1、专业八级-886 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、Why Women Are Less L(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.people tend to be sick and lon
2、ely when they are oldB.people usually have some wrong concepts about old peopleC.old people are mentally healthy though physically illD.old age starts at 65 not 55A.People among the 60 to 70 age group are more lonely and more sick than among the 50 to 60 age group.B.There are more mental illnesses a
3、mong 60 to 70 age group than among the 50 to 60 age group.C.The 60 to 70 age group and the 50 to 60 age group are in nearly the same mental and physical state.D.Both groups are lonely and sick.A.People can work as long as they like.B.People may retire earlier.C.People may have more diseases.D.People
4、 may not be as healthy as beforA.Those people who reach the age of 65 or 70 are not the strong among us.B.Physical illness usually develop among the 60s and 79s.C.People who are healthy in middle age tend to be healthy in old age.D.The weak die in childhooA.those in language group are very intereste
5、d in their studies and dont find it difficultB.those in language group find it too difficult to continueC.only the language group attend evening classesD.the maths group improve their ability steadily六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 6 and 7 ar(总题数：1，分数：2.00)A.discuss border issuesB.to develop r
6、egional tradeC.to open a new cross-border bus-routeD.to reopen discussion on Kashmir issueA.oneB.twoC.threeD.four八、Question 8 is based (总题数：1，分数：1.00)A.he has planted a bomb in LilleB.he is going to plant a bomb in LilleC.he was instructed over the phone to plant a bomb in LilleD.he instructed other
7、s to plant a bomb in Lille九、Questions 9 and 10 a(总题数：1，分数：2.00)A.A bomb explosion.B.Murder.C.Massacres.D.Air-crasA.At a railway station.B.At a bus center.C.In the countryside.D.At an airport.十、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、TEXT A(总题数：4，分数：4.00)2.According to the passage, Greenwich Mean Time_.（
8、分数：1.00）A.is the 12th of 24 time zonesB.is calculated from the sunC.was named when chosen at an international conference because of its strategic location in the worldD.provides the same time for all of the world3.With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?（分数：1.
9、00）A.The ancient Babylonians used 12 as a basic division of time because they believed the sun moved around the Earth.B.If we revise the way we measure time, we should use a division of 10 rather than 12.C.Ways of measuring time have changed in response to human need and technological development.D.
10、Universal Time is so named because it can be applicable throughout the univers4.The author mentions all of the following ways to measure time EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.sundialB.electric clockC.hourglassD.mechanical clock5.What does the passage mainly discuss?（分数：1.00）A.Why we measure time the way we do.B.
11、Ways of measuring time.C.The development of universal time.D.How time is measure十二、TEXT B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)6.According to the passage, what was Bolden doing when he wasnt playing?（分数：1.00）A.Sleeping.B.Practicing.C.Making up songs.D.Using his voic7.According to the passage, we have no recordings of Bold
12、en because_.（分数：1.00）A.he was in a mental hospital for so longB.he was not in the Original Dixieland Jazz BandC.very few were made and none have been discoveredD.he stopped playing before the first jazz record was made8.What is the distinguishing feature of Boldens band that was later recognized as
13、a necessary feature of jazz?（分数：1.00）A.The ability to be totally absorbed in the music.B.Improvisation.C.Collective improvisation.D.Ragtime with spontaneous additions.9.According to paragraph 1, the Bolden legend says that he was in a hurry_.（分数：1.00）A.to develop his style of musicB.because that was
14、 the style of music he playedC.to play with each of his bandsD.to make up tunes十三、TEXT C(总题数：2，分数：2.00)10.What is the main subject of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The early history of newspapers in America.B.The Boston News-Letter.C.Contents of the Boston News-Letter.D.Editors of the Boston News-Letter.11
15、.Which of the following is true about editors after Campbell?（分数：1.00）A.John Draper was the son of Bartholomew Green.B.Green was editor for 20 years.C.Both Green and Draper were booksellers.D.Green was considered a better editor than Draper.十四、TEXT D(总题数：3，分数：3.00)12.Which of the following was NOT w
16、hat we can infer from the conversation between Father and the cartmen?（分数：1.00）A.Sometimes during lawsuits, one side or the other tricked the law, probably by finding faults in the legal code which were favorable to themselves.B.There were times when the courts came to foolish decisions.C.Matters re
17、lated to fanning were of great interest to them.D.The magistrates were ludicrous.13.Which of the following occurred before Raju went to sleep?（分数：1.00）A.He felt uncomfortable to lie on the mat prepared by his mother and complained that there was something itching.B.After he lay down to sleep he want
18、ed his mother to move as close to him as possible.C.He learned a lot about the legendary hero Devaka from the story which his mother told him before he went to sleep.D.His father returned soon after he and his mother fell asleep.14.Which of the following did NOT happen when his father stayed on at t
19、he shop after closing time?（分数：1.00）A.His father returned home very late from the shop and ate what had been set aside for him.B.his mother sent him several times to the shop to see if he could call his father home.C.Around midnight, his father came home and ate the night time meal with him and his
20、mother.D.His father slept for a short while before he got up. when the cock crowe十五、TEXT E(总题数：3，分数：3.00)15.According to the passage, an understanding of the self can be_.（分数：1.00）A.highly biased due to unconscious factorsB.profound even when vaguely conceivedC.improved by specialized trainingD.irre
21、levant for understanding human relations16.According to the passage, it has been suggested that the science of human relations was slow to develop because_.（分数：1.00）A.intuitive knowledge of human relations is derived from philosophyB.early scientists were more interested in the physical worldC.scien
22、tific studies of human relations appear to investigate the obviousD.the scientific method is difficult to apply to the study of human relations17.It can be inferred that the author assumes that common-sense knowledge of human relations is_.（分数：1.00）A.equally well developed among all adults within a
23、given societyB.considerably more accurate in some societies than in othersC.biased insofar as it is based on myths and folktalesD.usually sufficiently accurate to facilitate interactions with others十六、TEXT E(总题数：4，分数：4.00)18.According to the author, which of the following contributes to the developm
24、ent of political ideology during adolescence?（分数：1.00）A.Conscious recognition by the adolescent of his or her own naivet.B.Thorough comprehension of the concept of ordination.C.Evaluation by the adolescent of the general principles encompassing his or her specific political ideas.D.Intuitive underst
25、anding of relationships among various components of society.19.Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the authors discussion of the rode of political knowledge in the formation of political ideology during adolescence?（分数：1.00）A.He acknowledges its importance, but then
26、modifies his initial assertion of that importance.B.He consistently resists the idea that it is important, using a series of examples to support his stand.C.He wavers in evaluating it and finally uses analogies to explain why he is indecisive.D.He begins by questioning conventional ideas about its i
27、mportance, but finally concedes that they are correct.20.It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be most likely to agree with the statement that_.（分数：1.00）A.the schools should present political information according to carefully planned, schematic arrangementsB.the schools themselv
28、es constitute part of a general socio-political system that adolescents are learning to understandC.if the schools were to introduce political subject matter in the primary grades, students would understand current political realities at an earlier ageD.the schools are ineffectual to the degree that
29、 they disregard adolescents political naivet21.The authors primary purpose in the passage is to_.（分数：1.00）A.clarify the kinds of understanding an adolescent must have in order to develop a political ideologyB.dispute the theory that a political ideology can be acquired during adolescenceC.explain wh
30、y adolescents are generally uninterested in political argumentsD.suggest various means of encouraging adolescents to develop personal political ideologies十七、PART GENERAL KNOWL(总题数：10，分数：10.00)22.Hollywood is located in _.（分数：1.00）A.Los Angeles, CaliforniaB.San Francisco, CaliforniaC.Chicago, Illinoi
31、sD.Los Vegas, Nevada23.The Norman Conquest exerted Britain a profound influence of_.（分数：1.00）A.FranceB.GermanyC.SpainD.Denmark24.The Senate and the House of Representatives are the part of the political system of_.（分数：1.00）A.BritianB.GermanyC.FranceD.America25.Speech-act theory *vas first developed
32、by_.（分数：1.00）A.J. L. Austin,B.N. Chomsky.C.J. Searle.D.E.Sapir,26.Which is NOT the way for expanding the vocabulary of a language?（分数：1.00）A.The shifting of meaning.B.Borrowing from another language.C.Creating a new word.D.Ceasing the use of an existing wor27.What is another name for New York?（分数：1.
33、00）A.Big Ben.B.Big Port.C.Big Apple.D.Big Bear.28.Have you heard of the legend of the round-table knights? Which of the following kings are they connected with?（分数：1.00）A.Kind Alfred.B.King Offa.C.King Arthur.D.King Edwar29.Which of the following events was the revival of classical literature and ar
34、tistic styles in European history?（分数：1.00）A.The Enlightenment.B.The Glorious Revolution.C.The Restoration.D.The Renaissanc30.Uncle Toms Cabin is a novel depicting the life of _ in Americ（分数：1.00）A.A. Spanish peopleB. child laborsC. black peopleD. Chinese people31.The English (not British people) ar
35、e the descendants of_.（分数：1.00）A.CeltsB.GermansC.ScandinaviansD.Anglo-Saxons十八、PART PROOFREADDING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十九、Another possible sou(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:_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
36、 1:_40.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_41.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二十、PART TRANSLATION(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二十一、SECTION A CHINESE TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.人类社会的发展进入了快车道。现代都市文明的产物抑郁症等心理或精神疾病正开始折磨着人们。心理学家和医生认为 21世纪将是心理疾病高发时代。据估计，本世纪大约有 3%的人需要心理治疗。大部分人的心理问题可以通过自我调整来控制。不少学者指出，我们应该更加注意对儿童的教育，教导他们热爱他人，关心集体和社会。要培养他们更有责任心和自信心；更合群、乐于助人，更能理解和体贴
37、他人，善于思考和培养独立解决问题的能力。因为今天的儿童比起前几代人有更多的情感问题需要应付，如紧张、孤独、焦虑和压抑。（分数：10.00）_二十二、SECTION B ENGLISH TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)43.Naturally, the spirit of carnival and the enthusiasm for high and military adventure were soon disappeared once the eager young men had received a good taste of twentieth-century warfare.
38、 To their lasting glory, they fought with distinction, but it was a much-altered group of soldiers who returned from the battlefields in 1919. Especially was tree of the college contingent, whose idealism had led them to enlist early and who had generally seen a considerable amount of action. To the
39、m, it was bitter to return to a home town virtually untouched by the war, where citizens still talked with the naive Fourth-of-July joy they themselves had been guilty of two or three years earlier. It was even more bitter to find that their old jobs had been taken by the stay-at-homes, that busines
40、s was suffering a recession that prevented the opening up of new jobs, and that veterans were considered problem children and less desirable than non-veterans for whatever business opportunities that did exist. Their very homes were often uncomfortable to them, they had outgrown towns and families a
41、nd had developed a sudden bewildering worldweariness which neither they nor their relatives could understand.（分数：10.00）_二十三、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)44. In schools of various levels and kinds, grouping of gifted students is a pretty common phenomenon. Different people, however, still have differe
42、nt opinions about the grouping of gifted children or students. Should we put talented children in different classes? Write an essay of your own arguing either for or against “The Grouping of the Gifted“.Requirement:In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis or view on the issue
43、. In the middle part you should support your view with examples or details, and your writing should have a natural conclusion. Marks will be awarded for content, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Length: Approximately 400 words.Write
44、your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-886 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、Why Women Are Less L(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：one-fourth）解析：听力原文1-10Why Women Are Less Likely Than Men to Commit SuicideHello, Everybody. The topic of toda
45、ys lecture is “Why Women Arc Less Likely Than Men to Commit Suicide“. Many studies identified a strong link between suicide and diagnosable mental illness, especially depression. So because women suffer from depression at a much higher risk rate than men, they would seem to be at higher risk for sui
46、cide. But women actually commit suicide about one-fourth as often as men.According the research of George E. Murphy, a professor of psychiatry at Washington University, women may be protected because of the way they think about problems and interact with others.“Women process their experiences with
47、friends. They discuss their feelings, seek feedback and take advice,“ Murphy says. “They are much more likely to tell a physician how they feel and cooperate in the prescribed treatment. As a result, women get better treatment for their depression.“That treatment may help protect them from suicide, but there is more to it. The approach to problem-solving is what lands a woman in psychiatrists office in the first place. And that approach may be keeping female suicide
