1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 447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 Getting an Associate Degree Online I. General information A. Duration: (1)_ (1)_ B. Field: most area of s
3、tudy C. Time: before a bachelors or masters degree II. Benefits of online an associates degree A. Open doors for better jobs B. Promise (2)_ (2)_ C. Can get at home. III. A few things youll need to do A. Decide where to study: The Place to find a database for information: U.S. News and (3)_ (3)_ B.
4、Do some research 1.(4)_ (4)_ 2. Verify the schools reputation: look at feedback of (5)_ (5)_ 3. Verify the schools (6)_ (6)_ Authorities: The U.S. Department of Educations Office of Postsecondary Education The Council for Higher Education Accreditation C. Look at the details of the program 1. Freque
5、ncy of classes 2.(7)_ (7)_ 3. Career prospect IV. Financial aid A. Check with your online institution to see if there are (8)_ (8)_ B. Check with your (9)_to see if there is a tuition reimbursement program. (9)_ C. Apply: 1. Fill out the FAFSA form 2. Note (10)_of federal and state submissions: earl
6、ier than anticipated (10)_ 3. Check with your schools financial advisors about any non-federal grants available. 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.
7、 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 According to Sharon, who is the mostly likely to fall victim to hemochromatosis? （ A） Millions of Americans. （ B） People from Western or Northern Europe. （ C） Peo
8、ple who have taken too iron from food. （ D） Those with liver diseases. 12 Why cholesterol levels in people are higher in winters? （ A） Because there is not enough vitamin D in the body. （ B） Because people dont exercise enough in winters. （ C） Because the temperature is lower in winters. （ D） Becaus
9、e people do not receive enough sunshine during winters. 13 Which of the following is TRUE about wearing sunglasses? （ A） To protect the skin, wearing sunglasses is not recommended. （ B） Only wear sunglasses for ten minutes if you want to decrease the chance of sunburn. （ C） Expose your eyes to sunsh
10、ine for a while can trigger the tanning process of the skin. （ D） Wearing sunglasses will trigger the production of hormone. 14 Why are organic vegetables not always safe? （ A） Because they contain more chemicals. （ B） Because they can make people less resistant to sunshine. （ C） Because some chemic
11、als in them can be potential dangers. （ D） Because their genes are modified to some degree. 15 What can we learn about Asians from the passage? （ A） They are more likely to appear drunk after drinking alcohol. （ B） They are more likely to become alcoholics. （ C） Half of them are allergic to alcohol.
12、 （ D） Fifty percent of them cant stand alcohol. 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 be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Which of the fol
13、lowing is NOT a consequence caused by the heavy snow in China? （ A） Land transport was hampered. （ B） The temperatures could go down further. （ C） Many airplanes were damaged. （ D） Classed at schools were suspended. 17 What makes Susan become an overnight star? （ A） Her talents shown in the competit
14、ion. （ B） Her persona and appearance. （ C） Her audition for the play. （ D） Her video posted on the Internet. 18 What can be inferred about Susan from the news item? （ A） She is a plain-looking woman. （ B） Her performance for the audition is not very good. （ C） She doesnt treat life very seriously. （
15、 D） She is an unconventional person. 19 What do several airlines blame the European authorities for? （ A） They impose flight restrictions. （ B） Their decision has led to travel chaos. （ C） Their decision to ground flights is not based on solid grounds. （ D） Their computer system doesnt work well. 20
16、 What is true according to the news item? （ A） Ban on flights has been lifted. （ B） Test flights of some airlines have been carried out successfully. （ C） Volcanic dust spreading from Iceland has settled. （ D） All flights are expected to be in service on Monday. 20 Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know,
17、 has only one industry William Shakespeare but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely li
18、ve off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaways Cottage, Shakespeares birthplace and other sights. The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSCs actors, with their long hair and beards and sanda
19、ls and noisiness. Its all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise-making. The tourist streams are not entirely separate. The sightseers who come by bus and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim
20、Palace on the side - dont usually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However, the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their play going. It is the playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the towns revenue because they spend th
21、e night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall. The townsfolk dont see it this way and local council does not contribute directly to the subsidy of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stratfor
22、d cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very expen
23、sive. Anyway, the townsfolk cant understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy. (The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 per cent occupied all year long and this year theyll do better.) The reason, of course, is that costs
24、have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low. It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratfords most attractive clientele. They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over) lean
25、, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jean sand sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens at 10:30 a.m. 21 From the first two paragrap
26、hs , we learn that_. （ A） the townsfolk deny the RSC s contribution to the towns revenue （ B） the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage （ C） the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms （ D） the townsfolk earn little from tourism 22 It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that_. （
27、A） the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separately （ B） the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers （ C） the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoers （ D） the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater 23 By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally“ (Lin
28、es 2-3, Paragraph 4), the author implies that_. （ A） Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects （ B） Stratford has long been in financial difficulties （ C） the town is not really short of money （ D） the townsfolk used to be poorly paid 24 According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy b
29、ecause_. （ A） ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending （ B） the company is financially ill-managed （ C） the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable （ D） the theatre attendance is on the rise 25 From the text we can conclude that the author_. （ A） is supportive of both sides （ B） f
30、avors the townsfolks view （ C） takes a detached attitude （ D） is sympathetic to the RSC 25 New and bizarre crimes have come into being with the advent of computer technology. Organized crime has been directly involved; the new technology offers it unlimited opportunities, such as data crimes, theft
31、of services, property-related crimes, industrial sabotage, politically related sabotage, vandalism, crimes against the individual and financially related crimes. Theft of data, or data crime, has attracted the interest of organized criminal syndicates. This is usually the theft or copying of valuabl
32、e computer program. An international market already exists for computerized data, and specialized fences are said to be playing a key role in this rapidly expanding criminal market. Buyers for stolen programs may range from a firms competitors to foreign nations. A competitor sabotages a companys co
33、mputer system to destroy or cripple the firms operational ability, thus neutralizing its competitive capability either in the private or the government sector. This computer sabotage may also be tied to an attempt by affluent investors to acquire the victim firm. With the growing reliance by firms o
34、n computers for their recordkeeping and daily operations, sabotage of their computers can result in internal havoc, after which the group interested in acquiring the firm can easily buy it at a substantially lower price. Criminal groups could also resort to sabotage if the company is a competitor of
35、 a business owned or controlled by organized crime. Politically motivated sabotage is on the increase; political extremist groups have sprouted on every continent. Sophisticated computer technology arms these groups with awesome powers and opens technologically advanced nations to their attack. Seve
36、ral attempts have already been made to destroy computer facility at an air force base. A university computer facility involved in national defence work suffered more than $2 million in damages as a result of a bombing. Computer vulnerability has been amply documented. One congressional study conclud
37、ed that neither government nor private computer systems are adequately protected against sabotage. Organized criminal syndicates have shown their willingness to work with politically motivated groups. Investigators have uncovered evidence of cooperation between criminal groups and foreign government
38、s in narcotics. Criminal groups have taken attempts in assassinating political leaders. Computers are used in hospital life-support system, in laboratories, and in major surgery. Criminals could easily turn these computers into tools of devastation. By sabotaging the computer of a life-support syste
39、m, criminals could kill an individual as easily as they had used a gun. By manipulating a computer, they could guide awesome tools of terror against large urban centers. Cities and nations could become hostages. Homicide could take a now form. The computer may become the hit man of the twentieth cen
40、tury. The computer opens vast areas of crime to organized criminal groups, both national and international. It calls on them to pool their resources and increase their cooperative efforts, because many of these crimes are too complex for one group to handle, especially those requiring a vast network
41、 of fences. Although criminals have adapted to computer technology, law enforcement has not. Many still think in terms of traditional criminology. 26 How many kinds of crimes are mentioned in the passage? （ A） 7. （ B） 8. （ C） 9 （ D） 10 27 What is the purpose of a competitor to sabotage a companys co
42、mputer? （ A） His purpose is to destroy or weaken the firms operational ability. （ B） His purpose is to weaken the firms competitive capability and get it. （ C） His purpose is to buy the rivals company at a relatively low price. （ D） His purpose is to steal important data. 28 Which of the following c
43、an be labeled as a politically motivated sabotage of a computer system? （ A） Sabotage of a university computer. （ B） Sabotage of a hospital computer. （ C） Sabotage of computer at a secret training base. （ D） Sabotage of a factory computer. 29 What does the author mean by “Homicide could take a new f
44、orm“? （ A） There is no need using a gun in killing a person. （ B） Criminals can kill whoever they want by a computer. （ C） The computer can replace any weapons. （ D） The function of a computer is just like a gun. 29 He was an old man with a white beard and huge nose and hands. Long before the time d
45、uring which we will know him, he was a doctor and drove a jaded white horse from house to house through the streets of Winesburg. Later he married a girl who had money. She had been left a large fertile farm when her father died. The girl was quiet, tall, and dark, and to many people she seemed very
46、 beautiful. Everyone in Winesburg wondered why she married the doctor. Within a year after the marriage she died. The knuckles of the doctors hands were extraordinarily large. When the hands were closed they looked like clusters of unpainted wooden balls as large as walnuts fastened together by stee
47、l rods.He smoked a cob pipe and after his wifes death sat all day in his empty office close by a window that was covered with cobwebs. He never opened the window. Once on a hot day in August he tried but found it stuck fast and after that he forgot all about it. Winesburg had forgotten the old man,
48、but in Doctor Reefy there were the seeds of something very fine. Alone in his musty office in the Heffner Block above the Paris Dry Goods Companys store, he worked ceaselessly, building up something that he himself destroyed. Little pyramids of truth he erected and after erecting knocked them down a
49、gain that he might have the truths to erect other pyramids. Doctor Reefy was a tall man who had worn one suit of clothes for ten years. It was frayed at the sleeves and little holes had appeared at the knees and elbows. In the office he wore also a linen duster with huge pockets into which he continually stuffed scraps of paper. After some weeks the scraps of paper became little hard round balls, and when t
