1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 625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 The Journey of Self Improvement I. Phases of the journey of self improvement A. The first phase: relying
3、on【 B1】 _, speakers, or tapes【 B1】 _ to tell you: 1)You can do it 2)Everything you need is【 B2】 _ of you【 B2】 _ This is the basis for all self improvement Everything hangs upon that simple fact B. The second phase: absorbing knowledge【 B3】 _【 B3】 _ 1)Starting to look for ways to achieve your goals G
4、aining knowledge on【 B4】 _, visualization,【 B4】 _ goal setting etc. Each discovered method is effective only for a while 2)Feeling overwhelmed with【 B5】 _【 B5】 _ There is so much to learn but so little time There seems to be so many keys to success C. The third phase: putting the pieces of the puzzl
5、e【 B6】 _【 B6】 _ 1)Realizing that your way of thinking is linked to your power to shape reality. 2)Realizing that your beliefs were acting like【 B7】 _【 B7】 _ D. The fourth phase: realizing a natural process to achievement 1)The cycle completes full circle You come back to the first phase But this tim
6、e you are conscious of it 2)Your【 B8】 _ of this point reaches a deeper level【 B8】 _ that you couldnt feel before because you are not hindered by formula you are【 B9】 _ by nature in its simplicity【 B9】 _ II. Advice A. Starting to see how everything fits together B. Realizing that there is no one key
7、to【 B10】 _【 B10】 _ 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. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end
8、of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 The following cannot be sent for recorded delivery EXCEPT _. （ A） parcels （ B） airway parcels （ C） mail for the Irish Republic （ D） documents of little monetary value 12 Whic
9、h of the following is NOT TRUE of recorded delivery? （ A） It is signed for by the recipient. （ B） A record of the delivery is kept by the post office. （ C） The post office undertakes to deliver it to the addressee in person. （ D） Recorded delivery mail is carried with the ordinary unregistered post.
10、 13 Which of the following entitles a person to compensation for loss according to Susan? （ A） Unregistered mail. （ B） Recorded delivery. （ C） Registered delivery. （ D） Urgent mail. 14 What can be seht by registered mail? （ A） A first-class letter. （ B） Urgent mail. （ C） A railway letter. （ D） An ai
11、rway packet. 15 Compensation will not be paid for the following EXCEPT _. （ A） coupons （ B） bank notes （ C） trading stamps （ D） packets 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 e
12、ach news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 What did he and his wife do in the 1960s and 70s? （ A） They danced in a group. （ B） They played instruments together. （ C） They sang rock-and-roll together. （ D） They sang folk song together. 17 At what age did he die? （ A） 62.
13、（ B） 52. （ C） 42. （ D） 32. 18 Joseph Machlis says that the blues is a native American musical and verse form, with no direct European and African antecedents of which we know. In other words, it is a blending of both traditions. Something special and entirely different from either of its parent trad
14、itions. (Although Alan Lomax cites some examples of very similar songs having been found in Northwest Africa, particularly among the Wolof and Watusi) The word blue has been associated with the idea of melancholia or depression since the Elizabethan era. The American writer, Washington Irving is cre
15、dited with coining the term the blues, as it is now defined, in 1807. The earlier (almost entirely Negro) history of the blues musical tradition is traced through oral tradition as far back as the 1860s. When African and European music first began to merge to create what eventually became the blues,
16、 the slaves sang songs filled with words telling of their extreme suffering and privation. One of the many responses to their oppressive environment resulted in the field holler. The field holler gave rise to the spiritual, and the blues, “notable among all human works of art for their profound desp
17、air. They gave voice to the mood of alienation and anomie that prevailed in the construction camps of the South,“ for it was in the Mississippi Delta that blacks were often forcibly conscripted to work on the levee and land-clearing crews, where they were often abused and then tossed aside or worked
18、 to death. Alan Lore, ax states that the blues tradition was considered to be a masculine discipline (although some of the first blues songs heard by whites were sung by lady blues singers like Mamie Smith and Bessie Smith) and not many black women were to be found singing the blues in the juke-join
19、ts. The Southern prisons also contributed considerably to the blues tradition through work songs and the songs of death row and murder, prostitutes, the warden, the hot sun, and a hundred other privations. The prison road crews and work gangs where were many bluesmen found their songs, and where man
20、y other blacks simply became familiar with the same songs. Following the Civil War (according to Rolling Stone), the blues arose as “a distillate of the African music brought over by slaves. Field hollers, ballads, church music and rhythmic dance tunes called jump-ups evolved into a music for a sing
21、er who would engage in call-and-response with his guitar. He would sing a line, and the guitar would answer it.“ By the 1890s the blues were sung in many of the rural areas of the South. And by 1910, the word blues as applied to the musical tradition was in fairly common use. Some bluesologists clai
22、m (rather dubiously) that the first blues song that was ever written down was Dallas Blues, published in 1912 by Hart Wand, a white violinist from Oklahoma City. The blues form was first popularized about 1911-14 by the black composer W.C. Handy (1873-1958). However, the poetic and musical form of t
23、he blues first crystallized around 1910 and gained popularity through the publication of Handys “Memphis Blues“ (1912) and “St. Louis Blues“ (1914). Instrumental blues had been recorded as early as 1913. Mantle Smith recorded the first vocal blues song, Crazy Blues in 1920. Priestly claims that whil
24、e the widespread popularity of the blues had a vital influence on subsequent jazz, it was the “initial popularity of jazz which had made possible the recording of blues in the first place, and thus made possible the absorption of blues into both jazz as well as the mainstream of pop music.“ American
25、 troops brought the blues home with them following the First World War. They did not, of course, learn them from Europeans, but from Southern whites who had been exposed to the blues. At this time, the U.S. Army was still segregated. During the twenties, the blues became a national craze. Records by
26、 leading blues singers like Bessie Smith and later, in the thirties, Billie Holiday, sold in the millions. The twenties also saw the blues become a musical form more widely used by jazz instrumentalists as well as blues singers. 18 Which description of the blues is right? （ A） It came from African t
27、radition （ B） American natives created the blues independently （ C） It was associated with the idea of mental diseases （ D） It was actually affected by the two traditions 19 The blues _. （ A） came from Americans hardworking （ B） could be regarded as the reflection of black womens hardship （ C） refle
28、cted the insight ideas of men more than those of women （ D） was mainly in Southern rural areas by the end of 19th century 20 In the early time of 20th century, （ A） American blacks wrote the first blues song （ B） Handy composed the song “Dallas Blues“ （ C） the blues became popular in U.S. （ D） Instr
29、umental blues appeared 21 What is the influence of WWI on the blues? （ A） It brought blues back to Europe （ B） It spread blues to the world （ C） The blues became shared by American soldiers both from south and north （ D） It made the blues become the important element in abolishing segregation among
30、American soldiers 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 A fault line runs the length of New Zealand, which means that it often has （ A） floods. （ B） volcanic eruptions. （ C） earthquakes.
31、 （ D） droughts. 23 The Declaration of Independence was drafted by_. （ A） James Madison （ B） Thomas Jefferson （ C） Alexander Hamilton （ D） George Washington 24 _ was called the father of English poetry. （ A） Geoffery Chaucer （ B） William Shakespeare （ C） John Milton （ D） John Donne 26 The victory of
32、_ was the turning point of the War of Independence. （ A） Saratoga （ B） Gettysburg （ C） Trenton （ D） Yorktown 27 Leaves of Grass was composed by _. （ A） Walt Whitman （ B） Henry Longfellow （ C） Emily Dickenson （ D） John Whittier 28 The Old Bailey is the popular name of the _, in London. It is named af
33、ter the street Old Bailey where it is situated. Originally, the bailey was an outer castle wall from which the steet took its name. （ A） Central Criminal Court （ B） Central TV （ C） well-known London Theatre （ D） well-known football stadium 29 Which of the following is NOT an approach for English lan
34、guage to enrich its vocabulary in the past several centuries? （ A） Borrowing. （ B） Upgradation. （ C） Narrowing. （ D） Widening. 30 _is sometimes called the birthplace of America. （ A） The Midwest （ B） The Great Plains （ C） New England （ D） The South 31 The Great _ of 1929 to 1933 damaged the economy
35、of the United States and the whole capitalist world. （ A） Campaign （ B） Plague （ C） Turmoil （ D） Depression 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING no one can force him to exercise his faculty against his will; no one can prevent him exercising it as he chooses. The pen is the great liberator of men and nations. No
36、 chains can bind, no poverty can choke, no tariff can restrict the free play of his mind. (From The Joys of Writing by Winston Churchill) 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 35 It is not uncommon that university students have to take
37、 a variety of courses beyond their own majors. This holistic education idea is quite controversial. Some people believe that students should spend more time and energy on the courses related to their majors. What is your opinion? Should we require university students to take a variety of courses tha
38、t are not related to their own majors? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 625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 th
39、e 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 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 sh
40、eet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 The Journey of Self Improvement Good morning, everyone. In todays lecture I want to elaborate on the journey of self improvement that all of you may experience. Do you still remember your first self improvement book? After reading it, you probably got “pumped“ up. You m
41、ay have felt like you could do anything. Open that business, get that job, and get that raise. You felt unconquerable and then a couple of weeks later, you were down again. So you went to the bookstore and got another book. Another incredible high after you read it. You believed in yourself, took ac
42、tion, felt invincible and then a couple weeks later, you became down again. This depicts the first phase that people go through on their journey of self improvement. They rely on books, speakers, or tapes to “pump“ them up, to tell them that they can do it. Its true though. You can do it. Everything
43、 you need to accomplish anything you want is already inside of you. You can do it. This is the basis, the foundation, the thesis if you will, of all self improvement. Everything hangs upon that simple fact. This addiction to the pump of “I can do“ it lasts until that fact gets deep in your mind. Onc
44、e that happens, you go on to the second phase of self improvement, which is mass absorption of knowledge. You start looking for the how to part. Its not enough to know that everything you need is already inside of you. You want to know how to use that something which is inside of you to achieve your
45、 goals. Slowly you start to gain knowledge on positive thinking, visualization, goal setting, the power of beliefs, re-framing, discipline, etc. You find you have some measure of success with each “tool“ you discover, but you then realize its only effective for a little while. There are so many piec
46、es to the puzzle of human achievement out there that you feel overwhelmed with information. You feel as if theres so much to learn and so little time and each time you think you found the key to it all, you read about yet, another key to success, and another, and another, to the point where you go o
47、n a seemingly never ending hunt to gather all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle together. This is the phase where most people get stuck. They start chasing their own tails. One more book, one more article, one more principle, one more tip, then Ill find that missing link Im looking for. They never app
48、ly what they learn and instead seek comfort in knowledge alone. Whats worse is that some stubbornly insist on one principle, thinking thats its the key to it all, like affirmations, or visualization, but they inevitably find out that its not what they were looking for. When youve read enough literat
49、ure on the subject of goal achievement and start to apply some of the knowledge youve learned, you then start the journey of your third phase. This third phase involves putting the pieces of the puzzle together. You cease looking at the things you learned as separate from one another and you start to realize that they are all part of one big picture. You start p
