1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 168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 Introductory Lecture to University Study In order to adjust well to university life. freshmen usually hav
3、e to understand the organization of the university they study in and some particular requirements of the degree they are pursuing. . Structure of the University A. Structure of the faculty 1. Faculty【 1】 【 1】 _ 2.【 2】 divisional head 【 2】 _ 3. Department-departmental head B. People students usually
4、meet 1.【 3】 (Wednesday and Thursday morning or【 4】 ) 【 3】 _ 2. Lecturers (once or twice a week) 【 4】 _ . Same Requirements of the Degree A. Teaching arrangements 1.【 5】 : about an hour long, one person talks to a group of students 【 5】 _ 2. Tutorials: about【 6】 long, presentation and discussion in g
5、roups 【 6】 _ made up of 12 to 15 students 3. Between the two types of arrangements,【 7】 are more important for learning.【 7】_ B. Other factors concerning university study 1.【 8】 of essays 【 8】 _ 2. Delivery of written materials 3. Plagiarism a) It means taking other peoples work without acknowledgin
6、g it. b) Students committing plagiarism run the risk of【 9】 the 【 9】 _ subject or even being denied entry to the university. c) Last suggestion:【 10】 with the school authority. 【 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 sec
7、tion 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 According to Mungh
8、am, _ is the only newspaper that gives China serious consideration. （ A） The Times （ B） The Financial Times （ C） The Thames （ D） The Independent 12 According to the passage, the British press tends to report _ about China. （ A） classic disaster （ B） great achievement （ C） common peoples lives （ D） p
9、olitical news 13 According to the passage, Chinas present achievement cannot be found in Britain press because _. （ A） the public is not very interested in the world outside Britain （ B） British journalists refuse to report these achievements （ C） the British government forbids them to report （ D） t
10、he British press doesnt think the achievement in China is worthwhile to be reported 14 According to the passage, the major function of BBC is _. （ A） propagandistic （ B） entertaining （ C） instructive （ D） informative 15 The attitude Geoff Mungham holds towards propaganda is _. （ A） sarcastic （ B） in
11、different （ C） no comment （ D） optimistic 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 The holiday began as a
12、 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 buried in Arlington National Cemetery today. （ A） 216,000 （ B） 206,000 （ C） 260,000 （ D） 266,000 18 According to Mr. Verleger, what is the most import
13、ant 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 difficult （ D） the rise of oil price 19 Pakistans prime ministers proposal involved_ （ A） Persian Gulf, Pakista
14、n 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 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 ch
15、ief 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 colleague in the exercise of supreme power and the limitation of the tenure to one year prevented the chief magistrate from bec
16、oming 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 was patres conscripti (conscript fathers). As yet, only patricians were eligible for the magistracies, and the disconten
17、t 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 secession of plebeian soldiers led to the institution of the tribuni plebis, who were elected annually as protectors of the
18、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 decemvirate, a commission of ten men, in 451 BC resulted in the drawing up of a famous code of laws. In 445 BC, under the Canu
19、leian 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 consuls should thenceforth be plebeian. The other magistracies were gradually opened to the plebs: in 356 BC the dictators
20、hip, 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 pontifical and augural colleges. These political changes gave rise to a new aristocracy, composed of patrician and wealthy plebei
21、an 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 powerful governing body, dealing with matters of war and peace, foreign alliances, the founding of colonies, and the han
22、dling 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 improved, and the marked contrast between the conditions of the rich and the poor led to struggles in the later Republic betwee
23、n 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 the regal period. Assisted by their allies, the Romans fought wars against the Etruscans the Volscians, and the Aequian
24、s. 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 under the leadership of the chieftain Brennus in 3.90 BC were great disasters, but their effect was temporary. The capture
25、of the Etruscan city of Veii in 396 BC by the soldier and statesman Marcus Furius Camillus spelled the beginning of the end for Etruscan independence. Other Etruscan cities hastened to make peace, and by the middle of the 4th century BC all southern Etruria was kept in check by Roman garrisons and d
26、enationalized 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 with the Samnites of southern Italy, who were defeated in a series of three wars, extending from 343 to 290 BC. A revolt
27、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 time formed against Rome, consisting of Etruscans, Umbrians, and Gauls in the north, and of Lucanians, Bruttians, and Sa
28、mnites 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 about the magistrate? （ A） It was difficult for the chief magistrate to become a dictator （ B） Any Roman had the chance t
29、o 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 allowed to marry the patricians （ C） must obey the famous Licinian-Sextian law （ D） had their own leaders who could veto the
30、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 above 24 According to the last paragraph, we know that_ （ A） the history of Rome in this period was marked with internal conflict
31、s （ 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 Italy? （ A） Volscians （ B） Samnites （ C） Umbrians （ D） Bruttians, 25 Paris: Thanks to a French insurance company, brides and bri
32、degrooms 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 anything else that threatens to rain on their big day. Despite Frances economic woes, the amount of money spent on weddings is ris
33、ing 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 French insurers have stepped in to ease the risk, finding their own little niche in the business of love. They join colleagues in Brit
34、ain, 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, better safe than sorry. “Obviously there are some who are superstitious, but in general people like the idea,“ said Jacqueline Loe
35、b, 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. These careful customers, she said, have included a man who was worded his fiancee would have an allergic attack on her wedding day
36、 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 unexpected change of venue for the reception, damage caused at it, and even honeymoons that dont happen. As for the ultimate deal-br
37、eaker, 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. Steve Warner, sales director of Insure Expo-Sure in London, says the six policies he sells each week in the wedding season protect again
38、st 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 only French agency offering wedding policies, said she started the service last December. A chateau outside Paris that hosts reception
39、s was taking a beating from last-minute cancellations, and approached Ms Loed to see if there wash t some way of protecting itself. She obliged, then started advertising with caterers and wedding departments in large department stores, and the idea has taken off nicely. “We respond to a need,“ she s
40、aid. 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） To tell brides and bridegrooms what to do before getting married. （ D） To ask husband and wife-to-be to take out an insurance pol
41、icy. 27 The cost for people in the Paris 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 policy covers the following EXCEPT_. （ A） unwillingness of marriage （ B） suspension of honeymoon （ C） changes of place for wedding （
42、 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 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
43、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 reading age of 14 or less has helped to prompt massive educational changes. The development of literacy has far-reaching effects on gener
44、al intellectual development 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 in literacy. The search so far has forced on socioeconomic factors, or the effectiveness of“ traditional“ versus“ modem“ teaching tech
45、niques. The fruitless march 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 picture books, they are simply continuing a long-established tradition that is accepted without question. And for the past two decades i
46、llustrations in reading primers have become increasingly detailed and obtrusive, while language has become impoverishedsometimes to the point of extinction. Amazingly, there is virtually no empirical evidence to support the use of illustrations in teaching reading. On the contrary, a great deal of e
47、mpirical 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 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: th
