1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 672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 The American Way: Freedom The heart of the American calendar is July 4. Americans have celebrated this da
3、te as “Independence Day“ since 1776. In a【 1】 atmosphere of this holiday, patriotic speeches remind Americans of their【 2】 . July 4 represents the heartbeat of America:freedom. When Americans think of freedom they often think of【 3】 . American - style democracy tries to protect individual rights. Pe
4、ople in other cultures may not understand this【 4】 . Privacy is one good example of individual rights. Personal freedom in America often means the right to ones own【 5】 . American dont want to invade someones privacy, even if they know the person quite well. They prefer to keep many “family matters“
5、 private.【 6】 , individuals may not share in conversation such information as salary, age,【 7】 status or religion. In American culture, freedom also implies equality. For Americans, equality refers to equal worth and equal【 8】 . In America, people can still hear rags - to - fiches stories often enou
6、gh to【 9】 it in the minds of many. Freedom arouses strong feelings for Americans. However, problems still exist. One individuals freedom can【 10】 with the rights of others. The path to freedom is not completely smooth but for Americans it is worth travelling. SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this
7、section you will hear everything 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 The Earth Day G
8、roceries Project _ . （ A） was inspired by a friend of Mark s who works at NASA （ B） is the name of an online education discussion list （ C） was started by a local supermarket （ D） is an environmental education project 12 How was the Project received when Mark first sent his invitation? （ A） Mark rec
9、eived responses from 53 schools. （ B） There were about 1,500 bags decorated with one announcement. （ C） It was a huge success, which, to a great extent, was due to the power of the Internet. （ D） R was a hit among the schools but the local supermarket was quite reluctant to offer their bags at first
10、. 13 How did Mark learn the skills he needed to construct his website? （ A） He taught himself and learned by doing. （ B） He found someone on the discussion lists to teach him. （ C） He found someone good at HTML to help him run the site. （ D） He had a teacher of computer help him. 14 Jean is a teache
11、r of _ . （ A） computer （ B） art （ C） mathematics （ D） natural sciences 15 Which of the following statements about Jean is NOT true? （ A） Her goal was to help them come up with a message and make a picture that related to the message. （ B） She would introduce the lesson by talking about ways that peo
12、ple could improve the environment. （ C） She would tell the students to keep their design simple. （ D） She found it necessary sometimes to reject a students idea if its not good enough. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then
13、answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Which of the following is TRUE? （ A） The rebel Tamil Tigers committed atrocities against civilians. （ B） The government of Sri Lanka committed atrocities against civilians. （ C） I
14、t is still under investigation as to who committed atrocities against civilians. （ D） Both Tamil Tigers and the government committed atrocities against civilians. 17 According to the UN spokesman, the report would be . （ A） published in full and without amendment （ B） approved by the government of S
15、ri Lanka （ C） corrected after the discussion with Tamil Tigers （ D） sent to the secretary general Ban Ki-moon to sign 17 She stood before us looking very composed as she gave us good morning. Sabri cleared his throat, and picking up the great key very delicately between finger and thumb - as if it w
16、ere of the utmost fragility - put it down again on the edge of the desk nearest her with the air of a conjurer making his opening dispositions. “We are speaking about your house,“ he said softly, in a voice ever so faintly curdled with menace. “Do you know that all the wood is. “he suddenly shouted
17、the last word with such force that I nearly fell off my chair, “rotten !“ And picking up the key he banged it down to emphasise the point. The woman threw up her head with contempt and taking up the key also banged it down in her turn exclaiming:“ It is not.“ “It is. “Sabri banged the key. “It is no
18、t. “She banged it back. “It is. “A bang. “It is not.“ A counter-bang. All this was certainly not on a very intellectual level, and made me rather ill at ease. I also feared that the key itself would be banged out of shape so that finally none of us would be able to get into the house. But these were
19、 the opening chords, so to speak ,the preliminary statement of theme. The woman now took the key and help it up as if she were swearing by it. “The house ,s a good house,“ she cried. Then she put it back on the desk, Sabri took it up thoughtfully , blew into the end of it as if it were a sixshooter,
20、 aimed it and peered along it as if along a barrel. Then he put it down and fell into an abstraciton. “And suppose we wanted the house. “he said, “which we dont, what would you ask for it?“ “Eight hundred pounds.“ Sabri gave a long and stagy laugh, wiping away imaginary tears and repeating. “Eight h
21、undred pounds“ as if it were the best joke in the world. He laughed at me and I laughed at him , a dreadful false laugh. He slapped his knee. I rolled about in my chair as ff on the verge of acute gastritis. We laughed until we were exhausted. Then we grew serious again. Sabri was still as fresh as
22、a daisy. I could see that. He had put himself into the patient contemplative state of mind of a chess player. “Take the key and go, “he snapped suddenly, and handing it to her, swirled round in his swivel chair to present her with his back i then as suddenly he completed the circuit and swiveled rou
23、nd again. “What!“ he said with surprise. “You havent gone.“ In truth there had hardly been time for the woman to go. But she was somewhat slow-witted, though obstinate as a mule: that was clear. “Right,“ she now said in a ringing tone, and picking up the key put it into her bosom and turned about. S
24、he walked off stage in a somewhat lingering fashion. “Take no notice,“ whispered Sabri and busied himself with his papers. The woman stopped irresolutely outside the shop, and was here joined by her husband who began to talk to her in a low cringing voice, pleading with her. He took her by the sleev
25、e and led her unwillingly back into the shop where we sat pointedly reading letters. “Ah ! Its you,“ said Sabri with well-simulated surprise. “She wishes to discuss some more,“ explained the cobbler in a weak conciliatory voice, Sabri sighed. “What is there to speak of? She takes me for a fool.“ The
26、n he suddenly turned to her and bellowed. “Two hundred pounds and not a piastre more.“ It was her turn to have a paroxysm of false laughter, but this was rather spoiled by her husband who started plucking at her sleeve as if he were persuading her to be sensible. Sabri was not slow to notice this. “
27、You tell her, he said to the man. “You are a man and these things are clear to you. She is only a woman and does not see the truth. Tell her what it is worth !“ 18 The writer felt “iii at ease“ because _. （ A） the proceedings seemed inappropriate to the occasion （ B） he was afraid that the contestan
28、ts would become violent （ C） he felt that no progress was likely to be made （ D） he was not accustomed to such stupidity 19 Sabri dismissed the woman because _. （ A） he had had enough of the argument （ B） he wanted to show his disgust at the suggested price （ C） he wanted to give tile impression tha
29、t he had lost all interest in the sale （ D） he wanted time to think the matter over 20 Why does the man bring his wife back? （ A） He has suggested some new arguments to her. （ B） He is very anxious to sell the house. （ C） He is afraid she might have offended a potential buyer. （ D） He wants her to c
30、ontinue to negotiate on his behalf. 21 The main theme of the passage is _. （ A） a psychological analysis of the people involved （ B） an account of the successive stages involved in house purchase （ C） Sabris technique in reducing the price of the house （ D） a light-hearted study of bargaining techni
31、ques in general 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 The following are American magazines EXCEPT （ A） Readers Digest. （ B） The Times. （ C） National Geographic. （ D） Newsweek. 23 The con
32、flict at the Continental Convention was resolved by_, giving each state an equal vote in Senate. （ A） the “Great Compromise“ （ B） the Compromise of 1850 （ C） Federalist Papers （ D） the Bill of Rights 24 Which of the following does NOT belong to Trilogy of Desire? （ A） The Titan. （ B） The Stoic. （ C）
33、 The Financier. （ D） The Genius. 25 The British establish 13 colonies along_. （ A） the west coast of North America （ B） the west coast of South America （ C） the east coast of North America （ D） the east coast of South America 26 Speech Act Theory was first proposed by_. （ A） John Searle （ B） Norm Ch
34、omsky （ C） De Saussure （ D） John Austin 27 Murder in the Cathedral is a verse drama by_that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. （ A） T. S. Eliot （ B） Christopher Fry （ C） W.B.Yeats （ D） G.B.Shaw 28 As a romantic poet, William Wordsworth advocated t
35、he following EXCEPT （ A） the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. （ B） the use of colloquialism spoken by the masses. （ C） elegant wordings and inflated figures of speech. （ D） the humble and rustic life as subject matter. 29 Which of the following is the capital of Canada? （
36、 A） Alberta. （ B） Toronto. （ C） Quebec. （ D） Ottawa. 30 In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _ appeared and it flourished in the forties and in the early riffles. （ A） Remanism （ B） Naturalism （ C） Realism （ D） Critical Realism 31 Walt Whitmans _ was written in memorial of Li
37、ncoln. （ A） Leaves of Grass （ B） Song of Myself （ C） O Captain! My Captain! （ D） Walden 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is in
38、volved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: (1)For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. (2)For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “ “ sign and write t 32 If you were
39、in charge of giving your own movie awards, which films, actors, writers or directors from this or any other year will you win? SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 33 按照剧情，王洛宾和卓玛同骑一匹马。王洛宾拘谨地坐在卓玛的身后，双手紧紧地抓住马鞍。卓玛忽然纵马疾驰。王洛宾被猛地一颠，身子向后仰去，惊慌中本能地拦腰抱住卓玛，这才没有落下马
40、去。跑出很远很远，卓玛放松马缰递到他手中，任他扬鞭跃马，似乎把自己的命运也给了王洛宾。 黄昏牧归，王洛宾随着卓玛清点羊只入圈。王洛宾想着白天的情景，痴痴地望着披一身晚霞的卓玛。卓玛 感觉到了异族青年那双灼人的眼睛，她慢慢地关闭栅栏，那张绯红的笑脏对着王洛宾，两只眼睛满是柔情。忽然，她举起手中的牧鞭，轻轻地打在王洛宾身上，然后转身跑去，远处草原上传来她清脆的笑声 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 34 Why is it that the more connect
41、ed we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire convers
42、ations without ever reaching anyone. If my mother has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up. You cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person any more. Directory a
43、ssistance is becoming increasingly automated. Pretty soon you wont have the burden of making eye contact at the grocery store. Some supermarket chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing. 三、 PART VI WRITING
44、(45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 35 Advances in science and technology helped solving many problems. However, they have also caused new problems. Discuss some of the new problems brought by the advance of technology and give your opinion on how they
45、 should be dealt with. Write a composition of about 400 words to state your view. In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support your thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have writ
46、ten to a natural conclusion or a summary. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 672答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions
47、: 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. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minut
48、es 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 【听力原文】 The American Way: Freedom The heart of the American calendar is July 4. Americans have celebrated this date as “Independence Day“ since 1776. On this ho
49、liday, parades, picnics and fireworks create a festival atmosphere. Red, white and blue ribbons mimic the colours of the “stars and stripes“. Patriotic speeches remind Americans of their heritage. But July 4 is more than a “national holiday“. It represents the heart beat of America: freedom. Ask the average American, “ What is freedom? “ Yon will probably hear, “Its being able to do what I want to do. “When Americans think of freedom, they often think of individualism. They see themsel
