1、专业八级-41 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)BSECTION A/BIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task
2、on ANSWER SHEE ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.Now listen to the mini-lecture.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 and semantically acceptable. You may
3、refer to your notes.BCulture/BThere are so many things about our lives that belong to the content of culture that it is impossible to cover them all. I this lecture three aspects of culture are discussed.Language: is what people and animals use to (1) _ their thoughts, ideas and feelings. Just like
4、animals people use different languages. Each culture has its own words and symbols. People within the culture that use more the one language are said to be either (2) _ or multilingual. Moreover, languages have different (3) _ which are variations of a language. (4) _ is most commonly used by deaf p
5、eople.Folklore: is a body of stories that show a cultures beliefs, traditions and (5) _. The characters in folktale are often (6) _ people, whose character is admired. Today, folklore finds its way into poetry, song lyrics, an (7) _Holiday: is a day made special by a cultures customs or laws. Holida
6、ys help a culture remember and (8) _ its history. People may attend parades, sing songs, go to (9) _or give gifts to each other on certain holidays. The English world holiday came from two words, holy and day. The best-known (10) _ holiday is Christmas.In Sections B and C you will hear everything ON
7、CE ONLE Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.（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:_二、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Questions 1 to 5 are based on a conversation. At the end of t
8、he conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the conversation.（分数：5.00）(1).What does this conversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.In a travel agency.B.On a campus.C.In a bookshop.D.In a teachersshop.(2).What does this conversation
9、 most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.In Britain.B.In Australia.C.In Italy.D.None of the above.(3).In Australia, one can _.（分数：1.00）A.study English separatelyB.study English along with other subjectsC.study English as a fun and relaxationD.all of the above(4).Those English language colleges that are
10、not part of a university may be _.（分数：1.00）A.operated privatelyB.operated by the governmentC.part of government technical and business collegesD.all of the above(5).Visitors on a tourist visa can undertake English study for up to _.（分数：1.00）A.three monthsB.six monthsC.one yearD.three years三、BSECTION
11、 C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)Questions 6 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question.Now listen to the news.（分数：3.00）(1).Why did NASA decide to bring the shuttle home earlier?（分数：1.00）A.The laboratory was closed.B.The generator was t
12、urned off.C.The power generator might explode.D.Electricity was going to run out.(2).How many generators does the shuttle carry?（分数：1.00）A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.(3).What does the cancellation of the 16-day flight mean?（分数：1.00）A.The scientists on the ground are pursuing only their most important
13、experiments.B.The shuttle team will be disappointed at the curtailment of the science mission.C.The science will complete the experiments on a later shuttle flight.D.The remaining generators are sufficient.Questions 9 to 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be gi
14、ven 10 seconds to answer each question.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).Why do other European countries criticize Ireland?（分数：1.00）A.They worry that the Irish Republics budget plan will undermine the stability of European Unions.B.EU countries fear that Irish Republics finance plan will cause inf
15、lation.C.Other countries will have to cut taxes.D.Other EU countries must increase government spending, too.(2).What is TRUE about the Irish Republics economy?（分数：1.00）A.It was the most successful among the EU countries.B.It has increased 8% in the last five years.C.The unemployment rate has reached
16、 its lowest level for 5 years.D.The commodity prices have decreased greatly in the country.四、BPART READING (总题数：3，分数：3.00)1.According to the passage, the age range of some businesses customers may be limited because of _.（分数：1.00）A.social/cultural factorsB.economic factorsC.legal/political factorsD.
17、factors of state2.According to the passage, new technologies are likely to influence _.（分数：1.00）A.the extent of competitionB.peoples spending powerC.attitudes to advertisingD.the way people shop3.According to the writer, real opportunities for businesses are those which _.（分数：1.00）A.require no adver
18、tisingB.require few resourcesC.match their capabilitiesD.exploit new technology五、BTEXT B/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)4.The belief that education is indispensable to all children _.（分数：1.00）A.is indicative of a pessimism in disguiseB.came into being along with the arrival of computersC.is deeply rooted in the mi
19、nds of computered advocatesD.originated from the optimistic attitude of industrialized countries5.It could be inferred from the passage that in the authors country the European model of professional training is _（分数：1.00）A.dependent upon the starting age of candidatesB.worth trying in various social
20、 sectionsC.of little practical valueD.attractive to every kind of professional6.The author thinks the present, rush to put computers in the classroom is _.（分数：1.00）A.far-reachingB.dubiously orientedC.self-contradictoryD.radically reformatory7.According to the author, basic computer skills should be
21、_.（分数：1.00）A.included as an auxiliary course in schoolsB.highlighted in acquisition of professional qualificationsC.mastered through a life-long courseD.usually emphasized by any school六、BTEXT C/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)8.The enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries meant that _.（分数：1.00）A.people had to do
22、the productive work at homeB.people were forced to look elsewhere for means of supporting themselvesC.people were able to be dependent on their landD.people were badly paid for the work they managed to find9.Recent opinion polls show that _.（分数：1.00）A.available employment should be restricted to a s
23、mall percentage of the populationB.new jobs must be created in order to rectify high unemployment figuresC.available employment must be more widely distributed among the unemployedD.the present high unemployment figures are a fact of life10.The word “revive“ in the passage 2 meant that _.（分数：1.00）A.
24、make active againB.study againC.go over againD.find the value again11.The effects of almost universal employment were overwhelming in that _.（分数：1.00）A.the work status of those not in paid employment sufferedB.the household and village community disappeared completelyC.men now traveled enormous dist
25、ances to their places of workD.young and old people became superfluous components of society12.The arrival of the industrial age in our historical evolution meant that _.（分数：1.00）A.universal employment virtually guaranteed prosperityB.economic freedom came within everyones graspC.patterns of work we
26、re fundamentally changedD.peoples attitudes to work had to be reversed七、BTEXT D/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)13.Which of the following adjectives best describes “the concept of art imposed by the triumph of Modernism“ as the author represents it in paragraph 2 ?（分数：1.00）A.Objective.B.Mechanical.C.Superficial.D.P
27、aradoxical.14.The author is concerned with _.（分数：1.00）A.defining the Modernist attitude toward artB.explaining how photography emerged as a fine artC.explaining the attitude of serious contemporary photographers toward photography as art and placing those attitudes in their historical contextD.defin
28、ing the various approaches that serious contemporary photographers take toward their art and assessing the value of each of those approaches15.Why does the author introduce Abstract Expressionist painter?（分数：1.00）A.He wants to provide an example of artists who, like serious contemporary photographer
29、s, disavowed traditionally accepted aims of modem art.B.Be wants to set forth an analogy between the Abstract Expressionist painters and classical Modernist painters.C.He wants to provide a contrast to Pop artist and others.D.He wants to provide an explanation of why serious photography, like other
30、contemporary visual forms, is not an should not pretend to be an art.16.How did the nineteenth-century defenders of photography stress the photography?（分数：1.00）A.They stressed photography was a means of making people happy.B.It was art for recording the world.C.It was a device for observing the worl
31、d impartially.D.It was an art comparable to painting.八、BTEXT E/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)17.According to this passage, Environmental Protection Agency _.（分数：1.00）A.is the only agency studying the effects of air pollution on healthB.has launched a surprised attack on researchersC.has decided to decrease the pe
32、rmitted concentration of airborne dustD.has tremendously improved pollution control18.This passage is mainly about _.（分数：1.00）A.how inhaled dust harms the lungsB.the function of Environmental Protection AgencyC.the function of human alveolar macrophagesD.studies by Environmental Protection Agency19.
33、Which of the following statements about human alveolar macrophage is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.Airborne dust may trigger suppressor macrophage suicides.B.Airborne dust may trigger stimulatory macrophage suicides.C.The ratio of suppressor macrophages to stimulatory ones in people with lung diseases is much hig
34、her than that in people with healthy lungs.D.Only stimulatory macrophages show responses to airborne dust.20.It is implied in the passage that _.（分数：1.00）A.many industrialists feel no concern for the improvement of pollution controlB.breathing low concentrations of urban dust does not necessarily si
35、cken or kill peopleC.no acceptable biological mechanism has been suggested to explain the toxicity of low concentration of urban dustD.scientists have done nothing to reveal the mystery of the toxicity of low concentration of urban dust九、BPART GENERAL (总题数：10，分数：10.00)21.On which day is Halloween ce
36、lebrated?（分数：1.00）A.5 November.B.31 October.C.17 March.D.25 December.22.Romanticism as a literary movement came into being in England early in the latter half the _ century.（分数：1.00）A.16thB.17thC.18thD.19th23.The largest city in Australia is _.（分数：1.00）A.AlaskaB.SydneyC.CanberraD.Perth24.Which of th
37、e following is NOT written by Edgar Alla Poe?（分数：1.00）A.Nature.B.To Helen.C.The Raven.D.Annabel Lee.25.The Anglo-Saxons began to settle in Britain in _ century.（分数：1.00）A.the 4thB.the 5thC.the 6thD.the 7th26.Which of the following words contains one bound morpheme?（分数：1.00）A.Disappearance.B.Untoucha
38、ble.C.Desirablity.D.Physician.27.The Australian national day is set on January 26 to commemorate _.（分数：1.00）A.the founding of the Commonwealth of AustraliaB.the discovery of the great southern “unknown land“C.the first European settlement of the continentD.Captain James Cooks first voyage around Aus
39、tralia28.Who was recognized throughout his life as the leader of transcendentalism movement?（分数：1.00）A.William Cullen Bryant.B.Edgar Allan Poe.C.Ralph Waldo Emerson.D.Henry David Thoreau.29.The word “girl“ originally meant young people; and now it refers to young lady. This is an example of _.（分数：1.
40、00）A.meaning shiftB.loss of meaningC.widening of meaningD.narrowing of meaning30.Most of poems in Leaves of Grass was about _.（分数：1.00）A.man and loveB.love and natureC.man and natureD.nature十、BPART PROOFREA(总题数：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:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十一、BPAR
41、T TRANSLAT(总题数：1，分数：10.00)41.我这个无可救药的中国丈夫喜欢吃中餐，更乐于挽袖下厨。从前在欧洲当留学生时我就喜欢在自己的蜗居里玩锅碗，弄瓢盆，演奏个人打击乐音乐会，并常常请一帮穷留学生分享我的杰作。不过妻子精于法式烹饪并且酷爱维持室内清洁。中国疱丁总是喜欢什么都油煎油爆，是一个大油耗子和大污染源，因此妻子根本不理会中国疱丁的一厢情愿并毫不留情地请其下岗。有一天，下岗厨师终于忍不住请妻子让贤：“亲爱的，今天我想做中国菜，做一桌川菜，让咱们一饱口福。你把厨房借给我好吗?”“没问题!不过油烟不要大大。”习惯于清水煮菜的夫人叮嘱道，显得有些兴奋，也有些担心。我这位厨师关好厨房
42、门，然后就在里面兴高采烈丁零当啷地演奏起锅碗瓢分别打击乐并跳起了锅边舞。菜谱早在一周前就已经定好，很快浓烈的川菜香在房子里弥漫开来。我端出第一道香喷喷的“哆来咪发嗦”几盘凉菜：撒满香菜的松花蛋、撒满辣椒面的凉拌猪耳朵丝、四川泡菜。“快来，亲爱的!”我得意洋洋地大叫。（分数：10.00）_十二、BSECTION B ENGLI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.The United States believes that the effort to reduce tensions is served by improving communication between countries t
43、hat have different ideologies so as to lessen the risks of confrontation through accident, miscalculation or misunderstanding. Countries should treat each other with mutual respect and be willing to compete peacefully, letting performance be the ulti- mate judge. No country should claim infallibilit
44、y and each country should be prepared to re-examine its own attitudes for the common good. The United States stressed that the peoples of Indochina should be allowed to determine their destiny without outside intervention; its constant primary objective has been a negotiated solution; the eight-poin
45、t proposal put forward by the Republic of Vietnam and the United States on January F27,1972 represents a basis for the attainment of that objective in the absence of a negotiated settlement the United States envisages the ultimate with drawal of all U. S. forces from the region consistent with the a
46、im of self-determination for each country of Indochina. The United States will maintain its dose ties with and support for the Republic of Korea; the United States will support efforts of the Republic of Korea to seek a relaxation of tension and increased communication in the Korean peninsula. The U
47、nited States places the highest value on its friendly relations with Japan; it will continue to develop the existing close bonds.（分数：10.00）_十三、BPART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)43.Some people claim that advertisers perform a useful service to the community. How far do you agree or disagree with these people? Write an essay of about 400 words, commenting and expressing your views on the topic: BADVERTISING IS USEFULL
