1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 537 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 Ben Buchanan and A Magic Book The Texas teen is devouring the 672 pages of Harry Potter and the Half-Blo
3、od Prince written by J. K. Rowling. When Buchanan got the first Harry Potter book in 1998, he was struggling with difficulty in reading. But when his morn read the first chapter aloud to him, he was determined to conquer his first “real“ book. . The success of Rowlings books: 1) over【 1】 of Rowlings
4、 books printed in U.S. 【 1】 _ 2) kids reading and【 2】 each title fervently. 【 2】 _ However, whether all of this hype of countdowns and midnight trips to bookstores translates into a lifelong reading habit remains unclear. . Our society now needed a reading renaissance: 1) A study shows: adult【 3】 ha
5、ve dropped 10 percentage points. 【 3】_ A. the loss of readers possibly【 4】 to the booming world 【 4】 _ of technology; B.【 5】 offer experience that cant be gained from these 【 5】 _ other sources. 2) Thr facts reflect: fewer kids are reading for【 6】 . 【 6】 _ A. This【 7】 retreat from books not taken a
6、toll on reading ability. 【 7】_ B. this indicates a poor future in reading ability development the very reason why many educators are hoping the Harry Potter series can work some【 8】 . 【 8】 _ . The Harry Potter series has “broken the rules“: 1) the book was as exciting as a video game; 2) 59 percent
7、of U.K. kids think the books have【 9】 their reading skills;【 9】_ 3)【 10】 say the books are the reason they read more. 【 10】 _ Part of the allure of The Harry Potter is the thrilling story, with well-developed characters and an avalanche of magical moments. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7
8、 【 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 of the foll
9、owing five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 At the beginning Lauren mentions the following negative effects of gambling EXCEPT _. （ A） financial problems （ B） family problems （ C） work problems （ D） mental problems 12 Lauren suggests that a person beginning to be bothered by gambling _. （
10、A） talk to some friends （ B） quit gambling immediately （ C） appeal to professional service （ D） concentrate on work 13 Pokie machines are addictive for the following reasons EXCEPT that _. （ A） they seem to be fun to beginners （ B） they allow big wins （ C） they are easy to play （ D） big wins seem po
11、ssible given enough time and money 14 Many people set themselves a limit of money each time they gamble because _. （ A） they cannot afford more （ B） they do not want to lose more （ C） they do not think more will do （ D） they want to save more money for gambling later on 15 It can be inferred from th
12、e interview that _. （ A） Lauren enjoys doing his job as a counselor （ B） Lauren is deeply worried about the situation of gambling （ C） gambling as a social problem is decreasing （ D） women are not so much addicted to gambling as men are SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will h
13、ear 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 The governor of an Iranian province _. （ A） was killed in an earthquake （ B） was killed in a helicopter crash on Friday （ C） wa
14、s among the 9 dead （ D） survived the crash 17 The earthquake in northern Iran killed at least _ people. （ A） 9 （ B） 25 （ C） 34 （ D） 80 17 When Phoebe awoke, which she did with the early twittering of the conjugal couple of robins in the pear-tree, she heard movements below stairs, and, hastening dow
15、n, found Hepzibah already in the kitchen. She stood by a window, holding a book in close contiguity to her nose, as if with the hope of gaining an olfactory acquaintance with its contents, since her imperfect vision made it not very easy to read them. If any volume could have manifested its essentia
16、l wisdom in the mode suggested, it would certainly have been the one now in Hepzibahs hand; and the kitchen, in such an event, would forthwith have streamed with the fragrance of venison, turkeys, capons, larded partridges, puddings, cakes, and Christmas pies, in all manner of elaborate mixture and
17、concoction. It was a cookery book, full of innumerable old fashions of English dishes, and illustrated with engravings, which represented the arrangements of the table at such banquets as it might have befitted a nobleman to give in the great hall of his castle. And, amid these rich and potent devic
18、es of the culinary art (not one of which, probably, had been tested, within the memory of any mans grandfather), poor Hepzibah was seeking for some nimble little titbit, which, with what skill she had, and such materials as were at hand, she might toss up for breakfast. Soon, with a deep sigh, she p
19、ut aside the savory volume, and inquired of Phoebe whether old Speckle, as she called one of the hens, had laid an egg the preceding day. Phoebe ran to see, but returned without the expected treasure in her hand. At that instant, however, the blast of a fish-dealers conch was heard, announcing his a
20、pproach along the street. With energetic raps at the shop-window, Hepzibah summoned the man in, and made purchase of what he warranted as the finest mackerel in his cart, and as fat a one as ever he felt with his finger so early in the season. Requesting Phoebe to roast some coffee, which she casual
21、ly observed was the real Mocha, and so long kept that each of the small berries ought to be worth its weight in gold, the maiden lady heaped fuel into the vast receptacle of the ancient fireplace in such quantity as soon to drive the lingering dusk out of the kitchen. The country-girl, willing to gi
22、ve her utmost assistance, proposed to make an Indian cake, after her mothers peculiar method, of easy manufacture, and which she could vouch for as possessing a richness, and, if rightly prepared, a delicacy, unequalled by any other mode of breakfast-cake. Hepzibah gladly assenting, the kitchen was
23、soon the scene of savory preparation. Perchance, amid their proper element of smoke, which eddied forth from the ill-constructed chimney, the ghosts of departed cook-maids looked wonderingly on, or peeped down the great breadth of the flue, despising the simplicity of the projected meal, yet ineffec
24、tually pining to thrust their shadowy hands into each inchoate dish. The half-starved rats, at any rate, stole visibly out of their hiding-places, and sat on their hind-legs, snuffing the fumy atmosphere, and wistfully awaiting an opportunity to nibble. Hepzibahs zeal over the fire, therefore, was q
25、uite a heroic test of sentiment. It was touching, and positively worthy of tears (if Phoebe, the only spectator, except the rats and ghosts aforesaid, had not been better employed than in shedding them), to see her rake out a bed of fresh and glowing coals, and proceed to broil the mackerel. Her usu
26、ally pale cheeks were all ablaze with heat and hurry. She watched the fish with as much tender care and minuteness of attention as if, we know not how to express it otherwise, as if her own heart were on the gridiron, and her immortal happiness were involved in its being done precisely to a turn! 18
27、 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Hepzibah was preparing many dishes for Christmas dinner. （ B） There were a large number of recipes in the cookery book. （ C） Phoebe had difficulty in reading because of defective vision. （ D） The cookery book was of high quality with illustrations
28、. 19 It can be inferred from the passage that （ A） Hepzibah might not be very good at cooking dishes. （ B） Hepzibah was extremely patient with Phoebe. （ C） Hepzibah often asked Phoebe to run errands. （ D） Hepzibah raised dozens of hens in her yard. 20 The phrase “vouch for“ (Para. 2) probably means
29、（ A） doubt. （ B） guarantee. （ C） complete. （ D） continue. 21 The passage seems to imply that （ A） the family had probably incurred meagerness. （ B） Hepzibah sometimes skipped her dinner. （ C） Phoebes father had been dead for many years. （ D） Phoebe was longing to cook meals for her mother. 22 All th
30、e following adjectives can be used to depict Hepzibah EXCEPT （ A） optimistic. （ B） frail. （ C） affectionate. （ D） determined. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 23 Which of the following
31、 group of writers are the playwrights of the 17th century? （ A） Ben Jonson and John Dryden. （ B） Christopher Marlowe and Daniel Defoe. （ C） John Milton and Oscar Wilde. （ D） Ben Jonson and George Bernard Shaw. 24 In the nineteenth century, the trend of transcendentalism was led by Emerson and （ A） W
32、illiam Blake. （ B） Henry David Thoreau. （ C） James Joyce. （ D） Henry James. 25 Male/female, married/single and alive/dead are examples of （ A） complementarity. （ B） gradability. （ C） synonymy. （ D） relational opposites. 26 _is a branch of linguistics that studies how words are combined to form sente
33、nces and the rules that govern the formation of sentences. （ A） Semantics （ B） Pragmatics （ C） Syntax （ D） Morphology 27 The Gettysburg victory, which was the turning point of the Civil War, is located in _. （ A） Alabama （ B） Pennsylvania （ C） Mississippi （ D） Florida 28 John Miltons _ is the most f
34、amous epic after Beowulf. （ A） Areopagitica （ B） Samson Agonistes （ C） Paradise Regained （ D） Paradise Lost 29 The words “amaze“ and “astound“ are _. （ A） dialectal synonyms （ B） semantically different synonyms （ C） stylistic synonyms （ D） collocational synonyms 30 Words like “Xerox“ and “Kodak“ are
35、 formed by _. （ A） back-formation （ B） blending （ C） coinage （ D） acronym 31 The character Falstaff, a fat soldier who hated to fight, is specially treated in _. （ A） The Merry Wives of Windsor （ B） Much Ado About Nothing （ C） Henry （ D） Henry 32 The famous line “If winter comes, can spring be far b
36、ehind?“ is from _s poem “Ode to the West Wind“. （ A） George Gordon, Lord Byron （ B） Percy .Shelley （ C） Samuel T.Coleridge （ D） John Keats 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING it will be a set of values you can take anywhere that is compatible with full participation in whichever society you live in. 三、 PART VI
37、WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 45 College students have to share the same dormitory with several other boys or girls. Write a comment of about 400 words on the advantage of rooming together. In the first part of your writing you should pre
38、sent your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to
39、follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 537 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. Yo
40、ur 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-taking. 0
41、 【听力原文】 Ben Buchanan and A Magic Book Good morning, everyone. Today I am going to talk about a boy named Ben Buchanan and his favorite book. Ben Buchanan made absolutely sure his schedule would be clear this week. Like millions of Americans, the Texas teen is devouring the 672 pages of Harry Potter
42、and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in the uberpopular series by J. K. Rowling. And thats quite a feat in Buchanans case. When he got the first Harry Potter book as a Christmas present back in 1998, he was struggling with dyslexia. “I just thought it would be another book I wouldnt like,“ says
43、 Buchanan, who was ready to toss it out with the wrapping paper. Then his morn read the first chapter aloud to him, and he was determined to conquer his first “real“ book. As the world eagerly cracks open the newest volume, whose initial U.S. run of 10.8 million copies is a publishing record, the tr
44、ue mystery isnt the identity of the royal figure in the title. Its what the impact these books are having on kids. Are they converting nonreaders like Buchanan? Are they capable of helping other books defeat TV and video games in the battle for childrens free time? More than 100 million of Rowlings
45、books are in print in the United States alone, and everyone has heard anecdotes about kids fervently reading and rereading each title. But whether all of this hype of countdowns and midnight trips to bookstores translates into a lifelong reading habit remains unclear. If our society ever needed a re
46、ading renaissance, its now. The National Endowment for the Arts released “Reading at Risk“ last year, a study showing that adult reading rates have dropped 10 percentage points in the past decade, with the steepest slump among those 18 to 24. “Only one half of young people (in that age bracket) read
47、 a book of any kind-including Harry Potter-in 2002. We set the bar almost on the ground. If you read one short story in a teen magazine, that would have counted,“ laments Mark Bauerlein, the NEAs director of research and analysis. He attributes the loss of readers to the booming world of technology,
48、 which woos would-be leisure readers to iPods, E-mail, IM chats, and video games and leaves them with no time to curl up with a novel. These new forms of media undoubtedly have some benefits, says Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good for You. Video games improve problem-solving skills; T
49、V shows promote mental gymnastics by forcing viewers to follow intertwining story lines. But books offer experience that cant be gained from these other sources, from building vocabulary to stretching the imagination. “If theyre not reading at all,“ says Johnson, “thats a huge problem.“ In fact, fewer kids are reading. for pl
