1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 195 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 Why People work We may fully realize the role of work in providing us the 【 1】 _things of life. But we m
3、ay ignore its role in 【 1】 _ contributing to our【 2】 _well-being. For most people,【 2】 _ work is not only a necessity, but also the【 3】 _of 【 3】 _ their lives. Many doctors have observed its【 4】 _ 【 4】 _ effect. For many people, the absence of job is【 5】 _to【 5】 _ their health. Why people need work?
4、 Firstly, people get their 【 6】 _rewards from work. Everybody wants to do 【 6】 _ something that can serve as a【 7】 _to our ability. 【 7】 _ Secondly, people need to be【 8】 _recognized. A good 【 8】 _ job can provide people with both status and【 9】 _ 【 9】 _ We are often misled by peoples complaints abo
5、ut difficult work. In fact, most of them regard their own capacity to do the tough job as the mark of their unique personality. For us human beings, it is energy【 10】 _that is satisfying. 【 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:
6、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 interview. 11 What do
7、es this interview mainly talk about? （ A） The high divorce rate in this country. （ B） The conflicts people are confronted in their daily life. （ C） Differences between men and women in marriage. （ D） Superficial friendship in this country. 12 What kind of people usually go to a therapist? （ A） The c
8、ouple who want to have a divorce. （ B） Young people who have conflicts with their parents. （ C） People who are not satisfied with their job. （ D） People who have successful careers. 13 What does Mr. Schwartz, the therapist, say about the nature of marriage in this country? （ A） The couple have to co
9、mprise to each other. （ B） The structure of marriage is tied into a kinship structure. （ C） Its a relationship between two families. （ D） Its two people who are largely on their own, and who are expecting a great deal from each other. 14 Mr. Schwartz thinks that friendships in this country is_. （ A）
10、 superficial （ B） very close （ C） quite difficult （ D） much emphasized 15 What can be inferred from this conversation? （ A） Many professional women launch their careers first, then have children later. （ B） People in this country spend less time with friends than with family. （ C） There is no much d
11、ifference between men and women with a view to friendship. （ D） Women come to the therapist more often than men. 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
12、 be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 They were in a crowd waiting for a distribution of_. （ A） UN food supplies （ B） the Red Cross food supplies （ C） UN supplies （ D） the Red Cross supplies 17 Negotiations come to a standstill because_. （ A） poor countries liberalize farm trade （ B） rich
13、 countries liberalize farm trade （ C） developing countries want wealthy nations to open markets to industrial products and services （ D） wealthy nations want developing countries to open markets to industrial products and services 18 According to WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, which of the follow
14、ing statements is correct? （ A） The differences are so wide that it is impossible for the members to reach an agreement. （ B） We cannot afford to take such big risks to reach an agreement. （ C） The agreement is reachable despite of wide differences. （ D） Risks have to be taken to control anti-global
15、ization activities. 19 Officials in the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan now fear _ in a huge subway fire. （ A） a high voltage spark （ B） all electrical fault （ C） more, than 300 people were killed Saturday （ D） more than 300 people were killed Thursday 20 Eye witnesses say there was_as the tunn
16、el began to fill with smoke. （ A） a panic （ B） a body of the dead （ C） a special commission （ D） a bomb 20 The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist destination to be reckoned with is that it is at the end of the earth. It is too far south to be a convenient stop on the way
17、 to anywhere else and is much farther than a relatively cheap half-days flight away from the big tourist markets, unlike Mexico, for example. Chile, therefore, is having to fight hard to attract tourists, to convince travellers that it is worth coming halfway round the world to visit. But it is succ
18、eeding, not only in existing markets like the U.S.A. and Western Europe but in new territories, in particular the Far East. Markets closer to home, however, are not being forgotten. More than 50 % of visitors to Chile still come from its nearest neighbour, Argentina, where the cost of living is much
19、 higher. Like all South American countries, Chile sees tourism as a valuable earner of foreign currency, although it has been far more serious than most in promoting its image abroad. Relatively stable politically within the region, it has benefited from the problems suffered in other areas. In Peru
20、, guerrilla warfare in recent years has dealt a heavy blow to the tourist industry and fear of street crime in Brazil has reduced the attraction of Rio de Janeiro as a dream destination for foreigners. More than 150,000 people are directly involved in Chiles tourist sector, an industry which earns t
21、he country more than US $ 950 million each year. The state-run National Tourism Service, in partnership with a number of private companies, is currently running a worldwide campaign, taking part in trade fairs and international events to attract visitors to Chile. Chiles great strength as a tourist
22、destination is its geographical diversity. From the parched Atacama Desert in the north to the Antarctic snowfields of the south, it is more than 5,000km long. With the Pacific on one side and the Andean mountains on the other, Chile boasts natural attractions. Its beaches are not up to Caribbean st
23、andards but resorts such as Vina del Mar are generally clean and unspoilt and have a high standard of services. But the trump card is the Andes mountain range. There are a number of excellent ski resorts within one hours drive of the capital, Santiago, and the national parks in the south are home to
24、 rare animal and plant species. The parks already attract specialist visitors, including mountaineers, who come to climb the technically difficult peaks, and fishermen, lured by the salmon and trout in the regions rivers. However, infrastructural development in these areas is limited. The ski resort
25、s do not have as many lifts as their European counterparts and the poor quality of roads in the south means that only the most determined travellers see the best of the national parks. Air links between Chile and the rest of the world are, at present, relatively poor. While Chiles two largest airlin
26、es have extensive networks within South America, they operate only a small number of routes to the United States and Europe, while services to Asia are almostnon-existent. Internal transport links are being improved and luxury hotels are being built in one of its national parks. Nor is development b
27、eing restricted to the Andes. Easter Island and Chiles Antarctic Territory are also on the list of areas where the Government believes it can create tourist markets. But the rush to open hitherto inaccessible areas to mass tourism is not being welcomed by everyone. Indigenous and environmental group
28、s, including Greenpeace, say that many parts of the Andes will suffer if they become over-developed. There is a genuine fear that areas of Chile will suffer the cultural destruction witnessed in Mexico and European resorts. The policy of opening up Antarctica to tourism is also politically sensitive
29、. Chile already has permanent settlements on the ice and many people see the decision to allow tourists there as a political move, enhancing Santiagos territorial claim over part of Antarctica. The Chilean Government has promised to respect the environment as it seeks to bring tourism to these areas
30、. But there are immense commercial pressures to exploit the countrys tourism potential. The Government will have to monitor developments closely if it is genuinely concerned in creating a balanced, controlled industry and if the price of an increasingly lucrative tourist market is not going to mean
31、the loss of many of Chiles natural riches. 21 Chile is disadvantaged in the promotion of its tourism by_. （ A） geographical location （ B） guerrilla warfare （ C） political instability （ D） street crime 22 Many of Chiles tourists used to come from EXCEPT_. （ A） the United States （ B） the Far East （ C）
32、 Western Europe （ D） her neighbours 23 According to the author, Chiles greatest attraction is_. （ A） the unspoilt beaches （ B） the dry and hot desert （ C） the famous mountain range （ D） the high standard of services 24 According to the passage, in WHICH area improvement is already underway? （ A） Fac
33、ilities in the ski resorts. （ B） Domestic transport system. （ C） Air services to Asia. （ D） Road network in the south. 25 The objection to the development of Chiles tourism might be all EXCEPT that it_. （ A） is ambitious and unrealistic （ B） is politically sensitive （ C） will bring harm to culture （
34、 D） will cause pollution in the area 25 Fred Cooke of Salford turned 90 two days ago and the world has been beating a path to his door. If you havent noticed, the backstreet boy educated at Blackpool grammar styles himself more grandly as Alastair Cooke, broadcaster extraordinaire. An honorable KBE,
35、 he would be Sir Alastair if he had not taken American citizenship more than half a century ago. If it sounds snobbish to draw attention to his humble origins, it should be reflected that the real snob is Cooke himself, who has spent a lifetime disguising them. But the fact that he opted to renounce
36、 his British passport in 1941-just when his country needed all the wartime help it could get-is hardly a matter for congratulation. Cooke has made a fortune out of his love affair with America, entrancing listeners with a weekly monologue that has won Radio 4 many devoted adherents. Part of the pull
37、 is the developed drawl. This is the man who gave the world “midatlantic“, the language of the disc jockey and public relations man. He sounds American to us and English to them, while in reality he has for decades belonged to neither. Cookes world is an America that exists. largely in the imaginati
38、on. He took ages to acknowledge the disaster that was Vietnam and even longer to wake up to Watergate. His politics have drifted to the right with age, and most of his opinions have been acquired on the golf course with fellow celebrities. He chased after stars on arrival in America, fixing up an in
39、terview with Charlie Chaplin and briefly becoming his friend. He told Cooke he could turn him into a fine light comedian; instead he is an impressionists dream. Cooke liked the sound of his first wifes name almost as much as he admired her good looks. But he found bringing up baby difficult and left
40、 her for the wife of his landlord. Women listeners were unimpressed when, in 1996, he declared on air that the fact that 4 % of women in the American armed forces were raped showed remarkable self-restraint on the part of Uncle Sams soldiers. His arrogance in not allowing BBC editors to see his scri
41、pt in advance worked, not for the first time, to his detriment. His defenders said he could not help living with the 1930s values he had acquired and somewhat dubiously went on to cite “gallantry“ as chief among them. Cookes raconteur style encouraged a whole generation of BBC men to think of themse
42、lves as more important than the story. His treacly tones were the model for the regular World Service reports From Our Own Correspondent, known as FOOCs in the business. They may yet be his epitaph. 26 At the beginning of the passage the writer sounds critical of_. （ A） Cookes obscure origins （ B） C
43、ookes broadcasting style （ C） Cookes American citizenship （ D） Cookes fondness of America 27 The following adjectives can be suitably applied to Cooke EXCEPT_. （ A） old-fashioned （ B） sincere （ C） arrogant （ D） popular 28 The writer comments on Cookes life and career in a slightly_tone. （ A） ironic
44、（ B） detached （ C） scathing （ D） indifferent 28 Mr Duffy raised his eyes from the paper and gazed out of his window on the cheerless evening landscape. The river lay quiet beside the empty distillery and from time to time a light appeared in some house on Lucan Road. What an end! The whole narrative
45、 of her death revolted him and it revolted him to think that he had ever spoken to her of what he held sacred. The cautious words of a reporter won over to conceal the details of a commonplace vulgar death attacked his stomach. Not merely had she degraded herself, she had degraded him. His souls com
46、panion! He thought of the hobbling wretches whom he had seen carrying cans and bottles to be filled by the barman. Just God, what an end! Evidently she had been unfit to live, without any strength of purpose, an easy prey to habits, one of the wrecks on which civilization has been reared. But that s
47、he could have sunk so low! Was it possible he had deceived himself so utterly about her? He remembered her outburst of that night and interpreted it in a harsher sense than he had ever done. He had no difficulty now in approving of the course he had taken. As the light failed and his memory began to
48、 wander he thought her hand touched his. The shock which had first attacked his stomach was now attacking his nerves. He put on his overcoat and hat quickly and went out. The cold air met him on the threshold; it crept into the sleeves of his coat. When he came to the public-house at Chapel Bridge h
49、e went in and ordered a hot punch. The proprietor served him obsequiously but did not venture to talk. There were five or six working-men in the shop discussing the value of a gentlemans estate in County Kildare. They drank at intervals from their huge pint tumblers, and smoked, spitting often on the floor and sometimes dragging the sawdust over their heavy boots. Mr Duffy sat
