1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 491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 Stock Market When a new company is organized and shares are sold, it is not hard to determine the val
3、ue of each share: all the shares together represent the total value of the company. . The best way to explain how the stock market works. To imagine you form a company to produce a soda with 4 friends: 1) putting in $600 together for the expenses involved in the【 1】 of 【 1】 _ the company; 2) stating
4、 every【 2】 represents $10 of the present value of the company;【 2】 _ 3) owning a share signifies-a part owner of the company. . Stock price increases when【 3】 is good and the value of the company 【 3】_ jumps. 1) the【 4】 $600 invested$1,800 in value at present 【 4】 _ 2) $10 per share originally 【 5】
5、each currently 【 5】 _ . Stock price falls when business is worse and the value of the company drops. 1)【 6】 of $1,800 a low point of $300 【 6】 _ 2) $30 per share $5 per share . How to buy stocks? 1) to find a【 7】 buying and selling stock for other people; 【 7】 _ 2) the stockbrokers entering a stock
6、market; 3) the stockbrokers inquirement of other brokers about your buying; 4) the stockbrokers【 8】 of the stock purchase; 【 8】 _ 5) to pay the bill the amount of purchase basic moral duties; practical rules which promote efficiency; and artificial, optional graces such as formal compliments to, say
7、, women on their beauty or superiors on their generosity and importance. In the first category are considerations for the weak and respect for age. Among the ancient Egyptians the young always stood in the presence of older people. Among the Mponguwe of Tanzaia, the young men bow as they pass the hu
8、ts of the elders. In England, until about a century ago, young children did not sit in their parents presence without asking permission. Practical rules are helpful in such ordinary occurrences of Social life as making proper introductions at parties or other functions so that people can be brought
9、to know each other. Before the invention of the fork, etiquette directed that the fingers should be kept as clean as possible; before the handkerchief came into common use, etiquette suggested that after spitting, a person should rub the spit inconspicuously underfoot. Extremely refined behavior, ho
10、w-ever, cultivated as an art of gracious living, has been characteristic only of societies with wealth and leisure, which admitted women as the social equals of men. After the fall of Rome, the first European society to regulate behavior in private life in accordance with a complicated code of etiqu
11、ette was twelfth-century Province, in France. Provence had become wealthy. The lords had returned to their castle from the crusades, and there the ideals of chivalry grew up, which emphasized the virtue and gentleness of women and demanded that a knight should profess a pure and dedicated love to a
12、lady who would be his inspiration, and to whom he would dedicate his valiant deeds, though he would never come physically close to her. This was the introduction of the concept of romantic love, which was to influence literature for many hundreds of years and which still lives on in a debased form i
13、n simple popular songs and cheap novels today. In Renaissance Italy too; in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a wealthy and leisured society developed an extremely complex code of manners, but the rules of behavior of fashionable society had little influence on the daily life of the lower clas
14、ses. Indeed many of the rules, such as how to enter a banquet room, or how to use a sword or handkerchief for ceremonial purposes, were irrelevant to the way of life of the average working man, who spent most of his life outdoors or in his own poor hut and most probably did not have a handkerchief,
15、certainly not a sword, to his name. Yet the essential basis of all good manners does not vary. Consideration for the old and weak and the avoidance of banning or giving unnecessary offence to others is a feature of all societies everywhere and at all levels from the highest to the lowest. 17 One cha
16、racteristic of the rich classes of a declining society is their tendency to_ （ A） take in the recently wealthy （ B） retreat within themselves. （ C） produce publications on manners. （ D） change the laws of etiquette, 18 Which of the following is NOT an element of the code of etiquette? （ A） Respect f
17、or age. （ B） Formal compliments. （ C） Proper introductions at social functions. （ D） Eating with a fork rather than fingers. 19 According to the writer which of the following is put of chivalry? A knight should_ （ A） inspire his lady to perform valiant deeds. （ B） perform deeds which would inspire r
18、omantic songs. （ C） express his love for his lady from a distance. （ D） regard his lady as strong and independent 20 Etiquette as an art of gracious living is quoted as a feature of which country? （ A） Egypt （ B） 18th century France. （ C） Renaissance Italy. （ D） England. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDG
19、E (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 21 Which of the following words is inflectional? （ A） unfair （ B） carefree （ C） submarine （ D） going 22 The United States is composed of _states and one district, the District of
20、Columbia. （ A） 50 （ B） 51 （ C） 48 （ D） 49 23 _refers to long narrative poems which deal with heroic deeds and noble characters. （ A） Epic （ B） Pastoral （ C） Sonnet （ D） Ode 24 In Britain, the day after Christmas is called _. （ A） Easter （ B） New Year s Day （ C） Boxing Day （ D） Thanksgiving Day 25 Du
21、ring the Second World War, Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met at _. （ A） Teheran, Yalta and Potsdam （ B） Teheran and Yalta （ C） Yalta, Potsdam and Berlin （ D） Teheran and Potsdam 26 Which of the following pairs contains phonemic contrast? （ A） peat, peel （ B） pea, pee （ C） pee, peep （ D） pear, pear
22、l 28 Emily Dickensons poem This is my letter to the World expresses the poets _ about her communication with the outside world （ A） indifference （ B） joy （ C） anxiety （ D） indignation 29 Which of the following about language is NOT correct? （ A） Language is arbitrary. （ B） Language is a system which
23、 consist of two levels: sounds and meaning. （ C） Language is vocal. （ D） Language is a fixed system and is not productive. 30 New Zealand is an island country in the_, southeast of Australia. （ A） southern Pacific Ocean （ B） north Pacific Ocean （ C） south Indian Ocean （ D） north Indian Ocean 二、 PART
24、 IV PROOFREADING a second, only $50; a third, $150; a fourth, $100; and the fifth, also $100. In order to be clear to everyone, you decide that each of you will be given sheets of paper on which it is stated that every sheet of paper represents $10 of the present value of the company. This means tha
25、t there will be 60 sheets of paper altogether. The person who contributed $200 will receive 20 of these sheets, while the one who gave $50 will get 5. If you gave $100, then you will receive 10 of these sheets. Each sheet, which is called a stock certificate, actually indicates that you own 1 share
26、of stock in the company. Therefore, you now own 10 shares in the company. To own a share signifies that you are a part owner of the company. Imagine now that when people taste the soda they want to drink more and more of it. In fact, business is so good-that the original $600 invested by the five of
27、 you jumps to $1,800 in value. Thus, the 60 shares of stock that were originally worth $i0 each are now worth $30 each. This means that your 10 shares have jumped in value to $300. If you want to sell some or all of these shares to anyone else, the price will be $30 per share. However, in time busin
28、ess may take a turn for the worse. People find that the pressurized can does not work well-the spray of soda goes everywhere. It isnt long then before the value of the company drops from a high point of $ 1,800 to a low point of $300. When this happens, each of the 60 shares, which were worth $30, i
29、s now worth $5. Hence, people who want to buy the shares will now pay only $5 each for them. Most companies today get started in exactly the same way as the small soda company above. Since a great deal of money is needed to operate a business, a great many people are needed to become part owners. Wh
30、en a company is first organized and shares are sold, it is relatively simple to determine the value of each share; because all the shares together represent the total value of the company. But how can you go about buying stocks? It is very unlikely that you would personally know someone who happens
31、to own shares in the company in which you wish to invest. Hence, you will probably go to a stockbroker-a man who buys and sells stock for other people. He, in turn will go to a stock market-a place where stocks are bought and sold. There he will inquire of other brokers if they know of anyone who wo
32、uld like to sell the stock that you want to purchase. Usually there will be some such persons. In that event, your broker will arrange to buy the stock for you and then bid you not only for the amount he had to pay but also a small additional fee to cover the cost of his services. In the event you w
33、ant to sell some stocks that you hold, you would follow exactly the same procedure. Now, however, the broker would turn over to you the amount he had received from the buyer, only withholding a small amount to pay for his services. Thus, you have to pay the broker at the time he buys the stock for y
34、ou and again at the time he sells it for you. This isnt all, though. You may also have to pay a tax each time you sell stock-and, sometimes-when you buy it. In addition, the owners of the place where the stock is bought or sold may also charge a small fee for the privilege of using their facilities.
35、 It appears that if you plan to sell your stock at some gain to yourself, you had better wait until its value increases by at least a few dollars on each share or you may find that what you thought was a profit for you is actually eaten up by the many fees you had to pay. 1 【正确答案】 value 2 【正确答案】 she
36、et of paper 3 【正确答案】 business 4 【正确答案】 original 5 【正确答案】 $30 6 【正确答案】 a high point 7 【正确答案】 stockbroker 8 【正确答案】 arrangement 9 【正确答案】 services 10 【正确答案】 pay a tax SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that f
37、ollow. 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 【听力原文】 Peter: The law on taxis is very interesting and I know in London its different from other places and rule
38、s are quite strict, arent they? Jack: Any London cab driver does a thing called the Knowledge, which is an examination really. Its called the Knowledge and its a basic test of. you get 468 runswhat they cal runsfrom a blue book. Peter: And the idea is that anybody can get into a taxi, anywhere in Lo
39、ndon and give the driver a destination and hes got to know the way there. Jack: Thats the basis of the Knowledge, finding anywhere from point A to B in that six-mile radius in London. Peter: Is it difficult to learn the Knowledge? Jack: Average. it took me nineteen months. Now its taking guys three
40、years because they want. I mean, youve got to have a medical, you are checked out by the police, you do the Knowledge, but after youve done the basic Knowledge there is still more exams to do. It can take anywhere now to two to three years. And then you do a driving test at the end. Peter: I get the
41、 impression they are very strict about taxis. Quite apart from the Knowledge, there is the license. Do you have to have a license every year? Jack: The license is renewed three years, but for your cab, whether you rent it or you own it, has to have a yearly overhaul which is a very strict passing te
42、st and there are some real stringent tests its got to pass. Peter: Is it really worth it all? Jack: Yeah, I think it is worth it. I enjoy being a taxi driver and, not only that, it does keep the standard very high, which is what we want in London. Peter: Do you feel proud to be a Londoner? Were you
43、born in London? Jack: No, I was actually born in Bristol but I came up to London when I was twelve. Peter: Do you think of yourself as a Bristolian or a Londoner? Jack: A few people think I am still a country boy but. because Ive still got that accent in me. I havent really got a typical London Cock
44、ney accent but I see myself as a Londoner definitely now because Ive been up here a lot longer. Peter: What do you do in your spare time? Jack: Well, Im into body building, thats about. that takes up quite a good deal of my spare time basically. Peter: How much time? Jack: I might do a system of thr
45、ee days training with a day off followed by another three days training and a day off. Peter: Where do you go to train? Jack: I train at Ultra Sport gym. Thats up in Norwood. Peter: Forgive my ignorance, but are we talking about some of Mr. Universe here, with you standing up in front of an audience
46、 and playing music and putting oil on your body and all that sort of thing? Is that the kind of body building you do? Jack: Well, when you get seriously in. into the sports, you are literally building your bodyall areas of your bodyso on a Monday, for example, you might just train your chest with yo
47、ur triceps and on the Tuesday you might, I dont know, your back and legs. You split your body up. Peter: Is just weights or do you have a lot of gadgets? Jack: We have got machines up there, but it is not a high gloss, you know, sort of fitness center that you see some other gyms have got. It is a l
48、ot of free weights. Peter: Do you have somebody supervising your training? Jack: No. I train with two other regular partners. 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查相关细节辨析能力。 Knowledge是考察伦敦出租车司机对伦敦行车路线熟识程度的严格测试。 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 考察数字记忆能力。 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中有这样一个关键句子： but for your cab, whether you rent it or y
49、ou own it, has to have a yearly overhaul which is a very strict passing test and there are some real stringent tests its got to pass选项 A就表达了这个意思。同时本题可用排除法。 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题比较容易回答。运用排除法即可答题。 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对话中心思想的把握。对话主要讲述了伦敦出租车司机的工作和业余爱好。 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions t
