1、专业英语八级真题2006年及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BMeaning in Literature/B In reading literary works, we are concerned with the meaning of one literary piece or another. However, finding out what something really means is a difficult issue. There are three ways to tackle meanin
2、g in literature. . Meaning is what is intended by (1) _ (1) _ Apart from reading an authors work in question, readers need to 1) read (2) _ by the same author; (2) _ 2) get familiar with (3) _at the time; (3) _ 3) get to know cultural values and symbols of the time. . Meaning exists in the text itse
3、lf. 1) some peoples view: meaning is produced by the formal properties of the text like (4) _, etc. (4) _ 2) speakers view: meaning is created by both conventions of meaning and (5) _ (5) _ Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by common traditions and conventions of usage. But different
4、time periods & different (6) _ perspectives could lead to different interpretations of (6) _ meaning in context. . Meaning is created by (7) _ (7) _ 1) meaning is (8) _; (8) _ 2) meaning is contextual; 3) meaning requires (9) _; (9) _ practicing competency in reading practicing other eompetencies ba
5、ckground research in (10) _, etc. (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:_二、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)BIQuestions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen
6、 to the interview./I/B（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following statements is TRUE about Miss Greens university days?（分数：1.00）A.She felt bored.B.She felt lonely.C.She cherished them.D.The subject was easy.(2).Which of the following is NOT part of her job with the Department of Employment?（分数：1.00）A.Doing
7、surveys at workplace.B.Analyzing survey results.C.Designing questionnaires.D.Taking a psychology course.(3).According to Miss Green, the main difference between the Department of Employment and the advertising agency lies in _.（分数：1.00）A.the nature of work.B.office decoration.C.office location.D.wor
8、k procedures.(4).Why did Miss Green want to leave the advertising agency?（分数：1.00）A.She felt unhappy inside the company.B.She felt work there too demanding.C.She was denied promotion in the company.D.She longed for new opportunities.(5).How did Miss Green react to a heavier workload in the new job?（
9、分数：1.00）A.She was willing and ready.B.She sounded mildly eager.C.She was a bit surprised.D.She sounded very reluctant.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：1，分数：2.00)BIQuestions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now l
10、isten to the news./I/B（分数：2.00）(1).The man stole the aircraft mainly because he wanted to _.（分数：1.00）A.destroy the European Central Bank.B.have an interview with a TV station.C.circle skyscrapers in downtown Frankfurt.D.remember the death of a US astronaut.(2).Which of the following statements about
11、 the man is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.He was a 31-year-old student from Frankfurt.B.He was piloting a two-seat helicopter he had stolen.C.He had talked to air traffic controllers by radio.D.He threatened to land on the European Central Bank.四、BIQuestion 8(总题数：1，分数：1.00)1.The news is mainly about the city gove
12、rnments plan to _.（分数：1.00）A.expand and improve the existing subway system.B.build underground malls and parking lots.C.prevent further land subsidence.D.promote advanced technology.五、BIQuestions (总题数：1，分数：2.00)(1).According to the news, what makes this credit card different from conventional ones i
13、s _.（分数：1.00）A.that it can hear the owners voice.B.that it can remember a password.C.that it can identify the owners voice.D.that it can remember the owners PIN.(2).The newly developed credit card is said to have all the following EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.switch.B.battery.C.speaker.D.built-in chip.六、BPAR
14、T READING (总题数：5，分数：5.00)2.When the book reviewer discusses the Internet University, _.（分数：1.00）A.he is in favor of it.B.his view is balanced.C.he is slightly critical of it.D.he is strongly critical of it.3.Which of the following is NOT seen as a potential danger of the Internet University?（分数：1.00
15、）A.Internet-based courses may be less costly than traditional ones.B.Teachers in traditional institutions may lose their jobs.C.Internet-based courseware may lack variety in course content.D.The Internet University may produce teachers with a lot of publicity.4.According to the review, what is the f
16、undamental mission of traditional university education?（分数：1.00）A.Knowledge learning and career building.B.Learning how to solve existing social problems.C.Researching into solutions to current world problems.D.Combining research efforts of teachers and students in learning.5.Judging from the three
17、new roles envisioned for tomorrows university faculty, university teachers _.（分数：1.00）A.are required to conduct more independent research.B.are required to offer more course to their students.C.are supposed to assume more demanding duties.D.are supposed to supervise more students in their specialty.
18、6.Which category of writing does the review Belong to?（分数：1.00）A.Narration.B.Description.C.Persuasion.D.Exposition.七、BTEXT B/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)7.From the first paragraph, we get the impression that _.（分数：1.00）A.Ray cherished his childhood memories.B.Ray had something urgent to take care of.C.Ray may n
19、ot have a happy childhood.D.Ray cannot remember his childhood days.8.Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Rays hometown?（分数：1.00）A.Lifeless.B.Religious.C.Traditional.D.Quiet.9.From the passage we can infer that the relationship between Ray and his parents was _.（分数：1.00）A.close.B.remo
20、te.C.tense.D.impossible to tell.10.It can be inferred from the passage that Rays father was all EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.considerate.B.punctual.C.thrifty.D.dominant.八、BTEXT C/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)11.The word debts in very few debts are left unpaid in the first paragraph means _.（分数：1.00）A.loans.B.accounts.C.k
21、illings.D.bargains.12.Which of the following is NOT one of the geographical facts about the Indian frontier?（分数：1.00）A.Melting snows.B.Large population.C.Steep hillsides.D.Fertile valleys.13.According to the passage, the Pathans welcomed _.（分数：1.00）A.the introduction of the rifle.B.the spread of Bri
22、tish rule.C.the extension of luxuries.D.the spread of trade.14.Building roads by the British _.（分数：1.00）A.put an end to a whole series of quarrels.B.prevented the Pathans from carrying on feuds.C.lessened the subsidies paid to the Pathans.D.gave the Pathans a much quieter life.15.A suitable title fo
23、r the passage would be _.（分数：1.00）A.Campaigning on the Indian frontier.B.Why the Pathans resented the British rule.C.The popularity of rifles among the Pathans.D.The Pathans at war.九、BTEXT D/B(总题数：6，分数：6.00)16.The sentence Museum is a slippery word in the first paragraph means that _.（分数：1.00）A.the
24、meaning of the word didnt change until after the 15th century.B.the meaning of the word had changed over the years.C.the Greeks held different concepts from the Romans.D.princes and merchants added paintings to their collections.17.The idea that museum could mean a mountain or an object originates f
25、rom _.（分数：1.00）A.the Romans.B.Florence.C.Olympia.D.Greek.18.the skill of the fakers grew increasingly refined in the third paragraph means that _.（分数：1.00）A.there was a great demand for fakers.B.fakers grew rapidly in number.C.fakers became more skillful.D.fakers became more polite.19.Painting and s
26、culptures on display in churches in the 15th century were _.（分数：1.00）A.collected from elsewhere.B.made part of the buildings.C.donated by people.D.bought by churches.20.Modem museums came into existence in order to _.（分数：1.00）A.protect royal and church treasures.B.improve existing collections.C.stim
27、ulate public interest.D.raise more funds.21.Which is the main idea of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Collection and collectors.B.The evolution of museums.C.Modem museums and their functions.D.The birth of museums.十、BPART GENERAL (总题数：10，分数：10.00)22.The President during the American Civil War was _.（分数：1.00）
28、A.Andrew Jackson.B.Abraham Lincoln.C.Thomas Jefferson.D.George Washington.23.The capital of New Zealand is _.（分数：1.00）A.Christchurch.B.Auckland.C.Wellington.D.Hamilton.24.Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlers?（分数：1.00）A.The Aborigines.B.The Maori.C.The Indians.
29、D.The Eskimos.25.The Prime Minister in Britain is head of _.（分数：1.00）A.the Shadow Cabinet.B.the Parliament.C.the Opposition.D.the Cabinet.26.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?（分数：1.00）A.T. S. Eliot.B.D.H. Lawrence.C.Theodore Dreiser.D.James Joyce.27.The novel For Whom the
30、Bell Tolls is written by _.（分数：1.00）A.Scott Fitzgerald.B.William Faulkner.C.Eugene ONeill.D.Ernest Hemingway.28._ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines.（分数：1.00）A.Free verseB.SonnetC.OdeD.Epigram29.What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics
31、is the notion of _.（分数：1.00）A.reference.B.meaning.C.antonymy.D.context.30.The words kid, child, offspring are examples of _.（分数：1.00）A.dialectal synonyms.B.stylistic synonyms.C.emotive synonyms.D.collocational synonyms.31.The distinction between parole and langue was made by _.（分数：1.00）A.Holliday.B.
32、Chomsky.C.Bloomfield.D.Saussure.十一、BPART PROOFREA(总题数：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:_十二、BPART TRANSLAT(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.中国民族自古以来从不把人看作高于一切，在哲学文艺方面的表现都反映出人在自然界中与万物占着一个比例较为恰当的地位，而非绝对统治万物的主宰。因此我们的苦闷，基本上比西方人为少为小；因为苦闷的强弱原是随欲望与野心的大小而转移的。农业社会的人比工业社会的人享受差得多，因此欲望也小得多
33、。况中国古代素来以不滞于物，不为物役为最主要的人生哲学。并非我们没有守财奴，但比起莫利哀与巴尔扎克笔下的守财奴与野心家来，就小巫见大巫了。中国民族多数是性情中正和平、淡泊、朴实，比西方人容易满足。 中国民族自古以来从不把人看作高于一切，在哲学文艺方面的表现都反映出人在自然界中与万物占着一个比例较为恰当的地位，而非绝对统治万物的主宰。因此我们的苦闷，基本上比西方人为少为小；因为苦闷的强弱原是随欲望与野心的大小而转移的。农业社会的人比工业社会的人享受差得多，因此欲望也小得多。况中国古代素来以不滞于物，不为物役为最主要的人生哲学。并非我们没有守财奴，但比起莫利哀与巴尔扎克笔下的守财奴与野心家来，就小
34、巫见大巫了。中国民族多数是性情中正和平、淡泊、朴实，比西方人容易满足。（分数：10.00）_十三、BSECTION B ENGLI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)43.On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill, the newly appointed British Prime Minister, gave his first speech to Parliament. He was preparing the people for a long battle against Nazi aggression, at a time when Englands surv
35、ival was still in doubt. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land, sea and air. War with all our might
36、and with all the strength God has given us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costsvictory in spite of all terrorsfor without victory there
37、 is no survival. Let that be realized. No survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward his goal. I take up my task in buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause
38、 will not be suffered to fail among men. I feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, Come then, let us go for- ward together with our united strength. （分数：10.00）_十四、BPART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)44.BAmbition/B I In the first part of your essay you should state
39、clearly your opinion in response to Epsteins view, and in the second part you should support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriatene
40、ss. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR./I（分数：20.00）_专业英语八级真题2006年答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BMeaning in Literature/B In reading literary works, we are concerned with the meaning of one literary
41、piece or another. However, finding out what something really means is a difficult issue. There are three ways to tackle meaning in literature. . Meaning is what is intended by (1) _ (1) _ Apart from reading an authors work in question, readers need to 1) read (2) _ by the same author; (2) _ 2) get f
42、amiliar with (3) _at the time; (3) _ 3) get to know cultural values and symbols of the time. . Meaning exists in the text itself. 1) some peoples view: meaning is produced by the formal properties of the text like (4) _, etc. (4) _ 2) speakers view: meaning is created by both conventions of meaning
43、and (5) _ (5) _ Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by common traditions and conventions of usage. But different time periods & different (6) _ perspectives could lead to different interpretations of (6) _ meaning in context. . Meaning is created by (7) _ (7) _ 1) meaning is (8) _; (8) _ 2) meaning is contextual; 3) meaning requires (9) _; (9) _ practicing competency in reading practicing other eompetencies background research in (10) _, etc. (10) _（分数：10.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：the author）解析：听力原文1-10 Good morning. In todays lectu
