1、专业八级-873 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：0，分数：0.00)三、Culture Shock(总题数：1，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:_四、SECTION B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1 to 5 are(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.full parking facilities.B.leaving his
2、 car in the U. K.C.having his car serviced.D.hiring a car abroad.A.6.5 pounds.B.23.10 pounds.C.24.75 pounds.D.243 pounds.A.at 11.00.B.at 11.10.C.at 11.20.D.at 11.30.A.completely indifferent.B.fairly relaxed.C.quite annoyed.D.rather impatient.A.losing his licence.B.being severely fined.C.losing his p
3、arking space.D.being arrested by the traffic warden.六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Question 6 is based (总题数：1，分数：1.00)A.unknown reasons.B.a training flight.C.the training formation.D.four bombs.八、Questions 7 and 8 ar(总题数：1，分数：2.00)A.were allowed to work unimpeded.B.were forbidden to work at all.C.were
4、asked to leave.D.were promptly detained.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 inspection team.九、Questions 9 and 10 a(总题数：1，分数：2.00)A.BritishB.AmericanC.IndianD.IranianA.Salman Rushdie is a professor at M.I. 1.B
5、.Salman Rushdie is a peace-loving fighter.C.the US is against the government of Iran.D.the US is against state-supported murder.十、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、TEXT A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、I was just a boy whe(总题数：5，分数：5.00)2.At the beginning the author seems to indicate that Harlem（分数：1.00）A.has r
6、emained 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.3.Which of the following is NOT an appropriate depiction of the present-day Harlem?（分数：1.00）A.Harlem is now seen as a tourist attracti
7、on.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.4.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.po
8、litical enthusiasm.D.distinctive architecture.5.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 changes.6.When the author
9、 recalls Harlem in the old days, he has a feeling of（分数：1.00）A.indifference.B.discomfort.C.delight.D.nostalgia.十三、TEXT B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十四、Unlike the situation(总题数：3，分数：3.00)7.The early warning systems developed in the 1990s are used to（分数：1.00）A.improve estimates of long-term earthquake probabilitie
10、s.B.tell people in the epicenter when the earthquake will come.C.allow evacuation from the region that the earthquake will hit.D.prepare people for earthquakes several minutes in advance.8.The ambitious Parkfield programme was successful at least in one of the following aspects:（分数：1.00）A.Scientists
11、 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 earthquake did occur in the region sometime between 1985 and 1993 just as predicted.D.People in the Parkf
12、ield region were less panic but more prepared for any coming earthquakes.9.After the Parkfield programme, experts concluded that earthquake prediction in terms of days and years was（分数：1.00）A.chancy.B.hopeful.C.unrealistic.D.difficult.十五、TEXT C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十六、Thirty years ago I t(总题数：2，分数：2.00)10.
13、We can tell from the passage that as a child the author（分数：1.00）A.was quiet and placid.B.was addicted to TV.C.lived in a big city.D.was sensitive and imaginative.11.In the authors opinion, Bernsteins Young Peoples Concerts were（分数：1.00）A.revelatory.B.enervating.C.compulsory.D.daunting.十七、TEXT D(总题数：
14、0，分数：0.00)十八、We live in southern (总题数：5，分数：5.00)12.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.13.The phrase “cinched up our belts“, in the first paragraph, suggests that the couple（分数
15、：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 she（分数：1.00）A.never got an answer.B.never got a simple answer.C.could m
16、ake no sense of the answer.D.could not believe what she got.15.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.16.According to the author, the life of vint
17、ners 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.十九、TEXT E(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二十、The sea lay like an (总题数：5，分数：5.00)17.The author describes Orrs Island in a(n) _ manner.（分数：1.0
18、0）A.emotionally appealing, imaginativeB.rational, logically preciseC.factually detailed, objectiveD.vague, uncertain18.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.19.From the
19、description of the kitchen we can infer that the house belongs to people who（分数：1.00）A.never have guests.B.like modern appliances.C.are probably religious.D.dislike housework.20.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
20、of a sailor.C.always stayed at home.D.was frugal and saved a lot of money.21.According to the passage, the “best room“（分数：1.00）A.has 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.二十一、PART GENERAL KNOWL(总题数：10，分数：10.0
21、0)22.The American Constitution, the oldest written one in the world, started to take effect in（分数：1.00）A.1736.B.1789.C.1798.D.1769.23.Students are wondering how _ could lose California to the US.（分数：1.00）A.FranceB.SpainC.MexicoD.Portugal24.Scots regard _ as the most important festival in a year.（分数：
22、1.00）A.Near Years DayB.Christmas DayC.New Years EveD.Easter25.With regard to speech variety, 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.26.The Romantic writers in the American literary history f
23、ocused on all the following issues EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.divinity of man.B.human bestiality.C.noble savages.D.Puritan beliefs.27.Which of the following is an inflectional affix?（分数：1.00）A.dis-.B.over-.C.-ward.D.-ing.28.Modern linguistics attempts to describe and analyse the language people actually use,
24、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.D.predictive.29.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.political
25、 corruptionC.religious hostilityD.cultural degeneration30.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.
26、31.The republican movement has been gathering momentum in Australia since became Prime Minister in 1992.（分数：1.00）A.John HowardB.Bob HawkeC.Malcolm FraserD.Paul Keating二十二、PART PROOFREADDING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二十三、The old-age paternal(总题数：10，分数：10.00)32.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_33.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_34.（分数：1.00）填空项 1
27、:_35.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_36.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_37.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_38.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_39.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_40.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_41.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二十四、PART TRANSLATION(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二十五、SECTION A CHINESE TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.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
28、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）_二十六、SECTION B ENGLISH TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)43.If people mean anything at all by the expression “untimely death“, they must believe that some deaths run on a better sch
29、edule 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 still to be taken.History denies this, of course. Among prominent summer deaths,
30、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 failures when they pass that year. The idea that the life cut short is unfulfilled is ill
31、ogical because lives are measured by the impressions they leave on the world and by their intensity and virtue.（分数：10.00）_二十七、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)44.ON THE MOST ESSENTIAL SOCIAL VALUEIn the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should
32、 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 appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Wr
33、ite your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-873 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：0，分数：0.00)三、Culture Shock(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：react）解析：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-Culture ShockGood morning. The topic for todays lecture is cu
34、lture 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 gone overseas. We grow up in our home culture, we are very, very familiar with it. Now suddenly as we get re
35、ady 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 arriv
36、e in the new country, we are going to see many new things, new and different from what we are accustomed to. The landscape may look different, the building may look different, the people may look different, the, uh, the behaviour of people may look different, the vehicles that we see may be differen
37、t, so many new things that kind of exciting to us, and we just take in a lot of new stimuli until we are just saturated with it after a couple of days. Thats what we call sensory overload.Another phase is one of helplessness. Before long, we are going to find that there are more and more things that
38、 we cannot do very easily, whether its, uh, uh, in shopping, or, are going to be areas where were going to feel helpless much like a child thats learning about life, new things back in the home country, but need an adult to help him through it.Were going to feel isolated, thirdly, at times when we c
39、ant communicate effectively . uh, were just not getting through to people, or maybe people arent caring enough about us or, we may think they arent caring enough about us, and we will feel isolated.Fourthly, we may become depressed at times, particularly at the time of holidays. Thats always a time
40、that we want to feel good. We think about our family. We think about our friends. And here we are in a strange land. We dont have our family and friends. And get depressed.And fifthly, one of the things that happens is that as we run into more and more obstacles, more and more frustrations in the ne
41、w country, we start thinking about the old country where we came from and how good things were there, how smoothly everything went. OK, those are five of the phases, then, of culture shock.Now well turn our attention to some areas of life that can cause culture shock. One of them is the arrival itse
42、lf. When we arrive in the new country, we see so many new things. And thats shocking to us. Were not accustomed to it.Secondly, the greetings. Were accustomed to certain greetings in our home land. For example, we may have the expression that says something like “How much money do you make?“ very co
43、mmon expression. But suddenly if you use the same expression for a greeting in the new country, we may get a very negative response, because a person may think we are prying into their personal business. And were shocked by that. We dont expect it, dont understand it.Thirdly, we notice that physical
44、 contact in the new land may be quite different. We may be shocked to find that in the new country, women and men have much more physical contact with each other in public than were accustomed to, and were shocked by it. This adds more to our culture shock.Fourthly, we may find that people require m
45、ore or less personal space between them than were accustomed to. We may find that as were talking with somebody that person will be backing away from us as were talking. Or, a person may be moving in on you, towards you, and you dont understand why. That can be a shock to the system as well.Fifthly,
46、 the area of language. Its going to be a difficult one, if you are in a country that speaks a different language. You are struggling to learn more words to understand, particularly in the classroom, youre trying hard to get the information so you can pass the test and you have an instructor that jus
47、t keeps, uh, speaking in a very rapid rate, so you have a particularly hard time, very frustrating, which adds again to the culture shock.Finally, the area of life that can cause culture shock is the area of foods. Food is a very emotional part of our life. We are familiar with certain goods that are our favorites and now we are in a new land, where our foods may be not available, or theyre prepared differently. Again, very shocking to us.So, what we experience in a new country may be p
