[外语类试卷]专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷282及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 282及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s)

2、 you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 0 Psychologists have many theories to explain how we remember information. The most influential theory is that memory works as a

3、 kind of storage system for information. There are three types of these storage systems with different functions that hold information for different amounts of time. They are sensory memory, short-term memory and long-term memory. Sensory memory holds information for the【 T1】 _amount of time, less t

4、han for seconds and instant. Sensory memory is where【 T2】 _that stimulate our senses are very briefly stored. We forget sensory memories almost instantly, unless they passed into another storage system. Examples of the stimuli are what we see and hear in the world, such as【 T3】 _ or the sound of a d

5、oor closing. Short-term memory also called【 T4】 _, holds information for about【 T5】 _ seconds. This is not a very long time. But the information that passes into this system has more meaning for us than just sensory stimulation. Some experts believe that sensory information changes into【 T6】 _ as it

6、 is stored. And others believe that information changes into 【 T7】 _. There is not much room for information in short-term memory. And it did not stay there for very long. Examples of these types of information are telephone numbers, addresses and 【 T8】 _. Long-term memory holds information almost i

7、ndefinitely, although retrieving it can sometimes be difficult Think of long-term memory as【 T9】 _, with almost unlimited capacities for storage. Information gets filed,【 T10】 _ and stored. 1 【 T1】 2 【 T2】 3 【 T3】 4 【 T4】 5 【 T5】 6 【 T6】 7 【 T7】 8 【 T8】 9 【 T9】 10 【 T10】 10 Time sampling means that

8、researchers choose various time intervals for their observation. Intervals may be selected systematically or【 T1】 _. Suppose we want to observe students classroom behaviour. Then in systematic time sampling, our observations might be made during five 20- minute periods,【 T2】 _. The first observation

9、 period could begin at 9 am, the second at 10 am and so forth. However, in random sampling, these five 20-minute periods may be distributed randomly over the course of the day. That is to say, intervals between observation periods could 【 T3】_ some longer others shorter. One point Id like to make is

10、 systematic and random time sampling are【 T4】 _. They are often combined in studies. For example, while observation intervals are scheduled systematically, observations within an interval are made 【 T5】 _. That means the researcher might decide to observe only during 【 T6】 _that are randomly distrib

11、uted within each 20-minute period. 11 【 T1】 12 【 T2】 13 【 T3】 14 【 T4】 15 【 T5】 16 【 T6】 16 You probably know what a mobile is, but the mobile Im talking about is a delicate object of 【 T1】 _, hanging from the ceiling and moving gently with every breeze. It delights both【 T2】 _. Now, do you know who

12、 invented the mobile? This lovely creation was the work of an American artist named Alexander Calder. Calder became interested in making things when he was a child, and even then he often used【 T3】_ in his constructions. When he went to college, he studied【 T4】 _ rather than art. But he quickly real

13、ized that art was his real passion. He also loved the circus, and many of his early art works were small circus figures made with wire. In about 1930, Calder turned from realistic wire figures to【 T5】 _. He began constructing objects that had circles, squares and other【 T6】 _. To get the shapes to m

14、ove, he used small motors. Then he went one step beyond these early mobiles. He got the shapes in his constructions to move by themselves. A mobile may look simple as it shifts in the wind, but it requires careful construction to work properly. Calder used his【 T7】 _ to create his first mobiles. Oft

15、en these consisted of small pieces of brightly printed metal strung by wire to a thicker base wire. Calder learnt how to find the precise point to connect each wire so that all the pieces will【 T8】 _. In doing so, he created an art form for people all over the world to copy and enjoy. 17 【 T1】 18 【

16、T2】 19 【 T3】 20 【 T4】 21 【 T5】 22 【 T6】 23 【 T7】 24 【 T8】 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 282答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO

17、MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 【知识模块】 听力填空 1 【正确答案】 shortest 【知识模块】 听力填空 2 【正确答案】 stimuli or things 【知

18、识模块】 听力填空 3 【正确答案】 a flash of lightning 【知识模块】 听力填空 4 【正确答案】 working memory 【知识模块】 听力填空 5 【正确答案】 15 to 20 【知识模块】 听力填空 6 【正确答案】 visual images 【知识模块】 听力填空 7 【正确答案】 words 【知识模块】 听力填空 8 【正确答案】 names 【知识模块】 听力填空 9 【正确答案】 a very big library 【知识模块】 听力填空 10 【正确答案】 cataloged 【知识模块】 听力填空 【知识模块】 听力填空 11 【正确答案】

19、 randomly 【知识模块】 听力填空 12 【正确答案】 beginning every hour 【知识模块】 听力 填空 13 【正确答案】 vary 【知识模块】 听力填空 14 【正确答案】 not always used in isolation 【知识模块】 听力填空 15 【正确答案】 at random times 【知识模块】 听力填空 16 【正确答案】 15-second intervals 【知识模块】 听力填空 【知识模块】 听力填空 17 【正确答案】 decoration 【知识模块】 听力填空 18 【正确答案】 children and adults 【知识模块】 听力填空 19 【正确答案】 wire 【知识模块】 听力填空 20 【正确答案】 engineering 【知识模块】 听力填空 21 【正确答案】 abstract ones 【知识模块】 听力填空 22 【正确答案】 geometric shapes 【知识模块】 听力填空 23 【正确答案】 engineering knowledge 【知识模块】 听力填空 24 【正确答案】 sway in harmony 【知识模块】 听力填空