1、专业八级分类模拟429及答案解析 (总分:49.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、PART LANGUAGE USAG(总题数:1,分数:25.00)Here in the United States, before agricultural activities destroyed the natural balance, there were great migrations of Rocky Mountain locusts (蝗虫). Great migrating hordes of these insects once darken the skies on the plains ea
2、st of the Rockies where crops 1 were often destroyed; the worst years were those between 1874 to 2 1877. One of these migrating swarms was estimated to contain 1.24 billion locusts. During the another migration in Nebraska it was 3 estimated that the swarm of locusts averaged half a mile high and wa
3、s 100 miles wide and 300 miles long. Usually, these swarms take up from the ground against the wind, but, once airborne, they turn 4 and fly with it. Warm convection currents (对流) help to lift them, often at great heights. During the great locust plagues the situation 5 in Nebraska became so serious
4、 that the original state constitution had to be rewritten to take care the economic problems. The new 6 document was known as The Grasshopper Constitution. It is now believed that these locusts were a migratory form or phase of the lesser migratory locust, that is still common there. In this respect
5、, 7 the North American migratory locusts resemble their African relatives. In both regions the migratory forms rise as a result of 8 crowding and climatic factors. Migratory forms are apparently natural adaptations which bring about dispersal when locust populations become too crowded. Unfortunately
6、 for our farmers, the 9 migratory form no longer seems to occur regularly, although there was a serious outbreak as late as 1938 in midwestern United States and Canada. Actually, there is no reason why the destructive migratory form might not again appear if circumstances become 10 favorable.(分数:25.
7、00)二、PART TRANSLATION(总题数:1,分数:10.00)1.今年上市的苹果品种格外地多,我独爱皮儿青青、似乎尚未熟透的那种。周末和女友逛水果店,她挑最红最大的买,生怕春色不够似的;我则逗留在顶边上的柜台,那儿不起眼地堆着我一个冬天未见的青苹果。相争不下,索性各按自己的偏好买了一网兜,都很不服气的样子,暗笑对方不会享受真正的生活。 小时候吃苹果,我也爱挑红润的,因其意味着成熟,而熟透的水果必然甜美爽口。年岁渐增,熟悉了生活中诸般滋味之后,反倒偏爱上青苹果的那种清甜带着点酸涩的甜、饱含水分的甜,咬一口有清脆的声响。也许,成熟、甜蜜乃至完美,并非生命的终极意义,更重要的倒是向这一目
8、标趋近过程中万般况味的体验;唇齿之间的那一分青涩在不断转变着,反倒显得生动、真实。正如稚齿孩童可能认定糖果是世界上最好的东西,成人之后反而学会并且喜好品味茶或咖啡其底蕴更切近于生活的本质。 (分数:10.00)_三、PART WRITING(总题数:1,分数:14.00)2.题目要求:In August 2015, the Ministry of Education in China issued a policy, encouraging the colleges to list the traditional Chinese culture as a compulsory course.
9、This policy was applauded by many believing those courses will cultivate students awareness of traditional Chinese culture. However, this policy also met some disagreements. The following are opinions from two sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which yo
10、u should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides; 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Experts Lu Hongli, of Tongzhous Teacher Rese
11、arch and Training Center: Traditional Chinese culture should not lose its grip on young Chinese as it is good for their moral development and the cultivation of their character. Some wisdom delivered through the Chinese classics might help the young deal with the challenges in their own life. We try
12、 to find innovative ways to instill traditional culture into students, such as chanting the classics with morning gymnastics and holding couplet-writing competition. They gradually develop an aesthetic sense of Chinese classics and the spirit of Chinese culture. Zhang Jian, Secretary-general of the
13、China Traditional Culture and Art Center: Traditional Chinese culture will inevitably be included in Chinas college entrance examination. That will provide a stimulus for students in primary and middle schools to learn traditional culture. And consequently it is very logical and coherent for the col
14、leges to open some traditional Chinese culture compulsory courses. But testing is not the ultimate goal. The learning process will undoubtedly improve students moral standards and nurture their love for Chinas cultural legacy. Students Zhang Jiawei: I think it is not bad to have some traditional Chi
15、nese culture courses in colleges. But I dont think it is necessary to have them as compulsory courses. Because when we talk about compulsory courses, students will pay more attention to the grades or credits they can get from the courses. More often than not, the case will be like, the teachers will
16、 provide a list of questions and answers before the exams. And the students just learn those answers. In that case, they will not really learn some traditional Chinese culture, instead they just lean1 some answers and forget them the next day after the exams. Xiao Huahua: I like to have some traditi
17、onal Chinese culture courses in my college. But I dont like the idea of having them as compulsory courses. In my college, sometimes one or two famous experts on traditional Chinese culture deliver some lectures on different topics. When they come, many students attend their lectures and I enjoy thos
18、e lectures greatly. Their lectures help me know something about various aspects of traditional Chinese culture. Once I remember we had a very elegant lady show us chadao; how to perform the traditional Chinese way of having tea. I was quite amazed by the practice. After her performance, I went onlin
19、e to search some information and videos about chadao. I find it very interesting. So I think it is a matter of interest and should not be something compulsory. (分数:14.00)_专业八级分类模拟429答案解析 (总分:49.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、PART LANGUAGE USAG(总题数:1,分数:25.00)Here in the United States, before agricultural activities
20、 destroyed the natural balance, there were great migrations of Rocky Mountain locusts (蝗虫). Great migrating hordes of these insects once darken the skies on the plains east of the Rockies where crops 1 were often destroyed; the worst years were those between 1874 to 2 1877. One of these migrating sw
21、arms was estimated to contain 1.24 billion locusts. During the another migration in Nebraska it was 3 estimated that the swarm of locusts averaged half a mile high and was 100 miles wide and 300 miles long. Usually, these swarms take up from the ground against the wind, but, once airborne, they turn
22、 4 and fly with it. Warm convection currents (对流) help to lift them, often at great heights. During the great locust plagues the situation 5 in Nebraska became so serious that the original state constitution had to be rewritten to take care the economic problems. The new 6 document was known as The
23、Grasshopper Constitution. It is now believed that these locusts were a migratory form or phase of the lesser migratory locust, that is still common there. In this respect, 7 the North American migratory locusts resemble their African relatives. In both regions the migratory forms rise as a result of
24、 8 crowding and climatic factors. Migratory forms are apparently natural adaptations which bring about dispersal when locust populations become too crowded. Unfortunately for our farmers, the 9 migratory form no longer seems to occur regularly, although there was a serious outbreak as late as 1938 i
25、n midwestern United States and Canada. Actually, there is no reason why the destructive migratory form might not again appear if circumstances become 10 favorable.(分数:25.00)解析:darkendarkened解析 时态错误。这里说“蝗虫群曾经遮天蔽日”,有很明显的时态标志词once表示过去,因此应使用一般过去时。解析:betweenfrom解析 介词误用。between一般与and连用,而from一般用于from.to.的结
26、构。解析:the the 解析 冠词冗余。another表示“再一(些),另外一个(些)”,本身有泛指的含义,前面不能加定冠词。解析:upoff解析 固定搭配中的介词误用。take off表示“起飞”,take up表示“拿起,开始从事,继续,吸收”。解析:atto解析 介词误用。这句话要表达的意思是“温暖的对流经常会帮它们上升到非常高的高度。”at.height表示“在高度”,而在这里要使用to表示lift这一动作的目的或结果。解析:careof解析 介词缺失。take care of是固定搭配,表示“处理,照顾”。解析:thatwhich解析 关系代词误用。在引导非限制性定语从句时,用wh
27、ich而不用that。解析:risearise解析 形近词误用。rise表示“上升”,arise表示“出现”,本句是指“这种迁徙的形式是由于拥挤和气候因素才出现的”,因此应该使用arise。解析:UnfortunatelyFortunately解析 语义错误。结合文章,蝗虫群的迁徙不那么频繁对农场主们来说是件幸事,所以应改成Fortunately。解析:becomeshould解析 虚拟语气错误。此处是if引导的条件句,表示对将来的虚拟,主句是might not形式,从句应使用should+动词原形,should不可以省略。二、PART TRANSLATION(总题数:1,分数:10.00)1
28、.今年上市的苹果品种格外地多,我独爱皮儿青青、似乎尚未熟透的那种。周末和女友逛水果店,她挑最红最大的买,生怕春色不够似的;我则逗留在顶边上的柜台,那儿不起眼地堆着我一个冬天未见的青苹果。相争不下,索性各按自己的偏好买了一网兜,都很不服气的样子,暗笑对方不会享受真正的生活。 小时候吃苹果,我也爱挑红润的,因其意味着成熟,而熟透的水果必然甜美爽口。年岁渐增,熟悉了生活中诸般滋味之后,反倒偏爱上青苹果的那种清甜带着点酸涩的甜、饱含水分的甜,咬一口有清脆的声响。也许,成熟、甜蜜乃至完美,并非生命的终极意义,更重要的倒是向这一目标趋近过程中万般况味的体验;唇齿之间的那一分青涩在不断转变着,反倒显得生动、
29、真实。正如稚齿孩童可能认定糖果是世界上最好的东西,成人之后反而学会并且喜好品味茶或咖啡其底蕴更切近于生活的本质。 (分数:10.00)_正确答案:()解析:In fact I also liked red apples when I was a little child because red apples are ripe ones, and fully ripe apples are bound to taste sweet. I am acquainted with the different flavors of life, however, in the long process o
30、f maturity, making me quite unexpectedly fall in love with the plain sweetness peculiar to green apples, which are crisp and juicy, and taste slightly sour and puckery. It seems to me becoming mature and living a happy and even perfect life is not lifes ultimate goal. What is more meaningful is the
31、undergoing of various experiences and the savoring of diverse tastes in the trudge to that destination. The harshness or bitterness on the tongue constantly renews and therefore remains forever vivid and realistic. Similarly, children may conclude candy is the nicest thing in the world. However, arr
32、iving at adulthood, these same persons will learn to appreciate tea or coffee, which tastes, so to speak, like life itself.三、PART WRITING(总题数:1,分数:14.00)2.题目要求:In August 2015, the Ministry of Education in China issued a policy, encouraging the colleges to list the traditional Chinese culture as a co
33、mpulsory course. This policy was applauded by many believing those courses will cultivate students awareness of traditional Chinese culture. However, this policy also met some disagreements. The following are opinions from two sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 w
34、ords, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides; 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Experts Lu Hongli, of Tongz
35、hous Teacher Research and Training Center: Traditional Chinese culture should not lose its grip on young Chinese as it is good for their moral development and the cultivation of their character. Some wisdom delivered through the Chinese classics might help the young deal with the challenges in their
36、 own life. We try to find innovative ways to instill traditional culture into students, such as chanting the classics with morning gymnastics and holding couplet-writing competition. They gradually develop an aesthetic sense of Chinese classics and the spirit of Chinese culture. Zhang Jian, Secretar
37、y-general of the China Traditional Culture and Art Center: Traditional Chinese culture will inevitably be included in Chinas college entrance examination. That will provide a stimulus for students in primary and middle schools to learn traditional culture. And consequently it is very logical and coh
38、erent for the colleges to open some traditional Chinese culture compulsory courses. But testing is not the ultimate goal. The learning process will undoubtedly improve students moral standards and nurture their love for Chinas cultural legacy. Students Zhang Jiawei: I think it is not bad to have som
39、e traditional Chinese culture courses in colleges. But I dont think it is necessary to have them as compulsory courses. Because when we talk about compulsory courses, students will pay more attention to the grades or credits they can get from the courses. More often than not, the case will be like,
40、the teachers will provide a list of questions and answers before the exams. And the students just learn those answers. In that case, they will not really learn some traditional Chinese culture, instead they just lean1 some answers and forget them the next day after the exams. Xiao Huahua: I like to
41、have some traditional Chinese culture courses in my college. But I dont like the idea of having them as compulsory courses. In my college, sometimes one or two famous experts on traditional Chinese culture deliver some lectures on different topics. When they come, many students attend their lectures
42、 and I enjoy those lectures greatly. Their lectures help me know something about various aspects of traditional Chinese culture. Once I remember we had a very elegant lady show us chadao; how to perform the traditional Chinese way of having tea. I was quite amazed by the practice. After her performa
43、nce, I went online to search some information and videos about chadao. I find it very interesting. So I think it is a matter of interest and should not be something compulsory. (分数:14.00)_正确答案:()解析:高分范文 Should Traditional Chinese Culture Be Listed as aCompulsory Course in Colleges?In recent years, C
44、hinese students English learning craze has, to some extent, led to the neglect of their mother tongue, especially Chinas traditional cultural legacy. So there has been a pressing call for a school system that lists traditional Chinese culture as a compulsory course in colleges to instill traditional
45、 Chinese culture into the youth. However, the topic has put forward a large-scale discussion. A number of experts on traditional Chinese culture hail this new trend. They hold that traditional Chinese culture embodies the wisdom and moral standards of Chinas long history, therefore, there is no doub
46、t that the young college students, who are at a critical stage of their life, can make the best use of the wisdom to guide their future life. Besides, only by having young people learn traditional Chinese culture can the cultural legacy be preserved and passed on to next generations. However, many c
47、ollege students disapprove of listing traditional Chinese culture as a compulsory course. They propose that attending some lectures on traditional Chinese culture also creates better effects, because taking the exams for compulsory courses deprives all the fun and interest of learning traditional culture, reducing the fantastic classics to cold lifeless questions and answers. Balancing the two sides, I am inclined to agree with the latter. For one thing, I suggest that greater importance should be attached to teaching tradi