1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 189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 Fashion With the progression of the human society, people are increasingly demanding their clothes to be
3、beautiful as well as 【 1】 _Today fashion business has become one of the 【 1】 _ worlds busiest activities. There are three things to be considered by a fashion designer. First, the silhouette, namely, the【 2】 _of a 【 2】 _ dress. The central point of a silhouette is the【 3】 _. The【 3】 _ second most im
4、portant point is the hemline. Second, the【 4】 _,which can be both【 5】 _ 【 4】 _ 【 5】 _ and【 6】 _. The latter usually wears longer, washes more 【 6】 _ easily and do not wrinkle as much as the former. Third, the color. The color of a dress used to be decided by the【 7】 _and the time of day when the dre
5、ss was worn. 【 7】 _ Nowadays, fashion designers have become more【 8】 _in 【 8】 _ the use of color. Today, the fashion design has become one of the worlds busiest businesses. The work of a famous designers is【 9】 【 9】 _ _ everywhere. Anti with the speed of modern communications, fashion is now almost【
6、 10】 _ 【 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 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 intervi
7、ew you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Considering that the robbers _, this is quite a daring bank robbery. （ A） stole a Ford just outside the bank （ B） didnt cover the registration plate of the car （ C） parked the car just out
8、side the bank and robbed the bank in broad daylight （ D） abandoned the car after the robbery 12 The registration number of the car the robbers drove is _. （ A） BWA59CA or BWH59CH （ B） BWV593A or BWV593H （ C） BWA593 or BWH593 （ D） BWA59C or BWH59C 13 Which of the following is TRUE? （ A） The robber fi
9、red a shot to make the customers lie on the floor. （ B） The robber fired the gun after he loaded it. （ C） The robber didnt fire the gun because it wasnt loaded. （ D） The robber didnt fire the gun although it may be loaded. 14 Which of the following is NOT TRUE? （ A） The police came after the manager
10、 pressed the alarm bell. （ B） The police came after one customer called for help. （ C） The police came and grabbed the scarf of the robber before he made his escape. （ D） The police came after the robbers made their escape. 15 Which of the following details does not match the description of the robb
11、er? （ A） Long hair. （ B） Tattered jeans. （ C） Broad shoulder. （ D） A sticking plaster on the face. 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 s
12、econds to answer the questions. 16 Which of the following groups of facts about the reported bomb explosion is TRUE? （ A） Date: Monday; Place: a Shiite Mosque; Casualties: 16 killed, 30 injured. （ B） Date: Monday; Place: a house nearby a Shiite Mosque; Casualties: 17 killed, 30 injured. （ C） Date: S
13、unday; Place: unknown; Casualties: 1 killed. （ D） Date: Sunday; Place: a Shiite Mosque; Casualties: 17 killed; 30 injured. 17 The bomb explosion might be linked to _. （ A） A1 Qaeda terrorist group （ B） citywide rioting on the day before （ C） the killing of a Sunni cleric （ D） the dispute over the ow
14、nership of the mosque 18 The tragic events on Sunday and Monday reveal _ in Pakistan. （ A） the historic hatred between Sunni and Shiite Muslims （ B） there are sectarian terrorists among both Sunni and Shiite Muslims （ C） Sunni Muslims could never have good relations with Shiite Muslims （ D） Sunni Mu
15、slims would not allow Shiite Muslims to challenge their majority role 19 The governor of an Iranian province _. （ A） was killed in an earthquake （ B） was killed in a helicopter crash on Friday （ C） was among the 9 dead （ D） survived the crash 20 The earthquake in northern Iran killed at least _ peop
16、le. （ A） 9 （ B） 25 （ C） 34 （ D） 80 20 Web Du Bois was born a free man in his small village of Great Barington, Massachusetts, three years after the Civil War. For generations, the Du Bois family had been an accepted part of the community since before his great-grandfather had fought in the American
17、Revolution. Early on, Du Bois was given an awareness of his African-heritage, through the ancient songs his grandmother taught him. This awareness set him apart from his New England community, with an ancestry shrouded in mystery, in sharp contrast to the precisely accounted history of the Western w
18、orld. This difference would be the foundation for his desire to change the way African-Americans co-existed in America. As a student, Du Bois was considered something of a prodigy who excelled beyond the capabilities of his white peers. He found work as a correspondent for New York newspapers, and s
19、lowly began to realize the inhibitions of social boundaries he was expected to observe every step of the way. When racism tried to take his pride and dignity, he became more determined to make sure society recognized his achievements. Clearly, Du Bois showed great promise, and although he dreamt of
20、attending Harvard, some influential members Of his community arranged for his education at Fisk University in Nashville. His experiences at Fisk changed his life, and he discovered his fate as a leader of the black struggle to free his people from oppression. At Fisk, Du Bois became acquainted with
21、many sons and daughters of former slaves, who felt the pain of oppression and shared his sense of cultural and spiritual tradition. In the South, he saw his people being driven to a status of little difference from slavery, and saw them terrorized at the polls. He taught school during the summers in
22、 the eastern portion of Tennessee, and saw the suffering firsthand. He then resolved to dedicate his life to fighting the terrible racial oppression that held the black people down, both economically and politically. Du Boiss determination was rewarded with a scholarship to Harvard, where he began t
23、he first scientific sociological studies in the United States. He felt that through science, he could dispel the irrational prejudices and ignorance that prevented racial equality. He went on to create great advancements in the study of race relations, but oppression continued with segregation laws,
24、 lynching, and terror tactics on the rise. Du Bois then formed the Niagara Movement, and in 1909, was a vital part in establishing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was also the editor of the NAACP magazine The Crisis from 1910 to 1934. In this stage of his life, he
25、encouraged direct assaults on the legal, political, and economic system, which he felt blossomed out of the exploitation of the poor and powerless black community. He became the most important black protest leader of the first half of the 20th century. His views clashed with Booker T. Washington, wh
26、o felt that the black people of America had to simply accept discrimination, and hope to eventually earn respect and equality through hard work and success. Du Bois wrote The Souls of Black Folk in 1903, criticizing Booker, claiming that his ideas would lead to a perpetuation of oppression instead o
27、f freeing the black people from it. Du Boiss criticism lead to a branching out of the black civil rights movement, Booker% conservative followers, and a radical following of his critics. Du Bois had established the Black .Nationalism that was the inspiration for all black empowerment throughout the
28、civil rights movement, but had begun during the progressive era. Although the movement that germinated from his ideas may have taken on a more violent form, Web Du Bois felt strongly that every human being could shape their own destinies with determination and hard work. He inspired hope by declarin
29、g that progress would come with the success of the small struggles for a better life. 21 Du Boiss family was respected in the village because _. （ A） the Civil War had eliminated racial discrimination in the U. S. （ B） his grandmother could recite the history of the western world （ C） Du Bois was co
30、nsidered something of a prodigy and very promising （ D） his great-grandfather had fought in the American war of independence 22 He first became aware of a racial disparity because of _. （ A） the vagueness of his African ancestry （ B） the unfair treatment of him at school （ C） the miserable suffering
31、s of the slaves （ D） the inhibitions haunting his parents 23 It was in _ that he decided to dedicate his life to the struggle against racial oppression. （ A） Harvard （ B） Barington （ C） Fisk （ D） Washington 24 Du Bois differs from Booker politically in that he _. （ A） believed hard work and success
32、were the only way to win respect （ B） rejected the idea of tentative tolerance of racial discrimination （ C） encouraged organized violence as part of the struggle for equality （ D） took it as his ultimate goal to build an independent nation of blacks 24 The bizarre antics of sleepwalkers have puzzle
33、d police, perplexed scientists, and fascinated writers for centuries. There is an endless supply of stories about sleepwalkers. Persons have been said to climb on steep roofs, solve mathematical problems, compose music, walk through plate-glass windows, and commit murder in their sleep. How many of
34、these stories have a basis in fact, and how many are pure fakery? No one knows, but if some of the most sensational stories should be taken with a barrel of salt, others are a matter of record. In Revere, Massachusetts, a hundred policemen combed a waterfront neighborhood for a lost boy who left his
35、 home in his sleep and woke up five hours later on a strange sofa in a strange living room, with no idea how he had got there. There is an early medical record of a somnambulist who wrote a novel in his sleep. And the great French writer Voltaire knew. a sleepwalker who once got out of bed, dressed
36、himself, made a polite bow, danced a minuet, and then undressed and went back to bed. At the University of Iowa, a student was reported to have the habit of getting up in the middle of the night and walking three-quarters of a mile to the Iowa River. He would take a swim and then go back to his room
37、 to bed. The worlds champion sleepwalker was supposed to have been an Indian, Pandit Ramrakha, who walked sixteen miles along a dangerous road without realizing that he had left his bed. Second in line for the title is probably either a Vienna housewife or a British farmer. The woman did all her sho
38、pping on busy streets in her sleep. The farmer, in his sleep, visited a veterinarian miles away. The leading expert on sleep in America claims that he has never seen a sleepwalker. He is Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman, a physiologist at the University of Chicago. He is said to know more about sleep than any
39、 other living man, and during the last thirty-five years has lost a lot of sleep watching people sleep. Says he, “Of course, I know that there are sleepwalkers because I have read about them in the newspapers. But none of my sleepers ever walked, and if I were to advertise for sleepwalkers for an ex
40、periment, I doubt that Id get many takers.“ Sleepwalking, nevertheless, is a scientific reality. Like hypnosis, it is one of those dramatic, eerie, awe-inspiring phenomena that sometimes border on the fantastic. It lends itself to controversy and misconceptions, what is certain about sleepwalking is
41、 that it is a symptom of emotional disturbance, and that the only way to cure it is to remove the worries and anxieties that cause it. Doctors say that somnambulism is much more common than is generally supposed. Some have estimated that there are four million somnambulists in the United States. Oth
42、ers set the figure even higher. Many sleepwalkers do not seek help and so are never put on record, which means that an accurate count can never be made. The simplest explanation of sleepwalking is that it is the acting out of a vivid dream. The dream usually comes from guilt, worry, nervousness, or
43、some other emotional conflict. The classic sleepwalker is Shakespeares Lady Macbeth. Her nightly wanderings were caused by her guilty conscience at having committed murder. Shakespeare said of her; “The eyes are open but their sense is shut.“ The age-old question is: Is the sleepwalker actually awak
44、e or asleep? Scientists have decided that he is about half-and-half. Like Lady Macbeth, he has weighty problems on his mind. Dr. Zeida Teplitz, who made a ten-year study of the subject, says, “Some people stay awake all night worrying about their problems. The sleepwalker thrashes them out in his sl
45、eep. He is awake in the muscular area, partially asleep in the sensory area.“ In other words, a person can walk in his sleep, move around, and do other things, but he does not think about what he is doing. There are many myths about sleepwalkers. One of the most common is the idea that its dangerous
46、 or even fatal to waken a sleepwalker abruptly. Experts say that the shock suffered by a sleepwalker suddenly awakened is no greater than that suffered in waking up to the noise of an alarm clock. Another mistaken belief is that sleepwalkers are immune to injury. Actually most sleepwalkers trip over
47、 rugs or bump their heads on doors at some time or other. 25 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） There is no accurate figure of the number of sleepwalkers. （ B） Stories of sleepwalkers are all fantasies. （ C） Sleepwalkers can be considered half awake in thei
48、r sleep. （ D） Voltaire knew a sleepwalker who once danced a minuet in sleep. 26 Dr. Kleitman _. （ A） has lost so much sleep that he is now suffering from insomnia （ B） has conducted experiments on sleepwalkers （ C） has slept more than any other living man of his age （ D） does not believe that there
49、are any sleepwalkers at all 27 According to experts on sleepwalking, sleepwalkers _. （ A） can commit murder or other dangerous things （ B） can be fatally hurt if they are wakened abruptly （ C） are partially awake （ D） are immune to injury 28 What does the phrase “taken with a barrel of salt“ mean at the end of the second paragraph? （ A） Suspected. （ B） Justifiable. （ C） Inconsiste
