1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 382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 Interpreters Work? . Understanding A. About words and expressions 【 1】 words may be left out: If not
3、knowing a key word or expression, a) admit or clarify the question if necessary, with the delegates. b) deduce from【 2】 B. About ideas/concepts 【 3】 of different kinds of texts thata) present logical argumentsb) present a sequence of【 4】 c) are descriptive, focusing on an event, a scene or a situati
4、on identification of the main ideas analysis of ideas linked by【 5】 . Memorization of a speech A. Objective to create a telegraphic version of the discourse to link its different parts through its semantic-logical connections B. Means of memorization concentrating on the ideas connecting main ideas
5、to a series of【 6】 focusing on the links among the main ideas .【 7】 of the content in another language A. Goal: make sure the audience understand the speech. B. Suggestions: enriching ones general vocabulary and style following the press in ones native language watching TV, see movies, etc. in the【
6、8】 language . Conclusion A. Interpreting is a profession that is all about communication: “make their own speech“【 9】 the speeches they interpret be faithful to the original speech as accurate as possible B. Interpreters should take advantage of all the possible【 10】 available in their working langu
7、ages. 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 of the following five questions. N
8、ow listen to the interview. 11 Linda learned about square -foot gardening _. （ A） by attending a class （ B） from her parents （ C） through a gardening magazine （ D） by learning form her friend 12 What is the main benefit of developing a square - foot garden? （ A） You can grow vegetables vertically. （
9、 B） You can raise plants in a confined area. （ C） You can plant a wide variety of plants together. （ D） You can make a lot of profit. 13 Which point was NOT mentioned in starting this type of garden? （ A） Sunlight （ B） Location. （ C） Soil. （ D） Good drainag 14 Which list of plants does Linda mention
10、 in her garden? （ A） Tomatoes, beets, egg plant, and squash. （ B） Strawberries, green peppers, okra, and tomatillos. （ C） Basil, onions, cantaloupe, and banana peppers. （ D） Carrots, cucumbers, pumpkins, potatoes. 15 What will happen at the end of the show? （ A） Linda will give tips on how to prepar
11、e the soil. （ B） Linda will discuss building a green house. （ C） Linda will give a tour of her garden. （ D） Linda will invite her friends to her hous SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. A
12、t the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 The two Koreans signed a deal to allow _. （ A） reunion of the two nations （ B） reunion of the governments （ C） reunion of families separated （ D） return of former South Korean prisoners 17 The reports said that _.
13、（ A） a delegation was to travel to Seoul （ B） 100 North Koreans would visit relatives in Pyongyong （ C） the two sides agree to repatriate part of DPRK prisoners formerly held in the South （ D） the two sides agree to send home all DPRK prisoners formerly held in the South 18 Government officials orde
14、red a plant in Japan to halt production because _. （ A） its product left people with food poisoning （ B） the plant is going bankrupt （ C） its milk products dont sell well （ D） it has too limited a production which only serves 8,000 people 19 _ is not one of the symptoms after drinking low - fat milk
15、 produced by Snow Brand Milk Products Co. Ltd. （ A） Headache （ B） Stomach pains （ C） Bowel disturbance （ D） Vomiting 20 In the summer of 1996, 0 - 157 bacteria left _ with food - poisoning. （ A） more than 8,000 people （ B） exactly 8,282 people （ C） more than 9,500 people （ D） all together about 18,0
16、00 people 20 For many years it was common in the United States to associate Chinese Americans with restaurants and laundries. People did not realize that the Chinese had been driven into these occupations. The first Chinese to reach the United States came during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Lik
17、e most of the other people there, they had come to search for gold. In that largely unoccupied land, the men staked a claim for themselves by placing marks in the ground. However, either because the Chinese were so different from the others or because they worked so patiently that they sometimes suc
18、ceeded in turning a seemingly worthless mining claim into a profitable one, they became the scapegoats of their envious competitor. They were harassed in many ways. Often they were prevented from working their claims; some localities even passed regulations forbidding them to own claims. The Chinese
19、, therefore, started to seek out other ways of earning a living. Some of them began to do the laundry for the white miners; others set up small restaurants. (There were almost no women in California in those days, and the Chinese filled a real need by doing this “womans work“.) Some went to work as
20、farmhands or as fishermen. In the early 1860s many more Chinese arrived in California. This time the men were imported as work crews to construct the first transcontinental railroad. They were sorely needed because the work was so strenuous and dangerous, and it was carried on in such a remote part
21、of the country that the railroad company could not find other labourers for the job. As in the case of their predecessors, these Chinese were almost all males; and like them, too, they encountered a great deal of prejudice. The hostility grew especially strong after the railroad project was complete
22、, and the imported labourers returned to Californiathousands of them, all out of work. Because there were so many more of them this time, these Chinese drew even more attention than the earlier group did. They were so very different in every respect: in their physical appearance, including a long “p
23、igtail“ at the back of their otherwise shaved heads; in the strange, non-Western clothes they wore; in their speech (few had learned English since they planned to go back to China); and in their religion. They were contemptuously called “heathen Chinese“ because there were many sacred images in thei
24、r houses of worship. When times were hard, they were blamed for working for lower wages and taking jobs away from white men, who were in many cases recent immigrants themselves. Anti-Chinese riots broke out in several cities, culminating in arson and bloodshed. Chinese were barred from using the cou
25、rts and also from becoming American citizens. Californias began to demand that no more Chinese be permitted to enter their state. Finally, in 1882, they persuaded Congress to pass the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped the immigration of Chinese labourers. Many Chinese returned to their homeland,
26、and their numbers declined sharply in the early part of this century. However, during the World War , when China was an ally of the United States, the exclusion laws were ended; a small number of Chinese were allowed to immigrate each year, and the Chinese could become American citizens. In 1965, in
27、 a general revision of our immigration laws, many more Chinese were permitted to settle here, as discrimination against Asian immigration was abolished. Chinese Americans retain many aspects of their ancient culture, even after having lived here for several generations. For example, their family tie
28、s continue to be remarkably strong (encompassing grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and others). Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary. From a very young age children are imbued with the old values and attitudes, including respect for their elde
29、rs and a feeling of responsibility to the family. This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency among them. The high regard for education which is deeply embedded in Chinese culture, and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are other noteworthy characteristics o
30、f theirs. This explains why so many descendants of uneducated labourer have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers, and other professionals. (Many of the most outstanding Chinese American scholars, scientists, and artists are more recent arrivals, who come from Chinas former upper class and who repr
31、esent its high cultural traditions. ) 21 Why would so many Chinese Americans in California be involved in the occupations of restaurants and laundries in the 19th century? （ A） Because they were good at these jobs. （ B） Because there were few women to do those jobs at that time. （ C） Because of the
32、prejudice and discrimination against the Chinese, they had no other choices. （ D） Because they could not find gold in mines. 22 Whats the meaning of the italicized word “heathen“ in Paragraph 3 according to the passage? （ A） It means something or somebody that is sacred. （ B） It means a person who c
33、ant bear heat. （ C） It means a person who does not believe in any of the worlds chief religions. （ D） It means a person who is superstitious. 23 Which of the following statements about Chinese immigrants in America is NOT TRUE? （ A） Before 1880s, Chinese people were allowed to come to the United Sta
34、tes but they were denied the right of becoming American citizens. （ B） From 1882 to 1965 no Chinese were permitted to come to United States because of the Chinese Exclusion Act. （ C） The general revision of American immigration laws which allow more Chinese to settle in US was the outcome of World W
35、ar . （ D） During the World War , Chinese were allowed to immigrate again, but the number was controlle 24 Which can explain the low rate of juvenile delinquency among Chinese children? （ A） Members of the family lend practical help when necessary, so its not necessary for children to break the law.
36、（ B） Chinese children are introverted and their personality prevent them from breaking the law. （ C） Chinese parents are particularly strict in cultivating their children, which leads to the low rate of juvenile delinquency. （ D） Chinese families regard the traditional values and attitudes highly, w
37、hich teach children to be responsibl 25 Which of the following Chinese characteristics is NOT mentioned in the passage? （ A） Patience. （ B） Willingness to work hard. （ C） Sense of responsibility. （ D） Modesty. 25 The concern throughout the world in 1988 for those three whales that were locked in the
38、 Arctic ice was dramatic proof that whales, several species of which face extinction, have become subjects of considerable sympathy. These are the recorded voices of whales. These monstrous creatures have been trumpeting their songs, one to another, in the worlds oceans since the dawn of time, while
39、 overhead, great empires and civilizations have come and gone. Now, their time of decline has come. It began a long time ago. Four-thousand-year-old rock carvings show that the people who lived in what is now Norway were probably the first to seek out and kill whales in the sea. By around 890 AD, 3,
40、000 years later, the practice had spread to the Basque people of France and Spain, who hunted whales from boats in the Bay of Biscay. In the centuries that followed, whaling became an important industry in Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, and, finally, in what would become America. Whalin
41、g went into dramatic decline, beginning around 1900. Today, whales are hunted commercially only by Norway, Iceland and Japan. The worlds fascination with them, however, is at an all-time high, because so few of them are left, given their tragic history. Richard Ellis writes about whales, takes pictu
42、res of whales in the open sea, and sketches whales stranded on the beach. He says its a 20-year obsession that began in the mid-1960s, when he designed a model of a great blue for the Museum of Natural History in New York. “As I began to do the research. I realized that nobody knew anything about wh
43、ales. And I couldnt really find any pictures of what they looked like: all I could find was pictures of dead whales. And I became very excited at the prospect of doing what seemed to be original research on something that was so peculiar, which was the largest animal that has ever lived on earth. “
44、So large, he discovered, that the largest dinosaur weighed only half as much as the female blue whale. As he continued his research he boarded scientific vessels. Dove with whales in the Pacific, and even watched whales die at the hands of modern, explosive-tipped harpoons. His sketches appeared in
45、magazines and encyclopedias and at the center of what was then the beginning of a movement to save the whales. “I was one of those people who used to stand on street corners and ask for people to sign petitions, which at that time were directed towards the Japanese and the Soviets. Because in that p
46、eriod of timelate 60s, early 70sthe Japanese and the Soviets were killing tens of thousands of sperm particularly in the North Pacific. And we thought that getting the worlds opinion on paper would make them say, Oh look, all these people dont like what we are doing. We will stop. Well, of course, t
47、hey didnt stop. “ Not at first, commercial whaling peaked in the mid-1960s, with more than 60,000 whales killed each year. The International Whaling Commission, a group of member nations aimed at regulating the industry, began to make recommendations to end commercial whaling entirely. Why kill whal
48、es for soap, or fuel or paints and vernishes, even margarine, if we had substitutes for all those products? The seemingly senseless slaughter focused the worlds attention on the whale and consequently the International Whaling Commission or IWC. “And since its said nowhere in the constitution of the
49、 IWC that you had to be whaling nation to join, you have countries like Kenya and the Seychelles. Switzerland is a member of the IWC, a country not known for its whaling history. Countries joined because they felt that this was something that needed to be done. “ By 1986, the Commission had passed a moratorium on commercial whaling. But since the organization had no enforcement powers, it could and can not impose sanctions on violators. Only a few nationsJapan, Iceland and Norwaycontinue to hunt
