1、专业八级-74 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)BCulture Shock/B Culture shock is a painful experience we go through when we encounter many new things in another country and we (1) _ in some very strange ways. There are five phases (1) _. or stages of culture shock: sensory overlo
2、ad, helplessness, (2) _, depression and frustration when we run into (2) _. obstacles in a new country. And here are six areas of life that cause culture shock: 1. The (3) _ We will see so many strange new (3) _. things when we set foot on a new land. 2. The greetings. A common way of greeting at ho
3、me may lead to a (4) _ in a new country because we are (4) _. thought to have poked into other peoples personal affairs. 3. (5) _ We may be shocked to find that in the (5) _. new country men and women hug and kiss much more in public than we are accustomed to. 4. Personal (6) _ between people talkin
4、g. We dont (6) _. understand why a person will be backing away from us or why a person may be (7) _ closer to us in the process of (7) _. communicating with us. That can be a shock to the system as well. 5. (8) _. We always struggle to understand what people (8) _. are saying. We usually have a very
5、 hard time in the classroom, when we struggle to follow the instructor who speaks very fast and to get the (9) _.needed for passing the exam. (9) _. 6. Food, which is a very emotional part of life. In a new land, we find our favorite foods may not be available or are prepared quite differently. Howe
6、ver, when we have eventually overcome the culture shock, we will have the (10) _ to feel at home anywhere in the (10) _. world.（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)(1).Mr Brown is making inquiries about（分数：1.00）A.full parking fa
7、cilities.B.leaving his car in the U. K.C.having his car serviced.D.hiring a car abroad.(2).The clerk informs the customer that he should pay（分数：1.00）A.6.5 pounds.B.23.10 pounds.C.24.75 pounds.D.243 pounds.(3).Mr Brown should deliver his car to Gatwick Parking Limited（分数：1.00）A.at 11.00.B.at 11.10.C.
8、at 11.20.D.at 11.30.(4).Mr Browns reaction to the questions he has to answer is（分数：1.00）A.completely indifferent.B.fairly relaxed.C.quite annoyed.D.rather impatient.(5).Mr Brown leaves in a hurry in order to avoid（分数：1.00）A.losing his licence.B.being severely fined.C.losing his parking space.D.being
9、 arrested by the traffic warden.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：3，分数：5.00)I Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).The three American officials arriving in Baghdad（分数：1.00）A.were
10、allowed to work unimpeded.B.were forbidden to work at all.C.were asked to leave.D.were promptly detained.(2).With appeals from other countries, Baghdad leadership（分数：1.00）A.may cooperate with the UN.B.will stop driving out Americans.C.may permit the UN arms inspection.D.will still defy the UN arms i
11、nspection team.1.The disappearance of the A-10 jet was due to（分数：1.00）A.unknown reasons.B.a training flight.C.the training formation.D.four bombs.I Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to th
12、e news./I（分数：2.00）(1).Salman Rushdie is _ by origin.（分数：1.00）A.BritishB.AmericanC.IndianD.Iranian(2).President Clinton received Salman Rushdie probably because（分数：1.00）A.Salman Rushdie is a professor at M. I. 1.B.Salman Rushdie is a peace-loving fighter.C.the US is against the government of Iran.D.t
13、he US is against state-supported murder.四、BPART READING (总题数：5，分数：5.00)2.From the passage we can infer that, generally speaking, the author（分数：1.00）A.has strong reservations about the changes.B.has slight reservations about the changes.C.welcomes the changes in Harlem.D.is completely opposed to the
14、changes.3.Harlem was called the capital of Black America in the 1920s and 30s mainly because of its（分数：1.00）A.art and culture.B.immigrant population.C.political enthusiasm.D.distinctive architecture.4.When the author recalls Harlem in the old days, he has a feeling of（分数：1.00）A.indifference.B.discom
15、fort.C.delight.D.nostalgia.5.At the beginning the author seems to indicate that Harlem（分数：1.00）A.has remained unchanged all these years.B.has undergone drastic changes.C.has become the capital of Black America.D.has remained a symbol of the dangers of inner-city life.6.Which of the following is NOT
16、an appropriate depiction of the present-day Harlem?（分数：1.00）A.Harlem is now seen as a tourist attraction.B.Harlem is becoming an expensive place to live in.C.Harlem has transformed into a place of entertainment.D.Harlems crime rate remains the same as ever.五、BTEXT B/B(总题数：3，分数：3.00)7.The ambitious P
17、arkfield programme was successful at least in one of the following aspects:（分数：1.00）A.Scientists will be fully prepared with equipment to collect more information if an earthquake occurs.B.It enabled scientists to predict an impending earthquake on time scales of hours to days.C.A moderate earthquak
18、e did occur in the region sometime between 1985 and 1993 just as predicted.D.People in the Parkfield region were less panic but more prepared for any coming earthquakes.8.After the Parkfield programme, experts concluded that earthquake prediction in terms of days and years was（分数：1.00）A.chancy.B.hop
19、eful.C.unrealistic.D.difficult.9.The early warning systems developed in the 1990s are used to（分数：1.00）A.improve estimates of long-term earthquake probabilities.B.tell people in the epicenter when the earthquake will come.C.allow evacuation from the region that the earthquake will hit.D.prepare peopl
20、e for earthquakes several minutes in advance.六、BTEXT C/B(总题数：2，分数：2.00)10.In the authors opinion, Bernsteins Young Peoples Concerts were（分数：1.00）A.revelatory.B.enervating.C.compulsory.D.daunting.11.We can tell from the passage that as a child the author（分数：1.00）A.was quiet and placid.B.was addicted
21、to TV.C.lived in a big city.D.was sensitive and imaginative.七、BTEXT D/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)12.The writer thinks that the legal profession（分数：1.00）A.strives to protect consumers.B.includes rapacious attorneys.C.does a good job of policing its members.D.is part of an incorruptible system.13.The phrase “cin
22、ched up our belts“, in the first paragraph, suggests that the couple（分数：1.00）A.thought creating a winery would be easy.B.wore clothing that was too big.C.strapped their belongings together and moved.D.prepared for the difficult work ahead.14.The writer complains that when she questioned the lawyers
23、she（分数：1.00）A.never got an answer.B.never got a simple answer.C.could make no sense of the answer.D.could not believe what she got.15.The grapes are harvested on a date that（分数：1.00）A.may vary.B.is traditionally set.C.depends on the official approval.D.is determined by availability of pickers.16.Acc
24、ording to the author, the life of vintners is most controlled by（分数：1.00）A.the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.B.unexpected changes in temperature.C.the sugar content of the grapes.D.the tempo of the seasons.八、BTEXT E/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)17.According to the passage, the “best room“（分数：1.00）A.has
25、 its many windows boarded up.B.has had the furniture removed.C.is used only on formal occasions.D.is the busiest room in the house.18.From the description of Zephaniah we can tell that he（分数：1.00）A.was physically a very big man.B.preferred the lonely life of a sailor.C.always stayed at home.D.was fr
26、ugal and saved a lot of money.19.The passage implies that（分数：1.00）A.few people attended the funeral.B.fishing is a secure vocation.C.the island is densely populated.D.the house belonged to the deceased.20.From the description of the kitchen we can infer that the house belongs to people who（分数：1.00）A
27、.never have guests.B.like modern appliances.C.are probably religious.D.dislike housework.21.The author describes Orrs Island in a(n) _ manner.（分数：1.00）A.emotionally appealing, imaginativeB.rational, logically preciseC.factually detailed, objectiveD.vague, uncertain九、BPART GENERAL (总题数：10，分数：10.00)22
28、.The excerpt from Chapter 10 of Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence ends with the conflict between Paul and his mother. The cause of the conflict was probably Paul and his mothers opposing views towards（分数：1.00）A.life.B.art.C.culture.D.politics.23.The American Constitution, the oldest written one in t
29、he world, started to take effect in（分数：1.00）A.1736.B.1789.C.1798.D.1769.24.Modern linguistics attempts to describe and analyse the language people actually use, and not to lay down rules for “correct“ linguistic behaviour, so it is supposed to be（分数：1.00）A.descriptive.B.prescriptive.C.communicative.
30、D.predictive.25.Which of the following is an inflectional affix?（分数：1.00）A.dis-.B.over-.C.-ward.D.-ing.26.Scots regard _ as the most important festival in a year.（分数：1.00）A.Near Years DayB.Christmas DayC.New Years EveD.Easter27.The republican movement has been gathering momentum in Australia since b
31、ecame Prime Minister in 1992.（分数：1.00）A.John HowardB.Bob HawkeC.Malcolm FraserD.Paul Keating28.The Romantic writers in the American literary history focused on all the following issues EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.divinity of man.B.human bestiality.C.noble savages.D.Puritan beliefs.29.With regard to speech vari
32、ety, sociolinguists are particularly interested in all the following EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.regional dialects.B.social dialects.C.figures of speech.D.registers.30.Eliot, through his well-known poem The Waste Land, showed his concern over the _ of a modern civilization.（分数：1.00）A.spiritual breakupB.politic
33、al corruptionC.religious hostilityD.cultural degeneration31.Students are wondering how _ could lose California to the US.（分数：1.00）A.FranceB.SpainC.MexicoD.Portugal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、BPART TRANSLAT(总题数：1，分数：10.00)4
34、2.约翰施特劳斯的故居在一条大街上，是一座沿街的粉红色的四层楼老公寓房子。施特劳斯曾住在这座房子二层楼上的两套房间里，于 1866年末到 1867年初在这里谱写了蓝色的多瑙河这支名曲。那时他已经 42岁了，在维也纳音乐界中负有盛名，但只是在这支乐曲问世以后，才奠定了他“圆舞曲之王”的地位。这座房子距多瑙河不远，步行约半个多小时，当时还是一片大森林，施特劳斯常常穿过森林到河边去散步，现在房屋已鳞次栉比，成为热闹的大街了。（分数：10.00）_十二、BSECTION B ENGLI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)43.If people mean anything at all by the ex
35、pression “untimely death“, they must believe that some deaths run on a better schedule than others. Death in old age is rarely called untimely- a long life is thought to be a full one. But with the passing of a young person, one assumes that the best years lay ahead and the measure of that life was
36、still to be taken. History denies this, of course. Among prominent summer deaths, one recalls those of Marilyn Monroe and James Deans, whose lives seemed equally brief and complete. Writers cannot bear the fact that poet John Keats died at 26, and only half playfully judge their own lives as failure
37、s when they pass that year. The idea that the life cut short is unfulfilled is illogical because lives are measured by the impressions they leave on the world and by their intensity and virtue.（分数：10.00）_十三、BPART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)44.BON THE MOST ESSENTIAL SOCIAL VALUE/B I In the first part of
38、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 should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and a
39、ppropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR./I（分数：20.00）_专业八级-74 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)BCulture Shock/B Culture shock is a painful experience we go through when we encounter many
40、new things in another country and we (1) _ in some very strange ways. There are five phases (1) _. or stages of culture shock: sensory overload, helplessness, (2) _, depression and frustration when we run into (2) _. obstacles in a new country. And here are six areas of life that cause culture shock
41、: 1. The (3) _ We will see so many strange new (3) _. things when we set foot on a new land. 2. The greetings. A common way of greeting at home may lead to a (4) _ in a new country because we are (4) _. thought to have poked into other peoples personal affairs. 3. (5) _ We may be shocked to find tha
42、t in the (5) _. new country men and women hug and kiss much more in public than we are accustomed to. 4. Personal (6) _ between people talking. We dont (6) _. understand why a person will be backing away from us or why a person may be (7) _ closer to us in the process of (7) _. communicating with us
43、. That can be a shock to the system as well. 5. (8) _. We always struggle to understand what people (8) _. are saying. We usually have a very hard time in the classroom, when we struggle to follow the instructor who speaks very fast and to get the (9) _.needed for passing the exam. (9) _. 6. Food, w
44、hich is a very emotional part of life. In a new land, we find our favorite foods may not be available or are prepared quite differently. However, when we have eventually overcome the culture shock, we will have the (10) _ to feel at home anywhere in the (10) _. world.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：react）解析
45、：人们对文化差异所造成的反应往往是比较奇怪的，讲座一开始即提到这一点。听力原文-B Culture Shock/BGood morning. The topic for todays lecture is culture shock.Culture shock is that . experience, often a somewhat painful experience that we have when we go from our home country to another country, particularly for the first time that weve gon
46、e overseas. We grow up in our home culture, we are very, very familiar with it. Now suddenly as we get ready to go off to another country, we are going to encounter many new things. And well react in some very strange ways. This is what we call culture shock.Lets talk about some phases or stages of culture shock. Im going to talk about five stages. The first one is sensory overload. When we first arrive in the new country, we
