1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 664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 Dont expect Starbucks-like【 1】 _ like this one at the 13,600 U.S. McDonald s, or 30,000-plus worldwide; 【
3、 1】 _ the Oak Brook restaurant, which opened late last month, doubles as public restaurant and test site. But the worlds largest restaurant chain is tinkering with various possibilities in technology and design to try to ensure it is a【 2】 _ of choice in the future. 【 2】 _ McDonalds has undergone an
4、【 3】 _ change in more ways 【 3】_ than one since a time【 4】 _ years ago when its sales and reputation were sagging amid complaints about its service and food. 【 4】_ The Company reported first-quarter【 5】 _ income was up 【 5】_ 6 percent to【 6】 _ million and revenue rose 9 percent to $4.8 billion over
5、the same time last year. 【 6】 _ Its stock price nearly tripled over a two-year period, hitting a four-year high of $34.56 per share in March, but has since settled around $29. Snazzier new restaurants are part of the makeover; about 1,000, mostly older U.S. McDonalds have been either【 7】 _ or rebuil
6、t since 2002. 【 7】 _ Some of the additions, such as salads, white-meat chicken nuggets and fruit options with Happy Meals, have served the【 8】 _ purpose of enabling the company to state a commitment to a healthier, 【 8】 _ balanced menu while bringing in new customers who arent there for the hamburge
7、rs. McDonalds now hopes to attract more【 9】 _ with amenities that might entice them to come in and stay awhile. 【 9】 _ Analyst Peter Jankovskis thinks the extra investments to try to make McDonalds restaurants hangouts are【 10】 _, noting that they have worked not only at Starbucks but at Panera Brea
8、d and other chains. 【 10】 _ 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 based on an interview. At the end o
9、f the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Charles shop docs not sell _. （ A） cigarettes （ B） exercise books （ C） photocopiers （ D） chocolates 12 He bought a photocopier _. （ A） by accident （ B） because he couldnt find
10、 a place to make a photocopy （ C） because there was no place nearby to provide the photocopy service （ D） because all sorts of people need it 13 According to Charles, people send messages via facsimile because _. （ A） it is cheaper and faster than ordinary mail （ B） it can send things that could not
11、 be expressed by telex （ C） it is faster and not much more expensive than mail （ D） the Royal Mail could not reach places abroad 14 Charles does not like customers who _. （ A） are very rude （ B） keep talking to him when he is busy （ C） only buy small things （ D） bargain with him too much 15 Charles
12、thinks that nowadays running a small shop becomes increasingly difficult _. （ A） so his shop will surely go bankrupt （ B） but his shop will surely make good money （ C） and the only way to save his shop is to change the government （ D） because its hard to keep up with the rising cost SECTION C NEWS B
13、ROADCAST 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. 16 Which of the following statements about the massive wild fire is NOT tree? （ A）
14、It lasted 5 days. （ B） It was fueled by the Santa Ana winds. （ C） It caused 4 firefighters to be badly wounded. （ D） It caused the loss of 34 houses. 16 If adults liked to read books that were exceedingly difficult, theyd all be reading Proust. Most dont. So why, reading experts ask, do schools expe
15、ct children to read and love to read when they are given material that is frequently too hard for them? Science and social studies textbooks are at least a grade above the reading levels of many students, experts say, and in some suburban and urban school systems, reading lists can include books har
16、d for some adults to tackle. Toni Morrisons award-winning novel “Beloved,“ about a former slaves decision to kill her child rather than see her enslaved, is on some middle schools lists for kids to read unassisted. And elementary schools sometimes ask students to read books such as “The Bridge to Te
17、rabithia,“ with themes about death and gender roles that librarians say are better suited for older children. To be sure, pushing some students to challenge themselves is important, educators say. But there are points where kids read books before they can truly comprehend them and then lose the beau
18、ty of the work. “Teachers studied The Great Gatsby in college and then want to teach that book because they have smart things to say about it, and they teach it in high school,“ Calkins said. “Then schools want to get their middle school kids ready for high school so they teach them The Catcher in t
19、he Rye, Its a whole cultural thing.“ In large part, he Richard Allington, a leading researcher on reading instruction and a professor of reading education at the University of Tennessee, blames inappropriately chosen books for students reading woes, especially in school systems where large percentag
20、es of children read below grade level. The average fifth-grade student in Detroit and Baltimore, for example, reads at a third-grade level, he said, but schools still give them fifth-grade core reading and social studies texts. That, he said, crushes a childs motivation. “If you made me education ma
21、gician and I had one thing that I could pull off, it would be that every kid in this country had a desk full of books that they could actually read accurately, fluently, with comprehension,?he said. Sofi Sinozich, a seventh-grader in the Humanities and Communications Magnet Program at Eastern Middle
22、 School in Montgomery County, said she would like to be assigned books that speak to her. In sixth-grade English, “graphic novels were excluded, which annoyed many of us,“ said Sofi, who is partial to Japanese comics called manga because she finds the style beautiful and the stories well done. Many
23、teachers exclude graphic novels and comics from reading lists, even though a graphic novel was nominated for the National Book Award this year. And Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has said he learned to read through comics after his schoolmaster father disregarded others who sai
24、d they would lead to no good. So should kids read Shakespeare or the comics? Graphic novels or “To Kill a Mockingbird“? Reading experts say they should read everything when they are ready to understand what they are reading. 17 The novel “Beloved“ of Toni Morrison is cited as an example to show that
25、 this book is_for children to read. （ A） easy （ B） difficult （ C） suitable （ D） bad 18 Teachers like to teach “The Great Gatsby“ in paragraph six for the sake of its_. （ A） morality （ B） convenience （ C） fame （ D） usefulness 19 To read above the childrens level results in_ （ A） the improvement of th
26、eir reading ability （ B） higher marks in a subject （ C） the destruction of their interest of reading （ D） selling of more novels 20 Comics as in the last but third paragraph means_. （ A） comedy （ B） funny stories （ C） cartoons （ D） beautiful stories 21 It can be inferred from the passage that the fa
27、ther of Archbishop Desmond Tutu agrees that_. （ A） children should read books nominated for the National Book Award （ B） children should read less graphic novels （ C） children should read more graphic novels （ D） children should not read novels in their spare time unless they like 一、 PART III GENERA
28、L KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 The average population density in Britain is_people per square kilometer. （ A） 237 （ B） 370 （ C） 800 （ D） 500 23 The continental United States lies in central North A
29、merica with Canada to its _, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to its_. （ A） north; west （ B） south; east （ C） north; south （ D） south; north 24 The Renaissance began in north_in the early_century. （ A） France; 14th （ B） Italy; 16th （ C） Italy; 14th （ D） England; 14th 25 Conflicts arose between the Unit
30、ed States and the Soviet Union because_. （ A） their common enemies Nazi Germany and Japan were defeated （ B） they had very different concepts of postwar world order （ C） the United States wanted cooperation with the Soviet Union but the Soviet Union refused （ D） the Soviet Union wanted cooperation w
31、ith the United States but the United States refused 26 _is written by Samuel Richardson. （ A） The Dunciad （ B） Pastorals （ C） The History of Sir Charles Grandison （ D） The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling 27 In the following words “foot/feet, goose/geese“ , the affixes belong to （ A） suffix. （ B） i
32、nfix. （ C） prefix. （ D） root. 28 What is not the element in defining language? （ A） systemic （ B） arbitrary （ C） symbol （ D） visual 29 A series of dynastic civil wars between supporters of the House of Lancaster and the House of York in the 15th century are also known as （ A） Seven Years War. （ B） t
33、he Hundred Years War. （ C） the Wars of the Roses. （ D） War of Independence. 30 _ is well-known for its important role in the American space navigation program. （ A） Atlanta （ B） Houston （ C） Seattle （ D） Dallas 31 _ is not one of Mark Twains works. （ A） The Adventures of Tom Sawyer （ B） The Adventur
34、es of Huckleberry Finn （ C） Life on the Mississippi （ D） The Portrait of a Lady 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING the Oak Brook restaurant, which opened late last month, doubles as public restaurant and test site. But the worlds largest restaurant chain is tinkering with various possibilities in technology an
35、d design to try to ensure it is a hangout of choice in the future. “Its unlikely youll see this exact restaurant replicated,“ McDonalds spokesman Bill Whitman said. “But you will see elements of this restaurant in some of our new construction. Its all about keeping our restaurants more relevant for
36、our customers.“ McDonalds has undergone an image change in more ways than one since a time 2.5 years ago when its sales and reputation were sagging amid complaints about its service and food. Despite inconsistent results in some large European countries, that McSlump is no longer: Same-store sales h
37、ave increased for 25 straight months in the key U.S. market. The company reported first-quarter operating income was up 6 percent to $910 million and revenue rose 9 percent to $4.8 billion over the same time last year. Its stock price nearly tripled over a two-year period, hitting a four-year high o
38、f $34.56 per share in March, but has since settled around $29. Snazzier new restaurants are part of the makeover; about 1,000, mostly older U.S. McDonalds have been either renovated or rebuilt since 2002. Contributing more to the sales resurgence, though, have been longer hours, accepting credit and
39、 debit cards, the high-powered I m lovin it“ marketing campaign and pricier new food items. Some of the additions, such as salads, white-meat chicken nuggets and fruit options with Happy Meals, have served the dual purpose of enabling the company to state a commitment to a healthier, balanced menu w
40、hile bringing in new customers who men t there for the hamburgers. McDonalds now hopes to attract more patrons with amenities that might entice them to come in and stay awhile. Analyst Peter Jankovskis thinks the extra investments to try to make McDonalds restaurants hangouts are worth- while, notin
41、g that they have worked not only at Starbucks but at Panera Bread and other chains. “It used to be that a chance to eat burgers and fries with your friends was enough,“ said Jankovskis, director of research at Oakbrook Investments in nearby Lisle, which owns a million shares of McDonalds stock. “Now
42、 it takes a lime bit more than that.“ 1 【正确答案】 makeovers 2 【正确答案】 hangout 3 【正确答案】 image 4 【正确答案】 2011-2-21 5 【正确答案】 operating 6 【正确答案】 $910 7 【正确答案】 renovated 8 【正确答案】 dual 9 【正确答案】 patrons 10 【正确答案】 worthwhile SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. List
43、en 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 interview. 10 【听力原文】 Interviewer: Well Charles, I must say that your shop is
44、pretty remarkable. Um, its basically a sweetshop, but you also do stationery and greeting cards and tobacco and fireworks Shopkeeper: And newspapers. Interviewer: And newspapers. Ah. And apart from all that, youve got photocopiers. Shopkeeper: Thats right. Interviewer: And a fax machine. Shopkeeper:
45、 Indeed. Interviewer: Yes. How did. I mean, why the photocopiers? Shopkeeper: Everything thats happened in my shop has almost happened by accident. But when I got into Clifton, I needed a photocopy one day and no one could tell me where to go. So it struck me that if I didnt know where to go, other
46、people were in the same situation, so thats why I started it. And then I added on a facsimile machine because it seemed like a natural progression at the time. And all sorts of people use it. Interviewer: Yes, who, what sort of people do use it? Shopkeeper: Um, a lot of professional people surveyors
47、, engineers particularly people who need to send plans. Because in the past you could send messages via telex, but a telex cant express a plan, whereas facsimile has that dimension, the added dimension. Interviewer: Right. And do people send these fax messages abroad, or is it just to this country?
48、Shopkeeper: Well, its surprising because when I started, I thought Id be sending things to London and maybe Birmingham but, in fact, a high percentage of it is sent abroad, because its immediate, its very speedy. You can send a message and get an answer back very quickly. Interviewer: And how much would it cost, for example, if I wanted to send a fax to the United States? Shopkeeper: Well, a fax to the United States would cost you five pounds f
