1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 484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 Tennis During the first 50 years of its history, tennis was largely a pastime of【 1】 _people. Its widespr
3、ead popularity began【 1】 _ with the growth of【 2】 _This happened immediately 【 2】 _ after the major national championships became【 3】 _ 【 3】 _ events. They began to accept professionals as well as amateurs. Soon industrial firms began to【 4】 _tournaments and 【 4】 _ offer large cash prizes. The turni
4、ng point came in 1968, when the British, with the final permission of the International Lawn Tennis Federation, transformed their Wimbledon championships to an open event. In the same year, they went a step further by erasing the【 5】 _between amateurs and professionals. 【 5】 _ Women players demand f
5、or【 6】 _prize money gained its 【 6】 _ first success in the United States Open in【 7】 _. With 【 7】 _ the introduction of【 8】 _rackets, equipment for playing【 8】 _ tennis needs not to be【 9】 _. Other reasons for tennis【 9】 _ rising popularity include greater media coverage and people% increasing inter
6、est in physical【 10】 _ 【 10】 _ 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 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 en
7、d 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 the talk, compulsive gambling and alcoholic addiction share similarities because （ A） no actual figure of addicts has been reported. （ B） no scientific studies
8、 have yielded effective solutions. （ C） both affect all sectors of society. （ D） both cause serious mental health problems. 12 The development of the gambling compulsion can be described as being （ A） gradual. （ B） slow. （ C） periodic. （ D） radical. 13 G. A. mentioned in the talk is believed to be a
9、(n) （ A） anonymous group. （ B） charity organization. （ C） gamblers club. （ D） treatment centre. 14 At the end of the talk, the speakers attitude towards the cure of gambling addiction is （ A） unclear. （ B） uncertain. （ C） optimistic. （ D） pessimistic. 15 Throughout the talk, the speaker examines the
10、 issue of gambling in a _ way. （ A） balanced （ B） biased （ C） detached （ D） lengthy 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 answe
11、r the questions. 16 In order to avoid certain charge, the analysis involves （ A） cautious predictions. （ B） impartial judgment. （ C） careful calculation. （ D） simple statistics. 16 “The US economy is rapidly deteriorating,“ says Mr. Grannis. “The odds of a recession are now very high, perhaps by the
12、 end of the year.“ There are already some signs that important pillars are weakening. Consumer confidence has fallen for the past two months. The housing sector, which has been buoyant, is starting to sink. Corporate profits are falling. Some analysts are especially concerned over the sharp fall of
13、commodity prices. They believe it represents the threat of deflation, it could cause a global slowdown. “The Fed will have to act forcefully to arrest the deflationary forces,“ says Robert Lamorte, chairman of Behavioral Economics, a consulting firm in San Diego. But others counter that the central
14、bank doesnt need to intervene. They argue the Fed should wait to see real data before acting. “The fundamentals are better than the stock market reflects“, says Peter Kretzmer, an economist at Nations-Banc Montgomery Security. Indeed, President Clinton tried to do his part to calm the market during
15、his trip to Moscow, citing the strong job market and balanced budget. “We believe our fundamental economic policy is sound,“ he said. His comments echoed statements by Peter Rubin in Washington. Some numbers do continue to reflect a strong economy. On Sep. 1, the Conference Board released its index
16、of leading indicators. The index rose 0.4 percent, prompting the business organization to predict that the nations output should increase at a moderate pace for the rest of 1998. The group sees little risk of recession in the near term. But what has changed is the global economy. Japan and the rest
17、of Asia are in recession. The woes are spreading to Latin America. “Im now convinced we are going to have a global economic recession, says Sung Won Sohn, chief economist at Norwest Corp, a Minneapolis-based bank. But, he added, its not certain the US will slide into a period of negative growth. He
18、rates the risk of recession at only 10 to 15 percent. “We will be responding to the world economic situation rather than leading it “he says. Still, Fed watchers dont think the central bank will act to try to save the world. “Its inconceivable the Fed could make much difference in Asia, Russia, or L
19、atin America,“ says Lyle Gramley, a former Fed governor. After the last stock market crash, in 1987, the Federal Reserve acted quickly to provide liquidity to the markets and to lower interest rates. But the economy is in better shape this time. The banking sector is stronger and the financial marke
20、ts have been able to. respond to the enormous trading volume. “It is not the Feds job to manage the stock market,“ says Mr. Kretzmer. But the Fed will keep a close watch on Wall Street. If the market were to shave another 1,500 points off the Dow by the end of September, “then the Fed would think ab
21、out lowering interest rates,“ says Mr. Gramley. In his view, the Feds main concern will be the impact of a sliding market on consumer confidence. Since 40 percent of the nation has investments in the stock market, any prolonged slide might make individuals feel less wealthy. They would cut back on v
22、acations and “splurge“ purchases. He expects the central bank to watch the next consumer confidence surveys and housing statistics closely. 17 What did President Clinton try to do during his trip to Moscow? （ A） To pacify the market. （ B） To make a speech on American economy. （ C） To intervene. （ D）
23、 To cooperate with Russia to pursue sustainable development. 18 What is the Feds main concern according to Mr. Gramley? （ A） To provide liquidity to the market. （ B） To keep a close watch on Wall Street. （ C） To observe the influence of a sliding market on consumer confidence and give a timely respo
24、nse. （ D） To prevent the stock market from sliding too much. 19 Which of the following is the most appropriate title for this passage? （ A） Threat of Deflation in US. （ B） Economic Situation in US. （ C） Why US Economy is slowing down. （ D） The Sign of Recession in US Economy. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNO
25、WLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 20 All the following places have been major sources of immigrants to the United Kingdom except_since World War II. （ A） West Indies （ B） India （ C） Pakistan （ D） Palestine 21
26、 In Henrys day a jury consisted of_men. （ A） 9 （ B） 10 （ C） 11 （ D） 12 22 Admission to an institution is determined by_in America. （ A） each university （ B） education board （ C） students points （ D） the secondary school 23 _ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourte
27、en lines. （ A） Free verse （ B） Sonnet （ C） Ode （ D） Epigram 24 By _ we mean language communication is constrained by neither time nor space. （ A） arbitrariness （ B） displacement （ C） creativity （ D） cultural transmission 25 _was called the father of English poetry. （ A） Geoffery Chaucer （ B） William
28、 Shakespeare （ C） John Milton （ D） J John Donne 26 Which of the following is NOT affiliated to the UN? （ A） WHO. （ B） FIFA （ C） UNESCO. （ D） IM 27 Which of the following statements is not true? （ A） Scotland is the second largest in area, but net population, compared with England and Wales. （ B） Bri
29、tain does not share land border with any other countries except the Republic of Ireland （ C） Broadly speaking, the English summer consists of June, July and August. （ D） The Thames is the second largest but most important river in Britain. 28 _ can be simply defined as the study of meaning. （ A） Syn
30、tax （ B） Semantics （ C） Pragmatics （ D） Linguistics 29 Channel Tunnel separates the island of Great Britain from （ A） Denmark. （ B） Belgium. （ C） France. （ D） the Netherlands. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING only the hot blood grows colder and colder, the pulse feebler as he sleeps, and at midnight, or in t
31、he early morning, he drops from his perchdead. Yesterday he lived and moved, responsive to a thousand external influences, reflecting earth and sky in his small brilliant brain as in a looking-glass; also he had a various language, the inherited knowledge of his race, and the faculty of flight, by m
32、eans of which he could shoot, meteor-like, across the sky, and pass swiftly from place to place; and with it he was able to drop himself plumb down from the tallest tree-lop, or out of the void air, on to a slender spray, and scarcely cause its leaves to tremble. Now, on this morning, he lies stiff
33、and motionless; so easy and swift is the passage from life to death in wild nature! But he was never miserable. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 42 The Internet is about to take off in China. As many as 9 million people are on lin
34、e, a number that is estimated to hit 20 million by the end of 2000. It is predicted that this phenomenal growth will have great impact on our society and economy. Choose one aspect of our society or economy where you think the impact will be most strongly felt, and write an essay of about 300 words
35、entitled THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON. In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statment, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Ma
36、rks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 484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, t
37、ake 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. 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. U
38、se the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 Tennis If you are a tennis player or a tennis fan, you are in good company, You are among the millions of people who are enjoying the game in the most exciting period of its history. You are living in the time of the great tennis boom, which began in 1968
39、. As a result of the boom, everyone seems to be playing tennis, not simply sitting back and watching the experts play. What triggered the tennis explosion? During the first 50 years of its history, that is, from 1873 to the mid1920s, tennis was largely a pastime of wealthy people. In the United Stat
40、es it Was played chiefly in the northeast. Gradually, though, it took a more democratic turn. programs for junior players were started, and the number of tennis courts in public parks increased steadily. By the early 1920s a few players had risen to world fame and won wider recognition for tennis. A
41、mong them were William Tilden (“Big Bill“) of the United States and Snzanne Lenglen of France. The real step forward on the way to its widespread popularity began with the growth of professionalism, that is playing tennis as a profession, playing for pay. This happened immediately after the major na
42、tional championships became “open“ events, that is, after these championships were opened to professionals as well as amateurs. Amateurs are players whose expenses can be paid but who are not allowed to accept pay directly. Soon industrial firms began to sponsor tournaments and offer large cash priz
43、es. Enormous amounts of. money poured into what had been strictly a noncommercial sport. Promoters signed rich contracts with star players and sent the players on tours across the country and around the world. Television coverage carried tennis matches into millions of homes. All these activities he
44、lped to change tennis from a minor sport to a major sport within a few short years. Then came the revolution. Britain demanded the right to stage its Wimbledon championships as an open event. And in 1968 the International Lawn Tennis Federation, which governs tennis worldwide, gave in to the demand.
45、 The winners of the singles titles in the first Wimbledon Open were Billie Jean King of the United States and Rod Laver of Australia. The British went a step further in 1968. They ended all distinctions between amateurs and professionals. All were simply players. In other countries, players who regi
46、stered with their national associations could represent their countries in international team matches and receive prize money. In a short time amateur tennis declined as a major attraction. And scores of players, both women and men, began to win prize money they had never dreamed of. With the arriva
47、l of open tennis, women took second place to men in sharing the harvest of riches. But they organized themselves and pressed their demand for equal prize money. They achieved equality in the United States Open in 1974, when the singles winners, Billie Jean King and Jimmy Connors, each received 22,50
48、0. At the same time new equipment came into use, especially metal rackets. Metal rackets could be mass produced. It greatly reduced the cost for a racket. Equipment for playing tennis no longer must be expensive. It further promoted the growth of tennis among common people. Accordihg to a nationwide
49、 survey, there were about 5,600,000 tennis players in the United States in 1965. Within 10 years the number had skyrocketed to $4,000,000. Hundreds of millions of dollars were being spent to build tennis courts and to buy rackets, halls, clothing, and other equipment. Tennis camps, schools, and commercial clubs were opening in ever-increasing numbers. Tennis is becoming a sport
