1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 639 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 Floating Facebook The IPO of Facebookboth (1)_and risks I. IPO brings money A. Mr. Zuckerberg, who owns
3、28.4% of Facebook, will make a fortune B. It also enriches other shareholders II. Why a huge valuation is justified A. the rapid spread of (2)_ B. the rise of the mobile phone C. Other social networks will be helped too. But Facebook stands to benefit the most because a. The site was positioned as a
4、 “social utility“, which lets people do all kinds of things b. They can do more and more, because outside developers have (3)_ III. How Facebook can make money A. enabling people to do everything on Facebook rather than going elsewhere B. creating (4)_, social plug-ins could bring in as much revenue
5、 as ad sales on Facebooks own site C. attacking the online-search business, which accounts for almost half of (5)_in America D. selling ads on mobile phones IV. Why advertising business will not be easy A. Facebook may be less effective, because people go to the site when they want to socialise B. A
6、part from some big brands, many find it hard to (6)_ V. Why transition to a giant will also be hard There are some risks: A. People stop using Facebook because they (7)_or because they are put off by its behaviour. B. Concerns about (8)_. This may turn into a wave of legis- lation that makes it hard
7、er to (9)_ C. The idea of a “Facebook phone“in accordance with the spirit that things should be (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
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 interviewer believes that _. （ A） advertising cant be a kind of lying （ B） advertising must be a kind of lying （ C） advertising is most likely to be a kind of lying （ D）
9、 advertising may be a kind of lying 12 How many years has this advertising man been in the ad. business for? （ A） Fifteen years. （ B） Sixteen years. （ C） Fourteeu years. （ D） Ten years. 13 What kind of work does he find most interesting? （ A） Making ad. plans. （ B） Selling products successfully. （ C
10、） Developing new markets. （ D） Making a new product. 14 What does advertising function as according to this adman? （ A） A determiner that leads people to bring the product into their lives. （ B） A complete lie that leads people to buy the product. （ C） As a stable value which makes people believe wh
11、at the product has. （ D） As a promotion which makes people aware of the new product. 15 What will determine that people will continue to use the product? （ A） The product s own worth. （ B） The product s design. （ C） The product s advertising. （ D） The proudct s puce. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directi
12、ons: 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. 16 How many people recognized the man in the pictures within 2 days? （ A） 24. （ B） 3. （ C） 640. （ D
13、） 48. 17 Which one is NOT included in the clue that helped the police identify the man? （ A） His picture. （ B） His apartment number. （ C） His pseudonym. （ D） His vita. 17 1 I dont know if gay marriage will have all the bad effects predicted by conservatives, but its already having one they didnt for
14、esee: driving them stark, raving mad. Theyve set out to prove they can devise one remedy after another that not only is unnecessary but also worse than the problem its supposed to fix. 2 Their discombobulation began when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down the states ban on gay unio
15、ns and ordered the state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Never mind that the ruling had no effect beyond the Bay State. From the reaction, youd think same-sex marriage was going to be mandatory for all. The call went out that something, anything, had to be done. 3 First, critics of t
16、he decision offered a constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions anywhere in America. Despite being endorsed by President Bush, it blew up on the launch pad. Constitutional amendments need 67 votes to pass the Senate, and this one attracted only 48 supporters. 4 So conservatives promptly came
17、up with another idea. If you cant amend the Constitution, you can make it irrelevant. They propose to do this by taking the whole issue away from federal judges. In July, the House of Representatives approved the Marriage Protection Act, which effectively bars any federal court, including the Suprem
18、e Court, from hearing challenges to laws against same-sex unions. 5 Why is it needed? “This legislation ensures the people and the states will have a say in marriage policy,“ said House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner. It may come as news that conservatives want the states to have a
19、 say in marriage policy. The constitutional amendment, after all, would have done exactly the opposite forbidding any state from legalizing gay marriage. 6 In fact, federal law already protects the right of the states to do whatever they darn well please. In 1996, Republicans were worried that Hawai
20、i was going to allow same-sex marriage and, conceivably, force other states to accept gay unions transacted there. So, over the howls of gay-rights groups, they pushed through the Defense of Marriage Act, denying federal recognition of same-sex marriages and assuring each state the power to do likew
21、ise. 7 Back then, DOMA was championed as a way to protect traditional marriage as well as democracy. Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) described it as “a preemptive measure to make sure that a handful of judges in a single state cannot impose a radical social agenda upon the entire
22、nation.“ But now, having failed to get their constitutional amendment, conservatives want to make sure supporters of same-sex marriage cant persuade the Supreme Court to issue a decision nullifying DOMA. 8 Barring judicial review of a category of laws is not exactly a conservative notion. Courts hav
23、e taken responsibility for deciding the constitutionality of laws since the early years of the republic, a role set out for them in the Federalist Papers. 9 Stripping them of that power is a drastic step. Conservatives say we need to keep hyperactive judges from shoving gay marriage down all our thr
24、oats. But who says theyre going to? The Constitution long has been understood to protect state power over marriage even in the dark days when Southern states refused to accept interracial marriages from elsewhere. DOMA reaffirms the point by stipulating that states are free to treat gay weddings as
25、the equivalent of Monopoly money. 10 Of course, its theoretically possible that the Rehnquist Supreme Court, dominated by Republican appointees, suddenly will discover a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. But worrying about that is like worrying that Al Sharpton will take a vow of silence. T
26、he Marriage Protection Act amounts to a pre-emptive strike based on a preposterous fear. 11 It would do serious collateral damage, though. The bill would set a precedent that sooner or later will bite conservatives on the bottom. Liberals could bar courts from using the 2nd Amendment to strike down
27、gun control measures, or from invoking the 5th Amendments protection of property rights to block environmental regulations. 12 Once we start down this road, says University of Chicago law professor Cass Sunstein, “theres no place to stop.“ Court-stripping, he predicts, would become “an irresistible
28、tool“ whenever Congress gets the urge to pass a constitutionally dubious measure. This is worse than a zero-sum game. Its more like the old vision of nuclear war. Mutual Assured Destruction. 13 To react to one states legalization of gay marriage by mutilating the Constitution or wrecking the separat
29、ion of powers is the equivalent of elephants stampeding at the sight of a mouse. Its more sensible just to tolerate the little critter. 18 What does “the problem“ (Para. 1) refer to? （ A） bad effects predicted by conservatives （ B） gay marriage （ C） the problem of “driving them stark, raving mad“ （
30、D） unclear from the context 19 The critics managed to take the following reactions to the ruling EXCEPT _ . （ A） proposing a constitutional amendment （ B） making it impossible for federal judges to intervene in related issues （ C） denying federal recognition of same-sex marriages （ D） banning same-s
31、ex unions 20 The Marriage Protection Act, contrary to what had been expected of constitutional amendment, was intended to _ . （ A） legalize the gay marriages in some states （ B） strip the federal courts of the power to arbitrate on gay marriage issues （ C） prevent the national legalization of gay ma
32、rriages （ D） compromise with supporters of gay marriages 21 The author argues that conservatives court-stripping move was all of the following BUT _ . （ A） dubious （ B） unnecessary （ C） harmful （ D） unsensible 22 The author adopts a _ tone in this passage. （ A） cynical （ B） critical （ C） humorous （
33、D） reconciliatory 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 23 The feature that distinguishes “a blackbird“ and “a black bird“ is （ A） tone. （ B） aspiration. （ C） intonation. （ D） stress. 24 Wh
34、o is NOT the representative writer of the moderate enlighteners? （ A） Alexander Pope （ B） Joseph Addison （ C） Jonathan Swift （ D） Daniel Defoe 25 John Dryden was an English （ A） poet and dramatist. （ B） novelist. （ C） playwright. （ D） essayist. 26 _ refers to the phenomenon that the same word may ha
35、ve a set of different meanings. （ A） Homonymy （ B） Antonymy （ C） Polysemy （ D） Homophony 27 Iceberg Principle is associated with _. （ A） Faulkner （ B） Pound （ C） Hemingway （ D） Poe 28 According to the law, children in Britain between the ages of _ should receive efficient fulltime education. （ A） 5
36、and 16 （ B） 6 and 17 （ C） 7 and 18 （ D） 4 and 15 29 Apart from the majority of countries, the U.K. has _ to form the whole part of its constitution. （ A） statute law and common law （ B） common law and civil law （ C） statute law, common law and case law （ D） common law, civil law and case law 30 The
37、Cooperative Principles were put forward by _. （ A） John Langshaw Austin （ B） J. Firbas （ C） Herbert Paul Grice （ D） H.L. Smith 31 The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed to thank _. （ A） God （ B） their ancestors （ C） their parents （ D） the Pilgrims 32 Who was the first great prose styl
38、ist of American romanticism? （ A） Washington Irving. （ B） James Fenimore Cooper. （ C） William Cullen Bryant. （ D） Nathaniel Hawthorne. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING so what you re saying is that you re forced to be honest in the profession. A: In some eases that may be true. I won t deny that. I: Well, yo
39、uve been in the ad. business for nearly fifteen years. What kind of work do you find most interesting? A: I would say, developing new markets, or not so much new markets, but when you have a product which previously people didnt perceive that they needed, but it is an advancement or an improvement o
40、ver what people previously used, and are able to educate people and inform them of a partiular thing, and they discover it will make their life better and it is something that they could use. I: To try to make them understand whats going on with a new product. A: Basically, thats it. This is where a
41、 lot of the progress or the amenities in life which we take for granted now, this is how they originally developed. Somebody thought of a new idea and convinced people that it was something they needed and after a period of time, it became what they considered a necessity. In other words, the advert
42、ising as a promotion will make people aware of a product, but, the products own worth will determine whether or not it s something that people will bring into their daily lives. I: And. I suppose that if it endures over a long period of time, that shows that the product really does have a stable val
43、ue and that youve not lying ,. A: Well, I think thats a fair assumption. I . won t try to tell you in promoting things, people never lie, but the initial promotion simply gets people to try a product for the first time. And if the product itself has any merit, then people will continue to use it. So
44、, the quality of a product will determine whether it has any staying power. 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 采访者认为广告有一定的不诚实性；但并不是绝对的。 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 听力中应该对数字、时间、地点等细节比较敏感。 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 采访的记者专门询问广告人这个问题，所以答案应该很明显： I would say， developing new markets， or not so much new markets， but when you have a produc
45、t， which previously people didnt perceive that they needed我应该说开拓新市场，就是说当你让一个人们以前 不用的产品进人到人们需要的领域，是何等有成就。 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 广告并不能决定产品的质量，但它对促进人们对该产品的了解起着很大的作用。 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 The advertising man 反复强调： the products own worth will determine whether or not its something that people will bring into
46、their daily lives产品自身的质量才能 决定人们是否会将该产品带人生活。 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. 15 【听力原文】 A worldwide a
47、ppeal to find a man suspected of sexually abusing young boys in Southeast Asia has led to his arrest in the United States.Interpol published photos of the man showing him abusing the boys. Within 48 hours, three people had identified him as Wayne Corliss. He was arrested in his apartment in New Jers
48、ey. An Interpol statement said he confessed to police. Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble told the BBC how they were, able to track him down so quickly. “We received approximately 640 leads or further inquiries of one sort or another within the first 24 hours.From those leads, we were able to i
49、dentify one lead immediately that included the stage name of the person who has now been arrested, a photograph and his bio.“ Said Ronald Noble. 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻中提到国际刑警将此男虐待男孩的照片印制出来以供辨认， 48小时内就有 3人指认他为 Wayne Corliss，故 B 项正确。 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻中提到国际刑警很快从众多的线索中确定了一条有用线索，此线索包括此男的艺名、一张照片以及他的个人简历。 B 不在此列，是正确选项。 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题为细节理解题。据第 1段第 1、 2句之间意思上的联系可确定。 the problem 回指第 1句中的 gay marriage。 19 【正确答案】 C
