1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 615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 How to Be a Good Conversationalist A good conversationalist can connect with people and make them feel【 B
3、1】 _.【 B1】 _ To be a successful conversationalist, one has to pay attention to the following three things: I. How to start a conversation 1. Think of a positive ice-breaker, like a compliment or【 B2】 _【 B2】 _ 2. Be sincere and respectful and show【 B3】 _ in talking to them【 B3】 _ II. How to keep a co
4、nversation going 1. Elaboration technique: ask questions that get others to talk in【 B4】 _【 B4】_ 2.【 B5】 _is the best form of communication because it keeps peoples interests up.【 B5】 _ 3. Tips for being a good communicator: watch your【 B6】 _language【 B6】 _ never gossip develop a wide range of inter
5、ests be【 B7】 _, but avoid sexual and ethnic jokes【 B7】 _ dont interrupt; give people enough time to complete show【 B8】 _【 B8】 _ be flexible in your point of view III. How- to end a conversation 1.【 B9】 _eye contact【 B9】 _ 2. Use【 B10】 _words like “well“ or “at any rate“【 B10】 _ 3. Never be hypocriti
6、cal to tell a lie 4. Give the other person a good, firm handshake 1 【 B1】 2 【 B2】 3 【 B3】 4 【 B4】 5 【 B5】 6 【 B6】 7 【 B7】 8 【 B8】 9 【 B9】 10 【 B10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Question
7、s 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 Which of the following is NOT correct about Raul and his work? （ A） He has been working in the London Dental Council since grad
8、uation. （ B） He has got an Associate Diploma in Dental Hygiene. （ C） He often performs dental surgeries himself in his work. （ D） He sometimes assists the dentist in complicated procedures. 12 The following are all about the school counselor EXCEPT that （ A） she was very kind and understanding. （ B）
9、 she advised Raul to ask more questions in class. （ C） she suggested Raul share a house with British students. （ D） she spared time to practice English with Raul. 13 What problem does Raul have with English now? （ A） He has a lot of trouble with the technical vocabulary. （ B） Colloquial language is
10、difficult for him to understand. （ C） He cant understand the movies without subtitles. （ D） New expressions are a stumbling block for him. 14 What do we learn from Rauls survey? （ A） All breakfast cereals are good for childrens teeth growth. （ B） Many cereals advertised as being healthy are bad for
11、teeth. （ C） Sugary cereals are better for childrens health than sugar-free ones. （ D） All children become addicted to sweet, sugary cereal very young. 15 Which of the following is NOT one of Rauls plans? （ A） Work in South Africa as a volunteer doctor. （ B） Attend dental school to become a dentist.
12、（ C） Work as a dental assistant and gain more experience. （ D） Open his own dental practice back in his country. 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
13、 be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 According to news, the West Virginia coal mine disaster （ A） caused minor injuries. （ B） was the worst one since 1984. （ C） was caused by terrorist attack. （ D） happened in early morning. 17 The rescue operation has stopped temporarily because （ A） th
14、e weather was bad. （ B） there was risk of another blast. （ C） there was another blast. （ D） no survivor has been found. 18 Which of the following statements about Mr. Singh is INCORRECT? （ A） His family was too poor to send him to school. （ B） He strongly advocated the new law. （ C） He was an econom
15、ist as well as a politician. （ D） He attributed his success to education. 19 Researchers say light exercise may help to （ A） reduce the risk of difficult labor. （ B） improve the intelligence of the baby. （ C） control weight in the womb. （ D） have larger babies. 20 Heavy babies tend to （ A） be overwe
16、ight. （ B） be healthier. （ C） be thinner later in life. （ D） get mental diseases. 20 Improving the balance between the working part of the day and the rest of it is a goal of a growing number of workers in rich Western countries. Some are turning away from the ideals of their parents, for whom work
17、always came first; others with scarce skills are demanding more because they know they can get it. Employers, caught between a falling population of workers and tight controls on immigration, are eager to identify extra perks that will lure more “talent“ their way. Just now they are focusing on bene
18、fits(especially flexible working)that offer employees more than just pay. Some companies saw the change of mood some time ago. IBM has more than 50 different programmes promoting work-life balance and Bank of America over 30. But plenty of other firms remain unconvinced and many lack the capacity to
19、 cater to such ideas even if they wanted to. Helen Murlis, with Hay Group, a human-resources consultancy, sees a widening gap between firms at the creative end of employment and those that are not. The chief component of almost all schemes to promote work-life balance is flexible working. This allow
20、s people to escape rigid nine-to-five schedules and work away from a formal office. IBM says that 40% of its employees today work off the company premises. For many businesses, flexible working is a necessity. Globalization has spread the hours in which workers need to communicate with each other an
21、d increased the call for flexible shifts. Nella Barkley, an American who advises companies on work-life balance, says that large firms are beginning to understand the value of such schemes, “but only slowly“. For most of them, they still mean little more than child care, health care and flexible wor
22、king. Businesses have other good reasons for improving employees work-life balance. Wegmans Food Markets, a grocery chain based in Rochester, New York, frequently appears near the top of lists of the best employers in America. It has a broad range of flexible-work programmes, which gives it one of t
23、he lowest rates of employment turnover in its industry 8% a year for full-time workers, compared with 19% across the industry. The spread of flexible work has come about at least partly as a result of initiatives to keep women workers. Companies have had to offer extended periods of leave for them t
24、o look after dependants(young and old), and flexible working in between. At BAH, women partners take an average of eight-and-a-half extended breaks during their careers. Men take an average of one-and-a-half. Ernst Irish （ B） Irish; English （ C） English; French （ D） Irish; French 45 Chaucer was the
25、first important poet to write in _ after the Norman Conquest. （ A） French （ B） Latin （ C） English （ D） Greek 46 “To err is human, to forgive, divine.“ is taken from the poem written by （ A） John Milton. （ B） Francis Bacon. （ C） William Shakespeare. （ D） Alexander Pope. 47 The novel The Sound and the
26、 Fury was written by an American novelist （ A） John Steinbeck. （ B） Scott Fitzgerald. （ C） William Faulkner. （ D） Jack London. 48 General Linguistics is the scientific study of （ A） language of certain individual. （ B） the English language. （ C） human language in general. （ D） the system of particul
27、ar language. 49 A morpheme is a two-facet language unit, which possesses both （ A） function and meaning. （ B） letters and meaning. （ C） syllable and meaning. （ D） sound and meaning. 50 Which of the following is a derived word? （ A） Taxi （ B） Lady （ C） Modernize （ D） Eager 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING sec
28、ond, how to keep it going; and third, how to end it. Starting a conversation usually means coming up with an opening line or ice-breaker. The best kind of icebreakers is one thats positive. The last thing people want to hear from a stranger is how noisy the party is, how awful the food is, or how ug
29、ly the people are dressed. A compliment is always a good ice-breaker and will usually be appreciated. Any news event is a good ice-breaker. I encourage all of you to read the newspaper because its important to know whats going on in the world. The fact is, any opening line will do, as long as its no
30、t negative, and as long as its not too outdated. The best way to entice a person to have a conversation with you is by being sincere and respectful, and letting them know that you are interested in talking to them. Once youve got a conversation going, the best way to keep it going is by asking the o
31、ther person questions that dont require just a yes or no answer or questions which show genuine interest on your part. For example, if someone says, “Im from Miami!“, you may respond with, “Oh, Ive been to Miami!“ and continue with, “How long have you lived there?“ Then, “I was born there, and Ive l
32、ived there all my life.“ You might say, “Is your family from Miami as well?“ You keep asking questions based on the last thing a person says. This is called the “elaboration technique“. Choose questions that will get the other person to elaborate on what theyre saying. Ask questions similar to those
33、 a reporter might ask to draw a person out: who, what, when, where, and why question. Once you lit on something you find interesting, keep asking questions in order to get the person to elaborate about the topic as much as possible. A good conversationalist elaborates on the experiences theyve had.
34、Instead of saying the party was fun, tell why it was fun. Describe why you had a good time who was there, what happened, where it was, and how people arranged the party. Go into detail. Description is the best form of communication because it keeps peoples interest up and stimulates them. Use words
35、to create images and paint pictures so that the other person can get a visual as well as an auditory image of what youre describing to them. If you use the description effectively, you make the person feel as though they were actually there. In order to keep a conversation going, there are seven tip
36、s that can help you be an excellent communicator: 1. Be aware of your body and facial language. Make good eye contact when you speak, and be physically expressive without being excessive. 2. Dont gossip. You run the risk of offending the person youre talking to. It also makes you look small-minded.
37、3. Cultivate a wide range of interests. 4. Have a sense of humor. Everyone enjoys a humorous story or joke. Sexual and ethnic humor, however, are not worth the effects that the jokes may have on your total image. People may be offended, which may in turn reflect poor judgment on your part and may en
38、courage them to think less of you. 5. Dont interrupt. People hate being interrupted. Fight the impulse to interrupt and give the person youre talking to the time they need to complete what theyre saying to you. 6. Be enthusiastic and positive. Dont be afraid to show enthusiasm. It allows the other p
39、erson to feel that youre interested in what theyre saying to you. 7. Be flexible in your point of view. Try to be as open as possible, and try to see things from the other persons point of view. If youve started a conversation with another person, and you are having difficulty ending it, there are s
40、everal signals you can send to the other person that will bring the conversation to its close without hurting anyones feelings. Breaking eye contact is a discreet signal that the conversation is about to end. Another way to signal is to use transition words like “well“, or “at any rate“. You may wan
41、t to summarize all that was said. Whatever you do, dont lie to the other person. If youre not interested in talking to them again, dont mention the possibility of a future meeting just to be polite. Thats hypocritical. Instead, you may want to say, “Nice meeting you.“ And then, leave. But please not
42、e, before you leave, be sure to give the other person a good, firm handshake. The final impression you make can be just as important as the initial one you made. OK. To sum up, in todays lecture, weve covered three things that a good conversationalist has to know. That is, how to start a conversatio
43、n; how to keep it going; and how to end it. Now before we end this lecture, any questions? 1 【正确答案】 important 2 【正确答案】 news event 3 【正确答案】 interest 4 【正确答案】 detail 5 【正确答案】 Description 6 【正确答案】 body and facial 7 【正确答案】 humorous 8 【正确答案】 enthusiasm 9 【正确答案】 Break 10 【正确答案】 transition SECTION B INTERV
44、IEW 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. Now listen to the inter
45、view. 11 【听力原文】 W: Today I have with me Raul Sanchez on our radio talk. He was a student at this college, er. how long ago? M: I was here one and a half. no, two years ago now. W: Raul was a student in English class when he was at this college, and he is here to tell us about the many problems facin
46、g a non-native speaker in a British tertiary institution. What have you been doing since you graduated, Raul? M: I was quite lucky when I left the college, because I got a job pretty quickly with the London Dental Council. Im still with them. W: Could you tell us what course you took here at the col
47、lege? M: Yes, I originally wanted to work in advertising, but I found it was too hard because of my English. And so I changed my direction. Im glad I did, because Ive now got an Associate Diploma in Dental Hygiene, and thats how I managed to get a job with the council. W: What exactly do you do with
48、 the council? M: I work with a dentist, making sure that the patients are taken care of and all the necessary tools have been cleaned and prepared for use. Sometimes I must assist the dentist in complicated procedures. Its a demanding job, but I like it. W: You perform dental surgery? M: Not quite,
49、but I do use tools to make the patients feel more comfortable during the operation. A lot of my time is spent in general checkups, cleaning teeth and demonstrating good dental practices. I also develop x-rays. W: What exactly were the problems when you first arrived at the college? M: I was very shy, you know. I couldnt communicate with the students in my class because most of them were British, and my English w
