1、专业八级-1080 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)Theories of History. How much we know about history?A. Written records exist for only a fraction of mans timeB. The accuracy of these records is often (1) , and details in them often needs improvement.
2、 Reconstruction of history before writingA. being difficult because of the (2) of history to usB. the most that we can do is: use (3) and the knowledge of the habits of animals. Theories about historyA. Objective: to (4) the beginning and deduce the end of mans story.B. One theory believes that man
3、continually (5) .- (6) must be more intelligent and civilized than his ancestors.-Human race will evolve into a race of (7) .C. The second theory holds the mans history is like a (8) of development.-Modem man is not the most superior.-Modern man may be inferior to members of (9) .D. The third theory
4、: Human societies repeat a cycle of stages, but overall progress is (10) in the long historical perspective.（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).For most people who have sleeping troubles, which of the following is the most usu
5、al cause?A. Their room is not cozy. B. They are busy and occupied.C. They have chronic disease. D. They take a nap after lunch.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the advice Dr. Getsy gives those who struggle with insomnia due to the health condition?A. Lying in bed as long as possible. B. Taking some slee
6、ping pills to relax.C. Staying awake as long as they can. D. Scheduling when to be away or asleep.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).People should stay away from caffeine after lunch becauseA. its effect may linger for almost 10 hours.B. it disturbs the way people feel in daytime.C. it accelerates heartbeat and r
7、espiration.D. they may want to take a catnap.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is TRUE about taking a nap?A. Napping for 2 hours is better than for 40 minutes.B. It does not revive you if the nap lasts too long.C. You should never take a nap after lunch.D. The longer you sleep, the better
8、you will feel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is NOT one of Dr. Getsys tips on fighting sleeping troubles?A. Create a comfortable sleeping environment.B. Prioritize sleep if you are haunted by sleeplessness.C. Climb into bed early and lie awake to relax.D. Show perseverance and prepare f
9、or a long battle.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION C(总题数：3，分数：5.00)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).Which of the following is TRUE of the people suffering from the acciden
10、t?A. 15 evacuated, 2 seriously injured, 5 missing.B. 15 evacuated, 2 moderately injured, 5 missing.C. 50 evacuated, 2 moderately injured, none missing.D. 50 evacuated, 2 seriously injured, none missing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Rescuers have been denied access into the building for the following reasons
11、EXCEPTA. the possibility of the building collapsing. B. the likely explosion from the gas tank.C. the possible subsequent rockslides. D. the noise and trembling at the moment.（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 second
12、s to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).When did the space shuttle Endeavour land Wednesday night?A. An hour before sunset. B. An hour after sunset.C. An hour before sunrise. D. An hour after sunrise.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the main idea of the news item?A. The space shutt
13、le would be under close inspection.B. One of the crew members failed to head home.C. Unexpected weather delayed the landing of Endeavor.D. The space shuttle made a smooth landing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.1.In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions tha
14、t follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you wilt be given 10 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.How much will Ford provide as pension funds to the employees of Jaguar a
15、nd Land Rover?A. $600m. B. $10bn. C. $2.5bn. D. $2,500.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)St. Petersburg, the very name brings to mind some of Russias greatest poets, writers and composers: Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tchaikovsky. The 19th century was a golden age fo
16、r St. Petersburgs wealthy classes. It was a world of ballets and balls, of art and literature, of tea and caviar.The golden age ended with the advent of World War I. Working people were growing more and more discontented. In 1917, Communism came, promising peace and prosperity.St. Petersburg had bec
17、ome Petrograd in 1914. People wanted a Russian name for their city. Ten years later, the citys name changed again, this time to Leningrad. Then in 1991, Leningraders voted to restore the citys original name. Some people opposed the name change altogether. Others thought it was just too soon. Old, ru
18、n-down Soviet Leningrad, they said, was not the St. Petersburg of 19th-century literature.What, then, is St. Petersburg? In the confusing post-Communist world, no one really knows. The quiet, if Soviet-style, dignity is gone. The Communist sayings are down and gaudy advertising up. Candy bars and ci
19、garettes are sold from boxy, tasteless kiosks. And clothing? Well, anything goes. Everyone wants to be a little different. But many people do not know the true meaning of freedom. Personal crime has gone up, up, up in the past few years.Yet in spite of this, you can still find some of the citys gran
20、d past. Stand at the western tip of Vasilievsky Island. To the right is the elegant Winter Palace, former home of the czars. Its light blue sides and white classical columns make it perhaps St. Petersburgs most graceful building. It houses one of the worlds most famous art museums: the Hermitage. In
21、side, 20km of galleries house thousands of works of art. Look over your fight shoulder. The massive golden dome of St. Isaacs Cathedral rises above the skyline. Youll see, too, why St. Petersburg is called a “floating city.“ Standing there, nearly surrounded by water, you can see four of the citys 4
22、2 islands.Cross the bridge and turn behind the Winter Palace. In the middle of the huge Palace Square stands the Alexander Column. It commemorates Russias victory over Napoleon. The 650-ton granite column is not attached to the base in any way. Its own weight keeps it upright. Hoisted into place in
23、1832, it has stood there ever since.Continue to Nevsky Prospekt, the heart of the old city. Let the crowds hurry by while you take your time. Admire the fine carving on bridges and columns, above doorways and windows. Cross over canals and pass by smaller palaces and other classical structures. Let
24、your eyes drink in the light blues, greens, yellows and pinks.Take time to wander among Kazan Cathedrals semi circle of enormous brown columns. Or, if you prefer Russian-style architecture, cross the street and follow the canal a short distance. The Church of the Resurrection occupies the site where
25、 Czar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881.Travel outside the city to Petrodvorets Palace for a taste of old imperial grandeur. After a visit to France in the late 17th century, Peter the Great decided to build a palace for himself better than Versailles. His dream never came true in his lifetime.
26、It took almost two centuries to complete the palace and park complex.Seldom does any city have the chance to reinvent itself. That chance has now come to St. Petersburg. A few people might hope to return to the glory of the past, but most know that is impossible. They want to preserve the best of pa
27、st eras and push ahead. You can bet the city wont be old St. Petersburg, but something altogether different.（分数：5.00）(1).In 1935, St. Petersburg was calledA. St. Petersburg. B. Petrograd. C. Leningrad. D. Vasilievsky.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why is St. Petersburg called a “floating city“?A. It is nearly
28、 surrounded by water. B. It has four islands.C. It is famous for its ship industry. D. It is a big island.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is NOT inside the city, according to the passage?A. the Winter Palace. B. St. Isaacs Cathedral.C. Kazan Cathedral. D. Petrodvorets Palace.（分数：1.00）A.B
29、.C.D.(4).Which of the following details of St. Petersburg is INCORRECT?A. It is a city with a grand history.B. The personal crime rate is increasing.C. Few heritages are left from the past.D. It gets the opportunity to change.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The authors attitude towards the future of St. Peters
30、burg isA. optimistic. B. wavering. C. sceptical. D. unclear.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)I was taken by a friend one afternoon to a theatre. When the curtain was raised, the stage was perfectly empty save for tall grey curtains which enclosed it on all sides, and presently through the thi
31、ck folds of those curtains children came dancing in, singly, or in pairs, till a whole troop of ten or twelve were assembled. They were all girls; none, I think, more than fourteen years old, one or two certainly not more than eight. They wore but little clothing, their legs, feet and arms being qui
32、te bare. Their hair, too, was unbound; and their faces, grave and smiling, were so utterly dear and joyful, that in looking on them one felt transported to some Garden of Hesperides, a where self was not, and the spirit floated in pure ether. Some of these children were fair and rounded, others dark
33、 and elf-like; but one and all looked entirely happy, and quite unself-conscious, giving no impression of artifice, though they had evidently had the highest and most careful training. Each flight and whirling movement seemed conceived there and then out of the joy of being-dancing had surely never
34、been a labour to them, either in rehearsal or performance. There was no tiptoeing and posturing, no hopeless muscular achievement; all was rhythm, music, light, air, and above all things, happiness. Smiles and love had gone to the fashioning of their performance; and smiles and love shone from every
35、 one of their faces and from the clever white turnings of their limbs.Amongst them-though all were delightful-there were two who especially riveted my attention. The first of these two was the tallest of all the children, a dark thin girl, in whose every expression and movement there was a kind of g
36、rave, fiery love.During one of the many dances, it fell to her to be the pursuer of a fair child, whose movements had a very strange soft charm; and this chase, which was like the hovering of a dragonfly round some water lily, or the wooing of a moonbeam by the June night, had in it a most magical s
37、weet passion. That dark, tender huntress, so full of fire and yearning, had the queerest power of symbolising all longing, and moving ones heart. In her, pursuing her white love with such wistful fervour, and ever arrested at the very moment of conquest, one seemed to see the great secret force that
38、 hunts through the world, on and on, tragically unresting, immortally sweet.The other child who particularly enhanced me was the smallest but one, a brown-haired fairy crowned with a half moon of white flowers, who wore a scanty little rose-petal-coloured shift that floated about her in the most del
39、ightful fashion. She danced as never child danced. Every inch of her small head and body was full of the sacred fire of motion; and in her little pas seul she seemed to be the very spirit of movement. One felt that Joy had flown down, and was inhabiting there; one heard the rippling of Joys laughter
40、. And, indeed, through all the theatre had risen a rustling and whispering; and sudden bursts of laughing rapture.I looked at my friend; he was trying stealthily to remove something from his eyes with a finger. And to myself the stage seemed very misty, and all things in the world lovable; as though
41、 that dancing fairy had touched them with tender fire, and made them golden.God knows where she got that power of bringing joy to our dry hearts: God knows how long she will keep it! But that little flying Love had in her the quality that lie deep in colour, in music, in the wind, and the sun, and i
42、n certain great works of art-the power to see the heart free from every barrier, and flood it with delight.（分数：5.00）(1).From this passage, it can be inferred thatA. the dancing girls are all very beautiful.B. the girls come from all over the world.C. the two tallest girls are the outstanding dancers
43、.D. the girls“ performance is very successful.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following statements contains a metaphor?A. and smiles and love shone from every one of their faces.B. which was like the hovering of a dragonfly round some water lily.C. That dark, tender huntress, so full of fire and y
44、earning, had.D. In her, pursuing her white love with such wistful fervour.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the author, the tallest girl among the childrenA. danced with a serious expression. B. was a dark and rounded girl.C. acted as a hovering dragonfly. D. pursued her love in the dance.（分数：1.00）A
45、.B.C.D.(4).The sentence “. to myself the stage seemed very misty.“ in the 5th paragraph implies that the authorA. did not get a good seat. B. was short sighted.C. was a bit sleepy. D. was just too moved.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is NOT the point of the last paragraph?A. To describe
46、 how fantastic the dance is.B. To express his gratefulness to god.C. To show his deep feeling after seeing the dance.D. To share with readers his understanding of the dance.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、TEXT C(总题数：1，分数：4.00)This has been quite a week for literary coups. In an almost entirely unexpected move, t
47、he Swedish Academy have this lunchtime announced their decision to award this years Nobel prize for Literature to the British playwright, author and recent poet, Harold Pinter and not, as was widely anticipated, to Turkish author Orhan Pamuk or the Syrian poet Adonis.The Academy, which has handed ou
48、t the prize since 1901, described Pinter, whose works include The Birthday Party, The Dumb Waiter and his breakthrough The Caretaker, as someone who restored the art form of theatre. In its citation, the Academy said Pinter was “generally seen as the foremost representative of British drama in the s
49、econd half of the 20th century,“ and declared him to be an author “who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppressions closed rooms.“Until todays announcement, Pinter was barely thought to be in the running for the prize, one of the most prestigious and (at 1.3m) lucrative in the world. After Pamuk and Adonis, the writers believed to be unde
