1、专业八级-790 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：0，分数：0.00)三、On Public Speaking(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:_四、SECTION B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1 to 5 are(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.many Australians are taking time
2、 off to travelB.the woman worked for some time in New ZealandC.the woman raised enough money for travelD.Australians prefer to work in New ZealandA.cleannessB.multi-ethnicityC.modem characteristicsD.shopping opportunitiesA.respective locationsB.historic interestsC.ancient tombsD.Jewish descendantsA.
3、Amusement.B.Disbelief.C.Ecstasy.D.Delight.A.the unsettledness of travelB.the difficulties of trekkingC.the loneliness of travelD.the unfamiliar environment六、SECTION C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Question 6 is based (总题数：1，分数：1.00)A.Manmohan SinghB.Mathew CooperC.president BushD.Karl Rove八、Questions 7 and 8 ar(总
4、题数：1，分数：2.00)A.believed Sharon (lid not really mean to invade the occupied Gaza StripB.believed it only did bad than good to his efforts to calm the violenceC.believed it was unfair for the self-defensive Palestinian militantsD.would take it seriously and make good preparation for the attackA.Becaus
5、e Israeli troops had already counterattacked the Palestinian militants properly, killing two and injuring one.B.Because Mahmoud Abbas had promised to do whatever to prevent further Palestinian rocketing.C.Because Premier Sharon wanted to avoid overaction for only one Israeli was killed and six other
6、s wounded.D.Because US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would visit Israel hater this week to save the truce.九、Questions 9 and 10 a(总题数：1，分数：2.00)A.US Defense secretary Donald RumsfeldB.US Federal Reserve chairman Alan GreenspanC.US President George W. BushD.US Vice President Dick CheneyA.discour
7、agingB.encouragingC.pessimisticD.unexpected十、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、TEXT A(总题数：4，分数：4.00)2.According to the author, compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible price_.（分数：1.00）A.because they want to save money to help their budgetsB.because they can openly b
8、oast of their triumph over others in getting things for less moneyC.and will not have money problems if they can keep to their bud getsD.but they seldom admit they feel satisfied if they can get things for less money than others3.Which of the following is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.All people spend money for e
9、xactly the same reason that they need to buy things.B.Business people and advertisers use the psychology of spending habits to increase sales.C.Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do.D.Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.4.The
10、article is mainly about_.（分数：1.00）A.the psychology of money-spending habitsB.the purchasing habits of compulsive spendersC.a special psychology of bargain huntingD.the use of the psychology of spending habits in business5.According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large a
11、mounts of money_.（分数：1.00）A.and takes great pleasure from what he or she buysB.in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in lifeC.just to meet his or her strong psychological needD.entirely with an irrational eagerness十二、TEXT B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)6.It can be learned from this passage that_.（分数：1.00）A.th
12、e existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese musicB.Near Eastern music had an influence on the development of the instruments in the symphony orchestraC.the development of the symphony shows the mutual influence of Eastern and Western musicD.the musical instru
13、ments in the symphony orchestra were developed on the basis of Near Eastern music7.Research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance bucause _.（分数：1.00）A.it helps produce new cultural tools and technologyB.it can reflect the development of the nationC.it helps understand the nati
14、ons past and presentD.it can demonstrate the nations civilization8.According to the author, music notation is important because（分数：1.00）A.it has a great effect on the music-culture as more and more people are able to read itB.it tends to standardize folk songs when it is used by folk musi clansC.it
15、is tile printed version of standardized folk musicD.it encourages people to popularize printed versions of songs9.Which of tile following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced by computers.B.Music cann
16、ot be passed on to future generations unless it is recorded.C.Folk songs cannot be spread far unless they are printed on music sheets.D.The development of music culture is highly dependent on its material aspect.十三、TEXT C(总题数：4，分数：4.00)10.Which of the following can best sum up the passage?（分数：1.00）A
17、.Advantages and disadvantages of automation.B.Labor and the effects of automation.C.Unemployment benefit plans and automation.D.Social benefits of automation.11.The idea of the “improvement factor“ (Para. 3) implies roughly（分数：1.00）A.wages should be paid on the basis of length of serviceB.the benefi
18、t of the increased production and lower costs should be shared by workersC.supplementary unemployment benefit plans should be promotedD.the transition to automation should be brought about with tile minimum of inconvenience and distress to workers.12.21 In order to get the fall benefits of automatio
19、n, labor will depend mostly on（分数：1.00）A.additional payment to the permanently dismissed workersB.the increase of wages in proportion to the increase in productivityC.shorter working hours and more leisure timeD.strong drive for planning new installations13.Though labor worries about the effects of
20、automation, it never doubts that_.（分数：1.00）A.automation will eventually prevent unemploymentB.automation will help workers acquire new skillsC.automation will eventually benefit the workers no less than the employersD.automation is a trend which cannot be stopped十四、TEXT D(总题数：4，分数：4.00)14.According
21、to the passage, it is the telephone that_.（分数：1.00）A.has made letter writing an artB.has prevented wars by avoiding written communicationC.has made the world different from what it wasD.has caused wars by magnifying and extending human conflicts15.The author describes the telephone as impartial beca
22、use_.（分数：1.00）A.saves lives of people in remote placesB.enables people to live alone if they want toC.spreads both love and ill willD.replaces much written communication16.The telephone has intensified conflicts among people because_.（分数：1.00）A.it increases the danger of warB.it provides services to
23、 both the good and the maliciousC.it makes distant communication easierD.it breaks up the multi-generational household17.What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The telephone has helped to save people from illness and fire.B.The telephone has helped to prevent wars and conflicts.C.The teleph
24、one has made the modern oily neither better nor worse .D) The telephone has had positive as well as negative effects on US.十五、TEXT E(总题数：4，分数：4.00)18.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that earlier generations didnt realize（分数：1.00）A.the interdependence of water, soil, and living thingsB.th
25、e importance of the proper use of landC.the harmfulness of soil destruction and river floodsD.the extraordinarily rapid growth of population19.To avoid the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that_.（分数：1.00）A.we plant more treesB.natural sciences be taught to everybodyC.environmental ed
26、ucation be directed toward everyoneD.we return to nature20.According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that_.（分数：1.00）A.they had no idea about scientific forestryB.they had little or no sense of environmental protectionC.they were not aware of the significance of nature stud
27、yD.they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials21.The authors attitude towards tile current situation ill the exploitation of natural resources is_.（分数：1.00）A.positiveB.neutralC.suspiciousD.critical十六、PART GENERAL KNOWL(总题数：10，分数：10.00)22.At the beginning of the 16th century the outstan
28、ding humanist _wrote his Utopia in which he gave a profound and truthful picture of the peoples suffering and put forward his ideal of a future happy society.（分数：1.00）A.Thomas MoreB.Thomas MarloweC.Francis BaconD.William Shakespeare23._means the lack of a logical connection between the form of somet
29、hing and its expression in sounds.（分数：1.00）A.AmbiguityB.AbstractnessC.ArbitrarinessD.Fuzziness24.Australia is the worlds largest exporter of_.（分数：1.00）A.meatB.wheatC.sugarD.wool25.Margaret Thatcher was leader of the _Party.（分数：1.00）A.ConservativeB.LaborC.LiberalD.Democratic26.Because of the Watergat
30、e Scandal, President _resigned from his office.（分数：1.00）A.Lyndon JohnsonB.Richard NixonC.Ronald ReaganD.George Bush27._are the basic elementary sentences of the language, the stuff from which all else is made.（分数：1.00）A.Simple sentencesB.TransformsC.Kernel sentencesD.Complex sentences28._was the mos
31、t leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.（分数：1.00）A.ThoreauB.EmersonC.HawthorneD.Whitman29.The British Prime Minister is appointed by_.（分数：1.00）A.the QueenB.the SpeakerC.the House of CommonsD.the House of Lords30.At the time of Cuban Missile Crisis, the President of the U .S. was_.（分数：1.00）A.Trum
32、anB.EisenhowerC.KennedyD.Johnson31.The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock was written by_.（分数：1.00）A.S. EliotB.B. YeatsC.H. LawrenceD.Wystan Hugh Aden十七、PART PROOFREADDING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十八、One of Americas mos(总题数：10，分数：10.00)32.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_33.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_34.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_35.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_36
33、.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_37.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_38.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_39.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_40.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_41.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_十九、PART TRANSLATION(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二十、SECTION A CHINESE TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)42.清晨往松林里去散步。我在林荫路畔发现了一束被人遗弃了的蔷薇。蔷薇的花色还是鲜艳的，一朵紫红，一朵嫩红，一朵是病黄的象牙色中带着几分血晕。我把蔷微拾在手里了。青翠的叶上已经凝集着细密的露珠，这显然是昨夜被人遗弃了的。这是可怜的
34、少女受了薄幸的男子的欺绐?还是不幸的青年受了疯狂的妇人的玩弄呢?昨晚上甜蜜的私语，今朝的冷清的露珠我把蔷薇拿到家里来了，我想找个花瓶来供养它。花瓶我没有，我在一只墙角卜寻着了一个断了颈子的盛洒的上瓶。蔷薇哟，我虽然不能供养你以春酒，但我要供养你以清洁的流泉，清洁的索心。你在这破土瓶中虽然不免要凄凄寂寂地飘零，但比遗弃正路旁被人践踏了的好吧?（分数：10.00）_二十一、SECTION B ENGLISH TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)43.Finally, the fourth, or adjustment, phase occurs when you feel that you fun
35、ction weal and almost automatically in tile new culture. You no longer need to make mental conversions of tile countrys money ;you know where services are located and how to use them; you understand some of the customs that accompany ordinary life, and it is relatively easy for you to adjust to them
36、. A greater enjoyment of the new experience is now possible, and you may regain some of the initial positive regard you had in the honeymoon stage. If you stay long enough un a visit from a big city to a small town, or, the other way round, you may2 become so well adapted to the new environment that
37、 when you return to your original home, you will again experience culture shock. For some people, it may take several days to readjust, depending on the length of time they were away. Usual y, however, since you are in your home culture, your shock wears off faster than the shock that you experience
38、d in the new culture.（分数：10.00）_二十二、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)44.The Most Important Personal Quality of A University StudentIn the first part of your writing you should present your thesis state meat, and in the second part you should support the thesis atatement with appropriate details. In the l
39、ast part you should bring what you have writ ten to a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-790 答
40、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：0，分数：0.00)三、On Public Speaking(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：talk/speech/ conversation）解析：听力原文1-10Good morning. Today Id like to discuss with you the secrets of good conversation: that is how to talk to anyone, anytime, anywh
41、ere.When someone tells you that you have to give a speech, your response may be “I gotta do what.?“ its important to remember that speeches are like anything else in lifetheres always a first time. Peopleeven those who are wonderful talkers in a conversational setting ale often terrified over the pr
42、ospect of giving their first speech. Some are scared about it, no matter how many speeches they have given before. I suspect you may have the same experience, or have seen others in similar situations.I give speeches many times a year to groups of every possible de scription. My secret is simply tha
43、t I think of public speaking as no different from any other form of talk. Its a way of sharing my thoughts with other people. You know, in one sense, its actually easier than social conversation because you are in complete control of where the talk is going. At the same time, you have to have someth
44、ing to say, of course.This leads us to the first key of being a successful public speaker: talk about something you know about. The second key to being a good speaker is to follow tile motto of the Boy Scouts: be well-prepared. Never go to a speech without some prior work on it. If you are talking a
45、bout a subject you know well, as Ive just advised, prepared, preparing the speech itself should not be too difficult.If you let the audience know where youre going at the beginning, they will follow you more easily through the body of your speech. At the end of your speech, try to summarize your mos
46、t important points in slight ly different words from the ones you used in your opening.Here are some other key tips based on my own speaking experienceand what Ive noticed in other good speakers.Look at your audience. Ive already said how important it is to make eye contact. First, be sure to look u
47、p from your text or notes. Second, dont talk to the wall in the back, or to the window, or to the side. They are not the audience Each time you look up from your text, look at a different part of the audience, so the whole group feels theyre being ad dressed.Know the pacing and inflection you want to use in speech. Some speakers, if theyre reading from a complete text, underline the words they want to emphasize. I
