1、专业八级-71 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 to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a ga
2、p-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank paper for note-taking. Now listen to the mini-lecture. In Britain, the top spectator sport is football. This sport was seriously(1)_ as an organized game in 1848. Later,the Football Associa- (1) _ tion was formed to draw up rul
3、es and(2)_the interests of the game. Over 360 clubs are (2) _ registered with the FA and about many other local clubs are members of regional associations. The British concentrate their interest on the top (3)_teams which are controlled by the (3) _Football League and the Scottish Football League. D
4、uring the season, a large number of spectatorsattend the professional matches. The matches happen every Saturday afternoon and (4)_on (4) _weekday evenings and holidays. If the international matches are available, the players are selected from different League teams. They often compete with the most
5、 famous football teams in the world. Another kind of football invented in England is rugby. It is often regarded as the sport of (5)_class associations, as until recenfly it was generally only played in public schools. Now, (5) _both kinds of football are popular in Britain. There are about 1,700(6)
6、_Rugby Union clubs. (6) _Like the football teams, rugby teams often have challenging matches inside and outside. Cricket is the most(7)_English game with England. It is dated up to 1500. During (7) _Summer, people in school, towns and even villages are keen on this sports. The highlights of thecrick
7、eting year are the Test Matches played between the professional English team and teams from India, Pakistan, the West Indies, Australia and New Zealand. The English team also goes ontour in these countries. The horse-racing is called the sport of(8)_. The race courses must (8) _Be (9)_by the Jockey
8、Club. The most fashionable of all race meetings is held in early June at (9) _Ascot. It lasts four days and is always attended by the Queen. Ticket applications for the Royal Enclosure have to be made months in advance and are only granted after careful(10)_ (10)_（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1
9、:_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)In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview with a ch
10、ief-editor. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following questions. Now listen to the interview. （分数：5.00）(1).According to the interview, what is the unique feature of magazine The World of English?（分数：1.00）A.Its arrangement in the bilingual English-Chines
11、e form and its detailed explanatory notes.B.Its taste for people of all kinds of life.C.Its colorful pictures of the world.D.Its literary works.(2).What columns doesnt The World of English have?（分数：1.00）A.The literary world, the art circles, social science-economics.B.History and geography, science
12、and technology.C.Species and animal knowledgeable sketches.D.Selected readings in newspapers and periodicals, culture and education, words and sentences, translation exercises, etc.(3).Who are The World of Englishs target readers?（分数：1.00）A.People of comparatively higher levels.B.People consisting l
13、argely of university students, postgraduates, English workers.C.Those who study English abroad.D.The lovers of English language.(4).Which of the following places didnt Mr. Chen stay?（分数：1.00）A.A greater part of Burma.B.Xiannin, Beijing and Shanghai.C.South Korea and many other countries of Europe.D.
14、Middle East and Southeast Africa.(5).In which year did The World of English begin to appear?（分数：1.00）A.In 1938.B.In 1945.C.In 1950.D.In 1981.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct a
15、nswer to each question on your answer sheet. Questions 6 at least 180B.more than 118;at least 18C.more than 180;at least 80D.more than 118;at least 80(2).Which place was not attacked in Saturday?（分数：1.00）A.Police headquarterB.HospitalC.Gas stationD.Power station(3).Which statement is not true?（分数：1.
16、00）A.The police said they still couldnt isolate the casualties form each site.B.The tanker wasnt searched by police.C.The tankers driver was probably an accomplice.D.The tanker was parked in the center of the city.四、BPART READING (总题数：4，分数：4.00)1.In the sentence“As antiwar sentiment mounted in inten
17、sity from 1965 to 1970 so did violence, culminating in the killings of four students at Kent State in Ohio and of two at Jackson State College in Mississippi. “, the word“culmi-nating“probably can be explained as_.（分数：1.00）A.addingB.increasingC.resultingD.climaxing2.Among the antiwar activities, whi
18、ch of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.The students often occupied campus buildings during“sit-ins“or street demonstrations to express their antiwar feelings but the policemen used the violence to drive them away.B.In 1967 King delivered a major address at New Yorks Riverside Church in which he
19、condemned the war, calling the United States“the worlds greatest purveyor of violence. “C.On October 15, 1969, citizens across the United States participated in“The Moratorium“, the largest one-month demonstration against the war.D.Opposition existed even among conservatives and business leaders, fo
20、r the high expense of the war began to cause serious inflation and rising tax rates.3.What was the most important reason for the U. S. government to stop the Vietnam War and withdraw the troops?（分数：1.00）A.The economy.B.The expenses.C.The lasting time was too long.D.The antiwar movements both inside
21、and outside the country.4.According to the passage, what was the role of the organization“The Resistance“?（分数：1.00）A.It was an organization that opposed to pass the law of Vietnam War or even when passed, it appealed to its members to refuse to serve in the war.B.It was an organization that called o
22、n the students to oppose the war and refuse the war.C.It was an organization that persuaded the students members not to register to serve in the army or even when registered not to serve in it.D.It was an organization which denounced the war as racist as early as 1963.五、BTEXT B/B(总题数：2，分数：2.00)5.Con
23、cerning the main character, Fran, which of the following statements is true?（分数：1.00）A.One of his ancestors appeared in Hemingways novels.B.He was born in a famous family.C.His wife was famous in tabloid stories.D.His mother is of noble birth.6.As for the bullfighting journey held by Fran, which of
24、the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Fran was facing an important period in his career as a matador.B.Fran was performing wonderfully in the journey.C.Still someone predicted that this is the dead end of his bullfighting.D.The novel faithfully recorded his journey.六、BTEXT C/B(总题数：3，分数：3.0
25、0)7.From the text we can deduce that“modern birds evolved from dinosaurs“_.（分数：1.00）A.is approaching solutionB.remains a debateC.is apparentD.is impending8.The main role of some dinosaurs developed primitive feathers is to_.（分数：1.00）A.flyB.fightC.keep warmD.frighten the enemy9.The main idea of the t
26、ext is_.（分数：1.00）A.the Dromaeosanrs skeleton was foundB.fossil dinosaur reveals body covered in feathersC.modern birds evolved from dinosaursD.a recent new invention七、BTEXT D/B(总题数：3，分数：3.00)10.As a result of the“commonsenseconsumptionlaw, _.（分数：1.00）A.the cases of obesity will never be put onto the
27、 court.B.the food companies will pay much less money when they lose the obesity cases.C.it will be much harder for the costumers to charge the food companies for obesity.D.the food companies can be organized against the costumers.12.Among the reasons of the adoption of the “commonsense consumption“
28、law in many states, which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.A great number of lobbyists did the majority of the work.B.The executives of the large companies lobby for the law personally.C.The large companies bribed the lawmakers.D.The law is the result of an organized effort.八、BTEXT
29、 E/B(总题数：3，分数：3.00)13.Which of the following is true?（分数：1.00）A.Modern man makes every effort to participate in modern life.B.Modern man can become more intelligent by receiving the best thoughts of the ablest mind through television.C.Modern man likes to consume, but few produce.D.Television makes
30、modern man himself think less.14.The authors attitude towards television is_.（分数：1.00）A.enthusiasticB.impartialC.criticizingD.indifferent15.According to the author, his friend has bought a television in order to_.（分数：1.00）A.know the current eventsB.entertain himself at leisure timeC.escape from the
31、realityD.kill time九、BTEXT F/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)16.According to the passage, the word “Nowcast“ (paragraph 3) means_.（分数：1.00）A.a way of collecting raw weather dataB.a forecast which can predict the weather conditions in the small area in an accurate wayC.a network to collect instant weather dataD.a mor
32、e advanced system of weather observation17.According to the passage, _is the key factor to making “Nowcasts“ a reality.（分数：1.00）A.scientific and technological advances such as radar, or satellitesB.computer scientistC.meteorologistsD.advanced computer programs18.The word “exceeded“ in paragraph 1 mo
33、st probably means_.（分数：1.00）A.added up toB.were more thanC.were aboutD.were less than19.Conventional computer models of the atmosphere fails to predict such a short-lived tornado because_.（分数：1.00）A.the computer is not used to forecast specific local eventsB.the computers are not advanced enough to
34、predict itC.the weather data people collect are often wrongD.weather conditions in some small regions are not available20.According to the author, the passage mainly deals with_.（分数：1.00）A.a tornado in Edmonton, AlbertaB.whats a“Nowcast“C.the disadvantage of conventional computer models of the weath
35、er forecastD.a breakthrough in weather forecast十、BPART GENERAL (总题数：10，分数：10.00)21._was called the father of English poetry.（分数：1.00）A.Geoffery ChaucerB.William ShakespeareC.John MiltonD.J John Donne22.The Thanksgiving Day is on_.（分数：1.00）A.Feb. 14thB.Oct. 31stC.the last Thursday in Nov.D.the first
36、Sunday in May.23.Which of the following is NOT a type of institution in U. S. ?（分数：1.00）A.Two-year collegeB.Three-year collegeC.Four-year collegeD.University24.The first write in America to win the Nobel Prize in literature is_.（分数：1.00）A.Mark TwainB.Jack London.C.Sinclair LewisD.Ernest Hemingway25.
37、Which of the following is NOT a part of Great Britain?（分数：1.00）A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.IrelandD.Wales26.The study of the rules governing the ways words are combined to form sentences is_.（分数：1.00）A.morphologyB.phonologyC.syntaxD.semantics27.Which of the following is NOT a free morpheme?（分数：1.00）A.bedB.
38、treeC.danceD.children28.The capital of New Zealand is_.（分数：1.00）A.AucklandB.CanberraC.MelbourneD.Wellington29.Which of the following is a British news and cable network?（分数：1.00）A.ABCB.CNNC.CBSD.BBC30.In the notion of meaning inclusion, violet is flowers_.（分数：1.00）A.hyponymB.superordinateC.polysemyD
39、.homonymy十一、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:_十二、BPART TRANSLAT(总题数：1，分数：10.00)41.敦煌坐落在甘肃省西北的沙漠走廊地带，其西靠近新疆，其东是祁连山脉。这座有两千年历史的古城，曾经是联结中国和中亚的丝绸之路上一个重要的商队驻足地。如今，其吸引来客的主要原因在于：敦煌是世界上已知的佛教艺术的一个最珍贵的宝藏的所在地莫高窟。据一幅唐石刻所载，此处的石刻始于公元 360年。当时一位名叫乐僧的
40、和尚经过该地，看到一千个金佛的景象。随后一千年间，在陡峭的沙岩峭壁上刻出了数以百计的洞穴：所有洞穴成蜂窝状，其间有木制栈道和梯子相接。（分数：10.00）_十三、BSECTION B ENGLI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.So far as I know, no one has ever done a study of the unhappiness of academics. Who might be assigned to the job? Business-school professors specializing in industrial psychology and e
41、mployer/employee relations would botch it. Disaffected sociologists would blame it all on society and knock off for the rest of the semester. My own preference would be anthropologists, using methods long ago devised for investigating a culture from the outside in. The closest thing we have to these
42、 ideal anthropologists have been novelists writing academic novels, and their lucubrations, while not as precise as one would like on the reasons for the unhappiness of academics, do show a strong and continuing propensity on the part of academics intrepidly to make the worst of what ought to be a p
43、erfectly delightful situation.（分数：10.00）_十四、BPART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)43.With the fast development of China, more and more citizens have bought cars. That means the number of cars running on the roads of China is increasing. This also brings a serious problem:air pollution. You are asked to write
44、 a composition of more than 400 words to express your ideas about the relation between the car and air pollution. In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you
45、should bring what you have written to a natural Conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in loss of marks. Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-71 答案解析(总分：100.00，做
46、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 to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank paper for note-taking. Now listen to the mini-lecture. In Britain, the top spectator sport is football. This sport was seriously(1)_ as an organized game in 1848. Later,the Football Associa- (1) _ tion was formed to draw up rules and(2)_the i
