2003年英语专八真题听力原文

　　SECTION B INTERVIEW

　　Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.

　　6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about David's personal background?

　　A. He had excellent academic records at school and university.

　　B. He was once on a PhD programme at Yale University.

　　C. He received professional training in acting.

　　D. He came from a single-parent family.

　　7. David is inclined to believe in ____.

　　A. aliens B. UFOs C. the TV character D. government conspiracies

　　8. David thinks he is fit for the TV role because of his ____.

　　A. professional training

　　B. personality

　　C. life experience

　　D. appearance

　　9. From the interview, we know that at present David feels ____.

　　A. a sense of frustration

　　B. haunted by the unknown things

　　C. confident but moody

　　D. successful yet unsatisfied

　　10. How does David feel about the divorce of his parents?

　　A. He feels a sense of anger.

　　B. He has a sense of sadness.

　　C. It helped him grow up.

　　D. It left no effect on him.

　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

　　Question 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

　　11. What is the main idea of the news item?

　　A. US concern over the forthcoming peace talks.

　　B. Peace efforts by the Palestinian Authority.

　　C. Recommendations by the Mitchell Commission.

　　D. Bomb attacks aimed at Israeli civilians.

　　Question 12 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

　　12. Some voters will waste their ballots because ____.

　　A. they like neither candidate

　　B. they are all ill-informed

　　C. the candidates do not differ much

　　D. they do not want to vote twice

　　Questions 13 to 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 15 seconds to answer each of the questions. Now listen to the news.

　　13. According to the UN Human Development Report, which is the best place for women in theworld?

　　A. Canada. B. The US. C. Australia. D. Scandinavia.

　　14. ____ is in the 12th place in overall ranking.

　　A. Britain B. France C. Finland D. Switzerland

　　15. According to the UN report, the least developed country is ____.

　　A. Ethiopia B. Mali C. Sierra Leon D. Central African Republic

　　SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING

　　In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening,take notes on the important points. Fill in each of the gaps with ONE word. You may refer toyour notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.

　　Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

　　Abraham Maslow has developed a famous theory of human needs, which can be arranged inorder of importance.

　　Physiological needs: the most (1)____ ones for survival. They include such needs as food,water, etc. And there is usually one way to satisfy these needs.?

　　(2)____ needs: needs for a) physical security; b) (3)____ security.

　　The former means no illness or injury, while the latter is concerned with freedom from(4)____, misfortunes, etc. These needs can be met through a variety of means, e.g. jobsecurity, (5)____ plans, and safe working conditions.

　　Social needs: human requirements for a) love and affection; b) a sense of belonging.

　　There are two ways to satisfy these needs: a) formation of relationships at workplace; b)formation of relationships outside workplace.

　　Esteem needs: a) self-esteem, i.e. one's sense of achievement; b) esteem of others, i.e.others' respect as a result of one's (6)____.

　　These needs can be fulfilled by achievement, promotion, honors, etc.

　　Self-realization needs: need to realize one's potential. Ways to realize these needs areindividually (7)____.

　　Features of the hierarchy of needs: a) Social, esteem and self-realization needs areexclusively (8)____ needs. b) Needs are satisfied in a fixed order from the bottom up. c) (9)____ for needs comes from the lowest un-met level. d) Different levels of needs may(10)____ when they comes into play.

　　(1) ______ (2) ______ (3) ______ (4) ______ ( 5 ) ______

　　(6) ______ (7) ______ (8) ______ (9) ______ (10) ______

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