1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 567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 The Stock Market When a new company is organized and shares are sold, it is not hard to determine the val
3、ue of each share: all the shares together represent the total value of the company. . The best way to explain how the stock market works. To imagine you form a company to produce a soda with 4 friends: 1) putting in $600 together for the expenses involved in the【 1】 of 【 1】 _ the company; 2) stating
4、 every【 2】 represents $10 of the present value of the company;【 2】 _ 3) owning a share signifies-a part owner of the company. . Stock price increases when【 3】 is good and the value of the company 【 3】_ jumps. 1) the【 4】 $600 invested$1,800 in value at present 【 4】 _ 2) $10 per share originally 【 5】
5、each currently 【 5】 _ . Stock price falls when business is worse and the value of the company drops. 1)【 6】 of $1,800 a low point of $300 【 6】 _ 2) $30 per share $5 per share . How to buy stocks? 1) to find a【 7】 buying and selling stock for other people; 【 7】 _ 2) the stockbrokers entering a stock
6、market; 3) the stockbrokers inquirement of other brokers about your buying; 4) the stockbrokers【 8】 of the stock purchase; 【 8】 _ 5) to pay the bill the amount of purchase a second, only $50; a third, $150; a fourth, $100; and the fifth, also $100. In order to be clear to everyone, you decide that e
7、ach of you will be given sheets of paper on which it is stated that every sheet of paper represents $10 of the present value of the company. This means that there will be 60 sheets of paper altogether. The person who contributed $200 will receive 20 of these sheets, while the one who gave $50 will g
8、et 5. If you gave $100, then you will receive 10 of these sheets. Each sheet, which is called a stock certificate, actually indicates that you own 1 share of stock in the company. Therefore, you now own 10 shares in the company. To own a share signifies that you are a part owner of the company. Imag
9、ine now that when people taste the soda they want to drink more and more of it. In fact, business is so good-that the original $600 invested by the five of you jumps to $1,800 in value. Thus, the 60 shares of stock that were originally worth $i0 each are now worth $30 each. This means that your 10 s
10、hares have jumped in value to $300. If you want to sell some or all of these shares to anyone else, the price will be $30 per share. However, in time business may take a turn for the worse. People find that the pressurized can does not work well-the spray of soda goes everywhere. It isnt long then b
11、efore the value of the company drops from a high point of $ 1,800 to a low point of $300. When this happens, each of the 60 shares, which were worth $30, is now worth $5. Hence, people who want to buy the shares will now pay only $5 each for them. Most companies today get started in exactly the same
12、 way as the small soda company above. Since a great deal of money is needed to operate a business, a great many people are needed to become part owners. When a company is first organized and shares are sold, it is relatively simple to determine the value of each share; because all the shares togethe
13、r represent the total value of the company. But how can you go about buying stocks? It is very unlikely that you would personally know someone who happens to own shares in the company in which you wish to invest. Hence, you will probably go to a stockbroker-a man who buys and sells stock for other p
14、eople. He, in turn will go to a stock market-a place where stocks are bought and sold. There he will inquire of other brokers if they know of anyone who would like to sell the stock that you want to purchase. Usually there will be some such persons. In that event, your broker will arrange to buy the
15、 stock for you and then bid you not only for the amount he had to pay but also a small additional fee to cover the cost of his services. In the event you want to sell some stocks that you hold, you would follow exactly the same procedure. Now, however, the broker would turn over to you the amount he
16、 had received from the buyer, only withholding a small amount to pay for his services. Thus, you have to pay the broker at the time he buys the stock for you and again at the time he sells it for you. This isnt all, though. You may also have to pay a tax each time you sell stock-and, sometimes-when
17、you buy it. In addition, the owners of the place where the stock is bought or sold may also charge a small fee for the privilege of using their facilities. It appears that if you plan to sell your stock at some gain to yourself, you had better wait until its value increases by at least a few dollars
18、 on each share or you may find that what you thought was a profit for you is actually eaten up by the many fees you had to pay. 1 【正确答案】 value 2 【正确答案】 sheet of paper 3 【正确答案】 business 4 【正确答案】 original 5 【正确答案】 $30 6 【正确答案】 a high point 7 【正确答案】 stockbroker 8 【正确答案】 arrangement 9 【正确答案】 services 10
19、 【正确答案】 pay a tax 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 following five
20、questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 【听力原文】 W: Jason Heller is a clinical nutritionist at the New York University Medical Center and a contributor to Health magazine.Hi! Jason.Good morning. M: Hi. W: We should make it clear that this does not ban soft drinks completely. Excuse me. (1) For elem
21、entary schoolers, nutritious drinks only and this means they can have water, and 100% juice drinks. For middle schoolers, diet soft drinks, water, sports drinks, 100% juices, and low-calorie juice drinks are allowed. And for high schoolers, 50% of the vending machines slots can be filled with soft d
22、rinks and the rest with water, juices, sports drinks and another, other non-carbonated drinks, which makes you wonder why people would pick the latter. They have the soft drinks available, so do these guidelines go far enough in your view? M: You know they are stepping in the right directions, so we
23、re happy about that, but I dont think they go far enough. But as you said, if .there are five choices of different sodas rather than ten, that seems just a little lame to me. That doesnt make sense. They, the children can still drink sodat and they dont really think we need soda in middle schools an
24、d high schools. W: Well, how responsible are these sodas for making kids fat? In other words, are they getting too much blame for their obesity epidemic or do you think its warranted? M: Thats such a good question. (2) The Beverage Association would say theyre getting too much blame, but studies are
25、 showing that, there was a study that came out a few years ago that showed for every 12 ounce can of soda or sugar we drink, it increased the risk of being overweight for children 60%.So, yes.it is contributing to the obesity epidemic. And we really dont need to have soda in the schools, and its not
26、 healthy. Its not nutritious, and there arent other options for kids! W: But you know, some of the. .before we get to the other options, Im just curious, what about diet beverages for kids? Because I know if we have soda in our house, its usually diet soda. My kids dont drink much diet soda, but som
27、etimes they do, and Im kind of ambivalent about that as well, is that unhealthy for children? M: Thats a good question! The jury is out. (3) Some studies are saying diet soda might increase the risk of children wanting to eat more and get their calories, but the research is sketchy. Occasionally a d
28、iet soda is fine, but again whats happening is the soda is replacing diet regularly, replacing healthier things like low fat milk, so the kids arent getting the calcium and vitamin D they need, so its a problem. W: But what about some of the high sugar drinks, you know, even these are 100% fruit jui
29、ces, for example, like apple juice or even orange juice. Well, theyre healthy. I dont want the orange juice industry that starts e-mailing me, but theyre very high in sugar and calories, too, arent they? M: Well, we wanna 100% juice, we wanna it to be pasteurized, and we do wanna limit the amount, (
30、4) 8 to 12 ounces for, you know, teens and 4 to 6 ounces a day for younger folks. So we want them to have that 100% juice but we have to limit the quantity. W: And part of the problem is the schools get a big kickback, dont they? From the soda companies? M: Well, I dont know if Id say kickback. W: A
31、lright, is that.? M: Theyre called pouring rights. W: Oh, sorry. M: And the companies pay huge amounts of money to the schools, to advertise their products. W: Theyre an important source of revenue for the schools. M: And it puts the school on a tough position, because the schools need the money for
32、 programs for the kids, so they have to sort of sell their souls in the sense to have the products of the company there. (5) So we have to find other ways to help fund these great programs for school, sports, music, arts, things like that. W: So bottom line, when it comes to introducing your kids to
33、 soda, you should probably try not to, really, when all of this set and done, I mean, or certainly try to limit the amount of soda, their soda intake on a daily basis, because some of these kids are starting pretty young, .soft drinks. M: I mean, you have children, right? W: Yes, I do. M: Why would
34、you wanna give a one or two-year-old, three-year-old soda? It doesnt make sense to me. Theres no need for it. W: So I try to keep it out of the house in general.The Coca Cola and Pepsi people are gonna kill me, but in general, you should really try to be introducing healthier beverages. M: Thats rig
35、ht. You know, occasionally, as they get older, a soda is fine, but we dont wanna it to be a daily regular part of the diet. W: Yes, a staple. M: Right! W: Any way, Jason, thanks so much for coming in this morning. M: My pleasure. 11 【正确答案】 A 12 【正确答案】 D 13 【正确答案】 A 14 【正确答案】 B 15 【正确答案】 D SECTION C
36、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. 15 【听力原文】 Napoleon Bonaparte was murdered by arsenic poisoning and did not di
37、e naturally of a stomach cancer, according to a new toxicological study which attempts to end long running historical controversy. “The latest analysis suggests a criminal intent,“ said Dr. Pascal Kintz, a toxicologist who regularly gives expert evidence in court cases, and who conducted a new study
38、 on Napoleons hair. For International Napoleonic Society (INS) spokesman Jean-Claude Damamme, the new study by Dr. Kintz has produced “the definitive proof of the criminal poisoning of Napoleon. Napoleon died aged 51 in 1821, on the island of St Helena in the south Atlantic, where he had been ban is
39、hed after his military defeat by British and Prussian forces at Waterloo. A previous analysis of Napoleons hair, conducted by Dr. Kintz in 2001, had found abnormally high levels of arsenic. However, supporters of the natural death theory said the arsenic could be explained by environmental factors s
40、uch as the winemakers custom at that time of drying their casks and basins with arsenic. The shrinking size of the emperors trousers was also used to support the death by stomach cancer theory in a Swiss study which concluded that the emperor lost more than 11 kilos during the last five months of hi
41、s life. Dr. Kintz in his latest study used sophisticated new chemical techniques to analyze hair samples, taken by Napoleons servant Abraham Noverraz and General Bertrand, who was deported to St Helena with the emperor. The toxic form of arsenic, used for centuries as rat poison, was found in Napole
42、ons hair samples at 37 to 42 times above the normal level in the new study. “I cant imagine Napoleon fed himseff rat poison, even ff he WaSht a gourmet,“ joked Damamme of Montreal-based INS. “The arsenic was in the spinal cord of the hair, which implies that it came from the blood and food ingested,
43、“ he said. Damamme further discounted the wine theory saying Napoleon “drank little, at the most one glass per day, and then mixed it with water.“ “Somebody in his circle gave him arsenic in small doses to poison him little by little to avoid another violent uprising by those who still supported the
44、 emperor in France,“ Damamme said. 16 【正确答案】 B 17 【正确答案】 C 18 【正确答案】 C 19 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 In this article, a movie about a fictional race for the American presidency came in for criticism that it was merely imitating life. But the director and actors who made primary Colors insisted that it was more
45、 a comment on American life and politics that a re-run of the public and private life of President Bill Clinton.看上去是有现实的影子，但影片确有更深沉的含义。 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 前面讲过这部电影的内容，同时文章中 有导演以及演员为它作的辩护，从他们的辨护中可以看出评论者的想法。 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in
46、this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 21 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 英国国家概况 22 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 许多人认为学校教授给学生的是 3个 R，即 reading(阅读 )，writing(写作 )和 arithmetic(算术 ) 【知识模块】 英国概况教育 23 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 Pidgin(洋泾浜语皮钦语 )是指由于某种特定原因，由原本讲不同语言的人们为交流的目的而创造的变体，没有本族语者； Creole(克里奥耳语 /混合语 )与 Pidgin的区别在于 Creole有自己的
47、本族语者； Muhilingualism，顾名思义，指能够使用多种语言进行交流； Bilingualism指能用两种语言进行交流。 【知识模块】 语言与社会 24 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 在美国，浸礼会教徒 (the Baptists)是最大的基督教新教派。卫理公会教徒 (the Methodists)是仅次于浸礼会教徒的第二大新教派；天主教徒 (the Catholics)并不属于新教；犹太教 (the Jewish)是指犹太人的宗教信仰以及他们特有的风俗和生活方式。 【知识模块】 人文知识 25 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 该题的题干为答案提供了线索， “there is no
48、t one character whose status is not determined economically”，选项中 B materialistic 与 “economically”最相关，也正是 Theodore Dreiser所揭示的美国人拜金主义价值观，所以正确答案是 B。 26 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 动词时态。将 beared改为 bore。 bear是不规则动词，其过去式是bore。 27 【正确答案】 D 28 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 勺子、叉、刀显然都属于餐具，因此 A、 B、 D都属于 cutlery的下义词，即比 cutlery更具体的词，而 C
49、“厨房器皿 ”相对于 cutlery显然 也是个general word。 29 【正确答案】 B 30 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 北美洲与四大洋中的大西洋和太平洋的北部毗邻，包括加拿大、墨西哥和美国三个国家。 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: (1)For a
