专业八级-713及答案解析.doc

1、专业八级-713 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、William Faulkner was(总题数：1，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:_四、SECTION B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1 to 5 are(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.Gravel.B.Asphalt.C.Macadam.D.C

2、oncretA.the increase in trafficB.the cost of other materialsC.the change of the climateD.the construction of the roadsA.Sand clay.B.Macadam.C.Brick.D.Bituminous mixturA.Roads.B.Streets.C.Lanes.D.Highways.A.100 feetB.78 feetC.68 feetD.88 feet六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 6 and 7 ar(总题数：1，分数：2

3、.00)A.Japans invasionB.Japans violation of human rightsC.Japans distortion of historyD.Japans crueltyA.escalated into civic campaigns nationwideB.called for a boycott of Japanese goodsC.postponed joint military exercises with TokyoD.established a neutral just body to settle such a dispute八、Questions

4、 8 to 10 ar(总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.Friday.B.Thursday.C.Tuesday.D.Monday.A.25 percentB.24 percentC.23 percentD.22 percentA.in White HouseB.in the Pentagon BuildingC.in the United NationsD.on the Capitol Hill九、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、TEXT A(总题数：5，分数：5.00)1.The problem with slang and trendy express

5、ions is _.（分数：1.00）A.that they are out - of - dateB.that they are difficultC.that they change fastD.that they mean nonsense2.The author asks learners _.（分数：1.00）A.to never use slangB.to understand what these slang words meanC.to take time to use slang oftenD.to stick with official English3.What does

6、 “hinny“ mean in Newcastle?（分数：1.00）A.The sterile hybrid of a horse and a donkey.B.A common term of cursing.C.The local form of “hello“.D.A usual way of affection.4.What does the word “hip “mean in this passage?（分数：1.00）A.It is derived from “hippie“.B.It means following the social fashion in the 196

7、0s and 1970s.C.It comes from a more recent useage.D.It means“ out - of - date slang“.5.The author is a _.（分数：1.00）A.travel guideB.language professorC.school supervisorD.talkshow host十一、TEXT B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)6.Many AIDS experts are not completely satisfied with results of the study because _.（分数：1.00）

8、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 provide reliable evidence of the link between SIV and HIV - 1.7.Accor

9、ding 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 citiesC.peoples changed sexual behaviors.D.travelling to more African countries.8.Since chimpanzees are genetically very similar to humans,

10、_.（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 human vaccines to prevent chimpanzees from getting AIDS virus.D.AIDS vaccines based on chimps immune mechanism are poss

11、ible to be mad9.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 diificult to be killed and controlled.C.it is not easy to repair peoples deficient immune systems.D.many dangerous viruses are being transmitted to hum

12、ans.10.The significance of the finding is that _.（分数：1.00）A.people now know the number of chimpanzees is much smaller than expectedB.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 animalsD.it will so

13、on help the scientists develop a vaccine that prevents the AIDS virus十二、TEXT C(总题数：2，分数：2.00)11.The female the author is narrating in this text _.（分数：1.00）A.lives in New JerseyB.gets off at the 175th street stationC.says to him, “Nice day, isnt it ?“D.carries a newspaper or a book on the way12.The a

14、uthor dreams of making friends with this female not beause _.（分数：1.00）A.she has a sweet face, a natural way and behaves gracefullyB.the author himself is kind of shy and doesnt make friends easilyC.She offers to talk with the author and smiles at him pleasantlyD.the author is deeply attracted by her

15、 graceful manners and sweet appearance十三、TEXT D(总题数：5，分数：5.00)13.Who raised the question “who do you say I am?“（分数：1.00）A.the apostle.B.Christ.C.Mother Teresa.D.sh14.Why did the President and the First Lady, the Vice President and Mrs. Gore look like seated statues at the Madame Tussauds?（分数：1.00）A.

16、Because they didnt love Madame Tussaud.B.Because they didnt like to move.C.Because they were VIP.D.Because they didnt quite agree with Mother Teresa over the issue of abortion.15.Which of the following is not a quality of Mother Teresa?（分数：1.00）A.tough.B.definite.C.ethereal.D.like a steam-roller.16.

17、Who was the exalted child?（分数：1.00）A.Mother Teresa.B.the author.C.I.D.Go17.According to Mother Teresa, abortion is _.（分数：1.00）A.one of Protestant works.B.one of Protestant faith.C.one of the Truths.D.not one of Protestant works十四、TEXT E(总题数：3，分数：3.00)18.How do people address a public official correc

18、tly?（分数：1.00）A.Professor or Doctor.B.Father or Sister.C.Mr. Chairman.D.His Honor or Congressman.19.According to the author the form of address is not based on _.（分数：1.00）A.relative agesB.speech situationC.relative ranksD.relative incomes20.Which formula is used when a young man addresses an elder pe

19、rson but with the same rank?（分数：1.00）A.FN.B.NN.C.TEN.D.SI or SILN.十五、PART GENERAL KNOWL(总题数：10，分数：10.00)21.Which of the following bears the least association with IT?（分数：1.00）A.Bill Gates.B.Lenovo.C.Hi-tech.D.Chelse22._ deals with the forms of words.（分数：1.00）A.PhonologyB.MorphologyC.PhoneticsD.Morph

20、eme23.The novel A Tale of Two Cities was written by _.（分数：1.00）A.Charles DickensB.Mark TwainC.George EliotD.Oscar Wilde24.Which of the following is NOT usually considered as a stem?（分数：1.00）A.Careless.B.Fair.C.Unselfishness.D.Responsibly.25.Which of the following movies is based on a British setting

21、?（分数：1.00）A.King of Arthur.B.Fahrenheit 9-11.C.Frida.D.Troy.26.D.H. Lawrence was famous most for his _.（分数：1.00）A.novelsB.dramasC.poemsD.essays27.Which of the following is NOT a hyponym to cutlery?（分数：1.00）A.spoonB.forkC.kitchenwareD.knife28.Which of the following is NOT a U.S. city?（分数：1.00）A.Cambr

22、idge.B.Detroit.C.Oxford.D.Atlant29.Which of the following works was written by Jack London?（分数：1.00）A.The Call of the WildB.The Scarlet LetterC.Great ExpectationsD.Vanity Fair30.The _ is a major river of North Americ（分数：1.00）A.A. SeineB. ThamesC. MississippiD. Danube十六、PART PROOFREADDING(总题数：0，分数：0.

23、00)十七、At a time when a tow(总题数：10，分数：10.00)31.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_32.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_33.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_34.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_35.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_36.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_37.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_38.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_39.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_40.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_十八、PART TRANSLATION(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十九、SECTION A CHINESE TO(总题数：1，分数：

24、10.00)41.老头儿说我的毛病又太盛.又说,若对手盛；则以柔化之。可要在化的同时，造成克势，柔不是弱，是容，是收，是含。含而化之，让对手人你的势。这势要你造，需要无为而无不为。无为即是道，也就是棋运之大可不变，你想变，就不是象棋，输不用说了，连棋边儿都沾不上。棋运不可悖，但每局的势要自己造，棋运和势即有，那可就无所不为了，玄是真玄,可细琢磨，是那么个理儿。（分数：10.00）_二十、SECTION B ENGLISH TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.One wet night I was coming home through Hyde Park from working lat

25、e on a job in Paddington. Pain and wind and swept boughs and sickly gasights on the wet asphalt; and poles and scaffolding about in preparation for the Jubilee celebration. I had sent a couple of attempts on the subject to the Bulletin, and hall got encouragement in Answer to Correspondents. And now

26、 the idea of“ Sons of the South“ or “Song of the Republic“ came. I wrote it and screwed up courage to go down to the Bulletin after hours, intending to chop the thing into the letter box, but just as I was about to do so, or rather making up my mind as to whether Id shove it in, or take it home and

27、have another look at the spelling and the dictionary, the door opened suddenly and a haggard woman stood there. And I shoved the thing into her hand and got away round the cornel, feeling something like a person who had been nearly caught on the premises under suspicious circumstances and was not sa

28、fe yet by any means.I hadnt the courage to go near the Bulletin often again, but used to lie awake at night and get up very early and slip down to the nearest news - agents on Thursday mornings, to have a pep at the Bulletin, ill fear and trembling and half furtively, as if the news - agent - anothe

29、r hard - life woman, by the way, named Mrs. Furlong-would guess my secret. At last, sick with disappointment, I went to the office and saw Mr. Archibird, who seemed surprised, encouraged me a lot and told me that they were holding the “Song of a Republic“ over for a special occasion-Eight Hours Day.

30、（分数：10.00）_二十一、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)43.As the ever - increasing popularity of computer and internet, the life and the life style has greatly been altered. The future world would become an interactive world; the future leisure activities and future businesses would also change.Thus, the impact

31、 of science and technology on human civilization is very great. Requirement:Write an essay about 400 words, expressing your view on the compact of science and technology on human civilization.In the first pad of your writing you should present your thesis statement and in the second part you should

32、support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

33、 Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-713 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、William Faulkner was(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：desultory）解析：听力原文1-10William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner grew up in Oxford, Miss, the great - grand

34、son of William C. Faulkner and a member of a family like that of the sartoris clan in his novels centered on “Jefferson“ in his mythical Yoknapatawpha County. After desultory education he joined tile British Royal Air Force in Canada because he was too, slight for U. S. requirements, but World War I

35、 ended before be was commissioned or saw service beyond training, Following the war he took some courses at the University of Mississippi and published The Marble Fawn (1924), pastoral poems. Drifting to New Orleans, where he worked on a newspaper and also wrote the fiction collected in New Orleans

36、,Sketches (1958) ,he met Sherwood Anderson, who helped him publish Soldiers Pay is first novel, about the homecoming of a dying soldier, in the vein of the“ Lost Generation.“Following a brief stay in Europe, he issued Mosquitoes (1927), a satirical novel set in New Orleans,late the site of his minor

37、 novel Pylon (1935).With the publication of Sartoris ( 1929 ), he found his own themes and setting, for it is the first novel in his long, loosely constructed Yoknapatawpha saga, whose themes include the decline of the Compson, Sartoris, Benbow, and Mc- Caslin families, representatives of the Old So

38、uth, and the rise of the unscrupulous Snopes family, which displaces them. The life of the region is treated from the days of Indian pos- session, through the pre - Civil War era, down - to modern times. The saga of macabre violence and antic comedy is written in a sensitive but often baroque style

39、and depicts its region as a microcosm in which its subjects often achieve mythic proportions. Of all his novels, there are still some which have been receiving critical recognition.The Sound and the Fury (1929) introduces the significant but decadent Compson family in a remarkably structured ence in

40、 America that more new and important discoveries have taken place in the last ten years that in the entire previous history of science. This accelerate trend of science and technology has a large impact on the civilization. story. As I lay Dying(1930) reveals the psychological relationships of a sub

41、normal poor - white family on a pilgrimage to bury their mother. Sanctuary(1931) is a sadistic horror story, ostensibly written to make money but carefully re- worked before publication as a serious novel. Light in August (1932) is a more balanced contrast of positive and negative tones of life in i

42、t presentation of violent adventure involved in the relations between men and women, black and white.Absalom, Absalom! ( 1936), set in early 19th -century ,Jefferson shows the tragic downfall of the dynastic desires of the planter Colonel Sutpen. The Hamlet(1940) ,along with two later novels, The To

43、wn (1957) and The Mansion (1960) , is collectively known as the “Snopes Trilogy.“A Fable(1954) wins Pulitzer Prize, and it is a lengthy parable of the Passion of Christ set in a framework of false armistice and actual mutiny in World War I. The Reivers ( 1962 ), published just before the authors dea

44、th, is an amusing fictive a “reminiscence“ of a boys various misadventures in 1905 ,and it also wins Pulitzer Prize.Apart from the creation of long morels, Faulkner often used short stories to fill gaps in the historical development of Yoknapatawpha County. These 13 ( 1931 ), five volumes of short s

45、tories, includes many of his famous short story collections read widely even today. Go Down, Moses(1942) is an- other short story collection that can also be considered as a novel, with a thematic unity binding the separate sections of the work.During the 1930s he was off and on in Hollywood as a sc

46、ript writer, but his works for film are not accounted as being of much consequence Critical news stated while leaching in Japan, at the university of Virginia, and at West Point appear in Faulkner at Nagano(1956 ). Faulkner in the university(1959) ,and Faulkner at West Point(1964). For his literary

47、accomplishments Faulkner was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1950 and in acceptance made a brief but important statement about his belief “that man will not merely endure: hewill prevail, because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance and “the writers duty is to write about these things . to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor said hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice