1、专业八级-282 (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)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 t
2、ask after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.BIntroduction to the Sports Studies Department/BThis mini-lecture given by the Sp
3、orts Studies Department on the Universitys Open Day introduces freshmen to the major fields of study at the department.Two Purposes of the Lecture:Familiarize listeners withU 1 /U 1. _.Supply some information about the Sports Studies DepartmentThree Strands to Sports StudiesSports psychologySports p
4、sychologists study theU 2 /Uinvolved in sports events. 2. _.Sports psychologists have become as important as theU 3 /Uto a team. 3. _.They encourage athletes to perform better.They help athletes toU 4 /U 4. _.Sports ManagementIt is closely related with sports marketing.Sports management: focusing on
5、 theU 5 /Uof sports bodies. 5. _.Sports marketing: studying the market forces behind sport.Peoples attitude towards sports has changed.In the past, people viewed sports just as sports.Now, people seekU 6 /Uin sports. 6. _.U7 /U 7. _.It is sometimes calledU 8 /U. 8. _.There are two types of research
6、interests:Macro level: focusing on overall influence of sports onU 9 /U 9. _.Micro level: studying changes in theU 10 /Uof human 10. _.body in sports activity.（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)In this section you will hear ev
7、erything 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. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now liste
8、n to the interview.（分数：5.00）(1).According to Mungham, _ is the only newspaper that gives China serious consideration.（分数：1.00）A.The TimesB.The Financial TimesC.The ThamesD.The Independent(2).According to the passage, the British press tends to report _ about China.（分数：1.00）A.classic disasterB.great
9、achievementC.common peoples livesD.political news(3).According to the passage, Chinas present achievement cannot be found in Britain press because _.（分数：1.00）A.the public is not very interested in the world outside BritainB.British journalists refuse to report these achievementsC.the British governm
10、ent forbids them to reportD.the British press doesnt think the achievement in China is worthwhile to be reported(4).According to the passage, the major function of BEC is _.（分数：1.00）A.propagandisticB.entertainingC.instructiveD.informative(5).The attitude Geoff Mungham holds towards propaganda is _.（
11、分数：1.00）A.sarcasticB.indifferentC.no commentD.optimistic三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：4，分数：5.00)1.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.Question 6 is based on the following ne
12、ws. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.Which group polled in the survey doesnt believe in miracles?（分数：1.00）A.Non-Orthodox Jewish doctors.B.Orthodox Jewish doctors.C.Protestant doctors.D.Buddhist doctors.Questions 9 and 10 are bas
13、ed 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：2.00）(1)._ does not belong to Chinas four major operators of basic telecom service.（分数：1.00）A.China TelecomB.China RailcomC.China MobileD.China Unicom(2).By the end
14、 of May, how many phone users have been registered in China?（分数：1.00）A.692 million.B.25.25 billion.C.330 million.D.358 million.2. Question 8 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.According to the passa
15、ge, Italy will _.（分数：1.00）A.send 3,000 troops to IraqB.hasten the withdrawal of its troops from IraqC.pull its troops out of Iraq in SeptemberD.draw its troops to safeguard the G8 summit.3. Question 7 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer
16、 the question. Now listen to the news._ called on both side to refrain from fighting.（分数：1.00）A.Martti AhtisaariB.AcehC.HelsinkiD.Government official四、BPART READING (总题数：5，分数：5.00)4.Except jewelry, diamonds can be used as _.（分数：1.00）A.crownB.industrial diamondsC.shirtD.coat5.The following are the ch
17、aracters of diamonds EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.they sparkle and glitter in the lightB.they are very hardC.they are very valuableD.they are tiny6.Diamonds are so hard that only _ can cut it.（分数：1.00）A.a man who knows all about diamondsB.diamond-edged toolsC.a special cutterD.diamond cutter7.Why knights fou
18、ght bravely to win kingdoms rich with diamonds?（分数：1.00）A.Diamonds are very valuable.B.They want to become the richest man.C.They think it is more important to discover diamonds than to discover new lands.D.They are eager for jeweled crowns.8.Most diamonds can be found _.（分数：1.00）A.in AfricaB.in gra
19、vel at the bottom of rivers and streamsC.in desert sandD.in or near meteorites五、BTEXT B/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)9.According to the passage, a major difference between Coltrane and other jazz musicians was the _.（分数：1.00）A.degree to which Coltranes music encompassed all of jazzB.repetition of motifs that Col
20、trane used in his solosC.number of his own compositions that Coltrane recordedD.importance Coltrane placed on rhythm in jazz10.The primary purpose of the passage is to _.（分数：1.00）A.discuss the place of Coltrane in the world of jazz and describe his musical explorationsB.examine the nature of bebop a
21、nd contrast it with improvisational jazzC.acknowledge the influence of Coltranes music on rock music and rock musiciansD.discuss the arguments that divide the proponents of different jazz styles11.The author mentions the work of Ornette Coleman in the fourth paragraph in order to _.（分数：1.00）A.expand
22、 the discussion by mentioning the work of a saxophone player who played in Coltranes styleB.compare Coltranes solos with the work of another jazz artistC.support the idea that rational organizing principles need to be applied to artistic workD.indicate disagreement with the way Coltrane modulated th
23、e motifs in his lengthy solos12.In terms of its tone and form, the passage can best be characterized as _.（分数：1.00）A.dogmatic explanationB.indignant denialC.enthusiastic praiseD.lukewarm review13.According to the passage, John Coltrane did all of the following during his career EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.i
24、mprovise on melodies from a number of different culturesB.spend time improving his technical skillsC.experiment with the sounds of various instrumentsD.eliminate the influence of bebop on his own music六、BTEXT C/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)14.The author uses the example of the early models of high-speed railroad
25、 cars primarily to _.（分数：1.00）A.support the thesis that the number of errors in modern engineering systems is likely to increaseB.illustrate the idea that courses in design are the most effective means for reducing the cost of designing engineering systemsC.support the contention that a lack of atte
26、ntion to the nonscientific aspects of design results in poor conceptualization by engineersD.weaken the proposition that mathematics is a necessary part of the study of design15.In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with _.（分数：1.00）A.identifying the kinds of thinking that are used by tec
27、hnologistsB.stressing the importance of nonverbal thinking in engineering designC.contrasting the goals of engineers with those of technologistsD.criticizing engineering schools for emphasizing science in engineering curricula16.Which of the following statements would best serve as an introduction t
28、o the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The assumption that the knowledge incorporated in technological developments must be derived from science ignores the many non-scientific decisions made by technologists.B.Analytical thought is no longer a vital component in the success of technological development.C.As know
29、ledge of technology has increased, the tendency has been to lose sight of the important role played by scientific thought in making decisions about form, arrangement, and texture.D.A technologist thinking about a machine, reasoning through the successive steps in a dynamic process, can actually turn
30、 the machine over mentally.17.According to the passage, random failures in automatic control systems are “not merely trivial aberrations“ because _.（分数：1.00）A.automatic control systems are designed by engineers who have little practical experience in the fieldB.the failures are characteristic of sys
31、tems designed by engineers relying too heavily on concepts in mathematicsC.designers of automatic control systems have too little training in the analysis of mechanical difficultiesD.designers of automatic control systems need more help from scientists who have a better understanding of the analytic
32、al problems to be solved before such systems can work efficiently七、BTEXT D/B(总题数：6，分数：6.00)18.The author of the passage suggests that it is a disadvantage of the strategy employed in the experimental scholarly methods course _.（分数：1.00）A.that students were not given an opportunity to study women wri
33、ters outside the canonB.that little scholarly work has been done on the work of Elizabeth GriffithC.that most of the students in the course had had little opportunity to study eighteenth-century literatureD.that students were not given an opportunity to encounter certain sources of information that
34、could prove useful in their future studies19.Which of the following is most likely to be among the “issues“ underlined in paragraph 3?（分数：1.00）A.Why has the work of Griffith, a woman writer who was popular in her own century, been excluded from the canon?B.In what ways did Griffiths work reflect the
35、 political climate of the eighteenth century?C.How was Griffiths work received by literary critics during the eighteenth century?D.How did the error in the title of Griffiths play come to be made?20.It can be inferred that the author of the passage considers traditional scholarly methods courses to
36、be _.（分数：1.00）A.irrelevant to the work of most studentsB.unconcerned about the accuracy of reference sourcesC.too superficial to establish important facts about authorsD.too wide-ranging to approximate genuine scholarly activity21.The author of the passage is primarily concerned with _.（分数：1.00）A.re
37、vealing a commonly ignored deficiencyB.proposing a return to traditional terminologyC.describing an attempt to correct a shortcomingD.assessing the success of a new pedagogical approach22.It can be inferred that the author of the passage expects that the experience of the student mentioned as having
38、 studied Wife in the Right would _.（分数：1.00）A.lead the student to disregard information found in the Bibliotheca BritannicaB.teach the student to question the accuracy of certain kinds of information sources when studying neglected authorsC.teach the student to avoid the use of reference sources in
39、studying neglected authorsD.help the student to understand the importance of first editions in establishing the authorship of plays23.Which of the following best states the “particular pedagogical purpose“ underlined in paragraph 3?（分数：1.00）A.To assist scholars in revising the canon of authors.B.To
40、provide students with information about Griffiths work.C.To encourage scholarly rigor in students own research.D.To reestablish Griffiths reputation as an author.八、BPART GENERAL (总题数：10，分数：10.00)24.In word formation, the word “_”is different from the other three.（分数：1.00）A.lovelyB.kinglyC.highlyD.da
41、ily25.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Prime Minister in Britain?（分数：1.00）A.He is appointed by the Queen.B.He is Minister for the Civil Service.C.He sits in the House of Commons.D.In law, he is the symbol of the whole nation, head of the executive and an integral part of the l
42、egislature26.A person in Beijing can describe what happens in Australia; similarly, a 21st-century person can talk about events in ancient times. This demonstrates that language possesses the design feature of _.（分数：1.00）A.displacementB.dualityC.cultural transmissionD.productivity27.Which one of the
43、 following statements is true of William Faulkner?（分数：1.00）A.He is famous for his inconsequential poetry.B.He won Nobel Prize in 1949.C.He often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago.D.He represents a new group of Northern writers.28.In all his novels, Theodore Dreiser set himself to project the
44、 _ American values. For example, in Sister Carrie, there is not one character whose status is not determined economically.（分数：1.00）A.puritanB.materialisticC.psychologicalD.religious29.In English all the prefixes are _ morphemes.（分数：1.00）A.inflectionalB.grammaticalC.derivationalD.implicit30.Which of
45、the following is NOT true about the political system of New Zealand?（分数：1.00）A.New Zealand has a written constitution.B.New Zealand has a parliamentary government and a constitutional monarchy.C.New Zealand follows the British parliamentary system with some variations.D.New Zealand parliament has on
46、ly one chamber.31.The longest river in Britain is _.（分数：1.00）A.the ClydeB.the MerseyC.the SevernD.the Thames32.Which of the following works best represent the national spirit of the 18th-century England?（分数：1.00）A.Robinson CrusoeB.Gullivers TravelsC.Jonathan Wild the GreatD.A Sentimental Journey九、BP
47、ART 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、BPART TRANSLAT(总题数：1，分数：10.00)44.这时，潮水越来越大了，天边要根银色的线条，一会儿变成黑色，一会儿又普通成白色，渐渐地排山倒海般由远向近而来。由于夜静，这潮水确实比白天的大，真如千军万马，两个人面对面讲话都听不到。不知道由于心理作用还是事实如此：夜潮的潮头也高，排列也整齐；潮水到镇海定塔下，竟成了一根笔直的线，象受检阅的部队，整齐极了，人们还舍不得离开，一直看它急流直下。这时钱塘江对岸的一排信号灯全亮了，真是夜潮更比日潮奇。（分数：10.00）_十一、BSECTION B ENGLI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)45.Those who
