1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 317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 How to Read Effectively Many students tend to read books without any purpose. They often read a book slow
3、ly and in great detail with the result that they frequently have no 【 1】 _ 【 1】 _ view of what they are reading. . To read effectively, students are suggested to do the following: 1)To decide precisely on the 【 2】 _for reading a book. 【 2】_ 2)To decide what they arc going to read: a. The 【 3】 _page
4、should be read first. 【 3】 _ b. The chapter headings are useful in indicating what should be read. c. The Index can help to 【 4】 _the pages related to some information. 【 4】 _ 3)To read the opening and final paragraphs so that they could know what a book is mainly about. 4)To ask themselves what is
5、the main part of their reading and then try to answer the question by malting notes, which can help them to concentrate on the reading and provide a(n)【 5】 _which can be re-read later. 【 5】_ 5)To increase reading speed without loss of 【 6】 _. 【 6】_ . Three main kinds of silent reading speed: 1)the s
6、lowest: study speed for a higher level of understanding; 2)the average speed for easier textbooks, novels, etc.; 3)the fastest: 【 7】 _used to get a general idea of a book or an article. 【 7】_ . The results of a survey of students reading speed conducted by Edward Fry: A good reader achieves 【 8】 _co
7、mprehension when he skims at over 800 words 【 8】 _ a minute, 70% comprehension at 250 500 words a minute, and 80% 90% comprehension at 200 300 words a minute. The average speed of a poor reader is 【 9】 _words a minute with a 【 9】 _ comprehension 【 10】 _of 70%. 【 10】 _ 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【
8、 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 interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each
9、 of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 What is the decoration of the East Room like? （ A） Its elaborate. （ B） Its simpler than past. （ C） Its nothing special. （ D） Its too plain. 12 Why do they use real roses according to Laura? （ A） Real roses are more fragrant. （ B） Real
10、 roses can show their social status. （ C） Real roses are fresh things. （ D） Real roses can better show their love. 13 Whats Donna Greens main responsibility? （ A） To help decorate the White House. （ B） To do the White House Christmas card. （ C） To guide visitors to the White House during the Christm
11、as. （ D） To illustrate the decorations of the White House. 14 The White House during Christmas this year is very different in that _. （ A） its much prettier （ B） its more elegant （ C） everything is fresh and real （ D） everything is brand new 15 Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Laura as som
12、ething Americans have a difficult time doing? （ A） Having family members employed in Iraq. （ B） Watching images from Iraq. （ C） Worrying about their family members in Iraq. （ D） Watching American troops in Iraq. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.
13、 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 What could be a way to prevent Bush from increasing the U. S. troop levels in Iraq? （ A） Calling for peoples protest. （ B） Blocking war funds. （ C） Cons
14、training presidents rights. （ D） Investigating into the escalation. 17 Which of the following statements about the Church of the Nativity is NOT true? （ A） Its located in Bethlehem. （ B） Its on the birthplace of Jesus Christ. （ C） Its on Manger Square. （ D） Less people visited it at Christmas time t
15、han a decade ago. 18 Less pilgrims go to Bethlehem this year because _. （ A） they are afraid of violence （ B） they are forbidden to go there （ C） there is great economic crisis there （ D） citizens there are fleeing the city 19 European Commission President and other top commissioners are going to Wa
16、shington to ask the American government to _. （ A） stick to their promises （ B） make compromises （ C） help them （ D） go on with talks 20 Doha round of world trade talks broke down last year because the U.S. government did not agree to _. （ A） cooperate with other countries （ B） open its agricultural
17、 market （ C） cut subsidies to farmers （ D） help other countries 20 The pounding rain began in the middle of the night. The people of Jackson, Ohio awoke to the sound then went back to sleep. The next day the rain continued, and the water began to rise. Statistics said Jackson floods once every one h
18、undred years, but no one believed this would be the flood of the century. People were evacuated from their homes to higher ground, leaving everything behind. Buildings in the low-lying areas were immersed in water. People watched as dogs, cats, cows and other animals were swept away. Cars and trucks
19、 were carried miles from their homes; The people felt helpless as they watched Mother Nature show her power. Susan returned to her sixth-grade-student-teaching experience the following Monday. She told the story to her students and showed them pictures from the newspaper. Her inspired and compassion
20、ate students took action. They stopped raising money for their trip to Camp, Kern and began raising money for the flood victims. They sold lollipops, wrote letters to the community asking for donations and collected their own money. Even fast-graders donated money. Mountains of clothes, furniture an
21、d food piled up. Susans class made Easter baskets from shoe-boxes and filled them with candy and toys as well as toothpaste, soap, toothbrushes and shampoo. She and I loaded her moms black Chevy Beretta to the ceiling with the Easter baskets. On the trip there, I wondered what I would see; I couldnt
22、 imagine losing almost everything. Dusk was beginning to set in, and I felt nervous when we arrived. My stomach dropped when I saw some houses reduced to the railroad ties that had been their foundation. The smell of river water permeated the air. No carpet, furniture, plumbing or appliances remaine
23、d. Knowing that only days ago this had been someones home pained my heart. How many children had grown up here? What kind of memories lingered? Would the house ever be rebuilt? The monster flood had dulled its roar and retreated, but its impact would be long-lasting. We drove from house to house, kn
24、ocking on doors, ready to begin our mission. I was filled with trepidation. Would families who had been devastated by floodwater want an Easter basket? The gesture was beginning to seem useless. “Hello, Im Susan Moore, and this is my friend, Allison. My sixth-graders at Pennyroyal Elementary made Ea
25、ster baskets for you when they heard about the flooding because they wanted to help.“ Their faces lit up as they opened their gifts. As we entered one home, a husband and wife were crouched over their floor with hammer and nails. When be opened the box, he began to cry. “I cant believe those kids di
26、d this. Let me give you some money for their school.“ As I glanced at what was left of his home, I could not believe his generous spirit. He eventually conceded to write a thank-you note instead. One woman ran out to find us after opening her box, tears roiling down her face. “I collected .bunny rab
27、bits, and I lost them all in the flood. There was a small pink rabbit in my box. I can start my collection again. Thank you.“ The burly man standing next to her also had tears in his eyes. My heart was warmed as I played the small role of messenger in this tribute to the good in the human spirit. So
28、 often we hear of the shortcomings of our youth, but these youngsters answered a cry for help and gave proof that generosity and love prevail. 21 In the passage, Mother Nature showed her power in all of the following ways EXCEPT （ A） evacuating people to higher ground. （ B） sweeping different kinds
29、of animals away. （ C） carrying cars and trucks miles away. （ D） immersing buildings in the low-lying areas in water. 22 Susans students sold lollipops, asked the community for donations and collected their own money to （ A） raise money for their trip to Camp Kern. （ B） make Easter baskets for the ho
30、liday. （ C） raise money for the victims in the flood. （ D） buy clothes, furniture and food for the school. 23 Which of the following words best describes what the author saw when they arrived in Jackson? （ A） Peaceful. （ B） Devastated. （ C） Placid. （ D） Prosperous. 24 The word “trepidation“ in the f
31、ourth paragraph means （ A） excitement. （ B） agitation. （ C） annoyance. （ D） uneasiness. 25 When the author said “I played the small role of messenger“ in the last paragraph, he meant （ A） he was working as a mailman. （ B） he helped deliver the Easter baskets. （ C） he delivered written messages to th
32、e youth. （ D） he helped collect money for the school. 25 When the Dow rockets 300 points or the stocks of retailers, say, get decimated, I devour the news. Heres my admission: Im a buy-and-hold investor, and a lazy one at that. My employer prohibits us news folks to trade equities on a short-term ba
33、sis, but even if it didnt, Id still buy and hold. The bulk of my portfolio is in two retirement accounts, and neither stock-market gyrations nor major financial earthquakes prompt me to tweak my allocations. I simply hold a fairly routine mix of low-cost U.S. and international-stock mutual funds, pl
34、us a bond fund, and I stick to it. Sure, the markets get volatile but I figure that, eventually, average historical returns will work in my favor. And, to my mind, stock-market trading, if youre not spending many hours a week working on it, is little more than a guessing game. The fact is, a buy-and
35、-hold investor with a decently diversified portfolio should celebrate her ability to remain firm in the face of financial-news tidal waves which prompt many, less staunch, to jump in and out of investments, often at the worst possible time. Some might say the staunch investor is akin to a passenger
36、on the Titanic, refusing a lifeboat to safety due to misguided loyalty to the idea of “buy and hold.“ But as long as three prerequisites are satisfied, that investor is among the most prudent savers around: a well-diver- sifted investment plan, invested in low-cost index funds, with a long-term outl
37、ook. In fact, if youre not going to be an active, pay-attention-every-day investor, setting up a simple plan and then forgetting about it may be the best retirement-savings decision you make. “What is often problematic is the middle ground. People will set something up and then follow it intermitten
38、tly and on a whim make changes,“ says John Nofsinger, associate professor of finance at Washington State University and author of“ The Psychology of Investing.“ Those who follow the markets tangentially but dont take time for deeper analysis tend to buy high and sell low. If, like me, youre not goin
39、g to spend time daily on your plan, then set it and forget it. Note that, unless you have a rock-solid pension plan from your employer and significant other assets, youre going to need to invest. Interest rates on cash simply wont get most savers to a well-funded retirement. What to do? 1. Create a
40、plan. That means investing in low-cost index funds covering the U.S. stock market, perhaps 10% to 25% of your portfolio in international stock funds, plus exposure to bonds (a typical scenario is 70% or 80% in stocks and 30% or 20% in bonds), and perhaps some portion in a money-market or cash-type a
41、ccount. Keep in mind that your focus is not to beat the market. 2. Once your plan is in place, ignore it. “I do virtually nothing. I do less than I do for my car. Theres not even a need to change the oil,“ Mr. Statman says. If rebalancing worries you, dont even do that except perhaps once every few
42、years. And make sure you focus on getting back to your investment plan, rather than chasing the winners of the moment. “ff the stock market went up that year and maybe bonds didnt, so you take a little out of the stock market and put it in bonds to reallocate to where your targets originally were, I
43、 think thats a good strategy,“ Mr. Nofsinger says. 3. Accept risk. Yes, stock-market investing is risky. But over the long haul, investors are rewardedif they adopt a long-term outlook and diversified investment plan. “Risk is not something you want, but oftentimes risk does go hand in hand with ret
44、urn,“ says Peng Chen, chief investment officer of Ibbotson Associates, an investment research and consulting firm owned by Momingstar in Chicago. Keep in mind: Avoid this risk with money you need soon, say, in the next year or two. And remember that the more you invest in one company, sector or coun
45、try, the more risk youre taking on. 4. Stay in for the long haul. We have no idea whats coming tomorrow, and past stock-market performance does not predict future results. But what is your alternative? Stick all your cash in a money-market account, a CD or, slightly riskier, bonds? You are not avoid
46、ing risk with this plan, simply shifting to the risk inflation will trump your return. 5. Do what you can. The investment options available through your retirement plan may not be ideal. Invest there for the employer match, but ensure diversification through an account outside your employer plan, pe
47、rhaps an individual retirement account or Roth IRA. 26 Why does the author choose to be “a buy-and-hold investor“? （ A） Because his employer prohibits him to trade equities on a short-term basis. （ B） Because he believes that long-term return will balance out short-term fluctuation. （ C） Because he
48、is misguided by the loyalty to the idea of “buy and hold.“ （ D） Because he is an active investor and keeps an eye on stock markets every day. 27 The word “volatile“ in the third paragraph means （ A） explosive. （ B） transient. （ C） unstable. （ D） lively. 28 When the author mentions the Titanic analog
49、y, （ A） he is in favor of it. （ B） his view is balanced. （ C） he is slightly critical of it. （ D） he is strongly critical of it. 29 Which of the following is NOT one of the authors suggestions on investment? （ A） Create a reasonable investment plan with a decently diversified portfolio. （ B） Forget about the investme
