1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 620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 Weddings, which would be a time of happiness and joy, are full of jitters,【 1】 _, anger 【 1】 _ and hurt f
3、eelings, because the planning process isnt organized very well or because it is always a problem as for who should pay the bill. Even if the wedding may be paid by any party, the decision-making right belongs to the bride and groom. Especially the brides feelings【 2】 _【 2】 _ whether the questions ab
4、out the guest list or the flavor of the wedding cake.【 3】 _advice 【 3】 _ shouldnt be ignored. If there is a real conflict, however, the【 4】 _guideline is that the 【 4】 _ brides wishes are of most importance. Anyhow, it is her wedding! If a little time is put into the planning process, the problem of
5、 organization may be handled easily. There is no reason to【 5】 _the wedding if 【 5】 _ some significant details are【 6】 _or put off【 6】 _ because the people in charge are not clear about their responsibilities. Id like to answer the【 7】 _ questions 【 7】 _ about weddings from the time of engagement th
6、rough【 8】 _, including the following, a 【 8】 _ schedule, guideline, personal expenses and what to ask the photographer, caterer, musicians and clergyperson, a way to【 9】 _gifts, tips and 【 9】 _ correct procedures. Because wedding planning follows a【 10】 _, this lecture is arranged to help 【 10】 _ pl
7、anning from start to finish. I hope it will bring you a lovely and enjoyable wedding. 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 questions that follow
8、. 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 Which of the following is NOT among the criteria of the 100 most powerful women in the world? （ A） the amount of mone
9、y they control （ B） their previous jobs （ C） their public profile （ D） their attitude toward the press 12 Who is an unpredictable candidate among the women of this year? （ A） Angela Merkel （ B） Condoleezza Rice （ C） Angela Ahrendts （ D） Rose Marie Bravo 13 The Chileans felt _when they saw Michelle B
10、achelet on this list. （ A） angry （ B） excited （ C） indifferent （ D） surprised 14 Which of the following statement is true about Margaret Whitman? （ A） Shes one of the richest women in the world. （ B） Shes a founder of eBay. （ C） She helped build eBay into the second most successful companies on the
11、Internet. （ D） Shes at No. 20 on the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. 15 Which of the following reasons CANNOT explain why Meredith Vieira was on the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world? （ A） Because shes going to be taking the role of the Today Show from Wednesday. （ B
12、） Because shes accomplished a lot over the course of her many years in this profession. （ C） Because shes going to be so influential in what she does. （ D） Because she is an award-winning newswoman, and shes spent nine years on the view. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will
13、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 According to ETS, several things will be changed in the GRE General Test except _. （ A） reading passages （ B） the verbal part
14、（ C） the quantitative part （ D） written skills 16 In trying to understand and control youth gangs, investigators and scholars have assembled what amounts to anthropological studies of gang characteristics. Police files record everything from the face that the Crips in Los Angeles wear blue while riv
15、al Bloods wear red to intricate details of the Satanic rituals and grave desecrations committed by white gangs known as “atones“ or “heavy metalers.“ These and other rituals make it clear that youth gangs ate fat more than mere social clubs or business organizations-they are highly developed subcult
16、ures. The key determinant of gangs culture is the neighborhood, known bu blacks and Hispanic gangs members as “the hood.“ Hispanic gangs, especially, identify strong with their “barrios,“ swatches of land often sandwiched between freeways and railroad tracks in which the same gang might have lived a
17、nd fought for several generations. The nature of the hood can make a difference in how police approach gang crime. Hispanic gangs that sell drugs ate more likely to consummate deals with friends and acquaintances inside selected shops, restaurants, or apartments, according to San Francisco gang rese
18、archer Dan Waldorf. Doing business this way requires police to have insider knowledge - to know a gangs secret hand signals, for example. Black gangs, by contrast, usually make sales out in the open, often to strange, in front of housing projects or small stores. A gangs name also reveals much. Name
19、s are often designed to inspire gear (as in New Yorks Savage Nomads), to boast about a gangs modus operandi (Miamis Mazda Boys steal Mazda cars) or to celebrate the gangs street or housing project (as in the Main Street Crips or the 11-Dwuce Hoovers in the neighborhood of 112th and Hoover Streets in
20、 Los Angles). In many cities, police seek to avoid publicizing the names of gangs because, as Boston police spokesman Scott Gillis said, “it gives them undue notoriety.“ The dress codes and colors provide further evidence that gangs are determined to thrive in their own cultures - gang members persi
21、st in wearing their distinctive colors even though it helps police keep track of them. Todays gang members frequently wear baggy Khaki pants riding low on the hips, patterns shaved into their heads, a single glove or earring, and shoelaces laced to one side or the other. They also have sport bandann
22、as and colored rags hanging from their back pockets. Many have cigarette burns on their hands to signify courage, while other display knife cuts. Tattoos are popular with black gangs. Some members wear rapper-style sunglasses and “cake cutter“ combs with sharp metal tines. Quite often they wear expe
23、nsive sneakers (the BK on British Knights means “Blood Killer“ to the Crips) Hats and jackets with the names of rival professional football teams have been known to provoke fights between gangs. Asian gangs ate known to color and spray their hair in bizarre styles, a disguise that can be altered qui
24、ckly by the wind as their speeding car leaves the scene of crime. Graffiti is thought to be the essence of gang membership, the essence of gang fear. For many gangs, the act of marketing graffiti is a declaration of control of a neighborhood. Defacing a rival gangs graffiti can provoke deadly retali
25、ation. Common images in graffiti include pitchforks, guns, dollars signs, Profanity, and sometimes the name of a targeted shooting victim. Hispanic graffiti is characterized by stylized, three-dimensional or block lettering with serifs. Black graffiti, L. A. police say, has fewer flourishes. Gang cu
26、ltures can be highly ceremonial. Many gangs have daunting initiation rites that require an aspiring member to steal car, fight the gangs leaders, or participate in a drive-by shooting. Gang marriage ceremonies have also been recorded; one in New York City involved the sharing of blood from knife cut
27、s and the pouring of a can of beer over the couples heads. At gang funerals, a booklet with photos and a rhyming tribute to the deceased is often distributed. Though the vast majority of gang members are male, many. gangs have female associates, and there are some all-female gangs. (Los Angeles ofte
28、n gang is said to have 20-30female gangs.) Female members often hide and protect male members, or carry concealed weapons or narcotics for them, police say, because they are less likely to be searched. They also cater gang parties. Gang girls are often the objects of fights between jealous rival gan
29、gs. They are sometimes used as sexual lures, and are often expected to provide sex to multiple gang members. Female gang members are often teen mothers with drug problems who, faced with the alternative of prostitution, use gangs to support themselves. Though they are increasingly as prone to fighti
30、ng as male gang members, female continue to play a secondary role in most gangs. As a 19-year-old Hispanic gang member form Santa Ana said: “Were the ones who take care of the hood; we protect them. They aint got nothing to say.“ 17 It may be said that youth gangs are different from other organizati
31、ons because _. （ A） they follow unwritten codes of behavior （ B） their clothing symbolizes their values （ C） they separate themselves from mainstream society （ D） they adhere to Satanic laws 18 The term “subculture,“ as used in the passage (paragraph 1) means a gangs _. （ A） distinctive clothing or
32、uniform （ B） customs and ways of behaving （ C） relationships with other gangs （ D） control of a particular neighborhood 19 According to the passage, a gangs name is most often used to _. （ A） identify the racial makeup of its membership （ B） designate the turf, or neighborhood, in which it operates
33、（ C） attract new members （ D） provide clues to gangs mission 20 The passage implies that the existence of urban gangs does all of the following EXCEPT _. （ A） contributing to crime in the city （ B） reflecting a violent streak in our society （ C） building pride in members ethnicity （ D） striking wear
34、 in the hearts of non-members 21 According to the information in the passage, a gangs style of hair, dress, and body marking _. （ A） gibe members a cultural identity （ B） inspire fear in the neighborhood （ C） warn rival gangs to stay away （ D） help police keep track of a gangs activities 一、 PART III
35、 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 The chief demand of the peasants during the Peasant Uprising of 1381 was_. （ A） the abolition of villeinage （ B） the punishment of the Kings ministers （ C） the
36、 increase of wages （ D） the reform of the church 23 The most important obstacle to Hispanic success in the labor market is_. （ A） the language problem （ B） their low education （ C） their lack of professional skill （ D） discrimination 24 Who was the first American playwright winning the Nobel Prize f
37、or Literature in 1936. （ A） Jack Kerouac （ B） William Faulkner （ C） Eugene Galdstone ONeill （ D） John Updike 25 George Orwell was famous for his_. （ A） Nineteen Eighty-Four （ B） The Power and the Glory （ C） Murphy （ D） Mister Johnson 26 As Americans are called Uncle Sam, British are called _. （ A） H
38、enry Bull （ B） John Bear （ C） John Bull （ D） John Bear 27 The term isolation describes_. （ A） American foreign policy during the 1970s and 1980s （ B） a military theory best paraphrased as “divide and conquer“ （ C） an idea of economical balance between nations （ D） a policy of nonintervention in othe
39、r countries affairs 28 Which statement does nothing with English minister? （ A） Hold some position in private and public companies （ B） Decides the composition of the Cabinet （ C） Carry out his office under the direction of the Prime Minister （ D） Poor performance and misconduct may result in forced
40、 resignations 29 The so-called “Glorious Revolution“ of 1688 took place in_. （ A） France （ B） America （ C） England （ D） Japan 30 Swift invented famous _ in his world famous Gullivers Travels. （ A） Lilliput （ B） Brobdingag （ C） Celestial city （ D） Morality Pool 31 What type of sentence is “Mark likes
41、 fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry.“? （ A） A simple sentence. （ B） A coordinate sentence. （ C） A complex sentence. （ D） None of the above. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING caterer, musician and clergyperson; an efficient way to record gifts; the correct procedures for the members of the wedding party;
42、 and tips on giving and receiving gifts and the wedding ceremony itself. Because proper wedding planning follows a sequence, this lecture is arranged to aid the bride, the groom and their families in their own planning from start to finish. My hope is that by following these suggestions your wedding
43、 and all that lends up to it will be as lovely and enjoyable as it should be! 1 【正确答案】 fatigue/tiredness 2 【正确答案】 take precedence/come first 3 【正确答案】 Parental 4 【正确答案】 unwritten/conventional/customary/traditional 5 【正确答案】 spoil/ruin/upset/blemish 6 【正确答案】 overlooked/ignored/neglected/ omitted 7 【正确答
44、案】 most-asked 8 【正确答案】 reception 9 【正确答案】 record/register 10 【正确答案】 sequence/order 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 y
45、ou will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 10 【听力原文】 Ann Curry: For a 3rd consecutive year, Forbes Magazine has selected tile 100 most powerful women in the world. Chana Schoenbergcr is an associate editor at Forbes Magazine. Ann Curry: C
46、hana, good morning. Chana: Good morning. Ann Curry: Thank you lot joining us. Lets talk about your criteria first because youre talking about the most powerful women in the world. Chana: Well, were looking at three things. Were looking at the amount of money that they control, were looking at their
47、resume, their job. their previous jobs, and were also looking at their public profile, and their press entrance. For example, No. 1 on the list is German chancellor Angela Merkel, and No.2 is Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Ann Curry: Ok, and Im noticing; some of them might be predictable, but
48、some of these people on the list, maybe most of us have not heard of. For example, at No.76, you have Angela Ahrendts. Why did you put her on the list? Chana: Angela Ahrendts is the chief executive of Burberry. Shes brand new to the job and her predecessor Rose Marie Bravo was also on our list last year when she had this job. Burberry is a very important fashion company and of course, as women, we hive the brand. Its so exciting to have her on the list. In addition, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the sen
