1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 233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 Australian There are two common set images of the Australian male: a)the【 1】 and Neanderthal male - great
3、 for a bill and a laugh. b)【 2】 - a businessman who conceal the dorsal fin of a shark under a grey suit. Characters of Australians: . Not【 3】 by nature, refer to each other on【 4】 , and speak their minds. . Men tend to get together to relax -【 5】 and going to footy. . A typical Australian party【 6】
4、men and women. . Greeting. In【 7】 , men shake hands with others but women usually do not shake hands with other women. With good friends, males【 8】 each other on the shoulder, women kiss one another. . Being invited to a party: The host or the hostess introduces you to others; it is【 9】to bring gift
5、s at the first meeting. . Being modest about【 10】 your own horn and achievements. 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. Qu
6、estions 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 When is the conversation going on? （ A） Twenty days before Christmas Day. （ B） Twenty-three days before Christmas Day. （
7、C） A month before Christmas Day. （ D） Two months before Christmas Day. 12 Which of the following are the names of the man and womans children? （ A） Anne and Dick. （ B） Amme and Jim. （ C） Jim and Tom. （ D） Mary and David. 13 What gift will the womans father be given? （ A） Some discs. （ B） A bedside r
8、eading lamp. （ C） A pair of gloves. （ D） A box of cigars. 14 How old is the mans nephew, Tom? （ A） Ten. （ B） Eleven. （ C） Twelve. （ D） Thirteen. 15 Which of the following is true according to the conversation? （ A） The husband of the mans aunt, Mantha, was dead. （ B） The man has twin nieces. （ C） Th
9、e womans sister, Mary, is very short of money, so the woman suggests giving her some money. （ D） The two speakers have made out a list of all the Christmas presents they are certain to buy. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and
10、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 Clinton Administration announced Friday that _. （ A） US aid programs in 21 countries over the next three years will be halted （ B） IS aid missions in 21 countries over th
11、e next three years will be extended （ C） the United States government will establish an aid assistant organization （ D） the United States is willing to invest more on many developing countries such as Zaire 17 AID Administrator Bryan Ratwood says the countries affected most will be concentrating in
12、such areas as _. （ A） North America （ B） South America （ C） Europe （ D） Africa, Asia, and Latin America 18 AID will now concentrate on sustainable development programs in some fifty nations focusing on key areas not including _. （ A） environment （ B） population （ C） culture （ D） economic growth 19 I
13、n a visit to Germany, Pope John Paul said _ is responsible for the 16th century schism led by Martin Luther. （ A） both the Catholics and Protestants （ B） the Catholics （ C） the Protestants （ D） neither of the two 20 So far the Pontiff _ to the demand. （ A） has decided to give in （ B） is not going to
14、 give in （ C） has shown no sign of giving in （ D） is ready to counterattack 20 “Im SORRY. “For days thats been about all Japan has heard from its Olympic athletes. Those were the first words uttered by a young swimmer after competing in the 400-m individual-medley swimming event, a difficult exercis
15、e that takes more than 4 1/2 minutes to complete and requires four different strokes. Because her event took place on the opening day of Sydney 2000, her performance was considered especially significant for the fortunes of the nation. But with all of Japan watching, Yasuko Tajima fell short. Never
16、mind that she earned a silver medal. “How disappointing,“ she said. “Next time I will win the gold.“ There is a unique form of pressure on Japans athletes. Competitors from every country face enormous expectations to win , to make the years of hard work and training pay off, to achieve greatness on
17、the preeminent world stage. American cyclist Lance Armstrong ,winner of two consecutive Tour de France races after surviving a contest with cancer, noted last week that, “If I loses the Olympics, theyll say, I thought he was supposed to be a good cyclist.“ “But whereas failure to win gold might cost
18、 Americans a fat endorsement contract, for Japanese a disappointing performance is even more disastrous, as individual failure is somehow wrapped up with a sense of national identity. “For non-Japanese, its very peculiar for athletes to say they are sorry. “says Mitsunori Urushibara, a professor of
19、sports philosophy at Shikoku Gakuin University. “Failure is never just an individual matter in Japan. Athletes always face the terror of being excommunicated from the group.“ Understanding the culture in which Japanese athletes compete makes watching their defeats all the more painful. The agony of
20、gymnast Naoya Tsukahara, whose hopes for an individual all-around medal were dashed last Wednesday when he inexplicably fell off the pommel horse, was obvious as he seemed to sleepwalk through his other events. His body was limp, his expression blank. “I didnt want to disgrace my nation,“ he said. A
21、nother young swimmer, Tomoko Hagiwara, climbed out of the pool after finishing seventh in her 200-m individual-medley qualifying heat last Monday, her shoulders hanging downward, her head tilted downward. “What was the cause of your poor performance?“ snapped a reporter for NHK, the national TV netw
22、ork. Hagiwara answered that she didnt shift smoothly between strokes and that her turns were poor. “Please remember those points and try to do better in the next race,“ the reporter lectured. “You feel as ff everyone in Japan feels ashamed of you, “former Olympic swimmer Hiroko Nagasaki commented on
23、 a Fuji TV broadcast. A memory that still haunts many in Japan is that of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the marathon, runner who finished third at the 1964 Tokyo Games. Four years later, while in training for the Mexico City Olympics, Tsuburaya killed himself by cutting his wrist in his dormitory. He was found
24、 holding his bronze medal. “I remember Tsuburaya s comments before he committed suicide,“ follow marathoner Kenji Kimihara told the Nikkan Sports newspaper this year. “He said I committed an inexcusable mistake in front of the Japanese people. I have to beg their pardon by running and hoisting the H
25、inomaru national flag in Mexico.“ The media are partly responsible for the pressure, but they reflect the general attitudes of the population. And the nations fans dont seem to be having much fun. Last week, hundreds of Japanese endured a horrific schedule to watch their team battle Brazil in soccer
26、. They took a nine hour flight from Osaka to Brisbane, traveled by bus to the stadium, dutifully watched the game and left immediately for the airport for the return trip to Osaka. They were home in time for work the next morning. “They got there and acted like the cheering was compulsory,“ says Uru
27、shibara. “They didn t seem to really enjoy the game. It is work. It is what members of the group do.“ Sadly, even when an athlete lives up to expectations, the demanding drum-beat for victory doesnt cease. On opening day, Tadahiro Nomura won a gold medal in judo in impressive fashion by “dropping“ h
28、is opponent in just 14 seconds. It was his second Olympic victory, but Nomura had little chance to savor the moment. “What about 2004?“ a reporter asked seconds after his victory. No one could blame the quiet champion if he felt like folding up his judo jacket and never putting it back on again. 21
29、Why do Japanese athletes say sorry to the public? （ A） They think their failures are wrapped up with a sense of national identity. （ B） They think their failures are due to carelessness. （ C） They have acted stupidly in the Olympic. （ D） They have lost the chance of a fat endorsement contract with t
30、he Americans. 22 What do the examples in para. 3 4 mean? （ A） Japanese athletes are too ambitious. （ B） Olympic games do more harm than good. （ C） The peculiar Japanese culture should be replaced. （ D） Japanese athletes regard their failures as their national disgrace are under great pressure. 23 Wh
31、o is not responsible for the pressure? （ A） The media. （ B） The Japanese culture. （ C） The general attitude of the Japanese population. （ D） The sportsmanship. 24 What does the last paragraph imply? （ A） No Japanese athlete can really feel relaxed. （ B） Japanese public never feel content with the pe
32、rformance of their athletes. （ C） A gold medal in Japan is not the symbol of victory. （ D） The Japanese media have quite high expectations on the athletes. 24 She stood before us looking very. composed as she gave us good morning. Sabri cleared his throat, and picking up the great key very delicatel
33、y between finger and thumb - as ff it were of the utmost fragility - put it down again on the edge of the desk nearest her with the air of a conjurer making his opening dispositions. “We are speaking about your house,“ he said softly, in a voice ever so faintly curdled with menace. “Do you know, tha
34、t all the wood is. “he suddenly shouted the last word with such force that I nearly fell off my chair, “rotten!“ And picking up the key he hanged it down to emphasise the point. The woman threw up her head with contempt and taking up the key also banged it down in her turn exclaiming:“ It is not.“ “
35、It is. “Sabri banged the key. “It is not. “She banged it back. “It is. “A bang. “It is not.“ A counter-bang. All this was certainly not on a very intellectual level, and made me rather ill at ease. I also feared that the key itself would be banged out of shape so that finally none of us would be abl
36、e to get into the house. But these were the opening chords, so to speak, the preliminary statement of theme. The woman now took the key and help it up as if she were sweating by it. “The house is a good house,“ she cried. Then she put it back on the desk. Sabri took it up thoughtfully , blew into th
37、e end of it as ff it were a sixshooter, aimed it and peered along it as if along a barrel. Then he put it down and fell into an abstraciton. “And suppose we wanted the house. “he said,“ which we dont, what would you ask for it?“ “Eight hundred pounds.“ Sabfi gave a long and stagy laugh, wiping away
38、imaginary tears and repeating. “Eight hundred pounds“ as if it were the best joke in the world. He laughed at me and I laughed at him, a dreadful false laugh. He slapped Iris knee. I rolled about in my chair as if on the verge of acute gastritis. We laughed until we were exhausted. Then we grew seri
39、ous again. Sabri was still as fresh as a daisy. I could see that. He had put himself into the patient contemplative state of mind of a chess player. “Take the key and go, “he snapped suddenly, and handing it to her, swirled round in his swivel chair to present her with his back; then as suddenly he
40、completed the circuit and swiveled round again. “What!“ he said with surprise. “You havent gone.“ In truth there had hardly been time for the woman to go. But she was somewhat slow-witted, though obstinate as a mule: that was clear. “Right,“ she now said in a ringing tone, and picking up the key put
41、 it into her bosom and turned about. She walked off stage in a somewhat lingering fashion. “Take no notice, “whispered Sabri and busied himself with his papers. The woman stopped irresolutely outside the shop, and was here joined by her husband who began to talk to her in a low cringing voice, plead
42、ing with her. He took her by the sleeve and led her unwillingly back into the shop where we sat pointedly reading letters. “Ah! Its you,“ said Sabri with well-simulated surprise. “She wishes to discuss some more,“ explained the cobbler in a weak conciliatory voice, Sabri sighed. “What is there to sp
43、eak of? She takes me for a fool.“ Then he suddenly turned to her and bellowed. “Two hundred pounds and not a piastre more.“ It was her turn to have a paroxysm of false laughter, but this was rather spoiled by her husband who started plucking at her sleeve as ff he were persuading her to be sensible.
44、 Sabri was not slow to notice this. “You tell her, “he said to the man. “You are a man and these things are clear to you. She is only a woman and does not see the truth. Tell her what it is worth !“ 25 The writer felt “iii at ease“ because _. （ A） the proceedings seemed inappropriate to the occasion
45、 （ B） he was afraid that the contestants would become violent （ C） he felt that no progress was likely to be made （ D） he was not accustomed to such stupidity. 26 Sabri dismissed the woman because _. （ A） he had had enough of the argument （ B） he wanted to show his disgust at the suggested price （ C
46、） he wanted to give the impression that he had lost all interest in the sale （ D） he wanted time to think the matter over 27 Why does the man bring his wife back? （ A） He has suggested some new arguments to her. （ B） He is very anxious to sell the house. （ C） He is afraid she might have offended a p
47、otential buyer. （ D） He wants her to continue to negotiate on his behalf. 28 The main theme of the passage is _. （ A） a psychological analysis of the people involved （ B） an account of the successive stages involved in house purchase （ C） Sabri s technique in reducing the price of the house （ D） a l
48、ight-hearted study of bargaining techniques in general 28 The Guildford Four, freed last week after spending 15 years in prison for crimes they did not commit, would almost certainly have been executed for the pub bombing they were convicted of had the death penalty been in force at the time of thei
49、r trial. There may now be a decent interval before the pro-hanging lobby, which has the support of the Prime Minister, makes another attempt to reintroduce the noose. Reflections along these lines were about the only kind of consolation to be derived from this gross miscarriage of justice which is now to be the subject of a judicial inquiry. In the meantime, defence lawyers are demanding compensation and have in mind about half a million pounds for each of their clients. The first three t
