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1、专业八级-17 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)BSECTION A/BIn this section you will 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, bat you will need them to complete a gap-filling task

2、after the mini-lecture. 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.BClassification of Lodging Places/BThe tourist industry has its own system to classif

3、y different types of lodging places.Five categories of lodging places:U1 /U 1._.They usually are multi-storied lodging facilities with twenty rooms to hundreds of rooms.They usually are found inU 2 /U 2. _.They offer porter service, room service, and parking service.BMotor Inns/BThey usually are two

4、 to six-story buildings.They usually have a restaurant or a bar, and some provide luggage and room service.They usually are found nearU 3 /Uand the interstate highway system. 3. _.BMotels/BThey usually are smallU 4 /U 4. _.They usually are found on smaller highways and roads.They usually are run byU

5、 5 /U 5. _.U6 /U 6. _.They may look like hotels or motor inns, but usually located at beaches or near the mountains.They offerU 7 /U, such as golf, horseback riding, skiing, etc. 7. _.They may be specialized.BGuest House/BThey are privately owned homes where the owners rent bedrooms to visitors.Equi

6、pment in them is usually very simple.In the LT. K. , people call them B and Bs, which stands forU 8 /U 8. _.On the European continent, people call them pensiones.Some other classifications of lodging places:U9 /U 9. _.Small: up to 100 roomsMedium: 100-200 roomsMedium-large place: 200-500 roomsLarge:

7、 over 500 roomsBClientele/BTransient clients: vacation travellers or business travellers staying for a short timeU 10 /U: clients who lease rooms with weekly, monthly or even yearly rates. 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

8、.00)In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET.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

9、 following five questions. Now listen to the interview.（分数：5.00）(1).What does Frank have to do next?（分数：1.00）A.Get the results of the survey back.B.Draw the results of the survey.C.Make some conclusions.D.Collect more information(2).What is Theresas market research project on?（分数：1.00）A.Violence on

10、television.B.Transportation in the city.C.The history of transportation.D.Bureaucracy in the city.(3).What did the results of Franks survey show?（分数：1.00）A.Everyone thinks there is too much violence on TV.B.Most people think there is too much violence on TV.C.There is no real agreement on the amount

11、 of violence.D.There is a problem with the survey.(4).How many questionnaires did Frank gave out?（分数：1.00）A.120.B.70.C.50.D.40.(5).Which of the following is NOT true according to the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.Children might see the heroes of violent films as role models.B.Theresa say Franks survey rep

12、resent public opinionC.Theresa is going to interview her respondents in the shopping mall.D.The best type of questions are short and specific or multiple choice or simple questions.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：3，分数：5.00)In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the q

13、uestions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET.Questions 6 to 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news.（分数：3.00）(1).Whats the news mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.The adva

14、ntages of an economy based on farming.B.Reasons farmers continued using river transportation.C.The role of cotton in the United States economy.D.Improved methods of transporting farm crops.(2).According to the news, what caused the growth of the US economy about 200 years ago?（分数：1.00）A.The new tech

15、nology used to build roads.B.The ability to transport goods over land.C.The trade in grain and cotton.D.The linking of smaller local roads into one long road.(3).According to the news, what did private companies do after they built new roads?（分数：1.00）A.Reduced charges for transporting farm products.

16、B.Required payment from vehicles that used their roads.C.Made repairs to older roads.D.Installed streetlights on roads connecting major cities.1. Question 9 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.What d

17、id police attribute the accident to?（分数：1.00）A.Poor visibility.B. Slippery conditions caused by the rain.B.Both A andC.D.The narrow national highway.2. Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news

18、.What can we learn from the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The decision was made in a world summit on fighting against terrorism.B.Africa will benefit a lot from this decision.C.The decision was made by common consent of its member countries from the beginning.D.Blair announced that aid to Africa would rise fro

19、m 25 million US dollars annually to 50 million by 2010.四、BPART READING (总题数：5，分数：5.00)3.According to the passage, the Japanese fix their gaze on their conversational partners neck because _.（分数：1.00）A.they dont like to keep their eyes on the face of the speakerB.they need not communicate through eye

20、 contactC.they dont think it polite to have eye contactD.they didnt have much opportunity to communicate through eye contact in babyhood4.To keep a conversation flowing smoothly, it is better for the participants _.（分数：1.00）A.not to wear dark spectaclesB.not to make any interruptionsC.not to glance

21、away from each otherD.not to make unpredictable pauses5.The author is convinced that the eyes are _.（分数：1.00）A.of extreme importance in expressing feelings and exchanging ideasB.something through which one can see a persons inner worldC.of considerable significance in making conversations interestin

22、gD.something the value of which is largely a matter of long debate6.Babies will not be stimulated to smile by a person _.（分数：1.00）A.whose front view is fully perceivedB.whose face is covered with a maskC.whose face is seen from the sideD.whose face is free of any covering7.According to the passage,

23、a conversation between two Americans may break down due to _.（分数：1.00）A.one temporarily glancing away from the otherB.eye contact of more than one secondC.improperly-timed ceasing of eye contactD.constant adjustment of eye contact五、BTEXT B/B(总题数：2，分数：2.00)8.The author implies all of the following EX

24、CEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.the US relies heavily on foreign professionals.B.visa system may be useless, or even harmfulC.the US government has not put high technology to good useD.the more efficient the government, the safer the country9.The fact that key members of team that built Americas first nuclear bom

25、b were foreigners is used to _.（分数：1.00）A.prove that foreign experts are important for the U. S.B.prove visa system used to be more effective in the pastC.show that visa system was not really necessary in the pastD.explain that countries have always been competing for professions六、BTEXT C/B(总题数：4，分数

26、：4.00)10.How may novels have been published during the lifetime of William Faulkner?（分数：1.00）A.14.B.100.C.19.D.Not mentioned.11.What was William Faulkners attitude toward the troubled issues of southern America?（分数：1.00）A.He reflected them by writing and criticized them.B.He intended to call on the

27、troubled people to rebel.C.The troubled issues of southern America just provided many elements for his novels.D.He advocated to resolve them in a positive attitudes and actions.12.Which of the following statements about William Faulkner is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.William Faulkners work focuses on severa

28、l troubled problems of southern America.B.William Faulkner died one hundred years ago.C.Although William Faulkner could not graduate from high school, he had great interests in writing.D.William Faulkner once joined the army when he was young.13.Which of the following statements about Tennessee Will

29、iam is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.Both Tennessee William and William Faulkner are playwrights.B.Tennessee William was a major voice who spoke for the troubled people in southern America.C.Like Faulkner, he once won Nobel Prize for Literature.D.Tennessee William had to pursue his writing career through difficul

30、t times.七、BTEXT D/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)14.Which of the following can be best described as the central idea of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Anomalies in theoretical physics notation permit intriguing hypotheses and indicate the need for refined notation of the time dimension.B.New observations require the devel

31、opment of new theories and new methods of describing the new theories.C.Einsteinian physics can be much improved in its treatment of tachyons.D.Time requires a more imaginative approach than tachyons.15.The tone of the passage is _.（分数：1.00）A.critical but hopefulB.hopeful but suspiciousC.suspicious

32、but speculativeD.speculative but hopeful16.According to the author, it is too soon to _.（分数：1.00）A.call Beethoven a physicistB.adopt proposals such as ZuckerkandlsC.plan for time travelD.study particle chambers for tachyon traces17.The passage supports the inference that _.（分数：1.00）A.Einsteins theor

33、y of relativity is wrongB.the Lorentz-Fitzgerald formulas contradict Einsteins theoriesC.time travel is clearly possibleD.it is impossible to travel at precisely the speed of light18.It can be inferred that the author sees Zuckerkandl as believing that mathematics is a(n) _.（分数：1.00）A.necessary evil

34、B.languageC.musical notationD.great hindrance to full understanding of physics八、BTEXT E/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)19.According to the passage, the end goal of great literature is _.（分数：1.00）A.the recounting of dramatic and exciting stories, and the creation of charactersB.to create anew a synthesis of life th

35、at illuminates the human conditionC.the teaching of morality and ethical behaviorD.to portray lifes problem20.In the authors opinion, as seen in this passage, one outcome of the influence of the “life experience“ adherents has been _.（分数：1.00）A.the gradual subordination of the study of great literat

36、ure in the schoolsB.a narrowed interpretation of the theories of John DeweyC.a sharp swing over to “learning through doing“D.an end to rigorous study as a way of learning21.As the author sees it, one of the most important gains from the study of great literature is _.（分数：1.00）A.enrichment of our und

37、erstanding of the pastB.broadening of our approaches to social problemsC.that it gives us a bowing acquaintance with great figures of the pastD.that it provides us with vicarious experiences which provide a much broader experience than we can get from experiences of simply our own lives alone22.The

38、authors purpose in this passage is to _.（分数：1.00）A.list those writers who make up the backbone of a great literature curriculumB.compare the young readers experience with literature to that of the mature readersC.plead for the retention of great literature as a fundamental part of the curriculumD.ad

39、vocate the adoption of the “life experience“ approach to teaching九、BPART GENERAL (总题数：10，分数：10.00)23.The largest and smallest states of the United States are _.（分数：1.00）A.Alaska and Rhode IslandB.Texas and MaineC.Texas and Rhode IslandD.Alaska and Maine24.Among the great Middle English poets,Geoffre

40、y Chaucer is known for his production of _.（分数：1.00）A.Piers PlowmanB.Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC.Poems on LondonD.The Canterbury Tales25.It is taken as a great contribution made by _ that languages in the world are classified into different language families according to their genetic relations

41、.（分数：1.00）A.modern linguistsB.traditional grammariansC.sociolinguistsD.historical linguists26.Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation, first of all, lies in his use of _, poetry without a fixed regular rhyme scheme.（分数：1.00）A.blank verseB.heroic coupletC.free verseD.i

42、ambic pentameter27.What is the Republic of Ireland called in Irish?（分数：1.00）A.Irea.B.Aire.C.Eare.D.Eire.28.The Romans leaded by_ came with 10,000 soldiers and landed on the shore of Kent in 55B. C.（分数：1.00）A.ClaudiusB.HadrianC.CaesarD.Plautius29.“If Winter comes,can Spring be far behind?“ is an epig

43、rammatic line by _.（分数：1.00）A.John KeatsB.William BlakeC.Percy Bysshe ShelleyD.William Wordsworth30.The largest lake in Britain is _.（分数：1.00）A.The Lough NeaghB.Windermere WaterC.Coniston WaterD.the Lake District31.The pair of words “buy“ and “sell“ are _.（分数：1.00）A.gradable oppositesB.relational op

44、positesC.complementary oppositesD.contradictory opposites32.The basic components of a sentence include _.（分数：1.00）A.a noun and a verbB.a subject and a predicateC.a noun and a predicateD.a subject and a verb十、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

45、:_填空项 1:_十一、BPART TRANSLAT(总题数：1，分数：10.00)43.我们青年人要像夏天的太阳一样，有一颗赤热的心，要勤奋，要勇敢，还要坚韧，除去懒惰怯弱的习惯与不肯吃苦的念头，到成年的时候，才能负担责任，创立大事业，收到良好的结果。 夏天的清晨是何等舒适和快乐。我们应该早起，可以运动，可以在花间行走，看看植物的生活状况，看看天空变幻的云霞。懒惰怯弱与不肯吃苦的人，总有他们的理由；夏天太热，不宜读书；蚊子咬人，不宜读书；清晨最好的时候，最好是睡在床上。 如果睡眠是人生的幸福，那么终日睡眠好了，何必生活呢? 大家来利用壮年一样的夏天。（分数：10.00）_十二、BSECTIO

46、N B ENGLI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)44.On each side of a bright river he saw rise a line of brighter palaces, arched and pillared, and inlaid with deep red porphyry, and with serpentine; along the quays before their gates were riding troops of knights, noble in face and form, dazzling in crest and shield; hors

47、e and man one labyrinth of quaint color and gleaming light - the purple, and silver, and scarlet fringes flowing over the strong limbs and clashing mail, like sea-waves over rock at sunset. Opening on each side from the river were gardens, courts, and cloisters; long successions of white pillars among wreaths of vine; leaping of fountains through buds of pomegranate a