1、专业八级-238 (1)及答案解析(总分：87.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSECTION A/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically semantically acceptable. You may refer to our
2、notes.Steps to Overcome That FearThere are several steps of tricks to use to overcome the fear of making a mistake or looking foolish when you speak to a group:. Be well prepared leave nothing to U U 1 /U /U When you are well prepared, chances of failure are greatly reduced. your material Do not U U
3、 2 /U /Uexactly what you plan to say, but have a good outline of facts and information that you can talk about. knowledge of audience This will give you an idea of the subject.matter and U U 3 /U /Uof your speech. conditions If possible, go up to the lectern to check things over and get a feel for t
4、hings and check out the microphone if needed,. PracticePractice is extremely important. The more you give a talk, the more U U 4 /U /Uit becomes. practice alone This is good to get the material more U U 5 /U /Uin your memory. use a mirror You must U U 6 /U /Umore. You can get an idea of how you look
5、 when speaking. It allows you to practice U U 7 /U /Uwith the audience. stand in the corner record your practice This forces you to avoid U U 8 /U /Uto try to remember things. It allows you to play the speech back to study how you sound, your phrasing, and the content of the material. use a friendly
6、 audience It is getting closer to the “real world“ of speaking to a group. Have a backup outlines You can refer to them in case you have a U U 9 /U /Ulapse. reduce anxiety You may never even use the cards, but they can greatly reduce your anxiety. Reduce U U 10 /U /Uof your audience visualize them a
7、s not that important. take three breaths to settle you down. count to 10 before you start speaking. （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:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following is a particular way to deal with aggressive children? A
8、. Giving them severe punishment. B. Telling them to behave themselves. C. Organizing them to fight. D. Sending some of them to prison.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What did the boxing competition aim to do? A. To train the children to be professional boxers. B. To teach the children to follow rules. C. To gi
9、ve the children some physical exercise. D. To cultivate the childrens sense of competition.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What did one of the boys do? A. He killed his cat. B. He cut off his dogs ears. C. He hurt another boy. D. He blinded his cat.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why are some children aggressive? A. They
10、 are from very poor families. B. Their parents me usually aggressive. C. They want to show they are strong. D. They are longing for attention.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In this special school, how many children usually are there in a class? A. 5 or 6. B. 30 or 40. C. 7 to 10. D. 13 to 14.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
11、四、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：4.00)（分数：2.00）(1).According to the news, people in most Muslim countries A. dont have a positive altitude toward U. S. B. have a negative attitude toward Indonesia. C. hope that U. S. president can visit their countries. D. dont care whether President Obama changes his visit
12、plans.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Anis Baswedan believes that the similarity between Indonesia and U. S. is that tbcy both A. have many domestic concerns. B. are motherlands of President Obama. C. are multi-cultural countries. D. are symbols of inclusion and equality.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).The news
13、is mainly about _. A. Helping war veterans suffering from PTSD B. Many war veterans are in disorder C. A new policy of US Government D. Benefits of war veterans（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Under the new rules, how can a veteran receive federal benefits? A. Provide records of a specific event that caused the
14、ir condition. B. Show that their conditions of service caused the disorder. C. Produce evidence proving that a specific event caused their PTSD. D. Keep notes of the war.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BPART READING (总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BTEXT A/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)St. Petersburg, the very name brings to mind some of Rus
15、sias greatest poets, writers and composers: Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tchaikovsky. The 19th century was a golden age for St. Petersburgs wealthy classes. It was a world of ballets and balls, of art and literature, of tea and caviar.The golden age ended with the advent of World War I. Working people were
16、growing more and more discontented. In 1917, Communism came, promising peace and prosperity.St. Petersburg had become Petrograd in 1914. People wanted a Russian name for their city. Ten years later, the citys name changed again, this time to Leningrad. Then in 1991, Leningraders voted to restore the
17、 citys original name. Some people opposed the name change altogether. Others thought it was just too soon. Old, run-down Soviet Leningrad, they said, was not the St. Petersburg of 19th-century literature.What, then, is St. Petersburg? In the confusing post-Communist world, no one really knows. The q
18、uiet, if Soviet-style, dignity is gone. The Communist sayings are down and gaudy advertising up. Candy bars and cigarettes are sold from boxy, tasteless kiosks. And clothing? Well, anything goes. Everyone wants to be a little different. But many people do not know the true meaning of freedom. Person
19、al crime has gone up, up, up in the past few years.Yet in spite of this, you can still find some of the citys grand past. Stand at the western tip of Vasilievsky Island. To the right is the elegant Winter Palace, former home of the czars. Its light blue sides and white classical columns make it perh
20、aps St. Petersburgs most graceful building. It houses one of the worlds most famous art museums: the Hermitage. Inside, 20km of galleries house thousands of works of art. Look over your fight shoulder. The massive golden dome of St. Isaacs Cathedral rises above the skyline. Youll see, too, why St. P
21、etersburg is called a “floating city.“ Standing there, nearly surrounded by water, you can see four of the citys 42 islands.Cross the bridge and turn behind the Winter Palace. In the middle of the huge Palace Square stands the Alexander Column. It commemorates Russias victory over Napoleon. The 650-
22、ton granite column is not attached to the base in any way. Its own weight keeps it upright. Hoisted into place in 1832, it has stood there ever since.Continue to Nevsky Prospekt, the heart of the old city. Let the crowds hurry by while you take your time. Admire the fine carving on bridges and colum
23、ns, above doorways and windows. Cross over canals and pass by smaller palaces and other classical structures. Let your eyes drink in the light blues, greens, yellows and pinks.Take time to wander among Kazan Cathedrals semi circle of enormous brown columns. Or, if you prefer Russian-style architectu
24、re, cross the street and follow the canal a short distance. The Church of the Resurrection occupies the site where Czar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881.Travel outside the city to Petrodvorets Palace for a taste of old imperial grandeur. After a visit to France in the late 17th century, Peter t
25、he Great decided to build a palace for himself better than Versailles. His dream never came true in his lifetime. It took almost two centuries to complete the palace and park complex.Seldom does any city have the chance to reinvent itself. That chance has now come to St. Petersburg. A few people mig
26、ht hope to return to the glory of the past, but most know that is impossible. They want to preserve the best of past eras and push ahead. You can bet the city wont be old St. Petersburg, but something altogether different.（分数：5.00）(1).In 1935, St. Petersburg was called A. St. Petersburg. B. Petrogra
27、d. C. Leningrad. D. Vasilievsky.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why is St. Petersburg called a “floating city“? A. It is nearly surrounded by water. B. It has four islands. C. It is famous for its ship industry. D. It is a big island.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is NOT inside the city, according
28、 to the passage? A. the Winter Palace. B. St. Isaacs Cathedral. C. Kazan Cathedral. D. Petrodvorets Palace.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following details of St. Petersburg is INCORRECT? A. It is a city with a grand history. B. The personal crime rate is increasing. C. Few heritages are left fro
29、m the past. D. It gets the opportunity to change.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The authors attitude towards the future of St. Petersburg is A. optimistic. B. wavering. C. sceptical. D. unclear.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、BTEXT B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Since the Titanic vanished beneath the frigid waters of the North Atlanti
30、c 85 years ago, nothing in the hundreds of books and films about the ship has ever hinted at a connection to Japan - until now. Director James Camerons 200 million epic Titanic premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival last Saturday. Among the audience for a glimpse of Hollywoods costliest
31、film ever descendants of the liners only Japanese survivor.The newly rediscovered diary of Masabumix Hosono has Titanic enthusiasts in a frenzy. The document is scrawled in 4,300 Japanese character on a rare piece of RMS Titanic stationery. Written as the Japanese bureaucrat steamed to safety in New
32、 York aboard the ocean liner Carpathia, which rescued 706 survivors, the account and other documents released by his grandchildren last week offer a fresh - and poignant - re- minder of the emotional wreckage left by the tragedy.Hosono, then 42 and an official at Japans Transportation Ministry, was
33、studying railway networks in Europe. He boarded the Titanic in Southampton, en route home via the US. According to Hosonos account, he was awakened by a loud knock on the door of his second - class deck with the Steerage passengers. Hosono tried to race back upstairs, but a sailor blocked his way. T
34、he Japanese feigned ignorance and pushed past. He arrived on deck to find lifeboats being lowered into darkness, flares bursting over the ship and an eerie human silence. He wrote:“ Not a single passenger would howl or scream.“Yet Hosono was screaming inside. Women were being taken to lifeboats and
35、men held back at gunpoint. “I tried to prepare myself for the last moment with no agitation, making up my mind not to do any- thing disgraceful as a Japanese, “he wrote.” But still I found myself looking for and waiting for any possible chance of survival.“ Then an officer shouted, “Room for two mor
36、e!“ Hosono recalled: “I myself was deep in desolate thought that I would no more be able to see my beloved wife and children.” Then he jumped into the boat.When Hosono arrived in Tokyo two months later, he was met with suspicion that he had survived at someone elses expense. The culture of shame was
37、 especially strong in prewar Japan. In the face of rumors and bad press, Hosono was dismissed from his post in 1914. He worked at the office part -time until retiring in 1923. His grandchildren say he never mentioned the Titanic again before his death in 1939.Even then, shame continued to haunt the
38、family. In newspapers, letters and even a school textbook, Hosono was denounced as a disgrace to Japan. Readers Digest reopened the wound in 1956 with an abridged Japanese version of Walter Loads best seller. A Night to remember, which described “Anglo-Saxons” as acting bravely on the Titanic, while
39、 “Frenchmen, Italians, Americans, Japanese and Chinese were disgraceful.” Citing his fathers diary, one of Hosonos sons, Hideo, launched a letter - writing campaign to restore the family name. But nobody in Japan seemed to care.The diary resurfaced last summer. A representative for a US foundation t
40、hat plans to hold an exhibition of Titanic artifacts in Japan next August found Hosonos name on a passenger list. A search led him to Ha-ruomix Hosono, a well -known composer, and to his cousin Yuruoi, Hideos daughter. She revealed that she had her grandfathers dairy as well as a collection of his l
41、etters and postcards. “I was floored,“ says Mixchael Findley, cofounder of the Titanic International Society in the US “This is a fantastic, fresh new look at the sinking and the only one written on Titanic stationery immediately after the disaster.“The information allows enthusiasts to rearrange so
42、me historical minutes, such as which lifeboat Hosono jumped into. More chilling, the account confirms that the crew tried to keep foreigners and third -class passengers on the ships lower deck, effectively ensuring their name. The diary cannot correct injustice, but Hosonos family hopes it will help
43、 clear his name. The Titanic foundation also hopes to capitalize on the diary and the movie to promote its upcoming exhibition. To that end, Haruomix Hosono, the composer, has been asked to give a talk at next months public premiere of Titanic! The diary cannot, of course, match Camerons fictionaliz
44、ed epic for drama and intrigue. But at least Masabumix Hosonos tale really happened.（分数：5.00）(1)._ was among the descendants of the Liner s only Japanese survivor. A. Masabumix Hosono. B. Yuriko. C. Cameron. D. RMS. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why was Masabumix denounced as a disgrace to Japan? A. Because
45、he killed some people on the Titanic. B. Because he was then an official. C. Because he was dismissed from his ministry post. D. Because the culture of shame was too strong. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the sentence “Women were being taken to lifeboats and men held back at gunpoint“ (paragraph 4) the phr
46、ase “hold back” has the meaning of _. A. keep back B. keep up C. keep on D. keep to （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What important role did the diary really play? A. It corrected injustice. B. It was as vivid as the movie “Titanic“. C. It proved what Masabumix said was true. D. It made the Japanese believe wha
47、t Masabumix had said. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In the sentence “Even then, shame continued to haunt the family“ (paragraph 6), the word “haunt“ has the meaning of _. A. occur to B. often occur to C. hunt D. attack （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、BTEXT C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The study of philosophies should make our own ideas flexible. We are all of us apt to take certain general ideas for granted, and call them common sense. We should learn that other people have held quite different ideas, and that our own have started as very original guesses of philosophers.A scientist is
