专业八级分类模拟425及答案解析.doc

1、专业八级分类模拟425及答案解析 (总分：42.50，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART LANGUAGE USAG(总题数：1，分数：25.00)The question of whether languages shape the way we think go back centuries; Charlemagne proclaimed that to have a second 1 language is to have a second soul. But the idea went out of favor to 2 scientists when Noam Chomskys the

2、ories of language gained popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. Dr. Chomsky proposed that there was a universal grammar for all human languagesessentially, 3 that languages dont really differ from one another in significant ways. And because languages didnt differ from one another, the theory went, it m

3、ade none sense to ask whether linguistic differences 4 led to differences in thinking. The search for the linguistic universals yielded interesting 5 data on languages, and after decades of work, not a single 6 proposing universal has withstood scrutiny. Instead, as linguists 7 probed deeper into th

4、e worlds languages (7,000 or so, only a fraction of them analyzed), innumerable predictable differences 8 emerged. Of course, just because people talk differently doesnt necessarily mean they think differently. In the past decade, cognitive scientists have begun to measure not just how people talk,

5、also how they think, asking whether our understanding of even such 9 fundamental domains of experience that space, time and causality 10 could be constructed by language.（分数：25.00）二、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：17.50)1.题目要求：Many middle-aged and elderly women can be seen participating public square dancing,

6、 in an effort to exercise and socialize with peers. But nearby residents are losing their temper for the noise. How do you think of public square dancing? The following are opinions from two sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summar

7、ize briefly the opinions from both sides; 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Square dancing participants A retiree told the Los Angeles Time

8、s: Its good for my health to be able to come out and exercise. I used to be quick to lose my temper, but now nothing bothers me. When I dance, I forget all my cares. And I can also hike up mountains with little effort. A resident surnamed Wang: I think there should be some public education, telling

9、residents how to do things in a proper way to protect other peoples living environment. Everyone has the responsibility to reduce noise pollution. 50-year-old Beijinger Wang Xin: Its an activity that can help people socialize and increase confidence. Maybe you dont have many dancing skills or the co

10、nfidence to dance in front of the public, but you can still enjoy it. 33-year-old Yang Hu: My mother is a fan of square dancing. She dances about one hour with her friends after dinner every day. I see nothing wrong with square dancing. After all, there are very few entertainment activities for midd

11、le-aged and elderly people. Wang Yi: The key is to set up a community organization and management. If these communities can gather these individuals together and organize them to dance in the same location within fixed time durations, such problems will be solved. Nearby residents A man surnamed Shi

12、 I just wanted some sleep and I shouted loudly because I was so angry about the annoying noise. I think square dancing is a good activity but the music they play is always too loud to tolerate. One netizen: I think its OK to dance in a park but not in a community. I feel lucky because the elderly i

13、n my community have their schedules. They dance for 30 minutes from 20:00 to 20:30. I can handle it. Some complain about people dancing in residential areas, and some complain about salesgirls who dance in front of their shops every morning. A young father: Its in my face, in my ears, in fact, right

14、 bang in my home. I have an infant daughter, only four months old. I dont know how to get her to sleep with the noise. I fear that the first words she will speak are the saccharine lyrics that waft in daily through the walls and windows. The official A staff member from a residential committee offic

15、e in Beijings Chaoyang district: There are many complaints of the noise of public square dancing. Sometimes we get over 10 complaints from our residents during summer. Because in the summer its very. hot and people want to open their windows to be cool. The loud music is more difficult to tolerate t

16、han in the winter. （分数：17.50）_专业八级分类模拟425答案解析 (总分：42.50，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART LANGUAGE USAG(总题数：1，分数：25.00)The question of whether languages shape the way we think go back centuries; Charlemagne proclaimed that to have a second 1 language is to have a second soul. But the idea went out of favor to 2 scie

17、ntists when Noam Chomskys theories of language gained popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. Dr. Chomsky proposed that there was a universal grammar for all human languagesessentially, 3 that languages dont really differ from one another in significant ways. And because languages didnt differ from one a

18、nother, the theory went, it made none sense to ask whether linguistic differences 4 led to differences in thinking. The search for the linguistic universals yielded interesting 5 data on languages, and after decades of work, not a single 6 proposing universal has withstood scrutiny. Instead, as ling

19、uists 7 probed deeper into the worlds languages (7,000 or so, only a fraction of them analyzed), innumerable predictable differences 8 emerged. Of course, just because people talk differently doesnt necessarily mean they think differently. In the past decade, cognitive scientists have begun to measu

20、re not just how people talk, also how they think, asking whether our understanding of even such 9 fundamental domains of experience that space, time and causality 10 could be constructed by language.（分数：25.00）解析：gogoes解析 主谓不一致。此处意为“语言是否会影响我们的思维方式这一问题早在几个世纪前就被提出来了”。该句主语是the question，是单数形式，因此谓语动词用单数形式

21、故将go改为goes。解析：第二个towith解析 介词误用。此处意为“但是这一观点并不受科学家们的欢迎”。go out of favor with为固定搭配，意思是“不受的欢迎”，故将to改为with。解析：wasis解析 时态错误。此处意为“乔姆斯基博士提出，所有的人类语言都有一个共同的语法体系”。由于宾语从句表述的是客观事实，因此用一般现在时，故将was改为is。解析：noneno解析 代词误用。此处意为“研究语言差异是否会导致思维方式差异是毫无意义的”。make no sense为固定搭配，故将none改为no。解析：the the 解析 冠词冗余。此处意为“探究语言普遍性”。lin

22、guistic universals并非特指，故将定冠词the去掉。解析：andbut解析 连词误用。该句意思是“探究语言普遍性得出了有趣的数据，但是在经过几十年的研究之后，仍然没有一种普遍性能经受得起详细审查。”根据句意可知，该句前后两个分句之间的逻辑关系是转折，故将and改为but。解析：proposingproposed解析 非谓语动词误用。universal和propose之间是动宾关系，应该用过去分词修饰名词universal，故将proposing改为proposed。解析：predictableunpredictable解析 语义错误。该句意为“相反，随着语言学家对世界语言的更深

23、入研究，很多不可预测的差异出现了。”根据句意可知，这些差异一定是不可预测的，故将predictable改为unpredictable。解析：alsobut解析 连词缺失。该句意为“认知学家不仅开始研究人们是如何谈话的，而且也研究他们是如何思考的。”not only.but also是固定搭配，因此在also前加上but。解析：atas解析 连词误用。space，time and causality是对fundamental domains of experience的具体举例，且such.as为固定搭配，故将that改为as。二、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：17.50)1.题目

24、要求：Many middle-aged and elderly women can be seen participating public square dancing, in an effort to exercise and socialize with peers. But nearby residents are losing their temper for the noise. How do you think of public square dancing? The following are opinions from two sides. Read the excerpt

25、s carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides; 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may resu

26、lt in a loss of marks. Square dancing participants A retiree told the Los Angeles Times: Its good for my health to be able to come out and exercise. I used to be quick to lose my temper, but now nothing bothers me. When I dance, I forget all my cares. And I can also hike up mountains with little eff

27、ort. A resident surnamed Wang: I think there should be some public education, telling residents how to do things in a proper way to protect other peoples living environment. Everyone has the responsibility to reduce noise pollution. 50-year-old Beijinger Wang Xin: Its an activity that can help peopl

28、e socialize and increase confidence. Maybe you dont have many dancing skills or the confidence to dance in front of the public, but you can still enjoy it. 33-year-old Yang Hu: My mother is a fan of square dancing. She dances about one hour with her friends after dinner every day. I see nothing wron

29、g with square dancing. After all, there are very few entertainment activities for middle-aged and elderly people. Wang Yi: The key is to set up a community organization and management. If these communities can gather these individuals together and organize them to dance in the same location within f

30、ixed time durations, such problems will be solved. Nearby residents A man surnamed Shi: I just wanted some sleep and I shouted loudly because I was so angry about the annoying noise. I think square dancing is a good activity but the music they play is always too loud to tolerate. One netizen: I thin

31、k its OK to dance in a park but not in a community. I feel lucky because the elderly in my community have their schedules. They dance for 30 minutes from 20:00 to 20:30. I can handle it. Some complain about people dancing in residential areas, and some complain about salesgirls who dance in front of

32、 their shops every morning. A young father: Its in my face, in my ears, in fact, right bang in my home. I have an infant daughter, only four months old. I dont know how to get her to sleep with the noise. I fear that the first words she will speak are the saccharine lyrics that waft in daily through

33、 the walls and windows. The official A staff member from a residential committee office in Beijings Chaoyang district: There are many complaints of the noise of public square dancing. Sometimes we get over 10 complaints from our residents during summer. Because in the summer its very. hot and people

34、 want to open their windows to be cool. The loud music is more difficult to tolerate than in the winter. （分数：17.50）_正确答案：()解析：高分范文 My Views on Public Square DancingPublic square dancing is a popular pastime in China, particularly among older women. But theyre considered a nuisance among some local r

35、esidents, who complain about being disturbed by the loud music. Therefore, a simmering dispute between enthusiastic dancers and their irritated neighbors made headlines and triggered a heated discussion. There are quite a number of people approving the participation in the public square dancing. One

36、 of the main benefits they advocate lies in the huge positive influence on improving the physical health of the participants. Secondly, public square dancing provides a great opportunity for the participants to socialize with their peers, which cheers them up and brightens their mentality. However,

37、public square dancing is strongly opposed by many residents living near the square dancing venues, mainly because the annoyingly loud noise of the music. Besides, the dancing takes up too much public space, making it impossible for other nearby residents to practice other forms of exercise. Weighing

38、 up these different views, I am inclined to agree with the positive party. To begin with, it is my firm belief that each and every citizen has the right to make use of the public facilities to be engaged in physical exercise, especially for those middle-aged and elderly women who are lacking in othe

39、r forms of activities. Whats more, it is out of question that public square dancing exerts positive influence on the participants physical as well as mental health. Unlike youngsters, the middle-aged and elderly women dont have many means to entertain themselves, and taking part in the square dancin

40、g serves as an occasion for them to make friends and communicate with others. Last but not least, as to the complaints over the noise, legislators should try out pilot legislation to make regulations which serve the interests of both sides. And only in this way can frictions between square dancing g

41、roups and those opposed to it be reduced. To conclude, Chinese senior citizens willingness to exercise is good news for both the society and their children. Encouraging public square dancing by providing more convenient venues and facilities is not only conducive to helping senior citizens lead a healthy life, but also has a harmonious effect on society.