1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 216及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture.
2、 When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 American Group Dynamics Today, in Western research institutes and university department, much work is don
3、e as a team project and American group dynamics is a topic we should be familiar with. . The View of Professional and【 1】 Relationships 【 1】 _ 1. Separate the two relationships - no need to【 2】 with your co-workers 【 2】 _ - no need to socialize with your co-workers after office hours 2. Neglect the
4、conflicting personalities or【 3】 .【 3】 _ - put aside your negative attitude towards a coworker and accomplish the task related to the project . Equality and Participation 1. Everyone is treated as【 4】 . 【 4】 _ -express his/her opinion freely 2. A leaders role - not dominate a group - not the importa
5、nt person - make sure everyone【 5】 【 5】 _ - act more like【 6】 than a boss 【 6】 _ - make sure the discussion stays on topic 3. Group members talk to each other . Compromises【 7】 【 7】 _ 1. Give or【 8】 your ideas to the group 【 8】 _ 2. Take or accept the ideas of other members . Rules for Team Meetings
6、 1. An agenda - a list of items to be discussed;【 9】 of discussion【 9】 _ 2. A【 10】 for decision making 【 10】 _ - everyone participates - everyone takes ownership 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear ever
7、ything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 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 to the interview. 11 Susan considers “no“ to be positive becau
8、se you are able to _. （ A） follow your inclinations, （ B） have time to make friends. （ C） spend time on your concern. （ D） refuse annoying requests. 12 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason why people say “yes“ often? （ A） They dont want to be lazy. （ B） They are afraid to lose their j
9、ob. （ C） They dont want to be considered selfish. （ D） They want to maintain good relations. 13 According to the author, what is the most important step to say “no“? （ A） Get your priorities straight. （ B） Make your time well managed. （ C） Make a list of your yeses. （ D） Give Control to others. 14 T
10、he key to shaking off the guilty feeling of saying “no“ is that _. （ A） you agree to do something else instead. （ B） you try your best to ignore its effects. （ C） you are aware that people are used to others refusal. （ D） you realize that you arent the only one they rely on. 15 In her book, Susan ad
11、vises us not to be _. （ A） unselfish people. （ B） people pleasers. （ C） docile people. （ D） humanitarians. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be gi
12、ven 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Which of the following statements about rescue efforts is TRUE? （ A） They are hindered by rain, blocked roads, etc. （ B） They are made by Manilas GMA television. （ C） Philippine air force has joined in the rescue efforts. （ D） Red Cross calls for rescue eff
13、orts of the government. 17 Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is blamed for _. （ A） getting involved in a bribery. （ B） dealing in an illegal transaction. （ C） endangering national security. （ D） being negligent of his duty. 18 Michael Chertoff defends himself asserting that he made the de
14、al because _. （ A） Arabic terrorists will not attack the USA any more. （ B） it is essential to maintain an active trading environment. （ C） there is no need to block a companys control over terminals, （ D） it is not fair to cut off business with foreign companies 19 Rwanda is not allowed to hear the
15、 trial because _. （ A） Norway is well-known for its fair jurisdiction. （ B） the UN tribunal is in favor of European countries. （ C） the death penalty still exists in the country. （ D） Michel Bagaragaza is a genocide suspect. 20 According to the news, what did Iran resume on Monday? （ A） Production o
16、f fuel for nuclear reactors. （ B） Small-scale uranium enrichment. （ C） Completion of nuclear weapons. （ D） Maintenance of atomic weapons. 20 Theodoric Voler had been brought up, from infancy to the confines of middle age, by a fond mother whose chief solicitude had been to keep him screened from wha
17、t she called the coarser realities of life. When she died she left Theodoric alone in a world that was as real as ever, and a good deal coarser than he considered it had any need to be. To a man of his temperament and upbringing even a simple railway journey was crammed with petty annoyances and min
18、or discords, and as he settled himself down in a secondclass compartment one September morning he was conscious of ruffled feelings and general mental discomposure. He had been staying at a country vicarage, the inmates of which had been certainly neither brutal nor bacchanalian, but their supervisi
19、on of the domestic establishment had been of that lax order which invites disaster. The pony carriage that was to take him to the station had never been properly ordered, and when the moment for his departure drew near, the handyman who should have produced the required article was nowhere to be fou
20、nd. In this emergency Theodoric, to his mute but very intense disgust, found himself obliged to collaborate with the vicars daughter in the task of harnessing the pony, which necessitated groping about in an ill-lighted outbuilding called a stable, and smelling very like one-except in patches where
21、it smelled of mice. As the train glided out of the station Theodorics nervous imagination accused himself of exhaling a weak odour of stable yard, and possibly of displaying a mouldy straw or two on his unusually well-brushed garments. Fortunately the only other occupation of the compartment, a lady
22、 of about the same age as himself, seemed inclined for slumber rather than scrutiny; the train was not due to stop till the terminus was reached, in about an hours time, and the carriage was of the old-fashioned sort that held no communication with a corridor, therefore no further travelling compani
23、ons were likely to intrude on Theodorics semiprivacy. And yet the train had scarcely attained its normal speed before he became reluctantly but vividly aware that he was not alone with the slumbering lady; he was not even alone in his own clothes. A warm, creeping movement over his flesh betrayed th
24、e unwelcome and highly resented presence, unseen but poignant, of a strayed mouse, that had evidently dashed into its present retreat during the episode of the pony harnessing. Furtive stamps and shakes and wildly directed pinches failed to dislodge the intruder, whose motto, indeed, seemed to be Ex
25、celsior; and the lawful occupant of the clothes lay back against the cushions and endeavoured rapidly to evolve some means for putting an end to the dual ownership. Theodoric was goaded into the most audacious undertaking of his life. Crimsoning to the hue of a beetroot and keeping an agonised watch
26、 on his slumbering fellow traveller, he swiftly and noiselessly secured the ends of his railway rug to the racks on either side of the carriage, so that a substantial curtain hung athwart the compartment. In the narrow dressing room that he had thus improvised he proceeded with violent haste to extr
27、icate himself partially and the mouse entirely from the surrounding casings of tweed and half-wool. As the unravelled mouse gave a wild leap to the floor, the rug, slipping its fastening at either end, also came down with a heart-curdling flop, and almost simultaneously the awakened sleeper opened h
28、er eyes. With a movement almost quicker than the mouses, Theodoric pounced on the rug and hauled its ample folds chin-high over his dismantled person as he collapsed into the farther corner of the carriage. The blood raced and beat in the veins of his neck and forehead, while he waited dumbly for th
29、e communication cord to be pulled. The lady, however, contented herself with a silent stare at her strangely muffled companion. How much had she seen, Theodoric queried to himself; and in any case what on earth must she think of his present posture? 21 The word “solicitude“ in the first paragraph pr
30、obably means _. （ A） great animosity. （ B） excessive concern. （ C） much inducement. （ D） reasonable pretext. 22 Which of the following does NOT describe Theodorics feeling when he was on the train? （ A） Uneasy. （ B） Fretful. （ C） Irritated. （ D） Slack. 23 Which of the following statements is TRUE ab
31、out the lady of the compartment? （ A） She looked out of the train window. （ B） She intended to talk with Theoforic. （ C） She had fallen into a deep sleep. （ D） She looked at Theoforic up and down. 24 Theoforic did all the following to get the mouse out of his clothes EXCEPT _. （ A） pressing the mous
32、e between his fingers. （ B） putting his feet down onto the ground. （ C） moving from side to side or up and down. （ D） undressing himself to catch the mouse. 24 For admissions officers, reviewing applications is like final-exam week for students except it lasts for months. Great applications tell us
33、weve done our job well, by attracting top-caliber students. But its challenging to maintain the frenetic pace without forgetting these are all real people with real aspirations-people whose life stories we are here to unravel, if they will let us. The essay is a key piece of learning those life stor
34、ies. I live near Los Angeles, where every day screenplays are read without regard for human context. The writers life and dreams dont matter-all that matters is the writing, the ideas, the end product. On the other hand, in reading essays, context does matter: who wrote this? We are driven to put th
35、e jigsaw puzzle together because we think we are building a community, not just choosing neat stories. When I pick up a file, I want to know whether the student has sib lings or not, who his parents are, where he went to high school. Then I want the essay to help the rest of the application make sen
36、se, to humanize all the numbers that flow past. I am looking for insight. A brilliantly written essay may compel me to look beyond superficial shortcomings in an application. But if no recommendation or grade or test score hints at such writing talent, I may succumb to cynicism and assume the writer
37、 had help-maybe too much. In the worst cases, I may find that I have read it be fore-with name and place changed-on the Internet, in an essay-editing service or a “best essays“ book. The most appealing essays take the opportunity to show a voice not rendered homogeneous and pasteurized. But sometime
38、s the essays tell us too much. Pomona offers this instruction with one essay option: “We realize that not everything done in life is about getting into college. Tell us about something you did that was just plain fun. “One student grimly reported that nothing was fun because in his family everything
39、 was about getting into college. Every activity, course choice and spare moment. It did spark our sympathy, but it almost led to a call to Child Protective Services as well. Perfection isnt required. We have seen phenomenal errors in essays that havent damaged a student at all. I recall a student wh
40、o wrote of the July 1969 lunar landing of-I kid you not-Louis Armstrong. I read on, shaking my head. This student was great-a jazz trumpeter who longed to study astronomy. It was a classic slip and perhaps a hurried merging of two personal heroes. He was offered admission, graduated and went on for
41、a PhD in astrophysics. He may not have been as memorable if he had named “Neil“ instead of “Louis“ in his essays opening line. Hey, were human, too. An essay that is rough around the edges may still be compelling. Good ideas make an impression, even when expressed with bad punctuation and spelling e
42、rrors. Energy and excitement can be communicated. Im not suggesting the “I came, I saw, I conquered“ approach to essay writing, nor the “I saved the world“ angle taken by some students who write about community service projects. Im talking about smaller moments that are well captured. Essays dont re
43、quire the life tragedy that so many seem to think is necessary. Not all admission offers come out of sympathy! Admissions officers, even at the most selective institutions, really arent looking for perfection in 17 and 18-year-olds. We are looking for the human being behind the roster of activities
44、and grades. We are looking for those who can let down their guard just a bit to allow others in We are looking for people whose egos wont get in the way of learning, students whose investment in ideas and words tells us in the context of their records-that they are aware of a world beyond their own
45、homes, schools, grades and scores. A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words. To us, an essay that reveals a students unaltered voice is worth much, much more. 25 It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _. （ A） reviewing applications is a tedious and exhausting task. （ B） there are a l
46、ot 9f applications that need attending to quickly. （ C） people tend to tell their life stories in their applications. （ D） reviewing applications is a constant headache to the teachers. 26 An admissions officer may doubt whether an excellent essay is written by the applicant himself because _. （ A）
47、there might be some obvious weaknesses in his essay. （ B） the officer might see signs of erasure on the essay paper. （ C） there is no proof that the applicant has such writing ability. （ D） the applicant may not bring his argument to a natural conclusion. 27 The sentence “Hey, were human, too.“ in t
48、he fifth paragraph implies that _. （ A） man should look before they leap. （ B） man might shrink back from difficulties. （ C） man should be severe with themselves. （ D） it is hard for man to avoid mistakes. 28 Which of the following statements is TRUE about the essay? （ A） To admissions officers, the
49、 structure of an essay matters much. （ B） Admissions officers appreciate an essay full of high-sounding words. （ C） Admissions officers expect to read an essay that can really move them. （ D） Admissions officers tend to offer admission to students out of pity. 29 Admissions officers are looking for all the following qualities of applicants in the essay EXCE
