[外语类试卷]专业英语八级模拟试卷722及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 722 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 New Educational Technology: Challenges and Potential Many criticisms of computers and multimedia technol

3、ogy in(l)_stem from a lack of understanding of their nature and importance. Thats why even today, media literacy is rarely taught, and (2)_use of media materials in the classroom occurs all too seldom. However, the everyday televisual and popular cultural texts are at least as significant sources of

4、 learning as the print texts. They could be employed to (3)_ the experience of education. But instruction has generally failed to develop relevant skills and analytic abilities. Indeed, there is a broadening mismatch between (4)_, subjectivities, and culture and the institution of schooling. This is

5、 not to suggest that the instructional use of media and computer technology is superior and without (5)_. Indeed, we believe that print literacy, the fundamentals of education and a good classroom teacher are necessary. The relationship between print media and multimedia technology, as well as betwe

6、en classroom teaching and computerized teaching tools, is not an either-or situation, but a “both-and“ ; they (6)_ each other. Some educators defend tools like Internet filtering software. The fact is that censoring material makes it more (7)_, so we recommend critical engagement with media material

7、s rather than simple prohibition. We also recommend that media production be incorporated in the classroom, because doing so can break through barriers and extend the (8)_ educational process in many exciting directions. Hence arises the illogical but common practice of blaming the student and the t

8、echnology itself. But some educators focus on criticizing but pay scant attention to devising strategies to ensure that disadvantaged and subordinate groups (9)_ computer education and technologies. We need a shift toward positive deployment of new technologies for educational purposes. Teachers and

9、 students should learn to evaluate new (10)_. To do this, however, there should be a commitment to teaching media, computer, and multimedia literacies, and to incorporating the best of these programs in the classroom. SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY

10、. Listen carefully and then answer the 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 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the bur

11、glaries mentioned? （ A） They are not serious ones. （ B） They are committed by young people. （ C） They are the most common form of crimes in the area. （ D） The burglars generally have some record in the past. 12 Why does Brown find it difficult to deal with those recidivous criminals? （ A） Because th

12、ey lack parental love. （ B） Because they are too young. （ C） Because they commit serious crimes. （ D） Because they are homeless. 13 In child-abuse cases, the court will _. （ A） dissolve the parental relationship （ B） put the child in a foster home （ C） punish the parents （ D） reconcile the child wit

13、h his parents 14 It seems that Brown has a (n) _ attitude toward the way mental institutions work. （ A） admiring （ B） respectful （ C） disapproving （ D） understanding 15 Brown impresses us as a _ judge. （ A） strict （ B） liberal （ C） traditional （ D） humane SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this

14、 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 According to Georgia and Moldova, the main reason why Russia put a ban on alcoholic drinks imported from the

15、ir countries is that_ . （ A） Georgia and Moldova belong to the former Soviet Union （ B） these alcoholic drinks contain potentially fatal substances （ C） Russia has an economic motivation （ D） Georgia is in support of the Western 16 The bizarre antics of sleepwalkers have puzzled police, perplexed sc

16、ientists, and fascinated writers for centuries. There is an endless supply of stories about sleepwalkers. Person have been said to climb on steep roofs, solve mathematical problems, compose music, walk though plate glass windows, and commit murder in their sleep. How many of these stories have a bas

17、ic in fact, and how many are pure fakery? No one knows, but if some of the most sensational stories should be taken with a barrel of salt, others are a matter of record. In Revere, Massachusetts, a hundred policemen combed a waterfront neighborhood for a lost boy who left his home in his sleep and w

18、oke up five hours later on a strange sofa in a strange living room, with no idea how he had gone there. There is an early medical record of a somnambulist who wrote a novel in his sleep. And the great French writer Voltaire knew a sleepwalker who once got our of bed, dressed himself, made a polite b

19、ow, danced a minute, and then undressed and went back to bed. At the university of Iowa, a student was reported to have the habit of getting up in the middle of the night and walking three-quarters of a mile to the Iowa River. He would take a swim and then go back to his room to bed. The worlds cham

20、pion sleepwalker was supposed to have been an Indian, Pandit Ramrakha, who walked sixteen miles along a dangerous road without realizing that he had left his bed. Second in line for the title is probably either a Vienna housewife or a British farmer. The woman did all her shopping on busy streets in

21、 her sleep. The farmer, in his sleep, visited a veterinarian miles away. The leading expert on sleep in American claims that he had never seen a sleepwalker. He is Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman, a physiologist at the University of Chicago. He is said to know more about sleep than any other living man, and

22、during the last thirty-five years had lost a lot of sleep watching people sleep. Says he, “Of course, I know that there are sleepwalkers because I have read about them in the newspapers. But none of my sleepwalkers ever walked, and if I were to advertise for sleepwalkers for an experiment, I doubt t

23、hat Id get many takers.“ Sleepwalking, nevertheless, is a scientific reality. Like hypnosis, it is one of those dramatic, eerie, awe inspiring phenomena that sometimes border on the fantastic. It lends itself to controversy and misconceptions. What is certain about sleepwalking is that it is a sympt

24、om of emotional disturbance, and that the only way to cure it is to remove the worries and anxieties that cause it. Doctors say that somnambulism is much more common than is generally supposed. Some have set estimated that there are four million somnambulists in the United States. Others set the fig

25、ure even higher. Many sleep- walkers do not seek help and so are never put on record, which means that an accurate count can never be made. The simplest explanation of sleepwalking is that it is the acting out of vivid dream. The dream usually comes from guilt, worry, nervousness, or some other emot

26、ional conflict. The classic sleepwalker is Shakespeares Lady Mac Beth. Her nightly wanderings were caused by her guilty conscience at having committed murder. Shakespeare said of her, “The eyes are open but their sense is shut.“ The age-old question is: Is the sleepwalker actually awake or asleep? S

27、cientists have decided that he is about half-and- half. Like Lady Mac Beth, he had weighty problems on his mind. Dr. Zelda Teplitz, who made a ten-year study of the subject, say, “Some people stay awake all night worrying about their problems. The sleepwalker thrashes them out in his sleep. He is aw

28、ake in the muscular area, partially asleep in the sensory area.“ In other words, a person can walk in his sleep, move around, and do other things, but he does not think about what he is doing. There are many myths about sleepwalkers. One of the most common is the idea that its dangerous or even fata

29、l to waken a sleepwalker abruptly. Experts say that the shock suffered by a sleepwalker suddenly awakened is no greater than that suffered in waking up to the noise of an alarm clock. Another mistaken belief is that sleepwalkers are immune to injury. Actually most sleepwalkers trip over rugs or bump

30、 their heads on doors at some time or other. What are the chances of a sleepwalker committing a murder or doing something else extraordinary in his sleep? Some cases of this have been reported, but they very rarely happen. Of course the few cases that are reported receive a great deal of publicity.

31、Dr. Teplitz say, “Most people have such great inhibitions against murder or violence that they would awaken - if someone didnt waken them.“ In genera authorities on sleepwalking agree with her. They think that people will not do anything in their sleep that is against their own moral code. As for th

32、e publicized cases, Dr. Teplitz points out, “Sleepwalking itself is dramatic.sleepwalkers can always find an audience. I think that some of their tall tales get exaggerated in the telling.“ In her own file of case histories, there is not one sleepwalker who ever got beyond his own front door. Parent

33、 often explain their childrens - or their own - nocturnal oddities as sleepwalking. Sleepwalking is used as an excuse for all kinds of irrational behavior. There is a case on record of a woman who dreamed that her house was on fire and flung her baby out of the window. Dr. Teplitz believes that this

34、 instance of irrational behavior was not due to somnambulism. She believes the woman was seriously deranged or insane, not a sleepwalker. For their own protection, chronic sleepwalkers have been known to tie themselves in bed, lock their doors, hide the keys, bolt the windows, and rip up all sorts o

35、f gadgets or wake themselves if they should get out of bed. Curiously enough, they have an uncanny way of avoiding their own traps when they sleepwalk, so none of their tricks seem to work very well. Some sleepwalkers talk in their sleep loudly enough to wake someone else in the family who can then

36、shake them back to their senses. Children who walk in their sleep usually outgrow the habit. In many adults, too, the condition is more or less temporary. If it happens often, however, the sleepwalker should seek help. Although sleepwalking itself is nothing to become alarmed about, the problems tha

37、t cause the sleepwalking may be very serious. 17 What does the phrase “taken with a barrel of salt“ mean at end of the second paragraph? （ A） inconceivable （ B） unbelievable （ C） suspected （ D） implausible 18 Who was supposed to be the worlds champion sleepwalker? （ A） The man walked sixteen miles a

38、long a dangerous road. （ B） The boy walked five hours in his sleep. （ C） The student habitually walked to the Iowa River and swam in his sleep. （ D） The man danced a minuet in his sleep. 19 What is true of sleepwalking according to the passage? （ A） It is caused by emotional conflict or guilty consc

39、ience. （ B） It is the acting out of a vivid dream. （ C） Somnambulists are asleep during their sleepwalking. （ D） It is dangerous to waken a sleepwalker. 20 Dr. Zelda Teplitz _. （ A） studied sleepwalking for at least ten years. （ B） concluded that sleepwalkers are partially asleep in their sensory ar

40、ea. （ C） maintained that it is a mistaken belief that sleepwalkers are immune to injury. （ D） A and 21 The writer makes it obvious that _. （ A） sleepwalkers are often awakened by dangers （ B） the underlying cause of sleepwalking is more serious than sleepwalking itself （ C） most sleepwalkers are der

41、anged or insane （ D） All of the above. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 _ is the longest river in Britain. （ A） The Mississippi River （ B） The Murray River （ C） The Mackenzie River

42、（ D） The Severn River 23 The Mississippi River from the source of its chief headstream to the Gulf of Mexico flows_long. （ A） 3,782 km （ B） 3,724 km （ C） over 6,000 km （ D） about 1,500 km 24 The only places in Australia that experience regular winter snowfall and icy conditions are （ A） the eastern

43、coastal areas of Queensland （ B） the Blue Mountains （ C） the New England Tableland （ D） the highest peaks of the Snowy Mountains and Victorian Highlands 25 Tony Blair may interview in the _ with officials coming from foreign countries. （ A） Capitol （ B） Buckingham Palace （ C） Kremlin （ D） Winter Pal

44、ace 26 There are some_universities in the United Kingdom, including the Open University. （ A） 75 （ B） 80 （ C） 85 （ D） 95 28 The settings of most novels by Hardy are found in _, the fictional primitive nn-al region that is re ally the home place he both loves and hates. （ A） Leeds （ B） Wessex （ C） Bi

45、rmingham （ D） Liverpool 29 The description of a language as it changes through time is a_ study. （ A） prescriptive （ B） descriptive （ C） synchronic （ D） diachronic 30 The great dividing line between the nineteenth century and the contemporary American Literature is _. （ A） the Civil War （ B） the Fir

46、st World War （ C） the Second World War （ D） the Great Depression 31 The established or national church in England is_. （ A） the Roman Catholic Church （ B） the United Reformed Church （ C） the Anglican Church （ D） the Methodist Church 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING it lies in the joy of achievement, in the t

47、hrill of creative effort.“ What is happiness to you? Write an essay of about 400 words entitled: HAPPINESS 专业英语八级模拟试卷 722 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. Y

48、our notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. 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.

49、0 【听力原文】 New Educational Teehnology:ChalIenges and Potential Many current criticisms of computers and multimedia technology in instruction stem from a lack of understanding of the nature and importance of computer literacy and of how new technologies can contribute to a revitalization of education. In the past, media, primarily film and television, were often used as a supplement or as a way for the teacher to take a break from the arduous ac