1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 546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 By some estimates, there are as many as 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States, toiling in fa
3、rm fields, restaurant kitchens and construction sites. Theyre in the country illegally, but the employers who hire them are also breaking the law. But the presence of illegal workers on a home renovation crew, and the contractors insistence on payment in cash dont dissuade【 1】 _clients. 【 1】 _. Plen
4、ty of employers even pay taxes and【 2】 _ on illegal workers. 【 2】 _. Many workers carry fake Social Security and green cards, and when theyre hired,employers【 3】 _ those fake numbers with the federal government. 【 3】 _. There is a way the employer can tell if those numbers are fake. As Chris Bentley
5、 of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services explains, all it takes is a toll free phone call, which “allows them to, in a matter of seconds, take the information and【 4】 _ it against 450 million social security administration files, 【 4】 _. and an additional 65 million Department of Homeland S
6、ecurity files.“ But few employers make the call. The program is【 5】 _ 【 5】 _. Companies cant be held responsible for failing to spot【 6】 _ documents. 【 6】 _. And although federal law【 7】 _ employing illegal workers, 【 7】 _. it is rarely enforced. Some agents oversee a huge district that includes mos
7、t of Southern California and parts of Nevada. They deal with port security, airport security, money laundering, narcotics, financial fraud, and organized crime, as well as trade in counterfeit goods, state secrets, and human beings.【 8】 _ out illegal workers is just not a major concern, 【 8】 _. unle
8、ss youre talking about a work site with national security implications, like Los Angeles International Airport or a nuclear plant.That situation【 9】 _ those 【 9】 _. who feel that American citizens are losing out to a black market system that lowers wages and cuts into the【 10】 _ base. 【 10】 _. 1 【 1
9、】 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 you will be given
10、 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 According to the interview, bow did people view the practices that favour boys at the expense of girls? （ A） People took it for granted. （ B） People always questioned this value. （ C） Girls do less than the b
11、oys in the family. （ D） Boys need more nutrition than girls. 12 According to the interview, Saras grades have fallen probably because _. （ A） She was tired of the study at school. （ B） She didnt get enough to eat. （ C） She helped too much with the chores. （ D） She always slept in the class. 13 Accor
12、ding to the family tradition about food distribution, which of the following statements is NOT correct? （ A） Sara had less to eat than her elder brother. （ B） Saras mother had less to eat than her father. （ C） Sara had more to eat than her elder sister. （ D） Saras mother had less to eat than her bro
13、ther. 14 In the later part of the interview, if the family is short of food in the hungry season, how did the mother distribute the food? （ A） She served everybody equally. （ B） She served girls less food. （ C） She gave more food to the boys. （ D） She gave more food to the father. 15 The ultimate pu
14、rpose of the interview is to _. （ A） make the parents be aware of the importance of equality in the family. （ B） make people know that girls and boys should be treated differently. （ C） find good solutions about how to study well in the school. （ D） find good solutions about how to solve a family qu
15、arrel. 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 The bombings took place on _ in central London. （ A） thre
16、e trains and a bus （ B） three buses and a train （ C） three trains and two buses （ D） three trains and three buses 17 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the report? （ A） Authorities say they have identified three of the four bombers. （ B） The bombers are British-born men of Af
17、ghanistan decent, ranging in age from 19 to 30. （ C） The police has shifted their focus toward finding out who may have recruited, financed and organized the bombers. （ D） Britains minister for law-and-order says the country should be prepared for more attacks. 17 One of the most interesting paradox
18、es in America today is that Harvard University; the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, is now engaged in a serious debate about what a university should be, and whether it is measuring up. Like the Roman Catholic church and other ancient institutions, it is asking-still in p
19、rivate rather than in public whether its past assumptions about faculty, authority, admission, courses of study, are really relevant to the problems of the 1990s. Should Harvard-or any other university-bean intellectual sanctuary, apart from the political and social revolution of the age, or should
20、it be a laboratory for experimentation with these political and social revolutions; or even an engine of the revolution? This is what is being discussed privately in the big clapboard houses of faculty members around the Harvard Yard. Walter Lip Mann, a distinguished Harvard graduate, defined the is
21、sue several years ago. “If the universities are to do their work.“ he said, “they must be independent and they must be disinterested.They are places to which men can turn for judgments which are unbiased by partisanship and special interest. Obviously, the moment the universities fall under politica
22、l control, or under the control of private interest, or the moment they themselves take a hand in politics and the leadership of government, their value as independent and disinterested sources of judgment is impaired . “ This is part of the argument that is going on at Harvard today. Another part i
23、s the argument of the militant and even many moderate students: that a university is the keeper of our ideals and morals, and should not be“ disinterested“ but activist in bringing the nations ideals and actions together. Harvards men of today seem more trebled and less sure about personal, politica
24、l and academic purpose than they did at the beginning. They are not even clear about how they should debate and resolve their problems but they are struggling with privately, and how they come out is bound to influence American university and political life in the 1990s. 18 According to the passage,
25、 universities like Harvard should_ （ A） fight against militarism. （ B） take an active part in solving societys evils. （ C） support old and established institutions. （ D） involve themselves in politics. 19 It can be inferred from the passage that in lifes goal people of Harvard are becoming_ （ A） les
26、s sure about it. （ B） more sure about it. （ C） less interested in it. （ D） more hopeful of it. 20 The“ paradoxes“ in the passage mean_ （ A） unusual situations. （ B） difficult puzzles. （ C） abnormal conditions. （ D） self-contradictions. 21 In the authors opinion, the debate at Harvard_ （ A） is a symb
27、ol of the general bewilderment. （ B） will soon be over. （ C） will influence the future life in America. （ D） is interesting to Harvard men and their friends. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each que
28、stion. 22 Manchester is nicknamed as_of the world. （ A） Cottonopolis （ B） Iron City （ C） Ghost City （ D） Automobile City 23 The Red Scare in 1919 and 1920 was a typical example of American_. （ A） religious intolerance （ B） intolerant nationalism （ C） Progressive Movement （ D） Deregulation of big tru
29、sts 24 The revolutionary leader of the English Civil War was_. （ A） Milton （ B） King Charles I （ C） Cromwell （ D） Henry VIII 25 The different phones which can represent a phoneme in different phonetic environments are called the_of that phoneme. （ A） minimal （ B） allomorph （ C） phones （ D） allophone
30、s 26 Of the following poems, _is not written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. （ A） The Rime of the Ancient Mariner （ B） The Tyger （ C） Christabel （ D） Kubla Khan 27 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic EXCEPT_. （ A） George Washington （ B） Thomas Jefferson （ C） William Penn （ D
31、） Benjamin Franklin 28 Jane Eyre is well-known figure created by _ . （ A） Charlotte Bronte （ B） Emily Bronte （ C） Jane Bronte （ D） Mary Bronte 29 _ draws on the Jewish experience and tradition and examines subtly the dismantling of the self by an intolerable modem history. （ A） Allen Ginsberg （ B） J
32、ohn Updike （ C） Saul Bellow DJ （ D） Salinger 30 Compared with the other racial and ethnic minority groups,_ lead a relatively better-off life in the US. （ A） the blacks （ B） the Asian Americans （ C） the Indians （ D） the Hispanics 31 Harriet Beccher Stowe, the author of _, had become the most famous
33、literary woman in the world. （ A） The Adventures of Tom Sawyer （ B） The Sea Wolf （ C） Uncle Tom s Gabin （ D） Song of Myself 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING poor and busy, I lived a hard life. I was so hard up that I couldnt even afford the streetcar fare. And though I worked nonstop day and night, I still f
34、elt hard pressed for lime to finish correcting papers and preparing lessons. SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 43 【正确答案】 放弃有两种，一种源于绝望，一种源于不可征服的希望。前者是不好的，后者是好的。一个的人遭到重创，以致对重太的成就不抱希望时，也许会走向绝望的放弃，果真如此，他将中止一切重要的活动；他也许会用宗教上的词句，或者用沉思默想才是人类的真正的目标的说教来掩饰他的绝望。
35、但是无论他使用何种托词来遮掩他内心的失败，他本质上将是一个无用的和不快乐的人。把放弃建立在不可征腿的希望之上的人，行动则截然不同。不 可征服的希望必定是很大的而且是非个人性质的。无论我个人的活动如何，我都可能被死亡或某种疾病击败；我可能被敌人打倒；我可能发现自己走上了一条不能成功的蠢路。在成千上万的形式中，纯属个人希望的破灭也许不可避免，但若个人的目标已成为人类的大希望中的一部分，那么当失败到来时，就不至于被彻底击倒了。 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the f
36、ollowing topic. 44 【正确答案】 Chinese Food is Better for Chinese People Experts pointed out, as the income of Chinese people has increased, fast food has become an important part of their dally life. The turnover of fast food, worth of 20 million yuan, occupied over 40 percent of the total Food and Beve
37、rage income last year in China, according to the latest report from National Bureau of Statistics. The survey showed that urban people are frequent customers of fast food restaurants, especially those in the well- off regions of eastern and southern China. Western fast food restaurants tend to attra
38、ct more kids and young people, who have created a big potential market for the food. Most of these people are fond of trendy and new food, putting emphasis on different tastes. There are several reasons for its popularity. First, it is very convenient and saves a lot of time. The trends of modern so
39、ciety seem to all point to one ultimate goal -saving time, and fast food well serves this purpose. You just go into a fast food restaurant, order your food, and your food is ready in no time. You can either eat it there or take it away. Second, its popularity is also attributed to the clean and comf
40、ortable environment of fast food restaurants, the excellent service, and the guaranteed quality of food. However, in terms of nutrition, fast food is far from satisfactory. It usually does not compose a balanced diet and is low in nutritional value. A Chinese study has found that children from wealt
41、hy families are more likely to suffer bad nutrition than those from low-income homes, partly because they eat more fast food. Children from high-income families are inclined to eat more fast food because the pace of life of their parents is rapid and they ignore a balanced diet. Another possibility
42、is that their parents believe that the more expensive food is, the more nutritious it is. So they are prone to choose foods that lack in nutrition. Thus, doctors suggest that people, especially children, eat fast food as little as possible. Although cooking at home is time consuming and the following washing-up tiresome, it offers healthy and delicious meals your body likes and needs. Fast food is only a good choice when you are in a hurry and turn to it once in a while.
