[外语类试卷]专业英语八级模拟试卷499及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 499及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture.

2、 When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal communication is usually referred to as the “hidden dimension“ of commu

3、nication, which is at times so【 1】 _ that we 【 1】_. hardly recognize it. Our intense emotions are usually conveyed by gestures, body position, facial expression, vocal【 2】 _, eye contact, use of【 3】【 2】_. _, and touching. 【 3】 _ Two points about how nonverbal communication functions: -The nonverbal

4、cues are sometimes the only way to communicate. -The nonverbal cues can help interpret the verbal message. The cues can signal the message of humor and【 4】 _. 【 4】 _. Another area of nonverbal communication: Body bubbles, also termed【 5】 _, refers to our personal space. 【 5】 _. Were seldom conscious

5、 of body bubbles until somebody comes too close or 【 6】 _ our private space. We tend to adapt our body position when our 【 6】_. 【 7】 _ are invaded. 【 7】 _. Many factors that influence body bubbles: a. Personal【 8】 _. 【 8】 _ b. The social context. c. Gender relationship. d.【 9】 _ 【 9】 _. The conversa

6、tional space between two Latin American people is 【 10】 _ than the space between two Asian people. 【 10】 _ 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the

7、questions that follow. 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. 11 According to Janet, the factor that would most affect negotiations is_. （ A） English language pr

8、oficiency （ B） different cultural practices （ C） different negotiation tasks （ D） the international Americanized style 12 Janets attitude towards the Americanized style as a model for business negotiations is_. （ A） supportive （ B） negative （ C） ambiguous （ D） cautious 13 Which of the following can

9、NOT be seen as a difference between Brazilian and American negotiators7 （ A） Americans prepare more points before negotiations. （ B） Americans are more straightforward during negotiations. （ C） Brazilians prefer more eye contact during negotiations. （ D） Brazilians seek more background information.

10、14 Which group of people seems to be the most straightforward7 （ A） The British. （ B） Germans. （ C） Americans. （ D） Not mentioned. 15 Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Japanese negotiators? （ A） Reserved. （ B） Prejudiced. （ C） Polite. （ D） Prudent. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions:

11、In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 How many people were wounded in the violence erupted in Yabna refugee camp after Raed al-Attar was co

12、ndemned to death? （ A） 17. （ B） 6. （ C） 20. （ D） 25. 17 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the news? （ A） Jabali told a press conference that Israeli army were responsible for the death of the two teenagers. （ B） An Israeli army spokesman told reporters that the two teenagers wer

13、e sentenced to death by the Palestinian Authority. （ C） Jabali told reporters that the two teenagers were killed by Israeli soldiers when they were protesting at a death sentence handed down by the Israeli government against a local man for slaying an Israeli policeman. （ D） An Israeli police chief

14、Jabali denied his men were responsible for the death of the two teenagers and instead blamed the Palestinian army. 18 Mohammed Abu Shamallah was sentenced to life in prison for_. （ A） his involvement in the protesting at a death sentence handed down against Attar （ B） his slaying a Palestinian polic

15、eman and being a double agent （ C） his opening fire on rioters protesting at a death sentence handed down against Attar （ D） his involvement in the shooting of a Palestinian policeman 18 Sign language, hip-hop and Maori are just some of the diverse ways in which all of Shakespeares plays will be per

16、formed at Londons Globe Theatre as part of 2012s Cultural Olympiad. The theatres artistic director Dominic Dromgoole described Globe to Globe as both “bizarre and exciting“. He said it will be the first time a full Shakespeare play is performed in British Sign Language for an audience of both deaf a

17、nd hearing people. Each play is in a different language. Globe to Globe, which is produced by the theatre, is part of the World Shakespeare Festival (WSF), which will include thousands of global performers in 70 shows as well as a British Museum exhibition. The WSF is part of London 2012 Festival, w

18、hich is organised by the Cultural Olympiad a cultural celebration for next years Olympics. Dromgoole spoke at the launch of Globe to Globe of the “overwhelming enthusiasm from the international community to come here“. He said the Globe, on the banks of Londons River Thames, was a “temple of theatre

19、 and Shakespeare“ and that he had been surprised by its ability to “bring in heavyweight international theatre companies“. Definitely Theatre from London, has translated and will perform the text of Loves Labours Lost in British Sign Language (BSL). Dromgoole described the performance as a “thrillin

20、g theatrical adventure for anyone“. Othello is to be staged in hip-hop by the “delightfully cheeky“ Q Brothers from Chicago in the US, Dromgoole said, adding they offer a “fresh, urban take on Shakespeares tragedy“ which will be “spun out, smashed up and lyrically rewritten over original beats“. Cym

21、beline will be performed by a specially formed theatre company from the newly independent South Sudan, which became a country in its own right in July this year following decades of conflict. Dromgoole said the company had sent him a 20-page document requesting participation in Globe to Globe, addin

22、g: “The size of their desire to come here was simply overwhelming. “Out of the horrific troubles suffered by this countrys people, the first signs of hope for the future are springing. This production marks an historic step for the countrys future.“ Theatre companies from the Balkans Serbia, Albania

23、 and Macedonia will each perform one of the three Henry VI plays, which focus on the turbulent civil Wars of the Roses in 15th century England. Describing the Balkan trilogy as a performance of “electrifying plays“, he said it will be the first time they have all been performed at the Globe. One of

24、the stars of the 2002 film Whale Rider, Rawiri Para-tene, has produced New Zealands version of Troilus and Cressida featuring the haka, waiata and many other aspects of Maori culture. The film received an Oscar nomination for best actress. Despite the variety of languages being used for the performa

25、nces, surtitles translating the text into English will not be used. Surtitles are translated or transcribed dialogue or lyrics projected above a stage or displayed on a screen for the audience. The Globes artistic director has described them as an “incessant distraction“ and said they would be used

26、during the Globe performances only to describe the action of the scene. He also spoke of the “joy of hearing stories in unfamiliar languages“ but said that the Globe was still going to send “ambassadors“ to ex-pat communities in the UK to encourage people to go and hear Shakespeare in their own tong

27、ue. The “ambassadors“ will visit the South Korean community in Kingston-upon-Thames, Bangla speakers in Tower Hamlets and Brazilians in Stockwell, Brent and Bayswater. He said he hoped Globe to Globe “might be something that would greatly appeal“. He added that the event will cost about 1.8m in tota

28、l and that 45% of the costs would be covered by box office. The Globe has also received funding from the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog). The languages represented in the Globe to Globe season are: Afrikaans, Albanian, Argentine Spanish, Armenian, Bangla, Bela

29、rusian, Brazilian Portuguese, British Sign Language, Cantonese, Castilian Spanish, Dari Persian, English, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hip-Hop, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Italian, Japanese, Juba Arabic, Korean, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Mandarin, Maori, Mexican Spanish, Palestinia

30、n Arabic, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Sesotho, Setswana, Shona, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu and Yoruba. The countries and territories they represent are Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, China, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lith

31、uania, Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Turkey, UK, USA and Zimbabwe. Globe to Globe will run for six weeks, starting on Shakespeares birthday next year on 23 April. Ticket prices start at 5, and a 10

32、0 Yard Olympian ticket will grant you admission to all the plays. There are other multi-buy tickets available each with an Olympic-themed name. From BBC, September 27, 2011 19 All of Shakespeares plays will be performed at Londons Globe Theatre in diverse ways EXCEPT_. （ A） body language （ B） sign l

33、anguage （ C） hip-hop （ D） Maori 20 _features many aspects of Maori culture. （ A） Othello in Hip-hop （ B） Cymbeline performed by a specially formed theatre company （ C） Henry VI plays performed by theatre companies from the Balkans （ D） New Zealands version of Troilus and Cressida 21 Surtitles will n

34、ot be employed because_. （ A） they are not easy to be translated into English （ B） the audience prefer to hear stories in unfamiliar languages （ C） they will distract the audience （ D） the audience is encouraged to hear stories in their own tongue 22 Nearly half of the coasts of the event would be c

35、overed by_. （ A） Locog （ B） box office （ C） theatre companies （ D） the UN 23 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） The event will cost about 1.8 m. （ B） The event will last for seven weeks. （ C） You can watch all the plays if you buy a 100 Yard Olympian ticket. （ D） The event is part o

36、f 2012s cultural Olympiad. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 24 English has undergone dramatic periods. The_period is roughly from 449 to 1100. （ A） Ancient English （ B） Old English （ C

37、） Middle English （ D） Modern English 25 The morpheme “vision“ in the common word “television“ is a(n) （ A） bound morpheme. （ B） bound form. （ C） inflectional morpheme. （ D） free morpheme. 26 m, from the manner of articulation, it is _. （ A） bilabial （ B） plosive （ C） nasal （ D） latral 27 The Rivals

38、is a _satirizing the traditional practice of the parents to arrange marriages for their children without considering the latters opinions. （ A） great epic （ B） great tragedy （ C） comedy of manners （ D） travel novel 28 Predication analysis, a way to analyze sentence meaning, was proposed by （ A） John

39、 Austin. （ B） J. R. Searle. （ C） G. Leech. （ D） N. Chomsky. 29 Hollywood is in the state of _. （ A） Los Angeles （ B） New York （ C） California （ D） San Francisco 30 In his works, Defoe praised the industrious, sturdy _ and showed his sympathy for the downtrodden, unfortunate poor. （ A） working people

40、 （ B） aristocrats （ C） middle-class people （ D） capitalist upstarts 31 The English Renaissance period was an age of _. （ A） poetry and drama （ B） drama and novel （ C） novel and poetry （ D） romance and poetry 32 Which of the following words is NOT a derivative? （ A） Physician. （ B） Facial. （ C） Unify

41、. （ D） Nicer. 33 _refers to the learning and development of a language. （ A） Language acquisition （ B） Language comprehension （ C） Language production （ D） Language instruction 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. The passage contains TEN error

42、s. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: (1)For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. (2)For a missin

43、g word, mark the position of the missing word with a “ “ sign and write t 34 The children attended a small elementary school to that they had to walk every day, possibly for a few miles. SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 35 哲学家们以各种各样的方式解释世界。哲学是言而不是行。

44、哲学家断乎改变不了自然与社会。是不能也，非不为也。哲学不是科学技术，不是生产力。哲学是怀疑，是思虑，是静观，是探索。严格来说，哲学不是解释宇宙，那是自然科学的事。哲学家至多只能解释人生，解释自己，解释文本。哲学也不是知识，不是知识体系，不是儿何学，物理学那样一大套公理、公式，可以解决实际 生存问题。哲学的精神永远是探究、怀疑、发问、深思；而不是提供现存答案。 哲学家有些不食人间烟火，他远离田野车间，甚至也不拿天文望远镜观察天体，而只是坐存静湍的书斋罩读书、思考、思考那究竟至极、虚无缫渺的本体问题。哲学家孤苦伶仃，独处一室之中。面对古往今来的大 哲学家遗留下来的问题，他苦苦沉思。他唯一的财富是文

45、本，哲学因而就是解释文本，而不是解释宇宙。哲学家只是一味地同古往今来的灵魂交谈 他读书，是同古昔人物交谈：他写作，是同子孙后代奁谈；他讲演，是同莘莘学子交谈；他沉思是同自己交谈。 他长于洞见，洞见未来；他善于遐想，遐想无限；他耽于梦幻，幻游彼岸；他富于关怀，关怀永 恒。他同远在天涯的哲人和精神交谈，在这个意义上，他视通万里，思接千载。他伟大，他不朽，他同古往今来的灵魂对话。以哲学为命运的人应当准备在崎岖小路上独行，没有目的，也不会有黄金滚滚而来。告别鲜花、头衔、掌声和奖品，钟情于思，就会有真哲学。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Transla

46、te the following text into Chinese. 36 I used to find notes left in the collection basket, beautiful notes about my homilies and about the writers thoughts on the daily scriptural readings. The person who penned the notes would add reflections to my thoughts and would always include some quotes from

47、 poets and mystics he or she had read and remembered and loved. The notes fascinated me. Here was someone immersed in a search for troth and beauty. Words had been treasured, words that were beautiful. And I felt as if the words somehow delighted in being discovered, for they were obviously very gen

48、erous to the as yet anonymous writer of the notes. And now this person was in mm learning the secret of sharing them. Beauty so shines when given away. The only truth that exists is, in that sense, free. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 37 “What is called human nature is really a reflection of the human condition: If all people had a reasonable share of territory and resources, such products of human nature as war and crime would be extremely r