1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 607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 Five Common Mistakes in Conversations and Their Solutions I. Not listening A. Problem: most people dont l
3、isten wait eagerly for their turn to talk only care for themselves B. Solutions Avoid (1)_question. (1)_ Listen to the content. II. Asking (2)_ (2)_ A. Problems conversation sounds like an interrogation you dont have much to contribute B. Solutions (3)_questions with statements. (3)_ III. Poor deliv
4、ery A. Problems Speak too fast and unclear. Speak lowly and breathlessly. Speak (4)_ (4)_ B. Solutions Slow down. Speak loudly. Do not (5)_. (5)_ Dont use a monotone voice. Try to use pauses. Improve your (6)_, e.g. laughter, posture, etc. (6)_ IV. Talking about a weird or (7)_topic (7)_ A. Problem
5、B. Solutions Steer clear of topics such as bad health or relationships, crappy job or boss, serial killers, technical lingo that only you and some other guy understands. Avoid talking about religion and (8)_. (8)_ V. Being boring A. Problem: clinging to one topic for hours B. Solutions Lead an inter
6、esting life, and focus on (9)_. (9)_ Be genuinely interested, and make the conversation feel more (10)_. (10)_ 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 questi
7、ons 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 According to Ellen, the increasing demand for hiring is due to （ A） good economic environment. （ B） go
8、od majors in colleges. （ C） the new policy on economy. （ D） expansion of some large corporations. 12 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） Accounting, and finance graduates are easier to find a job. （ B） Starting salary for engineering students are higher now. （ C） Competition among e
9、mployers remains as fierce as before. （ D） Employers plan to hire more grads this year than last year. 13 Why does Ellen suggest that students should not rely on the Internet? （ A） Because it will reduce the chance of getting a job. （ B） Because it is full of fraud. （ C） Because it will become the g
10、raduates only strategy. （ D） Because it is a waste of time. 14 Which of the following is NOT Ellens advice to graduates? （ A） Asking general questions about companies and requirements. （ B） Being confident to take charge. （ C） Getting familiar with the company before you go in there. （ D） Being awar
11、e of your interviewing skills. 15 In Ellens opinion, electronic footprint can （ A） help develop the graduates confidence. （ B） bring a positive effect to job hunters. （ C） get the graduates off the coach. （ D） be tracked by prospective employers. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section
12、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 How much will Ford provide as pension funds to the employees of Jaguar and Land Rover? （ A） $600m. （ B） $10bn. （ C） $
13、2.5bn. （ D） 2500 17 Which of the following is TRUE of the people suffering from the accident? （ A） 15 evacuated, 2 seriously injured, 5 missing. （ B） 15 evacuated, 2 moderately injured, 5 missing. （ C） 50 evacuated, 2 moderately injured, none missing. （ D） 50 evacuated, 2 seriously injured, none mis
14、sing. 18 Rescuers have been denied access into the building for the following reasons EXCEPT （ A） the possibility of the building collapsing. （ B） the likely explosion from the gas tank. （ C） the possible subsequent rockslides. （ D） the noise and trembling at the moment. 19 When did the space shuttl
15、e Endeavour land Wednesday night? （ A） An hour before sunset. （ B） An hour after sunset. （ C） An hour before sunrise. （ D） An hour after sunrise. 20 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） The space shuttle would be under close inspection. （ B） One of the crew members failed to head home. （ C）
16、Unexpected weather delayed the landing of Endeavor. （ D） The space shuttle made a smooth landing. 20 Cheating in sport is as old as sport itself. The athletes of ancient Greece used potions to fortify themselves before a contest, and their modern counterparts have everything from anabolic steroids a
17、nd growth hormones to doses of extra red blood cells with which to invigorate their bodies. These days, however, such stimulants are frowned on, and those athletes must therefore run the gauntlet of organizations such as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which would rather that athletes competed
18、without resorting to them. The agencies have had remarkable success. Testing for anabolic steroids (in other words, artificial testosterone) was introduced in the 1970s, and the incidence of cheating seems to have fallen dramatically as a result. The tests, however, are not foolproof. And a study ju
19、st published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology lets fix it now without a committee meeting.“ Monique Huston actually has her dream joband many tell her its theirs, too. Shes general manager of a pub in Omaha, the Dundee Dell, which boasts 650 single-malt scotches on its menu. She visits bars,
20、 country clubs, peoples homes and Scotland for whiskey tasting. “I stumbled on my passion in life,“ she says. Still, some nights she doesnt feel like drinkingor smiling. “Your face hurts,“ she complains. And when you have your dream job you wonder what in the world youll do next. One of the big appe
21、als of a dream job is clreaming about it. Last year, George Reinhart saw an ad for a managing director of the privately owned island of Mustique in the West Indies. He was lured by the salary ($1 million) and a climate that beat the one enjoyed by his Boston suburb. A documentary he saw about Mustiq
22、ue chronicled the posh playground for the likes of Mick Jagger and Princess Margaret. He reread Herman Wouks “Dont Stop the Carnival,“ about a publicity agent who leaves his New York job and buys an island hotel. In April of last year, he applied for the job. He heard nothing. So last May, he wrote
23、another letter. “I wanted to thank you for providing the impetus for so much thought and fun.“ He didnt get the job but, he says, he takes comfort that the job hasnt been filled. “So, I can still dream,“ he adds. I told him the job had been filled by someonebut only after he said, “I need to know, b
24、ecause then I can begin to dream of his failure.“ 26 According to the passage, （ A） many people dont ask for much about their dream job. （ B） most Americans are not satisfied with their jobs. （ C） Lori Miller is totally satisfied with her current job. （ D） Lori Miller is not satisfied with her curre
25、nt job at all. 27 What is the role of the 4th paragraph in the development of the passage? （ A） To show that people dont ask for much about their dream job. （ B） To show that most people in America are satisfied with their jobs. （ C） To offer supporting evidence to the preceding paragraph. （ D） To p
26、rovide a contrast to the preceding paragraphs. 28 The phrase “a level playing field“ in Paragraph 6 means （ A） a field for playing level games. （ B） a level for playing field games. （ C） a phenomenon of inequality. （ D） a platform of fair competition. 29 All the following are mentioned as features o
27、f a dream job EXCEPT （ A） demonstrating duty and achievement. （ B） being free of politics. （ C） making people dream about it. （ D） involving alcohol drinking. 30 The passage is mainly about （ A） how people should choose their jobs. （ B） how to survive workplace politics. （ C） what peoples dream jobs
28、 are like. （ D） what to do to have a dream job. 30 Israel is a “powerhouse of agricultural technology“, says Abraham Goren of Elbit Imaging (EI), an Israeli multinational. The countrys cows can produce as much as 37 liters of milk a day. In India, by contrast, cows yield just seven liters. Spotting
29、an opportunity, EI is going into the Indian dairy business. It will import 10,000 cows and supply fortified and flavored milk to supermarkets and other buyers. So will EI lap up Indias milk market? Not necessarily. As the Times of India points out, its cows will ruminate less than 100 miles from the
30、 headquarters of a formidable local producerthe Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation, otherwise known as Amul. This Farmers Co-operative spans 2.6m members, collects 6.5m liters of milk a day, and boasts one of the longest-running and best-loved advertising campaigns in India. It has alrea
31、dy shown “immense resilience“ in the face of multinational competition, says Arindam Bhattacharya of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Its ice-cream business survived the arrival of Unilever; its chocolate milk has thrived despite Nestle. Indeed, Amul is one of 50 firmsfrom China, India, Brazil, Ru
32、ssia and six other emerging economies that BCG has anointed as “local dynamos“. They are prospering in their home market, are fending off multinational rivals, and are not focused on expanding abroad. BCG discovered many of these firms while drawing up its “global challengers“ list of multinationals
33、 from the developing world. The companies that were venturing abroad most eagerly, it discovered, were not necessarily the most successful at home. Emerging economies are still prey to what Harvards Dani Rodrik has called “export fetishism“. International success remains a firms proudest boast, and
34、with good reason- economists have shown that exporters are typically bigger, more efficient and pay better than their more parochial rivals. “Exporters are better“ was the crisp verdict of a recent review of the data. Countries like India and Brazil were, after all, once secluded backwaters fenced o
35、ff by high tariffs. Prominent firms idled along on government favors and captive markets. In that era, exporting was a truer test of a companys worth. But as such countries have opened up, their home markets have become more trying places. Withstanding the onslaught of foreign firms on home soil may
36、 be as impressive a feat as beating them in global markets. BCG describes some of the ways that feat has been accomplished. Of its 50 dynamos, 41 are in consumer businesses, where they can exploit a more intimate understanding of their compatriots tastes. It gives the example of Gol, a Brazilian bud
37、get airline, which bet that its cash-strapped customers would sacrifice convenience and speed for price. Many Gol planes therefore depart at odd hours and make several hops to out-of-the-way locations, rather than flying directly. Similarly astute was Indias Titan Industries, which has increased its
38、 share of Indias wristwatch market despite the entry of foreign brands such as Timex and Swatch. It understood that Indians, who expect a good price even for old newspapers, do not throw their watches away lightly, and has over 700 after-sales centers that will replace straps and batteries. Exporter
39、s tend to be more capital-intensive than their home-bound peers; they also rely more on skilled labor. Many local dynamos, conversely, take full advantage of the cheap workforce at their disposal. Focus Media, Chinas biggest “out of home“ advertising company, gets messages out on flat-panel displays
40、 in 85,000 locations around the country. Those displays could be linked and reprogrammed electronically, but that might fall foul of broadcast regulations. So instead the firms fleet of workers on bicycles replaces the displays discs and flash-cards by hand. The list of multinationals resisted or re
41、pelled by these dynamos includes some of the worlds biggest names: eBay and Google in China; Wal-Mart in Mexico; SAP in Brazil. But Mr. Goren of EI is not too worried about Amul. The market is big enough for everybody, he insists. Nothing, then, is for either company to cry about. 31 According to th
42、e passage, after EI enters the Indian dairy business, （ A） Indias milk market will not necessarily be greatly influenced. （ B） Indias milk market will be completely lapped up. （ C） Amul will lose in the competition with EI. （ D） Unilever and Nestle will leave the Indian market. 32 According to the p
43、assage, “local dynamos“ are firms that （ A） are venturing abroad most eagerly. （ B） tend to be more capital-intensive. （ C） are prey to “export fetishism“. （ D） mostly focus on home market. 33 According to the passage, “export fetishism“ （ A） has lost its appeal for emerging economies. （ B） values i
44、nternational success for a firm. （ C） encourages firms to become “local dynamos“. （ D） has been endorsed by a recent review. 34 All of the following are ways to accomplish the feat of withstanding the onslaught of foreign firms on home soil EXCEPT （ A） relying more on skilled labor. （ B） specializin
45、g in consumer businesses. （ C） taking advantage of the cheap workforce. （ D） better understanding home consumers tastes. 35 Which of the following would the author most probably agree? （ A） Not all of the developing worlds most successful companies are globalizing. （ B） Companies venturing abroad mo
46、st eagerly are the most successful at home. （ C） Local dynamos are the most successful firms all over the world. （ D） Globalizing is not good for companies in emerging economies. 35 It is hard for modern people to imagine the life one hundred years ago. No television, no plastic, no ATMs, no DVDs. I
47、llnesses like tuberculosis, diphtheria, pneumonia meant only death. Of course, cloning appeared only in science fiction. Not to mention, computer and Internet. Today, our workplace are equipped with assembly lines, fax machines, computers. Our daily life is cushioned by air conditioners, cell phones
48、. Antibiotics helped created a long list of miracle drugs. The bypass operation saved millions. The discovery of DNA has revolutionized the way scientists think about new therapies. Man finally stepped on the magical and mysterious Moon. With the rapid changes we have been experiencing, the anticipa
49、tion for the future is higher than ever. A revolutionary manufacturing process made it possible for anyone to own a car. Henry Ford is the man who put the world on wheels. When it comes to singling out those who have made a difference in all our lives, you cannot overlook Henry Ford. A historian a century from now might well conclude that it was Henry Ford who most influenced all manufacturing everywhere, even to this day, by in
