1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 42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 Culture shock is a painful experience we go through when we encounter many new things in another country a
3、nd we【 1】 _ in some very strange ways. There are 【 1】 _ five phases or stages of culture shock: sensory overload, helplessness,【 2】 _, depression and frustration 【 2】 _ when we nm into obstacles in a new country. And here are six areas of life that cause culture shock: 【 1】 The【 3】 _. We will see so
4、 ninny 【 3】 _ strange new things when we set foot on a new land. 【 2】 The greetings. A common way of greeting at home may lead to a【 4】 _ in a new country because 【 4】 _ we are thought to have poked into other peoples personal affairs. 【 3】【 5】 _. We may be shocked to find that 【 5】 _ in the new cou
5、ntry men and women hug and kiss much more in public than we are accustomed to. 【 4】 Personal【 6】 _ between people talking. 【 6】 _ We dont understand why a person will be backing away from us or why a person may be【 7】 _ closer to us in the 【 7】 _ process of communicating with us. That can be a shock
6、 to the system as well. 【 5】【 8】 _. We always struggle to understand 【 8】 _ what people are saying. We usually have a very hard lime in the classroom, when we struggle to follow the instructor who speaks very fast and to get the【 9】 _ needed for passing the 【 9】 _ 【 6】 Food, which is a very emotiona
7、l part of life. In a new land, we find our favorite foods may not be available or are prepared quite differently. However, when we have eventually overcome the culture shock, we will have the【 10】 _ to feel at home 【 10】 _ anywhere in the world. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 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. 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
9、questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Mr. Bristow would like to deal with the matter now because _. （ A） Keith comes to interrupt him （ B） Keith has made serious mistakes （ C） he may not have time fill late （ D） he would have to work in a factory 12 Keiths suspicion of embezzlement is based on
10、the fact that _. （ A） the Works Manager has made a mistake （ B） Holder and Bragg has acted dishonestly （ C） the Purchasing Manager has made a mistake （ D） more spare parts than needed have been used 13 _, Mr. Cross wouldnt have been suspected of embezzlement. （ A） If he hadnt been on sick leave （ B）
11、 If he hadnt continued making excessive orders （ C） If he hadnt been Mr. Lawtons brother-in-law （ D） If he hadnt been spotted by Mr. Lawton 14 Mr. Lawton suspects that _. （ A） Cross and Lawton have collided in a swindle （ B） Keith does not possess any evidence （ C） Cross is purposely on sick leave （
12、 D） Keith is telling a lie 15 Which of the following statements is CORRECT? （ A） Cross may be severely punished. （ B） Cross illness justifies his misconduct. （ C） Cross and Lawton work part-time for Holder and Bragg. （ D） Cross and Hammond have conspired against Mr. Bristow. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
13、 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 be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 _ US soldiers have been killed in Iraq since President Bush declared that major combat o
14、perations in Iraq had ended. （ A） 1170 （ B） 1530 （ C） 1668 （ D） 1669 17 Besides US, _ suffered the greatest loss of army men in Iraq. （ A） Great Britain （ B） Bulgaria （ C） Italy （ D） Poland 18 According to the news item, the mason Queen Elizabeth 11 canceled hex yearly vacation in Edinburgh this sum
15、mer is that _. （ A） there will be anti-poverty rallies there at that time （ B） G8 summit meeting will be held there at that time （ C） the coincidence of the two above two events （ D） hex safety will be in question there at that time 19 According to the news item, how long does the queens vacation in
16、 Edinburgh usually last? （ A） About 3 days. （ B） About a week. （ C） About 28 days. （ D） Not mentioned. 20 During the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, _. （ A） protestors used water cannons against riot police （ B） riot police threw homemade firebombs at demonstrators （ C） some active protestors were k
17、illed by the police （ D） tears gas was resorted to by police against demonstrators 20 Lunar sight-seeing trips and orbiting space hotels are within reach, moon walking astronaut Edwin“Buzz“ Aldrin said last week, but some who favor space tourism worried about its “giggle factor“. Astronomers have kn
18、own for years that a source of intense energy emissions lies at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, obscured from view by vast clouds of dust and gas. In February, 1992, researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Garching, Germany, reported evidence that the mysterious energy source is a gigantic bl
19、ack hole. Observations have shown that many strong energy sources lie at the heart of the Milky Way. One of them, called Sagittarius A, is thought to be the actual center of the Galaxy, the point about which the great spiral of stars rotates. Sagittarius A is a powerful emitter of radio waves and X-
20、rays. Astronomers have considered two possible explanations for the identity of Sagittarius A. They theorized that it is either a compact duster of normal stars or a super-massive black hole containing as much as a million or more suns. The German scientists reported that they found strong evidence
21、in support of the black hole explanation. The astronomers used a new telescope high in the Andes Mountains of Chile to obtain the sharpest images ever made of the region around Sagittarius A. The image shows that Sagittarius A is a single, small object rather than a duster of stars. The researchers
22、also found that a bubble of gas is expanding outward from Sagittarius A. This expanding gas is similar in temperate, density, and composition to the jets of gas that astronomers have observed flow hag away from the centers of many other galaxies. Such jets are thought to be generated by accretion di
23、sks surrounding enormous black holes. Accretion disks are vast, swirling masses of gas and dust that give off titanic amounts of energy as they are sucked into the black hole. The similarity between the jets emitted by some galaxies and the gas bubble surrounding Sagittarius A supports the idea that
24、 Sagittarius A is a super-massive black hole. 21 According to the German researchers, the energy source at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy _. （ A） has been covered up by vast clouds of dust and gas （ B） still remains unknown to astronomers （ C） has proved to be a black hole （ D） actually provides
25、 power for the rotation of file great spiral of stars 22 Sagittarius A is _. （ A） clearly a super-massive black hole （ B） a compact cluster of normal stars （ C） a single, small subject （ D） still an issue of controversy 23 It may be inferred from the passage that jets of gas _. （ A） around Sagittari
26、us A were found quite unexpectedly （ B） are common phenomena surrounding enormous black holes （ C） only flow away from the centers of galaxies （ D） are the true source of intense energy 24 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? （ A） Energy only emits from Sagittarius A. （ B） There
27、 are many strong energy sources. （ C） Energy comes from a black hole. （ D） Energy emits from any regions surrounding Sagittarius A. 25 Were it not for the new telescope high in the Andes Mountains, researchers would not have argued that _. （ A） Sagittarius A is a powerful emitter of radio waves （ B）
28、 a super-massive black hole contains as much as a million suns （ C） Sagittarius A is a super-massive black hole （ D） Sagittarius A lies just at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy 25 The Readers Digest investigation asked Americans which was the biggest threat to the nations future-big business, big
29、labor or big government. A whopping 67 percent replied “big government. That is a big change over 40 years ago. A 1954 Opinion Research Corp. Poll found that only 16 percent of Americans indict ed big government, given the same three choices. In a 1965 Gallup survey, those believing big government t
30、o be the problem had risen to 35 percent; by 1985, to 50 percent. Now (1995) two of three Americans fear big government. Opinion researchers rarely see such a vast change in public attitude. When put in historical perspective, from the time of Franklin Roosevelts New Deal to the present, the fallen
31、status of government as a protector and benefactor is extraordinary. Weve returned to the instinctive American wariness of Washington so common before the Great Depression. In our poll, taken before the November elections, the overwhelming majority of our respondents wanted to stop or roll back the
32、impact of government. In answer to another question posed by The Digest, 79 percent said they wanted either no more than the current level of government services and taxes, or less government and lower taxes. “It seems to me that we in the middle class bear most of the burden,“ says Jo Nell Norman,
33、61, a nurse in Dyersburg, Tenn., who often wonders about the government s judgment in spending her money. Of Americans in our sample, 62 percent believe that politicians ethics and honesty have fallen. And what about Congress? Is it doing a good job? Or do members “spend more time thinking about the
34、ir political futures than passing good legislation?“ Across generations, a thumping 89 percent thought the latter. “Congress al ways seems to be screwing up,“ says one young Xer. However, Americans are satisfied with their own lives and jobs. Four of five respondents were “completely“ or “somewhat“
35、satisfied. The figures held up across all ages-including Xers, whom many pundits have claimed are pessimistic about their future. Keith Underhill, 22, of Fridley Minn., finds his job as a telephone operator for a catalogue company “not challenging, not difficult“ but still “satisfying because of the
36、 income. He sees it as a springboard to bigger things. “! hope to start my own business someday, something in finance. Looking deeper at jobs, we found 70 percent of Americans believe they are about where they should be, given their talents and effort. This is an issue where age always makes a diffe
37、rence, since older people, who are more established in their jobs, tend to be more satisfied, while younger workers are still trying to find the right niche. Sure enough, Xers scored 65 percent, about five points below average. 26 The survey has revealed that in the past 40 years the public faith in
38、 the American government has dropped by _. （ A） 67 percent （ B） 51 percent （ C） 35 percent （ D） 16 percent 27 The underlined phrase “the instinctive American wariness of Washington“ (Para. 2) implies _. （ A） Americans deep distrust for the U.S. government （ B） Americans very keen concern about their
39、 nation （ C） Americans rising interest in political affairs （ D） Americans dislike of polities 28 It is clear that the peoples great dislike for the government is related with _. （ A） the inefficient style of work （ B） often wrong judgments （ C） the rising rate of taxes （ D） rite Congress 29 “Xers”
40、is repeated several times to refer to _. （ A） accusers （ B） young respondents （ C） college students （ D） blue-collar workers 30 Most Americans am satisfied with their jobs because the job _. （ A） affords a good income （ B） is challenging although （ C） is hard to come by （ D） suits theft capability 3
41、0 The digital revolution in consumer electronics, including personal computer gadgets, began to gain momentum in 1998, and is expected to take a stronger hold of the market this year (1999). In 1998 the consumer electronics industry set the groundwork for the switch to digital products from analogue
42、 products, as companies formed alliances and introduced new products in the personal computer gadget, digital camera and digital television arenas. Digital technology produces sharper, higher-resolution images and crisper sound. Personal computer-type gadgets are perhaps most reflective of the oncom
43、ing digital age, and 3 Com Corps Palm Pilot is everyones favorite example. It offers calendar and address book functions and the latest version will allow access to the Internet and real-time data such as stock quotes. As PC gadgets become hot items, home networking will grow, and may eventually rea
44、ch a level in which everything in the home is computerized. In the near-term, however, networks that enable users to connect multiple PCs to printers and other PC gadgets in the home will grow, especially as users get broadband Internet access, analysts said. Other digital products that have receive
45、d attention recently include CD-writeable products, which allow consumers to record on compact discs, and minidisk players. Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc. has elicited an uproar from record studios with its device that allows music to be downloaded from the Internet. “We will see more varieties of
46、products and different storage capacities coming to market-provided Diamond survives the litigation process here,“ said Kevin Hause, an analyst at International Data Corp. “Its going to be an interesting race to watch.“ On the video end there is DVD, which is entering the home entertainment realm. H
47、owever, Paine Webber said in its 1999 technology forecast that DVD will not make major progress in the market against CD-ROMs due to continued vendor wrangling over standardization. Still, the products are attracting users. In the first 18 months of sales, 365,000 people started using CDs, 394,000 V
48、CRs and 1.07 million DVDs, said Jeff Joseph of the Consumer Electronics Manufacturing Association (Cema). Digital Video Disk Recorders are expected to be the next hot video item, as consumers become attracted to their real-time pause and personalized viewing abilities. And then there was this past autumns high-definition TV launch. The year 1998 witnessed digital TVs first steps toward the mainstream, with manufacturers and networks putting forth high-definition television (HDTV). In November, digital signals were transmitted in major US markets and stores began carrying hig
