英语专业八级考试听力MP3附听力原文文档格式.docx
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B.Lackofbasichealthservicesandinequalityinincomedistribution.
C.Thediscoverythatalowfertilityratewouldleadtoeconomicdevelopment.
D.Poornutritionandlowliteracyinmanypoorcountriesoftheworld.
3.ThechangeinemphasisoftheBank’slendingpoliciesmeantthattheBankwould___.
A.bemoreinvolvedinbiginfrastructureprojects
B.adoptsimilarinvestmentstrategiesinpoorandrichcountries
C.embarkuponareviewoftheinvestmentinhugedamsandsteelmills
D.investinprojectsthatwouldbenefitthelow-incomesectorofsociety
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacriticismofthebank?
A.Colossaltravelexpensesofitsstaff.
B.Fixedannualloanstocertaincountries.
C.LimitedimpactoftheBank’sprojects.
D.Roleasafinancialdealmaker.
5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakeris___whileintroducingtheWorldBank.
A.biased
B.unfriendly
C.objective
D.sensational
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
6.Themansoundssurprisedatthefactthat___.
A.manyAustraliansaretakingtimeofftotravel
B.thewomanworkedforsometimeinNewZealand
C.thewomanraisedenoughmoneyfortravel
D.AustraliansprefertoworkinNewZealand
7.WelearnthatthewomanlikedSingaporemainlybecauseofits
___.
A.cleanness
B.multi-ethnicity
C.moderncharacteristics
D.shoppingopportunities
8.FromtheconversationwecaninferthatKaifengandYinchuanimpressedthewomanwiththeir___.
A.respectivelocations
B.historicinterests
C.ancienttombs
D.Jewishdescendants
9.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethewoman’sfeelingsaboutTibet?
A.Amusement.
B.Disbelief.
C.Ecstasy.
D.Delight
10.Accordingtotheconversation,itwas
thatmadethewomanreadytostoptraveling.
A.theunsettlednessoftravel
B.thedifficultiesoftrekking
C.thelonelinessoftravel
D.theunfamiliarenvironment
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions11and12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
11.MikeTysonwasputinprisonlastAugustbecausehe
A.violatedthetrafficlaw
B.illegallyattackedaboxer
C.attackedsb.afteratrafficaccident
D.failedtofinishhiscontract
12.ThelicensegrantedtoTysontofightwillbeterminated___.
A.bytheendoftheyear
B.inoverayear
C.inAugust
D.inafewweeks
Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.?
13.TheRussiandocumentsareexpectedtodrawgreatattentionbecause
A.theycoverthewholestoryoftheformerUSpresident
B.theassassinusedtoliveintheformerSovietUnion
C.theyaretheonlyofficialdocumentsreleasedaboutKennedy
D.theysolvedthemysterysurroundingKennedy’sassassination
Question14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,
youwillbe
given30secondstoanswerthequestions.Newlistentothenews.
14.Intherecentthreemonths,HongKong’sunemploymentratehas___.
A.increasedslowly
B.decreasedgradually
C.stayedsteady
D.becomeunpredictable
15.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Businessconditionshaveworsenedinthepastthreemonths.
B.Thepastthreemonthshaveseenadecliningtrendinjoboffers.
C.Theriseofunemploymentrateinsomesectorsequalsthefallinothers.
D.Theunemploymentrateinallsectorsoftheeconomyremainsunchanged.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING?
ThePressConference?
Thepressconferencehascertainadvantages.Thefirstadvantagelieswiththe?
(1)___natureoftheeventitself;
publicofficialsaresupposedto
1.___?
submittoscrutinybyrespondingtovariousquestionsatapressconference.?
Secondly,statementspreviouslymadeatapressconferencecanbeusedasa?
(2)___injudgingfollowingstatementsorpolicies.Moreover,incase
2.___?
ofimportantevents,pressconferencesareaneffectivewaytobreakthenews?
togroupsofreporters.?
However,fromthepointofviewof(3)___,thepressconference
3.___?
possessessomedisadvantages,mainlyinits(4)___andnewssource.
4.___?
Theprovidervirtuallydeterminesthemannerinwhichapressconference?
proceeds.This,sometimes,putsnewsreportersata(n)(5)___,ascan
5.___?
beseenonlivebroadcastsofnewsconferences.?
Factorsingettingvaluableinformationpreparation:
aneedtokeepup?
todateonjournalisticsubjectmatter;
?
—(6)___ofthenewssource:
6.___?
1)newssource’s(7)___to
7.___?
provideinformation;
2)news-gatheringmethods.?
Conditionsunderwhichnewsreporterscannottrusttheinformation?
providedbyanewssource?
—notknowingtherequiredinformation;
—knowingandwillingtosharetheinformation,butwithout?
(8)___skills;
8.___?
—knowingtheinformation,butunwillingtoshare;
—willingtoshare,butunabletorecall.?
(9)___ofquestionsasked
9.___?
Waysofimprovingthequestions:
nowordswithdoublemeanings;
nolongquestions;
—specifictime,place,etc.;
—(10)
questions;
10.___?
—clearalternatives,ornoalternativesinanswers.
听力原文
SECTIONATALK?
TheWorldBankisoneofthemajorchannelsthroughwhichdevelopmentaidispassedfromindustrialwesttothepooranddevelopingnationsoftheworld.Itsscaleofoperationsisvast,whichiswhyitslendingprogramexceeds7billionayear,anditsworkforcenumbersabout4500.Inthelastdecadeimportantchangeshavetakenplaceinthesizeofthebank’soperationsandintheemphasisofitslendingpolicies.Whatimmediatelystrikesanyonelookingatthelendingfiguresoverthelast10yearsisthetremendousexpansioninthebank’sloanprogram.Thishasincreasedfrom1billiontonearly7billion.Thefigureincludeshardloans,whicharemadeatthecurrentrateofinterest,andsoftloans,whichareallocatedtopoorcountriesatconcessionaryrates,andusuallychannelledthroughthebank’saffiliate—theInternationalDevelopmentAssociation.?
Indecidingtheemphasisofitslendingpolicy,thebankhashadtotakeintoaccountthepopulationexplosionwhichisoccuringinmanypoorcountriesoftheworld.Itisafactthatthefertilityrateofthepoorcountriesisoftenveryhigh.Thisisoneofthemainreasonsforthesecountriesremainingpoor.Unfortunately,wide-rangingcountrysectionprogramsdonotusuallyreducethisratebecausethiswasastronganddeeplyrootedtraditionamongpeopleinthesecountriestohavebigfamilies.Whatthebankdiscoveredwasthattherewasalinkbetweeneconomicandsocialdevelopmentontheonehand,andreductionoffertilityrateontheother.Thusbyimprovingbasichealthservices,byintroducingbetternutrition,byincreasingliteracy,andbypromotingmoreevenincomedistributioninapoorcountry,alowerandmoreacceptablefertilityratewillbeachieved.Thisadvancedthinkingpersuadedthebanktochangeitsoveralllendingstrategy,wherepreviouslyitconcentratedonthebiginfrastructureprojects,suchasdams,roadsandbridges.Itbeguntoswitchtoprojectswhichdirectlyimprovethebasicservicesofthecountry.Therewasashift,ifyoulike,frombuildingdamstodiggingwaterholestoprovideclearwater.?
Asecondreasonforthechangeofapproachwasthatthebankhaslearnedabiglessonfromprojectsfinancedinthe1960s.Manyofitsmajorcapitalinvestmenthadscarcelytouchedthelivesofurbanandruralpoor,norhavetheycreatedmuchemployment.Theprojectdidnothavethetrigger-downeffecttheyhaveinindustrializedcountries.Insteadthehugedams,steel-mills,andsoonwereleftasmonumentstothemselves.Thisredirectionofitslendinghasmeantthatthebankhastendedtosupportlabourintensiveactivities,ratherthancapitalintensiveones.Bothruralandurbanareas,thereisabetterchanceinthefirstcase,thatitsfundswillbenefitthebottom40%ofthecountry’spopulation.?
Thebankisalsolookingforwaysofstimulatingthegrowthofthesmallbusinessesinmanydevelopingcountriessincethiswouldcreateemploymentopportunitiesforpeoplewithlowerincomes.Beingsuchabig,obvioustarget,thebankhasoftencomeunderfire.Forexample,itsofficialshavebeentakentotaskforusingConcordsupersonicaircraftsofrequently,about500timesinoneyear.Also,thelargegrowthoftheorganization’spersonnelhasnotpleasedsomecritics.Amoresubstantialcriticismhasconcernedthebank’spolicyofsettingannualtargetforlendingtospecifiedcountries.Thiscouldleadtothedeterioration
inqualityofloans,somesay.Oneformerbankofficialhassaid,ratherthanencouragegrowthforitsownsake,thebankshouldbegintothinkofitselflessasaforeignaidagencyandmoreofafinancialdeal-maker,combiningofficialwiththeprivateresourcesforspecificpurposes.?
Finally,somepeoplemaintainthattheimpactoftheprojectsfundedbythebankhasbeenmodest.Whenonelooksaroundtheworldatregionsorcountriesthathavesuccessfullytransformedtoindustrialstatus,itseemsthatoneshoul
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