上海龙凤1314 shlf2001年英语专业八级考试全真试卷

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension  (40  min)

  In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully a nd then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response to each ques tion on your Coloured Answer Sheet.?

SECTION A TALK?

Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you w ill be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now list en to the talk.?

1. Changes in the size of the World Bank’ s operations refer to ___.?

A. the expansion of its loan programme?

上海龙凤1314 shlfB. the inclusion of its hard loans?

上海龙凤1314 shlfC. the inclusion of its soft loans ?

上海龙凤1314 shlfD. the previous lending policies?

2. What actually made the Bank change its overall lending strategy??

A. Reluctance of people in poor countries to have small families.?

上海龙凤1314 shlfB. Lack of basic health services and inequality in income distribution.?

上海龙凤1314 shlfC. The discovery that a low fertility rate would lead to economic development.?

D. Poor nutrition and low literacy in many poor countries of the world.?

上海龙凤1314 shlf3. The change in emphasis of the Bank’s lending policies meant that the Bank would ___.?

A. be more involved in big infrastructure projects?

上海龙凤1314 shlfB. adopt similar investment strategies in poor and rich countries?

C. embark upon a review of the investment in huge dams and steel mills?

上海龙凤1314 shlfD.invest in projects that would benefit the low-income sector of society

4. Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the bank??

A. Colossal travel expenses of its staff. ?

上海龙凤1314 shlfB. Fixed annual loans to certain countries.?

上海龙凤1314 shlfC. Limited impact of the Bank’s projects. ?

上海龙凤1314 shlfD. Role as a financial deal maker.?

5. Throughout the talk, the speaker is ___ while introducing the Wor ld Bank.?

上海龙凤1314 shlfA. biased      B. unfriendly      C. objective 

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