1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 135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 Classification of Lodging Places The tourist industry has its own system to classify different types of l
3、odging places. Five categories of lodging places: 1 【 1】 _. They usually are multi-storied lodging facilities with twenty rooms to hundreds of rooms. They usually are found in 2 . 【 2】 _. They offer porter service, room service, and parking service. Motor Inns They usually are two to six-story holdi
4、ngs. They usually have a restaurant or a bar, and some provide luggage and room service. They usually are found near 3 and the interstate highway system. 【 3】 _. Motels They usually are small 4 . 【 4】 _. They usually are found on smaller highways and roads. They usually are run by 5 . 【 5】 _. 6 【 6】
5、 _. They may look like hotels or motor inns, but usually located at beaches or near the mountains. They offer 7 , such as golf, horseback riding, skiing, etc. 【 7】 _. They may be specialized. Guest House They are privately owned homes where the owners rent bedrooms to visitors. Equipment in them is
6、usually very simple. In the U. K. , people call them B and Bs, which stands for 8 . 【 8】 _. On the European continent, people call them pensiones. Some other classifications of lodging places: 9 【 9】 _. Small: up to 100 rooms Medium: 100-200 rooms Medium-large place: 200-500 rooms Large: over 500 ro
7、oms Clientele Transient clients: vacation travellers or business travellers staying for a short time 10 : clients who lease rooms with weekly, monthly or even yearly rates.【 10】 _. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section
8、 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 interview. 11 What is the most strik
9、ing feature of Parkers books to the interviewer? （ A） They focus on the future of education. （ B） They mainly talk about education for all. （ C） They require participation of readers. （ D） They should be treated as one book. 12 What is the purpose of Parkers book? （ A） To find ways to establish virt
10、ual education system and to provide education for all. （ B） To examine the, changes in university in the past and in the future. （ C） To promote the effort to solve problems of hunger, health through education. （ D） To explore a new way to engage public efforts in writing books via internet. 13 What
11、 is Parkers attitude to university in the future? （ A） Virtual global education system will replace university in the future. （ B） University will continue to play a key role in the future. （ C） Residential campus will be integrated into the virtual educational system. （ D） Universities should open
12、their doors to every member in a society. 14 Which is not the feedback to his books that Parker gets? （ A） Parker has embarked on a too ambitious project. （ B） His books failed to provide the latest information. （ C） He should pay more attention to modern technology. （ D） His books cannot satisfy pe
13、ople with different backgrounds. 15 Parker hopes that in the future his work can _. （ A） engage more people from different parts of the world （ B） attract more attention from the educational experts （ C） response better to the criticisms he received from the world （ D） develop into resource base for
14、 solving educational problems SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. 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 Shenzhou-V flew with a single astr
15、onaut for _ a little more than a year ago. （ A） 21 and a half hours （ B） 31 and a half hours （ C） 41 and a half hours （ D） 51 and a half hours 17 Who died in the attack? （ A） A guerilla and an Israeli soldier （ B） A peacekeeper and an Israeli solider （ C） A peacekeeper and a guerilla （ D） A peacekee
16、per and a civilian 18 What is the main idea for this passage? （ A） Japanese Prime Minister Koizumis visiting Tokyos Yasukuni Shrine. （ B） Some Japanese peoples actions and remarks towards the history. （ C） The deadlock between China and Japan. （ D） The promotion of a Japan-China free trade agreement
17、. 19 In terms of Sino-Japan relationship, Japan and China should _. （ A） start a private-sector study on a bilateral free trade agreement （ B） be prudent in dealing with the history issue （ C） make decisions on its own and take appropriate steps. （ D） refrain from visiting Tokyos Yasukuni Shrine 20
18、We know for sure that _. （ A） 50 people died in the terrorist bombing （ B） there were four explosive devices involved in the terrorist bombing （ C） the attacks were not carried out by suicide bombers （ D） The Secret Organization of Al-Qaida will not be speculated on by London Police 20 The destructi
19、on of our natural resources and contamination of our food supply continue to occur, largely because of the extreme difficulty in affixing legal responsibility on those who continue to treat our environ ment with reckless abandon. Attempts to prevent pollution legislation, economic incentives and fri
20、endly persuasion have been met by lawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long delaysnot only in accepting responsibility, but more importantly, in doing something about it. It seems that only when government decides it can afford tax incentives or production sacrifices is there any initiative
21、for change. Where is industrys and our recognition that protecting mankinds great treasure is the single most important responsibility? If ever there will be time for environmental health professionals to come to the frontlines and provide leadership to solve environmental problems, that time is now
22、. We are being asked, and, in fact, the public is demanding that we take positive action. It is our responsibility as professionals in environmental health to make the difference. Yes, the ecologists, the environmental activists and the conservationists serve to communicate, stimulate thinking and p
23、romote behavioral change. However, it is those of us who are paid to make the decisions to develop, improve and enforce environmental standards, I submit, who must lead the charge. We must recognize that environmental health issues do not stop at city limits, county lines, state or even federal boun
24、daries. We can no longer afford to be tunnel-versioned in our approach. We must visualize issues from every perspective make the objective decisions. We must express our views clearly to prevent media distortion and public confusion. I believe we have a three-part mission for the present. First, we
25、must continue to press for improvements in the quality of life that people can make for themselves. Second, we must investigate and understand the link between environment and health. Third, we must be able to communicate technical information in a form that citizens can understand. If we can accomp
26、lish these three goals in this decade, maybe we can finally stop environmental degradation, and not merely hold it back. We will then be able to spend pollution dollars truly on prevention rather than on bandages. 21 We can infer from the first two paragraphs that the industrialists disregard enviro
27、nmental protection chiefly because _. （ A） they are unaware of the consequences of what they are doing （ B） they are reluctant to sacrifice their own economic interests （ C） time has not yet come for them to put due emphasis on it （ D） it is difficult for them to take effective measures 22 The main
28、task now facing ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists is _. （ A） to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and persuasion （ B） to arouse public awareness of the importance of environmental protection （ C） to take radical measures to control environmental pollution （
29、 D） to improve the quality of life by enforcing environmental standards 23 The word tunnel-versioned (Line 2, Para4) most probably means _. （ A） narrow-minded （ B） blind to the facts （ C） short-sighted （ D） able to see only one aspect 24 Which of the following, according to the author, should play t
30、he leading role in the solution of environmental problems? （ A） Legislation and government intervention. （ B） The industrys understanding and support. （ C） The efforts of environmental health professionals. （ D） The cooperation of ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists. 25 Accordin
31、g to the text, why destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our food supply continue to occur? （ A） Inevitable phenomenon of social developing. （ B） Few people are aware of it. （ C） The tax exerted on manufacturer is too heavy. （ D） Difficulty in affixing legal responsibility on the
32、 people who caused the problem. 25 The United States has a major racial problem on its hands. True, Britain is facing a similar problem, but for the time being it is in America that it is graver. The only way to solve it is through education. Negroes should know about the contributions that black in
33、dividuals and groups have made towards building America. This is of vital importance for their self-respect, and it is perhaps even more important for white people to know. For if you believe that a man has no history worth mentioning, it is easy to assume that he has no value as a man. Many people
34、believe that, since the Negros achievements do not appear in the history books, he did not have any. Most people are taken aback when they learn that Negroes sailed with Columbus, marched with the Spanish conquerors of South America and fought side by side with white Americans in all their wars. Peo
35、ple are astonished when you tell them about Phillis Wheatley, who learned English as a slave in Boston and wrote first-class poetry. They have never heard of Benjamin Banneker, a mathematician and a surveyor, who helped to plan the city of Washington. There has been a tendency all along to treat the
36、 black man as if he were invisible, little has been written about the 5,000 American Negroes who fought in the Revolution against the British, but they were in every important battle. In the Anglo-American war of 1812, at least one out of every six men in the U, S. Navy was a Negro. In the Civil war
37、, more than 200,000 black troops fought in the Union forces. How, then, did the image of the Negro as a valiant fighting man disappear? To justify the hideous institution of slavery, slaveholders had to create the myth of the docile, slow-witted Negro, incapable of self-improvement, and even content
38、ed with his lot. Nothing could be further from the truth. The slave fought for his freedom at every chance he got, and there were numerous uprisings. Yet the myth of docility persisted. There are several other areas where the truth has been twisted or concealed. Most people have heard of the Negro.
39、Carver, who invented scores of new uses for the lowly peanut. But whoever heard of Norbert Rillieux, who in 1846 invented a vacuum pan that revolutionized the sugar-refining industry? Or of Elijah McCoy, who in 1872 invented the drip cup that feeds oil to the moving parts of heavy machinery? How man
40、y people know that Negroes are credited with inventing such different items as ice creams, potato chips, the gas mask and the first traffic light? Not many. As for the winning the West, the black cowboy and the black frontiersman have been almost ignored, though film producers are becoming more awar
41、e of their importance. Yet in the typical trail crew of eight men that drove cattle from Texas to Kansas, at least two would have been Negroes. The black troops of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry formed one-fifth of all the mounted troops assigned to protect the frontier after the Civil War. What differ
42、ence does it make? You may ask. A lot. The cowboy is the American folk-hero. Youngsters identify with him instantly. The average cowboy film is really a kind of morality play, with good guys and bad guys and right finally triumphing over wrong. You should see the amazement and happiness on black you
43、ngsters faces when they learn that their ancestors really had a part in all that. 26 From the passage we know that Negroes _. （ A） have no self-respect （ B） have no history （ C） need to have an interest in history （ D） need to learn what they have done for America 27 People are surprised to learn th
44、at _. （ A） Negroes achievements are not shown in history books （ B） Phillis Wheatley learned English （ C） Negroes are good at mathematics （ D） Negroes have a very long history in America 28 How were the Negroes treated in the history books? （ A） They were ignored （ B） They were condemned （ C） They w
45、ere belittled （ D） They were praised 29 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） That Negroes were docile was denied by the slaveholders. （ B） That Negroes were docile was not quite tree. （ C） That Negroes were docile was a lie fostered by their masters. （ D） That Negroes were docile was shee
46、r nonsense. 30 According to the passage what is unknown to many people is that _. （ A） the drip cup benefited light industry （ B） the truth about carver was twisted or concealed （ C） sugar-refining owes a lot to a Negro （ D） a Negro invented the frying pan 30 Ever since it appeared on the cultural s
47、cene, the Enlightenment has had its passionate critics. Philosophers as well as politicians have criticized its rationalism, its individualism, its cosmopolitanism, its faith in science and technology, its humanism, and its lack of respect for established traditions. Some have criticized individual
48、aspects of it, others have condemned it in its entirety. At times Enlightenment thinking was all but eclipsed, as during the later part of the period of literary Romanticism, while at other times it re-surfaced with renewed vigor. In varying ways it has had a challenged and challenging presence in Western thought to this day. In recent decades Enlightenment thinking has been the target of critical endeavors once more. This time it is its individualism and cosmopolitanism that have come under persistent attack from various quarters, together with its attempt to find and formula
