1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 526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 Use the Library The books in a library can be classified under two main【 1】 fiction and nonfiction
3、. When doing research, you use nonfiction books, because you need【 2】 information. All the fictional books are arranged【 3】 by the last name of the author. The best way to locate a book in the library is to use the【 4】 . It can help you【 5】 a particular book. Each book has three cards, an author car
4、d, a title card and a【 6】 card. Now, let us see the reference books. Reference books make up an important part of a librarys nonfiction books【 7】 . Reference books are not meant ti be read【 8】 . Major types of reference books include dictionaries,【 9】 , atlases and almanacs,【 10】 are alphabetical li
5、sts of names, titles and subjects that tell where information about each can be found in other publications. 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 th
6、e 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 of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Where and whom can Mitt Romney get the support from? （ A） South Caralina, a governor. （ B） Sou
7、th Caralina, a liberal. （ C） New Hampshire, a governor. （ D） Iowa, a liberal. 12 Who came fourth in New Hampshire? （ A） Rick Santorum. （ B） Newt Gingrich. （ C） Rick Perry. （ D） Jon Huntsman. 13 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as Mitt Romneys advantage? （ A） That he is non-ideological. （ B） T
8、hat he is a businessman. （ C） That he did a good job in Massachusettss finances. （ D） That he doesnt have scandals in family affairs. 14 Which is NOT Mitt Romneys weakness? （ A） He remains vague on some issues. （ B） He is a Mormon. （ C） He is rich. （ D） He lacks sense of leadership. 15 What can best
9、 describe the correspondents opinion of Mitt Romneys chance of winning the South Caralina primary? （ A） Hes certain that he will win. （ B） Hes not sure. （ C） Hes optimistic, but not certain. （ D） He thinks that Mitt Romneys chance will be slim. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section yo
10、u 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 AID will now concentrate on sustainable development programs in some fifty nations focusing on key areas not including_
11、. （ A） environment （ B） population （ C） culture （ D） economic growth 17 In a visit to Germany, Pope John Paul said _ is responsible for the 16th century schism led by Martin Luther. （ A） both the Catholics and Protestants （ B） the Catholics （ C） the Protestants （ D） neither of the two 18 So far the
12、Pontiff _ to the demand. （ A） has decided to give in （ B） is not going to give in （ C） has shown no sign of giving in （ D） is ready to counterattack 19 1 It is nothing new that English use is on the rise around the world, especially in business circles. This also happens in France, the headquarters
13、of the global battle against American cultural hegemony. If French guys are giving in to English, something really big must be going on. And something big is going on. 2 Partly, its that American hegemony. Didier Benchimol, CEO of a French e-commerce software company, feels compelled to speak Englis
14、h perfectly because the Internet software business is dominated by Americans. He and other French businessmen also have to speak English because they want to get their message out to American investors, possessors of the worlds deepest pockets. 3 The triumph of English in France and elsewhere in Eur
15、ope, however, may rest on something more enduring. As they become entwined with each other politically and economically, Europeans need a way to talk to one another and to the rest of the world. And for a number of reasons, theyve decided upon English as their common tongue. 4 So when German chemica
16、l and pharmaceutical company Hoechst merged with French competitor Rhone-Poulenc last year, the companies chose the vaguely Latinate Aventis as the new company name and settled on English as the companys common language. When monetary policymakers from around Europe began meeting at the European Cen
17、tral Bank in Frankfurt last year to set interest rates for the new Euroland, they held their deliberations in English. Even the European Commission, with 11 official languages and a traditionally French-speaking bureaucracy, effectively switched over to English as its working language last year. 5 H
18、ow did this happen? One school attributes Englishs great success to the sheer weight of its merit. Its a Germanic language, brought to Britain around the fifth century A. D. During the four centuries of French-speaking rule that followed Norman Conquest of 1066, the language morphed into something e
19、lse entirely. French words were added wholesale, and most of the complications of Germanic grammar were shed while few of the complications of French were added. The result is a limguage with a huge vocabulary and a simple grammar that can express most things more efficiently than either of its pare
20、nts. Whats more, English has remained ungoverned and open. to change foreign words, coinages, and grammatical shifts in a way that French, ruled by the purist Academie Francaise, had not. 6 So its a swell language, especially for business. But the rise of English over the past few centuries clearly
21、owes at least as much to history and economies as to the languages ability to economically express the concept win-win. What happened is that the competition first Latin, then French, then briefly, German faded with the waning of the political, economic, and military fortunes of, respectively, the C
22、atholic Church, France, and Germany. All along, English was increasing in importance: Britain was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, and London the worlds most important financial centre, which made English a key language for business. Englands colonies around the world also made it the la
23、nguage with the most global reach. And as that former colony the U.S. rose to the status of the worlds preeminent political, economic, military, and cultural power, English became the obvious second language to learn. 7 In the 1990s more and more Europeans found themselves forced to use English. The
24、 last generation of business and government leaders who hadnt studied English in school was leaving the stage. The European Community was adding new members and evolving from a paper-shuffling club into a serious regional government that would need a single common language if it were ever to get any
25、thing done. Meanwhile, economic barriers between European nations have been disappearing, meaning that more and more companies are begining to look at the whole continent as their domestic market. And then the Internet came along. 8 The Net had two big impacts. One was that it was an exciting, poten
26、tially lucrative new industry that had its roots in the U. S. , so if you wanted to get in on it, you had to speak some English. The other was that by surfing the Web, Europeans who had previously encountered English only in school and in pop songs were now coming into contact with it daily. 9 None
27、of this means English has taken over European life. According to the European Union, 47% of Western Europeans (including the British and Irish) speak English well enough to carry on a conversation. Thats a lot more than those who can speak German (32%) or French (28%), but it still means more Europe
28、ans dont speak the language. If you want to sell shampoo or cell phones, you have to do it in French or German or Spanish or Greek. Even the U. S. and British media companies that stand to benefit most from the spread of English have been hedging their bets CNN broadcasts in Spanish; the Financial T
29、imes had recently launched a daily German-language edition. 10 But just look at who speaks English: 77% of Western European college students, 69% of managers, and 65% of those aged 15 to 24. In the secondary schools of the European Unions non-English-speaking countries, 91% of students study English
30、, all of which means that the tran sition to English as the language of European business hasnt been all that traumatic, and its only going to get easier in the future. 19 In the authors opinion, what really underlies the rising status of English in France and Europe is （ A） Americ an dominance in t
31、he Internet software business. （ B） a prae tical need for effective communication among Europeans. （ C） Europe ans eagerness to do business with American businessmen. （ D） there cent trend for foreign companies to merge with each other. 20 Europeans began to favour English for all the following reas
32、ons EXCEPT its （ A） inherent linguistic properties. （ B） association with the business world. （ C） links with the United States. （ D） disassociation from political changes. 21 Which of the following statements forecasts the continuous rise of English in the future? （ A） About half of Western Europea
33、ns are now proficient in English. （ B） U.S. and British media companies are operating in Western Europe. （ C） Most secondary school students in Europe study English. （ D） Most Europeans continue to use their own language. 22 The passage mainly examines the factors related to （ A） the rising status o
34、f English in Europe. （ B） English learning in non-English-speaking E.U. nations. （ C） the preference for English by European businessmen. （ D） the switch from French to English in the European Commission. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in t
35、his section. Choose the best answer to each question. 23 The Gross National Product of the United States ranks_ in the world. （ A） the first （ B） the second （ C） the third （ D） the fourth 24 Uncle Toms Cabin and Roots are two novels, which give a vivid description of the miserable life of the_. （ A）
36、 early settlers （ B） Puritans （ C） native Indians （ D） black slaves 25 The prefix “ex-“ as in “ex-wife“ or “ex-president“ was borrowed into English from （ A） Latin. （ B） Greek. （ C） French. （ D） Celtic. 26 The U.S. is known as a great “melting pot” because_. （ A） the weather in most part of land is
37、hot （ B） the land has several famous volcanoes （ C） its people are of different nationalities from all over the world （ D） its people are very friendly 28 William C.Bryant was the first American lyric poet of distinction. His fame as a poet dated from the printing of_in 1817. （ A） Thanatopsis （ B） M
38、onument Mountain （ C） To A Waterfowl （ D） The Death of Flower 30 Hamlets melancholy derives from his _. （ A） inability to avenge his fathers death timely （ B） fear of being killed in the action of revenge （ C） fear of the consequences if he should fail in the revenge （ D） painful thoughts of being d
39、eserted and betrayed by his close relatives and friends 31 The longest river in Britain is_. （ A） Severn （ B） Tees （ C） Thames （ D） Clyde 32 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 India
40、n Ocean 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING and second, that our best students are among the worlds best, with our average brought down by a 【 M4】 _ large cohort of low-achievers. Whatever the historic validity of such concerns, they are 【 M5】 _ now, if anything, reversed. Particularly in the fourth and eighth
41、grade, education has become universal in all of the leading nations. Therefore, in science, the percentage of randomly selected【 M6】 _ U.S. schools and students that actually did participate at the eighth grade level was just 73 percentthe third-lowest of all 45 participating countries, and 11 perce
42、ntage points under the【 M7】 _ average participation rate of industrialized nations. In fact, the United States had third-lowest overall participation rate for both【 M8】 _ grades in both subjects. Japan, Taiwan and Singapore all had participation percentages in the 90s. How about our best and brighte
43、st? At the fourth-grade level, there is some real truth to the idea that the best American students【 M9】 _ are among the best in the world. Looking only at the top 5 percent of test-takers, American fourth-graders beat the average of wealthy nations by 13 percentage points. By the eighth grade, howe
44、ver, the tables have turned, with Americas brightest students fallen 10【 M10】 _ percentage points behind their foreign peers. 33 【 M1】 34 【 M2】 35 【 M3】 36 【 M4】 37 【 M5】 38 【 M6】 39 【 M7】 40 【 M8】 41 【 M9】 42 【 M10】 SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English.
45、 43 我直到几十年以后，才体会到 云彩更多，霞光才愈美丽。从云翳中外露的霞光，才是璀璨多彩的。 生命中不是只有快乐，也不是只有痛苦，快乐和痛苦是相生相成互相衬托的。 快乐是一抹微云，痛苦是压城的乌云，这不同的云彩，在你生命的天边重叠着，在 “夕阳无限好 ”的时候，就给你造成一个美丽的黄昏。 一个生命会到了 “只是近黄昏 ”的时节，落霞也许会使人留恋、惆怅。但人类的生命是永不止息的。地球不停地绕着太阳自转。东方不亮西方亮。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 44
46、 Cell phones may help busy executives keep in constant touch with important business associates, but they may also increase their risk of high blood pressure, preliminary research suggests. A study of 10 German mobile phone users found that when they switched on their phone, their blood pressure sho
47、t up by 5 to 10 millimeters of mercury, researchers reported in this weeks issue of the international medical journal, The Lancet. Exactly how cell-phone use can lead to increases in blood pressure is unclear, but researchers speculate that the electromagnetic fields emitted by phones may somehow bo
48、ost pressure. While the blood pressure increases found in the new study are small, they may be detrimental to people who already suffer from hypertension, researchers led by S. Braune of the Neurologische Universitateklinik in Freiburg, Germany, explained. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Wri
49、te a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 45 Some people say that university students should concentrate on their own field of study, and that all the classes they take should be closely related to that subject. Others believe that university students should get general education, taking classes in many fields before concentrating on a single field. Which view do you support? Give reasons for
