1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 661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 American Way: Freedom The heart of the American calendar is July4 Americans have celebrat- ed-this da
3、te as “Independence Day“ snice1776In a 【 1】 _ atmos- 【 1】_. phere of this holiday, patriotic speeches remind Americans of their 【 2】 _ 【 2】 _. July4 represents the heartbeat of America:freedom. When Americans think of freedom they often think of 【 3】 _. A- 【 3】_. merican -style democracy tries to pr
4、otect individual rights. People in other cultures may not understand this 【 4】 _. 【 4】_. Privacy is one good example of individual rights. Personal freedom in America often means the right to ones own 【 5】 _ . American dont 【 5】 _. want to invade someone s privacy, even if they know the person quite
5、 well. They prefer to keep many “family matters“ private. 【 6】 _ , individuals 【 6】 _. may not share in conversation such information as salary, age, 【 7】 【 7】 _. status or religion. In American culture, freedom also implies equality. For Americans, e- quality refers to equal worth and equal 【 8】 _.
6、 In America, people can 【 8】 _. still hear rags -to -riches stories often enough to 【 9】 _it in the 【 9】 _. minds of many. Freedom arouses strong feelings for Americans. However, problems still exist. One individual s freedom can 【 10】 _ with the 【 10】 _. rights of others. The path to freedom is not
7、 completely smooth but for Amer- icans it is worth travelling. 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 follow. Questions 1 to 5 are
8、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 What subject is Mr. Pitt good at? （ A） Art. （ B） French. （ C） German. （ D） Chemistry. 12 What does Mr. Pitt NOT do in his spare time? （ A） D
9、oing a bit of acting and photography. （ B） Going to concerts frequently. （ C） Playing traditional jazz and folk music. （ D） Traveling in Europe by hitch-hiking. 13 When asked what a managers role is, Mr. Pitt sounds （ A） confident. （ B） hesitant. （ C） resolute. （ D） doubtful. 14 What does Mr. Pitt s
10、ay he would like to be? （ A） An export salesman working overseas. （ B） An accountant working in the company. （ C） A production manager in a branch. （ D） A policy maker in the company. 15 Which of the following statements about the management trainee scheme is TRUE? （ A） Trainees are required to sign
11、 contracts initially. （ B） Trainees performance is evaluated when necessary. （ C） Trainees starting salary is 870 pounds. （ D） Trainees cannot quit the management scheme. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the que
12、stions 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） The Renrens achievement in the international markets. （ B） The popularity of the social network websites. （ C） The history of Renren and its present
13、 situation. （ D） The shares of Renren have risen a lot recently. 16 Temporary Employment Some observers have attributed the dramatic growth in temporary employment that occurred in the United States during the 1980s to increased participation in the workforce by certain groups, such as firsttime or
14、reentering workers, who supposedly prefer such arrangements. However, statistical analyses reveal that demo-graphic changes in the workforce did not correlate with variations in the total number of temporary workers. Instead, these analyses suggest that factors affecting employers account for the ri
15、se in temporary employment. One factor is product demand: temporary employment is favored by employers who are adapting to fluctuating demand for products while at the same time seeking to reduce overall labor costs. Another factor is labors reduced bargaining strength, which allows employers more c
16、ontrol over the terms of employment. Given the analyses, which reveal that growth in temporary employment now far exceeds the level explainable by recent workforce entry rates of groups said to prefer temporary jobs, firms should be discouraged from creating excessive numbers of temporary positions.
17、 Government policymakers should consider mandating benefit coverage for temporary employees, promoting pay equity between temporary and permanent workers, assisting labor unions in organizing temporary workers, and encouraging firms to assign temporary jobs primarily to employees who explicitly indi
18、cate that preference. 17 The first sentence in the passage suggests that the observers mentioned in line I would be most likely to. predict which of the followings? （ A） That the total number of temporary positions would increase as fewer workers were able to find permanent positions. （ B） That empl
19、oyers would have less control over the terms of workers employment as workers increasedtheir bargaining strength. （ C） That more workers would be hired for temporary positions as product demand increased （ D） That the number of workers taking temporary positions would increase as more workers in any
20、 given demographic group entered the workforce. 18 The passage mentions each of the following as an appropriate kind of governmental action EXCEPT_. （ A） encouraging equitable pay for temporary and permanent employees （ B） getting firms to offer temporary employment primarily to a certain group of p
21、eople （ C） ensuring that temporary workers obtain benefits from their employers （ D） faciliating the organization of temporary workers by labor unions 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、19 New Englanders were originally known as_. （ A） Yankees （ B） English Puritans （ C） German farmers （ D） Fishermen from Scandinavia 20 In the United States, the Muckrakers at the turn of the 20th century referred to a group of_. （ A） reform-minded middle-class people （ B） journalists who exposed the
23、 dark sides of the society （ C） upper-class professionals （ D） progressive women 21 _is the most important economic activity in Canada. （ A） Manufacturing （ B） Agriculture （ C） Mining （ D） Fishery 22 _does not belong to “Lake Poets“. （ A） Blake （ B） Wordsworth （ C） Southey （ D） Coleridge 23 As a lit
24、erary figure, Sophia appears in Henry Fieldings _. （ A） Tom Jones （ B） Amelia （ C） Joseph Andrews （ D） Jonathan Wild the Great 24 Of studies was written by _. （ A） John Bunyan. （ B） John Donne. （ C） Francis Bacon. （ D） William Blake. 25 Charlotte Brontes masterpiece is _. （ A） Jane Eyre （ B） Wutheri
25、ng Heights （ C） Tess of dUrbervilles （ D） Agnes Grey 26 Who was the “father of English poetry“ ? （ A） Francis Bacon. （ B） John Milton. （ C） Robert Burns. （ D） Geoffrey Chaucer. 27 _ is a narrative technique of writing that presents thoughts as if they were coming directly from a characters mind, whi
26、ch is used to reveal a characters complex psychology and to present it in realistic detail. （ A） Allusion （ B） Realism （ C） Symbolism （ D） Stream of consciousness 28 At the time of Cuban Missile Crisis, the President of the U .S. was_. （ A） Truman （ B） Eisenhower （ C） Kennedy （ D） Johnson 二、 PART IV
27、 PROOFREADING her military system shivered in fragments; her fortresses dismantled: Germany might be impoverished; she might be loaded with measureless indemnities; she might become a prey to internal feuds: but all this would pass in ten years or in twenty. The indestructible might “of all the Germ
28、an tribes“ would rise once more and the unquenched fires of warrior Prussia glow and burn again. But the Rhine, the broad, deep, swift-flowing Rhine, once held and fortified by the French Army, would be a barrier and a shield behind which France could dwell and breathe for generations. Very differen
29、t were the sentiments and views of the English-speaking world, without whose aid France must have succumbed. The territorial provisions of the Treaty of Versailles left Germany practically intact. She still remained the largest homogeneous racial block in Europe. When Marshal Foch heard of the signi
30、ng of the Peace Treaty of Versailles he observed with singular accuracy: “This is not Peace. It is an Armistice for twenty years.“ 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 41 Debates have been going on all the time about the effects of te
31、levision. Are effects of television basically negative or positive? Write an essay stating your view on the question. Requirement: In the first part of your writing you should present your view or thesis. In the middle part you should support your view with details or examples. And your writing should have a good conclusion. Marks will be awarded for content, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Length: Approximately 400 words. Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR 专业英语八级模拟试卷 661答案与解析
