1、专业八级-1059 及答案解析(总分：85.00，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)Some Problems Facing Learners of EnglishAlthough many English learners have got high scores in an English test such as IELTS or TOEFL, they still face some problems concerning its learning. Here wed lik
2、e to talk about some of the problems and try to come up with suggestions on how to overcome them. Psychological Problems1. the 1st reason: fear of (1) the solution: (1) _-not to look too far ahead-concentrate on increasing knowledge and developing ability2. the 2nd reason: separation from the family
3、 and (2) the solution: (2) _-enjoy (3) (3) _-time heals nostalgia. Cultural Problems1. practical problems- (4) (4) _-money-food-weather2. problems difficult to define-the reason: the British way of life (5) ,habits and traditions) (5) _-the solution: be open-minded and (6) (6) _. Linguistic Problems
4、1. problems regarding (7) (7) _1) difficulties in understanding English-speaking people 3 reasons:-fast speed of speech-a variety of accents-different styles of speech2) ways of overcoming the difficulties-attend (8) (8) _-use a language laboratory-listen to English programs-meet and speak with nati
5、ve speakers of English2. problems regarding speaking1) difficulties: knowing what to say but not knowing how to say it in English2) solutions- (9) the language (9) _-think in English instead of translating-practice speaking as much as possible-imitate the educated peoples (10) (10) _（分数：10.00）填空项 1:
6、_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).How long has Mrs Miller been an HR officer?A. 5 years. B. 7 years. C. 8 years. D. 9 years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to Mrs Miller, which of the following is NOT a good starter?A. Ask about the duties o
7、f the job. B. Ask about the prospects of the company.C. Ask about holidays and payment. D. Present the candidates qualifications.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Before going to the interview, you should review the following EXCEPT _.A. the original advertisement that you answerB. the correspondence from your p
8、rospective employerC. photocopies of your letter of applicationD. brief personal information of the prospective employer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following dress is proper at an interview, according to Mrs Miller?A. A low-cut dress with miniskirt. B. A casual T-shirt and worn-out jeans.C. A
9、punk-style haircut with baggy trousers. D. A plain and dull gray suit.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following posture is NOT appropriate according to Mrs Miller?A. Shake hands firmly. B. Rest elbows on the interview table.C. Speak politely and naturally. D. Put briefcase on the floor beside the
10、chair.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION C(总题数：4，分数：5.00)(1).The example in the news item is cited mainly to showA. that doctors are sometimes professionally incompetent.B. that in cases like that hospitals have to pay huge compensations.C. that language barriers might lower the quality of treatment.D. that
11、 language barriers can result in fatal consequences.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to Dr. Flores, hospitals and clinicsA. have seen the need for hiring trained interpreters.B. have realized the problems of language barriers.C. have begun training their staff to be bilinguals.D. have taken steps to p
12、rovide accurate diagnosis.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.1.Which of the following statements about the American Defense Department is TRUE?A. It has denied the authenticity of the pictures of abused prisoners.B. It has supported the decision to stop the publication of the pictures.C. It has considered the picture
13、s of abused prisoners unacceptable.D. It has been worrying about the violence incited by the pictures.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.What is the main message of the news item?A. The Australian governments environmental plans didnt get through the parliament.B. The Australian government is determined to cut gree
14、nhouse emission.C. The environmental plan will harm Australian economy.D. There are fierce political rivalries in Australia.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.How many times has the House voted for a specific withdrawal target date up to now?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、PART READING COMPR(总题
15、数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Drivers on the Basing stoke by-pass used to have their attention diverted by a sign that read A MOMENTS INATTENTION CAUSES ACCIDENTS. This self-defeating warning has now been removed but its message is still very much to the point. Almost anything can cause an acci
16、dent. Apart from momentary inattention, it might be a minor miscalculation. Although human error plays its part, it is by no means the only cause of accidents. There must be some causes other than simple human error. Road construction also plays its part. It is on those roads where there are subtle
17、visual traps. Wherever there is a “black spot“, it means that something is seriously wrong with the road.If you have been involved in an accident and have stopped, you must give your name, address , and registration number to anyone who has a good reason for requesting it; this means anyone affected
18、 by the accident. If somebody is injured, the driver must produce his insurance certificate on request. If these formalities are complied with it is not necessary to wait for the arrival of the police. It is, however, often wise to do so. The police are expert at drawing plans, taking measurements a
19、nd photographs and gathering other evidence. In your absence the police could be given a biased story against you; and yourself might want to point out certain features of the accident to the police.（分数：5.00）(1).“A MOMENTS INATTENTION CAUSES ACCIDENT“ is a self-defeating warning because _.A. it is n
20、ot trueB. it will distract the drivers attentionC. it is too difficult to understandD. it is too long to be read while driving a ear（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).“By no means“ in line 4 means _.A. without doubt B. hardly not C. probably not D. in no way（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).“Subtle visual traps“ are _.A. plac
21、es where the police hide in order to trap motoristsB. parts of the road which are deceptive to the drivers eyesC. danger spots such as sharp corners and cross-roadsD. places where there are too many road-signs（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).After an accident you wait for the police because _.A. it is against t
22、he law to drive offB. they have to examine your papersC. somebody may give them a false account of the earD. they have to note the position of your car（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following statements is better when a driver makes an accident?A. Hed better stay until the police come.B. It is no
23、 need for him to wait for the arrival of the police.C. He has to finish the formalities.D. It is wise to go away without noting anything.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Tomorrow evening about 20 million Americans will be shown, on their television screens, how easy it is to steal plutonium (
24、钚) and produce “the most terrifying blackmail weapon ever devised“ - a homemade atomic bomb.They will be told that no commercial nuclear plant in the United States - and probably in the world - is adequately protected against a well planned armed attack by terrorists, and that there is enough inform
25、ation on public record to guide a nuclear thief not only to the underground rooms of nuclear plants where plutonium is stored, but also to tell him how the doors of those underground rooms are designed.The hour-long television programme, “The Plutonium Connection“, makes its point by showing how a 2
26、0-year,old student of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in five weeks designed an atomic bomb composed of plutonium and parts from a hardware atom.The young man, whose identity is Being kept secret for fear he may be kidnapped by terrorists, is quoted as saying: “I was pretty surprised about
27、 how easy it is to design a bomb. When I Was working on my design, I kept thinking thems got to be mom to it than this, but actually there isnt. Its simple.“The student worked alone, using information he obtained from science libraries open to the public. The television programme, produced for non-c
28、ommercial stations across the country by a Boston educational station, shows how quantities of other “secret“ information are available to anyone.The Atomic Energy Commissions public reading room in Washington is described by the narrator as “the first place a bomb-designer would visit when he was p
29、lanning his plutonium theft. On file there and freely available are the plans of erery civilian nuclear installation in the country.“The programme seems certain to create enormous controversy - not only over the lack of nuclear safeguards, but also over the morality of appointing the student to desi
30、gn a bomb and the wisdom of drawing attention to the ways that a nuclear thief can work.Even an official of Public Broadcasting System, which is distributing the TV programme, confessed to uneasiness: “Its a terribly important subject, and people should know about the dangers, but I cant help wonder
31、ing if the programme wont give someone ideas.“The Plutonium Connection“ explains, for example, that the security systems of nuclear plants were all designed to prevent sabotage by perhaps one or agents of some foreign power. But now this appears less of a hazard than the possibility of an attack by
32、an armed band of terrorists with dedicated disregard for their own lives.The programme discusses two major plutonium reprocessing plants in the US - one already operating in Oklahoma, one being completed in South Carolina - neither of which has more than a handful of armed guards to supplement the a
33、larms, fences and gun-detectors that Government security requires. Both are in such remote areas that it would take at least 45 minutes for a sizeable force to be assembled, if there were an attack.An official of the South Carolina plant - a joint operation of Allied Chemical, Gulf Oil and Royal Dut
34、ch Shen - admits to television viewers that the “system we ye designed would probably not prevent“ a band of about 12 armed terrorists from entering.Stealing plutonium is even easier, the programme suggests. Despite constant survey of all materials on the list, there are inevitably particles of plut
35、onium unaccounted for - about I lb a month at the Oklahoma plant, owned by the KerrMcGee oil company, which in a year adds up to enough to make an atomic bomb. It is suggested that stealing would be even easier if instrument technicians were unscrupulous enough to alter their measuring devices.The t
36、elevision film also shows radioactive fuel being transported to nuclear processing plants in commercial armoured cars. As safety measure, US drivers of such cars are ordered to contact headquarters by radio telephone every two hours. But the equipment is “cumbersome and unreliable“, and in difficult
37、 terrain there are radio black out areas.The programmer ends with a warning from Dr. Theodore Taylor, a former Atomic Energy Commission officer who has long contended that any person of modest technical ability could make an atomic bomb: “ff we dont get this problem under international control withi
38、n the next five or six years, there is a good chance that it will be permanently out of control./（分数：4.00）(1).Why would a terrorist go to the Atomic Energy commissions public reading room?A. To find out how to design a bomb.B. To find out where to steal plutonium.C. To look at files of secret inform
39、ation.D. To find out where to steal an atomic bomb.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The main danger discussed in the passage is from _.A. students making their own atomic bombs.B. foreign spies stealing secretsC. terrorists stealing plutonium and making their own bombsD. technicians stealing plutonium（分数：1.00）A
40、.B.C.D.(3).What does “this“ refer to in the expression “this appears less of a hazard“?A. Some foreign power.B. The design of the security systems.C. A terrorist attack.D. Sabotage by people working for an enemy country.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the main theme of the passage?A. The fact that a st
41、udent was able to make an atomic bomb:B. The dangers of transporting plutonium.C. The fact that secret information is available in public libraries.D. The ease with which atomic bombs could become a terrorist weapon.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、TEXT C(总题数：1，分数：4.00)There is a great concern in Europe and North
42、 America about declining standards of literacy in schools. In Britain, the fact that 30 percent of 16 year olds have a reading age of 14 or less has helped to prompt massive educational changes. The development of literacy has far-reaching effects on general intellectual development and thus anythin
43、g that impedes the development of literacy is a serious matter for us all. So the hunt is on for the cause of the decline in literacy. The search so far has forced on socioeconomic factors, or the effectiveness of“ traditional“ versus“ modern“ teaching techniques. The fruitless search for the cause
44、of the increase in illiteracy is a tragic example of the saying“ They cant see the wood for the trees“. When teachers use picture books, they ate simply continuing a long-established tradition that is accepted without question. And for the past two decades, illustrations in reading primers have beco
45、me increasingly detailed and obtrusive, while language has become impoverished-sometimes to the point of extinction. Amazingly, there is virtually no empirical evidence to support the use of illustrations in teaching reading. On the contrary, a great deal of empirical evidence shows that pictures in
46、terfere in a damaging way with all aspects of learning to read. Despite this, from North America to the Antipodes, the first books that many school children receive are totally without text. A teachers main concern is to help young beginner readers to develop not only the ability to recognize words,
47、 but the skills necessary to understand what these words mean. Even ff a child is able to mad aloud fluently, he or she may not be able to understand much of it: this is called“ barking at text“. The teacher, s takes of improving comprehension is made harder by influences outside the classroom. But
48、the adverse effects of such things as television, video games, or limited language experiences at home, can be offset by experiencing “rich“ language at school. Instead, it is not unusual for a book of 30 or more pages to have only one sentence full of repetitive phrases. The artwork is often marvelous, but the pictures make the language redundant, and the children have no need to imagine anything when they read such books. Looking at a picture actively prevents children younger than nine from creating a mental image, and can make it difficult for older children. In order to lear
