1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 358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 Cryptic Coloring Cryptic coloring is by far the commonest use of color in the struggle for existence. It
3、is employed for the purpose of attack as well as of defense, and may be either general or special. . General resemblance: Its especially common among the animal inhabiting some uniformly colored expanse of【 1】 , such as an ocean or a desert: 【 1】 _ 1) Animals are often【 2】 by their transparent 【 2】
4、_ blue color or sandy appearance. 2) Equally diverse forms are defended by their sandy appearance. . Special resemblance: Its far commoner than general, and usually met with: 1) on the diversified surface of the earth; 2)on the shores; 3) in【 3】 water; 4)on the surface of the ocean. 【 3】 _ The【 4】 o
5、f coloring, shape, and attitude produces a more 【 4】 _ or less exact resemblance to some one of【 5】 in the environment. 【 5】 _ . The attempts have been made along two lines for the 【 6】 of these most interesting and elaborate adaptations: 【 6】 _ 1) The first explans: Effect is a result of the direct
6、 influence of the environment upon【 7】 , or by the inherited effects of efforts and 【 7】 _ the【 8】 of parts. 【 8】 _ 2) The second believes: 【 9】 produced the result and afterwards maintained it 【 9】 _ by the survival of the best concealed in each generation. In the present state of science, the only
7、 possible hole of an interpretation【 10】 the theory of natural selection. 【 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 everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Qu
8、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 Nikes first impression of Hong Kong was _. （ A） the amazing harbour （ B） the fantastic food （ C） the heat （ D） the tall b
9、uildings 12 Which is NOT TURE about the best things in Hong Kong according to Nike? （ A） Wonderful food. （ B） Interesting people. （ C） Dumplings. （ D） Riding bicycles. 13 Nikes worst experience in Hong Kong was _. （ A） bitten by mosquitoes at night （ B） hit by a bicycle （ C） having to get up early （
10、 D） having to ferry in the morning 14 What impressed him most about the people in Hong Kong, according to Nike? （ A） They are hardworking. （ B） They show strong respect for others. （ C） They have strong idea about losing face. （ D） They respect themselves more than others. 15 What did he do when Nik
11、e was in Hong Kong? （ A） An actor. （ B） Made a living in advertising. （ C） A shampoo salesman. （ D） A producer. 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
12、be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 What do you know about the attack? （ A） It killed 60 Iraqi Shias. （ B） It happened 14 miles from the capital. （ C） No one claimed the responsibility. （ D） Even Iraqis felt terrible. 17 Three British soldiers were killed in _. （ A） the tanker attack （ B
13、） a fighting happened in a Shia city （ C） a blast happened in al-Amarah （ D） the battle with Shia gunmern 18 Charles Simonyi made his fortune working as a _ at software giant Microsoft. （ A） worker （ B） designer （ C） engineer, （ D） manager 19 Simonyi helped design both Microsoft Word and Excel progr
14、ams before leaving to form his own company in _. （ A） 1960 （ B） 1981 （ C） 1993 （ D） 2002 20 According to United Nations records, people all over the world are getting older because of _. （ A） good health care and other services （ B） fewer and fewer challenges and pressures （ C） more international di
15、scussions between countries （ D） better medicine and more food 20 For Americas colleges, January is a month of reckoning. Most applications for the next academic year beginning in the autumn have to be made by the end of December, so a universitys popularity is put to an objective standard: how many
16、 people want to attend. One of the more unlikely offices to have been flooded with mail is that of the City University of New York (CUNY), a public college that lacks, among other things, a famous sports team, pastoral campuses and boisterous parties (it doesnt even have dorms), and, until recently,
17、 academic credibility. A primary draw at CUNY is a programmer for particularly clever students, launched in 2001. Some 1, 100 of the 60,000 students at CUNYs five top schools receive a rare thing in the costly world of American colleges: free education. Those accepted by CUNYs honors programmer pay
18、no tuition fees; instead they receive a stipend of $7, 500 (to help with general expenses) and a laptop computer. Applications for early admissions into next years programme are up 70%. Admission has nothing to do with being an athlete, or a child of an alunmus, or having an influential sponsor, or
19、being a member of a particularly aggrieved ethnic groupcriteria that are increasingly important at Americas elite colleges. Most of the students who apply to the honours programme come from relatively poor families, many of them immigrant ones. All that CUNY demands is that these students be diligen
20、t and clever. Last year, the average standardised test score of this group was in the top 7% in the country. Among the rest of CUNYs students averages are lower, but they are now just breaking into the top third (compared with the bottom third in 1997). CUNY does not appear alongside Harvard and Sta
21、nford on lists of Americas top colleges, but its recent transformation offers a neat parable of meritocracy revisited. Until the 1960s, a good case could be made that the best deal in American tertiary education was to be found not in Cambridge or Palo Alto, but in Harlem, at a small public school c
22、alled City College, the core of CUNY. Americas first free municipal university, founded in 1847, offered its services to everyone bright enough to meet its grueling standards. Citys golden era came in the last century, when Americas best known colleges restricted the number of Jewish students they w
23、ould admit at exactly the time when New York was teeming with the bright children of poor Jewish immigrants. In 193354 City produced nine future Nobel laureates, including the 2005 winner for economics, Robert Aumann (who graduated in 1950). What went wrong? Put simply, City dropped its standards. I
24、t was partly to do with demography, partly to do with earnest muddle headedness. In the 1960s, universities across the country faced intense pressure to admit more minority students. Although City was open to all races, only a small number of black and Hispanic students passed the strict tests (incl
25、uding a future secretary of state, Colin Powell). That, critics decided, could not be squared with Citys mission to “serve all the citizens of New York“. At first the standards were tweaked, but this was not enough, and in 1969 massive student protests shut down Citys campus for two weeks. Faced wit
26、h upheaval, City scrapped its admissions standards altogether. By 1970, almost any student who graduated from New Yorks high schools could attend. The quality of education collapsed. At first, with no barrier to entry, enrolment climbed, but in 1976 the city of New York, which was then in effect ban
27、krupt, forced CUNY to impose tuition fees. An era of free education was over, and a university which had once served such a distinct purpose joined the muddle of Americas lower-end education. By 1997, seven out of ten first-year students in the CUNY system were failing at least one remedial test in
28、reading, writing or moths ( meaning that they had not learnt it to high-school standard). A report commissioned by the city in 1999 concluded that “Central to CUNYs historic mission is a commitment to provide broad access, but its students high drop-out rates and low graduation rates raise the quest
29、ion: Access to what?“ 21 Which of the following statements about the City University of New York is CORRECT? （ A） It has started to enjoy a high academic position. （ B） The students often have get-togethers. （ C） Its campuses are small and crowded. （ D） In terms of sports, it is mediocre. 22 The dif
30、ference between CUNY and Americas elite colleges lies in （ A） tuition fees. （ B） admission standards. （ C） application procedures. （ D） honor programs. 23 The word “gruelling“(Last line, Para.5)probably means （ A） strict. （ B） specified. （ C） human-based. （ D） practical. 24 It can be inferred that C
31、ity went downhill in the 1960s partly because （ A） there were serious racial discriminations at that time. （ B） the population growth demanded more access to education. （ C） the authorities made educational policies on impulse. （ D） other Americas elite universities envied its achievements. 25 The p
32、aragraph that follows the text is probably about （ A） CUNYs reforms. （ B） CUNYs fate. （ C） CUNYs commitment. （ D） CUNYs mission. 25 Charley Foley calls into the Mater Misericordia Hospital to visit his wife. “How are you feeling?“ he asks, sitting at the bedside, close to Dolly who is smiling up at
33、him, her black hair resting against the white pillows. “Im fine,“ Dolly says, quietly. She looks old and tired to Charley; she is deathly pale and has black pouches under her eyes. When she slips her fingers into Charleys he notices two ugly brown liver spots on the back of her small hand. “You look
34、 tired,“ Charley says. “ Arent you sleeping?“ “I was a bit restless last night. “ Dolly does not mention the pain: she doesnt want to upset her husband. “Any word from Linda?“ she asks. “She phoned again last night. I told her you were grand. I said there was nothing to worry about. “ Linda, their e
35、ldest, teaches in a university in Galway. Linda will come home for the holiday in August. Their son, Colin, and his children live in Australia. Cohn hasnt been told that his mother is unwell. Colms a worrier: its best hes not upset. Charley gazes dreamily across the chattering hospital ward, bright
36、with pale afternoon sunlight. Other visitors are doing their duties, gathering around the sick, bringing flowers and fruit, offering words of hope and comfort. “ Have you seen the doctor again?“ Charley asks his wife. “Tomorrow maybe. “ “Any idea how long theyll keep you in?“ Dolly turns away and co
37、ughs into a tissue, then settles back. She takes Charleys hand again. “Theyll let me know on Monday. They have to do lots more tests. They wont let me home until they know. Im song to be such a bother. “ Dollys small chest heaves under her heavy nightdress. Charley thinks of a frightened bird. Sweet
38、 Dolores Delarosa he used to call her long ago when they were courting, mocking her sorrowful eyes and the way she took everything too seriously. He cant help wondering if she made herself sick with worry. Poor Dolly Delarosa! “Dont let them budge you until youre absolutely better,“ he says. “Are yo
39、u managing all right, darling?“ “Grand. “ Charley is eating out and staying away from the house as much as possible. Hes managing all right. The minutes pass in heated tedium. Charley is watching the visitors and glancing at the small alarm clock beside his wifes bed. He can hear its distant ticking
40、 and still recall the irritating ring when it dragged his wife from bed at the crack of dawn and moments later her breakfast sounds clattering in the kitchen keeping him awake, reminding him that theres a days work ahead and children to be schooled and fed. The kids are all grown up now. Second gran
41、dchild is imminent. Time is running out. A grey face in the shaving reinor reminds Charley of middle age and the rot ahead. Wheres the point in having money if you cant enjoy it? Why cant clocks take their time? Whats the hurry? AhGod have mercy! Dolly Dolorosa. How different might it have been with
42、out her? Dollys eyelids droop. Her mouth opens a fraction. She looks almost dead. Moments pass slowly. “This must be very boring for you,“ she says, without opening her eyes. “Not at all. It does me good to see you. “ “Its not nice having to visit anybody in hospital. Its so depressing. “ “Nonsense.
43、 “ Dolly settles her dark head further back against the white pillows. Grimaces for an instant then braves a smile. “You should leave now, Charley. I think I might sleep for a while. “ “Are you sure?“ “Positive. “ Charley bounces to his feet. “Ill come in later,“ he says. “Please dont. With it being
44、 Saturday the wards will be crammed with people. Leave it till the morning. Come after Mass. “ “Is that what you want?“ “It is, darling. “ Doily opens her eyes, smiles like a child. Its been a long time since Dolly was a child. “You look tired, darling,“ she says. “Arent you sleeping?“ “I was a bit
45、restless last night. “ “Try to take things easy. “ Dolly squeezes her husbands hand; presses her ringed finger against his gold wedding ring. Her fingers are light as feathers. “Off you go, darling,“ she says. “Try to not worry. “ Charley bends and kisses Dollys hot forehead. “Ill see you tomorrow,“
46、 he says. Dollys eyes close. Her fingers slip from his. Charley walks along a polished corridor and finds the exit. Outside in the bright ear park he locates his car and sits inside. He glances around at the visitors coming and going. Nurses walk past, reminding him of butterflies. 26 The underlined
47、 word “heaves“ in Paragraph 15 probably means （ A） is from left to right. （ B） aches all over. （ C） moves up and down. （ D） goes down. 27 Which of the following adjectives does not describe Dolly? （ A） Fatigued. （ B） Decent. （ C） Anguished. （ D） Grave. 28 Which of the following statements about Char
48、ley is INCORRECT? （ A） He is accustomed to his life. （ B） He doesnt cook at home. （ C） He is delighted to stay in hospital. （ D） His wife is in love with him. 29 The text suggests that （ A） Dolly is quite attached to her husband. （ B） the couple has spoilt their children. （ C） Dolly fell sick due to
49、 malnutrition. （ D） Charley is proud of his family. 30 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） A man visits his wife in hospital. （ B） A man recalls his past life with his wife. （ C） A man comforts his sick wife. （ D） A man brings hope to his sick wife. 30 The past few years have been busy ones for human-rights organisations. In prosecuting the so-called war on terror,
