1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 104及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture.
2、 When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 How to Conduct Employment Interviews Generally speaking, the purpose of employment interviews are three-f
3、old: a. to match a candidate with a job; b. to explain job requirements and responsibilities; c. to promote the company to【 1】 _. 【 1】 _ An interviewer, the【 2】 _ between a job applicant 【 2】 _ and the company, needs to know the kinds of information applicants want to know about the company. Also he
4、 needs to play down their powerful role so as to put the interviewee 【 3】 _. 【 3】 _ An interview has an【 4】 _, a body, and a conclusion. 【 4】 _ For a start, it is helpful to create a comfortable atmosphere. One can address individuals by name or exchange a firm shake, but asking too many【 5】 _ quest
5、ions may be misleading. 【 5】 _ For the body part, here are some guidelines. a. Be careful of your own【 6】 _; 【 6】 _ b. Waste no time; c. Avoid trick or【 7】 _ questions; 【 7】 _ d. Do not ask questions that violate the law; e. Give the applicant the opportunity to【 8】 _. 【 8】 _ After the question sess
6、ion, the interviewer needs to come up with a【 9】 _ and inform the applicant of decision 【 9】 _ procedures. When closing the interview, he or she should not build【 10】 _ hopes or discourage the applicant. 【 10】 _ 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERV
7、IEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the inter
8、view. 11 When visiting companies, Kevins objective is to _. （ A） improve staff productivity （ B） identify problem areas （ C） retrain weak management （ D） manage the company 12 Difficulties at Criterion Glass stemmed from lack of attention to _. （ A） competitors designs （ B） quality of merchandise （
9、C） consumer demand （ D） craftsmanship of product 13 Kevin blames his early business difficulties on _. （ A） inexperience with new companies （ B） lack of knowledge of the financial sector （ C） bad advice from established organizations （ D） lack of advice 14 He defends his unusual personal style by sa
10、ying that _. （ A） it is important in business to make a strong impression （ B） image and ability are equally important （ C） most business people are too serious and traditional （ D） his business ideas are more important than his appearance 15 His final advice to people starting in business is to _.
11、（ A） make every effort to prevent mistakes （ B） find the best sources of information （ C） maintain a positive attitude at all times （ D） take risks SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At
12、the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 The holiday began as a way to honor soldiers killed during _. （ A） Revolutionary War （ B） the First World War （ C） wars involved America （ D） the Civil War 17 More than _ are buffed in Arlington National Cemetery tod
13、ay. （ A） 216,000 （ B） 206,000 （ C） 260,000 （ D） 266,000 18 According to Mr. Verleger, what is the most important change in the global energy economy in 30 years? （ A） The rapid growth in world oil consumption. （ B） The rise of China and India. （ C） The construction of new pipelines is becoming more
14、difficult. （ D） The rise of oil price. 19 Pakistan s prime minister s proposal involved _. （ A） Persian Gulf, Pakistan and China （ B） Persian Gulf, Pakistan and India （ C） Pakistan, India and China （ D） Persian Gulf and Pakistan 20 What is the passage primarily concerned with? （ A） The study of Emu
15、oil. （ B） The use of Emu oil. （ C） The effect of Emu oil. （ D） Neither of above choices. 20 In place of the king, two chief executives were chosen annually by the whole body of citizens. These were known as praetors, or leaders, but later received the title of consuls. The participation of a colleag
16、ue in the exercise of supreme power and the limitation of the tenure to one year prevented the chief magistrate from becoming autocratic. The character of the Senate was altered by the enrollment of plebeian members, known as conscripti, and hence the official designation of the senators thereafter
17、was partes conscripti (conscript fathers). As yet, only patricians were eligible for the magistracies, and the discontent of the plebs led to a violent struggle between the two orders and the gradual removal of the social and political disabilities under which the plebs had labored. In 494 BC a sece
18、ssion of plebeian soldiers led to the institution of the tribuni plebis, who were elected annually as protectors of the plebs; they had the power to veto the acts of patrician magistrates, and thus served as the leaders of the plebs in the struggles with the patricians. The appointment of the decemv
19、irate, a commission of ten men, in 451 BC resulted in the drawing up of a famous code of laws. In 445 BC, under the Canuleian law, marriages between patricians and members of the plebs were declared legally valid. By the Licinian-Sextian laws, passed in 367 BC, it was provided that one of the two co
20、nsuls should thenceforth be plebeian. The other magistracies were gradually opened to the plebs: in 356 BC the dictatorship, an extraordinary magistracy, the incumbent of which was appointed in times of great danger; in 350 BC, the censorship; in 337 BC, the praetorship; and in 300 BC, the pontifica
21、l and augural colleges. These political changes gave rise to a new aristocracy, composed of patrician and wealthy plebeian families, and admission to the Senate became almost the hereditary privilege of these families. The Senate, which had originally possessed little administrative power, became a
22、powerful governing body, dealing with matters of war and peace, foreign alliances, the founding of colonies, and the handling of the state finances. The rise of this new nobilitas brought to an end the struggles between the two orders, but the position of the poorer plebeian families was not improve
23、d, and the marked contrast between the conditions of the rich and the poor led to struggles in the later Republic between the aristocratic party and the popular party. The external history of Rome during this period was chiefly military. Rome had acquired the leadership of Latium before the close of
24、 the regal period. Assisted by their allies, the Romans fought wars against the Etruscans, the Volscians, and the Aequians. The military policy of Rome became more aggressive in the 60 years between 449 and 390 BC. The defeat of the Romans at Allia and the capture and burning of Rome by the Gauls un
25、der the leadership of the chieftain Brennus in 390 BC were great disasters, but their effect was temporary. The capture of the Etruscan city of Veil in 396 BC by the soldier and statesman Marcus Furius Camillus spelled the beginning of the end for Etruscan independence. Other Etruscan cities hastene
26、d to make peace, and by the middle of the 4th century BC all southern Etruria was kept in check by Roman garrisons and denationalized by an influx of Roman colonists. Victories over the Volscians, the Latins, and the Hernicans gave the Romans control of central Italy and brought them into conflict w
27、ith the Samnites of southern Italy, who were defeated in a series of three wars, extending from 343 to 290 BC. A revolt of the Latins and Volscians was put down, and in 338 BC the Latin League, a long-established confederation of the cities of Latium, was dissolved. A powerful coalition was at this
28、time formed against Rome, consisting of Etruscans, Umbrians, and Gauls in the north, and of Lucanians, Bruttians, and Smites in the south; this coalition endangered the power of Rome, but the northern confederacy was defeated in 283 BC and the southern states soon after. 21 Which one is not true abo
29、ut the magistrate? （ A） It was difficult for the chief magistrate to become a dictator. （ B） Any Roman had the chance to become the magistrate. （ C） The plebs couldnt hold the post of magistrate. （ D） Magistrates power was limited. 22 In 450 BC, the plebs _. （ A） had their own magistrate （ B） were a
30、llowed to marry the patricians （ C） must obey the famous Licinian-Sextian law （ D） had their own leaders who could veto the acts of the nobles 23 The political changes led to _. （ A） new governing components （ B） a more powerful senate （ C） the appearance of two different parties （ D） all of the abo
31、ve 24 According to the last paragraph, we know that _. （ A） the history of Rome in this period was marked with internal conflicts （ B） Rome was invincible in this period （ C） Gauls ended the prosperity of Rome （ D） some Etruscan cities were frightened by Romes victory 25 Which one is in the central
32、Italy? （ A） Volscians. （ B） Samnites. （ C） Umbrians. （ D） Bruttians. 25 Paris: Thanks to a French insurance company, brides and bridegrooms with cold feet no longer face financial disaster from a canceled wedding. For a small premium, they can take out a policy protecting them from love gone away or
33、 anything else that threatens to rain on their big day. Despite Frances economic woes, the amount of money spent on weddings is rising 5-10 per cent a year. And people in the Paris region now dish out an average of 60,000 francs on tying the knot. But life is unpredictable and non-refundable, so Fre
34、nch insurers have stepped in to ease the risk, finding their own little niche in the business of love. They join colleagues in Britain, where insurers say wedding cancellation policies have been around for about a decade. About 5 per cent of insured weddings there never make it to the altar. Indeed,
35、 better safe than sorry.“ Obviously there are some who are superstitious, but in general people like the idea,“ said Jacqueline Loeb, head of a Parisian insurance company. In the past six weeks, she has sold 15 policies at a premium of about 3 per cent of the amount a client wants to be insured for.
36、 These careful customers, she said, have included a man who was worried his fiancee would have an allergic attack on her wedding day and a woman whose future mother-in-law was gravely ill. The policy covers those and other nuptial impediments: an accident that forces a cancellation of a wedding, an
37、unexpected change of venue for the reception, damage caused at it, and even honeymoons that dont happen. As for the ultimate deal-breaker, cold feet, they are also insured-but only until eight days before the ceremony. British insurers, however, said they wouldnt touch that clause with a stick. Stev
38、e Warner, sales director of Insure Expo-Sure in London, says the six policies he sells each week in the wedding season protect against things like damaged wedding dresses, illness and death, but not changes of heart.“ Disinclination to marry is not covered,“ he said. Ms Loed, who says hers is the on
39、ly French agency offering wedding policies, said she started the service last December. A chateau outside Paris that hosts receptions was taking a beating from last-minute cancellations, and approached Ms Loed to see if there wasnt some way of protecting itself. She obliged, then started advertising
40、 with caterers and wedding departments in large department stores, and the idea has taken off nicely.“ We respond to a need,“ she said. 26 Whats the main purpose of the passage? （ A） To thank a French insurance company for what has been done. （ B） To explain how a French insurance company works. （ C
41、） To tell brides and bridegrooms what to do before getting married. （ D） To ask husband and wife-to-be to take out an insurance policy. 27 The cost for people in the Pads region on weddings last year was probably _. （ A） 50,000 francs （ B） 57,000 francs （ C） 60,000 francs （ D） 63,000 francs 28 The p
42、olicy covers the following EXCEPT _. （ A） unwillingness of marriage （ B） suspension of honeymoon （ C） changes of place for wedding （ D） sudden death 29 “About 5 per cent of insured weddings there never make it to the altar.“ The sentence implies 5 per cent of insured couples _. （ A） failed to go to
43、the church （ B） didnt change the place for wedding （ C） didnt get married at all （ D） didnt hold the wedding ceremony in a church 29 There is a great concern in Europe and North America about declining standards of literacy in schools. In Britain, the fact that 30 percent of 16 year olds have a read
44、ing age of 14 or less has helped to prompt massive educational changes. The development of literacy has far-reaching effects on general intellectual develop ment and thus anything that impedes the development of literacy is a serious matter for us all. So the hunt is on for the cause of the decline
45、in literacy. The search so far has forced on socioeconomic factors, or the effectiveness of“ traditional“ versus“ modem“ teaching techniques. The fruitless search for the cause of the increase in illiteracy is a tragic example of the saying“ They cant see the wood for the trees“. When teachers use p
46、icture books, they are simply continuing a long-established tradition that is accepted without question. And for the past two decades, illustrations in reading primers have become increasingly detailed and obtrusive, while language has become impoverishedsometimes to the point of extinction. Amazing
47、ly, there is virtually no empirical evidence to support the use of illustrations in teaching reading. On the contrary, a great deal of empirical evidence shows that pictures interfere in a damaging way with all aspects of learning to read. Despite this, from North America to the Antipodes, the first
48、 books that many school children receive are totally without text. A teachers main concern is to help young beginner readers to develop not only the ability to recognize words, but the skills necessary to understand what these words mean. Even if a child is able to read aloud fluently, he or she may not be able to understand much of it: this is called“ barking at text“. The teachers takes of improving comprehension is made harder by influences outside the classroom. But the adverse effects of such things as television, video games, or limited language experiences at home, ca
