2014专八听力试题

2014专八听力试题 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section,you will hear a mini-lecture.You willhear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, takenotes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them tocomplete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over,you will be given twominutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task onANSWER SHEET ONE， using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s)you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your noteswhile completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Now listen to the mini-lecture. SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer thequestions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview betweenOscar winning actress Angelina Jolieand Cianons Andrew Damon. Now listen to the interview. 　　1.What is the main purpose of Angelina's visit to Iraq? [A] To draw attention to the refugee crisis. [B] To look after refugees in Iraq. 　　[C] To work for U.N.H.C.R. [D] To work out a plan for refugees. 　　2.From the interview we know that Angelina _________. [A] was strongly opposed to officials’ opinions [B] thought young kids should be givenpriority [C] was much worried about the lack of action [D] proposed that policies be made promptly 　　3.Which of the following BEST explains what the global community should do? 　　[A] To supenise the construction of schools. [B] To take prompt and effective actions. 　　[C] To provide water and power supply. [D] To prevent instability and aggression. 　　4.Accorciing to Angelina, what is the key issue in solving the refugee problem? 　　[A] The current situation in Iraq. [B] The politics in the Middle East 　　[C] Refugees returning to normal life. [D] International and domestic efforts. 　　5.Angelina saw her trip to Iraq significant because she could_________. 　　[A] help others know where the problems were [B] help bring NGOs back to the region 　　[C] talk to different people there [D] read the official papers 　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST 　　In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to eachquestion on your coloured answer sheet. 　　Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the question. 　　Now listen to the news. 　　6.What is the main idea of the news item? 　　[A] Alitalia's attempt to help Wind Jet out. [B] Cancellation of flights at Rome Airport 　　[C] Problems caused by Wind Jet's cash shortage. [D] Expected changes of Wind Jefs flightdesUnations. 　　Question 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, youwill be given 20 seconds to answer the question. 　　Now listen to the news. 　　7.What did the researchers discover in northern Kenya? 　　[A] A human tooth. [B] A human skull. 　　[C] Three species of humans. [D] Three human fossils. 　　8.What was the significance of the discovery? 　　[A] Tlie findings were publislied in Nature. [B] It supported an existing assumption. 　　[C] Most research questions were answered. [D] More research efforts were encouraged. 　　Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, youwill be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. 　　Now listen to the news. 　　9.The airport originally decided to cover up tlie poster because __________ 　　[A] some international travellers complained [B] the art exhibition was to be postponed 　　[C] other artists works were absent from ads [D] real-life models would appear on the scene 　　10.What was the reaction of the National Galleries of Scotland? 　　[A]Horrified. [B] Indignant. [C] Surprised. [D] Outraged. 听力答案 Section A Mini-lecture 1. physical 2. a demand 3. blood pressure 　4. Category 5. a job 6. signals 7. body or mind 8. advantage 9. accept 10. reasonable speed Section B Interview 1-5 DCBCC Section C News Broadcast 6-10 BDBAC Part 1, Listening Comprehension SECTION A MINI-LECTURE How to Reduce Stress Good morning! Today we look at how to reduce stress. As you all know, life always has stresses, Ur, things which are causing us stress and living without stress is virtually impossible. So, if we have to live with stress, we may as well find out more about what it is, how we can deal with it and so on.What is stress, then? The term was originally used in physics to describe the force exerted between two touching bodies. That was strictly a term describing a physical reaction. Then in the 1930s, a doctor named Hans Selye, S-E-L-Y-E, first used this term to describe a human’s reaction to a demand placed on it, pleasant or not. And he included in this response, things like accelerated breathing, accelerated heart rate, increased blood pressure, muscle tension and so on. Now, please notice that I said that stress can be pleasant or not, this response can also be pleasant or not. And stress can be both negative and positive.Let’s take a look at positive stress. Positive stress occurrs in a life situation towards which one feels positively, things like Christmas or getting married are usually positive events, but still stressful, nonetheless.Another example is the pressure in a job can give some people incentive to work and excitement, but it still is stress. Negative stress is what most of us think of when we think of stress. And negative stress occurs logically enough in situations towards which one feels negatively. And those examples could be test-taking, a friend’s death and so on. But here a thing to remember is that stress in itself is not hazardous. Rather, the danger is in the individual’s reaction to the stress. So psychologists have found that if we develop appropriate ways to cope with stressful situations, individuals can reduce the physiological harm which is caused by stress, or which can be caused by stress. And that’s what I want to talk a bit about today – what are these appropriate ways to deal with stress, how to minimize any negative reactions.The first thing that most psychologists suggest is to learn to recognize your own stress signals. We all have different types of stress signals, but individuals should monitor themselves for stress signals, so that they can focus on minimizing or acknowledging the stress before it gets out of control.And common early signs for many people include irritability, insomnia, weight loss or even weight gain, smoking, drinking, increases in small errors, all kinds of things that people get which could be an early signal of stress. You can consider ways to protect yourself when you start seeing these signs coming on. So you might decide to withdraw from a stressful situation or reward yourself with equal amounts of low stress activity time. That’s really the first important way to deal with stress appropriately. The second important way to deal with stress is to pay attention to your body’s demands. Most psychologists are finding that a good exercise program, good nutrition, decreases the amount of