1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 543（无答案）SECTION A MINI-LECTUREDirections: 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. Wh
2、en 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 Making good use of the college library might be a maximal help tostudents study. To get access to the library
3、, the student should know how touse his library more easily and more efficiently.I. Borrowing Books1. To make sure that the book is【1】. 【1】_.2. To find out where the book is-consult the catalogues cards arranged in alphabetical order: 1) in the center-the authors name(【2】comes first) 【2】_.2) the top
4、 left hand corner the books number the class number(【3】areas) 【3】_.the author number (exact book shelf) 3) the lower middle part the title of the book, the edition 4) the bottom the collation details (【4】and maps) 【4】_.3.【5】the borrowing slip. 【5】_. Consulting Reference Materials Three types of mate
5、rials: 1. reference books e.g. dictionaries bibliographies-listing all the【6】on a particular subject 【6】_.encyclopedias-an/a【7】 of a topic (clear, brief, authoritative)【7】_.2. valuable books e.g. old edition, a single copy, out of print books 3. professional【8】or periodicals 【8】_. General Study Thre
6、e reasons: 1.【9】working environment (spacious, well-lit, heated, free of【9】_.charge)2. access to reference books and possibility of discussing with other students 3. a chance to make【10】 with others 【10】_.1 【1】2 【2】3 【3】4 【4】5 【5】6 【6】7 【7】8 【8】9 【9】10 【10】SECTION B INTERVIEWDirections: In this sect
7、ion 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 This meeting is the _
8、 of its kind（A）13th（B） 16th（C） 110th（D）100th12 The first speaker of this meeting is _.（A）Dr Scott Macleod（B） Dr. Chen Zhili（C） Mary Smith（D）Dr. Saul Lloy13 When will the first set of workshop session begin?（A）At 10:00 AM.（B） At 8:00 AM.（C） At 1030 AM.（D）At 8:30 PM.14 Which of the following statement
9、s about Dr. Chen Zhili is NOT true?（A）He is a Chinese scientist.（B） He experienced several setbacks in study in the past decade.（C） He as well as his Chinese colleagues has made many breakthroughs in the last decade.（D）He is going to express his hearty thanks for the international aids he has receiv
10、ed in the past decade.15 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）This is an international conference.（B） This is an academic Conference.（C） This is a formal occasion.（D）The language used in this conversation is informal.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section you will hear every
11、thing ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then 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 statements is NOT true?（A）A camera phone was used to record the execution of Saddam Hussein.（B） The video was spre
12、ad over the Internet.（C） Mobile phones were banned in the execution.（D）There was no clue yet as to who took the footage. 17 The video has led to_.（A）peoples greater confidence on the government（B） lighter tension between Sunni and Shiite（C） sympathy for Saddam（D）peoples more intensive hatred for Sad
13、dam 17 Horses are used in guarding herbs, carrying men in lands where there are no roads, and helping farmers work their land. Pigeons have long been used to carry messages. Wild animals from the jungles, forests and seas are very popular performers in circuses and moving pictures. People realize th
14、at, although animals may not have the same intelligence as human beings,they are smart enough to know certain things.Horses are also able to learn many things. Horses that are used for guard or police duty must learn never to be frightened of noises, traffic, and other disturbances. Racing horses ar
15、e able to run much faster than other horses, but they are also quite high strong. Therefore, it is necessary for those people who train them to be very patient and understanding.Pigeons have a natural instinct to return home, even if they are very far away and the trip is hard or dangerous. Men util
16、ize this homing instinct to send messages on small pieces of paper which are fastened to the pigeons backs or legs. In war time, pigeons have been known to fly as fast as 75 miles an hour and to cover distances of 500 to 600 miles. These homing pigeons begin their training when they are about four w
17、eeks old. After a few weeks they can begin flying and carrying messages. If all goes well, their flying career lasts about four years.Animals can learn to do many things that, while not necessarily useful, are very amusing to watch. In circuses, animals are taught to do the tricks that are most suit
18、able for their physical and temperamental make - up. Lions and tigers can be taught to leap and spring gracefully when told to do so, or to stay in place on command. Elephants learn to walk in line, to stand on their hind legs, to lie on their sides, and to stand on their heads. They can also learn
19、to dance.Once a trainer had an elephant and a tiger. After many weeks of living in the same cage, the two animals became accustomed to each other. Then the tiger was taught to jump on the elephants back. Both animals became so interested in the act as well as the praise and food they received after
20、the act, that they forgot they were natural enemies. Later a lion was added to the act. This also took a lot of patient training. However, when the three animals grew accustomed to each other they made a most successful circus act.18 Race horses are hard to train because they are _.（A）faster than ot
21、her horses（B） smaller than other horses（C） more suspicious than other horses（D）more nervous than other horses19 Pigeons can carry messages for about _.（A）two weeks（B） four weeks（C） two years（D）four years20 Pigeons have been known to fly as fast as _.（A）75 mph（B） 50 mph（C） 110 mph（D）62 mph21 Many ani
22、mals can make circus act together not because _.（A）they become interested in the act（B） they can receive praise and food after the act（C） they become accustomed to each other（D）they are not the natural enemies22 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）Elephants can be graceful.（B） Tigers ar
23、e too dangerous to be trained.（C） Animals which are natural enemies can be trained to live together.（D）Animals can become interested in their tricks.一、PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.23 _
24、is the only province, state, or territory that borders all 4 Great Lakes that touch Canada.（A）The Canadian Shield（B） Quebec（C） The Province of British Columbia（D）Ontario24 Ireland has a bipolar political party system with two major parties:_.（A）Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail（B） Fianna Fail and Fine Gael（
25、C） Sinn Fein and Fine Gael（D）IRA and Sinn Fein25 Which of the following is NOT included in Leatherstocking Tales by James F. Cooper?（A）The Pioneers.（B） The Last of the Mohicans.（C） The Pathfinder.（D）The Crater.26 _ is not a dominant figure of the Realistic Period?（A）William Dean Howells（B） Mark Twai
26、n（C） Henry James（D）James F. Cooper27 King Alfred was honored as_.（A）the Father of English Poetry（B） the Father of English Novel（C） the Father of English Sonnet（D）the Father of English Prose28 Which of the following bears the least association with IT?（A）Bill Gates.（B） Lenovo.（C） Hi-tech.（D）Chelsea.2
27、9 _ draws on the Jewish experience and tradition and examines subtly the dismantling of the self by an intolerable modem history.（A）Allen Ginsberg（B） John Updike（C） Saul Bellow（D）J. Salinger 30 _ wrote The Adventures of Torn Sawyer.（A）Harriet Beecher Stowe（B） Mark Twain（C） O Henry（D）Henry James 31 _
28、 is a word which is the reflection of more than one objects or concepts.（A）Monosemy（B） Polysemy（C） Antonymy（D）Synonymy 32 The poem A Psalm of Life was written by _.（A）Edgar Allan Poe（B） Henry Wadsworth Longfellow（C） Ralph Walao Emerson（D）Washington Irving 二、PART IV PROOFREADING and something of the
29、miracle of Nature is revealed to me. Occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently on a small tree and feel the happy quiver of a bird in full song. I am delighted to have the cool waters of a brook rush thought my open finger. To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is mo
30、re welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. To me the page ant of seasons is a thrilling and unending drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips. 三、PART VI WRITING (45 MIN)Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic.36 On a Chinese college campus, usu
31、ally several college students share a dormitory. Unfortunately some college students do not pay enough attention to living in a shared environment. For instance, they may ignore the sanitation of their dormitory or they may suddenly start to play music while others are sound asleep. Hence the idea o
32、f making dormitory policies to curb these indecencies has become popular on campus.You are in favor of this idea and have therefore decided to write to your university campus radio a passage entitled:IN SUPPORT OF DORMITORY POLICIESYou are to write a passage of approximately 300 words on this issue.
33、 In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
