专业八级-85及答案解析.doc

1、专业八级-85 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 Problems Learners of English Face/B The problems learners of English face can be divided into three broad categories: a)U (1) /Uproblems, some of which involve fear of !he unknown, and some of which are caused by the possible ho

2、mesickness of the overseas student. b) culture problems, which are bound up with the British way of life, includingU (2) /U, habits and traditions. c)U (3) /Uproblems, for which there are a number of reasons: First, it seems to overseas students that English people speak veryU (4) /U. Second, they s

3、peak with a variety ofU (5) /U. Third, different styles of speech are used. What can a student do to overcome these difficulties? He should attendU (6) /Uand use a language laboratory as much as possible. He should also listen to programmes in English on the radio and TV. Most important of all, he s

4、hould take every opportunity to speak withU (7) /U. Finally. I have some advice for students who have difficulty in speaking English fluently. Firstly, he mustU (8) /Uwhat he wants to say. Secondly, he must try toU (9) /Uin English. This will only begin to take place when his use of English becomesU

5、 (10) /U.（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：5.00)(1).How many times is the indoor air more hazardous than the outdoor air?（分数：1.00）A.10 to 12.B.12.C.2 to 10.D.2.(2).Catherines attitude towards the insulation of homes is _.（分数：1.00）

6、A.negativeB.supportiveC.ambiguousD.cautious(3).Which of the following is not hazardous to our health?（分数：1.00）A.School.B.Clean house.C.The Environmental Protection Agencys headquarters.D.None of the above.(4).Why does Catherine say people themselves produce harmful vapors into the indoor air?（分数：1.0

7、0）A.People shed more than any other animal indoors.B.People do not keep their room tidy.C.Peoples skin flakes are small enough to float in the air and pollute the indoor air.D.The furniture people buy is in bad quality.(5).About 80% of what you see floating in a ray of sunshine is _.（分数：1.00）A.dustB

8、dead human skinC.quill-covertsD.fluff三、BSECTION C/B(总题数：2，分数：5.00)(1).Rabin announced new security measures on television _.（分数：1.00）A.after an emergency session of his inner security cabinetB.before the emergency meetingC.after two Arabs were shot deadD.before two Israeli policemen were killed(2).

9、The closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip will _.（分数：1.00）A.stop up to 100,000 Arab day laborers from working inside IsraelB.allow a soldier to shoot only if he was in dangerC.authorize a soldier to open fire on anyone bearing armsD.revise open-fire regulations for soldiers(3).Arab-Israeli bloodsh

10、ed has increased because _.（分数：1.00）A.more Israeli troops were sent to combat the Arab militantsB.Israel closed both the Gaza Strip and West BankC.thousands of Arab Workers lost their jobsD.many Palestinians were driven out of their homelandIQuestions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the

11、 end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).A two-day conference to promote trade and investment in Africa will take place in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia in _.（分数：1.00）A.FebruaryB.early MarchC.late MarchD.April(2).John Spence believe

12、s that after Latin America and the Far East. _ will be the next region for major foreign investors.（分数：1.00）A.UgandaB.Ivory CoastC.AfricaD.Botswana四、BPART READING (总题数：5，分数：20.00)BTEXT A/B“Im SORRY. “For days thats been about all Japan has heard from its Olympic athletes. Those were the first words

13、uttered by a young swimmer after competing in the 400-m individual-medley swimming event, a difficult exercise that takes more than 4 1/2 minutes to complete and requires four different strokes. Because her event took place on the opening day of Sydney 2000, her performance was considered especially

14、 significant for the fortunes of the nation. But with all of Japan watching, Yasuko Tajima fell short. Never mind that she earned a silver medal. “How disappointing,“ she said. “Next time I will win the gold.“There is a unique form of pressure on Japans athletes. Competitors from every country face

15、enormous expectations to win , to make the years of hard work and training pay off, to achieve greatness on the preeminent world stage. American cyclist Lance Armstrong ,winner of two consecutive Tour de France races after surviving a contest with cancer, noted last week that, “If I loses the Olympi

16、cs, theyll say, I thought he was supposed to be a good cyclist.“ “But whereas failure to win gold might cost Americans a fat endorsement contract, for Japanese a disappointing performance is even more disastrous, as individual failure is somehow wrapped up with a sense of national identity. “For non

17、Japanese, its very peculiar for athletes to say they are sorry. “says Mitsunori Urushibara, a professor of sports philosophy at Shikoku Gakuin University. “Failure is never just an individual matter in Japan. Athletes always face the terror of being excommunicated from the group.“Understanding the

18、culture in which Japanese athletes compete makes watching their defeats all the more painful. The agony of gymnast Naoya Tsukahara, whose hopes for an individual all-around medal were dashed last Wednesday when he inexplicably fell off the pommel horse, was obvious as he seemed to sleepwalk through

19、his other events. His body was limp, his expression blank. “I didnt want to disgrace my nation,“ he said. Another young swimmer, Tomoko Hagiwara, climbed out of the pool after finishing seventh in her 200-m individual-medley qualifying heat last Monday, her shoulders hanging downward, her head tilte

20、d downward. “What was the cause of your poor performance?“ snapped a reporter for NHK, the national TV network. Hagiwara answered that she didnt shift smoothly between strokes and that her turns were poor. “Please remember those points and try to do better in the next race,“ the reporter lectured. “

21、You feel as ff everyone in Japan feels ashamed of you, “former Olympic swimmer Hiroko Nagasaki commented on a Fuji TV broadcast.A memory that still haunts many in Japan is that of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the marathon, runner who finished third at the 1964 Tokyo Games. Four years later, while in training

22、for the Mexico City Olympics, Tsuburaya killed himself by cutting his wrist in his dormitory. He was found holding his bronze medal. “I remember Tsuburaya s comments before he committed suicide,“ follow marathoner Kenji Kimihara told the Nikkan Sports newspaper this year. “He said I committed an ine

23、xcusable mistake in front of the Japanese people. I have to beg their pardon by running and hoisting the Hinomaru national flag in Mexico.“The media are partly responsible for the pressure, but they reflect the general attitudes of the population. And the nations fans dont seem to be having much fun

24、 Last week, hundreds of Japanese endured a horrific schedule to watch their team battle Brazil in soccer. They took a nine hour flight from Osaka to Brisbane, traveled by bus to the stadium, dutifully watched the game and left immediately for the airport for the return trip to Osaka. They were home

25、 in time for work the next morning. “They got there and acted like the cheering was compulsory,“ says Urushibara. “They didn t seem to really enjoy the game. It is work. It is what members of the group do.“Sadly, even when an athlete lives up to expectations, the demanding drum-beat for victory does

26、nt cease. On opening day, Tadahiro Nomura won a gold medal in judo in impressive fashion by “dropping“ his opponent in just 14 seconds. It was his second Olympic victory, but Nomura had little chance to savor the moment. “What about 2004?“ a reporter asked seconds after his victory. No one could bla

27、me the quiet champion if he felt like folding up his judo jacket and never putting it back on again.（分数：4.00）(1).Why do Japanese athletes say sorry to the public?（分数：1.00）A.They think their failures are wrapped up with a sense of national identity.B.They think their failures are due to carelessness.

28、C.They have acted stupidly in the Olympic.D.They have lost the chance of a fat endorsement contract with the Americans.(2).What do the examples in para. 3 4 mean?（分数：1.00）A.Japanese athletes are too ambitious.B.Olympic games do more harm than good.C.The peculiar Japanese culture should be replaced.D

29、Japanese athletes regard their failures as their national disgrace are under great pressure.(3).Who is not responsible for the pressure?（分数：1.00）A.The media.B.The Japanese culture.C.The general attitude of the Japanese population.D.The sportsmanship.(4).What does the last paragraph imply?（分数：1.00）A

30、No Japanese athlete can really feel relaxed.B.Japanese public never feel content with the performance of their athletes.C.A gold medal in Japan is not the symbol of victory.D.The Japanese media have quite high expectations on the athletes.BTEXT B/BShe stood before us looking very. composed as she g

31、ave us good morning. Sabri cleared his throat, and picking up the great key very delicately between finger and thumb - as ff it were of the utmost fragility - put it down again on the edge of the desk nearest her with the air of a conjurer making his opening dispositions. “We are speaking about your

32、 house,“ he said softly, in a voice ever so faintly curdled with menace. “Do you know, that all the wood is. “he suddenly shouted the last word with such force that I nearly fell off my chair, “rotten!“ And picking up the key he hanged it down to emphasise the point.The woman threw up her head with

33、contempt and taking up the key also banged it down in her turn exclaiming:“ It is not.“It is. “Sabri banged the key.“It is not. “She banged it back.“It is. “A bang.“It is not.“ A counter-bang.All this was certainly not on a very intellectual level, and made me rather ill at ease. I also feared that

34、the key itself would be banged out of shape so that finally none of us would be able to get into the house. But these were the opening chords, so to speak, the preliminary statement of theme.The woman now took the key and help it up as if she were sweating by it. “The house is a good house,“ she cri

35、ed. Then she put it back on the desk. Sabri took it up thoughtfully , blew into the end of it as ff it were a sixshooter, aimed it and peered along it as if along a barrel. Then he put it down and fell into an abstraciton. “And suppose we wanted the house. “he said,“ which we dont, what would you as

36、k for it?“Eight hundred pounds.“Sabfi gave a long and stagy laugh, wiping away imaginary tears and repeating. “Eight hundred pounds“ as if it were the best joke in the world. He laughed at me and I laughed at him, a dreadful false laugh. He slapped Iris knee. I rolled about in my chair as if on the

37、verge of acute gastritis. We laughed until we were exhausted. Then we grew serious again. Sabri was still as fresh as a daisy. I could see that. He had put himself into the patient contemplative state of mind of a chess player.“Take the key and go, “he snapped suddenly, and handing it to her, swirle

38、d round in his swivel chair to present her with his back; then as suddenly he completed the circuit and swiveled round again. “What!“ he said with surprise. “You havent gone.“ In truth there had hardly been time for the woman to go. But she was somewhat slow-witted, though obstinate as a mule: that

39、was clear. “Right,“ she now said in a ringing tone, and picking up the key put it into her bosom and turned about. She walked off stage in a somewhat lingering fashion. “Take no notice, “whispered Sabri and busied himself with his papers.The woman stopped irresolutely outside the shop, and was here

40、joined by her husband who began to talk to her in a low cringing voice, pleading with her. He took her by the sleeve and led her unwillingly back into the shop where we sat pointedly reading letters. “Ah! Its you,“ said Sabri with well-simulated surprise. “She wishes to discuss some more,“ explained

41、 the cobbler in a weak conciliatory voice, Sabri sighed.“What is there to speak of? She takes me for a fool.“ Then he suddenly turned to her and bellowed. “Two hundred pounds and not a piastre more.“It was her turn to have a paroxysm of false laughter, but this was rather spoiled by her husband who

42、started plucking at her sleeve as ff he were persuading her to be sensible. Sabri was not slow to notice this. “You tell her, “he said to the man. “You are a man and these things are clear to you. She is only a woman and does not see the truth. Tell her what it is worth !“（分数：4.00）(1).The writer fel

43、t “iii at ease“ because _.（分数：1.00）A.the proceedings seemed inappropriate to the occasionB.he was afraid that the contestants would become violentC.he felt that no progress was likely to be madeD.he was not accustomed to such stupidity.(2).Sabri dismissed the woman because _.（分数：1.00）A.he had had en

44、ough of the argumentB.he wanted to show his disgust at the suggested priceC.he wanted to give the impression that he had lost all interest in the saleD.he wanted time to think the matter over(3).Why does the man bring his wife back?（分数：1.00）A.He has suggested some new arguments to her.B.He is very a

45、nxious to sell the house.C.He is afraid she might have offended a potential buyer.D.He wants her to continue to negotiate on his behalf.(4).The main theme of the passage is _.（分数：1.00）A.a psychological analysis of the people involvedB.an account of the successive stages involved in house purchaseC.S

46、abri s technique in reducing the price of the houseD.a light-hearted study of bargaining techniques in generalBTEXT C/BThe Guildford Four, freed last week after spending 15 years in prison for crimes they did not commit, would almost certainly have been executed for the pub bombing they were convict

47、ed of had the death penalty been in force at the time of their trial. There may now be a decent interval before the pro-hanging lobby, which has the support of the Prime Minister, makes another attempt to reintroduce the noose.Reflections along these lines were about the only kind of consolation to

48、be derived from this gross miscarriage of justice which is now to be the subject of a judicial inquiry. In the meantime, defence lawyers are demanding compensation and have in mind about half a million pounds for each of their clients.The first three to be released - Mr. Gerald Conlon, Mr. Paddy Armstrong and Ms. Carole Richardson - left prison with the 34 pounds which is given to all departing inmates. The fourth, Mr. Paul Hill, was not released immediately but taken to Belfast, where he lodged