1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 220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 Some Problems Facing Learners of English Although many English learners have got high scores in an Englis
3、h test such as IELTS or TOEFL, they still face some problems concerning its learning. Here wed like to talk about some of the problems and try to come up with suggestions on how to overcome them. . Psychological Problems 1. the 1st reason: fear of【 1】 【 1】 _. the solution: -not to look too far ahead
4、 -concentrate on increasing knowledge and developing ability 2. the 2nd reason: separation from the family and【 2】【 2】 _. the solution: -enjoy【 3】 【 3】 _. -time heals nostalgia . Cultural Problems 1. practical problems -【 4】 【 4】 _. - money - food - weather 2. problems difficult to define - the reas
5、on: the British way of life (【 5】 , habits and traditions)【 5】 _. - the solution: be open-minded and【 6】 . 【 6】 _. . Linguistic Problems 1. problems regarding【 7】 【 7】 _. 1) difficulties in understanding English speaking people 3 reasons: - fast speed of speech - a variety of accents - different sty
6、les of speech 2) ways of overcoming the difficulties - attend【 8】 【 8】 _. - use a language laboratory - listen to English programs - meet and speak with native speakers of English 2. problems regarding speaking 1) difficulties: knowing what to say. but not knowing how to say it in English 2) solutio
7、ns -【 9】 the language 【 9】 _. - think in English instead of translating - practice speaking as much as possible - imitate the educated peoples【 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 everythin
8、g 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 the interview, which of the follo
9、wing statements is TRUE about Sam? （ A） He has rushed out to get the crib. （ B） He is going to have a baby soon: （ C） He is not good at family budget. （ D） He doesnt plan properly for his life. 12 When it comes to nursing articles, Sam suggest that parents should _. （ A） go to a Costco. （ B） buy in
10、large quantity. （ C） ask for others favor. （ D） buy second hand items. 13 Sometimes parents buy the best thing in all the labels because it is about _. （ A） price. （ B） quality. （ C） status. （ D） safety. 14 If parents want to know how they spend the money, they should _. （ A） figure out where the mo
11、ney goes. （ B） take a piece of paper with them. （ C） budget for a baby every day. （ D） note down every expense. 15 According to the interviewee, all of the following can parents do to save money EXCEPT _. （ A） swaping clothes with other parents. （ B） buying clothes in discount stoves. （ C） buying fa
12、ncy newborn equipment. （ D） going on eBay to buy nursing articles. 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.
13、16 As to the legislation evangelical leaders call for, Bushs attitude is one of _. （ A） affirmation. （ B） deprecation. （ C） paradox. （ D） nonchalance. 17 It can be inferred from the news that conservative Christians _. （ A） uphold the domestic policies of the Bush Administration. （ B） care more abou
14、t family values than the issue of abortion. （ C） are concerned more about abortion than global warming. （ D） will help elect President Bush in the next election of presidency. 18 Slobodan Davidovic was given a 15-year prison sentence because _. （ A） he was found guilty of torturing Croatian prisoner
15、s. （ B） he was involved in the operation to kill 6 people. （ C） he was convicted of murdering some young Muslims. （ D） he participated in the maltreatment of the prisoners. 19 What measure are the Iraqi authorities going to take? （ A） Protect routes of fuel distribution. （ B） Reopen the refinery nex
16、t month. （ C） Cut down the production of oil. （ D） Fill the tanks of tanker drivers. 20 Richard Causey has turned on his former colleagues in hope of _. （ A） the exemption from penalty. （ B） the cooperation with prosecutors. （ C） revealing the truth about the bankruptcy. （ D） the abatement of penalt
17、y. 20 “The landscape seen from our windows is certainly charming,“ said Annabel; “those cherry orchards and green meadows, and the river winding along the valley, and the church tower peeping out among the elms, they all make a most effective picture. Theres something dreadfully sleepy and languorou
18、s about it, though; stagnation seems to be the dominant note. Nothing ever happens here; seedtime and harvest, an occasional outbreak of measles or a mildly destructive thunderstorm, and a little election excitement about once in five years, that is all that we have to modify the monotony of our exi
19、stence. Rather dreadful, isnt it?“ “On the contrary,“ said Matilda, “I find it soothing and restful; but then, you see, Ive lived in countries where things do happen, ever so ninny at a time, when youre not ready for them happening all at once.“ “That, of course, makes a difference,“ said Annabel. “
20、I have never forgotten,“ said Matilda, “the occasion when the Bishop of Bequar paid us an unexpected visit; he was on his way to lay the foundation stone of a mission-house or something of the sort.“ “I thought that out there you were always prepared for emergency guests turning up,“ said Annabel. “
21、I was quite prepared for half a dozen Bishops,“ said Matilda, “but it was rather disconcerting to find out after a little conversation that this particular One was a distant cousin of mine, belonging to a branch of the family that had quarreled bitterly and offensively with our branch about a Crown
22、Derby dessert service; they got it, and we ought to have got it, in some legacy, or else we got it and they thought they ought to have it, I forget which; anyhow, I know they behaved disgracefully.“ “It was rather trying, lint you could have left your husband to do most of the entertaining.“ “My hus
23、band was fifty miles up-country, talking sense, or what he imagined to be sense, to a village community that fancied one of their leading men was a were-tiger.“ “A what tiger?“ “A were-tiger; youve heard of were-wolves, havent you, a mixture of wolf and human being and demon? Well, in those parts th
24、ey have were-tigers, or think they have, and I must say that in this case, so far as sworn and uncontested evidence went, they had every ground for thinking so. However, as we gave up witchcraft prosecutions about three hundred years ago, we dont like to have other people keeping on our discarded pr
25、actices; it doesnt seem respectful to our mental and moral position,“ “I hope you werent unkind to the Bishop,“ said Annabel. “Well, of course he was my guest, so I had to be outwardly polite to him, but he was tactless enough to rake up the incidents of the old quarrel, and to try to make out that
26、there was something to be said for the way his side of the family had behaved; even if there was, which I dont for a moment admit, my house was not the place in which to say it. I didnt argue the matter, but I gave my cook a holiday to go and visit his aged parents some ninety miles away. The emerge
27、ncy cook was not a specialist in curries, in fact, I dont think cooking in any shape or form could have been one of his strong points. I believe he originally came to us in the guise of a gardener, but as we never pretended to have anything that could be considered a garden he was utilised as assist
28、ant goatherd, in which capacity, I understand, he gave every satisfaction. When the Bishop heard that I had sent away the cook on a special and unnecessary holiday he saw the inwardness of the manoeuvre, and from that moment we were scarcely on speaking terms. If you have ever had a Bishop with whom
29、 you were not on speaking terms staying in your house, you will appreciate the situation.“ Annabel confessed that her life-story had never included such a disturbing experience. 21 All of the following adjectives describe Annabels impression of the landscape EXCEPT _. （ A） languid. （ B） repressive.
30、（ C） enchanting. （ D） boring. 22 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Matilda? （ A） She enjoys the peace of the place where she is. （ B） The visit of a Bishop left a deep impression on her. （ C） Her life story is quite different from Annabels. （ D） She is on good terms with a lot of Bish
31、op. 23 When the Bishop of Bequar called on Matilda, she felt quite _. （ A） hectic. （ B） distraught. （ C） disturbed （ D） pious. 24 Which of the following can we infer from the passage? （ A） Many people tend to. practice witchcraft. （ B） Matildas husband knows the visiting Bishop. （ C） Matildas husban
32、d may be one of the priesthood. （ D） Matilda doesnt believe that there are were-tigers. 25 The phrase “rake up“ in the seventh paragraph probably refers to （ A） bring to light. （ B） keep away from. （ C） chatter on about. （ D） keep dark. 26 What do we know about the emergency cook from the passage? （
33、 A） His parents lived ninety miles away. （ B） He did well in tending Matildas livestock. （ C） He had planned to work as a cook in Matildas. （ D） He cooked a dish with curries for the Bishop. 26 American economists once spoofed university education as the only industry in which those who consume its
34、product do not purchase it; those who produce it do not sell it, and those who finance it do not control it. That apt description, made in the 1970s, has been undermined since then by the emergence of the first for-profit universities in the United States. Controlled by entrepreneurs, these schools
35、which number about 700 and counting sell a practical education to career-minded students and make a good buck doing it. They are now expanding abroad, creating the first multinational corporations in a sector long suspicious of balance sheets. The companies are lured by a booming market in which cap
36、italist competition is still scarce. The num her of university students is expected to double in the next 25 years to 170 million worldwide. Demand greatly exceeds supply, because the 1990s saw massive global investment in primary and secondary schools, but not in universities. The number of childre
37、n enrolled in primary or secondary schools rose by 18 percent around the world-more than twice the rate of increase in any previous decade. Now these kids are often graduating from high school to find no openings in national universities, which nevertheless dont welcome for-profit competition. The B
38、razilian university teachers union warned that foreign corporations would turn higher education into “a diploma industry“. Critics raised the specter of declining quality and a loss of Brazils “sovereign control“ over education. For-profit universities met with similar suspicion when they first open
39、ed in the United States. By the 1980s they were regularly accused of offering substandard education and had to fight for acceptance and respect. Lately, they have flourished by catering to older students who arent looking for keg parties, just a shortcut to a better career. For-profit colleges now a
40、ttract 8 percent of four-year students in the United States, up from 3 percent a decade ago. By cutting out frills, including sports teams, student centers and summer vacation, these schools can operate with profit margins of 20 to 30 percent. In some countries, the American companies operate as the
41、y do at home. Apollo found an easy fit in Brazil, where few universities have dorms, students often take off time between high school and college, and theres no summer vacation-just two breaks in July and December. In other Latin countries, Sylvan has taken a different approach, buying traditional r
42、esidential colleges like the Universidad del Valle de Mexico (UVM). It has boosted enrollment by adding and heavily advertising courses in career-track fields like business and engineering, and adding no-frills satellite campuses. Sensitive to the potential hostility against foreign buyers, Sylvan k
43、eeps original school names, adding its own brand, Sylvan International Universities, to publicity materials, and keeps tuition in line with local private schools. Most of the schools that Sylvan has purchased were managed by for-profits to begin with, including the prestigious Les Roches Hotel Manag
44、ement School in Switzerland. But in general, Says Urdan, Sylvans targets “have not been run with world-class business practices. Theyre not distressed, but theres an opportunity for them to be better managed.“ When Sylvan paid $ 50 million for a controlling stake in UVM two years ago, the school had
45、 revenues of about $ 80 million and an enrollment of 32,000. The success of the for-profits is nothing to be afraid of, says World Bank education expert Jamil Salmi: “I dont think they will replace traditional universities, but they can push some more traditional providers to be more innovative and
46、more attentive to the needs of the labor market.“ Some students at Sylvan schools in Latin America welcome the foreign invasion. At the Universidad de las Americas in Santiago, Daniela Villagran says friends tease her for studying at “Yankeeland,“ but she figures Sylvan connections “will give me an
47、edge when I go out to look for a job. “The emphasis on in dependent thought is what separates UVM from other institutions in Mexico. And, for better or worse, more American schools are on the way. 27 It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _. （ A） Americans are arguing about the for-profit
48、universities. （ B） Americans used to pay little for university education. （ C） Americans are in favor of the expansion of the universities. （ D） Americans call for the supervision of the for-profit universities. 28 There is a booming market for for-profit universities because _. （ A） there was less global investment in national universities in the past. （ B） there are fewer universities than primary or secondary schools. （ C） for-profit universities can offer better education to their students. （ D） the competition for top national universities is getting fiercer and fiercer. 29 The word “spe
