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1、专业八级-320 (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)BConversational Skills/B People who usually make us feel comfortable in conversations are good talkers. And they have something in common, i.e. skills to put people at ease. 1. Skill to ask questions 1) be aware of the human natu

2、re: readiness to answer others questions regardless of (1) _ (1) _ 2) start a conversation with some personal but unharmful questions e.g. questions about ones (2) _ (2) _ questions about ones activities in the (3) _ (3) _ 3) be able to spot signals for further talk 2. Skill to (4) _ for answers (4)

3、 _ 1) dont shift from subject to subject - sticking to the same subject: (5) _ in conversation (5) _ 2) listen to (6) _ of voice (6) _ - If people sound unenthusiastic, then change subject. 3) use eyes and ears steady your gaze while listening 3. Skill to laugh Effects of laughter: (7) _ (7) _ help

4、start (8) _ (8) _ 4. Skill to part 1) importance: open up possibilities for future friendship or contact 2) ways: men: a smile, a (9) _ (9) _ women: same as (10) _ now (10) _ how to express pleasure in meeting someone（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、B

5、SECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).Victoria has eventually decided to go on a（分数：1.00）A.fly-drive holiday.B.car-trip.C.two-city holiday.D.conducted tour.(2).At the Epcot Centre Victoria will（分数：1.00）A.see aquatic displays.B.visit a large funfair.C.visit a technologically-advanced city.D.visit a film stud

6、io.(3).When she visits the Kennedy Space Centre, Victoria will be able to（分数：1.00）A.send messages to satellites.B.learn something new about space.C.go aboard a spacecraft.D.operate Mission Control.(4).In order to go on this holiday, Victoria ultimately had to（分数：1.00）A.overdraw an account.B.borrow f

7、rom her parents.C.work overtime.D.spend her savings.(5).From the conversation, we get the impression that Victoria is（分数：1.00）A.pragmatic.B.extrovert.C.wilful.D.calculating.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)(1).The main function of the proposed Thorpe facility is to produce（分数：1.00）A.weapon-grade materia

8、l.B.nuclear fuel.C.plutonium.D.spent fuel.(2).On the issue of plutonium, the US feels（分数：1.00）A.satisfied with the current civilian use of the element.B.the destruction of nuclear arms surpasses civilian production.C.content to export its own spent nuclear fuel.D.the current levels of production sho

9、uld be decreased.I Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the three questions. Now listen to the news/I（分数：3.00）(1).Economic countries like Japan may face fuel shortage mainly because（分数：1.00）A.they cannot have sufficie

10、nt oil production.B.they dont have substantial oil production.C.India has tripled its oil consumption.D.India has dominated the oil import.(2).Asias oil needs（分数：1.00）A.are greater than its supply.B.are less than its supply.C.will not overtake North America within five years.D.will not overtake any

11、other country in the world.(3).Oil prices are likely to fluctuate because of（分数：1.00）A.the economic boom in many countries.B.the refusal of many countries to export oil.C.the embargo against Iraqi oil exports.D.competition among exporting countries.四、BPART READING (总题数：5，分数：5.00)1.Which is the best

12、word to describe air travellers reaction to airline alliances?（分数：1.00）A.Delight.B.Indifference.C.Objection.D.Puzzlement.2.According to the passage, which of the following categories of travellers will gainmost from airline alliances?（分数：1.00）A.Travellers who fly frequently economy class.B.Traveller

13、s who fly frequently business class.C.Travellers who fly occasionally during holidays.D.Travellers who fly economy class once.in a while.3.Which of the following is NOT a perceived advantage of alliances?（分数：1.00）A.Baggage allowance.B.Passenger comfort.C.Convenience.D.Quality.4.One disadvantage of a

14、lliances foreseen by the critics is that air travel may be moreexpensive as a result of（分数：1.00）A.less convenience.B.higher operation costs.C.less competition.D.more joint marketing.5.According to the passage, setting up airline alliances will chiefly benefit（分数：1.00）A.North American airlines and th

15、eir domestic travellers.B.North American airlines and their foreign counterparts.C.Asian airlines and their foreign travellers.D.Asian airlines and their domestic travellers.五、BTEXT B/B(总题数：2，分数：2.00)6.Which of the following statements about ESAs protection efforts is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.ESA plans t

16、o extend its protection to the endangered fish in other areas.B.It will be expensive to apply ESAs regulations for protecting the fish.C.The new listings will Somewhat affect the urban life of some regions.D.ESAs protection planshave always been supported by local people.7.According to the introduct

17、ions about the endangered fish, we can infer that mostPacific salmon and steelhead（分数：1.00）A.always live in rivers and streams without going to seas.B.always live in seas and oceans without going to rivers.C.live in rivers when young and live in seas when grown-up.D.live in seas when young and live

18、in rivers when grown-up.六、BTEXT C/B(总题数：3，分数：3.00)8.The narrators perspective indicated that Lucy was probably（分数：1.00）A.a town misfit.B.scholarly and snobbish.C.dead at a young age.D.most comfortable in the city.9.The townspeople of Haverford are（分数：1.00）A.observant and kindly.B.unused to weather e

19、xtremes.C.introverted and sullen.D.gossipy and mean-spirited.10.Lucys response to the weather might be described as（分数：1.00）A.ordinary.B.conspicuous.C.inconsistent.D.morose.七、BTEXT D/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)11.The passage states that while married couples can prepare for grieving by（分数：1.00）A.being self-rel

20、iant.B.evading intimacy.C.developing habits.D.avoiding independence.12.Helsing speculates that husbands suffer from the death of a spouse because they are（分数：1.00）A.unprepared for independence.B.incapable of cooking.C.unwilling to talk.D.dissatisfied with themselves.13.According to researchers, Rich

21、ard Nixons death was（分数：1.00）A.caused by his heart problems.B.indirectly linked to his wifes death.C.the inevitable result of old age.D.an unexplainable accident.14.The researches reviewed in the passage suggest that（分数：1.00）A.remarried men live healthier lives.B.unmarried men have the longest life

22、spans.C.widowers have the shortest life spans.D.widows are unaffected by their mates death.15.One of the results of grief mentioned in the passage is（分数：1.00）A.loss of friendships.B.diminished socializing.C.vulnerability to disease.D.loss of appetite.八、BTEXT E/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)16.Many AIDS experts ar

23、e not completely satisfied with results of the study because（分数：1.00）A.only a limited number of chimpanzees are used for sampling the virus.B.it is now extremely difficult to find chimpanzees that carry the virus.C.the samples collected are from two different subspecies of chimpanzees.D.it does not

24、provide reliable evidence of the link between SIV and HIV-1.17.According to Hahn, all the following increase the transmission of AIDS virus EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.hunting and killing more chimpanzees.B.more champ hunters moving to cities.C.peoples changed sexual behaviours.D.travelling to more African cou

25、ntries.18.The significance of the finding is that（分数：1.00）A.people now know the number of chimpanzees is much smaller than expected.B.it may make it possible for scientists to discover new ways of treating AIDS.C.it proves some deadly human diseases can also be transmitted to wild animals.D.it will

26、soon help the scientists develop a vaccine that prevents the AIDS virus.19.The biggest worry that the researchers now have is（分数：1.00）A.more and more wild chimpanzees are being slaughtered.B.AIDS virus is difficult to be killed and controlled.C.it is not easy to repair peoples deficient immune syste

27、ms.D.many dangerous viruses are being transmitted to humans.20.Since chimpanzees are genetically very similar to humans,（分数：1.00）A.chimpanzees are likely to suffer AIDS just like humans if they are infected.B.it does not matter if human beings are infected with SIV rather than HIV-1.C.we can use hum

28、an vaccines to prevent chimpanzees from getting AIDS virus.D.AIDS vaccines based on chimps immune mechanism are possible to be made.九、BPART GENERAL (总题数：10，分数：10.00)21.The Victorian Age, eminently represented by Dickens and Thackeray, was mostly regarded as an age of _ in English literature.（分数：1.00

29、）A.epic proseB.dramaC.poetryD.novels22.Britain was able to establish itself as a world leader in shipbuilding in the middle of（分数：1.00）A.the 16th century.B.the 17th century.C.the 18th century.D.the 19th century.23._ is recognized as the longest river in Britain.（分数：1.00）A.The Thames RiverB.The Amazo

30、n RiverC.The Severn RiverD.The Rhine River24.The settings of most novels by Hardy are found in _ , the fictional primitiverural region that is really the home place he both loves and hates.（分数：1.00）A.LeedsB.WessexC.BirminghamD.Liverpool25.It is _ who declared the Hundred Years War between England an

31、d France.（分数：1.00）A.Edward B.Henry C.Edward D.Henry 26.The jury in the High Court of New Zealand is composed of _ members.（分数：1.00）A.12B.14C.16D.1827.The language phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called（分数：1.00）A.homonymy.B.hyponymy.C.polysemy.D.antonymy.28.Which

32、 of the following statements is NOT correct?（分数：1.00）A.Words and phrases are organized according to syntactic categories.B.Lexical categories are commonly known as parts of speech.C.Only major lexical categories are open categories.D.Both major and minor lexical categories are open categories.29.The

33、 background of _, a novel by Dickens, is set in the French Revolution.（分数：1.00）A.Oliver TwistB.A Tale of Two CitiesC.David CopperfieldD.Great Expectations30.Which of the following does NOT belong to the Indo-European family?（分数：1.00）A.French.B.Bengali.C.Vietnamese.D.Polish.十、BPART PROOFREA(总题数：10，分数

34、：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:_十一、BPART TRANSLAT(总题数：1，分数：10.00)41.徐霞客一生周游考察了 16个省，足迹几乎遍及全国。他在考察的过程中，从来不盲目迷信书本上的结论。他发现前人研究地理的记载有许多不很可靠的地方。为了进行真实细致的考察，他很少乘车坐船，几乎全靠双脚翻山越岭，长途跋涉；为了弄清大自然的真相，他总是挑选道路艰险的山区、人烟稀少的森林进行考察，发现了许多奇山秀景；他常常选择不同的时间和季节，多次重游各地名山，反复观察变换的奇景。（

35、分数：10.00）_十二、BSECTION B ENGLI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.The thirty-second day out of Bombay began inauspiciously. In the morning a sea smashed one of the galley doors. We dashed in through lots of steam and found the cook very wet and indignant with the ship: “Shes getting worse every day. Shes trying to dr

36、own me in front of my own stove!“ He was very angry. We pacified him, and the carpenter, though washed away twice from there, managed to repair the door. Through that accident our dinner was not ready till late, but it didnt matter in the end because Knowles, who went to fetch it, got knocked down b

37、y a sea and the dinner went over the side. The ships captain, looking more hard and thin-lipped than ever, would not notice that the ship, asked to do too much, appeared to lose heart altogether for the first time since we knew her.（分数：10.00）_十三、BPART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)43.While some people clai

38、m that a persons essential qualities are inherited at birth, others hold that the circumstances in which a person grows up are mainly responsible for the type of person he/she later becomes. Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic, expressing your views. BESSENTIAL QUALITIES: I

39、NHERITED OR NOT?/B 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 or a summary. Marks will be awarded

40、for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-320 (1)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)BConversational Skills/B People who usually make u

41、s feel comfortable in conversations are good talkers. And they have something in common, i.e. skills to put people at ease. 1. Skill to ask questions 1) be aware of the human nature: readiness to answer others questions regardless of (1) _ (1) _ 2) start a conversation with some personal but unharmf

42、ul questions e.g. questions about ones (2) _ (2) _ questions about ones activities in the (3) _ (3) _ 3) be able to spot signals for further talk 2. Skill to (4) _ for answers (4) _ 1) dont shift from subject to subject - sticking to the same subject: (5) _ in conversation (5) _ 2) listen to (6) _ o

43、f voice (6) _ - If people sound unenthusiastic, then change subject. 3) use eyes and ears steady your gaze while listening 3. Skill to laugh Effects of laughter: (7) _ (7) _ help start (8) _ (8) _ 4. Skill to part 1) importance: open up possibilities for future friendship or contact 2) ways: men: a

44、smile, a (9) _ (9) _ women: same as (10) _ now (10) _ how to express pleasure in meeting someone（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：personality/shyness）解析：演讲者观察到，人不管是性格内向或外向，都愿意回答别人的问题填空项 1:_ （正确答案：first/former/previous job）解析：这是一个例子，说明应该如何开始提问。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：morning）解析：同上。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：listen）解析：讲座中提到的第二项会话技能是学

45、会在提问后留意听回答。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：signs of interest/attention/concentration/attentiveness）解析：这是如何听回答的例子。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：tone(s)）解析：同上。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：ease peoples discomfort/nervousness/uneasiness/tension/anxiety）解析：这是第三项技能 (学会在谈话中插入笑声的技巧)所能起到的作用。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：conversation/communication/talk）解析：同上。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：

46、handshake）解析：这是关于男士如何相互道别的例子。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：men/mens）解析：听力原文Questions-Good morning, todays lecture will focus on how to make people feel at ease in conversations. I guess all of you sitting here can recall certain people who just seem to make you feel comfortable when theyre around. You spend an hour wit