1、专业八级-912 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、What Is An American?(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.an artistB.a teacherC.an actor
2、D.an engineerA.he himself didnt intend toB.his teacher prevented himC.his parents prevented himD.he thought teaching was a better professionA.he has to do a years foundation courseB.he has to have at least three 0 levels at good gradesC.he has to face much competitionD.his entry qualifications are n
3、ot so stiffA.He is interested in science.B.He changes his mind easily.C.He is not good at painting at all.D.He doesnt worry about the security of a profession the way his father did.A.Its chancy.B.Its not a real job.C.Its easier than science.D.Its not as secure as science.六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七
4、、Questions 6 and 7 ar(总题数：1，分数：2.00)A.Martin Edwards, Peter KenyonB.Peter Kenyon, Martin EdwardsC.Martin Kenyon, Peter EdwardsD.Peter Edwards. Martin KenyonA.on August 1,2000B.on July 14,2000C.in September,2000D.in September ,2001八、Questions 8 to 10 ar(总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.the worlds first major music co
5、mpanyB.the worlds third largest record companyC.the worlds largest on- line music providerD.the worlds largest software companyA.the recording industry and on- line record companiesB.the recording industry and downloading - program operatorsC.EMI and on- line music providersD.EMI and MP3A.allows fan
6、s to copy songs once or twiceB.allows consumers to burn the song to a CD three timesC.allows consumers to send the song to a portable device twiceD.is a compression format that turns music on compact discs into small computer files九、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、TEXT A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、Horses a
7、re used in g(总题数：5，分数：5.00)1.Lions can be photographed easily when _.（分数：1.00）A.they are following a trail of something that smells good to themB.they are returning to their familiesC.they have been trained to work with other animalsD.they do not know a movie actor is nearby2.Which of the following
8、statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Elephants can be graceful.B.Tigers are too dangerous to be trained.C.Animals which are natural enemies can be trained to live together.D.Animals can become interested in their tricks.3.Race horses are hard to train because they are _.（分数：1.00）A.faster than other hor
9、sesB.smaller than other horsesC.more suspicious than other horsesD.more nervous than other horses4.Pigeons can carry messages for about _.（分数：1.00）A.two weeksB.four weeksC.two yearsD.four years5.Pigeons have been known to fly as fast as _.（分数：1.00）A.75 mphB.50 mphC.110 mphD.62 mph十二、TEXT B(总题数：0，分数：
10、0.00)十三、Paula Jones case ag(总题数：5，分数：5.00)6.The federal courts are much better than the Senate Judicial or ethics committees in determining and assessing those violations because _.（分数：1.00）A.the federal courts have much bigger power.B.the federal courts are forum for determining and assessing those
11、 violations.C.the federal courts are more impartial.D.the federal courts are political arena.7.According to the passage, sexual harassment is to _.（分数：1.00）A.violate politics.B.violate the Supreme Court.C.cast doubt on the whole issueD.disturb a woman in an illegally sexual way.8.In the sentence Som
12、e have argued that the people ( the “feminists“ ) who rallied around me have failed to support Jones“ ( paragraph 4), the phrase “rallied around has the meaning of _.（分数：1.00）A.gathered aroundB.relied onC.was dependedD.relied9.According to the passage, the issue of sexual harassment must be dealt wi
13、th seriously because _.（分数：1.00）A.the outcome is not known.B.most of the public is not content.C.many have been slow to jump into the Jones - Clinton fray.D.as many as 40% of women in the work force will encounter it.10.According to the passage, the Paula Jones case was _.（分数：1.00）A.nothing importan
14、t.B.very significant.C.doubtful.D.vulnerable.十四、TEXT C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十五、Riccis “Operation C(总题数：5，分数：5.00)11.We get the impression that the American edition of FMR will probably _.（分数：1.00）A.carry many academic articles of high standard.B.follow the style of some famous existing magazines.C.be read
15、by one third of American magazine readers.D.pursue a distinctive editorial style of its own.12.Ricci is compared to Columbus in the passage mainly because _.（分数：1.00）A.they both benefited from Italian sponsors.B.they were explorers in their own ways.C.they obtained overseas sponsorship.D.they got a
16、warm reception in America.13.In the sentence “The cost of launching Operation Columbus is a staggering US 5 million “( paragraph 3), the word “staggering“ has the meaning of _.（分数：1.00）A.surprisingB.surprisedC.shockedD.appearing14.Ricci intends his American edition of FMR to carry more American art
17、works in order to _.（分数：1.00）A.boost Americans confidence in their art.B.follow the pattern set by his Italian edition.C.help Italians understand American art better.D.expand the readership of his magazine.15.In the sentence “reads one sentence in his promotional pamphlet“ ( paragraph 4 ), the phras
18、e “promotional pamphlet“ has its Chinese equivalent of _.A. 宣传册B晋升表C促进措施D提拔机会（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十六、TEXT D(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十七、Temporary Employment(总题数：2，分数：2.00)16.The passage mentions each of the following as an appropriate kind of governmental action EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.encouraging equitable pay for te
19、mporary and permanent employeesB.getting firms to offer temporary employment primarily to a certain group of peopleC.ensuring that temporary workers obtain benefits from their employersD.faciliating the organization of temporary workers by labor unions17.The first sentence in the passage suggests th
20、at the observers mentioned in line 1 would be most likely to predict which of the followings?（分数：1.00）A.That the total number of temporary positions would increase as fewer workers were able to find permanent positions.B.That employers would have less control over the terms of workers employment as
21、workers increased their bargaining strength.C.That more workers would be hired for temporary positions as product demand increased.D.That the number of workers taking temporary positions would increase as more workers in any given demographic group entered the workforce.十八、TEXT E(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十九、Po
22、liceman as a Write(总题数：3，分数：3.00)18.According to the author, policemen view their profession as _.（分数：1.00）A.dangerous but adventuresomeB.full of corruptionC.full of routineD.worth the effort19.Compared to the artist, the policeman is _.（分数：1.00）A.aggressive and not passiveB.factual and not fanciful
23、C.neutral and not prejudicedD.a man of action, not words20.Like writers, poliemen must _.（分数：1.00）A.analyze situationsB.have an artistic bentC.behave coollyD.intervene quickly二十、PART GENERAL KNOWL(总题数：10，分数：10.00)21.The Capital of New Zealand is _.（分数：1.00）A.MelbourneB.PerthC.WellingtonD.Liverpool22
24、.The _ is lying between America to the east and Asi（分数：1.00）A.A. AtlanticB. PacificC. Indian OceamD. Arctic23.Which of the following is NOT a cultural celebrity of American origin?（分数：1.00）A.Martin Luther King.B.Madonna.C.Michael Jordan.D.David Beckham.24.Highland, bagpipe, kilt and Edinburgh may as
25、sociate you well enough with _.（分数：1.00）A.WalesB.EnglandC.ScotlandD.Northern Ireland25._ deals with the actual use of language as a social phenomenon and can be approached in ways.（分数：1.00）A.Psycholinguistics; twoB.Sociolinguistics; threeC.Psycholinguistics; threeD.Sociolinguistics; two26.“dictators
26、hip“ has _ morphemems.（分数：1.00）A.2B.3C.4D.527.There are _ words by combining “white“, up, wash mutually.（分数：1.00）A.1B.2C.3D.428.Tess of the D urbervilles was written by _.（分数：1.00）A.John GalsworthyB.Thomas HardyC.James JoyceD.Jane Austen29.Which of the following countries does NOT take English as th
27、e official language?（分数：1.00）A.Singapore.B.South Africa.C.Canada.D.Belgium.30.Which of the following is NOT included in Shakespeares four great tragedies?（分数：1.00）A.Hamlet.B.Othello.C.King Lear.D.Romeo and Julia.二十一、PART PROOFREADDING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二十二、Why, you may wonder,(总题数：10，分数：10.00)31.（分数：1.0
28、0）填空项 1:_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 1:_40.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二十三、PART TRANSLATION(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二十四、SECTION A CHINESE TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)41.1993年成立了西藏翻译工作者协会，并先后成立了拉萨市和日喀则地区分会；共举办了 7
29、期翻译培训班，培训 337人次；1994 年在西藏举办了全国第二次暨西藏首届藏语文翻译学术研讨会，并先后派人员参加了在北京、青海、甘肃、新疆等地举办的全国性翻译学术研讨会和在澳大利亚、韩国等国举办的世界翻译大会以及亚洲翻译论坛等学术活动。据不完全统计，目前西藏从事藏文翻译工作的有 1000人左右，担负着法律、新闻、公文、科技、教育、文学、医学、影视等多种学科领域的繁重翻译任务，每年要完成3000多万字的翻译量。（分数：10.00）_二十五、SECTION B ENGLISH TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.Before Keynes, economists were gloomy n
30、aysayers. “Nothing can be done”, “Dont interfere,” “It will never work,” they intoned with Eeyore like pessimism. But Keynes was an unswerving optimist. Of course we can lick unemployment! There is no reason to put up with recessions and depressions! The “economic problem is notif we look into the f
31、uturethe permanent problem of the human race,” he wrote.Keynes was born in Cambridge, England, in 1883. His father John Neville Keynes was a noted Cam- bridge economist. His mother Florence Ada Keynes became mayor of Cambridge. Young John was a brilliant student but didnt immediately aspire to eithe
32、r academiv or public life. He wanted to run a railroad. “It is so easy, and fascinating to master the principles of these things,“ he told a friend, with his usual modesty. But no railroad came along, and Keynes ended up taking the civil service exam. His lowest mark was in economics. “I evidently k
33、new more about Economics than my examiners. “he later explained.Keynes was posted to the India Office, but the Civil Service proved deadly dull, and he soon left. He lectured at Cambridge, edited an influential journal and socialized with his Bloomsbury friends, surrounded himself with artists and w
34、riters and led an altogether dilettantish life until Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo, and Europe was plunged into World War I. Keynes was called to Britains Treasury to work on overseas finances, where he quickly shone. Even his artistic tastes came in handy. He fi
35、gured a way to balance the French accounts by having Britains National Gallery buy paintings by Ma-net, Corot and Delacroix at bargain prices.（分数：10.00）_二十六、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)43.Nowadays, its a quite common phenomenon that people dining out in restaurants tend to order more food than they
36、can eat to show their generosity or hospitality.You are to write a composition in no less than 400 words, on the above topic. Marks, will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your composition
37、on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-912 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、What Is An American?(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：dilemma）解析：解题思路 该部分是由一个 600多字的讲座文稿组成，内容涉及美国文化，要求考生在听的过程中做笔记，然后完成了一个以该讲座内容为基础的总结性填空题，考生只有准确、全面地抓住并记录下讲座的主要内容，才能顺利完成该项测试。本
38、讲座的主题围绕其标题“What is American”展开，标题中隐含着将在讲座里涉及的重要内容，当考生听到这一标题时，要积极捕捉与它相关的what，when，where，why， who，how 等问题，考生听到这一标题时，自然会想到讲座的中心是围绕美国人是什么样的(主要指其性格)，所以应集中记录以下内容：别国人对美国人有何看法，美国人到底有什么样的性格特点，具体表现在哪些方面等等，顺着这个思路也就抓住了讲座的重点。欧洲人认为美国人不成熟，而常常陷入对其做客观正确评价的两难境地；美国人缺乏阶层意识、好奇、好问、警觉，渴望与他人友好相处。从具体表现上看，美国人身上有许多自相矛盾的品质。听力原
39、文-What is an American?“I cant make you out,“ Henry James has Mrs. Tris-tram say to the American,“ Whether you are very simple or very deep. “This is a dilemma which has often confronted Europeans. Usually they conclude that Americans are childish. But one cannot accurately call one society mature, a
40、nother immature. Each has its own logic.What is it then that makes Americans recognized wherever they go? It is not, we hope, the noisy, boasting, critical, money - scattering impression made by one class of tourists. The only thing to be said in their defense is that, released from the social restr
41、ains which would make them act very differently at home, they are bent on making most of this freedom.Americans carry with them an appearance which is more a result of attitude than of clothing. This attitude combines a lack of class consciousness, a somewhat jaunty optimism and an inquistiveness wh
42、ich in combination look to the European like naive. Also a liking for facts and figures, an alertness, more muscular and ocular than intellectual, and above all a desire to be friendly.To boil it down to the briefest summary, American characteristics are the product of response to an unusually compe
43、titive situation combined with unusual opportunities.Americans are a peculiar people. They work like mad, then give away much of what they earn. They play until they are exhausted, and call this a vacation. They love to think of themselves as tough - minded business men, yet they are pushovers for a
44、ny hard luck story. They have the biggest of nearly everything, but they like to think of themselves as little people, average men. and they would like to cut every- thing down to their own size.When they meet, they are always telling each other, “Take it easy” then they rush off like crazy in oppos
45、ite directions. They play games as if they were fighting a war and fight wars as if playing a game. They love children, animals, gadgets, mother, work, excitement, noise, nature, television shows, comedy, installment buying, fast motion, spectator sports, the underdog, the flag, Christmas, jazz, sha
46、pely women and muscular men, classical recordings, crowds, comics, cigarettes ,warm houses in winter and cool ones in summer, thick beefsteaks, coffee, ice-cream, informal dress, plenty of running water, do -it- yourself, and a working week trimmed to forty hours or less.They crowd their highways wi
47、th cars while complaining about the traffic ,flock to movies and television while gripping about the quality and the commercials, go to church but don t care much for sermons, and drink too much in the hope of relaxing- only to find themselves stimulated to even bigger dreams.There is, of course, no typical American. But if you add- ed them all together and then divided by 226,000,000 they would look somet
