1、专业八级-540 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)Information Superhighway at WorkThe changes in how we communicate make it necessary to change how we think about communication. The Information Superhighway is a new way of looking at (1) communication.
2、 It can be broken down into four components.People are the travelers and (2) of the Superhighway. Many people plan, design, establish, maintain, and develop the appliances of the Superhighway. Others investigate the news, do the programming, and produce ideas.(3) is the information on the Superhighw
3、ay. It travels over the Superhighway and remains as varied as the people who send and receive it.Networks are the roadways that carry information between appliances. They are used to (4) data, graphics, and video across neighborhoods, states and countries. Right now, we become familiar with televisi
4、on, radio, telephone, (5) and wireless networks.Appliances are the (6) of the Information Superhighway. They are the devices people use to (7) , send, and receive information. Many appliances, such as telephones, fax machines, computers and modems, are popular nowadays.The Information Superhighway i
5、s the combination and (8) of all four components, and it wll connect us all and (9) everyone.Now, the Information Superhighway is under (10) , and very soon more lanes are to be added in an ever-growing network of communications information, innovation, and opportunity.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:
6、_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).From the conversation we get the impression that _.（分数：1.00）A.Jassie and Pauline are classmatesB.Jassie is an overseas student from AmericaC.Pauline and Jassie are talking about a pictureD.They are having American geogra
7、phy(2).What has Jassie already known about White House?（分数：1.00）A.White House is on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave. , Washington,D.C., facing Lafayette Square.B.The east and west terraces, the executive office, the east wing, and a penthouse and a bomb shelter are added to the main building.C.It
8、 was designed by James Hoban on a site chosen by George Washington.D.It is the oldest public building in Washington.(3).Which one is oval in shape in White House?（分数：1.00）A.The East Room.B.The Red Room.C.The Blue Room.D.The Green Room.(4).Who is the first President to live in White House?（分数：1.00）A.
9、Theodore Roosevelt.B.John Adams.C.George Washington.D.Thomas Jefferson.(5).According to the conversation which statement about the name of the White House is True?（分数：1.00）A.It became official before President Theodore Roosevelt had it engraved upon his stationery.B.It derives the name from the colo
10、r of the building.C.The building was restored after being burned in 1814, so the smoke - stained gray stone walls were painted white.D.Actually the cognomen “White House“ was applied to the building some time before it was painte四、SECTION C(总题数：2，分数：5.00)Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following
11、news from the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).The general election will be held on _.（分数：1.00）A.FridayB.WednesdayC.ThursdayD.Monday(2).Mail and Telegraph endorsed _.（分数：1.00）A.Tony BlairB.William HagueC.the L
12、iberal DemocratsD.Labor PartyQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following news from the BBC. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news.（分数：3.00）(1).Palestinians say that _.（分数：1.00）A.Israeli Prime Minister is sincere to call for ceasefi
13、reB.Sharons appeal to stop ongoing violence is a “lie“C.they believe this time will soon witness ceasefireD.they feel relieved America supports ceasefire(2).The Arafat aide thought that Israeli Prime Minister calls for ceasefire because _.（分数：1.00）A.Sharons government aimed at alleviating internatio
14、nal pressure on IsraelB.Sharons government felt guilty of their excessive use of forceC.Sharons government is demanded by the United States to stop fireD.Sharons government is opposed by its people(3).A roadside bomb exploded on Israeli border with Egypt late on Tuesday, and then _.（分数：1.00）A.Israel
15、i soldiers carried out the appeal to stop fireB.Israeli soldiers continue to patrol under interim peace dealsC.Israeli soldiers returned fireD.Israeli soldiers returned fire and soon initiated another fighting五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)I was born in Feb. 12,1809,in Har
16、din County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families-second families, perhaps I should say. My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks, some of whom now reside in Adams, and others in Macon countries, Illinois. My paternal grandfath
17、er, Abraham Lincoln, emigrated from Rockingham County, Virginia, to Kentucky, about 1781 or 1782, where, a year or two later, he was killed by Indians, not in battle, but by stealth, when he was laboring to open a farm in the forest. His ancestors, who were Quakers, went to Virginia from Berks Count
18、y, Pennsylvania. An effort to identify them with the New - England family of the same name ended in nothing more definite, than a similarity of Christian names in both families, such as Enoch, Levi, Mordecei, Solomon, Abraham, and the like.My father, at the death of his father, was but six years of
19、age, and he grew up, literally without education. He removed from Kentucky to what is now Spencer County, Indiana, in my eighth year. We reached our new home about the time the State came in the Union. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up.
20、There were some schools, so-called, but no qualification was ever required of a teacher, beyond “reading, writing, and ciphering“ to the Rule of Three. If a struggler supposed to understand Latin, happened to sojourn in the neighborhood, he was looked upon as a wizzard. There was absolutely nothing
21、to excite ambition for education. Of course when I came of age I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher to the Rule of Three, but that was all. I have not been to school since. The little advance I now have upon this store of education, I have picked up from time to time u
22、nder the pressure of necessity.I was raised to farm work, which I continued till I was twenty-two. At twenty-one I came to Illinois, and passed the first year in Illinois-Macon County. Then I got to New-Salem( at that time in Sangamon, now in Menard County), where I remained a year as a sort of cler
23、k in a store. Then came the Black-Hawk War; and I was elected a Captain of volunteers-a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since. I went the campaign ,was elated, ran for the Legislature the same year (1832) and was beaten-the only time I have been beaten by the people. The next
24、, and three succeeding biennial elections, I was elected to the Legislature. I was not a candidate afterwards. During this legislative period I had studied law, and removed to Springfield to practice it. In 1846, I was once elected to the Lower House of Congress. Was not a candidate for reelection?
25、From 1849 to 1854, both inclusive, practiced law more assiduously than ever before. Always a Whig in politics, and generally on the Whig electoral tickets, making active canvasses. I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since
26、then is pretty well-known.If any personal description of us is thought desirable, it may be said, I am, in height, six feet four inches, nearly; lean in flesh, weighing on an average, one hundred and eighty pounds; dark complexion, with coarse black hair, and grey hair, grey eyes-no other masks or b
27、rands recollected.（分数：5.00）(1).The author is _.（分数：1.00）A.a friend of Abraham LincolnsB.a writer who gives an account of Abraham Lincolns biographyC.Abraham Lincoln himselfD.Abraham Lincolns autobiography(2).Which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.The authors mother died when he was onl
28、y ten years old.B.The authors father died when he was six years old.C.The author and his family moved to Indiana in his eighth year.D.His grandfather was killed by Indians in a battl(3).What was required of a teacher in the authors hometown?（分数：1.00）A.No qualification.B.Latin - understanding.C.Exper
29、iences of traveling around the world.D.The basical ability to know how to read, write and compute arithmetically.(4).Which events provided much encouragement for Abraham Lincoln in his political career?（分数：1.00）A.The Black - Hawk War and law -practicing.B.The Black - Hawk War and the Missouri Compro
30、mise.C.Farm work and law-practicing.D.Law-practicing and the Missouri Compromis(5).The general tone of this passage can be described as _.（分数：1.00）A.haughty and sarcasticB.condescending and humbleC.domineering and aggressiveD.honest and confident七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Once found “almost entirely in
31、the western United States and in Asia, dinosaur fossils are now being discovered on all seven continents. A host of new revelations emerged in 1998 that promise to reshape scientists views of dinosaurs, including what they looked like and when and where they lived.It is doubtful that Tyrannosaurus R
32、e had lips or that Triceratops had cheeks, says Lawrence Witmer, an assistant professor of anatomy at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Witmer was a leading researcher for a study on dinosaur anatomy that was presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology, which concluded
33、on October 3 in Snowbird, Utah.Witmers study reached its conclusions by using high - tech computerized aial tomography (CT or CAT) scans along with comparative anatomy studies. For example, the theory that Triceratops and similar dinosaur species had cheeks was based on past comparisons with mammals
34、 such as sheep. But Witmers careful analysis found the structure of the Triceratops jaw and skull made it more likely that Triceratops had a beak like that of an eagle. Witmer said that scientists should use birds and crocodiles as models when researching the appearance of dinosaurs.In early October
35、 scientists announced that they had confirmed the discovery of a new type of ceratopsian dinosaur. The dinosaurs bones, found in New Mexico in 1996, are forcing paleontologists to rethink their theories about when ceratopsians migrated to what is now North America.Scientists previously thought that
36、ceratopsians, the group that included the well - known Triceratops, arrived in North America from Asia between 70 million and 80 million years ago. During this time, the late Cretaceous Period, the earths two supercontinents - Laurasia in the north and Gondwanaland in the south - were in the process
37、 of pulling apart, cutting dinosaur populations off from each other and interrupting migratory patterns.The fossilized bones, found by eight - year - old Christopher Wolfe and his father, paleontologist Doug Wolfe of the Mesa Southwest Museum in Arizona, date to about 90 million years ago. This coul
38、d mean that ceratopsians originated in North America and migrated to Asia rather than the reverse, paleontologists said. Doug Wolfe named the important new species of dinosaur Zuniceratops Christopher after his son.An expedition from the University of Alaska in Anchorage and Fairbanks has discovered
39、 a region in remote northern Alaska so rich in fossilized dinosaur tracks that team members dubbed it the “dinosaur epressway“. The trampled area was found during the summer of 1998 on Alaskas North Slope near the Brooks Range.The team found 13 new track sites and made casts from the prints of five
40、different types of dinosaurs. The rock in which the prints were found dates to more than 100 million years ago, or about 25 million years older than the previously discovered signs of dinosaurs in the Arctic region. Paleontologists said that the new findings provide important evidence that dinosaurs
41、 migrated between Asia and North America during the early and mid -Cretaceous Period, before Asia split off into its own continent.Two rich fossil sites in the hills of Bolivia have been recently discovered, exciting paleontologists and dinosaur buffs. This discovery includes one of the most spectac
42、ular dinosaur trackways ever found.The discovery of a large site in the mountain region of Kila Kila in southern Bolivia was announced in early October. Here scientists found the tracks of at least two unknown species of dinosaur. These included a large quadruped dinosaur that was probably about 20m
43、 (about 70ft) long.The other site, located not far from the Bolivian city of Sucre, was uncovered in a cement quarry by workers several years ago but was not brought to paleontologists attention until the middle of 1998. The site features a vertical wall covered with thousands of dinosaur prints rep
44、resenting more than 100 different species. The tracks date back to between 65 million and 70 million years ago. Since dinosaurs are believed to have died out around 65 million years ago, the prints were likely made by some of the last dinosaurs on earth.Scientists speculated that the tracks were mad
45、e at the edge of a lake or swamp and were then hardened and preserved. The rock containing the tracks was then pushed into a vertical position over millions of years of geologic activity. Dinosaur eggs have also been found at the site, which paleontologists are working to preserve before it falls vi
46、ctim to erosion. Paleontologists hope to study the site and learn about the diet and physical characteristics of the dinosaurs that are represented there.（分数：5.00）(1).Witmers research leads people to believe _.（分数：1.00）A.Tyrannosaurus Re had lips and Triceratops had cheeksB.dinosaurs might have look
47、ed like mammals such as sheepC.dinosaurs might not have looked like what we thoughtD.dinosaurs must have looked like birds or crocodiles(2).The discovery of a new type of ceratopsian dinosaur suggests ceratopsians _.（分数：1.00）A.migrated to North America around 70 - 80 million years agoB.arrived in As
48、ia from North America about 90 million years agoC.originated in Asia and later migrated to North AmericaD.could have moved to Asia from North America long ago(3).Newly- found fossilized tracks in Alaska proved that dinosaurs migration between Asia and North America took place _.（分数：1.00）A.much earli
49、er than experts previously thoughtB.much later than experts previously thoughtC.after Asia became an independent continentD.sometime around 25 million years ago(4).The discovery of dinosaur fossil sites in Bolivia is eciting because of the following reasons EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.they are found in a continent other than Asia and North Conti
