1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 124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 Food and Fitness: the American Obsession Americans seem to be always in a hurry, which has become one【 1】
3、 【 1】_ _as national impatience. This impatience is not only obvious in the streets, but also evident in American eating habits. The【 2】 ._ 【 2】 _ thst food chains like McDonalds and Kentucky, which can offer fast serv- ice, can best express this impatience. As for the popularity of these fast food c
4、hains, “fast“ and“ instant“ are the very reasons. The salad bar fulfils the first【 3】 _ very well 【 3】 _ and is thus welcomed. “Take Out“ food as an instant meal can be taken wherever you like, so it is very popular in American and have actually be- come an American way of life. To heat the instant
5、food, another invention to【 4】 _ the speed is the microwave oven. 【 4】 _ Americans eat abundant food in such an instant way that they tend to 【 5】 _ be【 5】 _. As a result, Americans become【 6】 _ in an- 【 6】_ other problem - keeping beautiful and fit. Thus business to meet these needs, like books on
6、diets and fitness, and Weight Watchers, develops very quickly and has made very great profits. Apart from being【 7】 _, people would also like a firm body 【 7】 _ and a young appearance, therefore, exercise has become another fixation in the last 10 years. Many people, young or old, take exercises ver
7、y serious- ly. And both outdoor exercise and indoor exercise are very popular, and to meet the【 8】 _ need of exercise a full line of exercise equipment 【 8】 _ is invented and offered. It seems that Americans have spent no little time on diets and fitness, but how is it so many Americans【 9】 _ fat? T
8、hats perhaps one of 【 9】 _ the【 10】 _ of American society. However, facing to all kinds of 【 10】_ temptations, the optimistic Americans are slowly adapting the way they eat and live for a longer and healthier life. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INT
9、ERVIEW 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 in
10、terview. 11 Mr. Swift has marked some lines on the page because_. （ A） he thought Mr. Sun has written the letter well （ B） there is something wrong about the grammer （ C） they can be improved according to western culture （ D） these are not polite ways of expression 12 Which of tile following did not
11、 occur in the conversation? （ A） The year when Mr. Sun has graduated （ B） How Mr. Sun left his school. （ C） The name of the school from which Mr. Sun has graduated （ D） Mr. Suns major in the school. 13 According to Mr. Swift, which is the polite and appropriate way of writing.? （ A） To fill the page
12、 with beautiful while extraneous expressions. （ B） To make things as easy as possible for your addressee. （ C） To express your thanks or apologies again and again. （ D） Ail of the above. 14 In the conversation, Mr. Sun said “Maybe J shall forget the whole thing“. What is the exact meaning? （ A） He t
13、hinks to write anotehr letter. （ B） He thinks to give up writing such a letter. （ C） He thinks to forget all about Mr. Swills directons. （ D） He thinks to forget all about this unpleasant experience. 15 According to the conversation, an application letter should_. （ A） be a long one with all possibl
14、e information about the applicant （ B） be a brief one with the purpose of writing made clear （ C） be a brief one with the purpose of writing made clear, together with a resume （ D） all of the above ways are welcome SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ON
15、LY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Gustavo Kuerten has won live titles in 2000, including _. （ A） the US Open （ B） the Australian Open （ C） the French Open （ D） the Hongkong Championsh
16、ip 17 Gustavo kuerten has won which one of the awards? （ A） The Fans Favourite Award （ B） Most Improved Players. （ C） New Balls Please Player of the Year. （ D） Sports Most Quotable Player of the Year. 18 Which of the organizations offered a critique on March 11 of Torontos bid for the 2008 summer Ol
17、ympic Games? （ A） The IOC （ B） The IOC executive committee. （ C） The IOCs technical evaluation team. （ D） The IOC committee. 19 The IOC committee was impressed with Torontos _. （ A） multibillion - dollar bid （ B） athlete - oriented focus （ C） plans for an Olympic park （ D） diversity of cultural back
18、ground 20 The same IOC team was set to visit _ other cities after visiting Toronto. （ A） two （ B） three （ C） four （ D） five 20 In a few weeks or so the wreckers will come. They will tear down the two venerable brick and brownstone mansions that have stood hard by the First Presbyterian Church in Wes
19、t Twelfth Street for more than 100 years. No. 12, nearest the churchyard, was built in 1849 for James W. Phillips, son of the Rev. William Wirt Phillips, who held the pulpit next door from 1826 to 1865. No. 14, built at the same time as a twin, except for theinterior, was the home of Charles C. Tabe
20、rs, a prosperous cotton merchant. The two buildings are the last remaining two town houses in this city of the many designed by Alexander Jackson Davis. A modest man, he conceded that the interiors of his Twelfth street designs were “remarkable. Even in their last stages of neglect the unpracticed e
21、ye can see that. They are lovely. The buildings had famous tenants, too, at one time or another. Thurlow Weed, nineteenth-century war- wick-he was called that in his own day for his genius in moulding political careers-lived in No. 12 from 1866 to 1882. Most of the important men and women of his tim
22、e were his guests there. Down the street lived Gen. Windfield Scott. Probably the chief feature of that old Weed house was the octagonal stairwell with the stained - glass skylight at tile top. The stairwell in the other house oval, but it has the same glowing dome skylight. In both dwellings you fi
23、nd rich stucco molding, handsome fireplaces, magnificent woods. Just outside the old Weed study there stood, in his lifetime, a handsome willow brought from St. Helena near the grave of Napoleon. It was uprooted long ago to make play place in the churchyard for the children of the church school. Inc
24、idently, alter the old mansion come down, a new church school will rise on the spot. The Davis mansions are now a five -trap. The most famous dweller in No. 14 was John Rogers, a nineteenth -century sculptor, a kind of Edgar Guest who worked in stone, His studio was on the second floor. It looks tod
25、ay pretty much as it did when he worked iii it from 1888 to 1895, turning out such groups as “Checkers up at the Farm,“ “Fetching the Doc, tot“. A part of his work are in the church office. Each has the Twelfth Street house address worked into it. Though church folk dislike the idea of having the ol
26、d mansion torn down, and architects in town frown on the notion, too, they know they must go. The place is sorely needed for the children. So, one by one, the master works of the great architects vanish from the city-Davis did preliminary sketches for the old tombs, worked on the old Custom House, o
27、n many hospitals and colleages. All that will remain of his dreaming on paper, when the Twelfth Street Mansions go down in rubble, will be a few villas up in the Hudson River Valley. 21 The two houses were not _. （ A） of the same style （ B） designed by the same designer （ C） the same looking from th
28、e outside （ D） the same looking from the inside 22 One of the proprietors was a _, the other a _. （ A） priest; merchant （ B） professer; merchant （ C） priest; doctor （ D） professer; doctor 23 Which one of the four figures was the designer of the two mansions? （ A） James W. Phillips. （ B） Alexander Ja
29、ckson Davis. （ C） Thurlow Weed （ D） John Rogers. 24 The chief feature of the two mansions was _. （ A） the stairwell and the skylight （ B） the rich stucco molding （ C） the handsome fireplaces （ D） the magnificent woods 25 Which of the following statements is not true? （ A） The old mansions will make
30、place for a church school. （ B） The old mansions were the last remaining two town houses in the city of the many designed by Alexander Jackson Davis. （ C） The old mansions had famous dwellers. （ D） The church folk liked the idea of having the old mansions torn down. 25 A battery-driven bus, which is
31、 not only quiet and pollution-free but competitive with the conventional bus on cost and performance has been developed by a group of British companies. The prototype, fifty-passenger single-deck vehicle, is to go in operation in Manchester shortly, and discussions with the Department of the Environ
32、ment are expected to lead to a further batch of twenty going into regular passenger service in Manchester within two year and possibly in other cities, including London. Unlike the small government-sponsored battery bus now undergoing triads in provincial cities, whose tow speed and range effectivel
33、y limits it to city-center operation, the new Silent Rider ,with a range 40 miles between charges and a speed of 40 m. p. h. ,will take its place with diesel buses for normal urban and sub- urban services. Its capital cost is higher (about 20,000 pounds compared with 1500 pounds) but lower maintenan
34、ce and fuel costs bring it down to fully competitive cost with the diesel bus over thirteen year without taking into account the environmental benefits. The Chloride battery group-which is developing it in partnership with $ELN (South-East Lancashire and North-East Cheshire Passenger Transport Autho
35、rity) is confident of a market potential of 400 vehicles a year by 1980. The prototype weighs 16 tons, of which the batteries and passengers account for each. It has a single set of batteries, which take three and a half hours to recharge, against the normal eight hours of passenger traffic. A large
36、r, Mark II version is being designed with two sets of batteries which can be charged in under a minute. That will allow low-cost night charging and greater operational flexibility. 26 What had been the main factor preventing the development of battery buses? （ A） Their limited range. （ B） Their high
37、 cost. （ C） Their heavy weight. （ D） Their loud noise. 27 Battery buses have some advantages over conventional buses. Which of these advantages is not mentioned in the passage? （ A） They use less fuel. （ B） They make less noise. （ C） They produce less pollution. （ D） They cost less to produce. 28 Th
38、e Mark II will have a number of advantages over the prototype. Which of these is NOT one of them? （ A） It will carry more passengers. （ B） It will have a wider range. （ C） It can be used all through the way. （ D） It will cost less to recharge. 29 How many of new Silent Riders were in regular service
39、 at the moment? （ A） None. （ B） Twenty. （ C） Fifty. （ D） One. 30 Why will battery buses cost less than conventional buses in the long run? （ A） They will spread the capital cost over a long period （ B） They will be stronger and last longer. （ C） They will use less fuel and cost less to maintain. （ D
40、） They will be charged at night when electricity costs less. 30 Los Angeles cabinet-maker Edward Stewart may be a modern Dr. Frankenstein. In 1959, he claims, he restored a dead friend to life with a simple technique. He opened the dead mans chest, rubbed his heart with a “secret, life-givingplant j
41、uice, then stimulated the heartbeat with 110 volts of electricity. The friend, says Stewart, has been living in Hawaii ever since. Stewart also claims his revivification technique works on the small animals he suffocates in jars in his garage. It takes three hours to revive a dead mouse, he reports,
42、 and five hours for a small dog. “Some-times, “he adds , “I buy those little chicken hearts in the super-market, and I make them beat again using my plant juice before I cook them for dinner.“ According to Stewart, he discovered the plant juice one day while cutting hedges around his former home in
43、Hawaii. Juice from one of the plants splattered onto his wrist, he says, and he suddenly noticed the skin begin to twitch. Nonetheless, he adds, he cant reveal the name of the plant. “When the juice is zapped with electricity, “he says, “it gives off a deadly gas.“ To promote his idea, Stewart has s
44、pent the past decade sending his papers to the University of California, he Army, and a number of government agencies. One scientist who evaluated the concept was Lynn Eldridge, of the Jerry Lewis Neuromuscular Research Center, in Los Angeles. She says Stewart may not be joking. “The extracts from p
45、lant like belladonna are used to supply nutrients to human organs, which must be kept alive while traveling to a transplant. So Stewart might cut the heart out of a mouse and keep it alive with plant juice. But this effect is short-lived, and the organ must be placed into a healthy body or it dies.
46、Its impossible to place a live organ in a dead body and expect it to revive every other organ in that body. I think Stewart has observed a basic scientific phenomenon, but his interpretation is crazy.“ 31 According to the passage yon have just read, it seemed that Edward Stewart was _. （ A） a traine
47、d surgeon （ B） an expert botanist （ C） a skilled electrician （ D） an experienced craftsman 32 Steward sent his research to various agencies just because _. （ A） he wanted to become a university professor （ B） he sought to get official recognition and acceptance （ C） he hoped the Army could use it in
48、 military warfare （ D） he hoped the government would invest money in the project 33 According to Stewarts opinion, his revivification technique can _. （ A） restore a dead man or animal to life （ B） make the skin begin to twitch （ C） keep a live organ alive （ D） supply nutrients to human organs 34 Ly
49、nn Eldridge thinks there may be some truth in what Stewart says because _. （ A） organs containing plant extracts remain healthy indefinitely （ B） dead bodies can be kept alive with transplanted organs （ C） organs treated with certain plant juices revive dead bodies （ D） extracts from certain plants help keep organs alive 35 Stewart found certain plant juice
