1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 637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 Techniques for Group Discussion Learning how to participate in group discussion could be one of the most
3、important skills you can acquire in college. The following suggestions will help you improve your discussion techniques. . Be willing to speak【 1】 Many students are afraid to speak extemporaneously in a group. To take an active role in your education, you must learn to overcome “speech【 2】 “. . Be w
4、illing to listen. Attentive listening is not【 3】 hearing, the sort of one-way receptivity we habitually experience when we tune in to our radio, cassette players, and television sets. Perhaps a good discussion depends on good【 4】 . . Be willing to examine all sides of a topic. Complex topics are【 5】
5、 ; we should see them from a variety of angles. Discussion is an excellent way to broaden our【 6】 and deepen our insight into complex ideas and issues. . Be willing to【 7】 judgment. To explore ideas in a free and open manner, you will need to develop a receptivity to the opinions of others even when
6、 they【 8】 your own. Discussion is not debate; its primary purpose is communications, not【 9】 . . Be willing to prepare. Effective discussion is not merely impromptu conversation. It demands a certain degree of【 10】 . 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B I
7、NTERVIEW 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
8、interview. 11 According to Sharon, who is the mostly likely to fall victim to hemochromatosis? （ A） Millions of Americans. （ B） People from Western or Northern Europe. （ C） People who have taken too iron from food. （ D） Those with liver diseases. 12 Why cholesterol levels in people are higher in win
9、ters? （ A） Because there is not enough vitamin D in the body. （ B） Because people dont exercise enough in winters. （ C） Because the temperature is lower in winters. （ D） Because people do not receive enough sunshine during winters. 13 Which of the following is TRUE about wearing sunglasses? （ A） To
10、protect the skin, wearing sunglasses is not recommended. （ B） Only wear sunglasses for ten minutes if you want to decrease the chance of sunburn. （ C） Expose your eyes to sunshine for a while can trigger the tanning process of the skin. （ D） Wearing sunglasses will trigger the production of hormone.
11、 14 Why are organic vegetables not always safe? （ A） Because they contain more chemicals. （ B） Because they can make people less resistant to sunshine. （ C） Because some chemicals in them can be potential dangers. （ D） Because their genes are modified to some degree. 15 What can we learn about Asian
12、s from the passage? （ A） They are more likely to appear drunk after drinking alcohol. （ B） They are more likely to become alcoholics. （ C） Half of them are allergic to alcohol. （ D） Fifty percent of them cant stand alcohol. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everythin
13、g 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 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） UK has trained far more nurses than it needs. （ B） UK is facing unemployment and downsizing. （
14、C） UK is losing its nurses to Australia in employment. （ D） UK should encourage nurses to work in Australia 17 According to Howard Catton, why do more nurses tend to work in Australia? （ A） Because of attractive salaries and a series of incentives. （ B） Because of starting salaries and recruitment a
15、ctivity. （ C） Because of the convenient air travel between two countries. （ D） Because of the permanent residency and accommodation. 18 In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true gladiators. Were pushing our kids to get good grades, take SAT prep courses and build resumes so they can ge
16、t into the college of our first choice. We say our motives are selfless and sensible. A degree from Stanford or Princeton is the ticket for life. If Aaron and Nicole dont get in, theyre forever doomed. Gosh, were delusional. Ive twice been to the wars, and as I survey the battlefield, something diff
17、erent is happening. Its one-upmanship among parents. We see our kids college pedigrees as trophies attesting to how well-or how poorly-weve raised them. But we cant acknowledge that our obsession is more about us than them. So weve contrived various justifications that turn out to be half-truths, pr
18、ejudices or myths. It actually doesnt matter much whether Aaron and Nicole go to Stanford. Admissions anxiety afflicts only a minority of parents. Its true that getting into college has generally become tougher because the number of high school graduates has grown. From 1994 to 2006, the increase is
19、 2.8 percent. Still, 64 percent of freshmen attend schools where acceptance rates exceed 70 percent, and the application surge at elite schools dwarfs population growth. We have a full-blown prestige panic; we worry that there wont be enough trophies to go around. Fearful parents prod their children
20、 to apply to more schools than ever. “The epicenters of parental anxiety used to be on the coasts: Boston, New York, Washington, Los Angeles, “says Tom Parker, Amhersts admissions dean.“ But its radiated throughout the country.“ Underlying the hysteria is the belief that scarce elite degrees must be
21、 highly valuable. Their graduates must enjoy more success because they get a better education and develop better contacts. All thats plausibleand mostly wrong. “We havent found any convincing evidence that selectivity or prestige matters,“ says Ernest T. Pascarella of the University of Iowa, co-auth
22、or of How College Affects Students, an 827-page evaluation of hundreds of studies of the college experience. Selective schools dont systematically employ better instructional approaches than less-selective schools, according to a study by Pascarella and George Kuh of Indiana University. Some do; som
23、e dont. On two measures-professors feedback and the number of essay examsselective schools do slightly worse. By some studies, selective schools do enhance their graduates lifetime earnings. The gain is reckoned at 2 percent to 4 percent for every 100-point increase in a schools average SAT scores.
24、But even this advantage is probably a statistical fluke. A well-known study by Princeton economist Alan Krueger and Stacy Berg Dale of Mathematica Policy Research examined students who got into highly selective schools and then went elsewhere. They earned just as much as graduates from higher-status
25、 schools. Kids count more than their colleges. Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition. But its not the only indicator and, paradoxically, its significance is declining. The reason: so many similar people go elsewhere. Getting into college isnt lifes only competition. In the
26、next competition-the job market, graduate schoolthe results may change. Old-boy networks are breaking down. Krueger studied admissions to one lop Ph. D. program. High scores on the Graduate Record Exam helped explain who got in; Ivy League degrees didnt. So, parents, lighten up. The stakes have been
27、 vastly exaggerated. Up to a point, we can rationalize our pushiness. America is a competitive society; our kids need to adjust to that. But too much pushiness can be destructive. The very ambition we impose on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment. One s
28、tudy of students 20 years out found that, other things being equal, graduates of highly selective schools experienced more job dissatisfaction. They may have been so conditioned to being on top that anything less disappoints. What fires parents fanaticism is their self-serving desire to announce the
29、ir own success. Many succumb; I did. I located my ideal school for my daughter. She got in and went elsewhere. Take that, Dad. I located the ideal school for my son. Heck, he wouldnt even visit the place. Pow, Dad. They both love their schools and seem amply stimulated. Foolish Dad. 18 The word “gla
30、diators“ in the first paragraph probably means （ A） colossuses. （ B） commanders. （ C） warriors. （ D） gluttons. 19 The authors attitude to the parents claim “our motives are selfless and sensible“ is one of （ A） antipathy. （ B） apathy. （ C） ambivalence. （ D） dissent. 20 It can be inferred from the fo
31、urth paragraph that （ A） American youth have fewer choices but to go to elite schools. （ B） the competition for elite schools is fiercer in the United States. （ C） the parents should not put too much pressure on their children. （ D） the childrens future will be bleak without going to elite schools.
32、21 Which of the following statements about selective schools is TRUE? （ A） Selective schools offer better instructional approaches to their students. （ B） There are more essay exams in selective schools than other schools. （ C） Their new teaching methods secure their graduates high salaries. （ D） Th
33、ey dont outperform other schools in terms of professors feedback. 22 The author suggests that parents not impose their ambition on their children because （ A） too much pressure might lead to unsatisfactory results. （ B） their own ambition shouldnt be realized by their children. （ C） their children m
34、ight practice job-hopping frequently. （ D） their children might not share similar interests with them. 23 A suitable title for the passage would be （ A） Selective Schools. （ B） Prestige Panic. （ C） Desperate Parents. （ D） Success in the Future. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: Ther
35、e are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 24 London is composed of_ and _. （ A） London boroughs, City of London （ B） London boroughs, Greater London （ C） Greater London, City of London （ D） London boroughs, City of London and Greater London 25 Mart
36、in Luther King, Jr. , a young black clergyman, became a national leader of the_Movement in the 1950s. （ A） Civil Rights （ B） Boycott （ C） Segregation （ D） Integration 26 William Wordsworth worshiped_most. （ A） humanity （ B） nature （ C） science （ D） politics 27 Which of the following works is written
37、 by Robert Southey? （ A） Joan of Arc （ B） Endymion （ C） Isabella （ D） The Eve of Saint Agnes 28 Swift invented famous _ in his world famous Gullivers Travels. （ A） Lilliput （ B） Brobdingag （ C） Celestial city （ D） Morality Pool 29 The poem To Autumn was written by （ A） Shelly. （ B） Byron. （ C） Words
38、worth. （ D） Keats. 30 _ refers to the phenomenon that the same word may have a set of different meanings. （ A） Homonymy （ B） Antonymy （ C） Polysemy （ D） Homophony 31 Which of the following works was written by Jack London? （ A） The Call of the Wild （ B） The Scarlet Letter （ C） Great Expectations （ D
39、） Vanity Fair 32 Middle English was deeply influenced by _. （ A） Norman French in vocabulary and grammar. （ B） Greek and Latin because of the European renaissance movement. （ C） Danish languages because Denmark placed a king on the throne of England. （ D） the Celtic people who were the first inhabit
40、ants of England. 33 Who is the Head of State in Australia? （ A） The Prime Minister. （ B） The President. （ C） Elizabeth II. （ D） The leader of the majority party. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicat
41、ed 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 th
42、e position of the missing word with a “ “ sign and write t 34 No one should stand in judgment on anyone by his look. SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 35 “跳竹竿 ”原是黎族一种古老的祭祀方式。数百年前，当黎家人经过辛勤耕作换得新谷归仓时，村里男女老少就会穿上节日盛装，家家户户炊制新米饭，酿造糯米酒，宰杀禽畜，祭祀祖宗和神灵。酒酣饭 饱后，众人
43、就会来到山坡上，点燃篝火，跳起竹竿舞。竹声叮咚，庆祝稻谷丰登，祝愿来年有更好的收成。 “跳竹竿 ”每年从开春之日起，直至元宵，几乎夜夜篝火通明，欢跳不息，热烈气氛充溢着山坡村寨。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 36 This is a period in which the old world is slowly but irreversibly changing and the contours of a new one are just beginnin
44、g to take shape. Traditional institutions are being challenged. Budgets are being squeezed. Families are being stressed. All of this flux and churning creates enormous anxiety. At times of change, we must stay true to the ideals and principles that are at the heart of the United Nations Charter and
45、the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Among those core values is tolerance. Our practice of tolerance must mean more than peaceful coexistence, crucial as that is. It must be an active understanding fostered through dialogue and positive engagement with others. This is especially critical in co
46、mbating the discrimination that causes so much divisiveness, destruction and death. We all have a responsibility to protect those vulnerable to discrimination, whether based on race, religion, nationality, language, gender, sexual orientation or other factors. Practicing tolerance can serve as the a
47、ntidote to prejudice and hatred. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 36 Some people claim that competition is more important than cooperation in the present-day society. How far do you agree OR disagree with these people? Write a com
48、position of about 400wonts on the following topic: 1. Competition or Cooperation In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or 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. Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 637答案与解析
