1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 553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 American Group Dynamics Today, in Western research institutes and university department, much work is don
3、e as a team project and American group dynamics is a topic we should be familiar with. I. The View of Professional and (1)Relationships 【 1】 _ 1. Separate the two relationships no need to (2)with your co-workers 【 2】 _ no need to socialize with your co-workers after office hours 2. Neglect the confl
4、icting personalities or (3)【 3】 _ put aside your negative attitude towards a coworker and . Equality and Participation 1. Everyone is treated as (4)【 4】 _ express his/her opinion freely 2. A leaders role not dominate a group not the important person make sure everyone (5)【 5】 _ act more like (6)than
5、 a boss 【 6】 _ make sure the discussion stays on topic 3. Group members talk to each other III. Compromises (7)【 7】 _ 1. Give or (8)your ideas to the group 【 8】 _ 2. Take or accept the ideas of other members . Rules for Team Meetings 1. An agenda a list of items to be discussed; (9)of discussion 【 9
6、】 _ 2. A (10)for decision making 【 10】 _ everyone participates everyone takes ownership 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 the questions that foll
7、ow. 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 Mr Fischer believes that _. （ A） those gloomy forecasts is about to become true （ B） EU enlargement and its Constit
8、ution must be carried out at the same time （ C） ELI people will accept the Constitution calmly （ D） Constitution must be ratified by 15 EU country 12 Fischer doesnt agree with the critics, because he believe the constitution brings benefit for EU except that _. （ A） the decisions can be taken more e
9、asily （ B） ELI s relationship to the member states is clearly regulated （ C） the voting procedures in the European Council have become more elaborate （ D） the role of the Commission President has been defined 13 According to Fischer, what is the most important thing about the EU Constitution? （ A） T
10、he Tax Articles in the Basic Law. （ B） The procedures are becoming clear. （ C） The threat of terrorism. （ D） The fundamental rights have been defined clearly. 14 Fischer pointed out that _. （ A） EU people are hostile to Constitution （ B） EU has dual nature which would be preserved for a long time （
11、C） the Greens just did the right thing in attracting citizen （ D） the ELI Parliament should elect the Commission President from its own ranks 15 Which statement is not true? （ A） In Fischer s opinion, Ell Constitution will resolve many problems remained unresolved for ten years. （ B） EU Constitution
12、 will make the EU more effective. （ C） Core Europe can be used to describe the present EU. （ D） Fischer now is a Foreign Minister. 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 n
13、ews item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 How much would Bill Gates and his wife invest into community colleges? （ A） $ 13 million. （ B） $ 45 million. （ C） $ 12 million. （ D） $ 50 million. 17 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Ivy League schools strategy facing rec
14、ession. （ B） Federal stimulus plan to colleges and universities. （ C） Recession boosts the enrollment at community colleges. （ D） The comparison of tuitions between community colleges and private universities. 18 1 Cooperative competition. Competitive cooperation. Confused? Airline alliances have tr
15、avellers scratching their heads over whats going on in the skies. Some folks view alliances as a blessing to travellers, offering seamless travel, reduced fares and enhanced frequent- flyer benefits. Others see a conspiracy of big businesses, causing decreased competition, increased fares and fewer
16、choices. Whatever your opinion, theres no escaping airline alliances: the marketing hype is unrelenting, with each of the two mega-groupings, Oneworld and Star Alliance, promoting itself as the best choice for all travellers. And, even if you turn away from their ads, chances are they will figure in
17、 any of your travel plans. By the end of the year, Oneworld and Star Alliance will between them control more than 40% of the traffic in the sky. Some pundits predict that figure will be more like 75%in 10 years. 2 But why, after years of often ferocious competition, have airlines decided to band tog
18、ether? Lets just say the timing is mutually convenient. North American airlines, having exhausted all means of earning customer loyalty at home, have been looking for ways to reach out to foreign flyers. Asian carriers are still hurting from the region-wide economic downturn that began two years ago
19、 just when some of the airlines were taking delivery of new aircraft. Alliances also allow carriers to cut costs and increase profits by pooling manpower resources on the ground (rather than each airline maintaining its own ground crew) and code-sharing the practice of two partners selling tickets a
20、nd operating only one aircraft. 3 So alliances are terrific for airlines but are they good for the passenger? Absolutely, say the airlines: think of the lounges, the joint FFP (frequent flyer programme) benefits, the round-the-world fares, and the global service networks. Then theres the promise of
21、“seamless“ travel: the ability to, say, travel trom Singapore to Rome to New York to Rio de Janiero, all on one ticket, without having to wait hours for connections or worry about your bags. Sounds utopian? Peter Buecking, Cathay Pacifics director of sales and marketing, thinks that seamless travel
22、is still evolving. “Its fair to say that these links are only in their infancy. The key to seamlessness rests in infrastructure and information sharing. Were working on this.“ Henry Ma, spokesperson for Star Alliance in Hong Kong, lists some of the other benefits for consum ers: “Global travellers h
23、ave an easier time making connections and planning their itineraries.“ Ma claims alliances also assure passengers consistent service standards. 4 Critics of alliances say the much-touted benefits to the consumer are mostly pie in the sky, that alliances are all about reducing costs for the airlines,
24、 rationalizing services and running joint marketing programmes. Jeff Blyskal, associate editor of Consumer Reports magazine, says the promotional ballyhoo over alliances is much ado about nothing. “I dont see much of a gain for consumers: alliances are just a marketing gimmick. And as far as seamles
25、s travel goes, Ill believe it when I see it. Most airlines cant even get their own connections under control, let alone coordinate with another airline.“ 5 Blyskal believes alliances will ultimately result in decreased flight choices and increased costs for consumers. Instead of two airlines competi
26、ng and each operating a flight on the same route at 70% capacity, the allied pair will share the route and run one full flight. Since fewer seats will be available, passengers will be obliged to pay more for tickets. 6 The truth about alliances and their merits probably lies somewhere between the tr
27、avel utopia presented by the players and the evil empires portrayed by their critics. And how much they affect you depends on what kind of traveller you are. 7 Those whove already made the elite grade in the FFP of a major airline stand to benefit the most when it joins an alliance: then they enjoy
28、the FFP perks and advantages on any and all of the member carriers. For example, if youre a Marco Polo Club “gold“member of Cathay Pacifics Asia Miles FFP, you will automatically be treated as a valuable customer by all members of Oneworld, of which Cathay Pacific is a member even if youve never flo
29、wn with them before. 8 For those who havent made the top grade in any FFP, alliances might be a way of simplifying the earning of frequent flyer miles. For example, I belong to United Airlines Mileage Plus and generally fly less than 25,000 miles a year. But I earn miles with every flight I take on
30、Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways and Thai Airways. 9 If you fly less than I do, you might be smarter to stay out of the FFP game altogether. Hunt for bargains when booking flights and you might be able to save enough to take that extra trip anyway. The only real benefit infrequent flyers can
31、draw from an alliance is an inexpensive round-the-world fare. 10 The bottom line: for all the marketing hype, alliances arent all things to all people but everybody can get some benefit out of them. 18 Which is the best word to describe air travellers reaction to airline alliances? （ A） Delight. （ B
32、） Indifference. （ C） Objection. （ D） Puzzlement. 19 According to the passage, setting up airline alliances will chiefly benefit （ A） North American airlines and their domestic travellers. （ B） North American airlines and their foreign counterparts. （ C） Asian airlines and their foreign travellers. （
33、 D） Asian airlines and their domestic travellers. 20 Which of the following is NOT a perceived advantage of alliances? （ A） Baggage allowance. （ B） Passenger Comfort. （ C） Convenience. （ D） Quality. 21 One disadvantage of alliances foreseen by the critics is that air travel may be more expensive as
34、a result of （ A） less convenience. （ B） higher operation costs. （ C） less competition. （ D） more joint marketing. 22 According to the passage, which of the following categories of travellers will gain most from airline alliances? （ A） Travellers who fly frequently economy class. （ B） Travellers who
35、fly frequently business class. （ C） Travellers who fly occasionally during holidays. （ D） Travellers who fly economy class once in a while. 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 Today, t
36、he City of London is the business center of London where you can find_. （ A） big supermarkets （ B） theatres and cinemas （ C） large financial organizations （ D） restaurants and cafes 24 Floridas population growth owes much to its attractiveness both as a place of_and as a convenient place for_with ce
37、ntral and south America. （ A） business; retire （ B） retire; business （ C） travel; business （ D） retire; travel 25 _is a branch of linguistics concerned in principle with the physical representation of language or linguistic processes in the brain. （ A） Anthropological linguistics （ B） Psychological
38、linguistics （ C） Computational linguistics （ D） Neurolinguistics 26 The novel starts with “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.“ The novel is Jane Austens （ A） Emma （ B） Persuasion （ C） Sense and Sensibility （ D） Pride an
39、d Prejudice 27 Oxford and Cambridge are referred to as _. （ A） old universities （ B） new universities （ C） university of people （ D） academic university 28 The Waste Land was written by_. （ A） Samuel Beckett （ B） James Joyce （ C） William Butler Yeats （ D） T.S. Eliot 29 Which of the following is NOT
40、true of the Hundred Years War? （ A） A war between France and England. （ B） It was conventionally dated 1337 - 1453. （ C） The English kings attempted to dominate France. （ D） All English conquests had been solidified by 1453. 30 The following pairs of words are relational opposites EXCEPT _. （ A） hot
41、/cold （ B） wife/husband （ C） buy/sell （ D） above/below 31 In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput,“ “Brobdingnag,“ “Houyhnhnm,“ and “Yahoo“? （ A） James Joyces Ulysses （ B） Charles Dickenss Bleak House （ C） Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels. （ D） Lawrences Woman in lov
42、e. 32 The famous short story The Fall of the House of Usher was written by （ A） Charles Dickens. （ B） Edgar Allan Poe. （ C） Washington Irving. （ D） Thomas More. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING rather, it is the triumph of material wants over humanity.“ 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composi
43、tion of about 400 words on the following topic. 36 Neighbors are the people who live near us. In your opinion, what are the qualities of a good neighbor? Use specific details and examples, write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: The Qualities of a Good Neighbor In the first part of
44、 your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization , grammar and
45、appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 553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
46、 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 check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank she
47、et for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 Good morning, everyone. Today Im going to talk about group work done in Western research institutes and university. In fact, much work in Western research institutes and university department is done as a team project. If you want to function well in these settings you n
48、eed to have an understanding of American group dynamics. I would like to break up my lecture into 4 main categories. The first is the way Americans view professional and private relationships. Americans separate these two relationships and it is common for them not to fix the two. No one expects you
49、 to have a private friendship with the people you work with. This means it is not necessary to develop friendly relationships before people can work together. You dont even have to be friends. Once you meet some people in a working relationship you are not expected to socialize with them after hours. This is not discouraged, but no one is encouraging it either. The most important thing is to accom
