2000年英语专业八级考试答案及解析(3)

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PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENTION

SECTION A TALK

1.答案:B

【问句译文】是谁起草了美国第一所私人图书馆的规章制度的?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】由谈话可知,哈佛投资建成了美国的第一所私人图书馆,但是“The librarian there set rules for the new library.”故答案选B。

2.答案:D

【问句译文】最早的公共图书馆也被称为捐献图书馆,因为那里的图书如何?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】在介绍建于1731的第一所公共图书馆时,谈话者说“Although this library wa s open to every one, all readers had to pay a membership or subscription fee in order to borrow books.”由此可知,所有借书者必须交纳一定的会费,故答案选D。

3.答案:A

【问句译文】下列哪一项不是建立公共图书馆的目的?

【试题分析】本题为细节题,可用排除法解答。

【详细解答】这四个选项在录音中都提到了,但是“comfortable reading rooms”只是图书 馆提供的服务,不是建立的目的,故答案选A。

4.答案:A

【问句译文】现代私人图书馆和公共图书馆的主要区别是什么?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】解答本题的关键句是“Unlike free pubic libraries, which open to everyon e, private libraries can be used only by authorized readers.”由此可知,私人图书 馆只供特定的读者阅读,而公共图书馆则面向所有的读者。故答案选A。

5.答案:C

【问句译文】该谈话的目的是什么?

【试题分析】本题为主旨题。

【详细解答】这段录音是对美国的私人图书馆和公共图书馆作比较,介绍了不同类的图书馆的 功用。故答案选C。

SECTION B INTERVIEW

6.答案:D

【问句译文】南茜为何成了出租车司机?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】采访者一开始就问南茜这个问题,她的回答是“…even when I was young for I have to wait until I have a car to learn to drive.”由此可知,当一名司机是南茜 儿时的梦想,故答案选D。?

7.答案:B

【问句译文】根据她所说的,成为一名出租车司机最难的是什么?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】解答本题的关键句是“It was scary I didn’t know yet how to judge distan ce.”这就是她所说到的难事,故答案选B。

8.答案:B

【问句译文】就她的工作而言,南茜最喜欢的是什么?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】当采访者问到她工作的最大优点时,南茜说道“I like best about the job wa s being outdoors, seeing how this city changes from season to season. And there are places of scene I would probably never have seen in another job.”由此可知, 她非常喜欢车窗外的各种景色。故答案选B。

9.答案:C

【问句译文】由采访可以推知,南茜是一位什么样的母亲?

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】当采访者说她的孩子们一定喜欢经常坐她的车时,南茜的回答是“So I’ve to p ay their fates one of these days, and take them out in my taxi, because I really think it is fun out into the country side on the long drive, with the fresh air and sun shining. You just seem to want to drive for ever. At least that is how it’s for me.”由此可知南茜是一位对孩子非常慈爱的母亲。故答案选C。

10.答案:D

【问句译文】南茜遇到的都是什么人

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】南茜说她喜欢接触不同个性的人,如“Some people are interesting, some ru shed, some pleasant, some funny, some talkative, some so pressed for time that t hey change clothes in the taxi.”由此可知,她所遇到的人个性各不相同。故答案选D。

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item 1

11.答案:D

【问句译文】美国制定禁烟法的主要目的是什么?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】本题可从克林顿的话中得出答案,“It was a fight with the lives of the A merican children,…”即制定禁烟法是为了保护儿童。故答案选D。

News Item 2

12.答案:C

【问句译文】法国总统访问日本的目的是什么?

【试题分析】本题为主旨题。

【详细解答】新闻首句说“The French President Jacques Chirac is to discuss the effo rts to stimulate the Japan’s economy during his visit to Japan which begins toda y.”因此答案选C。

13.答案:D

【问句译文】这是Jacques Chime第几次访问日本?

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】根据新闻中:“He’s visited the country 40 times before and this would be his second visit as President.”由此可知,他以前曾访问过40次,那么这次即是第4 1次。

注意点:要区别,以总统身份,这是他第二次访问日本。

News Item 3

14.答案:C

【问句译文】阿富汗人民为和遭受饥荒?

【试题分析】本题为主旨题。

【详细解答】解答本题的关键句是“The Taliban are blocking food deliveries to centra l Afghanistan.”由此可知,是由于塔利班封锁食品发放所造成的。故答案选C。

15.答案:A

【问句译文】有多少阿富汗人正面临饥饿?

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】新闻中说“The UN has warned for several months that more than one mill ion people are suffering from blockade and 160,000 face starvation.”故答案选A。

注意点:要区别受封锁的人数与受饥饿的人数。

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