1、专业英语八级(改错)-试卷204及答案解析 (总分:80.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、LANGUAGE USAGE(总题数:4,分数:80.00)1.PART III LANGUAGE USAGE(分数:20.00)_Some try to reason with the police officer who has pulled them over for some real or imagined traffic offense. But when law enforcement is represented by a computer-driven camera that hasimm
2、ortalized your violation in film, it is hard to talk your way out of 1a heavy fine. Yet that is precisely what some 300 motorists in SanDiego succeeded in doing last week that a superior court judge rules 2that pictures taken by the so-called red-light cameras were unreliable and therefore unaccepta
3、ble. The first U. S. court decision to reject all the traffic violationscatching on camera, the ruling by judge Ronald Styn has fueled 3debate over the growing use of the devices. Police departmentsswear, and studies indicate, that the robot cameras deter people in 4speeding and running red lights.
4、Yet at least seven states haveblocked proposals to implement them, but opponentsranging from 5House majority leader Dick Armey to the American Civil LibertiesUnionargues that the cameras violate privacy and place profit 6above public safety. Part of the problem is that virtually all the devices in t
5、he place 7are operated by private firms that handle everything from installingthe machinery to identifying violationsoften with maximal police 8oversightand have an incentive to pull in as many drivers as theycan. The companies get paid as many as $ 70 a ticket, and the total 9revenue is hardly chum
6、p change. Its all about money, says Congressman Bob Barr, a leading critic. Not so, insists Terrance Gainer, Washingtons executive assistant chief of police. We havereduced fatalities. If some company is making money that, that is 10American way. (分数:20.00)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
7、空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_The aim of a job interview is to establish whether you are likely to do well in a particular job in a specific organization. This is notonly a matter of having the necessary technological knowledge and 1skills. You must also have the motivation, the ability to adapt tonew ways of wo
8、rking and a new work environment, and the 2personality to do the job and fit into a new team. But there are otherpersonal skills affect your success in a job. These include getting on 3with people, oral or written communication, team working, problem 4solving and good time management. Most people th
9、ink that interviewers know what they are lookingfor and will recognize when they see it. However, people are 5actually not very good at assessing one and another. This applies to 6recruiters as much as anyone else. In fact, a former head of selection at one big firm used to say that some interviewer
10、s are so poor that they would do better to rely on chances. In companies which recognize this, various methods are used totry to find the correct person. The most common is the structured 7interview. Research has shown that this approach is more reliablethan the ordinary job interview, even no as ef
11、fective as using tests or 8assessment centers. In a structured interview the interviewer groupsthe qualities listing in the job specification under various headings. 9There are two well-established structures for this: the National Institute of Industrial Psychologys Seven-Point Plan and the Five-Fo
12、ld Grading System. The interviewers score candidates for how well 10they fit the job specification.(分数:20.00)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:_The destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our food supply continue to occur, largely because of the extremediff
13、iculty in affixing legal responsibility on these who continue to 1treat our environment with reckless abandon. Attempts to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and friendly persuasionhas been met by lawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long 2delaysnot only in accepting respo
14、nsibility, but more importantly, in doing something about it. It seems which only when government decides that it can afford 3tax incentives or production sacrifices there any initiative for 4change. Where is industry and our recognition that protecting 5mankinds great treasure is the single most im
15、portant responsibility?As there will be time for environmental health professionals to come 6to the frontlines and provide leadership to solve environmental problems, that time is now. We are being asked, and, the public is demanding we took 7positive action. It is our responsibility as professional
16、s in environmental health to make the difference. Yes, the ecologists, the environmental activists and the conservationists serve tocommunicate, stimulate thinking and promote to behavioral change. 8However, it is those of us who are paid to make the decisions to develop, improve and enforce environ
17、mental standards, I submit, whom must lead the change. 9 We must recognize that environmental health issues do not stop at city limits, county lines, state or even federal boundaries. We can no longer afford to be tunnel-visioned in our approach. We mustvisualize issues in every perspective to make
18、the objective decisions. 10We must express our views clearly to prevent media distortion and public confusion.(分数:20.00)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:_专业英语八级(改错)-试卷204答案解析 (总分:80.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、LANGUAGE USAGE(总题数:4,分数:80.00)1.PART III LANGUAGE USAGE(分数:20.00)_解析:Some try
19、 to reason with the police officer who has pulled them over for some real or imagined traffic offense. But when law enforcement is represented by a computer-driven camera that hasimmortalized your violation in film, it is hard to talk your way out of 1a heavy fine. Yet that is precisely what some 30
20、0 motorists in SanDiego succeeded in doing last week that a superior court judge rules 2that pictures taken by the so-called red-light cameras were unreliable and therefore unacceptable. The first U. S. court decision to reject all the traffic violationscatching on camera, the ruling by judge Ronald
21、 Styn has fueled 3debate over the growing use of the devices. Police departmentsswear, and studies indicate, that the robot cameras deter people in 4speeding and running red lights. Yet at least seven states haveblocked proposals to implement them, but opponentsranging from 5House majority leader Di
22、ck Armey to the American Civil LibertiesUnionargues that the cameras violate privacy and place profit 6above public safety. Part of the problem is that virtually all the devices in the place 7are operated by private firms that handle everything from installingthe machinery to identifying violationso
23、ften with maximal police 8oversightand have an incentive to pull in as many drivers as theycan. The companies get paid as many as $ 70 a ticket, and the total 9revenue is hardly chump change. Its all about money, says Congressman Bob Barr, a leading critic. Not so, insists Terrance Gainer, Washingto
24、ns executive assistant chief of police. We havereduced fatalities. If some company is making money that, that is 10American way. (分数:20.00)填空项1:_(正确答案:in一on)填空项1:_(正确答案:thatwhen)填空项1:_(正确答案:catchingcaught)填空项1:_(正确答案:in一from)填空项1:_(正确答案:butand)填空项1:_(正确答案:arguesargue)填空项1:_(正确答案:第三个the一去掉the)填空项1:_(
25、正确答案:maximalminimal)填空项1:_(正确答案:manymuch)填空项1:_(正确答案:money一offfrom)解析:解析:介词缺失。make money offfrom意为“从中赚钱,通过来赚钱”。文章结尾处使用了讽刺手法,说“如果有任何公司从中赚钱的话,那就是美国道路”,即TerranceGainer认为监视系统是可靠的。The aim of a job interview is to establish whether you are likely to do well in a particular job in a specific organization.
26、This is notonly a matter of having the necessary technological knowledge and 1skills. You must also have the motivation, the ability to adapt tonew ways of working and a new work environment, and the 2personality to do the job and fit into a new team. But there are otherpersonal skills affect your s
27、uccess in a job. These include getting on 3with people, oral or written communication, team working, problem 4solving and good time management. Most people think that interviewers know what they are lookingfor and will recognize when they see it. However, people are 5actually not very good at assess
28、ing one and another. This applies to 6recruiters as much as anyone else. In fact, a former head of selection at one big firm used to say that some interviewers are so poor that they would do better to rely on chances. In companies which recognize this, various methods are used totry to find the corr
29、ect person. The most common is the structured 7interview. Research has shown that this approach is more reliablethan the ordinary job interview, even no as effective as using tests or 8assessment centers. In a structured interview the interviewer groupsthe qualities listing in the job specification
30、under various headings. 9There are two well-established structures for this: the National Institute of Industrial Psychologys Seven-Point Plan and the Five-Fold Grading System. The interviewers score candidates for how well 10they fit the job specification.(分数:20.00)填空项1:_(正确答案:technologicaltechnica
31、l)填空项1:_(正确答案:a一to)填空项1:_(正确答案:affectaffecting或affectthatwhich)填空项1:_(正确答案:orand)填空项1:_(正确答案:recognize一it)填空项1:_(正确答案:and去掉and)填空项1:_(正确答案:correctright)填空项1:_(正确答案:nonot)填空项1:_(正确答案:listinglisted)填空项1:_(正确答案:foragainst)解析:解析:介词误用。scoreagainst是固定搭配,意思是“根据打分(评判)”。The destruction of our natural resourc
32、es and contamination of our food supply continue to occur, largely because of the extremedifficulty in affixing legal responsibility on these who continue to 1treat our environment with reckless abandon. Attempts to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and friendly persuasionhas bee
33、n met by lawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long 2delaysnot only in accepting responsibility, but more importantly, in doing something about it. It seems which only when government decides that it can afford 3tax incentives or production sacrifices there any initiative for 4change. Where i
34、s industry and our recognition that protecting 5mankinds great treasure is the single most important responsibility?As there will be time for environmental health professionals to come 6to the frontlines and provide leadership to solve environmental problems, that time is now. We are being asked, an
35、d, the public is demanding we took 7positive action. It is our responsibility as professionals in environmental health to make the difference. Yes, the ecologists, the environmental activists and the conservationists serve tocommunicate, stimulate thinking and promote to behavioral change. 8However,
36、 it is those of us who are paid to make the decisions to develop, improve and enforce environmental standards, I submit, whom must lead the change. 9 We must recognize that environmental health issues do not stop at city limits, county lines, state or even federal boundaries. We can no longer afford
37、 to be tunnel-visioned in our approach. We mustvisualize issues in every perspective to make the objective decisions. 10We must express our views clearly to prevent media distortion and public confusion.(分数:20.00)填空项1:_(正确答案:thesethose)填空项1:_(正确答案:hashave)填空项1:_(正确答案:whichthat)填空项1:_(正确答案:thereis)填空项1:_(正确答案:industryindustrys)填空项1:_(正确答案:AsIf)填空项1:_(正确答案:tooktake)填空项1:_(正确答案:to一去掉to)填空项1:_(正确答案:whomwhothat)填空项1:_(正确答案:infrom)解析:解析:介词误用。perspective常和from连用,表示“从的角度”,此句意为“我们必须全面看待这个问题,以做出客观的决定。”