专业八级-1067及答案解析.doc

1、专业八级-1067 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)Appropriacy in English. What is appropriacy?A. Factors deciding appropriacy:1. choice of words2. the way you say the words3. (1) ) (1)_B. An example: “Shut up!“1. to a friendin a friendly informal way

2、when chatting in a pub: (2) (2)_2. to a friendin a friendly way at a formal dinner: might lead to misinterpretation3. to a strangerunder any normal circumstances: (3) (3)_. Why is appropriacy important:required to achieved the aim of (4) (4)_. Appropriacy causes problems for learners because:A. It i

3、s culturally specificB. It (5) (5)_C. Little tolerance for its absenceD. It is (6) specific (6)_E. Difference exists between in spoken and written language. How can we help learners develop a sensitivity to appropriacy?A. General strategies1. teach (7) (7)_2. teach neutral language first3. practise

4、8) (8)_B. Strategies to raise sensitivity to recognition1. listening for inference2. exploiting (9) (9)_3. watching soundless VideosC. Strategies to help with appropriate production1. drilling2. practising in a variety of contexts3. including (10) in spoken practice (10)_4. writing dialogues（分数：10.

5、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:_三、SECTION B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.（分数：5.00）(1).According t

6、o the passage, which of the following is NOT likely to be provided by vocation rentals?A. Laundry services. B. Internet access.C. Cooking facilities. D. Parking lot.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the main finding of Gabes research?A. Sleeping in the countryside of France can be quite cheap.B. The more

7、 people who travel together, the cheaper accommodations they can get.C. Renting offers a great choice for family travellers.D. We can find wonderful accommodations if we do enough researches beforehand.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which is NOT recommended as a means to avoid problems at a vacation rental?A.

8、 Use a credit card to pay.B. See the reviews of former renters.C. Get a contract before you pay.D. Buy things on EBay.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to Gabe vocation rentals are ideal for the following occasions EXCEPT_.A. birthday get-awaysB. honeymoon tripsC. romantic get-aways with your spouseD.

9、bachelorette parties（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Vocation rental is recommended for the following places EXCEPT_.A. Hawaii B. ChicagoC. Florida D. Mexico（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION C(总题数：3，分数：5.00)Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to

10、answer the questions. Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).What makes Susan become an overnight star?A. Her talents shown in the competition.B. Her persona and appearance.C. Her audition for the play.D. Her video posted on the Internet.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can be inferred about Susan from the ne

11、ws item?A. She is a plain-looking woman.B. Her performance for the audition is not very good.C. She doesnt treat life very seriously.D. She is an unconventional person.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to an

12、swer the questions. Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).What do several airlines blame the European authorities for?A. They impose flight restrictions.B. Their decision has led to travel chaos.C. Their decision to ground flights is not based on solid grounds.D. Their computer system doesnt work well

13、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is true according to the news item?A. Ban on flights has been lifted.B. Test flights of some airlines have been carried out successfully.C. Volcanic dust spreading from Iceland has settled.D. All flights are expected to be in service on Monday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.1.Question 6

14、 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.Which of the following is NOT a consequence caused by the heavy snow in China?A. Land transport was hampered.B. The temperatures could go down further.C. Many air

15、planes were damaged.D. Classed at schools were suspended.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Under the 1996 constitution, all 11 of South Africas official languages “must enjoy parity of esteem and be treated equitably“. In practice English, the mother tongue o

16、f just 8% of the people, increasingly dominates all the others. Its hegemony may even threaten the long-term survival of the countrys African languages, spoken as the mother tongue of 80% of South Africans, despite the governments repeated promises to promote and protect indigenous languages and cul

17、ture.Under apartheid, there were just two official languages, English and Afrikaans, a variant of Dutch with a dash of French, German, Khoisan (spoken by so-called Bushmen and Hottentots), Malay and Portuguese. Pre-colonial African languages were relegated to the black townships and tribal “homeland

18、s“. Even there, English was often chosen as the medium of education in preference to the inhabitants mother tongues. Black South Africans increasingly rejected Afrikaans as the language of the main oppressor; English was a symbol of advancement and prestige.Today, 16 years after the advent of black-

19、majority rule, English reigns supreme. Not only is it the medium of business, finance, science and the Internet, but also of government, education, broadcasting, the press, advertising, street signs, consumer products and the music industry. For such things Afrikaans is also occasionally used, espec

20、ially in the Western Cape province, but almost never an African tongue. The countrys Zulu-speaking president, Jacob Zuma, makes all his speeches in English. Parliamentary debates are in English. Even the instructions on bottles of prescription drugs come only in English or Afrikaans.Yet most black S

21、outh Africans are not proficient in English. This is because most of their teachers give lessons in a language that is not their own. To give non-English-speaking children a leg-up, the government agreed last year that all pupils should be taught in their mother tongue for at least the first three y

22、ears of primary school. But outside the rural areas, where one indigenous language prevails, this is neither financially nor logistically feasible.Some people suggest reducing the number of official languages to a more manageable three: English, Afrikaans and Zulu, the mother tongue of nearly a quar

23、ter of South Africans. But non-Zulus would object. Unless brought up on a farm, few whites speak an African language. For the school-leaving exam, proficiency in at least two languages is required. But most native English-speakers opt for Afrikaans, said to be easy to learn, rather than a useful but

24、 harder African tongue. At universities African-language departments are closing.Some effort is being made to protect African languages from this apparently inexorable decline. The Sunday Times, South Africas biggest-selling weekend paper, recently launched a Zulu edition. In September the Oxford Un

25、iversity Press brought out the first Zulu-English dictionary in more than 40 years.Many of the black elite, who send their children to English-speaking private schools or former white state schools, may accept English emerging as the sole national language. Many speak English to their children at ho

26、me. Fluency in the language of Shakespeare is regarded as a sign of modernity, sophistication and power.Will South Africas black languages suffer the fate of the six languages brought by the countrys first Indian settlers 150 years ago? Maybe so, thinks Rajend Mesthrie at the University of Cape Town

27、 For the first 100-odd years, he says, South Africas Indians taught and spoke to their children in their native tongues. But English is now increasingly seen as “the best way forward“. Today most young Indians speak only English or are bilingual in English and Afrikaans, though they may continue to

28、 chat at home in a kind of pidgin English larded with Indian and Zulu.（分数：5.00）(1).What is (are) the mother tongue(s) of 80 percent of the population in South Arica?A. English. B. Arikaans.C. Zulu. D. African languages.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the main reason that Afrikaans is not used by black

29、South Africans?A. Because it is not as fashionable as English.B. Because it is not their native tongue.C. Because it is difficult to learn.D. Because it symbolizes the ruling class.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why are most black South Africans not proficient in English?A. Because they are not educated in En

30、glish.B. Because most teachers are not fluent enough in English.C. Because they are taught in their mother tongue in primary schools.D. Because they dont have the opportunity to use English.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is NOT cited as an example of the dominance of English in South Af

31、rica?A. Rich people would send their children to English-speaking schools.B. The president uses English all the time.C. Business is conducted in English.D. Newspapers are printed in English.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What happened to Indian languages in South Africa?A. They have disappeared in the country

32、B. They have become pidgins.C. They have given way to English and Afrikaans.D. They have absorbed words from many languages.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)I know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. B

33、ut to a five-year-old, he was a giant. We sat side by side, watching the sun go down behind the old Texaco service station across the busy street. A street that I was never allowed to cross unless accompanied by an adult, or at the very least, an older sibling.Cherry-scented smoke from Grampys pipe

34、kept the hungry mosquitoes at bay while gray, wispy swirls danced around our heads. Now and again, he blew a smoke ring and laughed as I tried to target the hole with my finger. I, clad in a cool summer nightie, and Grampy, his sleeveless T-shirt, sat watching the traffic. We counted cars and tried

35、to guess the color of the next one to turn the comer.Once again, I was caught in the middle of circumstances. The fourth born of six children, it was not uncommon that I was either too young or too old for something. This night I was both. While my two baby brothers slept inside the house, my three

36、older siblings played with friends around the comer, where I was not allowed to go. I stayed with Grampy, and that was okay with me. I was where I wanted to be. My grandfather was baby-sitting while my mother, father and grandmother went out.“Thirsty?“ Grampy asked, never removing the pipe from his

37、mouth.“Yes,“ was my reply. “How would you like to run over to the gas station there and get yourself a bottle of coke?“I couldnt believe my ears. Had I heard right? Was he talking to me? On my familys modest income, coke was not a part of our budget or diet. A few tantalizing sips was all I had ever

38、 had, and certainly never my own bottle.“Okay,“ I replied shyly, already wondering how I would get across the street. Surely Grampy was going to come with me.Grampy stretched his long leg out straight and reached his huge hand deep into the pocket. I could hear the familiar jangling of the loose cha

39、nge he always carried. Opening his fist, he exposed a mound of silver coins. There must have been a million dollars there. He instructed me to pick out a dime. After he deposited the rest of the change back into his pocket, he stood up.“Okay,“ he said, helping me down the stairs and to the curb, “Im

40、 going to stay here and keep an ear out for the babies. Ill tell you when its safe to cross. You go over to the coke machine, get your coke and come back out. Wait for me to tell you when its safe to cross back.“My heart pounded. I clutched my dime tightly in my sweaty palm. Excitement took my breat

41、h away.Grampy held my hand tightly. Together we looked up the street and down, and back up again. He stepped off the curb and told me it was safe to cross. He let go of my hand and I ran. I ran faster than I had ever run before. The street seemed wide. I wondered if I would make it to the other side

42、 Reaching the other side, I turned to find Grampy. There he was, standing exactly where I had left him, smiling proudly. I waved.“Go on, hurry up,“ he yelled.My heart pounded wildly as I walked inside the dark garage. I had been inside the garage before with my father. My surroundings were familiar

43、 I heard the Coca-Cola machine motor humming even before I saw it. I walked directly to the big old red-and-white dispenser. I knew where to insert my dime. I had seen it done before and had fantasized about this moment many times.The big old monster greedily accepted my dime, and I heard the bottl

44、es shift. On tiptoes I reached up and opened the heavy door. There they were: one neat row of thick green bottles, necks staring directly at me, and ice cold from the refrigeration. I held the door open with my shoulder and grabbed one. With a quick yank, I pulled it free from its bondage. Another o

45、ne immediately took its place. The bottle was cold in my sweaty hands. I will never forget the feeling of the cool glass on my skin. With two hands, I positioned the bottleneck under the heavy brass opener that was bolted to the wall. The cap dropped into an old wooden box, and I reached in to retri

46、eve it. I was cold and bent in the middle, but I knew I needed to have this souvenir. Coke in hand, I proudly marched back out into the early evening dusk. Grampy was waiting patiently. He smiled.“Stop fight there,“ he yelled. One or two cars sped by me, and once again, Grampy stepped off the curb.

47、Come on, now,“ he said, “Run.“ I did. Cool brown foam sprayed my hands. “Dont ever do that alone,“ he warned. I held the coke bottle tightly, fearful he would make me pour it into a cup, ruining this dream come true. He didnt. One long swallow of the cold beverage cooled my sweating body. I dont th

48、ink I ever felt so proud.（分数：5.00）(1).By saying “I was caught in the middle of circumstances“ in the third paragraph, the author means_.A. he was facing a dilemma and did not know what decision to makeB. he was caught when he was doing something that he was not supposed to doC. he was either too you

49、ng or too old for something as the fourth born of six childrenD. he was doing something that required him to consider different circumstances（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).From the first three paragraphs, we can infer that_.A. the author would prefer playing with his three older siblings to staying with his grandpaB. they were living