1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 624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 Introductory Lecture to University Study In order to adjust well to university life, freshmen usually hav
3、e to understand the organization of the university they study in and some particular requirements of the degree they are pursuing. . Structure of the University A. Structure of the faculty 1Faculty-【 1】 【 1】 _. 2【 2】 -divisional head 【 2】 _. 3Department-departmental head B. People students usually m
4、eet 1【 3】 (Wednesday and Thursday morning or【 4】 【 3】 _. 2Lecturers (once or twice a week) 【 4】 _. . Some Requirements of the Degree A. Teaching arrangements 1【 5】 : about an hour long, one person talks to a group of students 【 5】 _. 2Tutorials: about【 6】 long, presentation and discussion in groups
5、【 6】 _. made up of12to15students 3Between the two types of arrangements,【 7】 are more important for learning.【 7】_. B. Other factors concerning university study 1【 8】 of essays 【 8】 _. 2Delivery of written materials 3Plagiarism a) It means taking other peoples work without acknowledging it. b) Stude
6、nts committing plagiarism run the risk of【 9】 the 【 9】 _. subject or even being denied entry to the university. C. Last suggestion:【 10】 with the school authority. 【 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 wil
7、l 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 How can English learners make
8、use of ESL Journal? （ A） They can read ESL teaching journals. （ B） They can download some teaching materials. （ C） They can talk with each other on the forum. （ D） They can seek help from experienced teachers. 12 How did ESL Journal come into being? （ A） One teacher made a collection of her students
9、 works. （ B） A dozen students put their works on to the Internet. （ C） A college published their classroom projects. （ D） Dozens of people shared their views in a forum. 13 According to Ms. Stanley, ESL Journal system is quite successful in （ A） advanced writing and listening courses. （ B） speaking
10、and intermediate courses. （ C） grammar and advanced writing courses. （ D） intermediate and advanced writing courses. 14 What can donors get from donating money to the website? （ A） Website users are obliged to do promotion activities for them. （ B） The website will show their business or personal li
11、nks for one year. （ C） They can all get their banner ad or full page ad shown on the website. （ D） Their personal or business names will be shown on a printed directory. 15 All users of the website, including teachers and learners, must （ A） pay a membership fee. （ B） become registered users first.
12、（ C） contribute their works. （ D） leave their contact information. 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 be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
13、16 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Facebook is better than Twitter in networking. （ B） Interactive communications tools make people anti-social. （ C） Social-networking sites make people more sociable than assumed. （ D） People would become self-centered if they use online communications.
14、 17 What does the news item say about Facebook? （ A） It gets wrapped up in texting. （ B） It has higher measures of social well-being. （ C） It puts users in touch with old high-school friends. （ D） It pushes users away from participating in the world. 17 The study of philosophies should make our own
15、ideas flexible. We are all of us apt to take certain general ideas for granted, and call them common sense. We should learn that other people have held quite different ideas, and that our own have started as very original guesses of philosophers. A scientist is apt to think that all the problems of
16、philosophy will ultimately be solved by science. I think this is true for a great many of the questions on which philosophers still argue. For example, Plato thought that when we saw something, one ray of light came to it from the sun, and another from our eyes and that seeing was something like fee
17、ling with a stick. We now know that the light comes from the sun, and is reflected into our eyes. We don t know in much detail how the changes in our eyes give rise to sensation. But there is every reason to think that as we learn more about the physiology of the brain, we shall do so, and that the
18、great philosophical problems about knowledge are going to be pretty fully cleared up. But if our descendants know the answers to these questions and others that perplex ns today, there will still be one field of which they do not know, namely the future. However exact our science, we cannot know it
19、ns we know the past. Philosophy may be described as argument about things of which we are ignorant. And where science gives us a hope of knowledge it is often reasonable to suspend judgment. That is one reason why Marx and Engels quite rightly wrote to many philosophical problems that interested the
20、ir contemporaries. But we have got to prepare for the future, and we cannot do so rationally without some philosophy. Some people say we have only got to do the duties revealed in the past and laid down by religion, and god will look after the future. Other say that the world is a machine and the co
21、urse of future events is certain, whatever efforts we may make. Marxists say that the future depends on ourselves, even though we are part of the historical process. This philosophical view certainly does inspire people to very great achievements. Whether it is true or not, it is powerful guide to a
22、ction. We need a philosophy, then, to help us to tackle the future. Agnosticism easily becomes an excuse for laziness and conservatism. Whether we adopt Marxism or any other philosophy, we cannot understand it with-out knowing something of how it developed. That is why knowledge of the history of ph
23、ilosophy is important to Marxists, even during the present critical days. 18 What is the main idea of this passage? （ A） The argument whether philosophy will ultimately be solved by science or not. （ B） The importance of learning philosophies, especially the history of philosophy. （ C） The differenc
24、e between philosophy and science. （ D） A discussion about how to set a proper attitude towards future. 19 The example of what Plato thought in the passage shows that _ . （ A） the development of science really can solve a great many of the problems on which philosophers still argue （ B） Plato knew no
25、thing about Physics （ C） the scientists have achieved a lot in terms of light theory （ D） different people have different ways of perception 20 What field can our descendants NOT know? （ A） The origin of human beings. （ B） Some questions that perplex us today. （ C） Many philosophical problems which
26、Marx and Engels wrote about rather little. （ D） The future. 21 How many kinds of ideas are there about the future? （ A） Two. （ B） Three. （ C） Four. （ D） Five. 22 What are the functions of studying philosophies mentioned in the passage? （ A） The study of philosophies would make our own idea flexible.
27、 （ B） The study of philosophies would help prepare us for the future and guide our actions. （ C） The study of philosophies would enable us to understand how things develop as to better tackle the future. （ D） All of the above. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple
28、-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 23 The Head of State of Canada is represented by （ A） the Monarch. （ B） the President. （ C） the Prime Minister. （ D） the Governor General. 24 _is defined as a lyric poem comprising 14 rhyming lines of equal length. （ A） Ode
29、（ B） Free verse （ C） Epic （ D） Sonnet 25 The novel writing of the Romantic Period was represented by Walter Scott and_. （ A） Mary Shelly （ B） Jane Austen （ C） Percy Bysshe Shelley （ D） Robert Southey 26 The most important contribution of the Prague School to linguistics is that it sees language in t
30、erms of （ A） function. （ B） meaning. （ C） sign. （ D） system. 27 The main mountain range in the west of US stretching from the Canadian border to New Mexico is （ A） the Appalachian Mountains. （ B） the Rocky Mountains. （ C） the Green Mountains. （ D） the White Mountains. 28 The poet who wrote the philo
31、sophical Mending Wall was_. （ A） Ezra Pound （ B） Robert Frost （ C） T. S. Eliot （ D） Wallace Stevens 29 Which of the following is NOT affiliated to the UN? （ A） WHO. （ B） FIFA （ C） UNESCO. （ D） IM 30 _ is well-known for its important role in the American space navigation program. （ A） Atlanta （ B） Ho
32、uston （ C） Seattle （ D） Dallas 31 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper? （ A） The telegraph. （ B） The Guardian. （ C） The News of the World. （ D） The Times. 32 Of the following plays ,_deals with the story that a linguist trains a flower girl to speak the so-called highcivilize
33、d English. （ A） Major Barbara （ B） Pygmalion （ C） Mrs. Warrens Profession （ D） Man and Superman 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiple have some mystical significance. (1)_ Those numbers between 1 and 13 were on particular to have a powerful (2
34、)_ influence over the affairs of men. For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes; if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon shortly afterwards. The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others (3)_ within a certain period. Another beli
35、ef involving the number three has that it is unlucky to light (4)_ three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person which cigarette was the last to be lit. (5)_ the ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candl
36、e goes to at least the 17th century and probably earlier. It was believed that (6)_ three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring good luck; (7)_ one, two, or four, were permissible, and never just three. (8)_ Seven was another significant number, usually regarded as a bringer of good
37、 luck. The ancient astrologers believed that the universe was governed by seven planets; students of Shakespeare will recall that life of man was divided into seven ages. Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will protect it away all evils. Nine is usually thought of as (9)_ a lucky number because it i
38、s the product of three time three. It was (10)_ much used by the Anglo Saxons in their charms for healing. SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 43 什么叫做 “古典的 ”?“古典 ”一字在古代是指第一流的诗人，从字源上说是从“等级 ”这个词演化出来的。古人说 “古典的 ”，等于今人说 “头等的 ”；在近代则是指可以作为典范的作家或作品，因此古代希腊拉丁的文学
39、被称为 “古典的 ”。我们所说的 “古典的 ”实际上包括 “古代的 ”与 “典范的 ”两个意思。可是自从文艺复兴以来，所谓古典的精神、古典的作品，其内容与涵义远较原义广大，具体。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 44 Middle-income families can expect to spend 204,060 dollars on feeding, housing and schooling a child born in 2007 until his
40、 or her 18th birthday, the US government reported on Monday. Child care and education costs will represent a larger share of costs for raising the 07 baby through adulthood than they have in the past, the Agriculture Department said in an annual study on child-rearing costs. “The cost of providing f
41、ood decreased from 24 percent to 17 percent of total child-rearing costs, while child care and education expenses increased from 2 percent to 12 percent,“ the department said. Housing will be the single largest cost for U.S. families-making up 33 to 27 percent of total expenses across income groups,
42、 USDA said. Factoring in inflation, the grand total for middle-income families comes to 269,040 dollars, USDA said. Total costs also include transportation, health care, and other necessities. Child-rearing costs have soared since USDA began conducting its annual study in 1960, and can vary dramatic
43、ally according to a familys income. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 45 “Although many people think that the luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life are entirely harmless, they in fact, prevent people from developing into t
44、ruly strong and independent individuals.“ Do you agree to the foregoing statement? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your arg
45、ument 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 instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 624答案与解析
46、 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. When the lecture is
47、 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】 Good morning and welcome to the University of Westlands. My name is Marcia Mayhew and Im the co-or-dinator of the Bach
48、elor of Social Science degree here at this university. This morning Id like to tell you something about the structure of the university and about some of the requirements of the degree that youre about to enter. The Bachelor of Social Science is in one faculty within the university: that is the faculty where I am working, known as Arts and Social Sciences. Here on this campus we also have the faculties of Architecture, Law, and Science and Technology among others. First lets take a brief look at the structure of the faculty. Its important to know somethin
