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1、专业八级-218 (1)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)Introduction to M. de IAube pine M . de IAubepine is unknown to many of his countrymen, as well as to the students of foreign literature. As a writer, he occupied a (n) 1 _ place between the Transcendentalists and the great body

2、of pen - and - ink men who address the intellect and sympathies of the multitude. 2 _ His writings, to do them _, are not all together destitute of fancy 3 _ and _;they might have won him greater reputation but for an invet- 4 _ erate love of _. His fictions are sometimes historical, sometimes of th

3、e present day, and sometimes have little or no reference either to time or 5 _ space. In any case, he consents himself with the slightest possible counter- 6 _ feit of real life and endeavors to interest his readers with the pecularity of 7 _ he _. M . de IAubepines productions, if you read it in th

4、e 8 _ point of view, may amuse a leisure hour; if _, they can hardly fail to look like nonsense. 9 _ M. de IAubepine is _ ; he continues to write and publish. 10 _ His first appearance was by a collection of stories, in a long series of vol- umes, _“ Contesdeur fois racontees“. Our wearisome perusal

5、 of the titles of some of his recent works showed a certain personal affection and _,though by no means admiration for the writer; and we would fain do the little in our power _ introducing him favourably to the American public.（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:

6、_填空项 1:_二、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).This meeting is the _ of its kind.（分数：1.00）A.13thB.16thC.110thD.100th(2).The first speaker of this meeting is _.（分数：1.00）A.Dr Scott MacleodB.Dr. Chen ZhiliC.Mary SmithD.Dr. Saul Lloy(3).When will the first set of workshop session begin?（分数：1.00）A.At 10:00 AM.

7、B.At 8:00 AM.C.At 1030 AM.D.At 8:30 PM.(4).Which of the following statements about Dr. Chen Zhili is NOT true?（分数：1.00）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

8、is going to express his hearty thanks for the international aids he has received in the past decade.(5).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）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 i

9、s informal.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)(1).The safty debate is now focused on protection of _.（分数：1.00）A.the spectators and officialsB.the carsC.the sports starsD.All of the above(2).Mosley, head of the FIA, has promised _.（分数：1.00）A.further actions to force speeds upB.further actions to force spee

10、ds downC.no further actions to force speeds upD.no further actions to force speeds down(3).What is not of the most controversial topics in grand prix racing?（分数：1.00）A.Security.B.Engine.C.The “tyre war“.D.Deaths and accidents.I Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news from the VOA. At the

11、end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).Who won the All England Championship?（分数：1.00）A.Pulleta Gopichand.B.Peter Gade.C.Chen Hong.D.Prakash Padukone.(2).Who won the second place in mens single?（分数：1.00）A.Peter Gade.

12、B.Ji Xin peng.C.Xia Xuanze.D.Chen Hong.四、BPART READING (总题数：5，分数：20.00)BTEXT A/BIn a few weeks or so the wreckers will come. They will tear down the two venerable brick and brownstone mansions that have stood hard by the First Presbyterian Church in West Twelfth Street for more than 100 years.No. 12

13、, nearest the churchyard, was built in 1849 for James W. Phillips, son of the Rev. William Wirt Phillips, who held the pulpit next door from 1826 to 1865. No. 14, built at the same time as a twin, except for theinterior, was the home of Charles C. Tabers, a prosperous cotton merchant.The two buildin

14、gs are the last remaining two town houses in this city of the many designed by Alexander Jackson Davis. A modest man, he conceded that the interiors of his Twelfth street designs were “remarkable. Even in their last stages of neglect the unpracticed eye can see that. They are lovely.The buildings ha

15、d famous tenants, too, at one time or another. Thurlow Weed, nineteenth-century war- wick-he was called that in his own day for his genius in moulding political careers-lived in No. 12 from 1866 to 1882. Most of the important men and women of his time were his guests there. Down the street lived Gen

16、. Windfield Scott.Probably the chief feature of that old Weed house was the octagonal stairwell with the stained - glass skylight at tile top. The stairwell in the other house oval, but it has the same glowing dome skylight. In both dwellings you find rich stucco molding, handsome fireplaces, magnif

17、icent woods.Just outside the old Weed study there stood, in his lifetime, a handsome willow brought from St. Helena near the grave of Napoleon. It was uprooted long ago to make play place in the churchyard for the children of the church school. Incidently, alter the old mansion come down, a new chur

18、ch school will rise on the spot. The Davis mansions are now a five -trap.The most famous dweller in No. 14 was John Rogers, a nineteenth -century sculptor, a kind of Edgar Guest who worked in stone, His studio was on the second floor. It looks today pretty much as it did when he worked iii it from 1

19、888 to 1895, turning out such groups as “Checkers up at the Farm,“ “Fetching the Doc, tot“. A part of his work are in the church office. Each has the Twelfth Street house address worked into it.Though church folk dislike the idea of having the old mansion torn down, and architects in town frown on t

20、he notion, too, they know they must go. The place is sorely needed for the children. So, one by one, the master works of the great architects vanish from the city-Davis did preliminary sketches for the old tombs, worked on the old Custom House, on many hospitals and colleages. All that will remain o

21、f his dreaming on paper, when the Twelfth Street Mansions go down in rubble, will be a few villas up in the Hudson River Valley.（分数：5.00）(1).The two houses were not _.（分数：1.00）A.of the same styleB.designed by the same designerC.the same looking from the outsideD.the same looking from the inside(2).O

22、ne of the proprietors was a _, the other a _.（分数：1.00）A.priest; merchantB.professer; merchantC.priest; doctorD.professer; doctor(3).Which one of the four figures was the designer of the two mansions?（分数：1.00）A.James W. Phillips.B.Alexander Jackson Davis.C.Thurlow Weed.D.John Rogers.(4).The chief fea

23、ture of the two mansions was _.（分数：1.00）A.the stairwell and the skylightB.the rich stucco moldingC.the handsome fireplacesD.the magnificent woods(5).Which of the following statements is not true?（分数：1.00）A.The old mansions will make place for a church school.B.The old mansions were the last remainin

24、g two town houses in the city of the many designed by Alexander Jackson Davis.C.The old mansions had famous dwellers.D.The church folk liked the idea of having the old mansions torn down.BTEXT B/BA battery-driven bus, which is not only quiet and pollution-free but competitive with the conventional b

25、us on cost and performance has been developed by a group of British companies.The prototype, fifty-passenger single-deck vehicle, is to go in operation in Manchester shortly, and discussions with the Department of the Environment are expected to lead to a further batch of twenty going into regular p

26、assenger service in Manchester within two year and possibly in other cities, including London.Unlike the small government-sponsored battery bus now undergoing triads in provincial cities, whose tow speed and range effectively limits it to city-center operation, the new Silent Rider ,with a range 40

27、miles between charges and a speed of 40 m. p. h. ,will take its place with diesel buses for normal urban and sub- urban services.Its capital cost is higher (about 20,000 pounds compared with 1500 pounds) but lower maintenance and fuel costs bring it down to fully competitive cost with the diesel bus

28、 over thirteen year without taking into account the environmental benefits. The Chloride battery group-which is developing it in partnership with $ELN (South-East Lancashire and North-East Cheshire Passenger Transport Authority) is confident of a market potential of 400 vehicles a year by 1980.The p

29、rototype weighs 16 tons, of which the batteries and passengers account for each. It has a single set of batteries, which take three and a half hours to recharge, against the normal eight hours of passenger traffic.A larger, Mark II version is being designed with two sets of batteries which can be ch

30、arged in under a minute. That will allow low-cost night charging and greater operational flexibility.（分数：5.00）(1).What had been the main factor preventing the development of battery buses?（分数：1.00）A.Their limited range.B.Their high cost.C.Their heavy weight.D.Their loud noise.(2).Battery buses have

31、some advantages over conventional buses. Which of these advantages is not mentioned in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.They use less fuel.B.They make less noise.C.They produce less pollution.D.They cost less to produce.(3).The Mark II will have a number of advantages over the prototype. Which of these is NOT

32、 one of them?（分数：1.00）A.It will carry more passengers.B.It will have a wider range.C.It can be used all through the way.D.It will cost less to recharge.(4).How many of new Silent Riders were in regular service at the moment?（分数：1.00）A.None.B.Twenty.C.Fifty.D.One.(5).Why will battery buses cost less

33、than conventional buses in the long run?（分数：1.00）A.They will spread the capital cost over a long period.B.They will be stronger and last longer.C.They will use less fuel and cost less to maintain.D.They will be charged at night when electricity costs less.BTEXT C/BLos Angeles cabinet-maker Edward St

34、ewart may be a modern Dr. Frankenstein. In 1959, he claims, he restored a dead friend to life with a simple technique. He opened the dead mans chest, rubbed his heart with a “secret, life-givingplant juice, then stimulated the heartbeat with 110 volts of electricity. The friend, says Stewart, has be

35、en living in Hawaii ever since.Stewart also claims his revivification technique works on the small animals he suffocates in jars in his garage. It takes three hours to revive a dead mouse, he reports, and five hours for a small dog. “Some-times, “he adds , “I buy those little chicken hearts in the s

36、uper-market, and I make them beat again using my plant juice before I cook them for dinner.“According to Stewart, he discovered the plant juice one day while cutting hedges around his former home in Hawaii. Juice from one of the plants splattered onto his wrist, he says, and he suddenly noticed the

37、skin begin to twitch. Nonetheless, he adds, he cant reveal the name of the plant. “When the juice is zapped with electricity, “he says, “it gives off a deadly gas.“To promote his idea, Stewart has spent the past decade sending his papers to the University of California, he Army, and a number of gove

38、rnment agencies. One scientist who evaluated the concept was Lynn Eldridge, of the Jerry Lewis Neuromuscular Research Center, in Los Angeles. She says Stewart may not be joking. “The extracts from plant like belladonna are used to supply nutrients to human organs, which must be kept alive while trav

39、eling to a transplant. So Stewart might cut the heart out of a mouse and keep it alive with plant juice. But this effect is short-lived, and the organ must be placed into a healthy body or it dies. Its impossible to place a live organ in a dead body and expect it to revive every other organ in that

40、body. I think Stewart has observed a basic scientific phenomenon, but his interpretation is crazy.“（分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage yon have just read, it seemed that Edward Stewart was _.（分数：1.00）A.a trained surgeonB.an expert botanistC.a skilled electricianD.an experienced craftsman(2).Stewar

41、d sent his research to various agencies just because _.（分数：1.00）A.he wanted to become a university professorB.he sought to get official recognition and acceptanceC.he hoped the Army could use it in military warfareD.he hoped the government would invest money in the project(3).According to Stewarts o

42、pinion, his revivification technique can _.（分数：1.00）A.restore a dead man or animal to lifeB.make the skin begin to twitchC.keep a live organ aliveD.supply nutrients to human organs(4).Lynn Eldridge thinks there may be some truth in what Stewart says because _.（分数：1.00）A.organs containing plant extra

43、cts remain healthy indefinitelyB.dead bodies can be kept alive with transplanted organsC.organs treated with certain plant juices revive dead bodiesD.extracts from certain plants help keep organs alive(5).Stewart found certain plant juices were useful in his experiments when he _.（分数：1.00）A.realized

44、 they gave off gas fumesB.saw they contained electricityC.noticed their effect on his skinD.discovered their secret namesBTEXT D/BThe mighty Lace or Pike is taken to be the Tyrant, as tile Salmon is the King, of the fresh waters. Its not to be doubted but that they are bred, some by generation, and

45、some not: as namely, of a weed called Pickerel -weed, unless learned Gesner be much mistaken; for he says, this weed and other glutinous matter, with the help of the suns heat in some particular months, and some ponds apted for it by nature, do become Pikes. But doubtless divers Pikes are bred after

46、 this manner, or are brought into some ponds some such other ways as are past mans finding out, of which we have daily testimonies.Sir Francis Bacon, in his “History of Life and Death,“ observes the Pike to be the longest - lived of any fresh -water fish, and yet he computes it to be not usually abo

47、ve forty years; and others think it to be not above ten years: and yet Gesner mentions a Pike taken in Swedeland in the year 1449 ,with a ring about his neck, declaring he was put into that pond by Frdderick the Second, more than two hundred years before he was last taken, as by the inscription in t

48、hat ring, being Greek, was interpreted by the then Bishop of Worms. But of this no more, but that it is observed that the old or very great Pikes have in them more of state than goodness; the smaller or middle - sized Pikes being by the most and choicest palates observed to be the best meat: and, contrary, the eel is observed to be the better for age and bigness.All Pikes that live long prove chargeable to their keepers, because their life is maintained by