1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 217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 Five Power Keys for Leadership Success Many people hope to become a successful leader. In fact, there are
3、 5 power keys which can help them realize the dream. . Simplify the【 1】 【 1】 _. 1. In a certain situation, people【 2】 you to guide them in dealing 【 2】 _. with complicated problems. 2. This power key relies on your ability to investigate, evaluate, 【 3】 and communicate solutions. 【 3】 _. . Envision
4、New Vistas 1. You should give your group a vivid vision to do things inspiring and worthwhile, exciting their hearts, minds, souls and spirits. 2. The power key includes creating, shaping, sharpening and publicizing an imagined view of a/an【 4】 . You should encourage people 【 4】 _. to embrace it. .
5、Concentrate Your Efforts Focus your efforts,【 5】 and assessments on 【 5】 _. 1. security your teams health, wellness and safety 2.【 6】 your teams knowledge, relevance and applicability 【 6】 _. 3. power-personal, team, shared power 4. guidance-patterns and【 7】 【 7】 _. . Discipline Your Team and Be Wil
6、lful Design, supervise or execute your strategies in order to lead for long. Your strategy enables your team to trust your motives, maintain 【 8】 , exercise control, etc. 【 8】 _. .【 9】 Yourself 【 9】 _. You must pay attention to certain【 10】 : be fair, honest, and 【 10】 _. consistent. This power key
7、demands that you adopt the proper mental attitudes, behaviors and motives. 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
8、 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 Dr. Ned, in what way is family life different now? （ A） Parents are not as good as they used to be. （ B） More peopl
9、e are getting remarried after divorce. （ C） There are more one parent or single parent families. （ D） More people approve of mothers going out to work. 12 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as substitute parents? （ A） Group leaders. （ B） Television. （ C） Baby-sitters. （ D） Play groups. 13 Accor
10、ding to the interview, all of the following are the roles of primary teachers EXCEPT _. （ A） helping children to acquire good habits. （ B） reinforcing what the parents are doing. （ C） starting children reading and writing. （ D） informing children of different messages. 14 According to Dr. Nell, what
11、 is the most noticeable effect of smaller families? （ A） There is less mixing of ages in smaller families. （ B） Children can get more affection from their parents. （ C） Children can live in a more loving environment. （ D） Children are able to enjoy better living condition. 15 According to the interv
12、iew, Dr. Neils attitude toward substitute parents is that _. （ A） substitutes can take the responsibilities of parents. （ B） its acceptable to let substitutes look after children. （ C） perhaps substitutes can play a better role than parents. （ D） parents should be cautious to choose substitutes. SEC
13、TION 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 Frances highest court halted the final voyage of the Clemenceau bec
14、ause _. （ A） the French President Jacque Chirac has ordered the return of it. （ B） some substances on board the ship may harm peoples health. （ C） the Clemenceau should return to France at the end of the week. （ D） the French President is ordering a test to discover what is on board. 17 The man Mr.
15、Cheney accidentally shot and injured is _. （ A） a doctor. （ B） a secretary. （ C） a lawyer. （ D） a leader. 18 The Bush Administration has been accused by Harry Reid of _. （ A） being covert. （ B） shielding Dick. （ C） being dishonest. （ D） attacking the victim. 19 Which of the following statements abou
16、t the American Defense Department is TRUE? （ A） It has denied the authenticity of the pictures of abused prisoners. （ B） It has supported the decision to stop the publication of the pictures. （ C） It has considered the pictures of abused prisoners unacceptable. （ D） It has been worrying about the vi
17、olence incited by the pictures. 20 If Rene Prevals supporters exceeded 50% of the total voters, he would _. （ A） surpass another candidate. （ B） be the president of Haiti. （ C） avoid a second round runoff. （ D） defeat his rival in the first round. 20 “Heavens!“ exclaimed the aunt of Clovis, “heres s
18、omeone I know bearing down on us. I cant remember his name, but be lunched with us once in Town. Tarrington-yes, thats it. Hes heard of the picnic Im giving for the Princess, and hell cling to me like a lifebelt till I give him an invitation; then hell ask if he may bring all his wives and mothers a
19、nd sisters with him. Thats the worst of these small watering-places; one cant escape from anybody.“ “Ill fight a rearguard action for you if you like to do a bolt now,“ volunteered Clovis; “youve a clear ten yards start if you dont lose time.“ The aunt of Clovis responded gamely to the suggestion, a
20、nd churned away like a Nile steamer, with a long brown ripple of spaniel trailing in her wake. “Pretend you dont know him,“ was her parting advice, tinged with the reckless courage of the non-combatant. The next moment the overtures of an affably disposed gentleman were being received by Clovis with
21、 a “silent-upon a peak-in-Darien“ stare which denoted an absence of all previous acquaintance with the object scrutinized. “I expect you dont know me with my moustache,“ said the newcomer; “Ive only grown it during the last two months.“ “On the contrary,“ said Clovis, “the moustache is the only thin
22、g about you that seemed familiar to me. I felt certain that I had met it somewhere before.“ “My name is Tarrington,“ restarted the candidate for recognition. “A very useful kind of name,“ said Clovis; “with a name of that sort no one would blame you if you did nothing in particular heroic or remarka
23、ble, would they? And yet if you were to raise a troop of light horse in a moment of national emergency, Tarringtons Light Horse would sound quite appropriate and pulse-quickening; whereas if you were called Spoopin, for instance, the thing would be out of the question. No one, even in a moment of na
24、tional emergency, could possibly belong to Spoopins Horse.“ The new-comer smiled weakly, as one who is not to be put off by mere flippancy, and began again with patient persistence: “I think you ought to remember my name-“ “I shall,“ said Clovis, with an air of immense sincerity. “My aunt was asking
25、 me only this morning to suggest names for four young owls shes just had sent her as pets. I shall call them all Tarrington; then if one or two of them die or fly away, or leave us in any of the ways that pet owls are prone to, there will be always one or two left to carry on your name. And my aunt
26、wont let me forget it; she will always be asking Have the Tarringtons had their mice? and questions of that sort. She says if you keep wild creatures in captivity you ought to see after their wants, and of course shes quite right there.“ “I met you at luncheon at your aunts house once-“ broke in Mr.
27、 Tarrington, pale but still resolute. “My aunt never lunches,“ said Clovis; “she belongs to the National Anti-Luncheon League, which is. doing quite a lot of good work in a quiet, unobtrusive way. A subscription of half a crown per quarter entitles you to go without ninety-two luncheons.“ “This must
28、 be something new,“ exclaimed Tarrington. “Its the same aunt that Ive always had,“ said Clovis coldly. “I perfectly well remember meeting you at a luncheon-party given by your aunt,“ persisted Tarrington. who was beginning to flush an unhealthy shade of mottled pink. “What was there for lunch?“ aske
29、d Clovis. “Oh, well, I dont remember that-“ “How nice of you to remember my aunt when you can no longer recall the names of the things you ate.“ The defeated Tarrington had by this time retreated out of earshot, comforting himself as best he might with the reflection that a picnic which included the
30、 presence of Clovis might prove a doubtfully agreeable experience. “I shall certainly go in for a Parliamentary career,“ said Clovis to himself as he turned complacently to rejoin his aunt. “As a talker-out of inconvenient bills I should he invaluable. “ 21 The phrase “bear down on“ in the first par
31、agraph probably means _. （ A） put up with. （ B） press down on. （ C） be familiar with. （ D） be mad at. 22 What did the nephew Clovis offer to do? （ A） Put an unsuitable man off to his aunts picnic. （ B） Guard against others provocation in his aunts picnic. （ C） Find the man his aunt mentioned and bea
32、t him up. （ D） See to the safety of his aunt and other guests. 23 All of the following adjectives can describe Tarrington EXCEPT _. （ A） amiable. （ B） perseverant. （ C） tolerant. （ D） sober. 24 Which of the following statements is TRUE of Clovis? （ A） He insulted Tarrington by ignoring him. （ B） He
33、put his wits against Tarrington. （ C） He disregarded his aunts advice. （ D） He showed his contempt for Tarrington. 24 Affirmative action may not be the most divisive issue on the ballot, but it remains an unending source of conflict and debate at least in Michigan, whose citizens are pondering a pro
34、posal that would ban affirmative action in the public sector. No one knows whether other states will follow Michigans lead, but partisans on both sides see the vote as crucial-a decision that could either help or hinder a movement aimed at ending “preferential treatment“ programs once and for all. W
35、ard Connerly has no doubts about the outcome. “Them may be some ups and downs, with regard to affirmative action, but its ending,“ .says Connerly, the main mover behind the Michigan proposal, who pushed almost identical propositions to passage in California 10 years ago and in Washington state two y
36、ears later. His adversaries are equally passionate. “I just want to shout from the rooftops, This isnt good for America,“ says Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan. She sees no need for Michigan to adopt the measure. “We have a living experiment in California, and it has failed,
37、“ says Coleman. Wade Henderson, executive director of the leadership Conference on Civil Rights, sees something deeply symbolic in the battle. Michigan, in his eyes, is where resegregation began-with a 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that tossed out a plan to bus Detroit children to the suburbs. He
38、nderson sees that decision as a prelude to the hypersegregation that now defines much of Michigan. The Supreme Court is currently considering two new cases that could lead to another ruling on how far public school systems can go in their quest to maintain racial balance. All of which raises a quest
39、ion: why are we still wrestling with this stuff? Why, more than a quarter of a century after the high court ruled race had a legitimate place in university admissions decisions, are we still fighting over whether race should play a role? One answer is that the very idea of affirmative action-that is
40、, systematically treating members of various groups differently in the pursuit of diversity or social justice-strikes some people as downright immoral. For to believe in affirmative action is to believe in a concept of equality turned upside down. It is to believe that “to treat some persons equally
41、, we must treat them differently,“ as the idea was expressed by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun. That argument has never been an easy sell, even when made passionately by President Lyndon B. Johnson during an era in which prejudice was thicker than L. A. smog. Now the argument is infinitel
42、y more difficult to make. Even those generally supportive of affirmative action dont like the connotations it sometimes carries. “No one wants preferential treatment, including African-Americans,“ observed Ed Sarpolis, vice president of EPIC-MRA, a Michigan polling firm. In 2003, the Supreme Court u
43、pheld the University of Michigans right to use race in the pursuit of “diversity,“ even as it condemned the way the undergraduate school had chosen to do so. The decision left Jennifer Gratz, the named plaintiff, fuming. “I called Ward Connerly. and I said, We need to do something about this,“ recal
44、led Gratz, an animated former cheerleader. They decided that if the Supreme Court wouldnt give them what they wanted, they would take their case-and their proposition-directly to the people. Californians disagree about the impact of Connerlys proposition on their state. But despite some exceedingly
45、grim predictions, the sky did not fall in. Most people went about their lives much as they always had. In a sane world, the battle in Michigan, and indeed the battle over affirmative action writ large, would offer an opportunity to seriously engage a question the enemies and defenders of affirmative
46、 action claim to care about; how do you go about creating a society where all people-not just the lucky few-have the opportunities they deserve? It is a question much broader than the debate over affirmative action. But until we begin to move toward an answer, the debate over affirmative action will
47、 continue-even if it is something of a sideshow to what should be the main event. 25 Which of the following statements is NOT true about Ward Connerly? （ A） He advocates banning on affirmative action in the public sector. （ B） He put forward similar proposals in other states several years ago. （ C）
48、Hes sure that Michigans movement will end preferential treatment programs. （ D） He is quite confident about the outcome of his propositions in Washington. 26 Which of the following is Wade Hendersons attitude towards Michigans movement? （ A） Approval. （ B） Disapproval. （ C） Objective. （ D） Difficult to tell. 27 According to Wade Henderson, the US Supreme Court _. （ A） once helped maintain apartheid in Michigan. （ B） was against racism and racial segregation. （ C） states its position On preferential treatment. （ D） is going to rule on two new cases of segregation. 28 All of the fol
