2005年英语专八真题听力原文

　　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.

　　1. What is the purpose of Professor McKay's report?

　　A. To look into the mental health of old people.

　　B. To explain why people have negative views on old age.

　　C. To help correct some false beliefs about old age.

　　D. To identify the various problems of old age

　　2. Which of the following is NOT Professor McKay's view?

　　A. People change in old age a lot more than at the age of 21.

　　B. There are as many sick people in old age as in middle age.

　　C. We should not expect more physical illness among old people.

　　D. We should not expect to find old people unattractive as a group.

　　3. According to Professor McKay's report,

　　A. family love is gradually disappearing.

　　B. it is hard to comment on family feeling.

　　C. more children are indifferent to their parents.

　　D. family love remains as strong as ever.

　　4. Professor McKay is ________ towards the tendency of more parents living apart from theirchildren.

　　A. negative

　　B. positive

　　C. ambiguous

　　D. neutral

　　5. The only popular belief that Professor McKay is unable to provide evidence against is

　　A. old-age sickness.

　　B. loose family ties.

　　C. poor mental abilities.

　　D. difficulities in maths.

　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

　　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.

　　Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

　　6. Scientists in Brazil have used frog skin to

　　A. eliminate bacteria.

　　B. treat burns.

　　C. Speed up recovery.

　　D. reduce treatment cost.

　　Question 7 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

　　7. What is NOT a feature of the new karaoke machine?

　　A. It is featured by high technology.

　　B. It allows you to imitate famous singers.

　　C. It can automatically alter the tempo and tone of a song.

　　D. It can be placed in specially designed theme rooms.

　　Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

　　8. China's Internet users had reached _________ by the end of June.

　　A. 68 million

　　B. 8.9 million

　　C. 10 million

　　D. 1.5 million

　　Question 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 20 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

　　9. According to the WTO, Chinese exports rose _________ last year.

　　A. 21%

　　B. 10%

　　C. 22%

　　D. 4.73

　　10. According to the news, which trading nation in the top 10 has reported a 5 per cent fall inexports?

　　A. The UK.

　　B. The US.

　　C. Japan.

　　D. Germany.

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