1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 521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 Read Effectively Many students tend to read books without any purpose. They often read a book slow
3、ly and in great detail with the result that they frequently have no 【 1】 _view of what they are reading. 【 1】 _ To read effectively, students are suggested to do the following: 1) To decide precisely on the【 2】 _for reading a book. 【 2】 _ 2) To decide what they are going to read: a. The【 3】 _page sh
4、ould be read first. 【 3】 _ b. The chapter headings are useful in indicating what should be read. c. The Index can help to【 4】 _the pages related to some 【 4】 _ information. 3) To read the opening and final paragraphs so that they could know what a book is mainly about. 4) To ask themselves what is t
5、he main part of their reading and then try to answer the question by making notes, which can help them to concentrate on the reading and provide a【 5】 _which can be 【 5】 _ re-read later. 5) To increase reading speed without loss of【 6】 _. 【 6】 _ Three main kinds of silent reading speed: 1) the slowe
6、st: study speed for a higher level of understanding, 2) the average speed for easier textbooks, novels, etc. 3) the fastest:【 7】 _used to get a general idea of a book or an 【 7】 _ article. The results of a survey of students reading speed conducted by Edward Fry: A good reader achieves【 8】 _comprehe
7、nsion when he skims at 【 8】 _ over 800 words a minute, 70% comprehension at 250-500 words a minute, and 80%-90% comprehension at 200-300 words a minute. The average speed of a poor reader is 150 to【 9】 _words a 【 9】 _ minute with a comprehension【 10】 _of 70%. 【 10】 _ 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【
8、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 you will be given 10 seconds to answer each
9、of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Which of the following statements is CORRECT? （ A） The whole . Amazon is being cut down to plant soybeans. （ B） China sells soybeans to the Amazon area. （ C） The new needs in China have negative effects on the Amazon. （ D） Only China c
10、an save the Amazon. 12 Climate change can affect businesses in the following ways EXCEPT （ A） flooding and storms. （ B） snowstorms and hailstorms. （ C） changing weather patterns. （ D） instability and insecurity. 13 Why does Carter cooperate with global companies? （ A） Because they have stronger fina
11、ncial ability. （ B） Because they have more customers and influence. （ C） Because they will carry out their promise. （ D） Because they have good reputation. 14 According to Carter,high school students can protect the environment by （ A） staying away from the nature. （ B） communicating with parents on
12、 environmental issues. （ C） stopping using the plastic made things. （ D） eating less unhealthy food. 15 Carter tried to tell us by the story that （ A） it is easy to protect tigers in the Himalayas. （ B） the local government protected tigers in order to earn money. （ C） the local people have the abil
13、ity to make some difference in protecting the nature. （ D） protecting the nature will also bring people economic benefits. 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
14、, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Which of the following regions in the world will witness the sharpest drop in life expectancy? （ A） Latin America. （ B） Sub-Saharan Africa. （ C） Asia. （ D） The Caribbean. 17 According to the news, which country will experience small life exp
15、ectancy drop? （ A） Burma. （ B） Botswana. （ C） Cambodia. （ D） Thailand. 18 The countries that are predicted to experience negative population growth are mainly in _. （ A） Asia. （ B） Africa. （ C） Latin America. （ D） The Caribbean. 18 There is a marvelous sight in Hong Kong, which is right out of this
16、space age. Its not the view over Hong Kong Island and the business center, with its towering skyscrapers and the striking Bank of China building. The sight I am referring to is the view in the Hong Kong Space Museum of an American space shuttle deck which a visitor can stand in. As large as the flig
17、ht deck of a 747 Jumbo jet, the cabin where the two pilots sit in control of the ll3-tonne American space shuttle has been reproduced in life-size dimensions in the Space Museum. It is quite a climb up to the flight floor, as the shuttle is surprisingly large close up. Here are the panels of dials,
18、the flashing lights, the two comfortable chairs for pilot and commander to direct the shuttle which powers through space at more than 27, 000 kilometers an hour. It is a surprise to see how tiny the windows are, but they have to withstand the more-than- 1000 degree centigrade heat of the shuttles en
19、try back into the earths atmosphere. The space shuttle cabin is just one of the many surprises in a surprising museum which has numerous “hands-on” exhibits. There is a gravity-defying centrifuge to give visitors a ride that creates the same sense of weightlessness that space astronauts feel during
20、space travel. There are science exhibits which demonstrate planetary movement, or the forces that push a rocket into space; and video films show how astronauts eat in space and what the menu is. Other videos outline the history and achievements of the worlds largest radio telescope in South America
21、and discuss the intriguing questions of whether the earth has had visitors from outer space. One of the great visual thrills in the museum is its Omnimax cinema where you lie back in your reclining seat and watch moving pictures projected across 360 degrees around you on the dome-shaped roof. 19 The
22、 author of the passage was_. （ A） critical of the size of the space shuttle deck （ B） amazed by the various exhibits in the Hong Kong Space Museum （ C） a Jumbo jet lover （ D） was fascinated by the sights of Hong Kong Island 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-ch
23、oice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 20 The Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from_. （ A） Spain （ B） Britain （ C） Germany （ D） France 21 US presidents normally serve a(n)_term. （ A） two-year （ B） four-year （ C） six-year （ D） eight-y
24、ear 22 The largest city in New Zealand is （ A） Wellington. （ B） Auckland. （ C） Christchurch. （ D） Dunedin. 23 Which word is different from the other three in word formation? （ A） USA. （ B） DOZER. （ C） AIDS. （ D） WTO. 24 _is defined as a conscious process of accumulating knowledge of a second languag
25、e usually obtained in school settings. （ A） Acquisition （ B） Learning （ C） Studying （ D） Acquirement 25 The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication is_. （ A） morphology （ B） general linguistics （ C） phonology （ D） semantics 26 _is regarded as the first Americ
26、an prose epic. （ A） Leaves of Grass （ B） The Scarlet Letter （ C） Moby Dick （ D） Torn Sawyer 27 At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries _ appeared in England as a new trend in literature. （ A） Renaissance （ B） Reformation （ C） Romanticism （ D） Sentimentalism 28 Which of the following parties is NO
27、T British? （ A） Conservative Party. （ B） Labour Party. （ C） Liberal Party. （ D） Democratic Party. 29 The Australian national day is set on January 2.6 to commemorate _. （ A） the founding of the Commonwealth of Australia （ B） the discovery of the great southern “unknown land“ （ C） the first European
28、settlement of the continent （ D） Captain James Cooks first voyage around Australia 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING also they tend to forget fairly soon what theyve been reading. Students can make their reading much more effective by adopting a strategy aimed at helping them to understand and to remember wha
29、t they read. Firstly, they should decide precisely why they are reading the book; perhaps its to find some information thatll answer a question; perhaps its to understand a difficult idea or argument, and so on. Then the students should decide exactly what theyre going to read: its seldom necessary
30、to read the whole book. A good starting point is the Contents page at the front of the book; a quick look at the chapter headings may help to indicate what should be read. The Index at the hack of the book is often extremely useful in helping to pinpoint the exact pages that need to be consulted for
31、 particular pieces of information. When it has been decided what% to be read-a chapter of a book, for example-then its helpful to get an overview of the contents before starting to read. This can be done by reading the introduction, usually the opening paragraph, and the conclusion, usually the fina
32、l paragraph. In addition, a glance at the headings of sections or sub-sections will show the order in which the items are introduced. As well as doing this, some students find it useful to skim, or read very quickly, some sections in order to get the gist, or general idea, of the contents. Finally,
33、students should ask themselves a specific question connected with the main part of their reading. They should then endeavor to answer it by making appropriate notes as they read. This will help them to focus on the reading as well as providing a summary, which can be re-read later. This is, perhaps,
34、 the most effective element in the reading strategy. The importance of this last point can be seen from the following quotation taken from Teaching and Learning in Higher Education by Ruth Beard: One reason for poor comprehension from reading may be that students fail to make notes or to ask themsel
35、ves questions about the text. Evidence obtained by Carmichael and Dearborn showed that whereas a reader normally seemed fatigued after one and a half hours, if the reading material was broken down every twenty-four pages by short tests, reminding him what he had read, he could go on without fatigue
36、or loss of efficiency for periods of up to six hours. If a student puts into practice everything thats been suggested so far, can we say that he reads efficiently? Well, we must remember that most students have a lot to read and only a limited time in which to read it. As a result, its important tha
37、t a student reads as quickly as possible. If he can increase his reading speed without loss of comprehension, then hell become a more efficient reader. Basically, there are three main kinds of silent reading speed, all for different purposes. The slowest speed is study speed, for a high level of und
38、erstanding and when its necessary to remember details; next is average speed, for easier textbooks, novels, etc., the fastest is skimming, when it is not necessary to have a high level of comprehension. Skimming is used to get a general idea of what an article or a book is about. Various surveys hav
39、e been conducted into students reading speeds, which are measured by the number of words read in a minute. One, by Edward Fry, showed that a good reader achieves 50% comprehension while skimming at more than 800 words a minute; this is, of course, very fast. He has an average speed of about 250-500
40、words a minute for 70% comprehension. This fails to about 20(F-300 words a minute for study speed with a high-level comprehension rate of 80%-90%. On the other hand, a poor reader is unable to skim at all. The average speed of a poor reader is 150 to 180 words a minute with a comprehension rate of 7
41、0%. If 80% 90% comprehension is required, then the study speed is about 90-125 words a minute. A reasonable average reading speed for students to aim at is about 250 words a minute. 1 【正确答案】 overall 2 【正确答案】 reasons 3 【正确答案】 Contents 4 【正确答案】 pinpoint 5 【正确答案】 summary 6 【正确答案】 comprehension 7 【正确答案】
42、 skimming 8 【正确答案】 50% 9 【正确答案】 180 10 【正确答案】 rate 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 given 10 seconds to a
43、nswer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 【听力原文】 W: From a childhood spent exploring the woods near his home, to a career spent protecting habitats in the far corners of the earth, Carter Robertspresident and CEO of the non-profit World Wildlife Fundhas developed a
44、connection to the natural world. His job is as diverse as the ecosystems he visits. One day he may be negotiating with the president of a corporation, and the next he is sitting on a dirt floor talking with villagers about the importance of saving tigers. Carter, what is the most interesting environ
45、mental project you have ever worked on? M: To me, its unlocking the complexity and impact of supply chain throughout the world. (1) So were seeing in the Anazon, the eastern edge of the Amazon is getting cut down to plant soybeans to ship to China, to feed cows and chickens, to meet the new needs of
46、 the growing middle class in China. So if you want to save the Amazon, youve got to go all the way to China, and youve got to find a better way to produce soy with less impacts, less land, less water, less inputs. W: I can understand that, for the world now is closely-connected. And like what you sa
47、id, the fast growing economy of China can even affect the Amazon on the other part of the planet. What forces do you consider, from an environmental perspective, to be the most threatening to businesses, and why? M: (2) Climate change has been showed over and over and over again to have a huge impact on businesses in terms of flooding, storms, change in weather patterns, instability, and insecurity. All those things are going to affect businesses in terms of the availability of the things they need to produce their products. W: You touched on this a little bit already. Can
