[外语类试卷]专业英语八级模拟试卷734及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 734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 Modes of Transportation There are a variety of means for transportation. Usually, the choice of transport

3、ation depends on the【 1】 _ of goods【 1】 _ and the points of distribution. There are five major means of transportation: railroads, airplanes, ships, trucks, and pipelines. Often, goods may be transported by a combination of【 2】 _ 【 2】 _ Railroads are best adapted to the transportation of 【 3】 _ prod

4、ucts that are low in value in relation to their 【 3】 _ weight. Truck lines are effective for transporting high-value goods short distances. With the【 4】 _, trucks can reach 【 4】 _ almost every destination without【 5】 _ goods. Air freight 【 5】 _ used to be a means to speed【 6】 _ or expensive but ligh

5、t 【 6】 _ products, but this changed with the introduction of【 7】 _ 【 7】 _ Transportation by waterways is characterized by low cost and low speed. A new development is the use of【 8】 _ ships. 【 8】 _ Pipelines are a special form of transportation mainly used to move gasoline, crude oil and【 9】 _ , but

6、 they can also 【 9】 _ move【 10】 _ like coal. 【 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 questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on a

7、n 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 What is special about Mr. Phelpss degree? （ A） It integrates an assortment of courses. （ B） It includes Economics in the curriculum. （ C） Courses are

8、taught individually. （ D） Students learn in separate booths. 12 Which of the following does Mr. Phelps consider the LEAST when applying for the vacancy? （ A） The reputation of the bank. （ B） Good training opportunities. （ C） Room for long-term career growth. （ D） Immediate wages and bonuses. 13 What

9、 is Orientation Camp mainly about? （ A） Having fun around a campfire in open air. （ B） Helping freshmen adapt to college life. （ C） Welcoming newcomers at the school gate. （ D） Offering optional courses free of charge. 14 According to Mr. Phelps, being a good manager means all the following EXCEPT （

10、 A） putting his ideas across to others. （ B） solving thorny problems. （ C） explaining solutions to others. （ D） planning ahead of colleagues. 15 When encouraged to ask the interviewer a question, Mr. Phelps shows interest in opportunities to （ A） work elsewhere in Asia. （ B） receive training in Euro

11、pe. （ C） rise to managerial position. （ D） make independent decisions. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST 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 questio

12、ns. 16 According to the news, Iraqi Shiite militiamen have _. （ A） fought with U.S. troops （ B） broken a truce with U.S. troops （ C） clashed with Iraqi police （ D） killed 6 people during the clash 17 It can be inferred that Iraqi Prime Minister Was condemning _ for the cost of 200 million dollars on

13、 the country. （ A） Iraqi militants （ B） Iraqi police （ C） U, S. troops （ D） Both A and C 17 The White House is the official name of the executive mansion of the President of the United States It is on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C., facing Lafayette Square. The building, const

14、ructed of Virginia freestone, is of simple and stately design. The porte-cochere on the north front, which forms the main entrance, is a portico of high long columns reaching from the ground to the roof pediment: it is balanced by a semicircular colonnaded balcony on the south with a second-floor po

15、rch, completed in 1948. The main building is about 170 ft long by 85 ft wide. The east and west terraces, the executive office, the east wing, and a penthouse and a bomb shelter have been added. The colonnade at the east end is the public entrance. The executive office is approached by an esplanade.

16、 Large receptions are usually held in the East Room, which is 40 ft by 82 ft. The elliptical Blue Room is the scene of many social, diplomatic, and official receptions. The Red Room and the Green Room are used for private and quasi-official gatherings. The White House, designated as the Palace in th

17、e original plans, was designed by James Hoban on a site chosen by George Washington. It is the oldest public building in Washington, its cornerstone having been laid in 1792. John Adams was the first President to live there. The building was restored after being burned by British troops, and the smo

18、ke-stained gray stone walls were painted white. Despite popular myth the cognomen White House was applied to the building some time before it was painted. The name became official when President Theodore Roosevelt had it engraved upon his stationery. Part Of the house was rebuilt on a steel-supporti

19、ng frame. The grounds, which cover about 18 acres, are attractive with broad lawns, fountains, trees, and gardens. They were planned by Andrew Jackson Downing. 18 The first American President to live in the White House was_. （ A） George Washington （ B） John Adams （ C） Thomas Jefferson （ D） Abraham L

20、incoln 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 19 In New Zealand,_plays the role of the representative of the monarch. （ A） the Prime Minister （ B） the Governor-General （ C） the Queen or King

21、 （ D） the Cabinet 20 _ is Maughams best-known work which is also regarded as his autobiographical novel. （ A） The Razors edge （ B） The Moon and Sixpence （ C） Cakes and Ale （ D） Of Human Bondage 21 One of the contribution of Theodore Roosevelt as President was_. （ A） the banning of child labor （ B） t

22、he giving of voting right to women （ C） in the field of natural conservation （ D） in urban renovation 22 The Gettysburg victory was the turning point of_. （ A） the Civil War （ B） the War of Independence （ C） the Indian War （ D） the 1812 War 23 In 17th century,_is the greatest diarist in England. （ A

23、） Oliver Goldsmith （ B） John Bunyan （ C） Daniel Defoe （ D） Samuel Pepys 24 _was the beginning of a long economic depression in the U.S. （ A） The bankruptcy of banks （ B） Serious unemployment （ C） The stock market crash （ D） Farm foreclosures 25 The biggest province in Canda is （ A） Ottawa. （ B） Queb

24、ec. （ C） Montreal. （ D） Toronto. 26 Richard Brinsley Sheridans _ has been called a great comedy of manners. （ A） The Rivals （ B） The Duenna （ C） The Critic （ D） The School for Scandal 27 Who raised the notion of “objective correlative“? （ A） Robert Penn Warren. （ B） Flannery O Conner. （ C） William F

25、aulkner. （ D） TS. Eliot. 28 Which of the following movies is based on a British setting? （ A） King Arthur. （ B） Fahrenheit 9 11. （ C） Frida. （ D） Troy. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING McDonalds hamburgers cannot. Railroads, airplanes, ships, trucks, and pipelines are our major means of transportation. Goods

26、 are often transported by a combination of carriers. Truck trailers, for example, are loaded on flatcars and transported by rail to their destination, where a tractor hitches up to the trailer and speeds the goods on to another point. Ships and barges also are equipped to carry trailers. The importa

27、nt factors to be considered by a manager who must select modes of transportation are cost and time, for shipping time is an important cost. g recent study of how best to ship fancy fruits from the Pacific Northwest to Scandinavia showed that it would be profitable to fly them by jet-cargo aircraft.

28、The question then arose about what cargo should be flown back. After extensive study, it was decided that the return cargo should be automobiles. Railroads are best adapted to the transportation of bulk products that are low in value in relation to their weight and that must travel great distances.

29、Because trains can go only where there are tracks, railroads can directly serve only points on railroad lines. Piggyback loading of trailers, however, allows the advantages of rail and truck combinations. Truck lines are effective for hauling high-value goods short distances. The highway system perm

30、its trucks to reach almost every point in the nation and make deliveries directly to destinations without transferring goods. Trucks can stop within a city and move freely from warehouse to retailer and from retailer to consumer. In combination with railroads, trucks can move goods long distances an

31、d make delivery directly without unloading and reloading. Over the past two decades, the use of air freight has increased greatly. Once thought of as a means to speed perishables or expensive but light products, air freight now uses high speed, supercargo planes, developed for military operations, t

32、o move bulk goods. If tanks and cannons can be carried by plane, so can many industrial and consumer products. Containerization permits more efficient use of space in planes, and the speed of air transport allows great efficiency. Helicopters have been used to ship large items that could not conveni

33、ently be carried by other means. Whole fabricated houses have been moved by helicopters from factory to home site, set on the foundation, and made livable by nightfall. The airplane can land only at airports. The helicopter can land almost anywhere. In rugged timber country, it has proved cheaper to

34、 use helicopters than to build roads for trucks. Waterways have long served for transportation. Cargo ships and barges move bulky goods at low cost and low speed. The loading of truck trailers directly onto ships and barges brings some flexibility to water transportation. Barges moved by tugboats ha

35、ve long been used to move railroad cars. To overcome bad weather, even submarine transport has been tried. New developments in water transportation include container ships, Large quantities of goods can be stored in their holds and also in standardized and easy-to-handle containers on the decks. New

36、 superships the oil tankers are too big for many harbors, so offshore ports are being constructed for unloading. Pipelines are a special form of transportation used mainly to move gasoline, crude oil, and natural gas. It is now possible to move different petroleum products through a pipeline at the

37、same time. Some solids have also been moved by pipeline. The Cleveland Electric Company uses a great deal of coal. When railroad freight rates rose, the company built a pipeline from the coal mines in West Virginia to Cleveland. The coal was ground into a powder that was mixed with water to form a s

38、lush. The slush was hydraulically moved through the pipeline to Cleveland, where it was dried and burned. Many solid products could be moved in this manner. Pipelines usually move fluids, but in the future air or hydraulic action may help to move many other goods through them. 1 【正确答案】 nature 2 【正确答

39、案】 carriers/means 3 【正确答案】 bulk 4 【正确答案】 highway system 5 【正确答案】 transferring/uploading and reloading 6 【正确答案】 perishables 7 【正确答案】 containerization 8 【正确答案】 container 9 【正确答案】 natural gas 10 【正确答案】 solids/solid materials SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE

40、ONLY. 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. 10 【听力原文】 W: Mr. Phelps. Im Margaret Smith. please sit d

41、own. M: Thank you. Good afternoon Mrs. Smith. W: Well now Mr. Phelps-for a start-and just to set the bail rolling-can I check that youre applying for the post of Management trainee? And that youre graduating in integrated Business Studies? Tell me, why integrated? Is there something special about th

42、is degree? M: Yes, in a way there is.The subjects in the program, Finance, Marketing, and Banking, and so on, are taught as aspects of a single study that of Business, rather than as separate disciplines which the student has to relate to each other as best he can. I chose it for that reason. W: And

43、 what advantage do you think it has over a more conventional course of study? M: I think its more coherent and more motivating. Everything we have done, including the study of Economics which can easily seem rather dry and remote, is related to one or more of the sorts of careers that we plan to tak

44、e up. W: And what makes you apply for this training position Mr. Phelps? M: I want to work for one of the premier banks of the world. And I want the training opportunities offered by Citibank. W: You see long term opportunities as more important than the immediate salary, do you? M: Yes, I do. And m

45、y family agrees with me-and thats generous of them. Im looking two or three years ahead. W: Tell us a bit more about these extra-curricular activities of yours. What exactly did you do when you organized this-what is it now? Orientation camp? M: Well It wasnt a camp under canvas with singsongs round

46、 a campfire of course!We had a number of students who were going to join us in September living on campus during August, and we tried to give them experience of some features of university life that might be unfamiliar and rather alarming. Not academic classes and lectures, but living together, and

47、making friends and taking part in some outside activities, but not too many. And we tried to show them what we had learned about how to organize work, so as to do justice to a range of different subjects. And to let them know the points at winch they needed to make choices. And to know that we stude

48、nts in the year senior to them, were friendly and really wanted them to do well. W: Sounds good. That kind of responsibility can be intimidating if you are dropped into it without any sort of assistance, especially if you are the first member of your family to get into university. M: Yes, indeed it

49、can. That was what happened to me. My parents were entirely supportive, but they simply had no idea what the experience of university study was like. It took me several months to find my feet. Thats why I was keen to get involved in the orientation project. W: So what do you get out of your involvement? M: As I said, I learned how to identify the problems, and to talk a