1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 395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 Develop an Outline . A preliminary outline A. Definition: a/an【 1】 _list of topics and subtopics c
3、overed in the research paper. B. Two steps to develop a preliminary outline: 1. write down ideas or【 2】 _in a rough list; 2. arrange items into major and minor ideas. . Revision of the preliminary outlineA. Revise the outline when discovering new material and having new ideas for the paper. Reason:
4、writing a research paper is【 3】 _; one looks back over paragraphs to adjust thinking. Result: the outline expands or shrinks throughout the gathering of data and the writing of drafts.B. Answer the questions to help evaluate the outline: 1. What is the【 4】 _of my research? 2. What is my thesis? 3. H
5、ow specialized is my audience? C. Use【 5】 _programs with outlining features as automatic formatting. D. Keep copies of old outlines to avoid【 6】 _. . A final outlineA.【 7】 _to enhance organization and coherenceB. Content: eliminate irrelevant materials;【 8】 _portions of the outline C. Organization:
6、in line with purposes organization types: chronology, cause and effect, process, definition,【 9】 _, argumentation bring related materials together logically add an effective introduction and a satisfactory conclusionD. Forms of a final outline a topic outline: using noun, gerund and【 10】 _phrases a
7、sentence outline: using full sentences a paragraph outline: using paragraphs 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 wil
8、l be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 How old is the minivan the Lady is looking at? （ A） One year old. （ B） Three years old. （ C） Five years old. （ D） Seven years ol 12 What is the vehicles mileage? （ A） 55,000 miles. （ B） 65,000 miles
9、. （ C） 75,000 miles. （ D） 8,5000 miles. 13 What is the problem with the minivans door? （ A） It has several scratches in it. （ B） It will not open properly. （ C） It is missing the door handle. （ D） It has no seats covers. 14 What is one thing the extended warranty would NOT cover on the vehicle accor
10、ding to the conversation? （ A） A faulty oil pump. （ B） A malfunctioning gage. （ C） A worn out brake drum. （ D） An engin 15 If the manager lowered the price as the salesman suggests, what would the final price be? （ A） 15,475. （ B） 15575 （ C） 15675 （ D） 15775 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In t
11、his 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 be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 US newspapers from one end of the nation to the other reacted with _ to the bombing of Olympic Centennial
12、 Park in Atlanta. （ A） shock （ B） horror （ C） anger （ D） all of the above 17 The explosion claimed _ lives and injured _ people early morning. （ A） six, more than 100 （ B） two, more than 200 （ C） two, more than 100 （ D） six, more than 200 18 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Scient
13、ists at the Kennedy Space Center are attempting to grow vegetables that could survive. （ B） In the special containers plants can develop rapidly in a short period of time. （ C） Scientists are also attempting to genetically design some of these plants to contain high levels of protein. （ D） Space age
14、ncy scientists hope to test some version of the experimental gardens on the planned space station. 19 The scientists at the Kennedy Space center laboratory have been able to produce small kinds of _. （ A） wheat, soybeans, carrot and lettuce （ B） soybeans, tomatoes, carrot and wheat （ C） white potato
15、es, carrot, lettuce and soybeans （ D） wheat, soybeans, lettuce and white potatoes 20 The special growing containers are expected to be used mostly for _ space travel. （ A） short distance （ B） long distance （ C） all kinds of （ D） both A and B 20 Drivers on the Basing stoke by-pass used to have their
16、attention diverted by a sign that read A MOMENTS INATTENTION CAUSES ACCIDENTS. This self-defeating warning has now been removed but its message is still very much to the point. Almost anything can cause an accident. Apart from momentary inattention, it might be a minor miscalculation. Although human
17、 error plays its part, it is by no means the only cause of accidents. There must be some causes other than simple human error. Road construction also plays its part. It is on those roads where there are subtle visual traps. Wherever there is a “black spot“, it means that something is seriously wrong
18、 with the road. If you have been involved in an accident and have stopped, you must give your name, address , and registration number to anyone who has a good reason for requesting it; this means anyone affected by the accident. If somebody is injured, the driver must produce his insurance certifica
19、te on request. If these formalities are complied with it is not necessary to wait for the arrival of the police. It is, however, often wise to do so. The police are expert at drawing plans, taking measurements and photographs and gathering other evidence. In your absence the police could be given a
20、biased story against you; and yourself might want to point out certain features of the accident to the police. 21 “A MOMENTS INATTENTION CAUSES ACCIDENT“ is a self-defeating warning because _. （ A） it is not true （ B） it will distract the drivers attention （ C） it is too difficult to understand （ D）
21、 it is too long to be read while driving a ear 22 “By no means“ in line 4 means _. （ A） without doubt （ B） hardly not （ C） probably not （ D） in no way 23 “Subtle visual traps“ are _. （ A） places where the police hide in order to trap motorists （ B） parts of the road which are deceptive to the driver
22、s eyes （ C） danger spots such as sharp corners and cross-roads （ D） places where there are too many road-signs 24 After an accident you wait for the police because _. （ A） it is against the law to drive off （ B） they have to examine your papers （ C） somebody may give them a false account of the ear
23、（ D） they have to note the position of your car 25 Which of the following statements is better when a driver makes an accident? （ A） Hed better stay until the police come. （ B） It is no need for him to wait for the arrival of the police. （ C） He has to finish the formalities. （ D） It is wise to go a
24、way without noting anythin 25 Near the end of a five-day tour of highly automated, high-tech Japanese factories, the American visitor was overwhelmed and feeling a little inferior. Watching a string of gleaming stereo sets move down an assembly line, he turned to the plant manager and said, “Gosh, e
25、ven your industrial design is better than ours. “Ah, yes, “ replied the manager, “but America has treasures that Japan can never hope to possess. “ “You mean our mineral wealth and bountiful farms? “ “Ah, no. I was referring to Caltech and MIT. “ Americas scientific institutions-its technological un
26、iversities and government laboratories-are the envy of the world, producing ideas, devices and medicines that have made the U.S. prosperous, improved the lives of people around the globe and profoundly affected their perception of the world and the universe. This tremendous creativity is reflected i
27、n the technical reports that are published in scientific journals throughout the world. Fully 35% of them come from scientists doing their research at American institutions. Yet American dominance can no longer be taken for granted. Many recent U.S. achievements and awards stem in large measure from
28、 generous research grants of the past, and any weakening of government and industry commitment to support of basic research could in the next few decades cost the nation its scientific leadership. Some slipping is already divalent. In high-energy physics, where Americans once reigned supreme, Wester
29、n Europe now spends roughly twice as much money as the U. S. Result: the major high-energy physics discoveries of the past few years have been made not by Americans but by Europeans. Even so, money alone cannot guarantee scientific supremacy. Freedom of inquiry, an intellectually stimulating environ
30、ment and continuous recruitment of the best minds must accompany it. That combination has been achieved in many U.S. institutions-educational, governmental and industrial-but perhaps nowhere more successfully than at the National Institutes of Health, Bell Laboratories and Caltech. 26 Americas techn
31、ological universities and government laboratories are generally _. （ A） loved by scientists in other parts of the world （ B） disliked by scientists in other parts of the world （ C） admired by scientists in other parts of the world （ D） jealous of scientists in other parts of the world 27 Which of th
32、e following statement is true according to the passage? （ A） 35% of technical reports published in scientific journals are written by Scientists doing their research in America. （ B） 35% of all scientific journals are issued by American scientific societies. （ C） 35% of all scientists come from Amer
33、ica. （ D） 35 % of all scientists are doing research at American institutions. 28 According to the passage, in the competition for scientific leadership, _. （ A） applied research is of the greatest significance （ B） basic research is of the greatest significance （ C） research in high-energy physics i
34、s of the greatest significance （ D） research in high-tech fields is of the greatest significance 29 The example given in the last but one paragraph is mainly used to show _. （ A） western Europe is spending more money than America in certain fields （ B） Europeans are making more discoveries than Amer
35、icans in retain fields （ C） European scientists are more intelligent than American scientists （ D） Americas scientific leadership is being replaced by European countries 30 Which of the following is not mentioned as a necessary part to maintain Americas scientific leadership? （ A） Money. （ B） Combin
36、ation of various disciplines. （ C） Joint efforts of the most intelligent scientists. （ D） Favorable academic atmospher 30 In order to get your point across in your target language, you have to learn plenty of words. How do you set about it? Dr. Paul Meara, who lectures in applied linguistics, believ
37、es there are lots of different ways of learning words. “Generally, anything you do with the words which actually makes them yours rather than just abstract things which appear in a book or on a record will almost certainly help you to learn them. So, for example, writing them down is better than rea
38、ding them. Putting them on bits of paper and sticking them up around your house is better than just looking at them in the page of a book. Saying them out loud is better than reading them quietly. Anything which actually gets you to use them would probably help. “ Encouragement and nurturing in the
39、students and belief in their ability to learn is one of the central tenets of a relatively new approach. Its called Accelerated Learning and its an offshoot of an idea that began in Bulgaria. Michael Lawlor runs a language school for business executives, teaching foreign languages to the British, an
40、d English to foreigners. Hes currently testing this system to see if he can incorporate it into his teaching program at his school. The main principle is to tap the students emotions as well as their intellects and, to begin with, to get them to visualize themselves as successful communicators in th
41、e language theyre learning. “They can actually create a very clear mental picture of themselves say in five years time, in the country where the language is spoken, interacting with the people. They can also boost their own confidence as learners by recreating past successful learning situation. Man
42、y people fail in learning a language because their minds get calmer and they provide their brains with oxygen, we teach them to sit properly so that they dont lose energy and maybe to have some simple physical movements to keep their energy up. All these things are part of the learning process. “ Th
43、e course work is based on puzzles and games and above all on bilingual dialogues, so theres no fear of not understanding. As the grammar is introduced, the rules are put into rhyming couplets to make them easier to remember. This method is all about reaching into the under-used resources of mind and
44、 memory. After a class, the students have a concert session when they hear the dialogue they were working on against a background of baroque music. Michael Lawlor explains why they used baroque music. “Dr Lazanov in Bulgaria, in his original experiments, found that baroque music produced a state of
45、relaxed awareness, which is now known more generally as the alpha state. If you take the large passages or the adagio passages from largo music, you find that they correspond more or less to the slowed-down speed of the human heart-about 60 beats to the minute. So were helping people to slow down th
46、eir body rhythms. The mind then becomes more receptive and open to passive learning, to listening. So thats why music of this kind is important. But it also, of course, touches the emotions. The music will induce a state of pleasurable expectation and if we can link the emotion of pleasure with lear
47、ning, then were making a very valuable contribution to the students affective, or emotional, involvement with the learning process. “ The choice of a soft-spoken female voice to present the language in accelerated learning techniques is also deliberate. After all, who was it who taught you to speak
48、your own language all those years ago? 31 Many people fail in learning a language because _. （ A） they are too old （ B） they lack language ability （ C） they lose their own confidence （ D） the teachers are not good enough 32 You can remember the words better in all the ways except _. （ A） saying them
49、 out loud （ B） writing them down （ C） looking at them in a book （ D） sticking them up around your room 33 To visualize oneself is to _. （ A） describe oneself （ B） talk about oneself （ C） make oneself relaxed （ D） create a clear mental picture of oneself 34 Why is music important? （ A） It can arouse excitement （ B） It can help to slow down body rhythms （ C） It can make people eager to study （ D） It makes people
