1、专业八级-938 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、Esperanto(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.In 1968B.In 1886C.In 1868D.In 1866A.legis
2、lationB.celebrationsC.commemorationsD.demonstrationsA.she had eaten all the rats in London post officeB.she had eaten most of the rats in London post officeC.she had saved the life of a childD.she had prevented a conspired robberyA.sixB.sixteenC.twenty-fourD.twentyA.Their skills of catching rats hav
3、e been declining,B.The movement of the mail is faster than before.C.The hygienic conditions are better today,D.There are fewer rats in the Post Offic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.across the whole countryB.across the province of QinghaiC.across the whole northwest o
4、f the countryD.across the whole west of the country八、Question 7 is based (总题数：1，分数：1.00)A.injuring Afghan civiliansB.robbing Afghan banksC.abusing Afghan prisonersD.raping Afghan women九、Question 8 is based (总题数：1，分数：1.00)A.a suspect placing the suspected poisonous drinks on the shelvesB.a suspect st
5、ealing bottles of drinksC.a suspect robbing a man of his drinksD.a suspect drinking the poisonous drinks十、Question 9 and 10 ar(总题数：1，分数：2.00)A.trade and foreign affairsB.politics and economyC.defense and securityD.culture and educationA.U.S. Secretary of StateB.The leaders of U.S. CongressC.U.S. Sec
6、retary of DefenceD.U.S. Secretary of Finance十一、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、TEXT A(总题数：4，分数：4.00)4.Why does the author mention both Boston and Chicago?（分数：1.00）A.To demonstrate positive and negative effects of growth.B.To exemplify cities with and without mass transportation.C.To show mass tr
7、ansportation changed many cities.D.To contrast their rate of growt5.The author mentions Chicago in the second paragraph as an example of a city, _.（分数：1.00）A.which is largeB.which is used as a model for land developmentC.where the development of land exceeded population growthD.with an excellent mas
8、s transportation system6.With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?（分数：1.00）A.Types of mass transportation.B.Instability of urban life.C.How supply and demand determine land use.D.The effect of mass transportation on urban expansion.7.According to the passage, what was one
9、 disadvantage of residential expansion?（分数：1.00）A.It was expensive.B.It happened too slowly.C.It was unplanned.D.It created a demand for public transportation.十三、TEXT B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)8.Which of the following is the best idea of this passage?（分数：1.00）A.World governments should conduct serious campaig
10、ns against smoking.B.World governments take timid measures against smoking.C.Smoking is the most important source of income to many countries.D.Tobacco industry spends a large sum of money on medical researc9.Why do a few governments take timid measures toward smoking?（分数：1.00）A.Because they are afr
11、aid of people.B.Because diseases cost a lot.C.Because they are afraid of the cutting down of their revenue.D.Because they are afraid of manufacturers.10.The tone of this passage is _.（分数：1.00）A.criticalB.ironicalC.distasteD.amusing11.What does the sentence “because you are in good company“ in Par（分数
12、：1.00）A.1 mean?A. Because you are backed by the government.B. Because you are not alone.C. Because you have good colleagues.D. Because governments are blind to evils of smoking too.十四、TEXT C(总题数：5，分数：5.00)12.Many peasants earn less than _.（分数：1.00）A.60 a weekB.2 a weekC.1 a dayD.10 a month13.The tit
13、le below that best expresses the ideas of this passage is _.（分数：1.00）A.Greek income and expendituresB.The improving economic situation in GreeceC.The value of tourismD.Military expenditures14.Greece imports annually goods and materials _.（分数：1.00）A.totaling almost 700 millionB.that balance exportsC.
14、that are paid by touristsD.costing 66 million15.The Greek Government spends _.（分数：1.00）A.more than 25% of its budget on military termsB.More than its collectsC.A third of a billion dollars in goldD.Less than 25% of its budget on military terms16.According to the passage, Greece has _.（分数：1.00）A.a di
15、ctatorshipB.a monarchyC.a single majority partyD.too much red tape十五、TEXT D(总题数：3，分数：3.00)17.According to the passage, the educational changes were the result of _.（分数：1.00）A.plans developed by conservative and church leadersB.efforts of interested individuals to redefine the educational systemC.the
16、 demands of social organization seeking financial reliefD.rallies held by westerners wanting to compete with eastern schools18.Which of the following is the authors main purpose in writing the passage?（分数：1.00）A.To present the history of Harvard College and compare it with that of Yale University.B.
17、To criticize the conditions of the U.S. universities in the 19th century.C.To describe innovations in the U.S. higher education in the latter 1800s.D.To introduce what was happening in major U.S. universities before the turn of the century.19.Which of the following is NOT included in Dr. Eliots refo
18、rm program?（分数：1.00）A.Diversification of the courses offered.B.Elevation of the admissions standards.C.Enlargement of the enrollment.D.Enforced professional training in some fiel十六、TEXT E(总题数：4，分数：4.00)20.Why do men carry on the sex war against women?（分数：1.00）A.Because of their inferiority.B.Because
19、 they shun real competition.C.Because of their claim to supremacy.D.Because they still look down upon women.21.What is the main argument men have raised against women?（分数：1.00）A.Women are lack of cold reasoning.B.They depend on intuition too much.C.They are unreliable and irrational.D.They are too s
20、till look down upon women.22.The “fiction“ is closest in meaning to “_“.（分数：1.00）A.novelB.man-made ideaC.false ideaD.story23.What does the first sentence imply?（分数：1.00）A.It is not really an enlightened age.B.It is different from an enlightened age.C.It is the same as an enlightened age.D.It is like
21、 an enlightened ag十七、PART GENERAL KNOWL(总题数：10，分数：10.00)24.In 1954, _ was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration“.（分数：1.00）A.T.S. EliotB.Ernest HemingwayC.John SteinbeckD.William Faulkner25._ is the most typically English sports and has been in existen
22、ce since the 16th century.（分数：1.00）A.CricketB.FootballC.HuntingD.Baseball26.The longest river in Canada is _.（分数：1.00）A.the SevenB.the YukonC.the MackenzieD.the St. Lawrence27.Generally speaking, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-16th centuries, its essence is _.（分数：1.00）
23、A.scienceB.philosophyC.artsD.humanism28.Baby boom refers to the great increase of birth rate between _.（分数：1.00）A.1946 and 1964B.1860 and 1890C.1920 and 1935D.1845 and 185429._ refers to the utterance of a sentence with determinate sense and reference.（分数：1.00）A.Locutionary actB.Illocutionary actC.P
24、erlocutionary actD.Speech act30.The distinction between competence and performance is proposed by _.（分数：1.00）A.SaussureB.HallidayC.ChomskyD.the Prague School31.In terms of size, America is the _ country in the world.（分数：1.00）A.largestB.second largestC.third largestD.fourth largest32._ is regarded as
25、 the most successful religious allegory in the English language.（分数：1.00）A.The Pilgrims ProgressB.Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC.The Life and Death of Mr. BadmanD.The Holy War33._ is a design feature of human language that enables speakers to talk about a wide range of things, free from ba
26、rriers caused by separation in time and space.（分数：1.00）A.DisplacementB.ArbitrarinessC.DualityD.Productivity十八、PART PROOFREADDING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十九、Ireland has a lot to(总题数：10，分数：10.00)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.
27、（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_41.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_42.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_43.（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)44.一天早晨，我站在窗前俯瞰街景。我说；“看，有个疯子正朝着这儿走过来。他家里人竟然会让他独自跑出来，实在令人可悲。”(1)我的朋友懒洋洋地从椅子里站了起来，双手插在裤兜里，从我的背后望出去。(2)这是一个晴朗、清澈的二月的早晨。(3)地上还铺着昨天下的一层很厚的雪，在冬日的阳光下熠熠发光。(4)马路中
28、心的雪被来往车辆辗成一条灰色带状的轮迹，但是两旁人行道上堆得高高的雪却仍然像刚下时那样洁白。(5)灰色的人行道已经清扫过，不过还是滑溜得厉害。(6)所以路上的行人比平常稀少多了。(7)实际上，从火车站方向朝这边走过来的，除了一位孤零零的先生外，就再也没有别人了。(只译黑体部分)（分数：10.00）_二十二、SECTION B ENGLISH TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)45.It is simple enough to say that since books have classesfiction, biography, poetry we should separate them
29、and take from each what it is right that each should give us. Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of h
30、istory that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconceptions when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. Do not dictate to your author; try to become him. Be his fellow- worker and accomplice. If you hang back, and reserve and criticize at first, you are preven
31、ting yourself from getting its fullest possible value from what you read. But if you open your mind as widely as possible, then signs and hints of almost imperceptible fineness, from the twist and turn of the first sentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other. Steep
32、yourself in this, acquaint yourself with this, and soon you will find that your author is giving you, or attempting to give you, something far more definite.（分数：10.00）_二十三、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)46.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Sometimes it is better not to tell the tru
33、th. Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view.In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusio
34、n or a summary.You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-938 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、SEC
35、TION A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Esperanto(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Polish）解析：听力原文1-10Presenter: Good morning everybody and welcome to our lecture. Its a good pleasure for me to welcome Professor Nesbit of the University of Edinburgh, He is going to give us a lecture about a world language. Professor Nesb
36、it, Please.Professor: Today Im going to talk about languages, or more specially about a world language. What would the world be like if everyone spoke the same language? Would we understand each other better and be more sympathetic to each others causes? Im not talking about everyone sharing the sam
37、e first language, but sharing the same second language, and Im not talking about English, but Esperanto. Thats spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-N-T-O. This is an artificial language.What are the facts about Esperanto? Well, it was invented in 1887 by Dr. Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, a Polish philologist. The vocabul
38、ary comes mainly from Western European languages, and the grammar is similar m Slavic languages. It sounds like Italian. Esperanto means “hopeful“, and it was Zamenhofs hope that a common language would promote a friendship and an understanding amongst all people of the world. His inspiration is sum
39、med up by the Esperanto term interna idea which means central idea, and it is an idea of human peace and justice. I think Esperanto will become the world language in the future.Esperanto is taught in many schools in Yugoslavia and Hungary. China is very interested. About 400,000 people have learned
40、Esperanto in China. It is spoken all over the world by approximately ten million people, and there are many who would like Esperanto to be the official second language of the world. It has such internal logic that it could become the international computer language.From the learners point of view, i
41、t has the advantage that there are no exceptions to rules. The advantages of the world being able to talk freely to each other about business, politics, culture, sport, hobbies. well. are obvious. The costs of translation at any international conference are staggering. About 55 percent of the EECs b
42、udget in Strasbourg is taken up by translation costs. The main advantage, as I see, is that Esperanto is a neutral language. It doesnt have the national, political and cultural bias that all others of course have, If everybody has to learn a second language, then everybody is equal. Well. Ill stop h
43、ere for questions.Student: Excuse me. Id like to ask a question. Why should people have to learn another language? Why not English as the world language? I mean there are already so many people who speak English throughout the world.Professor: I think English is one of those languages which for many
44、 seems easy in the beginning, but then the bridge between basic knowledge and mastery takes a long time to cross, and many people give up. Why should people have to learn English? For many its a waste of time of spelling, of the large number of exceptions to any rule, it is very idiomatic and the pr
45、epositions are terrible. On the contrary, Esperanto is a very easy language to learn. The tense system has none of the complications of English, and the grammar is based on just sixteen rules which have no exceptions. There are five vowel sounds in Esperanto, but twenty vowel sounds in English. The
46、most remarkable thing is that after a very short time learners find that they can express quite sophisticated ideas, the same sort of things that they would want to say in their own language.Presenter: Professor Nesbit, thank you very much.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：hopeful）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Italian）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：ten million）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：exceptions）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：neutral）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：bias）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：mastery）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：vowel）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：sophisticated）解析：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.In 1968B.In 1886C.In 1868 D.In 1866解析：听力原文1-5M
