1、专业英语八级（听力）-试卷111及答案解析 (总分：72.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、LISTENING COMPREHENS(总题数：6，分数：72.00)1.PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION（分数：12.00）_2.SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn 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-fill
2、ing task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO 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.（分数：12.00）_There are two basic
3、sorts of visual perspectiveaerial perspective and linear perspective. Aerial perspectiveand aerial just means air or 1, not your view from an airplane! aerial perspective is the way that the atmosphere affects 2, especially distant things. I wont try to go into the laws of physics that are involved
4、here, but it is aerial perspective that makes a mountain in the distance appear to be a different color, that makes it seem hazierless distinctthan closer objects. These are effects that 3 attempt to reproduce carefully. And impressionists also use it to create their own special effects. Just think
5、of many of Turners landscapesor cityscapes like his Dido Building Carthageto get an idea of how the air can affect what we see. The other perspective, linear perspective, is the way that things seem to get smaller the farther away they get. A classic example of this is the way we perceive 4or a line
6、 of telephone poles running away from us. They seem to get smaller and smaller as they recedeuntil they vanish in a point on the horizonand this point is appropriately called 5. This effect happens whenever there are 6, like the two train tracks, or the tops and bottoms of the telephone poles.（分数：12
7、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:_The word literature just looks boring. Very Englishvery oldvery 1. Not anything you want much to do with. It sounds like something 2. Non-working white-hairs from the motherland sit around and talk about it all day because they have nothing better to do. I mea
8、n, the word itself dates back to 3. The definition, as given on dic- is a noun meaning writings in which 4, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, and poetry, novels, 5, and essays. Somehow, that doesnt exactly make it sound better. M
9、aybe its because I just completed two literature classes and a minor in English, but I would definitely argue that while literature and the concept of literature may be very old, the importance it holds has not fadedif anything it grows even stronger and even more important as time goes on. Like 6,
10、it simply gets better with age.（分数：12.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_Literature, especially 1, gives people a greater appreciation for history in a non-historical way. 2 remain the same even though times are certain to change. Reading a work of fiction written one hundred or more years ago a
11、nd being able to visualize and 3 gives the reader a special connection to time periods past. Readers can also look at 4 in these works and identify how certain things would be different or similar in the context of today. In addition, ancient literature and the 5 throughout time speak greater than a
12、ny actual historical documents about the ways of life and political and 6 of people living in a certain place and time. For example, the most ancient Cinderella tale can be traced back to Chinapossibly explaining why it was so important for her to have such small feet. However,.（分数：12.00）填空项1:_填空项1:
13、填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_What is a symbol and how can you identify one in literature? A symbol typically encompasses both a 1 and a figurative meaning. Unlike a 2, a symbol is not necessarily a statement: a single word can evoke meaning and become a symbol. Being aware of 3 in novels will increase y
14、our ability to read a work critically. Spring, for example, is often a symbol of 4: conversely, winter often symbolizes a figurative death. Fitzgeralds short story Winter Dreams is heartbreakingly rendered from the outset by the symbolism of its title. We know that the harsh, symbolically loaded wor
15、d winter offsets the fragility and hope of the word dreams. Other common symbols include 5, the Christian cross, the Star of David, and the Nazi swastika. The more symbols you are able to identify, 6your critical interpretation will be.（分数：12.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_专业英语八级（听力）-试卷111答案
16、解析 (总分：72.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、LISTENING COMPREHENS(总题数：6，分数：72.00)1.PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION（分数：12.00）_解析：2.SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn 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 ANSW
17、ER SHEET ONE and write NO 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.（分数：12.00）_解析：There are two basic sorts of visu
18、al perspectiveaerial perspective and linear perspective. Aerial perspectiveand aerial just means air or 1, not your view from an airplane! aerial perspective is the way that the atmosphere affects 2, especially distant things. I wont try to go into the laws of physics that are involved here, but it
19、is aerial perspective that makes a mountain in the distance appear to be a different color, that makes it seem hazierless distinctthan closer objects. These are effects that 3 attempt to reproduce carefully. And impressionists also use it to create their own special effects. Just think of many of Tu
20、rners landscapesor cityscapes like his Dido Building Carthageto get an idea of how the air can affect what we see. The other perspective, linear perspective, is the way that things seem to get smaller the farther away they get. A classic example of this is the way we perceive 4or a line of telephone
21、 poles running away from us. They seem to get smaller and smaller as they recedeuntil they vanish in a point on the horizonand this point is appropriately called 5. This effect happens whenever there are 6, like the two train tracks, or the tops and bottoms of the telephone poles.（分数：12.00）填空项1:_（正确
22、答案：atmospheric）填空项1:_（正确答案：how we see things）填空项1:_（正确答案：realistic artists）填空项1:_（正确答案：railroad tracks）填空项1:_（正确答案：the vanishing point）填空项1:_（正确答案：parallel lines）解析：The word literature just looks boring. Very Englishvery oldvery 1. Not anything you want much to do with. It sounds like something 2. N
23、on-working white-hairs from the motherland sit around and talk about it all day because they have nothing better to do. I mean, the word itself dates back to 3. The definition, as given on dic- is a noun meaning writings in which 4, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are
24、characteristic or essential features, and poetry, novels, 5, and essays. Somehow, that doesnt exactly make it sound better. Maybe its because I just completed two literature classes and a minor in English, but I would definitely argue that while literature and the concept of literature may be very o
25、ld, the importance it holds has not fadedif anything it grows even stronger and even more important as time goes on. Like 6, it simply gets better with age.（分数：12.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：stuffy）填空项1:_（正确答案：over-educated）填空项1:_（正确答案：the 14th century）填空项1:_（正确答案：expression and form）填空项1:_（正确答案：history, biograp
26、hy）填空项1:_（正确答案：wine）解析：Literature, especially 1, gives people a greater appreciation for history in a non-historical way. 2 remain the same even though times are certain to change. Reading a work of fiction written one hundred or more years ago and being able to visualize and 3 gives the reader a sp
27、ecial connection to time periods past. Readers can also look at 4 in these works and identify how certain things would be different or similar in the context of today. In addition, ancient literature and the 5 throughout time speak greater than any actual historical documents about the ways of life
28、and political and 6 of people living in a certain place and time. For example, the most ancient Cinderella tale can be traced back to Chinapossibly explaining why it was so important for her to have such small feet. However,.（分数：12.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：classic literature）填空项1:_（正确答案：Themes of everyday lif
29、e）填空项1:_（正确答案：understand the events）填空项1:_（正确答案：what is happening）填空项1:_（正确答案：evolution of it）填空项1:_（正确答案：moral views）解析：What is a symbol and how can you identify one in literature? A symbol typically encompasses both a 1 and a figurative meaning. Unlike a 2, a symbol is not necessarily a statement:
30、 a single word can evoke meaning and become a symbol. Being aware of 3 in novels will increase your ability to read a work critically. Spring, for example, is often a symbol of 4: conversely, winter often symbolizes a figurative death. Fitzgeralds short story Winter Dreams is heartbreakingly rendere
31、d from the outset by the symbolism of its title. We know that the harsh, symbolically loaded word winter offsets the fragility and hope of the word dreams. Other common symbols include 5, the Christian cross, the Star of David, and the Nazi swastika. The more symbols you are able to identify, 6your critical interpretation will be.（分数：12.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：literal meaning）填空项1:_（正确答案：metaphor）填空项1:_（正确答案：common symbols）填空项1:_（正确答案：renewal）填空项1:_（正确答案：lightness and darkness）填空项1:_（正确答案：the richer）解析：
