1、专业八级-1062 及答案解析(总分：107.00，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)Dont expect Starbucks-like(1) _like this one at the 13,600 U.S. McDonalds, (1) _or 30,000-plus worldwide; the Oak Brook restaurant, which opened late last month, doubles as public restaurant and test s
2、ite. But the worlds largest restaurant chain is tinkering with various possibilities in technology and design to try to ensure it is a(2) _of choice in the future. (2) _McDonalds has undergone an(3) _change in more ways (3) _than one since a time(4) _years ago when its sales and reputation were sagg
3、ing amid complaints about its service and food. (4) _The company reported first-quarter(5) _income was up (5) _6 percent to(6) _million and revenue rose 9 percent to 4.8 billion over the same time last year. (6) _Its stock price nearly tripled over a two-year period, hitting a four-year high of 34.5
4、6 per share in March, but has since settled around 29.Snazzier new restaurants are part of the makeover; about 1,000, mostly older U.S. McDonalds have been either (7) _,or rebuilt since 2002. (7) _Some of the additions, such as salads, white-meat chicken nuggets and fruit options with Happy Meals, h
5、ave served the(8) _purpose of enabling the company to state a commitment to a healthier, (8) _balanced menu while bringing in new customers who arent there for the hamburgers.McDonalds now hopes to attract more(9) _with amenities that might entice them to come in and stay awhile.(9) _Analyst Peter J
6、ankovskis thinks the extra investments to try to make McDonalds restaurants hangouts are(10) _, noting that they have worked not only at Starbucks but at Panera Bread and other chains. (10)_（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).
7、Where does the conversation take place?A. In the student recreation center. B. In the campus dining hall.C. In the university bookstore. D. In a classroom.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How does the woman plan to spend her evening?A. Studying. B. Preparing snacks.C. Playing cards. D. Learning how to play brid
8、ge.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will the woman probably do if she is the dummy?A. Watch her player. B. Play her cards in cooperation with her partner.C. Quit the game. D. Teach the man how to play bridge.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the man warn the woman not to do?A. Miss her card game. B. Stay up t
9、oo late.C. Take too heavy a work load next semester. D. Neglect her studies to play bridge.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Why doesnt the man accept the womans offer?A. He already knows how to play. B. He doesnt like to play games.C. He doesnt have a partner. D. He doesnt have enough free time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
10、.四、SECTION C(总题数：5，分数：6.00)1.What is the main idea of the news item?A. Airlines plan to develop new operating procedures.B. The hardware installed in aircraft has been approved.C. UK Airlines will step up the training of cabin crew.D. The use of mobiles will soon be allowed on aircraft.（分数：1.00）A.B.
11、C.D.2.According to the news, UEFAA. could not agree with Sir Blatter, the president of FIF.B. insisted on restricting the number of foreign players.C. attributed the success of English teams to foreign players.D. proposed a limit of five foreign players in each team.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The discovery
12、of the tomb will enable archeologists to know about the life ofA. commons. B. farmers. C. aristocrats, D. workers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).European Commission President and other top commissioners are going to Washington to ask the American government to _.A. stick to their promises B. make compromisesC
13、. help them D. go on with talks（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Doha round of world trade talks broke down last year because the U.S. government did not agree to _.A. cooperate with other countries B. open its agricultural marketC. cut subsidies to farmers D. help other countries（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.At a recent s
14、ummit in Washington, Mr. Juncker points out thatA. the EU is in a state of deep crisis.B. the EU crisis may lead to EUs collapse.C. the crisis is not serious enough to make EU collapse.D. the first casualty of Europes latest crisis is EUs further expansion.（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：2，分数：8.00)Long before “crossover“ and “eclectic“ became part of the journalistic vernacular, Dinah Washington defied categorization and embraced any and every type of song. Her delivery was instantly identifiable, and she prided herself on crystal-clear diction, precise pitch a
16、nd spontaneity. Washington made brilliant recordings, beginning with her days as a pianist accompanying gospel pioneer Sallie Martin, through swing and R inspire confidence-to give the interviewer every reason to believe that you can handle the job for which you are being considered and little reaso
17、n to believe you cant. You do this with more than the answers you provide. Confidence is also inspired by the way you look, the enthusiasm, energy, confidence, personal ability and ambition you show or dont show.The main reason most candidates do not get the job is that they dont inspire confidence.
18、 They dont lose out because they dont have the qualifications to do the job but because their confidence in their ability to do the job didnt come through in the interview. They didnt sell themselves well enough. The reason most dont is because they are nervous and feel too great pressure to perform
19、. Many people feel like failures and become even more anxious if they dont get an offer after each interview. This is unrealistic. Most people who get interviewed get turned down,Forget about whether you are going to get the job. Just concentrate on the interview and do as many as you can. Interview
20、ing is a skill that is learned with practice just like any sport or performance. Mentally going over what worked and what didnt will improve your performance. Preparation is the key. Practice answering questions and sounding confident. Just like an actor rehearses, you are rehearsing your role as a
21、job candidate. It will give you the confidence to take control when it is your turn “on stage“. When you handle the interview with confidence, the job will take care of itself. As in sports, confidence comes from knowing you are prepared. Never go to any interview without doing as much research as p
22、ossible about the company, institution, etc. Surveys in the US show that lack of familiarity with the company will hurt your chances in as many as 75% of the interviews.Virtually all interviews are about the following:Can you do the job?Will you do the job?Will you fit into the company?Regardless of
23、 the questions you are asked, the answers you give should fit into one of those three areas-I can do the job. I will do the job. I will fit into your company.（分数：2.00）(1).Which factor that may influence your job interview is repeatedly emphasised in the passage?A. Your confidence.B. Your personal ab
24、ility.C. Your familiarity with the company.D. Your skills in answering questions.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Most job hunters fail to get the job mianly because they are not_ enough.A. enthusiatic B. confident C. capable D. ambitious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十一、PART GENERAL KNOWL(总题数：10，分数：10.00)5.The novel Catch-2
25、2 was written by _.A. J. D. Salinger B. Norman Mailer C. Saul Bellow D. Joseph Heller（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.As a literary figure, Sophia appears in Henry Fieldings _.A. Tom Jones B. AmeliaC. Joseph Andrews D. Jonathan Wild the Great（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The poet who wrote the philosophical Mending Wall was
26、 _.A. Ezra Pound B. Robert FrostC. T. S. Eliot D. Wallace Stevens（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Robert Louis Stevenson is a representative of _ in English literature.A. Neo-Romanticism B. Pre-RomanticismC. Romanticism D. Aestheticism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Henry VIII started his religious reform as a struggle forA.
27、divorce. B. power.C. politics. D. peace.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The Sapir-Worf hypothesis is aboutA. language and society. B. language and thought.C. second language acquisition. D. language change.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Under the rule of Charles II, English seized the colony on Manhattan Island from the D
28、utch and named itA. Georgia. B. Virginia. C. Jamestown. D. New York.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12._ is the most important of all American crops.A. Wheat B. CornC. Cotton D. Rice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.By _ we mean there is no logical connection between meanings and soundsA. arbitraryB. dualityC. displacementD. pr
29、oductivity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14._draws on the Jewish experience and tradition and examines subtly the dismantling of the self by an intolerable modern history.A. Allen Ginsberg B. John Updike C. Saul Bellow D. J.D Salinger（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十二、PART PROOFREADDING(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Variations among state ins
30、urance laws can cause problems for families. If you do your home- (1)_work before moving to another state, you may find that your insurer has dropped you-or raised yourmonthly premiums on hundreds of dollars. Florida, for example, does not have a guaranteed-issue (2)_law, and the states program as t
31、he insurer of last resort has not accepted new applicants innearly 15 years despite of legislative efforts to reopen it. That comes as a shock to many early (3)_retirers moving to Florida, said Wayne Sakamoto, a health insurance agent in Naples who is also (4)_president of the Florida Association of
32、 Health Underwriters. After being turned off by nearly every (5)_company that offers individual policies in Florida, the Johnsons was worried. They said that they (6)_were basically healthy for their age and that they took some medicationsMr. Johnson for high (7)_blood pressure and Mrs. Johnson for
33、arrhythmiathat were white flags for some insurers. But (8)_having a high-deductible policy allows them to make pretax contributions to a health saving ac- (9)_count, up to their deductible. Any money they do not spend on health care can be rolled over tofollowing years. As is the case with an indivi
34、dual retirement account, any withdrawals made beforethe age of 65 would be taxed-and hit with a 10 percent penalty. After 65, there is no penalty, but any withdrawals for medical expenses would be taxed. (10) _（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:_十三、PART TR
35、ANSLATION(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十四、SECTION A CHINESE TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)15.她还清楚地记得，1941 年，她刚刚在耀华中学上了半年高中，因交不起学费而中途辍学。妈妈卖掉最后一件首饰，送她到上海去自谋生路。上海，这个灯红酒绿的花花世界，对于一个初上舞台的青年女演员，处处都是陷阱。她几次回到天津，想找个安定一些的职业，但迫于自己和朋友们的生计，又不得不重返舞台。往来于京沪道上，她目睹大雪封道时，躺在雪地上被鞭打的同胞。日本宪兵在隆冬腊月，拿水龙浇散抢着登车的难民。她在茫茫的生活大海中浮沉，寻找着新的生路。在苦闷彷徨之中，党向她伸出了手，她投身
36、于党所领导的进步文化事业。从演丽人行开始，她的生活道路发生了转折。（分数：10.00）_十五、SECTION B ENGLISH TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)16.“All nature is meant to make us think of paradise,“ Thomas Merton observed. Because the Creation puts on a nonstop show, beauty is free and inexhaustible, but we need training in order to perceive more than the mos
37、t obvious kinds. Even 15 billion years or so after the Big Bang, echoes of that event still linger in the form of background radiation, only a few degrees above absolute zero. Just so, I believe, the experience of beauty is an echo of the order and power that permeate the universe. To measure backgr
38、ound radiation, we need subtle instruments; to measure beauty, we need alert intelligence and our five keen senses.Anyone with eyes can take delight in a face or a flower. You need training, however, to perceive the beauty in mathematics or physics or chess, in the architecture of a tree, the design
39、 of a birds wing, or the shiver of breath through a flute. For most of human history, the training has come from elders who taught the young how to pay attention. By paying attention, we learn to savor all sorts of patterns, from quantum mechanics to patchwork quilts. This predilection brings with i
40、t a clear evolutionary advantage, for the ability to recognize patterns helped our ancestors to select mates, find food, avoid predators. But the same advantage would apply to all species, and yet we alone compose symphonies and crossword puzzles, carve stone into statues, map time and space.（分数：10.
41、00）_十六、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)17.It is said that one could aim at a prosperous life (having a good income and being able to afford the good things in life), an important life (a life of achievement that brings one respect and recognition), or a family life (a life completely centered on ones fa
42、mily). Write an essay of about 400 words onWhat I Consider Important in lifeIn 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
43、a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR（分数：20.00）_专业八级-1062 答案解析(总分：107.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0
44、.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Dont expect Starbucks-like(1) _like this one at the 13,600 U.S. McDonalds, (1) _or 30,000-plus worldwide; the Oak Brook restaurant, which opened late last month, doubles as public restaurant and test site. But the worlds largest restaurant chain is tinkering with vario
45、us possibilities in technology and design to try to ensure it is a(2) _of choice in the future. (2) _McDonalds has undergone an(3) _change in more ways (3) _than one since a time(4) _years ago when its sales and reputation were sagging amid complaints about its service and food. (4) _The company rep
46、orted first-quarter(5) _income was up (5) _6 percent to(6) _million and revenue rose 9 percent to 4.8 billion over the same time last year. (6) _Its stock price nearly tripled over a two-year period, hitting a four-year high of 34.56 per share in March, but has since settled around 29.Snazzier new restaurants are part of the makeover; about 1,000, mostly older U.S. McDonalds have been either (7) _,or rebuilt since 2002. (7) _Some of the additions, such as salads, white-meat chicken nuggets and fruit options with Happy Meals, have served the(8) _purpose of enabl
