1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 324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 Stages of culture shock . Introduction to Culture Shock A. Definition A type of (1)【 1】 _ B. Advantages -
3、an opportunity for redefining ones life objectives -an opportunity for acquiring (2)of life 【 2】 _ . Four Stages of Culture Shock A. First stage: (3)stage 【 3】 _ -characteristic: feel pleased by the new -duration: days or weeks to six months depending on (4)【 4】 _ B. Second stage characteristic: -a
4、(5)attitude towards the host country 【 5】 _ -negative (6)【 6】 _ C. Third stage characteristic: -beginning of (7)to the new culture 【 7】 _ -gaining some understanding of the new culture -feeling a certain (8)【 8】 _ D. Fourth stage characteristic: -double or triple (9)【 9】 _ -a solid feeling of belong
5、ing . Factors Contribute to the Duration and Effects of Culture Shock e. g. stage of mental health type of (10)【 10】 _ previous experiences 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. List
6、en 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 Which of the following statements is NOT true about Armstrongs
7、STAR? （ A） A stands for actions. （ B） T stands for titles. （ C） S stands for situations. （ D） R stands for results. 12 Armstrong suggests all the following preparations EXCEPT （ A） looking at the mirror. （ B） practicing simulated interviews. （ C） practicing answering questions. （ D） finding some of
8、your strong points. 13 What shall an interviewee do after the interview according to Armstrong? （ A） Wait for the recruiters notice. （ B） Revisit the recruiter for the result. （ C） Send a letter of thanks. （ D） Give the interviewer a call to confirm their resolution. 14 Interviewers nowadays are ask
9、ing questions that are going to （ A） get at more specific things. （ B） get at more general things. （ C） get at more personal things. （ D） get at more public things. 15 When asking you to give a specific example of a time when a co-worker criticized your work, the interviewers （ A） want to know about
10、 your temper. （ B） focus on your assertiveness. （ C） care about your teamwork skills. （ D） doubt about your honesty. 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
11、will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 What did the government intend to do in the beginning? （ A） To greatly restrict public smoking. （ B） To ban smoking in all public places. （ C） To supervise smoking in some bars. （ D） To ban public smoking in England. 17 The staff who work in publi
12、c places would favor the ban because （ A） they dont have to inhale foul air. （ B） they dont have to serve smokers. （ C） they will get more tips from non-smokers. （ D） there will be a rise on their salaries. 18 Present Kibaki has called for patience of the investigation of the scandals because （ A） h
13、e didnt want to approve the resignation of Education Minister. （ B） the resigned officials wanted the opportunity to prove their innocence. （ C） he thinks corruption hasnt reached high levels of the government. （ D） John Githongo gave testimony to visiting Kenya members of Parliament. 19 President M
14、ohammad Abbas has been given the authority to bypass parliament because （ A） Fatah Party intended to irritate the militant group Hamas. （ B） Fatah Party wanted to strengthen the legislative power. （ C） Fatah Party was defeated in the Palestinian election. （ D） Fatah Party suffered a stunning defeat
15、in the constitutional court. 20 The discovery of the tomb will enable archeologists to know about the life of （ A） commons. （ B） farmers. （ C） aristocrats, （ D） workers. 20 In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of twenty multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and
16、then mark your answers on your answer sheet. Suddenly Lady Windermere looked eagerly round the room, and said, in her clear contralto voice, “Where is my chiromantist?“ “Your what, Gladys?“ exclaimed the Duchess, trying to remember what a chiromantist really was, and hoping it was not the same as a
17、chiropodist. “My chiromantist, Duchess: I cant live without him at present. I must certainly introduce him to you.“ “Introduce him!“ cried the Duchess. “You dont mean to say he is here?“ She began looking about for a small tortoiseshell fan and a very tattered lace shawl so as to be ready to go at a
18、 moments notice. “Of course he is here: I would not dream of giving a party without him. He tells me I have a pure psychic hand.“ “Oh, I see!“ said the Duchess, feeling very much relieved. “He tells fortunes, I suppose?“ “And misfortunes, too,“ answered Lady Windermere. “Any amount of them. Next yea
19、r, for instance, I am in great danger, both by land and sea, so I am going to live in a balloon, and draw up my dinner in a basket every evening. It is all written down on my little finger, or on the palm of my hand. I forgot which.“ “But surely that is tempting Providence, Gladys.“ “My dear Duchess
20、, surely Providence can resist temptation by this time. Everyone should have their hands told once a month, so as to know what not to do. Of course, one does it all the same, but it is so pleasant to be warned. Ah, here is Mr. Podgers! Now, Mr. Podgers, I want you to tell the Duchess of Paisleys han
21、d.“ “Dear Gladys, I really dont think it is quite right,“ said the Duchess, feebly unbuttoning a rather soiled kid glove. “Nothing interesting ever is,“ said Lady Windmere. “But I must introduce you. Duchess, this is Mr. Podgers, my pet chiromantist. Mr. Podgers, this is the Duchess of Paisley, and
22、if you say that she has a larger mountain of the moon than I have, I will never believe you again.“ “I am sure, Gladys, there is nothing of the kind in my hand,“ said the Duchess gravely. “Your grace is quite right,“ said Mr. Podgers, glancing at the little fat hand. “The mountain of the moon is not
23、 developed. The line of life, however, is excellent. You will live to a great age, Duchess, and be extremely happy. Ambition - very moderate, line of intellect not exaggerated, line of heart.“ “Now, do be indiscreet, Mr. Podgers,“ cried Lady Windermere. “Nothing would give me greater pleasure,“ said
24、 Mr. Podgers, bowing, “if the Duchess ever had been, but I am, sorry to say that I see great permanence of affection, combined with a strong sense of duty.“ “Pray go on, Mr. Podgers,“ said the Duchess, looking quite pleased. “Economy is not the least of your Graces virtues,“ continued Mr. Podgers, a
25、nd lady Windermere went off into fits of laughter. “Economy is a very good thing,“ remarked the Duchess complacently. “When I married Paisley he had eleven castles, and not a single house fit to live in.“ “And now he has twelve houses, and not a single castle,“ cried Lady Windmere. “You have told th
26、e Duchesss character admirably, Mr. Podgers, and now you must tell Lady Floras.“ In answer to a nod, a tall gift stepped awkwardly from behind the sofa and held out a long, bony hand. “Ah, a pianist!“ said Mr. Podgers. “Very reserved, very honest, and with a great love of animals.“ “Quite true!“ exc
27、laimed the Duchess, turning to Lady Windermere. “Flora keeps two dozen collie dogs at Macloskie, and would turn our town house into a menagerie if her father would let her.“ “Well, that is just what I do with my house every Thursday evening,“ cried Lady Windermere, laughing. “Only I like lions bette
28、r than collie dogs. But Mr. Podgers must read some more hands for us. Come, Lady Marvel, show him yours.“ But Lady Marvel entirely declined to have her past or her future exposed. In fact, many people seemed afraid to face the odd little man with his stereotyped smile and his bright, beady eyes; and
29、 when he told poor Lady Fermor right out before everyone that she did not care a bit for music, but was extremely fond of musicians, it was generally felt that chiromancy was a most dangerous science, and one ought not to be encouraged, except in private. 21 The Duchess wants to “be ready to go at a
30、 moments notice“ (Paragraph 4 ) because she _. （ A） is sick of Lady Windermere （ B） is afraid of chiropodists （ C） does not want to meet Mr. Podgers （ D） considers having her fortune told as tempting Providence 22 Why does the passage suggest that the Duchess wears a tattered shawl and soiled gloves
31、? （ A） To show that she doesnt have enough money to buy nicer ones. （ B） To show that she doesnt care about appearance. （ C） To show that she has weird preferences. （ D） To show that she is very provident. 23 What does Lady Windermeres plan to live in a balloon indicate? （ A） Her subjective attitude
32、 toward fortune telling. （ B） Her desire to impress the Duchess. （ C） Her inability to separate reality from fantasy. （ D） Her respect for the accuracy of Mr. Podgers fortune-telling. 24 Which of the following best describes Mr. Podgers personality? （ A） Tactful. （ B） Humble. （ C） Imaginative. （ D）
33、Humorous. 25 The Duchess looks “quite pleased“ because _. （ A） Mr. Podgers has suggested her chance of becoming better-off in the near future （ B） Mr. Podgers has described her characteristics in a positive way （ C） she can live a long life according to fortune telling （ D） her future is brighter th
34、an Lady Windermeres 26 Which of the following CANNOT Mr. Podgers do? （ A） Tell peoples fortunes. （ B） Expose peoples future. （ C） Describe peoples character traits. （ D） Unravel peoples unspoken plans. 26 “When I direct Shakespeare,“ theatrical innovator Peter Sellars once said, “the first thing I d
35、o is go to the text for cuts. I go through to find the passages that are really heavy, that really are not needed, places where the language has become obscure, places where there is a bizarre detour. And then I take those moments, those elements, and I make them the centerpiece, the core of the pro
36、duction.“ In the sober matter of staging Shakespeare, such audaciousness is hard to resist - though a lot of Chicago theatre-goers have been able to. Typically, a third of the people who have been showing up at the Goodman Theatre to see Sellars ingenious reworking of The Merchant of Venice have bee
37、n walking out before the evening is over. Its no mystery. Why? The evening isnt over for nearly four hours. Beyond that, the production pretty much upends everything the audience has come to expect from one of Shakespeares most troubling but reliable entertaining comedies. The play has been transpla
38、nted from the teeming, multicultural world of 15th century Venice, Italy, to the teeming, multicultural world of 1994 Venice Beach, California, where Sellars lives when he isnt setting Don Giovanm in Spanish Harlem, putting- King Lear in a Lincoln Continental or deconstructing other classic plays an
39、d operas. Shylock, along with the plays other Jews, is black. Antonio, the merchant of the title, and his kinsmen are Latinos. Portia, the wealthy maiden being wooed by Antonios friend Bassanio, is Asian. But the racial shuffling is just one of Sellars liberties. The stage is furnished with little b
40、ut office furniture, while video screens simulcast the actors in close-up during their monologues, (and, in between, display seemingly unrelated Southern California scene, from gardens and swimming pools to the L. A. riots). Cries of anguish come from the clowns, and the playfully romantic final sce
41、ne, in which Portia teases Bassanio for giving away her ring to the lawyer she played in disguise, is re-imagined as the darkest, most poisonously unsettling passage in the play. Some of this seems to be sheer perversity, but the real shock of Sellars production is how well it works both theatricall
42、y and thematically. The racial casting, for instance, is a brilliant way of defusing the plays anti-Semitism - turning it into a metaphor for prejudice and materialism in all its forms. Paul Butler is a hardhearted ghetto businessman who, even when he is humiliated at the end, never loses his cool o
43、r stoops for pity. Wrongheaded and tortuous as this Merchant sometimes is, the updating is witty and apt. The “news of the Rialto“ becomes fodder for a pair of gossip reporters on a happy-talk TV newscast. Shylocks trial is presided over by a mumbling, superannuated judge who could have stepped figh
44、t out of Court TV. With a few exceptions - Elaine Tses overwrought Portia, for instance - the actors strike a nice balance between Shakespeares poetry and Sellars stunt driving. For the rest of us, its a wild ride. 27 Whats the main topic of the passage? （ A） The Merchant of Venice adapted by Senars
45、. （ B） Success of the newly performed Merchant of Venice. （ C） Peter Sellarss artistic style. （ D） The shooting of Shakespeares Merchant of Venice. 28 When directing Shakespeare, Sellars usually _ the original texts. （ A） selects the key moments in （ B） abridges （ C） completely changes （ D） keeps 29
46、 What can be inferred about Sellarss The Merchant of Venice? （ A） The adaptation is awkward and meaningless. （ B） It is popular with Chicago theater-goers. （ C） It is not favored by the audience. （ D） It meets the audiences expectation. 30 It can be concluded from the passage that Shakespeares origi
47、nal text of The Merchant of Venice _. （ A） is much more difficult to understand （ B） is always clear in language （ C） presents a negative viewpoint towards the Semitics （ D） is not as popular as his tragedies 31 The phrase “wrongheaded and tortuous“ in the last paragraph means _. （ A） misleading （ B
48、） not logical （ C） complicated （ D） inappropriate 31 Having said all of this, I should, perhaps, locate myself. I teach and write about a loose and baggy territory called Las Americas, the Americas, and most often about the part of that category referred to as Latin America. This latter space includ
49、es nations, of course, but the demarcation is far more flexible because of its plural referent. The writers who inhabit this territory possess dual citizenship, for they are self-avowed “Latin American“ writers at the same time that they are also Mexican, Argentine, Peruvian, or Cuban. In fact, they are often engaged deeply in describing their own national cultures and are far from ready to throw out the baby with the globalizing
