1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 65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 Introduction to M. de I Aube pine M. de I Aubepine is unknown to many of his countrymen, as well as to the
3、 students of foreign literature. As a writer, he occupied a (n) 【 1】 _ _ place between the Transcendentalists and the great body of pen - and - ink men who address the intellect and sympathies of the multitude. 【 2】_ His writings, to do them _ , are not all together destitute of fancy 【 3】 _ and _ ;
4、they might have won him greater reputation but for an invet- 【 4】_ erate love of _. His fictions are sometimes historical, sometimes of the present day, and sometimes have little or no reference either to time or 【 5】_ space. In any case, he consents himself with the slightest possible counter- 【 6】
5、 _ felt of real life and endeavors to interest his readers with the pecularity of 【 7】 _ the _ . M. de I Aube pines productions, if you read it in the 【 8】 _ point of view, may amuse a leisure hour; if _ , they can hardly fail to look like nonsense. 【 9】 _ M - de I Aubepine is _;he continues to writ
6、e and publish. 【 10】_ His first appearance was by a collection of stories, in a long series of vol- umes, _: “ Contesdeur fois racontees“. Our wearisome perusal of the titles of some of his recent works showed a certain personal affection and _, though by no means admiration for the writer; and we w
7、ould fain do the little in our power _ introducing him favourably to the American public. 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 fo
8、llow. 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 Where does the conversation take place? （ A） In the student recreation center. （ B） In the campus dining hall. （
9、C） In the university bookstore. （ D） In a classroom. 12 How does the woman plan to spend her evening? （ A） Studying. （ B） Preparing snacks. （ C） Playing cards. （ D） Learning how to play bridge. 13 What will the woman probably do if she is the dummy? （ A） Watch her player. （ B） Play her cards in coop
10、eration with her partner. （ C） Quit the game. （ D） Teach the man how to play bridge. 14 What does the man warn the woman not to do? （ A） Miss her card game. （ B） Stay up too late. （ C） Take too heavy a work load next semester. （ D） Neglect her studies to play bridge. 15 Why doesnt the man accept the
11、 womans offer? （ A） He already knows how to play. （ B） He doesnt like to play games. （ C） He doesnt have a partner. （ D） He doesnt have enough free time. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follo
12、w. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 US newspapers from one end of the nation to the other reacted with _ to the bombing of Olympic Centennial Park in Atlanta. （ A） shock （ B） horror （ C） anger （ D） all of the above 17 The explosion claimed _ live
13、s and injured _ people early morning. （ A） six, more than 100 （ B） two, more than 200 （ C） two, more than 100 （ D） six, more than 200 18 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Scientists at the Kennedy Space Center are attempting to grow vegetables that could survive. （ B） In the specia
14、l containers plants can develop rapidly in a short period of time. （ C） Scientists are also attempting to genetically design some of these plants to contain high levels of protein. （ D） Space agency scientists hope to test some version of the experimental gardens on the planned space station. 19 The
15、 scientists at the Kennedy Space center laboratory have been able to produce small kinds of _. （ A） wheat, soybeans, carrot and lettuce （ B） soybeans, tomatoes, carrot and wheat （ C） white potatoes, carrot, lettuce and soybeans （ D） wheat, soybeans; lettuce and white potatoes 20 The special growing
16、containers are expected to be used mostly for _ space travel. （ A） short distance （ B） long distance （ C） all kinds of （ D） both A and B 20 “I m SORRY. “For days thats been about all Japan has heard from its Olympic athletes. Those were the first words uttered by a young swimmer after competing in t
17、he 400-m individual-medley swimming event, a difficult exercise that takes more than 4 1/2 minutes to complete and requires four different strokes. Because her event took place on the opening day of Sydney 2000, her performance was considered especially significant for the fortunes of the nation. Bu
18、t with all of Japan watching, Yasuko Tajima fell short. Never mind that she earned a silver medal. “How disappointing,“ she said. “Next time I will win the gold.“ There is a unique form of pressure on Japans athletes. Competitors from every country face enormous expectations to win , to make the yea
19、rs of hard work and training pay off, to achieve greatness on the preeminent world stage. American cyclist Lance Armstrong ,winner of two consecutive Tour de France races after surviving a contest with cancer, noted last week that, “If I loses the Olympics, they 11 say, I thought he was supposed to
20、be a good cyclist. “,But whereas failure to win gold might cost Americans a fat endorsement contract, for Japanese a disappointing performance is even more disastrous, as individual failure is somehow wrapped up with a sense of national identity. “For non-Japanese, its very peculiar for athletes to
21、say they are sorry. “says Mitsunori Urushibara, a professor of sports philosophy at Shikoku Gakuin University. “Failure is never just an individual matter in Japan. Athletes always face the terror of being excommunicated from the group.“ Understanding the culture in which Japanese athletes compete m
22、akes watching their defeats all the more painful. The agony of gymnast Naoya Tsukahara, whose hopes for an individual all-around medal were dashed last Wednesday when he inexplicably fell off the pommel horse, was obvious as he seemed to sleepwalk through his other events. His body was limp, his exp
23、ression blank. “I didnt want to disgrace my nation,“ he said. Another young swimmer, Tomoko Hagiwara, climbed out of the pool after finishing seventh in her 200-m individual-medley qualifying heat last Monday, her shoulders hanging downward, her head tilted downward. “What was the cause of your poor
24、 performance?“ snapped a reporter for NHK, the national TV network. Hagiwara answered that she didnt shift smoothly between strokes and that her turns were poor. “Please remember those points and try to do better in the next race,“ the reporter lectured. “You feel as if everyone in Japan feels asham
25、ed of you,“ former Olympic swimmer Hiroko Nagasaki commented on a Fuji TV broadcast. A memory that still haunts many in Japan is that of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the marathon, runner who finished third at the 1964 Tokyo Games. Four years later, while in training for the Mexico City Olympics, Tsuburaya kil
26、led himself by cutting his wrist in his dormitory. He was found holding his bronze medal. “I remember Tsuburayas comments before he committed suicide,“ follow marathoner Kenji Kimihara told the Nikkan Sports newspaper this year. “He said I committed an in excusable mistake in front of the Japanese p
27、eople. I have to beg their pardon by running and hoisting the Hinomaru national flag in Mexico.“ The media are partly responsible for the pressure, but they reflect the general attitudes of the population. And the na tions fans dont seem to be having much fun. Last week, hundreds of Japanese endured
28、 a horrific schedule to watch their team battle Brazil in soccer. They took a nine hour flight from Osaka to Brisbane, traveled by bus to the stadium, dutifully watched the game and left immediately for the airport for the return trip to Osaka. They were home in time for work the next morning. “They
29、 got there and acted like the cheering was compulsory,“ says Urushibara, “They didnt seem to really en joy the game. It is work. It is what members of the group do.“ Sadly, even when an athlete lives up to expectations, the demanding drum-beat for victory doesnt cease. On opening day, Tadahiro Nomur
30、a won a gold medal in judo in impressive fashion by “dropping“ his opponent in just 14 seconds. It was his second Olympic victory, but Nomura had little chance to savor the moment. “What about 20047“a reporter asked seconds after his victory. No one could blame the quiet champion if he felt like fol
31、ding up his judo jacket and never putting it back on again. 21 Why do Japanese athletes say sorry to the public? （ A） They think their failures are wrapped up with a sense of national identity. （ B） They think their failures are due to carelessness. （ C） They have acted stupidly in the Olympic. （ D）
32、 They have lost the chance of a rat endorsement contract with the Americans. 22 What do the examples in para. 3 that what is now known about the Guilford investigation has no relevance to what happened in Birmingham. Mr. Hurd is right to the extent that there was a small-though flimsy and hotly-cont
33、ested - amount of forensic evidence in the Birmingham case. The disturbing similarity is that the Birmingham Six, like the Guilford Four, claim that police of fleers lied and fabricated evidence to secure a conviction. Making scapegoats of a few rogue police officers will not be sufficient to expung
34、e the Guildford miscarriage of justice. These are already demands that the law should be changed: first to make it impossible to convict on “confessions“ alone; and secondly to require that statements from accused persons should only be taken in the presence of an independent third party to ensure t
35、hey are not made under coercion. It was also being noted this week that the Guilford Four owe their release more to the persistence of investigative reporters than to the diligence of either the judiciary or the police. Yet investigative reports - particularly on television - have recently been a pa
36、rticular target for the condemnation of Mrs. Thatcher and some of her ministers who seem to think that TV should be muzzled in the public interest and left to get on with soap operas and quiz shows. 29 To compensate the miscarriage of justice, the defence lawyers may _. （ A） demand 500,000 pounds fo
37、r the Guildford Four （ B） demand 500,000 pounds for each of the Guildford Four （ C） demand 50,000 pounds for each of the Guildford Four （ D） demand a reexamination of the Birmingham pub bombings 30 Why was there a renewed demand for the re-examination of the case against the Birmingham Six? （ A） The
38、 Birmingham Six were believed to have criminal connections with the Guildford Four. （ B） The two cases were similar in that both were about pub bombings. （ C） Tile bombings in Birmingham happened at the same time. （ D） The Birmingham Six also claimed that there were police malpractices in their ease
39、. 31 The existing law states that _. （ A） convictions can be made on confessions and statements taken by police officers from accused persons are valid legal evidence （ B） convictions cant be made on confessions alone and there should be a third party when taking statements from accused persons （ C）
40、 convictions can be made on confessions and a third party should be present when taking statements from accused per sons （ D） convictions cant be made on confession alone and the statements taken by police officers from accused persons are valid legal evidence 32 According to the article, which of t
41、he following parties comrihnted most m the release of the Guildford Four? （ A） Reporters. （ B） Lawyers. （ C） The police. （ D） The judiciary. 32 Science has long had an uneasy relationship with other aspects of culture. Think of Gallileos 17th century trial for his rebelling belief before the Catholi
42、c Church or poet William Blakes harsh remarks against the mechanistic worldview of Isaac Newton. The schism between science and the humanities has, if anything, deepened in this century. Until recently , the scientific community was so powerful that it could afford to ignore its critics-but no longe
43、r. As fun ding for science has declined, scientists have attacked “anti-science“ in several books, notably Higher Superstition, by Paul R. Gross, a biologist at the University of Virginia, and Norman Levitt, a mathematician at Rutgers University; and The Demon-Haunted World, by Carl Sagan of Cornell
44、 University. Defenders of science have also voiced their concerns at meetings sucas “The Flight from Science and Reason“, held in New: York City in 1995, and “Science in the Age of Misinformation“, which assembled last June near Buffalo. Ami-science clearly means different things to different people
45、. Gross and Levitt find fault primarily with sociologists, philosophers and other academics who have questioned sciences objectivity. Sagan is more concerned with those who believe in ghosts, creationism and other phenomena that contradict the scientific worldview. A survey of news stories in 1996 r
46、eveals that the anti-science tag has been attached to many other groups as well, from authorities who advocated the elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox virus to Republicans who advocated de creased funding for basic research. Few would dispute that the term applies to the unabomber,
47、 whose manifesto, published in 1995, scorns science and longs for return toe pre-technological utopia. But surely that does not mean environmentalists concerned about uncontrolled industrial growth are anti-science, as an essay in US News but now it signifies the person who makes speech. This is an
48、example of _. （ A） narrowing of meaning （ B） widening of meaning （ C） meaning shift （ D） loss of meaning 50 Which of the following about language is NOT correct? （ A） Language is arbitrary. （ B） Language is a system which consist of two levels: sounds and meaning. （ C） Language is vocal. （ D） Langua
49、ge is a fixed system and is not productive. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old verities and truths of the heart, the old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed - love and honor and pity and pride and
