1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 592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 Reading Faster The only way to read faster is to read faster,and it is a serious suggestion. I. Guideline
3、s of (1)_ get your body ready set a (2)_ relaxation (3)_concentration II. Concrete ways of reading faster 1) (4)_with“Just Do It“; 2) Move your eyes (5)_; 3) (6)_the assignment and read the headings, charts and so on; 4) Avoid (7)_. III. Skills to improve the efficiency of reading 1) Skillful reader
4、s (8)_reading rate according to their purpose and the nature of the material; 2) Skim die passage for the key words and ideas; 3) Pay attention to the (9)_that follow, and focus on the answers appearing in the passage; 4) Pay attention to the (10)_part of the passage. SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions:
5、 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. Now listen to the interview. 11 What s
6、ort of children attend Mrs. Leechs school? （ A） Naughty and violent. （ B） Slow and retarded. （ C） Wicked but clever. （ D） Deserted but aggressive. 12 From the organized fights, Mrs. Leech expects the children _. （ A） to learn to keep the rules （ B） to learn what it is like to lose （ C） to learn how
7、to win or lose gracefully （ D） to learn how to win out of defeat 13 According to Mrs. Leech, an aggressive child usually does NOT _. （ A） come from a large family （ B） want to be shouted at （ C） get enough attention （ D） like to sum other others up 14 What does Mrs. Leech say about the classes in he
8、r school? （ A） There are five or six groups in each class. （ B） There are 30 to 40 children in each class. （ C） There are five or six children in each class. （ D） There are 13 to 14 children in each class. 15 Schools like hers are important to society because _. （ A） each of the children gets indivi
9、dual attention here every day （ B） a lot of children can have a chance to make good here （ C） all the juvenile delinquents get punished here （ D） children at the age of 16 can join the unit SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and
10、then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 US newspapers from one end of the nation to the other reacted with _ to the bombing of Olympic Centennial Park in Atlanta. （ A） shock （ B） horror （ C） anger （ D） all of the a
11、bove 17 The explosion claimed _ lives and injured _ people early morning. （ A） six, more than 100 （ B） two, more than 200 （ C） two, more than 100 （ D） six, more than 200 17 It has always been difficult for the philosopher or scientists to fit time into his view of the universe. Prior to Einsteinian
12、physics, there was no truly adequate formulation of the relationship of time to the other forces in the universe, even though some empirical equations included time qualities. However, even the Einsteinian formulation is not perhaps totally adequate to the job of fitting time into the proper relatio
13、nship with the other dimensions, as they are called, of space. The primary problem arises in relation to things that might be going faster than the speed of light, or have other strange properties. Examination of the Lorentz-Fitsgerald formulas yields the interesting speculation that if something di
14、d actually exceed the speed of light it would have its mass expressed as an imaginary number and: would seem to be going backwards in time. The barrier to exceeding the speed of light is the apparent need to have an infinite quantity of mass moved at exactly the speed of light. If this situation cou
15、ld be leaped over in a large quantum jump-which seems highly unlikely for masses that are large in normal circumstances-then the other side may be achievable. The idea of going backward in time is derived from the existence of a time vector that is negative, although just what this might mean to our
16、 senses in the unlikely circumstance of our experiencing this state cannot be conjectured. There have been, in fact, some observations of particle chambers which have led some scientists to speculate that a particle called the tachyon may exist with the trans-light properties we have just discussed.
17、 The difficulties of imagining and coping with these potential implications of our mathematical models points out the importance of studying alternative methods of notation for advanced physics. Professor Zuckerandl, in his book Sound and Symbol, hypothesized that it might be better to express the r
18、elationships found in quantum mechanics through the use of a notation derived from musical notations. To oversimplify greatly, he argues that music has always given time a special relationship to other factors or parameters or dimensions, Therefore, it might be a more useful language in which to exp
19、ress the relationships in physics where time again has a special role to play, and cannot be treated as just another dimension. The point of this, or any other alternative to the current methods of describing basic physical processes, is that time does not appear-either by common experience or sophi
20、sticated scientific understanding-to be the same sort of dimension or parameter as physical dimensions, as is deserving of completely special treatment, in a system of notation designed to accomplish that goal. One approach would be to consider time to be a field effect governed by the application o
21、f energy to mass- that is to say, by the interaction of different forms of energy, if you wish to keep in mind the equivalence of mass and energy. The movement of any normal sort of mass is bound to produce a field effect that we call positive time. An imaginary mass would produce a negative time fi
22、eld effect. This is not at variance with Einsteins theories, since the “faster“ a given mass moves the more energy was applies to it and the greater would be the field effect. The time effects predicted by Einstein and confirm by experience are, it seems, consonant with this concept. 18 The passage
23、supports the inference that _. （ A） Einsteins theory of relativity is wrong （ B） the Lorentz-Fitzgerald formulas contradict Einsteins theories （ C） time travel is clearly possible （ D） it is impossible to travel at precisely the speed of light 19 The tone of the passage is _. （ A） critical but hopef
24、ul （ B） hopeful but suspicious （ C） suspicious but speculative （ D） speculative but hopeful 20 Which of the following can be best described as the central idea of the passage? （ A） Anomalies in theoretical physics notation permit intriguing hypotheses and indicate the need for refined notation of th
25、e time dimension. （ B） New observations require the development of new theories and new methods of describing the new theories. （ C） Einsteinian physics can be much improved in its treatment of tachyons. （ D） Time requires a more imaginative approach than tachyons. 21 According to the author, it is
26、too soon to _. （ A） call Beethoven a physicist （ B） adopt proposals such as Zuckerkandls （ C） plan for time travel （ D） study particle chambers for tachyon traces 22 It can be inferred that the author sees Zuckerkandl as believing that mathematics is a(n) _. （ A） necessary evil （ B） language （ C） mu
27、sical notation （ D） great hindrance to full understanding of physics 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 Although Wales has been united with England for more than 400 years, the Welsh
28、has kept alive_. （ A） their own language （ B） their own literature （ C） their own tradition （ D） All of the above 24 The current situation of African-Americans presents_. （ A） a favorable picture （ B） a negative picture （ C） a mixed picture （ D） an encouraging picture 25 Which aspect does NOT belong
29、 to the phonological process? （ A） A set of sounds to undergo the process. （ B） A set of sounds produced by the process. （ C） The length of the sounds in the process. （ D） A set of situations in which the process applies. 26 The study of language acquisition is generally known as_. （ A） theoretical
30、linguistics （ B） psycholinguistics （ C） applied linguistics （ D） historical linguistics 27 The US is called a “melting pot“ because （ A） its steel industry is highly developed. （ B） it has great influence on the world. （ C） it is an important economic center of the world. （ D） people from different
31、races live there together. 28 The population of Ireland is predominantly of_ origin. （ A） English （ B） Norman （ C） Celtic （ D） French 29 In English all the prefixes are _ morphemes. （ A） inflectional （ B） grammatical （ C） derivational （ D） implicit 30 In semantics, _deals with the relationship betwe
32、en the linguistic elements and the non-linguistic world of experience. （ A） sense （ B） synonymy （ C） reference （ D） competence 31 The following pairs of words are relational opposites EXCEPT _. （ A） hot/cold （ B） wife/husband （ C） buy/sell （ D） above/below 32 Chomsky defines _ as the ideal users kno
33、wledge of the rules of his language. （ A） performance （ B） langue （ C） parole （ D） competence 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING there is a sharp 【 5】 _ difference in meaning between “man is vile“ and “the man is vile“, yet the is the single vehicle of this 【 6】 _ difference in meaning. Moreover, grammatical w
34、ords differ considerably among themselves as the amount of 【 7】 _ meaning they have even in the lexical sense. Another name for the grammatical words has been “little words“. But size is by no mean a good criterion for 【 8】 _ distinguishing the grammatical words of English, when we consider that we
35、have lexical words as 【 9】 _ go, man, say, car. Apart from this, however, there is a good deal of truth in what some people say: we certainly do create a great number of 【 10】 _ obscurity when we omit them. This is illustrated not only in the poetry of Robert Browning but in the prose of telegrams a
36、nd newspaper headlines. 33 【 M1】 34 【 M2】 35 【 M3】 36 【 M4】 37 【 M5】 38 【 M6】 39 【 M7】 40 【 M8】 41 【 M9】 42 【 M10】 SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 43 推进产业结构优化升级，形成以高新技术产业为先导、基础产业和制造业为支撑、服务业全面发展的产业格局。优先发展信息产业，在经济和社会领域广泛应用信息技术。积极发展对经济增长有突破性重大带动作用的高新技
37、术产业。用高新技术和先进适 用技术改造传统产业，大力振兴装备制造业。继续加强基础设施建设。加快发展现代服务业，提高第三产业在国民经济中的比重。正确处理发展高新技术产业和传统产业、资金技术密集型产业和劳动密集型产业、虚拟经济和实体经济的关系。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 44 Sep. 11 delivered both a shock and a surprisethe attack, and our response to itand we can ar
38、gue forever over which mattered more. There has been so much talk of the goodness that erupted that day that we forget how unprepared we were for it. We did not expect much from a generation that had spent its middle age examining all the ways it failed to measure up to the one that had come beforea
39、ll fat, no muscle, less a beacon to the world than a bully, drunk on blessings taken for granted. It was tempting to say that Sept. 11 changed all that, just as it is tempting to say that every hero needs a villain, and goodness needs evil as its grinding stone. But try looking a widow in the eye an
40、d talking about all the good that has come of this. It may not be a coincidence, but neither is it a partnership; good does not need evil, we owe no debt to demons, and the attack did not make us better. It was an occasion to discover what we already were. “Maybe the purpose of all this,“ New York C
41、ity Mayor Rudy Giuliani said at a funeral for a friend, “is to find out if America today is as strong as when we fought for our independence or when we fought for ourselves as a Union to end slavery or as strong as our fathers and grandfathers who fought to rid the world of Nazism“. The terrorists,
42、he argues, were counting on our cowardice. Theyve learned a lot about us since then. And so have we. For leading that lesson, for having more faith in us than we had in ourselves, for being brave when required and rude where appropriate and tender without being trite, for not sleeping and not quitti
43、ng and not shrinking from the pain all around him, Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of the World, is TIMEs 2001 Person of the Year. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 45 Some people believe that students should be given one long vacation each y
44、ear. Others believe students should have several short vacations throughout the year. Which view point do you agree with? Write all essay of 400 words on the following topic: Long or Short Vacations? In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part
45、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 appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instruction may result in a loss of
46、marks. Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 592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 comple
47、te 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. 0 【听力原文】 Reading Faster Good morning, boys and girls. Today, w
48、e are going to talk about how to read faster when you are doing reading comprehension. Sometimes you are complaining about the speed of your reading. Especially when you are taking an exam, you find it hard to read the materials fast and when you read fast, you cant get the required information. Today I will focus on how to read faster and faster. Actually the only way to read faster is to read faster. This may sound like double talk, but it is a serious suggestion. The fact is that most people can read faster simply by making a conscious effort to do so. In fact,y
