1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 574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. 1 Three Main Literary Forms . Poetry Essential features: -evoking 【 1】 _ -creating a(n) 【 2】 _ -imagination
3、 -leading to new 【 3】 _ , new feelings and experience . Fiction A. Short story Definition: a relatively brief 【 4】 _ -subject matter: single incidents in daily life -essential features: 【 5】 _ , unity and 【 6】 _ B. Novel One important technique: 【 7】 _ Three methods: -explicit presentation through 【
4、 8】 _ -presentation of character in 【 9】 _ -presentation from within a character . Drama Origin: ancient Greek festival activities Structures of a play -exposition -rising action - 【 10】 _ -falling action -ending New styles and forms 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10
5、【 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 following five questions. N
6、ow listen to the interview. 11 _ in British and American English have diverged very much according to the speakers. （ A） Regular noun plural forms （ B） Irregular noun plural forms （ C） Verb tenses （ D） None of the above items 12 The past tense of the verb “eat“ _. （ A） is spelled differently in Brit
7、ish and American English （ B） is pronounced differently in British and American English （ C） is pronounced to rhyme with “get“ in American English （ D） is pronounced to rhyme with “late“ in British English 13 In _, we usually dont hear the sounding of r after vowels like “bird“. （ A） Scotland （ B） I
8、reland （ C） the whole of the western counties of England （ D） areas around New York City 14 As for the pronunciation of “a“ in a word like “dance“, _ （ A） all Americans pronounce it as ae （ B） all British people pronounce it as a: （ C） educated speakers in Britain pronounce it as a: （ D） people in A
9、merican West pronounce it as a: 15 Both of the two speakers agree that _. （ A） in Britain and America people speak utterly different languages （ B） there are few things identical in British and American English （ C） British and American English are imcomprehensible to each other （ D） British and Ame
10、rican English are understandable between the two people 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 man
11、was convicted for （ A） dishonesty. （ B） manslaughter. （ C） murder. （ D） having a gun. 17 Which of the following is TRUE? （ A） Mark Eastwood had a licence for a revolver. （ B） Mark Eastwood loved to go to noisy parties. （ C） Mark Eastwood smashed the window of a house. （ D） Mark Eastwood had a record
12、. 17 Mornings at Seven For several years now my newsagent has been spelling my name incorrectly. Every morning I glance hopelessly at the top fight - hand comer of my newspaper and wince. There is something vaguely uplifting a- bout seeing one s own name, one s correct name written out in blue penci
13、l at the top of a newspaper; and there is something litterly degrading about seeing one s name carelessly distorted. I have mentioned the mat- ter to my newsagent several times, but it makes no difference. He is a surly, militant, independent devil, a monopolist of the worst kind. He does not realis
14、e of course that his carelessness causes me endless trouble and no little embarrassment. I take my newspaper to the office, I read it on the train, and the people with whom I travel mispronounce my name because they have only the newsagents written instruction to go on. When I fail to recognise my s
15、poken name they look at me suspiciously - as though I have momentarily forgotten my latest alias. I used to rub out the newsagents blue pencillings before I left home, but modem newsprint does not stand up to modem .erasers for long and my paper was always very much the worse for wear when I reached
16、 the station. For a few weeks I drafted an imaginary dog whenever I unfolded the newspaper in public travelling companions and office colleagues remained puzzled, however. Some of them seemed to think was leading a double life; the rest, that I was robbing somebodys letter - 60X on my way to work. L
17、ater I tried crossing out the newsagents mark and writing my correct name underneath it, but even this move was misinterpreted. At the office it was assumed that I made a practice of collecting discarded newspapers from the train and passing them off as my own. No one actually said as much, but acti
18、on some- times speak louder than words. Naturally, I could not tell the newsagent of all these things. He would have laughed me out of the shop. I could only repeat my earlier protest. I was at the shop early. He was standing behind the counter, and as soon as I saw him I knew that there would be so
19、me unpleasantness. Mr Higson is never at his best unshaven, in slippers atmosphere and braces, and smoking on an empty stomach. The little shop was heavy with the bittersweet odour of fresh newsprint and ink:stacks of crisp newspapers and magazines lay neatly on the counter, and Higson and the boy w
20、ere making up the daily round. “Express, Mirror and Woman,” said Higson with his eye on a grabby notebook. The boy collected the newspapers, flicked the magazine between their pages and placed the folded bundle before his master. Higson bent and scrawled a name in the top right - hand comer of the E
21、xpress - just to the right of the Crusader in Chains. “Times, Financial Times, Mail, “he barked. “Good morning, “I said, “Just a small point, I wonder.” Higson let his blue pencil clatter to the counter and looked up. “I thought it wouldnt be long!” he said. “Must be a week or more since you last ch
22、anged your order.” “I dont think.” “No use denying it,” he broke in. “All here in black and white. “He licked a finger and pushed at the pages of the notebook. “Here we are, “he said. “February 14, Mail instead of Chronicle. March 14, Herald instead of Mail and cancel Telegraph for eight days. April
23、 1, Worker for Herald. May 26, Times instead of Felegraph, Chronicle instead of Worker. July 21th.” “Surely, “I said, “I ye a perfect right to read which papers I like !” “You and old Topham!” he said. “Whats Mr Topham to do with it?” I said. “Well hes another of em. Chop and change, chop and change
24、. Must think Ive nothing better to do.” “As a matter, of fact, “I said,” I called on quite another matter. I wanted to draw your attention to the fact that there are two Ls in my name.” “You gone and changed it again then?” he said. “And I should be obliged if you would spell it properly in future.”
25、 “0. K. ,0. K. , “he said. “Two Ls, anything else while were about it? How about ordering the Man- chester Guardian every other Friday?” “No, thats all,” I said with all the digmity I could master. “Chronicle and Graphic,” he yelled. “Come on, boy ,wake up! Havent got all day!” Half an hour later my
26、 newspaper crashed through the letter-box. In the top right - handed comer, heavily underlined, was the word “Topham.” 18 The tone of this text is _. （ A） desperate and disgusting （ B） depressed and grieving （ C） evil and curing （ D） embarrassing and hopeless 19 According to the text the newsagent l
27、ast wrote out “Topham” on the top right -handed comer of the authors paper because _. （ A） the newsagent wanted to revenge on the author s habit of frequently changing the order （ B） the newsagent was intentional to punish Topham （ C） the newsagent was careless and opinionated （ D） the newsagent was
28、 reluctant to write the author s name in a correct way 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 20 The following universities are public funded EXCEPT （ A） The University of Oxford. （ B） The U
29、niversity of Cambridge. （ C） The University of London. （ D） The University of Buckingham. 21 The Great _ of 1929 to 1933 damaged the economy of the United States and the whole capitalist world. （ A） Campaign （ B） Plague （ C） Turmoil （ D） Depression 22 The population of Ireland is predominantly of_ o
30、rigin. （ A） English （ B） Norman （ C） Celtic （ D） French 23 The great dividing line between the nineteenth century and the contemporary American Literature is_. （ A） the Civil War （ B） the First World War （ C） the Second World War （ D） the Great Depression 24 The pair of words borrow and “lend“ are _
31、. （ A） gradable opposites （ B） relational opposites （ C） complementary opposites （ D） contradictory opposites 25 Which of the following is not a character of acquisition? （ A） Use textbook. （ B） Conducted with no careful schedules. （ C） Learn language subconsciously. （ D） Concentrate on meaning. 26
32、“The orphan has no father“is a case of （ A） entailment. （ B） presupposition. （ C） contradiction. （ D） tautology. 27 Tower of London used to be a _. （ A） supermarket （ B） park （ C） prison （ D） garden 28 _ is the initial part of a syllable. （ A） Coda （ B） Onset （ C） Stem （ D） Peak 29 What does Christm
33、as commemorate? （ A） The coming of a new year. （ B） The death of Jesus Christ. （ C） The birth of Jesus Christ. （ D） The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING only the hot blood grows colder and colder, the pulse feebler as he sleeps, and at midnight, or in the early m
34、orning, he drops from his perchdead. Yesterday he lived and moved, responsive to a thousand external influences, reflecting earth and sky in his small brilliant brain as in a looking-glass; also he had a various language, the inherited knowledge of his race, and the faculty of flight, by means of wh
35、ich he could shoot, meteor-like, across the sky, and pass swiftly from place to places and with it he was able to drop himself plumb down from the tallest tree-top, or out of the void air, on to a slender spray, and scarcely cause its leaves to tremble. Now, on this morning, he lies stiff and motion
36、less; so easy and swift is the passage from life to death in wild nature! But he was never miserable. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 42 Unsatisfied about their dormitory conditions on the campus, some college students prefer to
37、live off campus. This has caused concern of the authorities. What is your opinion about the matter? Write an essay of about 400 words on. College Students Should (Not) Be Permitted to Live off Campus In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part y
38、ou 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 appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of ma
39、rks. Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 574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 co
40、mplete 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. 1 【听力原文】 Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to our literatu
41、re class. Today were going to talk about the three main literary forms. They are poetry, fiction and drama. First of all, lets discuss poetry. Poetry is fairly easy to recognize but difficult to define precisely but some of its essential features can be recognized and described. First, the most dist
42、inctive characteristics of poetry is form and music. Poetry is concerned with not only what is said but also how it is said. The form, the language, imagery and symbols, especially rhythm and rhyme, are much more important in poetry than in any other type of literature. Second, poetry evokes emotion
43、s rather than expresses facts. Poetry in its best sense is something intensely emotional. Third, poetry means having a poetic experience. A poem is a happening of what the poet intended to happen to us. Poets create poetry to evoke responses from readers as the latter experience and read the word on
44、 the page or hear the poem being recited. If nothing happens to us, no poem exists as far as we are concerned. Poets created for us the meaningful poetic experience out of the chaotic details of life. They say what we want to say from our hearts, from our own experience. Therefore, poetry intends to
45、 evoke not only the full flavor of emotions but also the profound impact and insight of physical, mental or imaginary experience. Imagination, then, is also an essential quality of poetry. Poets may start out with concrete, common things seen every day; but with certain words, imagery and symbols, t
46、hey lead us into the world of imagination. An old topic gives us new feeling, and a simple idea is clothed with beauty. Finally, poetry often leads us to new perceptions, new feelings and experience of which we have not previously been aware. Great poetry creates not only experiences but also new pe
47、ople out of its readers. Ok, now lets come to fiction. We know that modern literary fiction has been dominated by two forms: the novel and the short story. A short story is a relatively brief fictional narrative. It must always have a compact unity and a direct simplicity. The short story catches a
48、single incident in daily life and holds it before the reader in such a manner that the impression of the whole is derived largely from suggestion. In a word, the essential characteristics of the short story are brevity, unity and intensity. In order to achieve such effects, the short story introduce
49、s a very limited number of characters. The novel and the short story have many elements in common. Both are not entirely factual, but partially shaped, made up, or imagined. Thats why they both are called fiction. The word “novel“ in used in its broadest sense to refer to any expended fictional narrative in prose. In practice, however, its use is customarily restricted to narratives in whic
