1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 550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 Computer Literacy Today well discuss computer literacy. I. Common ways of (1)_will be changed. A. E-mail
3、will replace mail delivery. B. Bills and pay checks will be delivered in the (2)_version. C. Greeting cards will be sent from computers. D. Shopping malls will be cyber malls. II. Our homes will be run by computers. A. Computers will adjust the temperature. B. (3)_will be linked to the computer. C.
4、Light fixtures will adjust to the right level of light. III. The way of business will be entirely changed. A. Business will be conducted via interactive (4)_. B. Documents and files will be stored on computer hard drives. C. Many workers will work (5)_via the computer. D. On-board computer will guid
5、e directions. IV. The (6)_will also join the computer age. A. Every student will have access to a computer. B. Text books will be on disks. C. Students will have access to reference materials via the computer. D. Students turn in the (7)_of their homework. E. (8)_will be given at the end of tests vi
6、a computer. F. Some classes will be conducted by interactive teleconferences. V. Our (9)_will also be affected by the use of computers. A. The home communication system and TV-service will be integrated into one system. B. Newspapers and magazines will be read (10)_. VI. Conclusion: In the future pe
7、ople will need to acquire computer literacy to become productive. 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
8、10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 According to Janet, the factor that would most affect negotiations is _. （ A） English language proficiency （ B） different cultural practices （ C） different negotiation tasks （ D） the international Americanized
9、 style 12 Janets attitude towards the Americanized style as a model for business negotiations is _. （ A） supportive （ B） negative （ C） ambiguous （ D） cautious 13 Which of the following CANNOT be seen as a difference between Brazilian and American negotiators? （ A） Americans prepare more points befor
10、e negotiations. （ B） Americans are more straightforward dung negotiations. （ C） Brazilians prefer more eye contact during negotiations. （ D） Brazilians seek more background information. 14 Which group of people seems to be the most straightforward? （ A） The British. （ B） Germans. （ C） Americans. （ D
11、） Not mentioned. 15 Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Japanese negotiators? （ A） Reserved. （ B） Prejudiced. （ C） Polite. （ D） Prudent. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At
12、 the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Yesterdays strike led to complete confusion for_. （ A） tourists （ B） commuters （ C） employers （ D） bus drivers 17 Railway workers joined in the strike because they_. （ A） attempted to halt the whole network for trai
13、n travel （ B） wanted to support workers from other unions （ C） were dissatisfied with proposed rise in unemployment （ D） were unhappy with their working conditions 17 Replying to our Christmas “good guru guide“, Peter Drucker, the grand old man of management theory, speculated that the word “guru“ h
14、ad become popular only because “charlatan“ was too long a word for most headlines. Few people are easier to ridicule than management gums. Irrepressible self-publicists and slavish fashion-merchants, they make a splendid living out of recycling other peoples ideas (“chaos management“), coining euphe
15、misms (“downsizing“) and laboring the obvious (“managing by wandering around“ or the customer is king“). Their books draw heavily on particular case studies often out-of-date ones that have nasty knack of collapsing later. And their ideas change quickly. Tom Peters, once a self-confessed sycophant t
16、o the corporate behemoth is now an apostle of the small, chaotic, “virtual“ organization. Gurus do have their uses, however. Begin with the circumstantial evidence. In America, where management theories are treated with undue reverence, business is bouncing back. In Germany, where business schools h
17、ardly exist and management theory is widely seen as an oxymoron, many companies are in trouble. German business magazines are suddenly brimming with articles about “downsizing“ and “business process re-engineering“ In Japan firms are once again turning to business theories from America just as their
18、 fathers learnt after the Second World War from American quality-control techniques. Coincidence does not prove causation: American firms were just as much in love with gurus when they were doing badly. But the fact that Germans and Japanese are paying attention again does offer some clues. The most
19、 important point in favor of management theories is that they are on the side of change. In 1927 a group of psychologists studying productivity at Western Electrics Hawthorne factory in Illinois found that workers increased their output whenever the level of lighting was changed, up or down. At the
20、very least, theorists can make change easier by identifying problems, acting as scapegoats for managers or simply making people think. A vested interest in change can lead to faddism. But, taken with a requisite dose of scepticism, it can be fine complacency-shaker. A second argument for gurus relat
21、es to knowledge. The best management theorists collect a lot of information about what makes firms successful. This varies from the highly technical, such as how to discount future cash flow, to softer organizational theories. Few would dispute the usefulness of the first. It is in the second area t
22、he land of “flat hierarchies“ and “multi-functional teams“ that gurus have most often stumbled against or contradicted each other. This knowledge is not obviously providing a strategic recipe for success: there are too many variables in business, and if all competitors used the same recipe it would
23、automatically cease to work. But it does provide something managers want: information about, and understanding of, other companies experience in trying out tactics thinner management structures, handing power to workers, performance-related pay, or whatever. A good analogy may be with diets. There i
24、s no such thing as the “correct“ diet, but it is clear that some foods, in some quantities, arc better for you than others: and it is also likely that the main virtue of following a diet is not what you eat but the fact that it forces you to think about it. If management diets come with a lot of hyp
25、e and some snake-oil, so be it. 18 Which of the following is the most suitable in meaning for the word “guru“ in the passage? （ A） philosopher （ B） company boss （ C） worker （ D） management theorist 19 The second paragraph seems to suggest that Germans_. （ A） have no business schools （ B） never discu
26、ss management theory （ C） are beginning to realize the importance of management theory （ D） refuse to accept American values 20 The 1927 study case described in the second paragraph is used to_. （ A） illustrate the usefulness of management theorists （ B） demonstrate the efficiency of management theo
27、rists （ C） show the important role of psychologists （ D） reveal the flexibility of the workers 21 Which of the following titles is the most appropriate for the passage? （ A） In Defense of the Guru （ B） A Sharp Word for the Guru （ C） The Weakness of the Guru （ D） Gurus a Guarantee for Success 一、 PART
28、 III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 One way to overcome regional variation and facilitate the communication between speakers of different dialects is to enforce_. （ A） phonetic reform （ B） la
29、nguage planning （ C） language reform （ D） social planning 23 The British Isles are made up of_. （ A） three large islands and hundreds of small ones （ B） three large islands and dozens of small ones （ C） two large islands and hundreds of small ones （ D） two large islands and dozens of small ones 24 W
30、hich of the following built the tower of London? （ A） Henry VIII. （ B） William the Conqueror. （ C） Queen Elizabeth. （ D） King Harold. 25 Of all the fifty states in the United States,_is the largest in area. （ A） California （ B） Texas （ C） Alaska （ D） New Mexico 26 _ was the first governor of the Ply
31、mouth Plantation and wrote Of Plymouth Plantation. （ A） William Bradford （ B） Thomas Paine （ C） Roger Williams （ D） Thomas Jefferson 27 Which of the following is the best well-known novel by William Somerset Maugham? （ A） Liza of Lambeth. （ B） The Moon and Sixpence. （ C） Complete Short Stories. （ D）
32、 Of Human Bondage. 28 3._ is considered Americas unique contribution to music. （ A） Jazz （ B） Rock and Roll （ C） Country Music （ D） Western Music 29 The study of_does NOT form the core of linguistics. （ A） syntax （ B） pragmatics （ C） morphology （ D） sociolinguistics 30 Most embedded clauses require
33、an introductory word called a subordinator, such as “that, until, before, _,“ and so on. （ A） so （ B） if （ C） for （ D） but 31 The semantic components of the word “man“ can be expressed as _. （ A） + animate, + human, + male, - adult （ B） + animate, + human, - male, - adult （ C） + animate, + human, +
34、male, + adult （ D） + animate, + human, - male, - adult 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING these should not be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound, established materials that form the basis of courses for beginners. 32 【 M1】 33 【 M2】 34 【 M3】 35 【 M4】 36 【 M5】 37 【 M6】 38 【 M7】 39 【 M8】 40 【 M9】 4
35、1 【 M10】 SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 42 我发现自己发话太突然了，也说得太多了，一时间感到左右为难。我要求她让我想一分钟，她便坐在那里，很不耐烦，又很激动，神情有点儿快乐而舒坦，仿佛一个人刚把病牙拔掉。我于是又思索了起来。我跟我自己说，当一个人处境艰难的时候，站立起来把真相给说出来，那是要冒风险的。我虽然还没有经验，不能说得十分肯定，不过依我看，事情是这么样的。眼前这件事，我总以为说实话要比撒谎好得多，也保险得多。我非得把这 件事放在心上，有时间
36、时多多琢磨琢磨。这委实是件怪异的事，非同寻常可比。我还从没有见过这样的事。我临了对自己说，好吧，我还是好歹试它一试。这一回啊，我倒要站出来，把真相给说出来，尽管这很像是坐在一桶炸药上，用火把它点燃起来，看看究竟会把你崩到哪儿去。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 43 Four months before election day, five men gathered in a small conference room at the Reagan-Bush h
37、eadquarters and reviewed an oversized calendar that mark the remaining days of the 1984 presidential campaign. It was the last Saturday in June and at ten oclock in the morning the rest of the office was practically deserteD Even so, the men kept the door shut and the drapes carefully drawn. The thr
38、ee principals and their two deputies had come from around the country for a critical meeting. Their aim was to devise a strategy that would guarantee Ronald Reagans resounding reelection to a second term in the White House. It should have been easy. These were battle-tested veterans with long ties t
39、o Reagan and even longer ones to the Republican party, men who understood presidential politics as well as any in the country. The backdrop of the campaign was hospitable, with lots of good news to work with. America was at peace, and the nations economy, a key factor in any election, was rebounding
40、 vigorously after recession. Furthermore, the campaign itself was lavishly financed, with plenty of money for a top-flight staff, travel, and television commercials. And, most important, their candidate was Ronald Reagan, a president of tremendous personal popularity and dazzling communication skill
41、s. Reagan has succeeded more than any president since John F. Kennedy in projecting a broad vision of America a nation of renewed military strength, individual initiative, and smaller federal government. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following
42、topic. 44 With the mobile phones entrance into the common families, the phone calls in the classes have become a hot issue. Some people consider it as a natural development with the economic progress of our country. Others believe that the phones are luxuries that will distract the students and do h
43、arm to them. Whats your opinion? Write an article of about 400 words on this topic. You should supply a title for your article. In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis“ statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the
44、 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 follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 550答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this
45、 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. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to che
46、ck your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 Computer Literacy Good morning, everybody. Today, we are going to talk about computer literacy. Now is the time to become computer literate. Now is the time to b
47、ecome familiar and comfortable with the computer because in the future we will become virtually a paperless society and many daily activities will be linked to the computer. First, lets look at common ways of daily communication. Mail delivery to the home and business will be almost entirely phased
48、out and e-mail will replace it. (2) Bills will come via the computer and be paid the same way. Pay checks will be electronically deposited to your bank account. On special occasions such as birthdays, greeting cards will be sent from your computer to your loved ones computer. Shopping malls will bec
49、ome cyber malls and we will do our shopping via the computer. You will be able to view on your monitor how you would look in a certain outfit you are considering to buy, imagine traveling over the entire mall in a comfortable place in front of your computer, click a button and the entire stock of a store will be at your finger tips. When you go to a store to shop you will not use money. You will use either
