1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 520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. 1 Writing a Research Paper . Research Paper and Ordinary Essay A. Similarity in 【 1】 . _ e.g. -choosing a t
3、opic -asking questions -identifying the audience B. Difference mainly in terms of 【 2】 _ 1. research paper: printed sources 2. ordinary essay: ideas in one s 【 3】 _ . Types and Characteristics of Research Papers A. Number of basic types: two B. Characteristics: 1. survey-type paper: -to gather 【 4】
4、_ - to quote -to 【 5】 . _ The writer should be 【 6】 _ 2. argumentative (research) paper: a. The writer should do more, e.g. - to interpret -to question, etc. b. 【 7】 . _varies with the topic, e.g. -to recommend an action, etc. .How to Choose a Topic for a Research Paper In choosing a topic,it import
5、ant to 【 8】 _ Question No.1:your familiarity with the topic Question No.2:availability of relevant information On the chosen topic Question No.3: narrowing the topic down to 【 9】 _ Question No.4: asking questions about 【 10】 _ The questions help us to work our way into the topic and discover its pos
6、sibilities. 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 end of the interview
7、you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 According to the talk show hostess, creative industries in the UK often attract_. （ A） young people （ B） old people （ C） postgraduates （ D） graduates 12 According to Mr. Smith, which of the f
8、ollowing statements is CORRECT? （ A） One needs to work as a carpenter before doing film-editing. （ B） Useful contacts should be purchased by money. （ C） One must work very hard if he/she wants to start up a creative career. （ D） The more one gets established, the fewer contacts one will have. 13 Acc
9、ording to Mr. Smith, his social life_. （ A） is organized outside of his field of work （ B） is often established upon work collaborations （ C） is rather confined to his own family （ D） is indeed humdrum because he is completely on his own 14 According to Mr. Smith, what has changed his way of work so
10、 that it doesnt matter where he is working? （ A） The personal computer. （ B） The Internet. （ C） The advanced filming technology. （ D） The broadband. 15 During the interview, Mr. Smith indicates that_. （ A） the creative industries in the UK are attracting creative talents from abroad （ B） the creativ
11、e industries are less competitive than the traditional industries （ C） those who plan to take up creative jobs should be determined and focused （ D） creative job holders always earn much more than those in other industries SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything
12、 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 A two-day conference to promote trade and investment in Africa will take place in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia in _. （ A） February （ B） early Marc
13、h （ C） late March （ D） April 17 John Spence believes that after, Latin America and the Far East, _ will be the next region for major foreign investors. （ A） Uganda （ B） Ivory Coast （ C） Africa （ D） Botswana 17 1 We are heedless in the formation of our beliefs, but find ourselves filled with a ferven
14、t passion for them when anyone challenges or questions them obviously. It is not that the ideas themselves are dear to us, but rather that our self-esteem is threatened. We are by nature stubbornly pledged to defend our own from attack, whether it be our person, our family, our property, or our opin
15、ion. A United States senator once remarked to a friend of mine that God Almighty could not make him change his mind on our Latin-American policy. We may surrender, but we rarely confess ourselves conquered. In the intellectual world, at least, peace is without victory. 2 Few of us take the pains to
16、study the origins of our cherished beliefs; indeed, we have a natural dislike for so doing. We like to continue believing what we have been accustomed to accepting as true, and the resentment aroused when doubt is cast upon our assumptions leads us to seek every manner of excuse for clinging to them
17、. The result is that most of our so called reasoning consists of finding arguments for continuing to believe as we already do. 3 This natural and loyal support of our beliefsthis process of finding “good reasons“ to justify our routine beliefsis known to modern psychologists as “rationalization, cle
18、arly a new name for a very ancient thing. Our good reasons ordinarily have no value in promoting enlightenment, because, no matter how solemnly they may be arranged, they are at bottom the result of personal preference or prejudice, and not of an honest desire to seek or accept new knowledge. 4 In o
19、ur dreams, we are frequently engaged in self-justification, for we cannot bear to think ourselves wrong; yet we have constant illustrations of our weaknesses and mistakes. So we spend much time finding fault with circumstances and conduct of others, and shifting onto them with great skill the burden
20、 of our own failures and disappointments. Rationalization is the self-exculpation which occurs when we feel ourselves, or our group, accused of error. 18 Our reactions to others challenge of our beliefs may cover all of the following EXCEPT _. （ A） resentment （ B） self-justification （ C） disappointm
21、ent （ D） defense 19 By quoting a US senators remark, the author intends to show _. （ A） God Almightys limitation （ B） human resistance to conquest （ C） human dignity （ D） human pledge to their beliefs 20 In the eyes of the author, to defend our own beliefs is _. （ A） mistaken （ B） natural （ C） ratio
22、nal （ D） necessary 21 The author argues that the practice of rationalization is _. （ A） misguided （ B） original （ C） reasonable （ D） well-grounded 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 T
23、he highest mountain in Britain is （ A） Scafell. （ B） Ben Nevis. （ C） Snowdonia. （ D） Belfast. 23 A child at the age of 4 is probably going to a_school in Britain. （ A） nursery （ B） infant （ C） junior （ D） primary 24 Who were the first settlers of the New England Region? （ A） American Yankees. （ B） E
24、nglish Puritans. （ C） German farmers. （ D） Fishermen from Scandinavia. 25 The first English colony in America was founded in _ in 1607. （ A） Virginia （ B） Massachusetts （ C） New York （ D） New Jersey 26 _is NOT written by George Bernard Shaw. （ A） Widowers Houses （ B） The Return of the Native （ C） Mr
25、s. Warren s Profession （ D） The Devils Disciple 27 Big Ben is a famous _ in London. （ A） statue （ B） bridge （ C） hotel （ D） clock 28 Which of the following is not a work of Nathaniel Hawthornes? （ A） The House of the Seven Gables. （ B） The Blithedale Romance. （ C） The Marble Falun. （ D） White Jacket
26、. 29 It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of_. （ A） ode （ B） elegy （ C） epic （ D） sonnet 30 The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT _. （ A） A Midsummer Nights Dream （ B） As You Like It （ C） The Merchant of Venice （ D） Romeo and Juliet 31
27、 Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression? （ A） Religion and immortality. （ B） Life and death. （ C） Love and marriage. （ D） War and peace. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING they are some of the best in the world i
28、n terms of content, ideas, execution. The creative talents and the technicians in this country are fantastic. My one tip would be: make sure that youve got that endurance, that capacity, that capacity to endure because youre going to be faced with long hours, some difficult people and occasions wher
29、e youre paid very little. So make sure that youre determined and focused on working in these industries. You cant be a tourist so to speak. You know Britain is a fantastic place to work in the creative industries because there is a very huge buzz, very high training and people are really passionate
30、about what they do. But its also extremely competitive and the number of places for people to work in is a lot smaller than the number of people trying to get work. So you have to be very tenacious, you have to really want to do it. It is glamorous, its long hard hours and you have to be pretty thic
31、k skinned. So give it a try and if you care about it, do it. But if not, you can make a lot more money a lot more easily doing something else. W: So. you do think young people should think before act. M: Yes. They need to be rational. Yet I still would recommend it as a career, its enormously enjoya
32、ble, much more creative than most peoples jobs are, much more varied than most peoples jobs are. Financially, I hate to say it but Im now doing really quite well. In terms of the advice Id give to someone, dont give up because therell be endless barriers in your way. You know you get all these false
33、 horizons where you think youre about to get a big break and then, you know, it just turns into nothing. So, the cost of making mistakes is huge and keep in mind never make any mistakes. Thats the most important thing of all because you only get one chance. So thats itbe careful dont make any mistak
34、es! Well as a young professional in a creative industry myself, I can wholeheartedly recommend it. And you do get to meet the nicest people. W: OK. Mr. Smith. Thank you very much for coming on the show and talking to us. M: My pleasure. 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。根据 Creative industries often attract you
35、ng people who feel naturally drawn to them， in the hope that they can make their mark， their fortune or both， whilst expressing themselves in their chosen field可知英国的创意产业非常吸引年轻人，他们向往成功、财富，希望在创新 领域更好地表现自我。因此答案为 A。 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 辨别题。当谈到创业时， Smith先生说到： Breaking into the industry is very difficult A
36、nd certainly for the first two years that I was trying to break in I had to spend a lot of time working as a carpenter Or doing whatever I could， painting and decorating， to get by， whilst you are pursuing contacts really But then when you get more and more established， you get more and more contact
37、s and at the same time you got to perform better Afterward， it gets much easier可见创意产业虽然吸引人，但需要创业者付出艰苦的努力。这里 Smith提到做木工。但仅是他自己的人生经历，不能泛化。所以排除 A。同时他提到真正创业前还会做许多其他相关工作，这是为积累人脉做准备，因此人脉关系并不是拿钱买的，可排除 B。等到事业基础渐渐稳固自然人脉关系也积累得更多，所以排除 D。因此答案为 C。 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推断题。当被问及社交生活时， Smith答道： I often work on my own
38、， so Im effectively directing myselfIm completely on my own for days at a time working on a project On other projects which are much more collaborative，you meet an awful 10t of people， and obviously youve got a lot in common and with some of them Ive developed really very good relationships that cou
39、ld be called friendships根据这段回答可以推断出 Smith作为影视剪辑者通常需要独立完成工作，但如果碰到需要团队合作的项目，他会和许多同行建立起社交关系并发展成友谊，可见他的社交主要还是建立在工作合作上，因此答案为 B。 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。根据 Really fast broadband is going to change the way we work In terms of transferring big amounts of data around and stuff， its going to get easier and eas
40、ier可知宽带使得大型数据传输成为可能，这改变了许多人的工作方式，包括影视编辑者，他们可以灵活选择自己的工作地点。因此答案为 D。 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推断题。访谈最后主持人问 Smith是否建议年轻人从事创意产业。Smith的回答是肯定的： I would definitely encourage people to come to Britain to work in the creative industries 选项 A未提及，可首先排除。 Smith提到： My one tip would be： make sure that youve got that endu
41、rance， that capacity， that capacity to endure because youre going to be faced with long hours， some difficult people and occasions where youre paid very little So make sure that youre determined and focused on working in these industries可见要从事创意产业必须具备坚毅的品质，选项 C正确。根据 “But its also extremely competitiv
42、e and the number of places for people to work in is a lot smaller than the number of people trying to get work So you have to be very tenaciousBut if not ， you can make a lot more money a lot more easily doing something else ”可知创意产业竞争相当激烈，找到工作并不容易，如果不是决心去从事该项事业，年轻人完全可以在其他行业赚取更丰厚的收人，因此可以排除选项 B和 D，所以答
43、案为 C。 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. 15 【听力原文】 A two-day conference to promote trade and investmen
44、t in Africa will take place in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia in early March. One of the leading figures behind the event is a re tired British Professor of international affairs, John Spence. VOAs Andre Denathena spoke with professor Spence and filed this report from London about the forthcoming conferenc
45、e. “The conference known as the Addis Forum aims to attract international attention to Africas economic potential and is an attempt to promote trade and investment in the vast continent of 52 countries. Conference organizers hope the two-day meeting will bring together African businessmen and their
46、counterparts from Europe, North America and the Middle East to explore new investment possibilities in Africa.“ One of the main organizers of the conference is John Spence, a fellow at Londons Royal Institute for International Affairs. Mr. Spence says inevitably investments by overseas companies wil
47、l have to be selective, given that some African countries are perceived as better risks than others. He says these countries include South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Botswana. John Spence believes that after Latin America and the Far East, Africa will be the next region for major foreign
48、 investors. And he hopes his Addis Forum conference will be the first step in getting foreign companies seriously interested in Africa. Andre Denathena, VOA news, London.“ 16 【正确答案】 B 17 【正确答案】 C 18 【听力原文】 本题为细节归纳题。据第 1段可排除 D，据第第 2段第 2句可排除 A，据第 3段第 1句可排除 B。 18 【试题解析】 C 19 【听力原文】 本题为细节理解题。据第 1段第 3、 4
49、句之间的关系可确定。 19 【试题解析】 D 20 【听力原文】 本题为细节理解题。据第 3段第 1句可知。 20 【试题解析】 B 21 【听力原文】 本题为一般推理题。据第 3段最后 1句可推知。 21 【试题解析】 A 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 Scafell是英格兰的最高峰； Ben Nevis位于苏格兰，是英国的最高峰； Snow-donia是威尔士的最高峰，有名的旅游区； Belfast是北爱尔兰的
