1、专业八级-392 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Culture Shock. The definition of culture shock 1. feelings like surprise, disorientation, uncertainty and 1 2. difficulty in knowing 2 and what is not 3. dislike or disgust with certain aspects of the n
2、ew or different culture . Four stages of culture shock 1. Honeymoon stage you feel extremely 3 and far from bewildering 2. 4 it is full of frustration, disillusion and homesickness you devise some 5 to protect yourself against the effects of culture shock: a. repression: pretend everything is accept
3、able b. 6 : act like a child c. isolation: avoid communicating with anybody d. rejection: 7 to ask for help 3. Recovery stage you develop 8 of everything you don“t understand you learn to adapt to the new culture 4. Adjustment stage acquisition of understanding becomes less 9 you begin to feel comfo
4、rtable and have adjusted to the new culture . Tips to deal with culture shock 1. learn the culture 10 2. learn out of home and make friends with neighbors （分数：10.00）填空项 1:_三、SECTION B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview, you will be given 10 seconds
5、to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the interview. （分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following is NOT correct about Raul and his work?（分数：1.00）A.He has been working in the London Dental Council since graduation.B.He has got an Associate Diploma in Dental Hygiene.C.He often performs
6、dental surgeries himself in his work.D.He sometimes assists the dentist in complicated procedures.(2).The following are all about the school counselor EXCEPT that（分数：1.00）A.she was very kind and understanding.B.she advised Raul to ask more questions in class.C.she suggested Raul share a house with B
7、ritish students.D.she spared time to practice English with Raul.(3).What problem does Raul have with English now?（分数：1.00）A.He has a lot of trouble with the technical vocabulary.B.Colloquial language is difficult for him to understand.C.He can“t understand the movies without subtitles.D.New expressi
8、ons are a stumbling block for him.(4).What do we learn from Raul“s survey?（分数：1.00）A.All breakfast cereals are good for children“s teeth growth.B.Many cereals advertised as being healthy are bad for teeth.C.Sugary cereals are better for children“s health than sugar-free ones.D.All children become ad
9、dicted to sweet, sugary cereal very young.(5).Which of the following is NOT one of Raul“s plans?（分数：1.00）A.Work in South Africa as a volunteer doctor.B.Attend dental school to become a dentist.C.Work as a dental assistant and gain more experience.D.Open his own dental practice back in his country.四、
10、SECTION C(总题数：3，分数：5.00)Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news. （分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following is the cause of rising oil price?（分数：1.00）A.Job creation improvement.B.High unemplo
11、yment rate.C.Signs of economy recovery.D.A strong dollar.(2).The highest oil price in history was _ a barrel.（分数：1.00）A.$86.64B.$85.70C.$162D.$1471.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. 8. W
12、hat is the main message of the news item?（分数：1.00）A.Spain has implemented tougher immigration policies.B.Employers in Spain don“t hire as many immigrants as before.C.Immigrants don“t see many job opportunities in Europe.D.The numbers of immigrants dropped in Spain and France.Questions 9 and 10 are b
13、ased on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news. （分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the tornadoes?（分数：1.00）A.They were spotted from Florida to Virginia.B.They came with heavy rain and ha
14、il.C.One severe tornado was reported in North Carolina.D.An industrial building fell down due to the tornado.(2).The video on YouTube showed horrible flashes in（分数：1.00）A.Belmont.B.Charlotte.C.High Point.D.Greensboro.五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)People who live in Taylor
15、stown have made their choices: scenery over shopping, deer over drive-throughs. The historic enclave, although not untouched by the building boom that exploded in Loudoun County before so dramatically going bust remains largely rural, with all the benefits and inconveniences that entails “It“s far f
16、rom everything,“ Tara Linhardt, president of the Taylorstown Community Association, said with a smile. The bluegrass musician has lived in Taylorstown since she was a child in the 1970s. Clearly, she views its remoteness as an asset. Taylorstown wasn“t always out of the way. In the 19th century, it
17、was one of the busiest and most heavily populated areas of Loudoun, thanks to milling, mining and agriculture. Its population dwindled, however, when mining and milling became history. Taylorstown now is unincorporated, with the county divvying up its residents among the surrounding jurisdictions of
18、 Lovettsville, Waterford, Lucketts and Leesburg. Officialdom aside, the locals consider themselves residents of Taylorstown if they live within about a three-mile radius of an old store at the junction of Taylorstown and Loyalty roads. The store, shuttered in 1998, is a passionate cause in Taylorsto
19、wn. A nonprofit group with grassroots backing is spearheading its reopening as a “very green“ business and recently installed a new system. But the day that the store will again be able to sell bread and local produce “won“t come anytime soon,“ said Anne Larson, an artist and long-time Taylorstown r
20、esident. It“s a matter of money, of course, and the store“s boosters are pursuing grants. Meanwhile, the store hosts occasional community gatherings, such as craft fairs and lectures on topics of area interest such as Lyme disease. Lyme disease, carried by deer ticks, is perhaps Taylorstown“s No.1 p
21、roblem. “Deer are so comfortable here,“ Linhardt said, “that most people have had it twice.“ Richard Brown, a Quaker, founded Taylorstown in the 1730s when he built a mill on the banks of Catoctin Creek near where the store is now. Although Brown“s mill is long gone, the surrounding area has been de
22、signated a historic district and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976. It is the site of two of the oldest stone houses in the county, Hunting Hill and Foxton Cottage, as well as a mill later built by town namesake Thomas Taylor. The three-mile radius that extends from the
23、 store now encompasses about 1,500 households, said Tami Carlow, vice president of the Taylorstown Community Association. These households sit on land that is alternately rolling and open or steep and wooded. A good number of the oldest structures got their start as “patent houses,“ explained histor
24、ian and Taylorstown resident Rich Gillespie. In colonial times, construction of a 16-by-20-foot cabin was a requirement for obtaining a patent or land grant. Taylorstown owes much of its pastoral beauty to its still-abundant farms. On a summer day along Loyalty Road named in honor of Taylorstown“s U
25、nionist sympathies during the Civil War fields are dense with green corn or punctuated by round bales of hay waiting to be collected. Placidly grazing cattle and horses are everywhere. These days, Taylorstown“s farms come in both the working and gentleman“s varieties, and Ken Loewinger“s 175-acre Gl
26、enwood is both. Loewinger runs a small horse-boarding operation, but he also works full time in Washington as a real estate lawyer. “I couldn“t afford to have this in Great Falls,“ Loewinger said, gesturing toward a rambling red barn, rolling pastures and a large stone house that grew out of a 1750s
27、 log cabin, possibly a patent house. The D.C.-born Loewinger initially worried about whether the country would be a good fit. Loudoun County didn“t even have a synagogue when he and his wife, Margaret Krol, moved to Taylorstown in 1991. They attended religious services In a bingo parlor. Now, the co
28、unty has two synagogues, Loewinger said, and he has found the country to be “a richer environment than the city.“（分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage, the rural land of Taylorstown（分数：1.00）A.brought both advantages and disadvantages to its residents.B.was once dominated by urban buildings and noise
29、s.C.witnessed the process of economy prosperity to recession.D.was home to many famous historical sites and people.(2).Which of the following is INCORRECT about the old store?（分数：1.00）A.It has shifted to other aspect than selling groceries.B.It now works as a representative of Taylorstown.C.The oper
30、ators need more fund to run it.D.It has switched in accordance with the development of the time.(3).What did Richard Brown do for the town?（分数：1.00）A.He built up the town and a mill which cannot find its existence.B.He left the town a historic site and named the town.C.He founded two oldest stone ho
31、uses in the 18th century.D.He devoted himself to development of industry.(4).Which of the following is NOT to indicate the beautiful scenery of Taylorstown?（分数：1.00）A.the surrounding area has been designated a historic district and. (6th paragraph)B.These households sit on land that is alternately r
32、olling and open or steep and woode4 (7th paragraph)C.fields are dense with green corn or punctuated by round bales of hay waiting to be collected. (9th paragraph)D.Placidly grazing cattle and horses are everywhere. (9th paragraph)(5).When Loewinger said “the country to be “a richer environment than
33、the city“ (12th paragraph), he meant（分数：1.00）A.living in the village was more comfortable than in the city.B.there was more entertainment in the village than in the city.C.the economic in the country better developed than in the city.D.county people enjoyed richer spiritual life than people in the c
34、ity.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Ask an American schoolchild what he or she is learning in school these days and you might even get a reply, provided you ask it in Spanish. But don“t bother, here“s the answer. Americans nowadays are not learning any of the things that we learned in our day, like reading a
35、nd writing. Apparently these are considered antique old subjects, invented by white males to oppress women and minorities. What are they learning? In a Vermont college town I found the answer sitting in a toy store book rack, next to typical kids“ books like “Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddy Is Dys
36、functional“. It“s a teacher“s guide called “Happy To Be Me“, subtitled “Building Self Esteem“. Self-esteem, as it turns out, is a big subject in American classrooms. Many American schools see building it as important as teaching reading and writing. They call it “whole language“ teaching, borrowing
37、terminology from the granola people to compete in the education marketplace. No one ever spent a moment building my self-esteem when I was in school. In fact, from the day I first stepped inside a classroom my self-esteem was one big demolition site. All that mattered was “the subject,“ be it geogra
38、phy, history, or mathematics. I was praised when I remembered that “near“, “fit“, “friendly“, “pleasing“, “like“ and their opposites took the dative case in Latin. I was scolded when I forgot what a cosine was good for. Generally I lived my school years beneath a torrent of criticism so consistent I
39、 eventually ceased to hear it, as people who live near the sea eventually stop hearing the waves. Schools have changed. Scolding is out, for one thing. More important, subjects have changed. Whereas I learned English, modern kids learn something called “language skills.“ Whereas I learned writing, m
40、odem kids learn something called “communication“. Communication, the book tells us, is seven per cent words, 23 per cent facial expression, 20 per cent tone of voice, and 50 per cent body language. So this column, with its carefully chosen words, would earn me at most a grade of seven per cent. That
41、 is, if the school even gave out something as oppressive and demanding as grades. The result is that, in place of English classes, American children are getting a course in How to Win Friends and Influence People. Consider the new attitude toward journal writing: I remember one high school English c
42、lass when we were required to keep a journal. The idea was to emulate those great writers who confided in diaries, searching their souls and perfecting their critical thinking on paper. “Happy To Be Me“ states that journals are a great way for students to get in touch with their feelings. Tell stude
43、nts they can write one sentence or a whole page. Reassure them that no one, not even you, will read what they write. After the unit, hopefully all students will be feeling good about themselves and will want to share some of their entries with the class. There was a time when no self-respecting book
44、 for English teachers would use “great“ or “hopefully“ that way. Moreover, back then the purpose of English courses (an antique term for “Unit“) was not to help students “feel good about themselves.“ Which is good, because all that scolding didn“t make me feel particularly good about anything.（分数：5.
45、00）(1).In Paragraph Three “whole language“ teaching is in quotation marks because（分数：1.00）A.the author is using direct speech.B.the author is questioning the concept.C.the words quoted are a translation.D.the author is quoting from another source.(2).Which of the following is the author implying in
46、Paragraph Five?（分数：1.00）A.Self-criticism has gone too far.B.Evaluating criteria are inappropriate nowadays.C.Communication is a more comprehensive category than language skills.D.This column does not meet the demanding evaluating criteria of today.(3).In modern educational strategies, keeping a jour
47、nal is considered（分数：1.00）A.a place where kids release feeling.B.secret and not open to others.C.less important than winning friends.D.a way to searching their soul for kids.(4).What is the author“s attitude towards current learning strategies?（分数：1.00）A.Optimistic.B.Admiring.C.Ironical.D.Objective.
48、(5).The author“s intention is to get us（分数：1.00）A.confirm current trends.B.rethink educational strategies.C.think about what constitutes communication.D.reassure parents.八、TEXT C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Criminology has treated women“s role in crime with a large measure of indifference. The intellectual tradit
49、ion from which criminology derives its conception of these sexes maintains esteem for men“s autonomy, intelligence and force of character while disdaining women for their weaknesses of compliance and passivity. Women who conform as pure, obedient daughters, wives and mothers benefit men and society. Those women who don“t, that is, are non-conforming, may simply be one who questions established beliefs or practices, or one who engages in activities associated with men, or one who commits a crime. These women are doubly damned and doubly deviant. T
