1、专业八级-1056 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)Characteristics of American Culture. PunctualityA. Going to the theater:be (1) twenty minutes priorB. Eateries response for delaying (2) :push the reservation to the end of the listC. Dining with Ameri
2、cans at home:be slightly less restrictive. EqualityA. First come, (3) .B. Bribery to receive any (4) is not recommended. Little concern about dressA. no appreciation for (5) about peoples dressB. popularity of uniform of jeans and (6) . (7) to feminism words among womenA. be proud of a choice betwee
3、n office and homeB. dislike such issues as gun control, abortion rights, and (8) . Pride of efficiency above all elseA. think of almost everything in units to be produced in the most time and (9) manner.B. work to earn money to buy consumer goods that will pump money into the economy. ConclusionYou
4、are supposed to remember:A. the guidelines pointing to characteristics that are considered prevalent in (10) ;B. the traits often misunderstood or overlooked by typical short-term visitors.（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:_三、SECTION B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).W
5、hich of the following is CORRECT about the accident?A. The young lady was thrown through the windscreen.B. The young lady didnt wear a seatbelt despite Simpsons advice.C. The two passengers were driven to hospital by Mr. Simpson.D. Simpsons wife got more serious injuries than the young lady.（分数：1.00
6、）A.B.C.D.(2).Mr. Simpson stopped at the pedestrian crossing becauseA. the lighting was very good along the stretch.B. he was riding with two ladies at the moment.C. he wanted to ensure the safety of two passers-by.D. he was a new driver who tends to be cautious.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What leads the po
7、liceman to believe that Mr. Simpson didnt drink alcohol before driving?A. A breathalyzer test. B. A blood test.C. The certainty of his claim. D. No smell of wine in his breath.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the most probable cause of the accident?A. Mr. Simpsons speeding. B. The two pedestrians at the
8、 junction.C. The other drivers drunk driving. D. Mr. Simpsons drunk driving.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What will Mr. Simpson probably do after being asked all the questions by the policeman?A. Meet his wife in the hospital. B. Take his wife to hospital by taxi.C. Write a written statement to the police. D
9、. Have his damaged car repaired.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION C(总题数：3，分数：5.00)1.Question 6 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.Which of the following is TRUE of Zimbabwe?A. It became independent from US
10、in 1980.B. It suffers from inflation and unemployment.C. It has many refugees fleeing from other countries.D. It has been ruled by Mugabe for two decades.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the quest
11、ions.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).What is the main idea of the news item?A. UK has trained far more nurses than it needs.B. UK is facing unemployment and downsizing.C. UK is losing its nurses to Australia in employment.D. UK should encourage nurses to work in Australia.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Ac
12、cording to Howard Catton, why do more nurses tend to work in Australia?A. Because of attractive salaries and a series of incentives.B. Because of starting salaries and recruitment activity.C. Because of the convenient air travel between two countries.D. Because of the permanent residency and accommo
13、dation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 7 and 8 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).The farmers federations have said that the strike will last forA. two weeks. B. a month.C. an unknown perio
14、d. D. three days.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the consequence of the 2001 protests in Argentina?A. Butchers and supermarkets were affected. B. The ex-president was overthrown.C. Roads to the capital were blocked. D. Export taxes for farm products were cut.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0
15、，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Perhaps its the weather, which sometimes seals London with a gray ceiling for weeks on end. Or maybe it is Britons penchant for understatement, their romantic association with the countryside or their love of gardens. Whatever the reason, while other cities grew upwar
16、d as they developed, London spread outward, keeping its vast parks, its rows of townhouses and its horizon lines intact.But as the citys population and its prominence as a global business capital continue to grow, it sometimes seems ready to burst at the seams. In response, developers are turning to
17、 a type of building that used to be deeply unfashionable here, even as it flourished in other capitals of commerce: the skyscraper.In recent years, a cluster of sizable office towers have sprouted on the periphery of London, in its redeveloped Docldands at Canary Wharf. But skyscrapers now are pushi
18、ng into the heart of the City, Londons central financial district, and surrounding areas along the Thames.The mayor, Ken Livingstone, champions tall buildings as part of his controversial plans to remake central London as a denser, more urban sort of place, with greater reliance on public transport.
19、 First he angered some drivers by charging them a toll to enter the city center on workdays, now he finds himself opposed by preservation groups, including English Heritage, that want to keep Londons character as a low-rise city.For now, the mayor seems to be getting his way. One prominent tower, a
20、40-story building designed by Norman Foster for the Swiss Re insurance company was completed this year. A handful of others have received planning permission and at least a dozen more have been proposed.By far the most prominent of these buildings-and one that finally looks like it will go ahead aft
21、er a drawn-out approval process-is the London Bridge Tower, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. The developer Irvine Sellar won government approval for the building late last year and says he is completing the financing and hopes to start work by early 2005.The 306-meter, or 1,016-foot, t
22、ower would be by far the tallest building in Britain, in all of Europe, in fact, surpassing the 264-meter Triumph Palace in Moscow, a residential building that was finished late last year.To be sure, even the London Bridge Tower would be modest by the standards of American or Asian skyscrapers, or s
23、ome of the behemoths on the drawing boards for places like Dubai and Shanghai. The tallest building in the world at the moment is the 509-meter Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. But it will surely be surpassed soon amid a boom in construction t
24、hat persists.In a city that has been reluctant to reach for the sky, perhaps it is appropriate that Piano is the architect for what probably will be Londons tallest building. He is ambivalent about skyscrapers, too, and has designed only a handful alongside such projects as the Pompidou Center in Pa
25、ds, with Richard Rogers, and parts of the reconstructed Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.English Heritage has been far less enthusiastic, arguing that the building would obstruct views of a high-rise from a much earlier era, Christopher Wrens St. Pauls Cathedral. To overcome opposition, the building was de
26、signed with a mixed-use function. Much of the bottom half of the building will house offices, but above that there will be a “public piazza“ with restaurants, exhibition spaces and other entertainment areas. Further above, the loftier, narrower floors will be taken up by a hotel and apartments. On t
27、he 65th floor there will be a viewing gallery. The upper 60 meters, exposed to the elements, will house an energy-saving cooling system in which pipes will be used to pump excess heat up from the offices below and dissipate it into the winds. “We knew we had no chance of getting it approved unless w
28、e had a high-quality design from a top international name,“ Sellar said.The emphasis on quality is a reflection not only of an aversion to skyscrapers, but also of a desire not to repeat mistakes. London had one previous fling with tall-or semi-tall-buildings, in the 1960s and 70s, but their blocky,
29、 concrete shapes did little to impress.（分数：6.00）(1).Developers are turning to the skyscraper in London becauseA. the weather there covers the city with a gray ceiling.B. British are inclined to understatement.C. British love the countryside and gardens.D. the citys population and its prominence grow
30、 increasingly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT cited as an example of the mayors support for tall buildings?A. Drivers were charged a toll to enter the city on weekdays.B. A 40-story tower was completed this year.C. A handful other tall buildings have received the planning permissi
31、on.D. A dozen more tall buildings have been proposed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, London Bridge TowerA. is 264 meters tail.B. is designed by Norman Foster.C. would be by far the tallest building in Europe.D. would surpass American or Asian skyscrapers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In the pu
32、blic square of London Bridge Tower you can NOTA. have dinners. B. have a birds eye view of London.C. visit art galleries. D. watch movies.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to Sellar, London Bridge Tower won government approval mainly because ofA. Britons increasing enthusiasm for tall buildings.B. the
33、developers close association with the government.C. its high-quality design from a top world name.D. a desire not to repeat mistakes as before.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).The last paragraph implies thatA. peoples preference for skyscrapers is increasing rapidly.B. people made mistakes in constructing tall
34、buildings in the past.C. tall buildings in the 1960s and 1970s were welcomed by Londoners.D. tall buildings in the 1960s and 1970s left people deep impression.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Stupendous prices were paid in a historic sale of 19th- and 20th-century avant-garde paintings collec
35、ted over a lifetime by John Hay Whitney and his wife, Betsy Cushing Whitney.Picassos “Garcon la Pipe“ (Boy With a Pipe), painted in 1905, shot up to $104.1 million at Sothebys during a protracted bidding match over the telephone. That is nearly twice the previous record for the artist: the $55 milli
36、on paid for “La Femme aux Bras Croiss“ at Christies New York in November 2000.The huge figure reflects the double iconic value that the portrait derived from its mastery and from the aura of its owners, the very patrician Whitneys. The portrait is perhaps the artists ultimate achievement. Constantly
37、 hailed as the giant of modem art, Picasso was probably at his greatest when working under the spell of Old Masters. The rigorous composition, the color balance and the profound psychological probe of the young sitter place the likeness in a category that begins with Italian Renaissance portraitists
38、 and continues right through the 19th century with Corot and Degas.Bought by Whitney in 1950, the painting was seen at distant intervals in major exhibitions dealing with the artist, from the 1967 Grand Palais retrospective in Pads to the 1996 portrait show at the Museum of Modem Art in New York. Th
39、e portrait was thus both famous in art history and forgotten. This maximized its impact.Not least, “Garcon la Pipe“ epitomized the taste of connoisseurs of the old school who bought on the strength of their convictions, not on advice. They collected for the sake of the art, neither for investment-th
40、ey were already rich-nor to achieve social status, which they had by birth. In short, the Whitney sale marked the end of an era when the old cultivated elite of the Western world dominated the art market.Buyers sensed the unique character of the occasion. They responded to pictures that played each
41、other up, linked by affinities that went beyond style or school.Edouard Manets “Les Courses au Bois de Boulogne“ (Races in the Bois de Boulogne) is as important regarding the Impressionists painting as “Garcon“ is within Picassos oeuvre. The complex composition worthy of 17th-century masters is comb
42、ined with a sketchiness in much of the detail that already heralds the march toward Abstractionism.The forward thrust of the horses in the foreground and the tense postures of their riders give the picture a vigor and an authority it shares with the Picasso. And like Picassos portrait, it owes a soo
43、thing harmony to its color balance. The Manet brought $26.3 million-a figure deemed disappointing by some only because market prices are at an all-time high.The same combination of boldness in composition and harmony in the color scheme can again be detected in Claude Monets “Bateaux Sur le Galet“ (
44、Boats on the Strand), painted in 1884. Here too the work is unusual. The thrust of the brush strokes that define the boats and the close-up view of hulls that seem to burst out of the space in which they are lodged create an Expressionist effect. At $4.46 million, the rare masterpiece was worth ever
45、y penny of it.With remarkable consistency, Whitney sought and found similar characteristics in the work of artists that seemed least likely to display them. Odilon Redons admirable still life of flowers in a vase seems compressed in a space too small to contain it. Painted in oil rather than drawn i
46、n pastel, the still life has a brilliance in its color harmony that is quite unusual. Curiously, “Fleurs Darts un Vase Vert“ cost a comparatively moderate $1.68 million. It was not obvious enough in the context of that evenings sale.The collectors versatility where style, school and period were conc
47、erned was exceptional. He apparently bought with equal relish some paintings as extraordinarily advanced for their time as others seem rooted in timeless classicism.“Nature Morte au Purro II“ was painted by Matisse around 1904-1905 in the contrasted colors of the Fauves, quickly applied in juxtapose
48、d touches. These distill form and outline. The still life rose to $1.85 million, but did not match the highest expectations pinned on it.The Matisse bears a kinship of sorts to one of Paul Signacs most original compositions, painted in 1887. In the small close-up view of the stem of a boat, the sea
49、and the sky are handled as a shower of broad greenish and bluish specks. The Signac touched a chord. At $1 million it fared better than the Matisse in comparative terms. Given their modernity, neither picture was wildly expensive in todays market.（分数：5.00）(1).The relationship between the second and third paragraphs is thatA. the third is a subcategory of the second.
