1、专业八级-365 及答案解析(总分：108.00，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)IIn 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
2、a gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank sheet for note taking.Now listen to the mini-lecture./ITen Tips for Reducing Stress While in CollegeStress is something you can control. Follow these ten tips to learn how to control it.1. Most Importantly: Dont Stress Abou
3、t Being Stresseda)the best way to handle stress: not get more stressed about beingstressed;b)If youre stressed out,U U 1 /U /Uit and figure out how to handle it.2. Get Some Sleepa)Getting more sleep can help your mind refocus, U U 2 /U /U, andrebalance.b)One good nights sleep can be all you need.3.
4、Get Some FoodGo to eat something that is U U 3 /U /U. 4. Get Some Exercisea)Exercise doesnt necessarily have to be violent;b)It can mean a U U 4 /U /U, 30-minute walk.5. Get Some Quiet Timea)U U 5 /U /Uin college is rare.b)Finding a few quiet moments is necessary.6. Get Some Social Timea)Your brain
5、is like a muscle which needs U U 6 /U /Ub) Having a social life is an important part of your college experience.7. Get Some FunTry to figure out how to make the stressful thing a little moreU U 7 /U /U. 8. Get Some DistanceIts okay to take a step back and focus on yourself for a little while,especia
6、lly if you are stressed and your U U 8 /U /Uare at risk.9. Get a Little Helpa)Dont be afraid to make an appointment if you think it will help.b)It may help you realize that what you are so stressed about areactually pretty U U 9 /U /U.10. Get Some Perspectivea)College life can be U U 10 /U /Ub)Keep
7、your eye on the prize and then head out and change theworld ! （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).Carol Wilson _. A. is an advocate of grouping students of different grades together whenever possible B. enjoys brin
8、ging together students when theres no particular project for a certain grade C. thinks that in most cases its easier working with groups that are closer in age D. finds that when grouped together, younger students are less confident and shy to ask questions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following
9、 statements about technology is NOT mentioned by Carol Wilson? A. Technology was not as prevalent in the classroom ten years ago as it is now. B. Technology must be integrated into teaching and learning. C. Its not necessary to use technology unless it is appropriate. D. It s important that the clas
10、sroom be equipped with upgradeable devices.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following does Carol Wilson NOT use technology to do with her students? A. To enrich hex curriculum. B. To publish the students research on the Internet. C. As a student presentation tool. D. To access information.（分数：1.00）
11、A.B.C.D.(4).With technology integrated into the classroom, the students do NOT _. A. find learning more interesting B. become more involved in what they are learning C. can be evaluated with their photo journals D. grow to be experts in digital technology（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Junior Toastmasters proj
12、ect aims at helping students to learn _. A. public speaking B. how to access information on the Internet C. computer technology D. digital photography（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSECTION C/B(总题数：3，分数：7.00)（分数：2.00）(1).Haler Group bid for Maytag is _ A. 1.75 billion B. 18.5 billion C. 16.4 billion D. 1.3 bill
13、ion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which statement is not true? A. This is the biggest takeover battle for China B. Chinas bid will probably trigger a costly biding competition over the company Unacal C. The U.S is planning forbidding Chinese companys bids for U.S company D. Unocal has agreed to be sold to ano
14、ther American oil company（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).Why did the team of 10 Americans had a goal of making history? A. Because it is the first team that topped Mt. Everest. B. Because all of the members of the team are blind men except Erik Weihenmeyer. C. Because one of its members is Erik Weihen
15、meyer, who hopes to become the first blind man to clear the famed Mt. Everest. D. Because all of the members of the team are old men who are eager to climb the famed peak.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When did Erik Weihenmeyer scale North Americas highest peak? A. 1995. B. 1997. C. 1998. D. 1999.（分数：1.00）A.B
16、.C.D.(3).How has Weihenmeyer climbed mountains? A. He has climbed mountains using a stick. B. He has climbed mountains riding a horse. C. He has climbed mountains supported by a guider. D. He has climbed mountains using a system he devised himself.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following
17、 information about Warren Buffett is correct? A. He has been giving 1.5 billion dollars to charity each year. B. He will give presents to a foundation in commemoration of his late wife every year. C. He has talked about his plan with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. D. His children will succeed hi
18、m as the chief executive of the Berkshire Hathaway Corporation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The Gates Fundation has set aside millions of dollars to develop educational technology A. in developing countries B. in developed countries C. in the United States D. in North America（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BPART READING
19、 (总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BTEXT A/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Before a big exam, a sound nights sleep will do you more good than poring over textbooks. That, at least, is the folk wisdom. And science, in the form of behavioral psychology, supports that wisdom. But such behavioral studies cannot distinguish between two
20、competing theories of why sleep is good for the memory. One says that sleep is when permanent memories form. The other says that they are actually formed during the day, but then “edited at night, to flush away what is superfluous.To tell the difference, it is necessary to look into the brain of a s
21、leeping person, and that is hard. But after a decade of painstaking work, a team led by Pierre Maquet at Liege University in Belgium has managed to do it. The particular stage of sleep in which the Belgian group is interested in is rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, when brain and body are active, hear
22、t rate and blood pressure increase, the eyes move back and forth behind the eyelids as ff watching a movie, and brainwave traces resemble those of wakefulness. It is during this period of sleep that people are most likely to relive events of the previous day in dreams.Dr. Maquet used an electronic d
23、evice called PET to study the brains of people as they practiced a task during the day, and as they slept during the following night. The task required them to press a button as fast as possible, in response to a light coming on in one of six positions. As they learnt how to do this, their response
24、times got faster. What they did not know was that the appearance of the lights sometimes followed a pattern-what is referred to as “artificial grammar“. Yet the reductions in response time showed that they learnt faster when the pattern was present than when there was not.What is more, those with mo
25、re to learn (i. e., the “grammar“, as well as the mechanical task of pushing the button) have more active brains. The “editing“ theory would not predict that, since the number of irrelevant stimuli would be the same in each case. And to eliminate any doubts that the experimental subjects were learni
26、ng as opposed to unlearning, their response times when they woke up were even quicker than when they went to sleep.The team, therefore, concluded that the nerve connections involved in memory are reinforced through reactivation during REM sleep, particularly if the brain detects an inherent structur
27、e in the material being learnt. So now, on the eve of that crucial test, maths students can sleep soundly in the knowledge that what they will remember the next day are the basic rules of algebra and not the incoherent talk from the radio next door.（分数：5.00）(1).Researchers in behavioral psychology a
28、re divided with regard to _ . A. how dreams are modified in their courses B. the difference between sleep and wakefulness C. why sleep is of great benefit to memory D. the functions of a good nights sleep（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).As manifested in the experimental study, rapid eye movement is characterize
29、d by _ . A. intensely active brainwave traces B. subjects quicker response times C. complicated memory patterns D. revival of events in the previous day（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).By referring to the artificial grammar, the author intends to show _ . A. its significance in the study B. an inherent pattern
30、being learnt C. its resemblance to the lights D. the importance of nights sleep（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In their study, researchers led by Pierre Maquet took advantage of the technique of _ . A. exposing a long-held folk wisdom B. clarifying the predictions on dreams C. making contrasts and comparisons
31、D. correlating effects with their causes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What advice might Maquet give to those who have a crucial test the next day? A. Memorizing grammar with great efforts. B. Study textbooks with close attention. C. Have their brain images recorded. D. Enjoy their sleep at night soundly.（分数：
32、1.00）A.B.C.D.七、BTEXT B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)What our society suffers from most today is the absence of consensus about what it and life in it ought to be. Such consensus cannot be gained from societys present stage, or from fantasies about what it ought to be. For that the present is too close and too di
33、versified, and the future too uncertain, to make believable claims about it. A consensus in the present hence can be achieved only through a shared understanding of the past, as Homers epics informed those who lived centuries later what it meant to be Greek, and by what images and ideals they were t
34、o live their lives and organize their societies.Most societies derive consensus from a long history, a language all their own, a common religion, common ancestry. The myths by which they live are based on all of these, But the United States is a country of immigrants, coming from a great variety of
35、nations. Lately, it has been emphasized that an asocial, narcissistic personality has become characteristic of Americans, and that it is this type of personality that makes for the lack of well-being, because it prevents us from achieving consensus that would counteract a tendency to withdraw into p
36、rivate worlds. In his study of narcissism, Christopher Lasch says that modem man, “tortured by self-consciousness, turns to new therapies not to free himself of his personal worries but to find meaning and purpose in life, to find something to live for“. There is widespread distress because national
37、 morale has declined, and we have lost an earlier sense of national vision and purpose.Contrary to rigid religions or political beliefs, as ate found in totalitarian societies, our culture is one of great individual differences, at least in principle and in theory. But this leads to disunity, even c
38、haos. Americans believe in the value of diversity, but just because ours is a society based on individual diversity, it needs consensus about some dominating ideas more than societies based on uniform origin of their citizens. Hence, if we are to have consensus, it must be based on a myth-a vision-a
39、bout a common experience, a conquest that made us Americans, as the myth about the conquest of Troy formed the Greeks. Only a common myth can offer relief from the fear that life is without meaning or purpose. Myths permit us to examine our place in the world by comparing it to a shared idea. Myths
40、are shared fantasies that form the tie that binds the individual to other members of his group. Such myths help to ward off feelings of isolation, guilt, anxiety, and purposelessness -in short, they combat isolation and the breakdown of social standards and values.（分数：5.00）(1).In the authors view, t
41、he greatest trouble with the US society lies in the _. A. lack of serious disagreement over the organizations of social life B. non-existence of unanimity on the forms the society should take C. general denying of its conformity with what it was unexpected to be D. public negation of the consensus o
42、n how to conduct social reforms（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Homers epics mentioned in Paragraph 1 exemplify the fact that _. A. the present is varying too fast to be caught up easily B. the future may be so indefinite as to be unpredictable C. the past can help to shape a consensus in the present D. the pas
43、t determines social moralities for later generations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The asocial personality of Americans results from _. A. the multiracial constituents of the US society B. the absence of a common religion and ancestry C. the want of shared myths they possess in life D. the obstruction of achi
44、eving a general agreement（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Christopher Lasch is most probably _. A. an earnest nationalist B. an advanced psychologist C. a radical reformer D. a social historian（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The author concludes that only shared myths can help Amer
45、icans _. A. bring about the uniformity of their culture B. diminish their great individual differences C. avoid the sense of being isolated and anxious D. regain the feelings of social values and morale（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、BTEXT C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In 1830, only a few miles away from what is now the gre
46、at city of Cincinnati, lay an immense and almost unbroken forest. The whole region was sparsely settled by people of the frontierrestless souls who no sooner had hewn fairly habitable homes out of the wilderness and attained to that degree of prosperity which today we should call indigence, then, im
47、pelled by some mysterious impulse of their nature, they abandoned all and pushed farther westward, to encounter new perils and privations in the effort to regain the meagre comforts which they had voluntarily renounced. Many of them had already forsaken that region for the remoter settlements, but among those remaining was one who had been of those first arriving. He lived alone in a house of logs surrounded on all sides by the great forest, of whose gloom and silence he seemed a part, for no one had ever known him to smi
