1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 378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 Ten Tips for Reducing Stress While in College Stress is something you can control. Follow these ten tips
3、to learn how to control it. 1. Most Importantly: Dont Stress About Being Stressed a)the best way to handle stress: not get more stressed about being stressed; b)If youre stressed out,【 1】 it and figure out how to handle it. 2. Get Some Sleep a)Getting more sleep can help your mind refocus,【 2】 , and
4、 rebalance. b)One good nights sleep can be all you need. 3. Get Some Food Go to eat something that is【 3】 . 4. Get Some Exercise a)Exercise doesnt necessarily have to be violent; b)It can mean a【 4】 , 30-minute walk. 5. Get Some Quiet Time a)【 5】 in college is rare. b)Finding a few quiet moments is
5、necessary. 6. Get Some Social Time a)Your brain is like a muscle which needs【 6】 b) Having a social life is an important part of your college experience. 7. Get Some Fun Try to figure out how to make the stressful thing a little more 【 7】 . 8. Get Some Distance Its okay to take a step back and focus
6、 on yourself for a little while, especially if you are stressed and your【 8】 are at risk. 9. Get a Little Help a)Dont be afraid to make an appointment if you think it will help. b)It may help you realize that what you are so stressed about are actually pretty【 9】 . 10. Get Some Perspective a)College
7、 life can be【 10】 b)Keep your eye on the prize and then head out and change the world ! 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 interv
8、iew you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Which of the following does NOT belong to the categories of Internet addiction? （ A） Internet pornography. （ B） Internet gambling and gaming. （ C） Chat rooms. （ D） Online reading. 12 Whic
9、h is the most obvious sign of Internet addiction? （ A） Someone plays online games for 80 hours a week. （ B） A homemaker might divorce because of having an online affair. （ C） Someone uses the Internet to do business all day. （ D） A professor does academic research online for a long time. 13 Which is
10、 NOT the treatment options for an addict to Internet? （ A） Seeking help from any qualified professional. （ B） Looking up referrals in the local or state health association. （ C） Turning to experienced friends for help. （ D） Contacting addiction hospitals and clinics. 14 Where does the man see the mo
11、st growth in Internet addiction? （ A） Multi user online role-playing games. （ B） Video games. （ C） Gambling. （ D） Chatting. 15 According to the interview, which of the following is INCORRECT? （ A） Children and teenagers become more addicted to online games and Internet gambling. （ B） Adult males are
12、 more likely to look at online pornography. （ C） Adult females are more likely to look at chat rooms and instant messaging. （ D） Retiring people are prone to do online business. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer
13、the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） The Education Department made the announcement after almost three years of wait. （ B） The Education Department made the announcement when
14、the idea of single-sex classes is widely accepted by the public. （ C） The Education Department denied that there are mixed views on the issue. （ D） The White House initiated the plan. 17 According to the news, what may be significance of the discovery? （ A） The discovery may determine the way some i
15、nformation travels inside the body. （ B） The discovery may prove useful in strengthening the teaching in Medical Schools. （ C） The discovery may help find treatments for serious conditions and diseases. （ D） The discovery may win a large amount of funds for the development of the two Medical Schools
16、. 18 Why has the US made a 20-million-dollar plan to increase the security force of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas? （ A） To force Israel to agree to open the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip at planned periods over the next month. （ B） To support Mr. Abbas and his Fatah party in
17、its effort to gain power over the militant group Hamas. （ C） To postpone the meeting with top officials from both sides. （ D） To gain agreement from Israel to lift some restrictions on the Palestinians. 19 Who said the talks will not be negotiations? （ A） The general who led Thailands military ouste
18、r. （ B） The rebel leaders. （ C） The former Prime Minister. （ D） The new Prime Minister. 20 Who will be the new Prime Minister of Thailand? （ A） General Sondhi Boonyaratkalin. （ B） Thaksin Shinawatra. （ C） Surayud Chulanont. （ D） The former governor of the province of Pattan 20 After thirty years of
19、married happiness, he could still remind himself that Victoria was endowed with every charm except the thrilling touch of human frailty. Though her perfection discouraged pleasures, especially the pleasures of love, he had learned in time to feel the pride of a husband in her natural frigidity. For
20、he still clung, amid the decay of moral platitudes, to the discredited ideal of chivalry. In his youth the world was suffused with the after-glow of the long Victorian age, and a graceful feminine style had softened the manners, if not the natures, of men. At the end of that interesting epoch, when
21、womanhood was exalted from a biological fact into a miraculous power, Virginius Littlepage, the younger son of an old and affluent family, had married Victoria Brooke, the grand-daughter of a tobacco planter, who had made a satisfactory fortune by forsaking his plantation and converting tobacco into
22、 cigarettes. While Virginius had been trained by stern tradition to respect every woman who had not stooped to folly, the virtue peculiar to her sex was among the least of his reasons for admiring Victoria. She was not only modest, which was usual in the nineties, but she was beautiful, which is unu
23、sual in any decade. In the beginning of their acquaintance he had gone even further and ascribed intellect to her; but a few months of marriage had shown this to be merely one of the many delusions created by perfect features and noble expression. Everything about her had been smooth and definite, e
24、ven the tones of her voice and the way her light brown hair, which she wore la Pompadour, was rolled stiffly back from her forehead and coiled in a burnished rope on the top of her head. A serious young man, ambitious to attain a place in the world more brilliant than the secluded seat of his ancest
25、ors, he had been impressed at their first meeting by the compactness and precision of Victorias orderly mind. For in that earnest period the minds, as well as the emotions, of lovers were orderly. It was an age when eager young men flocked to church on Sunday morning, and eloquent divines discoursed
26、 upon the Victorian poets in the middle of the week. He could afford to smile now when he recalled the solemn Browning class in which he had first lost his heart. How passionately he had admired Victorias virginal features! How fervently he had envied her competent but caressing way with the poet! I
27、ncredible as it seemed to him now, he had fallen in love with her while she recited from the more ponderous passages in The Ring and the Book. He had fallen in love with her then, though he had never really enjoyed Browning, and it had been a relief to him when the Unseen, in company with its illust
28、rious poet, had at last gone out of fashion. Yet, since he was disposed to admire all the qualities he did not possess, he had never ceased to respect the firmness with which Victoria continued to deal in other forms with the Absolute. As the placid years passed, and she came to rely less upon her v
29、irginal features, it seemed to him that the ripe opinions of her youth began to shrink and flatten as fruit does that has hung too long on the tree. She had never changed, he realized, since he had first known her; she had become merely riper, softer, and sweeter in nature. Her advantage rested wher
30、e advantage never fails to rest, in moral fervor. To be invariably right was her single wifely failing. For his wife, he sighed, with the vague unrest of a husband whose infidelities are imaginary, was a genuinely good woman. She was as far removed from pretence as she was from the positing virtues
31、that flourish in the credulous world of the drama. The pity of it was that even the least exacting husband should so often desire something more piquant than goodness. 21 From the beginning of the passage, we learn that （ A） Virginius had no faith in Chivalry. （ B） Virginius was taught to esteem wom
32、en. （ C） Victoria was born of an aristocrat family. （ D） Victorias father was a planter. 22 Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Victoria? （ A） Moral. （ B） Modest. （ C） Beautiful. （ D） Intellectual. 23 Virginius Littlepage fell in love with Victoria （ A） in the plantation. （ B） At a c
33、hurch. （ C） At a ball. （ D） In an opera house. 24 At the end of the story, the author implies that （ A） a wife should be right in everything. （ B） Victoria is a perfect wife to her husband. （ C） Virginius is unfaithful to his wife. （ D） what Victoria lacks is something imperfect. 24 On July 7th, I w
34、as traveling in London. I was having breakfast at a hotel very near Liverpool Street Station when the first explosion was detonated. Hearing the sirens and seeing Londons emergency personnel respond to the bombings brought back vivid memories of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. People have not forgotte
35、n Sept. 11, 2001. Americans can still recall exactly where they were and what they were doing on that fateful day. But its understandable that some remember it as historical fact, lacking the painful impact and immediacy they originally felt. If we allow a dimming of purpose-to eliminate terrorism-t
36、hese terrorist attacks in London serve as another chilling reminder that were still at war. Something constructive emerges from these tragic, horrible and unexplainable attacks. It is the message that we must remain vigilant in opposing an enemy who intentionally targets innocent civilians. Since Se
37、pt. 11, 2001, the civilized nations of the world have remained mostly united in opposing these despicable, wanton acts of terror. We have had some great successes in that effort. We have arrested perpetrators and plotters, and we have foiled planned attacks. We have reduced the power and scope of th
38、ose who despise freedom and democracy. The effort must continue. As we learned Thursday-and in Madrid and Bali-the enemies of freedom have not lost their resolve. We must not lose ours. Ultimately, the only real defense from terrorist attacks is being able to find out about them in advance. Intellig
39、ence gathering has improved but needs to be even stronger, including consistently improving human intelligence and patrol. Police and ordinary citizens must be alert and encouraged to convey information. Once a terrorist incident does occur, theres no such thing as a perfect response. By definition,
40、 a terrorist attack means people are being hurt or killed. But by studying the response to past attacks, we can better prepare to handle those in the future. London is one of the most secure cities in the world, steeped in years of dealing with terrorism. The citys preparation and resolve was eviden
41、t on Thursday. I am very impressed by Londons reaction to the bombings. Both the emergency personnel and the citizens seemed prepared. The first responders were rapid, well-directed, organized and professional, in accordance with obviously well-tested plans. As for the citizens, at least a dozen peo
42、ple told me in one way or another, “We knew this was going to happen; it was just a question of when. “ That is not only a realistic assessment, it also is a mindset that just might save lives. Political, business and community leaders are sometimes reluctant to talk about terrorism or stage drills
43、to prepare their response because they dont want to frighten or upset people. But thats a mistake. People react to emergencies more effectively when theyre not shocked by them. Tony Blair and London Mayor Ken Livingstone have made preparedness a priority, and their efforts clearly paid off during Th
44、ursdays response to the attacks. Theres another benefit to preparing for terrorism in advance. Part of the damage the terrorists hope to inflict is the emotional reaction in the wake of the destruction. The reason its called “terrorism“ is that they want fear and its debilitating effects to linger l
45、ong after the smoke has cleared. By preparing citizens for the possibility of a terrorist attack, leaders can help minimize the emotional response in the wake of the destruction. Finally, Thursdays attacks demonstrate that we must remain committed to confronting and eliminating terrorism. There are
46、those who assert that the efforts to eliminate terror are somehow provoking the terrorists. That is wrong. The terrorists have been attacking innocent people long before Sept. 11, 2001, or the wars in Afghanistan or Iraq. Seeing Prime Minister Blair speak so forcefully, with President Bush, Presiden
47、t Jacques Chirac and other world leaders right behind him, was encouraging. Lets remember the unity the world shared after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Free nations can and will disagree. But let us always remember that free people must be steadfast and resilient in defending our way of Life. 25 T
48、he terrorist attack in London conveys to us the message that （ A） people in London did not feel painful. （ B） we must be on the alert for terrorism. （ C） we should stay at home to avoid terrorism. （ D） the effort at anti-terrorism was in vain. 26 In the authors opinion, which of the following is NOT
49、 the success weve achieved in the effort to fight against terrorist attack? （ A） We have arrested perpetrators and plotters. （ B） We have prevented planned attacks. （ C） We have combated and eliminated terrorism. （ D） We have reduced the power and scope of terrorists. 27 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the way to defend terrorist attacks? （ A） Improving human intelligence and patrol. （ B） Alerting police and citizens to terrorism. （ C） Finding out terrorists before they attack. （ D） Studying the response to past attacks. 28 The sen
