwar,butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthis.Becauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsotheirreligiousbe

8、liefs,emotionsetc.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart,likewhatpeopledidforaliving,whatkindofdresstheywore,whatceremoniestheyheldetc.Inshort,artcanexpresstheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andthestudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinm

9、osthistorybooksandenablesustolearnmorethingsabouthumansocietyandcivilization.ThesecondpointIdliketomakeisaboutthetypeofinformation.Inhistorybooks,informationisobjective,thatisfactsaboutpoliticaleconomiclifeofacountryaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective.Itreflectsperson

10、alemotionsandopinions.Forexample,FranciscoGoyawasagreatSpanishpainterandalsoperhapsthefirsttrulypoliticalartist.Inhisfamouspainting,TheThirdofMay1808,heshowedsoldiersshootingagroupofsimplepeople.Hisdescriptionofsoldiersandtheirvictimshasbecomeasymboloftheenormouspowerorthemisuseofthispowerthatthegov

11、ernmentcanhaveoveritspeople.Over100yearslater,onanothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsofMexicanartistsdepictedtheirdeepangerandsadnessaboutsocialproblems.Insummary,throughartyoucanfindapersonalandemotionalviewofhistory.Thirdly,artcanreflectaculturesreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiou

12、sartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatshowedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis),itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthattheseimagesareunholy.Thu

13、s,onpalaces,mosquesandotherbuildings,Islamicartistshavecreateduniquedecorationofgreatbeautywithimagesofflowersofgeometricforms,forexample,circles,squaresandtriangles.Thesameistrueofotherplaces,likeAfricaandPacificIslands.Artalsoreflectsthereligiousbeliefsoftraditionalculturesintheseplaces.Asamattero

14、ffact,religionisthepurposeforthisartandits,therefore,absolutelyessentialtoit.TraditionalartinAfricaandPacificIslandsisdifferentfromChristianart.ChristianartinfluencespeoplesreligiousfeelingstowardsGod.ButthegoaloftraditionalartinAfricaandPacificIslandsistheinfluenceofspiritualpowers,Thatisgodstoente

15、rpeopleslives.Eachtribeorvillagetherehadspecialceremonieswithsongsanddancestomakesurethatcrops,animalsandpeoplearehealthyandincreasinginnumber.Thedancersintheceremonieswearmasks，Headdressesandcostumesthattheybelievearenecessarytoinfluencegods.Sothesemasks,headdressesthemselves,arerevelrypartoftheart

16、.Aswesaid,artdependsonculture,differentformsofartresultfromdifferentcultures.Similarly,thewaythatpeopleviewartalsodependsontheirculturalbackground.Thisismyfourthpoint.FormostEuropeansandAmericans,artismainlyfordecoration.Itissomethingonamuseumwallorinaglasscase.Itmakestheirhomesmoreattractive.People

17、lookatitandadmireit: Oh,whatabeautifulpainting!Besides,ideasareexpressedinthisart.Thisisawonderfulstatue,andadmiringit,Imightsay: Itmakessuchastronganti-warstatement.Butinotherplaces,artisnotconsideredtobeseparatedfromeverydayexistence.Ithasafunction,ithasapracticalroletoplayinpeopleslives.Apersonin

18、atribalsocietymightlookatamaskandsay: Oh,thisisagoodmask.Itwouldkeepmyhousesafe.Inbrief,thewayinwhichpeopleenjoyorappreciateartdependsontheirculture.Toconcludemylecture,wecansaythatartisareflectionofvariouscultures.Butatthesametime,wehavetorememberthatartalsoreflectsthechangesinsocietythattakeplacew

19、hendifferentculturesinfluenceoneanother.Aspeoplefromtribalsocietiesmovetourbanareas,theirvaluesandbeliefschangeaccordinglyandtheirtraditionalartformsbegintolosetheirfunction.Atthesametime,urbanartistsbegintolearnalotfromtraditionalart.Forexample,AfricanmasksandfigureshadagreatinfluenceonPicassoswork

20、s.AndmanyAmericanandCanadianartistsstudythesimplicityofJapanesepainting.Theresultisthatastheworldgetssmaller,theartofeachculturebecomesmoreinternational.OK,thisbringsustotheendofourlecture.Ihopethataftertodayslecture,youllunderstandbetterthesignificanceofthestudyofarthistory.Artenablesustoknowmoreab

21、outhumanhistory,forexample,peoplesviewsandopinionsaboutcertainhistoricalevents,andwhatsmoreimportant,aboutdifferentcultures,theirreligiousbeliefs,perceptionofartetc.Nowyouhave2minutestocheckyournotes.Andthenpleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskonAnswerSheet1in10minutes.SectionBinterviewInthissectionyouwi

22、llheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothefollowingfivequestions.Nowliste

23、ntotheinterview1.AccordingtoNigel,mostproblemsofairtravelarecausedbyA.Unfavorableweatherconditions.B.Airportshandlingcapacity.C.Inadequateticketingservice.D.Overbooking.2.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedascompensationforvolunteersforthenextfightout?A.Freeticket.BFreephonecallC.CashrewardD.Seatreser

24、vation3.WhydoesNigetsuggestthatbusinesstravelersavoidbigairports?ABecauseallflightsinandoutoftherearefull.B.Becausethevolumeoftrafficisheavy.C.Becausetherearemorepopularflights.D.Becausetherearemoredelaysandcancellations.4.AccordingtoNigel,inexperiencetravelersarelikelytomakethefollowingmistakesexce

25、pt.ABookingonlesspopularflights.B.buyingticketsatfullprice.C.carryingexcessiveluggage.D.planninglongbusinesstrips.5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?A.Thepossibilityofdiscountsdependsonatravelagentsvolumeofbusiness.B.Longerflightstothesamedestinationmaybecheaper.C.Itisadvisabletoplaneverydet

26、ailofatripinadvance.D.arrangingforstopoverscanavoidovernighttravelW:NigelLingeiseditorofBusinessTravelWeekly.Nigel,thanksforbeingontheshow.Now,whatkindofproblemsdoairlinepassengersfacenowadays?M:Well,mostoftheproblemsarecausedbytheheavyvolumeoftraffic.Youknow,allairportshavealimittothenumberoftake-o

27、ffsandlandingstheycanhandle.W:Sowhatseemstobetheproblem?M:Allflightsfromabusyairportarriveandleaveatmoreorlessthesametime.If60aircraftarescheduledtotakeoffbetween5p.m.and5:15,andtheairportcanonlyhandle120anhour,thatmeanssomewillalwaysbelatelandingortaking-off.Andiftheweatherisbad,oh,youcanimaginewha

28、tthesituationislike.Sopassengershavetobeloadedintoeachplane,andthentheplaneshavetolineuptotakeoff.W:Sowaitingattheloungeorontheplaneisquitecommon.M:Certainly.Andanotherproblemthatsverycommonisover-booking.Quiteoftenyouhearanannouncementontheairportloudspeakers: Wehaveoversoldonthisflightandwouldlike

29、volunteerstogoonthenextflightout.Ifyoudecidetovolunteer,youmaygetacashbribeorfree-tripvoucher,butmakesureyougetaguaranteedseatonthenextflightandafreephonecalltowhoeverismeetingyouontheotherend.Andworsestill,youarrivewithconfirmedreservationandyoudiscoveryouvebeenbumpedofftheflight.W:Presumably,ifyou

30、choosetotravelatoff-peaktimes,therearefewproblems.M:Well,therearenooff-peaktimes,AllflightsseemtobefullexceptSaturday.Idontquiteunderstandwhythisisso.Youknow,ifthereisapublicholiday,thingsarelikelytobeespeciallybusy.Thespecialfaresystemsontheairlinescomputersencouragemorepeopletoflyonlesspopularflig

31、htsandthismeansthatasaresultallflightsareequallyfull.W:So,whatadvicewouldyougivetobusinesstravelers?M:IdsayAvoidbigairportsifyoucan.Thereasonistherearetoomanyflightsthere.Then,remembernottocheckyourbaggageifyoucanhelpit.AnotherthingisBepreparedfordelays.Takesomethingtoeatanddrinkinyourhandluggage.W:

32、Nigel,whatkindofmistakesdoinexperiencedtravelersmake?M:Thefirstmistakebusinesstravelersmakeistotakefartoomuchluggage.Remember,takeonlycarry-onluggage,becauseatmostairports,youcangetawaywithtwosmallbags.W:Oh,Isee.M:Anothermistakepeoplemakeistothinkthatyouhavetopayfullpriceforairtickets.Youshouldfindo

33、utaboutthedifferentticketoptions.Forexample,anRTWfarecansaveupto40%onnormalfare.W:Excuseme,whatisRTW?M:RoundtheWorld.Forexample,ifyouregoingtoAustraliafromtheUSA,youcouldgooutviaSingapore,andcomebackviaNorthAmerica.Andanotherwaytosavemoneyistoseeifthetickettoadestinationbeyonditscheaper.Forexample,a

34、ticketfromAmsterdamfromLondontoNewYorkmaybecheaperthanonestraightfromLondontoNewYork.W:Oh,thatsveryusefulinformation.M:Andanothermistakeistogoawayfortoolong.Mostpeoplesefficiencyandenergystarttofalloffaftertwoweeksaway.SomyadviceisKeepyourtripshort,onlygofortwoweeksandneverforalongerthanthree.Anothe

35、rpointisDontexpecteverythingtogoaccordingtoplan.Youneedtolearntoexpecttheunexpected.Theremaybeatyphooninsummeroryourtaximaybreakdownonthewaytotheairport.Inotherwords,dontbeoptimisticaboutplansanddontscheduleimportantmeetingstoocloselytogether.Youneedtoallowtimefordelaysandbreak-downs.W:Yeah,thisisso

36、methingtravelershavetorememberwhentheyplantheirtrips.M:Andanotherthing,gettoknowagoodtravelagentandmakesurehegivesyouthebestpossibleservice.Takediscountsforexample,agoodtravelagentcangetfirst-classticketforthepriceofbusiness-class.Thisisbecausehedoesenoughvolumeofbusinessandhecangetdiscountswithairl

37、inesonhisownbehalf.Heshouldpassthemontoyou.Somakesureheindeeddoes.W:Ithinktheworstpartofatripishavingtotravelovernightorbeingstuckforaweekendinsomedreadfulplace.Arethereanywaysavoidingthat?M:Yes.Wecanbreakorstopoverinamorerelaxingorlivelyplace.Itsoftenavailableatspecialcheapweekendrate.Variousairlin

38、esandhotelchainsofferthese.Anditsalwaysmorepleasanttostayanightinahotelthanonaplaneevenifyoutravelbusiness-class.W:Yes.OK,thankyou,Nigel,foralltheusefulinformationandadvice.M:Pleasure!SECTIONCNEWSBROACASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Ma

39、rkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.6whathappenedonMonday?A.Atraincrashoccurredcausingminorinjuries.B.Investigatorfoundoutthecauseoftheaccident.CCrewsrescuedm

40、orepassengersfromthesite.DAcommutertraincrashedintoabuilding.Question7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.7.WhichofthefollowingwasnotontheagendaoftheG20meeting?A.IraqdebtsB.WTOtalksC.FinancialdisastersD.Possiblesanctions8.TheG20isa(n) _org

41、anization.A.InternationalBEuropeanCRegionalDAsianQuestion9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions9.TheUNCharterwentintoeffectafterAItwassignedbythe50originalmembercountries.BItwasapprovedbythefoundersandothermembercountries.CItwasapprovedbyth

42、efoundingmembersDItwassignedbythefoundingmembers.10.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribetheroleofthecharter?A.theCharteronlydescribespowersoftheUNbodies.BtheChartermainlyaimstopromoteworldeconomy.CThecharterisatreatyaboveallothertreaties.DThecharterauthorizesreformsinUNbodies.Nowlistentothenews.Thedeatht

43、ollroseto74onTuesdayinJapansdeadliestrailcrashindecadesascrewspulledmorevictimsfromthewreckage.Investigatorsfocusedonwhetherexcessivespeedorthedriversinexperiencehadcausedthetraintoderailandslamintoanapartmentbuilding.The7-carcommutertraincarrying580passengerslefttherailsMondaymorninginAmagasaki,asu

44、burbofOsaka,about250mileswestofTokyo,itinjuredmorethan440people.Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.20oftheworldstopeconomiespromisedtohelpIraqloweritsdebtandtohelprestartglobaltradetalksaftera2-daymeetinginMex

45、icoonMonday.Officialsfromthegroupof20,G20Nations,alsodiscussedthepossibilityofsanctioningcountriesthatrefusedtocooperateinthefightagainstterrorism.Possiblesanctionswerenotoutlinedatthemeeting.Inadeclarationreleasedattheendofthemeeting,ministerscalledonWorldTradeOrganization,WTOmembers,torestartthetr

46、adetalksthatcollapsedinKankoonlastmonth.Nationsmustquicklyreenergizethenegotiationprocess,recognizingthatflexibilityandpoliticalwillfromallareurgentlyneeded,itsaid.G20ministersalsotalkedaboutthepossibilityofcreatingaVoluntaryCodeofConducttogovernnegotiationsbetweencreditorsandcountriesonthevergeofde

47、faultingondebt.Thecodewouldoutlinethestepsthatshouldbetakentopreventafinancialcrisis.Createdin1999toavoidfinancialdisastersandtokeeptheglobaleconomystable,theG20ismadeupoftheEuropeanUnionand19othercountriesincludingAustralia,Brazil,China,JapanandtheUS.Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegive