1、专业八级-429 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、SECTION B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).For most people who have sleeping troubles, which of the following is the most usual cause?（分数：1.00）A.
2、Their room is not cozy.B.They are busy and occupied.C.They have chronic disease.D.They take a nap after lunc(2).What is the advice Dr. Getsy gives those who struggle with insomnia due to the health condition?（分数：1.00）A.Lying in bed as long as possible.B.Taking some sleeping pills to relax.C.Staying
3、awake as long as they can.D.Scheduling when to be away or asleep.(3).People should stay away from caffeine after lunch because（分数：1.00）A.its effect may linger for almost 10 hours.B.it disturbs the way people feel in daytime.C.it accelerates heartbeat and respiration.D.they may want to take a catnap.
4、(4).Which of the following is TRUE about taking a nap?（分数：1.00）A.Napping for 2 hours is better than for 40 minutes.B.It does not revive you if the nap lasts too long.C.You should never take a nap after lunch.D.The longer you sleep, the better you will feel.(5).Which of the following is NOT one of Dr
5、. Getsys tips on fighting sleeping troubles?（分数：1.00）A.Create a comfortable sleeping environment.B.Prioritize sleep if you are haunted by sleeplessness.C.Climb into bed early and lie awake to relax.D.Show perseverance and prepare for a long battl四、SECTION C(总题数：3，分数：5.00)Questions 9 and 10 are based
6、 on the following news, At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).When did the space shuttle Endeavour land Wednesday night?（分数：1.00）A.An hour before sunset.B.An hour after sunset.C.An hour before sunrise.D.An hour after sun
7、ris(2).What is the main idea of the news item?（分数：1.00）A.The space shuffle would be under close inspection.B.One of the crew members failed to head home.C.Unexpected weather delayed the landing of Endeavor.D.The space shuffle made a smooth landin1.Question 6 is based on the following news. At the en
8、d of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.How much will Ford provide as pension funds to the employees of Jaguar and Land Rover?（分数：1.00）A.$600m.B.$10bn.C.$2.5bn.D.$2,500.Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news it
9、em, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following is TRUE of the people suffering from the accident?（分数：1.00）A.15 evacuated, 2 seriously injured, 5 missing.B.15 evacuated, 2 moderately injured, 5 missing.C.50 evacuated, 2 moderately i
10、njured, none missing.D.50 evacuated, 2 seriously injured, none missin(2).Rescuers have been denied access into the building for the following reasons EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.the possibility of the building collapsing.B.the likely explosion from the gas tank.C.the possible subsequent rockslides.D.the noise
11、and trembling at the moment.五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)St. Petersburg, the very name brings to mind some of Russias greatest poets, writers and composers: Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tchaikovsky. The 19th century was a golden age for St. Petersburgs wealthy classes. It was a
12、world of ballets and balls, of art and literature, of tea and caviar.The golden age ended with the advent of World War I. Working people were growing more and more discontented. In 1917, Communism came, promising peace and prosperity.St. Petersburg had become Petrograd in 1914. People wanted a Russi
13、an name for their city. Ten years later, the citys name changed again, this time to Leningrad. Then in 1991, Leningraders voted to restore the citys original name. Some people opposed the name change altogether. Others thought it was just too soon. Old, run-down Soviet Leningrad, they said, was not
14、the St. Petersburg of 19th-century literature.What, then, is St. Petersburg? In the confusing post-Communist world, no one really knows. The quiet, if Soviet-style, dignity is gone. The Communist sayings are down and gaudy advertising up. Candy bars and cigarettes are sold from boxy, tasteless kiosk
15、s. And clothing? Well, anything goes. Everyone wants to be a little different. But many people do not know the true meaning of freedom. Personal crime has gone up, up, up in the past few years.Yet in spite of this, you can still find some of the citys grand past. Stand at the western tip of Vasiliev
16、sky Island. To the fight is the elegant Winter Palace, former home of the czars. Its light blue sides and white classical columns make it perhaps St. Petersburgs most graceful building. It houses one of the worlds most famous art museums: the Hermitage. Inside, 20km of galleries house thousands of w
17、orks of art. Look over your right shoulder. The massive golden dome of St. Isaacs Cathedral rises above the skyline. Youll see, too, why St. Petersburg is called a “floating city.“ Standing there, nearly surrounded by water, you can see four of the citys 42 islands.Cross the bridge and turn behind t
18、he Winter Palace. In the middle of the huge Palace Square stands the Alexander Column. It commemorates Russias victory over Napoleon. The 650-ton granite column is not attached to the base in any way. Its own weight keeps it upright. Hoisted into place in 1832, it has stood there ever since.Continue
19、 to Nevsky Prospekt, the heart of the old city. Let the crowds hurry by while you take your time. Admire the fine carving on bridges and columns, above doorways and windows. Cross over canals and pass by smaller palaces and other classical structures. Let your eyes drink in the light blues, greens,
20、yellows and pinks.Take time to wander among Kazan Cathedrals semi circle of enormous brown columns. Or, if you prefer Russian-style architecture, cross the street and follow the canal a short distance. The Church of the Resurrection occupies the site where Czar Alexander was assassinated in 1881.Tra
21、vel outside the city to Petrodvorets Palace for a taste of old imperial grandeur. After a visit to France in the late 17th century, Peter the Great decided to build a palace for himself better than Versailles. His dream never came true in his lifetime. It took almost two centuries to complete the pa
22、lace and park complex.Seldom does any city have the chance to reinvent itself. That chance has now come to St. Petersburg. A few people might hope to return to the glory of the past, but most know that is impossible. They want to preserve the best of past etas and push ahead. You can bet the city wo
23、nt be old St. Petersburg, but something altogether different.（分数：5.00）(1).In 1935, St. Petersburg was called（分数：1.00）A.St. Petersburg.B.Petrograd.C.Leningrad.D.Vasilievsky.(2).Why is St. Petersburg called a “floating city“?（分数：1.00）A.It is nearly surrounded by water.B.It has four islands.C.It is fam
24、ous for its ship industry.D.It is a big islan(3).Which of the following is NOT inside the city, according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.the Winter Palace.B.St. Isaacs Cathedral.C.Kazan Cathedral.D.Petrodvorets Palac(4).Which of the following details of St. Petersburg is INCORRECT?.（分数：1.00）A.It is a cit
25、y with a grand history.B.The personal crime rate is increasing.C.Few heritages are left from the past.D.It gets the opportunity to chang(5).The authors attitude towards the future of St. Petersburg is（分数：1.00）A.optimistic.B.wavering.C.sceptical.D.unclear.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)I was taken by a frien
26、d one afternoon to a theatre. When the curtain was raised, the stage was perfectly empty save for tall grey curtains which enclosed it on all sides, and presently through the thick folds of those curtains children came dancing in, singly, or in pairs, till a whole troop of ten or twelve were assembl
27、ed. They were all girls; none, I think more than fourteen years old, one or two certainly not more than eight. They wore but little clothing, their legs, feet and arms being quite bare. Their hair, too, was unbound; and their faces, grave and smiling, were so utterly dear and joyful, that in looking
28、 on them one felt transported to some Garden of Hesperides, a where self was not, and the spirit floated in pure ether. Some of these children were fair and rounded, others dark and elf-like; but one and all looked entirely happy, and quite unself-conscious, giving no impression of artifice, though
29、they had evidently had the highest and most careful training. Each flight and whirling movement seemed conceived there and then out of the joy of beingdancing had surely never been a labour to them, either in rehearsal or performance. There was no tiptoeing and posturing, no hopeless muscular achiev
30、ement; all was rhythm, music, light, air, and above all things, happiness. Smiles and love had gone to the fashioning of their performance; and smiles and love shone from every one of their faces and from the clever white turnings of their limbs.Amongst themthough all were delightfulthere were two w
31、ho especially riveted my attention. The first of these two was the tallest of all the children, a dark thin girl, in whose every expression and movement there was a kind of grave, fiery love.During one of the many dances, it fell to her to be the pursuer of a fair child, whose movements had a very s
32、trange soft charm; and this chase, which was like the hovering of a dragonfly round some water lily, or the wooing of a moonbeam by the June night, had in it a most magical sweet passion. That dark, tender huntress, so full of fire and yearning, had the queerest power of symbolising all longing, and
33、 moving ones heart In her, pursuing her white love with such wistful fervour, and ever arrested at the very moment of conquest, one seemed to see the great secret force that hunts through the world, on and on, tragically unresting, immortally sweet.The other child who particularly enhanced me was th
34、e smallest but one, a brown-haired fairy crowned with a haft moon of white flowers, who wore a scanty little rose-petal-coloured shift that floated about her in the most delightful fashion. She danced as never child danced. Every inch of her small bead and body was full of the sacred fire of motion;
35、 and in her little pas seul she seemed to be the very spirit of movement. One felt that Joy had flown down, and was inhabiting there; one heard the rippling of Joys laughter. And, indeed, through all the theatre had risen a rustling and whispering; and sudden bursts of laughing rapture.I looked at m
36、y friend; he was trying stealthily to remove something from his eyes with a finger. And to myself the stage seemed very misty, and all things in the world lovable; as though that dancing fairy had touched them with tender fire, and made them golden.God knows where she got that power of bringing joy
37、to our dry hearts: God knows how long she will keep it! But that little flying Love had in her the quality that lie deep in colour, in music, in the wind, and the sun, and in certain great works of artthe power to see the heart free from every barrier, and flood it with delight.（分数：5.00）(1).From thi
38、s passage, it can be inferred that（分数：1.00）A.the dancing girls are an very beautiful.B.the girls come from all over the world.C.the two tallest girls are the outstanding dancers.D.the girls performance is very successful.(2).Which of the following statements contains a metaphor?（分数：1.00）A., and smil
39、es and love shone from every one of their facesB., which was like the hovering of a dragonfly round some water lilyC.That dark, tender huntress, so full of fire and yearning, hadD.In her, pursuing her white love with such wistful fervour(3).According to the author, the tallest girl among the childre
40、n（分数：1.00）A.danced with a serious expression.B.was a dark and rounded girl.C.acted as a hovering dragonfly.D.pursued her love in the danc(4).The sentence “ to myself the stage seemed very misty“ in the 5th paragraph implies that the author（分数：1.00）A.did not get a good seat.B.was short sighted.C.was
41、a bit sleepy.D.was just too move(5).Which of the following is NOT the point of the last paragraph?（分数：1.00）A.To describe how fantastic the dance is.B.To express his gratefulness to god.C.To show his deep feeling after seeing the dance.D.To share with readers his understanding of the danc八、TEXT C(总题数
42、：1，分数：4.00)This has been quite a week for literary coups. In an almost entirely unexpected move, the Swedish Academy have this lunchtime announced their decision to award this years Nobel prize for Literature to the British playwright, author and recent poet, Harold Pinter and not, as was widely ant
43、icipated, to Turkish author Orhan Pamuk or the Syrian poet Adonis.The Academy, which has handed out the prize since 1901, described Pinter, whose works include The Birthday Party, The Dumb Waiter and his breakthrough The Caretaker, as someone who restored the art form of theatre. In its citation, th
44、e Academy said Pinter was “generally seen as the foremost representative of British drama in the second half of the 20th century,“ and declared him to be an author “who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppressions closed rooms.“Until todays announcemen
45、t, Pinter was barely thought to be in the running for the prize, one of the most prestigious and (at (作图)1.3m) lucrative in the world. After Pamuk and Adonis, the writers believed to be under consideration by the Academy included Americans Joyce Carol Oates and Philip Roth, and the Swedish poet Thom
46、as Transtromer, with Margaret Atwood, Milan Kundera and the South Korean poet Ko Un as long-range possibilities. Following on from last years surprise decision to name the Austrian novelist, playwright and poet Elfriede Jelinek as laureate, however, the secretive Academy has once again confounded th
47、e bookies.Pinters victory means that the prize has been given to a British writer for the second time in under five years; it was awarded to VS Naipaul in 2001. European writers have won the prize in nine out of the last 10 years so it was widely assumed that this years award would go to a writer fr
48、om a different continent.The son of immigrant Jewish parents, Pinter was born in Hackney, London on October 10, 1930. He himself has said that his youthful encounters with anti-semitism led him to become a dramatist. Without doubt one of Britains greatest post-war playwrights, his long association w
49、ith the theatre began when he worked as an actor, under the stage name David Baron. His first play, The Room, was performed at Bristol University in 1957; but it was in 1960 with his second full-length play, the absurdist masterpiece The Caretaker, that his reputation was established. Known for their menacing pauses, his dark, claustrophobic plays are notorious for their mesmerising a
