1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 161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 Read Effectively Many students tend to read books without any purpose. They often read a book slow
3、ly and in great detail with the result that they frequently have no 【 1】 _view of what they are reading. 【 1】 _ To read effectively, students are suggested to do the following: 1) To decide precisely on the【 2】 _for reading a book. 【 2】 _ 2) To decide what they are going to read: a. The【 3】 _page sh
4、ould be read first. 【 3】 _ b. The chapter headings are useful in indicating what should be read. c. The Index can help to【 4】 _the pages related to some 【 4】 _ information. 3) To read the opening and final paragraphs so that they could know what a book is mainly about. 4) To ask themselves what is t
5、he main part of their reading and then try to answer the question by making notes, which can help them to concentrate on the reading and provide a【 5】 _which can be 【 5】 _ re-read later. 5) To increase reading speed without loss of【 6】 _. 【 6】 _ Three main kinds of silent reading speed: 1) the slowe
6、st: study speed for a higher level of understanding, 2) the average speed for easier textbooks, novels, etc. 3) the fastest:【 7】 _used to get a general idea of a book or an 【 7】 _ article. The results of a survey of students reading speed conducted by Edward Fry: A good reader achieves【 8】 _comprehe
7、nsion when he skims at 【 8】 _ over 800 words a minute, 70% comprehension at 250-500 words a minute, and 80%-90% comprehension at 200-300 words a minute. The average speed of a poor reader is 150 to【 9】 _words a 【 9】 _ minute with a comprehension【 10】 _of 70%. 【 10】 _ 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【
8、5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW 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
9、of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 According to Allan, who will look after the interest of foreign students at universities? （ A） The Welfare Office of the Student Union. （ B） A counselor for overseas students. （ C） Overseas students societies and organizations. （ D） Lo
10、cal education authorities. 12 One must register with the police within seven days of arrival in Britain_. （ A） if he is from the European Community （ B） if he is from the Commonwealth （ C） if he intends to stay in UK for more than six months （ D） if he plans to travel in UK for one week 13 When one
11、is to register with the police, he has to take the following EXCEPT_. （ A） 25 pounds （ B） passport （ C） two passport-sized photographs （ D） the form OWl 14 Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? （ A） Non-resident students are not entitled to work. （ B） One will be prosecuted if
12、 he works without permission. （ C） Working without permission is regarded as a criminal offence in Britain. （ D） Overseas students have to fill out the OWl if they want to get permission to work. 15 To search for work experience or practical learning, one must get （ A） forms OWl and OW5 （ B） forms O
13、W21 and OW22 （ C） forms OWl and OW21 （ D） forms OW5 and OW22 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 How
14、 many people were killed in the series of bomb explosions in Madrid? （ A） 90. （ B） 190. （ C） 120. （ D） 1,200. 17 According to the Spanish government, who were responsible for the bomb explosions? （ A） Eta. （ B） al-Qaida. （ C） the supporters of the opposing party. （ D） the terrorists from the Middle
15、East. 18 Where did the explosions take place? （ A） In some train stations. （ B） In some business areas. （ C） In the suburbs of Madrid. （ D） In the downtown of Madrid. 19 Mr. Greenspan warned that_. （ A） protectionism would hurt America （ B） globalization would be harmful to America （ C） more and mor
16、e people would lose their jobs （ D） the prices would increase by 12 percent 20 According to Greenspan, what is essential to the economic success of a country? （ A） improvement in everyday life. （ B） improvement in educational system. （ C） lower wages and more working hours. （ D） more experienced wor
17、kers and technicians. 20 Until Josquin des Prez, 1440-1521, Western music was liturgical, designed as an accompaniment to worship. Like the intricately carved gargoyles perched atop medieval cathedrals beyond sight of any human, music was composed to please God before anybody else; its dominant them
18、e was reverence. Emotion was there, but it was the grief of Mary standing at the foot of the Cross, the joy of the faithful hailing Christs resurrection. Even the secular music of the Middle Ages was tied to predetermined patterns that sometimes seemed to stand in the way of individual expression. W
19、hile keeping one foot firmly planted in the divine world, Josquin stepped with the other into the human. He scored magnificent masses, but also newly expressive motets such as the lament of David over his son Absalom or the “Deploration dOckeghem,“ a dirge on the death of Ockeghem, the greatest mast
20、er before Josquin, a motet written all in black notes, and one of the most profoundly moving scores of the Renaissance. Josquin was the first composer to set psalms to music. But alongside Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino (“Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord“) he put El Grillo (“The cricke
21、t is a good singer who manages long poems“) and Allegez moy (“Solace me, sweet pleasant brunette“). Josquin was praised by Martin Luther, for his music blends respect for tradition with a rebels willingness to risk the horizon. What Galileo was to science, Josquin was to music. While preserving thei
22、r allegiance to God, both asserted a new importance for man. Why then should Josquin languish in relative obscurity? The answer has to do with the separation of concept from performance in music. In fine art, concept and performance are one both the art lover and the art historian have thousands of
23、years of paintings, drawings and sculptures to study and enjoy. Similarly with literature: Poetry, fiction, drama, and criticism survive on the printed page or in manuscript for judgment and admiration by succeeding generations. But musical notation on a page is not art, no matter how lofty or excel
24、lent the composer% conception it is, crudely put, a set of directions for producing art. Being highly symbolic, musical notation requires training before it can even be read, let alone performed. Moreover, because the musical conventions of other days are not ours, translation of a Renaissance score
25、 into modem notation brings difficulties of its own. For example, the Renaissance notation of Josquins day did not designate the tempo at which the music should be played or sung. It did not indicate all flats or sharps; these were sounded ill accordance with musicianly rules, which were capable of
26、transforming major to minor, minor to major, diatonic to chromatic sound, and thus affect melody, harmony, and musical expression, a Renaissance composition might include several parts-but it did not indicate which were to be sung, which to be played, nor even whether instruments were to be used at
27、all. Thus, Renaissance notation permits of several interpretations and an imaginative musician may give an interpretation that is a revelation. But no matter how imaginative, few modern musicians can offer any interpretation of Renaissance music. The public for it is small, limiting the number of mu
28、sicians who can afford to learn, rehearse, and perform it. Most of those who attempt it at all are students organized in colegia musica whose memberships have a distressing habit of changing every semester, thus preventing directors from maintaining the year-in, year-out continuity required to achie
29、ve excellence of performance. Finally, the instruments used in Renaissance times-drummhorns, recorders, rauschpfeifen, shawms, sackbuts, organetto-must be specially procured. 21 The primary purpose of the passage is to_. （ A） introduce the reader to Josquin and account for his relative obscurity （ B
30、） describe the main features of medieval music and show how Josquin changed them （ C） place Josquins music in a historical context and show its influence on later composers （ D） enumerate the features of Josquins music and supply critical commentary 22 The passage contains information which would he
31、lp answer all of the following questions EXCEPT_? （ A） What are the titles of some of Josquins secular compositions （ B） What are the names of some Renaissance musical instruments （ C） Who was the greatest composer before Josquin （ D） What are the names of some of Josquins most famous students 23 Th
32、e author would most likely agree with which of the following statements? （ A） Music is a more perfect art form than painting or sculpture. （ B） Music can be said to exist only when it is being performed. （ C） Josquin was the greatest composer of the Middle Ages. （ D） Renaissance music is superior to
33、 music produced in modern times. 24 The author cites all of the following as reasons for Josquins relative obscurity EXCEPT_. （ A） the difficulty one encounters in attempting to read his musical notation （ B） the inability of modern musicians to play instruments of Renaissance （ C） the difficulty of
34、 procuring unusual instruments needed to play the music （ D） the lack of public interest in Renaissance music 24 To broaden their voting appeal in the Presidential election of 1796, the Federalists selected Thomas Pinckney, a leading South Carolinian, as running mate for the Newt Englander John Adam
35、s. But Pinckneys Southern friends chose to ignore their partys intentions and regarded Pinckney as Presidential candidate, creating a political situation that Alexander Hamilton was determined to exploit. Hamilton had long been wary of Adamss stubbornly independent brand of politics and preferred to
36、 see his running mate, over whom he could exert more control, in the presidents chair. The election was held under the system originally established by the Constitution. At that time there was but a single tally, with the candidate receiving the largest number of electoral votes declared President a
37、nd candidate with the second largest number declared Vice- President. Hamilton anticipated that all the Federalists in the North would vote for Adams and Pinckney equally in an attempt to ensure that Jefferson would not be either first or second in the voting. Pinckney would be solidly supported in
38、the South while Adams would not. Hamilton concluded if it were possible to divert a few electoral votes from Adams to Pinckney, Pinckney would receive more than Adams, yet both Federalists would outpoll Jefferson. Various methods were used to persuade the electors to vote as Hamilton wished. In the
39、press, anonymous articles were published attacking Adams for his monarchial tendencies and Jefferson for being overly democratic, while pushing Pinckney as the only suitable candidate. In private correspondence with state party leaders the Hamiltonians encouraged the idea that Adams popularity was s
40、lipping, that he could not win the election, and that the Federalists could defeat Jefferson only by supporting Pinckney. Had sectional pride and loyalty not run as high in New England as in the deep South, Pinckney might well have become Washingtons successor. New Englanders, however, realized that
41、 equal votes for Adams and Pinckney in their states would defeat Adams; therefore, eighteen electors scratched Pinckneys name from their ballots and deliberately threw away their second votes to men who were not even running. It was fortunate for Adams that they did, for the electors from South Caro
42、lina completely abandoned him, giving eight votes to Pinckney and eight to Jefferson. In the end, Hamiltons interference in Pinckneys candidacy lost even the Vice-Presidency of South Carolina. Without New Englands support, Pinckney received only 59 electoral votes, finishing third to Adams and Jeffe
43、rson. He might have been President in 1797, or as Vice-President a serious contender for the Presidency in 1800; instead, stigmatized by a plot he had not devised, he served a brief term in the United States Senate and then dropped from sight as a national influence. 25 The passage supplies informat
44、ion that answers which of the following questions? （ A） How many votes were cast for John Adams in the 1796 Presidential election? （ B） Under the voting system originally set up by the Constitution, how many votes did each elector cast? （ C） Who was Jeffersons running mate in the 1796 Presidential e
45、lection? （ D） What became of Alexander Hamilton after his plan to have Thomas Pinckney elected President failed? 26 Why does the author refer to the election procedure established by the original Constitution? （ A） To prove to the reader that New England as a whole had more electoral votes than the
46、state of south Carolina. （ B） To persuade the reader that Thomas Pinckneys defeat could have been avoided. （ C） To alert the reader that the procedure used in 1796 was unlike what is presently used. （ D） To encourage the reader to study Constitutional history. 27 The passage implies that some electo
47、rs voted for John Adams because they were_. （ A） in favor of a monarchy （ B） persuaded to do so by Hamilton （ C） afraid South Carolina would not vote for Pinckney （ D） anxious to have a President from their geographical region 28 It can be inferred that had South Carolina not cast any electoral votes for Jefferson, the outcome of the 1796 election would have been a_. （ A） larger margin of victory for John Adams （ B） victory for Thomas Jefferson （ C） Federalist defeat in the Senate （ D） victory for Thomas Pinckney 28 Because some resources must be allocated at the national level,
