1、专业八级-858 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、Language Families(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.active steepB.passive sleepC.deep
2、 sleepD.oversleepingA.angerB.anxietyC.fearD.hatredA.violence dreamsB.dreams of finding moneyC.dreams about flying or floating in the airD.dreams about the seaA.he should go to see the doctorB.the dream might come trueC.he may probably have a big problem which he is unable to resolveD.he should short
3、en his sleeping hoursA.believableB.unbelievableC.reasonableD.doubtful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.to stop a possible comet-Earth collisionB.to knock a chunk out of the comet and see what lies underneathC.to test a newly developed missileD.to destroy the comet八、Que
4、stion 7 is based (总题数：1，分数：1.00)A.on Friday morningB.on Friday afternoonC.at dusk on FridayD.on Friday night九、Question 8 is based (总题数：1，分数：1.00)A.a vote of competenceB.a veto of competenceC.a veto of confidenceD.a vote of confidence十、Question 9 and 10 ar(总题数：1，分数：2.00)A.keeping the peaceB.helping i
5、n the fight against cancer and AIDSC.helping with elections in many countriesD.bringing relief to victims of disastersA.San FranciscoB.New YorkC.WashingtonD.Boston十一、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、TEXT A(总题数：3，分数：3.00)4.The second truth to live by is _.（分数：1.00）A.to learn to deal with the losse
6、s we suffer in lifeB.to learn that death is unavoidableC.to learn to face a variety of deathsD.to learn to get accustomed to the pattern of life, departure and death5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.Invest your time and energy in pursuance of ideal.B.We grow old by deserting our
7、 ideals.C.One should strive for truth and justice.D.One must set out to live lif6.Which of the following conclusions does the passage support?（分数：1.00）A.An ounce of wisdom is worth a million tons of books.B.Death makes a contract with everyone, but no one can break it.C.Look on all that appears comm
8、onplace as something hard to come by, and well all the more treasure it.D.Own ones life and know how to treasure it, and this is and happy and beautiful lif十三、TEXT B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)7.This article can be found most probably in _.（分数：1.00）A.novelsB.anthologyC.newspaperD.encyclopedia8.If the information
9、 offered by Perez in paragraph 8 was wrong and other information were true, it helps to confirm that _.（分数：1.00）A.all Brockway says at the last paragraph is rightB.Perez is really not a good copC.Nino and Perez are not friendsD.No innocent people are being conceived9.The phrase “hand down“ is in clo
10、se meaning to which of the following?（分数：1.00）A.put downB.take downC.state publiclyD.deny angrily10.Whats the main idea of the article?（分数：1.00）A.Policemen also do some illegal things.B.There are more and more police scandals these days.C.Police scandal puts convictions in doubt.D.Only 1 cop has adm
11、itted guilt, so it is unreasonable to question the criminal convictions.十四、TEXT C(总题数：4，分数：4.00)11.From paragraph 4, we can infer that _.（分数：1.00）A.the increasing concentration is certain to hurt consumersB.World Com serves as a good example of both benefits and costsC.the costs of the globalization
12、 process are enormousD.the Standard Oil trust might have threatened competition12.What is the typical trend of businesses today?（分数：1.00）A.To take in more foreign funds.B.To invest more abroad.C.To combine and become bigger.D.To trade with more countries.13.According to the author, one of the drivin
13、g forces behind M & A wave is _.（分数：1.00）A.the greater customer demandsB.a surplus supply for the marketC.a growing productivityD.the increase of the worlds wealth14.Toward the new business wave, the writers attitude can be said to be _.（分数：1.00）A.optimisticB.objectiveC.pessimisticD.biased十五、TEXT D(
14、总题数：5，分数：5.00)15.Even most imaginative people have to admit that _.（分数：1.00）A.human societies are as advanced as those on some other planetsB.planets other than Earth are not suitable for life like ours to stayC.it is difficult to distinguish between organic parts and inorganic parts of the human bo
15、dyD.organisms are more creative than machines16.The passage is mainly concerned with _.（分数：1.00）A.the feasibility of life existing on other planetsB.the description of Marss physical environmentC.the comparison between the physical features of Mars and the EarthD.the feasibility of mens migrating on
16、to Mars17.It seems that the writer _.（分数：1.00）A.is interested in the imaginary life formsB.is eager to find a different form of lifeC.is certain of the existence of a new life formD.is critical of the imaginative people18.According to this passage, some people believe that eventually _.（分数：1.00）A.hu
17、man societies will be much more cooperativeB.man will live in a highly organized worldC.machines will take control over manD.living beings will disappear from Earth19.Humans on Earth today are characterized by _.（分数：1.00）A.their existence as free and separate beingsB.their capability of living under
18、 favorable conditionsC.their great power and effectivenessD.their strong desire for living in a close-knit society十六、TEXT E(总题数：4，分数：4.00)20.The passage mainly discusses _.（分数：1.00）A.the face-scanning systemsB.fingerprint systemsC.how to identify a personD.the problem of biometrics21.Which of the fo
19、llowing statements about the use of finger-scan devices for school lunch lines is NOT correct?（分数：1.00）A.It makes the school lunch lines move faster.B.The fingerprint images of the student are recorded.C.Some parents feel uncomfortable about the devices.D.Those who neednt pay for their meals no long
20、er get embarrasse22.“The technology“ in the second paragraph refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.face-scanning systemsB.fingerprint systemsC.gummy dummiesD.biometrics23.Which of the following expressions about the Visionics Corps face scanning system is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.It cant replace the law enforcement.B.I
21、t has been improved.C.It has been widely used in entertainment districts.D.The database of the system contains photographs of a limited amount of peopl十七、PART GENERAL KNOWL(总题数：10，分数：10.00)24._ wrote The Grapes of Wrath.（分数：1.00）A.John SteinbeckB.Eugene ONeilC.F. Scott FitzgeraldD.Theodore Dreiser25
22、 meaning is what is communicated by virtue of what language refers to, usually colored with emotions.（分数：1.00）A.conceptualB.affectiveC.reflectedD.thematic26._ is usually considered as the national symbol of New Zealand.（分数：1.00）A.The KiwiB.Lake TaupoC.Mount CookD.Auckland27.The Romans brought _ to
23、 England after they invaded the British Isles.（分数：1.00）A.BuddhismB.IslamismC.ChristianityD.Catholicism28._ was written by Jane Austin.（分数：1.00）A.Jane EyreB.EmmaC.Wuthering HeightsD.Middlemarch29._ is proposed by Chomsky.（分数：1.00）A.langueB.functional grammarC.the universal grammarD.parole30._ is writ
24、ten by Theodore Dreiser.（分数：1.00）A.A Psalm of LifeB.Sister CarrieC.Moby DickD.Emma31.The Gettysburg victory, which was the turning point of the Civil War, is located in _.（分数：1.00）A.AlabamaB.PennsylvaniaC.MississippiD.Florida32.The Chartist Movement took its name from _.（分数：1.00）A.The Agreement of t
25、he PeopleB.The Bill of RightsC.The Peoples CharterD.The Great Chart33.If we are to use the technique of IC analysis to analyze the sentence he comes here to make his speech, where is the first cut?（分数：1.00）A.between he and comesB.between comes and hereC.between make and hisD.between his and speech十八
26、PART PROOFREADDING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十九、Scientists in Califo(总题数：10，分数：10.00)34.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_35.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_36.（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:_42.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_43.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二十、PART TRANSLATION(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二十
27、一、SECTION A CHINESE TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)44.毕竟是中秋了，夜凉如水，不一会儿就觉得衣服有点儿潮湿，不知道是露水，是潮水的水汽，还是神话中的仙水。不知不觉已到了半夜一点钟，慢慢地听到远处有细细的声音，人们一个个从地上爬起来。大家都屏住气用眼睛向钱塘江的水天分界处瞧去。这时，潮水越来越大了，天边一根银色的线条，一会儿变成黑色，一会儿又变成白色，渐渐地排山倒海般由远向近而来。由于夜静，这潮水确实是比白天的大，真如千军万马，两个人面对面讲话都听不到。不知道由于心理作用还是事实如此：夜潮的潮头也高，排列也整齐；潮水到镇海宝塔下，竟成了一根笔直的线，像受检阅的部队，整
28、齐极了，人们还舍不得离开，一直看它急流直下。这时钱塘江对岸的一排信号灯全亮了，真是夜潮更比日潮奇。(只译黑体部分)（分数：10.00）_二十二、SECTION B ENGLISH TO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)45.Four months before election day, five men gathered in a small conference room at the Reagan-Bush headquarters and reviewed an oversize calendar that marked the remaining days of the 1984 pr
29、esidential campaign. It was the last Saturday in June and at ten oclock in the morning. The rest of the office was practically deserted. Even so, the men kept the door shut and the drapes carefully drawn. The three principals and their two deputies had come from around the country for a critical mee
30、ting. Their aim was to devise a strategy that would guarantee Ronald Reagans resounding reelection to a second term in the White House.It should have been easy. These were battle-tested veterans with long ties to Reagan and even longer ones to the Republican party, men who understood presidential po
31、litics as well as any in the country. The backdrop of the campaign was hospitable, with lots of good news to work with: American was at peace, and the nations economy, a key factor in any election, was rebounding vigorously after recession. Furthermore, the campaign itself was lavishly financed, wit
32、h plenty of money for a top-flight staff, travel, and television commercials. And, most important, their candidate was Ronald Reagan, a president of tremendous personal popularity and dazzling communication skills. Reagan has succeeded more than any president since John F Kennedy in projecting a bro
33、ad vision of America a nation of renewed military strength, individual initiative, and smaller federal government.（分数：10.00）_二十三、PART WRITING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)46.People should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write an essay of about 400 wo
34、rds to state your view. In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.You should supply
35、on appropriate title for your essay.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.（分数：20.00）_专业八级-858 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、Language F
36、amilies(总题数：1，分数：10.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：related）解析：听力原文1-10Good morning everyone. Today Im going to talk about some large language families. Ill start my talk with two questions. Do you know how many languages are used throughout the world today? How many major language families are there? (pause and n
37、oise)OK. There are more than 3000 languages used throughout the world today. Almost all of these languages belong to a much smaller number of language families. All of the languages within a language family are related and all of them have a similar history. Therefore the grammar, vocabulary, and so
38、unds of related languages are similar. In addition, the way of thinking and the style of talking among related languages is similar.Even though there are over 3000 languages that are used today, there are only about 20 to 30 major language families.Lets take a brief look at some of the largest langu
39、age families. Each of these large families includes many individual languages.The language that we are using now is English. As everybody knows, English has become a world language because of its establishment as a mother tongue outside England. Its spoken by 320 million people. English is a member
40、of the Indo European language family. This large language family includes most of the languages that are spoken throughout Europe, languages such as English, French, and Greek. Of course, nowadays many Indo European languages are spoken in other parts of the world. For instance, Spanish, which is an
41、 Indo European language, is spoken throughout South and Central America, but originally it was spoken only in Europe.Another large language family is the Afro Asiatic family. Ill spell it, A-F-R-O, A-S-I-A-T-I-C. The Afro-Asiatic family includes most languages in the area of North Africa. Languages
42、such as Arabic, which is spoken throughout the Middle East, and many of the local languages of the Sahara Desert region such as Hausa are members of the same family.Another large family is Bantu, B-A-N-T-U. Bantu includes most of the languages spoken in central and southern Africa. Languages such as
43、 Swahili, which has millions of speakers, and smaller languages, such as Zulu, which has close to a hundred thousand speakers, belong to the Bantu family. There are over 250 members of this family.In the past few hundred years, there has been a great deal of change in Africa, and outside languages,
44、such as French, are now spoken in some areas of central Africa and southern Africa.A fourth large group of languages is the Sino-Tibetan Family. Sino Tibetan includes all dialects of Chinese, which is perhaps the most widely used language in the world. There are nearly 800 million speakers of Chines
45、e dialects. Sino-Tibetan also includes the languages of southeast Asia, languages such as Vietnamese and Thai. Of course, not all the languages of East Asia belong to this family. Some languages such as Japanese seem to be completely unrelated to the Sino-Tibetan family.Still another major language
46、family is Polynesian. Ill spell it, P-O-L-Y-N-E-S-I-A-N. The Polynesian languages are island languages. They are spoken on the islands around Indonesia, and on the many islands eastward all the way to Hawaii, and on the islands west all the way to Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa. Hawaiian a
47、nd Indonesian are examples of Polynesian languages. Apparently, these languages were spread by travellers from island to island, and then each group of islands developed its own individual language.These five language groups, or language families, that we have mentioned here are only a few of the major language families from around the world. There are many more. You should also note that each major language family has sever
