1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 502 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 How to Conquer Public Speaking Fear? I. Introduction A. Public speaking a common source of stress for ev
3、eryone B. The truth about it it is not (1)_stressful (1) _ it is very likely to become an invigorating and satisfying experience if the speaker correctly understands the (2)_ (2) _ bears in mind its meaning, key points and reminders related II. Causes of stress in a speech A. lack of right guiding p
4、rinciples B. lack of right (3) _ (3) _ C. lack of right plan of action III. Meaning of a (4) _speech (4)_ A. It doesnt mean perfection. B. Give your audience something (5)_so that (5)_ they feel better about themselves; they feel better about some job they have to do; they feel happy or entertained.
5、 IV. Main points for (6)_a speech (6) _ A. Do not deliver too much information to the audience B. Have (7)_or an index card (7)_ V. General reminders A. If you forget the (8) _about public speaking and feel stressful, (8)_ go back and review this lecture find out what you did (9)_ (9)_ go back out a
6、nd speak again. B. Remember that the (10)_will be impressive. (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 give
7、n 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 What is the main topic of the interview? （ A） Personal income and taxes. （ B） Real estate and inheritances. （ C） Retirement accounts and pensions. （ D） Money marriage and finances. 12 According to Jean Chatz
8、ky, which of the following statements is CORRECT? （ A） It is easy to talk about money problem before a marriage. （ B） It is wise to show your entire property status before a marriage. （ C） Money conversations are necessary before a marriage. （ D） Marriage may end up with a big damage in your life. 1
9、3 According to the interview, Jean Chatzky indicates that （ A） marriage can increase your household income. （ B） an agreement before marriage is required by many people. （ C） your taxes can be lowered by marriage. （ D） marriage will destroy your financial situation. 14 In what aspect should a person
10、 consider before a marriage related to kids? （ A） Tuition fees. （ B） Food and lodging. （ C） Inheritances. （ D） Characters. 15 According to the interview, a marriage （ A） is beneficial to all of your insurances. （ B） is sustained by the money you owned. （ C） is more economical than you are single. （
11、D） is based on mutual understanding. 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 When did George W. Bush pre
12、sent a letter to Congress? （ A） Friday. （ B） Thursday. （ C） Tuesday. （ D） Monday. 17 Last year exports to China was boosted by _. （ A） 25 percent （ B） 24 percent （ C） 23 percent （ D） 22 percent 18 The annual review will continue _. （ A） in White House （ B） in the Pentagon Building （ C） in the United
13、 Nations （ D） on the Capitol Hill 18 1 If Johnny cant write, one of the reasons may be conditioning based on speed rather than respect for the creative process. Speed is neither a valid test of nor a proper preparation for competence in writing. It makes for murkiness, glibness, disorganization. It
14、takes the beauty out of the language. It rules out respect for the reflective thought that should precede expression. It runs counter to the word-by-word and line-by-line reworking that enables a piece to be finely knit. 2 This is not to minimize the value of genuine facility. With years of practice
15、, a man may be able to put down words swiftly and expertly. But it is the same kind of swiftness that enables a cellist, after having invested years of efforts, to negotiate an intricate passage from Haydn. Speed writing is for stenographers and court reporters, not for anyone who wants to use langu
16、age with precision and distinction. 3 Thomas Mann was not ashamed to admit that he would often take a full day to write 500 words, and another day to edit them, out of respect for the most difficult art in the world. Flaubert would ponder a paragraph for hours. Did it say what he wanted it to say no
17、t approximately but exactly? Did the words turn into one another with proper rhythm and grace? Were they artistically and securely fitted together? These questions are relevant not only for the established novelist but for anyone who attaches value to words as a medium of expression and communicatio
18、n. 4 E.B. White, whose respect for the environment of good writing is exceeded by no word-artist of our time, would rather have his fingers cut off than to be guilty of handling words lightly. No sculptor chipping away at a granite block in order to produce a delicate curve or feature has labored mo
19、re painstakingly than White in fashioning a short paragraph. Obviously, we cant expect our schools to make every Johnny into a White or Flaubert or a Mann, but it is not unreasonable to expect more of them to provide the conditions that promote clear, careful, competent expression. Certainly the cum
20、ulative effort of the school experience should not have to be undone in later years. 19 According to the passage, competence in writing is _. （ A） an art that takes practice （ B） a skill that requires dexterity （ C） a technique that is easy to learn （ D） a result of the spontaneous flow of words 20
21、The main purpose of the passage is to _. （ A） present an original idea （ B） describe a new process （ C） argue against an established practice （ D） comment on a skill and its techniques 21 Our schools, according to the passage, _. （ A） are providing proper conditions for good writing （ B） should not
22、stress writing speed on a test （ C） should give essay tests rather than multiple-choice tests （ D） teach good writing primarily through reading 22 In describing White as a “word-artist“, the author means that White _. （ A） was also a cartoonist （ B） was colorful in his descriptions （ C） had artistic
23、 background （ D） was a great writer 23 It can be inferred from the passage that the author values good literature primarily for its ability to_. （ A） relieve the boredom of everyday life （ B） accurately describe events as they occur （ C） prevent disorder in society （ D） communicate ideas and experie
24、nce 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 24 _is the masterpiece written by George Eliot. （ A） Middlemarch （ B） Cranford （ C） North and South （ D） Ruth 25 Morphology is concerned with （ A）
25、the meaning of words. （ B） the pronunciation of words. （ C） the internal organization of words. （ D） the combination of words into sentences. 26 _is Australias second largest city, the cultural and sports center of the country. （ A） Sydney （ B） Canberra （ C） Melbourne （ D） Brisbane 27 Paradise Lost
26、is the masterpiece of_. （ A） William Shakespeare （ B） Robert Burns （ C） John Milton （ D） William Blake 28 _was invented by Dr. Zamenhof. （ A） TG grammar （ B） Esperanto （ C） Grimms Law （ D） CP 29 The letter A in The Scarlet Letter represents_. （ A） Adultery （ B） Able （ C） Angel （ D） All of Above 30 T
27、he longest reign in British history was _. （ A） Queen Victoria （ B） Queen Elizabeth （ C） King Henry （ D） Queen Charlotte 31 J.D.Salingers novel _ is regarded as a students classic. （ A） The Catcher in the Rye （ B） The Young Folks （ C） Franny （ D） Seymour: An Introduction 32 The largest city in Austr
28、alia is _. （ A） Canberra （ B） Sydney （ C） Melbourne （ D） Perth 33 The northernmost part of Great Britain is_. （ A） Northern Ireland （ B） Wales （ C） England （ D） Scotland 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING and we shall obey her if we fulfill the necessary desires and also the natural, if they bring no harm to u
29、s, but sternly reject the harmful. The man who follows nature and not vain opinions is independent in all things. For in reference to what is enough for nature every possession is riches, but in reference to unlimited desires even the greatest wealth is not riches but poverty. Insofar as you are in
30、difficulties, it is because you forget nature; for you create for yourself unlimited fears and desires. It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of abo
31、ut 400 words on the following topic. 37 Yao Jiaxin, a 21-year-old student at the Xian Conservatory of Music, was convicted of homicide after stabbing a cyclist to death. On the night of October 20, 2010, Yao killed 26-year-old Zhang Miao, the mother of a two-year-old, by stabbing her six times. The
32、attack occurred after he saw her writing down his vehicles license plate number following an accident, and feared that the “peasant woman would be hard to deal with.“ What do you think of this incident? Please write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
33、In the first part of your writing you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organ
34、ization , grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 502 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 point
35、s. 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. Use the blank sheet for note-taki
36、ng. 0 【听力原文】 How to Conquer Public Speaking Fear Good morning. Today Id like to give you some useful suggestions on how to conquer public speaking fear. Public speaking is a common source of stress for everyone. Many of us would like to avoid this problem entirely, but this is hard to do. The truth
37、about public speaking, however, is it does not have to be stressful! (2) If you correctly understand the hidden causes of public speaking stress, and if you keep just a few key principles in mind, speaking in public will soon become an invigorating and satisfying experience for you. (1) First of all
38、, you must remember that speaking in public is not inherently stressful. Most of us believe parts of life are inherently stressful. In fact, most of us have been taught to believe that life as a whole is very stressful! To deal with any type of stress effectively, you first must understand that life
39、 itself, including public speaking, (1) is not inherently stressful. Thousands of human beings have learned to speak in front of groups with little or no stress at all. Many of these people were initially terrified to speak in public. Their knees would shake, their voices would tremble, their though
40、ts would become jumbled.you know the rest. Yet they learned to eliminate their fear of public speaking completely. You are no more or less human than they are. If they can conquer the fear of public speaking, so can you! It just takes the right guiding principles, (3) the right understanding, and th
41、e right plan of action to make this goal a reality. Believe me, its not difficult. Im a good example of someone who conquered the fear of public speaking. And while I didnt do it overnight, it wasnt difficult. All it took was approaching the problem in the right way. Now lets move on to the principl
42、es of eliminating stress. First of all, you should bear in mind that you dont have to be brilliant or perfect to succeed in public speaking. Many of us have observed public speakers and thought to ourselves “ Wow, I could never be that smart, calm, witty, entertaining, polished.or whatever.“ Well, I
43、ve got news for youyou dont have to be brilliant, witty or perfect to succeed. That is not what public speaking is all about. I know it may look that way, but its not. You can be average. You can be below average. You can make mistakes, get tongue-tied, or forget the whole segments of your talk. You
44、 can even tell no jokes at all and still be successful. It all depends on (4) how you, and your audience define “success“. Believe me, your audience doesnt expect perfection. I used to think most audiences did, but I was wrong! Before I discovered this, I used to put incredible pressure on myself to
45、 deliver a perfect performance. I worked for days to prepare a talk. I stayed up nights worrying about making mistakes. I spent hours and hours rehearsing what I was going to say. And you know what? All this did was to make me even more anxious! The more perfect I tried to be the worse I did! It was
46、 all very disheartening, not to mention unnecessary. (5) The essence of public speaking is this: give your audience something of value. Thats all there is to it. If people in your audience walk away with something of value, they will consider you a success. If they walk away feeling better about the
47、mselves, feeling better about some job they have to do, they will consider you a success. If they walk away feeling happy or entertained, they will consider their time with you worthwhile. Even if you pass out, get tongue-tied, or say something stupid during your talk. They wont care! As long as the
48、y get something of value, they will be thankful. Then, (6) remember all you need is two or three main points when preparing a speech. When I first began speaking in public during medical school, I was not aware of this simple principle. I wrongly believed that my audience wanted encyclopedic knowled
49、ge from me, which of course I did not have. So I tried to research my topic thoroughly and deliver as much worldly wisdom as possible. Boy was that exhausting! It was also boring for my audience to suffer through. Later, when I began giving public seminars on how to cope with stress, I spent hours each wee
