1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 617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 Ben Buchanan and A, Magic Book The Texas teen is devouring the 672 pages of Harry Potter and the Half-Blo
3、od Prince written by J. K. Rowling. When Buchanan got the first Harry Potter book in 1998, he was struggling with difficulty in reading. But when his mom read the first chapter aloud to him, he was determined to conquer his first “real“ book. I. The success of Rowlings books: 1)over 【 1】 _ of Rowlin
4、gs books printed in U.S 【 1】_ 2)kidsreading and 【 2】 _ each title fervently. 【 2】 _ However, whether all of this hype of countdowns and midnight trips to book- stores translates into a lifelong reading habit remains unclear. II. Our society now needed a reading renaissance: 1)A study shows: adult 【
5、3】 _ have dropped 10 percentage points. 【 3】 _ A. the loss of readers possiblly 【 4】 _ to the booming world of technology;【 4】 _ B. 【 5】 _ offer experience that cant be gained from these other sources. 【 5】 _ 2)Thr facts reflect: fewer kids are reading for 【 6】 _. 【 6】 _ A. This 【 7】 _ retreat from
6、books not taken a toll on reading ability. 【 7】 _ B. this indicates a poor future in reading ability developmentthe very reason why many educators are hoping the Harry Potter series can work some 【 8】 _. 【 8】_ III. The Harry Potter series has “broken the rules“: 1)the book was as exciting as a video
7、 game; 2)59 percent of U.K. kids think the books have 【 9】 _ their reading skills;【 9】 _ 3)【 10】 _. say the books are the reason they read more. 【 10】_ Part of the allure of The Harry Potter is the thrilling story, with well-developed characters and an avalanche of magical moments. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【
8、 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 questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds
9、to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 The man sounds surprised at the fact that_. （ A） many Australians are taking time off to travel （ B） the woman worked for some time in New Zealand （ C） the woman raised enough money for travel （ D） Australians prefer to
10、work in New Zealand 12 We learn that tile woman liked Singapore mainly because of its_. （ A） cleanness （ B） multi-ethnicity （ C） modem characteristics （ D） shopping opportunities 13 From the conversation we can infer that Kaifeng and Yinchuan impressed the woman with their_. （ A） respective location
11、s （ B） historic interests （ C） ancient tombs （ D） Jewish descendants 14 Which of the following words can best describe the womans feelings about Tibet? （ A） Amusement. （ B） Disbelief. （ C） Ecstasy. （ D） Delight. 15 According to the conversation, it was _that made the woman ready to stop traveling. （
12、 A） the unsettledness of travel （ B） the difficulties of trekking （ C） the loneliness of travel （ D） the unfamiliar environment 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
13、 item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Senior officials will meet next week to discuss （ A） ways to help the poorer OIC members. （ B） ways to promote the economy in all Muslim countries. （ C） political cooperation between Muslim countries. （ D） ways to promote Islamic bankin
14、g and finance. 16 Google may be valued at more than $185 billion and boast millions of users, but that doesnt mean the Internet giant is any match for the diminutive French President Nicolas Sarkozy. On Dec. 8, Sarkozy warned Google he would not allow France to be “stripped“ of its literary heritage
15、, an apparent reference to Googles enormous book-digitizing project. “We wont let ourselves be stripped of our heritage to the benefit of a big company, no matter how friendly, big or American it is,“ Sarkozy said during a round-table discussion in eastern France. “We are not going to be stripped of
16、 what generations and generations have produced in the French language, just because we werent capable of funding our own digitization project.“ Sarkozys oratorical histrionics are becoming a regular occurrence. But the French President isnt the only European David ready to stand up to the Internet
17、Goliath and its formidable archiving project. Last October, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated concerns held by many German publishers. The German government, she said, rejected “the scanning of books without any copyright protection like Googles doing. We refuse to permit simple scanning of
18、 books without full protection of intellectual-property rights.“ The French and German complaints are part of a growing move in the European Union to head off Googles mass digitization of literature. “It is not up to any individual organization to determine policy on a matter as important as the dig
19、itization of our global heritage,“ French Culture Minister Frdric Mitterrand told the Journal du Dimanche following a meeting of his E.U. peers in late November to discuss a united, state-led approach to the matter. “Im not going to leave this issue up to simple laissez-faire.“ Google has already di
20、gitized some 10 million booksmost of them “public domain” works that are out of print, or books whose copyright owners are unknown. Googles strategy thus far appears to have been to scan first, and deal with any copyright issues latera method that worries authors and publishers. Justice authorities
21、in the U.S. and in Europe have warned Google that it should not secure a monopoly position that would allow it to single-handedly dictate how much the public must pay to access many of the worlds great books. Google and its backerswhich include industrial partner Sony as well as libraries in the U.S
22、. and Europeargue that the company brings rare books often only obtainable by students, scholars and researchers to the general public online for free. It says its also setting aside funding to pay to unknown copyright owners who step up and ask for remuneration, or remove works by those who dont wa
23、nt to be in Googles archive. Opponentsthese include several European governments and publishers, and the Open Access Alliance formed by authors and Google rivals like Yahoo! and Microsoftdescribe that as a kind of massive, literary land grab which ignores copyright concerns until owners demand they
24、be paid or their books removed. They also fear Googles initially free search-and-access service will give way to a pay scheme. Confusing matters further, libraries, publishers and writers in both the U.S. and Europe are split in pro-and anti-Google Book camps. The California-based giant has already
25、made some concessions to publishers. Under a pending settlement reached with U.S. publishers groups, Google has agreed to limit its archiving to works that have been registered in the U.S., or come from the U.K., Australia, and CanadaEnglish-speaking countries whose authors are present in American l
26、ibraries. That agreement would nominally exclude books from countries like France and Germany, and from China, which has also objected to the digitization project on copyright grounds. Still, the accord must be approved by a U.S. federal court review in Februarynot a slam-dunk affair, given the Amer
27、ican Justice Departments concerns that the agreement still breaks “fundamental copyright principles“. Google has another court date it is preparing for. Paris publishing group La Martinire took Google to court after it discovered the firm had scanned and archived books on which La Martinire holds th
28、e copyright. Its asking for $15 million in damages for the violation. If it winsa ruling is expected on Dec. 18the case will help set an important legal precedent on Googles approach. Google France declined to comment on the court case, but noted its scanning work with 30 libraries and 30,000 privat
29、e publishers has provoked little legal challenge. Could that change soon? “We feel confident well win on the most important legal points in this case, which is important to establish precedent awaiting the U.S. hearing in February,“ notes Tessa Destais, an adviser to La Martinire. “Were not anti-Goo
30、gleits a wonderful company. Were simply insisting it obey copyright laws, and start negotiating with publishers as partners.“ 17 What does “remuneration“ mean in Paragraph 4? （ A） approval （ B） payment （ C） apology （ D） copyright 18 Which of the following is NOT an opponent of Google? （ A） China （ B
31、） Yahoo! （ C） European publishers （ D） The Open Access Alliance 19 Which of the following is to be feared by the opponents of Google? （ A） Google may ignore copyright laws. （ B） Google may win the court case in Paris. （ C） Google may charge users for reading books. （ D） Google may digitize books wit
32、hout authors consent. 20 According to the author, what can be inferred from paragraph 6? （ A） The agreement will not settle the issue in essence. （ B） The agreement is favorable to France and Germany. （ C） The agreement will prevent Google from digitizing books from China. （ D） The agreement will pe
33、rmit Google to digitize books from English-speaking countries. 21 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） Writers in Europe object to the digitizing project. （ B） Googles digitizing project is popular in the U.S. （ C） Google will change its approach and pay for the copyright. （ D） Not all the pe
34、ople concerned object to the digitizing project. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 Speech act theory is an important theory in the_study of language. （ A） semantic （ B） pragmatic （ C
35、） phonetic （ D） morphological 23 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland set up diplomatic relation with China in （ A） January 1979. （ B） March 1972. （ C） October 1970. （ D） June 1979. 24 “Fossilization“ is an important characteristic of the （ A） native language. （ B） second languag
36、e. （ C） target language. （ D） interlanguage. 25 The great Puritan migration began in_. （ A） 1630 （ B） 1607 （ C） 1620 （ D） 1643 26 Among the pioneers of the 18th century novelists were Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry fielding and_. （ A） Laurance Sterne （ B） John Dryden （ C） Charles Dickens （ D
37、） Alexander Pope 27 _ is the author of Scarlet Letter. （ A） Hawthorne （ B） Mark Twain （ C） Melville （ D） Cooper 28 Which of the following is not a design feature of language? （ A） Duality. （ B） Displacement. （ C） Translatability. （ D） Productivity. 29 According to Krashen, _ refers to the gradual an
38、d subconscious development of L1 ability by using it naturally in daily communicative context. （ A） acquisition （ B） learning （ C） competence （ D） performance 30 All of the following are borrowings in English EXCEPT _. （ A） kung-fu （ B） judo （ C） chow-mein （ D） home 31 The famous line “My love is a
39、red, red rose“, stirs up vividly the imagination of a beautiful lady. This is the _meaning of “rose“. （ A） denotative （ B） connotative （ C） iconic （ D） dictionary 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. The passage contains TEN errors. Each indica
40、ted 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 wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. (2)For a missing word, mark t
41、he position of the missing word with a “ “ sign and write t 32 Recent studies have shown that air into a house often has higher concentrations of contaminants than heavily polluted air outside. SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 33 马先生起身出来，因略歇了一歇脚，就又往
42、上走。过这一条街，上面无房子了，是一个极高的山冈。一步步上去走到山冈上，左边望着钱塘江，明明白白。那日江上无风，水平如镜，过江的船，船上有轿子 (sedan-chair)，都看得明白。再走上些，右边又看得见西湖、雷峰 (塔 )一带，湖心亭都望见。那西湖里打渔船，一个一个，如小鸭子浮在水面。马二先生心旷神怡，只管走了上去，又看见一个大庙门前摆着茶桌子卖茶。马二先生两脚酸了，且坐吃茶。吃着，两边一望，一边是江，一边是湖，又有那山色一转围着，又遥见隔江的山，高高低低，忽隐忽现。吃了两碗茶，肚里正饿，思量要回去路上吃饭，恰好一个乡里人捧着许多烫面薄饼 (pancakes)来卖，又一篮子煮熟的牛肉，马二
43、先生大喜，买了几十文 (钱的 )饼和牛肉，就在茶桌子上尽兴一吃。吃得饱了，自思趁着饱再上去。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 34 For me the most interesting thing about a solitary life, and mine has been that for the last twenty years, is that it becomes increasingly rewarding. When I can wake
44、up and watch the sun rise over the ocean, as I do most days, and know that I have an entire day ahead, uninterrupted, in which to write a few pages, take a walk with my dog, read and listen to music, I am flooded with happiness. Im lonely only when I am overtired, when I have worked too long without
45、 a break, when for the time being I feel empty and need filling up. And I am lonely sometimes when I come back home after a lecture trip, when I have seen a lot of people and talked a lot, and am full to the brim with experience that needs to be sorted out. Then for a little while the house feels hu
46、ge and empty, and I wonder where my self is hiding. It has to be recaptured slowly by watering the plants and perhaps, by looking again at each one as though it were a person. It takes a while, as I watch the surf blowing up in fountains, but the moment comes when the world falls away, and the self
47、emerges again from the deep unconscious, bringing back all I have recently experienced to be explored and slowly understood. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 35 At present, there is heated discussion on the losses caused by road a
48、ccidents and the suggested ways to reduce road accidents. Then what are your comments on the issue? You are to write a paper of approximately 400 words on this issue. In the first part of your paper, you should present the losses caused by road accidents and in the second part you should suggest some ways to reduce road accidents with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of
