1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 669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 Job Interviews A job interview is the opportunity for you to show yourself, so it is essential to make go
3、od preparations. In order to get well-prepared, the first step is to research companies. You should (1)_in advance:gather as much information as you can. After that, youd better research yourself. Except for some good traits, list some (2)_ about you. By studying yourself, you will be able to turn y
4、our negative points around into positive ones when asked. Finally, (3)_. If you want to look spontaneous, self-confident, the way out is to do it with a video camera, a mirror, or have your friend do mock interviews with you. Next, the succeeding strategies on the interview will be mentioned. First,
5、 you should (4)_appropriately. Appearance is the first thing people notice, thus very important. Then, good grooming is essential, which includes (5)_, etc. Besides, body language reveals a lot about you, like the natural eye contact, a smiling relaxed face, etc. Your arms should not (6)_across your
6、 chest, but rest casually. Another thing worthy of attention is that you should (7)_at the end of the interview. You could ask about the special projects you would work on or a typical day on the job. By doing that, you can show the employer that you can (8)_. At last, you have to prepare in advance
7、 the money questions. As a sensitive topic, you should not bring it up, but the interviewer may raise it first. Always give a (9)_, lest you price yourself out of a job. Finally, there is one thing that is often neglected after the interview:the thank-you note or letter. In my opinion, the thank-you
8、 note would not make you look like you were (10)_ the employer. On the contrary, it sets you apart from others. 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.
9、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 _ in British and American English have diverged very much according to tike speakers. （ A） Regular noun plural forms （ B） Irregular noun plural forms （ C） Verb ten
10、ses （ D） None of the above items 12 The past tense of the verb “eat“ _. （ A） is spelled differently in British and American English （ B） is pronounced differently in British and American English （ C） is pronounced to rhyme with “get“ in American English （ D） is pronounced to rhyme with “late“ in Bri
11、tish English 13 In _, we usually dont hear the sounding of r after vowels like “bird“. （ A） Scotland （ B） Ireland （ C） the whole of the western counties of England （ D） area around New York City 14 As for the pronunciation of “a“ in a word like “dance“, _. （ A） all Americans pronounce it as e （ B） a
12、ll British people pronounce it as o: （ C） educated speakers in Britain pronounce it as a: （ D） people in American West pronounce it as a: 15 Both of the two speakers agree that_ （ A） in Britain and America people speak utterly different languages （ B） there are few things identical in British and Am
13、erican English （ C） British and American English are imcomprehensible to each other （ D） British and American English are understandable between the two people SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that
14、 follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Government officials ordered a plant in Japan to halt production because _. （ A） its product left people with food poisoning （ B） the plant is going bankrupt （ C） its milk products don t sell well （ D） it
15、 has too limited a production which only serves 8,000 people 17 _ is not one of the symptoms after drinking low fat milk produced by Snow Brand Milk Products Co. Ltd （ A） Headache （ B） Stomache pains （ C） Bowel disturbance （ D） Vomiting 18 In the summer of 1996,0 -157 bacteria left _ with food -pois
16、oning. （ A） more than 8,000 people （ B） exactly 8,282 people （ C） more than 9,500 people （ D） all together about 18,000 people 18 One of the most interesting paradoxes in America today is that Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, is now engaged in a ser
17、ious debate about what a university should be, and whether it is measuring up. Like the Roman Catholic church and other ancient institutions, it is asking-still in private rather than in public whether its past assumptions about faculty, authority, admission, courses of study, are really relevant to
18、 the problems of the 1990 s. Should Harvard-or any other university-be an intellectual sanctuary, apart from the political and social revolution of the age, or should it be a laboratory for experimentation with these political and social revolutions; or even an engine of the revolution? This is what
19、 is being discussed privately in the big clapboard houses of faculty members around the Harvard Yard. Walter Lip Mann, a distinguished Harvard graduate, defined the issue several years ago. “If the universities axe to do their work.“ he said,“ they must be independent and they must be disinterested.
20、 They are places to which men can turn for judgments which are unbiased by partisanship and special interest. Obviously, the moment the universities fall under political control, or under the control of private interest, or the moment they themselves take a hand in politics and the leadership of gov
21、ernment, their value as independent and disinterested sources of judgment is impaired .“ This is part of the argument that is going on at Harvard today. Another part is the argument of the militant and even many moderate students: that a university is the keeper of our ideals and morals, and should
22、not be “disinterested“ but activist in bringing the nation s ideals and actions together. Harvard s men of today seem more trebled and less sure about personal, political and academic purpose than they did at the beginning. They are not even clear about how they should debate and resolve their probl
23、ems but they are struggling with privately, and how they come out is bound to influence American university and political life in the 1990 s. 19 According to the passage, universities like Harvard should _. （ A） fight against militarism （ B） take an active part in solving society s evils （ C） suppor
24、t old and established institutions （ D） involve themselves in politics 20 It can be inferred from the passage that in life s goal people of Harvard are becoming _. （ A） less sure about it （ B） more sure about it （ C） less interested in it （ D） more hopeful of it 21 The“ paradoxes“ in the passage mea
25、n _. （ A） unusual situations （ B） difficult puzzles （ C） abnormal conditions （ D） self-contradictions 22 In the author s opinion, the debate at Harvard _. （ A） is a symbol of the general bewilderment （ B） will soon be over （ C） will influence the future life in America （ D） is interesting to Harvard
26、 men and their friends 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 Constitution of Clarendon in 1164 increased the jurisdiction of_. （ A） the King （ B） the archbishop （ C） the civil courts
27、 （ D） the church courts 24 When a pidgin comes to be adopted by a population as its primary language, and children learn it as their first language, then the pidgin language has developed into a （ A） social dialect. （ B） creole. （ C） lingua franca. （ D） standard language. 25 The annual population gr
28、owth rate of the 1990s was_. （ A） 1% （ B） 0.9% （ C） over 1% （ D） under 1% 26 Beowulf, dated between the 8th and the early 11th century, is a long English heoric epic_. （ A） novel （ B） poem （ C） drama （ D） essay 27 All of the following statements about error analysis are true EXCEPT that_. （ A） the o
29、nce predominant contrastive analysis was gradually replaced by error analysis （ B） different from contrastive analysis, error analysis give less consideration to native language （ C） error analysis compares the forms and meanings across the native and target languages （ D） two main sorts of errors w
30、ere diagnosed: interlingual errors and intralingual errors 28 _is often associated with the American War of Independence. （ A） New York （ B） James Town （ C） Philadelphia （ D） Chicago 29 _is not a pair of contrary antonyms. （ A） wild, tame （ B） nimble, lame （ C） cold, warm （ D） alive, dead 30 X: If L
31、a Coruna defeated Valensia in that match, it would have acquired qualification for the ChampionsCup.Y: La Coruna didnt defeat Valensia in that match.X _ Y in semantics. （ A） is synonymous with （ B） entails （ C） positively presupposes （ D） negatively presupposes 31 _is a non-residential university wh
32、ich offers degree and other courses for adult students of all ages in U. K. and other member countries of E. U （ A） The Open University （ B） The State University （ C） The Local University （ D） The Community University 32 By _ we mean there is no logical connection between meanings and sounds （ A） ar
33、bitrary （ B） duality （ C） displacement （ D） productivity 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good. Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; w
34、e see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 word
35、s on the following topic. 45 As we know, womens social status have been improved. But they cant eliminate all the discriminations. You are asked to write an article to explain what caused womens liberation and what problems are still around. In the first part of your writing you should present your
36、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 loss of marks. Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 669答案与解析
