1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 461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 The IELTS Exam IELTS: International English Language Testing System I. Purposes: for immigration status,
3、(1)_, applying for a job II. Marks: no pass or fail grade final score: (2)_of marks of four papers III. Validity period: (3)_ IV. Test paper structure: A. reading: three parts, an hour B. listening: (4)_, 30 minutes C. writing: two sections, an hour D. speaking: face-to-face interview, 15 minutes V.
4、 Versions: A. Academic: for most IELTS candidates B. General Training: for people with (5)_ VI. The reasons for preparations: getting familiar with the (6)_ having the best chance of achieving their target score VII. How to prepare for the exam: A. Read the IELTS website: knowing the (7)_which gover
5、n the tests getting the sample papers B. Read a study guide: 1. seeking advice on the format of the exam how to tackle the different types of questions (8)_the skills 2. locating them in local library or bookshops C. Join a preparation class: working with other candidates getting (9)_from the tutor
6、D. Get a tutor: offering help on specific problems offering strategies to strengthen weak areas VIII. Places in the testing center: A. available throughout the year B. different demands in different time (e.g. Hong Kong) C. possible to take another test within (10)_period SECTION B INTERVIEW Directi
7、ons: 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. Now listen to the interview. 11 Wh
8、at can we know about the guest. Prof. Oxford? （ A） She was a psychologist as well as a language teacher. （ B） She has translated some books on learning strategies. （ C） She is the chief editor of a language learning magazine. （ D） She is leading language programs at Teachers College. 12 When Prof. O
9、xford talks about the existence of gender difference, what does she mean? （ A） There are usually more female language learners in class. （ B） Male language learners tend to think more objectively. （ C） Female language learners usually study much harder. （ D） Most language learners have gender awaren
10、ess in learning. 13 Which of the following strategies is employed more often by young learners of ESL? （ A） Listening carefully. （ B） Finding out reasons for errors. （ C） Making study plans. （ D） Creating chances of practice. 14 When test-takers are doing reading, they should take the following stra
11、tegies EXCEPT （ A） giving up the most confusing questions. （ B） analyzing the words and phrases. （ C） predicting the questions before reading. （ D） guessing from the reading context. 15 Prof. Oxford mentioned the article she had read to show that （ A） some language learners are unaware of the strate
12、gies they use. （ B） enjoyment in language learning can be very helpful to adult learners. （ C） most learners need conscious and structured language instruction. （ D） living in the target country is more beneficial to adult learners. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear
13、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 Why do political parties in Kyrgyzstan ask the government to cancel the vote? （ A） Because they believe it is not safe enough. （ B）
14、 Because they dont trust the government. （ C） Because violence has subsided only recently. （ D） Because the voting plans still have some flaws. 17 According to the news, what is the main cause of the security problem? （ A） Fleeing away of eligible voters. （ B） Too much legitimacy to the government.
15、（ C） Ethnic clashes in Uzbek neighborhoods. （ D） The dispute among political parties. 18 What is the latest exact problem with cars of Toyota? （ A） The engines cannot work in cold weather. （ B） The engines cannot be started after being used for a short period. （ C） The engines might stop working whe
16、n the car is driven. （ D） The valve spring may cause the engine to explode. 19 How much does GE plan to raise its quarterly dividend? （ A） 2%. （ B） 3.3%. （ C） 20%. （ D） 68%. 20 Who are eligible to get the new dividend? （ A） Shareholders who bought shares before 2010. （ B） Shareholders who bought sha
17、res before Oct. 25, 2010. （ C） Shareholders who own shares until 2011. （ D） Shareholders who own shares until Sept.20, 2010. 20 Londons leisure industry hopes for a bonanza in July and August, thanks to the Olympics. To lure hordes of visitors, a campaign marketing Britain abroad has been launched w
18、ith the slogan “Youre invited“. But they may not come. When Britain won the right to host the Olympics in 2005, ministers promised a windfall not just for sport but for tourism. Previous hosts held similar hopes, and were mostly disappointed. Since the 1992 Barcelona games, hosts have seen a fall in
19、 foreign guests during each Olympics, as well as in the months before and after, says the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA), a trade body. The belief that a city will be expensive and chock-a-block with sports fans can deter visitors. Official advice this time reinforces that notion: Transp
20、ort for London, which runs most of the capitals transit system, has asked locals to stockpile goods and stay at home to ease congestion. Fully 4.2m foreign tourists came to London in the summer of 2010, as well as 3m British ones. The government has belatedly acknowledged that it would be a shame to
21、 lose them. Speaking at a trade fair for the tourism industry, Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, expressed confidence that Britain could “defy the tourism dip“ other hosts have experienced. Early signs are not encouraging. A sample poll of tour operators by ETOA suggests 2012 bookings are a fifth
22、lower than at this time last year; for the Olympic period they are even slower, in part because some hotels are demanding money up front. That does not mean the games will be a commercial disaster: Olympic organisers have already reserved a third of Londons hotel rooms for athletes, officials, spons
23、ors and the media. But hotels may not see the high demandor high pricesthey expect. Barcelona and Athens did not fill their 13, 000-16, 000 rooms. London has 125, 000. Londons proximity to other destinations normally lifts its tourist trade: it is Europes most-visited city. But this may be a disadva
24、ntage when it comes to hanging on to Olympic spectators. Of the past three games, people stayed for longer in Sydney and Beijing than they did in Athens, which, like London, is a short-haul trip for many international passengers. In fact, most fans are likely to be local: British residents have boug
25、ht 95% of the 3.5m tickets sold so far, reports the London 2012 Organising Committee. Since much of the population lives within a days commute of the capital, many ticket-holders could bypass the citys other offerings. They are likely to spend money on some things, of course. “These people still hav
26、e to eat, “ points out Miles Quest of the British Hospitality Association. Sensing weakness in London, Scotlands tourist board has revved up its marketing operation. But it, too, may crash into a hurdle. In Greece, the Ionian Islands and other tourist hotspots suffered even more during the 2004 Olym
27、pic slump than did Athens, reckons ETOA. Determined not to be judged by medal tables alone, London will stage a cultural extravaganza around the Olympics. Yet the citys routine cultural offerings are far from scantand some question whether the city really needs to sell its brand. Britain already has
28、 one of the best-developed tourist markets in the world. Yet the long-term benefit of hosting a slick and beautiful games may become apparent in the long run. The nations boosters must be hoping that, even if they do not come next year, prospective tourists are at least watching from afar. 21 “Previ
29、ous hosts held similar hopes, and were mostly disappointed“ (Para. 2) probably means （ A） the result of the games fell short of the hosts expectation. （ B） the hosts of the Olympics failed to attract enough tourists. （ C） most hosts of the Olympics hoped to profit from the Games. （ D） previous hosts
30、 failed to hold a successful Olympic Games. 22 Which of the following does NOT show the authors attitude towards the issue of tourists in London Olympics? （ A） Early signs are not encouraging. (Para. 5) （ B） But they may not come. (Para. 1) （ C） The government has belatedly acknowledged. (Para.4) （
31、D） The belief that a city will be expensive. (Para. 3) 23 Which of the following can affect Londons tourist income? （ A） Londons adjacency to other tourist sights in Europe. （ B） High prices of commodities and facilities in London. （ C） Tourists familiarity with London and other cities. （ D） The inc
32、onvenience of Londons public transport. 24 It can be inferred from the passage that （ A） Scotlands marketing operation works well. （ B） London doesnt want to win too many medals. （ C） some area covets to take a share of the profits. （ D） there are many weaknesses in Londons operation. 25 We know fro
33、m the passage that （ A） London is considered to be a city of rich cultures. （ B） London is the most famous tourist city in the world. （ C） London doesnt need to propagate its culture. （ D） London is a city with a long history and diverse cultures. 25 Gorky Park is famous for many things, not many of
34、 them good. For Muscovites, their citys biggest green space used to be known as a place of regimented Soviet-era fun, full of strolling proletarian families eating cheap ice cream to the sound of military bands. To foreigners, it was the venue of Martin Cruz Smiths 1981 novel of faceless corpses and
35、 cutthroat Soviet black marketeering. And then of course there was that Scorpions song“follow the Moskva, down to Gorky Park, listening to the wind, of chaaaaange, “ etc. To me, it was mostly famous as a place to avoid. As a young reporter for The Moscow Times back in the mid-1990s, Id nearly been b
36、eaten up there by drunken paratroopers. Gorky Park was where poor Muscovites would take cheap datesa wilderness of garish carnival rides, loud pop music, and overpriced kebabs. Moscows Night Wolves biker gang, the local answer to the Hells Angels, had their lair in the parks depths. And you had to p
37、ay to go in, despite it being one of the few large public spaces in the capital. But this summer the “wind of change“ has again come to Gorky Park. In place of cheesy funfairs, drunken soldiers, and an apocalyptic wasteland of post-Soviet broken concrete, the park is now full of free-Wi-Fi-using, bi
38、cycling, nonalcoholic-mojito-sipping young things catching the late-summer rays. The health-and-safety-defying carnival rides are gone, replaced by rose gardens and fountains. The lawns are strewn with giant beanbags designed for lounging on with a laptop, and in place of the 90s-era prefab booths,
39、the management has put up wooden reproductions of the original 1930s Constructivist-style kiosks selling juices and sandwiches, but no vodka. Holy middle class! I thought when I saw all this: Russia maybe does have a shot at becoming a normal, civilized country, rather than a kind of Nigeria with sn
40、ow. Let me explain my surprise. Over the last decade and a half, Moscow has been transformed beyond recognition by a tsunami of oil money. The low-rise, once rather low-key, historic downtown has been seeded with vast and garish new residential and retail developments. Tens of thousands of handsome
41、old buildings have been demolished and rebuilt, all with the blessing of Yury Luzhkov, the man who was Moscows hyperkinetic mayor from 1992 to 2010. But despite all the money pouring into City Hall, both officially and unofficially (suffice it to say that Luzhkovs wife, construction billionaire Elen
42、a Baturina, was unembarrassed by her status as Russias richest woman), pretty much none of it went into creating more and better public spaces. Indeed the city seemed to do everything to squeeze the public out of as much space as possible, kicking Soviet-era childrens libraries and music schools and
43、 pensioners clubs out of historic buildings and selling them off. It was even getting impossible to walk down the street as drivers blithely parked on the sidewalks. Indeed there is still no system of parking tickets in the city, which also suffers from some of the worlds worst traffic jams. Noin Lu
44、zhkovs Moscow, beauty, space, and pleasure were commodities to be bought, not given away for free. Hence my amazement at the new Gorky Park, brainchild of current Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and his appointee as the parks new director, Sergei Kapkov. Instead of turning the park into a patchwork of
45、fenced-off, money-spinning elitny preserves, Kapkov has created a truly great public space with no other ambition but to improve the quality of life of regular Muscovites. Of course, this comes with a bit of a caveat: the only people who can afford to forbear making a fast buck are those whove made
46、a few fast bucks already. In this case, the godfather of Gorky is oil billionaire Roman Abramovich. Kapkov is a close ally. And Abramovichs girlfriend, Dasha Zhukova, plans to open a world-class contemporary-arts center in a historic exhibition hall in Gorky Park next year. Its not quite public phil
47、anthropy on the scale of, say, Andrew Carnegie. But the transformation of Gorky Park is the start of something different from the take-the-money-and-run culture of the 90s and 00s. Muscovites realize that they actually have to invest in the citys public spaces, not just their own private ones. Septe
48、mbers Moscow Festival of Food, held in Gorky Park, was a perfect example. Some 12, 000 Muscovites, mostly well-heeled professionals rather than the super-rich, gathered to sample local beers, smoked duck breasts, and cheeses. The festival was all about quality rather than quantity, about how to make
49、 the best of simple things, about joining the food culture of the world. It was about having a great, civilized life on a normal, professional salaryand that you dont have to be an oligarch to enjoy the finer things in life. After all, not even the richest oligarch has a Moscow garden as big or beautiful as Gorky Park. 26 Tourists could see all the following in Gorky Park in the past EXCEPT （ A） peddlers. （ B） soldiers. （ C） lovers. （ D） singers. 27 The autho
