[外语类试卷]专业英语八级模拟试卷732及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 732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 Bilingual Education I. Bilingual Education 1) Bilingual education provides instruction in both the studen

3、ts native language and the language of the (1)_country. 2)The development in the United States; 1971 Massachusetts was die first state to imple ment bilingual education; 1974;bilingual education became federal law; 1984;the law was renewed; ESL. II. Various Bilingual Programs 1) (2)_bilingual educat

4、ion Students learn ESL while taking classes in native language. They take classes in English only after a 3-year time limit. Native language serves as a transition to English. 2) Maintenance bilingual education Students take content-area classes in (3)_. Students who know their native tongue well wi

5、ll be more successful in ESL. However,the problem is the (4)_expense of the program. 3) Two-way bilingual education The program offers second language instruction to English native students while providing ESL to other students. Both students take classes in native languages. The purpose is to make

6、all students (5)_. 4) Immersion bilingual education Students are immersed in English for 1 year or 2. However, many students are overwhelmed in the (6)_ in learning English and they lost time that should learn more important concepts. III. The Principles of Bilingual Education The principle is to (7

7、)_the learning of English in the best method. Students should not stop learning English unless it is enough for academic growth. IV. The (8)_over Bilingual Education 1)cons; People fear of the attention given to languages other than English. They are in favor of the (9)_ politics. 2)pros: Students w

8、ho learn their native language well are learning a second language more easily. Thus they learn important concepts more easily. Some critics dont really want (10)_to be successful. SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer th

9、e 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 Who is the first speaker? （ A） A driver. （ B） A passenger. （ C） A policeman. （ D） doctor. 12 W

10、hat did the first speaker want? （ A） All the details. （ B） Only a little information at that time. （ C） No information until the next day. （ D） Mr. Simpsons comments on the accident. 13 Why wasnt the young lady wearing her seat-belt? （ A） She wasnt able to make it fit her. （ B） She wasnt able to fas

11、ten it. （ C） She was told not to fasten it. （ D） It was unnecessary to wear the seat-belt. 14 Why did Mr. Simpson say that he couldnt have been driving fast? （ A） He had only been driving fifty yards on the main road. （ B） He had just come out into the main road. （ C） He had stopped fifty yards away

12、. （ D） He had always driven under fifty miles an hour. 15 What would happen to Mr. Simpsons car after everything is finished? （ A） It would be taken to tile garage. （ B） It would be repaired. （ C） It would be driven away by Mr. Simpson. （ D） It would be removed by the police. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAS

13、T Directions: 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 Whats Kofi Annans attitude towards the criticism of U. N. s role in the Iraq oil-for-fo

14、od program? （ A） Angry. （ B） Apologetic. （ C） Surprised. （ D） Indifferent. 17 There is an allegation that_. （ A） Kojo Annan benefited illegally from oil-for-food program （ B） Kofi Annan was involved in some illegal activities in oil-for-food program （ C） U. N. was not active in the oil-for-food prog

15、ram （ D） U. N. did not monitor effectively what was imported into Iraq under the program 17 Critics and supporters of the United Nations have sometimes seen worlds apart. But since last year, almost all of them, whether multilateralist or unilateralist, American or European, have come to agree that

16、the organization is in crisis. This week, a blue ribbon panel commissioned by the bodys secretary- general, Keri Annan, released its report on what to do about it. The U. N. s sorry state became most obvious with the Iraq war. Those favoring the war were furious that after a decade of Security Counc

17、il resolutions, including the last-chance Resolution 1441 threatening “serious consequences“ if Iraq did not prove its disarmament, the U. N. could not agree to act. Anti-war types were just as frustrated that the world body failed to stop the war. But Iraq was not the U. N. s only problem. It has d

18、one little to stop humanitarian disasters, such as the ongoing horror in Sudan. And it has done nothing to stop Irans and North Koreas pursuit of nuclear weapons. Recognizing the danger of irrelevance, Mr. Annan last year told a 16-member panel, composed mainly of former government ministers and hea

19、ds of government, to suggest changes. These fall broadly into two categories: the institutional and the cultural. The former has got most of the headlines - particularly a call for changing the structure of the Security Council. But changes in the U. N. s working practices are crucial too. Everyone

20、agrees that the Security Council is an unrepresentative relic: of its 15 seats, five are occupied by permanent, veto-wielding members (America, Russia, China, Britain and France) and ten go to countries that rotate every two years and have no veto. But that the councils composition is a throwback to

21、 the world order immediately after the Second World War has been agreed on for decades, without any success in changing it. Japan and Germany, the secondand thirdbiggest contributors to the U.N. budget, believe they are entitled to permanent seats. So does India, the worlds second-most- populous cou

22、ntry, and Brazil, Latin Americas biggest. Unlike in previous efforts, these four have finally banded together to press their case. And they are joined in spirit by the Africans, who want two seats for their continent. But each aspirant has opponents. Italy opposes a permanent seat for Germany, which

23、 would make Italy the only biggish European power. It instead proposes a single seat for the European Union, a non- starter since this would require Britain and France to give up theirs, and regional institutions cannot be U.N. members under the current U.N. Charter. Spanish-speaking Mexico and Arge

24、ntina do not think Portuguese-speaking Brazil should represent Latin America, and Pakistan strongly opposes its rival Indias bid. As for potential African seats, Egypt claims one as the representative of the Muslim and Arab world. That would leave Nigeria, the continents most populous country, and S

25、outh Africa, which is richer and a more stable democracy, fighting for the other. The panel has proposed two alternatives. The first would give six countries (none is named but probably Germany, Japan, India, Brazil and two African countries) permanent seats without a veto, and create three extra no

26、n-permanent seats, bringing the total number of council members to 24. The second, which would expand the council by the same number of seats, creates a new middle tier of members who would serve for four years and could be immediately re-elected, above the current lower tier of two-year members, wh

27、o cannot be re-elected. The rivals to the would-be permanent members favor this option. While Security Council reform may be the most visible of the proposals, the panel has also shared its views on the guidelines on when members may use force legally. Under the U. N. Charter, they can do so in two

28、circumstances only: Article 51 allows force in a clear case of self-defense, and Chapter permits its use when the Security Council agrees. While the panelists have not proposed major changes to these two parts of the Charter, they have offered refinements. Though the Charter was written to govern wa

29、r between countries, the panel argues that even without revision, Chapter W lets the Security Council authorize force for more controversial, modem reasons like fighting terrorists and intervention in states committing humanitarian horrors. It even considers “preventive“ wars against serious but non

30、-imminent threats potentially justifiable. But the panel also says any decision to use force must pass five tests: the threat must be grave; the primary purpose must be to avert the threat; force must be a last resort; means must be proportional; and there must be a reasonable chance that force will

31、 succeed without calamitous consequences. All common-sense stuff, but the panel proposes making these tests explicit (if subjective and unofficial), thus raising the quality of debate about any decision to go to war. On top of this, the report urges the U.N. to make better use of its assets in the f

32、ight against terrorism. One of the obstacles to an effective counter-terrorism strategy has been U.N. members inability to agree on a definition of terrorism. The panel tries to help by defining it as “any action that is intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants“;

33、 Arab countries may continue to press for exemptions in the case of “foreign occupation“. The report also deals with what it sees as a possible “cascade of nuclear proliferation“ in the near future. It recommends creating more incentives for countries to stop enriching uranium. 一、 PART III GENERAL K

34、NOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 24 The Preface to Shakespeare and Lives of the Poets are the works of （ A） G. B. Shaw. （ B） Samuel Johnson. （ C） Ben Johnson. （ D） E. M. Foster. 25 The Declaration of Indep

35、endence of the US was made in the city of （ A） Washington. （ B） Philadelphia. （ C） New York. （ D） Boston. 26 The general election in Britain is held every_ years. （ A） four （ B） three （ C） six （ D） five 27 _is known as “the poets poet“. （ A） Shakespeare （ B） Marlowe （ C） Spenser （ D） Donne 28 The re

36、lationship between “flower“ and “rose“ is_. （ A） antonymy （ B） synonymy （ C） hyponymy （ D） polysemy 29 Which of the following is NOT true of the Hundred Years War? （ A） A war between France and England. （ B） It was conventionally dated 1337 - 1453. （ C） The English kings attempted to dominate France

37、. （ D） All English conquests had been solidified by 1453. 30 Nouns, verbs and adjectives can be classified as （ A） functuional words. （ B） structural words. （ C） open class words. （ D） closed class words. 31 The worlds largest freshwater lake is Lake （ A） Superior （ B） Ontario （ C） Huron （ D） Michig

38、an 32 WAST stands for _. （ A） Western Australia Supply and Transport （ B） Webster Aptitude Standard Test （ C） Welsh Association of Sail Training （ D） White Anglo-Saxon Protestants 33 Daniel Defoe was most famous for his adventure story _. （ A） Robinson Crusoe （ B） The Vicar of Wakefield （ C） Treasur

39、e Island （ D） Captain Singleton 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, if some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it! Something of the awfulness, even of Death its

40、elf, is referable to this. No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all. No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged

41、. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 37 Nowadays more and more people rely on computers or cell phones to communicate. It has therefore become very easy for them to forget the stroke order when writing some characters. Thus, many ho

42、ld that more importance should be attached to Chinese handwriting; but some hold it is not so necessary to advocate it anymore due to the convenience of electronic devices. What do you think? Please write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. In the firs

43、t part of your writing you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization , g

44、rammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级 模拟试卷 732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 not

45、es 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. 0 【听力原文

46、】 Bilingual Education Good morning. Today we will talk about bilingual education in the United States. (1) Bilingual education is an educational program that provides instruction in both the students native language and the language of the host country. In the United States, bilingual programs give

47、instruction in English and some other language, such as Spanish or Vietnamese. Bilingual education became federal law in 1974. According to the Bilingual Education Act of 1974, public schools must provide equal educational opportunities for students who speak languages other than English. This law w

48、as renewed in 1984. The laws recommended that federal money be given to states so that they could implement bilingual programs and teacher training, classes in students native language, and English as a Second Language (ESL in short). Some states had begun their own bilingual programs before they we

49、re required to do so by federal law. Massachusetts became the first state to demand bilingual education in 1971. The bilingual programs in Massachusetts later became a model for other states. The ways in which bilingual programs are implemented by the different states differ greatly. One of the most common models of bilingual education in the United States is called transitional bilingual education. In this kind of program, students learn ESL while taking all their other c