1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 613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 How to Write a Term Paper Definition of a term paper Analyze a perspective or argue a point. Present【 B1】
3、 _.【 B1】 _ Step 1: Narrow down the topic Narrow down the topic so that it can be focused on with ease and【 B2】 _.【 B2】 _ Avoid【 B3】 _ and go directly to information which directly links【 B3】_ with the topic discussed. Step 2: Prepare an outline Outline serves well in making the paper【 B4】 _.【 B4】 _
4、3x5 file cards help to organize facts. Step 3: Start to write Start with the set topic and follow the prepared【 B5】 _,【 B5】 _ writing in a methodical way. Step 4: Check grammar and spelling mistakes The【 B6】 _ can help check spelling for the writer,【 B6】 _ but it cant pick up misspelled words that h
5、appen to spell another word. Step 5: Seek advice from others Have the paper read by others and see if it is【 B7】 _【 B7】 _ to those who havent done the research. Ask a second person to proofread the paper, for the writer may be 【 B8】 _ to the mistakes after several reading.【 B8】 _ Step 6: Improve the
6、【 B9】 _ of the paper【 B9】 _ Make sure it is clear and neat-looking. Good image-makers include clean paper and even【 B10】 _.【 B10】 _ 1 【 B1】 2 【 B2】 3 【 B3】 4 【 B4】 5 【 B5】 6 【 B6】 7 【 B7】 8 【 B8】 9 【 B9】 10 【 B10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Li
7、sten 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 What do we learn about NCLB? （ A） It proves to be a perfect e
8、ducational program. （ B） It doesnt focus on test scores in reading and math. （ C） It has negative effects on subjects not tested. （ D） It has results in constantly tested subjects as expected. 12 What do Dr. Ravitchs basic principles of education center on? （ A） All children should have access to an
9、 education of high quality. （ B） Accountability and choice are very effective means. （ C） More public services should be privatized at a faster speed. （ D） Physical education isnt an essential part of high-quality education. 13 What is the limitation of standardized tests nowadays? （ A） There are on
10、ly essays and demonstrations of knowledge. （ B） There are too few multiple-choice questions. （ C） They narrow ways of measuring what students have learned. （ D） They make it difficult to unify a standard for evaluation. 14 Dr. Ravitch will support the following policies EXCEPT （ A） having principals
11、 who have been excellent teachers. （ B） insisting on high qualifications for new teachers. （ C） committing to building a better and stronger profession. （ D） that students get a solid education only in tested subjects. 15 Which of the following is NOT the reason for high dropout rate nationally? （ A
12、） Some students have to earn money to support the family. （ B） Some students fail repeatedly in school. （ C） Some girls become pregnant. （ D） Some students get unfair treatment in school. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and th
13、en answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 The likely cause of the plane crash was （ A） terrorist attack. （ B） foul play. （ C） stormy weather. （ D） not mentioned. 17 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A）
14、No survivors have been found so far. （ B） The plane was on fire before crash. （ C） Most of the passengers were Lebanese. （ D） The Frances ambassador was on board. 18 The National Peoples Congress aimed to do all the following EXCEPT （ A） seek answer to western problems. （ B） increase peoples incomes
15、. （ C） narrow the rich-poor gaps. （ D） curb rampant corruption. 19 Premier Wen Jiabao will present _on Friday. （ A） plans to stabilize the high home prices （ B） a press conference for the reporters （ C） the nations annual work report （ D） the nations annual financial report 20 What is the main messa
16、ge of the news item? （ A） Seaweed is the best anti-obesity treatment. （ B） The fibre in seaweed helps to lose weight. （ C） Most anti-obesity treatments are ineffective. （ D） Food with fibre is commonly eaten daily. 20 People who live in Taylorstown have made their choices: scenery over shopping, dee
17、r over drive-throughs. The historic enclave, although not untouched by the building boom that exploded in Loudoun County before so dramatically going bust, remains largely rural, with all the benefits and inconveniences that entails. “Its far from everything,“ Tara Linhardt, president of the Taylors
18、town Community Association, said with a smile. The bluegrass musician has lived in Taylorstown since she was a child in the 1970s. Clearly, she views its remoteness as an asset. Taylorstown wasnt always out of the way. In the 19th century, it was one of the busiest and most heavily populated areas o
19、f Loudoun, thanks to milling, mining and agriculture. Its population dwindled, however, when mining and milling became history. Taylorstown now is unincorporated, with the county divvying up its residents among the surrounding jurisdictions of Lovettsville, Waterford, Lucketts and Leesburg. Official
20、dom aside, the locals consider themselves residents of Taylorstown if they live within about a three-mile radius of an old store at the junction of Taylorstown and Loyalty roads. The store, shuttered in 1998, is a passionate cause in Taylorstown. A nonprofit group with grass-roots backing is spearhe
21、ading its reopening as a “very green“ business and recently installed a new system. But the day that the store will again be able to sell bread and local produce “wont come anytime soon,“ said Anne Larson, an artist and long-time Taylorstown resident. Its a matter of money, of course, and the stores
22、 boosters are pursuing grants. Meanwhile, the store hosts occasional community gatherings, such as craft fairs and lectures on topics of area interest such as Lyme disease. Lyme disease, carried by deer ticks, is perhaps Taylorstowns No. 1 problem. “Deer are so comfortable here,“ Linhardt said, “tha
23、t most people have had it twice.“ Richard Brown, a Quaker, founded Taylorstown in the 1730s when he built a mill on the banks of Catoctin Creek near where the store is now. Although Browns mill is long gone, the surrounding area has been designated a historic district and has been on the National Re
24、gister of Historic Places since 1976. It is the site of two of the oldest stone houses in the county, Hunting Hill and Foxton Cottage, as well as a mill later built by town namesake Thomas Taylor. The three-mile radius that extends from the store now encompasses about 1,500 households, said Tami Car
25、-low, vice president of the Taylorstown Community Association. These households sit on land that is alternately rolling and open or steep and wooded. A good number of the oldest structures got their start as “patent houses,“ explained historian and Taylorstown resident Rich Gillespie. In colonial ti
26、mes, construction of a 16-by-20-foot cabin was a requirement for obtaining a patent or land grant. Taylorstown owes much of its pastoral beauty to its still-abundant farms. On a summer day along Loyalty Road named in honor of Taylorstowns Unionist sympathies during the Civil War fields are dense wit
27、h green corn or punctuated by round bales of hay waiting to be collected. Placidly grazing cattle and horses are everywhere. These days, Taylorstowns farms come in both the working and gentlemans varieties, and Ken Loewingers 175-acre Glen wood is both. Loewinger runs a small horse-boarding operatio
28、n, but he also works full time in Washington as a real estate lawyer. “I couldnt afford to have this in Great Falls,“ Loewinger said, gesturing toward a rambling red barn, rolling pastures and a large stone house that grew out of a 1750s log cabin, possibly a patent house. The D.C.-born Loewinger in
29、itially worried about whether the country would be a good fit. Loudoun County didnt even have a synagogue when he and his wife, Margaret Krol, moved to Taylorstown in 1991. They attended religious services in a bingo parlor. Now, the county has two synagogues, Loewinger said, and he has found the co
30、untry to be “a richer environment than the city.“ 21 According to the passage, the rural land of Taylorstown （ A） brought both advantages and disadvantages to its residents. （ B） was once dominated by urban buildings and noises. （ C） witnessed the process of economy prosperity to recession. （ D） was
31、 home to many famous historical sites and people. 22 Which of the following is INCORRECT about the old store? （ A） It has shifted to other aspect than selling groceries. （ B） It now works as a representative of Taylorstown. （ C） The operators need more fund to run it. （ D） It has switched in accorda
32、nce with the development of the time. 23 What did Richard Brown do for the town? （ A） He built up the town and a mill which cannot find its existence. （ B） He left the town a historic site and named the town. （ C） He founded two oldest stone houses in the 18th century. （ D） He devoted himself to dev
33、elopment of industry. 24 Which of the following is NOT to indicate the beautiful scenery of Taylorstown? （ A） . the surrounding area has been designated a historic district and.(6th paragraph) （ B） These households sit on land that is alternately rolling and open or steep and wooded.(7th paragraph)
34、（ C） . fields are dense with green corn or punctuated by round bales of hay waiting to be collected.(9th paragraph) （ D） Placidly grazing cattle and horses are everywhere.(9th paragraph) 25 When Loewinger said “the country to be a richer environment than the city“(12th paragraph), he meant （ A） livi
35、ng in the village was more comfortable than in the city. （ B） there was more entertainment in the village than in the city. （ C） the economic in the country better developed than in the city. （ D） county people enjoyed richer spiritual life than people in the city. 25 Ask an American schoolchild wha
36、t he or she is learning in school these days and you might even get a reply, provided you ask it in Spanish. But dont bother, heres the answer: Americans nowadays are not learning any of the things that we learned in our day, like reading and writing. Apparently these are considered antique old subj
37、ects, invented by white males to oppress women and minorities. What are they learning? In a Vermont college town I found the answer sitting in a toy store book rack, next to typical kids books like “Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddy Is Dysfunctional“. Its a teachers guide called “Happy To Be Me“, su
38、btitled “Building Self Esteem“. Self-esteem, as it turns out, is a big subject in American classrooms. Many American schools see building it as important as teaching reading and writing. They call it “whole language“ teaching, borrowing terminology from the granola people to compete in the education
39、 marketplace. No one ever spent a moment building my self-esteem when I was in school. In fact, from the day I first stepped inside a classroom my self-esteem was one big demolition site. All that mattered was “the subject,“ be it geography, history, or mathematics. I was praised when I remembered t
40、hat “near“, “fit“, “friendly“, “pleasing“, “like“ and their opposites took the dative case in Latin. I was scolded when I forgot what a cosine was good for. Generally I lived my school years beneath a torrent of criticism so consistent I eventually ceased to hear it, as people who live near the sea
41、eventually stop hearing the waves. Schools have changed. Scolding is out, for one thing. More important, subjects have changed. Whereas I learned English, modern kids learn something called “language skills.“ Whereas I learned writing, modern kids learn something called “communication“. Communicatio
42、n, the book tells us, is seven per cent words, 23 per cent facial expression, 20 per cent tone of voice, and 50 per cent body language. So this column, with its carefully chosen words, would earn me at most a grade of seven per cent. That is, if the school even gave out something as oppressive and d
43、emanding as grades. The result is that, in place of English classes, American children are getting a course in How to Win Friends and Influence People. Consider the new attitude toward journal writing: I remember one high school English class when we were required to keep a journal. The idea was to
44、emulate those great writers who confided in diaries, searching their souls and perfecting their critical thinking on paper. “Happy To Be Me“ states that journals are a great way for students to get in touch with their feelings. Tell students they can write one sentence or a whole page. Reassure them
45、 that no one, not even you, will read what they write. After the unit, hopefully all students will be feeling good about themselves and will want to share some of their entries with the class.“ There was a time when no self-respecting book for English teachers would use “great“ or “hopefully“ that w
46、ay. Moreover, back then the purpose of English courses(an antique term for “Unit“)was not to help students “feel good about themselves.“ Which is good, because all that scolding didnt make me feel particularly good about anything. 26 In Paragraph Three “whole language“ teaching is in quotation marks
47、 because （ A） the author is using direct speech. （ B） the author is questioning the concept （ C） the words quoted are a translation. （ D） the author is quoting from another source. 27 Which of the following is the author implying in Paragraph Five? （ A） Setf-criticism has gone too far. （ B） Evaluati
48、ng criteria are inappropriate nowadays. （ C） Communication is a more comprehensive category than language skills. （ D） This column does not meet the demanding evaluating criteria of today. 28 In modern educational strategies, keeping a journal is considered （ A） a place where kids release feeling. （
49、 B） secret and not open to others. （ C） less important than winning friends. （ D） a way to searching their soul for kids. 29 What is the authors attitude towards current learning strategies? （ A） Optimistic. （ B） Admiring. （ C） Ironical. （ D） Objective. 30 The authors intention is to get us （ A） confirm current trends. （ B） rethink educational strategies. （ C） think about what constitutes communication. （ D） reassure p
