专业八级-129 (1)及答案解析.doc

1、专业八级-129 (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)BThe Rise of RP/B BHistorical reasons/B Received Pronunciation (RP) was originally associated with a _ (1) spoken in the region between central (1) _ England and London, including Oxford and Cambridge. Its survival was due to its

2、 use by the _ (2) (2) _ in the 14th century and by university students in the _ (3). (3) _ Its rise in importance resulted from its application in government and official documents. The prestige of its _ (4) pattern of (4) _ pronunciation came about with its use in _ (5) (5) _ in the 19th century. A

3、s a result, its _ (6) is accepted by (6) _ television and the radio, the professions and teaching English as a foreign language. BThree characteristics of RP/B 1) Its speakers dont regard themselves as connected with any geographical region; 2) RP is largely used in England; 3) RP is a “class“ accen

4、t, associated with _ (7) (7) _ social classes. BIts present status/B Decline in the prestige of RP is the result of a) loss of monopoly of education by the privileged; b) _ (8) of higher education in the post-war (8) _ period. However, it still retains its eminence among certain professional people.

5、 There is a rise in the status of all _ (9). (9) _ We are moving towards the _ (10) position: (10) _ general acceptance of all regional accents and absence of a class accent that transcends all regions.（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

6、1，分数：5.00)(1).What strikes the woman most about the male robber is his（分数：1.00）A.clothes.B.age.C.physique.D.appearance.(2).The most detailed information about the woman robber is her（分数：1.00）A.manners.B.talkativeness.C.height.D.jewelry.(3).The interviewee is believed to be a bank（分数：1.00）A.receptio

7、nist.B.manager.C.customer.D.cashier.(4).Which of the following about the two robbers is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Both were wearing dark sweaters.B.Neither was wearing glasses.C.Both were about the same age.D.One of them was marked by a scar.(5).After the incident the interviewee sounded（分数：1.00）A.calm an

8、d quiet.B.nervous and numb.C.timid and confused.D.shocked and angry.三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：3，分数：5.00)(1).According to the news, the enormous food shortage in Iraq has the most damaging effect on its（分数：1.00）A.national economy.B.adult population.C.young children.D.national currency.(2).The WFP is appeali

9、ng to donor nations to（分数：1.00）A.double last years food-aid.B.raise $122 million for Iraqi people.C.provide each Iraqi family with $26 a month.D.help Iraqs 12 million population.1.I Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the que

10、stion. Now listen to the news./IAs a result of the agreement, the two countries arsenals are to be（分数：1.00）A.upgraded in reliability and safety.B.reduced in size and number.C.dismantled partly later this year.D.maintained in their present conditions.I Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following ne

11、ws. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).We can infer from the news that _ of teenagers under survey in 1993 were drug users.（分数：1.00）A.28%B.22%C.25%D.21%(2).The following statements are correct EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.Pare

12、nts are asked to join in the anti-drug efforts.B.The use of both cocaine and LSD is on the increase.C.Teenagers hold a different view of drugs today.D.Marijuana is as powerful as it used to be.四、BPART READING (总题数：5，分数：5.00)2.The writer thinks that those Asian countries（分数：1.00）A.well deserved the p

13、unishment.B.invested in a senseless way at the time.C.were unduly punished in the crisis.D.had bad relationships between government and business.3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the writers opinion?（分数：1.00）A.Countries paid a heavy price for whichever measure taken.B.Countri

14、es all found themselves in an economic dilemma.C.Withdrawal of foreign capital resulted in the crisis.D.Most governments chose one of the two options.4.“Pundits“ in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to（分数：1.00）A.economists.B.bankers.C.industrialists.D.financiers.5.At the end of the passage,

15、the writer seems to think that a full recovery of the Asian economy is（分数：1.00）A.due.B.remote.C.imaginative.D.unpredictable.6.It can be inferred from the passage that IMF policy recommendations（分数：1.00）A.were far from a panacea in all cases.B.were feasible in their recipient countries.C.failed to wo

16、rk in their recipient countries.D.were rejected unanimously by Asian countries.五、BTEXT B/B(总题数：2，分数：2.00)7.The researchers would most probably agree with the following EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.self-esteem should be promoted and encouraged.B.schools should change their concept of self-esteem.C.the traditiona

17、l view is beginning to lose ground.D.prisons should change their present practice.8.The researchers find that there are stronger connections between（分数：1.00）A.low self-esteem and violence.B.low self-control and violence.C.high self-image and violence.D.high self-control and violence.六、BTEXT C/B(总题数：

18、2，分数：2.00)9.The author would most probably agree that changes are more likely to be successful in（分数：1.00）A.production methods.B.ideological concepts.C.religious beliefs.D.social behaviour.10.According to the passage, the main difference between a homogeneous society and a heterogeneous one lies in（

19、分数：1.00）A.the number of opportunities offered.B.the nature of conflicts of interest.C.the awareness of the need for change.D.the role of social organizations.七、BTEXT D/B(总题数：3，分数：3.00)11.At the end of the passage the author seems to imply that as a result of shorter working time（分数：1.00）A.employment

20、 may not retain its usual importance.B.employment may not be regarded as valid work.C.people can be engaged in far less unpaid work.D.people can be engaged in far more unpaid work.12.The authors attitude towards future full employment is generally（分数：1.00）A.supportive.B.wavering.C.sceptical.D.unclea

21、r.13.The author uses the negotiations in Britain and Germany as an example to（分数：1.00）A.support reductions in employees working time.B.indicate employees are unwilling to share jobs.C.prove the possibility of sharing paid employment.D.show that employment will lose its dominance.八、BTEXT E/B(总题数：3，分数

22、3.00)14.One of the more aggressive selling methods in the soap trade by the leading companies was to（分数：1.00）A.buy out small firms.B.take over distribution.C.resort to product designing.D.keep contact with their customers.15.In addition to distinctive packaging, contemporary products should also（分数

23、1.00）A.draw customers attention to their benefits.B.make customers aware of their attractiveness.C.display details of the main ingredients.D.focus on proclamation and iteration.16.An example of a product which might well have been advertised during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution is（分

24、数：1.00）A.a cooking utensil.B.a new childs toy.C.tinned fruit.D.household soap.九、BTEXT F/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)17.Rachel Trickett seems to indicate the term “lady“（分数：1.00）A.has acquired a different meaning.B.ii too old-fashioned to use.C.is preferred by feminists.D.victimizes women in society.18.According

25、 to Caroline Moore, the media has projected a _ image of the gentleman.（分数：1.00）A.humorousB.favourableC.negativeD.traditional19.In Anthony OHears view, a well-mannered person（分数：1.00）A.acts rashly when he is young.B.tends to be bad-tempered in old age.C.behaves with a sense of appropriateness.D.atta

26、ches importance to his status.20.According to the passage, the decline of good manners is more worrying because（分数：1.00）A.it leads to more crime in society.B.people view manners as old-fashioned.C.rudeness on the street cannot be stemmed out.D.it can seriously affect our daily life.21.Dr Bruce Charl

27、ton would probably prefer to see a more formal relationship（分数：1.00）A.among doctors.B.among managers.C.between doctors and managers.D.between doctors and patients.十、BPART GENERAL (总题数：10，分数：10.00)22.In semantic studies, _ refers to the inherent meaning of the linguistic form.（分数：1.00）A.senseB.synony

28、mC.homonymD.reference23.Around _ of New Zealanders are found in North Island.（分数：1.00）A.3/4B.1/2C.3/5D.4/1024.In his novel Robinson Crusoe, Defoe portrayed successfully an image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _ century.（分数：1.00）A.16thB.17thC.18thD.19th25.You

29、 can find the Grand Canyon in the State of（分数：1.00）A.Arizona.B.California.C.New Mexico.D.Chicago.26.Syntactic change includes all the following EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.rule loss.B.affix loss.C.rule addition.D.rule change.27.A linguistic situation in which two standard languages are used either by an indivi

30、dual or by a group of speakers is called（分数：1.00）A.situational dialect.B.slang.C.linguistic taboo.D.bilingualism.28.To some extent, the Romantic Movement revealed a _ attitude toward the social and political conditions then.（分数：1.00）A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.prejudiced29.In history, Romans occu

31、pied Britain for about _ years.（分数：1.00）A.700B.600C.500D.40030.In his works, Defoe praised the industrious, sturdy _ and showed his sympathy for the downtrodden, unfortunate poor.（分数：1.00）A.working peopleB.aristocratsC.middle-class peopleD.capitalist upstarts31._ is the capital of Scotland.（分数：1.00）

32、A.DublinB.EdinburghC.CardiffD.New Castle十一、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:_填空项 1:_十二、BPART TRANSLAT(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.1997年 2月 24日我们代表团下榻日月潭中信大饭店，送走了最后一批客人，已是次日凌晨 3点了。我躺在床上久久不能入睡，披衣走到窗前，往外看去，只见四周群峦叠翠，湖面波光粼粼。望着台湾这仅有的景色如画的天然湖泊，我想了许多，许多 U这次到

33、台湾访问交流，虽然行程匆匆，但是，看了不少地方，访了旧友，交了新知，大家走到一起，谈论的一个重要话题就是中华民族在 2l世纪的强盛。虽然祖国大陆、台湾的青年生活在不同的社会环境中，有着各自不同的生活经历，但大家的内心都深深铭刻着中华文化优秀传统的印记，都有着振兴中华民族的共同理想。在世纪之交的伟大时代，我们的祖国正在走向繁荣富强，海峡两岸人民也将加强交流，共同推进祖国统一大业的早日完成。世纪之交的宝贵机遇和巨大挑战将青年推到了历史前台。跨世纪青年一代应该用什么样的姿态迎接充满希望的新世纪，这是我们必须回答的问题。/U 日月潭水波不兴，仿佛与我一同在思索（分数：10.00）_十三、BSECTIO

34、N B ENGLI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)43.I agree to some extent with my imaginary English reader. American literary historians are perhaps prone to view their own national scene too narrowly, mistaking prominence for uniqueness. They do over-phrase their own literature, or certainly its minor figures. And Americ

35、ans do swing from aggressive over-phrase of their literature to an equally unfortunate, imitative deference. But then, the English .themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals. Moreover, in fields where they are not pre eminent - e.g. in painting and music - they too alternate betwe

36、en boasting of native products and copying those of the Continent. How many English paintings try to look as though they were done in Paris; how many times have we read in articles that they really represent an “English tradition“ after all. UTo speak of American literature, then, is not to assert t

37、hat it is completely unlike that of Europe. Broadly speaking, America and Europe have kept step. At any given moment the traveller could find examples in both of the same architecture, the same styles in dress, the same books on the shelves. Ideas have crossed the Atlantic as freely as men and merch

38、andise, though sometimes more slowly. When I refer to American habit, thoughts, etc., I intend some sort of qualification to precede the word, for frequently the difference between America and Europe (especially England) will be one of degree, sometimes only of a small degree. The amount of divergen

39、ce is a subtle affair, liable to perplex the Englishman when he looks at America. He is looking at a country which in important senses grew out of his own, which in several ways still resembles his own - and which is yet a foreign country. There are odd overlappings and abrupt unfamiliarities; kinsh

40、ip yields to a sudden alienation, as when we hail a person across the street, only to discover from his blank response that we have mistaken a stranger for a friend./U（分数：10.00）_十四、BPART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)44.Nowadays with the development of economy, existing cities are growing bigger and new ci

41、ties are appearing. What do you think is ONE of the major problems that may result from this process of urbanization? Write an essay of about 400 words on the topic given below. BONE MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE PROCESS OF URBANIZATION/B In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis state

42、ment, 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 for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instr

43、uctions may result in a loss of marks. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-129 (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)BThe Rise of RP/B BHistorical reasons/B Received Pronunciation (RP) was originally associated with a _ (1) spoken in the region between cen

44、tral (1) _ England and London, including Oxford and Cambridge. Its survival was due to its use by the _ (2) (2) _ in the 14th century and by university students in the _ (3). (3) _ Its rise in importance resulted from its application in government and official documents. The prestige of its _ (4) pa

45、ttern of (4) _ pronunciation came about with its use in _ (5) (5) _ in the 19th century. As a result, its _ (6) is accepted by (6) _ television and the radio, the professions and teaching English as a foreign language. BThree characteristics of RP/B 1) Its speakers dont regard themselves as connecte

46、d with any geographical region; 2) RP is largely used in England; 3) RP is a “class“ accent, associated with _ (7) (7) _ social classes. BIts present status/B Decline in the prestige of RP is the result of a) loss of monopoly of education by the privileged; b) _ (8) of higher education in the post-war (8) _ period. However, it still retains its eminence among certain professional people. There is a rise in the status of all _ (9). (