1、专业八级-176 (1)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：1，分数：10.00)B The Importance of Questions/B For non-native speakers of English who want to participate in group discussions, it is important to be able to ask questions in order to resolve their difficulties. . BCauses of Breakdowns in/B U(1
2、) /U (1) _. 1. On students part - insufficient command over the U(2) /U of English (2) _. - poor pronunciation 2. On teachers part - uncertainty of whether his student has asked a question - the students U(3) /U to employ the correct question form (3) _. - the teacher interprets the question as a co
3、mment - difficulties arising when the student employs an/a U(4) /U (4) _. question form - the teacher may not know about the U(5) /U of the students (5) _. difficulty . BSpecific Questions/B 1. Begin questions with an/a U(6) /U (6) _. 2. Be careful to U(7) /U the exact point. (7) _. . BAnother Reaso
4、n for the Correct Use of/B U(8) /U BPoliteness/B (8) _. 1. The students uses the imperative U(9) /U the question form (9) _. when he is nervous or struggling with new subject matter. 2. The teacher may interpret it as U(10) /U and feel angry. (10) _.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1
5、:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)I Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview./I（分数：5.00）(1).According to Samantha Heller, people tend to ea
6、t milk chocolate because _.（分数：1.00）A.it is less bitter than dark chocolate.B.it is more healthy than dark chocolate.C.it has special flavor with many nutrients.D.it is less expensive than dark chocolate.(2).Samantha Heller suggests that to get benefits from chocolate, you may _.（分数：1.00）A.take nutr
7、ients out of chocolate.B.make cocoa powder on your own.C.make hot chocolate by yourself.D.consult an expert on chocolate.(3).According to the interview, chemicals contained in green tea actually help _.（分数：1.00）A.refresh ones memory.B.combat some diseases.C.revive ones spirits.D.improve ones physiqu
8、e.(4).Ginger can be used to deal with all of the following diseases or symptoms EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.arthritis.B.morning sickness.C.nausea.D.flu.(5).According to Samantha Heller, people should eat a product from other animals _.（分数：1.00）A.every two days.B.every other day.C.together with fruits.D.in s
9、mall amounts.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：4，分数：5.00)1.I Question 9 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./IWhich of the following statements about the American Defense Department is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.It has denied
10、 the authenticity of the pictures of abused prisoners.B.It has supported the decision to stop the publication of the pictures.C.It has considered the pictures of abused prisoners unacceptable.D.It has been worrying about the violence incited by the pictures.2.I Question 10 is based on the following
11、news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./IIf Rene Prevals supporters exceeded 50% of the total voters, he would _.（分数：1.00）A.surpass another candidate.B.be the president of Haiti.C.avoid a second round runoff.D.defeat his rival i
12、n the first round.3.I Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./IFrances highest court halted the final voyage of the Clemenceau because _.（分数：1.00）A.the French President Jacque Chirac has orde
13、red the return of it.B.some substances on board the ship may harm peoples health.C.the Clemenceau should return to France at the end of the week.D.the French President is ordering a test to discover what is on board.I Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, yo
14、u will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).The man Mr. Cheney accidentally shot and injured is _.（分数：1.00）A.a doctor.B.a secretary.C.a lawyer.D.a leader.(2).The Bush Administration has been accused by Harry Reid of _.（分数：1.00）A.being covert.
15、B.shielding Dick.C.being dishonest.D.attacking the victim.四、BPART READING (总题数：4，分数：20.00)BTEXT A/BTheodoric Voler had been brought up, from infancy to the confines of middle age, by a fond mother whose chief solicitude had been to keep him screened from what she called the coarser realities of life
16、. When she died she left Theodoric alone in a world that was as real as ever, and a good deal coarser than he considered it had any need to be. To a man of his temperament and upbringing even a simple railway journey was crammed with petty annoyances and minor discords, and as he settled himself dow
17、n in a secondclass compartment one September morning he was conscious of ruffled feelings and general mental discomposure.He had been staying at a country vicarage, the inmates of which had been certainly neither brutal nor bacchanalian, but their supervision of the domestic establishment had been o
18、f that lax order which invites disaster. The pony carriage that was to take him to the station had never been properly ordered, and when the moment for his departure drew near, the handyman who should have produced the required article was nowhere to be found. In this emergency Theodoric, to his mut
19、e but very intense disgust, found himself obliged to collaborate with the vicars daughter in the task of harnessing the pony, which necessitated groping about in an ill-lighted outbuilding called a stable, and smelling very like one-except in patches where it smelled of mice.As the train glided out
20、of the station Theodorics nervous imagination accused himself of exhaling a weak odour of stable yard, and possibly of displaying a mouldy straw or two on his unusually well-brushed garments. Fortunately the only other occupation of the compartment, a lady of about the same age as himself, seemed in
21、clined for slumber rather than scrutiny; the train was not due to stop till the terminus was reached, in about an hours time, and the carriage was of the old-fashioned sort that held no communication with a corridor, therefore no further travelling companions were likely to intrude on Theodorics sem
22、iprivacy. And yet the train had scarcely attained its normal speed before he became reluctantly but vividly aware that he was not alone with the slumbering lady; he was not even alone in his own clothes.A warm, creeping movement over his flesh betrayed the unwelcome and highly resented presence, uns
23、een but poignant, of a strayed mouse, that had evidently dashed into its present retreat during the episode of the pony harnessing. Furtive stamps and shakes and wildly directed pinches failed to dislodge the intruder, whose motto, indeed, seemed to be Excelsior; and the lawful occupant of the cloth
24、es lay back against the cushions and endeavoured rapidly to evolve some means for putting an end to the dual ownership. Theodoric was goaded into the most audacious undertaking of his life. Crimsoning to the hue of a beetroot and keeping an agonised watch on his slumbering fellow traveller, he swift
25、ly and noiselessly secured the ends of his railway rug to the racks on either side of the carriage, so that a substantial curtain hung athwart the compartment. In the narrow dressing room that he had thus improvised he proceeded with violent haste to extricate himself partially and the mouse entirel
26、y from the surrounding casings of tweed and half-wool.As the unravelled mouse gave a wild leap to the floor, the rug, slipping its fastening at either end, also came down with a heart-curdling flop, and almost simultaneously the awakened sleeper opened her eyes. With a movement almost quicker than t
27、he mouses, Theodoric pounced on the rug and hauled its ample folds chin-high over his dismantled person as he collapsed into the farther corner of the carriage. The blood raced and beat in the veins of his neck and forehead, while he waited dumbly for the communication cord to be pulled. The lady, h
28、owever, contented herself with a silent stare at her strangely muffled companion. How much had she seen, Theodoric queried to himself; and in any case what on earth must she think of his present posture?（分数：4.00）(1).The word “solicitude“ in the first paragraph probably means _.（分数：1.00）A.great animo
29、sity.B.excessive concern.C.much inducement.D.reasonable pretext.(2).Which of the following does NOT describe Theodorics feeling when he was on the train?（分数：1.00）A.Uneasy.B.Fretful.C.Irritated.D.Slack.(3).Which of the following statements is TRUE about the lady of the compartment?（分数：1.00）A.She look
30、ed out of the train window.B.She intended to talk with Theoforic.C.She had fallen into a deep sleep.D.She looked at Theoforic up and down.(4).Theoforic did all the following to get the mouse out of his clothes EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.pressing the mouse between his fingers.B.putting his feet down onto th
31、e ground.C.moving from side to side or up and down.D.undressing himself to catch the mouse.BTEXT B/BFor admissions officers, reviewing applications is like final-exam week for students except it lasts for months. Great applications tell us weve done our job well, by attracting top-caliber students.
32、But its challenging to maintain the frenetic pace without forgetting these are all real people with real aspirations-people whose life stories we are here to unravel, if they will let us.The essay is a key piece of learning those life stories. I live near Los Angeles, where every day screenplays are
33、 read without regard for human context. The writers life and dreams dont matter-all that matters is the writing, the ideas, the end product. On the other hand, in reading essays, context does matter: who wrote this? We are driven to put the jigsaw puzzle together because we think we are building a c
34、ommunity, not just choosing neat stories. When I pick up a file, I want to know whether the student has sib lings or not, who his parents are, where he went to high school. Then I want the essay to help the rest of the application make sense, to humanize all the numbers that flow past. I am looking
35、for insight.A brilliantly written essay may compel me to look beyond superficial shortcomings in an application. But if no recommendation or grade or test score hints at such writing talent, I may succumb to cynicism and assume the writer had help-maybe too much. In the worst cases, I may find that
36、I have read it be fore-with name and place changed-on the Internet, in an essay-editing service or a “best essays“ book.The most appealing essays take the opportunity to show a voice not rendered homogeneous and pasteurized. But sometimes the essays tell us too much. Pomona offers this instruction w
37、ith one essay option: “We realize that not everything done in life is about getting into college. Tell us about something you did that was just plain fun. “One student grimly reported that nothing was fun because in his family everything was about getting into college. Every activity, course choice
38、and spare moment. It did spark our sympathy, but it almost led to a call to Child Protective Services as well.Perfection isnt required. We have seen phenomenal errors in essays that havent damaged a student at all. I recall a student who wrote of the July 1969 lunar landing of-I kid you not-Louis Ar
39、mstrong. I read on, shaking my head. This student was great-a jazz trumpeter who longed to study astronomy. It was a classic slip and perhaps a hurried merging of two personal heroes. He was offered admission, graduated and went on for a PhD in astrophysics. He may not have been as memorable if he h
40、ad named “Neil“ instead of “Louis“ in his essays opening line. Hey, were human, too.An essay that is rough around the edges may still be compelling. Good ideas make an impression, even when expressed with bad punctuation and spelling errors. Energy and excitement can be communicated. Im not suggesti
41、ng the “I came, I saw, I conquered“ approach to essay writing, nor the “I saved the world“ angle taken by some students who write about community service projects. Im talking about smaller moments that are well captured. Essays dont require the life tragedy that so many seem to think is necessary. N
42、ot all admission offers come out of sympathy!Admissions officers, even at the most selective institutions, really arent looking for perfection in 17 and 18-year-olds. We are looking for the human being behind the roster of activities and grades. We are looking for those who can let down their guard
43、just a bit to allow others in We are looking for people whose egos wont get in the way of learning, students whose investment in ideas and words tells us in the context of their records-that they are aware of a world beyond their own homes, schools, grades and scores. A picture, they say, is worth a
44、 thousand words. To us, an essay that reveals a students unaltered voice is worth much, much more.（分数：6.00）(1).It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _.（分数：1.00）A.reviewing applications is a tedious and exhausting task.B.there are a lot 9f applications that need attending to quickly.C.peop
45、le tend to tell their life stories in their applications.D.reviewing applications is a constant headache to the teachers.(2).An admissions officer may doubt whether an excellent essay is written by the applicant himself because _.（分数：1.00）A.there might be some obvious weaknesses in his essay.B.the o
46、fficer might see signs of erasure on the essay paper.C.there is no proof that the applicant has such writing ability.D.the applicant may not bring his argument to a natural conclusion.(3).The sentence “Hey, were human, too.“ in the fifth paragraph implies that _.（分数：1.00）A.man should look before the
47、y leap.B.man might shrink back from difficulties.C.man should be severe with themselves.D.it is hard for man to avoid mistakes.(4).Which of the following statements is TRUE about the essay?（分数：1.00）A.To admissions officers, the structure of an essay matters much.B.Admissions officers appreciate an e
48、ssay full of high-sounding words.C.Admissions officers expect to read an essay that can really move them.D.Admissions officers tend to offer admission to students out of pity.(5).Admissions officers are looking for all the following qualities of applicants in the essay EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.open-mindedness.B.broad-mindedness.C.frankness.D.discretion.(
