专业八级-1011及答案解析.doc

1、专业八级-1011 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：1，分数：10.00)4 Kinds of Texts Enhancing Intelligence. IntroductionA. Reading for information, hoping toimprove our minds with the information acquiredprovide us with the ways to improve our livesB. Reading prodigio

2、usly it crept into the sleeves of his coat. When he came to the public house at Chapel Bridge he went in and ordered a hot punch.The proprietor served him obsequiously but did not venture to talk. There were five or six working-men in the shop discussing the value of a gentlemans estate in County Ki

3、ldare. They drank at intervals from their huge pint tumblers, and smoked, spitting often on the floor and sometimes dragging the sawdust over their heavy boots. Mr Duffy sat on his stool and gazed at them, without seeing or hearing them. After a while they went out and he called for another punch. H

4、e sat a long time over it. The shop was very quiet. The proprietor sprawled on the counter reading the newspaper and yawning. Now and again a tram was heard swishing along the lonely road outside.As he sat there, living over his life with her and evoking alternately the two images on which he now co

5、nceived her, he realized that she was dead, that she had ceased to exist, that she had become a memory. He began to feel ill at ease. He asked himself what else he could have done. He could not have lived with her openly. He had done what seemed to him best. How was he to blame? Now that she was gon

6、e he understood how lonely her life must have been, sitting night after night alone in that room. His life would be lonely too until he, too, died, ceased to exist, became a memoryif anyone remembered him.（分数：4.00）(1).Mr Duffys immediate reaction to the report of the womans death was that of_.A. dis

7、gust B. guiltC. grief D. compassion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).It can be inferred from the passage that the reporter wrote about the womans death in a_manner.A. detailed B. provocativeC. discreet D. sensational（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).We can infer from the last paragraph that Mr Duffy was in a(n)_mood.A. angry

8、 B. fretfulC. irritable D. remorseful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Mr Duffy once confided in the woman.B. Mr Duffy felt an intense sense of shame.C. The woman wanted to end the relationship.D. They became estranged probably after a qu

9、arrel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、PART GENERAL KNOWL(总题数：10，分数：10.00)4.In most of its history, _was a big problem for Ireland.A. population explosionB. the gap between the rich and the poorC. lack of national consciousnessD. emigration（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The poem I Walked Lonely as a Cloud was written by_.A.

10、Coleridge B. ShellyC. Wordsworth D. Keats（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Kate Chopin is one of Americas pioneering women writers, with_as her masterpiece.A. Oh, the Pioneers B. The Song of the LarkC. The Awakening D. The Piano（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Which of the following is NOT one of the design characteristics of l

11、anguage?A. Duality. B. Symbol.C. Productivity. D. Arbitrariness.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Miss Havisham is an eccentric character from Charles Dickenss_.A. A Tale of Two Cities B. Great ExpectationsC. Hard Times D. Little Dorrit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9._has been called the “cradle of American liberty“.A. Plymout

12、h B. BostonC. Philadelphia D. Chicago（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Which of the following is NOT a political division on the island of Great Britain?A. Ireland. B. Scotland.C. England. D. Northern Ireland.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Pragrnatics encompasses the following EXCEPT_.A. speech act theory B. conversational

13、implicatureC. talk in interaction D. the study of meaning in language（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.According to Roman Jakobson, the six constitutive factors of a speech event include the following EXCEPT_.A. context B. messageC. contact D. text（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.In the United States, primary education requir

14、es_years.A. five B. sixC. seven D. four（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十一、PART PROOFREADDING(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The first real organized effort to uniting Europe came (1)_with the creation of the Council of Europe, was established (2)_in 1949. While not as influential as the European Community in term of (3)_public aw

15、areness and promotion of Europeanpolitical unity, the Council produced, in November 1950, one of the mostpolitically and social important documents (4)_seen this millenniumthe European Convention for the Protection ofHuman Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.On conjunction with the Statute of the Counci

16、l of Europe, (5)_Convention provides a common set of guaranteed freedoms and rights (6)_for every citizen whose government enters intoan agreement to rectify and enforce the specifics articulated in the Convention. (7)_However, mere putting pen to paper and producing an official document is far enou

17、gh(8)_to actually guarantee these freedomsby outlining the rights and freedoms ofcitizens, Europe vocalizes its concerns to its people, but to physically pledge protectionof these ideals requires a strict and specific system of enforcement.Only by enabling the physical (9)_the citizens of Europe be

18、assured about their liberty. (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、PART TRANSLATION(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十三、SECTION A CHINESE TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)14.来美国求学的中国学生与其他亚裔学生一样，大多非常刻苦勤奋，周末也往往会抽出一天甚至两天的时间去实验室加班，因而比起美国学生来，成果出得较多。我的导师是亚裔人，嗜烟好酒，脾气暴躁。但他十分欣赏亚裔学生勤奋与扎实的基础知识，

19、也特别了解亚裔学生的心理。因此，在他实验室所招的学生中，除有一名来自德国外，其余 5位均是亚裔学生。他干脆在实验室的门上贴一醒目招牌：“本室助研必须每周工作 7天，早 10时至晚 12时，工作时间必须全力以赴。”这位导 师的严格及苛刻是全校有名的，在我所待的 3年半中，共有 14位学生被招进他的实验室，最后博士毕业的只剩下 5人。1990 年夏天，我不顾别人劝阻，硬着头皮接受了导师的资助，从此开始了艰难的求学旅程。（分数：10.00）_十四、SECTION B ENGLISH TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)15.Opera is expensive: that much is inevi

20、table. But expensive things are not inevitably the province of the rich unless we abdicate societys power of choice. We can choose to make opera, and other expensive forms of culture, accessible to those who cannot individually pay for it. The question is: why should we? Nobody denies the imperative

21、s of food, shelter, defence, health and education. But even in a prehistoric cave, mankind stretched out a hand not just to eat, drink or fight, but also to draw. The impulse towards culture, the desire to express and explore the world through imagination and representation is fundamental. In Europe

22、 this desire has found fulfillment in the masterpieces of our music, art, literature and theatre. These masterpieces are the touchstones for all our efforts; they are the touchstones for the possibilities to which human thought and imagination may aspire; they carry the most profound messages that

23、can be sent from one human to another.（分数：10.00）_十五、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)16.Some people simply see education as going to schools or colleges, or as a means to secure good jobs; most people view education as a lifelong process. In your opinion, how important is education to modem man? Write a

24、composition of about 300 words on the following topic:EDUCATION AS A LIFELONG PROCESSIn 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 wr

25、itten to a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-1011 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(

26、总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)4 Kinds of Texts Enhancing Intelligence. IntroductionA. Reading for information, hoping toimprove our minds with the information acquiredprovide us with the ways to improve our livesB. Reading prodigiously it crept into the sleeves of his coat. When he came t

27、o the public house at Chapel Bridge he went in and ordered a hot punch.The proprietor served him obsequiously but did not venture to talk. There were five or six working-men in the shop discussing the value of a gentlemans estate in County Kildare. They drank at intervals from their huge pint tumble

28、rs, and smoked, spitting often on the floor and sometimes dragging the sawdust over their heavy boots. Mr Duffy sat on his stool and gazed at them, without seeing or hearing them. After a while they went out and he called for another punch. He sat a long time over it. The shop was very quiet. The pr

29、oprietor sprawled on the counter reading the newspaper and yawning. Now and again a tram was heard swishing along the lonely road outside.As he sat there, living over his life with her and evoking alternately the two images on which he now conceived her, he realized that she was dead, that she had c

30、eased to exist, that she had become a memory. He began to feel ill at ease. He asked himself what else he could have done. He could not have lived with her openly. He had done what seemed to him best. How was he to blame? Now that she was gone he understood how lonely her life must have been, sittin

31、g night after night alone in that room. His life would be lonely too until he, too, died, ceased to exist, became a memoryif anyone remembered him.（分数：4.00）(1).Mr Duffys immediate reaction to the report of the womans death was that of_.A. disgust B. guiltC. grief D. compassion（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析

32、 细节题。短文第一段第四句说“The whole narrative of her death revoIted him and it revolted him to think that he had ever spoken to her of what he held sacred” 这里两次用到 revolt一词，因此答案选 A。(2).It can be inferred from the passage that the reporter wrote about the womans death in a_manner.A. detailed B. provocativeC. dis

33、creet D. sensational（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 推断题。短文第一段第五句说“The cautious words of a reporter won over to conceal the details of a commonplace vulgar death attacked his stomach”由此 可知选项C“谨慎的”为正确答案。(3).We can infer from the last paragraph that Mr Duffy was in a(n)_mood.A. angry B. fretfulC. irritable D.

34、remorseful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 推断题。短文最后一段提到，当 Duffy先生坐在房间里回想与“她”的往事的时候，“He began to feel ill at easeHe asked himself what else he could have doneHe could not have lived with her openlyHe had done what seemed to him bestHow was he to blame?”从这里我们可以看出他处于一种自责、懊悔的情绪之中。故选项 D为正确答案。(4).According to the

35、passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Mr Duffy once confided in the woman.B. Mr Duffy felt an intense sense of shame.C. The woman wanted to end the relationship.D. They became estranged probably after a quarrel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 细节题。短文第一段第四句说“he had ever spoken to her of wh

36、at he held sacred”，由此可知他曾经十分信任她，故可排除选项 A。第六句说“Not merely had she degraded herself, she had degraded him”这表明他感到非常羞耻，故可排除选项 B；该段还提到 Duffy先生和“她”发生了一次激烈的争吵，于是他提出分手，最后一句说“He had no difficulty now in approving of the course he had taken”这表明是 Duffy先生想要结束他们之间的关系。故答案选C。十、PART GENERAL KNOWL(总题数：10，分数：10.00)4.

37、In most of its history, _was a big problem for Ireland.A. population explosionB. the gap between the rich and the poorC. lack of national consciousnessD. emigration（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：5.The poem I Walked Lonely as a Cloud was written by_.A. Coleridge B. ShellyC. Wordsworth D. Keats（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D

38、解析：6.Kate Chopin is one of Americas pioneering women writers, with_as her masterpiece.A. Oh, the Pioneers B. The Song of the LarkC. The Awakening D. The Piano（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：7.Which of the following is NOT one of the design characteristics of language?A. Duality. B. Symbol.C. Productivity. D. Arbitrariness.（分数：1.00）A.B. C.